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STATE OF SHOCK

Ousted ambassador ‘shocked’ at Trump; he assails her anew JFormer U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch arrives to testify to the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, during the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.

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By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In chilling detail, ousted U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie

Yovanovitch described to Trump impeachment investigators Friday how she felt threatened upon learning that President Donald Trump had promised

Ukraine’s leader she was “going to go through some things.”

Unwilling to stay silent during Yovanovitch’s testimony, Trump focused even

greater national attention on the House hearing by becoming a participant.

He tweeted fresh criticism of her, saying that things “turned bad” everywhere

she served before he fired her — a comment that quickly was displayed on a video screen in the hearing room.

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Rather than distract from the career diplomat’s testimony, Trump’s interference could provide more evidence against him in the probe. Democrat Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Trump’s attacks were intimidation, “part of a pattern to obstruct justice” and could be part of an article of impeachment.

The former ambassador was testifying on the second day of public impeachment hearings, just the fourth time in American history that the House of Representatives has launched such proceedings. The investigation centers on whether Trump’s push for Ukrainian officials to investigate his political rivals amounted to an abuse of power, a charge he and Republicans vigorously deny.

Yovanovitch, asked about the potential effect of a presidential threat on other officials or witnesses, replied, “Well, it's very intimidating.”

When she saw in print what the president had said about her, she said, a friend told her all the color drained from her face. She

A Tweet from President Donald Trump is displayed on a monitor as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, left, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.

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was “shocked, appalled, devastated” at what was happening after a distinguished 30-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service.

Unabashed, Trump said when asked about it later, “I have the right to speak. I have freedom of speech.”

But not all Republicans thought it was wise. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said

Trump’s live tweeting at the ambassador was wrong.

She said, “I don’t think the president should have done that.”

More hearings are coming, with back-to-back sessions next week and lawmakers interviewing new witnesses behind closed doors.

Yovanovitch, a career diplomat who served for decades under both Republican and Democratic presidents and was first appointed by Ronald Reagan, was pushed from her post in Kyiv earlier this year amid intense criticism from Trump allies.

During a long day of testimony, she relayed her striking story of being “kneecapped,” recalled from Kyiv by Trump in a swiftly developing series of events that sounded alarms about a White House shadow foreign policy.

She described a “smear campaign” against her by Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and others, including the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., before her firing.

The daughter of immigrants who fled the former Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, her career included three tours as an ambassador to some of the world’s tougher postings, before arriving in Ukraine in 2016. She was forced out last May. In particular, Yovanovitch described Giuliani, Trump’s

lawyer, as leading what William Taylor, now the top diplomat in Ukraine who testified earlier in the inquiry, called an “irregular channel” outside the diplomatic mainstream of U.S.Ukraine relations.

“These events should concern everyone in this room,” Yovanovitch testified in opening remarks.

She said her sudden removal had played into the hands of “shady interests the world over” with dangerous intentions toward the United States. They have learned, she said, “how little it takes to remove an American ambassador who does not give them what they want.”

After Trump’s tweets pulled attention away from her statement, Schiff read the president’s comments aloud, said that “as we sit here testifying, the president is attacking you on Twitter,” and asked if that was a tactic to intimidate.

“I can’t speak to what the president is trying to do, but I think the effect is to be intimidated,” she said.

Said Schiff, “Well, I want to let you know, Ambassador, that some of us here take witness intimidation very, very seriously.”

Later Friday, the panel in closed-door session heard from David Holmes, a State Department official in Kyiv who overheard Trump asking about the investigations

the day after the president’s July 25 phone conversation with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Holmes was at lunch in Kyiv with Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, when Sondland called up Trump. The conversation was apparently loud enough to be overheard.

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., said two other people heard the call as well and there were four people at the lunch. The Associated Press has already identified one of the other people who heard the call as Suriya Jayanti, a foreign service officer based in Kyiv.

In Trump’s phone call with Zelenskiy the previous day, he asked for a “favor,” according to an account provided by the White House.

He wanted an investigation of Democrats and 2020 rival Joe Biden. Later it was revealed that the administration was withholding military aid from Ukraine at the time.

Democrats are relying on the testimony of officials close to the Ukraine matter to make their case as they consider whether the president’s behavior was impeachable.

Yovanovitch provides a key element, Schiff said, as someone whom Trump and Giuliani wanted out of the way for others more favorable to their interests in Ukraine, an energy-rich country that has long struggled with corruption.

It became clear, he said, “President Trump wanted her gone.”

The top Republican on the panel, Rep. Devin Nunes of California, bemoaned the hearings as a “daylong TV spectacle.”

Republicans complained that the ambassador, like other witnesses, can offer only hearsay testimony and only knows of Trump’s actions secondhand. They note that Yovanovitch had left her position before the July phone call.

Nunes also pressed to hear from the still anonymous government whistleblower who first alerted officials about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine that is in question. “These hearings should not be occurring at all,” he said.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Boeing settles several more lawsuits over Max plane crashes

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Boeing is settling a few more of the roughly 150 lawsuits filed by families of passengers killed in two crashes of the 737 Max jet.

A Seattle law firm said Friday it settled four of the 46 cases it’s handling for families of passengers who were on board a Lion Air Max that crashed off the coast of Indonesia in October 2018. On Thursday, a federal judge in Chicago approved settlements of nine other cases involving the same crash.

A Boeing spokesman said the company has settled “dozens” of claims.

Terms of the settlements were kept confidential at Boeing’s insistence, according to lawyers.

Chicago-based Boeing has spent about a year making changes to flight software that played a role in the crashes. The company expects Federal Aviation Administration approval in January for a new pilottraining program around the changes, which would let U.S. airlines resume using the plane early next year.

The FAA, however, has not laid out a timetable for approving Boeing’s changes, and the agency’s chief vowed again Friday that the plane won’t fly until it’s safe.

“I know there is a lot of pressure to return this aircraft to service quickly,” FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson said Friday in a video for agency employees, “but I want you to know, and I want you to take the time you need and focus solely on safety.”

According to federal court records, more than 50 lawsuits were filed against Boeing by families of passengers on the Lion Air Max that crashed Oct. 29, 2018, and about 100 lawsuits were filed relating to the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Max on March 10.Boeing Co. is working with a mediator, “and we are pleased to have resolved dozens of claims on terms that we believe fairly compensate the victims’ families,” Boeing

spokesman Peter Pedraza said in a statement. “We remain committed to this mediation process.”

Boeing didn’t disclose the amount of the settlements, but Pedraza said Boeing has paid more than $7 million in separate aid to the families since setting up a special fund two months ago.

The company’s legal strategy, however, has come under fire by lawmakers and lawyers for the passengers’ families.

Lawyers for Boeing have said in several court filings that they could seek to move the lawsuits to courts in Indonesia, on grounds that it would be more convenient — most of the victims were Indonesians. Legal experts say judgments in Indonesian courts would likely be smaller.

Boeing lawyers have not yet asked the judge to move the cases, but the mere threat of a motion could be helping the company negotiate with victims’ families.

Alexandra Wisner, a Chicago-area aviation lawyer whose settlements were approved by a federal judge this week, said lawyers like her must consider Boeing’s potential defenses — including the ability to send the cases overseas — when negotiating for their clients. She said, however, that it would be overly simple to suggest that Boeing’s strategy resulted in lower settlements for her clients.

Seattle aviation lawyer Mark Lindquist, whose firm announced four new settlements and has 42 other cases pending against Boeing, said there are strong reasons for keeping the cases in the U.S. “The U.S. has a great interest in the safety of aircraft manufactured in the United States, most of the evidence of Boeing’s wrongdoing is here in the U.S., and only a United States court can hold Boeing accountable,” he said.

Last month, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told a congressional committee he wasn’t aware of the company’s legal strategy.

File-This Aug. 15, 2019, file photo shows dozens of grounded Boeing 737 MAX airplanes crowd a parking area adjacent to Boeing Field in Seattle.

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That drew a skeptical response by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., chairman of the House Transportation Committee.

“You’re looking at hundreds of millions, billions of dollars of claims ... and you don’t know that that’s happening?” DeFazio said.

“Congressman, my focus has been on safety,” Muilenburg replied.

On Friday, DeFazio said he sent several follow-up

questions to Muilenburg, including whether Boeing intends to move the Lion Air lawsuits to Indonesia.

The settlements that have been publicly announced or revealed in court filings all involve families of passengers on the first Max crash. The families agreed to take part in mediation with Boeing. Lawyers for families of passengers in the second crash, in Ethiopia, have opted instead to

seek documents from Boeing. Victims in that crash represented many more nationalities.

Wisner, who has clients related to both incidents, said Boeing is open to more second-guessing about the second crash.

“What did they know, what did they learn from the first crash, and why didn’t they take any action” to ground the plane immediately? she said.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

NEWS For Obama and Patrick, a long friendship and political bond

In this June 11, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama is greeted by then-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, upon his arrival at Worcester Regional Airport in Worcester, Mass.

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By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — Deval Patrick was in need of a pep talk.

He was staring down reelection as Massachusetts governor in 2010, in the midst of a sluggish economic recovery that would ultimately contribute to sweeping Democratic defeats across the country. In stepped President Barack Obama, a close friend and political ally, who was in town for an event. The two men met for a “get in the game” conversation that helped put Patrick on the path to a second term.

“I think it was very meaningful to Deval,” said David Axelrod, a political adviser to both Obama and Patrick. “That’s the kind of relationship they have. There’s a level of trust and mutual caring between them.”

That relationship will test whether Obama can maintain his vigorously neutral approach to the 2020 Democratic primary now that Patrick has launched a late bid for the presidential nomination. Although Obama has ties to several candidates — most notably Joe Biden, who spent eight years as his No. 2 in the White House — his ties

to Patrick are unique. The two men were friends well before the White House years and have bonded over shared personal experiences and a strikingly similar approach to politics.

“They both had Chicago roots, they both had the Harvard experience and they shared a set of values,” Axelrod said. “You go back and listen to some of Patrick’s speeches from when he was running for governor and you hear echoes of Obama.”

Obama advisers say there are currently no plans for the former president to endorse in the Democratic primary race, though he’s met with most of the major candidates and is said to be following the primary campaign closely. Yet advisers have purposely left some wiggle room in that position, well aware that there could be a moment that demands the input of the nation’s most popular Democrat, particularly if the primary appears to be headed toward a contentious conclusion.

For now, the former president appears content to stay on the sidelines and offer occasional counsel to the candidates he is closest

to, including Patrick.

When Patrick called him this week to tell him he was making a late bid for the nomination, he got advice similar to what Obama has told other White House hopefuls: Make an affirmative case for yourself, show up and be present even in places you might lose, and stay focused on the urgency of defeating President Donald Trump.

Patrick, who made his first campaign appearance in New Hampshire on Thursday, said Obama had given him “great insights about his own experiences and about his experience with some of the other candidates and what he thought the strengths and weaknesses of the campaign, of my campaign, might be.”

“He’s been, I think, entirely appropriate in saying, Look, this is your decision, no one else’s,” Patrick said shortly after filing papers to get on the ballot in New Hampshire. “And I’m not encouraging you or discouraging you. Be clear-eyed about how heavy the lift is.”

Obama and Patrick first connected in the 1990s, long before either was a national political figure.q

Abrams’ group aims to reach Georgia voters who may be purged

By ERRIN HAINES Associated Press Stacey Abrams’ voting rights organization is aiming to reach Georgia voters who could be purged from the state’s election rolls as soon as next month.

Fair Fight Action is mobilizing hundreds of volunteers coming out of Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta to make calls to potentially affected voters. The group is hosting a phone bank at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Thursday.

Presidential candidates participating in the debate have also been invited to attend.

Georgia’s secretary of state recently announced that the office will purge 312,000 people from the rolls, including about 120,000 who could be kicked off for not voting in recent elections.

Fair Fight Action is suing the secretary of state, arguing in part that a “use it or lose it” stance is unconstitutional.

The group has obtained a vast majority of phone numbers from the potential purge list and will make calls between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. Planned Parenthood, the Georgia NAACP and Pro-Georgia NARAL are also expected to participate, and virtual phone

bankers are welcome for those looking to help outside Atlanta.

Georgia voters are expected to receive a notice in the mail notifying them that they have 30 days to respond before being purged.

Abrams, who narrowly lost her historic bid to become Georgia’s first black governor, is seen as a rising star in national Democratic politics and has been discussed as a possible vice presidential pick in 2020.

She declined to enter the primary field earlier this year as either a candidate for president or the U.S. Senate.q

U.S. NEWS A5

Saturday 16 November 2019

Planned Parenthood awarded $2.3 million for secret videos

By JULIET WILLIAMS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal jury found Friday that an anti-abortion activist illegally secretly recorded workers at Planned Parenthood clinics and is liable for violating federal and state laws. The jury ordered him, the Center for Medical Progress and other parties to pay nearly $2.3 million in damages.

The jury awarded $1 million in damages, but offenses under the federal Racketeer and Corrupt Organizations Act are considered

acts of organized crime and penalties awarded for them are automatically tripled.

After a six-week civil trial, the San Francisco jury found David Daleiden trespassed on private property and committed other crimes in recording the 2015 videos. He and the Center for Medical Progress and various employees were ordered to pay varying amounts.

Daleiden and a co-defendant, Sandra Merritt, are set to go on trial starting

In this June 6, 2012 file photo, Britain's Prince Andrew leaves King Edward VII hospital in London after visiting his father Prince Philip.

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Prince Andrew again denies having sex with Epstein victim NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Prince Andrew says he doesn’t remember a woman who has accused him of sexually exploiting her in encounters arranged by Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew told BBC Newsnight in an interview scheduled to be broadcast Saturday that he has “no recollection” of meeting Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who says Epstein paid her $15,000 after she had sex with the prince in 2001 when she was 17. Andrew has made similar denials for years but has come under new pressure following Epstein’s arrest and suicide last summer in New York.

“I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever,” Andrew tells the BBC, accord-

ing to excerpts of the interview released Friday.

Giuffre has produced a photo showing her posing with the prince in London and recently challenged the British royal to speak out, telling reporters: "He knows exactly what he's done, and I hope he comes clean about it."

She says Epstein flew her around the world on his private planes to have sex with powerful men, and that she had sexual encounters with Andrew in London and New York and in the U.S. Virgin Islands when she was 18.

Andrew said in the BBC interview that he regrets not cutting ties with Epstein after the financier was convicted in 2008 of sex crimes involving teenage girls.q

Dec. 6 on 14 counts each of invasion of privacy. They have pleaded not guilty and argue they are undercover journalists shielded from prosecution.

Planned Parenthood sued the activists as part of what the group called “a multiyear illegal effort to manufacture a malicious campaign.”

“The jury recognized today that those behind the campaign broke the law in order to advance their goals of banning safe, legal abortion in this country, and to prevent Planned Parenthood from serving the patients who depend on us,” the organization’s acting president and CEO, Alexis McGill Johnson, said in a statement.

Daleiden said the jury reached the verdict after a “biased judge with close Planned Parenthood ties spent six weeks trying to influence the jury with predetermined rulings and suppressed the video evidence.”

The judge in the civil trial barred the release of some the videos.

Daleiden was represented

In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, David Daleiden, one of two indicted anti-abortion activists, speaks with supporters outside the Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Houston.

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in court by the St. Thomas More Society, which said it would appeal Friday’s verdict.

Daleiden and Merritt sneaked into numerous Planned Parenthood meetings and other abortion rights gatherings and shot undercover videos of their attempts to buy fetal material. They published the videos in 2015.

Planned Parenthood argued that the videos were heavily edited to unfairly show workers agreeing to

sell fetal material for profit, which the group says it does not do.

The videos led to three congressional inquiries and criminal investigations in at least 15 states.

Planned Parenthood says it doesn’t sell fetal material for profit and charged only modest expenses to cover costs of donating it for medical research. The organization stopped seeking reimbursement for its shipping costs, and it never faced charges.q

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NEWS Private prison firm preps for 2020 ‘worst case scenario’ Saturday 16 November 2019

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of a giant private prison company says his firm is prepared for the “worst case scenario” should a Democratic presidential candidate win the 2020 election and attempt to abolish private involvement in the prison sector.

CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger addressed such a potential scenario in the company’s latest earnings conference call last week when asked about the number of top Democratic presidential candidates who favor ending federal private prisons. He said Tennessee-based CoreCivic remains upbeat that the company would continue to earn money in such a scenario and noted the federal government currently does not have the infrastructure to house inmates without relying on private facilities.

“In worst case scenario, knowing half our business is with the states, nothing is going to change,” Hininger later said in a Friday phone interview with The Associated Press, echoing com-

In this Nov. 30, 2017, file photo, Damon Hininger, the president and CEO of private prison company CoreCivic Inc., follows a Kansas legislative committee discussion at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Associated Press

ments he made on the earnings call.

On the call, he said CoreCivic had reported $509 million in earnings for the third quarter.

He said that CoreCivic would still earn money should the federal government ever end its contract,

saying his company would be able to sell or lease its real estate if that were to occur — stressing that such an effort would likely take years to phase-out and approval from Congress on appropriating enough funding to build new facilities and resources.

CoreCivic currently owns an estimated 59% of all private-owned prison beds in the U.S. and manages nearly 39% of the country’s privately managed prison beds. The company operates 51 correctional and detention facilities, 44 of which they own, with a

total capacity of roughly 73,000 beds. This has resulted in the company becoming the largest private owner of real estate used

by U.S. government agencies. “We think that an option could be if there is a big push not only at federal but at state level to eliminate use of the private sector to provide real estate and services,” Hininger said.

“That maybe the option that they ask us to consider is to either buy our existing assets or capacity or lease our facilities.”

Top private prison firms across the country have been closely watching the growing backlash from the top Democratic presidential contenders — ranging from former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — who strongly favor ending federal private prisons. These companies recently formed an advocacy group known as the Day 1 Alliance to rebut the criticism. Meanwhile, unease in the industry continues to linger about negative public opinion on private prisons.q

23 states widen challenge to Trump administration car rules

In this Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, vehicles crowd Highway 50 in Sacramento, Calif.

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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Friday broadened its effort to block the Trump administration from ending its authority to set greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks.

It was joined by 22 states, the District of Columbia and two cities in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, building on a similar lawsuit it filed in September a day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration withdrew California's waiver.

The latest lawsuit challeng-

es the EPA’s attempt to revoke part of a waiver it granted California in 2013 permitting the state to impose its greenhouse gas and zero emission vehicle standards. It asks the court to rule that California’s rules are protected under the federal Clean Air Act. The coming court battle will help mold a major aspect of the nation's climate policy because 13 other states and the District of Columbia have adopted California's standards.

Federal law generally sets the rules for how much vehicles can pollute. But California has been allowed to impose tougher rules since the 1970s because it has the most cars and problems meeting air quality standards.

The EPA said it doesn’t comment on pending litigation, but Transportation

Secretary Elaine Chao said in September that the stricter rules were making vehicles more expensive and less safe because consumers had difficulty buying newer, safer vehicles.

“California’s Clean Car Standards are achievable.

They not only work, many other states around the country have chosen to adopt them,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fellow Democrat, said Republican President Donald Trump “continues to weaponize federal agencies in his war against public health and clean air.” He noted several major automakers this year voluntarily agreed to the state’s regulations despite the effort the roll them back.

The filing also asks the court to review NHTSA’s September decision.

Joining California in the lawsuit are attorneys general of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia; as well as the cities of Los Angeles and New York.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring criticized the administration for not only rolling back federal climate change efforts, but “threatening states’ rights to implement their own efforts to reduce carbon emissions and encourage clean car jobs and technology.”q

U.S. NEWS A7

Saturday 16 November 2019

Oklahoma judge reduces J&J order in opioid lawsuit by $107M

In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Associated Press

Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at age 90

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, Werner Gustav Doehner, has died at age 90.

His son said a church service was held Friday for Doehner, who died on Nov. 8 at a hospital in Laconia, New Hampshire.

Doehner was the only person left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived the May 6, 1937, fire that killed his father, sister and 34 others. He was just 8 years old at the time.

“He did not talk about it,” his son Bernie Doehner, said. “It was definitely a repressed memory. He lost his sister, he lost his dad.”

Bernie Doehner said his father took him to visit the naval station years later, but not the Hindenburg memo-

rial, itself.

As the 80th anniversary approached in 2017, Werner Doehner told The Associated Press he and his parents, older brother and sister were returning from a vacation in Germany on the 804-foot-long zeppelin to Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. His father headed to his cabin after using his movie camera to shoot some scenes of the station from the airship’s dining room. That was the last time Doehner saw him.

As the Hindenburg arrived, flames began to flicker on top of the ship. Hydrogen, exposed to air, fueled an inferno.

“Suddenly, the air was on fire,” Doehner recalled.

Doehner said his mother threw him and his brother out of the ship before she left, too.q

By SEAN MURPHY and KEN MILLER OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge who last summer ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’s opioid crisis on Friday reduced that amount by $107 million in a final order in the case.

District Judge Thad Balkman’s latest order directs the company to pay the state $465 million. In it, Balkman acknowledged that he miscalculated in his original award how much it would cost to develop a program for treating babies born addicted to opioids. The cost should have been $107,000 not $107 million.

The judge declined a request by the defendants to further reduce the amount to take into account pre-trial settlements totaling $355 million the state reached with Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma and Israeliowned Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Balkman also said he would not revisit the settlement in the future and order additional payments, as requested by the state.

“Though several of the state’s witnesses testified that the plan will take at least 20 years to work, the state did not present sufficient evidence of the amount of time and costs necessary, beyond one year, to abate the Opioid Crisis,” according to the order.

In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, Judge Thad Balkman reads a summary of his decision in the opioid trial at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla.

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Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson said the company plans to appeal Balkman’s ruling to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The company did not immediately respond to a request seeking further comment.

Alex Gerszewski, spokesman for Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, said state attorneys were reviewing the more than 40-page order.

“It’s a lengthy document.

We are thoughtfully and thoroughly reviewing it and will respond in a timely manner. We will be providing a formal response in the next few days,” Gerszewski said in a statement.

Following a seven-week trial this summer, Balkman ruled Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the opioid crisis with an aggressive and misleading marketing campaign that overstated how effective the drugs were for treating

chronic pain and understated the risk of addiction.

Hunter says opioid overdoses killed 4,653 people in the state from 2007 to 2017.

Attorneys for the state have argued abating the opioid crisis in Oklahoma would cost between $12.6 billion for 20 years and $17.5 billion over 30 years. Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson have said that estimate is wildly inflated.

During the trial, Hunter called Johnson & Johnson a “kingpin” company that was motivated by greed and noted that two of the company’s subsidiaries produced much of the raw opium used by other manufacturers to produce the drugs.

Attorneys for the company have maintained they were part of a lawful and heavily regulated industry subject to strict federal oversight during every step of the supply chain.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

NEWS

Be careful out there: UK police warn candidates about safety

By GREGORY KATZ LONDON (AP) — British police are unveiling new tactics to protect politicians amid the country’s fraught, even hostile political atmosphere, issuing safety recommendations for candidates running in the country’s Dec. 12 general election.

All 650 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs in the vote but more than 70 lawmakers have announced they are not running for re-election amid Britain's toxic political atmosphere.

Politicians on both sides of the Brexit argument over Britain’s impending departure from the European Union have received abuse and threats — even death threats — both in person and online. Those leaving include many moderate pro-EU Conservatives, Labour legislators who say their party has not stamped out anti-Semitism and highprofile female legislators, who have received a disproportionate amount of the abuse.

There also have been increasing concerns for British politicians’ personal safety since Labour Party legislator Jo Cox was stabbed to death during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.

The National Police Chiefs’

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks out from the steering cabin of tug boat during a General Election campaign trail stop in the port of Bristol, England, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.

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Council said Friday it is urging candidates not to campaign alone if possible and to contact local police in advance of campaigning in specific areas.

It also advised candidates to check that any material they have posted online does not release “sensitive personal information,” data that could possibly aid stalkers or those with malign intentions.

Chairman Martin Hewitt said all police forces will offer security briefings for candidates and will have a

senior police officer responsible for handling safety issues.

“We’re not going to tell anyone to limit their campaigning or enthusiasm in any way, but we are taking precautionary steps ourselves and providing sensible advice to candidates,” he said.

The advice will be distributed to all candidates as part of an information package developed by police, the Electoral Commission and prosecutors.

It also suggests that can-

didates “take active steps around personal safety to keep themselves and their campaign staff safe” and make sure that someone knows where they are canvassing voters for support.

Police say candidates should keep a record of any intimidating behavior or abuse they encounter.

The advice stops short of suggesting that candidates avoid knocking on doors after dark, given that the extremely rare December election is taking place during the darkest time of

the year.

Britain is holding a national election on Dec. 12, two years early, because Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a Conservative, wants to secure a majority so he can take the U.K. out of the EU by the next Brexit deadline of Jan. 31.

In the latest policy announcement, the left-ofcenter opposition Labour Party published ambitious and costly plans to provide free, fast broadband internet to the entire country, paid for in part by taxing huge tech companies including Facebook, Amazon and Google.

Yet Labour was also hit by more criticism over its allegedly lax stance toward anti-Semitism in party ranks.

Twenty-four prominent British writers and entertainers, including author John Le Carre and actor Simon Callow, said Friday they won't vote for Labour candidates because of the party's failure to combat anti-Semitism.

Their letter, published in The Guardian newspaper, says Labour is under investigation for institutional racism, that two Jewish lawmakers have been bullied out of the party and that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has a “long record of embracing anti-Semites.”q

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine to meet to discuss conflict

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he waits for EU Council President-elect Charles Michel at the Elysee Palace Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 in Paris.

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By ANGELA CHARLTON PARIS (AP) — The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany

and France will meet in Paris on Dec. 9 to try to seek a settlement for the five-year

conflict in eastern Ukraine that has killed 13,000 people.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced the meeting Friday after months of diplomatic efforts to get all sides to agree on new talks.

Macron’s office said it’s time for a meeting because of “major advances” in negotiations since this summer, including troop withdrawals and prisoner exchanges.

The summit comes amid intensified attention to Ukraine because of the allegations that President Donald Trump tried to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy into politi-

cized investigations or risk having the US block military aid that Ukraine wants to gird itself against Russia.

Over the past several weeks, Ukrainian and rebel forces have pulled back from three frontline points.

In September, Russia and Ukraine each released 35 of the others’ nationals who had been imprisoned, including high-profile Ukrainian sailors who had been seized by Russia.

Ukraine and the separatists last month signed a tentative agreement on holding elections in the rebel-held areas, a move that prompted substantial criticism among Ukrainians who saw the move as ca-

pitulation to Russia.

The leaders of the four countries first met in Normandy in 2014, and their group is dubbed the “Normandy Format.” They last met in this format in 2016, although discussions have continued at a lower level.

Macron's office says that the meeting will allow implementation of the Minsk accords, the 2015 agreement sponsored by France and Germany that envisages broad autonomy for the separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and an amnesty for the rebels.

There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin on Friday about the summit’s announcement.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Free broadband? UK Labour Party promises nationalization

By DANICA KIRKA KELVIN CHAN Associated LONDON (AP) — The British Labour Party's latest plan for public ownership of big industries sent shivers through the telecoms sector Friday with an electoral promise to nationalize part of the former phone monopoly BT to provide free fiber optic broadband.

Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who outlined the plan during a speech ahead of next month's election, described broadband as being “at the heart of Labour's plans to transform the future of our economy and society.”

The self-described socialist, who has already announced plans to renationalize water companies and some rail lines, described it as an effort to help all parts of society face the future.

It would be more ambitious than other countries’ recent attempts to boost broadband availability, which have had varying

Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn talks with students at Lancaster University regarding the party's plans to deliver fast and free full fibre broadband across the country, during the General Election campaign trail, in Lancaster, England, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

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degrees of success.

"What was once a luxury is now an essential utility," Corbyn said. “That's why full-fiber broadband must be a public service, bringing communities together, with equal access, in an

inclusive and connected society.”

Labour plans to nationalize BT's digital infrastructure network, known as OpenReach, and the company's other broadband-related businesses. The value of the

assets would be set by Parliament and shareholders compensated with government bonds. The project would be funded with a tax on tech giants including Amazon, Facebook and Google.

The plans are part of a bitter election campaign in which both major parties are wooing promising to increase spending after a decade of budget austerity under Conservative-led governments. Britain is holding the Dec. 12 election because Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to secure a parliamentary majority so he can take the U.K. out of the European Union by Jan. 31. Johnson described Labour's broadband plan as a “crackpot scheme.’’

The telecommunications industry also greeted the plan with dismay.

"These proposals would be a disaster for the telecoms sector and the customers that it serves,’’ said Julian David, CEO of TechUK, which represents British technology companies.

“Renationalization would immediately halt the investment being driven not just

by BT but the growing number of new and innovative companies that compete with BT.”q

UN links Kenyan military to attacks on Somalia’s top telecom

By TOM ODULA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new United Nations report says it has corroborated evidence of five attacks allegedly carried out by Kenya’s military on communication masts belonging to neighboring Somalia’s largest telecom provider. One attack killed two civilians in 2018.

The report by the U.N. panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Somalia says destroying telecommunication masts may prevent al-Shabab extremists from triggering explosives using mobile telephone signals.

The report, made public this week, says Kenya’s military denied involvement in

the attacks. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

Hormuud Telecom Somalia says the attacks violate international law. The company asserts that its communications masts have been attacked 10 times by Kenya’s military over the past two years.

The attacks have caused at least $5 million in infrastructure while destabilizing communities, undermining Somalia’s economic development and impeding the coordination of humanitarian efforts, a company spokesman said.

Many people in the Horn of Africa nation long wracked

by extremist attacks and climate shocks such as drought rely on remittances wired from family members in the Somali diaspora.

The destruction of telecom infrastructure may be aimed at curtailing the transmission of intelligence on troop movements or extremist operations, Hormuud said.

Kenya sent troops to Somalia in 2011 to fight alShabab, which also carries out attacks inside Kenya.

As assault on a luxury hotel complex in the capital, Nairobi, in January killed 21 people.

The new U.N. report also said the al-Qaida-linked alShabab remain "a potent

In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 file photo, Kenyan army soldiers ride on a vehicle at their base in Tabda, inside Somalia.

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threat" to regional peace and are now manufacturing home-made explosives,

expanding their revenue sources and infiltrating government institutions.q

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NEWS 3 protesters dead in clashes over key Baghdad square Saturday 16 November 2019

By SAMYA KULLAB QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition and rounds of heavy tear gas in renewed and bloody clashes with anti-government protesters in central Baghdad on Friday, killing three people, while Iraq’s top Shiite religious leader warned its government to heed calls for sweeping political reforms.

Protesters repeatedly regrouped from under clouds of tear gas as they fought to tear down a concrete wall blocking access to Khilani Square. Security forces erected the barrier to keep the demonstrations from crossing a bridge that leads to the fortified Green Zone, the seat of government and many foreign embassies.

Tuk-tuk drivers ferried the injured back to makeshift medical tents stocked with saline used to douse demonstrators exposed to the tear gas. Many retched on the floor when they got there, saying the gas was the strongest they had ever experienced.

“We aren’t afraid of them, the authorities,” said Akeel, 21, who asked to be identified only by his first name.

Riot police fire tear gas during clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-Government protesters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.

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“They have already done their worst and their harsh response makes us stronger.”

Friday’s deaths brought to four the number of protesters killed in the past 24 hours around the square, which has been at the center of daily confrontations.

At least 320 people have been killed and thousands have been wounded since the unrest began on Oct. 1, when protesters took to the streets in the tens of thou-

sands outraged by what they said was widespread corruption, lack of job opportunities and poor basic services despite the country’s oil wealth.

Hours before the clashes erupted, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani emphasized his support for the demonstrators in his weekly Friday sermon, saying none of their demands have been met so far and that electoral reform should be a priority. The senior cleric called

for a new election law that would restore public confidence in the system and give voters the opportunity to bring “new faces” to power.

But Iraqi authorities appeared determined to disperse the protesters and keep them confined to a shrinking space in the capital’s center.

The confrontations in Khilani Square began on Friday afternoon after hundreds of protesters who breached

the concrete barriers streamed into the square, where they were met by soldiers and riot police.

Around 5:30 p.m., live rounds were heard by The Associated Press several hundred meters from the square, and shortly after wafts of stinging tear gas caused a mass of protesters to run toward the medical tents.

Iraqi security and medical officials, who requested anonymity in line with regulations, said three protesters were killed and at least 25 others wounded.

Several protesters said breaking through the barrier leading to Khilani was key to counter attempts by the security forces to suppress the anti-government movement and limit protesters to the nearby Tahrir Square.

“They are trying to limit us to one place,” said Nashat Akram, 24, recovering in a medical tent in Tahrir square.

The atmosphere at Tahrir was a striking contrast with the violence nearby.

Baghdad’s main square has been transformed into a carnival-like hub where protesters gather around music, comic art installations, pop-up food and street shops.q

‘Historic’ 1st visa-free trip by Pole to US mocked as stunt

Poland's President Andrzej Duda, takes the oath of office from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and members of the new government that Morawiecki formed, following last month's election that gave the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party a second term in power, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish state television’s re-

porting on the “emotional” and “historic” first visit by a Polish citizen to the United States without need of a

visa has faced scrutiny and ridicule after viewers noticed the traveler was one of the broadcaster’s own employees.

The TVP report highlights the extent to which staterun media under the ruling right-wing party, Law and Justice, has been used to trumpet the party’s messages.

In this case, TVP was clearly eager to highlight the entry of Poland on Monday into the U.S. visa-waiver program. It is a hugely popular development with Poles and one the government is claiming as its own success.

The traveler, TVP journalist Marcin Bakalarski, checked in at Warsaw’s international airport and flew to Los An-

geles, where he was greeted by Polish professional basketball player Marcin Gortat, who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers.

“It was a truly historic moment full of emotion,” a TVP reporter on site in Los Angeles reported in a live broadcast on Tuesday. “After an 11-hour flight, it happened.

The first Polish citizen in history crossed the border into the United States without a visa.”

Clearly that claim overlooked the many Poles who traveled to the United States in earlier eras, often by ship fleeing hardship at home.

The broadcaster denied manipulating the truth, calling suggestions of a set-

up “fake news” and saying it just wanted to show viewers how to fly without a visa to the U.S. Last week Polish President Andrzej Duda also faced some criticism for his handling of the announcement of the decision that Poland would enter into the visawaiver program on Monday, the nation’s Independence Day. He stood at a news conference side-by-side with U.S. Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher to make the announcement. Polish experts on diplomacy said Duda violated diplomatic protocol, which dictates that heads of state do not appear as equals with ambassadors.q

WORLD NEWS A11 Belarus holds vote, ignores blatant ballot box stuffing Saturday 16 November 2019

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus is holding a parliamentary election but with top opposition candidates kept off the ballot, only loyalists to the nation’s authoritarian president will win in what observers see as a dress rehearsal for next year’s similarly skewered presidential vote.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet nation of 10 million with an iron hand for a quarter century, showing little tolerance for dissent or free media and extending his rule through elections that the West has described as neither free nor fair.

In Sunday’s election, 516 candidates are contesting 110 parliament seats but opposition candidates were not allowed to run for various reasons, including “unfounded criticism of the government.”

“We are seeing that there is no election as such and the

In this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, a Belarus' Army serviceman walks to cast his ballot during an early election at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, ahead of the parliamentary election to be held on Sunday.

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government itself decides who should be a parliament member,” said Valery Ukhnalev, a candidate of the left-wing Fair World opposition party.

The current parliament has just two opposition members, and election officials have refused to let them run again, citing technical reasons.

“The authorities don’t need the opposition even for decorum, because the trust in the incumbent leader is fading,” said one of them, Alena Anisim.

About a quarter of the nation’s voters have already cast their ballots in early voting, a process that began Monday and is seen by the opposition as fraught with abuse. Ballot boxes stand unguarded during the early voting process and vote count is done without observers being present.

Election officials have denied opposition claims of voting violations even when presented with concrete evidence of fraud.

An independent observer filmed a woman who tried to stuff a pile of ballots into a ballot box during early voting at a polling station in Brest, a city on the border with Poland. But Election Commission chief Lydia Yermoshina, who has held the job for 23 years, responded by saying the observer who made the video should be stripped of his accreditation.

“It doesn’t matter what an observer says,” she said.

“The most important thing is the ballot box. q

Japan, S Korean envoys, execs discuss ways to cool tensions Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Officials and business leaders from Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo on Friday seeking to cool a flare-up in tensions between the two U.S. allies.

The head of Japan’s powerful Keidanren business group, Hiroaki Nakanishi, said that businesses could help bridge differences that have taken relations to their worst in decades.

“Although the relationship between Korea and Japan is politically in a severe situation, we have a history of overcoming situations through sharing wisdom,” Nakanishi said.

“Mutual trust and understanding are very important. It is important to keep the dialogue steadily in any environment,” he said.

His South Korean counterpart, Hu Chang-soo, chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, said he was hoping for a breakthrough in antagonisms left over from before World

Protesters stage a rally to oppose a visit by U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

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War II. Japanese and South Korean diplomats also met to discuss broad issues, including a plan by Seoul to scrap the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, an intelligence-sharing ar-

rangement that symbolized three-way security cooperation with Washington over the North Korean nuclear threat and China's growing regional influence. It is due to expire in late November.

The suggestion that South Korea might not renew the

pact angered the Trump administration and prompted a flurry of efforts to mend ties that have frayed since Japan tightened controls on key technology exports and downgraded its trade treatment of South Korea several months ago.

Japanese officials said those decisions reflected security concerns. However, they came as Tokyo was protesting South Korean court rulings calling for Japanese companies to offer reparations to aging South Korean plaintiffs for forced labor during World War II. Japan insists that all compensation matters were settled when the two countries normalized relations under a 1965 treaty.

South Korea has accused Tokyo of ignoring the suffering of South Koreans under Japan's brutal colonial rule of Korea from 1910 until its defeat in 1945.

After a meeting that lasted more than two hours, diplomats from both sides said they had made no progress in resolving the dispute over wartime forced labor.

Shigeki Takizaki, director of the Foreign Ministry’s AsiaOceania bureau, urged Kim Jung-han, his South Korean counterpart, to “act wisely” regarding the intelligence-sharing pact.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

NEWS

Bolivian interim leader says Morales could face charges

By CARLOS VALDEZ EDUARDO CASTILLO LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s interim leader said Friday that Evo Morales will face possible legal charges for election fraud if he returns home, even as the ousted leader contended he is still president despite resigning after massive protests.

Interim President Jeanine Áñez escalated the confrontation with Morales on Friday, a day after she said he would not be allowed to participate in upcoming presidential elections meant to heal the Andean nation’s political standoff.

Morales stepped down on Sunday following nationwide protests over suspected vote-rigging in an Oct. 20 election in which he claimed to have won a fourth term in office. An Organization of American States audit of the vote found widespread irregularities.

On Thursday, Morales told The Associated Press

Coca leaf producers chant as they march in support of former President Evo Morales to Cochabamba from Sacaba, Bolivia, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

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in Mexico, where he has been granted asylum, that while he had submitted his resignation, it was never accepted by Congress.

“I can say that I’m still president,” he said.

Morales said he left be-

cause of military pressure — the army chief had “suggested” he leave — and threats of violence against his close collaborators. Áñez dismissed the explanation.

“Evo Morales went on his

own. Nobody kicked him out,” she said at a news conference.

“He knows he has accounts pending with justice. He can return but he has to answer to justice for electoral fraud,” she added.

“Justice has to do its work without political pressures.”

Supporters of Bolivia’s first indigenous president have been staging their own disruptive protests since his ouster, setting up blockades that forced closure of schools and caused shortages of gasoline in the capital.

“Evo: Friend, the people are with you!” shouted largely indigenous protesters in the town of Sacaba.

They had come overnight from Chapare, a cocagrowing region where Morales became a prominent union leader before he became Bolivia’s first indigenous president. Soldiers blocked them from reaching the nearby city of Cochabamba, where Morales’ supporters and foes have clashed for weeks.

Many protesters waved the national flag and the multicolor “Wiphala” flag that represents indigenous peoples. They said they did not accept Áñez as interim president.q

Mexico’s president faces challenge over human rights

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador faced criticism Thursday over the newly appointed head of the country’s human rights agency.

López Obrador vowed respect for human rights when he took office nearly a year ago.

But he has criticized the National Human Rights Commission in crude terms and brushed aside its recommendations, calling it a “pimp” and a “front” organization.

This week, his Morena party pushed through Congress the appointment of a new head for the rights agency who critics say is neither impartial nor familiar with the country’s problems.

Rosario Piedra Ibarra, the daughter of a well-known activist, was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday in a vote marred by allegations of miscounts and doublevoting, ending in a scuffle

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador points to a reporter during his daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019.

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among legislators.

Moments after she was sworn in as head of the agency — whose recommendations are not binding but are usually accepted by government agencies

— Piedra Ibarra expressed disbelief when asked about the killing of journalists.

“Are they killing journalists?” she retorted, with an expression of doubt.

In fact, almost a dozen

have been killed since López Obrador took office.

Mexico is the most dangerous country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere.

Piedra Ibarra was a member of López Obrador’s

Morena party until this week, and a member of the party’s national leadership council until the beginning of November. Critics say current regulations require the head of the commission to have resigned from any party posts at least a year in advance of being named to the post.

López Obrador had previously faced criticism for his use of the military in police work and for using the militarized National Guard to prevent Central American migrants from travelling through Mexico. But his policy has also been to hold the military back from open confrontation, to the point of praising units that backed down in the face of angry townspeople or drug gangs.

On Thursday, the president stood behind Piedra Ibarra’s appointment and said those who didn’t like to could file complaints with international organizations such as the Organization of American States.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Sporty weekend ORANJESTAD — When in Aruba on vacation you most probably are not looking into too much workout activity but prefer relaxing on the beach and enjoying the great food and sunny cocktails. However what about being entertained by the best athletes and at the same time experiencing something local and get connected to the island in another way? You can! This weekend you may choose between the Aruba International Karate Cup and Aruba’s International Beach Tennis Event.

The Aruba International Karate Cup is being organized with attention in the details, in order to become in the coming years a mandatory stop for athletes who want to qualify for the Olympic Games, as well as an important event for those who are in full development in Latin America and the Caribbean.The organizing committee since 2018 is working to guarantee the highest standards of technical quality and logistics. Step by today, Saturday and tomorrow, Sunday between 9AM and 7PM at the Renaissance Convention Center, Oranjestad where there will be 4 courts competing simultaneously. The competition will be disputed according to the Regulations of the World Karate Federation (WKF).

All technical matters will be resolved under that regulation, having exceptions for the development categories. https://www.arubakaratecup.com/

Biggest Beach Tennis Event Worldwide Aruba organizes the biggest beach tennis event in the world with over 1400 participants, US$ 65000 in prize money and the greatest parties. It is the premier tournament in the Caribbean where international beach tennis pros and amateurs travel from around the world to compete. The event is the happening of the year with a festive beach-chic ambiance on amazing Bushiri Beach. Annual participating countries are: Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bonaire, Brazil, Canada, Curaçao, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Italy, Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (French part), Slovenia, Spain, United States, and Venezuela. There are 35 courts where competitions take place and you are invited to join the fun! Entrance is free. https://www.arubabeachtennisopen. com/

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Urban Chic in Tropical Beach Décor:

Coral Shell Condominiums is made with Family Love

ORANJESTAD —The Caribbean is a paradisiacal place where anyone would like to own their own condo to enjoy family, retirement, sun, sand and sea, and leisure.

Making the perfect choice for that perfect place in the jungle of offerings can be a hassle. Well, in case you are looking for the best in all senses, Coral Shell is a mustsee. We will tell you why.

The best comes from the heart and in the case of Coral Shell Condominiums it is the owners who built this place as their own home. Actually it is their own home as they will live in one of the exclusive condominiums themselves. Marisabel and Albert are a warm, genuine, hard-working and driven-by-perfectionism and passion kind of couple. They do not only care for the luxury private residence they are building but take the environment into consideration in their concept as they are the park-keepers of the adjacent Boy Ecury Park. Aruba Today was shown around by the owner who while explaining all the beauty that surrounds us mentions he is a medical specialist in origin. That explains his accuracy with every tiny detail and his decision for only the best quality products. There are 16 apartments in the range from one, two, three, four and five bedrooms.

The building The building is unique with 2 centimeter thick marble floors, exterior façade in Dominican Coral Stone, walls with concrete blocks – not dry wall, double glass windows with UV protection and sound control, a double system of air conditioning, sound control and waterproof mat under marble floor to isolate noise, fire and gas detectors in all apartments, laundry rooms and each kitchen has an InSinkErator.

The impeccable architecture is inspiring; appearing to have an art-museum vibe.

Correct, says Albert, the architect is inspired by Spanish artist Gaudi among others.

The walls seem to flow in a natural way and fit perfectly into the sun-lit place and surrounding colors of nature. The kitchens are all 100% Italian brand and even installed by Italians who call this place “Palazzo”. “They said to have installed kitchens all over the world but never saw a condominium residence where all is matched so perfectly,” the owners say. “I can say with pride that this is the most exclusive condominium in the Caribbean.”

you have to make a choice between a seaside location, urban environment or inland greens but here you have it all. Did we mention you have your private parking under the roof? Also there is round-the clock security guard and video surveillance. How about the Infinity pool with hydro jets and the outdoor terrace with bar, sun deck, fitness center and multipurpose court? Now we did. You must see it for yourself to experience the magic of Coral Shell, the owners will be honored to guide you around! q

The location You have a priceless view offering 180 degrees that gives you a turquoise ocean, big blue sky, lush green gardens and the Linear Park urban walkway. Open air, sea, sand, city and more sea … all in one. Stroll in Boy Ecury Park, play with the children in Linear Park, take a dive in the ocean just in front of you and walk to one of the many restaurants that are close-by. Coral Shell has all the options in one. Most of the time

Please contact to visit: Phone: +297 587 9170 or +297 594 6745 or +58 4123277132 Email: Marisabeldaboin@hotmail.com or Deluxerealestatenv@gmail.com L.G. Smith Boulevard w/ Beatrixstraat 20 Oranjestad www.coralshellaruba.com

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Three times loyalty PALM BEACH — Recently, Marouska Heyliger honored a trio of loyal visitors who have been coming to Aruba for many years. The honorees received a token of appreciation from the Aruba Tourism Authority on behalf of the Minister of Tourism.

Leonard and Jennifer Adams from Connecticut were honored as Goodwill Ambassadors together with their friend Donna Rutledge from Massachusetts who has been honored as Distinguished Visitor.

The event which commemorates the Adams 20th and Rutledge 19th

consecutive visit to the island was held at Aruba Marriott Courtyard Resort.

The friends love coming to the island for its sunny weather, beautiful beaches, friendly people and delicious food.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Can I have a …, please?

ORANJESTAD — Want to taste something different for a change?? How about a different breakfast from what you are used to at your hotel. Hop in your car, drive around and anywhere around the island you will come across a local snack shop.

Here you will find all types of snacks loved by the locals. Try a ‘pastechi’, a Caribbean pastry filled with cheese or meat and fried up deliciously. Or perhaps you might want to try a croquette, a crusty little meat ball. A ‘dedito’ is also a good option, it’s a

stick made out of cheese or hotdog. If you want to try something more familiar go for a homemade hamburger or a ham and cheese toast, but with a local touch. All these snacks are ridiculously addictive.

Freshen up with a delicious fruit shake (batido) made

out of watermelon, strawberry, banana, papaya or just mix any fruit together.

What makes these little

snack shops more attractive is the warmth of its people and with the smile you are being served.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in their ATP World Tours Finals singles tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

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WHAT THE HEL…MET

Zverev advances to semis at ATP Finals; Nadal eliminated LONDON (AP) — Defending champion Alexander Zverev secured the last semifinal spot at the ATP Finals on Friday, eliminating Rafael Nadal in the process.

Zverev beat already eliminated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 (4) at the O2 Arena to finish second behind Stefanos Tsitsipas in the group and set up a semifinal against Dominic Thiem.

Earlier, Nadal stayed in contention by rallying to beat Tsitsipas 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5 for his second win of the round-robin stage.

But Zverev’s win left him, Nadal, and Tsitispas with identical 2-1 records — with the top-ranked Spaniard eliminated based on the tournament’s tiebreaker rules. It means only one of tennis’ Big Three made the semifinals as Novak Djokovic was also eliminated on Thursday.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) goes after Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Cleveland. The Browns won 21-7.

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Saturday 16 November 2019

AP Source: Carmelo Anthony to return to NBA with Blazers

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Carmelo Anthony is getting another shot in the NBA. The 10-time All-Star is returning to the league with the Portland Trail Blazers, a person with knowledge of the details said Thursday.

Anthony hasn’t played since a short stint with the Houston Rockets ended a little more than a year ago after just 10 games. But the Blazers hope there is still enough game left in the 35-year-old forward to help them overcome a 4-8 start.

Anthony’s deal with Portland was confirmed to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it has not been announced.

It was first reported by ESPN. com, which said that Anthony would join the team on its upcoming road trip.

Anthony is a three-time Olympic gold medalist but struggled at the end of his recent stops in Oklahoma City and Houston following 6 ½ seasons in New York. He continued to work out with NBA players, and his many friends and supporters insisted he was still

In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo, Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony, left, drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls forward Justin Holiday during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago.

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good enough to play in the league.

Now he will get a chance to prove it.

“It’s about damn time!!”

Dwyane Wade wrote on Twitter.

Anthony was acquired by the Chicago Bulls from Houston on Jan. 21, with the intention of trading him before the deadline or let-

Spain's Rafael Nadal bits the ATP World Number 1 trophy as he poses for photographs following the presentation on court after his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the ATP World Tours Finals in the O2 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

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Tsitsipas will face six-time champion Roger Federer in the first semifinal on Saturday.

“The young guys have been playing much better tennis than they were maybe last year," Zverev said. “Nobody expected (Nadal) to be out from our group. Our group was very, very difficult, and for me and Stefanos to qualify, I

don’t think a lot of people would have picked (that).”

Medvedev (0-3) had only pride to play for against Zverev and was broken in the opening game. The Russian largely held his own after that but couldn’t force a single break point and double-faulted to go 5-3 down in the second-set tiebreaker.

Zverev converted his first match point with an ace.

ting him go. He averaged 13.4 points in 10 games with the Rockets last season, but the team quickly decided Anthony wasn’t the right fit with the system they play under Mike D’Antoni.

Anthony can still score — he ranks among the top 20 on the NBA’s career list — but his preferred style of doing it has been replaced

by a faster-paced game that exposes his defensive weaknesses.

Anthony was traded by Oklahoma City to Atlanta in July 2018, a move that preceded the Hawks releasing him to sign with the Rockets. The Bulls, technically, were his fourth franchise in seven months.

Eight of Anthony's 10 ap-

The seventh-ranked German had a major breakthrough in winning last year’s tournament, beating Federer in the semifinals and Djokovic in the final. He’ll come up against Thiem, who impressed by beating those same two players in the group phase this week.

“He’s playing unbelievable tennis, and it’s going to be a very difficult match,” Zverev said. “Honestly, I'm just happy to be in the semis, and from here on we'll just see how it goes.”

Tsitsipas had already secured a semifinal spot by winning his opening two matches but still pushed Nadal to the wire in a match that lasted nearly three hours.

That effort could cost him against Federer, who needed only 1 hour, 13 minutes to beat Novak Djokovic in his final groupstage match on Thursday and spent Friday resting up.

But at 21, Tsitsipas is 17 years

younger than Federer, and said he felt confident he’ll recover quickly.

“It’s OK, my body feels well currently,” Tsitsipas said. ”I don't feel pain anywhere.

I feel fresh, honestly. After having a long, difficult match like this, I feel like I can go out and play tomorrow the same way. So I don't have any problem with that.”

After saving a match point at 5-1 down in the third set against Medvedev on Wednesday before rallying to win, Nadal’s comeback wasn’t quite as dramatic this time.

He never faced a break point in the match but lost the last three points of the first-set tiebreaker to hand Tsitsipas the lead.

But he broke for a 5-3 lead in the second set and again to make it 6-5 in the third, then converted his first match point when Tsitsipas netted a forehand.

After the match, Nadal was presented with a trophy on court for having se-

pearances for the Rockets came off the bench after the No. 3 pick in the 2003 draft had started all 1,054 games he'd played in his first 15 NBA seasons. He has averaged 24 points in 16 seasons.

Anthony fills a need for the Blazers, who are shorthanded at forward. Zach Collins recently had shoulder surgery that is expected to keep him out for at least four months. Rodney Hood has been bothered by back spasms, but returned for the team’s loss to Toronto.

Center Jusuf Nurkic remains out after breaking his leg in a game last month and isn’t expected back until after the start of the new year. Pau Gasol was signed by the Blazers in the offseason but is still rehabbing from foot surgery.

The Blazers were reportedly interested in Anthony in the summer of 2017. Portland guard CJ McCollum tried to woo him with a photoshopped Instagram post that showed the future Hall of Famer in a Blazers jersey.q cured the year-end No. 1 ranking.

Djokovic’s chances of overtaking him ended when he was eliminated with the loss to Federer.

It’s the fifth time that the 19-time Grand Slam winner ends the year atop the rankings, tied for second on the all-time list with Djokovic, Federer and Jimmy Connors. Pete Sampras did it six times.

At 33, Nadal is the oldest man to finish the year as No. 1.

“Honestly, after all the things that I went through in my career in terms of injuries, I never thought that at the age of 33 1/2, I would have this trophy in my hands again,” Nadal said.

However, he has never won the ATP Finals despite qualifying for a 15th year in a row. He has had to pull out of the tournament on six occasions because of injuries and reached the final only twice, the last time in 2013.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Betting on himself: Odorizzi accepts offer for Twins' return

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Odorizzi watched Dallas Keuchel remain on the free-agent market until June and didn’t want to take a chance of lingering without a contract. So he accepted the Minnesota Twins’ $17.8 million qualifying offer for a one-year contact and put himself in position to become a free agent again after the 2020 season.

“When it came down to it, the decision came down to me pretty much betting on myself and returning to a place I know very well and enjoyed and continue to improve on what I did last year and then re-entering the market next offseason with a different class,” Odorizzi said Friday, a day after accepting the offer just before the deadline.

While this year’s free-agent class includes Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Zack Wheeler and Madison Bumgarner, next year’s is a less accomplished group headed by Trevor Bauer, James Paxton, Masahiro Tanaka, Marcus Stroman, José Quintana and Jake Arrieta.If Odorizzi had turned down the Twins’ offer and signed with another team before next June’s amateur draft, his new team would have lost at least one draft pick as compensation. Atlanta waited until compensation was no longer was a factor, finalizing Keuchel’s $13 million, one-year contract on June 8.

“There's probably a good chance of getting a deal done at some point in this offseason but there's also a point of not getting a deal done, a one-year deal at some point like people have done in the past or even sat out,” Odorizzi said.

A free agent can be given a qualifying offer just once, making free agency after the 2020 season more attractive for Odorizzi.

“I think it’s obviously a determining factor and we gathered that from talking to teams,” Odorizzi said.

“It’s unfortunate the system is in place how it is.

It's a flawed system. But it's one is that is in place and we have to abide by the rules.”

A right-hander who turns 30 in March, Odorizzi was 15-7 with a 3.51 ERA last season for Minnesota, becoming a first-time All-Star.

He struck out a career-high 178 batters in 159 innings in his second season with the Twins and the qualifying offer was a near-certainty with the AL Central champions having just one other accomplished starter, José Berríos, under club control for next season.

“We gauged the market.

There was a lot of interest,” Odorizzi said. “It was one of those things that interest is really great, but interest doesn’t have a dollar figure to it.” Odorizzi’s return gives the Twins two former All-Star right-handers at the top of the rotation. Beyond that, chief baseball officer Derek Falvey and general manager Thad Levine say starting pitchers will be a focus in free agency.

Odorizzi and Minnesota could try to negotiate a multiyear contract before he goes on the open market. “I’m always open to more years,” Odorizzi said.

“That’s obviously a thing that I’m interested in. It’s just a matter of if Thad or Derek are interested in it.

My interest is there. I enjoy Minnesota. I’ve been very vocal about the culture there, the time I’ve spent there.”q

In this Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi talks to reporters during a baseball news conference at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Garrett loses cool, hits Steelers QB with helmet in brawl

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns were seconds away from a season-changing win when Myles Garrett lost his composure in a moment of rage rarely seen on an NFL field.

Garrett tore off Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet, wildly swung it and hit the QB in the head, a shocking act that will likely result in a lengthy suspension for Cleveland’s star defensive end and perhaps cost the Browns any chance of making the playoffs.

Garrett’s outburst came with 8 seconds left in Cleveland’s 21-7 win over the rival Steelers on Thursday night, a game that will not be remembered for anything that happened in the first 59 minutes.

Garrett faces a stiff NFL suspension and Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey will likely be disciplined for kicking Garrett in the head.

“I lost my cool and I regret it,” Garrett said. “It’s going to come back to hurt our team. The guys who jumped into the scrum, I appreciate my team having my back, but it never should have gotten to that point.

“It’s on me.”

Players from both sidelines spilled on the field during the melee, which began after Garrett wrestled Rudolph to the ground well after he completed a short

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) hits Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) with a helmet during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Cleveland.

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pass on a meaningless play. Garrett, Pouncey and Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi were ejected.

Rudolph got his hand on Garrett’s helmet first as the players grappled on the ground, but Garrett escalated the brawl after he got back on his feet. He yanked the helmet off Rudolph and slammed it into the top of the quarterback’s head.

Rudolph threw his arms in the air in disbelief after the impact, and Pouncey retaliated by punching and kicking Garrett.

“I thought it was pretty cowardly and bush league,” Rudolph said. “I’m not go-

ing to back down from any bully. I felt like I had a bone to pick with him. I appreciate the line always having my back, but I was angry.”

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield called Garrett’s actions “inexcusable” and Fox commentator Troy Aikman said they were “barbaric.”

Mayfield said he didn’t speak with Garrett, but he expects his teammate to be accountable.

“This is a physical, violent game and there’s moments if you don’t keep your cool, bad things can happen and he knows that. It’s inexcusable and he knows that,” Mayfield

said. “There’s no other way around it, he’s going to own up to it and he’s going to handle it and this locker room is going to have to come together because this is going to be a soap opera on the outside much like the media has portrayed us to be for the whole season.”

The incident overshadowed a win that put Cleveland back in the playoff picture and breathed some life into a season that had been slipping away.

“It feels like we lost,” Mayfield said.

Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was shown replays of the brawl on the NFL Network set.

“It's ugly,” Beckham said.

“It's not something we want in the NFL.” Rudolph, a second-year player who took over for the injured Ben Roethlisberger in Week 2, has already missed time this season with a concussion after he was knocked unconscious from a helmetto-helmet hit by Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin refused to discuss the disturbing end-game situation.

Several Pittsburgh players were eager to give their views on what happened.

“I don’t know how he got to the point that it’s OK to

use a helmet as a weapon,” said Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward.

“I know we play a sport that’s violent, but it should never have gotten handled like that. That dumb stuff shouldn’t be allowed.

“For someone to use a helmet as a weapon is uncalled for. I know you’ve got to ask me the question, but he’s got to answer for that.”

Before the ugly ending, Mayfield threw two touchdown passes and scored on a 1-yard plunge as Cleveland held on to defeat the banged-up Steelers for just the fourth time in 10 years and improved to 2-0 in the AFC North for the first time.

The Browns (4-6) have won two in a row after dropping four straight, a skid that put coach Freddie Kitchens’ job in jeopardy.

But Mayfield’s 8-yard TD pass to undrafted rookie tight end Stephen Carlson with 5:25 left helped clinch a rare win over the rival Steelers.

And a softer upcoming schedule has eased the pressure on Kitchens and given the Browns some hope they can end the NFL’s longest playoff drought.

The loss was especially damaging to the Steelers (5-5).

Pittsburgh lost its top two playmakers as running back James Conner (shoulder) and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion) suffered injuries in the second quarter and didn’t return.

Without them, Rudolph didn’t have enough help and threw four interceptions.

In the third quarter, Steelers rookie wide receiver Diontae Johnson got concussed from a vicious hit by Browns safety Damarious Randall, who was ejected.

Browns running back Nick Chubb had 92 yards and went over 1,000 this season.

Despite the injuries, the Steelers were within 14-7 entering the fourth quarter after Rudolph connected with Jaylen Samuels for a 3-yard touchdown pass.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Watson-Jackson showcase highlights Texans-Ravens matchup

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson starred three years ago in one of the more meaningful and memorable games of that college football season.

This weekend, the NFL gets to stage the show.

Watson and the Houston Texans will travel to Baltimore for a matchup with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens featuring two of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the league, both of whom are under 25, no less. The pass-run threat posed by each player already makes for good theater, but what’s more, the Texans (6-3) and Ravens (72) have emerged as two of the strongest challengers to defending champion New England in the AFC. The Ravens beat the Patriots two weeks ago, after all.

When Watson was at Clemson and Jackson was with Louisville in 2016, the ACC foes met in a midseason classic of two topfive teams in the Associated Press poll. Behind five touchdown passes and 397 yards of offense from Watson, Clemson won 42-36 despite a total of 457 yards and three touchdowns by Jackson.

Jackson won the Heisman Trophy that year, beating out Watson, who took the ultimate prize when the Tigers won the national championship. Watson was the 12th overall pick in the 2017 draft, and Jackson went with the 32nd overall selection in 2018. After overcoming some earlycareer obstacles, Watson with a torn ACL in his rookie year and Jackson with the doubts that his slithery style would translate from college to pro, they’re both well on their way to becoming two of the best in the game at their muchscrutinized position.

Watson has totaled 2,711 yards and 23 touchdowns.

Jackson has accounted for 2,738 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Though they’re mutual admirers, this matchup on Sunday doesn’t mean they’ll be trying to outdo

the other. There’s an opposing defense to maneuver against. What the other one does on the field has no relevance to what they do when it’s their turn.

“I can’t control what they’re doing on their side or what Lamar’s got going on,” Watson said this week.

Jackson has captured plenty of attention since becoming the full-fledged face of the franchise this fall. His spin move during a 47-yard touchdown run last week in a win over Cincinnati was an instant pick for the NFL’s highlight film for 2019.

“I’m a proud quarterback, proud friend,” Watson said. “All the criticism he was getting when he was coming out, he’s definitely a guy I’ve always encouraged. He’s doing everything all the naysayers said he couldn’t do and even more so. His career is very, very bright.”

Week 11 began with a bang, when Cleveland beat rival Pittsburgh 21-7 on Thursday night. The game unraveled in the final seconds with a fight triggered by a takedown of Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph by Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Garrett ripped Rudolph’s helmet off and hit him in the head with it, a sure bet for a multi-game suspension of a key player for the Browns (4-6). The Steelers (5-5) had a four-game winning streak stopped, as Rudolph threw four interceptions.

Green Bay (8-2), Seattle (82), Tennessee (5-5) and the New York Giants (2-8) have their bye this week.

ATLANTA (2-7) AT CAROLINA (5-4) Christian McCaffrey has carried Carolina all season, not only on the ground but through the air. With four catches against Atlanta on Sunday, he would pass LaDainian Tomlinson for the most by a running back in his first three years in the NFL. The Panthers must face their nemesis Matt Ryan, who is 6-1 in his last seven starts against the NFC South rival. Ryan and the Falcons showed some fight with one of the most surprising

outcomes in the league this season, a 26-9 victory over New Orleans that snapped a six-game losing streak for the Falcons.

BUFFALO (6-3) AT MIAMI (27) So much for that assumption the Dolphins were tanking this season to get the top draft pick. They’ve suddenly won two straight games.

“We’ve got two more wins than the rest of the world thought we were going to have this year, so that’s pretty cool,” defensive tackle Christian Wilkins said.

Miami totaled 381 yards against Buffalo in the previous meeting, the most allowed by the Bills this year.

Despite losses in two of their last three games, with a win they would post their best 10-game mark since 1999.

The combined record of the opponents in Buffalo’s six victories is 12-44.

DALLAS (5-4) AT DETROIT (35-1) Since he entered the NFL in 2016, Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott has 4,836 rushing yards to lead the league. If he can reach 164 rushing yards against Detroit, he’ll be the fifth player with at least 5,000 rushing yards in 50 career games, joining Eric Dickerson, Earl Campbell, Jim Brown and Terrell Davis, all members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Elliott and the Cowboys, however, had their ground attack humbled last week in a loss to Minnesota. He had only 47 rushing yards, the fewest of his career with 20 or more carries.

The success of quarterback Dak Prescott against the Vikings helped the Cowboys stay in the league lead in total yards.

The Lions squandered lastminute leads on Kansas City and Green Bay, dropping both games to begin a tailspin accelerated last week by the surprise absence of quarterback Matthew Stafford to a back injury. With five losses in their last six games and the likelihood of Stafford sitting out again on Sunday, the Lions are in a tough spot. Their defense has forced only one turnover over the last

ABOVE: Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) celebrates after an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in London. The Houston Texans won 26-3. BELOW: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson walks the sidelines during the second half of NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Cincinnati.

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four games.

DENVER (3-6) AT MINNESOTA (7-3) The Vikings, coming off a critical victory at Dallas fueled again by the dual productivity of running back Dalvin Cook, have a prime opportunity to match their win total from last year against the struggling Broncos before taking their bye week. They’re 4-0 at home this year and 22-7 at U.S. Bank Stadium in the regular season and the playoffs, and their pass rush and the crowd noise has proven time and again to be a daunting combination for opponents, particularly with inexperienced quarterbacks like Denver fill-in Brandon Allen.

Allen performed admirably in his first start for Joe Flacco, when the Broncos last played before their bye and beat Cleveland, passing for two touchdowns without a turnover. Though Denver has dropped from 10th in the league last season in sacks per pass attempt to 22nd place this

year, with Bradley Chubb on injured reserve like Flacco, the Broncos still have a capable defense that could create challenges for quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Vikings. Denver has allowed an average of 18.9 points per game, the seventh-fewest in the NFL. JACKSONVILLE (4-5) AT INDIANAPOLIS (5-4) After breaking his collarbone in the season opener, Nick Foles will finally take over again at quarterback for a Jaguars team that could use a spark after a 23-point loss in London to Houston prior to the bye week. Not only does Foles conveniently return in a division game that’s a must to win if Jacksonville is to have a chance to remain in contention, but he will do so with his former offensive coordinator on the other side. Colts coach Frank Reich was one of his mentors in Philadelphia, when Foles took over two seasons ago and helped lead the Eagles to their first Super Bowl title. q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Pelicans spoil Paul George’s return, beat Clippers 132-127

By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 36 points and stole the ball from Paul George three times in the final minutes to spoil George’s season debut and lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 132-127 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.

George was playing for the first time since signing as a free agent with the Clippers because he’d been recovering from shoulder surgery last spring. He did not appear rusty, scoring 33 points in 24 minutes, only to be done in by late turnovers at the hands of Holiday, who finished with six steals, including one on Lou Williams’ attempted bounce pass in the final seconds to seal the victory.

Derrick Favors had 20 points and a career-best 20

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George, right, keeps the ball away from New Orleans Pelicans guards E'Twaun Moore (55) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (0) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.

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rebounds in the first 20-20 game of his 10-year career.

Frank Jackson added 23

In this June 25, 2018, file photo, Bill Russell arrives at the NBA Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Bill Russell finally accepts Basketball Hall of Fame ring SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Bill Russell finally accepted his Basketball Hall of Fame ring.

The 11-time NBA champion, five-time MVP, Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champ said on Twitter on Friday that he was presented with his Hall of Fame ring in a private ceremony.

The 85-year-old Boston Celtics great didn’t attend the induction ceremony in 1975. He said he

didn’t deserve to be the first black player inducted, tweeting: “I felt others before me should have that honor.”

His tweet mentions Chuck Cooper, who in 1950 was the first African-American player drafted by the NBA and who was inducted this year. Russell said the ceremony was attended by his wife, along with close friends and Hall of Famers Bill Walton, Ann Meyers and Alonzo Mourning.q

points in a reserve role.

The Clippers played without Kawhi Leonard, who was being rested for the third time this season to ease stress on his sore knee after playing a night earlier in a loss at Houston. But the Pelicans were hardly sympathetic with starters Brandon Ingram (right knee) and Lonzo Ball (groin) sidelined, as well.

J.J. Reddick scored 19 and hit two free throws with 11.4 seconds left to help wrap up just New Orleans’ third victory in 11 games this season.

Williams scored 31 points and Rodney McGruder 20 for the Clippers, who’ve dropped two straight.

HEAT 108, CAVALIERS 97 CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Kendrick Nunn scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Miami beat Cleveland.

Miami led the entire game and was up by 27 points in the third quarter. The Heat (8-3) have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.

Rookie Tyler Herro, who missed Tuesday's game with an ankle injury, had 16 points, while Jimmy Butler finished with 14 for Miami.

The Heat shot 43 of 79 from the field and made 12 of 30 from 3-point range.

Kevin Love had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, while Collin Sexton added 15 points.

KNICKS 106, MAVERICKS 103 NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Morris made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.2 seconds remaining to delight a Madison Square Garden crowd that booed Kristaps Porzingis all night, and New York beat Dallas.

Morris also knocked away the Mavericks’ inbounds pass with under a second left, sending the Knicks to just their third victory in 12 games this season.

Porzingis finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds in his first game in New York as a visitor. Luka Doncic had 33 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in his fifth tripledouble of the season.

Porzingis was the No. 4 pick in the 2015 draft who developed first into a fan favorite and then an AllStar. But he soured on the Knicks, and the fans have clearly soured on him.

Morris scored 20 points and Julius Randle had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks.

BUCKS 124, BULLS 115 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and 15 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe added a season-high 31 points and eight assists and Milwaukee withstood another historic effort by Chicago rookie Coby White.

White shot 5 of 8 from 3-point range in the first half, becoming the youngest

player in NBA history to hit five 3-pointers in consecutive games. The 19-year-old seventh overall pick in the 2019 draft set an NBA rookie record Tuesday night, making seven 3-pointers in the fourth quarter of a 120102 victory over the New York Knicks. White finished Thursday with a team-high 26 points, including six 3s.

Antetokounmpo had at least 30-plus points for the seventh game this season for the Bucks, who played without Khris Middleton.

The All-Star forward is expected to miss the next three to four weeks with a thigh bruise.

Donte DiVincenzo, who made his first career start in place of Middleton, had four points and four rebounds.

Zach LaVine added 25 points and seven assists before fouling out for the Bulls.

SUNS 128, HAWKS 112 PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a seasonhigh 30 points, Devin Booker added 27 and Phoenix beat Atlanta.

Phoenix (7-4) is off to its best start through 11 games since 2009, when they started 9-2.

Dario Saric added 23 points after shooting 9 of 12 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range.

Atlanta (4-7) was led by Jabari Parker, who scored 24 points. Trae Young had 21 points and 13 assists two nights after a 42-point, 11-assist performance in a win over Denver.

NUGGETS 101, NETS 93 DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Mason Plumlee provided a boost off the bench as Denver wore down Brooklyn.

The Nets were playing their fourth road game in seven nights. They shot 23% in the second half.

Paul Millsap added 18 points for a Nuggets team that’s proving adept at rallying late.

Kyrie Irving had 17 points and nine assists despite a sore right shoulder. Irving was questionable earlier in the day but got treatment and was ready to go by game time.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Kucherov has 4-point game, Lightning rout Rangers 9-3

By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists, Steven Stamkos scored his 399th career goal and added two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the New York Rangers 9-3 on Thursday night.

Tampa Bay’s nine goals tied a team record. Five scores came on the power play, which also matched the franchise mark.

Kucherov had a goal and a pair of assists as Tampa Bay scored four times in the opening seven minutes.

Stamkos got his second goal in 10 games on the power play during a fourgoal second that made it 8-1.

Alex Killorn scored two power-play goals and picked up an assist, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots to tie Ben Bishop for the most wins by a Tampa Bay goalie with 131.

The Lightning, who hadn't played since Saturday when they completed back-to back wins over Buffalo in Stockholm, Sweden, also got goals from Luke Schenn, Ondrej Palat, Pat Maroon, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Yanni Gourde. Victor Hedman had three assists and Gourde recorded two assists.

Filip Chytil scored two goals and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers.

Alexandar Georgiev was pulled early on after allowing four goals on nine shots, before returning to start the third period. Henrik Lundqvist replaced Georgiev and gave up four goals on 19 shots.

JETS 4, PANTHERS 3 SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored late in the third period to lift Winnipeg over Florida.

Adam Lowry, Nikolaj Ehlers and Josh Morrissey also scored for the Jets. Patrik Laine had three assists, including his 200th career point.

Laurent Brossoit stopped 33 shots.

The Jets are 5-1-1 in their

Last six games following a 2-5-0 stretch.

Vincent Trocheck scored twice and Aleksander Barkov also had a goal for Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots.

HURRICANES 5, SABRES 4, OT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dougie Hamilton scored in overtime and Carolina overcame a late blown lead to beat Buffalo.

Hamilton capped a backand-forth game that featured three goals in the final 6:25 of regulation. After Buffalo’s Johan Larsson tied it with 41 seconds left in the third period, Hamilton scored 2:32 into the extra session on a slap shot from the right circle after Ryan Dzingel drove to the net and left the puck for Hamilton.

Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who have won two straight following a four-game losing streak. Jordan Staal and Sebastian Aho also scored for Carolina. Petr Mrazek made 29 saves.

Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist for Buffalo, which has lost six in a row following a 9-2-1 start. Henri Jokiharju and Curtis Lazar also scored, and Carter Hutton made 24 saves.

WILD 3, COYOTES 2 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Greenway deflected in a goal with 7:49 remaining, and Minnesota beat Arizona.

Zach Parise had a goal and an assist and Kevin Fiala scored for the fourth time in six games for Minnesota, which had just finished a four-game West Coast Swing. The Wild were tied for an NHL-low 13 points entering the day amid a road-heavy early schedule. They are 4-1-1 at home.

Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves for Minnesota.

Conor Garland and Lawson Crouse scored for Arizona, which came back twice to the tie the game.

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates his goal against the New York Rangers with defenseman Victor Hedman (77) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. Associated Press

Antti Raanta stopped 31 shots.

OILERS 6, AVALANCHE 2 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had three goals and three assists and Leon Draisaitl had five assists — career highs for points in a game for both players — as Edmonton routed Colorado.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and Zack Kassian also scored for the Oilers (13-6-2), who have won three of four.

Andre Burakovsky scored two goals for the Avalanche (11-6-2), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.

STARS 4, CANUCKS 2 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist and Dallas beat Vancouver for its sixth win in seven games.

Justin Dowling, Alexander Radulov and Blake Comeau also scored for Dallas (10-8-2). Joe Pavelski and

Miro Heiskanen each added two assists. The Stars, who beat the Flames 3-1 Wednesday night in Calgary, are 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

Jake Virtanen and Troy Stecher scored for the Canucks (10-7-3). Vancouver has one win in its last six games (1-4-1).

Anton Khudobin made 32 saves for Dallas. Vancouver’s Jacob Markstrom stopped 25 shots.

SHARKS 5, DUCKS 3 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brent Burns scored on the power play and Evander Kane had a short-handed goal in the third period, helping San Jose beat Anaheim for its fifth straight win.

Tomas Hertl scored twice for the Sharks, who added a road victory to four previous home wins.

Logan Couture finished off the victory with a goal in the final minute, his third of the season. Rickard Rakell,

Jakob Silfverberg and Max Jones scored goals for the Ducks, who stumbled to a 2-3-2 record on a seasonlong seven game homestand. The Ducks opened the season 6-1-0 at home.

KINGS 3, RED WINGS 2, OT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored 23 seconds into overtime and Los Angeles beat Detroit.

Kings forward Adrian Kempe scored with 1:48 remaining in the third period to tie the game at 2-all, and Iafallo got a shot into an open net after Drew Doughty's pass caromed off the boards. The Kings won consecutive games for the second time this season. Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists for Los Angeles, and Jonathan Quick made 19 saves.

Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice for Detroit. The Red Wings had their three-game win streak snapped. Jonathan Bernier made 28 saves.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Twitter details political ad ban, admits it’s imperfect

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter’s new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content.

But the company quickly acknowledged Friday that it expects to make mistakes as individuals and groups look for loopholes.Twitter is defining political content to include any ad that references a candidate, political party, government official, ballot measure, or legislative or judicial outcome. The ban also applies to all ads — even non-political ones — from candidates, political parties and elected or appointed government officials.

However, Twitter is allowing ads related to social causes such as climate change, gun control and abortion.

People and groups running such ads won’t be able to target those ads down to a user’s ZIP code or use political categories such as “conservative” or “liberal.”

Rather, targeting must be kept broad, based on a user’s state or province, for instance.

In this Feb. 8, 2018 file photo, the logo for Twitter is displayed above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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News organizations will be exempt so they can promote stories that cover political issues. While Twitter has issued guidelines for what counts as a news organization — singleissue advocacy outlets don’t qualify, for instance — it’s unclear if this will be enough prevent partisan websites from promoting

political content.

Twitter announced its worldwide ban on political ads Oct. 30, but didn’t release details until Friday.

The policy, which goes into effect next Friday, is in stark contrast to Facebook’s approach of allowing political ads, even if they contain false information. Facebook has said it wants to

provide politicians with a "level playing field" for communication and not intervene when they speak, regardless of what they're saying.

Response to Twitter’s ban has been strong and mixed, with critics questioning the company’s ability to enforce the new policy given its poor history ban-

ning hate speech and abuse from its service. The company acknowledges it will make mistakes but says it’s better to start addressing the issue now rather than wait until all the kinks are worked out.

Aside from ongoing concerns about foreign elections interference, the political advertising issue rose to the forefront in recent months as Twitter, along with Facebook and Google, refused to remove a misleading video ad from President Donald Trump’s campaign that targeted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

In response, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, another presidential hopeful, ran her own ad on Facebook taking aim at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The ad claimed — admittedly falsely to make its point — that Zuckerberg endorsed Trump for reelection.

Over the past several weeks, Facebook has been pressed to change its policy. But it was Twitter instead that jumped in with its bombshell ban.q

Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after U.S. ban

By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its first folding smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington.

The Mate X, which unfolds to 14.6 centimeters (5.8 inches) wide, went on sale Friday on Huawei’s online store in China priced at 16,999 yuan ($2,422). It competes with Samsung’s This June 27, 2015, file photo, shows the Hulu logo on a window Galaxy Fold launched in at the Milk Studios space in New York.

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The screen unfolds to 14.6 centimeters (5.8 inches) by 16.1 centimeters (6.4 inches).

The Mate X uses Huawei’s EMUI 9 operating system, which is based on Google’s Android. The company can use the open-source version of Android but if U.S. sanctions are fully enforced, it will lose access to Google’s popular music and other apps, making it harder to compete with Samsung.

American officials say companies will be allowed to sell some products to Huawei but they still are waiting for licenses.

Huawei smartphones sold in China already use local music and other apps because Google services aren’t licensed by Beijing.

The company has yet to announce Mate X sales forecasts or plans to sell it

outside China.

Huawei unveiled a smartphone operating system, HarmonyOS, in August that it said can replace Android if necessary. The company says, however, it wants to keep working with American vendors.

Huawei reported earlier sales rose 24.4% in the first nine months of 2019 to 610.8 billion yuan ($86 billion). Its chairman, Liang Hua, warned in July it would "face difficulties" in the second half.

Also this week, Huawei said it would pay bonuses totaling 2 billion yuan ($285 million) to 90,000 employees in chip development and some other units as thanks for helping to cope with U.S. sanctions.

The full 180,000-member workforce also will receive an extra month’s salary, the company said.q

BUSINESS A25 Sizing up the 2019 holiday shopping season for retailers Saturday 16 November 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — With two weeks until the official start of the holiday shopping season, the nation’s retailers are gearing up for what should be another brutally competitive shopping period.

The good news? Many retail CEOs say the U.S. consumer is financially healthy given the economy remains strong and the unemployment rate is near a 50-year low. But keeping up with shoppers’ behavior has been challenging for retailers, whether it’s the yearslong shift to shopping online or the more recent desire to rent or buy second-hand clothes and other items. Retailers also face increasing pressure from online leader Amazon, which has been raising the stakes in speedier shipping.

Here are some key trends and milestones to watch: THE FORECASTS The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, forecasts that holiday sales will rise between 3.8% and 4.2% even as the ongoing U.S.China trade war creates some uncertainty around pricing and supplies. Sales growth at the top of that range would double the

In this Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, photo shoppers browse the Holiday Lane section at the Macy's flagship store, in New York.

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disappointing 2.1% growth seen in November and December of 2018, which fell well short of the group’s prediction of 4.3 % and 4.8 %. Last year’s holiday sales were hurt by turmoil over President Donald Trump’s trade policy regarding China and a delay in data collection by nearly a month that NRF said made the data slightly less reliable.

The group expects online and other non-store sales, which are included in the

total, to increase between 11% and 14%, for the holiday 2019 period. The NRF forecast, which considers economic indicators such as consumer credit, disposable personal income and monthly retail sales, excludes sales from autos, gas, and restaurants. Other groups are more optimistic: Deloitte expects holiday retail sales to rise 4.5 % to 5%, and AlixPartners predicts growth of 4.4% to 5.3%.

WHAT MAKES THIS HOLIDAY

SEASON DIFFERENT? For one, this holiday season is the shortest since 2013 and six days shorter than the 2018 season because Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 28. Retailers say such a compressed season will put more pressure on them to make every day count.

Walmart and others are trying to get into the minds of shoppers sooner, with earlier deals and advertising.

This season is also different because more retailers

like Walmart and Amazon are offering next-day delivery, raising the pressure for them to satisfy shoppers without any glitches. Amazon has said that more than 10 million items now qualify for next-day delivery for its Prime members, who pay $119 a year.

KEY MILESTONES FOR DATA Analysts will be sifting through key data throughout the season. The first big milestone comes after the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, when the NRF releases the results of its survey that offers insights into shoppers’ intentions on that first big weekend of the holiday season. The weekend, which includes Cyber Monday, isn’t necessarily a good predictor of how the whole season will go, but it can reveal some trends.

MasterCard SpendingPulse, which tracks all types of payment including cash and check, historically offers holiday sales insights and trends during key periods including right after the Thanksgiving weekend and after Christmas. Adobe Analytics offers online sales updates including for Cyber Monday — Dec. 2 this year — and it typically does a recap of the holiday season in mid-January.q

US-China trade deal hopes lift stocks on Wall Street NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks moved higher on Wall Street and headed for records on Friday after U.S. officials said they were making progress in the latest push for a trade agreement with China.

The market has been sensitive to any developments on U.S.-China trade talks.

Investors hope the world’s two biggest economies can make a deal before new and more damaging tariffs take effect next month.

Technology stocks were the biggest winners. Companies in the sector are particularly sensitive to swings in trade sentiment because many of them rely on China for sales and supply chains.

Applied Materials surged

10% on solid earnings.

Health care and industrial companies were also making strong gains. Biogen rose 1.4% and Caterpillar rose 1.6%.

Bond prices fell and pushed yields higher, signaling that investors were shifting away from safe-play holdings.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 1.83% from 1.81% late Thursday.

Real estate companies and utilities lagged the market.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 0.6% as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 163 points, or 0.6%, to 27,943. The Nasdaq rose 0.6%. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks rose 0.5%.

Asian and European mar-

kets moved higher.

SLOW AND STEADY: The S&P 500 is headed for a sixth straight weekly gain. The index has set records and extended its streak during a week of mostly listless trading. It’s on track to top its record close of 3,096.63 from Thursday.

The Dow is on track for its fourth week of gains. It is poised to beat its record close of 27,783.59, which it set on Wednesday.

The Nasdaq could also potentially beat its record of 8,486.09, which it set on Tuesday.

BUFFETT BUMP: Luxury retailer RH rose 6.2% and energy company Occidental Petroleum gained 3% after Warren Buffett’s company disclosed that it had

Specialist Dilip Patel, left, and trader Ashley Lara work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.

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picked up shares of both companies.

BIG FISH: Amarin jumped 6.4% after a government advisory panel recommended broader use of

its fish oil-based heart disease drug Vascepa. Financial analysts predict that broader use of the drug could translate into billions in sales.q

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Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex ending elephant rides

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Elephants that serve as a tourist attraction and give rides at Cambodia’s famed Angkor temple complex will be moved to a new home in a suitable jungle area, an official said Thursday.

Apsara Authority, the government agency that oversees the Angkor archaeological site, said it is important for the animals to be able to live in their natural habitat, and there are other ways to provide attractions and rides for tourists.

Some of the 14 elephants officially at the site under the management of a private company are old and in ill health. They have been providing rides for tourists since 2001.

The death of a female elephant in 2016 of heart failure after giving a tourist a ride triggered an outpouring of grief and criticism on social media. A petition was posted on the website change.org addressed to the Apsara Authority calling for the end of elephant riding there.

The agency said tourists will be allowed to see, but not ride, the elephants at their new location about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Angkor Wat. Apsara Authority spokesman Long Kosal said by phone from Siem Reap

that the elephants will continue to be under the care of the company that owns them, which would also train them to put on performances for visitors.

He said two of elephants have already been taken by truck to their new home and the rest will be gradually transported through the end of this year.

Domesticated elephants used to be employed in large numbers for logging in Southeast Asia. Mechanization and deforestation pushed most of them out of that role, and they are now often found at tourist attractions. Animal rights activists are concerned that they are mistreated when used for rides and tourist shows.q

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Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an international report by doctors said.

With increasing diarrhea diseases, more dangerous heat waves, air pollution and increases in mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and malaria, man-made global warming is already harming public health around the world, the annual climate change and health report from the medical journal The Lancet said Wednesday.

But the report and its authors said they worry that the future health of the world’s youngest people will get even grimmer if emissions of heat-trapping gases aren’t curbed.

“A child born today as they go through their lives they are going to be increasingly exposed to more and more harms that I did not

In this Aug. 20, 2019 file photo, a relative embraces a young patient receiving treatment for dengue at the University School Hospital in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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experience,” said study coauthor Dr. Renee Salas, a Boston emergency room physician and professor at Harvard.

“I cannot think of a greater health emergency,” Salas said.

Already, the number of days when conditions are

ripe for the spread of the water-borne bacteria Vibrio, a major cause of debilitating diarrhea, have doubled since 1980 with last year ranking second highest on record, the report said. Because of the warming climate, 29% more of the U.S. coastline is vulnera-

ble to Vibrio. The report also said the cholera version of Vibrio has increased nearly 10%.

Nine of the top 10 years where conditions were most ripe for dengue fever transmission have occurred since 2000, the report said.

Those diseases hit children

harder, the report said. And children, the elderly, the poor and the sick are most hurt during extreme heat with dangerous overheating, respiratory disease and kidney problems.

“Children are the most vulnerable. They will bear the vast majority of the burden of climate change,’’ said Dr. Nick Watts, an Australian emergency room physician and the lead author of the global report. “Their health will be hit by climate change in a profoundly different way.”

While medicine and public health have improved over the decades, allowing people to live longer, climate change “threatens to undermine all of the gains we’ve had,” Salas said.

Dr. Cindy Parker, an environmental health professor at Johns Hopkins University, praised the peer-reviewed report, which she wasn’t part of, but she worried that focusing on the health effects that have already happened lessens the urgency of the future.q

NASA warned of safety risks in delayed private crew launches

This undated photo made available by NASA on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 shows, from left, Sunita Williams, Josh Cassada, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Christopher Ferguson, Douglas Hurley, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover standing in front of mockups of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsules at the Johnson Space Center in Texas.

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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA auditors warned Thursday the space agency faces “significant safety and technical challenges” that need to be solved before astronauts fly in private capsules.

In its report, NASA’s inspector general office noted Boeing and SpaceX are several years late in transporting crews to the International Space Station.

The private capsules likely won’t be certified before next summer, according to the report, and NASA should set a realistic timetable to avoid compromising safety.

NASA officials concurred with this and most of the other recommendations in the 53-page audit.

The auditors reported, meanwhile, that NASA overpaid Boeing $287.2 million to keep the company moving forward. Most of this overcharge was un-

necessary, they said, a point with which NASA disagreed.

The report shows, on average, a seat on Boeing’s Starliner capsule will cost $90 million, almost double the price of a ride on SpaceX’s crew Dragon, at $55 million. That’s based on a crew of four flying one or two times a year.

In case of further delays by Boeing and SpaceX, NASA is seeking to buy extra seats on Russian rockets in 2020 and 2021, another recommendation of the auditors.

NASA has been paying Russia to ferry astronauts to the space station since the shuttles stopped flying in 2011; the most recent price was about $82 million a seat.

SpaceX test-fired the launch escape engines on one of its capsules Wednesday at Cape Canaveral, an apparent success. Last April, the same test resulted in the destruction of the capsule.

Next up for SpaceX — possibly next month — is a test of the emergency escape system during an actual launch.

That would be the last major flight hurdle for SpaceX before launching a pair of NASA astronauts to the space station sometime next year.

Boeing completed its launch abort test last week in New Mexico. Only two of the three parachutes deployed, but the empty capsule still landed safely.

Boeing aims to launch a Starliner — minus a crew — to the space station in midDecember. SpaceX conducted a similar test flight in March.

During a visit to NASA’s Ames Research Center in Northern California on Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence said astronauts would be launching again from Cape Canaveral by spring. He did not indicate which company might be first.q

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Saturday 16 November 2019

Rosalía marks historic night for women at Latin Grammys

By MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press Spanish singer Rosalía, the breakthrough performer known for blending flamenco music with sounds like reggaeton and Latin trap, won album of the year at the 2019 Latin Grammys, becoming the first solo female performer to win the top honor since Shakira’s triumph 13 years ago.

Rosalía won three awards Thursday, tying top nominee Alejandro Sanz and besting the veteran singersongwriter in categories like album of the year and best contemporary pop vocal album with her project, “El Mal Querer.”

“Thanks to the academy for giving me one of my first opportunities a few years ago. I want to share that, as a musician, nothing gives more pride than winning a Grammy. It is the biggest thing that can happen, so thank you very much,” Rosalía said in Spanish at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

“Especially to my fans, I love you with all my heart.

Thanks for embracing my music.”

Shakira’s “Fijación Oral Vol. 1” won album of the year at the Latin Grammys in 2006. The only other female performers to win album of the year honors were parts of groups, including the female members of Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 and Ileana Cabra Joglar (iLe), who won the top prize as a member

Rosalia performs a medley at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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of the alternative hip-hop band Calle 13 alongside Residente and Visitante.

Sanz walked into Thursday’s show as the mostnominated act with eight, eventually taking home record of the year and best pop song for “Mi Persona Favorita,” shared with pop singer Camila Cabello. He helped the former Fifth Harmony member, who didn’t attend the show, win her first pair of Latin Grammys before she’s even won a Grammy Award.

“Eight years ago more or less, my mother left us and today precisely is her birthday, so this is a gift for her,” said Sanz, who also won best long form music video.

Rosalía’s third win was for

best urban song for “Con Altura,” her collaboration with J Balvin, who skipped the Latin Grammys this year and was part of the group of uber-popular Latin trap and reggaeton artists who were dissed in top categories like album, song and record of the year. Instead, they were restricted to nominations in the urban categories.

During the live show, Bad Bunny — also a part of the overlooked group of performers alongside Daddy Yankee, Maluma and Nicky Jam — praised the reggaeton genre as one of the key sounds of Latin music.

“To all the musicians, to all the people that belong to the academy, with all due

respect, reggaeton is part of the Latin culture and is representing the same way as other genres,” Bad Bunny said in Spanish after winning best urban music album for his debut album, “X 100Pre.” “Anyway, I tell my colleagues let’s work hard, let’s keep bringing creativity and community,” he continued.

Like Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee earned a nomination in one of the urban categories: best urban fusion/ performance. But his song lost to “Calma (Remix)” by Pedro Capó, who celebrated his 39th birthday at the show. The original version of “Calma” won Capó one of the show’s biggest awards — song of the year. Capó

joined Alicia Keys — who is featured on another version of “Calma” — onstage to sing the song alongside Farruko and Miguel.

One of the night’s best performances was Vicente Fernández, who retired from performing in 2016.

The audience stood on its feet as the iconic performer passionately sang onstage.

He performed alongside his son Alejandro Fernández and grandson Alex Fernández. Both Vicente and Alex were nominated for best ranchero/mariachi album, but lost to Christian Nodal.

After performing a medley of his hits, Juanes was shocked to see Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, who was there to present the Colombian musician with the Latin Recording Academy's 2019 Person of the Year award.

“I proclaim myself a Juanes fan,” Ulrich yelled, also calling Juanes “my brother in rock.”

“You guys changed my life,” Juanes said of Metallica. “Thank you so much.”

The Latin Grammys kicked off its 20th anniversary show with a festive performance highlighting various sounds from the genre as 20 artists united onstage to honor Latin music. Prince Royce, Anitta, Fito Páez, Reik, Natalia Jiménez, Beto Cuevas and Calibre 50 were among the acts who performed popular songs from Latin greats like Celia Cruz, Juan Gabriel, Joan Sebastian and Soda Stereo.q

Catalan poet Joan Margarit wins Spain’s Cervantes Prize Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government announced Thursday that Catalan poet Joan Margarit won the 2019 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.

Margarit, who is also an architect, has published more than 20 volumes of poetry — mainly in Catalan but also in Spanish. The 81-year-old has won several awards for his verse, including the Pablo Neruda prize in Chile.

“If a poem cannot console

a person in a difficult situation then it is not worth anything,” Margarit told Spanish news agency Europa Press after hearing he had won the Cervantes Prize.

The jury said Margarit “has enriched both the Spanish and the Catalan language and represents the plurality of our culture.”

Catalan, along with Spanish, is spoken in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia.

The award for Margarit comes amid an increase in tensions in Catalonia over

Catalan poet Joan Margarit poses for a photo in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.

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its separatist movement.

Asked about the political situation in Catalonia, the poet said he was “tired” of it.

The 125,000-euro ($137,600) award generally alternates between Spanish and Latin American writers.

Uruguayan poet Ida Vitale won in 2018.

The prizes are presented each April 23 on the anniversary of the death in 1616 of Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote," in a ceremony attended by King Felipe VI.q

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& ARTS Driver brings 6,700 pages to life in ‘The Report’

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By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Of all the statistics involving the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA’s post-9/11 detention and interrogation program — better known as the “Torture Report” — let’s focus on this for a second: It had 38,000 footnotes.

This mammoth piece of work, which ran 6,700 pages and took years of toil

by Senate staffer Daniel L. Jones, examining millions of classified documents in a windowless basement, was never fully released; only a 525-page summary was published, in 2014. Well, now it’s getting its own Hollywood film, at least. It seems only fair, in a cosmic sense.

It should go without saying that it’s a challenge to produce exciting cinema from a dense document like a Senate report. Unlike, say, classic films about investigative journalism, there’s no grizzled editor yelling out: “Stop the presses!”

(Whether anyone has ever actually yelled that in real life remains unclear, but it’s

great in the movies.)

Still, “The Report,” written and directed with brisk efficiency and a clear sense of outrage by Scott Z. Burns, does its level best to make us understand the importance of this document, which at once revealed the extent of CIA “enhanced interrogation” in the wake of 9/11 and showed that it didn’t work — discrediting, along the way, the idea that torture led to the capture of Osama bin Laden. And yes, the film takes more intellectual energy and patience from the viewer than most. And that’s fine. It deserves the effort.

In that regard, “The Report” (the missing word “Torture” is cleverly “redacted” in the film’s graphics) should be greatly helped by the fact that it happens to star one of the hottest actors in Hollywood.

Does it suddenly seem like Adam Driver is in everything? Already, Oscar predictions are circulating for his performance in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” an intimate meditation on divorce. Soon,

he reprises his role as Kylo Ren in the “Star Wars” franchise. He also scorched the Broadway stage earlier this year in “Burn This,” earning a Tony nod.

All those roles presented radically different challenges than Driver’s task here. This is the story of a report, not a man. No attempt is made to explore Jones’ psyche. We never see him at home, with family or with friends. We barely even see him outside.

Still, with a controlled intensity that gradually increases, Driver makes it work.

His partner here is a terrific Annette Bening as Sen. Dianne Feinstein, his boss.

Only an actress as precise and restrained as Bening could capture the no-nonsense persona of Feinstein, the California Democrat who assigned Jones the report, without ever seeming to imitate her — although the coiffed hair and the glasses are pretty on-point.

The real “action” in this film occurs in flashback, with nausea-inducing scenes of terror techniques used on detainees at black sites, or secret CIA prisons. q

Pierce Brosnan’s sons named Golden Globe Awards ambassadors

Dylan Brosnan, from left, Pierce Brosnan, and Paris Brosnan attend the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The Hollywood Reporter celebration of the 2020 award season and Golden Globe Ambassador reveal at Catch LA on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif.

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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

(AP) — Pierce Brosnan’s sons have been chosen as the Golden Globe am-

bassadors to assist with the glitzy awards ceremony.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday evening

that 22-year-old Dylan and 18-year-old Paris Brosnan will assume the ambassador roles for the 77th annual Golden Globes Awards in January.

An ambassador is traditionally the child of a celebrity who assists with award presentations, handing out trophies to winners and escorting them off stage.

The Brosnan brothers said they are more excited than nervous to appear on stage at the awards.

“We watched the Globes growing up ... and I’ve gone with him a few times.

So it’s truly an honor to be here in this capacity and pay homage to our father’s legacy,” said Dylan Brosnan about his father, a two-time Golden Globe nominee.q

PEOPLE & ARTS A31 Domingo to sing at 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival Saturday 16 November 2019

By RONALD BLUM Plácido Domingo is scheduled to sing two concert performances in Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers)" next summer as part of the 100th anniversary Salzburg Festival, which features 221 performances over 44 days and includes seven staged operas.

Domingo, who turns 79 in January, has withdrawn from all his U.S. performances since reports by The Associated Press in August and September detailed accusations against him of sexual harassment or other inappropriate, sexually charged conduct.

He received standing ovations in Salzburg at performances of Verdi's "Luisa Miller" last August and is welcome back pending investigations by the LA Opera, where he resigned as general director last month, and the American Guild of Musical Artists. Helga Rabl-Stadler, president of the Salzburg Festival, said Domingo was engaged

In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, opera star Placido Domingo performs during a concert in Szeged, Hungary.

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two years ago to sing the baritone role of Guido di Montforte on Aug. 16 and 19. European houses have maintained Domingo's contracts.

"We do not see any reason why we should change our

opinion if there are no new facts," Rabl-Stadler said in a telephone interview, adding the situation could change depending on what is uncovered by the investigations. "We have to follow the rules of our law."

Staged operas announced Wednesday for next summer's festival include Strauss' "Elektra" directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, Mozart's "Don Giovanni" directed

by Romeo Castellucci and conducted by Teodor Cur-

rentzis, Mozart's "Die Zauberfloete (The Magic Flute)" directed by Lydia Steier, Puccini's "Tosca" directed

by Michael Sturminger and starring Anna Netrebko, Luigi Nono's "Intolleranza 1960" directed and choreographed by Jan Lauwers, and Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov," directed by Johannes Leiacker. Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" with mezzosoprano Cecilia Bartoli will return after premiering May 29 at the Whitsun Festival.

The first Salzburg Festival opened on Aug. 22, 1920, with a performance of Hofmannsthal's "Jedermann" on the steps of Salzburg Cathedral. Its first opera, two years later, was "Don Giovanni." Next summer's festival runs from July 18 through Aug. 30.

"The history of Salzburg Festival is extremely rich. It could be a burden," said pianist Markus Hinterhäuser, who became artistic director in October 2016 and has a contract running until September 2026. q

N. Scott Momaday remembers 1969 Pulitzer, promises memoir SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel “House Made of Dawn,” said he’s not done writing and vows to finish his long-anticipated memoir.

In a rare interview at his Santa Fe home, the 85-year-old author told The Associated Press he’s excited about a new PBS documentary about his work, and it’s allowing him to reflect on his life growing up in Oklahoma and New Mexico.

The former University of California-Berkeley professor also has two other books in the works.

“I’m staying active, and I still have a lot to accomplish,” Momaday said during a break from writing.

“The memoir has been shelved for now, but I will get to it.”

Momaday said the memoir will delve into his childhood with his teacher parents and explain why he sees himself as a reincarnation

In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, photo, a copy of "House Made of Dawn" and "The Way to Rainy Mountain" by Kiowa author N. Scott Momaday sits in his Santa Fe, N.M., home between writing sessions.

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of a bear. He also plans to write about the surprise he felt becoming the first Native American writer to win the Pulitzer, and about studying American poet Emily Dickinson’s manuscripts, getting followed by

Soviet Union agents while teaching in Moscow, and meeting artist Georgia O'Keeffe late in her life.

“That story appeared in Reader’s Digest,” Momaday said. As he tells it, O'Keeffe disappeared for

a long time during one of their meetings, and dismantled a locked door to a pantry that held the alcohol.

“Her maid had took the key,” he said.

The American Masters doc-

umentary series is set to air “N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear” on most PBS stations Monday. Director Jeffrey Palmer dove into Momaday’s career but also talked to Muscogee Nation member and poet Joy Harjo about Momaday’s impact on American Literature. Palmer also interviewed actors including Jeff Bridges and James Earl Jones, who said Momaday’s work touched them.

“I thought his voice was one of a storyteller. But because he had this poet ring to it, it took on a whole different tone,” actor Robert Redford said in the film. “I think that’s why I got hooked on Scott.”

Momaday’s “House Made of Dawn” has been credited with starting the modern Native American literary movement and influencing the likes of Chickasaw novelist Linda Hogan, Spokane and Coeur d’Alene writer Sherman Alexie and Laguna Pueblo novelist Leslie Marmon Silko.q