Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Friday, January 1, 2016

Yahoo News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--1/1/16--in New York

  • Motley Crue signs off, promising film version of farewell blowout

    Bad boy rockers Motley Crue are retiring with the end of 2015 -- but plan to return in the new year with a film version of their final blowout. The glam metal band, known for its unabashed celebration of hedonism, has declared its nearly 35-year career over with a "Crue Years Eve" concert Thursday…
    AFP

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  • 'Unforgettable' singer Natalie Cole dead at 65

    Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole, whose biggest hit came in a virtual duet with her late father, pop legend Nat King Cole, of his decades-old hit "Unforgettable," has died at the age of 65, her family said on Friday. The family's statement said Cole died on Thursday night at Cedars-Sinai Hospital…
    Reuters
  • Bill Cosby Just Sent a Tweet to His Fans After Wednesday Arrest — and It Totally Backfired

    After his arrest on Wednesday, Bill Cosby surfaced on Twitter.
    Mic

    Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on 'M.A.S.H.,' dies at 82

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce brought mischief, martinis and meatball surgery to the masses in the 1970s every week on "M.A.S.H.," has died.
    Associated Press

    4 shot dead including man, wife in suburban Los Angeles home

    ROWLAND HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) — A man shot and killed his wife and two others in his home on New Year's Eve before his son wrestled the gun away and fatally shot him in a chain of events apparently set off by a dispute over a washing machine, authorities said Friday.
    Associated Press

    Surgeon Begs Patients Not To Eat These 4 Foods

    Whatever you do... Don't eat these 4 foods surgeons are now calling "Death Foods". These could be destroying your health from the inside.
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  • George Lucas apologizes for calling Disney 'white slavers'

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Lucas has apologized for criticizing Disney's handling of "Star Wars" and saying he had sold his characters to "white slavers" in a recent interview with Charlie Rose.
    Associated Press
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    Deadly attack in Tel Aviv, Israel (19 photos)

    A gunman opened fire at a bar in Tel Aviv today, killing at least two people and injuring several others, according to police. The shooter is believed to still be on the loose. Israel Police Spokesman Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld posted updates on Twitter, noting that police are…
    Yahoo News

    Gaza rockets strike Israel: army

    Rockets fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Friday, without causing casualties or damage, the Israeli army said. "Moments ago multiple rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip," a statement read. A military spokeswoman told AFP that two rockets hit Israel, with no…
    AFP

    Obama, frustrated by Congress, plans unilateral gun control steps

    President Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress' inaction on gun control, will meet with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require congressional approval. Obama, in his weekly recorded address, said on…
    Reuters

    Banks Are Worried Homeowners Will Do This.

    Homeowners are surprised and furious. If you owe less than $625,000 on your home, you better read this.
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  • For North Korean Refugees, What Happens After the Escape?

    The following account is written by a field coordinator for Liberty in North Korea, an international NGO that assists in the rescue and resettlement of North Korean refugees. This account contains elements from several missions. This is the life of a field coordinator for Liberty in North Korea, an…
    TakePart.com
  • Amazon’s 10 best deals of the day for January 1

    Welcome to 2016! A lot is going to change in the New Year. We'll elect a new president, and we'll see tons of progress across every corner of the consumer technology industry beginning next week at CES 2016. Some things won't change though, and you'll be happy to know that one thing that's sure to…
    BGR News

    Pennsylvania boy, 5, vanishes from party without coat, shoes

    ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Scores of police officers, firefighters and volunteers searched Friday for a 5-year-old boy with autism who wandered away from a New Year's Eve party barefoot and coatless.
    Associated Press

    Weird New Craze Finally Puts A Stop To Slow PCs

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  • Man is crushed to death by falling elevator in New York City

    NEW YORK (AP) — A falling elevator trapped and crushed a man to death on New Year's Eve, and witnesses said he helped a woman to safety before losing his own life.
    Associated Press
  • US tuna fleet shut out of lucrative Pacific region

    The US tuna fleet has been blocked from fishing in the lucrative western Pacific for the first time in three decades as a conflict over fees remains unresolved. The US Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has told all US vessels they are prohibited from fishing in the…
    AFP

    Chicago Rings in New Year With First Homicide

    Mere hours after Chicago rang in 2016 with fireworks along its famous riverwalk, the city reported its first homicide.A 24-year-old man was shot in the chest a few minutes after 2 a.m. in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the shooter is…
    ABC News

    Gunmen attack Indian air force base near Pakistan border

    Suspected Islamist gunmen attacked an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan early Saturday, security officials said, with at least two of the militants killed and fighting ongoing. A top security official, who asked not to be named, told AFP that the gunmen were believed to be from…
    AFP

    25 Jaw-Dropping Walmart Shoppers Caught On Camera

    Attention Walmart shoppers, did you realize the craziest aspect of the store isn’t the clothing selections?
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    Germany lifts high alert after terror scare in Munich (18 photos)

    German police Friday lifted an alert of an imminent attack in Munich, hours after evacuating two key train stations over fears jihadists were planning a New Year suicide bomb assault. Officials had said they were tipped off about a plot by the Islamic State group to strike at the southern German…
    Yahoo News
  • Barack Obama gets chummy, coffee with Jerry Seinfeld

    A pretty sizable percent of world leaders are completely out of their minds – at least that’s what President Barack Obama told comedian Jerry Seinfeld over a cup of joe. Appearing on the former sitcom star’s Web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” the commander-in-chief gets chummy and…
    Christian Science Monitor

    Skywriters target Trump in aerial Rose Parade protest

    By Diana Crandall PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) - Five planes flew over the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on Friday writing messages in the sky that included "America is great! Trump is disgusting. Anybody but Trump, US," as onlookers craned their necks for a view. It was not immediately…
    Reuters

    Clinton emails (almost) name 'biggest jerk' in US diplomacy

    America was left guessing after a tantalizing near-revelation in the latest batch of Hillary Clinton's emails to be made public. The State Department has been releasing the totality of Clinton's work emails from her time as US top diplomat, amounting to tens of thousands of missives peppered with…
    AFP

    Cable TV Is Dying. Here's What Comes Next

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    Young father killed early New Year's morning in Sanger

    Sanger Police are investigating the first homicide of 2016 after a 23-year-old man died from gunshot wounds.
    KFSN – Fresno
  • 'Affluenza' teen may delay deportation with human rights law

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for a Texas teen who cited "affluenza" as a defense in a deadly drunken-driving wreck may be attempting to stall his deportation to the United States by claiming that Mexican authorities violated his human rights, according to legal experts.
    Associated Press

    Family spokeswoman: Alaska plane crash was a suicide

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The death of a man whose plane clipped one building before smashing into another in the heart of downtown Anchorage was a suicide, a spokeswoman for his family said Friday.
    Associated Press

    WTA Auckland draw kind for Venus Williams

    Former world number one Venus Williams begins fine-tuning for the Australian Open against a player barely half her age when the WTA Auckland Classic begins on Monday. Williams, the defending Auckland champion, found herself on the right side of the draw released on Saturday with a first-round match…
    AFP

    Top Ten Minneapolis Restaurants

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  • Misty Copeland: Ballet Prodigy Turned Activist

    America's favorite ballerina - and her ugly duckling-to-swan story.
    Ozy
  • Body Mass Index Is Officially Over — Here's What Should Take Its Place

    This new calculation might give a more accurate prediction of mortality risk.
    Mic

    Kim Jong Un Says North Korea Is Ready for War if Provoked

    Today, many North Koreans braved the cold and snowy January weather to make their way to Mansu Hill in central Pyongyang to lay flowers at the feet of the giant statues of Kim Jong II and his father Kim II Sung, the founder of this ultra-authoritarian state. Later, Kim Jong Un, the grandson of the…
    ABC News
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    #1 of 10 Most Popular News Galleries of 2015: 9/11: Then and now (52 photos)

    Yahoo News photographer Gordon Donovan recently returned to the scenes of many memorable images taken in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Donovan photographed the same areas to show what has changed since the terrorist attacks 14 years ago. New obstacles have arisen, requiring some adjustments…
    Yahoo News

    Worst Exercise For Men Over 40 (Avoid)

    Study finds that for men over 40, certain exercise speeds aging & causes weight gain. Discover the best way to slow aging and burn off excess fat.
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  • Firefighters tackle Dubai blaze after all-night effort, investigate cause

    Firefighters on Friday appeared to have mostly extinguished a blaze that suddenly engulfed one of Dubai's most prominent skyscrapers on New Year's Eve, witnesses said. Plumes of white smoke still emanated from the charred, 63-storey Address Downtown Dubai hotel and residential block at daybreak,…
    Reuters
  • 'Trump is disgusting': Skywriters slam White House hopeful

    Six skywriting planes were used in the anti-Trump stunt above the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, CNN said. Trump, whose controversial run for the White House has seen him call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, did not make any immediate response.
    AFP

    Newly released emails reveal coordination after teen's death

    CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a white officer fatally shot a black teenager in 2014, newly released emails revealed.
    Associated Press

    5 people killed when 2 vehicles collide in California

    ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Four adults and one child were killed Thursday night when two vehicles collided near a freeway off ramp, authorities said.
    Associated Press

    26 Images Will Make You Re-evaluate Your Existence

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  • NY wants DraftKings, FanDuel to return money

    New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, already trying to shut down daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel in the state, now wants the firms to give back the money they made in the state. In a court filing late on Thursday, Schneiderman is seeking restitution and damages for…
    AFP
  • New Year Is Opportunity To Set A Fresh Course For The Future

    DEAR READERS: It's 2016! A new year has arrived, bringing with it our chance for a new beginning.Today is the day we have an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby's often-requested list of New Year's Resolutions -- which…
    Dear Abby

    Extra care required when dying parents have young kids

    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - End-of-life care for parents of young children may need to include additional support services that help the entire family cope with terminal illness, a recent study suggests. While all families may struggle when a loved one is dying, parenting duties can create…
    Reuters
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    Terror plot in U.S. leads to arrest; Germany on alert after threat

    A suspected ISIS terror threat in Munich, Germany prompted officials to evacuate train stations, and a suspected terror plot in the U.S. ended in an arrest on New Year's Eve.
    KABC – Los Angeles

    Wonder What Merchants Do With Year End Inventory?

    The calendar year changed, but warehouses are still full. Find out when top brands liquidate their 2015 overstock. Sign up, get notified. It's simple.
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  • What You Should Know Before Buying a Brinkmann Grill

    You might see some tempting prices on Brinkmann gas grills at Home Depot. But before you buy, here's something to keep in mind: Brinkmann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October and stopped se...
    Consumer Reports
  • Defiant Iran pledges to ramp up missile program, in challenge for Obama

    By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI (Reuters) - A series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran's missile capabilities, a challenge to the United States which has threatened to impose new sanctions even as the vast bulk of its measures against Iran are due to be lifted under a nuclear…
    Reuters

    'Africa's biggest Jesus statue' unveiled in Nigeria

    Nigeria on Friday unveiled a nine-metre tall statue of Jesus Christ carved from white marble, thought to be the biggest of its kind in Africa. Standing barefoot with arms outstretched, the "Jesus de Greatest" statue weighs in at 40 tonnes. More than 100 priests and hundreds of Catholic worshippers…
    AFP

    Nevada Supreme Court orders new trial in biker club killing

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of assassinating a Hells Angel leader in a 2011 shootout between rival motorcycle clubs at a Reno-area casino.
    Associated Press

    What are The Symptoms Psoriatic Arthritis?

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  • Tennessee routs No. 12 Northwestern 45-6 in Outback Bowl

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The architect of Tennessee's resurgence won't be happy until the Volunteers are perennial championship contenders again.
    Associated Press
  • We’re getting out of the Marines because we wanted to be part of an elite force

    Best of Best Defense: Number 2 in our list of the most viewed posts of 2015. This post ran originally on January 4, 2013.
    Foreign Policy Magazine

    Life hack: Better ways to store your Christmas decorations until next year

    Happy New Year! Now that the major holidays are past us, it's time to start thinking about taking down all those Christmas decorations and keep them safely stored for the next 11 months. As someone whose Christmas decorations are normally messily stuffed in a box, I was pleased to discover some…
    BGR News

    Where Are They Now: The Cast of 'My Three Sons''

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  • Another Hong Kong bookseller goes missing: wife

    A Hong Kong employee of a publishing firm known for producing books critical of the Chinese government has gone missing, his wife said Friday, following the earlier apparent disappearance of four colleagues. It is the latest incident to fuel growing unease in Hong Kong at the erosion of freedoms in…
    AFP
  • Caitlin Doughty And Her Fantastic World Of Death

    Still having trouble facing the fact we are all ultimately doomed to die? Meet the young Hawaii-born woman giving the Grim Reaper a makeover.
    Ozy

    Black Lives Matter, other groups stage protest during Mummers Parade

    Several dozen demonstrators staged a protest during the annual Mummers Parade in Center City Philadelphia.
    WPVI – Philadelphia

    Turkish presidency says Erdogan's Hitler comments misconstrued

    The Turkish presidency said on Friday comments by President Tayyip Erdogan about the system of governance in Hitler's Germany had been misinterpreted and that he had not suggested it was an example of an effective presidential system. Asked on his return from a visit to Saudi Arabia late on…
    Reuters

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  • Bill Cosby's wife must testify in civil case against him, judge rules

    (Reuters) - In the same week that comedian Bill Cosby was arrested on sexual assault charges, his wife, Camille Cosby, learned she must testify in a civil case against the entertainer filed by seven women who said he defamed them, court documents said. A federal magistrate judge in Massachusetts on…
    Reuters
  • White House South Lawn becomes first lady's grassy stage

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama's affection for the White House South Lawn has grown just like the sweet potatoes and carrots she plants there.
    Associated Press

    Completing US-Mexico border wall would be daunting task

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Close to the southern tip of Texas a border wall suddenly ends. Its final post sits in a dry cornfield half a mile (less than a kilometer) from the nearest bend in the Rio Grande river, the actual border with Mexico.
    Associated Press

    Jean-wearing devotees barred from south India temples

    Hindu temples in southern India began turning away devotees wearing western clothes Friday after a court order banning jeans and shorts as "inappropriate" for spiritual worship came into effect. Hundreds of staff members in the coastal state's 6,000 temples, ranging from small shrines to major…
    AFP

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  • Read the UK Government's Response to 'Ban Trump' Petition'

    "The government has a policy of not routinely commenting on individual immigration or exclusion cases," a statement said. "The Home Secretary may exclude a non-European Economic Area national from the UK if she considers their presence in the UK to be non-conducive to the public good. "The Home…
    ABC News

    Police looking for autistic boy who has no coat, socks, shoes

    Police, family, and friends are searching for a 5-year-old boy with autism from Allentown who ran from a relative's house during a holiday party barefoot and without a coat.
    KTRK – Houston

    Snowstorm hits Lebanon, cutting off roads and villages

    BEIRUT (AP) — A snowstorm engulfed Lebanon on the first day of the new year, cutting off mountain roads, isolating villages and worsening living conditions for tens of thousands of Syrian refugees.
    Associated Press

    The Online Home Store That Has Retailers Worried

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  • Better results offset costs of prostate surgery at specialty centers

    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Men who get prostate cancer surgery at hospitals that do a lot of these procedures may have better results, and those better outcomes might help offset the added cost of care at specialized facilities, a U.S. study suggests. Plenty of evidence for prostate cancer…
    Reuters
  • Erdogan cites Hitler's Germany to defend presidency plans

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cited Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler to defend his controversial push to expand the powers of the presidency, local media reported on Friday. Erdogan, the strongman of Turkish politics for more than a decade, is seeking a new constitution to transform his…
    AFP

    President Obama drinks coffee and drives a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette

    The Commander in Chief guest stars on season premiere of Jerry Seinfeld's Web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
    CNET

    TCU's Boykin apologizes on Twitter after arrest

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Trevone Boykin's brilliant college career has come to an abrupt and inglorious end even though TCU has one game left to play this season.
    Associated Press

    31 Campers That Prove Life Should Be On The Road

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  • Ten killed in gang-related violence in El Salvador: police

    Five people, including a child, were executed at a New Year's gathering in El Salvador early on Friday, while five gang members died in a highway shootout with police, an official said. A group of men dressed in dark, military-style garb and armed with assault rifles broke into two homes during New…
    Reuters
  • Philippine New Year mayhem kills two, injures hundreds

    Stray bullets and exploding firecrackers have killed two and injured hundreds in the Philippines, authorities said Friday, amid the country’s traditional riotous New Year celebrations. A drunk man died after he embraced a giant firecracker, called "Goodbye Philippines", as it was about to explode,…
    AFP

    Police: Armed Indiana man was stalking Facebook 'girlfriend'

    An Indiana man has been arrested in Ocean County for allegedly possessing an arsenal of weapons as he stalked an online girlfriend.
    WABC – NY

    Why a bike maker built the year's most important concept car

    It isn't even built by a car company, but the Yamaha Sports Ride, unveiled in October at the Tokyo Motor Show could well be the most important concept car of 2015. It's a two-seat sports coupe with external lines that wouldn't look out of place at a McLaren or Ferrari dealership, and one that…
    AFP Relax News

    List Of Highest-Paid TV Actors In 2015

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  • Israel rejects book on Jew-Arab love for school curriculum

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has refused to include a novel about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a Palestinian man in the country's high school curriculum, reportedly over concerns that it could encourage intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews.
    Associated Press
  • Federal judge blocks Arkansas restrictions on abortion pill

    A federal judge on Thursday granted a two-week restraining order against an Arkansas law restricting use of the so-called abortion pill, one day before the statute was to go into effect. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which operates two clinics in Arkansas, had challenged the law and U.S.…
    Reuters

    Taliban suicide bomber hits French restaurant in Kabul

    A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a French restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul Friday, killing two people in a New Year's day attack that marks the second insurgent assault in the Afghan capital in a week. Fifteen others were wounded in the attack on Le Jardin, an Afghan-owned eatery,…
    AFP
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    Evacuation in Ramadi

    As Iraqi troops secure the center of shattered Ramadi, traumatized families scramble from the rubble, telling of summary executions by Islamic State fighters. Nathan Frandino reports.
    Reuters Videos

    #1 Reason Why You Don't Need To Buy A New Computer

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  • Fireworks light up already well-lit Las Vegas Strip

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The already illuminated Las Vegas Strip greeted 2016 with an extra glittery glow from fireworks exploding on cue atop several casino rooftops.
    Associated Press
  • Man dies after climbing New York's Four Seasons hotel

    A 20-year-old man fell to his death after climbing scaffolding part of the way to the top of New York's luxurious Four Seasons Hotel, police said on Thursday. Connor Cummings of Rockaway, New Jersey, and an 18-year-old friend were climbing on the 52-story hotel late on Wednesday after gaining…
    Reuters

    Power cuts in Crimea after new blast on Ukraine power line

    An explosion on Crimea's main electricity line from Ukraine has left parts of the peninsula annexed by Russia in the dark, authorities said Thursday, weeks after power lines were sabotaged by anti-Russian activists. The only functional high-voltage wires providing electricity to Crimea was damaged…
    AFP

    15 killed in early hours of new year in El Salvador

    SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador, suffering an epidemic of violence, opened the early new year with 15 more people gunned down, including an 11-year-old killed by men dressed as police, officials said Friday.
    Associated Press

    13 Things You Never Knew About Green Acres

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  • Mom Eschews Habit Of Baby Teething On Friend's Fingers

    DEAR ABBY: A friend I really like has been extremely helpful baby-sitting my 4-month-old son every once in a while. The problem is, she informed me that she rubs his gums and lets him chew on her fingers. I find this gross and strange. Clean fingers or not, I'd prefer she not do this. She only has…

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