Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Google News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--12/1/15--in New York

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Chicago police superintendent fired by mayor amid outcry over video of shooting

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
CHICAGO - The head of the Chicago Police Department was fired Tuesday amid widespread criticism over how authorities responded to the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer last year.

Mark Zuckerberg has baby girl, pledges to give away 99% of Facebook shares

USA TODAY - ‎34 minutes ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan celebrated the birth of a baby girl with the stunning announcement they plan to give away most of their fortune through a new initiative to "advance human potential and promote equality for all ...

Defense Secretary Carter: Special Ops Force to Iraq to Fight ISIS

NBCNews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday the U.S. military will deploy a specialized expeditionary targeting force to Iraq to launch unilateral raids and "put even more pressure" on ISIS.

Istanbul metro blast 'caused by bomb'

Politico - ‎4 hours ago‎
Donald Trump aligned himself with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, saying that Turkey appears to be on the side of Islamic State. “Turkey looks like they're on the … 12/1/15, 5:25 PM CET.

Hillary Clinton Calls For New Civil Rights Laws 60 Years After Rosa Parks

TIME - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sixty years after Rosa Parks refused to stand up on a Montgomery bus for a white man, Hillary Clinton travelled to Alabama Tuesday to call for an end to discriminatory laws in the United States.

Immigration Case on Track for 2016 U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

Bloomberg - ‎56 minutes ago‎
The American flag flies next to the U.S. Supreme Court in this photograph taken with a tilt-shift lens in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 11, 2015.

Obama ends climate talks with spotlight on legacy

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
Tell that to Republicans, who have consistently fought Obama's environmental agenda since 2009 and count climate skeptics in key congressional posts -- including Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Jim Inhofe and House Science Committee ...
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Women lawmakers stand tall for Clinton

The Hill (blog) - ‎21 hours ago‎
The Hyatt ballroom was packed with about 1000 donors, according to the Clinton campaign. It followed a midday fundraiser at the Chevy Chase, Md.
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Congress Reaches Deal on 5-Year Transportation Bill

ABC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
The bill, unveiled Tuesday, would also put an end to the cycle of temporary extensions and threatened shutdowns of transportation programs that have bedeviled Congress for the past seven years, making it difficult for states to plan long-term projects.
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Obama Urges Anti-Terror Focus Amid Putin-Erdogan Rankles

Bloomberg - ‎9 hours ago‎
President Barack Obama urged Turkey and Russia to refocus their efforts on the common goal of combating terrorism, after Russian President Vladimir Putin traded barbs with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Obama took time out from climate ...
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Junior doctors - peace in our time or a temporary truce?

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
It's all quiet on the junior doctors' front. The protagonists in this bitter dispute have agreed to sit down for detailed negotiations.

Introducing MC Pope Francis

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
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Climber Greg Boswell 'prised' grizzly's jaws off leg

BBC News - ‎8 hours ago‎
One of Scotland's leading climbers has been attacked by a grizzly bear while climbing in Canada. Greg Boswell, from Fife, was on a climb in the Rockies when the bear lunged and lifted him off the ground.

Junior doctors' dispute: What does each side want?

BBC News - ‎12 hours ago‎
... going through the detail of an outline agreement, with a permanent deal yet to be reached. But what does each side want from the talks?

Brazil's recession deepens in third quarter

BBC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Brazil's economy shrank by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year compared with the second quarter, deepening the country's worst recession in 25 years.

Syria air strikes: PM urges Tory MPs to 'take a stand'

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
David Cameron has urged Tory MPs to take a stand on fighting terror on the eve of a vote in Parliament on authorising UK airstrikes in Syria.

Security of UK net firms under scrutiny

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
The security of the UK's biggest internet service providers needs "major improvement", according to one expert. Security consultant Paul Moore examined the publicly available information of the UK's six biggest ISPs.

COP21: Coal plans would derail 2 degree warming target

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
... threat of dangerous warming due to human activities. Explained: What is climate change? In video: Why does the Paris conference matter?

Moscow says Turkey shot down plane to protect oil trade with ISIS

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
(CNN) Tensions between Russia and Turkey, already playing different roles in Syria's bloody civil war, escalated with the downing of a Russian warplane on November 24.

The Caliphs Ex Gets Traded to Qaeda

Daily Beast - ‎1 hour ago‎
Lebanon and Qatar brokered the prisoner exchange, which caught U.S. officials completely by surprise. But no one knows why. Lebanese officials released the ex-wife of the leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State Tuesday in exchange for 16 Lebanese ...

Indonesia says faulty part, crew action factors in AirAsia crash

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
JAKARTA Problems with a glitch-prone rudder component and the way pilots tried to respond were major factors in the crash of an Indonesian AirAsia (AIRA.

US deploying new force to Iraq to boost fight against Islamic State

Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON The United States said on Tuesday it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighboring Syria, a ratcheting up of Washington's campaign against the group that was ...

Kerry in Brussels for talks on threats from Russia and the Middle East

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
BRUSSELS - Secretary of State John F. Kerry came to Brussels on Tuesday to secure promises of more help from NATO allies in the campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria.

Japan investigating mystery boats carrying dead bodies off coast

Fox News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Nov. 29, 2015: A ship of unknown nationality in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan, after it was found in mid-November off Noto peninsula and was towed to the shore.

India's Need for Coal-Fueled Growth Complicates Paris Climate Summit

TIME - ‎3 hours ago‎
FRANCE-PARIS-COP 21-FRANCE-INDIA-INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE-LAUNCH Zhou Lei—Xinhua Press/Corbis Francois Hollande and Narendra Modi during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference at Le Bourget in Paris, France on ...

Jury still has no verdict in ex-coal CEO Blankenship trial

seattlepi.com - ‎12 minutes ago‎
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A federal judge told a jury Tuesday to keep trying to reach a verdict in the trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, even after jurors said they were deadlocked, and she told them they can return a partial verdict if ...

Jury Convicted NY Ex-Speaker Despite No 'Smoking Gun'

New York Times - ‎23 minutes ago‎
ALBANY, N.Y. - There was no star witness, no damning testimony, no briefcase stuffed with cash that sealed the fate of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who for 20 years was one of the state's most powerful politicians.

In Slap at Obama, GOP-Led House Moves to Block Climate Rule

ABC News - ‎31 minutes ago‎
A giant globe displays a video animation during a conference about Antarctic mass change at the U.S. Pavillon during the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, outside Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.

Deadly Puzzle: ISIS's American Supporters 'Defy Easy Analysis'

ABC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
Researchers examining the lives of more than 70 terrorism suspects collared by the FBI over the past year found no typical profile among these Americans beyond the allure of the spectacular savagery of the "Islamic State," according to a report ...

Cleveland officers say Tamir Rice reached into waistband and pulled toy gun ...

Washington Post - ‎17 minutes ago‎
CLEVELAND - In statements released Tuesday, the two Cleveland police officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice said that they believed the boy was much older than he was and that Tamir reached for the toy weapon tucked in his ...

Bronx man arrested in New Jersey after critically stabbing wife, fleeing with ...

New York Daily News - ‎35 minutes ago‎
A Bronx man who stabbed his wife Tuesday afternoon, leaving her clinging to life, and then fled with their 3-year-old daughter was arrested in New Jersey just over four hours after the attack, authorities said.

US woman charged after social media backlash over dog's taped muzzle

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A woman who sparked an international furore online after posting a photo on Facebook last week of her dog with its mouth duct-taped shut has been charged with animal cruelty in North Carolina, police said.

For third consecutive quarter, US CEOs cautious on economy: poll

Reuters - ‎5 hours ago‎
CHICAGO For the third consecutive quarter, U.S. CEOs expressed growing caution about the country's economic prospects in the short term and more said they expected to curtail capital investments over the next six months, according to a survey released ...

UPDATE 5-Puerto Rico avoids second default, but future payments uncertain

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
... * U.S. territory makes crucial bond payment. * Next deadline of Jan. 1 looms with $945 million due (Adds quotes from justice secretary, analyst, detail on negotiations).

Manufacturing construction is surging even as sentiment sours

MarketWatch - ‎6 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Construction spending picked up steam in October, with particular strength in one surprising area - the manufacturing sector.

Wells Fargo sales tactics reportedly under investigation

SFGate - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Aggressive sales tactics at Wells Fargo Bank, already the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles city attorney, appear to have drawn the attention of federal regulators.

Morgan Stanley Rises Second Day on Plan to Cut Fixed-Income Jobs

Bloomberg - ‎3 hours ago‎
Morgan Stanley climbed for a second day on news that the bank is considering cutting as much as a quarter of its fixed-income trading staff.

How To Play This Weeks Opec Meeting For A Quick Gain

Seeking Alpha - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Late this week OPEC has its annual meeting to discuss OPEC oil production levels as well as set members' production levels and export quotas for the next year.

Some Express Skepticism of Fed Limits on Next Bailout

Fox Business - ‎6 hours ago‎
It's doubtful new rules approved by the Federal Reserve to limit the central bank's ability to bail out floundering banks during the next financial crisis will be effective because every financial crisis is different.

Inside OZO, Nokia's audacious plan for its VR future

SlashGear - ‎2 hours ago‎
Virtual reality may be new for Nokia, but reinvention isn't. The story of Nokia's various incarnations is one that has been told many times over the past decade.

Google Chrome update can drop data consumption by 70 percent

CNET - ‎3 hours ago‎
Google is updating Android's Chrome app so improve Data Saving functionality. When connectivity is poor, pages will first load without pictures, allowing for faster, less data-costly browsing.

Adobe Flash Is Dead in Name Only

WIRED - ‎1 hour ago‎
The platform that was until yesterday known as Adobe Flash Professional CC is now Adobe Animate CC. What does that mean? According to an Adobe statement announcing the change, it's part of an ongoing commitment to “evolve to support multiple ...

Google Turns Image Search Into Pinterest With New “Collections” Feature

TechCrunch - ‎5 hours ago‎
Watch out, Pinterest, you've got new competition. Google has now rolled out a new feature on its search engine that offers users an easy way to save to save images they find to collections they can reference at a later time.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Yolanda Foster and David Foster Divorcing ...

E! Online - ‎31 minutes ago‎
This may be one of the most shocking splits in reality TV history. E! News has learned that Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster and her husband David Foster are divorcing after four years of marriage.

National Board of Review names Mad Max: Fury Road best film of the year

Entertainment Weekly - ‎2 hours ago‎
Oh, what a lovely day indeed for Mad Max: Fury Road. The National Board of Review has announced its 2015 award winners, naming George Miller's Fury Road the best film of the year.

Kim Kardashian West's Baby Is No Longer Breech After Procedure That Was 'More ...

People Magazine - ‎2 hours ago‎
The reality star posted a pregnancy update to her website on Tuesday, just a week after revealing that her son was in the wrong position for childbirth.

Harrison Ford Talks to PEOPLE: Why I Returned to Star Wars: The Force Awakens ...

People Magazine - ‎5 hours ago‎
Like Han Solo, Harrison Ford himself has finally awakened to the force of Star Wars. He's come a long way from wanting to kill off the popular character while making the original movie trilogy to now playing a crucial role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

David Price agrees to 7-year, $217 million deal with Red Sox

ESPN - ‎57 minutes ago‎
L-MD Loyola (MD). 1-5. 4 KU Kansas. 4-1 · Preview Tickets · 5:00 PM PT. NDSU North Dakota St. 4-1. 5 ISU Iowa State.

LeBron James sad Kobe Bryant retiring, wishes they'd met in Finals

ESPN - ‎5 hours ago‎
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James said knowing this will be Kobe Bryant's last season is "truly sad for me" and that he regrets that the pair never faced off in the NBA Finals.

Tiger Woods nowhere near a return to golf

ESPN - ‎37 minutes ago‎
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Tiger Woods has a home here at Albany Golf Club. His yacht is anchored nearby at the marina. His two kids are scheduled to join him here this week at the Hero World Challenge, where he won't be playing golf but will serve as host for ...

Dave Roberts gets it rolling as the new Dodgers manager

Los Angeles Times - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Dave Roberts slipped into his new Dodgers jersey for the traditional photo-op, picked up his baseball cap and then squeezed the sides of the bill down to form a slight oval.

Are You Sure You Know the Latest HIV-Prevention Strategies?

Huffington Post - ‎46 minutes ago‎
World AIDS Day 2015 comes during an exciting time with regard to developments in the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS. Medical advances now make it possible to prevent HIV transmission and effectively treat HIV infection, if it is detected early.

Brave New World Of “Gene Doping” Ahead, Scientists Warn At Conference

BuzzFeed News - ‎9 minutes ago‎
New genetic engineering methods might lead to abuses, some scientists warn, even if they never make “designer babies.” posted on Dec. 1, 2015, at 2:51 p.m.. Dan Vergano. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Tweet. Tumblr. Stumble. Bookmark it. View this image ›.

Ex-Bengal Devon Still announces daughter Leah has no signs of cancer

ESPN - ‎1 hour ago‎
Former Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still announced that his daughter, Leah, is cancer free. Still, posting on Instagram the day before Thanksgiving, announced that the latest follow-up medical tests revealed his daughter showed "no evidence" of cancer.

How an $84000 drug got its price: 'Let's hold our position… whatever the ...

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
This story has been updated. Gilead Sciences executives were acutely aware in 2013 that their plan to charge an exorbitantly high price for a powerful new hepatitis C drug would spark public outrage, but they pursued the profit-driven strategy anyway, ...

The Quest to Make CRISPR Even More Precise

The Atlantic - ‎4 hours ago‎
More than ever, we can view the genomes of humans and other organisms as drafts—not final and canonical texts, but rough copies to be tweaked and refined.

What Climate Change Looks Like: Dying Pine Forests

New York Times - ‎46 minutes ago‎
This week, we're featuring images that show how global warming has already impacted the world. Bark beetles have been boring into and killing trees in western North America for ages, and have evolved to be an important part of the forest ecosystem ...

These dinosaurs liked to get their feet wet

Fox News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Paleontologists have found what they believe is the biggest dinosaur site in Scotland, one that includes hundreds of huge footprints from plant-eating sauropods dating to around 170 million years ago.

Chinese Scientist Has Tech To Perform Human Cloning

ValueWalk - ‎42 minutes ago‎
The Chinese scientist behind the world's biggest cloning factory can replicate humans using advanced technology, but he is not yet doing it, reports AFP.
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