2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Cause
AES can be caused by different microorganisms including virus, bacteria, fungi, parasites and spirochetes, as well as chemicals and toxins. AES mostly affects children below 15. In India, AES was chiefly associated with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) before 1975. The JEV cases and outbreaks became more frequent and endemic regions developed between 1975 and 1999. After 1999, non-JEV cases and outbreaks of AES were increasingly reported caused by other viruses including Chandipura virus (CHPV), Nipah virus (NiV), and enteroviruses. After 2012, it is observed that the cause shifting to JEV. Initial examination shows little sign of the JEV or other viral routes in the affected children. A study by AIIMS Patna found the presence of enterovirus.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Cause
High temperature, humidity, malnutrition, poor hygiene and lack of awareness are known aggravating factors of AES. Cases of AES tend to occur during the country's monsoon season. In June 2019, the temperature in Muzaffarpur had remained above 40 °C (104 °F) and the rains were delayed which might have aggravated the situation. It was the second-longest heatwave in the region. Poverty and malnutrition is widespread among children in the region. Malnourished children lack a buffer stock of sugar as glycogen in the liver which puts them at higher risk of hypoglycemia. Awareness campaigns were carried out in March–April 2019 but were not conducted later due to the 2019 Indian general elections. The local administration was not watchful due to the few cases of AES in recent years.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Cause
The region is the largest producer of lychee fruits in India. A 2014 study published in Lancet found that the methylene cyclopropyl acetic acid and hypoglycin A found in unripe lychee (Litchi chinensis) fruit can cause hypoglycemia and cited them as plausible cause of AES outbreaks. A diet heavy on unripe lychee fruits without having an otherwise full meal later in the day may put malnourished children at risk of hypoglycemia. Others disputed the findings citing the unlikeliness of very large consumption of unripe lychee fruits, lack of cases in healthy, well-nourished children and many other pediatric illnesses causing hypoglycemia. Health officials reported that most of the victims suffered severe hypoglycemia.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Cause
The hospitals and primary health centres lacked the required facilities to treat children.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Government response
The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar announced an ex gratia payment of ₹4 lakh (US$5,600) to the next of the kin of the children who died from AES. He also visited the hospital and ordered the expansion of the hospital.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Government response
The union minister of health Harsh Vardhan visited and announced the set-up of 100-bed pediatric ward at the SKMCH as well as five virology laboratories in Bihar. He also announced the upgrade of the India Meteorological Department’s observatory in Muzaffarpur for better study of climate. Seven pediatric intensive care units are being established.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Government response
The interdisciplinary team consisting of experts from Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, National Institute of Malaria Research; National Institute of Nutrition, National Institute of Virology; National Institute of Epidemiology and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi was formed and sent to Bihar to study the syndrome and establish the cause.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Government response
The Supreme Court ordered the Bihar government to file an affidavit to show the competence of medical facilities and other hygiene conditions in the state in the wake of the deaths.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Government response
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent notices to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Bihar government over the deaths and asked for a report in four weeks.


2019 Bihar encephalitis outbreak, Aftermath
Total 872 cases of encephalitis including 176 deaths were reported in Bihar in 2019.


2019 Bihar floods
The 2019 Bihar floods affected 13 districts of North Bihar, India, causing 130 deaths by the end of July. 1269 panchayats (settlement councils) under 92 blocks of 13 districts of Northern Bihar were severely affected in the flood. Around 88.46 lakhs (8.846 million) people were affected.


2019 Bihar floods, Events, 13 Affected districts
Araria, Kishanganj, Madhubani, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Supaul, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Saharsa, Katihar, West Champaran.


2019 Bihar floods, Events, District wise human lives lost.
As per Bihar Disaster Management Department, no death was reported from West Champaran and Katihar from the flood-hit districts.


2019 Bilderberg Conference
Bilderberg conferences are an annual private gathering of 120 to 150 people of the European and North American political elite, experts from industry, finance, academia, and the media, established in 1954 by Prince Bernhard.


2019 Bilderberg Conference
The 2019 Bilderberg Conference took place between 30 May - 2 June 2019 at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in Montreux, Switzerland.


2019 Bilderberg Conference, Agenda
A list of key topics for discussion at the 2019 Bilderberg conference was published on the Bilderberg website shortly before the meeting. Topics for discussion included:


2019 Bilderberg Conference, Delegates (alphabetical)
A list of expected delegates was published by the Bilderberg Group.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
The 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 was the 119th version of the annual, English rugby union, County Championship organised by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for the top tier English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional sections with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. Lancashire were the reigning champions having defeated Hertfordshire in the previous year's final.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
At the end of the group stage, Cheshire overcame stiff challenges from Lancashire and Yorkshire to top Division 1 North. Although they beat Yorkshire in a razor tight game during round 2, they had to rely on the same side to beat favourites Lancashire on the final match day, before they were assured of a place in the competition final. The tournament structure was perhaps slightly unkind to Yorkshire as they had to play the top two sides, while Cheshire and Lancashire avoided playing one another.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
Cornwall made amends for a terrible tournament the previous year by topping Division 1 South with an resounding victory over Hertfordshire being probably the most impressive of their three wins. Again, due to the rather bizarre tournament structure the top two sides in the group did not meet, although Gloucestershire failed to get the 100% record needed to qualify for the final, thanks to a defeat against Kent.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
In an incredibly tight Twickenham final Cornwall defeated Cheshire 14–12. Cornwall had a 7–0 lead at the end of the first half thanks to a solo Alex Ducker converted try (his 4th of the tournament), when a moment of madness just before half-time saw Cornish scrum-half, Jack Oulton, red carded for an off-the-ball incident. The second half was all Cheshire as they looked to get back into the game against the 14 men of Cornwall, scoring two tries to eventually take a 12–7 lead with 10 minutes remaining.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
With a Cheshire win looking imminent, Cornwall were awarded a penalty inside the Cheshire 22. What followed was a series of Cornwall penalties and scrums, as Cheshire were reduced to 13 men for repeated infringements as the game went into injury time. Eight minutes into injury, the ball finally left the scrum and was found by Cornwall's Seti Raumakita, who dodged several tackles to go over for a try to make it 12-12. With the last kick of the game Matthew Shepherd held his nerve to kick the conversion and win Cornwall the 2019 County Championship, and their sixth overall.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition format
The 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 consists of twelve county sides, with six counties in the northern group, and six in the southern group. Each county plays three games per group, which means that certain counties get two home games, while others just the one home game. The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group (north and south) advance to the final held on 2 June 2019 at Twickenham Stadium. It is the top tier of county championship rugby.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition format
Promotion into the division and relegation from it occurs every two seasons, with accumulated points taken into consideration. At the end of the 2017–18 season, East Midlands (north) and Surrey (south) were relegated due to pool results accumulated over the 2017 and 2018 competitions, although in East Midlands' case they actually took voluntary relegation due to difficulties in getting the top eligible clubs in their union to provide players for future competitions. They are replaced by Durham (north) and Hampshire (south), who were the highest ranked counties during the 2017 and 2018 Division 2 competitions, with Durham being the 2018 champions. This also means that there will be no promotion or relegation until the end of the 2020 competition.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Team
59 – 3 Yorkshire at home to Northumberland on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Team
73 – 7 Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Attendances
Cheshire at home to Eastern Counties on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Leo Fielding for Gloucestershire at home to Devon on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Leo Fielding for Gloucestershire at home to Devon on 4 May 2019 Tom Grimes for Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019 Henry Roberts for Yorkshire at home to Northumberland on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Chris Johnson for Lancashire away to Durham County on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Lewis Minikin for Yorkshire away to Lancashire on 18 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Chris Johnson for Lancashire at home to Yorkshire on 18 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
The 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 was the 18th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship organised by the RFU for the tier 2 English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional sections with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
At the end of the group stage, Leicestershire were dominant in Pool 1, winning all three games (albeit one which was a walkover), including an impressive win against a strong East Midlands side, while Surrey were equally impressive in topping Pool 2, also winning three out of three. In the final, Leicestershire finished as convincing winners with an emphatic 38 – 13 victory over Surrey, in what was their second division title in three years.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition format
The competition format is two regional group stages divided into north and south with four teams in each group. This means that two teams in the pool had two home games, while the other two had just one. The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group (north and south) advance to the final held on 2 June 2019 at Twickenham Stadium.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition format
Promotion and relegation occurs every two seasons, with accumulated points taken into consideration. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Durham (north) and Hampshire (south) were promoted to Division 1, replacing East Midlands (north) and Surrey (south) who dropped down into Division 2. Cumbria and North Midlands were relegated into Division 3, being replaced by promoted sides, Essex and Sussex. There will now be no promotion or relegation until the end of the 2020 competition.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Team
47 – 3 Sussex at home to Essex on 11 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Team
78 – 0 Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Team
East Midlands at home to Warwickshire on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Joe Wilson for Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Carlie Carter for Somerset at home to Sussex on 18 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Charlie Reed for East Midlands at home to Warwickshire on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Dan O'Brien for Warwickshire away to East Midlands on 4 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3
The Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3 was the 15th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship, organised by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for the tier 3 English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the fifth tier and below of the English rugby union league system. The counties were divided into two regional pools (north/south) with the winners of each pool meeting in the final at Twickenham Stadium, London.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3
At the end of the group stage, Cumbria won three out of three to stop Pool 1 ahead of Oxfordshire, who they defeated in the final game, while Dorset & Wilts made their second successive final by also winning all three of their games. In the Twickenham final it was Cumbria who emerged victorious, defeating Dorset & Wilts convincingly, 23-13, with tournament top scorer, Mark Ireland, kicking 13 of their points. For Cumbria it was their first Division 3 title in three attempts and first county championship silverware since 1997, while Dorset & Wilts failed to retain their title and make it a fourth win in the competition.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition format
The competition format is two regional group stages divided into north and south with four teams in each group. This means that two teams in the pool had two home games, while the other two had just one. The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. The shield competition has increased from six to eight teams as two counties, Middlesex and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, have returned to the county championships after an absence of several years.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition format
At the end of the pool stage the top teams with the best record from each pool advance to the final held on 26 May 2019 which will once more be held back at Twickenham Stadium in London, having been held at the Athletic Ground in nearby Richmond the previous season.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition format
Promotion occurs every two seasons, with accumulated points taken into consideration. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Essex and Sussex were promoted to tier 2 with Cumbria and North Midlands dropping down to replace them in tier 3. There will now be no promotion until the end of the 2020 competition.


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Team
68 – 0 Dorset & Wilts at home to Buckinghamshire on 11 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Team
64 – 21 Berkshire away to Buckinghamshire on 18 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Team
Dorset & Wilts at home to Buckinghamshire on 11 May 2019Berkshire away to Buckinghamshire on 18 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Team
Dorset & Wilts at home to Buckinghamshire on 11 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Team
Cumbria away to North Midlands on 4 May 2019North Midlands at home to Cumbria on 4 May 2019Cumbria at home to Oxfordshire on 18 May 2019Cumbria versus Dorset & Wilts on 8 June 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Player
Dan Thorne for Berkshire away to Buckinghamshire on 18 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Player
Doug Billam for Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire at home to Cumbria on 11 May 2019 Connor Hayhow for Berkshire away to Buckinghamshire on 18 May 2019 Gabe Hill for Berkshire away to Buckinghamshire on 18 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Player
Sam Baker for Dorset & Wilts at home to Buckinghamshire on 11 May 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Player
Rhys Harrhy for North Midlands at home to Cumbria on 4 May 2019 Mark Ireland for Cumbria away to North Midlands on 4 May 2019 Mark Ireland for Cumbria at home to Oxfordshire on 18 May 2019 Mark Ireland for Cumbria versus Dorset & Wilts on 8 June 2019


2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Player
Glen Weightman for Cumbria at home to Oxfordshire on 18 May 2019


2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards
The 26th Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony, presented by Billboard magazine, honored the best performing Latin recordings of 2018 and took place on April 25, 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Billboard presented awards in 59 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Telemundo for the 21st time, and was the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference. The awards recognize the most popular Latin performers, songs, albums, labels, songwriters and producers in the United States. Recipients were based on sales, radio airplay, online streaming and social data during a one-year period.


2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Venezuelan actress, model and presenter Gaby Espino hosted the ceremony. Throughout the show, Espino was joined by Bad Bunny, Carlos Vives, Mark Tacher and Luis Fonsi as co-hosts.


2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Ozuna led the list of nominations for the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards, with 23 nods in 15 categories — a record number in the history of the awards. Ozuna was the biggest winner of the night, with eleven awards.


2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 26th Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced on February 12, 2019 J Balvin and Shakira led the nominations with 12 each. Ozuna leads the list of nominations with 23 nods in 15 categories — a record number in the history of the awards. He is followed in number of finalist slots by J Balvin and Nicky Jam, with 13 each, Bad Bunny with 12, and Daddy Yankee with 8.


2019 Billboard Music Awards
The 2019 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 1, 2019. It aired live on NBC and was hosted by Kelly Clarkson for a second year in a row. The list of nominees  were announced on April 4, 2019. Mariah Carey received the Icon Award during the show.


2019 BinckBank Tour
The 2019 BinckBank Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 12 and 18 August 2019 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the 15th edition of the BinckBank Tour and the thirty-first event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won by Laurens De Plus.


2019 BinckBank Tour, Teams
All UCI WorldTeams were invited as the race is part of the UCI World Tour. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to five UCI Professional Continental teams.


2019 BinckBank Tour, Schedule
The race organisation announced the full schedule in June 2019.


2019 BinckBank Tour, Classification leadership table
There are four principal classifications in the race. The first of these is the general classification, calculated by adding up the time each rider took to ride each stage. Time bonuses are applied for winning stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds to the first three riders) and for the three "golden kilometre" sprints on each stage. At each of these sprints, the first three riders are given 3-, 2- and 1-second bonuses respectively. The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the winner of the general classification. The rider leading the classification wins a green jersey.


2019 BinckBank Tour, Classification leadership table
There is also a points classification. On each road stage the riders are awarded points for finishing in the top 10 places, with other points awarded for intermediate sprints. The rider with the most accumulated points is the leader of the classification and wins the red jersey. The combativity classification is based solely on points won at the intermediate sprints; the leading rider wins the white jersey. The final classification is a team classification: on each stage the times of the best three riders on each team are added up. The team with the lowest cumulative time over the seven stages wins the team classification.


2019 Birmingham Classic
The 2019 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 38th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 17–23 June 2019.


2019 Birmingham Classic, Points and prize money, Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team


2019 Birmingham Classic, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 Birmingham Classic, Champions, Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei /  Barbora Strýcová def. Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8]


2019 Birmingham Classic – Doubles
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2019 Birmingham Classic – Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová won the title, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Demi Schuurs in the final, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8].


2019 Birmingham Classic – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew with an arm injury before the tournament began.


2019 Birmingham Classic – Singles
Ashleigh Barty won the title without dropping a set, defeating Julia Görges in the final 6–3, 7–5. As a result of winning the title, Barty attained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time, displacing Naomi Osaka at the No. 1 position.


2019 Birmingham Classic – Singles
The second round match between Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková was the first match between identical twins in WTA Tour history.


2019 Birmingham Legion FC season
The 2019 Birmingham Legion FC season is the club's inaugural season and their first in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from the founding of the club to the start of the 2020 USL Championship season.


2019 Birmingham Legion FC season, Non-competitive, Preseason
Although Legion FC officially announced just one preseason game, the matchup against Nashville SC on February 16, the club wound up playing a four-game preseason schedule ahead of its inaugural season. Two of the four games were against fellow USL Championship clubs, with one fixture against a team from Major League Soccer and one against a USL League One opponent. The first two preseason matches saw Birmingham as the road team, with Legion FC hosting the final two games at BBVA Field.


2019 Birmingham Legion FC season, Competitive, USL Championship, Match results
The league announced home openers for every club on December 14, 2018. Legion FC were initially set to play the inaugural match in club history on March 9, facing Bethlehem Steel FC at BBVA Field; the game would later be postponed to March 10 due to inclement weather.


2019 Birmingham Legion FC season, Competitive, USL Championship, Match results
The full Birmingham schedule was released on December 19. Legion FC's inaugural season will consist of 34 matches, with home and away games against every Eastern Conference opponent. The club will be one of six new teams in the Eastern Conference: Hartford Athletic, Loudoun United, and Memphis 901 are also joining as expansion clubs, while Saint Louis FC and Swope Park Rangers move over from the Western Conference.


2019 Birmingham Legion FC season, Competitive, U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Birmingham Legion will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 15, 2019.


2019 Birthday Honours
The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms were announced on 8 June, except the honours for New Zealand that were announced on 3 June and for Australia on 10 June.


2019 Birthday Honours, United Kingdom
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2019 Birthday Honours, Australia
The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 10 June 2019 by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.


2019 Birthday Honours, Canada
The 2019 Canada Day Honours were announced on 29 June 2019 by the Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Julie Payette.


2019 Birthday Honours, New Zealand
The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for New Zealand were announced on 3 June 2019 by the Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy.


2019 Birthday Honours, Cook Islands
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Cook Islands, on the recommendationof the Ministers of the Cook Islands.


2019 Birthday Honours, Barbados
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Barbados, on advice of Her Majesty's Barbados Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, Bahamas
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, on the advice ofHer Majesty's Bahamas Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, Grenada
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Grenada, on the advice of Her Majesty's Grenada Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, Papua New Guinea
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Papua New Guinea, on the advice of Her Majesty's Papua New Guinea Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, Solomon Islands
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Solomon Islands, on the advice of Her Majesty's Solomon Island Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, Saint Lucia
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Lucia, on the advice of Her Majesty's Saint Lucia Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, Belize
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Belize, on the advice of Her Majesty's Belize Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, Antigua and Barbuda
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, on the advice of Her Majesty's Antigua and Barbuda Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours, St Christopher and Nevis
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Christopher and Nevis, on the advice of Her Majesty's St Christopher and Nevis Ministers.


2019 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 3 June 2019.


2019 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


2019 Bislett Games
The 2019 Bislett Games was the 54th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Oslo, Norway. Held on 13 June at Bislett Stadium, it was the fifth leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. 29 events were contested with 13 of them being point-scoring Diamond League disciplines.


2019 Bislett Games
Local favorite Karsten Warholm, running in the men's 400 metres hurdles, won in a new European record time of 47.33 seconds, improving on the previous European record of 47.37 seconds that was set by Stéphane Diagana for France in 1995. Warholm had already been the Norwegian record holder with a time 47.64 seconds. He also improved on the meeting record of 47.60 seconds, previously set by Abderrahman Samba for Qatar in the 2018 edition.


2019 Bislett Games
In other men's events, Christian Coleman improved on the 100 metres world lead that he shared with fellow American Noah Lyles and Nigeria's Divine Oduduru by 0.01 seconds to 9.85 seconds. A Polish record and world lead was set by Marcin Lewandowski in the mile race, passing Kenyan Vincent Kibet on the home straight to win in 3:52.34, four hundredths ahead of Kibet.


2019 Bislett Games
Selemon Barega also set a world lead and personal best in the 3000 metres race with a time of 7:32.17 seconds to win ahead of Joshua Cheptegei and Nicholas Kimeli, who finished second and third also with personal bests of 7:33.26 and 7:34.85 respectively. Henrik Ingebrigtsen finished fourth with a Norwegian record with a time of 7:36.85.


2019 Bislett Games
Sam Kendricks took his third Diamond League win for the season in the men's pole vault with a mark of 5.91 metres, with world leader Mondo Duplantis settling for fourth behind second place Piotr Lisek and third place Cole Walsh, with all three below Kendricks sharing a final mark of 5.81 metres.


2019 Bislett Games
In the women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Norah Jeruto defeated world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech and 2017 world champion Emma Coburn, winning in a world leading and meeting record time of 9:03.71. Chepkoech, who hadn't lost since May 2018, finished second in 9:04.30 with Coburn in fourth behind Hyvin Jepkemoi. Though they did not finish in the top eight, national records were set by Maruša Mišmaš for Slovenia and Anna Emilie Møller for Denmark, with times of 9:20.97 and 9:24.21 respectively.


2019 Bislett Games
Two other world leads were set by the women in the high jump and the triple jump. Mariya Lasitskene leaped the first over two meters mark for the 2019 season in the high jump, winning her 20th Diamond League meet in her career at 2.01 metres. Caterine Ibargüen took the world lead in the triple jump with a mark of 14.79 metres.


2019 Bislett Games
In her Diamond League debut in the women's 400 metres hurdles, Sydney McLaughlin passed 2016 Olympic champion and world leader Dalilah Muhammad after the final hurdle to win in 54.16 seconds to Muhammad's 54.35 seconds.


2019 Bislett Games, Diamond League results
Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for one of two Diamond League finals (either Zürich or Brussels depending on the discipline). First place earned eight points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in ninth place or lower.


2019 Blaby District Council election
The 2019 Blaby District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Blaby District Council in England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The 2019 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 95th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 17, 2019, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, Point of Honor won the race by a half length over runner-up Ulele. Approximate post time on the Friday evening before the Preakness Stakes was 4:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The Maryland Jockey Club supplied a purse of $250,000 for the 95th running. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:51.87. The Maryland Jockey Club reported a Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day record attendance of 51,573. The attendance at Pimlico Race Course that day was a record crowd for Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day and the fifth largest for a thoroughbred race in North America in 2019.


2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
The 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.


2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:


2019 Blackpool Council election
The 2019 Blackpool Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackpool Council in England.


2019 Blackpool Council election
Blackpool Council has been controlled by the Labour Party since 2011, who currently hold a majority of ten with 26 councillors. The Conservatives were defending twelve seats, and independent councillors were defending four.


2019 Blackpool Council election, Background
Blackpool Council will hold local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elects its members in all-out elections, with all its councillors up for election every four years. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. In that election, 29 Labour councillors and 13 Conservative councillors were elected.


2019 Blackpool Council election, Background
The Conservative Party held its seat in Warbreck ward following a March 2017 by-election.


2019 Blackpool Council election, Background
Following suspension by the Conservative Party, Colin Maycock left his party to sit as an independent councillor in November 2017.


2019 Blackpool Council election, Background
Follow complaints about comments he made at an event in March 2018, Ian Coleman resigned as mayor, left the Labour group on the council, and said he wouldn't stand for re-election. His son and daughter-in-law, Labour councillors Gary Coleman and Debbie Coleman, left their party in June 2018 to sit as independents. Debbie Coleman had been deselected, and Gary Coleman had announced he wouldn't seek re-election. The three councillors formed a new group called the Independent Blackpool Residents Group.


2019 Blackpool Council election, Background
Two Conservative councillors including former council leader Peter Callow were deselected by their party.


2019 Blackpool Council election, Overall results
After the previous election, the composition of the council was:


2019 Blackpool Council election, Overall results
Immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:


2019 Blackpool Council election, Overall results
Following the latest election, the current composition of the council is:


2019 Blackpool Council election, Ward results
Incumbent councillors seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Two sitting councillors—Debbie Coleman and Andrew Stansfield—are seeking election in different wards.


2019 Blackwater Elite season
The 2019 Blackwater Elite season is the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2019 Blancpain GT Series
The 2019 Blancpain GT Series was the last season under the title of the Blancpain GT Series. The season began on 14 April at Monza and ended on 29 September in Barcelona. The season features ten rounds, five Endurance Cup rounds and five World Challenge Europe rounds. The overall championship was won by Chinese Lamborghini factory team FFF Racing and their drivers, Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli.


2019 Blancpain GT Series, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. The Endurance Cup round in Barcelona would become a World Challenge Europe round, replacing the round at the Nürburgring. Zolder was initially dropped from the schedule in favor of the Red Bull Ring, before the Austrian Grand Prix venue was replaced by Zandvoort in the final draft of the calendar released on 22 October. Barcelona and the Nürburgring were once again swapped around, making the latter circuit the host of a World Challenge Europe round.


2019 Blancpain GT Series, Championship standings
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2019 Blancpain GT Series, Championship standings
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.


2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
The 2019 GT Series Endurance Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup)was the ninth season of the GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 14 April at Monza and ended on 29 September in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events.


2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. The World Challenge Europe round at the Nürburgring would become an Endurance Cup round, replacing the round in Barcelona, before the two tracks were swapped around again in the final draft of the calendar released on 22 October.


2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Championship standings
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Championship standings
Points are awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.


2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club
The 2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the fifth season of the SRO Motorsports Group's Blancpain GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The Blancpain GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze level drivers only, with two additional sub-classes based on age, Titanium and Iron, in order to separate the potential of using higher-level drivers who are often in amateur classes based on their age. The Titanium categorisation for drivers between the age of 50 and 59.


2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club
The Iron categorisation for drivers over the age of 60 (meaning all drivers who would be FIA Platinum or Gold but are 60 or older). The races were contested with GT3-spec, GTE-spec, GT2-spec and Trophy cars. The season began on 13 April at Monza and ended on 29 September at Barcelona-Catalunya.


2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar, in which the Nürburgring initially made an appearance. It was dropped from the schedule and replaced by Misano, when the finalised calendar was announced on 28 March 2019.


2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America
The 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America was the thirtieth season of the United States Auto Club's Blancpain GT World Challenge America. It was the first under Blancpain sponsorship, taking over from the longtime Pirelli sponsorship, as part of the standardisation of names of Stéphane Ratel Organisation-run GT3 sprint racing series globally, following the series' acquisition by the SRO Motorsports Group. It was also the last under Blancpain sponsorship, after they and the SRO concluded their partnership at the end of 2019. The season began on 2 March in Austin and ended on 20 October at Las Vegas.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. The date for the season opening weekend in Austin was confirmed on 15 August. The Grand Finale at Las Vegas was announced on 26 July.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America, Calendar
In previous years under the Pirelli World Challenge name, a race weekend consisted of one Qualifying session, one race on Saturday (in some cases on Friday) - of which the fastest laps set up the grid for the second race - and one race on Sunday. On 7 December 2018, changes to the format of race weekends were announced. In 2019 a race weekend consisted of two races scoring equal points and featuring separate Qualifying sessions for each race. In addition to a revised schedule as the Sprint-format was dropped and the SprintX-format - 90-minute races with two drivers per car and mandatory Pit stops with driver changes - remained, the FIA international points system was adopted.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 40 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia
The 2019 GT World Challenge Asia (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia) was the third season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's GT World Challenge Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 6 April at Sepang and ended on 28 September at Shanghai. It was the first season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. Ningbo was replaced by Korea. The dates for the races at Shanghai were confirmed on 11 December.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia, Championship standings
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia, Championship standings, Teams' championship
Only the two best results of a team per race counted towards the Teams' championship.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe
The 2019 GT World Challenge Europe (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe) was the seventh season of the GT World Challenge Europe following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the first with the sponsorship of Blancpain. The season began on 4 May at Brands Hatch and ended on 8 September at the Hungaroring. It was the first season of the unification of GT3 sprint series across the globe under the World Challenge name.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. Zolder was initially replaced by the Red Bull Ring, before Zandvoort was chosen to host a race weekend. The Endurance Cup round in Barcelona would become an World Challenge Europe round, replacing the round at the Nürburgring, before the two tracks were swapped around again in the final draft of the calendar released on 22 October.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe, Entry list
A cap of 26 cars was placed in an attempt to reduce accidents on narrower tracks.


2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe, Championship standings
Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2019 Blaublitz Akita season
2019 Blaublitz Akita season. The annual club slogan was "昇".


2019 Blaublitz Akita season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Blaublitz Akita season, Gallery
Akita Prefectural Central Park Football Stadium West Side Field in 2019


2019 Blaublitz Akita season, Gallery
Akita Prefectural Central Park Football Stadium East Side Field in 2019


2019 Bloc Québécois leadership election
The 2019 Bloc Québécois leadership election was initiated by the resignation of party leader Martine Ouellet in June 2018. While originally scheduled to be held on February 24, 2019 on a one member, one vote basis, Yves-François Blanchet, as the only candidate in the race following the nomination deadline of January 15, 2019, was officially acclaimed Leader of the Bloc Québécois on January 17, 2019.


2019 Bloc Québécois leadership election, Background
Ouellet got 32% support from a confidence vote of party members. She resigned on June 11, 2018. Seven out of ten Bloc Québécois caucus members left on February 28, 2018 and formed Québec debout, which was announced on May 9, 2018. On September 17, 2018, the party's five MPs rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus.


2019 Bloc Québécois leadership election, Background
On June 13, 2018, Mario Beaulieu, MP for La Pointe-de-l'Île and president of the BQ since 2014, was appointed interim leader of the Bloc Québécois.


2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
The 2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup was the 81st edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup, an association football tournament organized by FIFA for clubs featuring players under the age of 21. It was held on Ascension Thursday, 30 May 2019 and 31 May 2019.


2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
This year's women's tournament was the second edition after the 2018 edition which Young Boys women team won.


2019 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
All matches were played in two 20-minute halves (except for the final which was 25 minutes), only players between 18–20 years were eligible to participate. However, each team may have up to five players under the age of  18 feature. All matches were played at the Buchlern sports stadium in Zurich.


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500
The 2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on November 10, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 35th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Report, Background
ISM Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Report, Background
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Report, Background
ISM Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and penultimate track on the schedule.


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Practice, First practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.170 seconds and a speed of 137.562 mph (221.385 km/h).


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Practice, Final practice
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 25.969 seconds and a speed of 138.627 mph (223.099 km/h).


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 25.693 and a speed of 140.116 mph (225.495 km/h).


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Media, Television
NBC Sports will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Phoenix winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500, Media, Radio
MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch called the action on MRN from pit lane.


2019 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open
The 2019 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States between 22 and 28 April 2019.


2019 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open – Doubles
Sophie Chang and Alexandra Mueller were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2019 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open – Doubles
Asia Muhammad and Taylor Townsend won the title, defeating Lucie Hradecká and Katarzyna Kawa in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–3].


2019 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open – Singles
Mariana Duque Mariño was the defending champion, but she had retired from professional tennis earlier in the year.


2019 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open – Singles
Whitney Osuigwe won the title, defeating Madison Brengle in the final, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3.


2019 Boca Raton Bowl
The 2019 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. EST on ABC. It was the 6th edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Cheribundi beverage company, the game was officially known as the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl.


2019 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams
This was the first time that Florida Atlantic and SMU had ever played each other.


2019 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams, SMU Mustangs
SMU finished their regular season with a 10–2 record (6–2 in conference). The Mustangs finished in third place in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference.


2019 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams, Florida Atlantic Owls
Florida Atlantic finished their regular season atop the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA), then defeated UAB in the C-USA Championship Game, 49–6. The Owls entered the bowl with a 10–3 record (7–1 in conference).


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash
On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress owned by the Collings Foundation crashed at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Seven of the thirteen people on board were killed, and the other six, as well as one person on the ground, were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, with only the tail and a portion of one wing remaining.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aircraft
The aircraft was a 74-year-old Douglas-built Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, military serial number 44-83575 (variant B-17G-85-DL) with civilian registration N93012. The aircraft was painted to represent a different B-17G, the 91st Bomb Group's Nine-O-Nine, with military serial number 42-31909 (variant B-17G-30-BO), which had been mothballed shortly after World War II at Kingman, Arizona and eventually scrapped. During its original military career, the aircraft operated as an Air-Sea Rescue aircraft until 1952, when it was reassigned to the Air Force Special Weapons Command for use as a specimen in weapons-effects testing.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aircraft
In this role, it was subjected to three nuclear explosions as part of Operation Tumbler–Snapper. The aircraft was purchased as scrap in 1965 for a price of US$269 (equivalent to $2,209 in 2020); being in relatively good condition, it was restored to airworthy condition for use as a water bomber over the course of ten years, entering civilian service in 1977.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aircraft
Following its operator's liquidation in 1985, the aircraft was acquired by the Collings Foundation in January 1986, restored to its 1945 configuration, and N93012 was flying as Nine-O-Nine by August 1986. While operated by the Collings Foundation, it was involved in two prior accidents: on August 23, 1987, it overran the runway on landing at Beaver County Airport near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and on July 9, 1995, it was damaged on landing at Karl Stefan Memorial Airport in Norfolk, Nebraska, as the result of a landing gear malfunction.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Aircraft
The October 2019 crash and resulting fire destroyed most of the aircraft. Only the left wing and part of the tail remained.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Accident
The "living history" flight was delayed 40 minutes because of difficulty starting one of the four engines. The pilot shut down the other three engines and used a spray can of Nitrogen to "blow out the moisture" in the engine that balked. The aircraft took off from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, at 09:48 local time (13:48 UTC). It carried three crew and ten passengers. A witness reported that an engine was sputtering and smoking. At 09:50, two minutes after takeoff, the pilot radioed that there was a problem with engine number 4. The control tower diverted other traffic to allow for an emergency landing.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Accident
The aircraft came in low, touched down 1,000 feet (300 m) short of the runway, clipped the instrument landing system (ILS) antenna array, veered to the right off the runway across a grassy area and taxiway,  then crashed into a de-icing facility at 09:54; the aircraft then burst into flames.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Accident
Seven occupants were killed, and the remaining six were injured severely enough to be taken to the hospital, including one who was airlifted. Among the dead were the pilot and co-pilot, aged 75 and 71 respectively. One person on the ground was injured (see below). The airport was closed for 3+1⁄2 hours after the crash.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Rescue
One of the passengers on the aircraft, a Connecticut Air National Guardsman, managed to open an escape hatch after the crash, despite having a broken arm and collarbone. An airport employee, who had been working in the building into which the aircraft had crashed, ran to the wreckage to help pull injured passengers from the burning aircraft. The employee suffered severe burns on his hands and arms and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Construction worker Robert Bullock was working nearby at the airport when he heard the explosion and felt the heat.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Rescue
Hearing cries for help, the former firefighter scaled a barbed wire fence and began helping victims. He applied a tourniquet to one patient and then moved on to others until emergency medical services arrived. Bullock appeared to be uninjured during his heroic rescue. Multiple planes on the ramp contacted the control tower immediately after the accident helping to accelerate rescue efforts. Air traffic controllers contacted airport fire and rescue personnel as well as Life Flight. The airport was closed to allow unrestricted access to the accident scene and began diverting incoming flights.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened an investigation into the accident. A "go team" was dispatched to Bradley International Airport, headed by Jennifer Homendy. The NTSB removed some wreckage to their laboratory for further analysis, completing operations at the scene by October 8.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Investigation
The NTSB issued its preliminary report on October 15, 2019. Fuel recovered from the tanks for the No. 3 engine appeared free from water and debris contamination and was consistent with 100LL avgas in smell and appearance. The fuel truck that had refueled the aircraft with 160 US gallons (130 imp gal; 610 l) of 100LL prior to the flight was quarantined, but the NTSB found no anomalies in its fuel supply or equipment, and no engine trouble was reported by pilots of other aircraft refueled from the same truck before or after the accident aircraft.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Investigation
During the flight, the accident pilot had reported that No. 4 engine had a "rough mag" referring to a magneto on that engine. The NTSB reported that the propeller blades of No. 3 engine were near the feathered position and the propeller blades of No. 4 engine were in the feathered position. The aircraft had landed with the flaps in the retracted position and the landing gear extended.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Investigation
In March 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration revoked the Collings Foundation's permission to carry passengers, citing numerous safety concerns and noting that allowing passengers "would adversely affect safety.” Investigators found substantial shortcomings in the foundation's safety practices: key personnel were ignorant of the organization's maintenance program and "basic information concerning operations." The left magneto for the No. 4 engine had been "jury [rigged]" with safety wire and was inoperative, while the right magneto produced a weak or no spark in four of the nine cylinders it was supposed to fire. All spark plugs on both the No. 3 and No. 4 engines had been gapped improperly and needed cleaning, and evidence of detonation was found. The inspection of engine No. 3 also revealed problems with the cylinders.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Investigation
An updated NTSB docket summary containing investigation details, testimonies, media, and medical reports was released on December 9, 2020. The final NTSB report was released on April 13, 2021, and cited pilot error as the likely cause—noting in particular, "The B-17 could likely have overflown the approach lights and landed on the runway had the pilot kept the landing gear retracted and accelerated to 120 mph until it was evident the airplane would reach the runway. "—with inadequate maintenance as a contributing factor.


2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash, Legal action
In June 2020, the families of three of the victims who were killed and five who were injured filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Collings Foundation. The lawsuit claimed that the Collings Foundation failed to take necessary safety precautions for passenger flight.


2019 Bogotá car bombing
On 17 January 2019, a vehicle was driven into the General Santander National Police Academy in Bogotá, Colombia. The truck forced its way into the facility, hit a wall and detonated, killing 22 people (including the perpetrator) and injuring 68 others. Suicide attacks are unusual in Colombia. The car contained about 80 kilograms (180 lb) of pentolite. It was the deadliest attack on the Colombian capital since the 2003 El Nogal Club bombing and the first terrorist attack on the capital since the 2017 Centro Andino bombing. The National Liberation Army (ELN) accepted responsibility for the attack and justified it as a response to the bombings made by the Colombian government during the unilateral ceasefire.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Background, Colombian conflict
The Colombian conflict started in 1964, although systematic violence in the country can be dated since the end of the 19th century (Thousand Days' War). The National Liberation Army (ELN) is one of the most prominent participants of the ongoing conflict. For decades, residents of Bogotá lived in fear of being a victim of a bombing by leftist rebels or Pablo Escobar's Medellín drug cartel. But as Colombia's conflict has wound down, and the nation's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) disarmed under a 2016 peace deal, security has improved and attacks have become less frequent.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Background, Colombian conflict
Sporadic attacks have affected the city since the peace deal was initiated. The most prominent was an explosion at the upmarket Andino shopping mall in June 2017 which killed three people, including a French woman, and injured another 11. Police later arrested several suspected members of a far-left urban guerrilla group called the People Revolutionary's Movement for the bombing.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Background, Peace dialogue
The 2016 peace deal between the FARC and Colombian government resulted in the ELN gaining strength in the region. The Colombian government has attempted to establish peace dialogue with the ELN since 2017, though ELN groups have rejected conditions placed by the government, such as the end of criminal actions including violent attacks and kidnappings. The ELN, however, persisted that the Colombian government should continue dialogue without making any demands towards the group. Between 2017 and up until the attack, Colombian officials stated that the ELN had participated in at least 400 terrorist attacks in the nation since dialogue began, including the shoot down of a civilian helicopter and the kidnapping of its occupants.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Background, ELN in Venezuela
According to InSight Crime, the ELN and FARC dissidents allegedly met together in Venezuela to form a potential alliance in October 2018. Sources based in the Arauca department in Colombia provided the information, with reports that the groups would participate in illicit activity together. It was also alleged that former FARC commander Iván Márquez participated in the talks with the ELN.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Background, ELN in Venezuela
In November 2018, InSight Crime also reported that the ELN was present in over twelve Venezuelan states, spanning from the Colombia-Venezuela border in the west across Venezuela and into Brazil and Guyana to the east. Insight Crime states that Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was tolerant of the ELN, explaining that "ELN’s expansion in Venezuela has been marked by the Maduro administration’s inaction and even encouragement towards the group", with reports from Venezuelan NGO Fundación Redes that the Venezuelan military had possibly armed ELN members.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Planning
Attorney General Néstor Humberto Martínez identified the perpetrator as José Aldemar Rojas Rodríguez, known as "Mocho Kiko" because of his missing hand due to a previous explosion, a 57-year-old from the northern department of Boyacá. Rojas is alleged to have been involved with the ELN for three decades and served as an intelligence chief for a branch of the group. Since 2011, Rojas is alleged to have been teaching guerrilla militants in Venezuela how to construct explosives.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Planning
Ricardo Carvajal, who was previously investigated for drug trafficking in 2012 but was acquitted of the charges, allegedly contracted Rojas for the bombing due to his experience. The bombing, according to Colombian authorities, had been planned for more than ten months. In May 2018, Colombian records show that Rojas purchased a 1993 Nissan Patrol from Mauricio Mosquera, who was previously charged with terrorism and rebellion. On 27 July 2018, the vehicle was officially inspected in Arauca, Arauca, a city found on the border of Colombia and Venezuela where the ELN mainly controls territory.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Attack
The authorities stated that on 17 January 2019 at 9:30 am, Rojas drove his grey 1993 Nissan Patrol loaded with 80 kilograms (180 lb) of pentolite to the campus of the General Santander National Police Academy and dropped off a passenger at a nearby bus stop. Rojas then reportedly drove his truck down a side street used for deliveries to make his way onto the campus. When a detection dog signaled explosives on the vehicle, the driver forced his vehicle through a security checkpoint and struck security guards. The explosives in the truck were then detonated near the women's dormitories at the police academy as students were leaving a promotion ceremony. It is unknown if the driver detonated the explosives or if it was possibly the individual he left near the bus stop who remotely triggered the device.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Attack
In the immediate aftermath, the authorities began investigating Rojas's possible connections to either the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla movement, the Clan Úsuga organized crime gang, or FARC dissidents.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Initial investigations
On 18 January, Defence Minister Guillermo Botero identified Rojas Rodríguez as a long-time member of the ELN, within which he served as an explosives expert. Investigators were able to identify Rojas with security camera footage and fingerprints from his remaining hand.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Initial investigations
A second individual, who Attorney General Martínez said "had participated in the attack", was arrested in Bogotá at 2:30 am on the day following the attack. The individual was identified as Ricardo Carvajal after he allegedly confessed to the bombings over a telephone call investigators intercepted. He was found with a "combatant's manual" and numerous coveralls. Carvajal Salgar denied that he was involved in the attack and his family stated that the coveralls were used for the jobs he worked.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Initial investigations
According to Colombian authorities, there are on-going operations throughout Bogotá and the department of Arauca to capture other individuals suspected of having been involved in the attack, and that the ELN was responsible despite the organization not taking claim for the attack as it has done in the past.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Peace dialogue ends
President Iván Duque Márquez announced on 18 January that peace dialogue between the Government of Colombia and the ELN was officially suspended. Duque also demanded that Cuba extradite the ten ELN leaders that found refuge on the island nation during peace talks and the reactivation of their Interpol Red Notices, and he criticized Venezuela for providing refuge for the ELN on the Colombia-Venezuela border. In response to the request, Cuba's Foreign Minister announced that Cuba would abide by the protocols of ongoing negotiations between both parties.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Peace dialogue ends
The President of the National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, denied any Venezuelan involvement in the attacks on 18 January. On 21 January, Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo called for a "concrete response" from the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela on whether the ELN was present in Venezuela, explaining that prior to the attack, the Colombian government asked the Venezuelan government on the potential presence of ELN groups in Venezuela without a response. Holmes Trujillo also stated that the Maduro government had taken "evasive positions" when speaking about the ELN.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, Events, Claim of responsibility
ELN accepted the responsibility for the attack, saying the bombing was carried out in retaliation for the Colombian government not honoring the ceasefire by carrying out attacks on its camps. It justified that government and the cadres of its security forces had therefore become legitimate targets and called for resuming peace dialogue. High Peace Commissioner Miguel Ceballos spoke out against its members being sheltered anymore now that it had claimed responsibility.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, International reactions
A foreign national, identified as a female cadet from Ecuador, was killed in the attack, while three nationals from Panama, one from the United States and another also from Ecuador were wounded. Their respective governments have expressed their condemnation for the attack and assistance to their citizens.


2019 Bogotá car bombing, International reactions
Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, and the Organization of American States also condemned the attack.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season
The 2019 League of Ireland season was Bohemian Football Club's 129th year in their history and their 35th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since it became the top tier of Irish football. Bohemians participated in various domestic cups this season, including the FAI Cup, EA Sports Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. Bohemians also competed in the Scottish Challenge Cup.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season
On 19 December 2018 the fixtures were announced with Bohs down to play newly promoted Finn Harps on the opening day of the season.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season
Bohemians successfully sold out their home ticket allocation for the first eight matches of the season with average crowds at Dalymount Park up exponentially on seasons prior. They would go on to sell out the Jodi stand five more times in Dalymount, including a capacity crowd for a mid-season friendly against Chelsea, bringing the total number of sell outs up to fourteen.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season
Bohemians secured European football for the first time in seven years on the penultimate day of the season and would finish in third place. The club advanced to the semi final stage of all three domestic cup competitions. Bohs long-serving captain Derek Pender retired on the last day of the season against Sligo Rovers and marked the occasion with a goal from the penalty spot.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season, Club, Kits
The club’s traditional red and black stripes were provided by O'Neills this season. The deal with previous kit manufacturer Hummel ended after the 2018 campaign.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season, Club, Kits
Bohemians away jersey for the 2019 campaign sparked international media attention, as it paid tribute to one of the most famous musicians to have played at Dalymount Park - Bob Marley. Due to image rights issues, Bohemians were forced to remove the singer’s face from the jersey. The redesign showed a clenched fist as “a symbol of solidarity and support used to express unity, strength and resistance”.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
Number in brackets represents appearances of which were substituted ON.


2019 Bohemian F.C. season, Statistics, Captains
Last updated: 26 October 2019Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2019 Bohol local elections
Bohol local elections was held last May 13, 2019 as part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Registered voters elected leaders for local positions: a city or town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as three to four members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and  three representatives for the three districts of Bohol.


2019 Bohol local elections
There is a 12.51% increase to the number of registered voters for the whole province by the end of COMELEC's nationwide registration deadline last September 28, 2018. This is equivalent to 99,914 new registered voters from 798,768 last 2016 election to a total of 898,682 for this election, becoming the 19th vote-rich province of the country.


2019 Bohol local elections
At the end of the filing of certificates of candidacy last October 17, 2018, 46 hopefuls have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for 15 provincial elective positions. Based on the official list of provincial Commission on Elections, 5 aspirants ran for governor, 2 for vice-governors, 31 for provincial board members, and 8 for congressmen in three districts.


2019 Bohol local elections
On May 16, 2019, Arthur C. Yap was proclaimed as the new governor of the province by the provincial board of canvassers edging a narrow margin from former cabinet secretary Leoncio Evasco.


2019 Bohol local elections, Provincial Election, Governor
Edgar Chatto is the incumbent but term-limited. He decided to regain his former post as representative of 1st District under Padayaon Bohol banner and was reinstated. Incumbent  3rd district congressman Arthur C. Yap is the official nominee of the ruling coalition. His major contender is the former Maribojoc mayor and Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr..


2019 Bohol local elections, Provincial Election, Vice-Governor
Dionisio D. Balite is the incumbent but chose to run for representative of the 3rd district.


2019 Bohol local elections, Congressional Election Candidates, 1st District, Congressman
Last termer Rene Relampagos is the incumbent. Incumbent governor Edgar Chatto is the ruling party's official nominee.


2019 Bohol local elections, Congressional Election Candidates, 3rd District, Congressman
Last termer Arthur Yap is the incumbent and term-limited. Instead, he ran for governor and won. Judge Carlos Fernando was the ruling party's official nominee. Former neophyte board member Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor became the first congresswoman ever elected in Bohol's 3rd District and the second congresswoman elected in the province after Venice Borja-Agana.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election
All municipalities of Bohol and Tagbilaran City elected mayor, vice-mayor and councilors this election. The mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. Below is the list of Mayoral and vice-Mayoral candidates of each city  and municipalities in three districts.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Tagbilaran City
John Geesnell Yap and Jose Antonio Veloso are the incumbent mayor and vice-mayor.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Alburquerque
Elpren Charles Tungol and Cayetano Doria Jr. are the incumbents.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Antequera
Incumbents Jose Mario Pahang and Simon Leo Jadulco just exchanged on the positions they ran with.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Balilihan
Incumbent Pureza Veloso-Chatto and Adonis Roy Olalo are the incumbents.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Calape
Brothers Nelson Yu and Sulpicio Yu Jr. are the incumbents.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Catigbian
Incumbent mayor Virgilio Lurot did not run for reelection, paving a way for former mayor Roberto Salinas to regain his post. Meanwhile, vice-mayor Necita Napiñas-Digaum vied for reelection.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Corella
Incumbent Jose Nicanor Tocmo is the incumbent mayor but term-limited. He ran for Provincial board member instead. Incumbent vice-mayor Ma. Asuncion Banal-Daquio vied for reelection unopposed.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Dauis
Marietta Tocmo-Sumaylo and Luciano Bongalos are the incumbent mayor and vice-mayor, all ran for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Loon
Elvi Peter Relampagos and Lloyd Peter Lopez are the incumbents and were reelected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Sikatuna
Incumbents Jose Ellorimo Jr. and Julian Manigo are term-limited. The ruling party nominated new candidates.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, First District, Tubigon
William Richard Jao is the incumbent mayor. However incumbent vice-mayor Virgilio Fortich is term limited, have already served for 3 consecutive terms.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Bien Unido
Elected vice-mayor Rene Borenaga replaced mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel after the latter's tragic death. Borenaga ran for full-term as mayor and won. Incumbent vice-mayor Ramon Arcenal also got his full-term.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Buenavista
Mayor Ronald Lowell Tirol died while in office. His successor incumbent vice-mayor Dave Duallo ran for full term as mayor and won. Ma. Christine Cabarrubias-Torregosa ran for vice-mayor unopposed.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Clarin
Allen Ray Piezas is the incumbent but term limited. He decided to run for vice-mayor instead and won. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Velden Aparicio is term-limited.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Dagohoy
Sofronio Apat and Ma. Shirley Abulag-Amodia are the incumbents and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Danao
Natividad Gonzaga is the incumbent. Former mayor and current incumbent vice-mayor Jose Cepedoza ran again for town's chief executive and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Getafe
Casey Shaun Camacho and Eduardo Torremocha are the incumbents and were reelected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Inabanga
Josephine Socorro Ching-Jumamoy and Rodrigo Jumamoy are the incumbents and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia
Fernando Estavilla and Renato Sente are the incumbents. Estavilla was reelected but not Sente.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Sagbayan
Ricardo Suarez is the incumbent but term-limited. The ruling party nominated new candidates.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, San Isidro
Incumbent mayor Jacinto Naraga is term-limited. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Filemon Mantabute ran for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, San Miguel
Incumbent mayor Nunila Mendez-Pinat is not seeking for reelection. On the other hand, incumbent vice-mayor Faustino Bulaga ran for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Talibon
Incumbent Restituto Auxtero seek for election as Sangguniang Panlalawigan member. Incumbent vice-mayor Cleto Garcia ran for mayor of the town. Janette Aurestila-Garcia became the first female chief executive of the town.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Trinidad
Incumbents Judith del Rosario-Cajes and Manuel Garcia ran for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Second District, Ubay
Incumbents Constantino Reyes and Nelson Uy seek for reelection. Reyes was reelected but not Uy.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Alicia
Incumbents Marnilou Salas-Ayuban and Victoriano Torres III just exchanged positions they ran with and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Anda
Incumbent Angelina Blanco-Simacio and Nilo Bersabal vied for reelection. Bersabal was reelected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Batuan
Incumbents Antonino Jumawid and Precious Joy Dumagan-Baguio ran for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Bilar
Norman Palacio is the incumbent but term limited. He decided to run as vice-mayor instead. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Arnold Calamba is term-limited.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Candijay
Christopher Tutor is the incumbent and won. Unfortunately, former vice-mayor Jesse Sales died while in office.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Carmen
Incumbents Ricardo Francisco Toribio and Romeo Bigay Jr. are seek for reelection on their respective posts and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Dimiao
Danilo Guivencan is the incumbent but lost. Incumbent vice-mayor Aniceta Calihat-Ucang didn't run for reelection.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Duero
Incumbent mayor Conrada Castino-Amparo vied against vice-mayor Emma Fe Peligro-Bajade for mayorship of the town. Amparo won and reelected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Garcia Hernandez
Incumbents mayor Tita Baja-Gallentes and vice-mayor Lito Dajalos were at one-on-one battle for town chief executive. Gallentes was reelected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Guindulman
Albino Balo is the incumbent mayor. Incumbent vice-mayor Ma.Fe Añana-Piezas seek to regain her old position as mayor and was elected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Jagna
Incumbents mayor Fortunato Abrenilla and vice-mayor Bonifacio Virtudes Jr. just exchanged positions they are ran to. However, Abrenilla died while in office. His brother, Theodore Abrenilla was named as a replacement candidate and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Lila
Incumbent mayor Regina Cahiles-Salazar and vice-mayor Arturo Piollo II just exchanged positions and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Loay
Incumbent mayor Rochelle Brigitte Imboy-Abutazil moved down to run for vice-mayor while his mother and former mayor Rosemarie Lim-Imboy ran on her place. Both failed on their candidancies, ending 12-year dominance of Imboys since 2007.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Loboc
Helen Calipusan-Alaba is the incumbent but didn't seek third and final term. Former mayor Leon Calipusan is the ruling party's official nominee and was elected. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Pablito Sumampong vied for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Mabini
This was a one-on-one battle between incumbent mayor Juanito Jayoma and vice-mayor Jesha Cuyacot-Toque for the top post of the town. Jayoma was reelected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Pilar
Incumbents Necitas Tabaranza-Cubrado and Eugenio Datahan II seek for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Sevilla
Incumbents Juliet Bucag-Dano and Richard Bucag both ran for reelection and won.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Sierra Bullones
Incumbent mayor Simplicio Maestrado and vice-mayor Rainfredo Buslon vied against each other for town's top executive post. Maestrado was reelected.


2019 Bohol local elections, City and Municipal Election, Third District, Valencia
Incumbent mayor Maria Katrina Lim seek for reelection unopposed. Her opponent, Jesus Balistoy Jr. withdrew his candidacy last November 29, 2018.


2019 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2019 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Broncos' 83rd season overall, sixth under head coach Bryan Harsin, ninth as a member of the Mountain West Conference and seventh within the Mountain Division. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in Mountain West play to be champions of the Mountain Division. This was the first time since joining the Mountain West in 2011 that they went undefeated in conference play.


2019 Boise State Broncos football team
They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they defeated Hawaii to become Mountain West champions for the fourth time. This was Boise State's 20th overall conference championship since they first joined a conference in 1970. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Washington. Boise State finished ranked in the final polls for the 13th time since 2002.


2019 Boise State Broncos football team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the 2018 season 10–3, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for first place in the Mountain Division with Utah State. Due to their head-to-head win over Utah State, they were champions of the Mountain Division. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion Fresno State. They were invited to the First Responder Bowl against Boston College. With 5:08 left in the 1st quarter, the bowl game was delayed and ultimately canceled and ruled a no contest. They finished the year ranked in the top 25 in both polls for the 12th time since 2002.


2019 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days will be held in July 2019 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.


2019 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Media poll
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Broncos were predicted to finish in first place in the MW Mountain Division.


2019 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Media poll, Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Preseason All-Mountain West Team will be chosen following the Mountain West media days in July 2019.


2019 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Florida State
Senior kicker Eric Sachse was named the Mountain West Special Teams Co-Player of the Week (shared with Nevada kicker Brandon Talton) after going 5–5 on field goals (36, 36, 41, 26, 30) and 3–3 on PAT's to score half of Boise State's points. Sachse was also named a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week for week one. Freshman quarterback Hank Bachmeier was named the as one of the Manning Award's Stars of the Week after going 30–51 for 407, 1 TD and 1 INT in his first career start. Junior running back Robert Mahone was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention list after gaining 142 yards and 2 TDs on 24 carries.


2019 Boise mayoral election
The 2019 Boise mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to determine the mayor of Boise, Idaho. The election was officially nonpartisan. The election was won by Boise City Council the president Lauren McLean, who defeated the incumbent mayor Dave Bieter in a runoff election held on December 3, 2019.


2019 Boise mayoral election, Background
In the 2019 Boise mayoral election, incumbent mayor Dave Bieter sought a fifth term. He had won re-election four years earlier with a 40-point lead over his closest challenger, Judy Peavey-Derr.


2019 Boise mayoral election, Background
During his fourth term, Bieter faced controversy, in particular opposition to his plan to build a $100 million library. Former mayor and future candidate H. Brent Coles, at a city council meeting, argued the money should be spent instead on police and fire stations.


2019 Boise mayoral election, Background
Ada County Clerk, Phil McGrane, refused to place the issue on the 2019 ballot, and stated that he would change his mind only in the event of a challenge in court. Bieter declined to mount a legal challenge, in part due to the fact that initial cost estimates were far lower than subsequent estimates.


2019 Boise mayoral election, Background
In a statement, Bieter wrote that he "believe(s) a new Main Library is vital to the future of our city and (he) will remain dedicated to making sure we have one [...] However, with little time before ballots must be printed, and to avoid further confusion among residents, a court action simply isn’t viable at this time."


2019 Boise mayoral election, General election
As Boise's mayoral elections are nonpartisan, neither party nominated a candidate. A total of seven candidates appeared on the ballot.


2019 Boise mayoral election, General election
The race featured two candidates who had been mayors of Boise: the incumbent mayor, and 1993-2003 mayor Brent Coles. Incumbent mayor Bieter emphasized that his goals for a fifth term included ensuring access to affordable housing, making Boise carbon-neutral by 2035, and building the new library, while "making sure the project is completed within the budget set by the city". Coles was appointed mayor in 1993 then twice won re-election, but was removed from office in 2003 when he, as well as his chief of staff and the city human resources director, pleaded guilty in 2003 to misusing public funds. Coles campaigned on his record as mayor, including the consolidation of the city's transport system and his expansion of the police department. He also vowed to "re-prioritize public safety and neighborhoods and curb the growth in city spending".


2019 Boise mayoral election, General election
City Council President Lauren McLean campaigned on affordable housing, improved transit conditions, and transparency in local government. She received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood. McLean argued that discouraging sprawl is the most effective way to address the influx of newcomers to the city. She also refused to accept funds from corporations for her campaign, although she did receive donations from business people.


2019 Boise mayoral election, General election
Candidate Rebecca Arnold, the three-times-elected President of the Ada County Highway District, described herself as a "fiscal conservative" and was openly critical of Mayor Bieter, arguing that he had displayed an "inability to work with other agencies, such as ACHD and the legislature". She also argued property tax increases were excessive, and that the city was spending money on a number of "vanity projects". Wayne Richey, an auto mechanic, campaigned on a platform of discouraging Californians from migrating to Boise. He argued that they were changing the culture of the city, expected too many "amenities", and drove up housing prices. He mounted his campaign at the behest of former Idaho Senator Larry Craig, his neighbor. Cortney Nielsen argued that the city's wages were too low, and also promised to "advocate for a statewide emissions test to clean our air".


2019 Boise mayoral election, General election
Bieter and McLean each raised more than $200,000 for their campaigns. Boise State Public Radio described the race as much closer than usual, and quoted College of Idaho professor Jasper LiCalzi, who argued that the candidates defied the typical categorization of "a typical Republican and a typical Democrat and a few fringe people", positing that there were "three significant campaigns" vying for votes, which made a runoff election, in the event that no candidate yields more than 50 percent of the vote, more likely than usual.


2019 Boise mayoral election, General election
Bieter and McLean advanced to a runoff mayoral election, the first in Boise since 1965, when Jay S. Amyx defeated Eugene W. Shellworth. In 2006, the city abolished runoff elections for City Council seats, but maintained runoff elections for mayoral races.


2019 Boise mayoral election, General election
McLean won the runoff by a landslide, defeating Bieter by over 31%.


2019 Bojangles' Southern 500
The 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 presented by John Deere, the 70th running of the event was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 1-2, 2019, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2019 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.


2019 Bojangles' Southern 500, Practice, First practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.714 seconds and a speed of 171.261 mph (275.618 km/h).


2019 Bojangles' Southern 500, Practice, Final practice
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.125 seconds and a speed of 168.845 mph (271.730 km/h).


2019 Bojangles' Southern 500, Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.510 and a speed of 172.487 mph (277.591 km/h).


2019 Bojangles' Southern 500, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were in the booth to call the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty also called a portion of the race as part of the Throwback Weekend.


2019 Bojangles' Southern 500, Media, Radio
The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the action for MRN when the field raced down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a Billboard outside of turn 1 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley called the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, and Kim Coon called the action on pit road for MRN.


2019 Bol Open
The 2019 Bol Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2019 WTA 125K series. It took place in Bol, Croatia, from 4 to 9 June 2019.


2019 Bol Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2019 Bol Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players used protected ranking to enter the singles main draw:


2019 Bol Open, Doubles entrants, Seeds
The following team received a wildcard into the doubles draw:


2019 Bol Open – Doubles
Mariana Duque Mariño and Wang Yafan were the defending champions, but Duque Mariño has since retired from professional tennis and Wang chose not to participate.


2019 Bol Open – Doubles
Timea Bacsinszky and Mandy Minella won the title, defeating Cornelia Lister and Renata Voráčová in the final, 0–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4].


2019 Bol Open – Singles
Tamara Zidanšek was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Sara Sorribes Tormo in the final, 7–5, 7–5.


2019 Bolaang Mongondow mine collapse
On 26 February 2019, an illegal gold mine collapsed in Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. At least 29 people were killed and dozens more were trapped due to the collapse.