– The wife of an Alabama state senator helps run his Facebook account, so she's plenty familiar with all the women sending her husband come-hither photos and messages. "NO MORE!" wrote Heather McGill on Facebook on Monday night, in a diatribe spotted by Gawker. "It is a shame that people are so heartless that they would try to split up families," wrote McGill, who warned that she's going to start publicly naming people if it continues (though she noted that these women "may not even be real"). Husband Shadrack says he supports his wife's post and tells Al.com that it also stems from some real-life incidents during his last campaign—including one in which two strippers showed up at the family's home late one night. He also says his Facebook page got "hijacked" more than once, and "women sent me pictures of themselves half-naked, saying, 'I had a great time last night with Shadrack McGill.' That sort of thing." His wife wants to put an end it to it all, he says. (The last time the lawmaker made headlines was when he cited "Biblical principle" to argue against giving raises to teachers.)

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"NO MORE!!" exclaims Heather McGill, the wife of Alabama State Senator Shadrack McGill (R-Woodville), in a fire-and-brimstone Facebook post aimed at the many women who have apparently been using the social networking site to send her husband private photos and invite him "to explore."

 "I have been silent for long enough!!" McGill writes, claiming that "multiple" women, some of whom "may not even be real" have been soliciting her spouse through Facebook while children are present.

 "It is a shame that people are so heartless that they would try to split up families," McGill, or a person claiming to be her, says in the warning shot posted on her husband's official Facebook page last night. "We have children that look at our face books from time to time! Shame on you! You know who you are."

 McGill, who says she is "blessed to be the wife of a God fearing, hard working, ministry minded, loving father and husband," insists it is "not just my right but my duty to lovingly serve" Shadrack "by protecting him."

 She goes on to threaten to expose the Facebook succubi by publicly naming them "before we 'unfriend' you."

 Her post continues:

 I love my husband and my children too much to sit here and allow this to go on and will not give the enemy anymore foothold into my family! This is the "behind the scenes" garbage that political life brings. I will not turn a blind eye to it any longer! I remember years ago my Pastors wife standing before the congregation preaching to the young women about their dress which had gotten out of hand and she boldly stood before them and spoke the truth. I boldly stand before you today and declare that I will stand beside my husband, support him, love him, and protect him at ALL cost!!!! Those of you who know who you are consider yourself warned! Those of you who understand my heart, thank you for listening and may God bless your families!

 McGill hopes that by going viral, her post "strengthens marriages and families across this district, our state, and our country."

 State Sen. McGill was last in the news back in February for comparing the aborting of a fetus to the destruction of an eagle egg.

 UPDATE: In a follow-up interview just posted to AL.com, Sen. McGill claims his wife's Facebook post was the end result of frustrations that have "built up" since having allegedly unsolicited strippers show up at their house during his last campaign.

 "As we get into the campaign season, we have concern whether we'll have to deal with that kind of thing again," McGill told the news site.

 He also claims that, since he took office, his Facebook page has "hijacked" a couple of times by women who have "sent me pictures of themselves half-naked, saying, 'I had a great time last night with Shadrack McGill.'"

 In the comments of his wife's post, McGill thanked his wife for her support.

 "Thank you my dear loving help mate for doing some much needed house keeping on our face book page," the lawmaker wrote. "You are a wise woman and If you were running for my senate seat, I would vote for you babe."

 [photo via Facebook] ||||| A Facebook post by the wife of Alabama Sen. Shadrack McGill on Monday night was prompted by incidents during McGill's last legislative campaign, including one in which two strippers showed up at his home in the middle of the night, McGill told AL.com Tuesday.

 "As we get into the campaign season, we have concern whether we'll have to deal with that kind of thing again," Sen. McGill told AL.com Tuesday.

 On Monday, McGill's wife, Heather, wrote in a Facebook post that women had used the social network to approach her husband "multiple times" since his election in 2010, and warned those women to stay away, or face public scorn. She asked that women stop sending pictures to her husband's account.

 "Next time everyone will know who you are!!" McGill wrote. "For I will publicly share your name before we 'unfriend' you."

 Sen. McGill, R-Woodville, said Tuesday that her wife's frustrations "kind of built up from even the campaign," in 2010, when McGill ran against and defeated then-Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe.

 "During the campaign, we had two strippers come to my house at 1 o'clock in the morning," Sen. McGill said. He said the women were beating on the door.

 "Me and my wife both got up to address the situation. They did inform me that they were strippers at a particular club in Huntsville," Sen. McGill said. He declined to name the women's place of employment, or to speculate about why the women came to his door. (He did, jokingly, say they were there due to "car trouble.")

 "In my 35 years, I've never had that happen," McGill said.

 In another situation, Sen. McGill said he saw a woman in the parking lot at his place of business. He sent employees out to talk to her, he said. "She thought she had a flat tire and wanted her tire looked at, but she did not have a flat tire."

 McGill said the woman handed his employees a business card that said she was from a strip club.

 The trouble didn't end with the campaign, Sen. McGill said. "Shortly after taking office, a couple of times my Facebook was hijacked and women sent me pictures of themselves half-naked, saying, 'I had a great time last night with Shadrack McGill.' That sort of thing."

 "She has a legitimate concern about that sort of thing getting worse, and Facebook being one of the mediums for that happening," Sen. McGill said of his wife. "I'm proud of her; she has a lot of wisdom and when she prays about something and gets a certain direction on her mind, she's very bold about addressing it."

 Sen. McGill said he does not use his Facebook account very often - Heather McGill and a secretary generally handle his Facebook account, he said.

 McGill noted that he thanked his wife, Heather, in the comments of her Facebook post.

 "Thank you my dear loving help mate for doing some much needed house keeping on our face book page," Sen. McGill wrote. "You are a wise woman and If you were running for my senate seat, I would vote for you babe."

 "She is a strong woman and a protector of the family. It's a shame that you have to monitor your child picking up your phone, or your Facebook or whatever."

 "Facebook is a very resourceful tool for getting your message out, free-of-charge basically, to a wide variety of people, and I appreciate that," McGill said. "But, as more and more of this country deals with a moral decline, it may be that I have to get rid of my Facebook account due to the moral issue that has become with using it."

 As of noon Tuesday, more than 300 had "liked" Heather McGill's post on her husband's profile, and dozens had offered their support.

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 Panthers Star Greg Hardy -- DEACTIVATED ... Over Domestic Violence Conviction

 The Carolina Panthers have decided to DEACTIVATE superstar defensive endbecause of his domestic violence conviction -- a decision that was made by the team Sunday morning and it seems fairly obvious it's all because of thesituation.Back in July, a North Carolina judge found Hardy guilty of attacking his girlfriend and threatening her life during an altercation in May -- but the Panthers and the NFL decided not to punish Hardy while he appealed the decision and pursued a jury trial.Translation -- THEY SAT ON THEIR HANDS AND DID NOTHING FOR MONTHS.But now, in the wake of the Ray Rice scandal -- and a public outcry against the NFL for taking too light of a stance against domestic violence -- the Panthers have decided to deactivate Hardy for today's game.As for the incident, Hardy's ex had claimed he beat the living crap out of her and threatened to kill her during a jealous late-night rage.The woman had testified that Hardy got angry that night when he heard a Nelly song at a nightclub -- which angered him because the woman had briefly dated the rapper when she was on a break from Hardy.Story developing ... ||||| CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers placed defensive end Greg Hardy on the inactive list for Sunday's home opener against the Detroit Lions.

 The move came two days after coach Ron Rivera said he planned to start the 2013 Pro Bowl selection, who was found guilty in July by a Mecklenburg County judge of assaulting and threatening ex-girlfriend Nicole Holder.

 "I know y'all are wondering [about Greg Hardy]," Rivera said after Carolina's 24-7 victory against Detroit. "I made the decision this morning. It was my decision because it was in the best interest of the Carolina Panthers."

 Editor's Picks Newton: Panthers are bigger than one player Playing on Sunday without Greg Hardy, the victorious Panthers proved yet again that they're bigger than one player, David Newton writes.

 Rivera said the decision wasn't made without discussion with others in the organization. He wouldn't expand on why the decision was in the best interest of the Panthers, and he limited the number of questions on Hardy.

 Rivera said the league is dealing with difficult issues and so are the Panthers. He stressed letting the process play out.

 "My rationale was it was in the best interest of the Carolina Panthers," Rivera added.

 Rivera said Hardy will return to the lineup, but he wasn't specific.

 "He will play as we go through this process," Rivera said. "Hopefully, we get it right."

 Players throughout the Panthers' locker room said they want Hardy back on the field. Asked how they balance that between the public outcry for him not to be allowed to play, center Ryan Kalil tried to put it into perspective.

 "Everybody has strong opinions about the topic at hand," said Kalil, a team captain. "I know I feel very strongly about it. At the same time, however you feel about the situation or the individuals, it's a mistake to start grouping them all into one big group.

 "So everybody has the right to their each individual case, and I think that's what's happening here. For us, the biggest thing is not to get caught up in all the sensationalism and really let the facts play out before we start passing judgment and having opinions about it publicly.

 Two days after the Panthers said they would let the process play out regarding Greg Hardy and his domestic violence case, the team deactivated the star defensive end for Sunday's game. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

 "That's what we've decided as a team, and that's what we're doing. And the biggest thing, at the end of the day we still have a job to do."

 Defensive end Charles Johnson was adamant he wanted Hardy back.

 "Of course [we want him back]," he said. "Why would you ask that question?"

 Told because people around the country are questioning whether Hardy should be allowed to play, Johnson said, "That's my teammate. I'm going to rally around my teammate."

 Linebacker Thomas Davis said Carolina going 2-0 with starting quarterback Cam Newton missing the first game with fractured ribs and Hardy sitting for the second game shows "it's not about one man around here." He also said he would welcome Hardy back.

 "Absolutely," Davis said. "He's one of our playmakers. He's one of the guys that makes our defense run. We feel we definitely are a better defense with him on the field. That's one of those things that we have to sit back as a team and players and let the situation play itself out and see what happens.

 "In the meantime, we've got to continue to come to work and do what we're paid to do, and that's play football."

 Tight end Greg Olsen said it's all about compartmentalization.

 "I don't know what to say about it right now," he said. "There's a lot going on that needs to be sorted out on a lot of different fronts in our league right now, but we also have a lot of good guys, too."

 Cornerback Antoine Cason understands why some are making the case that there was momentum building toward Hardy being inactive after what happened with former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

 "That definitely can be said," he said. "That definitely can be assumed. However, I don't even know the specifics on either of those situations even. It's tough all the way around and everyone has their opinions about it. I really don't know and being the guy in those situations, I just feel for them. Who knows what happened and how it's reported, you never really know so like I said, for my teammate, just be by his side."

 The San Francisco 49ers were aware of the Panthers' decision to deactivate Hardy but still listed defensive tackle Ray McDonald among their 46 active players Sunday night against the Bears. McDonald was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence on Aug. 31.

 Rivera said Friday the team hadn't changed its stance on Hardy, who is appealing the verdict with a jury trial tentatively set for Nov. 17. Hardy's attorney insists the case won't be heard until 2015 because of the court's case backload. Under North Carolina law involving defendants convicted of a misdemeanor, the jury trial will take place as if no previous trial took place.

 "We are in a process, and we're letting the process play its way out,'' Rivera said Friday. "Because of that, we're following through with the situation, set of circumstances. We're not trying to do anything below board or way above board.''

 The decision to deactivate Hardy comes after the Ravens released Rice and the NFL placed the running back on indefinite suspension after video appeared of him knocking out then-fiancée Janay Palmer in an Atlantic City casino elevator in February. It also follows the Vikings' decision to deactivate Peterson after he was charged with reckless or negligent injury to a child.

 The Rice tapes put the focus back on domestic violence and Hardy. It intensified on Hardy after he missed Wednesday's practice to meet with the attorney handling the case.

 Then on Wednesday night, when receiving the Echo Award Against Indifference, team owner Jerry Richardson had tears as he addressed critics who called his stance on Hardy's case lenient.

 "Standing before you tonight, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge an issue weighing heavily on our sport and our society,'' Richardson said. "When it comes to domestic violence, my stance is not one of indifference. I stand firmly against domestic violence, plain and simple.'"

 Sources told ESPN.com that Patriots owner Robert Kraft contacted Richardson to lobby other NFL owners for support of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who has come under fire for his handling of Rice's case. Richardson has agreed to help Kraft.

 Mario Addison, a fourth-year player out of Troy, started in place of Hardy.

 The Panthers still have to pay Hardy his salary for this week. As the team's franchise tag player, he is scheduled to make $13.1 million this season. |||||
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– Greg Hardy is the Carolina Panthers' franchise player, a Pro Bowl defensive end who will make $13.1 million this season. He will also sit out today's home opener after the Panthers abruptly reversed course and deactivated him this morning, reports ESPN. The reason? Hardy was convicted in July of assaulting and threatening the life of an ex-girlfriend; he's currently appealing that conviction, and is likely to return to court in November. Both the NFL and the Panthers had opted not to punish Hardy while he appealed, notes TMZ, a decision that was reinforced by the Panthers' head coach as recently as Friday, when he confirmed that Hardy would start today. "We are in a process and we're letting the process play its way out," Ron Rivera said Friday. Hardy's deactivation occurs after the Ravens released Ray Rice and the Vikings deactivated Adrian Peterson.


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 SUFFOLK, Va. - Police responded to a report of a gunshot victim Thursday morning around 10:45 a.m.

 Police said the shooting that happened in the 300 block of East Washington Street started with an argument.

 News 3's Rachael Cardin spoke to a witness who said he heard the two people in a local barbershop arguing over whether or not Halle Berry played or would play Aretha Franklin in a movie.

 Police said the fight turned physical and then one of the subjects, identified as 44-year-old Michael Jermell Hatton, produced a firearm, shooting the other man at least once outside the shop.

 Both men got emergency medical assessment and treatment by Suffolk Fire & Rescue personnel before being transported to local hospitals for further treatment.

 Franklin had previously wanted Berry to play her in an upcoming biopic, but Berry claimed she couldn't sing and wouldn't do the role justice, according to E News. Instead, Jennifer Hudson was tapped to play the Queen of Soul in the film.

 Police said the gunshot victim, identified as 47-year-old Tony Jonathan Lundy, is considered to be in critical condition. A man who tells News 3 he is the victim's brother said the treatment is ongoing at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

 A nearby business was fully staffed during the shooting, and men inside recall hearing someone saying, "No, no, no!" before hearing about 4-5 gunshots.

 According to police, Hatton was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital, and then was taken to the Magistrate's Office where the warrants were secured and served. He was then transported to the Western Tidewater Regional Jail, where he remains held without bond.

 The investigation is ongoing.

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– Fans mourned Aretha Franklin all around the world Thursday—including in a barbershop in Suffolk, Va., where a discussion of the Queen of Soul turned violent. Witnesses say that after an argument over whether Halle Berry had played or was going to play Franklin in a biopic turned violent, Michael Jermell Hatton, 44, pulled a gun and shot another patron, WTKR reports. Police say the victim, 47-year-old Tony Lundy, is in critical condition. The New York Daily News reports that Franklin repeatedly said she wanted Berry to play her in a movie due to start filming next year—but the role went to Jennifer Hudson after Berry said she couldn't sing anywhere near well enough for the role.


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 The writer of a profile on Soon-Yi Previn, wife of filmmaker Woody Allen, is being accused of bias due to her decades-long friendship with the filmmaker.

 Daphne Merkin wrote the story, published online Sunday on New York Magazine's website Vulture, in which Previn breaks her silence on the controversy surrounding her husband and his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow and ex-partner Mia Farrow. She also alleges years of abuse by her adopted mom, Mia.

 While Merkin notes in the piece that she's been friends with Allen for more than 40 years, many on Twitter — including several journalists and at least one of her New York colleagues — was quick to condemn her and the publication for allowing a sympathetic figure to write the profile.

 For example, an online search yields several stories detailing her close relationship with the filmmaker over the years, noting on her website that her first fan letter was from Allen, telling the New York Times that he once offered her his therapist and telling the New York Post that they "share our Holocaust books." She also gushes over Allen in her book The Fame Lunches, noting that she wrote him a letter in her early 20s and that "I had fixed on [Allen] as my alter ego" and that "he was the perfect non-celebrity for a non-groupie like me."

 Dylan's brother Ronan, one of her strongest supporters, issued the following statement in response to the story: "I owe everything I am to Mia Farrow. She is a devoted mom who went through hell for her family all while creating a loving home for us. But that has never stopped Woody Allen and his allies from planting stories that attack and vilify my mother to deflect from my sister’s credible allegation of abuse. As a brother and a son, I’m angry that New York Magazine would participate in this kind of a hit job, written by a longtime admirer and friend of Woody Allen’s. As a journalist, I’m shocked by the lack of care for the facts, the refusal to include eyewitness testimony that would contradict falsehoods in this piece, and the failure to include my sister’s complete responses. Survivors of abuse deserve better."

 Dylan also tweeted out a lengthy statement in response to the story, saying in part that: "The idea of letting a friend of an alleged predator write a one-sided piece attacking the credibility of his victim is disgusting."

 My statement on New York Magazine: pic.twitter.com/xml6pdaZqb — Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) September 17, 2018

 New York Magazine spokesperson Lauren Starke defended the story before it was published, saying: "Soon-Yi Previn is telling her story for the first time, and we hope people will withhold judgment until they have read the feature. Daphne Merkin’s relationship to Woody Allen is disclosed and is a part of the story, as is Soon-Yi’s reason for speaking out now. I would add that Daphne approached Soon-Yi about doing this piece, not vice-versa. We reached out to both Mia and Dylan Farrow for comment; Dylan chose to speak through her representative. The story is transparent about being told from Soon-Yi’s point of view."

 Later Sunday, Starke added: "This is a story about Soon-Yi Previn, and puts forward her perspective on what happened in her family. We believe she is entitled to be heard. Daphne Merkin’s relationship to Woody Allen is disclosed and is a part of the story, as is Soon-Yi’s reason for speaking out now. We hope people will read it for themselves."

 Merkin doesn't go into her history with Allen beyond writing: "I myself have been friends with Allen for over four decades and have always been somewhat mystified by him, in part because of the almost Aspergian aloneness of the man and in part because of the genuine diffidence — the lack of a discernible ego — that lies just beneath both a lifetime’s worth of ambitious productivity and his nebbishy film persona."

 Many on social media were quick to criticize.

 1. The decision by NY Mag (disclosure: I write for NY Mag) to have @DaphneMerkin write the Soon-Yi Previn profile is quite disappointing. First, my experience with Daphne...about 9 years ago she attended a dinner party in the Hamptons that I was a guest at https://t.co/bQ78jlgbB8 — Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 17, 2018

 3. After some back and forth about this friends work, Daphne chimed in, she was nasty, angry, and mean-spirited. Her attitude was so awful that it filled the room with tension...people were scared to say anything. — Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 17, 2018

 5. So I wasn't surprised to see Daphne write this piece in the NYT about the #MeToo movement. It was classic Daphne...she loves to "we" things...because she's ok, everyone else must be. Because her privileged friends are ok, everyone else must be. https://t.co/OnEPw6GHM7 — Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 17, 2018

 7. But to have one of the biggest #MeToo stories (Woody Allen/@RealDylanFarrow) covered by a woman who has seen little use for feminism/#MeToo movement is disappointing to say the least. If Soon-Yi was unwilling to speak to anyone else, NY Mag didn't need to commission the piece — Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 17, 2018

 8. Also to have a Woody Allen sycophant (read Daphne's previous writings on Woody) profile Soon-Yi isn't journalistically sound. The also piece brings us nowhere close to understanding Soon-Yi, it's just a slew of attacks on @MiaFarrow. — Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 17, 2018

 Merkin's previous encounters with Allen ("he supported her while she was suffering from depression and encouraged her as a writer") fundamentally creates a conflict of interest.

 At the very least ~an appearance~ of a conflict of interest. So she shouldn't be the writers on this. — Nina Metz (@Nina_Metz) September 16, 2018

 I don't understand the journalistic value of having someone with an obvious conflict of interest defend an accused child molester with no response from the accuser--in a piece written by someone who admits to being friends with the accused, no less. https://t.co/hZf6YbrF0U — Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) September 17, 2018

 written by his longtime and definitely completely neutral friend Daphne Merkin — andi zeisler (@andizeisler) September 17, 2018

 Oh, Soon-Yi Previn profile writer—and Woody Allen fangirl–Daphne Merkin is the woman who wrote this op-ed?

 Mkay, yeah, explains a lot. pic.twitter.com/4i2dGTPgnE — Lily Herman (@lkherman) September 17, 2018 |||||
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– One person we haven't heard from in decades "as controversies tumbled around her": Soon-Yi Previn, wife of Woody Allen and adopted daughter of Mia Farrow. "No more," writes Daphne Merkin in a piece in New York that's attracting plenty of attention—and backlash. Previn details her life, from the time she says she was a 5-year-old runaway in South Korea, up through her adoption by Farrow and headline-making relationship with Allen, who'd been in a long-term relationship with Farrow. "He pursued me," Previn says, revealing she "hated him" at first. "That's why the relationship has worked. ... He's usually a meek person, and he took a big leap." Much of the piece, however, focuses on Previn's thoughts on Farrow and sibling Dylan Farrow, who has stood by her accusations that adoptive father Allen molested her when she was a child. "What's happened to Woody is so upsetting, so unjust," Previn tells Merkin, saying Mia Farrow was an abusive, neglectful mother who "has taken advantage of the #MeToo movement and paraded Dylan as a victim." A good deal of outrage about the interview is driven by Merkin's 40-year friendship with Allen, notes the Hollywood Reporter. Dylan Farrow put out a statement saying Merkin's story was full of "bizarre fabrications." "The idea of letting a friend of an alleged predator write a one-sided piece attacking the credibility of his victim is disgusting," she notes. She also posted a statement from seven of her siblings in support of their mom, as well as one from brother Ronan Farrow, who's been instrumental in advancing the "Me Too" movement with his exposes. New York has "done something shameful here," he writes, calling the piece a "hit job." Full interview with Previn here.


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 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday there is nothing she would trade for President Donald Trump’s border wall, setting a hard negotiating stance in advance of an expected December showdown over the issue.

 “It happens to be like a manhood issue for the president, building a wall, and I’m not interested in that,” the California Democrat said during a discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.

 Pelosi emphasized Democrats do support border security but they would prefer to look at strengthening existing security measures as part of a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws.

 “We can’t allow him to say we’re not interested in protecting the border,” Pelosi said of Trump’s frequent attack on Democrats for their refusal to support the wall. “That isn’t the only way to protect the border. In fact, it’s probably the worst way to protect the border.”

 Trump is itching for a fight over border wall funding, and GOP leaders who convinced him to defer that battle until after the midterm election have said they’re prepared to push for the wall in December appropriations negotiations.

 Seven of the 12 annual appropriations bills, including the Department of Homeland Security spending bill where any wall funding would be appropriated, are operating a continuing resolution that expires Dec. 7. The other five bills were signed into law before the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year.

 Pelosi’s stance on the wall likely won’t matter much in the House, where Republicans during the lame duck session should have enough votes on their side to pass the $5 billion Trump requested for the wall for fiscal 2019.

 Senate Democrats will be the real obstacle to Trump securing wall funding during the lame duck, but Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has not ruled out negotiating over it.

 If the appropriations negotiations get deferred into the next Congress, then Pelosi could have more leverage if Democrats win the House majority in November.

 “I think if the election were today we would win the majority … wave or tsunami, we’ll see in three weeks,” Pelosi said.

 Asked about working with Trump if Democrats are in the majority and whether she could believe anything he tells her, Pelosi paused before answering.

 “It’s an interesting dynamic when you have the gavel,” she said. “It just makes all the difference in the world in the leverage you have in your conversation.”

 ‘What I thrive on′

 Pelosi also continued to project confidence about being elected speaker if Democrats win the majority but said that’s the furthest issue from her mind at the moment.

 Pelosi said she’s expecting to be challenged for her leadership position as she has in the past and is ready for it.

 “None of that frightens me,” she said. “It’s what I anticipate, what I expect and what I thrive on.”

 Most of Pelosi’s comments during the Harvard politics discussion were ones that have become familiar tunes of late.

 She talked about Democrats’ top priorities for next year if they’re in the majority, like lowering health care costs, increasing paychecks and improving on the nation’s green infrastructure.

 The specifics of the agenda will be built out by the consensus of the Democratic members, she said, but noted there already seems to be agreement among incumbents and candidates about what the first bill should be.

 “One thing I’m hearing from all of them, which is music to my ears, is that they really do want campaign finance reform to be HR 1, the first resolution of the new Congress,” she said.

 Other legislative issues she said Democrats plan to act quickly on are gun control and protecting so-called Dreamers, young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

 Regarding the House’s oversight responsibilities, Pelosi reiterated her view that impeachment is divisive.

 “That isn’t a path I want to go down,” she said.

 But Pelosi made clear that Democrats will take seriously their responsibility to hold Trump and his administration accountable.

 “I’ve asked my committee chairs to be prepared, but not everything is on par with everything else,” she said, calling for a thoughtful approach to oversight — “not scattershot.” ||||| ....In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught - and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!.. ||||| ....The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border. All Democrats fault for weak laws! ||||| Please enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue.

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– President Trump said Thursday that he's ready to send the US military to the border to keep a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants out. In a series of tweets, Trump also reiterated threats to withhold financial aid to Central American nations, with particular attention to Mexico. "I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught — and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!" the president wrote. He said border security surpassed any other issue in importance for him, including trade and the newly reformulated NAFTA pact known as USMCA. Trump also asserted that the caravan of immigrants includes "MANY CRIMINALS." The Washington Post suggests that Trump is especially irked because more immigrant parents than ever are reaching the border with children since the US stopped its policy of family separations over the summer. Border Patrol arrested nearly 17,000 family members in September, a record number that's up 80% from July. Trump has previously said he wants to beef up the military's presence along the border until a wall is in place, and he again faulted Democrats on the issue of immigration. "All Democrats fault for weak laws!" he wrote. But comments this week from Nancy Pelosi suggest her party won't be budging on the solution he wants most. "It happens to be like a manhood issue for the president, building a wall, and I'm not interested in that,” she said, per Roll Call.


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As we reported earlier, LulzSec says that it has bowed out of the limelight for good after fifty days of headline-grabbing hacking of corporate and governmental targets. Along with its final statement, it released a data dump including a wide range of information. We’ve downloaded it, so what’s inside?

 We’re not going into details here, simply providing an overview of what LulzSec has released.

 AOL: While you may have been secretly hoping for some juicy memos akin to The AOL Way, what we actually have is a text file that begins: “The purpose of this document is to provide the AOL Network Engineering Staff, Management and any other pertinent persons a detailed review, analysis and recommended ‘best practices’ document for the implementation of layer 4 through 7 switching configurations.” – it’s an incredibly technical document.

 AT&T: A large .rar archive includes a huge number of internal documents related to AT&T’s LTE rollout. It includes meeting memos, emails, media reports, PDFs, Powerpoint presentations and more.

 Battlefield Heroes: This text file appears to be a list of account details for over 550,000 users of social game Battlefield Heroes.

 FBI Being Silly: This text file includes the output of a URL on the FBI website. We’ll admit to not knowing the technical significance of why this is ‘silly’ as yet.

 Hackforums.net: This appears to be 200,000 user details for Hackforums.net in a .csv file.

 Nato-bookshop.org: Similarly, this appears to be 220,000 user logins for a NATO online bookshop (the URL currently redirects to the main NATO site).

 Evidence that LulzSec hacked the US Navy website: An image is included showing the phrase “Pablo Escobar AntiSec” inserted multiple times on a list of Navy salary grades.

 Office networks of corporations: A text file seemingly listing IP numbers of internal Corporate networks, including Disney, EMI and Universal.

 Email login details supposedly for a number of private investigators: Self-explanatory.

 User login details for “Random gaming forums”: It’s unclear which forums.

 “Silly routers”: A list of IP numbers for routers with passwords set to either ‘root’ or ‘admin’.

 So there we go – that’s our first parse through. No doubt any significant information within the dump will be explored in more depth as it is uncovered. ||||| Or stated differently: Have the ill-winds of fate caught the Lulz Boat's sails?

 Today, quite unexpectedly, LulzSec Security announced its retirement. "This is our final release, as today marks something meaningful to us. For the past 50 days we've been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly everything in between, just because we could", according to a statement from the hacker group. "Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind -- we hope -- inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love".

 My question: "Planned?" Based on other LulzSec communication, the group sounded like it was in this snatch-and-post thing for the long haul -- the Lulz Boat was on a long voyage of piracy and firing its canons at many targets to come. For example, on June 23, with release of documents taken from Arizona Dept. of Public Safety servers, LulzSec writes: "Every week we plan on releasing more classified documents and embarrassing personal details of military and law enforcement in an effort not just to reveal their racist and corrupt nature but to purposefully sabotage their efforts to terrorize communities".

 From that statement, I expected an ongoing release of information. Less than a week ago, LulzSec teamed up with hacker group Anonymous for mission AntiSec (Anti-Security), which seeks to expose any government-classified information that can be stolen. From LulzSec's Twitter feed: "Our next step is to categorize and format leaked items we acquire and release them in #AntiSec 'payloads' on our website and The Pirate Bay".

 LulzSec called on other hackers to join the cause, later bragging about its allies: "The Lulz Boat is sailing alongside allied ships, gathering and sorting booty for the masses. How are the winds for everyone?" By all appearances, LulzSec had embarked on a long campaign of looting servers and posting the booty.

 So was 50 days really the plan all along or have the winds changed? The hacker group surely has made enemies, after hacking the FBI, CIA and US Senate and, more recently, Arizona public safety. The latter data dump revealed names, addresses, cell phone numbers and other personal information of cops. If law enforcement wasn't mobilized before, surely it is now. Ill winds would bring brigadiers on pursuing warships. Has perhaps the Lulz Boat's captain peered through his telescope and spied enemies on the horizon and chosen to take safe harbor?

 Maybe I missed some earlier LulzSec communication about a grand 50-day plan. Please correct me if I did. Perhaps today's announcement is just a big gag -- the Lulz Boat sending a decoy to sea, while it sails for new booty and the enemy fleet moves in the wrong direction.

 If it's over then today's data dump is the last, unexpectedly, since LulzSec had promised many more, and I can't help wonder if the pirates aren't on the run. LulzSec's full statement:

 Friends around the globe, We are Lulz Security, and this is our final release, as today marks something meaningful to us. 50 days ago, we set sail with our humble ship on an uneasy and brutal ocean: the Internet. The hate machine, the love machine, the machine powered by many machines. We are all part of it, helping it grow, and helping it grow on us. For the past 50 days we've been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly everything in between, just because we could. All to selflessly entertain others - vanity, fame, recognition, all of these things are shadowed by our desire for that which we all love. The raw, uninterrupted, chaotic thrill of entertainment and anarchy. It's what we all crave, even the seemingly lifeless politicians and emotionless, middle-aged self-titled failures. You are not failures. You have not blown away. You can get what you want and you are worth having it, believe in yourself. While we are responsible for everything that The Lulz Boat is, we are not tied to this identity permanently. Behind this jolly visage of rainbows and top hats, we are people. People with a preference for music, a preference for food; we have varying taste in clothes and television, we are just like you. Even Hitler and Osama Bin Laden had these unique variations and style, and isn't that interesting to know? The mediocre painter turned supervillain liked cats more than we did. Again, behind the mask, behind the insanity and mayhem, we truly believe in the AntiSec movement. We believe in it so strongly that we brought it back, much to the dismay of those looking for more anarchic lulz. We hope, wish, even beg, that the movement manifests itself into a revolution that can continue on without us. The support we've gathered for it in such a short space of time is truly overwhelming, and not to mention humbling. Please don't stop. Together, united, we can stomp down our common oppressors and imbue ourselves with the power and freedom we deserve. So with those last thoughts, it's time to say bon voyage. Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind - we hope - inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love. If anything, we hope we had a microscopic impact on someone, somewhere. Anywhere. Thank you for sailing with us. The breeze is fresh and the sun is setting, so now we head for the horizon. Let it flow... Lulz Security - our crew of six wishes you a happy 2011, and a shout-out to all of our battlefleet members and supporters across the globe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our mayhem: http://lulzsecurity.com/releases/ Our chaos: http://thepiratebay.org/user/LulzSec/ Our final release: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6495523/50_Days_of_Lulz Please make mirrors of material on the website, because we're not renewing the hosting. Goodbye. <3

 So what do you think is going on here? Please answer in comments. |||||

– Just as it looked like LulzSec was gearing up for an extended reign of cyber leaks and hijinks, the notorious hacker squad decided to hang up its modem—but not without one last hurrah, reports Reuters. "Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind—we hope—inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love," the group said in a statement. But with LulzSec coming under increasing pressure from law enforcement around the world, some analysts think that the "50 day cruise" is just bravado to cover a sudden retreat in the face of some pretty serious heat. "I can't help but wonder if the pirates aren't on the run," writes a security analyst at Beta News. Even if LulzSec really is going away, they leave with one with their biggest data dumps yet, featuring tech manuals, passwords, and other data from AOL, AT&T, the FBI, the US Navy, and much more.


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The seed for this crawl was a list of every host in the Wayback Machine

 This crawl was run at a level 1 (URLs including their embeds, plus the URLs of all outbound links including their embeds)

 The WARC files associated with this crawl are not currently available to the general public. ||||| Image caption The story is dedicated: "To Mme Bunkeflod, from her devoted HC Andersen"

 An early work by Hans Christian Andersen has been found at the bottom of a box near the Danish fairy tale writer's home city, experts say.

 The Tallow Candle is a short story about a revered candle that becomes grimy and neglected until its inner beauty is recognised and ignited.

 The ink-written manuscript is dedicated: "To Mme Bunkeflod, from her devoted HC Andersen".

 Experts say it was probably written by the Ugly Duckling author in the 1820s.

 Mrs Bunkeflod is thought to be a widow whom the writer visited, read to and borrowed books from as a child.

 Experts told Danish daily Politiken the script is likely the copy of an original manuscript that has since been lost.

 The newspaper has translated and published a version of the story in English.

 Shoemaker's son

 Historian Esben Brage made the chance finding in a filing box at the National Archives of Funen in October and experts have since scrutinised the copy of the 700-word manuscript.

 Image caption Andersen wrote hundreds of fairy tales which have been translated into more than 100 languages

 Experts say the story's simplistic style is not on a par with Andersen's elegantly written mature works, suggesting it was written during his time at a grammar school in the mid-1820s.

 Born in Odense in 1805, the son of a shoemaker and a washerwoman concentrated on poetry before his first book of fairy tales was published in 1835.

 Many of Andersen's most famous works, such as the Emperor's New Clothes and the Little Mermaid, focus on perceptions of wealth and beauty - themes touched on in The Tallow Candle.

 Andersen expert Ejnar Stig Askgaard described the discovery as "sensational".

 "I have no doubt that it is Christian Andersen who wrote it," he said.

 A dedication thought to have been written on the copy later in blue ink reads: "To P Plum from his friend Bunkeflod."

 The Plum and Bunkeflod families were close friends, and Hans Christian Andersen had a close relationship with Mme Bunkeflod, Politiken reported.

 Before he died in 1875, Andersen wrote hundreds of fairy tales which have since been translated into more than 100 languages. ||||| A Danish historian says he has discovered what he believes is a previously unknown fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen.

 A newly found manuscript of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen which has been located in Odense, pictured in the State Archives in Copenhagen, Denmark Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The story of ‘The... (Associated Press)

 A newly found manuscript of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen which has been located in Odense, pictured in the State Archives in Copenhagen, Denmark Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The story of ‘The... (Associated Press)

 A newly found manuscript of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen which has been located in Odense, pictured in the State Archives in Copenhagen, Denmark Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The story of ‘The... (Associated Press)

 Retired historian Esben Brage said Thursday he found the six-page text in early October while searching in the National Archives through boxes that had belonged to wealthy families from Andersen's home-town of Odense in central Denmark.

 "I was ecstatic. I immediately contacted the curator to tell him about my discovery. I had never imagined this," Brage said.

 The handwritten tale, entitled "Tallow Candle," and dedicated to a vicar's widow named Bunkeflod who had lived across from Andersen's home, had been left seemingly untouched at the bottom of one of the boxes.

 The short story tells the tale of how a tallow candle seeks help from a tinder box to be able to ignite itself.

 A senior curator at the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense said the work is likely one of the author's earliest, written seven years before his official debut in 1830.

 "I often get calls about stuff thought to have been off Andersen's hand. Most of the time, it is not. This time I was thrilled," Ejnar Stig Askgaard told The Associated Press. "This is a very early attempt at prose by Andersen who was then 18."

 Askgaard said Andersen knew the Bunkeflod widow well and regularly visited her, reading to her and borrowing books from her, even after he moved to Copenhagen to attend university.

 "The text is not at the level of the more mature fairy tales that we know from Andersen's later writing," Askgaard said. "I have no doubts ... this has been written by Andersen."

 Born to a charwoman and a shoemaker in 1805, Andersen wrote nearly 160 fairy tales in his life including classics like "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid." He has also written dozens of novels, poems and travel journals. |||||

– A Danish historian has found what he believes is an early Hans Christian Anderson manuscript buried at the bottom of a box in the National Archives of Funen. "I was ecstatic," the historian says. "I had never imagined this." The handwritten story, titled "Tallow Candle," tells the story of a neglected candle that can't light itself until its inner beauty is recognized, the BBC reports. The dedication reads, "To Mme Bunkeflod, from her devoted HC Andersen." Andersen had a close relationship with a widow named Mme Bunkeflod. "I often get calls about stuff thought to have been off Andersen's hand. Most of the time, it is not," the senior curator at Odense's Hans Christian Andersen museum tells the AP. " This time I was thrilled." Experts say the piece lacks the grace of Andersen's later work, and was likely written around 1823, while he was still in grammar school. "This is a very early attempt at prose by Andersen, who was then 18," the curator says. You can read an English translation here.


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Mourad Laachraoui, Belgian Taekwondo athlete and brother of Najim Laachaoui, implicated in the Brussels bombing attacks, addresses a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 A man, who police said is named Najim Laachraoui is seen in this undated photo issued by the Belgian Federal police on their Twitter site, on suspicion of involvement in the Brussels airport attack, on March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Belgian Federal Police/Handout via Reuters

 BRUSSELS Brussels suicide bomber Najim Laachraoui was a nice, intelligent boy, his brother said on Thursday, and gave no warning signs of being radicalised before he left for Syria in 2013 and broke all contact with his family.

 Laachraoui, a 25-year-old Belgian, was one of Tuesday's suicide bombers, security sources have told local media. A veteran Islamist fighter in Syria, he is also suspected of making explosive belts for last November's Paris attacks.

 No one in the family saw any change in his attitude before the day he called them to say he had left for Syria, his 20-year-old brother Mourad said. They also have no clue as to what could have led him to be radicalised, he said.

 "He was a nice boy, and above all he was clever, that's what I remember of him," Mourad said of his brother, who graduated in electromechanics. The last time he saw Najim, he told a news conference, he looked "normal."

 The family warned the police in 2013 when Najim told them he was in Syria, Mourad said. The police visited them at the time and came back to search their home after the November 2015 Paris attacks.

 Mourad, who said he was deeply saddened by the November attacks, said he never saw his brother with their suspected mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud, another Belgian, or anyone else involved in the Paris or Brussels carnage.

 Najim was religious, as is the family, Mourad said, adding that he would do everything possible to make sure his three younger siblings still at school do not become radical.

 Mourad is a taekwondo athlete who has represented Belgium in European and world competitions, Belgium's ABFT taekwondo federation said on its website.

 "It's crazy, really - the same parents, the same upbringing, and one turns out really well and the other really bad," his lawyer Philippe Culot said. "Mourad and his whole family are crushed that Najim could have committed such a barbaric act."

 "You don't choose your family," Mourad remarked.

 Authorities have not officially said that Najim is dead and his family has had no confirmation either, Mourad told journalists.

 "VERY GOOD STUDENT"

 Najim Laachraoui was a model student in a Brussels Catholic high school, its director told Reuters earlier on Thursday.

 "Najim Laachraoui was a very good student," said Veronica Pellegrini, the director of the Institut de la Sainte Famille d'Helmet, a Catholic school in the ethnically mixed east Brussels borough of Schaerbeek.

 "He never failed a class," Pellegrini said of Laachraoui, who studied at the school for six years, until graduating in 2009. "We haven't heard from him since," she said.

 Traveling under the false name Soufiane Kayal, Laachraoui was documented driving from Hungary into Austria in September in a car driven by Salah Abdeslam, the prime suspect in the Paris attacks who was arrested in Brussels last week.

 There is speculation Laachraoui had just returned from Syria, possibly by sea with refugees.

 Catholic religion classes are part of the school's curriculum for all students regardless of their religion and Laachraoui would have attended those classes as any other student, Pellegrini said.

 It is not uncommon for Muslim pupils in Belgium to go to Catholic schools, which can be seen as more conservative or more exclusive than state schools.

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 BRUSSELS — One of the suicide bombers who blew themselves up at Brussels airport was the suspected bomb-maker involved in November's Paris attacks, Belgian officials announced on Friday.

 The federal prosecutor confirmed that 24-year-old Najim Laachraoui was the bomber pictured on the left of a surveillance camera image captured before the twin blasts rocked the departures area on Tuesday. He was pushing a luggage trolley that contained a bomb hidden in a suitcase.

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 Laachraoui is suspected of being the bomb-maker who supplied devices for the Paris attacks on Nov. 13.

 The prosecutor also confirmed Friday that Laachraoui's DNA was found on a suicide belt at the Bataclan music venue that was targeted by the terrorists along with an explosive device at the Stade de France.

 Najim Laachraoui (left) is seen in footage from a security camera at Brussels airport on Tuesday. Belgian Police

 His DNA was also recovered at several safe houses in Belgium used by the cell.

 Laachraoui also used the false name Soufiane Kayal and was with suspected Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam in Hungary in Sept. 2015, according to the prosecutor.

 U.S. and Belgian intelligence sources previously told NBC News that Laachraoui was believed to be among the Brussels suicide bombers, but Friday was the first time his involvement in the attacks had been publicly acknowledged by officials. |||||Summary:

– One of the two suicide bombers that killed at least 30 people at the Brussels airport Tuesday was the same man who made two of the bombs used in the terrorist attacks on Paris in November, authorities confirmed Friday. The New York Times identified the man as 24-year-old Belgian citizen Najim Laachraoui. Laachraoui's DNA was found on a suicide belt at the Bataclan music venue and an explosive device at the Stade du France following the Paris attacks, NBC News reports. Authorities asked for help finding him on Monday, three days after they arrested Paris attacker and suspected accomplice Salah Abdeslam. On Tuesday, Laachraoui used a bomb hidden in a suitcase to blow himself up at the Brussels airport. Laachraoui left Belgium for Syria in 2013, Reuters reports. His family says it saw no sign of radicalization beforehand and has no idea what happened. Laachraoui's family warned police after he left for Syria. His brother, 20-year-old Mourad, remembers his brother as "nice" and "clever." "Mourad and his whole family are crushed that Najim could have committed such a barbaric act," Reuters quotes Mourad's lawyer as saying. Mourad, who represents Belgium in international taekwondo competitions, says he will do whatever it takes to keep his three younger siblings from following his brother's path.


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 The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged within minutes early this afternoon, after somebody hacked an AP Twitter account and posted a bogus tweet saying the White House had been attacked.

 The Dow, which had been up about 130 points, fell into the red within two minutes, and then bounced back just as quickly as it became obvious that the “news” was false, and a prank.

 White House spokesman Jay Carney quickly got on the air and dismissed the story.

 “The president is fine,” Carney said. “I was just with him.”

 The Dow was at 14698 when the bogus tweet hit. Within two minutes, the Dow had dropped 127 points and fallen into the red. It just as quickly rose (you can see this quite clearly in the chart).

 Dow Jones Kaitlyn Kiernan reported:

 “Stocks briefly erased a 125-point gain after a tweet from the Associated Press Twitter account erroneously claimed that there were two explosions in the White House and that President Barack Obama had been injured. The Associated Press said on its corporate website that its account had been hacked. The White House confirmed that there was no incident. “The AP’s servers got hacked. People quickly figured that out…see how temperamental the market is? The age of social media, if you’re allowed to monitor Twitter feeds like we are, we see that right away,” said Keith Bliss, senior vice president at brokerage firm Cuttone & Co. “Just goes to show, you shouldn’t have a knee-jerk reaction to anything that comes across Twitter.”

 Here, for your edification, is a screenshot of the fake tweet.

 What stands out to us is how many times that was retweeted, in the parlance of the Twitterverse: at least 1,849 people retweeted that before it was taken down.

 The AP quickly dismissed the tweet: ||||| The Associated Press' Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday. Moments later, the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the attack.

 Just after 1 p.m., the news organization tweeted:

 @AP

 The Associated Press Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured

 The message spread quickly, with Twitter users immediately wondering if the account had been hacked. The Associated Press' corporate communications account clarified the tweet was fake minutes later.

 @AP_CorpComm

 AP CorpComm That is a bogus tweet.

 The AP's Sam Hananel, who writes about labor and employment issues, tweeted that the account had been hacked.

 @SamHananelAP

 Sam Hananel Please Ignore AP Tweet on explosions, we've been hacked.

 The AP Stylebook account confirmed the hack.

 @APStylebook

 AP Stylebook The Twitter account has been suspended after it was hacked. The tweet about an attack on the White House was false.

 CBS News reported that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed that "the president is fine," in response to the AP's Twitter feed.

 The AP announced that it would be suspending its Twitter account in response to the hacking. The news organization added:

 The tweet, which said that there had been two explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama was injured, came after hackers made repeated attempts to steal the passwords of AP journalists.

 The AP's Mike Baker tweeted that "the hack came less than an hour after some of us received an impressively disguised phishing email." The false alarm sent the Dow plunging 145 points between 1:08 p.m. ET and 1:10 p.m. The market quickly bounced back to roughly where it had been before the hack.

 The Syrian Electronic Army, an organization that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, tweeted,

 Twitter accounts for CBS News, including the "60 Minutes," "48 Minutes" and CBS Denver feeds, were also hacked last week. The Syrian Electronic Army was also reportedly responsible. |||||

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– Hackers got their hands on AP's Twitter feed today and briefly sent blood pressures racing with an afternoon tweet that President Obama had been injured in a pair of White House explosions, reports the Huffington Post. The real AP tweeted minutes later that it was a hoax and suspended the account. Incredibly, the Dow had been up 130 points before the tweet and lost all of it within a minute, reports the Wall Street Journal. Then it bounced right back to where it was when the hoax was revealed. No official word yet on who's behind the hack, though TMZ says it's the same group that has been "swatting" celebs with phony 911 calls.


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Dallas Bishop Edward Burns addresses the media Aug. 19, 2018, during a news conference. The Rev. Edmundo Paredes is accused of molesting teens and stealing from his parish, St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Dallas, where he had served for 27 years. (Photo: Rex C Curry, The Dallas Morning News via AP)

 DALLAS – A Dallas priest accused of molesting teens and taking at least $60,000 from his parish now is missing, Roman Catholic Church officials said.

 At St. Cecilia Catholic Church, where the Rev. Edmundo Paredes had served for 27 years, parishioners said Sunday that he may have fled to his native Philippines, where he has been taking annual vacations.

 Bishop Edward Burns told parishioners over the weekend the Dallas Diocese has hired two private investigators to try to track Paredes down.

 "Now that we know of his criminal sexual acts, we want to get a handle on him," Burns said.

 ► Aug. 20: Pope Francis blasts clergy 'atrocities': 'We showed no care for little ones'

 ► Aug. 19: Clergy abuse hotline calls 'surging' after scathing grand jury report

 ► Aug. 19: Pennsylvania priests, parishioners push forward in faith

 The church first began investigating Paredes in May 2017 over allegations he stole $60,000 to $80,000 in cash from the parish. The priest admitted to the financial misconduct, was suspended from ministry and removed from the church in June 2017, the bishop said.

 St. Cecilia had a celebratory Mass for Paredes on June 1, 2017, according to a St. Cecilia Catholic School Facebook post. And another Facebook post, now not available publicly, called it a retirement celebration.

 The Rev. Edmundo Paredes prepares for communion June 5, 2008, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Dallas. Paredes, a Texas priest now accused of molesting teens and stealing from his parish, has gone missing. (Photo: Juan Garcia, The Dallas Morning News via AP)

 But in February, church officials received allegations that Paredes had molested three teen boys more than a decade ago. Diocese officials immediately filed a report with law enforcement agencies to launch a criminal investigation, Burns said.

 The diocese wasn't aware of the sexual-assault allegation when Paredes was suspended, diocese spokeswoman Annette Gonzales Taylor said.

 "The allegations were found to be credible," Burns said.

 Paredes can no longer administer the sacraments or otherwise represent himself as a priest, the bishop said.

 Burns disclosed the allegations to parishioners Sunday after consulting with the Diocesan Review Board, a group of nonclergy Catholics who counsel the diocese on matters involving the sexual abuse of minors. The information wasn’t disclosed earlier because officials didn’t want to hinder the police investigation or compromise the victims’ identities, Gonzales Taylor said.

 However, after a Pennsylvania grand jury released a nearly 900-page report Tuesday detailing allegations of sexual abuse against 301 priests, Burns said telling parishioners at Parades' former church was necessary.

 Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests contend that Burns waited too long.

 ► Aug. 18: Some priests sent to psychiatric clinics for sex-abuse treatment

 ► Aug. 17: Why the Catholic Church still struggles with sexual abuse scandals

 "Why would Bishop burns suppress this crucial information?" Lisa Kendzior and Paul Petersen, Dallas chapter leaders of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said in a statement. "Was it to protect the diocese from scandal?

 "What about concern for the safety of children and the need to comfort any survivors?" they asked. "Where is the transparency that the Catholic bishops promised?"

 After Mass on Sunday, Sylvia Segura, 61, told The Dallas Morning News that she broke down in tears because the news about Paredes caught her by surprise.

 ► Aug. 16: Catholic Church had 'playbook' to keep priest abuse secret, FBI said

 ► Aug. 16: 40 Pennsylvania priests confessed their crimes; little was done afterward

 When she heard the bishop's letter being read from the pulpit, Segura said she expected a statement of solidarity with the Pennsylvania grand jury report.

 "Just to find out that it was in our very own house that it had happened," she said. "It was very, very hard."

 Contributing: The Associated Press. Follow WFAA on Twitter: @wfaa

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 ► Aug. 15: 'Men of God' kept it secret as priests systematically abused kids

 ► Aug. 15: Priest recommended for Disney World job after sex abuse allegations

 ► Aug. 15: Victims hope Pennsylvania is 'wake up call' other dioceses need

 ► Aug. 15: Priests used gold crosses to ID kids as abuse targets

 ► Aug. 15: Survivors of priest abuse flood hotline 'to tell their stories, seek justice'

 ► Aug. 15: Catholic reaction to priest abuse report varies between strong and silent

 ► Aug. 14: Church protected more than 300 'predator priests,' grand jury says

 ► Aug. 14: Clergy abuse report puts spotlight on state's statute of limitations

 ► Aug. 14: Names, details of 301 Pennsylvania priest sex abuse allegations

 ► Aug. 14: Pennsylvania grand jury report: Read the full document

 ► Aug. 11: Some priests named in clergy sex abuse report remain in ministry

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 Read or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2BuQzEV ||||| The Catholic Diocese of Dallas faces harsh criticism for how it handled allegations of sexual abuse against one it's priests.

 The alleged abuse by now-former Reverend Edmundo Paredes happened 10 years ago, but it was only brought to the diocese's attention six months ago. He was a longtime priest at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Oak Cliff.

 It all comes on the heels of a bombshell Pennsylvania grand jury report about hundreds of alleged predator priests accused of preying on children.

 At least three men came forward with allegations against the Dallas former priest.

 The abuse allegations came to the diocese attention in February. It was the diocese that immediately reported them to police. But some are furious the public is just now learning about it and that the accused priest is missing

 One man who says he was victimized as a child by a Dallas priest did not want his name used or face shown. But he is speaking out on behalf of other potential victims through a nationwide group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests.

 “I would like to say I’m surprised, but I’m simply not,” the man said. “This has been a dirty secret that’s been going on for decades.”

 On Sunday, Dallas Bishop Edward Burns had this to say when a reporter asked specifically why it took six months for the diocese to go public with allegations of sex abuse against Paredes.

 “Because when all of this occurs, there are many steps that have to fall into place,” he responded.

 Burns said these situations have to be approached methodically.

 The recent report by a Pennsylvania grand jury highlighted by State Attorney Josh Shapiro and exposing hundreds of predator priests influenced Bishop Burns’ decision.

 “Some ask ‘Well, is it because of the grand jury report that prompted the Diocese of Dallas to bring it forward now?’ And the answer is yes,” Burns said.

 “It begs the question if Josh Shapiro did not have his action from Pennsylvania, would this have been news on Sunday?” the victim asked. “And the simple answer is no.”

 Late Monday afternoon, the Diocese of Dallas clarified the Bishop’s Sunday comments in a press release. It says Bishop Burns was “prepared to announce the allegations in March” but there was “concern for the victims” who asked that it not be made public.

 The statement goes on to say Bishop Burns tried to be sensitive to the victim’s request. But when the Pennsylvania report became public, he decided to inform the public about Paredes.

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 Dallas Diocese suspends priest over sexual abuse allegations, theft

  ||||| Paredes is no longer permitted to function or present himself as a priest, the bishop said.

 Burns decided to disclose the allegations to parishioners Sunday after a meeting Thursday with the Diocesan Review Board, a group of non-clergy Catholics who counsel the diocese on matters involving the sexual abuse of minors. He said Sunday that he wanted to make the allegations public after last week's report from Pennsylvania that said more than 1,000 children had been abused by clergy since the 1940s.

 Lisa Kendzior and Paul Petersen, local chapter leaders of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, said in a joint statement that they found it disturbing Burns didn't tell parishioners about the allegations sooner.

 "Why would Bishop Burns suppress this crucial information? Was it to protect the diocese from scandal?" the written statement said. "What about concern for the safety of children and the need to comfort any survivors? Where is the transparency that the Catholic bishops promised?"

 Petersen said he had been abused by Richard Johnson, a priest who was suspended in 2006 when he was at St. Patrick Church in Lake Highlands. Before St. Patrick, Johnson served at St. Cecilia. The diocese later settled cases with three men Johnson abused in the 1970s and '80s.

 Petersen said he was skeptical of the timing of the weekend announcement.

 "The fair question that every Catholic — and all the citizens of Dallas should ask — is what's special about today, that the revelation was made?" he said.

 The information was not disclosed earlier because Burns "did not want to hinder [the police] investigation or compromise the anonymity of victims," a church spokeswoman said. |||||

– The Catholic Church has hired two private investigators to track down a former Dallas priest who disappeared months before sexual abuse allegations against him surfaced. Pastor at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Oak Cliff for 27 years, Rev. Edmundo Paredes stands accused of molesting three boys in their midteens between 10 and 20 years ago, though the exact period is being withheld to protect the victims’ identities, reports the Dallas Morning News. Paredes, 69, was removed from St. Cecilia in June 2017 after allegedly stealing $60,000 to $80,000 in cash. This February, church officials also learned of sexual abuse allegations, which were reported to police and found to be credible, Bishop Edward Burns told parishioners on Sunday. "I recognize this diocese cannot cover its ears, its eyes, its mouth. We need to look at this head on," Burns said. Still, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests questions the delay in releasing the information. Officials initially said the allegations weren’t disclosed earlier because of a police investigation. Late Monday, however, the Diocese of Dallas said a Pennsylvania grand jury report describing more than 1,000 victims of abuse by clergy since the 1940s had motivated the disclosure after victims objected to an announcement in March, per Fox 4. Officials suspect Paredes is in his native Philippines, which he visited annually, per WFAA. Per the Morning News, authorities there say they are unaware of his location.


Here is a news article: LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain needed a period of stability and that she would take responsibility for delivering it if she won the most seats.

 “At this time, more than anything else this country needs a period of stability,” May said after winning her own parliamentary seat.

 “If, as the indications have shown, and if this is correct that the Conservative Party has won the most seats and probably the most votes then it will be incumbent on us to ensure that we have that period of stability and that is exactly what we will do,” May said. (Reporting Costas Pitas, writing by William James editing by Guy Faulconbridge) ||||| When no party gets enough seats in the House of Commons to form a majority Government the result is described as a hung parliament.

 Parties must get more than 326 MPs in order to have a majority.

 If nobody does, someone has to try and form a stable Government and this can ultimately mean the party which technically comes second in the election can form a ruling body instead.

 What happens next?

 The incumbent Government - the last one before the election - stays in Number 10 until a new Government can be formed.

 Theresa May will not move out and talks will begin to see if the Conservatives can find enough support from other parties to rule.

 So does Theresa May get the first shot at forming a coalition?

 Yes. Although it doesn't mean she will definitely be the next Prime Minister. If the Conservatives get close to the magic 326 number on their own they may be able to borrow support from the DUP, a party which tends to vote with them anyway.

 Talks will begin to try and see who can make a deal work. One of the two parties with a realistic chance - the Conservatives or Labour - could also choose to govern as a minority and find support from other MPs as and when they need to get a vote through parliament.

 This is much harder than governing with a majority, even a small one.

 What happens if she fails?

 If Theresa May can't get the numbers it will be Labour's chance to try and do the same unless the Tories want to try their luck with a minority.

 She will be expected to resign.

 Labour could borrow support from other parties, although the Lib Dems have ruled this out and Jeremy Corbyn vowed not to work with the Scottish Nationals.

 Do the voters get a say?

 No. Once the general election has taken place and no overall decision has been made it's up to the parties to make the best of it as the Conservatives and the Lib Dems did in 2010.

 How long does it take?

 There is no time limit to agree a new Government. In 2010 it took five days, although many people thought this was too quick and important details were missed, leading to problems further down the line.

 Either way neither of the parties will want to take too long about it because the Brexit negotiations begin 11 days after polling day.

 And Parliament will meet again on the 13 June, so someone has to have come up with a solution by then. Mrs May has the option of waiting until this date to see if she has the confidence of the Commons too.

 A Queen's Speech must be presented by 19 June, either by Mrs May or Mr Corbyn. Parliament must vote the speech through so this is the key test for a new Government.

 Does the Queen have a say?

 No, the Queen doesn't get involved in politics at all. But there are suggestions she may not deliver the speech if she is not sure it will be voted through Parliament.

 Could there be another election?

 Possibly. If the Conservatives form a minority Government the Prime Minister could seek another election later in the year. This is what Ted Heath did in 1974 when he won a majority the second time around, but it is a risk.

 If MPs table a no-confidence motion in the sitting Government a new election could be triggered as long as the opposition also couldn't form a Government.

 This is where it all gets a bit complicated though. If there is a no-confidence motion in Theresa May she could hand the leadership of her party to a colleague, who could seek to form a Government.

 If they can't, power could be handed to Labour but this would be uncharted territory because it means the governing party would change without an election. This would be unprecedented.

 Analysis from Kate McCann

 Election Bulletin ||||| Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images

 That's all from us for tonight - but before we go, here's a round-up of what's happened in an extraordinary day.

 Election ends in hung Parliament: Conservatives win 318 seats, Labour 262

 Speaking after visiting Buckingham Palace, Theresa May said only her party had the "legitimacy" to govern, despite falling eight seats short of a majority.

 PM confirms five top cabinet posts, including chancellor and foreign secretary

 Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, Brexit Secretary David Davis, Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Chancellor Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson all keep their positions.

 Tories to form government with DUP to 'provide certainty' and keep country 'safe'

 It is thought Mrs May will seek some kind of informal arrangement that could see the DUP "lend" its support to the Tories on a vote-by-vote basis, known as "confidence and supply".

 Theresa May's government 'will carry on Brexit negotiations to existing timetable'

 European Council president Donald Tusk has warned the UK that time is running out and there was a risk of a "no deal" outcome as a result of no negotiations taking place.

 Jeremy Corbyn hails Labour's 'incredible result' and calls for May to resign

 He said the PM should "make way" for a government that would be "truly representative of the people of this country" and said Labour was ready to form a minority government of its own.

 The Lib Dems' Tim Farron also calls on May to quit

 The party said Mrs May should be "ashamed" of carrying on.

 SNP will work with others to keep 'reckless' Tories out 'if at all possible'

 The SNP remains the largest party in Scotland but lost 21 seats to the Tories, Labour and the Lib Dems.

 Paul Nuttall resigns as UKIP leader after the party won no seats

 He said it was clear "UKIP requires a new focus and new ideas" but was confident it had a "great future". He also deleted his Twitter and Facebook accounts.

 Follow continuing developments over the weekend here. ||||| Image copyright Getty Images

 The general election has ended in a hung Parliament, where no party has the 326 seats needed to get an overall majority in the House of Commons.

 So what happens now?

 Who is the prime minister?

 Theresa May remains prime minister. She plans to form a minority government, relying on the Democratic Unionist Party for support.

 Does this mean there will definitely be a Conservative government?

 If the DUP supports the Conservatives, then yes, they would together have more than the 326 seats required for a majority to pass a legislative programme.

 The two parties are currently in discussion, DUP leader Arlene Foster said. And the Conservatives, as the government in power before the general election, get the first attempt at forming an administration.

 In theory, if they fail to secure DUP backing, Labour could attempt to form its own minority government. But this is unlikely.

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 How do the numbers stack up?

 The Conservatives and the DUP: 328

 Labour, SNP, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and Green: 314

 A reminder: The magic number required for a Commons majority is 326.

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 How does a minority government actually work?

 If the Conservatives go forward as a minority administration, they will fill all the ministerial positions themselves.

 But they will rely on the support of the DUP to help them pass legislation.

 Key to this is an arrangement called "confidence and supply" whereby the DUP would support the Tories if a vote of no confidence was called and help them to pass their Budget.

 Negotiations would still be needed to prevent ordinary day-to-day government business from being defeated.

 How long will it last?

 Theresa May has said her government will provide "stability" going into Brexit negotiations. And the next general election isn't due until 2022.

 But maintaining party unity and passing the government's bills will be a tricky task with so little room for rebellion - and the DUP are sure to make their own demands in return for propping up Mrs May's government.

 The BBC's Mark D'Arcy predicts a Conservative/DUP alliance faces a "long, precarious high-wire act", which will be "beset by troubles and entanglements at every turn".

 If the government grinds to a halt as a result, another general election could become unavoidable.

 This can only happen if:

 Two-thirds of MPs vote for it. In practice, it would need to be supported by both Labour and the Conservatives. Or:

 MPs pass a motion of no confidence in the government AND an existing or new government cannot win a confidence vote in the Commons within 14 days of the no-confidence vote

 Has minority government happened before?

 Several elections resulted in minority government in the early part of the 20th century.

 Governments have also started out with majorities which were then lost due to by-elections and defections.

 Labour had a majority of three after the 1974 general election - but this had vanished by 1977, and it stayed in power thanks to a "pact" with the Liberal Party.

 And John Major's Conservative government started out with a majority of 21 in 1992 but was a minority government by the 1997 general election.

 When will things be finalised?

 The first deadline is Tuesday 13 June, when the new Parliament meets for the first time.

 Mrs May has until this date to put together a deal to keep herself in power or resign, according to official guidance issued by the Cabinet Office.

 She is entitled to wait until the new Parliament to see if she has the confidence of the House of Commons.

 The government then needs to see if it can assemble the votes it needs to get its programme of proposed new laws passed in the Queen's Speech, which is scheduled for Monday 19 June.

 This is when it will be relying on the DUP's support.

 What about a coalition?

 Image copyright PA Image caption David Cameron and Nick Clegg led a coalition after the 2010 general election

 A coalition is when two or more parties join forces to govern as a single unit.

 The junior partners are given ministerial jobs and a joint programme for government is set out.

 This is what happened in 2010, when the Conservatives and Lib Dems teamed up, but it is unlikely this time given the numbers involved and the parties' statements.

 Labour has ruled one out - and in any case an alliance with the Lib Dems, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Greens would still leave it short of a majority.

 What will happen to the Brexit talks?

 The talks are currently due to begin on 19 June but if it takes a while to form a government it could ask the EU for a delay.

 The EU Parliament's chief negotiator said the outcome "will make already complex negotiations even more complicated".

 What would you like to know about the election results and what happens next? Let us know and the BBC will answer a selection.

 Use this form to ask your question: ||||| 04:24

 A t-shirt in support of Momentum, grassroots movement supportive of Jeremy Corbyn Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

 Momentum, the Labour organisation set up to support Jeremy Corbyn, hailed the results as a success for a superior ground game and campaign techniques deployed for the first time.

 The 24,000-strong organisation helped mobilise activists in targeting marginals and exploit social media in support of the overall Labour campaign.

 Adam Klug, Momentum’s national organiser, said: “The ground game was crucial to this in terms of mobilising and enthusing activists, many of them first-time canvassers. Momentum played a major part in this.

 “I think it is the end of the old way of doing politics.”

 While most of the media focus was on Corbyn, Labour was engaged in a largely unseen effort on the ground, using its large base of volunteers as a counter to the Conservatives’ higher spending.

 Klug had been a primary teacher when he volunteered in 2015 to work in Corbyn’s first leadership contest and went on to work full-time for Momentum, which grew out of the campaign.

 He and his colleagues have not yet celebrated. “We did not win,” said Klug, who said the organisation would continue campaigning, building for the next time.

 Labour had won more seats than he had expected. Had all the speculation that Corbyn would have to resign or face another leadership challenge now gone? “I think definitely,” Klug said.

 During the election, Momentum developed a tool to help direct volunteers to the nearest marginals: the site attracted 100,000 unique users.

 “This was five times the size of Momentum. We reached out way beyond our bubble,” Klug said.

 One in four UK Facebook users had viewed a Momentum video in the final week of the campaign, he said. They also developed an app to help people engage in phone-canvassing from their homes or anywhere else rather than go to phone banks.

 With the help of about half a dozen volunteers from the Bernie Sanders campaign, it introduced techniques pioneered during the US campaign, with a big effort aimed at training canvassers. Three thousand came to training days throughout the UK, about two-thirds of them first-time canvassers, Klug said.

 Momentum asked for volunteers to take Thursday off to get people to the polls. Klug said about 10,000 volunteered, knocking on an estimated 1.2m doors. ||||| A night of political shocks has seen a number of high profile figures lose their seats in the House of Commons.

 Here's who has suffered defeat so far: |||||
A summary of this is?

– She gambled on an early election—and she lost, big time. Theresa May and the Conservative Party have been dealt a huge blow in Britain's election, with the party losing its majority in Parliament after early predictions that it would gain as many as 80 seats. Full results have yet to arrive, but a hung parliament, in which no party has a majority, is now inevitable, reports the BBC. The Conservatives still have the most seats but Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party was the night's big winner, gaining more than 30 seats in Parliament, while the pro-Brexit United Kingdom Independence Party saw its share of the vote collapse. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party saw a fall in support, with former party leader Alex Salmond among those losing their seats. The latest: With Corbyn—and plenty of angry Conservatives—calling for her resignation, May signaled that she will stay on for now, Reuters reports. "At this time, more than anything else this country needs a period of stability," she said early Friday after she was re-elected to her own seat in Parliament. The inconclusive election was result was seen as a disaster by negotiators in Brussels, where Brexit talks are due to begin within days, the Guardian reports. May, who wasn't required to hold an election until 2020, said her reason for calling one early was to secure a greater mandate for the talks. "Could be messy for the United Kingdom in the years ahead," tweeted former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt. "One mess risks following another. Price to be paid for lack of true leadership." Senior Conservative officials tell the Telegraph that May made "fundamental strategic errors" during the campaign. "This is bad, it's worse than bad. Her advisers should walk out of the door now never to return, regardless of the final result," one senior official says. Numerous senior Conservative MPs have lost their seats, including manifesto author Ben Gummer. The BBC looks at what is likely to happen now that a hung parliament has been confirmed. Unless she chooses to resign, May is expected to remain as prime minister while she attempts to form a coalition government with smaller parties. ITV looks at election night's biggest losers, including Nick Clegg. The former Liberal Democrat, deputy prime minister in the coalition government until the 2015 election, lost his seat to Labour challenger Jared O'Mara.


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 Help spread the word! Share Tweet 913 total shares total shares ||||| (CNN) Taylor Swift is helping a fan of hers in need.

 The singer donated $15,500 to a GoFundMe page that is raising money for the family of a mother, Lauriann Bartell, who has been in a coma for the past three years.

 Bartell's 19-year-old daughter, Sadie Bartell, tweeted a link to the GoFundMe page and said that her mother went into a coma two days before she went to see Swift in concert. "Hey guys. I'm really nervous to post this. Please help if you can and pray for my family. I'm sorry I never said anything sooner and that I'm suddenly asking for help. I love you guys so much," she wrote in a message she posted with the tweet.

 She added, "I'm grateful to Taylor for keeping me afloat through it all."

 Read More ||||| Taylor Swift has become well known for lending a hand whenever she can. Most recently, the songstress donated $15,500 a 19-year-old fan whose mother has been in a coma for the past three years.

 The act of generosity is just of Swift's many financial contributions. Billboard has rounded up all the times the pop star donated her money to a good cause. See below for her philanthropic timeline.

 October 2011 - She donates $70,000 in books to her hometown library

 In the midst of her Speak Now tour, the star donated 6,000 books to the Reading Public Library in Pennsylvania. The books were all new and geared towards children and teens, according to the local Reading Eagle.

 January 2015 - A lucky fan gets some help paying for student loans

 Swift spread the holiday cheer by sending personalized "Swiftmas" presents to fans all over the world. Rebekah, a college graduate who wrote via Tumblr about her student loans concerns, got a donation of $1,989 (like her album name) to help her start payments.

 February 2015 - Swift gives $50,000 in song proceeds to NYC schools

 At the time, the singer just moved to New York and released the ode to her new home, the 1989 tune, "Welcome to New York." In celebration, she announced that she would donate proceeds from the single to the city’s schools.

 September 2015 - "Wildest Dreams" video proceeds go to animal foundation

 In another 1989 song-related donation, Swift gave money made from her wildlife themed "Wildest Dreams" video to the African Parks Foundation of America (APFA), which focuses on eradication of poaching, nature conservation, community engagement and the development of sustainable tourism.

 February 2016 - Swift supports Kesha with $250,000

 Two days after a judge ruled against the "Tik Tok" singer in a case in which she asked to record music independently of producer Dr. Luke, Swift gave money to her fellow songstress during the "trying time."

 August 2016 - She thanks doctors who saved Jaime King's son's life

 "At 20 weeks our son was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries AKA TGA," Jaime King wrote on Instagram at the time. "He had a major heart surgery, that was terrifying, and traumatic for us as parents, for our family." She then continued to thank Swift. "As the Godmother of Leo Thames for his birthday she gave an incredible donation to the people that saved his life Dr. Allistar Phillips and his brilliant team."

 August 2017 - Swift donates to Joyful Heart Foundation for survivors of sexual assault

 After winning a countersuit against a former Denver DJ who allegedly groped her in 2013, she gave back by making a "generous" pledge to actress Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation, which helps those victimized by sexual assault.

 September 2017 - Hurricane Harvey survivors get a helping hand

 Following the devastation that led to multiple deaths and extreme damages, Swift donated to the Houston Food Bank in honor of her mother, Andrea Finlay Swift, who graduated from the University of Houston. The organization soon thanked her for her "very sizable" donation.

 April 2018 - Singer thanked by RAINN for donation during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

 "Thank you @TaylorSwift13 for always standing with survivors," the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network wrote on Twitter. "Your generous donation this week during #SAAPM ensures that survivors and their loved ones get the help they need and deserve."

 Thank you @TaylorSwift13 for always standing with survivors. Your generous donation this week during #SAAPM ensures that survivors and their loved ones get the help they need and deserve. — RAINN (@RAINN) April 5, 2018

 July 2018 - Swift donates Reputation tour tickets to mourning Massachusetts police departments

 After Weymouth Sgt. Michael Chesna was shot and killed while investigating a car crash, Swift tried to ease the pain by donating “a significant number of tickets” to the police department for her shows in Foxborough, according to The Patriot Ledger.

 October 2018 - Swift meets boy with autism she donated $10,000 to for a service dog

 Two years after she donated $10,000 to a boy with autism for a service dog, Swift invited 8-year-old Jacob Hill, his dog Reid and his family to her show at NRG Stadium in Houston. ||||| × $15,500 gift from Taylor Swift inspires more donations for Utah family in need

 Taylor Swift donated $15,500 to a Utah family in need, and her charitable act is inspiring others to do the same.

 According to a GoFundMe spokesperson, Taylor Swift made a $15,500 donation to the Bartell family on October 20.

 The donation came with the caption “Love, Taylor, Meredith and Olivia Swift.” Meredith and Olivia are the names of Swift’s cats.

 The Bartell family is facing medical hardship, as Lauriann has been in a coma for more than three years. She suffered a bleeding ulcer in August of 2015 and suffered brain damage before going into a coma.

 Lauriann and her husband have six children and the GoFundMe page states Mike has stayed home to care for them full-time the last three years.

 Swift’s donation was liked 155 times.

 “Now, inspired by Taylor Swift, other fans are coming together to support the Bartells,” a GoFundMe spokesperson stated.

 As of Tuesday, the campaign had raised about $26,000 of its $40,000 goal.

 To learn more about the Bartell family or to donate, click here. |||||Summary:

– A Utah woman owes big thanks to Taylor Swift and her two cats. Over the weekend, Swift fan Sadie Bartell tweeted a link to a GoFundMe page raising money for her mother, Lauriann Bartel, who's been in a coma for three years since suffering brain damage linked to a bleeding ulcer, per Fox 13. "I'm grateful to Taylor for keeping me afloat through it all," wrote 19-year-old Bartell, who has five siblings being cared for full-time by their father, per CNN. Prompting disbelief, Swift not only saw the tweet, but donated $15,500 to the campaign, which has now raised $26,714 of a $40,000 goal. "Love, Taylor, Meredith and Olivia Swift," signed the singer, giving the names of her two cats. Billboard lists more generous acts by Swift, like this $1 million donation.