Thursday, November 19, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 19/11/2015





Gunfire erupts near Paris as police hunt fugitives
Police forces prepare in St. Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Authorities in the Paris suburb of St. Denis are telling residents to stay inside during a large police operation near France's national stadium that two officials say is linked to last week's deadly attacks. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)Shots rang out during an operation to catch the alleged mastermind of last week's attacks.



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Obama administration defends its Syrian refugee screening




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Louisiana Gov. Jindal ends bid for GOP nomination in 2016
In this Nov. 14, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, addresses the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, Fla. Jindal said on Tuesday, Nov. 17, that he is dropping out of the 2016 race for president. (AP Photo/John Raoux)"It's not my time," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says.



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Two Air France flights from U.S. diverted by bomb threats
Emergency personnel are shown on the tarmac at Salt Lake City International Airport in this photograph taken by passenger Keith Rosso from a seat inside Air France flight 65By Victoria Cavaliere and Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two Air France flights bound for Paris from the United States were diverted for several hours on Tuesday following anonymous bomb threats, and more than 700 passengers and crew were safely taken off the planes, officials said. Flight 65, an Airbus A-380 that departed from Los Angeles, landed safely in Salt Lake City, where passengers and crew were escorted into the terminal, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Salt Lake Tribune, citing an airport official, said it was carrying 497 passengers and crew.



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Ex-New York Senate leader corruptly helped son get paid, jury told
Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam depart United States Court in the Manhattan borough of New York CityA former leader of the New York state Senate strong-armed three companies to pay his son over $300,000, knowing that his position to influence policy crucial to their businesses meant "they couldn't say no," a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday. Dean Skelos, a Republican, sought to corruptly direct commissions and jobs to his son, Adam, to "line the pockets of the Skelos family," prosecutor Tatiana Martins said at the start of their trial in Manhattan federal court. "The office of Dean Skelos was never for sale," Gage said.



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Former co-director of Kabbalah Center accused of groping in California trial
Actor Ashton Kutcher arrives with Yehuda Berg for GQ magazine's The former co-director of the Kabbalah Center, a spiritual group whose brand of Jewish mysticism has drawn numerous celebrity adherents but also controversy, went on trial on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by a follower who says he groped her. Yehuda Berg, 43, son of the late rabbi who founded the organization, was called as the first witness in the trial, testifying he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction that led to his resignation from leadership in the group in 2014. In a lawsuit filed last year in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jena Scaccetti accused Berg of inviting her to his mother's apartment in 2012, plying her with alcohol and narcotic painkillers and making an unwanted sexual advance that included hugging her and fondling her leg.



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Republicans vow to stop Syria refugee plan




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Adviser: Carson struggling with details on foreign policy
Republican presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson speaks at a news conference, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, in Henderson, Nev. Carson called for Congress to cut off funding for resettlement of Syrian immigrants in the U.S. (AP Photo/John Locher)Some advisers to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson say he is struggling to grasp the complexities of foreign policy, his closest confident said Monday, acknowledging their frustration while adding the political newcomer is making progress.



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Germany cancel Netherlands match after 'serious bomb threat'
Police officers stand outside the HDI-Arena stadium as the soccer friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled in Hannover, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)The friendly soccer game was canceled after a suspicious object was found at the stadium.



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Surveillance video shows team of 3 attackers at Paris cafe
Paris Attacks: How ISIS Evades SurveillanceThe footage leads police to believe that a second assailant is on the loose.



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Putin vows payback after Kremlin confirms bomb downed Russian plane
An Egyptian military helicopter flies over debris from a Russian airliner which crashed at the Hassana area in Arish city, north EgyptThe head of Russia's FSB security service blames the crash on a "terrorist act."



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Obama: ‘I would’ve enjoyed campaigning against Trump'




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Police say no 'connection to terrorism' in Boston-bound flight incident
Passenger restrained on Boston-bound B.A.flightAn apparently intoxicated 32-year-old Polish woman attempted to open an exit door on a British Airways flight from London to Boston on Tuesday, prompting people on the plane to restrain her, the Massachusetts State Police said. "The investigation into this incident indicates this was a case of unruly behavior, with no known connection to terrorism at this point," state police spokesman David Procopio said. Troopers took Polish national Kamila Dolniak, a passenger aboard British Airways Flight 213, into custody after the airliner landed at Boston's Logan International Airport, authorities said.



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Charlie Sheen reveals he is HIV positive: ‘It’s a hard 3 letters to absorb’




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