February 10, 2016

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Sanders Defeats Clinton, Trump Wins in New HampshireÂ

A voter marks a ballot for the New Hampshire primary inside a voting booth at a polling place Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. Bernie Sanders won a commanding victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, and Donald Trump also scored a big win in a triumph of two candidates who have seized on Americans’ anger at the Washington political establishment.

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Train crash in Germany kills at least 10, injures 80 D. RISING K. GRIESHABER M. SCHRADER Associated Press BAD AIBLING, Germany (AP) — Crews using helicopters and boats rescued dozens of people from the wreckage of two German commuter trains that crashed head-on Tuesday in an isolated part of Bavaria, killing at least 10 and leaving authorities trying to determine why multiple

safety measures failed.

The trains crashed on a stretch of track running between a river and a forest about 40 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of Munich.

Though the first rescue crews were on the scene in minutes, it took hours for all survivors to be airlifted and shuttled by boat across the river to waiting ambulances.

Nine people were reported dead immediately while a

tenth died later in a hospital, police spokesman Stefan Sonntag said. The two train engineers were thought to be among the dead and one person was still missing in the wreckage.

“The missing person is in the part of the train where there’s little hope of finding anyone alive,” Sonntag said. “This is the biggest accident we have had in years in this region.”

Investigators called off their

Aerial view of rescue teams at the site where two trains collided head-on near Bad Aibling, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

Several people have been killed and dozens were injured.

(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

search through the rubble after night fell, but Sonntag said they would resume at first light as they tried to determine why safety measures failed to stop the crash.

Two black boxes have been recovered and are being analyzed, which should show what went wrong, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said.

“We need to determine immediately whether it was a technical problem or a human mistake,” he said, adding that crews are still searching for a third black box.

The two trains were supposed to pass one another at a station where the track was divided, and a safety system installed on much of Germany’s labyrinthine rail network was supposed to automatically brake trains that end up on the same track heading toward each other, authorities said. The two trains slammed into one another on a curve, meaning that their engineers wouldn’t have seen each other until it was too late.

Dobrint said the black box data will show whether there was a signal from the automatic braking system, and if so, why the trains didn’t brake until too late.

German police would not comment on a local media report citing an anonymous source that authorities believed human error might be at fault.

“Everybody is at a loss right now,” said Christian Boettger, an expert on Germany’s train system who works at Berlin’s University of Applied Sciences.

“Trains are the safest means of transportation,” he said.

“There are so many security measures in place in this system that the crash is multiply mysterious.”

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said safety systems on the stretch where the crash occurred had been checked as recently as last week.

Passengers spoke of feeling hard braking then a “giant bang” as the two trains slammed into one another, tearing the two engines apart, and derailing cars near the front.

“I heard people screaming for help and heard the sound of broken glass as people were getting out,” a survivor identified only as Patrick told RTL television.

He said his car was still on the tracks, but he could see the train that hit it and the first two wagons of his train were twisted and torn open.q

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Wednesday 10 February

Sanders defeats Clinton, Trump wins in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) — Bernie Sanders won a commanding victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, and Donald Trump also scored a big win in a triumph of two candidates who have seized on Americans’ anger at the Washington political establishment.

Both outcomes would have been nearly unthinkable not long ago. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, beat a former secretary of state and first lady once seen as the all-but-certain Democratic nominee.

While Clinton remains the favorite in the national race for the Democratic nomination, the win by the Vermont senator could be a springboard into a competitive, drawn-out primary campaign.

For Trump, the brash real estate magnate and television personality who has never run for public office, the win was an important rebound after his loss to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in last week’s Iowa caucuses, the first nominating contest.

Trump has led national polls for months and the New Hampshire victory reinforces his position as frontrunner, proving he can win votes, and giving credibility to his upstart populist candidacy.

For some Republican leaders, back-to-back victories

by Trump and Cruz, an uncompromising conservative, add urgency to the need to coalesce around a more mainstream candidate to challenge them through the primaries.

However, it was unlikely that New Hampshire’s contest would clarify that slice of the field.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, an afterthought in Iowa, was vying for second place against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. All were hoping a credible showing would lead to an influx of new donor money and attention as the election moves on to the Feb. 20 South Carolina primary.

New Jersey Gov. Chris

Christie, who had dedicated a significant amount of time to New Hampshire, lagged behind early in the vote count.

Rubio appeared to be breaking away after a stronger-than-expected third-place showing in Iowa, but he stumbled in Saturday’s Republican debate under intense pressure from Christie. The New Jersey governor has relentlessly cast the young senator as too inexperienced and too reliant on memorized talking points to become president.

At stake Tuesday were less than 1 percent of the delegates who, at party national conventions in July, will choose nominees to succeed President Barack Obama. But a strong showing in New Hampshire can give a candidate momentum ahead of state contests in coming weeks, including the March 1 “Super Tuesday, when 11 states vote.

Nearly half of voters in the Republican primary made up their mind in the past week, according to early exit polls conducted by Edison Research for the Associated Press and the television networks. Republican voters were more negative about their politicians than Democrats, with about half of Republican voters saying they felt betrayed by party officials.

In a sign of Trump’s impact on the race, two-thirds of Republican voters said they support a ban on Muslims entering the U.S., a position the billionaire outlined last year amid rising fears of terrorism emanating from the Middle East.

Early exit polls showed Trump drew support from voters looking for an outsider and from those who made up their minds a while ago.

Among Democrats, Sanders, who narrowly lost in Iowa, had maintained a sizeable advantage over Clinton in New Hampshire for weeks. He has appealed to liberal Democrats who believe Obama hasn’t done enough to address the nation’s disparity in wealth. q

A couple is seen through an American flag as they walk to a polling place for the New Hampshire primary, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. Bernie Sanders won a commanding victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, and Donald Trump also scored a big win in a triumph of two candidates who have seized on Americans’ anger at the Washington political establishment.

(AP Photo/David Goldman)

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NEWS

Obama sends Congress record $4.1 trillion 2017 spending plan

Copies of President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2017 federal budget are staged for display by Eric Euland, Republican staff director for Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A. TAYLOR M. CRUTSINGER Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress on Tuesday his eighth and final budget,

proposing to spend a record $4.1 trillion on initiatives that include launching a new fight against cancer, combating global warming and facing growing threats from extremists

like the Islamic State group.

The new spending plan for the budget year that begins Oct. 1 is facing heavy fire from Republicans who hope to capture the White House. The proposal had

dim prospects of winning approval in a Republicancontrolled Congress.

Obama’s budget would increase taxes by $2.6 trillion over the coming decade, nearly double the $1.4 trillion in new taxes Obama sought and failed to achieve in last year’s budget.

Republican lawmakers said Obama’s proposal to impose a $10 per barrel tax on crude oil to bring in an additional $319 billion over the next decade had no chance of winning approval in Congress.

Obama’s budget would use that money to fund billions of dollars in alternative transportation programs as part of efforts to deal with global warming.

“This isn’t even a budget so much as it is a progressive manual for growing

the federal government at the expense of hardworking Americans,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Even with the increased taxes, Obama’s budget projects sharply higher deficits in coming years, totaling $9.8 trillion over the next decade.

Much of the problem relates to the surge in spending on the government’s big benefit programs of Social Security and Medicare, which are forecast to soar with the retirement of millions of baby boomers.

The budget sees the economy growing at a 2.6 percent rate this year, though administration officials noted that projection was finalized in November, prior to the recent stock market slide. Inflation would remain low, registering a 1.5 percent gain this year.

Obama seeking cybersecurity boost to replace ‘ancient’ tech TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is asking Congress for $3.1 billion to update the government’s archaic computer systems to protect them from cyberattacks as part of a new, centralized effort to boost cybersecurity.

Obama said he will hire a new chief information security officer — but whose salary would be paltry compared to those paid by big businesses — and expand the government’s troubled “Einstein” intrusion-prevention technology. Obama said some infrastructure is downright ancient, with the Social Security Administration relying on systems from the 1960s that are vulnerable.

“That’s going to have to change,” Obama said, flanked by top national security advisers in the Roosevelt Room. “We’re go-

ing to have to play some catch-up.”

Across town, the U.S. director of national intelligence, James Clapper, warned Congress that Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are the most serious threats to U.S. information systems.

Clapper also said increasingly connected devices and appliances make the U.S. vulnerable in new ways.

Obama’s comments came after the release of his 2017 budget proposal. Obama is asking Congress for $19 billion more in cybersecurity funding across all government agencies — an increase of more than from 35 percent from last year.

Dubbed the “Cybersecurity National Action Plan,” the White House touted the plan as the “capstone” of seven years of work to build a cohesive federal cybersecurity response — an effort that has often faltered in the past.q

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Wednesday 10 February

Intelligence officials: IS determined to strike US this year

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, while testifying before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on worldwide threats.

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DEB RIECHMANN RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday, telling lawmakers that a small group of violent extremists will attempt to overcome the logistical challenges of mounting such an attack.

In testimony before congressional committees, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other officials described the Islamic State as the “pre-eminent terrorist threat.” The militant group can “direct and inspire attacks against a wide range of targets around the world,” Clapper said.

Marine Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said the Islamic State will probably conduct additional attacks in Europe and then attempt the same in the U.S. He said U.S. intelligence agencies believe IS leaders will be “increasingly involved in directing attacks rather than just encouraging lone attackers.”

Clapper also said al-Qaida, from which the Islamic State spun off, remains an enemy and the U.S.

will continue to see cyber threats from China, Russia and North Korea, which also is ramping up its nuclear program.

North Korea has expanded a uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that could begin recovering material for nuclear weapons in weeks or months, Clapper said in delivering the annual assessment by intelligence agencies of the top dangers facing the country.

Clapper said that Pyongyang announced in 2013 its intention to refurbish and restart nuclear facilities, to include the uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon and its plutonium production reactor, which was shut down in 2007. He said U.S. intelligence had assessed that North Korea has expanded Yongbyon and restarted the plutonium production reactor there.

Clapper also told the Senate Armed Services and intelligence committees that North Korea has been operating the reactor long enough that it could begin to recover plutonium “within a matter of weeks to months.”

Both findings will deepen concern that North Korea is not only making technical advances in its nuclear

weapons program, following its recent underground test explosion and rocket launch, but is working to expand what is thought to be a small nuclear arsenal. U.S.-based experts have estimated that North Korea may have about 10 bombs, but that could grow to between 20 and 100 by 2020.

North Korea on Sunday launched a rocket carrying an Earth observation satellite into space. The launch followed a Jan. 6 underground nuclear explosion that North Korea claimed was the successful test of a “miniaturized” hydrogen bomb. Many outside experts were skeptical and Clapper said the low yield of the test “is not consistent with a successful test of a thermonuclear device.”q

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NEWS

American Living:

With costumes, beads, music, New Orleans marks Fat Tuesday

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dressed in elaborate costumes, dancing to the beat of brass bands and clamoring for beads from passing floats, thousands of people gathered in the streets of New Orleans to mark the culmination of the famous Mardi Gras celebration Tuesday. The last day of parades rolled along St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street, float riders throwing beads to bystanders as revelers in other parts of the city like the French Quarter and the Marigny partied in the streets in elaborate costumes. Fat Tuesday is the last day of the Carnival season before Lent, a period of penance and spiritual renewal, begins Wednesday. “It’s fun. You see all the people. You see everybody dressed up, and you have a good time. I love New Orleans,” said Barbara Tate, who came down from Maryland for the holiday.

THE COSTUMES When it comes to Mardi Gras, anything goes for costumes. Caroline Thomas, from New Orleans, spent weeks creating her elaborate costume featuring a massive feathered headdress so striking that bystanders wanted to take photos with her. “I’m not anything specific because I think the beauty of Mardi Gras is that you don’t have to be a thing. You just have to look cool,” she said. “I just wanted to be my own Mardi Gras priestess.” Others costumes included an

French Quarter with her three children, their blackand-white faces painted like skeletons inspired by Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead: “It’s been a tradition here for so long. They grow up with it, and they love it.

The North Side Skull & Bone Gang stand together during the wake up call for Mardi Gras, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in New Orleans. Their costumes are intended to represent the dead and they bring a serious message, reminding people of their mortality and the need to live a productive and good life.

(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

man wearing a Steve Harvey mask standing with two women wearing beauty queen sashes that read “Miss Colombia” and “Miss Philippines,” in homage to Harvey’s blunder at the Miss Universe contest. One woman dressed as a jellyfish while others dressed as dragons.

THE PARADES The Krewe of Zulu parade is put on by the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, a historically black organization in New Orleans. Their parade dates back to roughly 1910, and is followed by the Rex Organization’s parade, which dates back to 1872.

Rex’s history is closely tied with Mardi Gras traditions.

For example, Rex’s colors — purple, green and gold — have become the symbolic colors of Mardi Gras

as well. The two truck parades that follow Rex mark the end of the major parades in the city until 2017.

After the parades, the street party generally moves to the French Quarter, where revelers pack Bourbon Street and the celebration gets a bit more risque. The festivities come to an end at the stroke of midnight when a wedge of mounted police officers rides down Bourbon to clear it of revelers and declare the party over.

THE “THROWS” Riders on the floats generally wear masks and throw beads or other specially made trinkets to people along the parade route.

One especially prized “throw” is the coconuts given out by members of Zulu. The coconuts have

been hollowed out, and the outside hair is removed; they’re then decorated with glitter or elaborate designs. Riders in the Zulu parade also threw out small stuffed animals, specially decorated beads and hats with the words “Zulu” emblazoned in yellow.

THE FAMILY Despite Mardi Gras’ reputation as being a raucous, adults-only party, much of the celebration is actually family-friendly. Families lined up early along the side of the streets or on the median — called the neutral ground in New Orleans — to get a good seat, often bringing ladders with specially designed seats on top for kids to sit in and catch beads or throws.

Naomi Shows, from Covington, Louisiana, came to the

THE MORNING Before sunrise Tuesday, about 100 people turned out at the Backstreet Cultural Museum to see the North Side Skull & Bone Gang come out. The gang is a longtime Mardi Gras tradition. Members wear costumes resembling skeletons with papier-mache masks covering their heads. They go through the neighborhood waking people up on Fat Tuesday.

Dabne Whitemore came to the door in her white bathrobe after hearing the gang and its drums coming from down the street: “I was laying in my bed upstairs in the back, and I heard the drums coming and I knew it was time. ...

They come and wake me up every morning for 15 years.”

THE WEATHER Cold. Winds gusting up to 30 mph made mid-40s temperatures feel lower.

People along the parade route wore thick jackets and hats, and wrapped themselves under layers of blankets as they watched the floats roll by.

Tate, from Maryland, said it was fun but a little chilly: “I was hoping it would be a bit warmer. I didn’t know I needed to bring long underwear.”q

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Wednesday 10 February

US Financial Front:

Businesses post more open jobs; quits rise to 9-year high C. S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies advertised more available jobs in December and more Americans quit, trends that could lift wages in the coming months.

The number of job openings jumped 4.9 percent to 5.6 million, the most since July, the Labor Department said Tuesday. And quits increased 6.9 percent to nearly 3.1 million, the highest in more than nine years.

People typically quit for better-paying positions, so more quits are a sign that overall pay levels could increase. Employers have also struggled to fill many open jobs, which could push them to offer higher pay to attract workers.

The data comes after the government said last week that hiring had slowed sharply in January.

Yet wages grew at a solid pace, and the unemployment rate fell to an eight-

year low of 4.9 percent.

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has said that she monitors quits as a potential sign of an improving job market. More Americans quit when they either have new jobs or are confident they can find one.

Some economists were encouraged by the job openings report.

“Despite the turmoil in financial markets and increasing talk of recession, the labor market continues to improve and is moving toward full employment,” said Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Financial. “The tightening in the job market is pushing up wages, which in turn is supporting consumer spending.”

Other analysts worry that signs of an economic slowdown could soon catch up with the job market.

“As fate would have it, the job market may be feeling healthy, just as the rest of the economy is downshift-

Energy agency says gasoline to average under $2 in 2016 The Associated Press

For the first time since 2004, U.S. drivers are expected to pay an average of less than $2 a gallon for gasoline, the government said Tuesday.

They can thank the huge glut of oil around the globe.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its monthly short-term energy outlook that regular gasoline will average $1.98 a gallon nationwide in 2016.

The last time oil averaged less than $2 for a full year was 2004, which was also the last time gasoline at stations in some states fell below $1 a gallon.

The pump savings are a direct result of the 70 percent collapse in crude oil prices since mid-2014. Earlier Tuesday, the International Energy Agency said the supply of oil is set to outpace demand again this year, keeping a lid on any expected price increases.

Global supplies could exceed demand by as much as 2 million barrels a day in the first quarter, the agency said.

“If these numbers prove to be accurate, and with the market already awash in oil, it is very hard to see how oil prices can rise significantly in the short term,” the IEA said.q

Reece Lightner fills out a job application for a server at a job fair held by The Genuine Hospitality Group, in Miami. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, the Labor Department reported on job openings and labor turnover for December.

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

ing,” said Joe LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank.

U.S. manufacturing is shrink-

ing in the face of slowing overseas growth and the stronger dollar, while measures of the service sector

have also declined. The economy grew at just a 0.7 percent annual rate in the final three months of last year.

Tuesday’s figures also heighten the challenges facing Yellen as she considers whether the Fed should continue raising the short-term rate it controls, and when.

A lower unemployment rate, more quits and more job openings suggests employers are having a harder time keeping their employees and attracting new workers. Raising pay is one way to respond to those challenges.

Higher pay, in turn, could lift inflation, as companies raise prices to offset larger labor costs. q

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WORLD NEWS

Iraqi government says it fully recaptured Ramadi from IS S. GEORGE Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi government forces have regained full control of Ramadi after pushing Islamic State group fighters out of the city’s outskirts, according to Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-led coalition.

The announcement, more than a month after Ramadi was first declared liberated in December, underscores the slow nature of Iraqi ground operations despite heavy backing from U.S.led coalition airstrikes.

The governor of Anbar province praised Iraqi security forces and the U.S.led coalition for their work to “liberate Ramadi completely,” but was quick to emphasize that critical security and humanitarian issues remained. Violence has emptied Ramadi of civilians and much of the city remains blanketed in homemade bombs, also called improvised explosive devices or IEDs, which IS laid in retreat.

Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the coalition, told The Associated Press that Iraqi security forces have control of the whole city but “untold thousands” of improvised explosive devices were left

Iraqi security forces celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-led coalition say the government has regained full control of Ramadi after pushing Islamic State group fighters out of the city’s outskirts.

(AP Photo)

behind.

Iraqi government troops, led by the country’s elite counterterrorism forces, pushed IS out of the center of Ramadi in December, but struggled to take control of the city’s outskirts. Explosives were a main factor that slowed the clearing of neighborhoods.

“The issue of IEDs is an extremely challenging one,” Suhaib al-Rawi told reporters in Baghdad.

Iraqi forces allied with the

government have clawed back pockets of territory from the extremist group in recent months, but destruction and insecurity in many of the “liberated” areas has prevented largescale returns of civilians.

The U.S.-led coalition estimated last year that IS had lost 40 percent of the territory it once held in Iraq, but the United Nations estimates more than 3 million Iraqis remain internally displaced by violence, inse-

curity and destruction.

Efforts to clear Ramadi of explosives have been slowed by a lack of funding, Rawi said, explaining that Iraq’s economic crisis has left the province in debt and entirely reliant on international aid donations to rebuild. An Initial assessment of destruction in Ramadi carried out by the U.N. last month said more than 4,500 buildings has been damaged or destroyed during the battle to

reclaim the city.

“The level of destruction in Ramadi is as bad as anything we have seen in Iraq,” said Lise Grande, the U.N.’s deputy special representative to Iraq. Iraqi and coalition officials estimate that rebuilding Ramadi could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Warren, the U.S.-led coalition spokesman, said despite the gains, the threat of counterattacks on Ramadi remains high. Just 50 kilometers to Ramadi’s east, the city of Fallujah remains firmly under IS control more than two years after it fell to the group. The city is under siege by Iraqi government troops, but Iraqi officials say the northern city of Mosul is the government’s next priority.

Iraq announced plans to send thousands of additional troops to a base outside Mosul on Monday in anticipation of an operation to liberate the city.

Ramadi fell to IS in May 2015 in the largest defeat for Iraq’s military since Mosul fell in 2014. At the height of the group’s strength, IS controlled more than a third of Iraqi territory before a U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes began in August 2014.q

Son of Iraqi Kurdish leader calls for aid to battle IS

BRAM JANSSEN BALINT SZLANKO Associated Press SALAHUDDIN, Iraq (AP) — A senior Iraqi Kurdish leader on Tuesday called for international aid to help finance the war against the Islamic State group, saying it’s a “miracle” that underpaid Kurdish forces are still on the front lines.

Iraq’s largely autonomous Kurdish region has seen its revenues plummet be-

cause of low oil prices, a dispute with Baghdad over petroleum revenues and an economic downturn driven by the war with IS. Iraqi Kurdish forces known as the peshmerga have long been close U.S. allies, and are among the most effective ground forces battling the Islamic extremists.

But Masrour Barzani, son of the regional President Masoud Barzani and head

of the region’s security council, told The Associated Press that many Kurdish fighters are not being paid.

“I think the international community should understand that these are, at the end of the day, human beings and they all have families,” he said. “It’s the responsibility of the entire world to come to the assistance of the peshmerga to win this war.”

With oil prices hovering

around $30 a barrel, the region is pulling in around $450 million a month, less than half what’s needed to cover $1.2 billion in expenditures. Kurdish officials say they need oil to return to $50 a barrel in order to pay salaries.

A Kurdish delegation visited Baghdad last week to ask the Iraqi government for aid but no deal was reached. Iraq’s central government is also strug-

gling to make ends meet, for the same reasons.

Under existing agreements, the Kurdish region is entitled to 17 percent of the nation’s oil income, but Baghdad stopped payments in 2014, saying the Kurds were illegally exporting oil in pursuit of independence.

Barzani said the largely autonomous region still plans to hold a referendum on independence, but did not provide a timetable.q

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Wednesday 10 February

Irish deploy military-style checkpoints to suppress gang war S. POGATCHNIK Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland’s police force deployed military-style road checkpoints Tuesday as the government announced toughened measures to try to prevent a gang war in Dublin from claiming more lives.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said a 55-member armed police unit would be created for Dublin in hopes of suppressing what she called an “evil and sinister cycle of gangland violence.”

The move is significant in a country where police typically patrol unarmed. It was announced at an emergency meeting with police chiefs following Monday night’s killing of a brother of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch, a gang chieftain credited with directing many of Ireland’s most famous bank heists.

Taxi driver Eddie Hutch, 59, was shot several times in the hallway of his home.

He was targeted in apparent retaliation for Friday’s gun attack on a boxing weigh-in being attended by senior figures from a rival gang led by Irish fugitive

Christy Kinahan, the other key figure in the underworld bloodletting.

In Friday’s attack, five gunmen allegedly from the Hutch camp targeted Kinahan loyalists arriving at the hotel for the boxing event. The gunmen, including three armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles and disguised as an elite police unit, shot three men, killing one, in front of scores of civilians including young children.

The violence focuses on the international drug-trafficking business of Kinahan, a Dubliner who following prison sentences in Ireland and the Netherlands runs his empire from a villa in Spain’s Costa del Sol. Police in Ireland, Britain and Spain opened a probe into his operations in 2008, the same year Kinahan jumped bail in Belgium over moneylaundering charges.

Since 2014, the Kinahan cartel has been blamed for killing a string of former members accused of pilfering vast sums from drug deals, and this has brought him into collision with Hutch’s crew, who previously cooperated with Ki-

Armed Gardai from the force’s Emergency Response Unit on patrol, as gang violence has resulted in two murders in four days, in Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

(Niall Carson/PA via AP)

nahan drug traffickers. A nephew, Gary Hutch, was gunned down in Spain in September 2015 after reportedly rebuffing the demands of Kinahan henchmen for a six-figure payment.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, leader of Dublin’s 1

million Catholics, rejected some politicians’ calls Tuesday to serve as mediator between the Hutch and Kinahan camps. He appealed to the killers’ own partners, mothers and other loved ones to apply moral pressure on them in the home and for neighbors of

gangsters “to remind them they are not untouchable” by tipping off police about their activities.

“These are turf wars about pumping drugs into our children,” Martin said. “The danger of negotiating with them is to give them status.

They are criminals.”q

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Wednesday 10 February

NEWS

Taiwan seeks detention of developers of toppled building ANNIE HO Associated Press TAINAN, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors have requested the detention of the developers of a highrise apartment building in southern Taiwan that collapsed over the weekend following a strong earthquake, killing dozens of people, official media said Tuesday.

The Tainan District Prosecutors Office said Lin Minghui and two other former executives, Chang Kuian and Cheng Chin-kui, were suspected of professional negligence resulting in death, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported.

The office requested their detention to prevent collusion or other acts that could disrupt the investigation, CNA said. The three

were summoned by prosecutors on Monday and a hearing on the matter was being held late Tuesday.

FTV and other Taiwanese broadcasters said Lin had changed his name after a previous bankruptcy and had run a multitude of companies.

The death toll in the quake stood at 41 on Tuesday afternoon, with all but two of the deaths coming in the building collapse. More than 100 people are believed to still be trapped in the debris.

Shoddy construction is suspected as having contributed to the disaster, with the 17-story Weiguan Golden Dragon, built in 1989, the only major building to collapse in the quake.

Although the shallow quake was potentially devastating, few buildings

were damaged as a result of strict construction standards in force in Taiwan, an island that is frequently struck by quakes.

Most of the 320 people who were rescued from the disaster were saved in the hours immediately after the quake, in which the building collapsed onto itself before toppling over onto its side.

Among the survivors, Ko Ching-chung said he had propped himself against a wall to avoid falling onto his girlfriend after the quake hit just before 4 a.m. Saturday.

But after 20 hours, he could no longer hold on and collapsed onto her.

“She would have soon not been able to breathe,” Ko, who was rescued along with his girlfriend on Sunday morning, told reporters Monday at the hospital

where he was recovering.

“I said to her I had to lay on top of her and she said to me it’s OK.” Five survivors were believed to have been pulled out on Sunday, and at least four on Monday. One of them, Tsao Wei-ling, called out “Here I am” as rescuers dug through to find her.

She was found under the body of her husband, who had shielded her from a collapsed beam, CNA reported. Tsao’s husband and 2-year-old son were found dead, and five other members of the family remained unaccounted for, the news agency said.

Teams on Monday also rescued a 42-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl.

The girl, Lin Su-chin, was recovering in a hospital, where she told her father and grandparents that

she was looking forward to gorging on sweets as soon as she was well enough.

Shortly after she was rescued, workers also pulled out her aunt, a 28-year-old Vietnamese woman identified as Chen Mei-jih, who had been trapped on what was the building’s fifth floor.

Earthquakes rattle Taiwan frequently. Most are minor and cause little or no damage, though a magnitude-7.6 quake in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.

The quake struck during the most important family holiday in the Chinese calendar — the Lunar New Year.

The extended Lunar New Year holiday — the most important family holiday in the Chinese calendar — officially started Monday, but celebrations in Taiwan have been subdued.q

Hong Kong activists, police clash over holiday food stalls KELVIN CHAN Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year celebration descended into chaos as protesters and police, who fired warning shots into the air, clashed over a street market selling fishballs and other local holiday delicacies, with dozens injured and more than 60 arrested.

The violence is the worst in Hong Kong since pro-democracy protests rocked the city in 2014, leaving a growing trust gap between the public and authorities.

Activists angered over authorities’ attempts to crack down on the food hawkers in a crowded Kowloon neighborhood held running battles with police into the early morning hours of Tuesday.

Protesters pelted officers with paving stones, glass

Riot police move forward to the protesters on a street in Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. A crackdown on street vendors offering holiday treats for Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year celebrations sparked unrest late Monday night.

(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

bottles and other pieces of debris. Some threw garbage cans, plastic safety barriers and wood from

shipping pallets. They also set fires on the street.

The unrest started when authorities tried to prevent

unlicensed street food sellers from operating Monday night in Mong Kok, a working-class district. The hawk-

ers have become a local tradition during the Lunar New Year holiday but this year authorities tried to remove them.

The hawkers were backed by activists who objected to the crackdown over concerns that Hong Kong’s local culture is disappearing as Beijing tightens its hold on the semiautonomous city.

The scuffles underscore how tensions remain unresolved more than a year after the end of prodemocracy protests that gripped the city. Mong Kok, a popular and densely populated shopping and entertainment district, was one of the neighborhoods where activists occupied streets for about 11 weeks in late 2014, capturing world headlines with their demands for greater electoral freedom.q

WORLD NEWS A11

Wednesday 10 February

2nd outside report says Mexico students not burned at dump

Miguel Nieves, center right, a member of an Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team speaks, during a news conference with member of his team and relatives of the missing 43 students in Mexico City, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2016.

(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

E. CASTILLO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of Argentine forensic experts says it has determined there’s no biological or physical evidence to conclude that 43 students who disappeared in southern Mexico in 2014 were incinerated at a trash dump

as government investigators initially claimed.

The report released Tuesday by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team signaled that the dump in Cocula, Guerrero state, was the site of multiple fires at various times, but while the remains of at least 19 people were found near

there, there’s no evidence they belong to the missing students.

The government has said the students were killed by a drug gang, their remains incinerated, and their charred bone fragments gathered up and tossed in bags in a nearby river.

Some of those bone frag-

UN:

Number of Haitians needing food aid spikes DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Drought-stricken Haiti is grappling with its most serious food crisis in 15 years, the head of the U.N. World Food Program’s country office said Tuesday.

Roughly 1.5 million Haitians are considered severely insecure when it comes to food, more than double the figure of those facing malnutrition from a government assessment in September. Hard-hit areas are in Haiti’s northwest, southeast and some areas on the border with the Dominican Republic.

The World Food Program’s country director, Wendy Bigham, called the situation alarming. A growing number of families will need to sell off possessions to feed themselves or have to significantly reduce the daily amounts they eat, she said.

In a phone interview, Bigham described it as “the most serious food crisis facing Haiti since 2001,” when methodical data collection began to assess food security in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.

The number of Haitians in need of urgent food aid spiked over the last

six months amid a long drought that has been worsened by the arrival of a strong El Nino weather pattern.

In 2008, violent food riots by Haitians toppled a prime minister. But the World Bank noted last year that extreme poverty fell in Haiti over the last decade, especially in urban areas.

The World Food Program, which relies on contributions and tries to mobilize assistance for countries around the globe, intends to ramp up its food assistance for 1 million Haitians by distributing cash and, to a lesser extent, rations.q

ments have been linked by DNA testing — in one case positively, and in another case, tentatively — to two of the missing students.

But because the forensics team was not present when a bag containing the fragments was recovered, they cannot vouch that those fragments came from the dump. The team also said that largely undamaged plants found at the supposed site of the pyre would have been killed or been severely damaged by a fire of such intensity.

It is the second independent report to reject the Mexican government’s main finding from a little over a year ago about what happened to the students, who were taken by police in the nearby city of

Iguala on Sept. 26, 2014, and allegedly handed over to local members of a drug gang for slaughter.

They remain missing.

In September, experts from the Inter American Commission of Human Rights said a separate independent forensic investigation established that they could not have been burned at the dump.

The students’ disappearance attracted local and international opprobrium and has been a stain on the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto.

After the commission’s report, the government announced it would launch another forensic analysis of what happened at the dump, though that has not yet taken place.q

A12 WORLD

Wednesday 10 February

NEWS

Vietnam vet sues VA trying to get benefits living in Cuba

Humberto Macias, brother of Otto Macias, gestures during an interview in Havana, Cuba. Otto Macias fled the Cuban revolution for the U.S. at 19, then enlisted in the U.S. Army and went to fight as a machine-gunner in Vietnam. He returned from battle in 1969, broken, suffering from posttraumatic stress and schizophrenia, his family says. In 1980 he flew to Cuba to visit relatives he hadn’t seen in decades. He never returned.

(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

M. WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Otto Macias was 19 when he left Cuba in the throes of a socialist revolution, enlisted in the U.S. Army and went to fight communists as a machine-gunner in Vietnam.

He returned from battle in 1969 — broken and suffering from post-traumatic stress and schizophrenia, his family says. After years of hospitalization in New York, Macias, then a U.S. citizen, was well enough in 1980 to fly to Cuba to visit relatives he hadn’t seen in decades.

He never returned.

As he stayed with family in Havana, Macias’ hallucinations became so bad he required hospitalization and constant care from doctors or loved ones, his relatives say. Less than a year later, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cut off his monthly pension of $60 — a large sum for Cuba, where salaries today average about $25 a month. The U.S. agency never explained the cutoff, but the family’s American lawyer says he’s certain it was because of the Unite States’ trade embargo on Cuba.

Now, Macias’ family is suing the U.S. government seeking to reinstate the pension. They say President Barack Obama’s loosening of the embargo offers the ailing 75-year-old a final chance to regain his benefits and win the recognition of the military service that his adopted country has denied him for 35 years.

“It’s about justice,” said Macias’ niece, Anitica.

“He was on the battlefield ... he dedicated his life to that. He mutilated his life.

He didn’t have a family because of it. They need to pay attention to him; they owe him an explanation.

They need to recognize him.”

While Macias’ situation is highly unusual, even unique, it could take on wider ramifications if the year-old detente between Washington and Havana leads to more CubanAmericans returning to live

on the island, some of them receiving U.S. government benefits.

Macias lives with his brother in a modest apartment in a high-rise in east Havana.

Psychologically stable after years of treatment but suffering from skin cancer, he spends his days running small errands like buying bread, then watching television or petting the family’s graying dachshund.

Macias declined to speak about his time in Vietnam.

He said in Spanish that even though he feels more Cuban than American now, he remembers much of his time in the United States fondly and would enjoy visiting New York again if he were physically able.

“I’d like to go back,” he said.

A spokesman for the Department of Veterans Affairs said he couldn’t comment on pending litigation but noted the Treasury Department regulates payment of U.S. funds to other countries.

The Treasury Department did not respond to a request for comment on Macias’ case.

Macias’ lawyer, New Mexico-based Jason FloresWilliams, said the veteran’s pension was clearly cut off because the U.S. embargo prohibits paying government benefits to anyone living on the island.

But the lawyer said he believes legal changes stemming from Obama’s 2014 declaration of detente with Cuba mean Macias has a good chance at winning his case.

The Obama administration has allowed U.S. companies to do limited business with the Cuban government and lets Americans send virtually unlimited sums of money to Cubans for purposes ranging from helping relatives to supporting a private business.

“We would expect the Obama administration to support this litigation,” Flores-Williams said.

“It would be recognizing what (Macias) has done for the United States and bringing this man dignity in the last years of his life.”q

LOCAL A13

Wednesday 10 February

MANGO Man Presents The New Essentials

-An offering of 4 essential principles featured over the next 4 months.

BARCELONA/ORANJESTAD - MANGO Man launches its offering for Spring 2016 with The New Essentials. The menswear line presents 4 different offerings with something in common: they are all equally necessary when creating new wardrobe essentials for a modern man with personality.

MANGO Man is proposing to conquer everyday stylings with a key garment to be featured each month over the next 4 months. The

season gets underway in February with an outer garment, the ultra-light parka.

March and April feature a new suit, combining classical elegance and a youthful air with deconstructed knitwear jackets and renewed suits. In general, relaxed and versatile silhouettes, with linen taking centre stage in May. The cold neutral colors and blue tones pay tribute to the summer season, reducing the sobriety of these essential basics.

The color palette varies throughout the season and creates the perfect total look for an urban or

office ambience.

The image of the new campaign, shot in London by the photographer Andreas Larsson, features a group of heterogeneous models.

They include David Alexander Flinn, David Agbodji and Sebastien Andrieu, who often collaborate with acclaimed brands such as D&G, Calvin Klein and Loewe and are regulars on the most prestigious men’s catwalks. All of them posed with the garments no wardrobe can do without, in other words, the essentials for this spring. q

A14 LOCAL

Wednesday 10 February

The Best Show In Aruba Is Back!

Comedians From “The Tonight Show,” “Letterman Show,” “Last Comic Standing,” & Comedy Central Performing All Of February!

-Top American standup comics perform in Ray Ellin’s phenomenal show at the Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino: Pre-purchase tickets at www.ArubaComedy.com PALM BEACH - The best show in Aruba is back. And last week, it was named to USA Today’s 10 Best!

“Aruba Ray’s Comedy” features some of the funniest American standup comedians in a terrific 90-minute show.

Advance tickets are suggested, and are available at www.ArubaComedy. com. This wonderful show is a great way to spend a

night out. The comedians are truly some of the best from the United States, and perform in a relaxed, inti-

mate setting at the Marriott.

In addition, there is also an option to purchase a four-

hour premium open bar, and each attendee receives free slot cash for the Stellaris Casino.

Appearing every night from February 10th to the 16th will be Chuck Nice from NBC’s Today Show, VH1, HGTV, and TruTV, and also Dan Naturman from the Letterman Show, Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien Show, and NBC’s Last Comic Standing!

Ray Ellin hosts and produces the shows. Considered by his peers to be the best host in NYC, Ray is known as “Aruba Ray” because of his passion for Aruba.

Ray has been coming to Aruba every month for four years, and produces and hosts these incredible comedy shows on the island. He is a popular comedian in New York, and has brought his talent and colleagues to Aruba. Ray has appeared on many television programs; he is the host of the new Gong Show Live, a resurrection of the classic 70’s television show. He also hosted the popular talk show Late Net, and hosted the television shows The Movie Loft, Brain Fuel, and New York Now. He also produced and directed the very success-

ful film The Latin Legends of Comedy, distributed by 20th Century Fox. Ray cocreated and is co-starring in the new television show Cellar.

The shows are at 8:30pm, every night through March 4th, in the Amsterdam Ballroom at the Marriott Resort, down the hall from the casino. Doors open at 8pm.

It is suggested to arrive early - seating is first come first serve. The showroom is intimate - - it is suggested you purchase tickets in advance at www.ArubaComedy.com.

You can also purchase tickets (subject to availability!) at the Amsterdam Ballroom showroom door at 7:30pm.

The tickets are $36. And each Comedy Ticket gives every audience member free slot cash for the Stellaris Casino at the Marriott (ID required!). And each Comedy Ticket will also provide a 20% discount to the Aruba La Vista buffet. Plus, audience members can purchase an OPTIONAL four hour premium open bar for only $22!

The premium open bar continues after the show in the casino until midnight.

An incredible deal, and a full night out. Ask your concierge for assistance.

Additional info: The comedians perform regularly in New York City’s biggest venues. The showroom is very comfortable, but seating is first come first serve!

So you should try to arrive early enough. Drinks are available for purchase, but there is NO drink minimum!

Anyone can attend, however the show is suggested for a mature audience.

For more information call the Aruba Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino at 5206606, or call 749-4363.q

LOCAL A15

Wednesday 10 February

Chef Matt Boland’s 3-Course Tasting Menu is a Windows on Aruba Centerpiece

DRUIF BEACH - Divi Resort’s Regional Executive Chef, Matt Boland, recently added a three-course tasting menu to his already impressive line of menus at Windows on Aruba.

The new tasting menu is the centerpiece of Chef Matt’s commitment to culinary excellence, and represents the essence of Windows on Aruba.

As a veteran chef with over 25 years of diverse culinary experience, Chef Boland is renowned for creating dis-

tinguished menus that feature unforgettably flavorful

dishes. Additionally, Chef Boland focuses on sustainable dining practices and is always on the lookout for fresh, local ingredients to expand the restaurant’s farm-to-table, dock-to-dish offerings.

He has cultivated strong relationships with local island purveyors, farmers and fishermen, and purchases a wide variety of ingredients on island.

The entire culinary team at Windows on Aruba is proud

to add this distinctive tasting menu to their repertoire, and they have been receiving rave reviews from local and international “foodies”.

Each menu item has been artfully adapted from the restaurant’s most popular dishes and the result is an impressive culinary resume of their menu highlights. “All of the options on the new menu are exciting dishes that represent our restaurant, and our commitment

to using wholesome ingredients and full-bodied flavors,” says Chef Matt.

For a limited time, guests can experience three courses on the new tasting menu. Whether you are new to Windows on Aruba or if you are a regular, don’t miss this opportunity to taste some of their most popular dishes at an unbeatable price. To make your reservation, call 523-5017 or email to clubhouse@diviresorts.com.q

A16 LOCAL

Wednesday 10 February

Loyal Visitors Honored at La Cabana Beach Resort

EAGLE BEACH - Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring a group of loyal

and friendly visitors of Aruba at La Cabana Beach Resort as Goodwill Ambassadors. The symbolic hon-

orary title is presented in the name of the Minister of Tourism as a token of appreciation to guests who

visit Aruba for 20-to-34 consecutive years. The honorees were Mr. John and Mrs. Joan Lademann of New York, Ms. Roslyn Sugarman of Florida, and Mr. James Weisberg of Michigan. John, Joan, Roslyn and James are all regular guests of La Cabana and they love Aruba very much because of the friendly people, the weather, the beaches, the restaurants, the Casinos, and just about everything else! They say

Aruba feels like a second home where the people are like family to them, and La Cabana is truly their ‘home-away-from-home.’ Mr. and Mrs. Lademann are also happy to be celebrating their 63rd Wedding Anniversary on Aruba this year! The certificates were presented by Mr. Ricardo Croes representing the Aruba Tourism Authority together with friends and family and Sharine from La Cabana.q

SPORTS A17

Wednesday 10 February

Jordan Spieth of the United States prepares to play on the third hole during the final round of the SMBC Singapore Open golf tournament at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Singapore.

Associated Press

James tripledouble leads Cavs over Kings

Jordan Spieth: the target inside and outside the ropes DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had to work his way through about 100 people who blocked his path to the first tee at Pebble Beach. They held out tournament tickets, caps, glossy photos and Masters flags for him to sign, and some asked him to stop for pictures.

Unusual about this day is what happened after he finally reached the tee and drilled a 3-iron down the middle.

The crowd followed along for the next four hours.

The golf course that Robert Louis Stevenson described as “the most felicitous meeting of land and sea” is magnificent under warm sunshine and a blue sky, so it was not a waste of anyone’s time, even for a practice round. They wanted to see Spieth, the No. 1 player who is still trying to get used to the attention.

Continued on Page 20

Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) shoots over Sacramento Kings’ James Anderson (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Cleveland.

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A18 SPORTS

Wednesday 10 February

AP source: Donaldson, Blue Jays nearing $28.65M, 2-year deal RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — AL MVP Josh Donaldson and the Toronto Blue Jays are nearing agreement on a $28.65 million, two-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Tuesday because the agreement had not been completed. The progress toward a

In this Oct. 19, 2015, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson celebrates his two run home run against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning in Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series in Toronto.

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deal was first reported by Sportsnet in Canada.

Donaldson and the Blue Jays had been scheduled for a salary arbitration hearing next week. The 30-yearold third baseman had asked for a raise from $4.3 million to $11.8 million and Toronto had offered $11.35 million when the sides exchanged proposed arbitration salaries last month.

Acquired from Oakland

in November 2014, Donaldson made the AL AllStar team for the second straight season in 2015.

He led the majors with 122 runs, topped the AL with 123 RBIs, and hit .297 with 41 home runs to help the Blue Jays reach the playoffs for the first time since winning consecutive World Series in 1992 and ‘93.

He is eligible for free agency after the 2018 World Series.q

SPORTS A19

Wednesday 10 February

NHL Capsules

Crosby scores in 7th straight, Penguins top Ducks 6-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored on a pair of breakaways to extend his goal streak to a careerbest seven games and added two assists to help the Pittsburgh Penguins continue their surge with a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.

Crosby beat John Gibson between the legs to give the Penguins a three-goal cushion in the second period and ripped one by Gibson’s glove early in the third while Pittsburgh emphatically ended Anaheim’s sixgame winning streak.

Chris Kunitz, Conor Sheary, Carl Hagelin and Olli Maatta also scored for the Penguins, who have won six of seven. Crosby, mired in a massive slump early in the year, now has 53 points in 51 games. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 36 shots.

Ryan Getzlaf and Patrick Maroon scored for the Ducks. Gibson made 25 saves before being pulled early in the third.

RED WINGS 3, PANTHERS 0 DETROIT (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk scored twice in a 1:08 span midway through the third after Tomas Tatar broke a scoreless tie earlier in the period and Petr Mrazek made 23 saves for Detroit in a win over Florida.

Mrazek has a career-high four shutouts this season.

Detroit has won two straight home games for the first time in two months.

The Atlantic Division-leading Panthers lost a second straight game and perhaps a key player.

Florida center Aleksander Barkov was knocked out of the game in the second period after getting hit high by the left shoulder of Red Wings winger Justin Abdelkader. Barkov’s return to the game was ruled out

because of what the team described as an upperbody injury.

Florida’s Al Montoya stopped 28 shots.

RANGERS 2, DEVILS 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves and New York posted its first three-game winning streak since November with a victory over New Jersey.

Kevin Klein, who broke a thumb last week, scored for the first time in 28 games and the streaking J.T. Miller scored for the ninth time in 10 games while the Rangers beat the Devils for the first time in three games this season.

This win came with captain Ryan McDonagh sidelined with a concussion. It was New York’s fifth straight victory at Madison Square Garden, and the Rangers are 7-3 in their last 10 overall.

Cory Schneider made 35 saves for New Jersey, which lost its third straight (0-1-2). Travis Zajac scored a short-handed goal with 2:17 left to spoil Lundqvist’s shutout bid.

SENATORS 5, LIGHTNING 1 OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Mark Stone had two goals and an assist and Ottawa beat Tampa Bay. Stone has five goals and three assists in his past four games. He went eight straight without a point prior to this stretch.

The Senators gave the Lightning their second loss in 12 games.

Zack Smith, Shane Prince and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for Ottawa, and Craig Anderson made 31 saves. Pageau added two assists.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 28 shots for Tampa Bay. J.T. Brown scored the Lightning’s only goal.q

New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider (35) reacts after giving up a goal to New York Rangers J.T. Miller (10) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in New York. The Rangers defeated the Devils 2-1.

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Wednesday 10 February

Spieth Continued from Page 17

A year ago, he was No. 9 in the world and still had only one PGA Tour victory on his ledger.

Now he’s the Masters and U.S. Open champion who last year made the most spirited run at the Grand Slam since Jack Nicklaus in 1972. He is the 22-year-old who earned $22 million last year, including his bonus for winning the FedEx Cup. He is the first American since Tiger Woods to reach the top of the world ranking.

And he has his own bobble head, which corporate partner AT&T is giving away to the first 8,000 fans Saturday.

Fans tried to follow him onto the fairways and were waiting for him as he walked off the green. Spieth finally asked if the selfies could wait until after he was done.

In this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, file photo, Jordan Spieth, of the United States, tees off on the third hole during the third round of the SMBC Singapore Open golf tournament at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course in Singapore.

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“Honestly, it’s something I have not gotten used to,” Spieth said. “Who knows how long it will take? It makes you appreciate some of these other guys who have gone before you and have been able to do it.”

Fame among fans is one thing.

The real challenge for Spi-

eth this year is being a target for the other players, and the scrutiny he now faces from the press and the public.

He already is getting more attention than he wants for his global travels over the last four months — South Korea, Shanghai, Australia, the Bahamas, Hawaii, Abu Dhabi and Singapore. Spi-

eth spoke of being tired in Abu Dhabi, which fueled opinions that he was chasing appearance money instead of preparing to win another green jacket.

Winning five times on the PGA Tour, including two majors, and reaching No. 1 in the world inevitably comes with a bull’s-eye on his back. And it probably got even bigger when Spieth started the new year with an eight-shot victory at Kapalua in which he became only the second player in PGA Tour history to reach 30-under par in a 72-hole event.

Spieth, however, saw that as easing the burden.

“It was the first one of the year, all the questions of a new year ... and then actually going out and getting the job done, that was big,” he said. “That was the only PGA Tour event I’ve played, and that’s where I’m most comfortable playing, where I play my best golf. So it’s still real early.”

It also helps that he has finished no worse than a tie

for seventh in his last seven events dating to September, the longest such streak of his young career.

Spieth never looked at 2016 as a new year, rather a continuation of the year before. But given the schedule, it’s easy to break this year into sections.

First up was Hawaii and then a pair of trips overseas (Abu Dhabi and Singapore). Next up is the first critical chunk of the season, which starts at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Spieth is playing four of the next five weeks and seven of the next nine events through the Masters. Five weeks into the year, no one has really asserted himself as a serious challenger.

Rickie Fowler is off to his best start with a victory in Abu Dhabi and a playoff loss Sunday in the Phoenix Open, which was his tournament to win until he lost a two-shot lead with two holes to play. But even Fowler has said he won’t be considered part of the elite until he wins a major.q

SPORTS A21

Wednesday 10 February

NBA Capsules

James, Irving lead Cavaliers past Kings 120-100 CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 40th career triple-double, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.

Kyrie Irving matched his season high with 32 points for Cleveland. The point guard was 13 of 21 from the field and tied his career high with 12 assists.

It was James’ first tripledouble of the season. The four-time MVP rested during the fourth quarter.

Cleveland went ahead early in the game and steadily built its lead against the listless Kings, who have dropped eight of nine.

Rudy Gay and Omri Casspi led Sacramento with 16 points each.

CLIPPERS 98, 76ERS 92, OT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.J. Redick had 23 points, including the tying 3-pointer late in regulation, and Jamal Crawford also scored 23 points to lead the shorthanded Clippers to the win.

The Clippers overcame their largest deficit in a victory this season, coming back from 19 points down to win their 19th game in the last 23 overall and 12th in the last 14 on the road.

Jerami Grant had 17 points to lead the 76ers, who were looking for their first winning streak of the season.

Los Angeles took control in overtime, scoring the first eight points in the extra session as Philadelphia missed 10 straight shots to end regulation and start OT. MAGIC 117, HAWKS 110, OT ATLANTA (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 25 of his 28 points after halftime, and Orlando rallied from

20 points down to beat Atlanta in overtime.

Orlando, which trailed by 20 in the opening period and by 18 in the third, took its first lead at 96-94 on Mario Hezonja’s 3-pointer with 3:33 remaining in regulation.

Orlando scored the first six points of overtime, including a jumper by Vucevic, who also had 13 rebounds.

Kyle Korver’s 3-pointer pulled the Hawks to 112110, but Evan Fournier answered with a 3 for the Magic.

Al Horford led Atlanta with 27 points, and Paul Millsap had 22 points and 13 rebounds.

TRAIL BLAZERS 112, GRIZZLIES 106, OT MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 33 points for Portland, and C.J. McCollum had six of his 21 points in overtime.

McCollum scored the first three baskets of OT to create a buffer for the Trail Blazers.

Mike Conley led Memphis with 27 points. Zach Randolph added 26 points as the Grizzlies lost their second straight overtime game.

THUNDER 122, SUNS 106 PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half and Oklahoma City pulled away in the final four minutes to hand Phoenix its eighth consecutive loss.

The Suns, losers of 23 of their last 25 games, were in it most of the way and led by as many as six late in the third quarter. But Durant sank two 3-pointers in a 16-4 Oklahoma City run to finish the game.

Russell Westbrook added

29 points for the Thunder, who were coming off a 116108 loss at Golden State on Saturday night.

Markieff Morris scored 23 points for Phoenix, and Archie Goodwin had 20.

RAPTORS 103, PISTONS 89 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 25 points, and Toronto went on an 11-2 run at the start of the fourth quarter to pull away for its 14th victory in 15 games.

Terrence Ross added 18 points for the Raptors, who recovered quickly after Detroit’s Andre Drummond made a shot from about 80 feet to end the third quarter. Toronto led 70-65 at the start of the fourth, and Lowry’s driving three-point play set the tone for the final period.

Drummond had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons.

NETS 105, NUGGETS 104 NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Johnson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted Brooklyn to the victory.

Thaddeus Young scored 20 points for the Nets. Markel Brown added a careerhigh 19 and Johnson finished with 12 points and eight assists.

Danilo Gallinari had 24 points and Kenneth Faried added 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets.

PELICANS 116, TIMBERWOLVES 102 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday scored 27 points apiece, and New Orleans snapped a four-game losing streak.

Davis grabbed eight rebounds and Holiday had nine assists and five boards as well. Ryan Anderson

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Iman Shumpert dunks the ball against the Sacramento Kings in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 120-100.

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chipped in 26 points and the Pelicans turned 12 turnovers into 21 points while turning the ball over just four times themselves.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who were looking for their first three-game winning streak since Nov. 27. They shot 44 percent and trailed by as many as 28 in a lackluster effort.

PACERS 89, LAKERS 87 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Paul George scored all seven of his second-half points in the final 71 seconds, and Monta Ellis made two free throws with 20.6 seconds left to clinch the win.

George finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.

Myles Turner added 14 points and 13 rebounds on a night the Pacers (28-24) blew a 17-point secondhalf lead, and then scored

nine straight points for the win.

Kobe Bryant scored 19 points in his final appearance in Indianapolis.

He made three straight 3-pointers to give the Lakers an 82-79 lead with 2:30 left to play.

HORNETS 108, BULLS 91 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 30 points, powering Charlotte to the victory.

Nicolas Batum had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, who won their third straight over the Bulls at home. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 20 points.

Pau Gasol finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago, which was missing three of its leading scorers due to injuries: Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic. Doug McDermott added 14 points.q

A22 HEALTH

Wednesday 10 February

Happy Lenten By: Dr. Carlos Viana

Ash Wednesday in our Christian church calendar marks the beginning of one of the most significant times of the year; the beginning of Lent.

You might not know that Lent is a shortened word from the Old English “lencten” which means “spring”.

Actually, the words are ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic word (ancestor also of English “long”, referring to the lengthening days of spring). Actually, we know that more than the name was borrowed since we know that the modern “Christian” holiday of Easter, is based on the Germanic goddess Eoster’s spring festival and both are still timed according to the full moon.

Lent originated in the very earliest days of the Church as a preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and when converts were instructed in the faith and prepared for baptism.

By observing the forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days. The ancient church that wrote, collected, canonized, and propagated the New Testament also observed Lent, believing it to be a commandment from the apostles.

During Lent, it’s traditional to give up something that we do a lot of and that we find pleasure in. This ‘giving up’ is done: as a discipline for learning selfcontrol, to free our minds

from the chase after material things; as a reminder of Christ’s sufferings and what our true pleasures are as followers of Christ; or, as an act of sorrow over our sin.

Sometimes we don’t notice how certain things we do have gained power over us and dictate our actions.

During Lent, we discover these things and give them up.

The most common thing is to fast for Lent. To Catholics, this means giving up meats for the season (or just on Fridays) or to fast entirely for one day a week.

For the many diabetics, it can be dangerous if not designed with blood sugar levels in mind. You might try giving up pizza, other fast, junk food, snacks alcohol and soft drinks.

A 15-year study has officially confirmed that eating lots of fast food can make you fat and increase your chances of developing diabetes. Those who ate fast food twice a week or more gained 10 pounds more and were twice as likely to develop insulin resistance, which is linked to diabetes, than those who ate it less than once a week, even after other lifestyle factors were accounted for. Yet even though fast food is known to be of poor nutritional quality, the fast-food industry claims it can be part of a healthful diet. Researchers said this is what prompted them to set the record straight once and for all.

What we put in our bodies does matter. God is living in our own bodies.

In all our actions, we show God to others; our bodies are temples of God. The issue is to treat your body with the respect that you want to be treated with.

Whenever we take advantage of another person to gratify our own physical needs, economic desires, or even our political ambitions, we ignore the full humanity and dignity of another person, something God never does. More seriously, we are ignoring and debasing the fact that God is living in the other person’s body. This is the Christian attitude; when are we going to apply the same respect to our own body?

Lent is not all about giving things up. It’s also about adding good things to our lives or to others’ lives.

Do acts of kindness for people, just because they’re there; give them little tastes of God’s love. However, do not forget that “charity begins at home” and the first act of kindness should be to take care of your corporal body.

The best things that you can do for yourself and your family is to set aside some time to prepare healthy food. If you want to get or stay healthy, someone is just simply going to have to spend some time in the kitchen. The time you save by eating at fast food restaurants is not worth the future health complica-

tions it will cause. Avoid exchanging convenience for your health. Your health is far too precious to lose for a few moments of free time.

Get The Point! This season of Lent is about being born again, about following the path of death and resurrection, about participating in Jesus’ final journey. To become somewhat more concrete, some of us may need to die off continuing to eat comforting junk food and resurrect into healthy human beings. It is possible to leave behind the land of the sick and dead. The journey of Lent is about being born again--about dying and rising, about mortality and transformation. Make an appointment so we can show you the way.

CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is an Oriental Medical Doctor (O.M.D.) having studied in China; a US Board Cert.

Clinical Nutritionist (C.C.N.), an Addiction Professional (C.Ad.), Chairperson of the Latin American Committee of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), a Rejuvenating Cell Therapist specializing in Age Management, has a weekly radio program, writes and lectures extensively.

For information: VIANA HEALING CENTER, Kibaima 7, St Cruz TEL: 585-1270 Web Site: www.vianaheal.com “Prescriptions from Paradise” - Dr. Viana’s Award Winning BOOK: Prescriptions from Paradise, Introduction to Biocompatible Medicine – Available at local Bookstores, Hotel Gift shops and Boticas. Signed copies at Viana Healing Center, EBooks: Amazon kindle, Nook, Itunes check for Events at: facebook. com/vianahealingcenter.

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TECHNOLOGY A23

Wednesday 10 February

Squat, lunge, push-ups. 13 apps for fitness at home KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Don’t want to fight traffic, travelling for work, can’t afford a $30 barre class? Those excuses for missing your workout no longer fly thanks to a host of new fitness apps and online subscriptions.

There’s a website for your every cardio craving from Pilates to bootcamp, some taught by celeb trainers that you likely could never book in person. Bonus: Many of the sites are free or cost far less than a monthly gym fee.

WANT IT GYM-STYLE: Crunch Live includes many of the workouts that earned the brand a devoted following and have been retired from their brick and mortar gyms.

Thankfully fans of gospel house aerobics and urban attitude dance classes can get their sweat on in these online classes for $9.99 a month. They also offer more than 75 classes including barre, yoga and strength training, in addition to their killer cardio.

And yes, their popular belly, but and thigh bootcamp and ab attack are in there too.

LiveStreaming Fitness offers live workouts and even live cooking classes for about $10 a month, including everything from yoga to kickboxing to workouts performed at your desk. If you can’t make a live class, the subscription includes a catalog of healthy recipes to revamp your takeout night and an extensive collection of classes.

EMG Live Fitness focuses on specialty workouts like piloxing (that’s Pilates and boxing), plyojam, bosu ball, Yollet (yoga and ballet) for just $2 a class or $20 a month for unlimited

In this April 14, 2015 photo, Christina Macchiarola demonstrates how she uses the Crunch Live fitness app to work out in her apartment in New York.

Associated Press

classes. The handy twominute clip gives you a preview before you buy.

Choose from about 20 different workout styles, with tons of classes under each category plus options to join a live class or stream one on-demand.

IF YOU LOVE BARRE AND YOGA: At roughly $10 a month, Barre3, inspired by ballet, yoga and Pilates, offers the choice of 200 online classes. Each workout tells what body parts you’re targeting and whether you’ll need equipment like a chair, resistance bands or small weights, and offers a short preview.

With 3,000 online classes that include everything from Hatha to Ashtanga, YogaGlo has something for first timers and advanced yogis. Choose from sessions based on time and difficulty rating. You can also choose whether you

want a class just for the sweat factor or one that is more meditative for $18 a month. There’s even a collection of classes that focus on cultivating your intuition, rebooting your brain and releasing stress at work.

WANT TO FOLLOW THE POPULAR KIDS Sweat with Kayla has amassed legions of loyal #BBG girls (that’s bikini body guide) posting photo results and encouraging each other through the grueling 28-minute sessions that include cardio and strength training.

The 24-year-old Australian trainer, who recently launched her $20-a-month app based on the 12-week Bikini Body Guide, is known for her inspiring Instagram pics and some killer squat, lung, box jump sequences.

Daily Burn — $12.95 a month — includes every workout style imaginable (from kettlebells to yoga to

interval training) for every fitness level with series that will challenge even the most hardcore athletes.

Celeb trainer Bob Harper’s subscription also includes a meal plan with daily recipes. The popular 7 minute workout challenge is basic but gets the job done with 12 exercises performed for 30 seconds with 10 seconds rest. The $3 app is based on workouts that promote exercising for shorter, more intense bursts to achieve better results. The moves are broken down with video, audio and text explanations and include fun features to unlock rewards when you reach your goals.

WANT IT FOR FREE Fitness Blender includes everything from high intensity and fat loss workouts to stretching and low-impact days. They even break it down for you with a handy difficulty rating and estimated number of calories

you’ll burn. Fitness Blender also has built-in water breaks and a countdown clock so you know exactly how many more seconds of grueling tricep dip kicks you’ll have to endure.

BeFit lets you work out with some of the biggest celebrity trainers for free. The YouTube channel features workouts by Jillian Michaels and Denise Austin to yogis like Kino MacGregor and Tara Stiles with tons of different exercises to get you bikini ready. BeFit also has a free mobile series with circuit workouts you perfect for when you’re on the go.

WANT TO TRAIN LIKE A CELEBRITY Gwyneth Paltrow liked the results so much she went into business with her trainer Tracy Anderson.

Her $90-a-month subscription allows you to work out with Anderson during a live weekly class along with a breakdown of the moves from a senior trainer plus a dance cardio session and a beginner class, which are all updated weekly.

Kelly Ripa has made no secret of her obsession with Anna Kaiser’s dance cardio workouts. Kaiser’s $50-a-month streaming series offers 10-minute targeted workouts that can be pieced together to fit your needs using everything from weights, resistance bands and physio balls.

If you want to be part of Taylor Swift’s tribe, Ballet Beautiful is a good place to start. Creator and former New York City Ballet dancer Mary Helen Bowers offers a $40 monthly subscription which includes over 100 workouts or the chance to stream classes, like the ultimate supermodel workout, at your leisure for around $13 each.q

A24 BUSINESS

Wednesday 10 February

Wall Street closes a bumpy day slightly lower ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer U.S. stocks extended their three-day losing streak Tuesday, closing slightly lower after spending most of the day wavering between gains and losses.

Energy companies led the decline as the price of U.S. crude oil sank nearly 6 percent. It’s now at about $28 a barrel. The market’s bumpy ride followed a slide in European stock indexes

and steep losses in Japan, reflecting mounting investor anxiety that the global economy is slowing.

“The market continues to price in worst-case scenarios, a recessionary China and an energy sector that’s looking basically like it should go bankrupt at this level,” said Jeff Carbone, managing director of Cornerstone Financial Partners. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.67 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,014.38. The Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 1.23 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,852.21. The Nasdaq composite lost 14.99 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,268.76.

The latest losses pulled the three indexes further down for the year. The Dow is off 8.1 percent, while the S&P 500 index is down 9.4 percent. The Nasdaq is off 14.8 percent. Stock markets have endured a torrid start to the year as investors have fretted over a number of issues, including

Traders John Bishop, left, and Richard Newman work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks extended their three-day losing streak Tuesday, closing slightly lower after spending most of the day wavering between gains and losses.

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

the fall in the price of oil to multi-year lows, a slowdown in China and whether many parts of the global economy will fall into recession and suffer a debilitating period of deflation, or falling prices.

The market veered lower early on Tuesday following wave of selling in Europe

and Japan, where the Nikkei index closed 5.4 percent lower. The interest rate on the country’s benchmark bond also dropped into negative territory for the first time. Major U.S. stock indexes rebounded early on as oil prices briefly rose, but the rally didn’t last. A late-afternoon rebound

also failed to hold as oil prices closed lower for the second day in a row.

“The market’s correlation to oil has not subsided at this time,” said Carbone.

“There seems to be no end in sight.” Benchmark U.S. crude oil dropped $1.75, or 5.6 percent, to close at $27.94 a barrel in New York.

Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, fell $2.56, or 7.8 percent, to close at $30.32 a barrel in London. All told, the S&P 500 index’s energy sector companies lost 2.5 percent, the worst performer in the index. Consol Energy lost $1.02, or 11.9 percent, to $7.53, while Southwestern Energy fell 97 cents, or 10.4 percent, to $8.37. Murphy Oil slid $1.37, or 7.1 percent, to $17.86. The International Energy Agency, which advises countries on energy policy, said oil prices will continue to come under pressure as supply is set to outpace demand this year.q

Goodyear reports 4Q loss on hefty charges, slow tire sales NEW YORK (AP) — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on Tuesday swung to a fourth-quarter loss on charges and tire sales fell, but the results still topped Wall Street expectations.

The tire maker reported a loss of $380 million, or $1.42 per share, compared with a profit a year ago. The key factor in the loss was a $646 million charge for the deconsolidation of its Venezuelan subsidiary.

Earnings, adjusted for nonrecurring costs, came to 93 cents per share. That topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 74 cents per share.

The Akron, Ohio-based company reported a 6.7 percent drop in revenue to $4.06 billion in the period.

But the results also exceeded Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.02 billion.

Tire sales in North America

fell 9 percent to $1.9 billion, partly on a decrease in unit volume following the sale of the former Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America business. Sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa fell 9 percent to $1.19 billion, mainly on a stronger U.S. dollar offsetting volume increases.

Sales in the Asia-Pacific region rose 9 percent to $559 million, while Latin America sales fell 8 percent to $401 million.

For the full year, the company earned $307 million, or $1.12 per share on revenue of $16.44 billion.

Goodyear shares rose 50 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $26.84 in morning trading Tuesday.

Its shares have fallen 19 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has decreased slightly more than 9 percent. The stock has climbed roughly 4 percent in the last 12 months.q

BUSINESS A25

Wednesday 10 February

Companies lose billions buying back their own stock BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you think your stocks are doing poorly, check out the performance of some of the most sophisticated investors, the ones with more knowledge about what’s going on inside businesses than anyone else: Companies that buy their own shares.

The companies losing money on these bets are down a collective $126 billion over the past three years, a decline of 15 percent.

Many corporations would have been better off investing that cash in an index fund instead of their own stock. The overall market rose 39 percent over the same period. And it’s not just a few big corporate losers accounting for all the pain. The group includes 229 companies in the Standard and Poor’s 500 index, nearly half of the companies in the study prepared by FactSet for The Associated Press.

When a company shells out money to buy its own shares, Wall Street usually cheers. The move makes the company’s profit per share look better, and many think buybacks have played a key role pushing stocks higher in the sevenyear bull market.

But buybacks can also sap companies of cash that they could be using to grow for the future, no matter if the price of those shares rises or falls.

And the recent losses highlight another criticism: Companies may be good at finding oil or selling bathroom trinkets, but they aren’t always smart stock investors. Some corporations bought ever more of their own shares even as prices tripled from financial-crisis lows and several measures showed the market was overvalued.

“Whenever you see a buyback, the company always says, ‘We think our stock is cheap,’” says Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at brokerage ConvergEx Group.

They are sometimes so confident that they take out enormous loans just to

companies in the S&P 500 index, leaving out the index members that split off parts of their businesses during the period. Among the findings: $100 MILLION CLUB Nearly a third of the companies studied, 153 in all, lost $100 million or more on their purchases in three years.

This combination of file photos shows logos for IBM, Macy’s, Chevron and Starwood Hotels and Resorts group’s W Hotel Hollywood. Big companies have lost billions buying their own shares.

Nearly half the companies in the Standard and Poor’s 500 index paid more for their shares in the past three years than they are worth, according to analysis by The Associated Press.

(AP Photo)

buy more and more shares.

That those shares have now plunged in value is something Colas calls a “great irony” of the bull market.

Among the companies with the biggest paper losses are struggling ones that bought after their stock fell, only to watch prices drop even more. Macy’s, the beleaguered retailer, is down $1.5 billion on its purchases, a 26 percent loss.

American Express has lost $4.1 billion, or 34 percent.

As the price of oil plunged, driller Chevron racked up $2.8 billion in paper losses, or 28 percent.

“The company doing the most buybacks is often not investing enough in its business,” says Fortuna Advisor CEO Gregory Milano, a consultant who has written several studies criticizing the purchases. He says most buybacks are “financial engineering” and a waste of money.

The study looked at 476

NOT JUST ABOUT OIL Four of the top 10 biggest dollar losers are energy companies. But big losses are hitting a variety of companies, including insurers and banks, retailers, technology companies, airlines and entertainment giants.

BIGGEST WINNER, BIGGEST LOSER MasterCard has the biggest paper gains from buybacks: $7.9 billion. IBM has the biggest paper losses: $9.8 billion. IBM says it isn’t neglecting long-term investments and notes that the money it spent on R&D, big projects and acquisitions last year was triple what it spent buying its stock.

GAINERS HELP, SORT OF When the companies that have profited from buybacks over the last three years are included with the losers, the paper losses narrow to $11 billion. Total spent on buybacks by all companies: $1.43 trillion, more than the annual economic output of all but 12 of 193 countries in the world, according to the World Bank.

Stocks may bounce back, of course, turning losses into gains. But the history of buybacks isn’t encouraging.

Companies often buy at the wrong time, experts say, because it’s only after several years into an economic recovery that they have enough cash to feel comfortable spending big on buybacks. That is also when companies have made all the obvious moves to improve their business — slashing costs, using technology to become more efficient, expanding abroad — and are not sure what to do next to keep their stocks rising.q

A26 COMICS

Wednesday 10 February

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A28 SCIENCE

Wednesday 10 February

U.N. agency proposes greenhouse gas emissions rules for planes JOAN LOWY MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.N. panel on Monday proposed long-sought greenhouse gas emissions standards for airliners and cargo planes, drawing praise from the White House and criticism from environmentalists who said they would be too weak to actually slow global warming.

The International Civil Aviation Organization said the agreement reached by the agency’s environmental panel requires that new aircraft designs meet the standards beginning in 2020, and that designs already in production comply by 2023. There is also a cutoff date of 2028 for the manufacture of planes that don’t comply with the standards.

The standard must still be adopted by the agency’s 36-nation governing council, but substantive changes aren’t expected.

The standards would be the first ever to impose binding energy efficiency and carbon dioxide reduction targets for the aviation sector.

When fully implemented, the standards are expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 650 million tons between 2020 and 2040, equivalent to removing over 140 million cars from the road for a year, according to the White

In this photo taken March 24, 2015, an Alaska Airlines jet takes off at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash.

Associated Press

House.

The standards would require an average 4 percent reduction in fuel consumption during the cruise phase of flight starting in 2028 when compared with planes delivered in 2015.

However, planes burn the most fuel during takeoffs and landings, while cruising at high altitudes is already the most fuel-efficient period.

The agreement is the first of two important opportunities this year to reduce carbon emissions from aviation. The second opportunity will come later this year when ICAO tries to reach an agreement on a “market-based approach” that would use economic incentives to further reduce aviation carbon emissions.

“Today’s agreement is an important signal that the international community is well-positioned to rise to the challenge of implementing

a global market-based approach to reduce aviation emissions,” the White House said in a statement.

The standards announced Monday don’t set the bar high enough, said Dan Rutherford, aviation direction of the International Council on Clean Transportation, since they require reductions of only about a third of what is expected to be technically possible with the more fuel-efficient planes that will be in production when the standard takes effect.

The newest Boeing and Airbus designs already meet the proposed efficiency standards, due to demands for fuel savings from the airlines, environmentalists said. In the meantime, the manufacturers get to continue selling older, less efficient designs for years to come. Airliners in use now are exempt from the new standards altogeth-

er, meaning even dirtier planes can continue to fly.

Boeing called the agreement “real progress” beyond industry steps already taken to reduce aviation emissions.

ICAO council president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said the agency’s goal “is ultimately to ensure that when the next generation of aircraft types enters service, there will be guaranteed reductions in international carbon emissions.”

Environmentalists also complained that ICAO has been working on international standards for 18 years and is now proposing to give aircraft manufacturers another dozen years to comply.

“These dangerously weak recommendations put the Obama administration under enormous pressure” to take greater action, said Vera Pardee, a Center for Biological Diversity attorney who has sued the U.S. government over aviation emissions.

Last June, the Obama administration proposed regulating aircraft emissions, saying they are a threat to human health because they contain pollutants that help cause global warming. But a final U.S. decision on adoption of international standards is likely to be left to the next presidential

administration. EPA officials said at the time that the earliest the agency is likely to propose adoption of ICAO standards would be in 2017.

Boeing is the United States’ largest exporter as measured in dollar value. The company vies with Airbus for the title of world’s largest aircraft maker.

Aviation accounts for about 5 percent of global greenhouse emissions, according to environmentalists. ICAO says it’s actually less than 2 percent.

But that share is expected to grow as aviation grows.

“We also recognize that the projected doubling of global passengers and flights by 2030 must be managed responsibly and sustainably,” said Aliu.

The action comes two months after U.N. climate negotiators in Paris left the aviation industry out of their landmark global agreement to combat global warming.

The proposed standard covers the full range of sizes and types of aircraft used in international aviation today, but reserves the strictest standards for planes weighing over 60 tons, ICAO said. The larger planes are responsible for about 90 percent of international aviation emissions.q

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DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Michael Douglas was initially confused when he was told that he was being honored with a career achievement honor by the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards.

The star of such films as “Wall Street” and “Fatal Attraction” told the crowd at Monday’s glitzy ceremony that his assistant mistakenly informed him that he was receiving an award for his work in adult films.

“I remember all my films,” joked Douglas after receiving a standing ovation. “I don’t remember any adult films.”

The newspaper drama “Spotlight” was selected as best picture at the 15th annual ceremony presented by the advocacy group AARP to stars over the age of 50 and the films that speak to that demographic.

“I think when we set out to make this movie, we weren’t thinking about whether it was for kids or for grownups,” said “Spotlight” filmmaker Tom McCarthy. “Collectively, we understood that it was a story we had to tell. It was that important. We hoped it would reach everybody who needed to hear it.”

Mark Rylance was chosen as best supporting actor for “Bridge of Spies,” while Bryan Cranston won the best actor trophy for “Trumbo.”

“I’m delighted to be here tonight — and not just because my AARP card gives me a deep discount on the parking,” said Cranston.

Lily Tomlin was honored as best actress for “Grandma,” while Diane Ladd was awarded the best supporting actress for “Joy.” In her acceptance speech, Ladd took issue with the competitive race for supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards, which she is

not among.

“I’m a little ticked off that the studios with greed put stars in films in the best supporting Oscar category,” said Ladd. “That’s not right.

Rooney Mara won the best actress category at Cannes (for “Carol”). Why is she in my supporting category?”

At the beginning of night, show host Kathy Griffin joked that #OscarsSoYoung should be trending on Twitter and that she felt comfortable mocking youngsters at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel ceremony.

“As a comic, there’s only so many groups I can make fun of anymore because everyone is so sensitive, but in this room, I can really talk (expletive) about millennials,” said Griffin.

Other winners Monday included “The Intern” as best comedy, “Love & Mercy” as best time capsule, “The Last Man on the Moon” as best documentary, “Learning to Drive” as best buddy picture, “5 Flights Up” as best grownup love story, “Rams” as best foreign film, “Inside Out” for best movie for grownups who refuse to grow up and “Creed” as best intergenerational film.

“I’m one of those weird millennials,” said “Creed” director Ryan Coogler during his acceptance speech, which he joking left Sylvester Stallone out of in a nod to the “Rocky” star not thanking him at the Golden Globes.

Other attendees at Monday’s star-studded ceremony included Morgan Freeman, Catherine ZetaJones, Bette Midler, Patricia Clarkson, June Squibb, Phylicia Rashad, Elizabeth Banks, Mark Ruffalo and Dick Van Dyke.

“I expected to see a lot of old people here,” joked Van Dyke. “I’m 90. I’m probably like the oldest person in this room!”q

Bette Midler, right, presents Michael Douglas with the Career Achievement Award at the 15th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Megan Fox is new ‘New Girl’ filling in for Zooey Deschanel In this image released by Fox, Megan Fox, left, and Hannah Simone appear in a scene from “New Girl,” airing Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX. Fox will guest star on the popular Fox comedy while star Zooey Deschanel is on maternity leave.

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ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Johnson admits to being worried when he found out his Fox comedy “New Girl” would continue filming episodes while the show’s star, Zooey Deschanel, was on maternity leave.

“I thought it was really weird,” he said. “At first I thought it was really jarring that Zooey wasn’t going to be in some episodes. ... I wasn’t sure if the show worked without her and I was pleasantly surprised that the ‘New Girl’ voice and tone is more about the writing and the ensemble more than any one person.” Not only did production continue, they brought in a new character, played by Megan Fox of franchise films like “Transformers” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” to fill the void while Deschanel

was away.

“I thought ‘How does Megan Fox, international movie star. ...fit into this world?’” said Johnson. “And the wild part is she just fits in.”

If you’ve been watching, Deschanel’s character, Jess, has been sequestered on jury duty. In Tuesday’s episode, her roommates (played by Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone) decide to rent out her room to Fox’s character, Reagan, while Jess is away.

“To bring in somebody new who didn’t know all of the backstories and didn’t know everything about the show, those characters were forced to defend themselves in new ways; to sort of bring somebody else up to speed to their own weirdness was really fun,” said showrunner Liz Meriwether.

“She’s phenomenal,” Johnson said about Fox. “I didn’t know her at all (prior). She is one of the easiest people to work with. She’s kind, she’s funny. She’s also crazy and loves talking about aliens and lizard people, which makes work so fun,” he laughed. “She’s genuinely fun.”

Meriwether now believes the puzzle of writing Jess out and Regan in added a new energy to the show, which is now in its fifth season.

“Sometimes challenges really result in great creative stuff because you’re forced to step outside of your comfort zone and to tell a story you haven’t told on the show.”

Deschanel returns for the show’s 100th episode, which also happens to be the final episode in Fox’s arc. “I don’t view it as Megan replacing Zooey, it’s just adding Megan,” said Johnson. “So when Zooey came back it was great because (the characters) Jess and Reagan are really funny next to each other.”

So could Fox ever make a return to “New Girl”?

“I hope so,” said Johnson. “I know she’s got an enormous movie career.

When you’re in Japan doing a press tour, I think it’s a little less sexy to (do the TV grind), but I cannot say enough of what a pleasure it was to work with Megan both on camera and off.

Grumpy gaffers are still talking about how great she was,” said Johnson.q

Tony-nominated actor Ken Watanabe battling stomach cancer

In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Ken Watanabe arrives at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

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MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A publicist for Ken Watanabe says the Tony- and Oscarnominated actor has been

forced to delay his return to Broadway’s “The King and I” while he battles stomach cancer.

The 56-year-old Japanese actor, who made his American stage debut last year opposite Kelli O’Hara in the revival of “The King and I,” was due to return to the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical from March 1-April 17.

Craig Bankey, Watanabe’s press agent, said Tuesday the actor has undergone endoscopic surgery and is recuperating at a hospital in Japan. In a statement, the actor said: “I would like to ask for your understanding that the start of my performance in New York will

be a little delayed.”

Watanabe, who has been in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins” and “Inception,” also starred in the reboot of “Godzilla” and “Letters From Iwo Jima” and lent his voice to the fourth installment of the Transformers franchise, “Transformers: Age of Extinction.”

He earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor in the Tom Cruise-led film “The Last Samurai.” The “King and I” is also nominated for a Grammy Award for best musical theater album.

Word of the diagnosis was first reported by Kyodo News service.q

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With restraint, YouTube rolls out original programming DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael “Burnie” Burns hears a discrepancy.

Before greeting moviegoers at the debut of his film, the writer-actor is eavesdropping on all the bigbudget movie trailers playing ahead of his much smaller crowdfunded concoction, “Lazer Team.”

Suddenly, a roar from a monster in one of the previews literally rattles the theater’s walls.

“I bet the sound budget for that was bigger than the whole budget for my movie,” the bearded Internet personality says with a grin.

Despite its modest price tag, there’s a hefty amount of enthusiasm for the $2.5 million sci-fi comedy about

This image provided by YouTube shows a scene from YouTube Red Original’s “Lazer Team,” which was the most funded original film in Indiegogo’s history. It’s been selling out hundreds of theaters for fan screenings since Jan. 27, 2016.

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In this Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Lilly Singh arrives at the 5th Annual Streamy Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

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a group of dolts bestowed with alien technology.

“Lazer Team” was the most funded original film in Indiegogo’s history, and it’s been selling out hundreds of theaters for fan screenings since Jan. 27. However, many more devotees of Burns and his Rooster Teeth production company will be able to watch the movie beginning Wednesday on YouTube.

The streaming site is attempting to make some noise of its own with a crop of films and shows that will be exclusively available with YouTube Red, a subscription service the San Bruno, California-based company launched last October.

Unlike the millions of other videos posted on the

streaming site, “Lazer Team” and the other YouTube Originals will only be available with a YouTube Red subscription, which also provides ad-free access to the site and a music service for $10 a month.

For their leap into premium programming, YouTube isn’t attempting to imitate Netflix, Hulu or Amazon, which offer films and shows rivaling traditional Hollywood content. While its first crop of movies and series don’t look like they were filmed with a webcam in someone’s basement, YouTube Originals also don’t have the scope of a Marvel movie or an episode of “Game of Thrones” either.

“They’re not trying to do something entirely different,” said Burns, an online video pioneer who first

went viral with “Red vs.

Blue,” a digital series inspired by the “Halo” video game franchise. “They’re just taking YouTube to the next level.”

In addition to “Lazer Team,” YouTube Originals is launching with a documentary profiling YouTube comedienne Lilly “Superwoman” Singh embarking on a world tour, the dance flick “Dance Camp” starring young Internet personalities and a reality series centering on top YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg

This image provided by YouTube shows a scene from YouTube Red Original’s “Lazer Team,” which was the most funded original film in Indiegogo’s history.

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This image provided by YouTube shows YouTube Red Original’s “Scare PewDiePie” with actor Felix Kjellberg.

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living out his nightmares.

“We’re fishing where there’s fish,” said Susanne Daniels, the former president of MTV who now serves as the global head of original content at YouTube.

nel to instead be dropped into frightening scenarios conceived by “The Walking Dead” creator Skybound Entertainment.

“It is very different, but it’s also very similar to what I do,” said Kjellberg, who has more than 42 million subscribers. “I play horror games, and this is basically just taking that into the real world. It felt like a natural extension.”

Meanwhile, “A Trip to Unicorn Island” profiles Singh’s highs and lows as she stages a world tour showcasing her acting-and-dancing abilities — all while keeping up with her YouTube channel. The documentary doesn’t shy away from showing the emotional tolls it took on Singh.

“It was such a different pro-

“We’re working with top creators to do something they normally wouldn’t do on their channel.”

For its first show for YouTube Red, the site enlisted Kjellberg to swap playing scary video games on his chan-

cess for me,” said Singh, who has more than 7.8 million subscribers. “I’m used to shooting and editing all my videos. It was very difficult for me to let go of that control and allow a director and editor capture me, but that’s the beauty of it.

You get to see me from a different point of view.”

Besides selling $10 subscriptions, the move into premium content is also an opportunity for YouTube to keep top talent from straying. Several high-profile YouTubers, such as Colleen “MirandaSings” BallingerEvans, Freddie Wong and “Awkward Black Girl” creator Issa Rae have recently been tapped by the likes of Netflix, Hulu and HBO for projects.q