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Gaudreau has goal, assist to lead Flames past Rangers 4-3 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 11:36 PM PST

CALGARY, Alberta — The New York Rangers gave up two early goals on breakaways — one when they had a 5-on-3 power play.

As far as coach David Quinn was concerned, that about summed up their latest shaky defensive performance.

Johnny Gaudreau opened the scoring and then set up the winning goal midway through the second period as the Calgary Flames snapped a five-game losing streak at home with a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Thursday night.

"We've been giving teams too much, too easy," New York center Mika Zibanejad said. "We make it so hard on ourselves to really give ourselves a chance to win. It's just not good enough."

Less than three minutes after New York tied it 3-all, Sean Monahan gave the Flames their third lead at 8:22 of the second when he neatly finished off a pretty tic-tac-toe passing sequence.

Gaudreau fed a pass back to Noah Hanifin at the blue line and he immediately zipped a pass in front to Monahan, who used his quick hands to score his 14th of the season.

"We were treating this like a must-win," Monahan said. "We lost our last five here on home ice. We wanted to get going."

Mikael Backlund and Derek Ryan also scored for Calgary (21-17-5). Cam Talbot made 24 saves to beat his former team.

Jacob Trouba, Filip Chytil and rookie Kaapo Kaako scored for New York (19-17-4). Rangers defenseman Adam Fox, a Flames draft pick, had three assists.

New York fell to 1-2-0 on a four-game road trip that wraps up Saturday night in Vancouver.

"We've just got to play better defense. We're giving up too many goals. You can't score five goals every game, expect to win like that," veteran defenseman Marc Staal said.

After getting off to shaky starts, Talbot and Henrik Lundqvist were perfect over the final half of the game. Talbot began his NHL career as Lundqvist's backup in New York for two seasons.

Beaten on two of the first three shots he faced, Talbot settled in and improved to 4-7-0.

"Not the best start for myself after we got up a couple, but I thought I battled well from there and made some big saves when I needed to," Talbot said. "Give the guys credit — it could have been pretty deflating after going up 2-0, then giving them both right back. But our guys battled hard. We believed in this room."

Lundqvist, who gave up three goals on his first nine shots, ended up turning aside 25. His record fell to 9-9-3.

Down 3-2 after the first period, the Rangers tied it at 5:46 of the second on Kakko's long-range shot through a maze of bodies in front. It appeared Talbot didn't see the puck.

Calgary went up 3-2 at 13:18 of the first when Ryan got the puck high in the slot, spun and whipped a shot past Lundqvist.

Coming off consecutive home games in which the Flames fell behind 3-0 in the first period, it was Calgary that got the jump on this night with Gaudreau first to a loose puck in the neutral zone and scoring on a breakaway at 6:48.

"I was just coming down fast, had a lot of speed, I was going to shoot, last second I decided to go to my backhand and put it through the five-hole," Gaudreau said. "We haven't had great starts the past few games here in the Saddledome, so it was nice to get off to an early lead."

Monahan was impressed by the speed his longtime linemate showed.

"Johnny came out of a cannon there. He was flying. He was feeling it tonight," said Monahan, who has four goals in his last six games and is up to 14 this season.

New York has allowed 23 goals in its last five games, losing three of them.

"I don't know how many scoring chances we gave up, but it's the wrong guy to give a breakaway early on there," Lundqvist said. "He's pretty good."

Three minutes later, the Flames scored a rare short-handed goal while down two men. Backlund intercepted Tony DeAngelo's cross-ice pass and took off on another breakaway, scoring on a similar move.

Backlund has three goals in his last six games after ending an 18-game drought.

But with time left still on the two-man advantage, the Rangers went right back to work and answered 26 seconds later with Trouba scoring on New York's first shot of the game.

Just 25 seconds later, on the ensuing one-man advantage, New York tied it with Chytil knocking in Kakko's rebound.

NOTES: Calgary's late-afternoon trade of Michael Frolik to Buffalo forced interim coach Geoff Ward to shuffle his lines. He returned Backlund to right wing on a line with Gaudreau and Monahan, and inserted center Mark Jankowski. ... New York left wing Chris Kreider played in his 500th NHL game. ... Trouba's goal was his 200th career point.

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DNC Host Committee raises $25 million, surpassing 2019 goal - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 11:36 PM PST

Mary Spicuzza Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Published 7:17 PM EST Jan 2, 2020

The Host Committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention has raised $25 million, surpassing its 2019 year-end fundraising goal, sources told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Thursday.

The committee had hoped to close out 2019 with $20 million but exceeded that with the help of a number of Milwaukee businesses. That leaves the committee with another $50 million to raise in the lead up to the event, which will be held in Milwaukee July 13-16.

The Forest County Potawatomi, which runs Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, has contributed $2 million, spokesman George Ermert confirmed Thursday.

"It's about supporting Milwaukee and making sure that Milwaukee has a successful event," Ermert said. "One of the goals of this event is to highlight the history and culture of Milwaukee, and the Potawatomi are a huge part of that history and culture. Milwaukee is Potawatomi's homeland."

Ermert said the group would support such an event, whether it was for Republicans or Democrats.

"The Potawatomi will always be supporting Milwaukee," he said.

Others contributing more than $1 million include Northwestern Mutual and Advocate Aurora Health Care, a source said.

A spokeswoman for Northwestern Mutual declined to share the specific amount of the company's financial contribution but mentioned the three summits about local issues it is co-hosting in the lead up to the convention.

"In addition to a monetary contribution to MKE 2020 to accelerate and highlight the current renaissance in Milwaukee and surrounding region, we are providing in-kind support, such as hosting the three local summits," company spokeswoman Betsy Hoylman said in an email.

Unions, such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Education Association (NEA), are also supporting the event.

The Host Committee faces a daunting task of raising up to $70 million for next July's event. That total doesn't include a $10 million letter of credit that made it possible for Milwaukee to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Local businesswoman Cynthia LaConte, CEO of The Dohmen Co. — a 161-year-old health care firm in the Third Ward — has agreed to provide up to $7.5 million in underwriting for the letter of credit.

The $25 million fundraising total was first reported by the Milwaukee Business Journal.

Contact Mary Spicuzza at (414) 224-2324 or mary.spicuzza@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @MSpicuzzaMJS or Facebook at facebook.com/mary.spicuzza.

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Qassem Soleimani, Iran's shadowy general who wielded influence like a sword - The Times of Israel

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 11:03 PM PST

TEHRAN, Iran — Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed Friday in a US strike, was one of the most popular figures in Iran and seen as a deadly adversary by America and its allies.

General Soleimani, who headed the external operations Quds Force for the Guards, had wielded his regional clout publicly since 2018 when it was revealed that he had direct involvement in top-level talks over the formation of Iraq's government.

It was no surprise at the time for a man who has been at the center of mediating powerful relationships in the region for two decades.

Soleimani has been in and out of Baghdad ever since, most recently last month as parties sought to form a new government.

Where once he kept to the shadows, Soleimani has in recent years become an unlikely celebrity in Iran — replete with a huge following on Instagram.

His profile rose suddenly when he was pushed forward as the public face of Iran's intervention in the Syrian conflict from 2013, appearing in battlefield photos, documentaries — and even being featured in a music video and animated film.

An image published on Ali Khamenei's official website on September 25 showing Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, left, alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, center, and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. (Khamenei.ir)

In a rare interview aired on Iranian state television in October, he said he was in Lebanon during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war to oversee the conflict.

To his fans and enemies alike, Soleimani was the key architect of Iran's regional influence, leading the fight against jihadist forces and extending Iran's diplomatic heft in Iraq, Syria and beyond.

"To Middle Eastern Shiites, he is James Bond, Erwin Rommel and Lady Gaga rolled into one," wrote former CIA analyst Kenneth Pollack in a profile for Time's 100 most influential people in 2017.

"To the West, he is… responsible for exporting Iran's Islamic revolution, supporting terrorists, subverting pro-Western governments and waging Iran's foreign wars," Pollack added.

Iranian demonstrators hold a portrait of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and a central figure in the violent spread of Iran's revolution. Photo taken in Tehran's Azadi Square, February 11, 2015. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP)

With Iran roiled by protests and economic problems at home, and the US once again mounting pressure from the outside, some Iranians had even called for Soleimani to enter domestic politics.

While he dismissed rumors he might one day run for president, the general played a decisive role in the politics of Iran's neighbor, Iraq.

As well as talks on forming a government, he was pivotal in pressuring Iraq's Kurds to abandon their plans for independence after an ill-judged referendum last September.

Soleimani's luck ran out after being rumored dead several times in his life. Those incidents included a 2006 airplane crash that killed other military officials in northwestern Iran and a 2012 bombing in Damascus that killed top aides of Assad. More recently, rumors circulated in November 2015 that Soleimani was killed or seriously wounded leading forces loyal to Assad as they fought around Syria's Aleppo.

Decision-maker

His influence has deep roots, since Soleimani was already leading the Quds Force when the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001.

"My Iranian interlocutors on Afghanistan made clear that while they kept the foreign ministry informed, ultimately it was General Soleimani that would make the decisions," former US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker told the BBC in 2013.

His firm but quiet presence played perfectly to the Iranian penchant for dignified humility.

"He sits over there on the other side of room, by himself, in a very quiet way. Doesn't speak, doesn't comment, just sits and listens. And so of course everyone is thinking only about him," a senior Iraqi official told the New Yorker for a long profile of Soleimani.

Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, attends a meeting of Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran, September 17, 2013. (AP/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, File)

A survey published in 2018 by IranPoll and the University of Maryland — one of the few considered reliable by analysts — found Soleimani had a popularity rating of 83 percent, beating President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

Western leaders saw him as central to Iran's ties with terror groups including Lebanon's Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas.

Part of his appeal was the suggestion he might bridge Iran's bitter social divides on issues such as its strict "hijab" clothing rules.

"If we constantly use terms such as 'bad hijab' and 'good hijab', reformist or conservative… then who is left?" Soleimani said in a speech to mark World Mosque Day in 2017.

"They are all people. Are all your children religious? Is everybody the same? No, but the father attracts all of them."

Rise from humble roots

Born March 11, 1957, Soleimani was said in his homeland to have grown up near the mountainous and the historic Iranian town of Rabor, famous for its forests, its apricot, walnut and peach harvests and its brave soldiers. The US State Department has said he was born in the Iranian religious capital of Qom.

Little is known about his childhood, though Iranian accounts suggest Soleimani's father was a peasant who received a piece of land under the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, but later became encumbered by debts.

By the time he was 13, Soleimani began working in construction, later as an employee of the Kerman Water Organization. Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution swept the shah from power and Soleimani joined the Revolutionary Guard in its wake. He deployed to Iran's northwest with forces that put down Kurdish unrest following the revolution.

Soon after, Iraq invaded Iran and began the two countries long, bloody eight-year war. The fighting killed more than 1 million people and saw Iran send waves of lightly armed troops into minefields and the fire of Iraqi forces, including teenage soldiers. Solemani's unit and others came under attack by Iraqi chemical weapons as well.

Amid the carnage, Soleimani became known for his opposition to "meaningless deaths" on the battlefield, while still weeping at times with fervor when exhorting his men into combat, embracing each individually.

In this Friday, March 27, 2015, file photo provided by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, commander of Iran's Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani prays in a religious ceremony at a mosque in the residence of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

After the Iraq-Iran war, Soleimani largely disappeared from public view for several years, something analysts attribute to his wartime disagreements with Hashemi Rafsanjani, who would serve as Iran's president from 1989 to 1997. But after Rafsanjani, Soleimani became head of the Quds force. He also grew so close to Khamenei that the Supreme Leader officiated the wedding of the general's daughter.

As chief of the Quds — or Jerusalem — Force, Solemani oversaw the Guard's foreign operations and soon would come to the attention of Americans following the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

In secret US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, US officials openly discussed Iraqi efforts to reach out to Soleimani to stop rocket attacks on the highly secured Green Zone in Baghdad in 2009. Another cable in 2007 outlines then-Iraqi President Jalal Talabani offering a US official a message from Soleimani acknowledging having "hundreds" of agents in the country while pledging, "I swear on the grave of (the late Ayatollah Ruhollah) Khomeini I haven't authorized a bullet against the US."

US officials at the time dismissed Soleimani's claim as they saw Iran as both an arsonist and a fireman in Iraq, controlling some Shiite militias while simultaneously stirring dissent and launching attacks. US forces would blame the Quds Force for an attack in Karbala that killed five American troops, as well as for training and supplying the bomb makers whose improvised explosive devices made IED — improvised explosive device — a dreaded acronym among soldiers.

In Friday, March 27, 2015 file this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, commander of Iran's Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, right, sits next to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while attending a religious ceremony in a mosque at his residence in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, File)

In a 2010 speech, US Gen. David Petreaus recounted a message from Soleimani he said explained the scope of Iranian's powers.

"He said, 'Gen. Petreaus, you should know that I, Qassem Soleimani, control the policy for Iran with respect to Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza and Afghanistan,'" Petraeus said.

The US and the United Nations put Soleimani on sanctions lists in 2007, though his travels continued. In 2011, US officials also named him as a defendant in an outlandish Quds Force plot to allegedly hire a purported Mexican drug cartel assassin to kill a Saudi diplomat.

But his greatest notoriety would arise from the Syrian civil war and the rapid expansion of the Islamic State group. Iran, a major backer of Assad, sent Soleimani into Syria several times to lead attacks against IS and others opposing Assad's rule. While a US-led coalition focused on airstrikes, several ground victories for Iraqi forces came with photographs emerging of Soleimani leading, never wearing a flak jacket.

"Soleimani has taught us that death is the beginning of life, not the end of life," one Iraqi militia commander said.

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Eichel's penalty-shot goal seals Sabres 3-2 win over Oilers - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 10:36 PM PST

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres captain Jack Eichel deflected the credit, saying this was hardly his best game despite sealing Buffalo's 3-2 overtime victory over the Oilers by scoring on a penalty shot Thursday night.

Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, on the other hand, was hardly in a talkative mood following an outcome in which he was one of two Oilers beaten by Eichel on the play leading to the decisive goal.

The two players forever linked after being selected first (McDavid) and second (Eichel) in the 2015 draft were once again center stage in their ninth NHL meeting.

"By no means is it me beating him," Eichel said, of splitting McDavid and defenseman Oscar Klefbom at the Oilers blue line, before being hooked by Klefbom on his way to the net. "I wasn't very good tonight. I don't know if you noticed. But our team played a great game."

McDavid simply shrugged during a brief appearance in the Oilers' locker room.

"I don't know. He's a good player. Makes a good play," McDavid said. "I'm trying to defend it. Ref makes a call and that's the way it goes."

Eichel then secured the win 1:09 into overtime by breaking up the left side and sneaking a shot inside the far post behind Mike Smith. It was Eichel's 26th goal of the season — two short of matching a career-best already — and seventh career overtime goal to break the franchise record he shared with Thomas Vanek and Derek Roy.

Sam Reinhart and Curtis Lazar also scored for Buffalo, which snapped a four-game skid and improved to 2-6-1 in its past nine.

Frustration set in with the Oilers, who came up short in a game Riley Sheahan and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins staked them to a 2-0 lead seven minutes in.

"Not too sure," McDavid said of Edmonton's collapse, which came two days after the Oilers nearly blew a 6-0 lead in a 7-5 win over the New York Rangers.

"It's kind of the same story. We've got to find a way to defend a lead better," he said. "It's frustrating."

Oilers coach Dave Tippett didn't question the officials' decision to issue Eichel a penalty shot, by saying Klefbom got in too tight on the Sabres' captain.

Tippett was more unhappy with how Edmonton didn't build on a fast start in which the Oilers were out-shooting the Sabres 9-1 before Lazar scored from the top of the crease 8:39 into the game.

"Decent start but our coverage in front of the net was not adequate tonight," Tippett said. "The game just kind of went along and we didn't grab it."

Smith stopped 23 shots and dropped to 0-4-1 in his past seven appearances.

The Sabres bounced back from a 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay, in which Buffalo squandered a 4-1 lead.

The outcome, coupled with Buffalo's slump, led to general manager Jason Botterill shaking up the lineup by completing two separate trades within 45 minutes of the puck drop.

First he relieved a logjam at the blue line and freed up salary-cap space by trading defenseman Marco Scandella to the Montreal Canadiens for a fourth-round draft pick. Botterill then sent the newly acquired selection to acquire veteran forward Michael Frolik from the Calgary Flames.

Botterill is counting on Frolik's addition to improve Buffalo's secondary scoring and its struggling special teams.

"We haven't been very happy with the results at all," Botterill said. "I would say since coming back from the break I think our team's performed fairly well, but we haven't gotten results. So, you're always looking to try and find a fix."

The only real setback for the Sabres was rookie forward Victor Oloffson limping off after helping set up Reinhart's tying goal scored 3:53 into the third period. Oloffson, who began the day leading NHL rookies with 16 goals and 34 points, was alone and appeared to hit a rut in the ice behind the Oilers' net.

Coach Ralph Krueger didn't have an update on Oloffson status following the game.

NOTES: Sabres placed LW Dalton Smith on waivers for demotion to the minors after he made his NHL debut on Tuesday. ... Oilers C Sam Gagner sat out for the fourth time in five games. ... Botterill said Frolik isn't expected to join the team until this weekend due to visa-related paperwork that must be completed.

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Sabres: Host Florida Panthers on Saturday.

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Gaudreau has goal, assist to lead Flames past Rangers 4-3 - Yahoo Sports

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 10:36 PM PST

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) braces for a shot from Calgary Flames' Sean Monahan (23) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (Jeff-McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Johnny Gaudreau opened the scoring and then set up the winning goal midway through the second period as the Calgary Flames snapped a five-game losing streak at home with a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Less than three minutes after New York tied it 3-all, Sean Monahan gave the Flames their third lead at 8:22 of the second when he neatly finished off a pretty tic-tac-toe passing sequence.

Gaudreau fed a pass back to Noah Hanifin at the blue line and he immediately zipped a pass in front to Monahan, who used his quick hands to score his 14th of the season.

Mikael Backlund and Derek Ryan also scored for Calgary (21-17-5), which got a short-handed goal while the Rangers were on a 5-on-3 advantage. Cam Talbot made 24 saves to beat his former team.

Jacob Trouba, Filip Chytil and rookie Kaapo Kaako scored for New York (19-17-4). Rangers defenseman Adam Fox, a Flames draft pick, had three assists.

New York fell to 1-2-0 on a four-game road trip that wraps up Saturday night in Vancouver.

After getting off to shaky starts, Talbot and Henrik Lundqvist were perfect over the final half of the game. Talbot began his NHL career as Lundqvist's backup in New York for two seasons.

Beaten on two of the first three shots he faced, Talbot settled in and improved to 4-7-0.

Lundqvist, who gave up three goals on his first nine shots, ended up turning aside 25. His record fell to 9-9-3.

Down 3-2 after the first period, the Rangers tied it at 5:46 of the second on Kakko's long-range shot through a maze of bodies in front. It appeared Talbot didn't see the puck.

Calgary regained the lead, 3-2, at 13:18 of the first when Ryan got the puck high in the slot, spun and whipped a shot past Lundqvist.

The Flames then scored a rare short-handed goal while playing two men short when Backlund intercepted Tony DeAngelo's cross-ice pass and headed up ice on another breakaway. Backlund beat Lundqvist on a move to his backhand for his sixth goal of the season.

Backlund has three goals in his last six games after ending an 18-game drought.

But with time left still on the two-man advantage, the Rangers went right back to work and answered 26 seconds later with Trouba scoring on New York's first shot of the game.

Just 25 seconds later, on the ensuing one-man advantage, New York tied it with Chytil knocking in Kakko's rebound.

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Flames: Fly out Saturday for two road games, beginning Sunday in Minnesota.

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Victoria bushfires: Scott Morrison visits Bairnsdale, brings Woolies bag with biscuits - 7NEWS.com.au

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 10:03 PM PST

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has visited a relief centre in the East Gippsland community of Lucknow, donating a Woolworths bag with biscuits and energy drinks.

Morrison stepped out on Friday bearing a shopping bag full of goods for the volunteer-run relief centre, which has been a hub of activity since the fires broke out.

The reception has been a stark contrast to what happened on Thursday at the NSW town of Cobargo, where residents heckled the prime minister.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has visited a relief centre in the East Gippsland community of Lucknow. Credit: 7NEWS

At least one firefighter also refused to shake his hand, but the same scenes were not repeated in Victoria.

Volunteer and organiser Wendy McPhan welcomed the prime minister at the centre and showed him around the piles of donated food, clothes, furniture and toiletries.

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The prime minister's contributions from his bag included energy drinks, a box of cereals, tinned fruit and biscuits.

He stayed for about 10 minutes before leaving them to "get prepared" for the coming days.

At the centre he also met several residents and volunteers who had lost their homes in the blazes which have ripped through more than 785,000 hectares in the state.

'It's a tough road ahead.'

Lynn Wallwork lost her home in the fires at Sarsfield.

"The house is gone and the shed has survived," Ms Wallwork told the prime minister on Friday.

"It's done and you can't do anything about it, so you've got to get on with it."

The prime minister asked how she was, where she was staying and what her plans were.

"It's a tough road ahead," Mr Morrison told her.

Acres of scorched land are seen in Bairnsdale, Australia. Credit: Glen Morey/AP

Earlier on Friday morning, a group of mates arrived at the centre to drop off supplies to help people affected by the blazes in East Gippsland.

Robert Johnstone, Nathan Ellison and Bradley Wills drove from the Mornington Peninsula to Lucknow with two trailers worth of supplies.

The group organised water, furniture, underwear, socks and thongs among other items to help the area.

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Death toll in Jakarta flooding rises to 43 - 7NEWS.com.au

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 09:03 PM PST

The death toll from severe floods and landslides that hit the Indonesian capital and neighbouring areas on New Year's Day has risen to 43, the country's disaster agency says.

Waters began inundating parts of Jakarta and its satellite cities on Wednesday after 18 hours of heavy rain, submerging homes and washing away vehicles.

Floodwaters have largely receded in the capital, but officials warn of more heavy downpours until at least January 10.

More than 31,000 people were displaced, said Agus Wibowo, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency.

Agus said that 17 deaths were in the district of Bogor, nine occurred in Jakarta, and the remaining deaths were recorded in the districts of Lebak, Bekasi, Tangerang and Depok.

A weather modification operation to intercept clouds and induce rain before the clouds reach the greater Jakarta area would be carried out starting Friday, he said.

"An analysis of cloud development shows that the rain was caused by clouds that originated in the Sunda Strait," he said on Friday.

Authorities said rainfall that started on New Year's Eve was the worst in more than two decades, causing rivers to burst and sending floodwaters to residential areas.

Floods and landslides are common in Indonesia during the rainy season.

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'Nobody wants to grow up to be a Gary Neville' - Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold eager to change perception of full-backs - Goal.com

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 08:36 PM PST

Liverpool ace Trent Alexander-Arnold has expressed a desire to change public opinion of full-backs, insisting that "nobody wants to grow up to be a Gary Neville".

Jurgen Klopp's men picked up an 11th successive win on Thursday night, beating Sheffield United 2-0 at Anfield.

Goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane wrapped up another three points for the Merseyside outfit, who seem to be on course to win a first league title in 30 years come May.

Andrew Robertson's pass to tee up Salah in the fourth minute of the game marked his sixth assist of the season, which puts him just two behind Alexander-Arnold.

The two men have received widespread praise for their contribution throughout the 2019-20 campaign, adding an extra dimension to Liverpool's attack while also making sure not to shirk their defensive duties.

When asked if Robertson helps push him to "new heights" in a post-match interview for BT Sport, Alexander-Arnold opened up on his competitive streak before aiming a subtle dig at former Manchester United full-back Gary Neville.

"Definitely, we are competitive within ourselves," he said. "We have a competition between us to see who can get the most goals and assist and it pushes us.

"As a pair, we want to change the way the position has previously been thought about. Obviously there was the famous saying 'no one wants to grow up to be a full-back or a Gary Neville'.

"We want to bring in a different way of thinking and that's what we've been doing over the last 18 months."

Liverpool are now 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League, with a game in hand over second-placed Leicester and reigning champions Manchester City - who are a point further back in third.

Klopp's men are also unbeaten in a full calendar year, but Alexander-Arnold insists there is "still a long way to go" in their pursuit of domestic glory, with an FA Cup third-round tie against Everton up next.

"When you have momentum and good form you want the games to keep coming," he told BBC Sport. "We are happy with the way things are going. We are picking up a lot of points but we know there are still a lot of games to come and the FA Cup on the weekend. We are looking forward to the rest of the season.

"It was something we spoke about - controlling the game more and not being so hectic. We were too open to try and get more goals. We want to keep the ball and tire the opposition out.

"So far we are invincible but we have only just passed the halfway mark so there's still a long way to go. It is harder than what people say. We got beaten once last season and that wasn't enough. We need to keep our concentration in every game."

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Mollie Fitzgerald, "Captain America" actress, charged with stabbing her mother to death in Kansas - CBS News

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 08:01 PM PST

An actress who had a minor role in the movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" is accused of fatally stabbing her mother inside a suburban Kansas home. Mollie Fitzgerald, 38, was arrested Tuesday by police in Olathe, the Kansas City Star reported.

Fitzgerald is charged with second-degree murder and jailed on a $500,000 bond. She told a judge on Thursday that she will represent herself in court, the Star reported.

She's accused in the death of 68-year-old Patricia "Tee" Fitzgerald, who authorities say was found dead on Dec. 20 inside her Olathe home.

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Mollie Fitzgerald is a movie director and producer as well as actress, according to IMDb. She worked on mostly low-budget films, including "The Lawful Truth" in 2014 and "The Creeps" in 2017.

In "Captain America," she played Stark Girl and worked as an assistant to the director, Joe Johnson. The film grossed $176.6 million in the U.S.

"Being a part of this production has been one of the best experiences of my life," Fitzgerald told a comic book publication in 2011.

Patricia Fitzgerald was in the process of moving back to the Kansas City area after living several decades in the Houston area, her brother, Gary Hunziker, told the Star.

Their family grew up on a farm in northeast Missouri. Patricia Fitzgerald studied physical therapy at the University of Missouri and moved to the Kansas City area. She then moved to Texas, where her husband had a law firm, Hunziker, 72, of Keokuk, Iowa, said.

Hunziker said he knew few details about the circumstances surrounding his sister's death.

"We were shocked," he said. But, "it doesn't matter the circumstances — the loss of a sister is what it's all about."

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Top Iranian general killed in US airstrike in Baghdad, Pentagon confirms - CNBC

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 07:33 PM PST

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WASHINGTON — Iran's top commander General Qassim Soleimani has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad, the Pentagon confirmed on Thursday night following reports of his death on Iranian state television and Iraqi media.

Soleimani, who led a special forces unit of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, has been a key figure of Iranian and Middle East politics. His death exacerbated already-high tensions between Iran and the United States, and triggered concerns of retaliation from Iranian forces.

Oil prices rocketed by nearly 4% in the morning of Asia trading hours while brent crude soared 3.98% to $68.90 per barrel, while U.S. crude surged 3.87% to $63.55 per barrel.

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At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months - including the attack on December 27th - culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel. General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week.
This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world.

The latest revelation comes on the heels of a New Year's Eve attack by Iran-backed militias on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The two-day embassy attack prompted President Donald Trump to order the deployment of approximately 750 U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East.

The wave of protests in Iraq came hours after the U.S. carried out military airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iranian-backed militia group on Sunday.

Trump ordered the "precision defense strikes" on five Kata'ib Hizbollah facilities following a string of attacks on Iraqi military bases that host American troops. Last week, a U.S. civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk.

On Thursday, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters at the Pentagon that the U.S. may conduct preemptive strikes against Iranian-backed militias.

"If we get word of attacks, we will take preemptive action as well to protect American forces, protect American lives. The game has changed," he said.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks during the joint press conference with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (not in the picture) on August 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.

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Earlier this month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iranian-backed forces for a series of attacks on bases in Iraq and warned that any future attacks on Americans or U.S. allies would be "answered with a decisive U.S. response."

"As long as its malign behaviors continue, so will our campaign of maximum pressure," Pompeo said during a Dec. 11 press conference at the State Department.

Following the reports of Soleimani's death, Helima Croft, head of global commodity strategy at RBC Markets, warned: "This brings us to the precipice of a full-blown shooting war with Iran — not a shadow war or a proxy war."

"It is almost impossible to overstate the implications of this event," she told CNBC via email.

Tensions between Tehran and Washington have soared following Trump's withdrawal from the landmark Iran nuclear deal brokered by the Obama administration.

The landmark 2015 nuclear agreement lifted sanctions on Iran that crippled its economy and cut its oil exports roughly in half. In exchange for sanctions relief, Iran accepted limits on its nuclear program and allowed international inspectors into its facilities.

Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, pauses whilst speaking during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.

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The relationship between the U.S. and Iran took another anxious turn following a string of attacks in the Persian Gulf this summer.

In June, U.S. officials said an Iranian surface-to-air missile shot down an American military surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the aircraft was over its territory.

That strike came a week after the U.S. blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf region and after four tankers were attacked in May.

The U.S. in June slapped new sanctions on Iranian military leaders blamed for shooting down the drone. The measures also aimed to block financial resources for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Tensions soared again in September when the U.S. blamed Iran for the strikes in Saudi Arabia on the world's largest crude-processing plant and oil field.

The predawn attack forced the kingdom to shut down half its production operations. The event triggered the largest spike in crude prices in decades and renewed concerns of a budding conflict in the Middle East. Iran maintains that it was not behind the attacks.

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NSW Bushfires: Seventh person confirmed dead in Belowra - 7NEWS.com.au

Posted: 02 Jan 2020 07:33 PM PST

Police have confirmed a seventh person has died in bushfires impacting the NSW South Coast.

On Tuesday, officers were informed a 72-year-old man was unaccounted for at Belowra, about 50km north west of Cobargo, after a large-scale bushfire impacted the area.

Officers believe they found the man's body in a vehicle on Belowra road on Thursday.

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At least eight people have died in the current bushfire emergency in NSW.

On Monday, Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteer Samuel McPaul died while fighting a fire at Jingellic, 110km east of Albury.

Almost 450 homes were destroyed on New Year's Eve, authorities confirmed on Friday, with the number destroyed over the bushfire season now reaching 1365.

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Fire authorities in NSW say they'll prioritise lives over homes as severe and extreme conditions again loom over the state.

The state faces a two-day total fire ban from Friday, the third seven-day state of emergency in as many months and demands for those across the state's south coast and Snowy Valleys to evacuate immediately.

Holidaymakers in the alps and popular holiday destinations between Nowra and the Victorian border were asked to be out by Friday night, causing massive traffic queues and petrol and supply shortages.

Police overnight were escorting 100 cars at a time on the Princes Highway from Milton to Nowra, with one convoy halted midway due to dangerous trees.

The highway on Friday morning had reopened northbound from Milton.

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　「ゴールデンボンバー」の鬼龍院翔さんが1月1日、「芸能人格付けチェック！　2020お正月スペシャル」（テレビ朝日系）に出演。個人58連勝している無敵のGACKTさんとペアを組むも、不正解を連発し、三流芸人に降格。放送終了後、約6年ぶりに再開していたTwitterのアイコンとヘッダー画像が注目を集めています。

　毎年恒例となっている同番組は、チームを組んだ芸能人がさまざまな問題に挑み、一流芸能人にふさわしいかどうかをジャッジするもの。これまで連勝記録を守り続けてきたGACKTさんとペアになった鬼龍院さんは、放送前から「GACKTさんとペア！　ヒャー!!　ありがとうございます!!　ヒャー!!」とプレッシャーに押しつぶされそうな様子をInstagramでつづっていました。

　放送では、チェック2「吹奏楽」の問題に挑んだ鬼龍院さん。ミュージシャンということで、GACKTさんから「間違うわけがない」「もし間違ったら坊主にする」と圧をかけられつつAを選択したところ、見事不正解。GACKTさんの待つスタジオに駆け足で戻るや否やスライディング土下座をキメ、謝罪し、その後「ここで間違う？　ミュージシャンだぜお前」とお叱りを受けていました。なんやかんや優しかったGACKTさんすてき。

　鬼龍院さんの努力もむなしく、その後も不正解を叩き出し、GACKTさんは初の「三流芸能人」でエンディング。その後、鬼龍院さんのTwitterプロフィールには「三流芸能人」が追加された他、アイコンは美しい土下座姿、ヘッダー画像はGACKTさんの「僕がこいつを消します」と発言したテロップに、所在地が「誰もいない部屋」に変更され、ネットでは「土下座アイコンに変わっててめちゃめちゃ笑った」「キリショー仕事早い」「ヘッダーがダメ押しだったw」と反響を集めていました。