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The NSA can now share unfiltered surveillance data with other intelligence agencies

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NewsHubBarely a week before he leaves office, U. S. President Barack Obama’s administration has authorized controversial new legislation that grants America’s 16 intelligence organizations access to raw communications data from the NSA’s surveillance efforts.
The New York Times reported that on January 3 Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed new regulations that permit the 16 divisions — which include the army, navy, coastguard, CIA and FBI — access to “raw signals intelligence information.” In the past, information passed on by the NSA was filtered so that an agency would only receive information deemed relevant to their request for data. Now, they will gain access to the full content stash brought in by the NSA’s surveillance dragnet, assuming that their request is accepted.
Analysts can later apply filters to focus on the more pertinent data, but the government has enacted this change to give its analysts access to more atoms of data. The idea being that they may find useful information that they would otherwise not have gotten.
The legislation marks a major step back for the privacy of American people, millions of whose phone, email and other communications records are picked up by the NSA as so-called ‘incidental data.’ Those raw details can now be perused by 16 further intelligence divisions beyond the NSA, all without a warrant.
Consider this point from the EFF :
In the wake of the Snowden disclosures, President Obama enacted reform that applied some limits to the NSA’s activities — including restrictions on data capture for non-US citizens and rules for storing incidental data — but this revelation marks a step back on any efforts to address the privacy of individuals. That’s particularly troubling given the uncertainty around how Obama’s successor, President Elect Donald Trump, will utilize America’s intelligence apparatus.

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Tower of Power band members hit by train

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NewsHub(CNN) Two members of the funk-rock band Tower of Power are recovering after being hit by a train, the group’s representative said.
CNN’s Tina Burnside, Judy Oehling and Andy Rose contributed to this report.

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Athletes of the Week, Jan. 13, 2017

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NewsHubJeannette Cunningham, Greely Alpine skiing: A junior, Cunningham won Western Maine Conference giant slalom races Monday and Tuesday at Shawnee Peak in consecutive four-school meets. Each of her four runs was fastest in the field.
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Olivia Harper, Morse swimming: The freshman won the 200-yard freestyle and swam on two winning relays to help the unbeaten Shipbuilders defeat Lewiston, 114-55. Earlier this season, Harper set a school record of 58.73 seconds in the 100 backstroke.
Reade Carmichael, Falmouth hockey: The sophomore scored in overtime to beat York/Traip Academy, 3-2. She also had two goals and an assist in a 7-0 win over Biddeford/Thornton Academy.
Catherine Reid, Maine Girls’ Academy basketball: The sophomore had 17 points, seven rebounds and eight steals in a 46-41 overtime upset of previously unbeaten Marshwood.
Sam Rusak, Scarborough track: A senior, Rusak took second in the pole vault (15 feet) at the Dartmouth Relays as well as fifth in the hurdles (8.21). He was also on the 800 relay team that finished third to help the Red Storm finish seventh overall.
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Leo Amabile, Massabesic wrestling: At the Spartan Wrestling Tournament, the senior pinned all four of his opponents to win the 113-pound weight class and was named most outstanding wrestler.
Brenden Whitten, Kennebunk hockey: The senior forward had a hat trick and an assist to lead Kennebunk past Greely, 5-1. Whitten scored in all three periods to help the Rams improve to 7-1.
Finn Bowe, Cape Elizabeth basketball: A junior guard, Bowe was a key contributor in three wins. He scored 26 points, including 15 in a second-half comeback, to help top Marshwood, 63-54, then scored 23 with three 3-pointers and eight rebounds in a 48-42 overtime victory at York. He also had a game-high 15 points in a 53-32 win against Fryeburg Academy.
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‘Couldn’t save them:’ 6 kids die in Baltimore house fire

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NewsHubBALTIMORE (AP) – Robert Spencer said he often saw children playing on the porch of the home across the street from his in their northeast Baltimore neighborhood. When he looked out the window early Thursday morning, the home was in flames.
Spencer ran toward the fire, but it was so big and hot he couldn’t help them. Six of the family’s nine children were killed, while their mother and three of her other children were able to escape but were injured, a fire official said.
“I heard the kids crying. My daughter heard them. They said: ‘Help, help,’ and you know, couldn’t save them, couldn’t save them,” Spencer said. “There was just too much fire there.”
All six bodies were recovered from the home Thursday, fire department spokesman Chief Roman Clark said.
Clark said the children killed were two boys, ages 9 months and 2 years; 3-year-old twin girls; and two girls, ages 10 and 11.
Investigators are searching for clues about what caused the fire.
Firefighters encountered heavy flames coming from all three floors of the home when they answered the call about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, and they attacked the blaze from outside, Clark said. The third floor collapsed and the second floor partially collapsed. The fire was so hot that it melted parts of a car that had been parked in front of the house.
The children’s mother and two boys, ages 4 and 5, were in critical condition Thursday at a hospital. Clark said an 8-year-old girl who helped rescue her younger brothers was in “good shape.”
William Malone said all nine are his children with Katie Malone, who’s a staff member for Rep. Elijah Cummings’ district office.
William Malone told The Associated Press he wasn’t home at the time of the fire because he was at work for a restaurant. He said one of the three children taken to the hospital after the blaze has since been released.
“I’m still in shock to be honest,” said Malone, who was reached by phone at a relative’s home. He said he doesn’t know what may have caused the fire. Clark said William Malone told him he had recently changed the batteries in a smoke detector in the house.
Cummings said Katie Malone has worked as a special assistant in his Catonsville office for nearly 11 years.
“My staff is a family and this unimaginable tragedy is shocking and heartbreaking to us all. I again ask for your prayers,” Cummings said in a statement.
Michael Johnson, 55, who lives a block away and can see the house from his home, described it as a complete inferno.
“Fire was coming out of every window, and as they sprayed it, it seemed like the fire was fighting back or something. It just kept coming and coming and coming. Fire was actually coming out of the sides of the house. I’ve never seen anything like that in my life,” Johnson said.
Johnson, who didn’t know the family, added that he was praying for the people inside.
“It was just so intense,” he said. “I didn’t think anyone would be able to survive it at all.”
WJZ-TV showed two small children sitting up as they were wheeled away on a stretcher and a woman on a stretcher with an oxygen mask over her face. Images from the scene show firefighters dousing the charred shell of the first two stories of the home between two other large three story single-family homes.
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Associated Press writers Sarah Brumfield in Washington and Alanna Durkin Richer in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report. Associated Press researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed from New York.
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Sky pulls Michael Jackson programme after family complaints

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NewsHubSky has said it will not air a TV programme about Michael Jackson after his daughter said she was « incredibly offended » by the portrayal of him.
The episode – part of a series called Urban Myths – had been due to air on Sky Arts.
Sky released a statement on Friday saying they had pulled one episode after concerns were raised by Paris Jackson.
The broadcaster said it « never intended to cause any offence ».
Statement from Sky:
« We have taken the decision not to broadcast Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon, a half-hour episode from the Sky Arts Urban Myths series, in light of the concerns expressed by Michael Jackson’s immediate family.
« We set out to take a light-hearted look at reportedly true events and never intended to cause any offence. Joseph Fiennes fully supports our decision.  »
The stories had been described as « slightly tongue-in-cheek, mischievous and deliberately ambiguous » by Sky Arts on its website.
The episode told the story of Jackson taking a road trip from New York to Los Angeles with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando after the 9/11 terror attacks.
Actor Joseph Fiennes had said he was shocked to be given the part of Michael Jackson last year.
On Thursday, Jackson’s daughter Paris said on Twitter that trailer footage from the episode made her « want to vomit ».
« It angers me to see how obviously intentional it was for them to be this insulting, not just towards my father, but my godmother [Elizabeth Taylor] as well, » she said.
« Where is the respect? They worked through blood sweat and tears for ages to create such profound and remarkable legacies. Shameful portrayal.  »
More than 20,000 people also signed a petition to boycott the half-hour episode.
The petition particularly objected to Fiennes’s casting as Jackson instead of a black actor.
« It’s easy to see why the story would make a compelling film – but it’s harder to understand why the actor best known for his role in Shakespeare In Love was the first choice to play one of the world’s most iconic black musicians, » the petition said.
Michael Jackson died in 2009 aged 50 .
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仏検察、排ガス不正疑いでルノーを捜査 株価急落

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NewsHubフランス検察当局は13日までに、同国の自動車大手ルノーが排ガス検査の際に窒素酸化物(NOx)の排出量を不正に操作している疑いがあるとして、捜査に着手した。フランスのメディアが報じた。この問題を受け、ルノーの株価は一時急落した。 ロイター通信によると、ルノーの広報担当者は「排ガス規制を尊重している。ルノー車は規制を欺くソフトウエアを搭載していない」と述べた。 フランスメディアによると、政府は昨年7月、ルノー車についてNOxが欧州連合(EU)の基準値を大幅に上回る例が見られたとする報告書を公表。公正競争当局は昨年1月からルノー工場などへの立ち入り検査を実施し、データ分析を続けた後、昨秋、司法当局に結果を通告していた。(共同)

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ゴール下敷き小4男児死亡 福岡、サッカーの授業中

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NewsHub13日午前9時40分ごろ、福岡県大川市立川口小学校の校庭で、サッカーの授業中、4年の男子児童が倒れたゴールの下敷きになった。県警筑後署によると、首や肩を挟まれ病院に搬送されたが、その後死亡した。市教育委員会によると、ゴールは事故当時、固定されていなかった。県警は業務上過失致死容疑も視野に安全管理に問題がなかったか調べる。 筑後署などによると、児童は梅崎晴翔君(10)で、当時ゴールキーパーをしていた。味方が得点した際にネットにぶら下がり、その後、ゴールの下敷きになった。ゴールはハンドボール用で、高さ約2メートル。類似品は製品カタログで約130キロの重さがあるという。 市教委によると、ゴールは通常、近くに打ち込んだくいとひもで結ぶという。学校側が月1回点検することになっていたが、昨年10月を最後に点検していなかった。

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占冠村で氷点下29・2度…14日も各地で積雪

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NewsHub気象庁は13日、今季最も強い寒波が押し寄せた影響で、大学入試センター試験が実施される14~15日、日本海側を中心に大雪になるおそれがあると発表した。 関東北部や東海、近畿、中国、四国の平地でも積雪が予想されるという。同庁は、交通機関の乱れや路面の凍結に注意するよう呼びかけている。 同庁によると、シベリア大陸から、上空5000メートル付近に氷点下39度以下の寒気が流れ込み、13日は東日本や東北の日本海側を中心に大雪が降った。山形県大蔵村や青森市・ 酸ヶ湯 ( すかゆ ) では積雪が2メートル40前後に達し、北海道 占冠 ( しむかっぷ ) 村では最低気温が氷点下29・2度を観測した。 雪の影響で、秋田県由利本荘市で除雪中の女性(73)が落下してきた雪で転倒し、右太ももを骨折するなど、東北地方でけが人が相次いだ。

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中国貿易6.8%減=2年連続、輸出入とも低迷-16年:時事ドットコム

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NewsHub【北京時事】中国税関総署が13日発表した2016年の同国貿易総額は、前年比6.8%減の3兆6849億ドル(約424兆円)となり、2年連続で前年水準を下回った。輸出入とも低迷した。国内景気の減速懸念が根強い中、外需の弱い状況が続けば、中国経済に大きな痛手となりそうだ。 16年の輸出は7.7%減。対米5.9%減、欧州連合(EU)向け4.7%減、東南アジア諸国連合(ASEAN)向け7.8%減、日本向け4.7%減と軒並み落ち込んだ。内需も弱く、中国の製造業は中小企業を中心に苦境が続きそうだ。 過剰生産が国際社会で問題視されている鉄鋼の輸出量は3.5%減少したものの、依然として1億トンを超える巨大な規模。トランプ次期米大統領が対中批判をさらに強める可能性がある。(2017/01/13-13:17)

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ゴールポストの下敷きに、福岡で小4男児が死亡

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NewsHub13日午前9時40分頃、福岡県大川市一木の市立川口小(永渕 外勝 ( そとかつ ) 校長)の運動場で、体育の授業中にハンドボール用の鉄製ゴールポスト(高さ2メートル、横約3メートル)が倒れ、4年生の男児(10)が下敷きになった。 男児はドクターヘリで同県久留米市の病院に搬送されたが、約4時間後に死亡。県警筑後署は同校の安全管理に問題がなかったか調べる。 同署によると、当時、4年生の2クラス計38人がサッカーの試合をしていた。ゴールキーパーをしていた男児は自チームが得点した際、ポスト上部のネットをつかんでぶら下がった後に着地。直後に不安定になったポストが倒れ、首や肩付近を挟まれたという。運動場には教諭と講師の女性2人がいたが、事故の瞬間は目撃していなかった。

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