Japan’s crown prince hopes to continue father’s legacy
In this Feb. 17, 2019 photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako speak at their residence Togu Palace in Tokyo. (Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP) (Associated Press)TOKYO — Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito says he hopes to continue the close relationship his father built with the people when he succeeds him as emperor later this year. I would like Masako to continue to slowly widen her contribution in her role,” Naruhito said, adding he hopes to support his wife just as she has supported him. The Japanese throne is only inherited by male heirs, and Naruhito’s only child is a daughter. I would like to refrain from giving any opinions on the system,” the crown prince said.
Source:Washington Post
February 23, 2019 00:50 UTC
What Will the N.F.L. Do About Robert Kraft This Time?
Roger Goodell began his tenure as commissioner of the N.F.L. True to his word, the number of suspensions and fines rose, and it remains high relative to what it was. As with players, the N.F.L. Kraft, 77, was charged on Friday with two counts of soliciting sex as part of a wide-ranging investigation into prostitution and human trafficking in Florida. The police in Jupiter, Fla., used video surveillance that showed Kraft inside a massage parlor that, the police said, was used for selling sex.
Source:New York Times
February 23, 2019 00:38 UTC
Comedian Brody Stevens, 48, dead of apparent suicide by hanging
Comedian Brody Stevens has died in what appears to have been a suicide, Fox News has learned. Stevens was a regular around the local comedy scene in Los Angeles as well as Montreal and Vancouver Comedy Festivals. He also earned acting credits in “The Hangover,” “Due Date” and “The Hangover Part II.” Stevens also co-created the Comedy Central series “Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!” with fellow comedian and close pal Zach Galifianakis. “Nobody made me laugh harder than Brody Stevens and turns out nobody can make me cry harder either. Comedian and actor Bob Saget echoed Cummings’ sentiments tweeting, “Brody Stevens ~ Such a funny man.
Source:Fox News
February 23, 2019 00:35 UTC
Opinion | An Emergency for the G.O.P.
Once again, congressional Republicans are facing a gut-check moment, forced to choose between supporting and defending the Constitution or Donald J. Trump. House Democrats introduced a joint resolution of disapproval on Friday aimed at canceling President Trump’s bogus national emergency at the southern border. It is widely expected to pass the chamber, where Democrats have the majority. Even so, with Republicans in control there, and loath to irk the president, the resolution is widely expected to die. Critical principles are at stake — Congress’s power of the purse, the separation of powers — that transcend any one declaration or leader.
Source:New York Times
February 23, 2019 00:33 UTC
Aid showdown: Venezuela opposition prepares to deliver goods
“We think it’s going to enter,” opposition leader David Smolansky said in the lead up to the push. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said the military would “never have orders to fire on the civilian population” and likened the aid push to a media spectacle. The aid push comes on the heels of a giant concert organized by British billionaire Richard Branson aimed at pressuring Maduro to accept the aid. Opposition leaders are pushing forward in belief that whether Maduro lets the aid in or not, he will come out weakened. Analysts warn that there may be no clear victor and humanitarian groups have criticized the opposition as using the aid as a political weapon.
Source:Washington Post
February 23, 2019 00:33 UTC
Washington on high alert for Mueller report but uncertainty surrounds what happens next
“No one really knows or can predict with any uncertainty how this is going to play out,” said Andrew Coan, a University of Arizona law professor who has written a book about presidential investigations. “Not only do we not know what the attorney general is going to do with Robert Mueller's report, we don't know what Robert Mueller's report is going to look like."
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 23, 2019 00:33 UTC
Son arrested in developer's mysterious dog leash death
The mysterious death of a real estate developer found strangled with a dog leash nearby took an unusual turn Friday when his teenage son was charged with killing him. Durham Police said in a news release that Alexander Bishop, 16, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in the death of 60-year-old William Bishop. Authorities say the son told them he and the father had been alone in the house at the time. An autopsy later determined that William Bishop had died from homicide by strangulation, with ligature marks around his neck. The warrant, signed by Detective T. Huelsman stated: "These searches and websites explain a possible motive for Alexander Bishop to kill his dad."
Source:Fox News
February 23, 2019 00:33 UTC
Facebook Is Collecting App Users' Data Without Consent, Wall Street Journal Finds
An investigation by The Wall Street Journal on Friday found that Facebook is collecting data from smartphone users’ other apps without their consent, adding yet another layer to intensifying concerns about the company’s privacy violations. The apps may do this whether an individual uses a Facebook account to log into the app or not. They may even send Facebook information about an app user who isn’t a member of the social media network, the investigation found. Using software that monitors internet communications, the Journal found that out of 70 popular apps that handle sensitive information and are available in Apple’s app store, 11 sent Facebook information about their users, such as information users entered or data the app collected about the users’ behavior. You can read more about which apps are sharing information with Facebook in the full Journal story.
Source:Huffington Post
February 23, 2019 00:33 UTC
Trump must allow return of U.S.-born woman who joined Islamic State, father says in lawsuit
At the heart of the legal battle is an issue involving U.S. citizenship rights. The case also raises questions about how Western governments will handle the hundreds of cases of citizens who left to join Islamic State’s self-styled caliphate and were eventually captured as territory controlled by the group in Syria and Iraq dwindled from an area larger than South Carolina to less than a square mile in a remote Syrian hamlet.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 23, 2019 00:32 UTC
Governor DeSantis issues order suspending 'unfit' Florida mayor said to have shot at deputies serving warrant
Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Friday suspending a mayor who reportedly opened fire on deputies serving a warrant, calling him “unfit” to serve. DeSantis formally suspended Port Richey Mayor Dale Glen Massad “effective immediately." According to reports, Massad fired shots at officers who were attempting to serve a search warrant over the alleged operation of an illegal medical practice at his home. “Dale Glen Massad is clearly unfit to continue serving as mayor for the city of Port Richey,” DeSantis said in a statement. State officials say Massad was treating patients at his home even though he had long since lost his physician's license.
Source:Fox News
February 23, 2019 00:29 UTC
Kraft Tests How Much Costs Can Be Cut as Tastes Change
Get the DealBook newsletter to make sense of major business and policy headlines — and the power-brokers who shape them. __________The reputations of some of the world’s most powerful investors rest on a huge but humdrum challenge: getting consumers excited again about Kraft macaroni and cheese. Kraft’s shares plunged 28 percent on Friday, lopping more than $16 billion off the company’s stock market value. 3G Capital, the Brazilian investment firm that led the merger of Kraft and Heinz in 2015 and steers the combined company, has taken a big financial hit on its 22 percent stake in Kraft. Warren E. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has an even bigger stake in Kraft and lost an estimated $4 billion on Friday.
Source:New York Times
February 23, 2019 00:26 UTC
Trump Won't Say If He Thinks Rep. Steve King Should Seek Re-election
President Donald Trump wouldn’t say Friday whether he thinks Iowa Rep. Steve King, a Republican known for overt racism and promotion of white supremacy, should run for re-election next year. Trump declined to comment and appeared to distance himself from the congressman when asked about King’s decision to run for office in 2020 during a meeting in the Oval Office. “I haven’t spoken to him in a long time,” the president said, according to Bloomberg News reporter Jennifer Jacobs. (Trump’s ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, who is a former Republican governor of Iowa, was one of those gathered in the room.) “We’ll have to take a look,” Trump added.
Source:Huffington Post
February 23, 2019 00:22 UTC
If the 2020 election were today, Trump would lose
Washington (CNN) The 2020 election is 620 days away. The data paints a simple but ominous picture for Trump: If the presidential election were held today, he would almost certainly lose. Here's the key insight from the Gallup data"Although much can change between now and Election Day 2020, a job approval rating of 50% or higher would presumably put Trump in good position to win a state in the presidential election. In contrast, the states in which Trump has an approval rating below 40% account for 201 electoral votes. Which puts a pretty fine point on the challenge facing Trump and his 2020 campaign team between now and November 3.
Source:CNN
February 23, 2019 00:22 UTC
San Francisco landslide traps person under sand
Dozens of firefighters were frantically digging with shovels in search of a person who was thought to be buried by a landslide near a San Francisco beach. San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said two people were walking along the shoreline Friday afternoon when a cliff and hill gave way just before 3 p.m. Talmadge said a woman was able to escape to safety but told authorities her companion was buried under the sand and rocks. A cadaver dog specially trained to sniff out people was also helping with the search at Fort Funston, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Source:Fox News
February 23, 2019 00:22 UTC
How One Platform Is Helping Companies Overcome Age Discrimination
With this dilemma in mind, Michael Smith created Experienced Professionals Agency: a platform with the goal of matching experienced workers with start-ups and later stage companies to increase company success. Michael sat down to discuss how Experienced Professionals will create more opportunities for more experienced workers as well as how it will provide organizations with the missing link to their success. Janice Gassam: What was the catalyst to you starting Experienced Professionals. Smith: Unfortunately, we will see higher rates of unemployment for older workers due to age discrimination…we’ve got a long way to go. Employers sometimes have this misconception that older workers will be less likely to grow and change in a particular role.
Source:Forbes
February 23, 2019 00:22 UTC