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A massive social media protest is exploding on Facebook, not Twitter for a change, yet Facebook’s dehumanized Trending system isn’t picking it up. People around the country are checking in on Facebook at the Standing Rock Native American Reservation in an effort to supposedly hinder local Morton County police from targeting protesters attending in person to fight an oil pipeline through historic tribal lands.
The Morton County’s sheriff has denied using Facebook for surveillance. Still, the social media protest has proceeded to bring concerns about the environmental and cultural impact of the pipeline to national attention. While some users have taken to masking their posts explaining their absentee checkins by using incorrect spellings like “Randing Rock”, there’s still more chatter about the exact term than many other Facebook Trends.
Even if Facebook showed related Trends in past weeks, or was trying to suppress the spread of the check-in story since police may not be doing surveillance on protesters with geotargeting, it’s still a huge topic of conversation. Including a Trend highlighting a story that discusses the surveillance denial by the sheriff or why people are checking in could provide important context for users.
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The New York Times went as far to publish a story headlined “Why Your Facebook Friends Are Checking In To Standing Rock”. Yet “Standing Rock”, “Native Americans”, “pipeline”, “Missouri River”, and related terms aren’t showing up as Facebook Trends to any users. They’re not even in the “Emerging Trends” pool that Facebook internally surfaces trends from, which can be seen through Facebook’s data tool for journalists called Signal.
[Update: Just as we published, terms related to the Standing Rock protest appeared in Signal. The topic still isn’t a Facebook Trend visible to the social network’s users, but is now eligible to Trend in the future.]
Standing Rock isn’t a Trend despite Facebook’s own search tool showing “Standing Rock Indian Reservation” is a popular search with over 86,000 people talking about it. But you’d only know that if you search for it. Standing Rock and related terms have much more chatter than other topics Facebook shows as Trending, such as actor Bryan Cranston saying he’ll move to Canada if Trump is elected.
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Facebook’s Chris Cox and Sheryl Sandberg speak about Facebook being a tech company with responsibilities to news readers at the WSJDLive conferece
The failure the identify a huge, viral protest that’s built off of Facebook’s own location check-in feature shows how badly Facebook needs to overhaul Trends. Facebook also failed to surface any trends related to the police shooting of Terence Crutcher until over a day after the news became a topic of national discussion.
Facebook continues to deny it’s a media company, repeatedly labeling itself a technology platform. While that argument may have been bolstered by its decision to fire all its human Trend curators, that move has given way to multiple instances of glaring errors in Facebook’s Trends. It’s highlighted fake news several times that a human curator could have easily debunked, while omitting critically important news stories surrounding human rights issues like the Standing Rock protest.
Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg and CPO Chris Cox again reiterated this month that Facebook is a tech company, not a media company, but admitted it has responsibilities to its readers since it’s become such a prolific distribution channel for news. Ensuring the day’s most important protests aren’t hidden behind frivolous celebrity dreck should be one of those responsibilities
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Adele, the singer with powerful pipes, puts some of her powerful opinions on display in Vanity Fair's December cover interview, touching on her postpartum depression, giving up drinking and her indifference to money, plus her thoughts on Donald Trump and her exasperation with the sea of cellphone lights at her concerts.
The big take-away: You could take it all away — the success, the cash, the fame — and Adele wouldn't mind.
“I’d still like to make records, but I’d be fine if I never heard (the applause) again,” Adele tells VF contributing editor Lisa Robinson.
One thing she won't miss: All those cellphones lighting up during her concerts, as audiences focus more on their little screens than on her, she says. “People would rather have a photo to show to people than actually enjoy a moment,” she says. “It’s weird — when I first started out, nearly 10 years ago, no one had their phones out. I’d go onstage to people. Now I go onstage to 18,000 phones. "
She's suspicious of WiFi: She suggests there's a new threat to worry about: "This Wi-Fi, you watch, it’s going to...kill our insides … it’s just floating around. I’m telling you, we’ll find out in 25 years.”\
How she overcame postpartum depression: "My knowledge of postpartum — or post-natal, as we call it in England — is that you don’t want to be with your child; you’re worried you might hurt your child; you’re worried you weren’t doing a good job," she says. "But I was obsessed with my child. I felt very inadequate...Eventually I just said, I’m going to give myself an afternoon a week, just to do whatever...I want without my baby. A friend of mine said, ‘Really? Don’t you feel bad?’ I said, I do, but not as bad as I’d feel if I didn’t do it.”
Her sad side: “The music I’ve always been drawn to is sad. I’ve always been pretty melancholy. Obviously not as much in my real life as the songs are, but I have a very dark side. I’m very available to depression. I can slip in and out of it quite easily."
On money and fame: “I don’t care about money. I’m British, and we don’t have that … thing of having to earn more money all the time. I don’t come from money; it’s not that important a part of my life.... the problem is you can’t talk about the downside of fame, because people have hope, and they cling to the hope of what it would be like to be famous, to be adored, to be able to create and do nice things.”
Her heroes are Beyoncé and Bette Midler: “Beyoncé's my Michael Jackson,” she says. “I’ve obviously loved (Midler) for years. I like her humor, but she’s a... great singer, a really amazing singer. When I watched her show, I felt like I was really watching the last legend. No one’s made like that anymore.”
Why she's no longer a "massive" drinker: “Having a hangover with a child is torture. Just imagine an annoying 3-year-old (son Angelo) who knows something’s wrong; it’s hell....I can see from an outsider’s perspective that I will never write songs as good as the ones that are on 21, but I’m not as indulgent as I was then, and I don’t have time to fall apart like I did then....Since I’ve had my baby, I’m not as carefree as I used to be.”
About that GOP presidential candidate: “We only know Trump from The Apprentice, so we think a reality star is running for president. I just don’t think anybody should be building walls or (stuff) like that right now. I think we need to look after each other. Everyone must vote.”
The December issue of VF will be on newsstands nationally on Nov. 8, Election Day.
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BlackBerry Ltd. is now a “Tier One” supplier for Ford Motor Co., a designation that cuts out the use of a middleman in supplying products or services to the auto maker.
The move, announced Monday, represents an “inflection point” taking place in the global car business, said John Wall, head of BlackBerry’s QNX Software Systems. BlackBerry, a once-dominant smartphone maker, has increased its focus on software development after losing significant market share to Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and others in the global handset wars.
Being recognized as a Tier One supplier, rather than having to go through other suppliers to sell to companies like Ford, is important for BlackBerry’s future in the automotive industry. The Canadian company is developing software for several challenges facing car companies, including helping to coordinate functions for autonomous vehicles.
Ford, which is being lapped on self-driving car testing or electric cars by some tech companies and startups, including Tesla Motors Inc. and Google’s car project, aims to have a fleet of autonomous test-vehicles next decade. BlackBerry aims to offer products that can enable so-called connected cars but faces a barrage of competition both from the traditional auto-supply base and tech firms.
BlackBerry’s QNX Software is already in tens of millions of cars, spanning Volkswagen AG to General Motors Co. Its relationship with Ford dates back several years and relates to software needed as an operating system in the auto maker’s SYNC infotainment service.
In an interview, Mr. Wall said BlackBerry typically deals with auto makers early in vehicle development, but then works through an auto supplier that is supplying a component to the auto maker with BlackBerry’s product embedded in it. The transition comes as auto makers are continually adding lines of software code to their vehicles and scrambling to boost the security and capability of systems ranging from mapping to vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
Apple, Samsung, Google parent Alphabet Inc. and other tech companies are looking to ink supply agreements with auto makers or are developing their own systems for autonomous vehicles and other services. At the same time, Apple’s iOS mobile operating system and Google’s Android are becoming more ubiquitous in light vehicles due to new systems being installed by auto makers that allow occupants to plug in their smartphones so that the device’s operating system can take over.
Mr. Wall said working as a Tier One supplier likely will lead to more BlackBerry QNX deployment in cars. Mr. Wall didn’t comment on how the arrangement will affect BlackBerry’s pricing power with companies like Ford.
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WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. on Monday began loading a trove of emails belonging to a top aide to Hillary Clinton into a special computer program that would allow bureau analysts to determine whether they contain classified information, law enforcement officials said.
The software should allow them to learn relatively quickly how many emails are copies of messages they have already read as part of the investigation into the use of Mrs. Clinton’s private server. The F.B.I. completed that investigation in July and, along with prosecutors, decided not to bring any charges against Mrs. Clinton or her aides.
“This is not a manpower issue,” said one senior law enforcement official. “It’s an issue of getting the emails into a program that can allow agents to look at them.”
Whether they will be able to complete their review by Election Day is unclear, although investigators have been under intense pressure from officials in both parties to do so since Friday, when the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, revealed the existence of the emails in an explosive letter to Congress.
The emails belong to Huma Abedin, a top adviser to Mrs. Clinton. Agents discovered them on a laptop seized by the F.B.I. that belongs to her estranged husband, Anthony Weiner, who is under investigation for exchanging illicit text messages with a 15-year-old girl.
While the hunt for classified information is the bureau’s first priority, it is not the most significant issue for either Ms. Abedin or Mrs. Clinton. Investigators have already determined that Mrs. Clinton and her aides improperly sent classified information on her private email server. The Justice Department concluded, though, that it could not prove they did it intentionally, which would be a crime. Finding more classified information among Ms. Abedin’s emails would not immediately change that conclusion.
What could cause problems for Ms. Abedin — and by extension Mrs. Clinton — is if the F.B.I. finds evidence that anyone tried to conceal these new emails from investigators. Ms. Abedin has said she turned over all her emails to the F.B.I. months ago and does not know how emails ended up on Mr. Weiner’s laptop. And officials have said there is no indication that Ms. Abedin or Ms. Clinton tried to conceal information from the authorities.
Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, said on Monday that the White House did not have an official position on Mr. Comey’s decision to alert Congress. But Mr. Earnest came close to suggesting that President Obama saw Mr. Comey’s decision as problematic. Mr. Earnest listed the many powers and authorities that federal law enforcement officials have to investigate for potential wrongdoing and then said, “It’s important that those authorities are tempered by longstanding practice and norms that limit public discussion of facts that are collected in the context of those investigations.”
Mr. Earnest added: “And there are a lot of good reasons for that. The president believes that it’s important for those guidelines and norms to be followed.”
Justice Department officials had told Mr. Comey that alerting Congress to the discovery of a new cache of emails would violate department rules and norms against both discussing a continuing investigation and taking any actions in the days before an election that might influence that election.
But Mr. Comey is a “man of integrity” whom the president does not believe is intentionally trying to influence the outcome of an election, Mr. Earnest said.
“He’s in a tough spot,” Mr. Earnest said.
The F.B.I. was granted a warrant on Sunday that allowed agents to begin searching the messages. While investigators found hundreds of thousands of emails on Mr. Weiner’s computer, they are focusing on a small portion of the total. The review is being led by the same Washington-based team of agents that conducted the investigation of Mrs. Clinton’s server.
As part of that inquiry, the agents built a system that allowed them to examine thousands of emails to see whether they contained sensitive national security information. When the agents identified potentially classified materials, they sent copies of the emails to other government agencies to determine their classification.
The emails the F.B.I. is now searching could well be like scores already made public by the State Department under the Freedom of Information Act, including some of the additional ones uncovered by the bureau’s investigation and turned over to the department this summer.
Among more than 30,000 emails released are at least 10 sent or received by Ms. Abedin that included information the State Department later deemed to be classified and were only made public with portions redacted.
Ms. Abedin, who also had an address on the Clinton server, communicated with Mrs. Clinton many times a day, often acting as a conduit for other members of her State Department team.
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Bob Dylan has accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature, the Swedish Academy said, adding that getting the prestigious award left him "speechless."
The academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius, said Dylan himself contacted them and said "of course" he would accept the prize. Danius told Sweden's TT news agency that Dylan called her Tuesday evening and they spoke for about 15 minutes.
"The news about the Nobel Prize left me speechless," Dylan told Danius, according to a statement posted Friday (Oct. 28) on the academy's website. "I appreciate the honor so much."
It has not yet been decided whether Dylan will attend any Nobel events in Stockholm in December, Danius said.
In an interview with British newspaper The Telegraph posted Friday, Dylan was quoted as saying he "absolutely" wants to attend the Dec. 10 prize ceremony, "if it's at all possible."
Danius said the academy will do "all it can" to have a schedule suiting Dylan if he wants to come to Stockholm, according to TT.
The 75-year-old singer-songwriter was awarded the prize on Oct. 13 "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Dylan at first was silent after the announcement, and a member of the Swedish Academy called the silence "impolite and arrogant."
Dylan has accepted numerous awards over the years, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for which he attended a White House ceremony in 2012. But he also has a history of taking his time acknowledging them.
In 2013, he became the first rock star voted into the elite American Academy of Arts and Letters, which made him an honorary member. According to executive director Virginia Dajani, the academy informed Dylan of the decision -- through his manager, Jeff Rosen -- in January of that year. Only in May 2013 did Dylan respond, through his manager.
If Dylan travels to Stockholm for the Nobel ceremony, it won't be the first time he receives an award from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf. In 2000, Dylan collected the Polar Music Prize from him.
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Lionel Messi to sign new Barcelona deal, Jose Mourinho wants Fabinho
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Top story: Messi to sign new deal, Mourinho wants Fabinho
Lionel Messi has had a tough time of it of late. But he could be rewarded with a new contract by Barcelona when he gets back from holiday. Mundo Deportivo say that the forward will sign until 2021, with his current deal ending in 2018. The club are also scouting 19-year-old Santos forward Gabriel Barbosa. The Brazilian has also been linked with Chelsea, but told a news conference that "soon we will know something more" about his future.Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho is looking to strengthen his Manchester United defence by adding £22 million-rated Monaco right-back Fabinho, according to the Sun.
Fabinho, 22, is a Brazil international and has impressed in three seasons with Monaco, helping them to qualify for the Champions League on three occasions. And, would you believe it, Fabinho and Mourinho share an agent. Yes, that man Jorge Mendes, and it isn't the first time the pair have done business with the player either. Fabinho spent a season on loan with Real Madrid in 2012-13 when Mourinho was in charge at the Bernabeu.
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That will do it for Sunday's Transfer Talk! Check back soon for Monday's edition!22.55 BST: More news from Italy, as Football Italia cite Sky Sport Italia's report that Sampdoria have agreed to terms with defender Daniel Pavlovic. The Swiss left-back spent six months last season in Serie A on loan with Frosinone.
22.14 BST: Liverpool have already had a busy summer and could be doing some more business, with Jurgen Klopp looking to add Newcastle's Georginio Wijnaldum to the mix, according to The Telegraph. The Dutch midfielder started 36 of Newcastle's 38 Premier League matches in 2015-16 and scored 11 goals.
21.45 BST: According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City have been contacted about a deal that would involve Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci joining Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. The transfer fee of the Italy international has reportedly been set at £50 million.
21.10 BST: Reports from Italy suggest that defender Giancarlo Gonzalez could be on his way to Russia. According to Sky Sport Italia, Zenit St. Petersburg have approached Palermo about the services of the Costa Rican.
20.55 BST: With Burnley returning to the Premier League and on the lookout for player with Premier League pedigree, a move for Stoke's Charlie Austin appeared prudent, but Potters boss Mark Hughes had rubbished the notion of the Scot leaving the club.
"I think there was a little bit of interest in Charlie, but we haven't encouraged that," Hughes is quoted as saying in the Mirror. "Charlie is a part of what we are doing here moving forward, so that's not a situation that will develop."
20.36 BST: Paris Saint-Germain have informed former Tottenham midfielder Benjamin Stambouli that he's free to move on from the French champions after just a single season with the capital club, reports Le Parisien. The 25-year-old reportedly would prefer to fight for his place at PSG.
19.57 BST: Although Oumar Niasse only arrived at Everton in January in a £13.5m deal, the Senegalese is set to be shipped out on loan before the transfer window closes, reports the Mirror.
19.34 BST: West Ham will open contract negotiations with 17-year-old prodigy Reece Oxford when he returns from England U19 duty, according to the Mirror, as Manchester United have been monitoring the defender.
19.10 BST: While Napoli have long been linked with a move for Porto midfielder Hector Herrera, Gazzetta World cites Portuguese outlet A Bola as reporting that Roma could swoop for the Mexican international, assuming the Giallorossi qualify for the Champions League group stages.
18.46 BST: Arsenal have made contact with the agents of Internazionale striker Mauro Icardi to set up a meeting in London next week, reports Gianluca Di Marzio. While Inter remain firm in their stance that they will not sell, the Argentine may be left to force through a move should he be suitably impressed by the North London club's offer.
18.23 BST: Valencia star and Euro 2016 winner Andre Gomes is at the centre of a transfer tug-o-war between Real Madrid and Barcelona, according to Spanish outlet AS, with Chelsea and Juventus also interested as both clubs reportedly had €40m bids rejected in the past week. Los Che are hesitant to sell at all, but are reportedly uninterested in doing business for anything less than €65. And according to the Express, Manchester United are now also interested.
17.59 BST: Roma have no intentions of selling centre-back Kostas Manolas, who is on the radar of both Arsenal and Chelsea, according to the Evening Standard. "Why on earth should Manolas leave?" club president James Pallotta is quoted as saying.
17.36 BST: While reports that Paul Pogba is set for a mega-money move to Manchester United, Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta has said the Premier League club have yet to make contact with the Italian champions over a transfer for the Frenchman.
"There has been no contact with Manchester United and we have not received any offer for Pogba," Marotta is quoted as saying in Gazzetta World.
17.12 BST: Everton are weighing up a move for Euro 2016 standout goalkeeper Rui Patricio after it's emerged he's free to leave current club Sporting for a cut-price £6m fee, reports the Sun.
16.50 BST: It's been an ambitious summer for Premier League new boys Middlesbrough so far. They've signed former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes and are linked to Alvaro Negredo and Neven Subotic.
Now, according to the Mirror, Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj is on their radar, but they are being kept waiting by Jose Mourinho over whether a deal will materialise.
16.40 BST: Davide Santon could be on his way from Inter Milan to Napoli after Sunderland's move for the former Newcastle defender hit a snag.
The Chronicle says Sunderland are still in dispute with Inter over Ricky Alvarez's move and are making life difficult for the Black Cats.
16.20 BST: Reports in Italian outlet Gazzetta Mercato reckon Chelsea No.2 Asmir Begovic is off to Everton and will be replaced on the bench by AC Milan's Diego Lopez on the bench at Stamford Bridge.
16.05: Much has been made of Juventus' supposed pursuit of Gonzalo Higuain. It makes sense, though, according to James Horncastle, who says Juve would attain super club status by signing the striker from Napoli.
15.40 BST: What does the future hold for Wayne Rooney at Manchester United? The signings of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan only add competition for places and increase uncertainty about his ability to command a regular starting place in the team.
Iain Macintosh believes the England captain must impress Jose Mourinho or risk becoming a fringe player at Old Trafford.
15.22 BST: Chelsea are planning a surprise £12m move for Swansea striker Andre Ayew, it is claimed in the Sun. Antonio Conte already has Diego Costa, Michy Batshuayi and Loic Remy in attack but former QPR and Newcastle man Remy is expected to leave Stamford Bridge.
15.05 BST: Juventus plan to find the €94.7m to sign Gonzalo Higuain by selling Simone Zaza, Daniele Rugani, Roberto Pereyra and Mauricio Isla, as well as Alvaro Morata who has already been sold to Real Madrid. That is according to Corriere dello Sport anyway.
14.50 BST: Three of Liverpool's new signings are in action at Wigan this afternoon - it's an early chance for Jurgen Klopp to take a look at Loris Karius, Joel Matip and Sadio Mane in their new colours.La prima pagina di oggi:- Corriere dello Sport (@CorSport) July 17, 2016
- Il piano #Juve per #Higuain
- Thohir: #Icardi incedibile
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14.25 BST: N'Golo Kante has signed off from Leicester with a message for the club, and spoken about his new adventure with Chelsea.- Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 17, 2016
- N'Golo Kanté (@nglkante) July 17, 201614.10 BST: The Mirror claims Riyad Mahrez is not on Barcelona's summer shopping list, but Arsenal and Chelsea are said to be interested in the Leicester man who could be made available for £35m.
It is said Mahrez would not be viewed as a regular starter for Barca and they would prefer to sign someone who is available for less than the Algerian's asking price.
13.50 BST: Juan Mata could be a shock target for Espanyol if he is made available for transfer by Manchester United.
The Sunday People reports the Spanish side are monitoring the situation and have been given money to spend by Chinese backers, but any move depends on encouragement from Mata's camp.
13.35 BST: As well as Tim Krul, Everton are said to be considering a move for Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. The Dane, an important figure as they won the Premier League title last season, is currently in talks about a new contract, according to the Daily Mail.
13.20 BST: Miguel Delaney has looked at the Premier League transfers so far and gives his expert verdict on what Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Leicester, Tottenham and Liverpool still need before the window is over.
13.05 BST: Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic believes the club have done a great in signing N'Golo Kante from Leicester.
"He's a big player, a huge player for Leicester last season and he had a good impact for France at the Euros as well," Begovic said of Kante. "It's a player we're looking forward to adding to the team.
"We needed more options. You can never have too deep of a squad so the more options you have, the better. Kante adds a lot to our team and will make us better going forward."
12.47 BST: Bayern Munich have confirmed they are in talks with Borussia Dortmund about the transfer of Mario Gotze.
"I wouldn't say a deal has been struck, but I can confirm that there have been talks with Borussia Dortmund as well as with his agent," Rummenigge told Sport1 television ahead of Bayern's friendly against Lippstadt on Saturday.
"But it's not complete yet. The clubs must first reach an agreement over a transfer fee."
12.30 BST: Another new arrival at Chelsea, of sorts. Antonio Conte has confirmed Juan Cuadrado will return to the club and be a part of his squad going forward.
Conte said: "Juan Cuadrado is a Chelsea player. He will come back very soon. He's in our squad, I'm very happy to have him and train him.
"I wanted him when I was a coach at Juventus and he will come back very soon and train and play with us. Now, he's a Chelsea player and he'll stay with us. If something changes you'll know."
12.25 BST: Sky Sport Italia reporter Gianluca Di Marzio claims Lazio are stepping up their interest in West Ham's Enner Valencia.
#Calciomercato | #Lazio, si continua a trattare per #Valencia: aumentata l'offerta al #WestHamhttps://t.co/cegm1kQiiy
- Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) July 17, 201612.10 BST: West Ham's Reece Oxford was watched by Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham scouts as he played for England under-19s against Holland on Friday, the Sun claims.
11.55 BST: Liverpool, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid are all keeping an eye on Marcelo Brozovic's situation at Inter Milan, Gazzetta dello Sport claims. The Croatia international could be made available for €25 million in order to fund new signings for the Nerazzurri
11.44 BST: Riyad Mahrez wants to join Barcelona, according to today's edition of Sport in Spain.
11.30 BST: Everton and Tottenham want to sign Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle, but it is going to take £27m, according to the Mail on Sunday.'Mahrez quiere venir'#portadaSPORT�� https://t.co/3NkSoifKep- Diario SPORT (@sport) July 16, 2016
Everton are hopeful of doing a double deal that will also see Tim Krul move to Merseyside, but it is reported Daniel Levy views the figure as too much for a player that cost Newcastle £13m last summer.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman is also considering a move for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, a player he managed at Southampton.
11.18 BST: Rio Ferdinand has been speaking about Manchester United possibly signing Paul Pogba in a world record transfer deal.
"I think €120 million is a lot of money, for any player. You'd expect 40-plus goals per season for that figure," Ferdinand said.
"But Pogba is going to be the best midfielder in the world in the next couple of years. He is a leader, who will grow into an even better leader.
11.09 BST: Reported Liverpool and AC Milan target Piotr Zielinski has decided on his future, according to his agent, Bartolomej Bolek, but for the time being there will be no announcement.
In quotes carried in Gazzetta dello Sport Bolek said of Liverpool's interest: "It's true but I don't like to talk about negotiations in the papers."
When asked about a preference between Liverpool and Milan, Bolek added: "We've decided, but it's a secret."
10.57 BST: Juventus have not made a move to sign striker Gonzalo Higuain, nor do Napoli want to sell him, the club's head of communications has said.
10.40 BST: Marseille winger Kevin Georges-Nkoudou is being lined up for a €13m move to Tottenham, according to L'Equipe.
10.25 BST: Chelsea's hopes of signing Leonardo Bonucci have been dealt a blow with the news the defender is set to stay at Juventus, but not a club to hang around, the Blues are already on the trail of Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi, the Mirror reports.
10.12 BST: Gazzetta dello Sport lead with more on the Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus story and have news about Inter and AC Milan too.
10.03 BST: Here's the news from Marca. Real Madrid's Marco Asensio is set to sign a new Real Madrid contract until 2022.La #primapagina di oggi: idea capello per l'Inter, Montella di gode Suso. E l'Allegri pregusta l'arrivo di Higuain pic.twitter.com/Q9ESCXOB6X- LaGazzettadelloSport (@Gazzetta_it) July 17, 2016
09.50 BST: L'Equipe focus on the Premier League's summer spending spree this morning. And it might only just be getting started!#LaPortada 'Asensio 2022: apuesta fuerte'. ¡Buenos días y feliz domingo! ☕ pic.twitter.com/6wBvjBVoqZ- MARCA (@marca) July 17, 2016
09.39 BST: Hull are considering a move for either Crystal Palace's Alex McCarthy or Cardiff's David Marshall, Sky Sports claim, as they look to replace goalkeeper Allan McGregor who will be sidelined through injury until November.Ce dimanche dans @lequipe : dossier sur les dépenses folles des clubs anglais depuis le début du mercato. pic.twitter.com/1IMcEx3bC1- L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) July 17, 2016Ce dimanche dans @lequipe : dossier sur les dépenses folles des clubs anglais depuis le début du mercato. pic.twitter.com/1IMcEx3bC1- L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) July 17, 2016
09.22 BST: Le Parisien reporter Florian Fieschi has tweeted that Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu is wanted by Besiktas and Liverpool but favours a move to the Premier League.
09.07 BST: Any fears Jesse Lingard has for his Manchester United future could be allayed in the coming days with a new contract set to be offered to the 23-year-old. The Mirror reckons Tottenham, Everton and West Ham are among the clubs interested in signing Lingard if it didn't work out at Old Trafford.Pisté par @Besiktas, Jeremy Mathieu défenseur @FCBarcelona est également en contact avc @Liverpool. Priorité est donnée à Premier League- Florian Fieschi (@FloFieschi) July 16, 2016
08.40 BST: Barcelona are scouting 19-year-old Santos forward Gabriel Barbosa, according to Sport. The Brazilian has also been linked with Chelsea.
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Bayern lining up surprise move for Arsenal star
Bayern Munich are considering a move for Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny, after talks about a new contract with the Gunners stalled, the Sunday Express reports.Koscielny, who only has one year left on his current deal and was in talks about an extension worth £90,000-per-week, is wanted by Bayern as back-up to Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels, something which may not be of great interest to the France international who is a proven player at the top level. But the chance to test himself at one of Europe's top sides is sure to be tempting.
Koeman demands Bony before giving green light on Stones
Everton are finally coming around to the idea of parting ways with John Stones, but new manager Ronald Koeman is determined to grab a key player in return. And with the prospect of losing Romelu Lukaku sometime soon, the Toffees are floating around the idea of bringing Wilfried Bony to Goodison Park.The Mirror reports Everton would prefer a £50m cash deal, but Koeman has close links with City's sporting director Txiki Begiristain from his time with Barcelona.
Despite his flaws, Stones' ability on the ball is a match made in heaven for Pep Guardiola, and the defender looks likely to finally leave Goodison Park.
Hal Robson-Kanu must decide on future
After coming back down to earth following Wales' Euro 2016 party, Hal Robson-Kanu must make a decision as to where he will play his football next season.Despite a lucrative deal to go to China on the table, the Welsh striker is leaning towards accepting Hull City's offer with the Mail reporting that a four-year deal is on the table.
The 27-year-old also has offers from Swansea, Burnley and Watford, but he could line up for the Tigers under Steve Bruce in the Premier League.
Tap-ins
- Everton have entered the race to sign Newcastle's Georginio Wijnaldum after Tottenham baulked at the Toon's £25m price tag. The former PSV box-to-box midfielder could add much-needed athleticism with Gareth Barry's influence waning.- Juan Mata's time at United appears to be up. Well, this was always going to be the case when Jose Mourinho walked through the doors, and a bright performance in the friendly vs. Wigan won't change that, according to the People.
A return to La Liga is likely and Espanyol have emerged as candidates, as the Barcelona-based club now have increased funds after Chinese investment.
- Multiple reports also linked Marcos Rojo to a loan to Villarreal this season with his spot at United increasingly uncertain.
Turkey coup attempt: Erdogan rounds up suspected plotters
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Soldiers in the coup attempt surrender Saturday on Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge.
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(CNN)Two
days after a failed military coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan vowed a continued crackdown on those behind it -- and those
perceived to have been involved -- as large crowds heeded his call to
fill the nation's streets.
Thousands
of soldiers have been arrested and hundreds of judiciary members
removed since Friday's uprising, which left at least 290 people dead and
more than 1,400 injured in a chaotic night of violence.
Around 6,000 people have been detained and arrests will continue, according to Turkey's foreign ministry.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has vowed that "they will pay a heavy price." Erdogan said that he will remove the "viruses" from all state institutions.
The
arrests include Gen. Bekir Ercan Van, commander of the Incirlik Air
Base, according to the Turkish President's office. The United States
uses the airbase to launch airstrikes on ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
An "order of detention" for Col. Ali Yazici, a senior military aide to Erdogan, has also been issued, according to Anadolu.
Eight
Turkish soldiers flew a helicopter to Alexandroupoli, Greece, hours
after the failed coup attempt, where they were arrested and charged with
"illegal entrance" into Greece. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
said they would be extradited within "15 to 20 days," Erdogan said
Sunday in a speech outside his Istanbul residence.
Clashes
occurred Sunday between security forces and coup plotters resisting
arrest nearly 200 miles south of Ankara at Konya Airbase, a source told
CNN. The government is now in control of the situation, the source said.
Erdogan attended a funeral on Sunday
held for some of those killed during gunfire -- including the brother of
his chief adviser, Mustafa Varank.
"It is not anything ordinary that my young brothers lay under tank pellets; this is a manifest of faith," Erdogan said.
He also said he did not rule out bringing back the death penalty for the coup's perpetrators.
As
the crowd chanted "we want the death penalty," he said, "we can't
ignore the people's request in a democracy -- this is your right."
"This
right has to be evaluated by the appropriate authorities according to
the constitution and a decision can be made," Erdogan said in the
address broadcast live on TV.
He asked supporters to stay on guard.
"You should fill the squares. This isn't a 12-hour operation. We will continue determinedly." see more Kingdom’s justice ministry announces move to ‘protect the rights of the woman’, ending practice of only supplying document to husbands
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| Saudi women are to automatically receive copies of their marriage contracts for the first time. Photograph: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images |
Saudi brides will now get a copy of their marriage contracts, a privilege that was previously exclusive to men in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the kingdom’s justice ministry has announced.
According to a directorate issued by the justice minister, Walid al-Samaani, clerics who register marriage contracts will now have to hand a copy to the bride “to ensure her awareness of her rights and the terms of the contract”.
The decision aims to “protect the rights of the woman and facilitate procedures for her”, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
It said the decision took into consideration that a woman would need a copy of her marriage contract in case of a dispute with her husband and in court.
Women need the permission of their male guardians to get married under Saudi Arabia’s interpretations of Islamic law. They also need that permission to travel and work, in a country where they are not allowed to drive and have to cover from head to toe when in public.
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