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{ "text": [ "TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In order to shore up official diplomatic relations, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) might visit two African allies and four Caribbean allies this year, the Apple Daily reported Saturday.\nThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the report that there was no such news at present.\nOnly 20 nations around the world maintain official relations with Taiwan, and recent rumors about an imminent agreement between the Vatican and China have led to fears that Taipei’s only European ally might switch sides.\nAs 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of official relations between Taiwan and Swaziland, Tsai is likely to visit the small land-locked monarchy in Southern Africa during the first half of the year to express her gratitude for its persistent support at international organizations, the Apple Daily wrote.\nThe son of King Mswati III is scheduled to graduate from Shih Chien University (實踐大學) in Taipei this year, so if the president is unable to leave the country, she might invite the king over to visit Taiwan and attend his son’s graduation ceremony instead.\nAny overseas trip was likely to include Taiwan’s other African friend, Burkina Faso in central West Africa. As Tsai had not yet visited the continent since being sworn in in May 2016, an African journey was highly likely this year, the newspaper reported.\nIn another part of the world where Taiwan still has allies, concern was mounting that Haiti might abandon ship, but help from the United States put that situation right, according to the Apple Daily.\nTsai was considering visiting Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia and Saint Christopher and Nevis." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LONDON (AP) — London police commander says nothing to suggest high-rise building fire a terror incident." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld a challenged practice that is used to invalidate patents without the involvement of federal courts.\nThe justices on Tuesday rejected a bid to strike down a process established by Congress in 2011 to speed up patent reviews.\nThe justices voted 7-2 in favor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's patent review process. It has been used to invalidate hundreds of patents since it was established in 2012.\nChief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch dissented." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on veterans seeking a class action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs over radiation exposure they say they experienced after a 1966 accident involving hydrogen bombs in Spain (all times local):\n5:15 p.m.\nThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it can't comment on a class action lawsuit being sought by veterans who say they responded to a 1966 accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain and then became ill from radiation exposure.\nYale Law School students in Connecticut on Monday filed a request with the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on behalf of veterans denied VA disability benefits. A VA spokesman says the VA has not seen the filing and can't address it.\nOn Jan. 17, 1966, a U.S. B-52 bomber and a refueling plane crashed into each other near the Spanish village of Palomares, releasing four hydrogen bombs and scattering highly radioactive plutonium 239.\nServicemen sent to clean the contamination say they developed cancers and blood disorders but were denied disability benefits.\n___\n12:50 p.m.\nA federal appeals court has been asked to allow a class-action lawsuit against the Veterans Affairs Department by veterans who say they became ill from radiation exposure after responding to a 1966 accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain.\nYale Law School students in Connecticut filed the request Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on behalf of veterans who sought disability benefits from the VA but were denied.\nThe students represent Air Force veteran Victor Skaar, of Nixa, Missouri, and want to expand the lawsuit to include other veterans.\nVA officials did not immediately return messages Monday.\nRadioactive plutonium was released near Palomares, Spain, in January 1966, after a U.S. B-52 bomber and refueling plane crashed. Four hydrogen bombs crashed, but there were no nuclear explosions." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BEIJING (AP) — The wife of a detained Chinese human rights lawyer says she has been prevented from leaving her neighborhood in the latest apparent case of extra-legal harassment of those who fall afoul of the ruling Communist Party.\nXu Yan tweeted Thursday that she had been followed from her apartment by police officers who stopped her leaving by taxi by telling the drivers not to take her.\nXu's husband, Yu Wensheng, was grabbed by police on Jan. 19 while preparing to take his 13-year-old son to school and has been charged with the loosely defined crime of inciting subversion.\nDuring a visit to Beijing last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Xu and Li Wenzhu, the wife of another detained lawyer, Wang Quanzhang." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 50 34 13 3 71 176 128 17-5-1 17-8-2 9-3-1 Boston 48 29 11 8 66 157 119 16-6-4 13-5-4 10-1-2 Washington 49 29 15 5 63 150 138 18-7-1 11-8-4 8-4-3 Toronto 51 28 18 5 61 162 146 13-8-2 15-10-3 6-4-1 Pittsburgh 52 28 21 3 59 156 155 18-7-1 10-14-2 10-4-0 New Jersey 49 25 16 8 58 147 147 13-8-3 12-8-5 5-6-1 Columbus 50 27 19 4 58 133 140 16-8-1 11-11-3 8-5-2 Philadelphia 49 24 17 8 56 141 141 13-9-4 11-8-4 5-2-4 N.Y. Rangers 50 25 20 5 55 153 151 17-8-3 8-12-2 7-6-3 N.Y. Islanders 51 25 21 5 55 173 184 13-8-3 12-13-2 7-7-1 Carolina 50 23 19 8 54 139 155 11-7-4 12-12-4 6-5-3 Florida 48 20 22 6 46 136 159 11-8-3 9-14-3 6-4-1 Detroit 48 19 21 8 46 126 146 10-10-7 9-11-1 6-9-2 Montreal 50 20 24 6 46 130 159 12-10-5 8-14-1 9-6-2 Ottawa 48 15 24 9 39 125 168 9-11-5 6-13-4 5-8-3 Buffalo 50 14 27 9 37 115 166 6-13-3 8-14-6 3-5-2 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Vegas 48 32 12 4 68 164 128 19-3-2 13-9-2 11-1-1 Winnipeg 51 30 13 8 68 167 137 18-3-1 12-10-7 7-5-2 Nashville 48 29 12 7 65 146 125 16-5-3 13-7-4 10-4-2 St. Louis 52 31 18 3 65 151 131 18-10-0 13-8-3 7-4-1 Dallas 50 28 18 4 60 155 134 17-7-1 11-11-3 7-10-0 San Jose 49 26 16 7 59 145 138 14-7-3 12-9-4 12-2-3 Minnesota 50 27 18 5 59 147 142 17-4-4 10-14-1 8-8-0 Anaheim 51 25 17 9 59 144 142 14-9-3 11-8-6 8-5-5 Calgary 49 25 16 8 58 137 135 12-11-3 13-5-5 8-5-3 Colorado 48 27 18 3 57 157 139 18-7-1 9-11-2 7-6-1 Los Angeles 49 26 18 5 57 139 121 12-9-3 14-9-2 6-9-3 Chicago 50 24 19 7 55 148 137 12-10-3 12-9-4 6-7-2 Edmonton 49 22 24 3 47 135 157 11-13-1 11-11-2 10-2-0 Vancouver 49 19 24 6 44 127 159 8-13-3 11-11-3 5-9-1 Arizona 50 12 29 9 33 118 172 6-15-3 6-14-6 1-7-5\nNOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.\nMonday's Games No games scheduled\nTuesday's Games\nMinnesota 3, Columbus 2, SO\nPittsburgh 5, San Jose 2\nFlorida 4, N.Y. Islanders 1\nAnaheim 3, Boston 1\nCarolina 2, Ottawa 1\nNew Jersey 3, Buffalo 1\nWinnipeg 3, Tampa Bay 1\nSt. Louis 3, Montreal 1\nChicago 2, Nashville 1\nLos Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.\nVegas at Calgary, 9 p.m.\nColorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.\nWednesday's Games\nN.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.\nSan Jose at Detroit, 8 p.m.\nPhiladelphia at Washington, 8 p.m.\nThursday's Games\nToronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.\nMontreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.\nSt. Louis at Boston, 7 p.m.\nFlorida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.\nAnaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m.\nPhiladelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.\nVegas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.\nLos Angeles at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.\nTampa Bay at Calgary, 9 p.m.\nDallas at Arizona, 9 p.m.\nColorado at Edmonton, 9 p.m.\nChicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.\nFriday's Games\nWashington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.\nDetroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.\nSan Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.\nVegas at Minnesota, 8 p.m." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The humble pecan is being rebranded as more than just pie.\nPecan growers and suppliers are hoping to sell U.S. consumers on the virtues of North America's only native nut as a hedge against a potential trade war with China, the pecan's largest export market.\nThe pecan industry is also trying to crack the fast-growing snack-food industry.\nThe Fort Worth, Texas-based American Pecan Council has been formed in the wake of a new federal marketing order that allows the industry to band together and assess fees for research and promotion.\nCritics call such orders government-backed cartels. But council members hope to elevate the pecan to the ranks of the almond and pistachio." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — Melania, or more specifically Melania's hat, what were you saying?\nThe media and the Twitterverse had a big time Tuesday with the first lady's I-spy chapeau, a wide-brim number designed by Herve Pierre that would have been perfect had the sun been out in Washington.\nIt was a grand topper for Mrs. Trump's bright white Michael Kors suit and some said it stole the show during the South Lawn military pageantry welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, during their first official state visit.\nOthers on the social media sidelines were merely perplexed.\nWas the hat more Joan Collins' Alexis Carrington Colby on \"Dynasty\" or Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope on \"Scandal?\" Was the grim-faced first lady in theoretical need of help as some asked on Inauguration Day?\nMrs. Trump kept her hat in place as the group moved indoors and also at the National Gallery of Art for a Cezanne break with Mrs. Macron, who wore a creamier shade of white, but no hat.\n\"Melania's hat for president,\" one tweeter declared. Others shared the sentiment.\nAnother chimed in: \"Getting some serious Beyonce Formation vibes from Melania's hat this morning.\" Bey wore a version in black in the video for that hit.\nOthers on social media stuck to matters of etiquette, like the Twitter account of I'm Every Woman: \"Melania's hat might be OK for the races, a runway or even Church, not to wear when greeting visitors when you want to express a warm welcome. You want people to see your eyes and face and not impose an obstacle to the two cheek kiss, a French greeting.\"\nOne thing was certain. Mrs. Trump was seriously committed to her hat." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Azar (AY'-zahr) has been sworn in as President Donald Trump's second health secretary.\nThe former drug company executive and official in George W. Bush's administration succeeds former Republican Georgia congressman Tom Price, who resigned last fall following an outcry over his use of costly private charter aircraft for official travel.\nAzar's nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services was approved by the Senate last week, largely along party lines.\nAzar has said his priorities include curbing the cost of prescription drugs, making health insurance more affordable and available, and confronting the opioid addiction epidemic.\nTrump says, \"He's going to get those prescription drug prices way down.\"\nAzar spent a decade at Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BEIJING (AP) — China's foreign ministry says Stern Hu, a former executive of the mining giant Rio Tinto, has been released from prison.\nHu, an Australian citizen, was released Wednesday. He was given a 10-year sentence in Shanghai after being convicted of accepting bribes and stealing trade secrets in 2010. The case strained relations between Australia and China, the former's largest trading partner.\nChinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said during a regular press briefing in Beijing that Hu's sentence was reduced.\nLu said Hu's \"lawful rights and interests in accordance with law\" were ensured during his prison sentence and that his sentence was \"mitigated\" because he also observed China's \"laws, regulations and disciplines.\"\nHu led Rio Tinto's iron ore operations in China before he and three Chinese colleagues were arrested in 2009." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The brother of a crewman aboard a crab boat missing and presumed sunk in the Bering Sea says it's likely no one will ever know what went wrong.\nDylan Hatfield says a number of factors probably contributed to a capsizing Saturday morning of the 98-foot crab boat Destination with six crewmen on board.\nHatfield spent parts of seven seasons on the boat, and when he left, he was replaced by his brother, 36-year-old Darrik Seibold.\nHatfield says the boat may have iced up from sea spray freezing in 20-degree temperatures. He says a pump may have failed in tanks that hold water and help stabilize the ship in rough water.\nCrew members disappeared without sending out a mayday call. Hatfield says that likely means the boat sank quickly." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The North Korean flag is flying in South Korea for the first time in years as the South prepares for the Winter Olympics that has brought a temporary lull to tensions surrounding the North's nuclear program.\nThe Olympic village in Gangneung turned into a selfie site on Thursday as volunteers posed under a North Korean flag that has been raised in the country for the first time since the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.\nTen North Korean skiers and skaters are expected to arrive in the South later in the day via a rare flight between the rivals to participate in the Pyeongchang Games that start on Feb. 9.\nThe Koreas have been planning several conciliatory gestures during the games Seoul sees as an opportunity to ease tensions." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "DENVER (AP) — Brandon Crawford kept up his May hitting surge by lining a pair of singles, Gorkys Hernandez had a diving catch in center field to thwart a rally, and the San Francisco Giants avoided being swept with a 7-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.\nCrawford was 2 for 5 with an RBI. He's hitting .412 this month, raising his season average from .189 to .307.\nDerek Holland (3-6) settled down after giving up a three-run homer to Nolan Arenado in the first. The left-hander allowed four runs in five innings to help the Giants snap a three-game skid.\nThe Giants' bullpen allowed three hits the rest of the way, with Hunter Strickland getting Arenado to pop up to end the game and earn his 11th save.\nBetween four strikeouts, Evan Longoria delivered a run-scoring triple in the fifth off reliever Harrison Musgrave (0-1) that staked the Giants to a 5-4 lead. Over the three-game series, Longoria also had two homers and two doubles.\nHernandez hauled in the catch of the night in the fifth with two on and two out. He dove to snare a sinking liner by Carlos Gonzalez, who tossed his batting helmet in frustration.\nJon Gray turned in his shortest outing of the season at 3 1/3 innings. He walked two straight batters with the bases loaded in the fourth to allow the Giants tie the score at 4. Musgrave entered and the Rockies got out of the tight spot when Andrew McCutchen's liner was dropped by Trevor Story, who then began a double play.\nPablo Sandoval started at second base a day after Kelby Tomlinson committed three errors. Sandoval had an RBI single in the second.\nTomlinson entered the game in the fifth.\nTRAINER'S ROOM\nGiants: RHP Jeff Samardzija was placed on the 10-day disabled list with shoulder tightness. ... INF Joe Panik (left thumb) could return to the Giants on Friday. ... RHP Mark Melancon (elbow) will be evaluated Thursday.\nRockies: 2B DJ LeMahieu (left thumb) took multiple at-bats in Arizona on Wednesday. \"He's doing really well. He's close,\" manager Bud Black said. Possibly activated Friday? \"You can speculate. I'm not going to tell you. But you can speculate it a lot,\" Black said.\nFIRST PITCH\nBefore the game, 8-year-old Hailey Dawson of Las Vegas delivered a ceremonial underhand pitch to Chad Bettis while wearing a Rockies-themed prosthetic hand. She has Poland syndrome, which stunted the growth of the fingers on her right hand.\nIt was her ninth stadium visit in her quest to throw in every major league park. Her next stop is Seattle.\nShe's also delivered pitches at Baltimore, Washington, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago Cubs, Texas, Cleveland, and during Game 4 of the 2017 World Series in Houston. Several Rockies players signed her prosthetic hand, including Ian Desmond, Arenado and Gonzalez.\nUP NEXT\nGiants: The Giants head home for six games after going 2-6 on their trip. RHP Chris Stratton (6-3, 4.97 ERA) starts Friday in a three-game set against Philadelphia.\nRockies: After a day off, LHP Tyler Anderson (4-1, 4.72 ERA) takes the ball Friday to open a three-game series against the Dodgers and LHP Alex Wood (1-4, 3.75).\n___\nMore AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — Mayfield, Love, Fitzpatrick headline AP All-America team, playoff-bound Oklahoma has most players on first team." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have sealed off part of a busy downtown neighborhood after an unexploded bomb was found during construction work in the Asian financial center.\nA police spokesman said Wednesday explosive ordinance disposal officers have been deployed to the scene in the city's Wan Chai district.\nHe did not give his name, as is customary under department rules.\nPolice diverted traffic, while shops and offices in surrounding towers were shuttered for the rest of the day and ferry service at a nearby pier was halted.\nIt's the second time in less than a week that a bomb has been unearthed at the site for a cross-harbor commuter rail link.\nOn Sunday, police defused a 1,000-pound (454-kilogram) bomb believed to be a U.S.-made device dropped during the World War II." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ATLANTA (AP) — The search for two Georgia inmates wanted in the killing of their guards on a prison bus is expanding as it stretches into a third day.\nAuthorities have said 43-year-old Donnie Russell Rowe and 24-year-old Ricky Dubose overpowered and killed 42-year-old Sgt. Christopher Monica and 58-year-old Sgt. Curtis Billue while escaping from the bus Tuesday morning.\nAuthorities say the pair carjacked a driver and fled in his green Honda Civic to Madison, about 25 miles to the north, where they burglarized a house and stole a white Ford pickup truck. The Honda was found hidden in a wooded area Wednesday afternoon.\nFederal, state and local law enforcement agencies plan to hold a news conference Thursday to provide an update on the investigation." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan made a donation of US$100,000 to the Vietnamese government in support of disaster relief after Typhoon Damrey slammed into the central and southern parts of the Southeast Asian country last month, reported CNA.\nDuring the meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday (Dec.11), Taiwan's representative to Vietnam, Richard R. C. Shih (石瑞琦) gave the donation to the vice president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, Bui Thi Thanh.\nIn the speech, Shih expressed Taiwan's concern for the victims of the typhoon and hoped the donation can help Vietnamese government deal with the aftermath. He also stressed that Taiwan highly values its cooperation with Vietnam in many fields.\nOn behalf of Vietnam, Bui Thi Thanh expressed her appreciation for the contributions of Taiwan's government and Vietnam-based Taiwanese businesses in support of storm relief for Vietnamese people. She believed that bilateral connections between the two countries will become tighter in the future.\nTyphoon Damrey swept into Vietnam in early November ahead of the APEC summit. It is considered to be the deadliest storm in Vietnam this year as 106 people were killed, 25 missing and 197 injured during the storm, according to the Reuters." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Today in History\nToday is Tuesday, March 20, the 79th day of 2018. There are 286 days left in the year. Spring arrives at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time.\nToday's Highlight in History:\nOn March 20, 1854, the Republican Party of the United States was founded by slavery opponents at a schoolhouse in Ripon (RIH'-puhn), Wisconsin.\nOn this date:\nIn 1413, England's King Henry IV died; he was succeeded by Henry V.\nIn 1760, a 10-hour fire erupted in Boston, destroying 349 buildings and burning 10 ships, but claiming no lives.\nIn 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte returned to Paris after escaping his exile on Elba, beginning his \"Hundred Days\" rule.\nIn 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel about slavery, \"Uncle Tom's Cabin,\" was first published in book form after being serialized.\nIn 1922, the decommissioned USS Jupiter, converted into the first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, was re-commissioned as the USS Langley.\nIn 1942, U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur, having evacuated the Philippines at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, told reporters in Terowie, Australia: \"I came out of Bataan, and I shall return.\"\nIn 1948, \"Gentleman's Agreement\" won the Academy Award for best picture of 1947; Ronald Colman was named best actor for \"A Double Life,\" while Loretta Young won best actress for \"The Farmer's Daughter.\"\nIn 1952, the U.S. Senate ratified, 66-10, a Security Treaty with Japan.\nIn 1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.\nIn 1977, voters in Paris chose former French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac to be the French capital's first mayor in more than a century.\nIn 1985, Libby Riddles of Teller, Alaska, became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race.\nIn 1995, in Tokyo, 12 people were killed, more than 5,500 others sickened when packages containing the deadly chemical sarin were leaked on five separate subway trains by Aum Shinrikyo (ohm shin-ree-kyoh) cult members.\nTen years ago: In a setback for Democrat candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, a drive for a second Michigan presidential primary collapsed as the state Senate adjourned without taking up a measure calling for a do-over contest. (Michigan had held an early primary in January 2008 in violation of Democratic Party rules, and was stripped of its delegates as a result.) Mao Asada of Japan won the women's title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Goteborg, Sweden.\nFive years ago: Making his first visit to Israel since taking office, President Barack Obama affirmed Israel's sovereign right to defend itself from any threat and vowed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Five former elected officials of Bell, California, were convicted of misappropriating public funds by paying themselves huge salaries while raising taxes on residents; one defendant was acquitted. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition. Opera singer Rise (REE'-suh) Stevens, 99, died in New York.\nOne year ago: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch pledged to be independent or \"hang up the robe\" as the Senate began confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump's conservative pick for the nation's highest bench. President Trump met for the first time with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House. David Rockefeller, guardian of the Rockefeller fortune and billionaire philanthropist, died at his home in Pocantico (poh-KAN'-tih-koh) Hills, New York, at age 101.\nToday's Birthdays: Singer Dame Vera Lynn is 101. Producer-director-comedian Carl Reiner is 96. Actor Hal Linden is 87. Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney (muhl-ROO'-nee) is 79. Country singer Don Edwards is 79. TV producer Paul Junger Witt is 77. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley is 73. Country singer-musician Ranger Doug (Riders in the Sky) is 72. Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr is 70. Blues singer-musician Marcia Ball is 69. Actor William Hurt is 68. Rock musician Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 68. Rock musician Jimmie Vaughan is 67. Country musician Jimmy Seales (Shenandoah) is 64. Actress Amy Aquino (ah-KEE'-noh) is 61. Movie director Spike Lee is 61. Actress Theresa Russell is 61. Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway is 61. Actress Holly Hunter is 60. Rock musician Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) is 57. Actress-model-designer Kathy Ireland is 55. Actor David Thewlis is 55. Rock musician Adrian Oxaal (James) is 53. Actress Jessica Lundy is 52. Actress Liza Snyder is 50. Actor Michael Rapaport is 48. Actor Alexander Chaplin is 47. Actor Cedric Yarbrough is 45. Actress Paula Garces is 44. Actor Michael Genadry is 40. Actress Bianca Lawson is 39. Comedian-actor Mikey Day is 38. Actor Nick Blood (TV: \"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.\") is 36. Rock musician Nick Wheeler (The All-American Rejects) is 36. Actor Michael Cassidy is 35. Actress-singer Christy Carlson Romano is 34. Actress Ruby Rose is 32.\nThought for Today: \"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'\" — Robin Williams, American comedian (1951-2014)." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BOSTON (AP) — The prison death of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez is prompting lawmakers to revisit a centuries-old Massachusetts legal principle.\nUnder a bill heard Tuesday by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee, a person who takes their own life after being convicted of a crime would automatically lose all rights to appeal.\nHernandez's murder conviction in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd was dismissed after Hernandez was found hanging in his cell last April. The legal principle holds that a defendant who dies before an appeal is heard should no longer be considered guilty in the eyes of the law.\nDemocratic Rep. Evandro Carvalho, of Boston, filed the legislation after meeting with Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, who was upset when the conviction was erased.\nThe bill, if passed, could not be applied retroactively to Hernandez." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ROME (AP) — Italian media say an Italian man who drove his car last week into pedestrians near a Christmas market had been aiming to kill.\nThe ANSA news agency reported Monday that the man is being investigated on suspicion of wanting to carry out a massacre. His car on Saturday seriously injured a woman at an outdoor skating ring near the Sondrio, northern Italy, holiday market before crashing into a pillar.\nOriginally, the crash, which slightly injured two other strollers in the pedestrian-only square, was blamed on drunk driving.\nSondrio's chief prosecutor wasn't immediately available for comment. The reported accusation indicated there was no sign of terrorist aims.\nANSA said the suspect, 27, when he was arrested at the scene, said that he \"should have killed more\" people." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is en route to the White House to advocate on behalf of a great-grandmother serving a life sentence in prison.\nThat's according to a person familiar with the visit who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.\nKardashian West has urged the president to pardon 62-year-old Alice Marie Johnson, serving a life sentence without parole for a non-violent drug offense.\nShe's been in touch with Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. He oversees the administration's push to overhaul the nation's prison system.\nIt's unclear whether Kardashian West will meet with President Donald Trump, but the president often invites visitors into the Oval Office.\nShe tweeted Wednesday, \"Happy Birthday Alice Marie Johnson. Today is for you.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta men have been sentenced for illegally buying and trafficking at least three dozen guns from Georgia to Trinidad and Tobago.\nThe U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta says Errol Alfred, known as \"Major,\" was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. Kerry Fernandez, known as \"Trini,\" was sentenced April 19 to two years and three months.\nBoth had previously pleaded guilty to charges including conspiring to smuggle firearms out of the U.S.\nProsecutors say between August 2013 and September 2014, Alfred and Fernandez used straw buyers to buy guns. Alfred then hid the guns in shipping barrels to smuggle them to Trinidad, where they were sold.\nA third man, Jordan Dunham, in April got six months in prison for illegally purchasing some of the guns the two men shipped." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on migration into Europe (all times local):\n11:55 a.m.\nThe Portuguese picked as the next leader of the U.N.'s migration agency predicts that the number of migrants heading from North Africa to Europe will grow and that European countries will increasingly refuse to let them in.\nAntonio Vitorino says \"I have no illusions. I know that in coming years the flow of migrants will increase and (destination) countries will close in on themselves.\"\nVitorino told Portuguese television channel SIC that cooperation between the migrants' countries of origin and European Union countries \"is the only response\" that will solve the issue of migration to Europe.\nHe says refugees seeking asylum must be guaranteed protection. He says the admittance of economic migrants depends on whether European labor markets can absorb them.\nVitorino was selected last week as the next director-general of the International Organization for Migration and takes office Oct. 1.\n___\n10:45 a.m.\nA rescue ship carrying 60 migrants has arrived in a Spanish port after being refused entry by Italy and Malta, the second time in a month that a humanitarian group has been forced to travel for days to unload people rescued in the central Mediterranean.\nThe Open Arms ship docked Wednesday in the northeastern port of Barcelona, where the group — including 5 women, a 9-year-old toddler and four teenagers — will be going through health checks and identification procedures.\nThe Spanish aid group Proactiva Open Arms said the migrants come from 14 countries and are in good health.\nDoctors Without Borders says more than 500 people have died in the Mediterranean since the Aquarius, another rescue ship, was blocked from ports in Italy and Malta in June." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — The luxe womenswear brand owned by the estranged wife of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has canceled its show at New York Fashion Week.\nThe Marchesa show was scheduled to take place on Feb. 14. In a brief statement Wednesday, Marchesa says its collection will be presented in a different format than a traditional runway show or presentation.\nThe brand has been a mainstay of red carpets for years. But there's been a Marchesa blackout since Weinstein was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment. He is being investigated by police in New York and California for rape.\nWeinstein's wife, Georgina Chapman, left him shortly after the allegations arose last year. She firmly condemned Weinstein's alleged actions but has been mum about Marchesa." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2018--The 2018 Race for Every Child benefitting Children’s National Health System expects to raise $1.65M to ensure world-class care is available for every child in need, regardless of ability to pay. The 5K run/walk and Kids Dash will be held on Saturday, October 20, at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006370/en/\nCrossing the finish line of the Race for Every Child helps Children’s National provide world-class care for every child in need, regardless of ability to pay. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“Our son Ari was given a 1-2% chance to live, but Children’s National gave us six unforgettable months with him,” said Heather and Jeff Goldman, 2018 Race for Every Child co-chairs. “We miss him each and every day, and the Race for Every Child allows us to celebrate Ari’s life with family and friends and to say ‘thank you’ to Children’s National. The Race for Every Child gives our entire community the opportunity to support the incredible work of Children’s National.”\nRegistration is now open at RaceForEveryChild.org and discounted early-bird registration rates will be available until June 15. Participants can create or join a team, sign up as an individual or virtual participant, or simply donate. The half-day event features a wide range of family-friendly activities at Freedom Plaza, including:\nA USATF-certified 5K course down Pennsylvania Avenue for runners and walkers 100-yard Kids Dash for children ages 3 to 10 with Dr. Bear participant medals Awards ceremony for top finishers, fundraisers, and teams Meet and greets with superheroes, mascots, and Children’s National’s own Dr. Bear Family-fun activities including games, obstacle courses, live entertainment, balloon art, food trucks, and more\n“The Race for Every Child really is ‘a Saturday like no other,’” said Dr. Kurt Newman, president and CEO of Children’s National Health System. “The entire community – runners and walkers, families and our staff – unites to celebrate pediatric health and to rally behind Children’s National. Everyone’s participation makes a tremendous impact on kids, now and in the future.”\nSince 2013, the Race for Every Child has rallied more than 16,000 runners and walkers, raised more than $5.8 million, and impacted more than 1 million children throughout Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. Proceeds help save lives and build strong, healthy futures for children by supporting innovative therapies, research, wellness and education programs, and family support services.\nThe 2018 Race for Every Child is generously supported by sponsors Trammell Crow Company & CBRE, Clark Construction Group, LLC, Costco Wholesale, CubeSmart, J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, L.F. Jennings, NFP | The Meltzer Group, Carrie & David Marriott, Foulger-Pratt, KCIC, Specialists on Call, Polar Beverages, Bryan Cave LLP, The Chevy Chase Land Company, HITT Contracting Inc., Aetna, Array, ECS Mid-Atlantic, HGA, JBG SMITH, Miller & Long DC, Pioneer Building Services, Telos Corporation, VIKA Companies, LLC, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Shalom Baranes Associates, and SkyHop.\nTo learn more about the event and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Erica Baca at 301-565-8577 or [email protected].\nAbout Children’s National Health System\nChildren’s National Health System, based in Washington, D.C., has been serving the nation’s children since 1870. Children’s National is #1 for babies and ranked in every specialty evaluated by U.S. News & World Report including placement in the top 10 for: Cancer (#7), Neurology and Neurosurgery (#9) Orthopedics (#9) and Nephrology (#10). Children’s National has been designated two times as a Magnet® hospital, a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. This pediatric academic health system offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty outpatient centers. Home to the Children’s Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National is one of the nation’s top NIH-funded pediatric institutions. Children’s National is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels. For more information, visit ChildrensNational.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006370/en/\nCONTACT: Children's National Health System\nErica Baca, 301-565-8577\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: RUNNING HEALTH HOSPITALS PHILANTHROPY CHILDREN CONSUMER SPORTS FAMILY FUND RAISING GENERAL HEALTH\nSOURCE: Children’s National Health System\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 05/30/2018 03:46 PM/DISC: 05/30/2018 03:46 PM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006370/en" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan immigration deal between President Donald Trump and Congress is nowhere in sight.\nDemocrats are disparaging Trump's State of the Union remarks as racially divisive, boosting partisan distrust. Trump's offer of \"a down-the-middle compromise\" stands no chance of passing the Republican-led Congress, with even GOP lawmakers demanding changes.\nIt's unclear whether the two parties can reach an election-year pact protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation and sharpening border security.\nEven the timetable for resolving the dispute is slipping. There are only faint hopes that an agreement can be reached by Feb. 8, when a potential government shutdown would occur unless lawmakers approve spending legislation.\nNo. 2 House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer says, \"If the deadline is Feb. 8, we're not going to make it.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "VIENNA (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Vienna, where the country's nuclear agreement with world powers was drawn up three years ago, to promote the deal's survival after the United States withdrew.\nRouhani was meeting Austrian leaders Wednesday following a visit to neutral Switzerland, which also hosted negotiations on the deal under which Iran agreed to limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.\nHe said after meeting his Austrian counterpart that \"we will not leave the (agreement), on condition that we can benefit from it.\"\nRouhani did not mention Austrian officials' announcement on Tuesday that they plan to revoke the legal immunity of an Iranian diplomat suspected of involvement in a plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in France. He took no questions." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Taipei, Dec. 12 -- The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Tuesday are as follows:\n@United Daily News: President says Taiwan is partner in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy\n@China Times: Referendum law amendment set for third reading today\n@Liberty Times: AIT chairman criticizes Chinese diplomat's threatening remarks as inappropriate\n@Apple Daily: College student attacks female schoolmate with knife over unrequited love\n@Economic Daily News: Revenues of listed, OTC companies hit new high in November\n@Commercial Times: Interior, finance ministries push for reconstruction of 4 million old homes" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Sweden say they are investigating an attempted arson at a Jewish cemetery.\nRemnants of two glass bottles with flammable contents were found Monday near the chapel at the cemetery in Malmo, Sweden's third-largest city.\nIt is unclear when the bottles were thrown, but police think it was between Friday evening and Monday morning.\nMalmo police spokesman Nils Norling told Swedish broadcaster SVT that if there was a fire, it wasn't a major one.\nJewish community spokesman Fredrik Sieradzki says there were no injuries and the chapel wasn't damaged.\nThe discovery followed the arrests of three people for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg on Saturday.\nA protest in Malmo of the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital included anti-Semitic slogans on Friday." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LONDON (AP) — Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize for his novel \"A Horse Walks Into a Bar.\"\nThe award was announced Wednesday in London.\nGrossman beat out five other finalists, including fellow Israeli author Amos Oz for the counterpart to Britain's prestigious Booker Prize. Grossman's novel is about a failing standup comic and his final performance.\nThe award has a prize of 50,000 pounds ($64,000) that is split evenly between Grossman and translator Jessica Cohen.\nThe prize was previously a career honor, but changed last year to recognize a single book in a bid to increase the profile of international fiction in English-speaking countries.\nLast year the prize was awarded to \"The Vegetarian\" by South Korea's Han Kang." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the accident involving a train carrying to a policy retreat in West Virginia (all times local):\n12:40 p.m.\nAn Amtrak spokeswoman says a train has come into contact with a vehicle on the tracks in central Virginia — the same area where members of Congress are reporting their train struck a truck.\nAmtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods says there are no reported injuries to passengers or crew members after the incident that happened around 11:20 a.m. in Crozet, Virginia. Crozet is about 15 miles west of Charlottesville.\nWoods says the train originated in Washington, but she couldn't confirm that members of Congress were aboard.\nShe says local law enforcement is investigating and crews are inspecting equipment for damage.\n___\n12:35 p.m.\nThe White House is confirming one fatality and one serious injury after a chartered train carrying Republican lawmakers to a retreat in West Virginia hit a garbage truck.\nWhite House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says there are no serious injuries among members of Congress or congressional staff.\nSanders says President Donald Trump has been fully briefed on the matter and is receiving regular updates.\nThe train carrying the lawmakers hit a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Virginia.\nLawmakers are heading to their annual legislative retreat at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Emboldened by its home success in test cricket, Bangladesh is unfazed by the injury-forced absence of influential allrounder Shakib Al Hasan for the series against Sri Lanka.\nBangladesh has drawn its last four home series, proving a tough match against India, South Africa, Australia, and England, and beating the latter two for the first time on home pitches. The Bangladeshi even beat Sri Lanka in their 100th test in Colombo, where Shakib played a significant role, as he usually does in their milestone wins.\nHowever, Shakib, also the test captain, injured his left little finger during the tri-nation one-day final last Saturday against Sri Lanka, meaning vice-captain Mahmudullah will lead the side in the first of two tests beginning on Wednesday at Chittagong.\n\"Losing Shakib is a big blow,\" Mahmudullah said. \"But you have to go ahead accepting all the challenges.\n\"If we can execute our decisions positively, we will have a good game. At the end of the day, we all have the opportunity to do something for Bangladesh. We are all very excited.\"\nMahmudullah believed the team has the depth to cover for Shakib's absence. After he was hurt, with the prospect of missing both tests, the selectors summoned legspinner Tanbir Hayder and left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam. They, along with offspinner Naeem Hasan, are uncapped, and bump the stock of spinners in the squad to six.\nThe others are Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, and left-armer Abdur Razzak, who recently took his 500th wicket in first-class cricket but played his 12th and last test in 2014 against Sri Lanka in Chittagong.\n\"You can guess what is going to happen with six spinners in the side,\" Mahmudullah said. \"We rely on our spinners in home conditions, so we will try to back them.\n\"I don't think we are favorites (for the series). Sri Lanka have been playing good cricket. But I personally feel that we will be on top in home soil.\"\nBut Sri Lanka attacks with spin, too, and has been bolstered by left-armer Rangana Herath and offspinner Dilruwan Perera. When Sri Lanka hosted Bangladesh in a drawn two-test series last March, Herath took 16 wickets and Perera eight. Mehidy and Shakib were Bangladesh's leading wicket-takers, with 10 and nine respectively.\nSri Lanka's confidence is also high from winning the tri-nation final by 79 runs, after starting the series with two heavy losses.\n\"It has been a really good ODI series apart from the first two games,\" Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal said. \"When you lose the first two games, it gives you more focus going forward.\n\"This is a new format, and we have Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera. He (Herath) is a wily old fox. He can do what he wants to do.\n\"It will be challenging for Bangladesh.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "PHILADELPHIA, PA & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2018--InstaMed, healthcare’s most trusted payments network, announced today the launch of the Trends in Healthcare Payments Eighth Annual Report: 2017. This is the eighth annual report from InstaMed and features key market trends influencing the healthcare industry from an objective view to educate the market and promote awareness, change and greater efficiency.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530005936/en/\nThe InstaMed Trends in Healthcare Payments Eighth Annual Report is now available to download. For the last eight years, InstaMed has released this report to highlight the opportunities that exist to improve the healthcare payments experience for all stakeholders through quantitative data from the InstaMed Network and qualitative data from healthcare providers, payers and consumers surveyed nationwide. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nThis year’s report focuses on four core challenges facing the healthcare industry, as highlighted by several telling statistics from 2017.\n1. Consumers Have Spoken (and They Aren’t Happy)\nEach year, the amount consumers spend on healthcare is growing at a staggering rate. However, education and outreach to consumers regarding healthcare payments have hardly kept pace with the increase in payment responsibility. The consequences of this oversight are coming in the form of consumer frustration and fear in healthcare. The consumer voice will become harder to ignore as dissatisfaction takes the shape of customer attrition and lost revenue for providers and payers alike.\n72% of consumers are confused by their explanation of benefits (EOBs) and 70% are confused by medical bills 65% of consumers would consider switching healthcare providers for a better healthcare payments experience 73% of providers report that it takes one month or longer to collect from patients while 80% of consumers report they pay their bill within three weeks\n2. The Digital, Always-Connected World Has Real Consequences for Healthcare\nFor the healthcare industry, the digital world has created a new kind of consumer that is challenging business as usual for both payers and providers. Healthcare organizations can now expect consumers who bristle at the prospect of waiting, demand convenience, expect frictionless payments and speak out on social platforms when experiences do not meet their expectations.\n71% of consumers want to pay all of their healthcare bills in one place 80% of consumers want to check in for a provider visit on their own secure mobile device 65% of consumers would download a mobile app to pay all of their healthcare bills\n3. Paper Is the Sandpaper of Healthcare\nDespite the trends related to the digital world, healthcare overwhelmingly remains loyal to paper for most of its communications, especially those related to healthcare payments. The heavy reliance on paper for healthcare payments, instead of leveraging less expensive and more efficient electronic alternatives, costs all industry stakeholders.\n79% of consumers receive paper medical bills and only 21% of consumers want to use checks to make healthcare payments 58% of providers report that paper statements are the primary method of collecting from patients, yet 41% of providers have not changed their patient statement in over five years 86% of providers report receiving paper checks and explanation of payment (EOPs) from one or more of their payers while 85% of providers prefer ERA/EFT payments\n4. Security Concerns Aren’t Going Away\nThe impacts of compromised data cost the industry not just financially, but in reputational damage and customer attrition. Security is on the minds of providers, payers and consumers as the industry struggles to keep data secure.\n2017 saw more healthcare data breaches than any other year on record 96% of providers and 94% of payers view security as important when collecting healthcare payments 47% of consumers have significant concerns regarding the security of making payments for both their medical bills and health plan premiums\nNow in its eighth year, the report features qualitative market data collected by Qualtrics, an independent experience management and market research company, to represent the sentiments of industry stakeholders: providers, payers and consumers. The report also uses quantitative data from $287 billion in healthcare payments processing on the InstaMed Network.\n“InstaMed has combined its unique position in the healthcare payments market with both quantitative and qualitative data to yield key insights into the payment trends within the U.S. healthcare system,” said Bill Marvin, President and CEO of InstaMed. “For the past eight years, we have published the Trends Report to highlight the opportunities that exist to improve the healthcare payments experience for all stakeholders.”\nInstaMed will host a webinar to discuss the Trends in Healthcare Payments Eighth Annual Report: 2017 on June 13, 2018. Register for the webinar and download the report at www.instamed.com/trends.\nAbout InstaMed\nInstaMed is healthcare’s most trusted payments network, connecting providers, payers and consumers on one platform. The InstaMed Network connects over two-thirds of the market and processes tens of billions of dollars in healthcare payments annually. InstaMed reduces the risks, costs and complexities of working with multiple payment vendors by delivering one platform for all forms of payment in healthcare, designed and developed on one code base and supported by one onshore team of experts in healthcare payments. InstaMed enables providers to collect more money from patients and payers while reducing the cost and time to collect. InstaMed allows payers to cut settlement and disbursement costs with electronic payments and facilitate consumerism for their members. Visit InstaMed on the web at www.instamed.com.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530005936/en/\nCONTACT: Anderson Interactive\nDave Anderson, 252-715-4767\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA PENNSYLVANIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: OTHER CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY DATA MANAGEMENT NETWORKS SECURITY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT HEALTH HOSPITALS MOBILE/WIRELESS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BANKING FINANCE INSURANCE CONSUMER GENERAL HEALTH\nSOURCE: InstaMed\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 05/30/2018 10:22 AM/DISC: 05/30/2018 10:22 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530005936/en" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a man accused of buying high-powered rifles used in the San Bernardino terror attack agreeing to plead guilty to federal criminal charges (all times local):\n4:45 p.m.\nA California woman whose boyfriend was among those killed in the terror attack in San Bernardino says a plea agreement for a man accused of buying the high-powered rifles used in the shooting brings mixed emotions.\nCourt papers released Tuesday say 25-year-old Enrique Marquez Jr. agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and lying when he purchased two rifles used in the 2015 attack.\nMandy Pifer's boyfriend, Shannon Johnson, was among 14 people killed in the attack at the Inland Regional Center.\nPifer said she's relieved the case against Marquez won't drag out with a long trial but nothing will bring her boyfriend back. She's planning to speak at Marquez's sentencing.\n___\n3 p.m.\nCourt records say a man accused of buying high-powered rifles used in the San Bernardino terror attack has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges.\nThe documents released Tuesday say Enrique Marquez Jr. has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and one other charge.\nProsecutors say Marquez acknowledged plotting with Syed Rizwan Farook in 2011 and 2012 to massacre college students and gun down motorists on a gridlocked freeway. Those attacks never occurred.\nAuthorities said Marquez purchased the guns used by Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, in the Dec. 2, 2015, attack in which 14 people were killed at a public health agency event before the suspects died in a gunfight with police." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BEIRUT (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have turned out for a Hezbollah rally in southern Beirut called to protest President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.\nThe rally on Monday, one of several large demonstrations recently held across the Middle East to protest the move, was called by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.\nThe protesters marched through the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, waving flags and chanting in support of the Palestinians, who claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.\nThe rally came a day after a violent protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, where security forces fired tear gas and water cannons at rowdy protesters who pelted them with stones. The protesters were hundreds of meters (yards) from the embassy." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TOKYO (AP) — Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day now for a deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes. But when is uncertain. Such is the secrecy that surrounds Japan's death penalty system.\nTuesday marks 23 years since members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult punctured plastic bags to release sarin nerve gas inside subway cars, sickening thousands and killing 13. Cult leader Shoko Asahara and a dozen followers have been sentenced to death for that and other crimes that killed 27 in all.\nThe relocation of seven of them to five detention centers outside of Tokyo last week has sparked speculation that executions could be imminent. In Japan, accomplices in a crime are customarily hanged on the same day. Ten of those on death row were convicted for the subway attack, a number beyond the Tokyo detention center's daily capacity.\nAs with all executions in Japan, when and where they will be killed isn't being released, even to family members and lawyers. The executions won't be announced until they have already happened.\nShizue Takahashi, the wife of a subway stationmaster who died in the gas attack, asked the Justice Ministry for a chance to meet the convicts and witness their executions. \"I want to follow through to the very end,\" Takahashi said at a recent news conference.\nHer wish is unlikely to be granted.\nEven prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until guards come to their cells in the morning. After a chat with a chaplain, a last bite or smoke, the prisoner is taken to the gallows.\nIf all 10 subway attack convicts are hanged, it would be the second-largest number executed on a single day in Japan's modern history. Japan on Jan. 24, 1911, hanged 11 political prisoners who allegedly plotted to assassinate the emperor.\nSome survivors of the cult's crimes oppose the executions because that would eliminate hopes for a fuller explanation of the crimes.\nAsahara talked incoherently, occasionally babbling in broken English, during his eight-year trial and never acknowledged his responsibility or offered meaningful explanations.\nBorn Chizuo Matsumoto, he has been on death row for nearly 14 years. His family says he is a broken man, constantly wetting and soiling the floor in his cell and not communicating with his family or lawyers.\nHis 34-year-old daughter, Rika Matsumoto, said he doesn't understand his punishment and needs treatment so he can recover and talk. \"I just want to hear my father explain in his own words,\" she tweeted recently.\nSome of the condemned have expressed regret and contributed to anti-terrorism measures. Shoko Egawa, a journalist who has covered the cult's crimes from early on, has proposed keeping them alive so they can provide lessons to a world facing the growing threat of extremism.\nExperts on the cult also warn that if they are executed, the members would be glorified as martyrs by cult remnants, likely bolstering their worship of Asahara.\nFounded in 1984, the group attracted many young people, even graduates of top universities, whom Asahara hand-picked as close aides.\nThe cult amassed an arsenal of chemical, biological and conventional weapons to carry out Asahara's escalating criminal orders in anticipation of an apocalyptic showdown with the government.\nThe cult claimed 10,000 members in Japan and 30,000 in Russia. It has disbanded, though nearly 2,000 people follow its rituals in three splinter groups, monitored by authorities.\n___\nFollow Mari Yamaguchi on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mariyamaguchi\nFind her work at https://www.apnews.com/search/mari%20yamaguchi" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2018--Market research firm has announced the release of their latest report on the . This new report will provide expert market insights for the forecast period 2018-2022.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006024/en/\nTechnavio has published a new market research report on the global consumer NAS market from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nThe new report will follow up on Technavio’s previous report and present an updated analysis of the market with regards to the current competitive landscape and global environment. It will also provide new forecasts based on the most up-to-date data available.\nThe upgraded research report on the global consumer NAS market is an integral part of Technavio’s portfolio. Technavio covers an extensive range of market research reports on the data center market, covering different regions and top industry segments. Some of the topics include data center liquid cooling, white-box server, network function virtualization, and data center rack PDU.\nThis report is available at a USD 1,000 discount for a limited time only:\nSave more with Technavio. Buy2 reports and get the third for FREE:\nGlobal opportunities for growth\nTechnavio’s previous report on the global market projected that APAC will be the fastest-growing region in the market and will register a CAGR of more than 16% through 2020. The need for NAS appliances will increase during this period because of the enormous growth in the amount of data and the surging demand for high-capacity storage at cheaper costs. Besides, the declining prices of these devices will increase their implementation among individual consumers.\nIn the previous report, a senior research analyst at Technavio stated , “NAS devices have a very simple design and provide easy installation. Consumers have been increasingly adopting NAS appliances as they are easy to configure without any technical knowledge. The device is pre-installed with a vendor-designed OS that enables individual consumers to manage data storage at any point in time. Users can also customize the device based on their needs, create or restrict access to the device, and enable security mechanisms.”\nTechnavio’s new report on the global consumer NAS market will evaluate the key geographical regions and their behavior over the past four years, introducing new data and observations and providing new predictions.\nLooking for the latest information on the global consumer NAS market?\nTechnavio’s sample reports are free of charge and contain multiple sections of the report such as the market size and forecast, drivers, challenges, trends, and more.\nDetailed analysis at your fingertips\nSome of the topics that will be revisited in the new report include:\nMarket size and growth rate through 2022 Top factors driving the market growth Competitive landscape and market share analysis of the key players Market opportunities and factors impeding growth\nTechnavio’s report on the global market for the period 2018-2022 is available to order now and will be delivered within one week of purchase.\nAbout Technavio\nis a leading global technology research and advisory company. Their research and analysis focuses on emerging market trends and provides actionable insights to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions.\nWith over 500 specialized analysts, Technavio’s report library consists of more than 10,000 reports and counting, covering 800 technologies, spanning 50 countries. Their client base consists of enterprises of all sizes, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. This growing client base relies on Technavio’s comprehensive coverage, extensive research, and actionable market insights to identify opportunities in existing and potential markets and assess their competitive positions within changing market scenarios.\nIf you are interested in more information, please contact our media team at .\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006024/en/\nCONTACT: Technavio Research\nJesse Maida\nMedia & Marketing Executive\nUS: +1 844 364 1100\nUK: +44 203 893 3200\nwww.technavio.com\nKEYWORD:\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE INTERNET SOFTWARE OTHER TECHNOLOGY\nSOURCE: Technavio Research\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 05/30/2018 11:26 AM/DISC: 05/30/2018 11:26 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006024/en" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BC-BBA--Top Ten\nBASEBALL'S TOP TEN By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB R H Pct. Betts Bos 48 184 52 66 .359 Brantley Cle 44 181 30 62 .343 Altuve Hou 57 233 33 78 .335 Simmons LAA 54 201 32 67 .333 Segura Sea 51 218 37 72 .330 Castellanos Det 52 209 28 68 .325 MMachado Bal 56 219 30 71 .324 JMartinez Bos 53 205 36 66 .322 Ramos TB 43 163 17 51 .313 MDuffy TB 40 161 10 50 .311 Home Runs\nTrout, Los Angeles, 18; JMartinez, Boston, 18; JoRamirez, Cleveland, 17; Betts, Boston, 17; MMachado, Baltimore, 16; Gallo, Texas, 15; Judge, New York, 15; KDavis, Oakland, 13; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 13; 5 tied at 12.\nRuns Batted In\nJMartinez, Boston, 47; MMachado, Baltimore, 45; JoRamirez, Cleveland, 40; Judge, New York, 40; Lowrie, Oakland, 39; Haniger, Seattle, 39; Moustakas, Kansas City, 39; KDavis, Oakland, 38; Benintendi, Boston, 38; Betts, Boston, 37.\nPitching\nSeverino, New York, 8-1; Kluber, Cleveland, 8-2; Morton, Houston, 7-0; Porcello, Boston, 7-2; Verlander, Houston, 7-2; Happ, Toronto, 7-3; Snell, Tampa Bay, 7-3; Rodriguez, Boston, 6-1; Tanaka, New York, 6-2; 2 tied at 6-3." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal environmental regulators say they'll consult with states on managing contamination from a range of long-used non-stick coatings.\nThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it would hold a May summit with state officials. The session will focus on a family of industrial chemicals used for decades in everything from non-stick pans to food wrappers to bags for microwaveable popcorn. The chemicals are known as perfluoralkyls and polyfluoralkyls, or PFAs. Studies now link long-term exposure to the industrial chemicals to increased risks of cancer, hormone changes and other disturbances.\nResearchers say water supplies serving millions of Americans show potentially dangerous levels of the contaminants.\nThe EPA says it will use input from state officials to develop a new management plan for the chemicals this year." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "RIYADH, Saudi Arabia & STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2018--A sold-out crowd will witness history as the Saudi General Sports Authority in partnership with WWE presents the first-ever Greatest Royal Rumble at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this Friday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. AST.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006630/en/\n(Photo: Business Wire)\nThe Greatest Royal Rumble event will stream live on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view outside of the Middle East. The event will air live in the Middle East on MBC Action, KSA Sports 1, Abu Dhabi Sports 1 and Abu Dhabi Sports 6, as well as stream live on Dawri Plus.\nGeneral Sports Authority of Saudi Arabia Chairman His Excellency Turki Al Sheikh, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, invite the world to celebrate this signature event. It is the first event as part of a long-term partnership between WWE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.\nThe Greatest Royal Rumble card includes the first-ever 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match, John Cena™ vs. Triple H™, The Undertaker™ vs. Rusev™ in a Casket match, Brock Lesnar™ vs. Roman Reigns™ in a Steel Cage Universal Championship match, WWE Championship match: AJ Styles™ vs. Shinsuke Nakamura™, Intercontinental Championship Ladder match: Seth Rollins™ vs. The Miz™ vs. Samoa Joe™ vs. Finn Bálor™, United States Championship match: Jeff Hardy™ vs. Jinder Mahal™ with Sunil Singh, Raw Tag Team Championship match: Matt Hardy™ and Bray Wyatt™ vs. Sheamus™ and Cesaro™, SmackDown Tag Team Championship match: The Bludgeon Brothers™ vs. The Usos™ and the Cruiserweight Championship.\nAbout WWE\nWWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG, family-friendly programming can be seen in more than 800 million homes worldwide in 20 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.\nAdditional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.\nTrademarks: All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.\nForward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks relating to: WWE Network; major distribution agreements; our need to continue to develop creative and entertaining programs and events; a decline in the popularity of our brand of sports entertainment; the continued importance of key performers and the services of Vincent K. McMahon; possible adverse changes in the regulatory atmosphere and related private sector initiatives; the highly competitive, rapidly changing and increasingly fragmented nature of the markets in which we operate and greater financial resources or marketplace presence of many of our competitors; uncertainties associated with international markets; our difficulty or inability to promote and conduct our live events and/or other businesses if we do not comply with applicable regulations; our dependence on our intellectual property rights, our need to protect those rights, and the risks of our infringement of others’ intellectual property rights; the complexity of our rights agreements across distribution mechanisms and geographical areas; potential substantial liability in the event of accidents or injuries occurring during our physically demanding events including, without limitation, claims relating to CTE; large public events as well as travel to and from such events; our feature film business; our expansion into new or complementary businesses and/or strategic investments; our computer systems and online operations; a possible decline in general economic conditions and disruption in financial markets; our accounts receivable; our revolving credit facility; litigation; our potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial performance, which could adversely affect our stock; Vincent K. McMahon exercising control over our affairs, and his interests may conflict with the holders of our Class A common stock; a substantial number of shares which are eligible for sale by the McMahons and the sale, or the perception of possible sales, of those shares could lower our stock price; and the relatively small public “float” of our Class A common stock. In addition, our dividend is dependent on a number of factors, including, among other things, our liquidity and cash flow, strategic plan (including alternative uses of capital), our financial results and condition, contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends (including under our revolving credit facility), general economic and competitive conditions and such other factors as our Board of Directors may consider relevant. Forward-looking statements made by the Company speak only as of the date made, are subject to change without any obligation on the part of the Company to update or revise them, and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006630/en/\nCONTACT: WWE\nMedia:\nMatthew Altman, 203-352-1177\[email protected]\nor\nInvestor:\nMichael Weitz, 203-352-8642\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CONNECTICUT SAUDI ARABIA MIDDLE EAST\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT WRESTLING TV AND RADIO CELEBRITY EVENTS/CONCERTS SPORTS\nSOURCE: WWE\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/23/2018 09:43 PM/DISC: 04/23/2018 09:43 PM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006630/en" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) reported on Saturday morning that it snowed on Yushan at dawn from 4:30 to 5:50.\nWith the accumulation from previous days, the snow depth was measured at 8.6 centimeters as of now, said the CWB.\nThe bureau added it would likely snow in mountainous areas in the north of Taiwan with an altitude of over 1,000 meters or in other parts of the island with an altitude over 2,000 meters as temperatures continued to drop.\nThe bureau reminded people planning a snow-gazing trip to keep themselves warm and have their vehicle tires wrapped with snow chains.\nPeople should also be vigilant about the changing weather and traffic conditions in case of being trapped in the mountains.\n(Photos courtesy of the Central Weather Bureau)" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MIAMI (AP) — A judge has decided that Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz should continue to be represented by a public defender at taxpayer expense.\nBroward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer's ruling Tuesday says Cruz has at most $28,000 in assets. Scherer says that's not enough money to hire a private lawyer in a potential death penalty case of this magnitude.\nThe 19-year-old Cruz is charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He is being held without bail.\nCruz's lawyers have said he will plead guilty if prosecutors waive the death penalty. The Broward County state attorney's office has not been willing to do that." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LONDON (AP) — The BBC is proposing a pay cap on news presenters as it grapples with disparity in what it pays men and women.\nThe broadcaster has proposed a 320,000 pound ($449,000) cap the day before the head of the BBC is to be questioned by lawmakers over the broadcaster's pay culture.\nMeanwhile, a new report by a group representing women at the BBC says they faced \"veiled threats\" while trying to raise the subject of pay. The group wants the BBC to apologize and set in motion an \"equal, fair and transparent pay structure.\"\nA number of the BBC's leading male presenters agreed to pay cuts as the corporation sorts out pay inequality — a situation that came to light last year with the publication of salaries." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Just a handful of automakers offer three-row luxury SUVs. If you want one with robust towing capabilities, your choices narrow even further. Within that group are two well-known domestic models: the 2018 Cadillac Escalade and 2018 Lincoln Navigator .\nBoth SUVs are capable of hauling up to eight people in royal comfort, towing just about any recreational toy you can think of, or a mix of both. But which one is better for you? Here's how they stack up.\nHOW THEY'RE SIMILAR\nBoth the Escalade and Navigator are traditional SUVs with truck-based, body-on-frame construction. They are each available in extended-wheelbase versions — the Navigator L and the Escalade ESV — that have additional cargo capacity behind the third-row seats. They also come standard with advanced 10-speed automatic transmissions and offer both rear-wheel and four-wheel drive.\nExternal measurements and curb weights are similar, and both can hold up to eight passengers if you opt for the second-row bench instead of the captain's chairs. The Cadillac starts around $74,000 and the Navigator starts around $72,000. Both can end up close to $100,000 when fully stocked with features. As far as ownership goes, each SUV is covered by four-year/50,000-mile basic and six-year/70,000-mile powertrain warranties.\nDIFFERENCES FAVOR THE NAVIGATOR\nA key difference is newness. Lincoln has redesigned the Navigator for the 2018 model year, while the Escalade was last redesigned for the 2015 model year. A three-year advantage might not seem significant, but for cars, being the latest entry pays dividends.\nThe 2018 Lincoln Navigator pulls ahead with its turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 that produces 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque, compared to the Cadillac Escalade's 6.2-liter V8 and its 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. This power advantage contributes to the Lincoln's 8,700-pound maximum tow rating that outclasses the Cadillac's by 400 pounds. The Navigator's V6 is also more fuel-efficient, returning an EPA-estimated 19 mpg in combined city and highway driving for a rear-wheel-drive model versus the Escalade's 17 mpg. Over a year, that edge translates to hundreds of dollars in fuel savings for the Navigator.\nOn the inside, the Navigator provides more passenger space in almost every metric, with the most significant advantage an additional 11.3 inches for third-row legroom. Similarly, the Navigator is also more accommodating with regard to cargo space. Its 20.9-cubic-foot capacity behind the third row, 63.6 cubic feet behind the second row, and maximum of 103.3 cubic feet overshadow the Escalade's 15.2 cubic feet, 51.6 cubic feet and 94.2 cubic feet, respectively.\nBEYOND THE NUMBERS\nThe 2018 Navigator's advantage transcends the spec sheet. Comfort is paramount for any luxury vehicle, and the Lincoln takes an edge thanks to its more compliant ride quality and its option for 30-way adjustable front seats. A softer ride typically results in more body roll when cornering, but the Navigator manages it well. You'll feel the considerable weight while you're driving either SUV, but the Navigator imparts a more agile feeling behind the wheel.\nThe Navigator also leads in technology. A large 10-inch touchscreen sits atop the dash, right in the driver's sightlines to reduce distraction. There's also a slick, configurable LCD instrument display in place of traditional gauges. By comparison, the Escalade's touchscreen is only 8 inches and mounted lower on the dash. The Cadillac is further hampered with its capacitive touch buttons. They look great but are frustrating to use and require more attention than the Navigator's traditional buttons.\nBeyond the Navigator's larger cargo volume, it's also more convenient for everyday living. It features a flat load floor with a slight lip on the edge to prevent items from rolling out. There's also a deployable panel that can be configured to keep items from being tossed around, to provide a split-level shelf, or to cover a trio of underfloor compartments. On the other hand, the Escalade is hindered by a 3-inch step-up in the cargo area that is needed to house the third-row seats when stowed, making it noticeably harder to load bulkier items.\nTHE CLEAR WINNER, FOR NOW\nIt should be obvious that the 2018 Lincoln Navigator is superior to the 2018 Cadillac Escalade. It's more comfortable, capable and advanced in nearly every way.\nBut it's possible that Lincoln's victory could be short-lived. Recent Escalade redesigns have followed the introductions of new Chevrolet Silverado trucks by about a year, and 2018 will indeed usher in a new line of Silverados. Cadillac has the potential to meet or beat the Lincoln Navigator's current dominance, but we'll have to wait and see whether that potential is realized.\nEDMUNDS SAYS: For now, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator holds a considerable advantage over the 2018 Escalade. Your move, Cadillac.\n____\nThis story was provided to The Associated Press by the automotive website Edmunds. Mark Takahashi is a senior writer at Edmunds. Twitter: @mark_takahashi\nRelated links:\n— 2018 Lincoln Navigator First Drive: http://edmu.in/2DMODIC\n— 2018 Cadillac Escalade Model Review: http://edmu.in/2DNuWAr" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "New York (AP) — Coffee futures trading on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday:\n(37,500 lbs.; cents per lb.)" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — Americans' retirement savings are in the best shape they've been in more than a decade.\nSo says a survey by Fidelity Investments, which looked at more than 3,000 working households that have started saving for retirement.\nAfter tallying up how much they're saving in their 401(k) accounts, their expected Social Security benefits and other assets, Fidelity said that the typical saver is on track to have 80 percent of the income they'll need to cover retirement costs. That's the highest score since Fidelity's surveys began in 2005, when it was at 62 percent.\nMuch of the improvement is due to workers saving more of their pay each year. The typical savings rate is now 8.8 percent, more than double the 3.6 percent rate in 2006. That, though, is still less than the 15 percent of pay that Fidelity and other advisers suggest, including whatever contributions employers make through matching programs.\nThe surging stock market, which has more than quadrupled since early 2009, has also helped to increase the value of 401(k) and Individual Retirement Accounts.\nBy generation, Baby Boomers are in the best position. Savers born from 1946 through 1964 are on track to have 86 percent of the income they'll need in retirement. They typically save bigger chunks of their paychecks, typically 9.9 percent of income.\nAnother reason is that they're among the last workers to have wide access to traditional pensions, which guarantee regular payments through retirement.\nLater generations have less access to pensions, which makes them more responsible for saving for their own retirement, and for deciding how those savings are invested. Savers born from 1965 through 1980, Generation X, are on track to have 77 percent of the income they'll need for retirement.\nFor the first time, millennials have surpassed Gen X in Fidelity's retirement readiness score, and they're on track to have 78 percent of the retirement income they'll need. These savers, born from 1981 through 1992, have the benefit of the most time before retirement to allow their investments to grow. They're also typically saving 7.5 percent of their pay.\n\"Millennials have processed what they've seen,\" said Ken Hevert, senior vice president of retirement at Fidelity. \"They grew up and became adults in the Great Recession. They've seen what not being prepared can do to a family.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Warsaw governor has taken steps to prevent a planned far-right protest outside the Israeli Embassy by banning traffic in the area, citing security concerns.\nRight-wing groups have called the protest for late Wednesday amid a spat between Poland and Israel over pending Polish legislation that would outlaw blaming Poland for Holocaust crimes committed by Nazi Germany.\nIsrael has vehemently protested the law saying its unclear wording would stifle historic research and truth.\nWarsaw regional governor Zdzislaw Sipera said Wednesday that for security reasons he is banning traffic around the embassy until Feb.5., except for residents and city services, to prevent protesters from gathering.\nHe said the embassy has expressed security concerns ahead of the protest." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "A rented van that drove along a crowded sidewalk in Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15, is apparently the latest example of a driver using a vehicle as a weapon in recent years. Some of the attacks were orchestrated by extremist groups, others by unstable individuals with unclear motives. Radical groups have urged supporters to use any weapons at hand, including cars, a tactic that presents a major challenge for security forces around the world.\nHere's a look at some other attacks:\n___\nOct. 31, 2017\nA Halloween attack on a bike path in New York City killed eight and injured 11 others. Authorities say Sayfullo Saipov of Paterson, New Jersey, was inspired by the Islamic State group when he mowed people down in rented truck near the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.\n___\nAug. 17, 2017\nA rented van veered into Barcelona's crowded Las Ramblas promenade, swerving along the walkway and killing 13 people. Armed with an ax, knives and false explosives belts, attackers then drove a second vehicle to the boardwalk in the resort town of Cambrils early the next day, fatally injuring one person. Five of those attackers were shot to death. Authorities said a cell of at least nine extremists plotted to combine vehicles and explosives in a direct hit on tourists. Islamic State claimed the group as its own.\n___\nAug. 12, 2017\nA car slammed into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing 32-year-old legal assistant Heather Heyer. The driver of the car, James Alex Fields Jr., described as an admirer of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, was photographed with white nationalist demonstrators before the deadly crash. Fields is charged with murder and other offenses. Two Virginia state troopers also died in the crash of their helicopter, which was monitoring the rally.\n___\nJune 19, 2017\nA van attack on a crowd of Muslim worshippers near two north London mosques killed a 51-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant and injured nine other people. The worshippers were spilling out of the mosques following Ramadan prayers. British authorities charged Darren Osborne, an unemployed man from Wales, with murder and attempted murder. Police characterized the incident as a terrorist attack directed at Muslims.\n___\nApril 7, 2017\nA man drove a stolen beer truck into a crowd of afternoon shoppers outside the upmarket Ahlens store in Stockholm, killing four and injuring 15 others. An Uzbek man, Rakhmat Akilov, was later arrested and pleaded guilty to a terrorist crime for ramming the truck into the crowd.\n___\nMarch 22, 2017\nA man identified by police as Khalid Masood ran his rented SUV into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge. Four people were killed. Masood was eventually shot and killed by police, but not before stabbing a police officer to death on the grounds of Parliament. Police say Masood was inspired by extremist ideology, but that there's no evidence he had direct links to the Islamic State group or al-Qaida.\n___\nJan. 20 , 2017\nA man with a history of mental health and drug abuse issues drove into a street crowded with pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, killing at least four people, including a child, and injuring around 15 others. The 26-year-old man was arrested, and police said the incident had no links to terrorism.\n___\nJan. 8, 2017\nA Palestinian truck driver rammed his vehicle into a crowd of Israeli soldiers at a popular Jerusalem tourist spot, killing four people and wounding 17 in the deadliest single attack of more than a year of Israeli-Palestinian violence. It was the latest in a string of stabbings, shootings and vehicle ramming attacks in a wave of violence that erupted in the fall of 2015.\n___\nDec. 19, 2016\nA young Tunisian rammed a truck into a crowded Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 and injuring dozens in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. It was the first mass casualty attack by Islamic extremists carried out on German soil. Attacker Anis Amri, who had been denied asylum in Germany, was later killed by police in Italy after an international manhunt.\n___\nNov. 28, 2016\nEighteen-year-old Somali-born Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove a car into a crowd of students at Ohio State University. Artan then attacked bystanders with a knife before he was shot and killed by OSU police officer Alan Horujko. Thirteen people were injured in the attack.\n___\nJuly 14, 2016\nA Tunisian residing in France plowed a refrigerator truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on the Mediterranean beachfront in Nice, killing 86. Attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group, was killed by police. Cities around the world beefed up measures to prevent vehicle attacks in response.\n___\nDecember 2014\nA motorist injured 13 pedestrians in the French city of Dijon. A day later, a man ran over pedestrians at a Christmas market in Nantes in western France, killing one and injuring nine. Both suspects, who survived, had histories of mental illness.\n___\nOct. 20, 2014\nA 25-year-old man drove his car into Canadian Air Force members near Montreal, killing one and injuring another. Authorities said the driver was a convert to Islam and had been flagged for jihadist ambitions. He was later shot dead by police." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the deal says the Texas Rangers and right-hander Chris Martin have agreed on a $4 million, two-year contract after the reliever spent the past two seasons in Japan.\nThe Rangers will be Martin's third major league team after previous stints with Colorado and the New York Yankees. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal was pending a physical.\nIt's the second time in recent years the Rangers have tried to bolster their bullpen with someone who pitched in Japan, and this is a homegrown talent. The 31-year-old Martin went to Arlington High School before a long road that finally reached the majors with the Rockies in 2014.\nTwo years ago, the Rangers signed Tony Barnette after the right-hander spent six seasons in Japan. He signed for a third season in Texas earlier this month.\n___\nAP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.\n___\nMore AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LOS ANGELES (AP) — A \"Bachelor in Paradise\" contestant says she's a \"victim\" of events that put the reality show's production on hold.\nIn a statement Wednesday, Corinne Olympios said she has hired an attorney to \"obtain justice,\" in her words.\nShe also said she's seeking therapy to deal with what she called the physical and emotional trauma she experienced June 4.\nOlympios said she has little memory of what occurred.\nThe company behind ABC's \"Bachelor in Paradise\" suspended production and sent contestants home while looking into allegations of misconduct on the set in Mexico.\nWarner Bros. has said it is conducting a \"thorough investigation\" and \"appropriate responsive action\" will follow. The studio didn't offer details on the allegations or the contestants involved.\nThe studio declined comment Wednesday on Olympios' statement." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned a jury decision that found a former president of Bolivia and his defense minister responsible for government killings during 2003 unrest.\nU.S. Senior District Judge James Cohn upheld a defense motion Wednesday that there was insufficient evidence to support an April verdict that included $10 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by Bolivians whose family members were among the dead.\nThe jury verdict had followed a nearly three-week trial of the civil suit in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jurors found against former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and his former defense minister, Jose Carlos Sanchez Berzain. Both live in the U.S.\nThe lawsuit was filed under the Torture Victim Protection Act, which authorizes suits in the U.S. for extrajudicial killings." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — Last season, \"Billions\" performed a delicate balancing act.\nChuck Rhoades, the powerful and perverse U.S. Attorney (played by Paul Giamatti), was locked in a legal cage match with hedge-fund titan Bobby \"Axe\" Axelrod (Damian Lewis). But through it all, Wendy Rhoades kept a foot planted in both worlds: as the wife of Chuck and top aide to Axe.\nNow, in this Showtime drama's sophomore season, the equilibrium is shattered. Wendy has separated from her husband and bolted from Axe's firm, leaving those combatants to clash even more ferociously.\nThe only sure thing about the narrative shakeup: Wendy Rhoades can take care of herself, and, when necessary, cut Chuck and Axe down to size. On a show that pits two Alpha Males against each other, Wendy stands tall as a reigning Alpha Woman.\n\"This season you see her trying to walk a line with each of them while she maintains her dignity and distance,\" says Maggie Siff, who brings Wendy vibrantly to life. \"To find her own moral center, she had to shed the two of them.\"\nOn the premiere (Sunday at 10 p.m. EST), you'll see Wendy spurn Bobby Axelrod's overtures to return as the in-house psychotherapist and performance coach.\n\"There's this thing that happens when we're in a room together,\" she says sharply as he works his charm. \"But I'm shutting it off. I HAVE shut it off.\"\nAnd you'll see her stand up to Chuck when he rages, \"I always knew I'd end up smeared by Axelrod's poison,\" for which he blames his wife as having served as the carrier: \"Proximity is enough.\"\n\"I no longer have proximity to it,\" she sneers, \"and YOU no longer have proximity to ME.\"\nWendy is an unusual character for series TV, and a distinctly different character than Siff has played in the past. And yet all her women share a common bond: They're strong, smart and commanding even in a crowd dominated by men.\nFor six seasons on FX's hit drama \"Sons of Anarchy,\" Siff played Tara Knowles, the physician wife of a motorcycle-gang leader who could hold her own, and then some, in that wild-and-woolly world. (At least, until she was stabbed to death in her kitchen with a barbecue fork by, ironically, another woman: her mother-in-law and the club's grande dame.)\n\"When we first started that series (in 2008) I didn't expect it would become the sensation it did,\" says Siff in her quiet, thoughtful way, \"but it tapped into something tribal in the audience's psyche. It was so pulpy in its violence, yet also had this operatic family drama at its center even when the violence crossed the line — MY line, at least. There were scenes I couldn't watch!\"\nSiff came to \"Sons\" from her brief but emblematic stint early in \"Mad Men,\" where she played Rachel Menken, the bold heiress and boss of a New York department store who became romantically involved with ad man Don Draper.\nUnlike so many of his conquests, Rachel soon recognized that their relationship was not one for the ages. She cut her ties with Don, this caddish married man and dad, when he proposed they leave it all behind and run away together.\nYears later, Don (and the audience) would learn that Rachel had died of leukemia — but not before she made a brief comeback.\nSiff was pleased to shoot this fleeting encore for the series' final season.\n\"I always wanted Rachel to circle back through that world,\" she says.\nBut the one-minute scene she was asked to play (the only portion of the script she was privy to) made no sense to her, especially after series star Jon Hamm tipped her off that her character was dead.\n\"I said to (series creator) Matt (Weiner), 'What's going on?' He said, 'It's a dream. Just do a dream!'\"\nShe did, with a chinchilla coat obscuring tell-tale evidence that she was pregnant with Lucy, now 2½, by her husband, design consultant Paul Ratliff.\n\"I had no idea how the scene lived inside the episode until I saw it on TV along with everybody else,\" she says.\nA woman who began her career in experimental theater in Philadelphia and then off-Broadway, the Bronx, New York native, now 42, admits to surprise at her repeated success in TV drama.\nBut surprise has been a driving force in her career, she explains: \"You have to surrender yourself to what finds you in this life.\"\nDespite no sign of surrendering, she finds herself now in an acclaimed drama alongside two leading men she calls \"phenomenal actors and phenomenal human beings.\n\"Damian is so subtle but so precise as an actor,\" she says, \"while Paul charges out of the gate with so much life. Their energies are very different. It's fun to float between them as scene partners.\"\nAnd for \"Billions\" viewers, there's more fun ahead watching Siff power between them as the forceful link in this tangled tale.\n_____\nEDITOR'S NOTE — Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at [email protected] and at http://www.twitter.com/tvfrazier. Past stories are available at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/frazier-moore\n_____\nOnline:\nhttp://www.sho.com" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rights group says Iran sentences Iranian-American art dealer, wife to prison for being Zoroastrians." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "SYDNEY (AP) — A period of personal reflection in a South African jungle has convinced Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic that he's ready to return to the court.\nTomic quit the reality television show \"I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!\" after only three days, saying that was long enough to reflect and realize \"how I played last year and where I should be.\"\nHe said his short time in the jungle was his first break from his \"fast-paced\" lifestyle and gave was \"a wake-up call.\"\n\"After being there for a couple days, it made me depressed and it made me a bit sad and I didn't want to continue doing that to myself,\" Tomic told News Corp Australia. \"I need to get back on the court.\n\"I just started recently to get back and feeling good. I won a couple of matches at the Australian Open in the (qualifiers). I just regret leaving that last month-and-a-half behind. It wasn't the right thing for me to do.\"\nBut Tomic's comeback may depend on his ability to repair his relationship with Tennis Australia and national Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt.\nHewitt has indicated Tomic's Davis Cup career may be at an end after he rebuffed several attempts to draw him back into the fold and said in an interview that Australia couldn't win the Davis Cup without him. Asked if Tomic would play for Austalia again, Hewitt said \"it's highly doubtful.\"\n\"He's made some mistakes. It will be a long way back,\" Hewitt said. \"He's digging a big hole for himself that he may never get out of.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The remaining members of the USA Gymnastics board of directors will resign under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee after the USOC threatened to decertify the organization if it didn't take more strident steps toward change amid the fallout from the scandal surrounding former team doctor Larry Nassar.\nThe executive board, including chairman Paul Parilla, resigned Monday. USA Gymnastics announced Friday that the remaining 18 board members, who are unpaid volunteers representing various threads of the sport across the country, will leave their positions. The announcement came two days after an open letter from USOC chief operating officer Scott Blackmun called for a \"full turnover of leadership.\"\nUSA Gymnastics said in a statement Friday it will comply with the USOC's wishes.\n\"USA Gymnastics supports the United States Olympic Committee's letter and accepts the absolute need of the Olympic family to promote a safe environment for all of our athletes,\" the organization wrote in a statement. \"We agree with the USOC's statement that the interests of our athletes and clubs, and their sport, may be better served by moving forward with meaningful change within our organization, rather than decertification.\"\nOne of the crown jewels of the U.S. Olympic movement is reeling following Nassar's downfall. The longtime team doctor, who spent more than 20 years with the organization before leaving in 2015, was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison Wednesday for molesting seven women. Part of the sentencing process included more than 150 victim's impact statements read into the record, several of them high-profile Olympians such as six-time medalist Aly Raisman, 2011 world champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber and two-time Olympic medalist McKayla Maroney.\nThe sentencing hearing that allowed the young women to give a face and a voice to their abuse to millions of television viewers did what nearly 18 months of lawsuits and disclosures by some of the most high-profile gymnasts in the country could not: Move the needle enough to spur significant action.\nUSA Gymnastics did force out former president Steve Penny last spring and hired Kerry Perry in November as his replacement. However, the rest of the power structure remained intact. Rachael Denhollander, the first person to come forward as Nassar victim in the fall of 2016, asked the board's executive officers to resign last August. Raisman talked repeatedly about the need for a complete organizational overhaul after outlining the abuse Nassar subjected her to in her book released in November. Olympic champion Simone Biles came forward as Nassar victim on Jan. 15 and wondered why she had to continue to train at the Karolyi Ranch in Texas, a place where she said Nassar abused her earlier in her career.\nUSA Gymnastics announced shortly after Biles' critique it was ending its long relationship with the Karolyi Ranch. The board's executive officers stepped down on Monday and the rest of the group will now follow suit.\n\"USA Gymnastics supports an independent investigation that may shine light on how abuse of the proportion described so courageously by the survivors of Larry Nassar could have gone undetected for so long and embraces any necessary and appropriate changes,\" the organization wrote. \"USA Gymnastics and the USOC have the same goal — making the sport of gymnastics, and others, as safe as possible for athletes to follow their dreams in a safe, positive and empowered environment.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — Yemeni Americans in New York are speaking out against a U.S. travel ban as the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over whether it should be upheld.\nSome Yemeni owners of bodegas, the corner stores so prevalent in New York City, shut down for an hour on Tuesday afternoon to protest against the ban. It was a shortened version of a protest bodega owners initiated last year.\nThe Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over Republican President Donald Trump's ban on Wednesday.\nThis third version of the ban bars nationals of several Muslim majority countries from entering the United States.\nOpponents say it discriminates against Muslims; supporters say it's necessary for national security purposes." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — An adult film star who previously alleged an extramarital affair with Donald Trump now says in a statement the affair never happened.\nA lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels confirmed his client's statement Tuesday. Daniels' real name is Stephanie Clifford.\nClifford has been on a publicity tour in recent weeks amid news of the alleged 2006 tryst with the president. She is scheduled to appear Tuesday on ABC's \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" Her publicist hasn't answered questions about the statement.\nClifford has sought to tell her story before, in 2011 and again during the 2016 presidential campaign.\nThe Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that Trump's personal lawyer brokered a $130,000 payment to Clifford in October 2016 to keep her from publicly discussing it.\nTrump's lawyer has denied any affair." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "FOWLERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police officer has been charged after his personal gun accidentally fired into the floor of a high school gymnasium as he watched a wrestling tournament in which his son was a competitor.\nWHMI-FM reports that 40-year-old Mark Boudreau is charged with misdemeanor careless discharge of a firearm.\nThe shot was fired May 5 at Fowlerville High School, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.\nBoudreau, of the Flint Police Department, will be arraigned June 7.\nDefense attorney Frank Manley on Wednesday called the shooting \"unfortunate,\" and Boudreau \"an outstanding veteran command officer.\"\nThe Flint Journal reports that Flint police said in a statement the department \"cannot comment on any potential criminal allegations until\" it receives \"all of the facts at the conclusion of the proceedings.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies put together their biggest scoring quarter of the season, creating enough of a buffer for an easy victory over the shorthanded Phoenix Suns.\nTyreke Evans scored 27 points, Wayne Selden added 17 points and the Grizzlies sent Phoenix to its fifth straight loss with a 120-109 victory on Monday night. The major turning point came in the second quarter, when Memphis outscored the Suns 42-21 creating a double-digit lead that eventually would swell to 25 in the third quarter.\n\"I thought we competed in the first quarter, then in the second quarter we hit a bit of a slump,\" Suns interim coach Jay Triano said, later adding: \"We dug too big of a hole.\"\nPhoenix played without leading-scorer Devin Booker, who suffered a right rib contusion in the Suns' loss Sunday at Houston. X-rays on the Phoenix guard before Monday night's game were negative.\nIn a game where both teams seem destined for lottery picks in the draft, it was the potent second-quarter for Memphis that made the difference after a first filled with turnovers and inconsistent offense. Memphis' 17 field goals included the Grizzles converting all three of their shots beyond the arc. Jarell Martin made all three of his shots in the frame, and Evans was perfect on his four attempts. Memphis had 12 of its 29 assists in the second.\n\"We did a great job sharing the ball,\" said Martin, who finished with nine points. \"We moved the ball pretty well, limited turnovers and got good looks.\"\nOnce Memphis went into halftime up 64-47, the Suns never got the deficit under 10 the rest of the way.\nDillon Brooks, Deyonta Davis and Marc Gasol scored 12 points apiece for Memphis, Gasol also grabbed 10 rebounds. Davis missed only one of his six shots on the night, part of the Grizzlies shooting 57 percent for the game.\nT.J. Warren led the Suns with 24 points on 10 of 18 shooting, while Josh Jackson scored 20 points.\n\"I thought defensively, we picked it up, especially in the second quarter,\" Gasol said. \"That allowed us to run and create easy points.\"\nTIP-INS\nSuns: Troy Daniels converted a 3-pointer with 9:15 left in the first quarter, the 1,109th consecutive game with a 3-pointer. That surpassed the Dallas Mavericks record of 1,108 between 1999-2012 for the longest in NBA history. ... Won the previous two over the Grizzlies this season — both games by two points. ...Injuries resulted in Isaiah Canaan starting his first game of the season. ... Tyler Ulis and Jared Dudley both scored 13 points, Ulis handing out seven assists.\nGrizzlies: It was Gasol's 33rd birthday. He recorded his 20th double-double of the season. .Evans led the team in scoring for the 20th time this season. He has scored at least 25 points in 14 games.\nSUNS DOWN\nIn addition to Booker, center Tyson Chandler didn't play, resting on the second night of a back-to-back. Marquese Chriss who is dealing with a left ankle sprain, also sat out. \"We had a lot of talent in the locker room,\" Triano said of the injuries and rest. Before the game, the Suns interim coach went through the list of who was available and who wouldn't play, adding: \"Don't ask me about starters, because I've just gotten a lot of this information (and) haven't had time to process it.\"\nHELPING HANDS\nThe Grizzlies had 29 assists in the game, led by six each from Selden and Andrew Harrison. \"That's the conversation we're having with our guys,\" interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. \"Making the extra pass, going from good to great and just sacrificing what you think might be a good opportunity, but it's more important to get your teammate a great opportunity.\"\nUP NEXT\nSuns: host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.\nGrizzlies: Start a four-game road trip in Indiana on Wednesday to face the Pacers.\n___\nFor more NBA coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Packers' team doctor is evaluating tests on Aaron Rodgers' surgically repaired right collarbone to determine if the quarterback can return for Green Bay's game this weekend against Carolina.\nThe tests were done Monday. Coach Mike McCarthy says there's no timeline on when medical staff will decide on potentially clearing Rodgers. McCarthy says he would like to know as soon as possible, but Rodgers' availability is a medical decision.\nRodgers could be eligible to be activated for Sunday's game against Carolina, which would be eight games after getting hurt Oct. 15 at Minnesota. The two-time NFL MVP returned to practice Dec. 2 on what McCarthy called a \"trial return.\" Rodgers ran the scout team last week.\nGreen Bay (7-6) remains in contention for a playoff spot.\n___\nMore AP NFL: http://pro32.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Along dimmed corridors in an elegant villa in central Belgrade, visitors are treated to a flashy presentation of Nikola Tesla's technology — as well as a huge array of the visionary scientist's clothes, hundreds of instruments, and even his ashes.\nThe Serbian museum, dedicated to everything to do with the 19th-century inventor and electricity pioneer, remained in relative obscurity for decades under the communist-run former Yugoslavia. But thanks to a global revival of interest in the scientist, the collection is now drawing big crowds from home and abroad.\nMuseum staff say some 130,000 people visited last year, compared to about 30,000 a year in the past — when its audience included generations of local school children but hardly anyone from abroad. Now the small museum is ranked among the top must-see destination for tourists.\nTesla is best known for developing the alternating current that helped safely distribute electricity at great distances, including from the hydro-electric plant at the Niagara Falls in mid-1890s. He experimented with X-ray and radio technology, working in rivalry with Thomas Edison.\nAlthough he's known to many science lovers, his following and name-recognition among the general public has rocketed in recent years thanks to Paypal billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla electric car. In the U.S., Tesla admirers have raised money through crowdfunding to purchase his laboratory In Shoreham, N.Y.\nAn ethnic Serb born in 1856 in the Austrian Empire in present-day Croatia, Tesla spent most of his life abroad, working in Budapest and Paris before emigrating to the U.S. in 1884.\nThe Tesla Museum in Belgrade holds a vast array of the scientist's personal items, from his sleepwear, shaving kit, tailor-made suit and cane to tens of thousands of documents and his awards. Even pieces of furniture from the New Yorker Hotel room 3327, where Tesla spent the last ten years of his life — his bed, fridge, metal lockers and a cupboard — are included.\n\"He was a man who took great care of his belongings and saved a large number of documents, so thanks to that we can now reconstruct his life and his work,\" curator Milica Kesler said. \"He was fully aware of the importance of what he was doing.\"\nPacked in some sixty trunks and containers, Tesla's entire property first arrived in the former Yugoslavia on a ship from New York in 1951, eight years after his death. Authorities set up the museum in 1952, which later struggled with scarce funds and low attendance.\nNowadays, thrilled visitors are given fluorescent light sticks that light up wirelessly with the discharge from the Tesla coil, a four-meter-tall transformer circuit that generates electricity. In a separate room, in a somewhat macabre setting of dimmed lights and dark drapes, are Tesla's ashes in a golden ball urn.\nThere are now so many visitors that the museum has extended its working hours and introduced more guided tours. Museum worker Pavle Petrovic says \"the holiday season is the busiest, of course, but numbers stay high throughout the year.\"\nAlthough Tesla visited Belgrade just once for 31 hours, Serbia celebrates him as the pride of the nation. Belgrade's airport and a new city boulevard are named after Tesla, his image is on souvenirs, and the Serbian Orthodox Church wants Tesla's ashes placed in the country's main religious temple, triggering protests by the liberal scientific community.\nTypical of the Balkan divide, neighboring Croatia also claims Tesla as its own, turning his house in the home village of Smiljan into a memorial center. The rival former Yugoslav republics have marked important dates in Tesla's life separately amid strained relations stemming from the 1990s' bloody breakup of the joint ex-federation.\nAway from the crowds, Tesla's archive of more than 160,000 documents, scientific plans, manuscripts and letters is stored carefully in the museum's basement. Curator Kesler said Tesla made the experts' job easy by keeping a neat chronology of the documents.\n\"Sometimes I have a feeling he left us some kind of a path, a guideline to follow,\" she said with a smile." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Time's Up calling for a probe into the Manhattan District Attorney's office (all times local):\n3:30 p.m.\nThe Manhattan District Attorney's office says a criminal investigation into Harvey Weinstein is active and ongoing and a commitment to justice in sexual abuse cases is \"unwavering.\"\nThe comments by spokesman Danny Frost Monday came as the Time's Up initiative called for the governor to investigate the district attorney's office for refusing to prosecute the disgraced media mogul in 2015. Police have said the case should've been prosecuted; the district attorney's office disagreed.\nFrost says the sex crimes unit is a national leader in the investigating and prosecution of sex crimes. Police and prosecutors may disagree sometimes, but never at the expense of justice.\nTime's Up was started by women in Hollywood. The statement from the group came after New York magazine published an article about the 2015 case involving an Italian model who said Weinstein groped her.\n___\n1:30 p.m.\nAn initiative started by Hollywood industry women is calling for New York's governor to investigate the Manhattan district attorney's office over a decision in 2015 not to prosecute a sex abuse case against Harvey Weinstein.\nTime's Up says a report in New York magazine is disturbing because it suggests the district attorney's office may have been improperly influenced by Weinstein and sought to intimidate an Italian model who accused the disgraced media mogul of groping her.\nShe secretly recorded him in a police sting. The district attorney's office decided there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute.\nTime's Up says an investigation is necessary to protect the integrity of the office.\nNeither the district attorney's office nor the governor's office immediately commented.\nWeinstein's attorneys have said he denies any non-consensual contact." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is dining with members of the U.N. Security Council, who are discussing evidence that Iran is arming rebels in Yemen.\nTrump said before the lunch meeting Monday at the White House: \"We're helping the world.\"\nThe guests include U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and more than a dozen foreign ambassadors. Haley organized the visit, which includes a trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum with national security adviser H.R. McMaster.\nAmong the attendees are ambassadors from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom.\nThe attendees are expected to see missile remnants the U.S. says are proof that Iran has been arming rebels in Yemen. The Trump administration has pushed to punish Iran for funneling weapons to Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen, which Tehran has emphatically denied." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Frank Sinatra asks Lady Luck to stick around, the neon red lights of one of Las Vegas' most famous towering signs appear to dance under the night sky, revealing a beating heart and the rest of the marquee of a famed casino-hotel. Other rusted, dusted and broken neon signs in a large gravel lot ringed by a security wall appear to light up with neon not seen for decades as other classic tunes play in the background.\nBut these former landmarks of Sin City are missing light bulbs and some of the remaining are cracked or hang by a wire. They have not being restored and are not plugged to a power outlet. Augmented reality tests last week made it look like many of the city's famed neon signs are burning brightly again.\nForty neon signs that once drew visitors to some of Las Vegas' most iconic casino-hotels and other venues will shine again for the public starting Thursday night at the Neon Museum, but not a single one of their lights will truly be on. The unrestored marquees, worn by the beating sun and twisted by desert winds, are being brought back to life thanks to projection mapping, a type of augmented reality created by projecting life-like digital animations of the signs onto the hulking metal.\n\"We are combining art, history and technology in this space,\" said Neon Museum president and chief executive officer Rob McCoy.\nHe added: \"This is Las Vegas as it was. It is very emotional. Even people who don't live here, but live around the United States or around the world, they all have in their heads a romantic image of Las Vegas, and it's usually that vintage, neon Las Vegas.\"\nThe signs on display include the Golden Nugget, Lady Luck, Binion's Horseshoe and the first four futuristic-looking letters of the Stardust because the sign at the museum is missing the \"dust\" part of it.\nThe 30-minute immersive experience presented after sunset allows visitors to walk freely around the outdoor gallery and get close to the signs. A soundtrack that includes Elvis Presley's \"Night Life,\" ''Mr. Sandman\" by The Chordettes and Ella Fitzgerald's \"I'm Beginning to See The Light\" plays in tandem with each sign that is illuminated.\nNeon signs were introduced to the United States at the 1893 World Fair in Chicago. But no city embraced the luminous tube lights quite like Las Vegas. Dozens of those now-retired signs are housed at the museum but not all remain functional, leaving it up to visitors to imagine what the marquees looked like decades ago. Restoring the signs can cost tens of thousands of dollars each so using projection mapping is a cheaper process to show what they once looked like lighted up.\nDigital artist and designer Craig Winslow used photos, drone video and other references to digitally recreate each sign, bulb by bulb. He then used a scanning process to determine the precise placement of eight projectors to ensure the alignment of the content with the bulbs, rusted metal and tubes of the signs.\n\"There are moments here where there's no bulb, but I've created a digital bulb that is in its place,\" Winslow said. \"From far away it just looks like the sign is lit. You get up closer, and you realize all these are broken or there are missing bulbs or hanging bulbs.\"\nAs the Binion's horseshoe flickers in shades of gold and red, Dean Martin croons \"I Love Vegas.\" Meanwhile, Presley's \"Viva Las Vegas\" blasts as the set of the Stardust letters shine.\nHistorical footage of this gambling oasis will also be projected onto the signs, showing Liberace playing the piano and gamblers playing table games.\n\"Whether they come by car, rail or circle the city and dropping by plane, their eyes pop wide open with their first glimpse of Las Vegas,\" a historical narration plays right before the signs begin to light up. \"A city whose head is wreathed in garlands of neon signs, and a city of storybook west.\"\n___\nMore information about the Neon Museum ." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister says he is disappointed that excerpts of an off-the-record speech he gave at Parliament House parodying President Donald Trump have been broadcast by a television network.\nPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made fun of Trump and the Australian government's dismal opinion polls during a lighthearted speech on Wednesday at a ball hosted by the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery.\nTurnbull's first telephone conversation with Trump in January over a refugee resettlement deal was, in Trump's words, \"testy.\" But the two leaders made a public show of friendship when they met for the first time in May.\nWhile Turnbull is rarely critical of Trump in public, he mocked the president off-the-record.\nTurnbull was apparently recorded on a phone and broadcast by the Nine Network on Thursday." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Global Forecast - Asia as of 13:30 GMT Tuesday, January 30, 2018\nMinimum and maximum temperatures in Celsius, precipitation in centimeters and weather conditions as recorded for the previous day (Jan 29 except Asia and Australia where data is for Jan 30) and forecast for the current and following day in each city as of 1330 GMT:\n_____\nCITY;MIN;MAX;COND;PRECIP;MIN;MAX;COND;MIN;MAX;COND\nAbidjan;25;32;pc;0.23;25;31;pc;25;31;pc\nAbu Dhabi;17;21;pc;0;16;21;pc;16;22;clr\nAleppo;3;13;clr;0;3;14;pc;4;14;pc\nAlgiers;8;16;clr;0;11;17;c;10;18;clr\nAmsterdam;3;7;pc;7.37;3;8;rn;4;6;pc\nAnchorage;-15;-7;clr;0;-17;-8;clr;-17;-10;clr\nAshgabat;-5;4;clr;0;-3;7;clr;0;14;clr\nAstana;-24;-11;clr;0;-24;-11;c;-23;-14;pc\nAsuncion;24;32;pc;3.05;24;32;rn;24;32;rn\nAthens;7;17;clr;0;8;17;pc;8;16;pc\nAuckland;20;25;clr;0;21;26;c;20;24;rn\nBaghdad;3;17;clr;0;4;17;clr;5;18;clr\nBahrain;15;19;pc;0;15;19;clr;15;20;clr\nBanda 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{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies and Congress will continue to investigate Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election, even after President Donald Trump fired his national security adviser for providing inaccurate accounts of his contacts with the Russian ambassador last year.\nDemocrats said an independent investigation was the best way to answer questions about the Trump administration's ties to Russia. But Republican leaders continue to refuse to consider that option and said three congressional investigations underway were enough.\nTrump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was fired late Monday. The White House said he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.\nThis isn't the first time Trump has distanced himself from an adviser in light of relationships with Moscow. In late August, Paul Manafort resigned as Trump's campaign chairman after disclosures by The Associated Press about his firm's covert lobbying on behalf of Ukraine's former pro-Russia governing political party. Trump has long held a friendly posture toward the long-time U.S. adversary and has been reluctant to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin, even for Putin's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014.\n\"This isn't simply about a change in policy toward Russia, as the administration would like to portray. It's what's behind that change in policy,\" said California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, one of the congressional bodies investigating.\nUnder the Obama administration, U.S. intelligence agencies said Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the goal of electing Trump. Trump has acknowledged that Russia hacked Democratic emails but denies it was to help him win.\nThe New York Times reported late Tuesday that members of Trump's campaign, including Manafort, had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence officials during the year before the election. The U.S. knew about these contacts through phone records and intercepted calls, the Times said.\nReached late Tuesday, Manafort told The Associated Press he has not been interviewed by the FBI about these alleged contacts.\n\"I have never knowingly spoken to Russian intelligence officers and I have never been involved with anything to do with the Russian government or the Putin administration or any other issues under investigation today,\" Manafort said.\nOfficials who spoke with the Times anonymously said they had not yet seen any evidence of the Trump campaign cooperating with the Russians on hacking or other attempts to influence the election.\nThe investigations and the unusual firing of the national security adviser just 24 days into his job have put Republicans in the awkward position of investigating the leader of their party. The congressional probes are ultimately in the hands of the Republican committee chairmen, and the executive branch's investigation is now overseen by Trump appointees.\nRepublican leaders focused on the idea that Flynn misled Pence about the nature of his contacts with the Russian ambassador — not on any questioning of the relationship between Flynn and the ambassador. Democrats said a key issue is whether Flynn broke diplomatic protocol and potentially the law by discussing U.S. sanctions with Moscow before Trump's inauguration. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, said the committee had not yet seen the transcripts of Flynn's calls.\nThe Justice Department had warned the White House late last month that Flynn could be at risk for blackmail because of contradictions between his public depictions of the calls with the Russian ambassador and what intelligence officials knew about the conversations.\n\"You cannot have a national security adviser misleading the vice president and others,\" said Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.\nCalifornia Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House intelligence committee, said he was concerned Flynn's rights were violated in the interception of his conversations with the Russian ambassador.\n\"I'm just shocked that nobody's covering the real crime here,\" Nunes said. \"You have an American citizen who had his phone call recorded and then leaked to the media.\"\nThe FBI has wide legal authority to eavesdrop on the conversations of foreign intelligence targets, including diplomats, inside the U.S.\nFlynn did not concede any wrongdoing in his resignation letter, saying merely that he \"inadvertently briefed the vice president elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador.\"\nWhile North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, said much of the panel's investigation will occur behind closed doors, Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden said he planned to push to make the findings and hearings public.\nWhite House spokesman Sean Spicer said Trump did not direct Flynn to discuss U.S. sanctions with the Russians. \"No, absolutely not,\" Spicer said.\n___\nAssociated Press writers Eric Tucker, Erica Werner, Richard Lardner, Chad Day and Deb Riechmann contributed to this report." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's national security commissioner says respected journalist Javier Valdez was killed last year because of his work.\nNational Security Commissioner Renato Sales also said Tuesday at a brief news conference that the arrest of a suspect in Valdez's killing was achieved without force. The government announced late Monday that a Sinaloa cartel member known by the nickname \"Koala\" was arrested in Tijuana.\nWeeks before his murder, Valdez interviewed Damaso Lopez, who had been Joaquin \"El Chapo\" Guzman's right-hand man leading the Sinaloa cartel. At the time, Lopez was battling Guzman's sons for control of the cartel.\nValdez's colleagues and journalism advocates called on the government Tuesday to continue pursuing the mastermind of the May 15, 2017, slaying in the western city of Culiacan." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to helping other immigrants be smuggled by American soldiers through a border checkpoint in Texas.\nFederal prosecutors say 51-year-old Victoriano Zamora-Jasso pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented immigrants and illegal re-entry after deportation.\nThe 2014 smuggling case involved four soldiers at Fort Hood, a sprawling Army post in Central Texas. Investigators say the soldiers showed Army identification and hid immigrants under military gear while driving through the Sarita (suh-REE'-tuh) checkpoint.\nThe soldiers were convicted. Their sentences ranged from probation to 20 months in prison.\nProsecutors say Zamora-Jasso was deported in 2013 and lived in Houston after slipping back into Texas. He was indicted in 2016. He faces up to 10 years in prison when sentenced." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy says he will not run for re-election and will \"instead be returning to the judicial system.\"\nGowdy is chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and previously chaired a highly partisan panel investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.\nGowdy is a former federal prosecutor. In a statement, he said \"whatever skills I may have are better utilized in a courtroom than in Congress, and I enjoy our justice system more than our political system.\"\nThe Benghazi panel revealed the existence of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server and controversies involving it proved to be damaging to her failed 2016 presidential campaign.\nGowdy was elected in the 2010 tea party wave that returned control of the House to Republicans." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Musicians in South Africa performed in a tribute for Hugh Masekela, the jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist who died after a decade-long fight with cancer.\nThe joyful memorial which drew about 400 people was held Sunday at the Soweto campus of the University of Johannesburg. Among those who performed were South African musicians Jonas Gwangwa, Sipho \"Hotstix\" Mabuse and Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi.\n\"We knew he was famous, we knew he was great but we never ever thought he was (as) great as the world has shown us since his death ... how much it loved him,\" his sister Barbara told the crowd.\n\"Let us rejoice in the realization that Bra Hugh contributed meaningfully to humanity during his lifetime,\" said Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa's Minister of Arts and Culture. \"Although he can no longer compose new songs, grace our stages and blow the trumpet, we know that his thundering voice will resound beyond the grave. Even death cannot silent his voice. Bra Hugh lives through his music.\"\nMasekela died on Tuesday at the age of 78. The trumpeter, singer and composer started playing the horn at 14. He became an integral part of the 1950s jazz scene in Johannesburg and went to Britain and the United States in the 1960s, using his music to spread awareness about South Africa's oppressive system of white minority rule.\n___\nAP journalist Nqobile Ntshangase contributed to this report." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — A timeline of key dates leading to the resignation of White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn:\nNov. 17 — President-elect Donald Trump offers former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser.\nDec. 25 — According to incoming Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Flynn sends a text to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak \"wishing him a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year\" and saying he looks forward \"to touching base with you and working with you, and I wish you all the best.\" Spicer says the ambassador texted Flynn back, \"wishing him a Merry Christmas as well.\"\nDec. 29 — The United States retaliates against Russian hacking aimed at influencing the U.S. election. President Barack Obama announces sanctions against Russian intelligence services and their top officials, kicking out 35 Russian officials and closing down two Russian-owned compounds in the U.S. Flynn texts the ambassador and the two speak by phone. Spicer later says the call was \"centered on the logistics of setting up a call\" between Trump and President Vladimir Putin.\nDec. 30 — Putin announces he won't immediately retaliate against Obama's sanctions, breaking from a pattern of angry denunciations of U.S. penalties. The Russian leader says he plans to restore U.S. ties \"based on the policies that will be carried out by the administration of President D. Trump.\" Trump later praises Putin's restraint on Twitter. \"Great move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart!\" he writes.\nJan. 13 — A senior U.S. official tells The Associated Press that the Obama administration is aware of contacts between Flynn and Kislyak, including one on Dec. 29. Spicer denies the timing of the call, then later acknowledges it. Spicer says Flynn and Kislyak did not discuss sanctions. They only discussed logistics, he said, \"that was it, plain and simple.\"\nJan. 15 — Vice President Mike Pence repeats that denial in an interview with CBS's \"Face the Nation.\" Flynn and Kislyak \"did not discuss anything having to do with the United States' decision to expel diplomats or impose censure against Russia\" in their conversations, he says.\nJan. 23 — Spicer says in his first scheduled press conference that he'd spoken with Flynn the night before and was assured that the sanctions were not a topic that was discussed in Flynn's calls with Kislyak.\nJan. 26 — The Justice Department informs White House Counsel Don McGahn that the White House denials contradict what intelligence officials knew to be true based on routine recordings of communications with foreign officials who are in the U.S. The White House says Trump and other senior advisers were \"immediately\" informed of the issue. Trump's tasks the White House counsel's office to begin looking into the legal issues involved, Spicer said.\nJan. 28 — Flynn is photographed sitting in the Oval Office as the president speaks with Putin by phone.\nFeb. 1 — Flynn continues to serve in full capacity. He makes a surprise appearance at a daily White House briefing and delivers a message to Iran. \"As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice,\" he says.\nFeb. 8 — Flynn again denies that he'd discussed sanctions with Kislyak, according to The Washington Post.\nFeb. 9 — Flynn, through his spokesman, backs away from his comments, according to the Post. A spokesman for Flynn tells the paper \"that while he had no recollection of discussing sanctions, he couldn't be certain that the topic never came up.\" Citing U.S. officials, the Post publishes a report stating that Flynn did discuss U.S. sanctions against Russia with Kislyak during the month Trump took office, despite administration officials' denials. The report also suggests Flynn had misled Pence.\nFeb. 10 — Trump is asked about the Post report. \"I haven't seen them. I'll look into them,\" he says. Flynn meets with Pence and speaks with him by phone.\nFeb. 13 — Flynn delivers the president's daily briefing, sits in on his calls with foreign leaders and joins his meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Around 5 p.m., White House adviser Kellyanne Conway tells reporters that the president has \"full confidence\" in Flynn. Less than an hour later, Spicer tells reporters that the president is \"evaluating the situation.\" Shortly after, the Post breaks the news of the earlier Justice Department warning. Flynn submits his resignation. Keith Kellogg is named acting national security adviser. Flynn is spotted walking down the hallway that leads from the Oval Office to his office just after 10 p.m." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "\"Hellbent: an Orphan X Novel\" (Minotaur Books), by Gregg Hurwitz\nEvan Smoak is known by many aliases, including Orphan X and the Nowhere Man. In \"Hellbent,\" the latest novel by Gregg Hurwitz featuring the former government assassin turned vigilante, a call for help quickly turns personal.\nWhen Smoak receives a phone call from a particular number, he knows the person on the other end needs his help. He's shocked to receive a video message from Jack Johns, his mentor and the man who recruited him into the elite Orphan program. He watches as Johns, a man he cherishes almost like a father, is brutally thrown out of an airplane in midair. Torn apart by his sudden death at the hands of another Orphan who wants nothing more than to eliminate all the others in the program, Smoak knows he has to stop a man named Van Sciver once and for all. It doesn't help that this man responsible for Johns' death is also the new head of the Orphan program.\nSmoak retrieves a package that Johns left for him and is brutally attacked by a teenage girl. She has elite skills that show Smoak that she had also been trained by Johns. It soon dawns on him that the package is this young girl and he has to protect her from the killers closing in on both of them.\nHurwitz is a terrific thriller writer, and with this series he gets better with each installment. Amid the mayhem, he crafts a tender tale of what it truly means to be a parent and the importance of family. He also has a knack for moments of sheer fun and humor mixed with the action, making the characters believable.\n___\nOnline:\nhttp://gregghurwitz.net/" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's government condemned an attack on New York City's subway system, as it emerged that the suspect is an immigrant from the South Asian nation.\n\"Bangladesh is committed to its declared policy of 'Zero Tolerance' against terrorism, and condemns terrorism and violent extremism in all forms or manifestations anywhere in the world, including Monday morning's incident in New York City,\" the government statement said in a statement.\nPolice in Bangladesh said Tuesday that they were not in a position to comment on the suspect, identified by U.S. authorities as Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant. Ullah is accused of strapping a crude pipe bomb to his body and detonating it during rush hour Monday in an attack in which only he was seriously wounded.\nUllah arrived in the United States in 2011 and the Department of Homeland Security said he's a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. who was living in Brooklyn. He came to the U.S. on a visa issued to him based on a family connection to a U.S. citizen.\nLaw enforcement officials familiar with the investigation said Ullah had looked at Islamic State group propaganda online and told investigators he was retaliating against U.S. military aggression, but had no direct contact with the group. The people spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the blast.\nUllah's family in the U.S. said in a statement that it was heartbroken and deeply saddened by the suffering the attack has caused.\n___\nAssociated Press writer Colleen Long in New York contributed to this report." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TEMECULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2018--Created by a pioneering joint venture between the Aryamond Group and Serenity Technologies, Moisond ™ looks to reinvent one of the world’s most precious stones, a revolutionary lab-grown gemstone made of enhanced moissanite that we call Moissanite Plus™. A rare mineral found in nature, moissanite is composed of silicon carbide and its origins lie in deep space - the substance was first discovered on earth in a meteor crater by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Henri Moissan. Moissanite stands out in the universe of precious stones for its brilliance and fire that eclipses even that of diamonds. Equally impressive is the stone’s durability - it ranks 9.25 - 9.5 on the Mohs scale making it the second hardest gem in the world.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006530/en/\nOur groundbreaking Moisond™ gem represents the next step in the development of lab-created moissanite. (Photo: Business Wire)\nGiven its scarcity, scientific advances have permitted the creation of lab-grown moissanite. Moisond ™ gems are created from cut & polished lab-grown moissanite in our state-of-the-art laboratory in California according to the highest quality standards. Our advanced gem-making process, which has been perfected by our in-house team includes a special patented treatment to further enhance the moissanite stone’s luster and brilliance by CVD growth of a nanodiamond matrix to form the skin of our ideally cut moissanite gem.\nThe result is an exquisitely engineered gem and an attractive option for imaginative jewelers looking for rare, one-of-a-kind stones and sophisticated clients in search of a standout piece with a sustainable provenance and a technological backstory. 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The successful application of our innovative treatment on the gems has been independently tested and verified by RJ Lee Group, a respected industrial forensics analytical laboratory in the United States. 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The company is the sole worldwide manufacturer and distributor of Moisond ™, a revolutionary gemstone made of enhanced moissanite that we call Moissanite Plus™ that has been created with proprietary patented technology at our state-of-the-art laboratory in California, the innovation epicenter of the world.\nThe Aryamond Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore is a joint venture collaboration between the Aryamond Group based in Singapore and Serenity Technologies Inc. based in California.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006530/en/\nCONTACT: Serenity Technologies, Inc.\nJay Neogi, CEO\n951-587-3753\[email protected]\nOffices: USA, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, UAE\nwww.moisond.com\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES ASIA PACIFIC NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA SINGAPORE\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: WOMEN LUXURY NATURAL RESOURCES MINING/MINERALS RETAIL FASHION SPECIALTY CONSUMER BRIDAL\nSOURCE: Serenity Technologies, Inc.\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 05/30/2018 05:57 PM/DISC: 05/30/2018 05:57 PM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530006530/en" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court of appeals has dismissed criminal defamation charges against a British labor rights activist who was sued by a fruit packaging company after he alleged human rights violations at its factory.\nAndy Hall's protracted legal battle stemmed from a 2013 report he researched for Finnish consumer organization Finnwatch that alleged labor abuses at Natural Fruit's pineapple canning operation. It employed migrant workers from Myanmar who said the company abused them and broke labor regulations.\nSunya Joongdee, a lawyer for Hall, said Thursday's court ruling dismissed the criminal defamation case, which also resulted in the collapse of a related computer crime case.\nHe says the court accepted that Hall's interviews with migrant workers revealed information that should be made public." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BEIJING (AP) — The head of an American business group says Chinese officials have warned \"there will be retaliation\" if President Donald Trump launches trade remedies in disputes over technology, steel and other issues.\nThe chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, William Zarit, said Tuesday the officials gave no details of which actions might trigger a Chinese response or what that might be.\nAt a news conference, Zarit mentioned disputes over technology, steel and other issues, and said if Washington takes action, \"I have been told by certain officials that yes, definitely, there will be retaliation.\"\nAnother chamber official, Lester Ross, said the group has been told Washington is preparing to announce results of an investigation into whether Beijing improperly pressures companies to hand over technology." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after a standoff forced a three-day government shutdown, congressional budget talks remain bogged down by Democrats' demands to protect \"Dreamer\" immigrants and GOP conservatives' concerns about a booming federal deficit.\nThe deadlock is deflating hopes that lawmakers will reach a breakthrough before another shutdown deadline next week.\nAt risk are up to $80 billion in increases for the Pentagon this year alone, and nearly as much money for domestic programs. Almost $100 billion worth of overdue assistance for hurricane-slammed Puerto Rico, Texas, and Florida is being held up.\nThe knot involves about $1.2 billion in agency operating budgets for the fiscal year that began in October, along with hurricane relief, President Donald Trump's $18 billion-plus border wall, and other odds and ends.\nThe measure has been hung up for months as lawmakers in both parties struggle first with a deal to increase tight limits on spending that are left over from a failed 2011 budget agreement. It takes both Republicans and Democrats to lift the limits, called spending \"caps\" in Capitol-speak. But talks have proceeded slowly and are now awaiting agreement on legislation to address younger immigrants currently protected from deportation under the soon-to-expire Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.\nBut there are other problems afoot. Conservatives say Republican and Democratic proposals on the table would balloon the deficit, sending it over $1 trillion.\n\"That's a non-starter for conservatives,\" said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus.\nThe House Tuesday instead passed — for the third time — a $659 billion Pentagon funding measure. The bill would break the existing budget cap for defense by $73 billion — almost $20 billion more than the budget Trump proposed last year. The 250-166 vote House vote broke mostly along party lines.\nThe move was aimed at turning up the heat on Senate Democrats, several of whom face difficult re-election bids in states won by Trump.\nRepublicans are trying to cast Democrats as holding money for U.S. troops hostage to obtain sympathetic treatment for immigrants facing deportation, as well as a variety of other Democratic priorities.\n\"Senate Democrats are playing politics with defense spending that is so vital to our national security needs,\" said House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. \"We just don't see this as irresponsible. It's dangerous. You do have training accidents happening more and more these days.\"\nIt's unclear exactly what would happen if negotiations fall apart, but one possibility would be continuing current spending levels. That would upset the Pentagon's many allies on the Republican side. It would also upset Capitol Hill's once-dominant Appropriations committees, which have watched in frustration over the past few years as Congress has increasingly struggled to perform its most basic task of funding the government.\nOperating at a budget freeze, the Pentagon says, would imperil training and other components of military readiness, along with acquisition of new weapons systems and equipment. On the domestic side, it would mean arresting the growth in medical research and efforts to fight opioid abuse, among other bipartisan priorities.\nIt would also mean Washington's dysfunction could become even more entrenched.\n\"It's really important that something happen because the more times that you don't find a way to get together the more difficult it is the next time around to get together,\" said former Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis.\n\"If we can't figure this out — it's been punted, punted, punted and punted — how are we going to manage to get through the next three years under this president?\" asked Washington Sen. Patty Murray, a key Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.\nThe delays guarantee that lawmakers will need to pass yet another stopgap spending bill — the fifth since September — next week to prevent another government shutdown next Friday. While Senate Democrats don't appear to have any interest in sparking a second government shutdown by filibustering next week's temporary funding bill, it appears House Republicans will have to again struggle to summon the unity to advance the legislation on the strength of their votes alone.\nIn all of this languishes a House-passed $81 billion emergency aid bill for hurricane-hit states and territories. Democrats like Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York say the bill needs billions more for Puerto Rico, and he hasn't been shy about saying delays in considering the legislation in the Senate give him leverage.\nRepublicans like Texas Sen. John Cornyn say Schumer is holding hurricane aid \"hostage,\" but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hasn't moved to force Schumer's hand. Schumer was a central force in advancing more than $60 billion in Superstorm Sandy relief six years ago and would be vulnerable to charges of hypocrisy if he actively blocked the current measure." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BERLIN (AP) — German police broke up a protest rally of more than 20,000 Kurdish immigrants after participants refused to take down flags and symbols of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, German news agency dpa reported Saturday.\nThe demonstrators had come to the western city of Cologne from all over Germany to protest Turkey's recent military operation in a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria.\n\"The protest march has been stopped in order to remove all forbidden banners,\" police of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia tweeted Saturday afternoon.\nDespite repeated demands from police, many people at the march continued waving flags bearing an image of Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is imprisoned in Turkey.\nTwo people who distributed flags were detained, dpa reported.\nThe Kurdistan Workers' Party, also known by its Kurdish acronym PKK, is regarded as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies. The group has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state for three decades.\nHostilities between Turkey and Kurdish militants resumed in 2015 after a fragile cease-fire collapsed.\nAfter police terminated the Cologne protest march, they reported scuffles between demonstrators and officers in front of the city's train station. Officers fired tear gas after a protester allegedly threw a flag at police. There was no information immediately available about possible injuries, dpa reported.\nClashes between Kurdish and Turkish immigrants who back the Syrian military operation ordered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not materialize, as Cologne police had feared.\nTurkish troops and allied Syrian fighters started operations last week against the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin, approaching from three sides and meeting stiff resistance from the U.S.-allied Kurdish militia that controls the area. Turkey says it is fighting extremists threatening regional stability.\nSeveral thousand people in Paris also protested the Turkish operation Saturday.\nLeft-wing activists joined Kurdish opposition groups in the demonstration at the Place de la Republique in the east of the French capital.\nThe demonstrators urged French and other Western authorities to take a tougher stand against the Turkish campaign. France's government has urged Turkey to use restraint, but the protesters said that was not enough.\n__\nAngela Charlton contributed from Paris." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MIAMI (AP) — The first time Dwyane Wade was supposed to make a public appearance on behalf of the Miami Heat back in 2003, he found himself paralyzed by nervousness.\nSo Rasual Butler jumped into action, joining his teammate for the event solely to keep him calm.\n\"That's who he was,\" Wade said. \"A great individual that was always there for people when they needed him.\"\nTributes like that were offered all over the basketball landscape in honor of Butler, a longtime NBA player who died Wednesday in what police said was a single-vehicle rollover crash in Los Angeles. Police said Butler and his wife, R&B singer and former \"American Idol\" contestant Leah LaBelle Vladowski, died at the scene and that autopsies were pending.\nButler was 38. The NBA released a statement saying it was \"devastated\" by Butler's death.\n\"A pro's pro, Rasual enjoyed a long, successful career and was widely respected by his peers and coaches,\" the NBA said.\nThat's perhaps an understatement.\nButler never played in the NBA Finals. He was never selected for an All-Star Game. More often than not, when he played, he finished the night with fewer than 10 points.\nThat didn't matter. Teams often clamored to have him on their roster — a testament to the type of person he was.\n\"Rasual was the consummate team player and a great role model for our younger players on how a professional should prepare and act, while being a positive influence on everyone who associated with him,\" said Kevin Pritchard, Indiana's president of basketball operations.\nButler was the 53rd player out of 57 taken in the 2002 NBA Draft, getting selected by Miami. He turned out to be a steal; of the 52 people taken ahead of him, only eight appeared in more games. He and Heat forward Udonis Haslem were close, even speaking recently about the possibility of Butler considering getting involved with his former Miami teammate on some business ventures.\n\"I know I speak for everybody at the Heat,\" said an emotional Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, an assistant when Butler was with the club. \"He was one of our favorite guys.\"\nHeat President Pat Riley raved about Butler and his wife Wednesday, and many in the organization still spoke very highly of Butler — even though he last wore a Miami uniform more than a decade ago.\n\"Rasual was one of the greatest people we have ever had play for us; a great player, teammate and better person,\" Riley said. \"It's always hard to cope with losing those you shared your life with, but we feel blessed to have had such a bright light shine in all of our lives.\"\nButler played for eight NBA clubs — Miami, New Orleans, the Los Angeles Clippers, Washington, Indiana, San Antonio, Toronto and Chicago. He was also under contract with Minnesota in 2016, but was waived before the start of the regular season.\nHe averaged 7.5 points, with a career-high of 33 points on two occasions.\nButler was from Philadelphia and played four years of college basketball at La Salle. There were no shortage of kids from Philadelphia who tried to emulate his game — one of them being Toronto guard Kyle Lowry, who tried to show off for some friends at a basketball camp they were attending on the night Butler got drafted.\nLowry, then 16, boasted that he knew Butler and gave him a call — hoping the new pro would answer. Butler took the call, and Lowry never forgot that gesture.\n\"This is truly a sad day for me,\" Lowry said.\n___\nAP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Major business and economic events scheduled for Wednesday:\nAll times are Eastern.\nWASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for December, 10 a.m.\nWASHINGTON — Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.\nBoeing Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.\nFacebook Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.\nMicrosoft Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has revamped its plug-in hybrid with a longer cruise range and quicker charging, including from a regular home plug, hoping it will sell better than the first model from five years ago that officials acknowledged had flopped.\nJapanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius PHV plug-in went on sale in Japan on Wednesday. Sales in the U.S. started late last year, and it is set to launch in Europe and other countries in March.\nToyota hopes to sell 2,500 PHV cars in Japan a month. It gave no overseas targets. It sold only 22,000 of the earlier PHV.\nA hybrid switches between a gas engine and an electric motor. A plug-in hybrid can travel further than an electric vehicle, which is zero-emission, but needs recharging when it's battery is spent." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Low temperatures and high humidity brought sleet and snow flurries on Datun Mountain and relentless snow on Taipingshan Mountain last night.\nYilan District\nSnow began to fall in the Taipingshan National Forest Recreational Area in Yilan District last night and has yet to let up, according to CNA.\nThe Ministry of Forestry suggests that tourists should not attempt to drive or climb the mountain right now, as deciphering the depth of snowy areas can be difficult, and suggests drivers in the surrounding areas exercise extreme caution.\n(Image from CNA)\nThe Ministry of Forestry said that 8 cm (3 in) of snow fell on Taipingshan around the 2,000 km above sea level mark as of 3 p.m. yesterday.\nAround 8 p.m. yesterday snow fell around the 1,150 km above sea level mark.\nYangmingshan District\nLast night Dautun Mountain received light sleet around the 1,000 km above sea level mark, according to CNA.\nInitially chained vehicles were released onto Yangmingshan district roads and a first level traffic supervision plan was implemented to control the flow of traffic along the roads in preparation for dangerous conditions.\n(Image from CNA)\nBy this morning, however, the sleet had faded and did not leave behind dangerous, icy conditions. The Department of Transportation said that beginning at 8 a.m. today, traffic on Yangde Boulevard (仰德大道) will be managed like a regular weekend day.\nTraffic is steady in the area as of early afternoon today." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar says he will return to boyhood club Flamengo and end his career there in three months.\nThe 2010 Champions League winner with Inter Milan says \"I hope I can enjoy those three months with the fans so we can close this chapter with a happy ending.\"\nThe 38-year-old Julio Cesar was a starter for Brazil at the last two World Cups. He played in the 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 semifinals.\nJulio Cesar, who also had spells at Queens Park Rangers and Toronto FC, says he doesn't expect to play much for the club he left 13 years ago for Inter." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities have brokered a new agreement about how to compensate damages suffered by homeowners in the northeastern Netherlands due to earthquakes caused by gas extraction.\nIn a concession to thousands of residents whose homes have been shaken by hundreds of small quakes in recent years, Economic Affairs and Climate Minister Eric Wiebes said Wednesday that the company responsible for gas extraction, known by its Dutch acronym NAM, would no longer have a say in the compensation process.\nThe government said the new independent compensation system means that \"individual claimants will no longer have to do business with the NAM.\" They will be compensated by the Dutch government, which in turn will claim the money back from NAM, a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "AMSTERDAM (AP) — Hordes of tourists are derailing daily life in parts of historic Amsterdam. Visitors clog the city's narrow streets. Stores catering only to tourists edge out shops for locals.\nEvery weekend, the heart of the city is overrun by foreigners in strip joints and seedy bars. They gawk at prostitutes in the red-light district and jam cafes where marijuana is permitted.\nIt's not just tourists on budget airlines, staying at cheap hostels and hotels. Add crowds of day-trippers from cruise ships and Airbnb guests dragging suitcases along cobbled streets.\nBut the city is pushing back. Changes Amsterdam has enacted or is considering: halting hotel construction; banning \"beer bikes,\" which are pedal-powered bars; shifting the cruise ship terminal out of the city center and outlawing new shops for tourists in some areas." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — A fire official says three children rescued from a burning apartment in Southeast Texas have died from their injuries.\nPort Arthur Fire Marshal Paul Washburn tells KFDM television that firefighters arrived at the burning building a little after midnight Wednesday. First responders found the children and rushed them to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.\nWashburn says the children were aged 2, 6 and 12.\nWashburn tells The Associated Press the three children were the only ones inside the apartment when the fire broke out. He says their mother had taken another child to the hospital.\nWashburn says they are investigating to determine the cause of the fire." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. The Fed also announced plans to start gradually paring its bond holdings later this year, which could cause long-term rates to rise.\nThe increase in the short-term rate by a quarter-point to a still-low range of 1 percent to 1.25 percent could lead to higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses and slightly better returns for savers.\nThe central bank chose to raise rates again despite an economic slowdown at the start of 2017, which it predicts will prove temporary. It foresees one additional rate hike this year, unchanged from its previous forecast. It gave no hint of when that might occur.\nThe latest Fed rate hike, announced in a statement after a policy meeting, comes as the U.S. economy is growing only sluggishly. Even so, many of the barometers the Fed monitors most closely have given it the confidence to keep gradually lifting still-low borrowing rates toward their historic norms.\nThough it assesses the overall economy, the Fed's mandates are to maximize employment and stabilize prices. And hiring in the United States remains solid if slowing, with employment at a 16-year-low of 4.3 percent — even below the level that the Fed associates with full employment.\nInflation has been more problematic, having long stayed below the central bank's 2 percent target rate. Recent data have suggested that inflation may even be slowing further. But Fed officials have said they think inflation will soon pick up along with the economy.\nThat said, no one expects the Fed's rate hikes to turn aggressive. If nothing else, the chronically low inflation and the political fights and uncertainty in Washington — over investigations into Russia's ties to President Donald Trump's campaign, health care legislation, tax-cut plans and about whether Congress will raise the nation's borrowing limit and pass a new budget — could lead the Fed to raise rates more slowly than it otherwise would.\nUncertainty also surrounds the membership of the Fed's own policy committee. Trump is expected soon to fill three vacancies on the Fed's influential board, and those new members, depending on who they are, could alter its rate-setting policy.\nFed officials have concluded that the economy, now entering its ninth year of expansion, no longer needs the ultra-low borrowing rates they supplied beginning in the Great Recession.\nThe central bank kept its benchmark rate at a record low near zero starting in late 2008 to try to boost consumer and business borrowing and lift the country out of the worst downturn since the 1930s. It finally raised the rate modestly in December 2015, then waited a year do so again. It acted again in March.\nAt the depths of the recession, the Fed began buying Treasury and mortgage bonds to try to depress long-term loan rates. That effort resulted in a five-fold increase in its portfolio to $4.5 trillion. The Fed said Wednesday that it would eventually allow a small amount of bonds to mature without being replaced — an amount that would gradually rise as markets adjusted to the process.\nSome news reports have mentioned leading candidates to fill the three vacancies on the Fed's seven-member board. They include Randal Quarles, a top Treasury official in two past Republican administrations, for the vice chairman's job of overseeing bank regulation. Marvin Goodfriend, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University, has been mentioned for another board spot, and Robert Jones, chief executive of Old National Bancorp in Indiana, reportedly is a candidate for a board seat designated for a community banker.\nThe betting is that the administration will choose officials who will tilt the Fed toward a more \"hawkish\" stance. Hawks tend to worry that rates kept too low for too long could escalate inflation or fuel asset bubbles. By contrast, \"doves\" favor the direction taken under Chair Janet Yellen, favoring relatively low rates to maximize employment.\nYellen, the first woman to lead the Fed, is serving a term that will end in February. So far, Trump has sent conflicting signals about whether he plans to nominate her for a second term." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LONDON (AP) — UK official: Parliament will open June 21, signaling a deal to keep Conservatives in power has been reached." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the threat of severe weather across the Southeast (all times local):\n4:35 p.m.\nState officials are warning residents in northern Alabama to brace for severe weather Monday evening.\nState meteorologist Jim Stefkovich said at an afternoon news conference that the \"potential for strong to violent, long-track tornadoes is a real possibility.\"\nStefkovich says storms moving into north Alabama will reach the Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 corridor between 7 and 10 p.m. and exit the state south of Interstate 85 and east of Interstate 65 between midnight and 2 a.m. Warnings could extend south to Dothan overnight.\nGov. Kay Ivey urged Alabama residents to implement safety plans and get in a safe location.\nAlabama Emergency Management Executive Operations Officer Jeff Smitherman raised the threat level and increased staffing at Alabama's emergency management agency. This is the first severe weather to hit the state this year.\n___\n4:15 p.m.\nForecasters say a late winter storm is expected to bring significant snowfall to parts of West Virginia this week.\nThe National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning or watch for more than half of West Virginia's 55 counties beginning early Tuesday. Snowfall in amounts of 6 inches (15 centimeters) or more are possible.\nSome parts of the state are expected to receive a mix of rain, sleet and snow before changing to heavy, wet snow Tuesday night. The weather service says power outages could occur where the heaviest amounts fall.\n___\n3:55 p.m.\nThe National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of three Southeastern states and says the region faces a particularly dangerous situation.\nThe watch covers all of north Alabama including the cities of Birmingham and Huntsville, plus smaller areas in northeastern Mississippi and southern Tennessee. It expires at 11 p.m. CDT.\nForecasters say the storm threat is unusually dangerous because of the possibility of several tornadoes, some of which could be intense. The weather service says hail as large as 3 inches (7 centimeters) in diameter could fall, and there's a possibility of wind gusts to 70 mph (110 kph).\nForecasters already have reported hail in Mississippi, and they issued a tornado warning for a section of northwestern Alabama.\nTemperatures will turn cooler Tuesday after a cold front passes.\n___\n1:15 p.m.\nA strong thunderstorm has begun dropping hail in northern Mississippi as the Southeast braces for a round of storms that threaten to bring strong tornadoes.\nIn Mississippi on Monday, the National Weather Service reports hail near Ripley, while radar indicates hail fell along a 50-mile (80-kilometer) path from Holly Springs to Booneville. The storm has tracked all the way across the state from west to east, decreasing in severity as it nears Alabama.\nPictures posted to social media showed as many as several inches of pea-sized hail in some places.\nTwenty-nine million people face a threat of severe storms that could bring damaging hail, high wind and even tornadoes to the southeastern United States.\n___\n11:20 a.m.\nForecasters say there's increasing confidence that strong tornadoes could rumble across parts of the South — especially northern Alabama.\nIn a mid-morning update Monday, the national Storm Prediction Center said the risk appeared increasingly likely for \"several tornadic supercells\" to traverse northern parts of Alabama.\nThe region is in the bulls-eye of a larger area under threat of severe weather Monday afternoon that also included parts of Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia.\nTwenty-nine million people faced a threat of severe storms Monday that could bring damaging hail, high wind and even tornadoes to the southeastern United States.\n___\n8:20 a.m.\nSchools are closing early in the southeastern United States because of the threat of severe weather including tornadoes.\nMore than a dozen school systems in northern Alabama announced they're dismissing students early Monday because of a line of storms forecasters say will move through the area. Scattered early-closings extend into central Tennessee.\nOther school systems say they're monitoring conditions and could release students early if conditions warrant. Birmingham city offices are closing at noon because of the threat.\nThe National Weather Service says thunderstorms will develop ahead of an approaching storm system. They say tornadoes, damaging winds and hail as large as tennis balls are all possible.\n___\n7:15 a.m.\nTwenty-nine million people faced a threat of severe storms Monday that could bring damaging hail, high wind and even tornadoes to the southeastern United States.\nThe national Storm Prediction Center said large parts of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee and a small portion of northeast Mississippi would be under a tornado threat Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Forecasters said enhanced risk of severe storms covers Nashville and Chattanooga in Tennessee; and Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa in Alabama.\nIn Alabama, tornadoes, hail the size of tennis balls and 70 mph (110 kph) winds were most likely to occur in parts of central and northern Alabama, including all of metro Birmingham.\nIn Georgia, the highest risk of tornadoes will be in northwest Georgia, including Dalton, Rome and Cartersville." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LONDON (AP) — Ireland's voters will decide in late May on whether to lift a constitutional ban on most abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Monday.\nVaradkar spoke after a special meeting of the Cabinet to agree on details of a referendum on the eighth amendment to Ireland's constitution.\nVaradkar says voters will be asked whether they want to retain the amendment, or repeal it and hand responsibility for legislating on abortion to parliament.\nThe 1983 amendment commits authorities to defend equally the right to life of a mother and an unborn child, giving this largely Roman Catholic nation the strictest abortion restrictions in Europe. Abortion is legal only in rare cases when a woman's life is in danger.\nSeveral thousand Irish women travel each year for abortions in neighboring Britain.\nVaradkar, who leads the center-right Fine Gael party, said he will campaign to ease the abortion ban. He said the government would prepare draft legislation allowing for unrestricted abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. It will only be introduced in parliament if the eighth amendment is repealed.\n\"For my part I will advocate a yes vote,\" said Varadkar, who has previously described himself as pro-life. \"My own views have evolved over time. Life experience does that.\"\nVaradkar said he realized that \"this will be a difficult decision for the Irish people to make.\"\n\"It is a matter for people to make their own decision based on the evidence they hear, compassion and empathy and I want the debate to be respectful on all sides and it should never be personalized,\" he said." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jose Mourinho expressed his concern about the potential schedule logjam facing Manchester United in the final months of the season, saying Wednesday it poses the team \"many, many, many problems.\"\nUnited is still involved in four competitions — the Premier League, the FA Cup, the Europa League and the League Cup.\n\"If we progress in the competitions,\" Mourinho said, \"we will be in trouble.\"\nUnited is through to the last 32 of the Europa League — it plays French club Saint-Etienne in the first leg on Thursday — and has also reached the last 16 of the FA Cup. There are 13 rounds left in the Premier League, in which United is in sixth place and fighting for Champions League qualification through a top-four finish. And United has got through to the final of the English League Cup against Southampton on Feb. 26.\nWith 13 weeks left in the season, United could have 27 games to play. Multiple games per week would be commonplace, especially since United is in good form with only one loss in 22 games in all competitions.\n\"We cannot choose competitions at Man United,\" Mourinho said.\nFor that reason, Mourinho is set to play a strong team against Saint-Etienne at Old Trafford, in a competition that offers the winner an automatic place in next season's Champions League.\n\"The Europa League is a not a competition we want to play,\" Mourinho said, \"but we play.\"\nMourinho said Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Phil Jones will miss the game because of injury. Paul Pogba is set to play, which will mean the France midfielder taking on his older brother, Florentin, for the first time in a competitive game.\n\"It's a good, nice destiny,\" Mourinho said. \"I think only mum Pogba is in trouble. It's impossible for the lady to choose. I know, from Paul, that the mum wants a draw.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BOSTON (AP) — A judge on Massachusetts' highest court is stepping into a fight over the proposed sale of works of art by a cash-strapped museum.\nA hearing before a single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court is set for Tuesday in Boston.\nThe Berkshire Museum and Attorney General Maura Healey last month asked the judge to sign off on an agreement that would allow the Pittsfield museum to sell up to 40 pieces of art, including works by Norman Rockwell.\nThe museum says it needs to sell the art to keep its doors open.\nRockwell's sons dropped their challenge of the sale after the attorney general and museum reached the agreement, which would allow Rockwell's \"Shuffleton's Barbershop\" to be sold to another U.S. museum.\nOthers continue to oppose the sale." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate's deliberations over a package of new Russia sanctions (all times EDT):\n___\n2:30 p.m.\nThe Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve new sanctions against Russia to punish Moscow for meddling in the 2016 election and its aggression in other parts of the world.\nThe chamber passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2. The measure has been attached to a bill imposing penalties on Iran that the Senate is currently debating and also has strong support.\nLawmakers are taking action against Russia in the absence of a forceful response from President Donald Trump. The president has sought to improve relations with Moscow and rejected the implication that Russian hacking of Democratic emails tipped the election his way.\nBut Trump's secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, says he agrees with members of Congress who want Russia held accountable for its meddling in the 2016 presidential election." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation.\nU.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington says the Department of Homeland Security's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program \"was unlawful and must be set aside.\"\nBates is giving DHS 90 days to \"better explain its view\" that DACA is unlawful. After that, he says, DHS \"must accept and process new as well as renewal DACA applications.\"\nDACA temporarily shielded from deportation so-called Dreamers — immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children. President Donald Trump announced last year that he would end the program.\nBates' ruling Tuesday night comes in a pair of cases whose lead plaintiffs are the NAACP and Princeton University." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Twin Shadow, \"Caer\" (Warner Bros./Reprise)\nFor someone who was likely only in the first or second grade when the 1980s ended, George Lewis Jr. seems to have been powerfully affected by that decade's sonic landscape.\nLewis, whose stage name is Twin Shadow, has embraced drum machines, synths and the wild earnestness of '80s pop. It got away from him on his 2015 album \"Eclipse,\" an over-the-top, slow burning collection of pure bombast.\nTwin Shadow has toned it down on his new fourth album, \"Caer,\" but it's never far, lurking. The album, titled after the Spanish word for \"to fall,\" is always one flourish away from falling into disaster. It's a mixed bag but one that clearly shows growth and a way out of the shadows.\n\"Brace,\" featuring Rainsford, with its throwback spacy keyboard, is easily the album's outstanding track, a perfect collision of the songwriter's influences. It's rooted in the '80s but still sounds fresh, adding a guitar solo and name-checking Tom Petty.\n\"Saturdays,\" with the ladies from Haim stopping by to add their positively sunny sound, feels like it could play during the end credits of a John Hughes movie. It's a winner. But the flatulent \"18 Years\" ultimately fails, sounding like a cut that didn't make the \"Say Anything\" soundtrack.\nThe tender \"Little Woman\" gets overwhelmed by production elements, a frequent issue that pops up on \"Caer.\" Many songs try too hard to be weighty and sound like they've been arranged for an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.\nThe album's cover image is unintentionally apt. It shows someone covering their face with their hands, as if acknowledging they've wasted a chance. \"I'm too mixed up,\" Twin Shadow warns us on the album, and you believe him.\nEven the spare and pretty interlude \"Twins Theme\" is marred by clumsy rain sounds. And why halfway through \"Obvious People\" does the song warp and the vocals sped up, resembling Chipmunks?\nTwin Shadow is listed as the producer or co-producer — as well as a mixer — on every song on the album. It might be time for him to relinquish some control or he's going to keep free falling like Tom Petty.\n______\nMark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BOSTON (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored 2:55 into overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory over Boston on Monday night for their eighth straight victory, spoiling a splendid NHL debut for Bruins forward Ryan Donato.\nSonny Milano, Boone Jenner, Thomas Vanek and Artemi Panarin also scored for the Blue Jackets. Nick Foligno had two assists, nd Vanek and Jenner each added one. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 34 shots.\nAtkinson cut in on the left wing and fired a wrister past Rask for the game-winner.\nColumbus moved into a tie with Philadelphia with 85 points, but the Flyers hold the tiebreaker for third place in the Metropolitan Division and the Blue Jackets hold the first wild card in the Eastern Conference.\nDonato had a goal and two assists for Boston, which moved a point behind idle Tampa Bay for first in the Atlantic. Riley Nash, Brad Marchand and David Krejci also scored for the Bruins, and Tuukka Rask finished with 19 saves.\nThe Blue Jackets trailed by two late in the second period before scoring three consecutive goals to take a 4-3 lead.\nJust 25 seconds after Nash had give the Bruins a 3-1 lead, Milano redirected Ryan Murray's slap-pass from the right point to pull Columbus within one with just over three minutes remaining in the middle period.\nVanek tipped in a shot from the slot, tying it 5:38 into the third, and Panarin put the Blue Jackets ahead off a faceoff with 8:30 left in regulation.\nHowever, Donato slipped a short pass from the right circle to Krejci, who got the tying goal 20 seconds later while falling to one knee.\nJenner got Columbus on the scoreboard first when he redirected Vanek's pass by Rask 4:15 into the game.\nThe Bruins scored three straight goals in the second to take the lead. Marchand tied it with his team-leading 31st of the season when he got the puck at the end of a 2-on-1 break, shifted to his right and tucked it behind Korpisalo 5:41 into the middle period.\nDonato, a Hobey Baker Finalist after leading Harvard in scoring this season, pushed Boston ahead with a one-timer that slipped inside the near post from the right faceoff circle at 7:28. The leading scorer on the U.S. team at the Pyeongchang Olympics signed a two-year, entry-level contract on Sunday.\nNash's power-play goal increased it to 3-1 as he banged home a rebound from the top of the crease with 3:28 remaining.\nNOTES: Boston F David Pastrnak got his 70th point on Marchand's goal, matching his career-high. ... Bruins F Rick Nash was a late scratch with an upper-body injury. ... The Blue Jackets entered with the league's second-worst power play and went 0 for 2 against the Bruins. ... Local Olympians, including eight from the women's Gold medal-winning hockey team, were honored during a ceremonial puck drop. ... Bruins captain Zdeno Chara missed his third straight with an upper-body injury. ... Columbus D Seth Jones missed his second straight with an upper-body injury.\nUP NEXT\nBlue Jackets: At the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Columbus won the only other meeting, 3-1 at home on Oct. 13.\nBruins: At St. Louis on Thursday in the first of a four-game road trip." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Istanbul has ruled for the release from jail of Amnesty International's Turkey chairman, Taner Kilic, pending a verdict in his trial.\nKilic, who was imprisoned in June, is accused of links to cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey says orchestrated the 2016 failed coup attempt. Kilic was accused of using an encrypted mobile messaging application allegedly employed by Gulen's network. Kilic denies the accusation.\nThe court ruled for Kilic's release on Wednesday on condition that he regularly report to a police station.\nHe is on trial with a group of 10 other activists detained in a police raid in July while attending a workshop on digital security. They were charged with belonging to and abetting terror organizations. The others of the group have already been released from jail." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "An exhibition commemorating the life and career of late Taiwan comic book artist and writer Chen Uen is set to kick off June 16 at National Palace Museum in Taipei City.\nOrganized by the Ministry of Culture, “The Legacy of Chen Uen: Art, Life and Philosophy” will showcase more than 250 pieces spanning original illustrations, scripts and sculptures. Running through Sept. 17, the show aims to foster awareness of Chen’s achievements in art and computer game design as well as the ideals underpinning his works.\nMOC Minister Cheng Li-chiun May 29 hailed Chen as a trailblazer in Taiwan’s comic industry. He had a profound influence on disciplines spanning literature, film and music across the region, Cheng said, adding that she hopes this show can bring visitors up to speed on the iconic artist.\nAccording to Cheng, this is the first MOC-organized exhibition focused on comics, highlighting the government’s commitment to promoting the development of this creative sector. Going forward, the ministry will work to advance Taiwan’s ACG, or anime, comics and games, industry through the establishment of the Cultural Content Institute, she said.\nThe institute, outlined in a draft bill approved by the Cabinet in March, is expected to play a front-line role in attracting more professionals from home and abroad to the local cultural content industry, generating additional inbound investment and promoting efficient resource integration.\nBorn in 1958, Chen launched his comic book career in 1984 with a series published in local news magazine China Times Weekly. Primarily working in the fantasy, martial arts and pan-Asian historical fiction genres, he is best known for his use of bold colors and traditional Chinese ink-wash painting techniques.\nIn 1991, Chen became the first foreign national to win the prestigious Japan Cartoonists Association Award. He received the honor for his publication “Heroes of the East Chou Dynasty,” a work of historical fiction set during China’s Spring and Autumn as well as Warring States periods (770-221 B.C.).\nIn addition to his printed works, Chen also delved into the digital realm, collaborating with Japan’s Game Arts for a special edition of the popular video game “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” featuring characters based on his designs.\nTo promote the exhibition, the MOC released May 29 a short video directed by Taiwan filmmaker Muh Chen and featuring music by Chen Hsin-hung, lead singer of acclaimed local band Mayday. A series of seminars and workshops will also be held in conjunction with the show so as to foster interest in the comic and other cultural content industries, the ministry said. (CPY-E)" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is disputing a report that he watches hours of television each day, calling it, \"Another false story.\"\nThe president is pushing back against a report in The New York Times about his first year in office that mentioned he watches at least four hours of television a day, sometimes twice that amount.\nTrump says on Twitter that he \"seldom, if ever,\" watches CNN or MSNBC, \"both of which I consider Fake News.\" The president says he also never watches CNN anchor Don Lemon's show, \"CNN Tonight.\"\nThe Times said its story was based on interviews with 60 advisers, associates, friends and members of Congress.\nTrump has repeatedly lodged complaints about mainstream news outlets that he argues have covered his presidency unfairly and inaccurately." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }