News For Trend: April 2018

Monday, 30 April 2018

No. 2-ranked WR Garrett Wilson commits to Ohio State Buckeyes over Texas Longhorns

In another huge win in the state of Texas for coach Urban Meyer and Ohio State, the nation's No. 2-ranked receiver, Garrett Wilson, committed to the Buckeyes over the Longhorns on Sunday night.

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Virginia Tech Hokies co-defensive coordinator Galen Scott resigns amid allegations of extramarital affair

Virginia Tech co-defensive coordinator Galen Scott has resigned amid allegations that he was involved in an extramarital affair.

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Oklahoma City Thunder 2018 NBA offseason preview - Draft, trades and free agency

Here are all of potential paths for Geoge and OKC heading into a huge moment for the franchise.

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Sainsbury's confirms tie-up with Asda

The UK's second and third largest supermarkets plan to merge to create a giant.

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Labour pledges cap on overdraft fees and interest payments

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says he wants to end the "national scandal" of poor families in debt.

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Avengers: Infinity War estimated to break global opening weekend record

The superhero sequel is estimated to have the highest ever global opening weekend take of $630m.

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T-Mobile agrees $26bn mega-merger with Sprint

The US telecoms firms could win more customers through the deal, as long as regulators approve it.

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Bookmakers aim to avoid gaming machine 'catastrophe'

Betting firms write to the culture secretary to prevent a £2 limit being imposed on gaming machines.

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Jockey Club horse racing posts record annual turnover

The Jockey Club, which operates 15 racecourses, sees annual turnover hit £200m for the first time.

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Crackdown plan on Scottish limited partnerships

The UK government says Scottish limited partnerships have been exploited in complex "dirty money" schemes.

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Fake five-star reviews being bought and sold online

A trade in false online reviews relied upon by millions is identified in a BBC investigation.

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Sainsbury's and Asda merger 'must be investigated'

UK competition watchdog is urged by politicians to probe a potential merger of Sainsbury's and Asda.

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TSB: How it all went so wrong for the bank

An IT crisis has left customers furious and MPs demanding answers. This is the story of TSB's nightmare week.

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Chinese firm Dalian Wanda opens $7.9bn 'movie metropolis'

The site covers more than 400 acres and includes a shopping mall, restaurants and an ice rink.

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UK economy in weakest growth since 2012

GDP growth fell to 0.1% in the first quarter of 2018 driven by a sharp fall in construction.

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Balenciaga sorry over mistreatment of Chinese shoppers in Paris

Luxury brand Balenciaga apologises after a video of a Chinese shopper being beaten in Paris goes viral.

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More bank computer chaos expected

IT experts warn that old systems and "sticking plaster" fixes mean more bank outages like TSB's are likely.

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Caravans making a comeback

Cathy Chamberlain is bringing curvy caravans back in fashion.

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Million dollar idea: Tea bags

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how tea bags became a million dollar idea.

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Hunting hackers

How cyber security firm Darktrace was set up by former members of the UK security services and maths professors.

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Bradley Chubb NFL Draft college recruiting underdog

Overlooked as a recruit, Bradley Chubb dominated teams that didn't offer him a scholarship. He's on everyone's radar now but hasn't lost his edge.

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No. 2-ranked WR Garrett Wilson commits to Ohio State Buckeyes over Texas Longhorns

Virginia Tech Hokies co-defensive coordinator Galen Scott resigns amid allegations of extramarital affair

Virginia Tech co-defensive coordinator Galen Scott has resigned amid allegations that he was involved in an extramarital affair.

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Oklahoma City Thunder 2018 NBA offseason preview - Draft, trades and free agency

Here are all of potential paths for Geoge and OKC heading into a huge moment for the franchise.

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Bradley Chubb NFL Draft college recruiting underdog

Overlooked as a recruit, Bradley Chubb dominated teams that didn't offer him a scholarship. He's on everyone's radar now but hasn't lost his edge.

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Sunderland sold by Ellis Short as Chris Coleman is sacked

• Sunderland sack manager Chris Coleman after relegation
• Club sold to group led by Stewart Donald, chairman of Eastleigh

Sunderland lost a manager but gained new owners on Sunday when Ellis Short sacked Chris Coleman before announcing he had cleared the struggling club’s debts and sold it to an international consortium headed by the chairman of non-league Eastleigh.

While Coleman paid the price for failing to prevent Sunderland from falling into League One, the outgoing Short wrote off tens of millions of pounds in liabilities, thereby facilitating the takeover spearheaded by Stewart Donald.

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Hall, Kopitar, MacKinnon named Hart finalists

New Jersey's Taylor Hall, Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar and Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon are finalists for the 2018 Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.

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Sharks' Kane suspended 1 game for cross-check

San Jose's Evander Kane has been suspended for Saturday's Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals after cross-checking Vegas forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in Game 1. The Golden Knights breezed to a 7-0 win over the Sharks on Thursday.

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Winners and losers of the 2018 NHL draft lottery

The Sabres get first dibs on this draft class, while the Habs and Canes moved up. The Senators -- and the Canucks' mascot -- were not so lucky.

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Best, worst and strangest decisions from NBA draft early-entry deadline

College players who entered the NBA draft but do not hire an agent have until May 30 to return to their programs. Which players testing the waters should return to school?

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Thousands Protest Across Spain After 5 Men Are Cleared Of Gang Rape

Thousands of protesters flooded the streets in cities across Spain after a

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Fmr. Fed. Prosecutor: House’s Russia investigation was ‘superficial’

While House Republicans said conclusively that no collusion occurred, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee said the investigation did not go far enough.

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Stage Set for Trump’s Meeting with Kim Jong Un

The president shared updates about his forthcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, saying he spoke with the leaders of South Korea and Japan, and that the meeting’s time and location are being set.

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Woman Allegedly Suffering From PTSD Sues Southwest Airlines After Engine Failure Flight

She called it a "horror."

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NRA Convention Bans Guns To Protect Mike Pence. Parkland Survivors' Jaws Drop.

Guns will be barred during Vice President Mike Pence's appearance at an

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The Great Game in Asia: How China Sees Taiwan

For the Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan represents the final obstacle to truly concluding the Chinese Civil War. In the wake of China’s live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait, along with the largest naval drills in history of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, the Republic of China’s (Taiwan) status and meaning to the U.S.-China relationship is more prominent than ever.

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Deal reached in Arizona after teachers' walkout; Colorado teachers also walk out

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced a deal with state legislative leaders Friday to raise teachers’ pay 20 percent by 2020, as educators stayed away from classrooms a second straight day in a spreading revolt over salaries and school funding. In a joint statement with Arizona Senate President Steve Yarbrough and House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, Ducey said the deal would also restore funding for schools that were cut in the last recession. The funds would be “flexible dollars for superintendents to use for support staff pay increases, update antiquated curriculum and improve school infrastructure – without raising taxes,” the statement said.

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Suspect in deputy's killing held in maximum-security prison

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — A man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy was held in the state's maximum-security prison on Sunday pending his initial court appearance.

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1,300-Pound Great White Shark Named Hilton Spotted Near Florida Panhandle

A Twitter-famous shark turned up in a new location on Friday -- near the

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Great Barrier Reef given £275million investment as damage spreads

Australia on Sunday pledged a major cash injection to restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef in what it said would be a game-changer for the embattled natural wonder. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said more than A$500 million (£275 million) will go towards improving water quality, tackling predators, and expanding restoration efforts. The World Heritage-listed site, which attracts millions of tourists, is reeling from significant bouts of coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures linked to climate change. The reef is also under threat from the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, which has proliferated due to pollution and agricultural runoff. Mr Turnbull said it was the "largest ever single investment - to protect the reef, secure its viability and the 64,000 jobs that rely on the reef." "We want to ensure the reef's future for the benefit of all Australians, particularly those whose livelihood depends on the reef," he added. The reef is a critical national asset, contributing A$6.4 billion (£3.5 billion) a year to the Australian economy. A mass bleaching event of coral in the Great Barrier Reef happened during an extended heatwave in 2016 Credit: GREG TORDA/AFP/Getty Images Canberra has previously committed more than Aus$2 billion to protect the site over the next decade, but has been criticised for backing a huge coal project by Indian mining giant Adani nearby. With its heavy use of coal-fired power and relatively small population, Australia is considered one of the world's worst per-capita greenhouse gas polluters. Canberra insists it is taking strong action to address the global threat of climate change, having set an ambitious target to reduce emissions by 26 to 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Coral reefs | The main dangers Mr Turnbull said part of the money will be used to mitigate the impacts of climate change, but gave no details. The bulk of the new funding - just over A$200 million - was earmarked to improve water quality by changing farming practices and adopting new technologies and land management. "The money will go towards improving water quality, working with farmers to prevent sediment, nitrogen and pesticide runoff into the reef," said Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg. "It will ensure that we tackle the crown-of-thorns... and use the best available science to ensure our coral is resilient to heat and light stress."

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Ford shifts focus, discontinues most passenger cars

Ford announced this week that it’s phasing out production for most of its traditional cars, excluding the Mustang and a new Focus crossover, in favor of larger vehicles.

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Pakistan moves jailed doctor who helped track bin Laden

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani prison authorities have moved the jailed doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden, his attorney said on Saturday, speculating it could be a prelude to his release. The continued imprisonment of Dr. Shakil Afridi has long been a source of tension between Pakistan and the United States, which cut military aid over accusations Pakistan continues to shelter Taliban militants fighting U.S. and Afghan soldiers across the border in Afghanistan. A jail official in the northwestern city of Peshawar told Reuters on condition of anonymity that Afridi had been transferred to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, but said the reasons were unclear and could simply be security-related.

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Joy Reid Says She Doesn't 'Believe' She Wrote Anti-LGBTQ Posts

MSNBC's Joy Reid said she doesn't "believe" she wrote the anti-LGBTQ

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'Avengers: Infinity War' Just Had The Biggest Opening Weekend Ever

"Avengers: Infinity War," the culmination of a 10-year Marvel film journey,

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Confident Pompeo makes Middle East diplomatic debut

Washington's newly appointed secretary of state landed in Riyadh Saturday on a tour of America's key Middle East allies, after vowing to bring some "swagger" back to US diplomacy. Mike Pompeo touched down in Saudi Arabia shortly after authorities in the kingdom said they had intercepted four missiles fired at the south of the country by Yemeni rebels, underlining the tensions in the region. The Saudi capital is the first stop on a three-day trip that will also take him to Israel and Jordan to update friends on President Donald Trump's plans for the Iran nuclear deal.

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Voters vent frustration, disappointment with Washington, elected officials

ABC News contributor Frank Luntz held a focus group with Democratic and Republican voters to understand how they feel about the state of politics heading into the midterms.

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Police Nab cop-killer Suspect After four-day Manhunt in Maine

Police caught 29-year-old John Williams, the man authorities say killed Corporal Eugene Cole on Wednesday, after four days on the run.

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Duterte permanently bans Filipinos going to work in Kuwait after maid found stuffed in freezer

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the temporary ban on Filipinos going to work in Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying a diplomatic standoff over the treatment of migrant workers in the Gulf nation. Mr Duterte in February imposed a prohibition on workers heading to Kuwait following the murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in the Gulf state. The crisis deepened after Kuwaiti authorities last week ordered Manila's envoy to leave the country over videos of Philippine embassy staff helping workers in Kuwait flee allegedly abusive employers. The two nations had been negotiating a labour deal that Philippine officials said could result in the lifting of the ban but the recent escalation in tensions has put an agreement in doubt. "The ban stays permanently. There will be no more recruitment for especially domestic helpers. No more," Mr Duterte told reporters in the southern city of Davao. There was no immediate response from Kuwait, where around 262,000 Filipinos are employed - nearly 60 percent of them as domestic workers, according to the Philippines' foreign department. Last week the Philippines apologised over the rescue videos but Kuwaiti officials announced they were expelling Manila's ambassador and recalling their own envoy from the Southeast Asian nation. In quotes | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines Kuwait also detained four Filipinos hired by the Philippine embassy and issued arrest warrants against three diplomatic personnel, Manila said. Mr Duterte on Sunday described the treatment of workers in Kuwait as a "calamity". He said he would bring home Filipina maids who suffered abuse as he appealed to workers who wanted to stay in the oil-rich state. "I would like to address to their patriotism: come home. No matter how poor we are, we will survive. The economy is doing good and we are short of our workers," he said. About 10 million Filipinos work abroad, seeking high-paying jobs they are unable to find at home, and their remittances are a major pillar of the Philippine economy. The Philippine government has for decades hailed overseas workers as modern heroes but advocacy groups have highlighted the social cost of migration, tearing families apart and making Filipinos vulnerable to abuse. Mr Duterte lashed out at Kuwait in February, alleging Arab employers routinely rape Filipina workers, force them to work 21 hours a day and feed them scraps. However after the latest row, Mr Duterte used a conciliatory tone as he addressed the "diplomatic ruckus" on Saturday. "Apparently it seems as if they have anger against Filipinos ... I do not want to send (workers) because apparently you do not like Filipinos," he said in a speech before Filipinos in Singapore. "Just do not hurt them. I plead that they'd be given a treatment deserving of a human being," he said in the same event.

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World’s biggest active geyser erupts at Yellowstone National Park for third time in weeks

Steamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park, erupted at around 6.30am local time on Friday morning, geologists said. The eruption is the latest event in a rare period of activity at the geyser this year, following similar water discharges on March 15 and April 19 this year. Before this year, Steamboat had not erupted since September 2014.

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Special celebration for longtime Pittsburgh Pirates usher’s 100th birthday

Phil Coyne is beloved in the Steel City, serving the Pittsburgh Pirates for 82 years as an usher. The team and his fans honored Coyne for his 100th birthday with a celebration at the ballpark he loves.

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'My gladiator lay down his shield': Toddler Alfie Evans dies in Britain

Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old British toddler whose grave illness drew international attention, died early on Saturday, his family said. Alfie had a rare, degenerative disease and had been in a semi-vegetative state for more than a year. After a series of court cases, doctors at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool removed his life support on Monday, against his parents wishes.

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Lynching memorial leaves some quietly seething: 'Let sleeping dogs lie'

One mile away, another historical monument tells a very different tale about the American south: the First White House of the Confederacy celebrates the life of “renowned American patriot” Jefferson Davis, who served as the president of the Confederate states, while making virtually no mention of the hundreds of black people he and his family enslaved. The contradictions of Montgomery’s historical narratives were on full display this week as thousands of tourists and progressive activists flocked to the city to mark the opening of the country’s first memorial to lynching victims – while some locals quietly seethed, saying they resented the new museum for dredging up the past and feared it would incite anger and backlash within black communities. “It’s going to cause an uproar and open old wounds,” said Mikki Keenan, a 58-year-old longtime Montgomery resident, who was eating lunch at a southern country-style restaurant a mile from the memorial.

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Kim Jong-un: North Korea to allow foreign experts to witness nuclear site closure in May

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has said that he will dismantle his country’s main nuclear testing site in May, and that South Korean and US experts and journalists will be allowed to view the process. The dictator’s pledge was made to Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s prime minister, during their historic talks on Friday, according to Mr Moon’s spokesman, Yoon Young-chan. As well as promising to close the Punggye-ri bomb testing site Kim said he would change North Korea’s time zone by half an hour, reverting it to match South Korea’s. Kim and Mr Moon, meeting in a ‘truce village’ between their countries’ borders on Friday, pledged to work towards the “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsular. The meeting, which some analysts have criticised for not producing firm plans for denuclearisation, came ahead of Kim’s scheduled talk with Donald Trump, expected within the next few weeks. According to a team of Chinese geologists the Punggye-ri site may not be usable anyway, having reportedly suffered a land collapse following North Korea’s sixth nuclear bomb test in September last year. However, according to Mr Yoon, Kim said the site has new tunnels that are bigger than its earlier-built facilities. On Sunday Mr Yoon quoted Kim as saying: “Once we start talking, the United States will know that I am not a person to launch nuclear weapons at South Korea, the Pacific or the United States … If we maintain frequent meetings and build trust with the United States and receive promises for an end to the war and a non-aggression treaty, then why would ee need to live in difficulty by keeping our nuclear weapons?” Rocket man: How Kim Jong-un emerged from his father's shadow to silence the doubters Analysts have cast doubt over the meaningfulness of Kim’s pledge. Before Friday’s talks Jeffrey Lewis, director East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, said that Kim did not need the Punggye-ri site and could “shift big tests to neighbouring mountains”. Mr Yoon suggested that Kim’s decision to alter North Korea’s time zone was made when he saw two wall clocks in a summit room showing different times for the two countries, finding it “heartbreaking”. Korean detente How did we get here? In August 2015 North Korea announced a new ‘Pyongyang time’ zone for the country, which was half an hour before Japan and South Korea’s time zone. The move was made to symbolically distance North Korea from Japan, which occupied the country from 1910 until 1945. Professor Tong Zhu, fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at Beijing’s Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, told The Telegraph that such gestures would not make North Korea’s full denuclearisation more likely. “There is no way that North Korea is going to give up its nuclear deterrent capability,” he said. He added: “North Korea worked so hard to obtain that capability in the first place. Its primary objective is to keep its nuclear capabilities, then the next priority is to address all the negative consequences resulting from its nuclear development. And then to develop a normal relationship with the rest of the international community.”

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Fox News Reporter: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Deserves Apology After Press Dinner

Fox News reporter Ed Henry said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee

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'American Fair' — Pamela Littky documents an enduring tradition

The essence of the American fair has not changed much over the past century. As the social and cultural fabric of the United States has evolved considerably, the fairs continue to draw attendance from wide swaths of the heartland, providing a place for far-flung citizens of a county or state to maintain community and celebrate elements of their culture that recall some of the most nostalgic American ideals. Pamela Littky traveled thousands of miles across the country capturing the sights of these important seasonal markers for so many communities. Idyllic portraits of farmers and rope-and-ride spectators accompany portraits and tableaux that evoke undertones of apprehension and uncertainty.

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Russian FM says US trying to 'divide Syria into parts'

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said Saturday the United States is trying to divide Syria.

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Saudi Aramco appoints first woman to board of directors

Saudi national oil giant Aramco said Sunday that five new members had been appointed to its board of directors, including the first woman in the firm's history. Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, 60, is the former head of US oil company Sunoco Inc. and has been director of oil services company Baker Hughes since July last year. Other newly-appointed Aramco board members include Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan, while Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh was retained as the company's chairman, state-owned Aramco said in a statement.

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'Golden State Killer' suspect appears in court after 40 year manhunt

A former policeman accused of being the “Golden State killer” has made his first court appearance, 30 years after the decade-long series of attacks. Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, appeared before a judge in an orange prison jumpsuit, handcuffed to a wheelchair. He was formally arraigned on two murder charges dating back to 1978, and prosecutors said they expect more charges. DeAngelo is a suspect in 11 other murders and 51 rapes committed across California between 1976 and 1986. The father of three adult daughters was arrested on Tuesday at his home in Citrus Heights, a Sacramento suburb, after a 40-year manhunt. Joseph James DeAngelo, in court on Friday DeAngelo spoke only briefly in court to confirm he had a lawyer. He did not enter a plea, and was denied bail. Scott Jones, Sacramento county sheriff, said DeAngelo is on suicide watch in the psychiatric ward of the county jail. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. It emerged on Friday that police last year believed they had found the killer in an Oregon nursing home, after they used information from a genealogy website. An Oregon police officer working at the request of California investigators persuaded a judge to order a 73-year-old man in an Oregon City nursing home to provide a DNA sample. It is not clear if officers collected the sample and ran further tests, but it was not the man arrested this week outside Sacramento in one of the state's most notorious string of serial rapes and killings. The case of mistaken identity was discovered as authorities hailed the novel use of DNA technology. Crime scene DNA from DeAngelo was matched with genetic material stored in an online database, GEDmatch, by a distant relative. Police waited for him to discard items and then swabbed the objects for DNA, which proved a conclusive match to the evidence that had been preserved more than 30 years. An FBI photo showing a home ransacked in the 1970s or 80s by the wanted man Curtis Rogers, who co-founded GEDmatch, said law enforcement's use of the site raised privacy concerns. Police did not require a warrant, and Mr Rogers was unaware that his site had been used. "This was done without our knowledge, and it's been overwhelming," he said. DNA was just coming into use as a criminal investigative tool in 1986 when the predator also known as the East Area Rapist apparently ended his decade-long wave of attacks. As a former police officer, DeAngelo probably would have known about the new method, experts said. Police at the time suspected they were chasing a fellow policeman or armed services member because he was so methodical and meticulous, said Wendell Phillips, a former Sacramento deputy involved in the hunt. All those involved in the search were asked to take DNA tests. "Obviously, you didn't want the East Area Rapist on the team," said Mr Phillips. "That turned out to be a pretty good concern."

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Northrop Grumman Has a Smart Strategy for Business Success

Northrop Grumman is only bidding on projects that the company believes will generate the best financial returns on its investments. Continuing a recent trend amongst major defense companies, Northrop Grumman is only bidding on projects that the company believes will generate the best financial returns on its investments. The company even ruled out bidding on certain programs where it is the incumbent, such as a new replacement electro-optical distributed aperture system (DAS)—the contract for which ended up going to Raytheon.

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Lawmakers ask Paul Ryan to explain House chaplain firing

House Democrats and even some Republicans are angry over Speaker Paul Ryan's sudden firing of their longtime chaplain. Now questions are being raised about why this happened. Ed O'Keefe reports.

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Bradley Chubb NFL Draft college recruiting underdog

Overlooked as a recruit, Bradley Chubb dominated teams that didn't offer him a scholarship. He's on everyone's radar now but hasn't lost his edge.

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Extra Time: Prem or UCL for Liverpool, Pep vs. Mou selling stars

The FC panel answer your tweets on Liverpool's priorities and assess Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho's records when it comes to selling players.

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Melbourne City set to release Kamau, Fitzgerald, Tongyik, Mauk, Muscat

The Newcastle Jets completed a memorable second half turnaround to knock off Melbourne City 2-1 in A-League semifinal. Riley McGree's scorpion kick attempt stuns Melbourne City on route to a 2-1 win for the Newcastle Jets. Riley McGree's scorpion kick attempt stuns Melbourne City on route to a 2-1 win for the Newcastle Jets. Terry Antonis redeemed himself from an earlier own goal to send Melbourne Victory through to the Grand Final. While arch-rivals Melbourne Victory gear up for a A-League Grand Final that could deny them an AFC Champions League place, Melbourne City will begin a post-season inquest following another campaign of disappointment. Player departures will be confirmed as soon as Monday, but one that won't be leaving is Daniel Arzani, who re-committed to the City cause in the wake of Friday's season-ending semifinal loss to Newcastle Jets. City's owners signalled their intent to build next year's title challenge...

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Oklahoma City Thunder 2018 NBA offseason preview - Draft, trades and free agency

Here are all of potential paths for Geoge and OKC heading into a huge moment for the franchise.

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Bradley Chubb NFL Draft college recruiting underdog

Overlooked as a recruit, Bradley Chubb dominated teams that didn't offer him a scholarship. He's on everyone's radar now but hasn't lost his edge.

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Fortnite: 13-year-old is game's youngest professional player

Kyle Jackson from Sidcup in Kent is set to compete for cash prizes in events all over the world.

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Alfie Evans, UK toddler at center of legal battle, dies

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Bradley Chubb NFL Draft college recruiting underdog

Overlooked as a recruit, Bradley Chubb dominated teams that didn't offer him a scholarship. He's on everyone's radar now but hasn't lost his edge.

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Warriors bring Pelicans back to reality with crushing Game 1 victory

The Pelicans spoke with confidence heading into Game 1, but the Warriors gave them a wake-up call -- and Stephen Curry hasn't even returned yet.

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Horford showed how indispensable he is, but now he has to deal with The Process

Al Horford was arguably Boston's best overall player all season and in the first-round win over the Bucks. Now he and the Celtics have to deal with the upstart 76ers.

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Thunder's grand plan comes to a crashing halt

"Superteam" expectations gave way to a perplexing regular season and six-game, first-round exit. Now, Oklahoma City is waiting once again for a superstar to show it the way.

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Virginia Tech Hokies co-defensive coordinator Galen Scott resigns amid allegations of extramarital affair

Virginia Tech co-defensive coordinator Galen Scott has resigned amid allegations that he was involved in an extramarital affair.

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The 2018 final eight might be the greatest ever

For all the hand-wringing over the NHL's divisional playoff format, this year's playoffs have spawned epic second-round matchups between stacked teams. What's not to love?

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Weekly Reader: Let the Maple Leafs drama begin

The honeymoon period is over in Toronto after another first-round exit. Plus, Jake Guentzel, Jersey Foul of the Week, Puck Headlines and more.

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