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1945
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Hospital says Rep. Steve Scalise is in critical condition following surgery for gunshot
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospital says Rep. Steve Scalise is in critical condition following surgery for gunshot."
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1946
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Police say 2 gunmen killed in Somalia restaurant attack as 10 hostages freed; siege continues
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"MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police say 2 gunmen killed in Somalia restaurant attack as 10 hostages freed; siege continues."
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1947
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Indiana airport works to add international flights
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"SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana airport is continuing to work toward adding a direct international flight and international air freight shipping after recently announcing that it's adding two new domestic routes.\nSouth Bend International Airport Executive Director Mike Daigle said there isn't a set timetable for when the goals could be reached.\nThe airport announced the new twice-daily American Airlines routes to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dallas on Jan. 18, the South Bend Tribune reported. The addition brings the airport's number of nonstop domestic flights to 12.\nThe airport's commercial offerings are expected to expand in June.\nThe airport announced plans for international service in 2014, and began construction of a new customs facility by 2015.\nMost of the $7.9 million funding for the facility came from grant money provided by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Indiana Department of Transportation also contributed $436,580.\nConstruction on the facility was completed last year.\nDaigle said the facility has handled 47 international arrivals.\n\"We've had flights from Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, France, to name a few,\" Daigle said.\nHe said attracting an international commercial flight has been a complex process and is still a few steps away from the negotiating table with airlines or travel agencies.\n\"It's something we work on almost every single day,\" Daigle said. \"I don't have a timeline for you at this point there are many moving parts to this and many partners.\"\n___\nInformation from: South Bend Tribune, http://www.southbendtribune.com"
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1948
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about UN: Philippines' pullout from ICC is effective in 1 year
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"UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says it has received official notification of the Philippines' decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, a decision that followed the tribunal's announcement of a preliminary probe of drug suspect killings under the president.\nU.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the treaty section of the Office of Legal Affairs received a document Saturday signed by Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano informing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the Philippines' decision to pull out of the ICC.\nHaq said the document \"constitutes a notification\" under the Rome Statute that established the court, and \"the withdrawal shall therefore take effect for the Philippines one year after the date of receipt, i.e., on March 17, 2019.\"\nPresident Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday called the court \"rude\" and urged other countries to withdraw."
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1949
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Credit card rewards take the sting out of a starter budget
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"As credit card rewards rates and bonuses skyrocket in value, they've fattened the wallets of many creditworthy consumers. But one group especially can benefit from these ever-growing offers: millennials.\nFor folks in their 20s to mid-30s, credit card rewards can trim expenses and make travel affordable at a time when income often flows to other financial priorities.\n\"Without miles and points, I probably wouldn't have gone on half the (trips) I've gone on,\" says Deric Poldberg, 26, of Carter Lake, Iowa, who works as a banker. As the founder of the award travel blog PassengerPoldberg.com, he often uses rewards to book ambitious international getaways.\nIt's generally easy to come out ahead on credit card reward offers, as Poldberg has, if you can manage your spending well and pay down your balances every month to avoid interest. If that's doable, those rewards are well worth your attention.\nREWARDS OFFER FINANCIAL WIGGLE ROOM\nStarting out on your own is often a financial juggling act. Suddenly, your paycheck might be going to student loans, rent and an emergency fund, leaving little left over. Rewards earned on credit cards offer some financial breathing room, and they don't necessarily have to cost you.\nSign-up bonuses earned on cards with no annual fees, for example, are often worth $150 or $200. If those rewards come in the form of cash back, that's enough to cover a few date nights, a week of groceries or a new piece of furniture. You'll also earn ongoing rewards when using a rewards card — whether it's a cash-back or travel card — often getting about 1 to 2 percent back on each purchase.\n\"Just having that extra . designated amount of money that allows you to do things you normally wouldn't do, I think, is really beneficial,\" says Britany Ederveen, 27, a high school English teacher in Parker, Colorado , who blogs about travel and other topics. She carries a card that earns flexible rewards redeemable for travel, among other things.\nTRAVEL BECOMES MORE AFFORDABLE\nFor many millennials, travel is a part of life, and rewards earned on a credit card can trim expenses significantly. Ederveen, for example, recently used her credit card points to cover hotel stays when visiting Germany and Austria with her boyfriend, making the trip much more affordable.\nPoints and miles can even come in handy for those who don't go on big trips. Some flexible travel rewards also cover rides on Uber or Lyft, campground fees, train and bus fares and other travel-related expenses. Plus, most travel cards with annual fees also tend to come with large bonuses, often worth $500 or more when redeemed for travel.\nBlogger Matt Kepnes of Austin, Texas, began traveling internationally at age 23. But it wasn't until a few years later that he found out how useful credit card rewards could be. On his blog, Nomadic Matt, he writes about his travels and explains how to benefit from these rewards programs .\n\"I realized, 'I've been flying around the world and not collecting any points and miles. I'm a huge idiot,'\" says Kepnes, now 36. \"So I really started investigating the points and miles system.\" He recommends putting everyday spending on a rewards credit card if you can qualify for one.\nMORE FLEXIBILITY, MORE OPPORTUNITIES\nYou might not have a plump savings account as a millennial, but time is often on your side. And in the world of credit card rewards, that can be an enormous advantage, especially for young people willing to jump through a few hoops .\n\"When you're young, you don't have as many obligations. You're a little more apt to take a trip over a long weekend to another country,\" says Poldberg. In 2016, he and his girlfriend did just that when they traveled to Paris with rewards , after snagging an outstanding deal on the flight.\nEven for millennials with less flexible schedules, there are opportunities to score extra rewards. If you shop online and don't mind trying out different retailers, you could earn more rewards by shopping through credit card bonus malls. Or you could maximize a rotating rewards category on a card by timing a large purchase for the quarter when you'll earn the most cash back.\nIt's usually not quick or easy to squeeze the most value possible out of credit card rewards. But for young folks who have the flexibility and willingness to experiment, such efforts can pay off.\n_________________________________________________________________________________________________\nThis article originally appeared on the personal finance website NerdWallet. Claire Tsosie is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @ideclaire7.\nRELATED LINKS:\nNerdWallet: The secret to optimizing credit card rewards? Be disloyal\nhttps://nerd.me/optimize-credit-card-rewards\nNomadic Matt: How I earn 1 million frequent flier miles each year\nhttps://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/travel-hacking-1-million-miles-per-year/\nPassenger Poldberg: How I booked my first award ticket to Paris\nhttps://passengerpoldberg.com/home/how-i-booked-my-first-award-ticket-to-paris,2,2016"
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1950
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Norway firm eyes Maine for major salmon farming operation
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"BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A Norwegian firm says it has bought land in Maine that it intends to use to build one of the world's largest land-based salmon farms.\nNordic Aquafarms says it has signed an agreement to buy 40 acres on the outskirts of Belfast. It says the initial project phase will include a $150 million investment, employ 60 people and take about two years to complete.\nMaine Gov. Paul LePage says he's supporting the project, which he says will grow the economy and seafood industry in the state's mid-coast region. Nordic Aquafarms chief executive officer Erik Heim says Maine is the best location for the firm to expand in the U.S.\nMaine and New Brunswick, Canada, are home to longstanding salmon farming operations. Norway, Chile, and Scotland are other big producers of salmon."
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1951
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Canada's Guay, 2-time Alpine world champ, to miss Olympics
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"Two-time world champion ski racer Erik Guay of Canada says he will not be able to compete at the Pyeongchang Olympics because of a back injury.\nGuay announced Wednesday on social media that he'll sit out the Winter Games, which open next week in South Korea.\nHe said he has had \"a difficult season battling back problems\" and his withdrawal from the Olympics comes \"with a heavy heart.\"\nGuay might have been one of Canada's leading medal hopes among the men in Alpine skiing.\nHe won gold medals at the world championships in downhill in 2011 and in super-G last year, when he also took home a silver in the downhill.\nGuay also has 24 top-three finishes in World Cup races.\n___\nMore AP Olympic coverage: https://wintergames.ap.org"
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1952
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Egretia Teams Up with Egret Technologies to Create the World's Most Powerful HTML5 Workflow!
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"LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2018--In an era before HTML5 games had become fashionable and Flash games were spread all over the world and considered the only avenue for game production, Steve Jobs had already perceived the infinite potential of HTML5 and foreseen the not-too-distant future.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006199/en/\nFirst-class cross-platform system - Egret Engine (Photo: Business Wire)\nIn a 2010 article entitled \"Thoughts on Flash\" which appeared on Apple's official website, Jobs described the status quo of the current technology applications and denounced the six major mishaps that were caused by the bottleneck problem in Flash technology. In the article, Jobs reiterated the transformation of the current technology and people's infinite expectations about technological openness and convenience. His critique of the current technology demonstrated perfectly the \"more advanced technology\" that was distinguishable from flash. It also brought the term HTML5 to the attention of the public for the first time.\nIn 2014, the trends of HTML5 were gradually engulfing the gaming industry, and the game \"Catch the Cat\" popularized by Egret Technologies coincided with the first year of HTML5 games. The multitude of HTML5 game developers, communities, and channels that have emerged all over the world testify to the boom of the HTML5 gaming industry. In a short 4-year period, the HTML5 game market scale in China has jumped from 50 million RMB in the first year to 6 billion RMB today. This growth represents a 120-fold increase and establishes the enormous blue ocean market covered by HTML5 technology.\nDespite the rapidly developing bull market of HTML5 games, it is undeniable that the current HTML5 games still have many pain points regarding performance and compatibility. The lack of HTML5 development tools, the immaturity of the eco-environment and technical support and a series of irrelevant factors have hindered developers' progress in creating genuinely unique HTML5 games.\nAs the world's first HTML5 blockchain service platform and ecosystem, Egretia officially announced today it is cooperating with world-class HTML5 technology service provider Egret Technologies. Egretia will use blockchain technology and the most advanced development suites to break down the developmental pain points of HTML5 games one by one. Furthermore, our interface framework, shall not only supports Egretia’s own public chain, but also can be extended to support Ethereum, EOS and other public chains in the future!\nSolution 1: Creating The World's Most Complete HTML5 Blockchain Workflow - Egretia Blockchain Lab\nEgretia's partner Egret Technologies has already solved the challenges of HTML5 game performance, compatibility, and operating environment. The world's first HTML5 workflow created by Egret Technologies, including the free open source HTML5 Egret Engine, Egret Wing, Dragon Bones, Egret Runtime and other tools, will bring prosperity to the HTML5 mobile ecosystem.\nAs the world's first HTML5 blockchain service platform and ecosystem, Egretia will integrate blockchain technology into the mature HTML5 development workflow of Egret Technologies. Based on Egret's proven workflow, Egretia will provide new front and back-end services that encapsulate complex blockchain technology into HTML5 interfaces. Through accessing these interfaces, developers can quickly create HTML5 games that provide a unified digital wallet pass, smart contracts, transactions and other blockchain features, instead of spending extraneous time on studying underlying blockchain technology. Egretia aims to bring the existing 200,000 developers and 1 billion mobile terminal equipment into the blockchain world!\nSolution 2: First-class cross-platform system - Egret Engine\nEgret Engine is a game engine that complies with the HTML5 standard, resolves HTML5 performance problems and fragmentation issues, and its flexibly meets the needs of developers in developing 2D or 3D games. Egret Engine has a robust cross-platform operating capability and can help developers quickly and efficiently develop HTML5 games, and publish them on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and other platforms with one click. Currently, Egret Engine has more than 200,000 loyal developers worldwide.\nBy combining with Egret Engine’ BaaS SDK, Egretia allows all HTML5 games to access the blockchain world easily. The BaaS SDK is simple and efficient. Developers only need to apply the Egretia BaaS SDK to the game development and connect the API interface according to the official guide. This efficient and intuitive process will then quickly create an HTML5 game with blockchain technology.\nSolution 3: Visual Game Editor - Egret Wing\nEgret Wing is a powerful, intelligent integrated development environment (IDE) launched by Egret Technologies. It supports mainstream development languages and frameworks. It also provides smart coding assistance functions to help developers improve game development efficiency through visual editing. Egret Wing supports Node.js development extensions to improve the customization of content. Developers can use Egret Wing to create HTML5 blockchain games visually and efficiently by combining the Egretia BaaS SDK into game development.\nSolution 4: Efficient Game Animation Creation Tool - Dragon Bones\nDragon Bones is the world's number one influential game animation creation brand and is the only HTML5 authoring tool released by the International Telecommunication Union (T.621). As the creative role in the HTML5 blockchain workflow, Dragon Bones can produce a variety of output formats, videos, web pages, animation data and can be used for almost all current mainstream game engines and programming languages. It can allow developers to create more vivid blockchain game animations with less graphic design cost.\nSolution 5: HTML5 Game Accelerator - Egret Runtime\nEgret Runtime is an accelerator component released by Egret Technologies to increase the speed and stability of HTML5 games. It is an HTML5 game accelerator that supports 3D and can solve the inadequate support and poor experience of low-end machines in handling HTML5. It can adapt to different systems and significantly enhance the performance of HTML5 games. Egret Runtime and the well-known mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi have already reached strategic cooperation. In 2017, global shipments of Xiaomi's mobile phones reached 92.4 million units. Egret Runtime is not only built into the bottom level of the Xiaomi mobile MUI system but also embedded in thousands of super grade Apps. To date, Egret Runtime has been incorporated into more than 1 billion mobile terminal devices worldwide.\nEgretia Lab has integrated blockchain technology into Egret Runtime and given it a complete upgrade. The upgraded version Egret Runtime not only fully supports the original Runtime functionality but has also integrated Egretia's blockchain module and embedded its core function more securely in the bottom level of the app. The Egretia BaaS Module allows developers to easily invoke the Egretia blockchain interface during game development. It also fully supports the DPoS mechanism and implements blockchain accounting and data exchange based on the underlying Runtime.\nEgretia will leverage Egret’s tremendous value by migrating its own developers, users, and content to Egretia’s workflow and blockchain; in turn, exponentially increasing its own potential. We firmly believe that this new HTML5 blockchain game platform will create a brand-new, comprehensive, user-friendly and mutually beneficial ecosystem for the entire HTML5 industry.\nOfficial website: http://egretia.io\nEgretia Social Media:\nTelegram: t.me/Egretia\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/Egretia_io\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Egretia.io/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/egretia/\nReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Egretia/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/egretia_io/\nWeibo: https://weibo.com/u/6501970811\nWeChat: Egretia\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006199/en/\nCONTACT: Egretia\nEdison Chen,[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT ELECTRONIC GAMES TECHNOLOGY OTHER ENTERTAINMENT CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SOFTWARE GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT\nSOURCE: Egretia\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/23/2018 01:35 PM/DISC: 04/23/2018 01:35 PM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006199/en"
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1953
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about A look at how Marvel Studios built a box-office juggernaut
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"LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel Studios has built a movie empire that has not only proved crowd-pleasing, but has also racked up box-office profits to the tune of nearly $15 billion in the 10 years since \"Iron Man\" was released.\nThe 2008 film starring Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man proved that superheroes not named Spider-Man, Superman and Batman could find massive audiences. \"Avengers: Infinity War,\" the 19th film in the Marvel Studios universe arrives Friday, and may break box-office records in its opening weekend. The third Avengers film assembles characters and story lines developed over the years, including Captain America, Thor, the Guardians of the Galaxy and this year's sensation, the Black Panther.\nThe following is a look at how Marvel has built its cinematic version of the Hulk, with the film's title, release date, domestic gross and total worldwide box office, as compiled by comScore:\n___\n\"Iron Man,\" May 2008, $318.6 million, $582 million\n\"The Incredible Hulk,\" June 2008, $134.8 million, $263.3 million\n\"Iron Man 2,\" May 2010, $312.4 million, $623.7 million\n\"Thor,\" May 2010, $181 million, $448.7 million\n\"Captain America: The First Avenger,\" July 2011, $176.7 million, $371 million\n\"Marvel's The Avengers,\" May 2012, $623.4 million, $1.52 billion\n\"Iron Man 3,\" May 2013, $409 million, $1.2 billion\n\"Thor: The Dark World,\" November 2013, $206.4 million, $645 million\n\"Captain America: The Winter Soldier,\" April 2014, $260 million, $714.3 million\n\"Guardians of the Galaxy,\" August 2014, $333.2 million, $773.3 million\n\"Avengers: Age of Ultron,\" May 2015, $459 million, $1.4 billion\n\"Ant-Man,\" July 2015, $180.2 million, $519.3 million\n\"Captain America: Civil War,\" May 2016, $408.1 million, $1.15 billion\n\"Doctor Strange,\" May 2016, $232.6 million, $677.6 million\n\"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,\" May 2017, $390 million, $863.6 million\n\"Spider-Man: Homecoming,\" July 2017, $334.2 million, $880.2 million\n\"Thor: Ragnorak,\" November 2017, $314 million, $852.7 million\n\"Black Panther,\" February 2018, $681.4 million, $1.4 billion\n___\nSource: comScore"
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1954
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about 2 Patriots delivered 2 of biggest Super Bowl defensive plays
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"BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — James Harrison and Malcolm Butler can probably trade notes when it comes to Super Bowl-changing defensive plays.\nThe two New England Patriots teammates are the authors of perhaps the two most memorable from the first 51 Super Bowls. One a game-sealing interception and the other a 100-yard return that provided a 14-point swing.\n\"They're both all-time great plays,\" said NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest, who played in four Super Bowls with the Patriots. \"I don't want to rank them against each other. They both were game-changers.\"\nButler's interception at the goal line that turned what looked like a Seattle repeat title into the fourth championship for Tom Brady and the Patriots three years ago might be the most impactful play of any kind in the Super Bowl when it comes to determining the champion.\n\"It feels like yesterday, but life goes that fast,\" Butler said.\nButler was an unlikely hero that game. He played just one-sixth of New England's defensive snaps all season and was on the field for just 17 defensive plays before being put in on the goal line at the end of the game.\nHe then stepped in front of Ricardo Lockette on a slant pattern and intercepted Russell Wilson's pass to stake his place in Super Bowl history.\n\"Just be ready. Just be ready,\" he said of his attitude that day. \"I might not play, but I'm going to prepare like I'm going to play and I got the result.\"\nHarrison's impact was much less of a surprise considering he was the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 when he helped lead the Steelers to the Super Bowl.\nArizona appeared set to take the lead in the closing seconds of the first half when Harrison stepped in front of Anquan Boldin and intercepted a pass at the goal line before racing 100 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the half to put Pittsburgh up 17-7.\nWhile the Steelers still needed a last-minute TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes to win 27-23, Harrison's play was still one of the biggest in Super Bowl history, providing a potential 14-point swing.\nHere are some other memorable defensive plays in Super Bowl history:\nVON STRIP-SACK: Von Miller set the tone for the Super Bowl two years ago on Carolina's second drive of the game. Miller sped past helpless right tackle Mike Remmers and ripped the ball away from league MVP Cam Newton on the sack. Malik Jackson pounced on the ball in the end zone to give Denver a 10-0 lead. Miller later iced the game with another strip-sack in the fourth quarter to earn Super Bowl MVP honors.\nPICK-SIX: Peyton Manning had the Colts driving for a potential tying touchdown late in the game played in 2010 against New Orleans when everything changed on one play. With Indianapolis facing a third-and-5 at the Saints 31, Manning looked for favorite target Reggie Wayne over the middle. Tracy Porter stepped in front of Wayne to intercept the pass and raced 74 yards for the title-sealing touchdown.\nGOAL-LINE STOP: Few Super Bowl endings have been as dramatic as the one between the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans in the game played in 2000. The Titans rallied back from a 16-point deficit to tie the game only to have the Rams take the lead on the next play from scrimmage on a 73-yard pass from Kurt Warner to Isaac Bruce. Steve McNair took over with less than two minutes left and drove Tennessee down to the 10 with time for one more play. McNair found Kevin Dyson on a short slant and for an instant it looked as if he might be able to run it in the end zone, but Mike Jones wrapped him up for the tackle at the 1 , just short of a potential tying score.\nMOMENTUM-CHANGER: Having lost three straight Super Bowls, the Buffalo Bills took a 13-6 halftime lead against Dallas in trip four and started with the ball in the third quarter. But instead of adding to the lead, the Bills lost it when Leon Lett stripped Thurman Thomas of the ball and safety James Washington scooped it up and weaved his way to a 46-yard touchdown . Emmitt Smith added two TD runs to earn MVP honors as Dallas ran away for a 30-13 win, but it was Washington's play that was most important.\nROCKET SCREEN: Washington trailed the Raiders 14-3 late in the first half of the game played in 1984 when the Redskins took over at their 12 with 12 seconds to play. Rather than taking a knee, Washington coach Joe Gibbs called \"Rocket Screen,\" a play that had led to a big gain late in the half in the regular season against the Raiders. Los Angeles was ready this time, putting backup linebacker Jack Squirek in place of starter Matt Millen just for this moment. Joe Theismann faked a pass to his right before floating a screen to Joe Washington to his left. Before the ball could reach Washington, Squirek grabbed it and walked for a 5-yard score that set the scene for a second-half blowout.\n___\nAP Sports Writer Kyle Hightower contributed to this report\n___\nFor more AP NFL coverage: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL"
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1955
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Toyota recalls 645,000 vehicles; air bags may not inflate
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"DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 645,000 vehicles worldwide to fix an electrical problem that could stop air bags from inflating in a crash.\nThe recall covers certain Toyota Prius and Lexus RX and NX SUVs. Also covered are some Toyota Alphard, Vellfire, Sienta, Noah, Voxy, Esquire, Probox, Succeed, Corolla, Highlander, Levin and Hilux models. All were produced from May of 2015 to March of 2016.\nThe automaker says an open electrical circuit could occur over time. That would set off an air bag warning light and could stop the side and front air bags from deploying.\nDealers will inspect serial numbers on sensors and replace them if necessary at no cost to owners. Toyota will notify owners by letter in starting in late March."
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1956
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about The Latest: Putin criticizes US move on Jerusalem
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"ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's Mideast tour (all times local):\n10:15 p.m.\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that it could destabilize the region and derail the Middle East peace process.\nSpeaking Monday after a hectic day that took him from a Russian base in Syria to Cairo and Ankara, Putin said the U.S. move \"doesn't help the Mideast settlement and, just the other way round, destabilizes the already difficult situation in the region.\"\nThe Russian leader added that it may \"finish prospects for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.\"\nHe added that Moscow believes that the status of Jerusalem should be settled through talks between the Palestinians and Israel in line with United Nations resolutions.\nThe Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.\n___\n8:20 p.m.\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ankara to meet his Turkish counterpart, following visits to Syria and Egypt.\nPutin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting Monday evening to discuss developments in Syria and the Middle East, as well as bilateral relations, according to the Turkish president's office.\nPutin and Erdogan met several times this year and regularly talk on the telephone as they and Iran work to broker a solution in Syria.\nRelations between the two countries were tense after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet for violating its airspace in 2015. But the two have since restored bilateral relations.\nPutin and Erdogan are expected to hold a joint news conference after their meeting."
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1957
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Dems divided on when to fight over fate of young immigrants
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — For Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a passionate, liberal Democrat of Puerto Rican descent, there is no more important issue in the year-end budget showdown than protecting from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children — and who have only known America as their home.\nThe fate of these \"Dreamers,\" as they are commonly known, is one of the trickiest issues to resolve as the White House and Congress seek to avert a Christmas government shutdown that nobody says they want. House Democrats, and their leader, Nancy Pelosi, insist that the Dreamers be dealt with as part of a broader package that combines unfinished legislative business, including military spending, disaster aid and low-cost health care for children.\n\"You want a bipartisan budget and you want my vote? Then make it an American budget, one that includes a pathway to freedom for our Dreamers,\" Gutierrez said. \"It's the right thing to do.\"\nTop Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer cares about Dreamers, too, but he isn't playing hardball over immigration. At the top of his list of political concerns are the re-election bids next year of 10 Senate Democrats running in states that President Donald Trump won in 2016. Many of them want nothing to do with shutting down the government over immigration.\n\"I understand the passion on that. I'm not in favor of voting to shut down the government,\" said Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, where Trump won almost 70 percent of the vote. \"There are a lot of things I feel passionate about. But I'm not going to make 300 million people suffer because I can't get the process working the way it should.\"\nHouse and Senate Democrats stand divided as leaders look to wrap up a sweeping spending deal by Dec. 22 and avoid a debilitating shutdown.\nAt issue is Trump's decision to rescind Barack Obama's executive order creating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which gave protected status to about 800,000 young immigrants in the country illegally. In scrapping the DACA order, Trump gave Congress until March to come up with a legislative solution.\nIn September, the president told Pelosi and Schumer he would support the DREAM Act — Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors — which offers childhood immigrants a pathway to citizenship, as part of a broader immigration agreement.\nBut this fall, progress stalled. That led liberals such as Gutierrez to pressure leadership to use Democratic leverage — their votes are needed to pass legislation such as the budget or next year's increase in the government borrowing — to ensure that Trump lives up to his promise.\nRepublicans want to separate immigration from the year-end agenda, in part to avoid the appearance of getting muscled by Democrats like Pelosi and in part to try to get a better deal.\n\"We are certainly willing to enter into those good-faith negotiations, but they do not belong in an end-of-the-year spending appropriations debate,\" said Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate. \"We do want to resolve this, but it's not going to be before the end of this year.\"\nFor her part, Pelosi won't commit to helping Republicans keep the government open unless the DACA issue is dealt with.\n\"We will not leave here without a DACA fix,\" she told reporters last week.\nIndeed, just 14 Democrats joined House Republicans in voting for a two-week stopgap spending bill last week.\nBut in the Senate, the dynamic among Democrats was wholly different, with Democrats voting for the stopgap measure by a 5-to-1 margin.\nAides to lawmakers in both parties say the DACA issue was discussed only briefly at a White House meeting between Trump and top congressional leaders.\n\"There was no disagreement that it should be done. The question was when, where, how and why, and those discussions are continuing,\" Schumer told reporters Friday. \"We hope to get it done before the end of the year.\"\nSchumer spokesman Matt House says Schumer is genuinely optimistic that Senate negotiations over a hybrid package blending the DREAM Act with additional border security measures are going well. House talks, meanwhile, appear stalled.\nThe differing perspectives, at their core, seem rooted in the different dynamics facing House and Senate Democrats.\nSchumer's red-state Democrats must win re-election by appealing to independents, and they hope to win at least some crossover support from Republicans.\nBut many House Democrats represent congressional districts with large populations of minorities. Others represent solidly Democratic suburbs with constituencies that are sympathetic to immigrants. Their re-election bids are dependent on cementing the Democratic nomination from a primary electorate rather than winning independents or GOP crossovers.\nPelosi faces her own constituency, too. With 31 members, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus represents 16 percent of the House Democratic Caucus — a base that Pelosi is loath to cross.\n\"It's her belief, of course, but it's the caucus she represents as well,\" said Nadeam Elshami, Pelosi's former chief of staff. \"The caucus wants this.\""
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1958
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Chinese military reportedly has access to Taiwan's e-Gate system
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"TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Biometric equipment used in Taiwan's e-Gate border control system was manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) with pre-installed backdoors that provide the Chinese military organization with private data on Taiwanese citizens, representing a serious security crisis for Taiwan, according to sources who spoke to Liberty Times.\nAccording to the report, the CASIC, formerly the 5th Academy of the Ministry of Defense, sold the automated border control (ABC) system used in Taiwan's three major airport e-Gates to Taiwanese manufactures at a discount in order to entice them to buy its hardware laced with malicious firmware, with the objective of covertly gathering private data on people using the system.\nThe Agency Against Corruption and other government agencies involved in the investigation have not yet commented on the latest allegations. However the National Immigration Agency stressed that the Executive Yuan's security department and the National Security Bureau have completed security checks on the system and have yet to find any suspicious backdoor programs or a leakage of data.\nTwo of the individuals under investigation for their relation to the purchase of the ABC system are; Shih Ming-te (施明德), who is the former head of the NIA's Information Division, and the current Information Center Director in the Ministry of the Interior; and Chen Ying-Cheih (陳英傑), a former NIA section chief.\nThey are suspected of a possible a bid-rigging arrangement and possible collusive tendering related to the purchase of, and bids to operate the ABC system, according to the CNA.\nA Taiwanese company, headed by Lee Chi-shen (李奇申) was reportedly awarded the bid for operation of the ABC system by Shih. Lee's corporation, the Transtep Technology Group, provides biometric security solutions that are sourced from China.\nAccording to the report, law enforcement officials suspect Lee offered Shih financial benefits in exchange for the award to Lee's company.\nLee is suspected to have secret connections with individuals in China and to have sent some of his personnel to the Shenzhen Academy of Aerospace Technology for \"training,\" which may have further compromised the border security system.\nExperts worry that private and potentially sensitive data about Taiwanese citizens may have been compromised via the Transtep Technology Group's information systems, which would be a serious breach of national security.\nImplemented at airports and harbors in January 2012, Taiwan's e-Gate system uses facial and fingerprint recognition technology to identify travelers entering and leaving the country.\nThe automated immigration clearance system is open to Taiwanese citizens over the age of 14 and foreign nationals who hold Alien Resident Certificates (ARCs) or Diplomatic Identification Cards. Citizens of China, Hong Kong, and Macau with exit and entry resident permits are also eligible for the e-Gate service. Therefore, if such a backdoor exists, not only Taiwanese, but also foreign residents could have their private data now in the hands of the Chinese government.\nIn October 2017, the government announced that it would be introducing electronic ID cards starting in 2018.\nOn Nov. 11, Taiwan News published an editorial by Luis Ko about the logistical reasons why pursuing an eID at this point in time is not in the best interests of Taiwan.\nKo stated so long as the Taiwan government can \"not fulfill preconditions to safeguard information safety, then it should not be issuing electronic identity cards to be used by the public.\""
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1959
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Global Industrial Automation Market in Food Safety and Inspection
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"LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 4, 2018--The global industrial automation market in food safety and inspection is expected to register a CAGR of close to 6% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by .\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005171/en/\nTechnavio has published a new market research report on the global industrial automation market in food safety and inspection from 2018-2022.\nA key factor driving the market’s growth is the significant cost savings in operations due to process control. Machine vision systems are employed in the initial stages of production. With the help of machine vision systems, defective components are removal instantly from the process. At times, the removed parts can be reintroduced into the production process. This saves materials. Defective parts do not continue to the subsequent manufacturing phase and thus, do not lead to further costs.\nThis market research report on the provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook during the forecast period. Technavio predicts an emerging trend as a major factor that has the potential to significantly impact the market and contribute to its growth or decline.\nThis report is available at a USD 1,000 discount for a limited time only:\nIn this report, Technavio highlights the MDX technology for food inspection systems as one of the key emerging trends in the global industrial automation market in food safety and inspection:\nGlobal industrial automation market in food safety and inspection: MDX technology for food inspection systems\nThe Material Discrimination X-ray technology is an upgraded X-ray technology. Like traditional X-ray systems, MDX involves the use of a generator to project an X-ray beam onto a detector and pass a product through the beam. The difference between X-ray inspection and MDX is the use of two energy spectrums to discriminate between high-and low-channel X-rays, as well as a dual-layer detector by MDX.\n“MDX technology, in general, eliminates most of the effect of product thickness variations and leaves an image that shows density difference based on chemical composition,” says a senior market research analyst at Technavio.\nGlobal industrial automation market in food safety and inspection: Segmentation analysis\nThis market research report segments the global industrial automation market in food safety and inspection into the following products (machine vision systems, X-ray inspection systems, and metal detection systems) and key regions (the Americas, APAC, and EMEA).\nThe machine vision systems segment held the largest market share in 2017, accounting for nearly 32% of the market. This product segment is expected to dominate the global market throughout the forecast period.\nThe Americas held the highest share of the global industrial automation market in food safety and inspection in 2017, accounting for a market share of approximately 37%. The market share occupied by this region is anticipated to increase during 2018-2022.\nLooking for more information on this market?\nTechnavio’s sample reports are free of charge and contain multiple sections of the report such as the market size and forecast, drivers, challenges, trends, and more.\nSome of the key topics covered in the report include:\nMarket Landscape\nMarket ecosystem Market characteristics Market segmentation analysis\nMarket Sizing\nMarket sizing Market size and forecast\nFive Forces Analysis\nMarket Segmentation\nGeographical Segmentation\nRegional comparison Key leading countries\nMarket Drivers\nMarket Challenges\nMarket Trends\nVendor Landscape\nVendors covered Vendor classification Market positioning of vendors Competitive scenario\nAbout Technavio\nis a leading global technology research and advisory company. Their research and analysis focuses on emerging market trends and provides actionable insights to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions.\nWith over 500 specialized analysts, Technavio’s report library consists of more than 10,000 reports and counting, covering 800 technologies, spanning across 50 countries. Their client base consists of enterprises of all sizes, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. This growing client base relies on Technavio’s comprehensive coverage, extensive research, and actionable market insights to identify opportunities in existing and potential markets and assess their competitive positions within changing market scenarios.\nIf you are interested in more information, please contact our media team at .\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005171/en/\nCONTACT: Technavio Research\nJesse Maida\nMedia & Marketing Executive\nUS: +1 844 364 1100\nUK: +44 203 893 3200\nwww.technavio.com\nKEYWORD: UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: RETAIL COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING FOOD/BEVERAGE\nSOURCE: Technavio Research\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 07/04/2018 09:33 AM/DISC: 07/04/2018 09:33 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005171/en"
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1960
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Chelsea signs Palmieri from Roma as back-up to Alonso
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"LONDON (AP) — Chelsea finally signed a back-up for Marcos Alonso at left wing back by bringing in Emerson Palmieri from Roma on the next-to-last day of the January transfer window.\nPalmieri, a former Brazil Under-17 international who has since switched his international allegiance to Italy, has been restricted to just two appearances in all competitions this season following a serious knee injury.\n\"English football is something I have been watching since I was 15 years old,\" he said Tuesday. \"It is a really beautiful game over here, but it is going to be even more beautiful to play it.\"\nAlonso has been Chelsea's only senior left wing back this season after manager Antonio Conte missed out on signing any cover last summer.\nEverton striker Sandro Ramirez will join Sevilla on loan for the rest of the season subject to a medical, while Leicester forward Ahmed Musa joined former club CSKA Moscow on loan for the rest of the season.\nWatford signed Belgium Under-21 winger Dodi Lukebakio on a 4 1/2-year deal and allowed Mauro Zarate to join Velez Sarsfield on loan until the end of the season."
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1961
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about BC-BBA--Top Ten
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"BC-BBA--Top Ten\nBASEBALL'S TOP TEN By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB R H Pct. Betts Bos 48 184 52 66 .359 Brantley Cle 44 181 30 62 .343 Altuve Hou 57 233 33 78 .335 Simmons LAA 54 201 32 67 .333 Segura Sea 51 218 37 72 .330 Castellanos Det 52 209 28 68 .325 MMachado Bal 56 219 30 71 .324 JMartinez Bos 53 205 36 66 .322 MDuffy TB 39 156 10 49 .314 Ramos TB 42 159 16 49 .308 Home Runs\nTrout, Los Angeles, 18; JMartinez, Boston, 18; JoRamirez, Cleveland, 17; Betts, Boston, 17; MMachado, Baltimore, 16; Gallo, Texas, 15; Judge, New York, 15; KDavis, Oakland, 13; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 13; 5 tied at 12.\nRuns Batted In\nJMartinez, Boston, 47; MMachado, Baltimore, 45; JoRamirez, Cleveland, 40; Judge, New York, 40; Lowrie, Oakland, 39; Haniger, Seattle, 39; Moustakas, Kansas City, 39; KDavis, Oakland, 38; Benintendi, Boston, 38; Betts, Boston, 37.\nPitching\nSeverino, New York, 8-1; Kluber, Cleveland, 8-2; Morton, Houston, 7-0; Porcello, Boston, 7-2; Verlander, Houston, 7-2; Happ, Toronto, 7-3; Snell, Tampa Bay, 7-3; Rodriguez, Boston, 6-1; Tanaka, New York, 6-2; 2 tied at 6-3."
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1962
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after 'age-related complications'
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"NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after 'age-related complications'"
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1963
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Crabbe, LeVert lead Nets over Grizzlies 118-115
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"NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Crabbe and Caris LeVert each scored 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-115 on Monday night.\nRondae Hollis-Jefferson had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and DeMarre Carroll scored 18 points for the Nets, who have two straight wins for the first time since Jan. 19-21.\nAndrew Harrison, who missed Memphis' last nine games due to a right wrist injury, scored 19 points, and Brionte Webber had a career-high 15. The Grizzlies have lost 20 of 21.\nMemphis was without Marc Gasol due to flu-like symptoms. The team has lost 15 straight games on the road since a Christmas Eve victory at Sacramento.\nBrooklyn trailed 94-87 heading into the fourth quarter before turning it around against the NBA's second-worst team.\nCarroll capped a string of three straight 3s to tie it at 97 with 8:45 remaining in the final period. After a three-second defensive technical free throw by Harrison gave the Grizzlies a 101-100 lead with 6:54 left, the Nets scored nine straight points highlighted by LeVert's dunk with 4:07 left to lead 109-101.\nCrabbe increased Brooklyn's advantage 116-108 with 38 seconds left, but Memphis made it interesting.\nWayne Selden Jr., who scored 17 points of the bench, hit a 3, and JaMychal Green made a layup to make it 117-115 with 12 seconds left. Spencer Dinwiddie then hit a free throw to extend the Nets' lead to 118-115 with 11 seconds to go before Harrison missed a potential tying 3 with 0.4 seconds remaining.\nTIP-INS\nGrizzlies: Tyreke Evans (inactive) did not play. He was replaced by Harrison in the starting lineup. ... Deyonta Davis started at center in place of Gasol. It was just his third start of the season. ... Green had a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds.\nNets: Crabbe moved into second place for the most 3-pointers in a season by a player in franchise history. His first 3-pointer of the night gave him 163, passing Joe Johnson. The 25-year-old is now three shy of Deron Williams' record of 169 set during the 2012-13 season.\nUP NEXT\nGrizzlies: Continue their three-game trip at Philadelphia on Wednesday night.\nNets: Host Charlotte on Wednesday night to close their three-game homestand.\n___\nMore AP basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball"
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1964
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about A Sherpa’s connection with Taiwan makes him love the country
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"A middle-aged man was silently learning how to make coffee in a small coffee shop tucked in an alley of Tainan, a city in southeast Taiwan. As he looks graceful and a little shy, no one would associate him with a Nepali Sherpa, who has led mountain climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest three times.\nRinji Sherpa, 43, who lives in a far-off mountainous region of Nepal, began to work as a porter bearing a 20-kilogram burden for visitors at altitudes over 14,000 feet (4,300 meters) for a meager reward of less than US$3 a day when he was 11 years old.\nRinji used to be an uneducated illiterate who could hardly spell his own name. Ten years of work as a bearer has enabled him to speak English and French, and during his work study in India, he learned how to speak Hindi. On top of Nepalese and his native Sherpa language, Rinji can speak a total of five languages. As he has been adapted to inclement weather associated with high altitudes, he let nature take its course and became a mountain guide in Nepal.\n“It was 2008 when I first led a group of visitors to reach the top of Mount Everest,” Rinji recalled, adding that nine mountaineers and four Sherpas went on the expedition from Lukala and spent 40 days.\nPeople who have seen the movie “Everest” know that help from Sherpas is indispensable for mountaineers who wish to scale the highest mountain in the world and the cost is so enormous that many adventurers have to save for years to make such a trip. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the trip will be successful. However, income for Sherpas who serve as mountain guides and protectors for the adventure seekers is not high. Rinji said his first expedition to reach Mount Everest summit in 2008 only brought him US$1,000.\nEven so, a grand is still considered high income for relatively poor Nepalese. Rinji said he has led mountaineers into the Mountain Everest area five times, three of which were successful. To mountain climbers, being able to reach the tallest point on earth is a pride of life, and being there three times is an incredible record.\nRinji learned of Taiwan when he served for Taiwanese mountaineers. He said he had no idea of where Taiwan is located before they introduced him to the country. However, even after that, Rinji said he could barely make out that Taiwan is not far from Hong Kong, but was not sure of the country's exact location.\nHis service for the Taiwanese visitors started his connection with Taiwan. A major earthquake in Nepal in 2015 badly damaged Rinji’s and many other Nepalese homes. After the tremor, Taiwanese mountaineers raised fund to help Rinji rebuild his home, and made possible his sightseeing trip to Taiwan at the end of that year.\nRinji's home was badly damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake.\nThis year Rinji made a second trip to Taiwan, and now he stays at the home of a Taiwanese friend he acquainted during a mountaineering journey. He has spent most of his time at a coffee shop learning how to make coffee, or visiting a scarce number of Sherpas who have settled in Taiwan.\nAs Taiwan is also a mountainous country, Rinji took a trip to set foot on the summit of the 3,416-meter-high (11,207 ft) Hehuanshan.\nRinji said Taiwan is a good place, and compared with Nepal’s, Taiwan’s traffic is orderly and that during his stay in Taiwan he had never encountered bad people. He added that he is learning Chinese and hoped that one day he can settle down in the country."
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1965
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about BC-US--Petroleum, US
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"New York (AP) — Petroleum futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday:\n(1,000 bbl; dollars per bbl.)"
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1966
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA unveils new boat
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"Two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA has unveiled the 50-foot catamaran it will sail in the 35th America's Cup in Bermuda.\nSkipper Jimmy Spithill says the boat, which is just longer than 49 feet, is more refined than the 45-foot cat the syndicate has been training in.\nSays Spithill: \"Now it really starts for this boat. There are 100 days to go and the clock's ticking. We really need to put some hours on it.\"\nQualifying races begin May 26. The America's Cup match, between Oracle and the winner of the challenger series, begins June 17.\nOracle unveiled its new catamaran Tuesday night. It will launch and christen it with champagne on Wednesday, and begin dockside testing. It will go for its first sail as soon as the weather permits."
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1967
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Finland's president skates to overwhelming re-election win
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"HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's president crushed his competition to win a second six-year term Sunday, scoring a landslide victory in an election that saw the incumbent getting more than five times the support of his closest challenger.\nWith all ballots counted, President Sauli Niinisto had 62.7 percent of the vote, while his leading rival, Pekka Haavisto of the Greens, had 12.4 percent.\nHaavisto, the runner-up in the 2012 presidential election, conceded the race long before the vote count was completed, telling Finnish national broadcaster Niinisto \"is the republic's new president with this result.\"\nNone of the other six candidates received more than 7 percent of the vote.\nNiinisto, 69, needed a majority of Sunday's vote to prevent a runoff and win outright. He is the first candidate to do since the popular vote was adopted to pick Finland's president in 1994.\nThe former finance minister and parliament speaker has been a highly popular president since he took office in 2012. He ran as an independent, with no association with the conservative National Coalition Party he once chaired.\nNiinisto acknowledged Sunday night that voters had given him a strong mandate to keep governing.\n\"This result is a surprise to me,\" Niinisto told reporters, appearing a bit baffled and uncharacteristically emotional. \"It's much better than I ever expected. I take it that people have been reasonably happy with my (political) line.\"\nFinland's president designs the blueprint for the country's foreign and security policy together with the government. As head of state, the president is the key foreign policy player, particularly on issues outside the European Union.\nThe president also acts as the supreme commander of military forces and can veto legislation.\nTo most Finns, the president's key task is to assure friendly ties with both neighboring Russia, which shares a 1,340 kilometer (833-mile) border with Finland, and the West, particularly the United States.\nJudging from the election's outcome, voters think Niinisto has done a good job with this fine balancing act. Finland joined the European Union in 1995, but doesn't belong to NATO.\nNiinisto said he does not envision major changes to Finland's policies toward Russia during his second term. He stressed that the countries, though friendly, do have differing views on Russia's annexation of Crimea, among other issues.\nHe is the 12th head of state since Finland achieved independence from Russia in 1917."
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1968
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Zimbabwe's leader calls out those stashing millions overseas
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"HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's new leader has publicly named more than 1,800 companies and individuals accused of illegally stashing hundreds of millions of dollars overseas and not bringing the money home under a now-expired amnesty deal.\nPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to fight corruption after the dramatic resignation in November of longtime leader Robert Mugabe, whose government was accused of widespread mismanagement of the once-prosperous country.\nMnangagwa announced the amnesty deal in December. He now says $591 million of the $1.2 billion suspected to be illegally stashed overseas has been returned.\nHis list shows China as the main destination for the money.\nFour Zimbabwe state-owned diamond-mining firms are among those accused of moving the most money abroad in \"illicit financial flows.\"\nMnangagwa says those on the list should \"take heed\" or face prosecution."
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1969
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about AP Photos: Immersive art gallery in Paris showcases Klimt
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"PARIS (AP) — A digital gallery in Paris is making art an immersive experience for visitors who can walk into and over paintings projected around a warehouse.\nThe Atelier des Lumieres, or Studio of Lights, opened this month with an inaugural exhibit featuring Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's work not hanging on walls, but lighting up floors, ceilings and walls in a colorful, 35-minute moving sequence.\nGallery director Michael Couzigou says: \"We use photos scanned in high definition to make this digital exhibition a universe of music and sound.\"\nThe show, set to classical music, attracted 60,000 visitors in its first 10 days.\nOrganizers say the gallery is the biggest of its kind in the world. It has 140 fixed video projectors installed across the 3,300-square-meter (35,521-square-foot) space."
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1970
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about John Krasinkski's 'A Quiet Place' to open SXSW Film Festival
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"NEW YORK (AP) — The 25th South by Southwest Film Festival will kick off with John Krasinski's third directorial effort: the supernatural thriller \"A Quiet Place.\"\nThe Austin, Texas, festival announced its slate Wednesday, starting with the opening selection of Krasinksi's film, which stars himself and Emily Blunt, his wife.\nThe festival is known for its robust genre selections and expansive indie offerings. The 2018 edition is full of both.\nPremiering in Austin will be the Leslie Mann-John Cena comedy, \"Blockers,\" about parents trying to keep their daughters from losing their virginity; \"You Can Choose Your Family,\" with Jim Gaffigan as a father with a secret family; and \"Boundaries,\" starring Christopher Plummer as a pot-dealing grandfather."
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1971
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Forsberg, Hinostroza lead Blackhawks past Predators 2-1
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"NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anton Forsberg made 42 saves, Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Tuesday night.\nLast-place Chicago, which needs a big finish to get into the playoffs, returned from the All-Star break with its second straight win. David Kampf also scored for the Blackhawks.\nKyle Turris had Nashville's only goal and Juuse Saros made 29 saves. The Predators lost in regulation for the first time since Jan. 2.\nKampf got the lead for the Blackhawks at 3:03 of the first.\nOn the right boards, Tomas Jurco knocked down an attempted clear by Saros and kicked the puck toward Hinostroza in the right circle. Hinostroza poked the puck off Nashville defenseman Roman Josi, and Kampf beat Saros with a wrist shot high to the glove side.\nTurris tied it with his ninth goal 2:12 into the second.\nCraig Smith forced a turnover by Forsberg behind the Chicago net. Smith passed to Scott Hartnell below the goal line, and he fed Turris all alone in the slot for his first goal since Dec. 29.\nHinostroza got the eventual game-winner at 14:33 of the second.\nNick Schmaltz carried the puck into the Nashville zone on the right side and sent a pass to Hinostroza at the top of the right faceoff circle. Aided by a screen from Predators defenseman Matt Irwin, Hinostroza fired a one-timer by Saros on the far side.\nForsberg denied Calle Jarnkrok from the low slot with 1:30 remaining to preserve the win for Chicago.\nNOTES: Nashville RW Miikka Salomaki played his 100th career NHL game. ... The Predators are 0-10-2 when trailing after two periods this season. ... Hinostroza has points in three consecutive games. ... All four games in this season's series between the teams have been decided by one goal, with each team winning two games.\nUP NEXT\nBlackhawks: At Vancouver on Thursday.\nPredators: Host Los Angeles on Thursday."
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1972
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I am asking in the domain of entertainment. Tell me about Agents stop semitrailer with 76 immigrants inside in Texas
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"LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a semitrailer driver is in custody after he was found to be transporting 76 immigrants in Texas.\nThe U.S. Border Patrol said in a statement Monday that the immigrants were discovered Friday at a checkpoint on U.S. 83, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Laredo in South Texas. The semitrailer stopped in the checkpoint's primary lane where the driver, a U.S. citizen, was questioned about his immigration status.\nHis rig was kept for further inspection, and agents found the immigrants inside the trailer.\nThe immigrants are from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. Thirteen were unaccompanied minors. The Border Patrol says all of them are in good health.\nU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Nina Pruneda says the driver's identity and other details about the case are being withheld at this time."
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1973
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Kazakhstan postpones Syria talks by a day
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"BEIRUT (AP) — Kazakhstan says it has postponed talks aimed at firming up a Syrian cease-fire by one day.\nThe Kazakh Foreign Ministry says the talks, to be held in preparation for U.N.-brokered Syria negotiations in Geneva, will be postponed until Thursday. The ministry did not give a reason for the delay.\nThe two-day conference is aimed at bolstering a Dec. 30 cease-fire ahead of the U.N. talks slated to begin Feb. 23.\nKazakhstan hosted talks between rebels and the Syrian government in January to pave the way for the resumption of the U.N. process, which has been on hold since last April.\nRebels will send the same delegation to Thursday's talks, headed by Mohammad Alloush of the Islam Army rebel group."
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1974
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Growth of the Smartphone Industry to Boost Growth
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"LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 4, 2018-- analysts forecast the global iodine market to grow at a CAGR of close to 4% during the period 2018-2022, according to their latest market research report.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005164/en/\nTechnavio has published a new market research report on the global iodine market from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nRecycling of iodine is one of the major trends being witnessed in the . Many iodine producers have recycling facilities. In such recycling facilities, iodine and its derivatives are recovered from iodine waste streams. In 2017, iodine recycling accounted for 17% of world iodine sales. In 2017, countries such as Japan held a major share of 70% of the total iodine recycled.\nThis report is available at a USD 1,000 discount for a limited time only:\nIn this report, Technavio analysts highlight the growth of the smartphone industry as a key factor contributing to the growth of the global iodine market:\nGlobal iodine market: Growth of the smartphone industry\nThe display in smartphone touchscreens consists of liquid crystals that are activated by the electric current. Depending on the activation state of the crystals, these liquid crystals block or allow polarized light to pass through.\nAccording to a senior market research analyst at Technavio, “Polarizing films are used to increase the visibility of the image created on the liquid crystal display. Iodine-containing polarizing films are made by absorbing iodine onto a stretched polyvinyl alcohol surface.”\nGlobal iodine market: X-ray contrast media segment leads the market\nThis market research report segments the global iodine market into the following applications (X-ray contrast media, pharmaceuticals, LCD and LED screens, and nutrition) and key regions (the Americas, APAC, and EMEA). It provides an in-depth analysis of the prominent factors influencing the market, including drivers, opportunities, trends, and industry-specific challenges.\nOf the four major applications, the X-ray contrast media segment held the largest market share in 2017, contributing to nearly 23% of the market. The market share occupied by this segment is expected to increase by 2022.\nEMEA was the leading region for the global iodine market in 2017. It accounted for a market share of approximately 42%. It was followed by APAC and the Americas. APAC is expected to project the fastest growth during the period 2018-2022.\nLooking for more information on this market?\nTechnavio’s sample reports are free of charge and contain multiple sections of the report such as the market size and forecast, drivers, challenges, trends, and more.\nSome of the key topics covered in the report include:\nMarket Landscape\nMarket ecosystem Market characteristics Market segmentation analysis\nMarket Sizing\nMarket sizing Market size and forecast\nFive Forces Analysis\nMarket Segmentation\nGeographical Segmentation\nRegional comparison Key leading countries\nMarket Drivers\nMarket Challenges\nMarket Trends\nVendor Landscape\nVendors covered Vendor classification Market positioning of vendors Competitive scenario\nAbout Technavio\nis a leading global technology research and advisory company. Their research and analysis focuses on emerging market trends and provides actionable insights to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions.\nWith over 500 specialized analysts, Technavio’s report library consists of more than 10,000 reports and counting, covering 800 technologies, spanning across 50 countries. Their client base consists of enterprises of all sizes, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. This growing client base relies on Technavio’s comprehensive coverage, extensive research, and actionable market insights to identify opportunities in existing and potential markets and assess their competitive positions within changing market scenarios.\nIf you are interested in more information, please contact our media team at .\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005164/en/\nCONTACT: Technavio Research\nJesse Maida\nMedia & Marketing Executive\nUS: +1 844 364 1100\nUK: +44 203 893 3200\nwww.technavio.com\nKEYWORD: UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS OTHER TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING CHEMICALS/PLASTICS\nSOURCE: Technavio\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 07/04/2018 09:17 AM/DISC: 07/04/2018 09:16 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005164/en"
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1975
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I am asking in the domain of entertainment. Tell me about US-South Korean military exercises to begin April 1
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — At a potentially pivotal moment of diplomacy with North Korea, the Pentagon said Monday that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that had been postponed for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will begin April 1.\nIn a brief statement, the Pentagon said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his South Korean counterpart, Song Young-moo, agreed to go forward with the maneuvers, known as Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, \"at a scale similar to\" that of previous years.\nNorth Korea has been notified of the schedule \"as well as the defensive nature\" of the exercises, the Pentagon said.\nThe timing and size of the annual maneuvers are especially sensitive this year because of heightened tension over the North's accelerated work last year on a nuclear-armed missile potentially capable of reaching the United States - followed, unexpectedly, by prospects for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis.\nNorth Korea typically objects to U.S.-South Korean military exercises, calling them dress rehearsals for an invasion. Washington and Seoul insist they are defensive and are needed to keep allied forces combat-ready.\nAfter recent high-level talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials said Kim indicated his acceptance of the maneuvers. Kim also offered to meet personally with President Donald Trump to discuss giving up his nuclear weapons on unspecified terms, and Trump quickly agreed. The time and place of the unprecedented talks have not been set, but the White House indicated the summit would happen by May.\nSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to set the stage for that summit by meeting with Kim in April in the Demilitarized Zone, which separates the two Koreas.\nIt had been widely expected that the U.S.-South Korean military exercises would go ahead, even with the new prospects for diplomacy. Some have speculated that the maneuvers would be scaled back, but the Pentagon said they would be conducted at \"the same scale, scope and duration\" as in previous years.\nThe larger of the two exercises, Foal Eagle, is a field training exercise with about 11,500 U.S. troops and about 290,000 South Korean troops, according to a Pentagon spokesman, Marine Lt. Col. Christopher Logan. The other, known as Key Resolve, will involve about 12,200 U.S. troops and about 10,000 from South Korea.\n\"To avoid compromising exercise objectives, specifics regarding the exercise scenarios will not be discussed,\" Logan said, adding that the purpose is to \"enhance\" the ability of the U.S.-South Korean alliance to defend South Korean territory.\nThe U.S. has about 28,500 troops permanently stationed in South Korea and is obligated by treaty to defend the South in the event it is attacked by the North. The two Koreas are still technically at war because their 1950-53 war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty."
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1976
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Trump campaign to feature donors on State of the Union feed
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking for a little publicity?\nPresident Donald Trump's re-election campaign is trying to raise cash from his first State of the Union speech and giving donors a taste of the spotlight.\nThose who contribute will have their names displayed under the livestream of the speech on the campaign's website Tuesday night.\nTrump's middle son, Eric, says in a fundraising email that, \"Even if you choose to only give $1, the proof of your support will send shockwaves around the world as they see every American who proudly stands behind our President.\"\nThe government watchdog group Public Citizen is criticizing the campaign for using the speech as a campaign fundraising event.\nThe group's president, Robert Weissman, says Trump \"is commercializing and corrupting yet another national institution.\""
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1977
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about The Latest: Bermuda police find body amid search for student
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"HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — The Latest on the American student reported missing in Bermuda (all times local):\n5:30 p.m.\nA police spokesman in Bermuda says authorities have found a body amid a search for a U.S. student who disappeared after a rugby tournament on the British island territory.\nSpokesman Dwayne Caines did not disclose any details about the discovery and did not confirm that the body was that of 19-year-old Mark Dombroski.\nThe Bermuda Police Service said a news conference would be held later Monday.\nAuthorities and members of Dombroski's family had been searching Bermuda for the young man in a wooded area known as The Arboretum. It was near a sports center where Dombroski was competing as a member of the rugby team at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.\nHe was last seen early Sunday after a night of socializing."
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1978
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Cheers to the Land of the Long Leaf Pine: Appalachian Mountain Brewery and The Longleaf Alliance Partner to Help Restore Thousands of Longleaf Pines in the Southeast
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"BOONE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--The longleaf pine was once the dominant tree species in the Southeastern United States, covering more than 90 million acres and supporting nearly 900 different plant species. By the 1970s, the longleaf ecosystem had decreased to less than 3 million acres and included dozens of threatened and endangered species. Through reforestation efforts, the longleaf forest now covers 4.7 million acres, and a new partnership between Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) and The Longleaf Alliance will help restore up to 80,000 more trees across the southeast over the next five years.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424006396/en/\nAppalachian Mountain Brewery’s Long Leaf IPA is helping The Longleaf Alliance restore thousands of longleaf pines across the southeast. (Photo: Business Wire)\nDrink a Pint, Plant a Pine\nAs part of the partnership, AMB and The Longleaf Alliance collaborated on “Drink a Pint, Plant a Pine,” a unique program that unites beer and wilderness enthusiasts in an effort to restore the longleaf pine ecosystem. AMB’s flagship Long Leaf IPA, which takes its name from North Carolina’s state toast, was a natural fit for the program. For every case of AMB Long Leaf IPA sold at retail – or the case equivalent of pints sold at bars and restaurants – The Longleaf Alliance will plant one longleaf pine. To date, sales of Long Leaf IPA have supported the planting of 15,000 longleaf seedlings.\n“Long Leaf IPA was born out of the North Carolina State Toast, which celebrates the ‘land of the long leaf pine,’” said AMB Head Brewer Chris Zieber. “Making a positive impact on the local community through our craft beer is AMB’s way of sharing the spirit of the words written in the toast. We couldn’t be happier to partner with a group like The Longleaf Alliance to help restore and protect the landscape that so many millions of people enjoy and inhabit.”\n“I commend Appalachian Mountain Brewery for its long history of dedication and commitment to sustainability, community involvement and philanthropy,” said Longleaf Alliance President Robert Abernethy. “AMB is leading the community by example. As a fellow Tarheel, I am proud to add Appalachian Mountain Brewery to our growing list of corporate conservation partners, a partnership that will allow The Longleaf Alliance to plant longleaf seedlings in North Carolina and make significant strides in restoring the longleaf landscape that has been so important to the people of North Carolina since the state’s founding.”\nApril 27 National Arbor Day Fundraising Event\nAMB and The Longleaf Alliance are celebrating the partnership with a special fundraising event on Arbor Day, Friday, April 27 th at Sam’s Bottle Shop in Durham, NC from 6-8pm. During the event, representatives from AMB and The Longleaf Alliance will be available to share updates on their partnership and longleaf restoration progress. Proceeds from beer sales during the celebration will go towards The Longleaf Alliance. More information about the event can be found here.\nLast year, The Longleaf Alliance worked with partners and landowners across nine states that comprise the Southeastern longleaf range to assist with the planting of approximately 1.8 million longleaf seedlings on 3,220 acres and prescribed burns on 44,000 acres. Throughout 2018, the “Drink a Pint, Plant a Tree” program will support numerous Longleaf Alliance planting events that will allow The Longleaf Alliance to get closer to its vision of eight million acres of longleaf pine by 2024.\nAbout Appalachian Mountain Brewery\nNestled in the High Country of North Carolina, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, LLC, is Boone, NC’s Beer Pioneer. The brewery is dedicated to making seriously delicious craft beer while focusing its business model on community, sustainability and philanthropy. We support the We Can So You Can Foundation, a 501(c)3 started by AMB CEO Sean Spiegelman, and help local nonprofits via our Pints for Non-Profits program in the taproom. These programs are integral to AMB’s commitment to empowering local organizations working to enrich the land, water, air and people of the High Country. Appalachian Mountain Brewery has earned numerous awards for its innovative craft beers and ciders, including Boone Creek Blonde Ale, which won a Gold Medal at the U.S. Open Beer Championships in 2015 and a Gold Medal at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival Competition. The brewery’s core portfolio also includes Long Leaf IPA, Spoaty Oaty Pale Ale, and Porter, which is a gold medal winner at the Great International Beer and Cider Competition.\nAbout The Longleaf Alliance\nThe Longleaf Alliance is a 501(c)(3) conservation nonprofit. Our primary objectives include: outreach, education, habitat management, protection and restoration. We are the only conservation nonprofit organization solely dedicated to restoring the longleaf ecosystems of the South. Since its origin in 1995, The Longleaf Alliance has used education, outreach, research, direct involvement and hands-on experience to develop and provide the best available information and support to landowners, resource managers, policy makers, educators, scientists and the public. We also connect members of the longleaf community to pertinent research findings that can help them overcome management challenges. Our focus has expanded to include management and maintenance of existing longleaf pine forests, management of prescribed fire and planting longleaf seedlings to start the next forest. With the help of our partners, we allocated 85% of income to programs and services last year, a figure that increases steadily and of which we are quite proud.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424006396/en/\nCONTACT: Appalachian Mountain Brewery\nCarrie Greer\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA NORTH CAROLINA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: NATURAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURE PHILANTHROPY ENVIRONMENT RETAIL WINE & SPIRITS FOUNDATION FUND RAISING\nSOURCE: Appalachian Mountain Brewery, LLC\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 02:38 PM/DISC: 04/24/2018 02:38 PM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424006396/en"
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1979
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about EU financial affairs chief in Athens as bailout talks drag
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"ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union's financial affairs chief is in Greece for talks on the bailout-dependent country's slow-moving negotiations with its international creditors.\nPierre Moscovici met Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos Wednesday, and was due to hold talks later with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.\nTsipras' left-led government was hoping by next week to conclude dragging negotiations on spending cuts and reforms demanded by Greece's European creditors and the International Monetary Fund.\nAn agreement would allow the country to join the European Central Bank's bond-buying program, and ease its way to tapping bond markets again later this year.\nBut Athens refuses to introduce new austerity measures, and next week's meeting of eurozone finance ministers is not expected to provide a full breakthrough in the talks.\nGreece has depended on international bailouts since 2010."
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1980
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Fuze Unveils Report Showcasing IT ‘Game Changers’ in Action
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"BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--Fuze, the leading cloud-based communications solution provider for the modern global enterprise, today released the ‘Game Changers’ Report that showcases examples of how CIOs and other IT leaders are assuming more strategic, impactful roles and leading projects that are transforming organizations from business, technology, and workforce standpoints.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005205/en/\nFuze Unveils Report Showcasing IT ‘Game Changers’ in Action (Graphic: Business Wire)\nThe report profiles 12 visionary technology leaders, exploring how these game changers are making their marks. These CIOs and heads of IT come from different-sized organizations and industries, ranging from pro sports and apparel to construction materials.\nWhat the game changers share is a willingness to disrupt the business and a commitment to leverage cutting-edge technology to change the way their companies operate; how their employees collaborate, communicate, and get work done; and the overall customer experience.\n“CIOs are facing major challenges preparing their businesses to compete in a digital world,” said Colin Doherty, CEO of Fuze. “We’ve heard hundreds of stories from CIOs about how they’ve succeeded in taking cloud-first approaches and equipping the modern workforce with tools that empower them to work the way they want to work. This report highlights some of the most inspirational examples of game changers in action.”\nStudies show that historically, CIOs were viewed as “order takers” whose duties focused more on “ keeping the lights on ” than on playing a leadership role in their companies’ strategies. Now, they are stepping up as transformation agents, driving digital innovation and acting as positive catalysts for change.\nToday’s CIOs understand the importance of digital to any business and the opportunity it presents. Fuze’s Breaking Barriers 2020: How CIOs are Shaping the Future of Work study shows 76 percent of CIOs believe adoption of new technology is a crucial business strategy and 80 percent say IT’s ability to innovate is critical to the success of the business.\n“Now, Information Technology is playing more of an advisory role,” said Jennifer Terrill, CIO of iPayment, one of the IT leaders profiled in the ‘Game Changers’ Report. “We can collaborate and strategize on delivery options, adoption execution, and operational success criteria instead of what hardware and software to buy. The business mindset at iPayment is successfully adapting to meet the challenges of rapid technology changes.”\nResources\nSee all of the ‘Game Changers’ Report content here Click here for an infographic and video illustrating how our game changers are innovating and staying ahead of the industry If you are interested in meeting a game changer, join us for our ‘Game Changers’ live events in Boston San Francisco , and Chicago Read the Fuze Breaking Barriers report\nAbout Fuze Fuze is a global, cloud-based unified communications platform that empowers productivity and delivers insights across the enterprise by enabling simplified business voice communications, flexible video conferencing, and always-on collaboration. Formerly ThinkingPhones, Fuze allows the modern, mobile workforce to seamlessly communicate anytime, anywhere, across any device. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Fuze has additional locations including New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Ottawa, London, Amsterdam, Aveiro (Portugal), Madrid, Paris, Munich, Zurich, Copenhagen, and Sydney. For more information, visit www.fuze.com.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005205/en/\nCONTACT: PAN Communications for Fuze\nEmily Featherston, 617-502-4300\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA MASSACHUSETTS\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS OTHER TECHNOLOGY MOBILE/WIRELESS VOIP COMMUNICATIONS OTHER COMMUNICATIONS\nSOURCE: Fuze\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 09:00 AM/DISC: 04/24/2018 09:01 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005205/en"
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1981
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Islamabad still mulling Kabul's offer of talks, overtures
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"ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is still mulling Afghanistan's recent overtures, including an invitation that Pakistani prime minister visit Kabul.\nAnalysts widely see the offer as a good sign, underscoring that dialogue between the two often uneasy neighbors is key to defeating militants on both sides of the border.\nPakistan, however, says it wants to consult the country's political and military leadership before accepting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's invitation.\nThe invitation follows a visit last weekend to Kabul by Pakistan's National Security Adviser Nasser Janjua and also last month's offer by Ghani of unconditional talks with the Taliban.\nThe Taliban have not responded yet.\nPakistan's foreign ministry spokesman Moahmmad Faisal said on Tuesday the country's political and military leaders are carefully considering the invitation in order \"to prepare a brief for the prime minister.\""
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1982
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about New hunting law falls prey to old habits in Lebanon
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"BRITAL, Lebanon (AP) — To bird lovers, the scenes are upsetting. Dozens of dead buzzards lie on a carpet of feathers on a rocky hill in northern Lebanon. Hunters pose with their catch — scores of calandra larks, known for their melodious birdsong, arranged neatly on the hoods of their Land Rovers.\nGreat white pelicans, protected both in Europe and Lebanon, soar overhead, then with a crack of rifle fire, tumble down into the shrubs below.\nPosted on Lebanese social media in recent months, the images point to the enormity of the task facing authorities as they try to clamp down on hunting practices more at home in the \"Wild West\" than a country run by law.\nLebanon lies along key migratory routes for millions of European birds, including protected and endangered species, that winter in the Persian Gulf and Africa.\nBut even with a new law in place banning the hunting of protected species, conservationists say overhunting in Lebanon is undermining their efforts.\n\"Everybody hunts and they're not going to be able to put limits on it,\" said Wissam Arif, a hunter from Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. \"Sure, there should be licenses, but no one does anything about it.\"\nA 2015 study by the conservation society Birdlife International estimated that 2.6 million birds are shot down in Lebanon each year. Per capita, that's second most in the eastern Mediterranean region, after Cyprus.\n\"European birders have invested a lot of time, tax money, and other resources to protect the last remaining breeding pairs, and this is all for nothing if the birds don't fly back,\" said Axel Hirschfeld, of the Germany-based Committee Against Bird Slaughter.\nConservationists credit Lebanese Environment Minister Tarek Khatib for bringing into force a 2004 hunting law that, they say, is as strict as any in Europe.\nLast September, Khatib opened the country's first official hunting season in at least two decades, with the requirement that hunters take tests to get their licenses. The ministry awarded more than 18,000 hunting licenses.\nBut a month later, hunters from the town of Brital in the Bekaa Valley set up electronic bird callers and spinning lures to coax the birds down - a technique prohibited under the law.\nNone of the hunters in the valley could show a license to an Associated Press crew visiting the area, and nearly all declined to be identified by name because of the new hunting regulations.\nA 53-year-old local said he would shoot down between 100 and 150 skylarks and chaffinches on a good day, but high winds and an intermittent drizzle meant he would catch just a fraction that morning. The legal limit is 50 per hunt.\nIn Lebanon, these small birds are typically prepared in a frying pan with a marinade of pomegranate molasses, wrapped in warm pita bread and eaten whole — the tiny bones giving the delicacy a pleasant crunch.\n\"That's a hawk,\" said a police deputy, pointing over the crop-less fields. The bird swayed as a rifle shot rang out, but stayed in the sky. \"They shouldn't be shooting that.\"\nThe deputy, who was also hunting that day, said he was assigned to prison duty and that it wasn't his job to enforce hunting regulations.\nNearly every man hunting that morning had some sort of connection to the security forces - including a police investigator who said he would not report his friends.\nBut as this hunting season draws to an end next week, Khatib said he was positive about the law's impact.\n\"They are beginning to follow the law ... we've created a cultural change among the Lebanese,\" he told the AP.\nFor many Lebanese, hunting is a tradition passed down from father to son and an autumn ritual for men to pass weekend nights with friends before hunting at dawn. Smaller birds are usually cooked and eaten but the larger ones, including migratory birds, are shot just for sport.\n\"They bring in all types of birds,\" said Rabih Danaf, a taxidermist in the town of Bhamdoun, 23 kilometers (14 miles) east of Beirut. \"The hunters make a mockery of the law.\"\nDanaf's Facebook page displays stuffed harriers, pelicans, storks, falcons and colorful hoopoes — including at least two ringed in Europe for scientific study, according to Hirschfeld, the German conservationist, who said he checked the tags in an international database.\nThere is no law against taxidermy, said Roger Saad, an activist with the Lebanese Bird Conservation Coalition.\nSaad, who manages a hardware store in an industrial district in eastern Beirut, keeps a handwritten list of the hunting violations he has seen on social media and those that have been reported to him through the Coalition's network.\nAn amateur sleuth, he has reported more than 70 cases to the Environment Ministry, including data on alleged violators. He said he was pleased to hear some have been fined, while others have gotten away with just a warning.\nThe Environment Ministry says it has forwarded some 40 cases to prosecutors for legal action, and it encourages the public to report violations directly to the police. Khatib said he is waiting for Parliament to allocate funds for a ranger force that would enforce hunting laws.\nIn a country plagued by rolling power cuts and a trash-strewn coastline, many Lebanese shrug off concerns about overhunting.\n\"People think: 'It's not connected to me, so it's not my problem,'\" said Saad. But birds hunt pests, which in turn helps farming — the fifth largest employing sector in this tiny country.\n\"It's a cycle,\" he said.\nWith elections slated for May, a new government could mean changes at the Environment Ministry, disrupting conservation efforts.\n\"We have birds passing through here that do not pass through anywhere else in the world, and instead of looking at them, we shoot them,\" said Saad.\n\"Someone needs to speak for them.\""
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1983
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about UN Staff Union: 32 personnel killed in line of duty in 2016
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"UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Staff Union says 32 people working for the world body were killed in the line of duty in 2016, including 26 peacekeepers.\nThe union's security committee said Tuesday that in the past five years almost 240 U.N. personnel have died in deliberate attacks.\nLast year's death toll was lower than in 2015, when at least 51 U.N. and associated personnel were killed in the line of duty, the highest number ever recorded by the committee.\nFor the third year in a row, the committee said, the greatest loss of life in 2016 was in Mali, where at least 23 U.N. personnel were killed by ambushes, landmines and bombings.\nThe committee called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to mobilize resources to ensure the safety of U.N. personnel."
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1984
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Raelene Castle appointed as Rugby Australia CEO
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"SYDNEY (AP) — Raelene Castle will take over as chief executive officer at Rugby Australia next month, becoming the first woman to lead one of the major national unions in world rugby.\nCastle, who has been CEO at Netball New Zealand and at the Canterbury Bulldogs in Australia's National Rugby League, will replace Bill Pulver on Jan. 15.\nRugby Australia Chairman Cameron Clyne announced the appointment Tuesday, saying Castle was the standout applicant among more than 200 candidates.\n\"I am especially looking forward to getting out into the rugby communities across Australia and meeting the diverse range of people that make the game tick,\" Castle said in a statement. \"Having followed rugby closely for over 30 years and having worked in the New Zealand and Australian sporting environments for the past 10, there is no doubt Australian rugby has a clear international and domestic offering for both male and female athletes that can be further developed and strengthened.\"\nCastle's other governance roles in sport have included serving as a board director of the International Federations of Netball Associations and as chair of the NRL club CEOs leadership group.\nClyne said Castle would bring \"a fresh set of eyes to the challenges and opportunities at Rugby Australia, bringing to us her learnings from other codes.\"\n\"Through her most recent roles as CEO of the Bulldogs and Netball New Zealand, Raelene has led sporting organizations at both a national and club level, giving her an in-depth understanding of what it takes to run a national sporting body as well as the unique challenges for clubs and the importance of building strong relationships and a unity of purpose within,\" the sport, Clyne said. \"Raelene is an extremely impressive executive who covered every base as far as what the board was looking for in a chief executive officer to lead our game into an important new chapter.\"\nCastle was born in Australia and moved to New Zealand as a child, returning to Sydney in 2013 to take the job at the Bulldogs.\nCastle is the first woman to lead one of Australia's four national football governing bodies, and Rugby Australia said she is the first woman to lead one of the world's top-tier rugby national governing bodies."
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1985
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about 5 ideas win $10K each in Ohio opioid science challenge
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"COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Virtual reality, neural feedback and digital therapy are among five ideas to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis that have won a global technology challenge in Ohio.\nHundreds of researchers, caregivers, service providers and individuals from Ohio, other states and nine countries participated in the competition.\nWinners received $10,000 to take ideas into development.\nThe state is offering the $8 million challenge and $12 million in research-and-development in a two-pronged strategy aimed at driving scientific breakthroughs to address the deadly epidemic tied to prescription painkillers.\nRepublican Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) called for the investment as the state has been among the hardest hit.\nWinning ideas included using virtual reality for addiction prevention, using neural feedback to support surgical patients through physical therapy and digital addiction therapy based on mindfulness theory."
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1986
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Armenia marks massacre by Ottoman Turks 103 years ago
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"YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's government and the country's opposition are taking part in events to mark the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians a century ago by Ottoman Turks.\nTuesday's commemoration of the massacre that began 103 years ago —viewed by Armenians and many historians as genocide — comes after the country's prime minister resigned in a surprise move following days of anti-government protests.\nArmenia's acting prime minister and other officials laid flowers at a hilltop memorial complex in Armenia's capital Tuesday morning along with thousands of residents. Leaders of the opposition and their supporters were marching to the memorial later on Tuesday.\nTurkey, the successor to the Ottoman Empire, vehemently denies that the massacre was genocide and insists it was part of the violence during World War I."
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1987
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Hop's Hype: Inside Washington's surprising turnaround season
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"SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Hopkins is frantically scrolling through the photo album on his phone. Stored deep in the collection of screen shots, aerial images from his many plane trips and family pictures is an image that helps define what he's trying to build in his first season as Washington's head coach.\nIt's a picture of a quote. And it has a connection to his favorite band, Pearl Jam.\n\"When you trust people that you work with and let them have their freedom, that's when the chemistry happens. That's when the real art goes down,\" Hopkins reads, looking at the photo of a quote attributed to Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament.\nBuilding chemistry. Forming the foundation. Those are the underlying principles of what Hopkins has done in the 10 months since he left all he knew at Syracuse for the chance to turn around the Huskies' program. It's one of the most surprising stories in college basketball. The Huskies are 15-6 overall and 5-3 in Pac-12 play with a huge week coming up against No. 25 Arizona State and No. 9 Arizona that will go a long way in determining Washington's NCAA Tournament hopes.\nAny talk about the NCAAs seemed ridiculous when the Huskies gathered for their first practice in the fall. Now it's a realistic goal entering February.\nThe Associated Press was given an inside look at the Huskies program last week as they prepared for their matchup with rival Washington State. What stands out most about Hopkins' first season is how the narrative has changed. Six months ago, most were wondering why Hopkins left Syracuse as the coach-in-waiting behind Jim Boeheim.\nNow, the story has become about the foundation Hopkins has created and where might the Huskies go from here.\n\"We set our goals real high,\" Washington guard David Crisp said. \"We know the work that we've put in every day. For it to have something come true, one of your goals, it feels good to have that hard work pay off.\"\n___\nBefore every home practice, the signs are affixed to a wall or railing. They are foundational pillars for Hopkins' program. They are not subject to debate.\n\"Be comfortable being uncomfortable.\"\n\"Multiple effort mentality.\"\n\"Own the ball.\"\n\"Always moving forward.\"\nThere are more than a dozen in all, placed at each end of the floor. The last may be the most important to Hopkins. This is a program that's endured its lumps in recent seasons, going from a perennial Pac-12 contender to missing the NCAAs for six straight seasons. Hopkins had to win over his players upon his arrival, recruiting them to stay then proving what he was selling works.\n\"This is all really a test tube thing,\" Hopkins said. \"I'm bringing what I've learned. We've got an established staff that has a lot of experience. We talk a lot and try to figure out how can we make that better. And even when I got the job I thought of the old BASF commercials, 'We don't make the products, we make the products you buy better.' So how can we evolve and grow and do things different?\"\nOn this day, it means running practice in an entirely different way. Hopkins puts 60 minutes on the clock. It will continue to tick away, but errors or lack of effort will add time. One of Hopkins' assistants came up with the idea. Generally, Washington practices aren't long — 75 to 120 minutes depending on the day — but this was a new take.\nHopkins finds a few flaws and time is added. When freshman Michael Carter III fails to run the correct set, five minutes are added. Hopkins voices his displeasure, but stops to instruct Carter and leaves him with a high-five.\nIt's one of the few times Hopkins inserts himself into practice. He lets his assistants — Dave Rice, Cameron Dollar and Will Conroy — coach. There's no micromanaging.\n\"I wanted to hire people I felt I could learn from, guys that would be better than me in other areas and then be like any team,\" Hopkins said. \"We're all learning from each other.\"\n___\nNinety minutes before tip-off Hopkins invites the broadcast crew into his office. It's a relaxed environment in a room that is decidedly bland. The only items hanging on the walls are a giant purple \"W'' behind his desk and the TV tuned into one of the dozens of games being broadcast this day.\nIf this seems abnormal, it is. Washington has done away with game day shootaround. Hopkins values rest over having players going to the arena, getting geared up and going through a simulated practice only to do that again to get ready for the game. The team meets for film and a meal the night before games, but doesn't reconvene until the pregame meal a few hours before tip.\nAt least his second cup of Starbucks sits on his desk with 'Hop' written in black ink. This crew hasn't done a Washington game yet this season, so much of the session is Hopkins describing his philosophy, the implementation of that system and ultimately why the Huskies are in the Pac-12 race.\nHopkins is himself: laughing, gregarious, honest. He points to wins over Kansas and Southern California on the road as validating moments, but notes the Huskies have faltered after those big wins. A sign of growth would be beating the Cougars after last week's road win at Colorado.\n___\nTwo mint candies sit on the scorer's table at all times. Spearmint to be exact. If one gets taken, it's immediately replaced. Occasionally, a different hard candy will be grabbed by Hopkins or a member of his staff, but it's almost always a mint.\nFor two hours, Hopkins will cycle through his stash of mints while directing the Huskies to a convincing 80-62 win over their rivals from Washington State. There have been times this season when Hopkins has needed to yell at his players. This night is not one of them.\nThe only time he screams is when he's raining praise in a timeout huddle after two perfect possessions of ball rotation on offense led to open shots. They were part of an 18-2 run Washington used to close the first half. After Noah Dickerson's dunk to give Washington a 31-28 lead, Hopkins turns to the Huskies student section and yells, \"Let's go,\" asking for more noise, knowing the Cougars are rattled.\nThe student section was once named after former coach Lorenzo Romar. It may be named after Hopkins soon enough.\nHis evening ends with him summoning walk-ons off the bench. He takes note that three of Washington State's six 3-pointers came in the final minutes with reserves in the game. He finds a moment after he finishes his postgame radio duties to shake hands with a fan wearing a Syracuse hat.\n\"It's everything I always thought it would be, and even better,\" Hopkins said. \"That's not because our record or wins and losses, but experience. ... It feels great to be stretched, and challenged and pulled. It's been incredible.\"\n___\nMore AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25"
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1988
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Stars stop 3-game slide with 2-1 shootout win over Rangers
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"NEW YORK (AP) — The Dallas Stars put themselves in position for a big win on Monday night. It just took them a while to finish off the New York Rangers, thanks to Ondrej Pavelec.\nJason Spezza scored in the shootout, and the Stars snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Rangers.\n\"It would have been a shame to not get two points in this game the way we played,\" Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock said. \"We are starting to really play strong 5-on-5 hockey right now. We are getting a lot of scoring chances and we are not giving up a lot which is a really good sign.\"\nKari Lehtonen made 24 saves for Dallas in the opener of its four-game East Coast road trip against the Metropolitan Division. It was Lehtonen's 299th career NHL victory.\nDallas outshot New York 45-25, but Pavelec kept the Rangers in the game with an outstanding performance in goal.\n\"I don't think anyone in our dressing room doesn't know that other than Pavelec, we didn't play real well tonight.\" Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. \"There are two positives, Pavs played unreal and because of his performance we were able to get a point. Other than that, we weren't good.\"\nThe Stars had a 1-0 lead before Rick Nash tied it for the Rangers when he tipped in Brady Skjei's wrist shot with 3:41 left in regulation. Nash made contact with Lehtonen but the goalie was well outside the blue paint. Hitchcock challenged the play, but the referees stayed with the original call.\n\"I thought the mental toughness was after the (Nash) goal,\" Hitchcock said. \"I don't know why that goal was allowed but I thought our next shift was outstanding. That to me is the mental toughness that we are starting to show. We had the Rangers in for 35 seconds in their own zone and that's a good sign.\"\nJulius Honka put Dallas in front when he drove a slap shot past Pavelec at 6:30 of the second period for his first of the season. The 2014 first-round pick rejoined the lineup after sitting for the previous three games.\n\"If we play like that, we can beat any team in this league,\" Honka said. \"We just have to keep going and keep up the good work.\"\nNew York generated very little offensive pressure for the first two periods. J.T. Miller had a breakaway opportunity at 8:46 of the second, but came up empty.\n\"I think everyone in here knows that was embarrassing for two periods,\" Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello said. \"They smacked us around and we didn't win one battle, we didn't win a puck battle in front of the net. We weren't first on the pucks. It's not acceptable for the team that we are supposed to be. I think everyone in here knows that.\"\nNOTES: Rangers C Mika Zibanejad missed his sixth consecutive game due to a concussion. Zibanejad has been skating on his own and participated in New York's morning skate, but has not been cleared for contact. ... New York D Marc Staal skated in his 719th game, tying Andy Bathgate for 11th place on the franchise's career games list. ... Stars F Jason Dickinson, who was recalled from the minors over the weekend, played on Dallas' fourth line. ... Dallas F Antoine Roussel was held out after suffering an upper-body injury against the Golden Knights on Saturday.\nUP NEXT\nRangers: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.\nStars: Visit the New York Islanders on Wednesday."
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1989
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Ex-official: Chances missed to save boy encased in concrete
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"WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Multiple chances were missed to save a 3-year-old Wichita boy before he was found encased in concrete, a former Kansas welfare official said.\nDianne Keech, the Department of Children and Families deputy director from 2013 to 2015, said the \"point of no return\" was when the agency failed to call 911 last April after receiving a report that Evan Brewer had hit his head while taking a bath and \"had no pulse\" before being revived, The Wichita Eagle reported.\nThe person making the report said Evan and his mother, Miranda Miller, were domestic violence victims and that someone would \"take life from them\" before \"bringing them back.\" His mother's live-in boyfriend, Stephen Bodine, allegedly bragged about choking Evan and his mother and strangling the boy until he became unconscious, according to records that Keech reviewed after they were released earlier this month.\nKeech said that instead of calling 911 and flagging the report to administrators as a \"critical incident,\" it was placed on hold for six days. The case was closed April 28, records show. Evan's body was found in September, and Miller and Bodine are charged with murder.\n\"If they don't do the right thing there,\" Keech said, \"it seals his doom. They never recovered from that point on.\"\nEvan is the paternal grandson of former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, a Democratic candidate for governor this year. Evan had been the subject of a custody battle for months between his mother and father, Carlo Brewer, who had contacted state officials and local police over the welfare of his son. Too often, DCF took the word of the 3-year-old's mother that he was OK, said Keech, who served on the state Child Death Review Board during part of her DCF tenure and now works as a child-protection consultant.\nKeech counted six separate reports of abuse that the agency received from July 21, 2016, to May 14, 2017, before Evan's death. Her analysis shows the agency failed to adequately address all safety and risk concerns with five of the six reports. She also found that DCF failed to collect all relevant information in at least four of the six reports.\n\"This is not Monday-morning quarterbacking,\" Keech said. \"This is how cases should be handled in the moment. I am reviewing this case based on investigative procedures that used to be standard for the agency.\"\nShayla Johnston, a Brewer family spokeswoman and attorney, agrees with Keech that DCF failed. With anyone who looks at Evan's case, Johnston said, \"you can agree that bureaucracy killed Evan.\"\nDCF spokeswoman Theresa Freed said the agency could not comment on the case.\n\"Given the Brewer family's stated desire to pursue litigation against the Kansas Department for Children and Families, we are not in a position to address each point alleged,\" she said in an email.\n___\nInformation from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com"
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1990
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I am asking in the domain of entertainment. Tell me about Polish priest set for sainthood criticized for anti-Semitism
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"WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pope Francis' decision to move the World War II-era head of Poland's Catholic Church a step closer to possible sainthood has hit a stumbling block, after two leading Jewish organizations and even Polish Catholic publications called him out for anti-Semitic views.\nIt's not clear if the protests will derail the sainthood cause of Cardinal August Hlond, but in the past the Vatican has taken such protests seriously and at the very least put the cases up for closer review.\nIn May, Francis approved a decree recognizing Hlond's \"heroic virtues.\" Now the Vatican must confirm a miracle attributed to Hlond's intercession for him to be beatified, and a second one for him to be made a saint.\nHlond was the highest-ranking Polish church official from 1926 to his death in 1948."
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1991
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Breakthrough Plant-Based Burger from Don Lee Farms SIZZLES with 1 Million Burgers Sold in Less Than 60 Days
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"LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--Don Lee Farms has sold more than a million Organic Plant-Based Burgers in less than sixty days, becoming the fastest growing product in its category. “Interest in our Organic Plant-Based Burger has just exploded,” said Donald Goodman, President, Don Lee Farms. “We are just keeping up with demand and are implementing plans to expand distribution every week.”\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005065/en/\nDon Lee Farms' Breakthrough Organic Plant-Based Burger\n“The fact that our Organic Plant-Based Burger is made with plants and not with science has resonated with people. No one wants to eat a burger hidden with artificial or modified ingredients if they have the choice,” said Danny Goodman, Don Lee Farms. “They want natural. They want organic. They want real.”\nThe Don Lee Farms’ burger “bleeds” organic beet juice and sizzles on the grill from organic vegetable-based fats just like raw beef. It is the only burger in its category to qualify for the Organic Seal certified by USDA. The new burger launched to rave reviews. CookingLight Magazine proclaimed, “This burger was really delicious. I’d buy these again,” after tasting the top three leading brands.\n“Having sold a million burgers this quickly has exceeded everyone’s expectations,” continued Donald. “The excitement around this burger has been overwhelming. We are now expanding availability in club stores and will be introducing the burger in restaurants and other retail markets in the upcoming months.”\nAbout Don Lee Farms\nEstablished in California in 1982, Don Lee Farms is a family-owned food manufacturer and leading national supplier of organic and conventional food products. They are the leading national producer of organic veggie burgers. Don Lee Farms produces meat, vegetarian and plant-based foods for retail, club, foodservice and school foodservice markets. Consumer products and end items are sold at major retailers nationwide such as Costco Wholesale®, Whole Foods Markets® and Walmart® under the Don Lee Farms label, private brands and under brands of their partners. For more information, visit www.donleefarms.com and follow Don Lee Farms on Facebook and Twitter, @DonLeeFarms.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005065/en/\nCONTACT: Don Lee Farms\nMaria Aguilar\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: RETAIL FOOD/BEVERAGE SUPERMARKET\nSOURCE: Don Lee Farms\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 08:00 AM/DISC: 04/24/2018 08:01 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005065/en"
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1992
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Landmark 'Vegas Vickie' neon cowgirl sign removed
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"LAS VEGAS (AP) — The famous neon sign of a cowgirl in downtown Las Vegas has been taken down as part of the construction of a planned casino-resort.\nAfter more than two decades on Freemont Street, \"Vegas Vickie\" was dismantled Tuesday.\nCasino owner Derek Stevens says his company is looking for a home for the neon sign. It was created in 1980 and originally dubbed \"Sassy Sally\" after a casino of that name.\nStevens' company is planning to transform the space previously occupied by the Las Vegas Club."
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1993
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Bloom Burton & Co. Welcomes Michael J. Brown, CFA® as Portfolio Manager and Chief Executive Officer of its Asset Management Affiliate, Bloom Burton Investment Group.
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"TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2018--Bloom Burton & Co. (“Bloom Burton”) is pleased to announce that Michael J. Brown, CFA®, has been appointed as Portfolio Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Bloom Burton’s asset management affiliate firm, Bloom Burton Investment Group Inc. (“BBIG”). BBIG is now registered as an Investment Fund Manager, Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer in Ontario, an Investment Fund Manager and Exempt Market Dealer in Québec, and Exempt Market Dealer in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Mr. Brown, CFA®, has a 20-year track record in the Canadian alternative investments industry, having most recently served as President, Chief Compliance Officer and Portfolio Manager at Scale Capital Management Inc.. In addition, TwoThree Capital Health Care Market Neutral LP, a global healthcare fund managed by Mr. Brown and Jason Lin, will join the Bloom Burton platform.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530005920/en/\nMichael J. Brown, Portfolio Manager and CEO of Bloom Burton Investment Group (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe addition of Mr. Brown will expand Bloom Burton’s ability to serve Canadian institutional and accredited investors as they consider the important and growing pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare sectors. Mr. Brown will broaden the product offering and distribution of Bloom Burton’s investments, as well as help raise the profile of events such as the firm’s flagship and highly coveted Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference.\nLater this summer, subject to unitholder approval, Bloom Burton Investment Group Inc. will assume management of the Bloom Burton Canadian Healthcare Fund LP, the Bloom Burton Healthcare Lending Trust and the Bloom Burton Healthcare Lending Trust II. This transition will simplify the management of these portfolios.\n“I am extremely excited to join Canada’s leading healthcare investment firm,” said Mr. Brown. “I know of no other platform in Canada that offers the same unique value proposition. Bloom Burton, with its scientific and medical professionals, offers unparalleled access to Canadian healthcare champions and tomorrow’s leaders. I look forward to meeting with all of the innovative companies in the portfolio and being a part of Bloom Burton’s continued growth across its platform.”\nBrian Bloom, Chairman and CEO of Bloom Burton commented, “We are thrilled to partner with Michael to internalize our successful direct investing activities. These portfolios have in aggregate, outperformed the Canadian Hedge Fund industry, and we are excited to be able to offer these funds to a wider array of Canadian investors.”\nAbout Bloom Burton & Co.:\nBloom Burton & Co. is a firm dedicated to accelerating returns in the healthcare sector for both investors and companies. Bloom Burton has an experienced team of medical, scientific, pharmaceutical, legal and capital markets professionals who perform a deep level of diligence, which combined with our creative and entrepreneurial approach, assists our clients in achieving the right monetization events. Bloom Burton and its affiliates provide capital raising, M&A advisory, equity research, business strategy and scientific consulting, advisory on direct investing and company creation and incubation services.\nBloom Burton Securities Inc. is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and is also a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).\nPlease visit www.bloomburton.com to learn more.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530005920/en/\nCONTACT: Bloom Burton & Co.\nBrian Bloom, 416-640-7580\nor\nMichael Brown, 416-551-1659.\nKEYWORD: NORTH AMERICA CANADA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: HEALTH BIOTECHNOLOGY MEDICAL DEVICES PHARMACEUTICAL OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FINANCE HUMAN RESOURCES\nSOURCE: Bloom Burton & Co.\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 05/30/2018 10:10 AM/DISC: 05/30/2018 10:10 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180530005920/en"
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1994
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about AVM to Disrupt Commercial Electric Vehicle Market at ACT Expo 2018 Debut
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"LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--At the upcoming Advanced Clean Expo (ACT) Expo 2018 from April 30 to May 3 in Long Beach, California, AVM (Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing) will be unveiling the first vehicle in its line of all-electric, mid-size shuttle buses, the EV27. In about the same time it takes to fill up a gas tank, AVM’s 100% electric, low-floor EV27 shuttle is fully charged and ready to go, maximizing on-duty time. Also available in 21 and 33 foot lengths, AVM’s EV27 is ideal for loop-based routes supporting corporate and school campuses, hotels and rental car facilities, airports, and affording “first/last mile” solutions to private communities.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005935/en/\nAVM’s exclusive joint venture is powered by Yinlong Energy, one of the world’s leading energy manufacturers and innovators. AVM shuttles are powered by Yinlong’s proprietary lithium–titanate battery (LTO) technology. An extremely safe and long-lasting lithium-based technology, LTO cells can endure more than 20,000 cycles, ensuring the batteries’ lifespan exceeds that of the vehicle. This robust and proven technology takes full advantage of AVM’s 350 kW CCS 2.0 high-powered charger, enabling the EV27’s rapid charge time.\nHaving a vehicle charge fully in less than ten minutes not only maximizes the total time in service for operators, but also eliminates the range anxiety often associated with electric vehicles. While most routes serviced by mid-size shuttles accommodate ten-minute breaks every three to four hours, the EV27, when coupled with AVM’s 350 kW CCS 2.0 charger, has effectively unlimited range under those conditions. Needing only ten minutes every few hours reduces the number of chargers required compared to an overnight or multiple-hour charging scheme. AVM’s EV27 saves operators as much as 50% in overall total cost of ownership due to reduced maintenance, fuel and other costs and provides greater reliability and longevity. Plus, the EV27 affords a quiet, zero-emission solution for neighborhoods, urban areas, and anywhere else air and noise pollution are concerns. The EV27’s unprecedented value equation enables operators to switch to an all-electric solution better aligned with green initiatives and environmental mandates.\n“With the debut of the EV27, AVM is making electric-powered commercial shuttles practical as well as truly desirable,” says Larry Brennan, CEO of AVM. “With such a competitive pricing model, short charge-time and proven technology, we’ve removed any remaining deterrents. Moving from traditional combustion-power to 100% electric is finally not just an environmental consideration — it’s the smart business decision.”\nEvery AVM vehicle connects to AVM’s real-time, cloud-based “smart” technology. Operators can select and customize ridership experience with features such as USB charging and Wi-Fi, fleet management, navigation, route optimization, and unparalleled, remote-access, data-collection opportunities.\nA portfolio company of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), AVM has commitments from launch customers in the U.S. and abroad for more than 250 vehicles. AVM is continuing the momentum of the EV27 launch and will be rolling out a full range of additional commercial electric vehicles including vans, transit buses, school buses, and tour coaches, in a variety of lengths and capacities. For more information, visit www.avmfg.com.\nAbout AVM Headquartered in Los Angeles, Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing (AVM) is the first company to make electric-powered commercial vehicles the preferred solution for short-range routes. AVM provides 100% electric, zero-emission, smart commercial vehicles that can charge in less than ten minutes. Its unsurpassed battery life, powerful 350 kW CCS 2.0 charging station, and competitive overall pricing creates an irresistible value equation for operators. Along with its key partners, Yinlong, Wamar and Havenrock, AVM is disrupting the commercial electric vehicle industry. www.avmfg.com.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005935/en/\nCONTACT: Crier Communications\nJP Lincoln, 310-274-1072 x 201\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES MEXICO NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA CANADA CALIFORNIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TRANSPORT OTHER TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTOMOTIVE OTHER AUTOMOTIVE\nSOURCE: Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 12:00 PM/DISC: 04/24/2018 12:01 PM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005935/en"
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1995
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Daughter writes humorous obituary for father in Indiana
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"DEMOTTE, Ind. (AP) — A northwest Indiana woman has honored her father's memory with a humorous obituary that recounts his fondness for his family and details how he left behind 32 jars of Miracle Whip, 17 boxes of Hamburger Helper and other items that could prove helpful in a zombie apocalypse.\nThe obituary for Terry Ward also says he \"escaped this mortal realm\" with a belief that \"The Blues Brothers\" was the best movie ever. It recounts how he drove one of his Illinois high school teachers to an early retirement, volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army and worked \"39 years of begrudging service\" for AT&T. It also includes a long list of things he loved — including \"free beer\" and \"discussing who makes the best pizza\" — and says he was known for doling out ice cream sandwiches to his grandchildren.\nJean Lahm said she wrote the obituary for her father with a bit of humor because he \"lived to make other people laugh.\" She said she began writing the obituary Tuesday after the 71-year-old died from a massive stroke.\n\"I wrote it myself and I didn't tell anyone I was going to make it funny,\" said Lahm, who added that her family thought the obituary was perfect.\nThe obituary has gotten attention online and Lahm said she's read comments from others saying, \"I wish I would have known him.\" She said she's just happy to have been able to \"get his personality across.\"\n\"He cared about the things that truly mattered. A lot of people can relate to that. A lot of people have these great dads that are just like that. Good guys. That's what he was,\" Lahm said."
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1996
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Transgender migrant dies while in US custody
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"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to determine what caused the death of a transgender woman who was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\nFederal authorities say the 33-year-old woman from Honduras died early Friday at an Albuquerque hospital, where she was admitted after showing symptoms of pneumonia, dehydration and complications associated with HIV.\nThe woman was identified by activists as Roxana Hernandez. They say she was part of a caravan of Central American migrants that traveled to the U.S. border through Mexico.\nFederal authorities listed her name as Jeffry Hernandez and said she was first detained May 13 in San Diego. She was later transferred to El Paso, Texas, and then to a detention center in western New Mexico where she was housed in the transgender unit."
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1997
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about HSBC says US officials will dismiss criminal charges
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"LONDON (AP) — HSBC says the U.S. Department of Justice will ask a court to dismiss deferred criminal charges against the London-based bank in recognition of its efforts to strengthen safeguards against money laundering.\nThe bank says it has lived up to all of its commitments under a five-year deferred prosecution agreement that has now expired and U.S. authorities will file a motion to dismiss the charges deferred by that deal.\nThe move marks a significant step for the global bank, which signed the agreement to avoid charges for allegedly laundering millions of dollars from Mexican drug barons and countries facing U.S. sanctions.\nHSBC Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver says the bank is better able to fight financial crime \"as the result of the significant reforms we have implemented over the last five years.\""
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1998
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Anticipated or anticlimactic? Warriors-Cavs 4 in NBA Finals
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"The first one deserved a sequel, which Cleveland won in the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to even things up with Golden State.\nThen with Kevin Durant joining Stephen Curry on one side and LeBron James leading the other, the Warriors and Cavaliers sent interest soaring as they rampaged toward the tiebreaker last season.\nBut the rubber match was a mismatch, and the Warriors are expected to win just as easily this time.\nSo as Round 4 of the record-setting rivalry begins Thursday night, has Warriors-Cavaliers become too much of a good thing?\n\"I don't think so,\" Golden State guard Klay Thompson said. \"I think the rest of the NBA has got to get better. It's not our fault. I'm sure if you asked the fans of the Warriors and the Cavs around the world, whether it's in the Bay Area or in Cleveland, I'm sure they're happy with their team performance. The only people I hear saying that are fans from other teams, which is natural. I don't blame them. But as long as our fan base is happy, that's all that matters.\"\nIt's the first time in NBA, NFL, MLB or NHL history that the same teams are meeting four straight times in the championship round, and intrigue in the teams hasn't waned yet. The NBA had its most-watched conference finals since 2012, as both teams had to rally from 3-2 deficits to win Game 7s on the road.\nBut if this series quickly becomes as lopsided as some fear — ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy said he couldn't remember a bigger gap between finals teams and said any game the Cavs win is a huge upset — many of those people who have tuned in the last few years might be looking for something else to watch by the time the series switches to Cleveland.\n\"If James and the Cavaliers win Game 1, you know, the interest is going to skyrocket because they are going to have done what very few — except for them maybe — think they can do, which is win at Golden State,\" Van Gundy said. \"If they get blown out both games, it doesn't matter what we say. People aren't going to be as excited.\"\nThe players won't apologize for showing up again, or worry that it hurts the NBA.\n\"I mean, it may not be as suspenseful as a lot of people want it to be or as drama-filled,\" Durant said, \"but that's what you've got movies and music for.\"\nSome things to watch when the series begins at Oracle Arena:\nBE LIKE MIKE\nIf the Warriors win, it would be their sixth NBA championship and tie them for third on the all-time list with the Chicago Bulls, who won all theirs with Michael Jordan. Then it would be a long way to go from there to catch Boston (18) or the Lakers (17).\nMOVING ON UP\nJames could vault into second place on the NBA Finals' career lists for points and assists. He has 1,247 points and needs 71 to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,317) and move behind only Jerry West (1,679). His 339 assists are 61 behind Bob Cousy (400). Magic Johnson had 584.\nSCORING STARS\nWhile matching up on the court, James and Durant could flip-flop on the career postseason scoring list. James currently has a slight edge, with his 28.83 points per game placing him fourth and slightly ahead of Durant, who has averaged 28.75. Durant has been even better in the NBA Finals, with his 32.9 points per game ranking last year's finals MVP behind only Rick Barry (36.3) and Jordan (33.6) among players who have appeared in at least 10 games.\nDOING IT WITH DEFENSE\nThe much-maligned Cavaliers' defense has shown up in the postseason, where Cleveland is allowing just 99.9 points per game, second among the 16 teams. The Cavs held Boston under 100 points in four of the final five games of the East finals. More impressively, Golden State kept high-scoring Houston under 100 in five straight games and is right behind Cleveland at 100.3 in the playoffs.\nNEW-LOOK LOGO\nViewers will notice something new on the court during the series. The familiar NBA Finals logo has been replaced and the floor will now be marked with one that reads \"The Finals presented by YouTube TV.\"\n___\nFollow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney\n___\nMore AP NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball"
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1999
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about US to review more recent asylum requests before older cases
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"LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. officials are taking steps to stem a surging backlog in asylum applications to prevent fraud and enable those genuinely fleeing persecution to settle here.\nU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Wednesday that it will start reviewing more recent applications first and push those already waiting a long time toward the back of the line.\nIt aims to prevent immigrants from applying for asylum to bide their time and obtain work permits when they don't qualify for the protection.\nImmigration attorneys said the move was absurd and would force those already waiting three or four years to wait even longer for their cases to be heard.\nThe agency has more than 300,000 pending asylum applications, compared with 16,000 in July 2012."
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2000
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Moustakas drives in 4 as Royals hold on to beat Twins 11-8
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"KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Moustakas helped the Kansas City Royals take a nine-run lead in the second inning. They nearly gave it all away.\nMoustakas homered, doubled and drove in four runs in the first two innings, Jorge Soler went 4 for 5 with a home run, but the Royals nearly blew the big lead before holding on for a 11-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.\nMoustakas' double in the first scored Jon Jay and Alcides Escobar. Moustakas' 12th homer was a towering two-run shot in the second that just made it into the front row of the right-field seats and barely fair.\nAccording to Statcast, it had a 46-degree launch angle, the highest in the majors this season, and carried 339 feet.\n\"I knew I hit it good, but I just wasn't sure if it would stay fair and if it was going to go far enough,\" Moustakas said. \"That was a high one for sure.\"\nThe Royals sent 11 men to the plate in a seven-run second to build a 9-0 lead. Soler nearly had a two-run homer in the inning, but after a review it was changed to a run-producing double. The second inning also included Ryan Goins' two-run triple.\nEvery Royals starter had scored in the first two innings, but it almost wasn't enough.\n\"We just couldn't slow them down,\" Royals manager Ned Yost said. \"We weren't throwing strikes. We were leaving balls up. They just kept adding on, adding on, adding on.\"\nThe Twins chipped away at the Royals' lead, including bases-empty home runs by Brian Dozier and Ehrie Adrianza in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively.\n\"We fought back and then getting right back in the dugout,\" Dozier said. \"We were right where we needed to be as far as momentum shifting our way. We just couldn't capitalize on it.\"\nMiguel Sano hit a two-run double in the Twins' four-run sixth and scored on Eduardo Escobar's two-out single, cutting the Royals' lead to 9-8. Brian Flynn then struck out Max Kepler to end the sixth with runners on second and third, preserving the Royals' lead.\nSano had a RBI single in the third and has hit in 17 consecutive games against the Royals with 30 RBIs in that span.\nHunter Dozier led off the Kansas City seventh with his first career home run. Soler homered in the eighth for his fourth hit, matching his career high.\nKevin McCarthy (4-2), the fifth of seven Kansas City pitchers, retired all four batters he faced and earned the victory.\n\"I didn't want to use McCarthy today,\" Yost said. \"He's been in four out of five, but we were at the point we had to. He came in and did a phenomenal job.\"\nKelvin Herrera protected the lead with a spotless ninth for his 12th save.\nTwins rookie right-hander Fernando Romero (3-2) retired only five of the 15 batters he faced. Romero allowed eight runs and nine hits, a walk and a sacrifice fly. His ERA jumped from 1.88 to 4.15.\n\"They were jumping me from the first pitch,\" Romero said. \"They were just hitting everything.\"\nJay singled in the seventh to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Jay finished May with a .368 average and leads the majors with 43 hits in the month.\nONE MORE OUT\nSeveral Royals players began walking off the field in the fifth after turning a double play. The only problem was there were only two outs.\nROSTER MOVES\nTwins: RHP Aaron Slegers was recalled from Triple-A Rochester. He came in after Romero's early exit and allowed two runs and six hits over 5 1/3 innings. The Twins optioned Slegers back down to Rochester after the game.\nRoyals: RHP Trevor Oaks was recalled from Triple-A Omaha. He gave up three runs and five hits and a walk over 1 2/3 innings in his second big league appearance.\nTRAINER'S ROOM\nTwins: CF Byron Buxton (fractured left toe) went back on the disabled list with the toe still impeding his game. ... RHP Ervin Santana (hand) was recalled from his minor league rehab assignment with swelling and having trouble gripping the ball. He will be re-examined.\nRoyals: RHP Blaine Boyer (strained back) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. Boyer was 2-0, but had an 11.76 ERA in 20 relief appearances.\nUP NEXT\nTwins: RHP Jake Odorizzi is the scheduled starter as the Twins open a four-game series with AL Central leader Cleveland at Target Field. RHP Shane Bieber will start for the Indians, making his big league debut.\nRoyals: They have Thursday off before beginning a three-game series Friday with Oakland. Kansas City RHP Ian Kennedy will start the opener.\n___\nMore AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball"
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2001
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Toymaker Mattel warns of weak holiday sales
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"NEW YORK (AP) — Toymaker Mattel Inc. is warning that its holiday sales are being hurt by the struggles of some of its key brands and by retailers tightening their inventories.\nThe outlook, made in a regulatory filing Monday, comes two weeks before Christmas and marks the latest in a string of challenges for the nation's largest toy retailer.\nMattel's brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price. It says it expects its gross sales for the full year to decline in the at least mid-to-high single percentage range compared to last year.\nThe company based in El Segundo, California, has struggled with children's increasing penchant toward technology."
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2002
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Officials: Afghan intel chief makes surprise visit Islamabad
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"ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan's intelligence chief and foreign minister have made a surprise visit to Pakistan's capital following a recent spate of deadly attacks in Afghanistan.\nAfghanistan says some of the attacks were carried out by perpetrators linked to Pakistan's powerful spy agency, the ISI.\nThe visit Wednesday by Masoom Stanikzai and Wais Ahmed Barmak comes a day after Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it handed over 27 insurgents to Afghan authorities last year, including members of the Haqqani network.\nPakistan's Foreign Ministry as well as Afghanistan's Ambassador to Pakistan, Omar Zakhilwal, confirmed the visit but there were no immediate details.\nAfghanistan has accused Pakistan's ISI of training at least one perpetrator in the Jan. 20 attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, in which 22 people died, including 14 foreigners.\nPakistan denies it aids insurgents."
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2004
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about AP PHOTOS: Brazil samba school argues slavery still exists
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"RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil abolished slavery in 1888, but during Carnival this year a major samba school will be arguing that it never really ended.\nLeaders of the Paraiso do Tuiuti group see many instances of what they consider \"modern-day slavery\" in Latin America's largest nation.\nThey note that Brazil is one of the world's most unequal countries in terms of income distribution, and that its top politicians and businessmen are predominantly white while more than 50 percent of citizens identify as black or mixed race.\n\"Our music questions whether slavery is actually over,\" said Jack Vasconcelos, the group's art director. \"We will tell the story of the bad habit that humans have of enslaving each other.\"\nOn a recent night in Rio de Janeiro's Sao Cristovao neighborhood, an area where members of the Portuguese royal family used to live, thousands watched as the school rehearsed for its appearance at the Sambadrome on Feb. 11.\n\"My God, my God, has slavery been extinguished?\" go the lyrics in Portuguese.\nBrazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery, and 130 years later the impact is still very much felt in this content-size nation. Blacks are incarcerated at much higher rates than whites, much of the violence happens in shantytowns with predominantly black residents and a lack of access to higher education and work opportunities exacerbate segregation.\nStill, members of Paraiso do Tuiuti say their message won't just be for minorities.\nBesides Brazil's inequalities in wealth distribution, the group complains about last year's labor law changes that scaled back benefits and made it easier for employers to hire temporary workers. Members also oppose proposals in Congress to cut pension benefits for future retirees.\n\"It's not just racism against blacks or whites,\" said Dandara Silva, a hairdresser and dancer in the group. \"There is a form of social slavery and we are fighting against that.\""
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2005
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about National Hockey League
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"All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 50 34 13 3 71 176 128 Boston 48 29 11 8 66 157 119 Washington 49 29 15 5 63 150 138 Toronto 52 29 18 5 63 167 146 Pittsburgh 52 28 21 3 59 156 155 New Jersey 49 25 16 8 58 147 147 Columbus 50 27 19 4 58 133 140 Philadelphia 49 24 17 8 56 141 141 N.Y. Rangers 50 25 20 5 55 153 151 N.Y. Islanders 52 25 22 5 55 173 189 Carolina 50 23 19 8 54 139 155 Florida 48 20 22 6 46 136 159 Detroit 48 19 21 8 46 126 146 Montreal 50 20 24 6 46 130 159 Ottawa 48 15 24 9 39 125 168 Buffalo 50 14 27 9 37 115 166 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 49 33 12 4 70 168 130 Winnipeg 51 30 13 8 68 167 137 Nashville 48 29 12 7 65 146 125 St. Louis 52 31 18 3 65 151 131 Dallas 51 28 19 4 60 155 137 San Jose 49 26 16 7 59 145 138 Los Angeles 50 27 18 5 59 142 121 Minnesota 50 27 18 5 59 147 142 Anaheim 51 25 17 9 59 144 142 Colorado 49 27 18 4 58 160 143 Calgary 50 25 17 8 58 139 139 Chicago 50 24 19 7 55 148 137 Edmonton 49 22 24 3 47 135 157 Vancouver 50 20 24 6 46 131 162 Arizona 50 12 29 9 33 118 172\nNOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.\nTuesday's Games\nMinnesota 3, Columbus 2, SO\nPittsburgh 5, San Jose 2\nFlorida 4, N.Y. Islanders 1\nAnaheim 3, Boston 1\nCarolina 2, Ottawa 1\nNew Jersey 3, Buffalo 1\nWinnipeg 3, Tampa Bay 1\nSt. Louis 3, Montreal 1\nChicago 2, Nashville 1\nLos Angeles 3, Dallas 0\nVegas 4, Calgary 2\nVancouver 4, Colorado 3, OT\nWednesday's Games\nToronto 5, N.Y. Islanders 0\nSan Jose at Detroit, 8 p.m.\nPhiladelphia at Washington, 8 p.m.\nThursday's Games\nToronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.\nMontreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.\nSt. Louis at Boston, 7 p.m.\nFlorida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.\nAnaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m.\nPhiladelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.\nVegas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.\nLos Angeles at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.\nTampa Bay at Calgary, 9 p.m.\nDallas at Arizona, 9 p.m.\nColorado at Edmonton, 9 p.m.\nChicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.\nFriday's Games\nWashington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.\nDetroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.\nSan Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.\nVegas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.\nSaturday's Games\nOttawa at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.\nAnaheim at Montreal, 1 p.m.\nDetroit at Florida, 7 p.m.\nPittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.\nSt. Louis at Buffalo, 7 p.m.\nColumbus at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.\nColorado at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.\nToronto at Boston, 7 p.m.\nN.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 8 p.m.\nMinnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.\nTampa Bay at Vancouver, 10 p.m.\nChicago at Calgary, 10 p.m.\nArizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m."
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2006
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about KB Home Publishes Industry-Leading 11th Annual Sustainability Report
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"LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2018--KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today celebrates the release of its 11th annual Sustainability Report, now available for viewing exclusively at www.kbhome.com/sustainability. KB Home was the first major homebuilder to publish a comprehensive sustainability report in 2008 and continues its commitment to documenting the Company’s industry leadership in sustainability and its strategies for future progress.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005295/en/\nKB Home publishes its 11th annual Sustainability Report. (Graphic: Business Wire)\n“We are very proud to continue to lead the homebuilding industry in sustainability and to share our achievements in our 11 th annual sustainability report,” said Jeffrey Mezger, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of KB Home. “Sustainability has become the foundation of how we operate. In addition to having a meaningful impact on the environment, the energy- and water-saving features in our homes are estimated to have cumulatively saved our homeowners more than half a billion dollars in utility costs, a true differentiator for KB Home that resonates with our customers.”\nThe report covers KB Home’s sustainability achievements during 2017 and highlights certain cumulative results over the past eleven years. As detailed in the report, through 2017, KB Home has built:\n115,000+ ENERGY STAR® certified homes 13,000+ Water Smart® and WaterSense® labeled new homes 6,000+ solar-powered homes, many of which are nearly or are net-zero energy homes 150+ LEED Platinum® homes\nThese KB homes are estimated to have collectively:\nPrevented greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 382,000 passenger vehicles Conserved 1.4 billion gallons of water annually compared to the water consumption of typical resale homes and landscaping Saved homeowners more than a total of $658 million in utility bills compared to utility costs for typical resale homes Produced through the installed solar power systems nearly as much energy as a 14-megawatt solar power plant and offset the production of an estimated 35 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year, while saving homeowners more than $4.7 million in energy costs every year compared to the costs for typical resale homes\nKB Home takes a broad approach to sustainability, encompassing energy efficiency, water conservation, healthier indoor environments, smart home capabilities and waste reduction. KB Home is the only national builder to have won awards under all of the Environmental Protection Agency’s programs aimed at homebuilders — ENERGY STAR®, WaterSense®, which establishes water efficiency standards, and Indoor airPLUS®, which focuses on indoor air quality. Recently, KB Home announced that it received two prestigious awards: 2018 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award, and a TecHome Brilliance Award for its KB ProjeKt® concept home.\nDetails of KB Home’s sustainability goals, achievements and challenges, including an initiative to achieve zero landfill waste by the year 2025, can be found in the 2017 KB Home Sustainability Report, now accessible at www.kbhome.com/sustainability. In developing the report, KB Home again followed the Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines, which provide a widely recognized level of accountability and transparency, and are considered by many environmental experts to be the current standard for sustainability reporting.\nFor more information on KB Home and its highly efficient new homes, visit www.kbhome.com or call 888-KB-HOMES.\nAbout KB Home\nKB Home (NYSE: KBH) is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, with more than 600,000 homes delivered since our founding in 1957. We operate in 35 markets in 7 states, primarily serving first-time and first move-up homebuyers, as well as active adults. We are differentiated in offering customers the ability to personalize what they value most in their home, from choosing their lot, floor plan, and exterior, to selecting design and décor choices in our KB Home Studios. In addition, we are an industry leader in sustainability, building innovative and highly energy- and water-efficient homes. We invite you to learn more about KB Home by visiting www.kbhome.com, calling 888-KB-HOMES, or connecting with us on Facebook.com/KBHome or Twitter.com/KBHome.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005295/en/\nCONTACT: KB Home\nSusan Martin, 310-231-4142\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: BUILDING SYSTEMS ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY UTILITIES ENVIRONMENT CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING & REAL ESTATE\nSOURCE: KB Home\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/23/2018 08:00 AM/DISC: 04/23/2018 08:01 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005295/en"
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2007
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I am asking in the domain of entertainment. Tell me about If you get bumped off a flight, make it worthwhile
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"DALLAS (AP) — Allison Preiss became a hero to airline passengers this spring when she scored a $10,000 travel voucher for losing her seat on an oversold flight.\nNegotiating skill mixed with a bit of luck helped Preiss land the elusive payoff.\nWith the peak summer travel season right around the corner, other passengers can learn from Preiss's example if they wind up on an overcrowded flight.\nThere are two situations that passengers might find themselves in, and their rights — and bargaining power — vary greatly between them.\nIn the first, an airline forces a passenger off a flight for lack of space — called bumping. Under federal rules, the passenger is entitled to cash compensation, not just a voucher, and a seat on a later flight. Bumped passengers whose travel is delayed for at least an hour are entitled to up to $1,350 in compensation, with the amount based on the length of the delay and the one-way price of the ticket.\n\"The vast majority of Americans take one airline trip a year, and since vouchers are usually valid for just one year, most people should ask for cash,\" said George Hobica, a travel expert who founded the airfarewatchdog.com website. But, he added, frequent fliers might want to negotiate to see how high the airline will go with a voucher.\nThat's what Preiss did back in March. Thanks to a broken seat, United bumped her from a flight from Dulles Airport outside Washington to Austin, Texas. But Preiss had leverage because United couldn't find anyone willing to give up their seat. She calculated that she was entitled to about $650 in cash based on the price of her ticket, and she turned down a $2,000 voucher. Then a second United employee said she could offer a voucher up to $10,000 plus a seat on a later flight, and Preiss took it.\nThe second situation occurs when the airline hasn't yet kicked anyone off an overbooked flight but instead looks for people to take a later flight in exchange for compensation — usually a voucher; the airline is not legally required to pay cash to volunteers.\nWhen airlines know a flight is overbooked, they will make lowball offers to customers at ticket counters, kiosks and gate areas. They will raise the amount of the vouchers until they find a taker, pitting passengers against each other in a kind of reverse auction.\n\"My advice would be to start high,\" said Brian Kelly, CEO of travel website The Points Guy. \"If you're going to be displaced for several hours, don't take the quick and easy $200 (voucher).\"\nKelly said a $400 voucher for getting off a domestic flight or $800 for an international one would be \"a solid starting point.\"\nTravel experts suspect that airlines prefer vouchers partly because a high percentage of them never get used. The airlines do not disclose redemption rates.\nAirlines have gotten very good at buying off passengers on overbooked flights. Last year, about 23,000 passengers were forcibly bumped — the lowest rate since the federal government started keeping track in 1995 — while nearly 342,000 people took an airline's offer and gave up their seat.\nYou might wonder how airlines ever come up short on seats.\nAirlines can legally oversell flights — although some, like JetBlue, say they don't — on the assumption that some people won't show up. Overbooking can also occur when bad weather or a mechanical breakdown causes flights to be canceled, forcing the airline to scramble to accommodate stranded passengers.\nSometimes airlines switch a flight to a smaller plane with fewer seats. Occasionally, they need to make room for an air marshal or employees. And airlines may cancel flights or limit seating on smaller planes in hot weather because the thinner air makes it harder to generate enough lift for takeoff.\nIf you take a voucher for getting off a flight, there are some rules you should know. For instance, most airlines won't replace lost vouchers, and they can't be sold, although Delta allows them to be transferred to someone flying on the same reservation as the person who got the voucher.\nOn Southwest, vouchers can only be applied to airfare while American also lets them cover taxes and fees and Delta vouchers can be applied to government taxes. But you can't use vouchers to purchase extra legroom or an in-flight meal.\nIf your airline looks for volunteers to get off an overcrowded flight, experts offer this advice before accepting a voucher:\n— Insist on a confirmed seat, not standby, on the next available flight in addition to the voucher for future travel.\n— If you will be stuck for an extended time, ask for meal or hotel vouchers too.\n— Ask when the travel voucher expires — typically they are good for one year — and whether it can be combined with other discounts.\n— Find out if the voucher can be used on other airlines; American and Delta vouchers can be used on some partner airlines, United and Southwest certificates cannot.\nKelly, the travel-points expert, advises that no matter what, \"don't get stressed.\"\n\"Look at it as an opportunity for a nice little payday.\"\n___\nMajor airline guidelines on vouchers:\nAmerican: https://evouchers.aa.com/terms.jsp\nDelta: https://bit.ly/2LwsD4U\nUnited: https://bit.ly/2m5Na4d\nSouthwest: https://swa.is/2sdVAcU\nU.S. Department of Transportation: https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights#Overbooking\n___\nDavid Koenig can be reached at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter"
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2008
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Serb police block far-right groups from disrupting festival
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"BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police have prevented dozens of far-right supporters from disrupting an event designed to boost dialogue with the former province of Kosovo whose declaration of independence Belgrade does not recognize.\nPolice cordons blocked several streets in central Belgrade on Wednesday as members of the Serbian Radical Party rallied against the opening of the \"Mirdita-Dobar Dan\" festival. Party leader Vojislav Seselj, who was convicted of war crimes by a U.N. court, says the festival is a \"shame\" for Serbia.\nThe event is organized by liberal youth groups from Serbia and Kosovo to promote cultural exchange between the former war foes. It features films, exhibitions and debates.\nSerbia and Kosovo must normalize relations to advance toward membership in the European Union. Kosovo declared independence in 2008 following the 1998-99 conflict."
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2009
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about AP Photos: China governed from the shadows and silhouettes
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"Chinese politics in the main is carried out in the shadows, shielded from public scrutiny and producing pre-determined outcomes through a process termed democracy according to socialism with Chinese characteristics.\nChina's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, is no different, with the nearly 3,000 delegates unfailingly voting according to the program handed down to them by the Communist Party leadership.\nThis year's session saw the approval of constitutional amendments allowing President Xi Jinping to continue in office for an unlimited number of terms and reappointing him as head of state by a margin of 2,970 to none.\nMore than ever, the rank and file of the one-party authoritarian state appear as faceless cogs and silhouettes in the wheel of governance, devoid of personal views that might clash with the leadership's and content to serve a regime that has delivered relative prosperity and political stability to China for four decades."
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2010
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Turkey convicts UN judge of 'armed terror group' membership
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"ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says a United Nations judge has been convicted of membership in an extremist group.\nA court in Ankara sentenced Aydin Sefa Akay, a Turkish national, to seven and a half years in prison for \"membership in an armed terror group\" Wednesday, according to Anadolu news agency. Akay, a retired ambassador and a sitting judge at the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, was accused of links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.\nTurkey claims Gulen was behind the bloody failed coup last summer. He denies the allegations.\nAkay was arrested in September as part of a crackdown on alleged followers of the cleric, drawing criticism from the UN. Following the guilty verdict, the court ruled to release him under judicial control and barred him from leaving Turkey."
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2011
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Testimony of former El Faro sailor questions ship's safety
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"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former crew member of a cargo ship that sank after losing propulsion in a hurricane questioned why the ship's owner didn't do more to protect the crew.\nThe Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/2lQaSzH ) that former able seaman Marvin Hearman III testified Tuesday before the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation in Jacksonville, Florida.\nThe El Faro sank Oct. 1, 2015, while traveling from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico. All 33 aboard died.\nHearman testified that Tote Services Inc. managers often called the ship to tell captains to slow down and conserve fuel, but didn't call to warn the crew they were headed into a strong hurricane.\nIn a statement, Tote spokesman Darrell Wilson said the company disagrees strongly with Hearman's testimony and is committed to supporting the lost sailors' families.\n___\nInformation from: The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com"
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2012
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Cancer group says colon screening should start at 45, not 50
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"NEW YORK (AP) — New guidelines recommend that U.S. adults begin colon cancer screenings earlier, at age 45 instead of 50.\nThe new advice was issued by the American Cancer Society on Wednesday. The lower age puts the cancer group out sync with recommendations from an influential government advisory group, which says screenings should start at 50.\nCancer society officials acknowledge the shift to 45 could cause confusion but felt strongly that they needed to act now.\nThe group was influenced by its study, published last year, that found rising rates of colon cancer and deaths in people younger than 50. Experts aren't sure why there has been a 50 percent increase in cases in younger adults since 1994."
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2013
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about AP-NORC Poll: For many online Americans, Facebook is a habit
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"NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is a daily way of life for many Americans.\nNearly half of Americans who use the internet say they use Facebook at least several times a day, making it easily the most popular social media site. And Facebook-owned Instagram comes in No. 2.\nSo whether you're reaching for your phone before getting out of bed in the morning, or logging on to procrastinate during work, chances are you see the little blue \"F'' icon more often than you take a shower.\nA new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 12 percent of Americans who are online use Facebook \"almost constantly,\" while 34 percent use it several times a day. About 15 percent use it once a day, and only 12 percent of Americans don't have a Facebook account at all.\nMore women than men check Facebook more than once a day — 57 percent of women compared to 36 percent of men, according to the poll. Younger people are on Facebook more than older people. About 62 percent of adults under 30 check the site several times a day or more, while only 30 percent of adults 60 or over do. About 54 percent of adults 30 to 44 check multiple times a day, as do 43 percent of adults aged 45 to 59.\nJim Mazzarese, 73, a retired airline manager from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is one senior who checks Facebook on his phone several times a day when he gets notifications. He has a bit of a love-hate relationship with the site.\n\"It gets me crazy when I see opinions other than mine, it gets my blood pressure going up — but it's a lot of fun,\" he said. He appreciates how Facebook has let him connect with people from when he was growing up \"100 years ago.\"\nWhat about the other social media sites?\nSeventeen percent of Americans say they check Instagram throughout the day, and 10 percent say that about Snapchat. For all of the attention that President Donald Trump gets for his tweets, only 7 percent of Americans say they use the micro-blogging site several times a day. Just 5 percent say they spend that much time on WhatsApp, and 4 percent say the same of Reddit.\nIs it actually healthy to check in with Facebook so much?\nIn a blog post in December, Facebook acknowledged that users should be mindful of the issue. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology the same month found University of Michigan students randomly assigned to read Facebook for 10 minutes were in a worse mood at the end of the day than students assigned to post or talk to friends on the platform.\nMeanwhile, a study that Facebook research director David Ginsberg conducted with a Carnegie Mellon professor showed that sending or receiving direct messages or posts and comments on one's timeline tends to boost psychological well-being.\nWorldwide, Facebook has 1.4 billion daily active users out of 2.2 billion total, so most active Facebook users check in at least once a day.\n___\nThe AP-NORC poll of 1,140 adults was conducted April 11-16 using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.0 percentage points.\n___\nOnline:\nAP-NORC Center: http://www.apnorc.org/"
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2014
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Stricter liquor rules give Lithuanians a severe hangover
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"VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — One of the heaviest drinking nations in the world is facing a severe hangover.\nLithuania's new liquor law has increased the legal drinking age from 18 to 20, banned alcohol advertising, and drastically curtailed opening hours for liquor stores. The law, in effect since Jan. 1, has stirred major controversy in this Baltic nation of 2.9 million people.\nAccording to the World Health Organization, Lithuanians' per-capita alcohol consumption jumped more than 22 percent in a decade — from 14.9 liters (15.7 quarts) of pure alcohol annually in 2006 to 18.2 liters (19.2 quarts) in 2016. Authorities felt drastic measures were needed.\n\"We had to do something about it,\" said Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga, the main proponent of the new legislation. (Alcoholism) \"makes Lithuania unattractive to foreign investments and tourism.\"\n\"Especially shocking are surveys showing that a third of our 15- and 16-year-olds consume alcohol regularly,\" Veryga noted.\nWith 36 per 100,000 people, Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in Europe, and suicide rates among alcoholics are consistently high, according to a study conducted by health specialists at Vilnius University.\n\"These were hard decisions,\" Veryga said, noting that opponents of the new law were trying \"to make fools\" of its supporters, including him.\nVeryga became minister in late 2016 when his party — Union of Farmers and Greens Union — claimed most seats at the national elections. The party has pushed ahead with several conservative law changes in family policy, despite public protests and disagreements with coalition partners.\nOn a mural covering a wall of a popular Vilnius restaurant, Veryga is depicted as a Taliban fighter holding an AK-47 machine gun under the heading \"the party is over,\" reflecting concerns that Lithuania is entering a dark era of radical bans and restrictions.\nSome columnists suggested Lithuania should start censoring classic literature describing the consumption of spirits, while members of the opposition have already filed amendments seeking to repeal the harshest aspects of the law. Even the country's president, Dalia Grybauskaite, has called for amendments.\n\"It reminds me of the Middle Ages and it causes huge international harm to Lithuania's image and reputation abroad,\" Grybauskaite said, speaking about pages having to be torn out of foreign magazines.\nPublishers have rushed to remove — or cover with red stickers — liquor ads from foreign publications distributed in the country to avoid fines of 30,000 euros ($37,480) per ad.\nAnalysts point out that the new laws are being pushed through without any dialogue, disregarding unwanted side-effects, international practices or even common sense.\n\"Their political program is a collection of random ideas wrapped in Messianism and shrouded in hypocrisy,\" said Zilvinas Silenas, president of the Lithuania Free Market Institute, a Vilnius-based think tank. \"But they are very consistently prohibitionist about regulating personal choice and lifestyle.\"\n\"The party has no identity except for a crusade against what people put in their mouths,\" Silenas added.\nRestaurants have also been affected. Wine bottles are no longer allowed to be displayed after 8 p.m. as its labels are considered advertising and patrons have a choice of buying wine by the glass or having it served in a decanter.\n\"This is just ridiculous,\" said Arunas Starkus, study director at the Sommelier School of Lithuania, calling the new rules \"simply irrational and naive.\"\n\"It takes decades to change people's customs and it has to be done by changing the culture, not by implementing restrictions and penalties,\" Starkus said.\nUnderage drinkers are still welcome at many downtown bars, with owners highly skeptical about the new regulations.\n\"Of course, we let in everybody, even those who are under 20,\" said Raminta Ruibyte, manager of a popular Vilnius bar. \"We can offer them non-alcoholic beverages.\"\nMinister Veryga, for his part, was unmoved.\n\"Nobody will solve these problems for us,\" Veryga said. \"We must ... help the new generation grow up not thinking that alcohol is the main factor that unites and keeps our society together.\""
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2015
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Discounts abound on out-of-fashion sedans; land that deal
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"DETROIT (AP) — If you do your homework, now is the time to practically steal a new sedan from your car dealer.\nFor more than a year, sales of cars have been tanking because Americans have gone nuts over SUVs and trucks. As stockpiles of sedans such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Chrysler 200 stretch across car lots, automakers are forced to offer big discounts to move them.\nThere are a few steps to finding the best bargain, but it boils down to this: Figure out which cars aren't selling, research discounts and don't buy until the end of the month when dealers are more desperate to sell.\nBrad Korner, general manager of AIS Rebate, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, firm that follows the labyrinth of automaker discounts, equates buying a car cheap with purchasing discounted baked goods. To get the good deal, you have to really look. \"You go into the store and the day-old bakery stuff is on a different shelf,\" he says.\nBe wary of offers that seem too good to be true, like $69 per month payments. Earl Stewart, a North Palm Beach, Florida, Toyota dealer who is critical of other dealers' sales tactics, advises people to ignore dealer advertising. \"Probably 99 percent of it is misleading,\" he says. The low-price deals often are on stripped-down models that the dealer may not even have. They also can include hefty down payments.\nBut armed with the right information, you can navigate the new car sales maze and get 20 percent or more off a car's sticker price:\nFIRST: PICK A TARGET, FIND SLOW SELLERS\nFor more than a year, many compact, midsize and large cars, gas-electric hybrids, and many lower-level luxury cars haven't sold well. So dealers have big supplies. Because they're paying interest on the cars, they're eager to sell. So figure out the size of car you want. Then look for automaker monthly sales press releases on the internet and find models with big year-over-year declines. The sales figures are released early in the month. To get the best deal, you can't be too picky about color or equipment because you need to buy what's on dealer lots.\nSECOND: LOOK FOR DISCOUNTS ONLINE\nMany websites, including those from the auto companies as well as kbb.com, truecar.com and Edmunds.com, list publicly available discounts called incentives. Say you decide on a midsize car. Sales of the Nissan Altima were off nearly 15 percent in January, so incentives are likely. On its website, Nissan was offering $4,550 off a nicely equipped $25,460 Altima Midnight edition. That's nearly 18 percent off the sticker without haggling! There often are combinations of zero percent financing and cash back. according to Wards Automotive, midsize cars with the biggest inventories include the Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata and Ford Fusion — some of the top-selling cars in the U.S.\nTHIRD: VISIT DEALERS\nDuring the first two weeks of the month, go to a few dealers. Confirm the incentives you found online — then ask for more. Often automakers add deals by region, or they offer rebates if you own a competitor's model or have one of their models. There also are other discounts for being an AAA member, serving in the military or being a recent college graduate. Most sales people, when they find out you've done your homework, will be honest and give you a good price, says Korner. Michelle Krebs, an analyst for Autotrader.com, says at this point, don't mention a trade-in. Work that into the deal later. Don't agree to buy at this time.\nFOURTH: PICK A DEALER, GO BACK LATER\nYou'll get an even better price by waiting until the last few days of a month or quarter. First, dealers offer sales people bonuses to meet monthly sales goals. If they are close to the bonus, they'll be more willing to deal. Also, dealers get what are called \"stair step\" incentives from automakers for hitting sales goals. It's big money, so dealers close to their targets are more willing to bargain.\nFor a larger dealer, Stewart says hitting stair step goals can mean $250,000 or more, the difference between a monthly profit and loss. General Motors is helping some dealers get rid of 2016 cars by giving up to 20 percent off the sticker.\nBigger dealers can get higher payments from automakers and sometimes can offer better prices than smaller ones.\nThe bottom line is if you go through all these steps and you're a tough negotiator, you can get a well-equipped car for less than the price of a stripped-down SUV.\nEven if you don't move this month, deals on cars probably will go on for a while. \"Until the buying public loses its appetite for SUVs, it's not going to change,\" says Jeff Rogers, general manager of the Williamson Automotive Group in Miami."
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2016
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Erendira Wallenda plans helicopter stunt over Niagara Falls
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"NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The aerialist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda is preparing for a stunt that will have her hanging by her teeth from a helicopter over Niagara Falls.\nThursday morning's performance comes on the fifth anniversary of Nik Wallenda's televised high-wire walk over Niagara Falls.\nPlans call for Erendira (AR'-en-deer-uh) Wallenda to be tethered by her waist as she performs a series of maneuvers on a hoop suspended from a helicopter 300 feet (91 meters) above the water. At one point she'll hang from her toes. At another, her teeth.\nThe Wallendas say the stunt will break a height record Nik Wallenda set in 2011 when he hung by his teeth 250 feet (76 meters) above Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.\nThe Niagara County Legislature set aside $35,000 for the act last month."
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2017
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Linesman has flag trouble in Champions League game
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"LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — A linesman found himself in a tough spot when he needed to award an offside in the Champions League game between Liverpool and Roma on Tuesday.\nHe didn't have a flag to wave.\nThe German official's flag had fallen apart moments earlier and its replacement was unusable, too. So when Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino was played through on goal in the fifth minute, the linesman had to run down the touchline with a flag in one hand and a bare pole in the other.\nHe eventually brandished his flagpole, though it wasn't easy to see.\nHe was given a working flag moments later."
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2018
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Bangladesh captain fined for conduct breech vs Sri Lanka
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"DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for a breach the ICC code of conduct during the tri-nation one-day tournament final against Sri Lanka on Saturday.\nMeanwhile, Sri Lanka opener Danushka Gunathilaka was given an official reprimand for another incident during the same game.\nWhile this was Gunathilaka's first offence, Mashrafe has been sanctioned for the second time since the introduction of the revised code in September 2016.\nThe incident involving Mortaza took place during Sri Lanka's sixth over when the captain ran close to Kusal Mendis after he fell to Mehidy Hasan, yelling loudly and looking directly at the opener in a manner that could have provoked an aggressive reaction, an ICC press release said.\nThe incident involving Gunathilaka happened in the sixth over of Bangladesh's innings when, following the dismissal of Tamim Iqbal, he yelled loudly at the departing batsman, which prompted the opener to turn and face him.\nBoth players admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by David Boon of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. Consequently, there was no need for a formal hearing."
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2019
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Despite Impending Deadline, Most Organizations Remain Unprepared to Comply With GDPR
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"CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--A flash poll conducted by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) indicates 90 percent of organizations do not have the necessary controls in place to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) impending enforcement date, May 25, 2018.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005059/en/\nBaker Tilly GDPR overview (Graphic: Business Wire)\n“With recent significant data breaches, concerns around personal data access at Facebook/Cambridge Analytica and the coming enforcement date of GDPR, privacy concerns are heightened,” David Ross, partner with Baker Tilly’s cybersecurity and privacy practice, said. “Leading organizations need to implement proactive, risk-based monitoring and compliance measures as part of a comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy program.”\nSignificant GDPR noncompliance penalties Enacted by the European Union (EU), the GDPR governs the collection, processing, use and storage of personal data originating in the EU. Organizations, including U.S. organizations, could face significant impacts, including fines of up to four percent of annual global revenue or €20 million (whichever is greater) and material and non-material damages such as financial loss and damage to reputation.\n“Having well-documented privacy policies and procedures coupled with a documented privacy program overall demonstrates the organization is actively engaged in ensuring compliance in case of GDPR oversight review,” Mike Vanderbilt, director with Baker Tilly’s cybersecurity and privacy practice, said.\nBaker Tilly recently held an educational webinar, “GDPR: Is your organization ready?” to help organizations understand the GDPR and prepare for the enforcement, ongoing monitoring and compliance.\nThe webinar presenters discussed:\nPotential data pools and systems affected by GDPR The impact of the data subject rights and other requirements defined by GDPR and how they apply to organizations How an organization’s current cybersecurity and privacy programs can support its ability to address GDPR’s requirements\nPresentation slides and a recording of the webinar are available at bakertilly.com/insights/gdpr-is-your-organization-ready. A GDPR overview infographic can be found at bakertilly.com/GDPR.\nAbout Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (bakertilly.com) Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a nationally recognized, full-service accounting and advisory firm whose specialized professionals connect with clients and their businesses through refreshing candor and clear industry insight. With approximately 2,700 employees across the United States, Baker Tilly is ranked as one of the 15 largest accounting and advisory firms in the country. Headquartered in Chicago, Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 147 territories, with 33,600 professionals. The combined worldwide revenue of independent member firms is $3.4 billion.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005059/en/\nCONTACT: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP\nPatricia Buttery, 414-777-5479\[email protected]\nor\nBaker Tilly Media Relations\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA ILLINOIS MINNESOTA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY DATA MANAGEMENT INTERNET SECURITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNTING CONSULTING FINANCE\nSOURCE: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 10:00 AM/DISC: 04/24/2018 10:00 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005059/en"
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2020
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Soup Nazi-inspired company files for bankruptcy
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"NEW YORK (AP) — A New York company that sells soup from the recipes of the chef who was the real-life model of the Soup Nazi on \"Seinfeld\" has filed for bankruptcy.\nThe filing from Soupman Inc. comes less than a month after its chief financial officer was arrested on charges of cheating the government out of employment-related taxes. The CFO has pleaded not guilty.\nSoupman Inc. is based in Staten Island and sells soups made from the recipes of Al Yeganeh. He and his New York soup stand were the inspiration for the \"Seinfeld\" character, with the catchphrase \"No soup for you!\"\nThe company said Tuesday it needs to seek bankruptcy protection in part because of \"recent company developments\" but store shelves will continue to carry its products including lobster bisque and mulligatawny."
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2021
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Centric Software Releases Centric 8 PLM V6.3
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"CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--Centric Software is proud to announce that the latest release of its flagship solution, Centric 8 PLM version 6.3, is now available. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury and consumer goods companies to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005484/en/\nCentric Software Releases Centric 8 PLM V6.3 (Photo: Business Wire)\nCentric Software’s latest Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) release is driven by feedback from Centric’s Customer Advisory Board and customer innovation partners. At their request, Centric 8 v6.3 focuses heavily on streamlining the go-to-market of products destined for multiple markets and/or channels; new Product Information Management (PIM)-like features improve the accuracy of global product information while new PLM features improve global orchestration of the supply chain.\n“As most brands, retailers and manufacturers today sell and source in multiple markets, there is a big demand to localize content as part of the product development process,” explains Ron Watson, VP of Product at Centric Software. “Preparing products for sale in different markets requires tracking local content and labeling regulations in addition to creating localized product descriptions and pricing. The amount of necessary product information multiplies exponentially, and users, managers and executives not only need one source of the truth and specialized tools to track it all, but also the ability to what-if, roll-up and analyze this information in order to make decisions that drive the financial success of the line.”\nUsers can now develop once and sell globally in local currencies, languages and in compliance with local labeling requirements. They can create price lists by region, channel or country and they can also automate information for local product content/composition, care labels and other regulatory requirements. Time to market is greatly streamlined, work eliminated and the risk of error significantly reduced as the tedium of thousands of clicks and tracking via spreadsheets, or even paper, has been eliminated.\nGlobal supply chain orchestration is also a key point in this release with new BOM Extension capabilities. As suppliers sometimes sub-contract all or part of the production of an order, it is extremely difficult for brands and retailers to have complete visibility into exactly how and who are involved in the production of goods. Centric’s BOM Extension links the Design BOM to the Manufacturing BOM to a new Factory BOM, which includes details about sub-contractors and local suppliers. Brands and retailers thus gain full visibility and transparency into the exact sources that are being used to produce goods which are necessary to ensure compliance with local regulations and labelling requirements, and also with company-specific business and ethical guidelines.\n“Creating innovative, new features and pushing the boundaries of traditional PLM is the cornerstone of Centric’s success. We partner with our customers to provide brands, retailers and manufacturers of all sizes the most innovative enterprise solutions specific to their strategic and operational digital transformation goals,” says Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software. “Centric focuses on providing powerful and efficient solutions for our customers to give them a competitive advantage in an increasingly global marketplace.”\nCentric 8 v6.3 includes 30 other improvements and new tools. Contact us for more info.\nCentric Software ( )\nFrom its headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices in trend capitals around the world, Centric Software provides a Digital Transformation Platform for the most prestigious names in fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor and consumer goods. Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP) is a visual, fully digital collection of boards for touch-based devices like iPad, iPhone and large-scale, touch-screen televisions. Centric VIP transforms decision making and automates execution to truly collapse time to market and distance to trend. Centric’s flagship product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, Centric 8, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, business planning, quality, and collection management functionality tailored for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric SMB packages extended PLM including innovative technology and key industry learnings tailored for small businesses.\nCentric Software has received multiple industry awards, including the Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in Retail, Fashion and Apparel PLM in 2016 and Frost & Sullivan’s Global Retail, Fashion and Apparel PLM Product Differentiation Excellence Award in 2012. Red Herring named Centric to its Top 100 Global list in 2013, 2015 and 2016.\nCentric is a registered trademark of Centric Software. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005484/en/\nCONTACT: Centric Software\nAmericas:\nJennifer Forsythe\[email protected]\nor\nEurope:\nKristen Salaun Batby\[email protected]\nor\nAsia:\nLily Dong\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY LUXURY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MANUFACTURING TEXTILES OTHER MANUFACTURING RETAIL FASHION SPECIALTY OTHER RETAIL\nSOURCE: Centric Software\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 08:10 AM/DISC: 04/24/2018 08:10 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424005484/en"
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2022
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about One of last Sobibor death camp survivors dies in Ukraine
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"BERLIN (AP) — Arkady Waispapir, one of the last known survivors of the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, has died in Ukraine. He was 96.\nThe Berlin-based Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe said Monday that Waispapir died Jan. 11 in Kiev.\nBorn in southern Ukraine in 1921, Waispapir was captured by the Germans while serving in the Soviet Army. He was sent to the Sobibor camp in occupied Poland in 1943 because he was Jewish.\nAt Sobibor, Waispapir was ordered to a work detail, one of the few inmates spared immediate death in the camp's gas chambers.\nPrisoners organized an uprising against the guards in October 1943, and succeeded in killing nearly a dozen.\nWaispapir was one of the eight main organizers who used their training as soldiers to help devise the plan for the uprising. In the end, about half of the camp's 600 prisoners managed to escape, although about 100 were caught almost immediately. Of the 200 who evaded capture for longer, only 47, including Waispapir, survived World War II.\nFollowing the uprising, the Nazi guards shot the remaining prisoners and razed the camp. Between March 1942 and October 1943, about 167,000 people were killed there, almost all of them Jews, according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.\nWaispapier's death leaves four living survivors of Sobibor, according to Pawel Sawicki, a spokesman for the Auschwitz memorial and museum\nWaispapier lost his entire family during the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, according to the German Holocaust memorial. He married after the war and had two sons, the memorial said, without providing further details.\nWaispapir lived and worked in eastern Ukraine until retiring in 1994 and moving to Kiev.\n___\nThis story has been corrected to state that Waispapir was one of only a few remaining Sobibor survivors, not the last survivor."
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2023
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Prosecutor: Man wrapped woman's face with tape to quiet her
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"CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor says a man on trial for aggravated murder wrapped duct tape around his neighbor's face because she was too noisy and kept him awake.\nTestimony began Tuesday in Cincinnati for the trial of 29-year-old Kayle Taylor. He's charged with killing 54-year-old Tammy Wiley in July 2016.\nWXIX-TV reports Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Jackie Stachowiak told jurors during opening statements Wiley's face was wrapped in duct tape and that she choked to death on vomit.\nTaylor's attorney said drugs caused Wiley's death and that cellphone records indicate Taylor was at work when she died. Toxicology tests showed Wiley, who had Stage 4 cancer, had fentanyl in her system.\nStachowiak said investigators found Taylor's shoe print in Wiley's apartment and a matching roll of duct tape in his residence.\n___\nInformation from: WXIX-TV, http://www.fox19.com"
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2024
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Brady intercepted twice as Dolphins beat Pats 27-20
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"MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady was intercepted twice by Xavien Howard and held without a third-down conversion Monday night, and the Miami Dolphins snapped the New England Patriots' eight-game winning streak with a surprising 27-20 victory.\nThe Dolphins (6-7) were 11-point underdogs at home, but they kept the Patriots (10-3) from clinching their ninth consecutive AFC East title — at least for another week.\nBrady went 24 for 43 for 233 yards and one touchdown. Miami sacked him twice and hit him five times, and held the Patriots to 25 yards rushing. New England was 0 for 11 on third down.\nThe Dolphins' Jay Cutler threw for 263 yards and three scores, including two to Jarvis Landry. Kenyan Drake had 114 yards rushing and 79 receiving.\nA Brady touchdown pass cut the deficit to 10 points with 13 minutes left, but the Patriots' next three possessions netted 5 yards. After a New England field goal, Miami sealed the victory by recovering an onside kick with 53 seconds to go.\nThe Dolphins wore the uniforms from their perfect 1972 season and looked the part. For the first time in four prime-time appearances this season, they rose to the occasion.\nMiami tried to turn the game into a laugher in the third quarter when Landry caught a touchdown pass and then set the ball down in the end zone and pumped it repeatedly — an apparent reference to the Patriots' Deflategate scandal.\nCoach Adam Gase beat New England for the first time in four tries. His team snapped the Patriots' 14-game road winning streak, second-best ever behind San Francisco's 18 in a row from 1988-90.\nGase threw a lot of wrinkles at the Patriots early, with tight end MarQueis Gray and receivers Landry and Jakeem Grant taking turns lining up in the backfield. Cutler spun out of the grasp of blitzing safety Jordan Richards to throw a completion that kept Miami's first touchdown drive going.\nThe 5-foot-7 Grant made a leaping catch against Malcolm Butler his first career touchdown reception, a 25-yarder.\nMeanwhile, the Patriots sputtered without tight end Rob Gronkowski, who served a one-game suspension for a late hit to the head of an opponent.\nBALL HAWK\nBrady underthrew an open Brandin Cooks deep, and Howard closed for the interception and a 29-yard return to set up a touchdown. Howard also had two interceptions a week ago against Denver.\nBrady came into the game with only four interceptions all season.\nSLOW START\nThe temperature was 55 degrees at kickoff — frosty by Miami standards — and the Patriots were sluggish from the outset. They were outgained 123 yards to 2 in the first quarter, when Brady went 0 for 4 with an interception.\nANTHEM\nThe Dolphins' Kenny Stills, Michael Thomas and Julius Thomas knelt in protest during the national anthem, as they've done for most of the season. Stills was nominated by his teammates last week for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.\nINJURIES\nPatriots DT Alan Branch left the game with a knee injury. Starting S Patrick Chung limped off in the final minute.\nUP NEXT\nThe Patriots visit AFC North champion Pittsburgh on Sunday in a possible playoff preview.\nThe Dolphins play the Bills in two of their final three games, including Sunday at Buffalo.\n___\nMore AP NFL: http://pro32.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL"
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2025
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about The Latest: Cosby arrives at courthouse with wife Camille
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"NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial (all times local):\n8:45 a.m.\nBill Cosby has arrived for the 12th day of his sexual assault retrial, accompanied for the first time by his wife of 54 years.\nThe 80-year-old and his wife, Camille, didn't talk to reporters as they entered the suburban Philadelphia courthouse, where closing arguments and deliberations are expected Tuesday.\nThe comedian is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault.\nThe charges stem from Andrea Constand's allegations that he drugged and molested her at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in January 2004.\nCosby's lawyers devoted part of their case to travel records they say prove he couldn't have been there when she says the alleged assault happened.\nThey argue that any encounter there with Constand would have happened earlier, outside the statute of limitations.\nThe Associated Press doesn't typically identify people who say they're victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission, which Constand has done.\n___\n12:10 a.m.\nBill Cosby's sexual assault retrial will soon be in the hands of a jury.\nClosing arguments and deliberations are set for Tuesday. The defense rested Monday after Cosby said he wouldn't testify.\nThe comedian is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault.\nThe charges stem from Andrea Constand's allegations that he drugged and molested her at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in January 2004.\nCosby's lawyers devoted part of their case to travel records they say prove he couldn't have been there when she says the alleged assault happened.\nThey argue that any encounter there with Constand would have happened earlier, outside the statute of limitations.\nThe Associated Press doesn't typically identify people who say they're victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission, which Constand has done."
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about FBI's McCabe, a frequent Trump target, abruptly leaves post
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a target of frequent and aggressive criticism by President Donald Trump, abruptly stepped down from his position Monday ahead of his planned retirement this spring.\nA 22-year veteran of the FBI, McCabe has been publicly and repeatedly lambasted over the past year by Trump, who has accused him of bias because of his wife's political connections and an FBI investigation that produced no criminal charges against Hillary Clinton.\nMcCabe, who has held a number of FBI leadership roles and been heavily involved in investigations into major crimes including the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, becomes eligible for retirement in a matter of weeks. FBI staff learned Monday that McCabe was leaving the bureau's No. 2 post effective immediately, according to people who spoke only on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal personnel move. He is expected to retire with full pension benefits.\nThe departure comes as FBI Director Christopher Wray makes changes to his senior leadership team, replacing two other top aides last week. Such changes are not unusual when a new director takes charge, but they are notable amid Trump's public pressure on Wray to get rid of officials who were confidants of James Comey, whom he fired as FBI director last May.\nIn a message Monday to FBI employees, Wray said McCabe would be retiring on March 18 and denied that the move stemmed from political pressure.\n\"I will not be swayed by political or other pressure in my decision-making,\" Wray wrote.\nThe exit comes amid multiple ongoing investigations, including a Justice Department watchdog probe into the actions of McCabe and other top FBI officials during the Clinton email probe. In addition, special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether the Trump campaign improperly coordinated with Russia during the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump sought to obstruct the inquiry by, among other actions, firing Comey.\nMcCabe has been repeatedly assailed by Trump since the fall of 2016, when it was revealed that his wife had accepted campaign contributions from the political action committee of then-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat and close Clinton ally, during a failed state Senate run. That episode is among the decisions under review by the Justice Department's inspector general, which is expected to complete its report soon.\nThe FBI has said McCabe received the necessary ethics approval, and that at the time of the contributions, he was not in a supervisory role on the Clinton email investigation. But that has not stopped Trump and Republicans in Congress from repeatedly asserting that McCabe, and other FBI officials, are partisan law enforcement officials harboring a bias against him.\nResponding to December news reports that McCabe would retire, the president wrote: \"How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin' James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife's campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?\"\nAnother of the president's tweets from last year said: \"Why didn't A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation,\" referring to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.\nMonday evening, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee voted to release a classified memo they wrote that alleges that the FBI and the Justice Department improperly used government surveillance during the Russia investigation.\nWhite House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Monday that Trump was not part of the decision-making process but that he stood by his criticism of McCabe. Amid the tensions, Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein traveled to the White House Monday to meet with chief of staff John Kelly, according to a senior White House official who was not authorized to discuss the meeting publicly and requested anonymity.\nThe FBI's No. 3 official, David Bowdich, has been named acting deputy director.\nThough McCabe has pushed back against White House narratives that Comey was not well-liked within the bureau, and that an ongoing FBI investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russia was not a significant matter for the FBI, he has not publicly discussed in detail his interactions with Trump or shared any personal observations of the president.\nThat could change upon his departure from the FBI. Comey, for instance, after his firing authorized a close friend to share with reporters details of his own encounters with the president that he said troubled him. And former CIA Director John Brennan and James Clapper, the retired director of national intelligence, have been outspoken about their own views of Trump.\nMcCabe became deputy director in 2016 following earlier jobs running the FBI's Washington field office and serving as head of its national security branch. A Duke University-educated lawyer, he joined the FBI in 1996 and worked on organized crime in New York.\nHe took over as acting director following Trump's May 9 firing of Comey, and was among the officials interviewed for the position, which ultimately went to Wray, a former Justice Department official. The Washington Post reported last week that Trump asked McCabe whom he had voted for in the presidential election. Trump has said he does not recall asking that question.\nMcCabe's defenders call him a thoughtful, intelligent and committed career agent.\nComey tweeted that McCabe \"stood tall over the last 8 months, when small people were trying to tear down an institution we all depend on.\"\nFormer Attorney General Eric Holder tweeted: \"FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is, and has been, a dedicated public servant who has served this country well. Bogus attacks on the FBI and DOJ to distract attention from a legitimate criminal inquiry does long term, unnecessary damage to these foundations of our government.\"\nTwo days after Comey's firing, McCabe appeared at a congressional hearing and contradicted a White House assertion that Comey had lost the support of FBI rank-and-file. He declared, \"I can tell you that the majority, the vast majority of FBI employees, enjoyed a deep and positive connection to Director Comey.\"\nIn one of the more dramatic exchanges of the day, he was asked whether the Trump-Russia investigation was a small matter in relation to the other work the FBI is conducting.\n\"Sir,\" he told Sen. Angus King of Maine, \"we consider it to be a highly significant investigation.\"\n___\nAssociated Press writers Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin contributed to this report."
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Napoli defender Ghoulam has 3rd operation on right knee
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"NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli full back Faouzi Ghoulam has had a third operation on his right knee but the Algeria international should be fit to take part in pre-season training.\nGhoulam missed most of last season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in November and fracturing his kneecap in training in February.\nThere were fears he had another problem after his knee swelled up on holiday recently and Ghoulam underwent further tests earlier this week.\nOn Wednesday Napoli says Ghoulam had \"a small operation to remove the metal pin in his right patella.\"\nIt adds: \"Ghoulam will follow a personalized training schedule next week.\""
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Roma only top 5 Serie A club to make a move on deadline day
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"MILAN (AP) — Roma was the only one of the top-five Serie A clubs to make a major signing as the Italian transfer window closed on Wednesday, with the capital club bringing in Argentina left back Jonathan Silva on loan from Sporting Lisbon.\nSilva joined Sporting from his hometown club Estudiantes de la Plata in 2014, although he spent last season back in Argentina at Boca Juniors.\n\"He is a young player who has already demonstrated his personality and technical ability, attributes that have enabled him to play for a top club like Sporting,\" Roma sporting director Monchi said.\nThe 23-year-old Silva made 10 appearances in all competitions for Sporting this season and 43 in total. He also played in both Champions League matches against Juventus in the group stage.\nSilva replaced Brazilian defender Emerson Palmieri, who moved to Chelsea on Tuesday in a deal worth up to 29 million euros ($36 million).\nAnother player to leave Serie A was Japan and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo, who joined Galatasaray on loan.\nNagatomo made 210 appearances for Inter in seven seasons at the club, helping it to win the Italian Cup in 2011, but the 31-year-old started just nine Serie A matches this campaign.\nHe joins Galatasaray until the end of the season, having played more than 100 times for Japan.\nRoma is fifth in Serie A, 16 points behind leader Napoli. None of the teams above it made any significant signings on deadline day.\nNapoli sent midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini out on loan to Chievo Verona. The former Sunderland player started just one league match in 18 months at the club and lost his place in the Italy squad.\nMeanwhile, two swap deals were agreed. Sampdoria signed goalkeeper Vid Belec inititally on loan from Benevento, with Christian Puggioni moving the other way on a permanent basis. Fiorentina sent Khouma Babacar to Sassuolo, on loan with the obligation to buy, and brought in Diego Falcinelli on loan with the option to make the move permanent.\nFormer Italy forward Giampaolo Pazzini left Verona to move to Spanish side Levante on loan."
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Subway blast arrest leads to discussion of immigration rules
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"NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of a Bangladeshi immigrant accused of making a homemade pipe bomb and setting it off in the New York subway system has led to discussion of the nation's immigration system, with President Donald Trump repeating his refrain that it needs to be overhauled in favor of more restrictions.\nWhat you should know:\n___\nTHE BOMBING SUSPECT\nAuthorities have identified the bombing suspect as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah. Originally from Bangladesh, he arrived in the United States in 2011 and was living in Brooklyn. The Department of Homeland Security says he's a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.\n___\nHOW HE GOT HERE:\nUllah came to the U.S. on an F43 visa, issued to him through his family connection to an American citizen. The American immigration system allows citizens to apply for certain relatives — spouses, children, parents, siblings and their spouses and minor children — to be allowed to come and live in the U.S. The visas fall under different preferences, or categories; siblings of U.S. citizens come in the fourth preference, the F4, and their children come under F43s.\n___\nWHAT'S THE HISTORY?\nSince a law change in 1965 loosened what had been a very restrictive system, America's immigration policy has been based around giving preference to people with advanced education or skills or those with family ties to U.S. citizens. What that has meant is that as immigrants from places like Asia and Latin America started coming to the U.S. in larger numbers and became citizens, they applied for their family members to join them. Once naturalized, those brought in were able to then sponsor their own relatives.\n___\nWHAT'S THE CONCERN?\nThose who favor restrictions on immigration are in strong opposition to that kind of linked migration. It's an issue that's been brought up in proposed immigration reform legislation before. U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, of Arkansas, and U.S. Sen. David Perdue, of Georgia, both Republicans, have most recently proposed the RAISE Act, which would limit the number of permanent-resident visas and do away with the ability of citizens to bring over relatives other than spouses and minor children. Immigrant advocates have called the bill an attack on immigrants.\n___\nWHAT TRUMP SAYS\nTrump has made who's allowed into the United States a centerpiece of his presidency, in the form of banning residents from certain countries from traveling to the U.S., calling for the construction of a wall along the Mexican border and limiting the number of refugees allowed in.\nAfter Monday morning's subway explosion, which seriously injured Ullah but no one else, Trump issued a statement saying, \"America must fix its lax immigration system, which allows far too many dangerous, inadequately vetted people to access our country. Today's terror suspect entered our country through extended-family chain migration, which is incompatible with national security.\"\nTrump, a Republican, has voiced his support of the RAISE Act.\n___\nDeepti Hajela covers issues of race, ethnicity and immigration for The Associated Press. Follow her on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dhajela. For more of her work, search for her name at https://apnews.com"
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Kosovo environmentalists protest heavy pollution levels
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"PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Environmentalists have staged a protest in Kosovo's capital Pristina asking the government to fight extremely high pollution.\nHundreds of people took part in Wednesday's protest, blaming the government and the local authorities for allowing hazardous levels of fine particulate matter, an air pollutant.\nAn air quality monitor installed in the United States embassy in Pristina measured pollution in the capital's air as \"very unhealthy.\"\nPristina has severe air pollution problems due to the outdated power plants using coal, smoke from wood-burning stoves and exhaust fumes from old cars.\nLocal authorities decided to ban vehicles from other cities from entering the city, offering parking areas in the outskirts and free public transport."
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Julie Ertz was soccer star before Zach's Super Bowl bid
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"Julie Ertz has a world championship and Player of the Year honors in her sport. So she's already got an edge on husband Zach — that is, if they were competitive.\nShe says the athletic couple doesn't really try to one-up each other all that much.\n\"Maybe in board games,\" she says with a laugh.\nJulie and Zach are currently the sporting world's \"It\" couple. Julie is a midfielder for the World Cup-winning U.S. national soccer team, while her husband Zach is a tight end for the Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles. The joke is that they both play football, just different kinds.\nJust as Zach was in Canada for the 2015 World Cup final cheering on Julie, she'll be rooting for him on Sunday in Minneapolis. In fact, she's already there, acting as a correspondent for the U.S. team's Twitter feed .\nThe couple was married last March after a romance that started when Julie, then Julie Johnston, was an emerging soccer star at Santa Clara and Zach was playing at Stanford.\nJulie's career took off in 2015, well before Zach reached the NFL's biggest stage, when she was selected by national team coach Jill Ellis for the World Cup roster. At 23, she was the second-youngest player on the squad for soccer's premier tournament.\n\"You train as if whenever you're called upon you're ready,\" she said. \"I think that was a huge mentality that was important for me. I know I really wanted to make the team, but I knew that I had a long way to go. So I tried every day to take it day by day and really learn anything I could at practice, and do every extra thing that I thought I needed to do.\"\nJohnston played on a backline that included Meghan Klingenberg, Becky Sauerbrunn and Ali Krieger. The defense was anchored by Hope Solo, who was spectacular in goal. The group went 540 minutes during the tournament without conceding a goal on the way to a 5-2 final victory over Japan.\nWith her trademark baby-blue headband, Johnston quickly proved she was one of the sport's fastest-rising stars. Today, she's introspective about her world championship.\n\"I could give you 1,000 moments that were special, but looking back it was the journey, and everything that I learned about myself and what I didn't think I could do,\" she said. \"I learned a lot, and it really pushed my love for the sport even more than I already loved it.\"\nShe shifted to a defensive midfielder position with the national team last year and did well. At the Tournament of Nations she came in as a substitute and scored the winner of a 4-3 victory in the 89th minute.\nShe played at that position the rest of the season, scoring six goals, including two against New Zealand. In December she was selected the national team's Player of the Year, earning more than half of all the votes.\nBut probably the happiest thing she did last year was marry Zach. The two tied the knot in March in California.\nZach, 27, is in his fifth season with the Eagles. He broke out this season with 824 receiving yards, behind only New England's Rob Gronkowski (1,084) and Kansas City's Travis Kelce (1,038) among the ends. His eight touchdowns were double his previous career high, and he had eight catches for 93 yards in the NFC championship game.\nThe two were apart when the Eagles clinched their spot in the Super Bowl with a 38-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Julie was in San Diego for a national team match against Denmark. She was among the players who scored in the 5-1 victory.\nAfterward, when she was told Zach was going to the Super Bowl, she burst into tears .\n\"Zach knew I was there obviously in spirit and I was praying for him and I was excited for him and cheering him from miles away,\" she said. \"It's a part of our job and we sacrifice a lot, and time's the biggest thing. But to find out that they are going to the Super Bowl was amazing, exciting, emotional. It's really cool to see your loved one's hard work pay off.\"\nThat's part of the mutual respect their marriage is built on.\n\"She understands how hard I worked and how hard this team worked to get to this point. We're each other's No. 1 fan. Our relationship wasn't built on the athletic success. We truly love each other and that's the most important thing,\" Zach said.\nTo that end, Julie said it's Zach's turn in the spotlight.\n\"This is his time,\" she said. \"I'm here. I'm a fan! I'm going to be in the stands, cheering with everyone else.\"\n___\nFor more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL"
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2032
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about The Latest: Self-driving tests halted after pedestrian dies.
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"TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the pedestrian death involving a self-driving vehicle in Phoenix (all times local):\n10:35 a.m.\nUber says it has suspended all of its self-driving testing following what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian accident involving the vehicles.\nThe self-driving testing has been taking place in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.\nAutomakers and tech companies are competing to be first with the technology.\nPolice in a Phoenix suburb say one of Uber's self-driving vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian on Sunday night.\nInvestigators say the vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel when the woman walking outside of a crosswalk was hit.\nThe woman died of her injuries at a hospital.\nUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed condolences on his Twitter account the company is working with local law enforcement on the investigation.\n10:15 a.m.\nPolice in a Phoenix suburb say one of Uber's self-driving vehicles has struck and killed a pedestrian.\nPolice in the city of Tempe said Monday that the vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel when the woman walking outside of a crosswalk was hit.\nSgt. Ronald Elcock says in an email that the accident happened overnight but did not say whether it occurred Sunday night or Monday morning.\nThe woman died of her injuries at a hospital and her name was not made public.\nUber has been testing the self-driving vehicles in Tempe and Phoenix for months.\nUber says on Twitter that it is \"fully cooperating\" with the investigation and expressed condolences to the family of the victim."
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2033
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Twin typhoons near Taiwan next week may come under Fujiwhara effect: ECMWF
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"TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- European and U.S. weather centers are predicting typhoons will be forming near Taiwan next week, with the European model predicting twin cyclones could interact with each other and bring heavy rains to Taiwan.\nThe European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model predicts that Taiwan will be affected by two typhoons, one to its northeast and one to its southwest from June 8 to June 13. This may lead to the Fujiwhara effect in which the two cyclones feed each other and touch off massive southwestern monsoon rains in Taiwan.\nIn some cases wir the Fujiwhara effect, if the two cyclones are close enough, they can merge together to form an even larger typhoon. Based on the early European model, Taiwan would be in between the two typhoons, thus whether the two merge or just draw nearer to each other, Taiwan wil bear the brunt of the affects in the form of heavy rains and strong winds.\nThe National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Global Forecast System (GFS) predicts that a typhoon will form off of Guangdong on June 6 and then work its way up the coast of Fujian Province. The U.S. model predicts that this will generate a powerful southwest monsoon system that would pack a big punch and bring heavy rain to Taiwan.\nTaiwanese meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said that because the weather simulations of the Europe, U.S. and Taiwan differ greatly at this stage, therefore more time is needed to observe conditions and it is too early to rush to conclusions.\nFacebook weather site look.weather.typhoon (觀氣象看天氣), whether or not typhoons form or plum rains approach, there should be a significant increase in precipitation between June 8 and June 13."
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2034
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Mulvaney pushes name change at federal watchdog agency
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"NEW YORK (AP) — In Washington, even a name change is fraught with political drama.\nThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pushing to be referred to as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, a surface level, but notable change for the agency tasked with protecting consumers against debt collectors and banks.\nOfficials say the change reflects the bureau's legal name, but critics say it underscores the abrupt ideological turn the bureau has taken since Trump-appointee Mick Mulvaney took over. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act did create a \"Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection\" but that name has rarely been used, except occasionally in court filings.\nUnder Mulvaney, the bureau has proposed revisiting the regulations and policies the Obama administration put in place, and has also reduced the number of enforcement actions it has taken."
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about People Matter: William Sim, President of Heilind Asia Pacific
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"HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--William Sim never forgot the advice he received from one of his former CEOs, and it’s something he has carried into all of his leadership roles.\nWhen William Sim entered the world of electronics, he received a piece of advice from one of his CEOs that has remained a cornerstone of both his personal and professional life. “He said, ‘People are the single most important resource in any organization. It is the resource that drives all other resources,’” the now President of Heilind Asia Pacific tells The CEO Magazine.\nWilliam has spent most of his working life either on the manufacturing or the distribution side of electronics. He began at Philips Semiconductors, working in sales and marketing roles before getting bumped up to general manager for South Asia–Pacific. William left Philips (which had changed its name to NXP) in 2006, and became senior vice-president of Global Operations at semiconductor distributor WPG.\nHe then moved on to Arrow Electronics as the vice-president of Global Alliance before taking up his current role as president of Heilind Asia Pacific. A subsidiary of US-based Heilind Electronics, Heilind Asia Pacific specializes in distributing interconnect and electromagnetic products, switches, relays, thermal management and circuit protection products.\nWilliam Sim leads Eastern expansion\nWith its headquarters in Hong Kong, the company made a foray into the East, which was filled with challenges, especially in its first year. “We were basically unknown in Asia when we first came, so we spent a lot of time and effort on marketing activities and exhibitions to publicize our presence,” William says.\n“The market at the time, and still today, was crowded with distributors that had longstanding relationships with suppliers, so we introduced the concept of ‘Distribution As It Should Be’. We spent a lot of time selling our concept and telling potential customers that we have a business model that is being used successfully in America.”\nThe company survived due to its business model and because it took calculated risks, something William believes is necessary in the distribution business. “We built inventory before customers placed orders. Sometimes it fails, but we have been successful more times than not. Over the course of our operations, customers have appreciated the way we do business.”\nHeilind’s culture based on valuing people\nHaving been president since the company’s inception five years ago, William made sure he based its culture around valuing people. This has yielded positive results in terms of employee satisfaction. “We have a very low staff turnover, which is unique in the market,” William says. “For instance, in the first year, we employed about 30 people, and 27 of those are still with the company.”\nWilliam believes in empowering his staff and knows it will allow the business to achieve its goals. “We believe every individual in the organization is important. We try, as far as possible, to have all workers involved in decision making, which allows them to take ownership of what they want to do for the company,” William says.\nWhat makes a good leader?\nWilliam says there is no one style of leadership, but as president he ensures he has:\n- A distinct vision of where the company is going; - Clear KPIs; - The ability to pre-empt challenges - And courage to make changes; - An understanding that all problems stop with him; - And a belief that each person is important to the organization.\n“I want our employees to feel like they belong and to learn and grow with the organization. When someone makes a mistake for the first time, they are not penalized; instead, they are encouraged to learn through the process. They know that my door is always open and they can come and talk to me about what they think we should be doing differently.”\nWilliam is also a fan of rewarding success. “Our people understand and support our business goals, and we make sure we keep them abreast of our progress and milestones,” he says. “Each time the company achieves a milestone; it gets published in our newsletter and is celebrated in the team. And every year, we have a company outing and include every single person, right down to the store hands.”\n“Distribution is a relationship business”\nWilliam’s attitude towards his employees extends to his partners and suppliers. “Distribution is a relationship business,” he says. “We do not manufacture products, so we are dependent on suppliers, and on customers to buy from us. Every distributor offers the same thing, so it boils down to how well we manage relationships with all of our stakeholders.”\nWhen the company first came to Asia, it spent a lot of time establishing relationships with suppliers, forming strategies with them on the types of services it should provide, what it should stock, and even how it should set up its offices.\n“Over the years, suppliers change, so we try to keep up with what they require,” William says. Since the company brought large stock quantities into Asia, it has been able to do away with minimum order quantity and shorten turnaround times for customers.\nOn top of that, William adds, it doesn’t select market segments but rather provides services to everyone from the small equipment manufacturers to large original equipment manufacturers. “We are moving away from some of the bigger distributors who are very selective in the customers they want to engage. As long as customers want this kind of service, we will provide it.”\nHeilind Asia–Pacific’s next step\nThe company’s next step is to evolve along with the shifting needs in the electronics industry. “In the past, the distribution market was basically about buying and selling, but this has since changed to a number of additional services that offer more value. In Asia in particular, we see ecommerce becoming increasingly important, so you get a lot of stockists putting their inventory into a platform where people can just go in, and buy and sell.” As a result, the company plans to make a name for itself in the digital space.\n“We have been in the market for five years and have gone beyond the initial phase of transition and consolidation,” William adds. “We will finetune some strategies and make use of social media tools to continue promoting our brand because this is something that is prevalent in the market.”\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006671/en/\nCONTACT: Heilind Asia Pacific\nSarah Luo, 852-26119634\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: ASIA PACIFIC HONG KONG\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION HARDWARE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING OTHER MANUFACTURING\nSOURCE: Heilind Electronics\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 02:22 AM/DISC: 04/24/2018 02:22 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423006671/en"
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Mother of baby girl found dead in a diaper box faces charges
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"CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina mother who said her 11-month-old daughter was kidnapped before the baby was found dead in a diaper box has been charged with lying to police and improperly disposing of a body.\nChesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks said 19-year-old Breanna Lewis told deputies she was attacked and her baby was taken from her arms as she checked the mail Tuesday afternoon.\nBrooks says officers found Harlee Lewis' body inside the box in a field hours later.\nChesterfield County Coroner Kip Kiser says he's still investigating and isn't releasing autopsy results yet.\nBrooks' statement says Breanna Lewis is charged with filing a false police report for lying about the assault and improper disposal of human remains. More charges are possible.\nJail officials didn't know if she has a lawyer."
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Four Continents figure skating championships returning to US
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"ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The ISU Four Continents figure skating championships are returning to the U.S. for the first time in seven years.\nThe meet is scheduled for Feb. 7-10 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, home to the NHL's Anaheim Ducks.\nThe competition in singles, pairs and ice dancing features skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania.\nThe U.S. team will be made up of three skaters or teams in each discipline and will be named after the U.S. nationals in Detroit on Jan. 19-27.\nLast year, Americans Tarah Kayne and Danny O'Shea won the pairs title and Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc earned silver in Taipei. Americans Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker won the ice dance title. Jason Brown won bronze in the men's competition.\nThe event was last held in the U.S. in 2012 at Colorado Springs, Colorado. The U.S. also hosted in 2006, 2007 and 2011."
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2038
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Toronto van attack suspect was student, ex-military recruit
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"TORONTO (AP) — Details have begun to emerge about Alek Minassian, who was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 of attempted murder for driving a van into a crowded sidewalk in Toronto. Here is a look at the 25-year-old suspect in one of the worst mass killings in Canada's modern history.\n___\nA YOUNG MAN FROM SUBURBAN TORONTO, AND A STUNNED FAMILY\nMinassian lived with his family in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, on a street of sizeable, well-tended brick homes. Police say he had no criminal record before Monday.\nHis father, Vahe Minassian, wept and seemed stunned as he watched as his son, showing little emotion, make a brief court appearance Tuesday and be ordered held without bail.\nWhen his father was asked later whether he had any message for the families of the people killed and injured, he said quietly: \"I'm sorry.\"\n____\nA \"SOCIALLY AWKWARD\" STUDENT\nMinassian attended Seneca College, according to his LinkedIn profile; a spokeswoman for the Toronto-area school didn't immediately respond to an inquiry about him Tuesday. Another student, Joseph Pham, told The Toronto Star that Minassian was in a computer programming class with him just last week.\nPham described Minassian as a \"socially awkward\" student who kept to himself: \"He didn't really talk to anyone.\"\nBefore college, Minassian attended Thornlea Secondary School in Richmond Hill, graduating in 2011. The school declined to discuss him Tuesday, citing privacy laws.\n____\nA STINT IN THE MILITARY\nMinassian joined the Canadian Armed Forces last year, but his stay was brief.\nThe Department of National Defence says he was a member of the military from Aug. 23 to Oct. 25, but didn't complete his recruit training. He asked to be voluntarily released after 16 days, the department said.\n___\nA BITTERNESS TOWARD WOMEN?\nShortly before Monday's attack on a crowded downtown Toronto street, a chilling post appeared on Minassian's now-deleted Facebook account saluting Elliot Rodger, a community college student who killed six people and wounded 13 in shooting and stabbing attacks near the University of California, Santa Barbara, before apparently shooting himself to death in 2014.\nCalling Rodger \"the Supreme Gentleman,\" the Facebook post declared: \"The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys!\"\nThe 22-year-old Rodger had used the term \"incel\" — for involuntarily celibate — in online posts raging at women for rejecting him romantically. Like-minded people in internet forums sometimes use \"Chad\" and \"Stacy\" as dismissive slang for men and women with more robust sex lives.\nMonday's Facebook post mentions that \"Private (Recruit) Minassian\" is speaking, and Facebook confirmed that the post was on an account that belonged to the suspect. The social networking site took down his account after the attack, saying in a statement Tuesday, \"There is absolutely no place on our platform for people who commit such horrendous acts.\""
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Wednesday's Major League Linescores
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"AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 000 002 002—4 6 1 Boston 001 012 02x—6 11 1\nGaviglio, Oh (7), Tepera (8) and Maile; Rodriguez, Barnes (7), B.Johnson (9), Kimbrel (9) and C.Vazquez. W_Rodriguez 6-1. L_Gaviglio 2-1. Sv_Kimbrel (18). HRs_Toronto, Hernandez (8). Boston, Nunez (4), Martinez (18).\n___\nChicago 000 000 001—1 5 2 Cleveland 205 200 00x—9 13 0\nLopez, Volstad (3), Avilan (4), Rondon (5), Fry (6), N.Jones (7), Soria (8) and Narvaez; Kluber, Beliveau (7), Marshall (8), B.Taylor (9) and Gomes. W_Kluber 8-2. L_Lopez 1-4. HRs_Chicago, Sanchez (3). Cleveland, Ramirez (17), Encarnacion (13).\n___\nHouston 000 020 001—3 7 0 New York 100 022 00x—5 8 1\nKeuchel, McHugh (6) and Stassi; L.Severino, Robertson (8), Chapman (9) and Romine. W_L.Severino 8-1. L_Keuchel 3-7. Sv_Chapman (12). HRs_Houston, Stassi (5).\n___\nLos Angeles 001 000 000—1 7 0 Detroit 100 005 00x—6 9 0\nOhtani, Bedrosian (6), J.Johnson (6), Morris (8) and Maldonado; Fiers, Jimenez (8), Greene (9) and Greiner. W_Coleman 2-0. L_Bedrosian 1-1.\n___\nINTERLEAGUE Washington 001 000 100—2 7 0 Baltimore 000 000 000—0 4 0\nScherzer, Doolittle (9) and P.Severino; Hess, Castro (7), Hart (8), Wright Jr. (9) and Sisco. W_Scherzer 9-1. L_Hess 2-2. Sv_Doolittle (13). HRs_Washington, Harper (18).\n___\nNATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 000 000 200—2 8 1 Milwaukee 000 010 20x—3 10 1\nReyes, Gant (5), Lyons (7), Tuivailala (7) and Kelly; Guerra, Jeffress (7), Hader (8), Knebel (9) and Kratz, Pina. W_Jeffress 5-0. L_Tuivailala 1-1. Sv_Knebel (5). HRs_St. Louis, Bader (5). Milwaukee, Yelich (7).\n___\nCincinnati 000 402 001—7 12 0 Arizona 301 000 000—4 13 1\nRomano, W.Peralta (6), Hughes (7), Garrett (7), R.Iglesias (8) and Barnhart; Corbin, Salas (7), Chafin (8), McFarland (9) and Murphy. W_Romano 3-6. L_Corbin 5-2. Sv_R.Iglesias (9). HRs_Cincinnati, Schebler (6), Duvall (10). Arizona, Goldschmidt (7), Murphy (7).\n___\nChicago 100 000 000—1 9 1 Pittsburgh 110 000 00x—2 9 0\nHendricks, R.Rosario (6), Mazzoni (7), Wilson (7) and Contreras; Musgrove, Crick (8), F.Vazquez (9) and Cervelli. W_Musgrove 2-0. L_Hendricks 4-4. Sv_F.Vazquez (10). HRs_Pittsburgh, Harrison (2).\n___\nNew York 000 100 111—4 9 1 Atlanta 000 000 100—1 5 0\nVargas, T.Peterson (6), Familia (8), Gsellman (9) and Plawecki; Teheran, Carle (8), S.Freeman (8), Socolovich (9) and Suzuki. W_Vargas 2-3. L_Teheran 4-3. Sv_Gsellman (2). HRs_Atlanta, Camargo (4)."
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I am asking in the domain of tech. Tell me about Mother of Cuban-born superstar Gloria Estefan dies at 88
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"MIAMI (AP) — Gloria Estefan says her mother, Gloria Fajardo, has died at age 88.\nThe Grammy Award-winning singer announced the death on her Instagram account Wednesday.\nEstefan says her mother died Tuesday. She didn't give a cause of death, but in previous Instagram posts, family members said Fajardo had been in the hospital for more than a month.\nFajardo was a Cuban teacher who fled with her husband to the United States in 1959 and settled in Miami when Fidel Castro rose to power and Estefan was only a toddler.\nFajardo received a standing ovation at one of her last public appearances, the February debut concert of Gloria Estefan's daughter.\nIn addition to Estefan, Fajardo is survived by a second daughter, Estefan's two children, and Estefan's grandson."
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I am asking in the domain of sports. Tell me about Wa Wa Nee lead singer Paul Gray dies of cancer at age 54
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"SYDNEY (AP) — Paul Gray, lead singer of the 1980s Australian pop band Wa Wa Nee, has died of cancer. He was 54 years old.\nHis brother and fellow band member Mark Gray said in a statement on Wednesday that Paul Gray died on Tuesday of multiple myeloma.\nWa Wa Nee formed in the early 1980s and had an Australian hit with their single, \"Stimulation,\" in 1986.\nThe band later charted in the United States with the song \"Sugar Free.\"\nThe band's broke up in 1989, but reformed recently in recent years to perform at 1980s revival concerts and to support British group The Human League on their Australian tour last year."
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Anne Cirkel to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award
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"LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--Anne Cirkel, senior director technology marketing at Mentor, a Siemens business, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award, a prestigious annual honor that recognizes individuals who have visibly helped to advance women in electronic design. The award is named for the late Marie R. Pistilli, former organizer of DAC, who placed a high value on equality, diversity, and acceptance.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424006458/en/\nAnne Cirkel (Photo: Business Wire)\nAnne Cirkel has been a significant participant in the worldwide electronic design community. In 2015, Anne served as general chair of the 52 ndDesign Automation Conference (DAC), capping more than a decade of contributing to the conference and serving on various DAC committees. In appreciation of her dedication, she was awarded the IEEE EDA Outstanding Service Award. She represented the Electronics Systems Design Alliance for more than 10 years on the DATE executive committees. In recognition of this commitment, she was named Design Automation & Test in Europe fellow and was recognized at DATE 2015 for “Outstanding Performance Servicing DATE.” In addition, Anne has served on the program committee of Embedded World. In her role at Mentor she leads the corporate technology marketing team. As a champion for diversity, Anne sees it as her mission to help promote gender neutrality in hiring decisions.\n“Anne’s tenure as the general chair of the 52 nd DAC was inspiring for everyone in our industry,” said OneSpin’s McKenzie Ross, chair of the Worldwide Women in Electronic Design (WWED) committee for the 55 th DAC. “Anne was the first marketing executive to chair the conference in its half-century history. She energetically evangelized DAC by blogging weekly for the entire year leading up to the conference—which was one of the best attended in the past several years—growing it by over 18% in two years. On behalf of the DAC Executive Committee, our WWED committee members, and everyone in the EDA community, I congratulate Anne on this well-deserved achievement.”\nIn response to the award, Dr. Wally Rhines, CEO and President of Mentor, a Siemens Business, said, “I’m delighted that Anne’s contributions to our industry are being honored with this prestigious award. She has been a tireless advocate within Mentor for the design automation community and its flagship conference. As one of our most senior female executives, she is a superb role model for the leadership generations to come.”\nThe Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award will be presented to Anne Cirkel during the 55 th DAC General Session Awards presentation on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Moscone West, San Francisco, CA.\nMore About Anne Cirkel\nPrior to joining Mentor Anne held marketing management positions at Analogy, Viewlogic, and Berner & Mattner. Anne holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration with an undergraduate in Metallurgy from RWTH Aachen, in Germany.\nAbout the Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award\nWomen have made important contributions and strides in the semiconductor industry for over 20 years. To recognize those who have dedicated time and effort toward these achievements, the Design Automation Conference (DAC) Executive Committee presents an annual award to honor an individual who has made significant contributions to help women advance in the field of EDA technology. The award is named for DAC’s former organizer, the late , who worked hard to further the advancement of women in engineering. Marie passed away in November 2015, but her memory and her legacy live on through her namesake award.\nFor a list of previous recipients of the award and to obtain details about how to nominate a candidate for 2018, please visit .\nAbout DAC\nThe Design Automation Conference (DAC) is recognized as the premier event for the design of electronic circuits and systems, and for electronic design automation (EDA) and silicon solutions. A diverse worldwide community representing more than 1,000 organizations attends each year, represented by system designers and architects, logic and circuit designers, validation engineers, CAD managers, senior managers and executives to researchers and academicians from leading universities. Close to 60 technical sessions selected by a committee of electronic design experts offer information on recent developments and trends, management practices and new products, methodologies and technologies. A highlight of DAC is its exhibition and suite area with approximately 200 of the leading and emerging EDA, silicon, intellectual property (IP) and design services providers. The conference is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM SIGDA), the Electronic Systems Design Alliance (ESDA), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer’s Council on Electronic Design Automation (IEEE CEDA).\nDesign Automation Conference acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424006458/en/\nCONTACT: Design Automation Conference\nMichelle Clancy, 1-303-530-4334\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA COLORADO\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY DATA MANAGEMENT ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION HARDWARE NETWORKS SOFTWARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS\nSOURCE: Design Automation Conference\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/24/2018 03:14 PM/DISC: 04/24/2018 03:14 PM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424006458/en"
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about Report: More than 55,000 US bridges structurally deficient
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"WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says the Brooklyn Bridge and Washington's Arlington Memorial Bridge are among thousands of spans considered structurally deficient.\nAlthough the numbers of deficient bridges have declined in recent years, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's analysis of transportation department data shows more than 55,000 bridges in the U.S. have been deemed deficient.\nARBTA says deficient bridges are crossed about 185 million times a day. The top 14 most-traveled deficient bridges are located in California.\nBridges labeled structurally deficient aren't necessarily in immediate danger of collapse. The term is applied when spans need rehabilitation or replacement because at least one major component has advanced deterioration or other problems."
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I am asking in the domain of politics. Tell me about The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
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"iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending January 28, 2018:\niTunes Movies US Charts:\n1. Geostorm\n2. Blade Runner 2049\n3. American Made\n4. Ghost in the Shell\n5. Only the Brave\n6. A Bad Moms Christmas\n7. Dunkirk (2017)\n8. The Foreigner (2017)\n9. It (2017)\n10. Thank You for Your Service (2017)\niTunes Movies US Charts - Independent:\n1. Home Again (2017)\n2. The Final Year\n3. Wind River (2017)\n4. Marshall\n5. Please Stand By\n6. Loving Vincent\n7. Columbus\n8. Kickboxer: Retaliation\n9. Brad's Status\n10. The Killing of a Sacred Deer\n_\n(copyright) 2018 Apple Inc."
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I am asking in the domain of business. Tell me about Jilted SHU student stalker slashes classmate's neck
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"TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Just as she was headed to class, a female Shih Hsin University (SHU) student was suddenly slashed in the neck by a male student in the hallway at 10 a.m. this morning (Dec. 11), after she rejected his advances, reported Liberty Times.\nAfter an initial police investigation, it is believed that a male third year English major at SHU surnamed Chen (陳) had an ongoing crush on a female second year Business student surnamed Shih (石). When Shih approached Chen and she rejected his advances this morning, out of anger, it is believed that he grabbed a fruit knife he had concealed and slashed her neck.\nDuring the course of the assault, Shih sustained a three-centimeter knife wound to her neck, and though this caused continuous bleeding, she retained consciousness as she was sent to Wanfang Hospital. Shih's wounds were not deemed life-threatening, and she has already been sent home to recuperate.\nA few days before the assault, Shih had already become fed up with Chen's stalking of her and on Facebook posted a message directed at him saying \"Do not think I don't dare call the police.\" Last week, Shih also went to the Banqiao Police Station to report his behavior.\nAuthorities from SHU said that Chen was not on the list of students receiving psychological counseling.\nChen has been taken into police custody for further questioning."
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