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If you're in your 20s, you're probably familiar with the feeling of being bombarded by engagement and baby announcements every time you log into Facebook. Not matching pace in the rat race to couple up, settle down, and start a family? That's okay—a new study suggests it might be wise to sit tight and wait a bit before having kids.

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 Researchers at the London School of Economics analyzed data from the Millennium Cohort Study, which monitors the development of 18,000 British children for an extended period of time, in order to determine the effect of a mother's age on the growth and development of her child. The golden years? Your 30s.

 The study published in the journal of Biodemography and Social Biology determined that babies born to women in their thirties are more likely to be intelligent, score higher in cognitive testing and outperform those born to women in their twenties or forties.

 Additionally, "First-time mothers in their 30s are, for example, likely to be more educated, have higher incomes, are more likely to be in stable relationships, have healthier lifestyles, seek prenatal care earlier and have planned their pregnancies," researcher Alice Goisis told The Times.

 And while women who give birth in their forties tend to breastfeed and read to their children more, and smoke less, this age bracket is the most likely to have obese children—as women of this age were found to be less likely than younger mothers to play with their kids. ||||| Women who have children in their thirties are more likely than mothers in their twenties and forties to give birth to smarter and healthier babies, new analysis suggests.

 Data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a long-running programme which tracks the development of 18,000 British children, was used to examine the impact of a mother’s age on their child.

 Researchers at the London School of Economics established children born to mothers in their thirties achieved the highest cognitive scores, outperforming those children born to twenty-something-year-old mothers and just higher than mothers in their forties.

 However, the research also established women who gave birth in their forties did not play with their children as much as younger women - and their offspring were more prone to suffer from obesity.

 “First-time mothers in their 30s are, for example, likely to be more educated, have higher incomes, are more likely to be in stable relationships, have healthier lifestyles, seek prenatal care earlier and have planned their pregnancies,” LSE researcher Alice Goisis, told the Times.

 Ms Goisis, heading up the research published in the journal Biodemography and Social Biology, also said older mothers were less likely to smoke, more likely to breastfeed and more likely to read to their children.

 LSE researchers did emphasise while their study included data from a large study, the number of mothers in their forties (just 53) examined meant more research was needed. The children were examined aged five.

 The average age of mothers in the UK has steadily risen from 24.5 in 1980 to 28.1 today. ||||| The best age for women to have babies is a topic sure to inspire heated debate for as long as women keep having babies -- and now the results of yet another study are bound to add fuel to the fire: According to research published in the journal of Biodemography and Social Biology, babies born to moms in their thirties are more likely to be intelligent (!).

 Data was taken from the Millennium Cohort Study (which analyzes the growth of 18,000 British children for "an extended period of time") by researchers from the London School of Economics who found that children who were born to women in their thirties outperformed their peers and scored higher in cognitive testing. Researcher Alice Goisis theorizes that this may be because "first-time mothers in their 30s are, for example, likely to be more educated, have higher incomes, are more likely to be in stable relationships, have healthier lifestyles, seek prenatal care earlier, and have planned their pregnancies," as she told The Times.

 Sure, all of that is true, but this study brings up an important question: How exactly do we define "intelligence" -- and aren't we more or less born with it? Of course kids who have parents with more resources to offer (i.e., good schools, tutors, even high-quality nutrition) are going to do better when it comes to school and tests. But are book learning and intelligence really the same thing? Some of the greatest minds in history came from broken homes and poverty; many of them were born when "prenatal care" was mostly the stuff of old wives' tales and superstition. The problem with studies like this one is that they take a snapshot of a child's progress in one sphere of life at a specific time and don't take into account future accomplishments or, in this case, the many different ways intelligence manifests itself.

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 So while telling women to wait until they're absolutely ready to have children -- which very well might be when they're in their thirties -- might be good advice, I personally would take the rest of these results with a hefty grain of salt. (And I'm not saying that simply because the two children I had in my 20s are honor students! Really, I'm not.)

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– Think a mother's age at childbirth plays any role in her child's intelligence? According to data on British kids, it sure does. Using information on 18,000 children gathered over "an extended period of time," researchers from the London School of Economics say kids born to first-time moms in their 30s have better cognitive scores and "behavioral outcomes" than first-born children with mothers in their 20s, the Independent reports. "First-time mothers in their 30s are, for example, likely to be more educated, have higher incomes, are more likely to be in stable relationships, have healthier lifestyles, seek prenatal care earlier, and have planned their pregnancies," lead author Alice Goisis tells the Times of London. These kids also outperformed children whose moms were in their 40s. Published in Biodemography and Social Biology, the study also found that children born to women in their 40s are more often obese because their moms don't play with them as much. This despite the fact that moms that age typically smoke less and breastfeed their kids, Marie Claire notes. But researchers acknowledge they culled data from only 53 mothers in their 40s. There's also the question of what defines intelligence: "Of course kids who have parents with more resources to offer (i.e., good schools, tutors, even high-quality nutrition) are going to do better when it comes to school and tests. But are book learning and intelligence really the same thing?" asks Jacqueline Cote at Cafe Mom. "And I'm not saying that simply because the two children I had in my 20s are honor students! Really, I'm not." (In the US, more women are waiting until their late 30s to have kids.)


A police car is parked outside the Josef-Koenig-Gymnasium high school in Haltern am See, March, 24, 2015.

 A police tape is stretched outside the Josef-Koenig-Gymnasium high school in Haltern am See, March, 24, 2015.

 Students gather in front of lit candles outside the Josef-Koenig-Gymnasium high school in Haltern am See, March, 24, 2015.

 Lit candles are placed outside the Josef-Koenig-Gymnasium high school in Haltern am See, March, 24, 2015. The text reads: 'In silent sympathy.'

 Students embrace in front of lit candles outside the Josef-Koenig-Gymnasium high school in Haltern am See, March, 24, 2015.

 HALTERN AM SEE, Germany Students and teachers at a small-town German high school broke down in tears once they realized that 16 classmates and two teachers were on board an ill-fated Germanwings airplane that crashed in France on Tuesday on a flight to Duesseldorf.

 The 10th grade students from the Joseph-Koenig-Gymnasium high school were on their way home after a week-long Spanish exchange program at the Institut Giola in Llinars del Vallès near Barcelona. It was a reciprocal visit after 12 Spanish students had spent a week at their school in December.

 "It was a Spanish language exchange program and they were flying home after having what was probably the most wonderful time of their lives," said Sylvia Loehrmann, the education minister for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

 "It's so tragic, so sad, so unfathomable," she said. Most of the students were about 15 years old.

 The Airbus operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 on board. Germanwings confirmed its flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf went down with 144 passengers and six crew.

 Haltern am See mayor Bodo Klimpel said that word spread quickly through the school about reports that a plane from Barcelona had gone missing and the students began researching on their own to try to find out more about the plane's fate.

 "And then when the plane didn't land and they were unable to make contact with their friends and classmates by cell phone, that's when they assumed the worst had happened," said the mayor, who was also fighting off tears at a news conference.

 "The students were informed that there was a sufficient probability that the plane would not be landing in Duesseldorf," Klimpel said. "Classes were then called off."

 CANDLES AND TEARS

 The students were sent home but many returned in the afternoon with candles in their hands and tears in their eyes to mourn with each other at the school.

 "It's the darkest day in this town's history," said Klimpel, who added some parents nevertheless drove to the airport and some to the school. "We're in a state of shock. It's the worst thing ever imaginable."

 He said the school would be opened on Wednesday but there wouldn't be any normal lessons. "It'll be a chance for the students to talk about the horrible thing that happened."

 The town lies about 30 km (20 miles) to the north of Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen - homes of two major German soccer clubs and former mining towns. It is 50 km (30 miles) north of Duesseldorf.

 Haltern am See's history dates back to 1289 and perhaps its most famous son in soccer player Christoph Metzelder, a former Germany defender who also played for Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. Germany defender Benedikt Hoewedes, who plays for Gelsenkirchen's Schalke 04 club, is also from Haltern am See.

 The nearby Sixtus church and another local church opened their doors for students, teachers and local residents to mourn and flags in the town of 37,000 that lies just north of the Ruhr River Valley industrial area were lowered to half-mast.

 The mayor of the Spanish town Llinars del Valles, Marti Pujol, told Reuters that these kinds of exchanges had been organized for several years with German towns including in the Duesseldorf, Cologne and Hamburg areas. Spanish children had spent a week in December in Haltern am See with German families.

 "The whole village is distraught, Pujol said of his town with 9,000 residents. "The families knew each other... The parents had been to see them off at 6 this morning."

 (Additional reporting by Sarah White in Madrid; Writing by Erik Kirschbaum in Berlin; Editing by Giles Elgood) ||||| SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France (AP) — A black box recovered from the scene and pulverized pieces of debris strewn across Alpine mountainsides held clues to what caused a German jetliner to take an unexplained eight-minute dive Tuesday midway through a flight from Spain to Germany, apparently killing all 150 people on board.

 Debris of the Germanwings passenger jet is scattered on the mountain side near Seyne les Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying at least 150 people crashed Tuesday... (Associated Press)

 Rescue workers and gendarme gather in Seyne-les-Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, as search-and-rescue teams struggle to reach the remote crash site of Germanwings passenger plane. A Germanwings... (Associated Press)

 Crying people arrive at Barcelona airport in Spain, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed in the French Alps region Tuesday as it traveled from Barcelona to... (Associated Press)

 People comfort each other as they arrive at the Barcelona airport in Spain, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed in the French Alps region as it traveled from... (Associated Press)

 Rescue workers and helicopter stand at La Seyne les Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, as search-and-rescue teams struggle to reach the remote, snow-covered crash site of Germanwings passenger... (Associated Press)

 A rescue helicopter takes off from La Seyne les Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, as search-and-rescue teams struggle to reach the remote, snow-covered crash site of Germanwings passenger plane.... (Associated Press)

 France's President Francois Hollande after giving a speech during a visit at the ìLigue Contre le Cancerî (League Against Cancer), in Paris, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A passenger jet carrying over 140... (Associated Press)

 A man who appears to have waited for the missing flight 4U 9525 covers his face at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, after a Germanwings passenger jet carrying more 140 people... (Associated Press)

 Two girls hug in front of the Joseph-Koenig-Gymnasium in Haltern, western Germany Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings plane from Barcelona crashed on its way to Duesseldorf over the French alps, 16... (Associated Press)

 A family of people involved in a crashed plane arrives at the Barcelona airport in Spain, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying more than 140 people crashed in the French Alps... (Associated Press)

 Rescue workers and helicopters stand at Seyne-les-Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, as search-and-rescue teams struggle to reach the remote, snow-covered crash site of Germanwings passenger... (Associated Press)

 An helicopter takes off at Seyne les Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying at least 150 people crashed Tuesday in a snowy, remote section of the French Alps,... (Associated Press)

 Crying people arrive at Barcelona airport in Spain, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed Tuesday in the French Alps region as it traveled from Barcelona to... (Associated Press)

 Crying people arrive at Barcelona airport in Spain, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed Tuesday in the French Alps region as it traveled from Barcelona to... (Associated Press)

 Rescue workers prepare at Seyne-les-Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, as search-and-rescue teams struggle to reach the remote crash site of Germanwings passenger plane. A Germanwings passenger... (Associated Press)

 A rope hangs from a rescue helicopter flying past debris of the Germanwings passenger jet, scattered on the mountainside, near Seyne les Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A Germanwings passenger... (Associated Press)

 The victims included two babies, two opera singers and 16 German high school students and their teachers returning from an exchange trip to Spain. It was the deadliest crash in France in decades.

 The Airbus A320 operated by Germanwings, a budget subsidiary of Lufthansa, was less than an hour from landing in Duesseldorf on a flight from Barcelona when it unexpectedly went into a rapid descent. The pilots sent out no distress call and had lost radio contact with their control center, France's aviation authority said, deepening the mystery.

 While investigators searched through debris from Flight 9525 on steep and desolate slopes, families across Europe reeled with shock and grief. Sobbing relatives at both airports were led away by airport workers and crisis counselors.

 "The site is a picture of horror. The grief of the families and friends is immeasurable," German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after being flown over the crash scene. "We must now stand together. We are united in our great grief."

 It took investigators hours to reach the site, led by mountain guides to the craggy ravine in the southern French Alps, not far from the Italian border and the French Riviera.

 Video shot from a helicopter and aired by BFM TV showed rescuers walking in the crevices of a rocky mountainside scattered with plane parts. Photos of the crash site showed white flecks of debris across a mountain and larger airplane body sections with windows. A helicopter crew that landed briefly in the area saw no signs of life, French officials said.

 "Everything is pulverized. The largest pieces of debris are the size of a small car. No one can access the site from the ground," Gilbert Sauvan, president of the general council, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, told The Associated Press.

 "This is pretty much the worst thing you can imagine," said Bodo Klimpel, mayor of the German town of Haltern, rent with sorrow after losing 16 tenth graders and their two teachers.

 The White House and the airline chief said there was no sign that terrorism was involved, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged reporters not to speculate on the cause.

 "We still don't know much beyond the bare information on the flight, and there should be no speculation on the cause of the crash," she said in Berlin. "All that will be investigated thoroughly."

 Lufthansa Vice President Heike Birlenbach told reporters in Barcelona that for now "we say it is an accident."

 In Washington, the White House said American officials were in contact with their French, Spanish and German counterparts. "There is no indication of a nexus to terrorism at this time," said U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan.

 Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy were to visit the site Wednesday.

 French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said a black box had been located at the crash site and "will be immediately investigated." He did not say whether it was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder.

 The two devices — actually orange boxes designed to survive extreme heat and pressure — should provide investigators with a second-by-second timeline of the plane's flight.

 The voice recorder takes audio feeds from four microphones within the cockpit and records all the conversations between the pilots, air traffic controllers as well as any noises heard in the cockpit. The flight data recorder captures 25 hours' worth of information on the position and condition of almost every major part in a plane.

 Germanwings is low-cost carrier owned by Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, and serves mostly European destinations. Tuesday's crash was its first involving passenger deaths since it began operating in 2002. The Germanwings logo, normally maroon and yellow, was blacked out on its Twitter feed.

 Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr called it the "blackest day of our company's 60-year history." He insisted, however, that flying "remains after this terrible day the safest mode of transport."

 Germanwings said 144 passengers and six crew members were on board. Authorities said 67 Germans were believed among the victims, including the 16 high school students and two opera singers, as well as many Spaniards, two Australians and one person each from the Netherlands, Turkey and Denmark.

 Contralto Maria Radner was returning to Germany with her husband and baby after performing in Wagner's "Siegfried," according to Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu. Bass baritone Oleg Bryjak had appeared in the same opera, according to the opera house in Duesseldorf.

 The plane left Barcelona Airport at 10:01 a.m. and had reached its cruising height of 38,000 feet when it suddenly went into an eight-minute descent to just over 6,000 feet, Germanwings CEO Thomas Winkelmann told reporters in Cologne.

 "We cannot say at the moment why our colleague went into the descent, and so quickly, and without previously consulting air traffic control," said Germanwings' director of flight operations, Stefan-Kenan Scheib.

 At 10:30, the plane lost radio contact with the control center but "never declared a distress alert," Eric Heraud of the French Civil Aviation Authority told the AP.

 The plane crashed at an altitude of about 6,550 feet (2,000 meters) at Meolans-Revels, near the popular ski resort of Pra Loup. The site is 430 miles (700 kilometers) south-southeast of Paris.

 "It was a deafening noise. I thought it was an avalanche, although it sounded slightly different. It was short noise and lasted just a few seconds," Sandrine Boisse, the president of the Pra Loup tourism office, told the AP.

 Authorities faced a long and difficult search-and-recovery operation because of the area's remoteness. The weather, which had been clear earlier in the day, deteriorated Tuesday afternoon, with a chilly rain falling. Snow coated nearby mountaintops.

 French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said the crash site covered several acres, with thousands of pieces of debris, "which leads us to think the impact must have been extremely violent at very high speed."

 Search operations were suspended overnight and were to resume at daybreak, though about 10 gendarmes remained in the desolate ravine to guard the crash site, authorities said.

 Winkelmann said the pilot, whom he did not name, had more than 10 years' experience working for Germanwings and its parent airline Lufthansa.

 Florian Graenzdoerffer Lufthansa Spokesman for North Rhine Westphalia said the company had to cancel seven flights out of Dusseldorf because a number of crew members felt they were unfit to fly following news of the accident.

 "I can't tell you any details because this is a personal decision and in our business we have an agreement if a crew feels unfit to fly ... then we respect this," Graenzdoerffer said.

 The aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa in 1991, had approximately 58,300 flight hours in some 46,700 flights, Airbus said. The plane underwent a routine check in Duesseldorf on Monday, and its last regular full check took place in the summer of 2013.

 The A320 plane is a workhorse of modern aviation, with a good safety record.

 The last time a passenger jet crashed in France was the 2000 Concorde accident, which left 113 dead.

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 Charlton reported from Paris. Associated Press writers Lori Hinnant, Thomas Adamson and Elaine Ganley in Paris; Claude Paris in Seyne-les-Alpes; David McHugh in Frankfurt; Geir Moulson and David Rising in Berlin; Frank Augstein in Duesseldorf; Al Clendenning in Madrid; Joe Wilson in Barcelona; Kirsten Grieshaber in Haltern, Germany, and AP Airlines writer Scott Mayerowitz in New York contributed to this report. |||||

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– As authorities try to figure out why a Germanwings plane went down in the French Alps—there was no distress call before the pilot's eight-minute descent, reports the AP—details are emerging about some of the 150 people aboard who are now presumed dead. That includes 16 kids, all about age 15, who were returning to Germany from a weeklong exchange program in Spain, reports Reuters. They and their two teachers were from the small community of Haltern am See in western Germany, where, as the New York Times notes, many people either knew the victims or were related to them. “This is the darkest day in the history of our city," says Mayor Bodo Klimpel, who was fighting back tears at a news conference. "A feeling of shock can be felt everywhere. It is about the worst thing imaginable." The mayor of Llinars del Valles, where the teens stayed in Spain, says his "whole village is distraught" as well. "The families knew each other," he says. "The parents had been to see them off at 6 this morning." Also on board were two opera singers, Maria Radner and Oleg Bryjak, who were returning from a performance together. Radner was with her husband and baby, and another baby was reportedly killed in the crash.


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– After months of headlines about the heavy drinking culture at Stanford thanks to the Brock Turmer rape case, the university has announced new rules on drinking: No more hard alcohol at undergrad parties, reports the Stanford Daily. Beer and wine are still OK, but no booze more than 40 proof or 20% alcohol by volume. Undergrads can still keep hard alcohol in their dorm rooms, provided the bottles are smaller than 750ml. “Our intention is not a total prohibition of a substance, but rather a targeted approach that limits high-risk behavior," says a school official. Critics, however, think the new rules carry risks of their own—specifically, students "pre-gaming" in their rooms before parties. “I actually think this is putting students in danger,” Stanford law professor Michele Landis Dauber, who has been critical of the school's sexual assault policies, tells the Guardian. “It’s going to drive it underground … and encourage this super quick consumption not in a public area.” The Turner case "highlighted for many women’s advocates how sex assault cases are often trivialized as a result of the college drinking culture," observes the San Francisco Chronicle, though a campus spokeswoman says the new policy is not directly related to the case.

Stanford limits undergrads’ consumption of hard alcohol on campus

 Photo: MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images The policy, which is effective immediately, was characterized by...

 In a move to put an end to a burgeoning culture of boozing, Stanford University announced Monday that it is banning consumption of hard alcohol by undergraduates at campus parties.

 The prohibition would include mixed drinks and shots of hard alcohol, but not beer and wine, at on-campus parties. High volume liquor containers of 750 milliliters or larger, popularly known as “a fifth,” would also be forbidden in all undergraduate housing, according to a Stanford news release announcing the policy change.

 Liquor would, however, be allowed at parties hosted by student organizations and residences where graduate students live. Undergraduates 21 and older can still have beer in their rooms, but the days of “Animal House”-style bacchanalia are over, university officials declared.

 “Our focus is on the high risk of the rapid consumption of hard alcohol,” said Ralph Castro, the director of the Stanford Office of Alcohol Policy and Education. “Our intention is not a total prohibition of a substance, but rather a targeted approach that limits high-risk behavior.”

 The decision comes after several recent incidents on campus, including the notorious case of Brock Turner, who was sentenced in June to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a drunken and unconscious woman after a fraternity party when he was 20.

 The light sentence — he could have gotten six years in prison — sparked national outrage and an online campaign to remove the judge in the case, Aaron Persky, from the bench. In his plea for leniency, Turner, a champion swimmer from Dayton, Ohio, told the judge that he planned to “speak out against the college campus drinking culture and the sexual promiscuity that goes along with that.”

 Photo: Karl Mondon, Associated Press Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Image 1 of 30 In this Feb. 2, 2015 file photo, accompanied by his father Dan Turner, right, former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner appears in a Palo Alto, Calif., courtroom. In this Feb. 2, 2015 file photo, accompanied by his father Dan Turner, right, former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner appears in a Palo Alto, Calif., courtroom. Photo: Karl Mondon, Associated Press Image 2 of 30 New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Photo: People V. Turner/ Court Documents Image 3 of 30 New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Photo: People V. Turner/ Court Documents Image 4 of 30 New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Photo: People V. Turner/ Court Documents Image 5 of 30 New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. New court documents reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Photo: People V. Turner/ Court Documents Image 6 of 30 Text messages reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Text messages reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Photo: People V. Turner/ Court Documents Image 7 of 30 Text messages reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Text messages reveal what prosecutors say demonstrates Brock Turner's history of drug and alcohol use. Profane language was redacted by SFGATE. Photo: People V. Turner/ Court Documents Image 8 of 30 This undated booking file photo provided by Santa Clara County Sheriff shows Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer, who received six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.

 This undated booking file photo provided by Santa Clara County Sheriff shows Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer, who received six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Photo: Associated Press Image 9 of 30 Stanford swimmer Brock Turner during a meet against University of the Pacific on January 10, 2015 in Stanford, California. Turner will be charged in the rape of a woman he met at a campus party and assaulted her as she lay intoxicated and unconscious outside, said Santa Clara County prosecutors on Tuesday 27, 2015. less Stanford swimmer Brock Turner during a meet against University of the Pacific on January 10, 2015 in Stanford, California. Turner will be charged in the rape of a woman he met at a campus party and assaulted ... more Photo: Hector Garcia-Molina, Stanfordphoto.com Image 10 of 30

 less In this June 2, 2016 photo, Brock Turner, 20, right, makes his way into the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in Palo Alto, Calif. The six-month jail term given to Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman after both attended a fraternity party, is being decried as a token punishment. In this June 2, 2016 photo, Brock Turner, 20, right, makes his way into the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in Palo Alto, Calif. The six-month jail term given to Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer ... more Photo: Dan Honda, Associated Press Image 11 of 30

 less In this June 2, 2016 photo, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen reacts to what happened in the courtroom outside of the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in Palo Alto, Calif. Brock Turner, a former Stanford swimmer, was sentenced to six months in jail on his conviction on three counts of felony sexual assault on a 22-year-old young woman on the Stanford campus following a party on Jan. 18, 2015. At left is Deputy District Attorney Alaleh Kianerci. In this June 2, 2016 photo, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen reacts to what happened in the courtroom outside of the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in Palo Alto, Calif. Brock Turner, a former ... more Photo: Dan Honda, Associated Press Image 12 of 30 Stanford police filed this incident report about the Brock Turner case, released on Friday. Stanford police filed this incident report about the Brock Turner case, released on Friday. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 13 of 30 Alerted by 911, deputies find find the victim lying on the ground unconscious. Alerted by 911, deputies find find the victim lying on the ground unconscious. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 14 of 30 A deputy was examining the unconscious victim when he was told that a witness had a suspect pinned down nearby. A deputy was examining the unconscious victim when he was told that a witness had a suspect pinned down nearby. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 15 of 30 Bicycling witness Peter Lars Johnsson tells why he got suspicious and how the suspect began to run. Bicycling witness Peter Lars Johnsson tells why he got suspicious and how the suspect began to run. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 16 of 30 Johnsson explains how he chased down Turner and pinned him until police arrived. Johnsson explains how he chased down Turner and pinned him until police arrived. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 17 of 30 Deputies have Johnsson release his grip Turner so they can handuff him. Deputies have Johnsson release his grip Turner so they can handuff him. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 18 of 30 After his arrest, Turner is interviewed by police and acknowledges certain sexual activity. After his arrest, Turner is interviewed by police and acknowledges certain sexual activity. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 19 of 30 Turner describes his drinking activity and his intentions. Turner describes his drinking activity and his intentions. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 20 of 30 Deputies interview the victim after she wakes up hours later, and learn she has no memory of the events. Deputies interview the victim after she wakes up hours later, and learn she has no memory of the events. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 21 of 30 Assault with intent to commit rape is charged. A previous rape charge was dismissed because there is no evidence Turner had his pants off. Assault with intent to commit rape is charged. A previous rape charge was dismissed because there is no evidence Turner had his pants off. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 22 of 30 In asking for a six-year prison term, the prosecution explains why it believes the crime is especially severe. In asking for a six-year prison term, the prosecution explains why it believes the crime is especially severe. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 23 of 30 The prosecution details Turner's arrest the previous week on a drinking charge; the defense will dispute there was a fake ID involved. The prosecution details Turner's arrest the previous week on a drinking charge; the defense will dispute there was a fake ID involved. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 24 of 30 Before sentencing, 255 Stanford students sign a letter urging Turner be sent to prison. Before sentencing, 255 Stanford students sign a letter urging Turner be sent to prison. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 25 of 30 The defense argues Turner shouldn't be sent to prison because the probation report found he's at low risk to reoffend. The defense argues Turner shouldn't be sent to prison because the probation report found he's at low risk to reoffend. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 26 of 30 The defense argues the victim told the probation officer she didn't want Turner imprisoned and changed her mind after talking to deputy district attorney Alaleh Kianerci; the prosecution disputes this. The defense argues the victim told the probation officer she didn't want Turner imprisoned and changed her mind after talking to deputy district attorney Alaleh Kianerci; the prosecution disputes this. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 27 of 30 Turner gets many letters of support from his hometow of Dayton, Ohio; here, a former teacher notes how his personality seemed changed. Turner gets many letters of support from his hometow of Dayton, Ohio; here, a former teacher notes how his personality seemed changed. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 28 of 30 Turner's father writes a letter that includes the much-criticized "20 minutes of action" statement. Turner's father writes a letter that includes the much-criticized "20 minutes of action" statement. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 29 of 30 In her victim impact statement, the victim says Turner has not demonstrated sincere remorse and does not deserve a light sentence. In her victim impact statement, the victim says Turner has not demonstrated sincere remorse and does not deserve a light sentence. Photo: Vlae Kershner Image 30 of 30 Stanford limits undergrads’ consumption of hard alcohol on campus 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

 The 23-year-old victim also talked about the drinking culture at Stanford, but said it was no excuse for rape.

 “I want to show people that one night of drinking can ruin two lives. You and me,” she said to Turner in court.

 She explained how she had attended the party with her younger sister, had too much alcohol and passed out. Around 1 a.m., two graduate students came across Turner lying on top of the partially clothed, unconscious woman in a field next to garbage bins near the fraternity.

 The students tackled the freshman after he tried to run away, then called police. Turner told investigators that he had seven cans of beer that night and was having consensual sex with the woman.

 “You realize, having a drinking problem is different than drinking and then forcefully trying to have sex with someone?” the victim asked Turner in court. “Alcohol is not an excuse. Is it a factor? Yes. But alcohol was not the one who stripped me, fingered me, had my head dragging against the ground, with me almost fully naked. Having too much to drink was an amateur mistake that I admit to, but it is not criminal.”

 The case highlighted for many women’s advocates how sex assault cases are often trivialized as a result of the college drinking culture.

 The new policy was not directly related to the Turner case, but came out of general concern and is part of the school’s efforts to examine educational efforts and policies around alcohol use, said Lisa Lapin, a campus spokeswoman.

 The policy, which is effective immediately, was characterized by President John Hennessy and Provost John Etchemendy as an attempt to “meaningfully change the campus culture around alcohol.”

 “We must create a campus community that allows for alcohol to be a part of the social lives of some of our students, but not to define the social and communal lives of all of our students,” Greg Boardman, vice provost for student affairs, wrote to all incoming students.

 Penalties for breaking the new alcohol policy could result in removal from university housing, officials said.

 Peter Fimrite is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: pfimrite@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @pfimrite ||||| Starting this fall, hard alcohol will be prohibited at “all categories of undergraduate student parties,” the University announced on Monday. According to an email from Vice Provost for Student Affairs Greg Boardman, the University is tightening is alcohol policy to decrease the consumption of hard alcohol. The updated policy also prohibits “high-volume distilled liquor containers” for undergraduate students.

 While the change falls short of a full ban on hard alcohol, Boardman’s email said that the University finalized the changes in order to limit the availability and accessibility of hard alcohol. Hard alcohol — defined as more than 20 percent alcohol by volume or more than 40 proof — will be limited to bottles smaller than 750 mL (also known as a fifth) in residences and public spaces.

 Undergraduate parties will be limited to serving beer and wine only. Any group or residence that has undergraduate members is subject to the new policy. Additionally, graduate groups that host parties may only have hard alcohol in mixed drinks (rather than shots, which have long been prohibited at parties) and must register their “Members” parties.

 The policy change follows rumors of a ban spurred by a University meeting with resident fellows (RFs) last March, which was met by campus wide opposition. In a campus-wide referendum in April, 91.46 percent of voters opted against a hard alcohol ban, and approximately 1,720 people signed a petition against the proposal.

 “We’re not necessarily looking at popularity, but rather functionality,” said Ralph Castro, director of the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE), in an interview with The Daily.

 According to Boardman, the new policy is the brainchild of a working group composed of administrators from the OAPE, Vaden Health Center and Residential Education (ResEd). The group convened early last school year to find potential solutions for binge drinking and what it identified as a social culture centered on alcohol consumption. Boardman said the group consulted with multiple voices, including undergraduates, RFs and resident assistants (RAs), while crafting the policy. Not all of them agreed with it — some RFs did not support a ban of any sort — but the administration decided to move forward.

 Dean of ResEd Deborah Golder said the new alcohol policy will help to combat an alienating culture that excludes many students who choose not to drink.

 “Bottom line, there needs to be a change,” Golder said. “We tend to talk about what we’re losing rather than what we’re gaining.”

 According to the University’s frequently-asked-questions page, the policy will reduce the availability of hard alcohol since most retailers only sell large volumes of hard alcohol. The website explains that limits were chosen over a complete ban because the focus is on “not a total prohibition of a substance, but rather a targeted approach that limits high-risk behavior and has the backing of empirical studies on restricting the availability of and access to alcohol.”

 The repercussions for policy violations remain unchanged; students failing to comply with the new changes will be referred to Residence Deans and the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE). Multiple violations or “concerning behavior” could also result in removal from university housing or a referral to the Office of Community Standards.

 Golder also sent out an email to incoming RAs asking for their cooperation in helping to enforce the new policy. While the email acknowledged some RAs may view this as a shift in their role, Golder wrote that the role of an RA “first and foremost is still to develop rapport and relationship” with residents.

 “We don’t see this as policing,” Golder told The Daily. “We see it as promoting a set of norms in the house.”

 Contact Ada Statler-Throckmorton at adastat ‘at’ stanford.edu or Victor Xu at vxu ‘at’ stanford.edu. ||||| New rules banning ‘hard alcohol’ and ‘shots’ from campus events were unveiled months after Brock Turner blamed his sexual assault on school’s ‘party culture’

 Stanford University has banned liquor from campus parties with a new policy that critics say is a tone-deaf response to growing concerns about sexual assault.

 The elite northern California school – which faced widespread scrutiny after former swimmer Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a fraternity – announced on Monday that “hard alcohol” and “shots” of liquor would be banned from all on-campus parties open to undergraduates.

 The new rules – which also prohibit certain “high-volume” liquor containers from undergraduate housing – were unveiled months after Turner blamed his sexual assault on Stanford’s “party culture … surrounded by binge drinking and sexual promiscuity”.

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 In its announcement, Stanford said the policy change is designed to “reduce the availability and accessibility of hard alcohol” and is part of a broader effort to “meaningfully change the campus culture around alcohol”.

 Critics on campus said the new rules appeared to be a clear public relations effort to respond to the Turner controversy, and some said they were worried that the changes may only increase safety risks associated with drinking.

 One concern is that by banning liquor from public parties, the university is inadvertently encouraging students to binge drink in dorm rooms where perpetrators of sexual assault may be even more likely to attack vulnerable victims. Additionally, critics of the policy worry that students will drink much more heavily before parties, meaning that once they show up, there will be greater risks that someone might take advantage of them.

 “I actually think this is putting students in danger,” said Michele Landis Dauber, a Stanford law professor and vocal critic of the university’s sexual assault policies. “It’s going to drive it underground … and encourage this super quick consumption not in a public area.”

 By targeting drinking at parties, it opens the door for juniors and seniors who are 21 and older to entice younger women to come to their dorms and drink there, she said.

 Turner, who was convicted of multiple felonies, assaulted a woman by a dumpster after a fraternity party and was caught when two bystanders saw him “thrusting” on top of the motionless woman and intervened.

 The case received international headlines after the victim released an emotional statement about the trauma of the assault and trial. She wrote about how painful it was to hear Turner and others suggest that the assault was her fault and that alcohol was to blame.

 “Brock Turner said he was a victim of Stanford’s alcohol culture … and I believe Stanford was really stung and embarrassed,” said Dauber, who is a family friend of Turner’s victim and is leading a campaign to recall the judge who gave him a light sentence.

 She said she feared the rule could also increases risks of alcohol poisoning.

 Critics say that instead of focusing on preventing excessive drinking, which is inevitable on college campuses, universities should be working to shift the culture around sexual assault, provide thorough education on consent and hold perpetrators accountable in meaningful ways.

 If the university was serious about changing alcohol rules in an effort to stop sexual assaults, then administrators should be re-evaluating how it regulates fraternity parties and social events for athletes, Dauber added.

 Stanford spokeswoman Lisa Lapin did not respond to questions about the criticisms and emailed the Guardian an earlier statement from president John Hennessy and provost John Etchemendy in which they noted that more than 1,800 college students die each year from alcohol-related incidents and that nearly 100,000 experience sexual violence tied to alcohol consumption.

 “We need new solutions – solutions that reduce risk for students, that reduce the pressure on students to drink, and that meaningfully change our culture around alcohol,” they wrote. |||||


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Patton Oswalt paid tribute to his late wife, Michelle McNamara, on Twitter today.

 McNamara, a crime writer, died last week at home in Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported.

 No cause of death was given.

 "She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara," Oswalt wrote.

 Oswalt, 47, and McNamara, 46, were married in 2005. They had one child, daughter Alice, who was born in 2009.

 The actor also retweeted a link to 826LA, an arts organization accepting donations on McNamara's behalf.

 "826LA encourages young writers to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills, and helps teachers get their classes excited about writing. A donation to 826LA in Michelle’s honor helps push forward her creative legacy," reads the website. "On behalf of Michelle, Patton, and Alice, we thank you for your donation." ||||| "When your mom dies you're the best memory of her. Everything you do is a memory of her." -- Alice Oswalt, 7 ||||| Loving wife to Patton Oswalt and devoted mother to Alice Oswalt

 Michelle McNamara loved writing. Best known as a crime writer, she turned her passion into a unique, smart, and valuable resource for underexposed cold cases. Her affection for writing was contagious and inspired many writers, and people who care about writing, to pursue their creative outlets. Michelle graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota, where she delighted in helping young writers pursue their craft. Her interest in researching unsolved criminal cases sparked her to launch the website True Crime Diary. One case in particular, “The Golden State Killer” — a term she coined — resulted in a hugely successful article for LA Magazine that she was turning into a book for Harper Collins.

 826LA encourages young writers to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills, and helps teachers get their classes excited about writing. A donation to 826LA in Michelle’s honor helps push forward her creative legacy. On behalf of Michelle, Patton, and Alice, we thank you for your donation.

 Click below to make a donation to 826LA in Michelle’s name.

 Photo by Robyn Von Swank ||||| Tweet with a location

 You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| On Sunday, comedian Patton Oswalt shared some very wise – and heartbreaking – words of wisdom from his 7-year-old daughter, Alice, about the sudden death of her mom, and Oswalt’s wife, Michelle McNamara.

 “When your mom dies you’re the best memory of her,” Alice said, according to a tweet from Oswalt. “Everything you do is a memory of her.”

 "When your mom dies you're the best memory of her. Everything you do is a memory of her." — Alice Oswalt, 7 — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 1, 2016

 Oswalt, 47, who has been largely silent on social media since McNamara’s death, posted Alice’s quote two days after he remembered her and her work. (The two wed in 2005.)

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 “She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara,” he tweeted, along with a link to make donations to 826LA, an organization that helps students strengthen their writing skills.

 She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara https://t.co/bSYWFFD8NY — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 29, 2016

 McNamara, a true crime writer, died in her sleep on April 21 at age 46, Oswalt’s publicist told PEOPLE.

 Her death “was a complete shock to her family and friends, who loved her dearly,” Oswalt’s publicist said, though no cause of death was given.

 In addition to these remembrances of McNamara, Oswalt has been sharing multiple moving obituaries of her life and work. ||||| Tweet with a location

 You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more |||||

– Comedian Patton Oswalt hasn't said much online about the sudden death of his wife, true-crime writer Michelle McNamara. But when he posted, People reports, it was a doozy: "When your mom dies you're the best memory of her," Oswalt quotes his 7-year-old daughter Alice as saying. "Everything you do is a memory of her." In another tweet, 47-year-old Oswalt says "she wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara." Oswalt also retweeted a link soliciting donations to the arts organization 826LA, which encourages young writers to improve and teachers to get students excited about writing, ABC News reports. McNamara, 46, died of unknown causes in her sleep on April 21 at home in Los Angeles.


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ANKARA An explosion from a suspected car bomb ripped through a street in the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday near a neighborhood housing government buildings, killing three people and wounding 15, Interior Minister Naim Sahin said.

 The blast struck the central Kizilay neighborhood less than a kilometer from the prime minister's office, the headquarters of the chief of general staff and several ministries.

 Sahin said a parked car had exploded, setting off a chain of blasts as other vehicles blew up on a busy street. The vehicles, like many in Turkey, were powered by liquefied petroleum gas, making them more likely to explode, he said.

 "It is highly probable that it's a terror attack," he said. "The explosion took place in a parked car, and was followed by explosions of other cars because they had LPG."

 President Abdullah Gul, visiting Germany, condemned what he said was a terrorist attack.

 "Those who have had no share of humanity carried out a terror attack against civilians in Ankara. We have fatalities. I send them my condolences and with hatred condemn the terror," Gul said, according to state-run Anatolian news agency.

 A plume of thick smoke rose above the heart of the city after the blast. Reuters reporters at the scene said a line of parked vehicles had been destroyed and an adjacent row of shops was damaged, across the street from a primary school.

 Ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene and police set up a security cordon while bomb disposal teams' sniffer dogs searched for any possible secondary device.

 Sahin said the three people who were killed had been in nearby buildings. Of the 15 people who were wounded, five were in a critical condition.

 "Kumrular street is a busy place in terms of human and vehicle traffic. It's seen that the explosion mainly targeted people," he said.

 Kurdish separatists, leftists and Islamist militants have carried out bomb attacks in Turkish cities in the past.

 Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was in the United States and was due to hold talks with President Barack Obama later in the day.

 (Writing by Daren Butler and Simon Cameron-Moore; Editing by Peter Graff) ||||| A suspected car bomb exploded across a secondary school in the Turkish capital on Tuesday, wounding 15 people, authorities said.

 There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack comes at a time when Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy in southeastern Turkey have escalated their attacks on Turkish targets. The rebels carried out deadly bomb attacks in Turkish cities in the past. Islamic and leftist militants were also behind some bombings in this NATO-member and U.S. ally country.

 "There is information that a bomb was planted on the vehicle," that exploded in the downtown Kizilay district, said Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc.

 The blast wounded 15 people, said Besir Atalay, another deputy prime minister. At least three of the injured were in serious condition and some of them reportedly lost their limbs.

 "I felt the blast effect of the explosion some 500 meters (547 yards) away," said Ekrem Erkoc, a 42-year-old eyewitness. "I saw vehicles on fire and an injured man said people lost their limbs."

 The injured were initially treated in the school yard before medics rushed to the scene and whisked them away to hospitals, NTV television said.

 Kurdish rebels were last blamed for a small bomb attack in the Mediterranean resort town of Kemer on Aug. 28 that injured 10 people, including four Swedish nationals.

 Kurdish rebels have been fighting for autonomy in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast since 1984.

 Turkish warplanes have bombed suspected rebel hideouts in northern Iraq last month in response to an escalation of attacks by the guerrillas. Turkey has not ruled out a cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq. ||||| At least two killed in centre of Ankara by explosion that police suspect was caused by bomb.

 The explosion gutted several parked cars before it was put out by fire fighters [Reuters]

 At least two people have been killed and several injured in an explosion in the centre of the Turkish capital, Ankara, reports say.

 Police suspect Tuesday's explosion, which happened in front of the Cankaya local administrator's office close to Ankara's downtown Kizilay square, was caused by a bomb in a vehicle.

 The scene of the blast was sealed off as police feared a second explosion, the Anatolia news agency said.

 The blast sparked a fire which was later put out by firefighters at the scene, NTV television reported.

 Television images showed several parked cars ablaze in front of a local state authority's offices, while a plume of thick smoke rose over the area.

 No further details were immediately available. |||||
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– A suspected car bomb rocked the Turkish capital of Ankara today, and al-Jazeera cites reports claiming that at least two people were killed. No one has yet claimed responsibility, but Kurdish rebels have been escalating their decades-long fight for autonomy and attacking Turkish targets. Rebel groups, as well as Islamic and leftist militants, have all previously used bombs in the country. Reports of casualties are conflicting: The AP reports none, but says 15 were injured, including three seriously. Reuters, meanwhile, acknowledges the reports of two deaths but quotes a local mayor who says no one has died, but that three have been seriously injured. A local news agency has reported that a woman was detained near the scene. “I felt the blast effect of the explosion some 500 meters away,” says one witness. “I saw vehicles on fire and an injured man said people lost their limbs.”


Tom Petty‘s family and former collaborators compiled a four-CD box set of previously unreleased material by Petty and the Heartbreakers, for release on September 28th, SiriusXM announced. The release, called An American Treasure, marks the first posthumous album of Petty material since his death in October. The SiriusXM broadcast debuted a clip from one of the unreleased songs from 1982, a bouncy, organ-heavy cut “Keep a Little Soul.”

 An American Treasure will contain previously unreleased studio recordings, live recordings, deep cuts and alternate versions of popular Petty songs, according to SiriusXM. The collection will encompass 60 tracks in total. Petty’s daughter Adria and his wife Dana helped select the material along with former Heartbreakers Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell and “longtime studio collaborator” Ryan Ulyate. A less expensive two-CD set will also be available for purchase.

 Petty was as prolific as he was talented. During the Eighties and Nineties, he released albums at a rapid pace. His studio productivity dipped slightly in the new millennium, when he put out an album roughly every four years. The last album Petty released under his own name was 2014’s Hypnotic Eye. He also contributed to 2016’s Mudcrutch 2 with members of his pre-Heartbreakers band.

 Petty was found unconscious at his home in Malibu on October 2, 2017. He was taken to the hospital and put temporarily on life support. He died hours later.

 In January, a medical examiner ruled that the singer died of an accidental overdose. Petty had been prescribed drugs to treat emphysema, knee issues and a fractured hip, according to a statement from his family. “On the day he died, he was informed his hip had graduated to a full-on break,” Dana and Adria wrote. “It is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his overuse of medication.”

 An American Treasure Track List:

 Disc One

 “Surrender” – Previously unreleased track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sessions, 1976 “Listen to Her Heart” – Live at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, November 11, 1977 “Anything That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll” – Live at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, November 11, 1977 “When the Time Comes” – Album track from You’re Gonna Get It!, May 2, 1978 “You’re Gonna Get It” – Alternate version featuring strings from You’re Gonna Get It! sessions, 1978 “Radio Promotion Spot” – 1977 “Rockin’ Around (With You)” – Album track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , November 9, 1976 “Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It)” – Alternate version from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1976 “Breakdown” – Live at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, November 11, 1977 “The Wild One, Forever” – Album track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, November 9, 1976 “No Second Thoughts” – Album track from You’re Gonna Get It!, May 2, 1978 “Here Comes My Girl” – Alternate version from Damn The Torpedoes sessions, 1979 “What Are You Doing in My Life” – Alternate version from Damn The Torpedoes sessions, 1979 “Louisiana Rain” – Alternate version from Damn The Torpedoes sessions, 1979 “Lost in Your Eyes” – Previously unreleased single from Mudcrutch sessions, 1974

 Disc Two

 “Keep a Little Soul” – Previously unreleased track from Long After Dark sessions, 1982 “Even the Losers” – Live at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY, 1989 “Keeping Me Alive” – Previously unreleased track from Long After Dark sessions, 1982 “Don’t Treat Me Like a Stranger” – B-side to UK single of “I Won’t Back Down”, April, 1989 “The Apartment Song” – Demo recording (with Stevie Nicks), 1984 “Concert Intro” – Live introduction by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, June 28, 1981 “King’s Road” – Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, June 28, 1981 “Clear the Aisles” – Live concert announcement by Tom Petty, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, June 28, 1981 “A Woman in Love (It’s not Me)” – Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA, June 28, 1981 “Straight Into Darkness” – Alternate version from The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, May 5, 1982 “You Can Still Change Your Mind” – Album track from Hard Promises, May 5, 1981 “Rebels” – Alternate version from Southern Accents sessions, 1985 “Deliver Me” – Alternate version from Long After Dark sessions, 1982 “Alright for Now” – Album track from Full Moon Fever, April 24, 1989 “The Damage You’ve Done” – Alternate version from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) sessions, 1987 “The Best of Everything” – Alternate version from Southern Accents sessions, March 26, 1985 “Walkin’ From the Fire” – Previously unreleased track from Southern Accents sessions, March 1, 1984 “King of the Hill” – Early take (with Roger McGuinn), November 23, 1987

 Disc Three

 “I Won’t Back Down” – Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, February 4, 1997 “Gainesville” – Previously unreleased track from Echo sessions, February 12, 1998 “You and I Will Meet Again” – Album track from Into The Great Wide Open, July 2, 1991 “Into the Great Wide Open” – Live at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, November 24, 1991 “Two Gunslingers” – Live at The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, May 25, 2013 “Lonesome Dave” – Previously unreleased track from Wildflowers sessions, July 23, 1993 “To Find a Friend” – Album track from Wildflowers, November 1, 1994 “Crawling Back to You” – Album track from Wildflowers, November 1, 1994 “Wake Up Time” – Previously unreleased track from early Wildflowers sessions, August 12, 1992 “Grew Up Fast” – Album track from Songs and Music from “She’s the One”, August 6, 1996 “I Don’t Belong” – Previously unreleased track from Echo sessions, December 3, 1998 “Accused of Love” – Album track from Echo, April 13, 1999 “Lonesome Sundown” – Album track from Echo, April 13, 1999 “Don’t Fade on Me” – Previously unreleased track from Wildflowers, sessions, April 20, 1994

 Disc Four ||||| Published on Jul 11, 2018

 Official Music video for "Keep A Little Soul" from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. 'An American Treasure' available now at https://wbr.ec/americantreasure

 For all other Tom Petty news visit http://www.TomPetty.com

 Editorial Company: Rock Paper Scissors

 Creative Directors: Alison Tavel and Adria Petty

 Director: Biff Butler

 Editor: Biff Butler

 Assistant Editor: Alyssa Oh

 Producer: Rebecca Baker

 Head of Production: Shada Shariatzadeh

 Executive Producer: Raná Martin ||||| As announced on SiriusXM yesterday, on September 28, Reprise Records will release “An American Treasure” — a career-spanning Tom Petty box set containing dozens of previously unreleased recordings, alternate versions of classic songs, rarities, historic live performances and deep tracks. The set marks the first release of Tom Petty music since the artist’s passing in October 2017.

 The first single from the set is “Keep A Little Soul,” a previously unreleased recording from 1982 sessions that resulted in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ album, “Long After Dark.”

 According to the announcement on a redesigned Petty website, Tom’s daughter, Adria, and his wife, Dana, were the primary catalysts for the commission, creation and release of “An American Treasure.” Both serve as the project’s Executive Producers, and, together with Tom’s bandmates of 45 years, Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, and his studio collaborator, Ryan Ulyate, curated the box set’s track list

 “Everyone involved in this project chose each track with tremendous care and deep respect for the body of work Tom Petty created over the course of 40 years,” Adria and Dana said. “He also accumulated a wealth of unreleased music in his vaults, and we have collectively uncovered one gem after another that will keep us all listening and discovering new facets of Tom’s talent for many years to come. We can’t wait to share with Tom’s fans this musical portrait of an artist who deeply affected our culture and indelibly touched the lives of fans the world over.”

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 The custom cover artwork for “An American Treasure” was created by American artist Shepard Fairey from an image of Petty by photographer Mark Seliger.

 The set will be released in multiple formats:

 “An American Treasure: Deluxe Edition” — A 4-CD set that features all 60 tracks, plus a 52-page booklet with rare and previously unseen photographs of Tom, his bandmates, family and friends. The booklet also features detailed track-by-track liner notes by noted journalist and Tom Petty aficionado Bud Scoppa, who drew upon his previous interviews with Tom and new conversations with Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Ryan Ulyate, as well as Adria and Dana Petty.

 “An American Treasure: Super Deluxe Limited Edition” — A 4-CD set that features all 60 tracks and an 84-page hardbound book expanded from the Deluxe Edition to include many additional photographs and an essay by renowned author Nicholas Dawidoff – written especially for An American Treasure – that speaks to Tom Petty’s presence in our lives and influence on our culture for more than 40 years. This special package also includes a newly-created lithograph of Shepard Fairey’s cover artwork, as well as custom reproductions of Tom Petty’s handwritten lyrics to four songs featured in this collection and a numbered certificate of authenticity.

 “An American Treasure: Vinyl Edition” — A 6-LP set that features all 60 tracks and a 48-page booklet containing all of the photographic and editorial elements found in the CD Deluxe Edition. This set also includes the Nicholas Dawidoff essay. This special Vinyl Edition will be released on Friday, November 23, but is available for pre-order now.

 “An American Treasure: Standard Edition” —A 2-CD set that features 26 career spanning tracks chosen from the Deluxe editions, as well as Bud Scoppa’s detailed track-by-track.

 AN AMERICAN TREASURE TRACK LISTING (4-CD Editions):

 CD 1

 1 Surrender Previously unreleased track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sessions—1976

 2 Listen To Her Heart Live at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA—November 11, 1977

 3 Anything That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Live at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA—November 11, 1977

 4 When The Time Comes Album track from You’re Gonna Get It!—May 2, 1978

 5 You’re Gonna Get It Alternate version featuring strings from You’re Gonna Get It! sessions—1978

 6 Radio Promotion Spot 1977

 7 Rockin’ Around (With You) Album track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers —November 9, 1976

 8 Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) Alternate version from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers—1976

 9 Breakdown Live at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA—November 11, 1977

 10 The Wild One, Forever Album track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers—November 9, 1976

 11 No Second Thoughts Album track from You’re Gonna Get It!—May 2, 1978

 12 Here Comes My Girl Alternate version from Damn The Torpedoes sessions—1979

 13 What Are You Doing In My Life Alternate version from Damn The Torpedoes sessions—1979

 14 Louisiana Rain Alternate version from Damn The Torpedoes sessions—1979

 15 Lost In Your Eyes Previously unreleased single from Mudcrutch sessions—1974

 CD 2

 1 Keep A Little Soul Previously unreleased track from Long After Dark sessions—1982

 2 Even The Losers Live at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY—1989

 3 Keeping Me Alive Previously unreleased track from Long After Dark sessions—1982

 4 Don’t Treat Me Like A Stranger B-side to UK single of “I Won’t Back Down”—April, 1989

 5 The Apartment Song Demo recording (with Stevie Nicks)—1984

 6 Concert Intro Live introduction by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981

 7 King’s Road Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981

 8 Clear The Aisles Live concert announcement by Tom Petty, The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981

 9 A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me) Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981

 10 Straight Into Darkness Alternate version from The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA—May 5, 1982

 11 You Can Still Change Your Mind Album track from Hard Promises—May 5, 1981

 12 Rebels Alternate version from Southern Accents sessions—1985

 13 Deliver Me Alternate version from Long After Dark sessions—1982

 14 Alright For Now Album track from Full Moon Fever—April 24, 1989

 15 The Damage You’ve Done Alternate version from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) sessions—1987

 16 The Best Of Everything Alternate version from Southern Accents sessions—March 26, 1985

 17 Walkin’ From The Fire Previously unreleased track from Southern Accents sessions—March 1, 1984

 18 King Of The Hill Early take (with Roger McGuinn)—November 23, 1987

 CD 3

 1 I Won’t Back Down Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA—February 4, 1997

 2 Gainesville Previously unreleased track from Echo sessions—February 12, 1998

 3 You And I Will Meet Again Album track from Into The Great Wide Open—July 2, 1991

 4 Into The Great Wide Open Live at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena—November 24, 1991

 5 Two Gunslingers Live at The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY—May 25, 2013

 6 Lonesome Dave Previously unreleased track from Wildflowers sessions—July 23, 1993

 7 To Find A Friend Album track from Wildflowers—November 1, 1994

 8 Crawling Back To You Album track from Wildflowers—November 1, 1994

 9 Wake Up Time Previously unreleased track from early Wildflowers sessions—August 12, 1992

 10 Grew Up Fast Album track from Songs and Music from “She’s the One”—August 6, 1996

 11 I Don’t Belong Previously unreleased track from Echo sessions—December 3, 1998

 12 Accused Of Love Album track from Echo—April 13, 1999

 13 Lonesome Sundown Album track from Echo—April 13, 1999

 14 Don’t Fade On Me Previously unreleased track from Wildflowers—sessions—April 20, 1994

 CD 4

 1 You And Me Clubhouse version—November 9, 2007

 2 Have Love Will Travel Album track from The Last DJ—October 8, 2002

 3 Money Becomes King Album track from The Last DJ—October 8, 2002

 4 Bus To Tampa Bay Previously unreleased track from Hypnotic Eye sessions—August 11, 2011

 5 Saving Grace Live at Malibu Performing Arts Center, Malibu, CA—June 16, 2006

 6 Down South Album track from Highway Companion—July 25, 2006

 7 Southern Accents Live at Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, FL—September 21, 2006

 8 Insider Live (with Stevie Nicks) at O’Connell Center, Gainesville, FL—September 21, 2006

 9 Two Men Talking Previously unreleased track from Hypnotic Eye sessions—November 16, 2012

 10 Fault Lines Album track from Hypnotic Eye—July 29, 2014

 11 Sins Of My Youth Early take from Hypnotic Eye sessions—November 12, 2012

 12 Good Enough Alternate version from Mojo sessions—2012

 13 Something Good Coming Album track from Mojo—July 15, 2010

 14 Save Your Water Album track from Mudcrutch 2—May 20, 2016

 15 Like A Diamond Alternate version from The Last DJ sessions—2002

 16 Hungry No More Live at House of Blues, Boston, MA—June 15, 2016 |||||

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– Tom Petty's death did not mark the end of new music from the rock legend. A previously unreleased track from 1982 has been made public ahead of a box set to be released by Reprise Records. Per Variety, the song, called “Keep A Little Soul,” will be among dozens of new, rare, and live recordings that will be included in the four-CD set dubbed An American Treasure. According to Rolling Stone, Petty’s daughter, wife, and former Heartbreakers band members Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell are among those who helped choose the tracks to include from the rocker's formidable body of work. The box set is due out September 28. Petty died last October of an accidental drug overdose. (Later this month, some of the singer's signature clothes and one very special guitar will go up for auction.)


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 (CNN) - Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's opposition to gay marriage on Wednesday, but suggested in a newspaper interview that it could support some types of civil unions.

 The Pope reiterated the church's longstanding teaching that "marriage is between a man and a woman." However, he said, "We have to look at different cases and evaluate them in their variety."

 States, for instance, justify civil unions as a way to provide economic security to cohabitating couples, the Pope said in a wide-ranging interview published Wednesday in Corriere della Sera, an Italian daily. State-sanctioned unions are thus driven by the need to ensure rights like access to health care, Francis added.

 A number of Catholic bishops have supported civil unions for same-sex couples as an alternative to marriage, including Pope Francis when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 2010, according to reports in National Catholic Reporter and The New York Times.

 Behind closed doors, pope supported civil unions in Argentina, activist says

 But Wednesday's comments are "the first time a Pope has indicated even tentative acceptance of civil unions," according to Catholic News Service.

 Later on Wednesday, a Vatican spokesman sought to clarify the Pope's remarks.

 "The Pope did not choose to enter into debates about the delicate matter of gay civil unions," said the Rev. Thomas Rosica, a consultant to the Vatican press office.

 "In his response to the interviewer, he emphasized the natural characteristic of marriage between one man and one woman, and on the other hand, he also spoke about the obligation of the state to fulfill its responsibilities towards its citizens."

 "We should not try to read more into the Pope’s words than what has been stated in very general terms," Rosica added.

 Pope Francis, who marks his first year in office on March 13, has sought to set a more tolerant tone for his 1 billion-member church and suggested that a broad range of topics are at least open for discussion.

 In January, the Pope recalled a little girl in Buenos Aires who told her teacher that she was sad because "my mother's girlfriend doesn't like me."

 "The situation in which we live now provides us with new challenges which sometimes are difficult for us to understand," the Pope told leaders of religious orders, adding that the church "must be careful not to administer a vaccine against faith to them."

 The Vatican later denied that those comments signaled an opening toward same-sex unions.

 Last June, Francis famously refused to judge gay priests in comments that ricocheted around the world. He has also said that the church should not "interfere" in the spiritual lives of gays and lesbians.

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 Support of same-sex unions of any type is fiercely contested by many Catholic church leaders.

 In Wednesday's interview, Francis also addressed several other controversial issues, including the Catholic Church's ban on contraception, the role of women and the devastating clergy sexual abuse scandal.

 On contraception, the Pope praised Pope Paul VI for having the "courage" to "go against the majority" when restating the ban in 1968. But, Francis said, the church must also be "merciful" and "attentive to concrete situations."

 Contraception and church's ban on divorced Catholics receiving holy communion, will likely be addressed at major meetings of Catholic bishops in Rome in 2014 and 2015.

 “We must give a response. But to do so, we must reflect much in depth,” the Pope said Wednesday.

 On the role of women in the church, an issue of particular concern to Catholics in the United States, the Pope hinted that changes could be in the works.

 "Women must be present in all of the places where decisions are taken," Francis said in the newspaper interview, but the church must consider more than "functional" roles for women. To that end, Catholic leaders are engaged in "deep reflection" on women's role in the church, he said.

 On the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, a scandal that has rocked the church in the United States, the Pope said the abuse has left "very deep wounds" on victims.

 In response, the church has done more than other institutions to be open and transparent about sexual abuse by its employees, Francis said. “But the Church is the only one to be attacked."

 A United Nations panel criticized Catholic leaders last month in a hard-hitting report on clergy sexual abuse.

 The report said the Vatican "has not acknowledged the extent of the crimes committed, has not taken the necessary measures to address cases of child sexual abuse and to protect children, and has adopted policies and practices which have led to the continuation of the abuse by and the impunity of the perpetrators.”

 The Vatican said it would study the U.N. report.

 Kick out those who sexually abuse children, U.N. panel tells Vatican

 On Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who has surprised church-watchers with public appearances after saying he would live a cloistered life in retirement, Francis said he considers his predecessor a "wise grandfather."

 "The Pope Emeritus is not a statue in a museum," Pope Francis said. Rather, the two men have decided that Benedict should participate in the church's public life rather than live a shuttered life.

 "I thought about grandparents who with their wisdom, their advice, strengthen families and don't deserve to end up in an old folks home," Francis said.

 Finally, he may sometimes wear a cape, but don't call Pope Francis a Superman, the popular pontiff said.

 "To paint the Pope as a sort of Superman, a kind of star, seems offensive to me," Francis told Corriere della Sera. "The Pope is a man who laughs, cries, sleeps soundly and has friends like everyone else. A normal person."

 Earlier this year, graffiti depicting a muscle-bound and flying Francis appeared on walls near Vatican City, but the Pope said Wednesday that he doesn't like the "mythology" surrounding his papacy, which marks its first anniversary on March 13.

 For instance, Francis debunked the idea that he sneaks out of the Vatican at night to feed the homeless.

 "It never occurred to me," he said.

 (CNN's Delia Gallagher assisted in translating Pope Francis' remarks from the Italian.) ||||| VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis finds the hype that is increasingly surrounding him "offensive," according to an interview published Wednesday, even as the Vatican itself is marking the anniversary of his election with commemorative stamps and coins and a DVD with never-before-seen footage of the pope.

 Francis told Italian daily Corriere della Sera he doesn't appreciate the myth-making that has seen him depicted as a "Superpope" (as an Italian street artist recently painted him) who sneaks out at night to feed the poor (as Italian newspapers have suggested).

 On Wednesday, he had to contend with a new bout of celebrity as "My Pope" hit Italian newsstands, a weekly gossip magazine devoted entirely to Francis. It is published by Mondadori, which is owned by ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's media empire. In addition, at his general audience, someone tried to give him a replica of an Oscar statue that said "Oscar Pope" on it.

 "I don't like ideological interpretations, this type of mythology of Pope Francis," the pope told Corriere. "If I'm not mistaken, Sigmund Freud said that in every idealization there's an aggression. Depicting the pope as a sort of Superman, a star, is offensive to me.

 "The pope is a man who laughs, cries, sleeps calmly and has friends like everyone else. A normal person."

 Francis marks his anniversary as pope March 13. For the occasion, the Vatican has issued new coins and stamps. The DVD will feature behind-the-scenes footage of the pope leaving the Sistine Chapel just after he was elected and praying in the nearby Paoline Chapel before he went out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to greet the world with his famous "Buonasera."

 In the interview, Francis also said he and Pope Benedict XVI had agreed that the emeritus pontiff wouldn't remain hidden away, as Benedict had said he would spend his retirement, but would participate more in the life of the church. That's in keeping with Francis' belief that the elderly have a wealth of wisdom to offer younger generations.

 "The emeritus pope isn't a statue in a museum. He's an institution," Francis said. "We talked about it and we decided together that it would be better if he sees people, gets out and participates in the life of the church."

 Benedict recently attended the recent ceremony to formally install 19 new cardinals, the first time he and Francis had appeared together in St. Peter's. He is widely expected to attend the April 27 canonizations of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII.

 "Some might have wanted him to retire away in a Benedictine abbey far from the Vatican," Francis said. "I thought about grandparents who with their wisdom and advice give strength to their families and don't deserve to end up in an old folks' home."

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 (Vatican Radio) From March 1st, the magnificent gardens surrounding the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo are open to the public. Located south of Rome in the Alban hills, the property includes the extensive Barberini gardens, the remains of a Roman villa and a 62 acre farm, as well as the ancient papal palace. Philippa Hitchen takes a closer look:Listen:A statement from the director of the Vatican Museums says it was Pope Francis himself who decided to make accessible to all the gardens of the Pontifical Villas “where the splendor of art and the glory of nature co-exist in admirable equilibrium.” From Monday through Saturday mornings a one and a half hour guided tour of the gardens, in Italian or English, will be available to individuals or groups through an online booking system.The Barberini Gardens, as they’re known, lie on the site of an ancient Roman villa built by Emperor Domitian, the third and last ruler of the Flavian dynasty. Visitors can still wander through the ruins of the imperial theatre and the crypto-portico, or covered passageway where the emperor and his guests could stroll while escaping from the summer heat.With stunning views over Lake Albano and beyond, to the coastline of the Mediterranean sea, the Villa has been a favourite holiday residence for the popes since the 17century. Under the Lateran Pact of 1929, the Villa became part of the extra-territorial possessions of the Holy See and underwent major restoration work. The pope of that time, Pius XI, oversaw the creation of a model farm which still produces eggs, milk, oil, vegetables and honey for local employees or for sale in the Vatican supermarket. Pope Pius XII, who allowed war refugees sanctuary in the Villa, died there in 1958, as did Pope Paul VI two decades later. Amongst the hidden treasures that visitors can enjoy are the magnolia garden, the path of roses and that of aromatic herbs, the square of holly oaks and the breathtaking Belvedere garden.For further details and bookings, visit the Vatican Museums website at: mv.vatican.va |||||
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– As an Argentine cardinal, Jorge Bergoglio backed gay civil unions, and Pope Francis is signaling in an interview that the Catholic Church as a whole could tolerate at least some of them. While maintaining the church's position that "marriage is between a man and a woman," Francis nonetheless conceded that "we have to look at different cases and evaluate them in their variety." He says civil unions can be a financial help to couples when it comes to matters like "medical care," notes CNN. Other highlights in his interview with Italy's Corriere della Sera, as per the AP: He's been the subject of comic-book-inspired street art and a fan recently offered him an imitation Oscar, but Francis isn't digging the whole Superpope thing. "I don't like ideological interpretations, this type of mythology of Pope Francis. If I'm not mistaken, Sigmund Freud said that in every idealization there's an aggression. Depicting the pope as a sort of Superman, a star, is offensive to me," he noted. "The pope is a man who laughs, cries, sleeps calmly, and has friends like everyone else. A normal person." A new magazine looks unlikely to alter that "superhero" perception. Today sees the launch of Il Mio Papa, or My Pope—"a sort of fanzine," says editor Aldo Vitali. The new magazine will cover the pope's pronouncements, offering a weekly papal centerfold emblazoned with a quote. It will take a look at Francis' personal life, "but of course it can’t be like something you’d do for One Direction," Vitali tells the New York Times. "We aim to be more respectful, more noble." Francis is opening up the gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence, to members of the public, the Telegraph reports. "It was Pope Francis himself" who made the decision," says a Vatican official.