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[[File:Patriklofgren.jpg|thumb|Patrik Löfgren with the trophy in 1891]]
The '''Dicksonpokalen''' (Dickson Trophy) is an annual [[sport of athletics|athletics]] award given to the winner of the [[1500 metres]] at the [[DN Galan]] meeting in [[Stockholm]], Sweden.

The award was created by James F. Dickson, a [[stable master]] or [[equerry]] for the royal court.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2KsCDwn DICKSON TROPHY - DICKSONPOKALEN]. DN Galan. Retrieved 2019-08-04.</ref> Dickson had previously given an award for the best runner of the English mile as part of a public sports festival in [[Gothenburg]] as early as 1887. A Swede, H Lönnroth, was the first known winner of the award with a time of six minutes and two seconds, competing against one other man in heavy rain. No trophy was provided to Lönnroth given the lack of competition and slow performance. The first trophy proper was given in 1891 as part of the sports festival at the [[Svea Life Guards]] sports ground. Hans Haugom, a Norwegian, won the event and returned to win again the following year. [[Patrik Löfgren]] of Sweden won three years in a row from 1892–94 and was awarded the trophy permanently as a result.<ref name=NFS>''Nordisk Familjeboks Sportlexikon''. Stockholm: Nordisk Familjeboks Förlags AB. 193.</ref>

The current trophy traces its history to 1895 and is no longer permanently awarded to an athlete, but the athlete has their name engraved on the award instead. Taking on an international aspect, the competition was open to all runners from the [[Nordic countries]]. From 1906 onwards, the winning athlete's club gained the right to host the following year's competition. The race remained among the foremost annual athletics events in the region until the early 1920s. With diminishing interest, the management of the competition was given to the [[Swedish Athletics Association]], who awarded it to the winner of the men's 1500&nbsp;m at the annual [[Swedish Athletics Championships]].<ref name=NFS/>

In the post-war era, the Dickson Trophy returned to its roots as an international mile run event and Dutchman [[Willem Slijkhuis]] became the first non-Nordic winner in 1948. The trophy became tied to the annual DN Galan athletics meeting in Stockholm in 1967. The distance was changed from the mile to 1500&nbsp;m in 1981. Since its residency at the DN Galan, numerous high profile [[middle-distance running|middle-distance]] athletes have won the title, including Olympic champions [[Kipchoge Keino]], [[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]], [[Sebastian Coe]], [[Steve Ovett]], [[Saïd Aouita]], [[Noureddine Morceli]], [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] and [[Kenenisa Bekele]].
<ref name=DL>[https://ift.tt/338KYOf Dicksonpokalen]. Diamond League. Retrieved 2019-08-04.</ref>

A new era for the trophy began in 2010 with the first women's winner, [[Nancy Langat]] of Kenya. Since that year, the Dicksonpokalen has been awarded to women in even-numbered years and men in odd-numbered years.<ref name=DL/>

==Winners==
*1887 [[H. Lönnroth]] 6:02.0 mile (trophy not awarded)
*1891¹ Hans Haugom 5:07.0 mile
*1891² [[Hans Haugom]] 4:48.8 mile
*1892 [[Patrik Löfgren]] [[AIK Friidrott|AIK]] 4:43.4 mile
*1893 Patrik Löfgren AIK 4:48.8 mile
*1894 Patrik Löfgren AIK 4:52.4 mile
*1895 [[Oscar Johansson (runner)|Oscar Johansson]] "[[Vårblomman]]" 4:55.4 mile
*1896 Patrik Löfgren AIK 4:44.8 mile
*1897 [[Axel Valdemar Hansen]] [[Københavns Idræts Forening|Københavns FF]] 5:01.0 mile
*1898 [[Poul Harboe-Christensen]] Københavns FF 4:54.4 mile
*1899 [[Christian Christensen (runner)|Christian Christensen]] Københavns FF 4:50.8 mile
*1900 Christian Christensen Københavns FF 4:44.6 mile
*1901 [[Kristian Hellström]] [[IK Sleipner]] 4:42.2 mile
*1902 Kristian Hellström IK Sleipner 4:42.2 mile
*1903 Kristian Hellström IK Sleipner 4:31.8 mile
*1904 Kristian Hellström IK Sleipner 4:40.4 mile
*1905 [[Edvard Dahl]] [[Sundbybergs köping|Sundbyberg]] 4:52.8 mile
*1906 Edvard Dahl Sundbyberg 4:34.6 mile
*1907 [[John Svanberg]] [[Fredrikshof IF]] 4:31.2 mile
*1908 [[Anton Nilsson (runner)|Anton Nilsson]] Fredrikshof 4:37.6 mile
*1909 [[Ernst Wide]] [[IK Göta]] 4:33.2 mile
*1910 Ernst Wide IK Göta 4:21.6 mile
*1911 Ernst Wide IK Göta 4:34.7 mile
*1912 Ernst Wide IK Göta 4:26.8 mile
*1913 Ernst Wide IK Göta 4:25.4 mile
*1914 Ernst Wide IK Göta 4:36.3 mile
*1915 [[John Zander]] [[Mariebergs IK]] 4:27.7 mile
*1916 John Zander Marieberg 4:22.3 mile
*1917 John Zander Marieberg 4:18.6 mile
*1918 John Zander Marieberg 4:16.8 mile
*1919 [[Sven Lundgren]] IK Göta 4:22.8 mile
*1920 Sven Lundgren IK Göta 4:25.4 mile
*1921 [[Paavo Nurmi]] 4:13.9 mile
*1922 Sven Lundgren IK Göta 4:24.2 mile
*1923 [[Edvin Wide]] [[IF Linnéa]] 4:25.0 mile
*1924 Edvin Wide IF Linnéa 4:25.8 mile
*1925 [[Folke Eriksson (runner)|Folke Eriksson]] [[UoIF Matteuspojkarna|MP]] 4:25.2 mile
*1926 [[Gunnar Sjögren]] [[Sundsvall]] 4:15.9 mile
*1927 [[Nils Eklöf]] [[Finspång]] 4:22.2 mile
*1928 [[Artur Svensson]] Finspång 4:24.7 mile
*1929 [[Bror Öhrn]] [[Borås]] 4:00.4 1500
*1930 [[Karl-Gustav Dahlström]] IK Göta 4:07.6 1500
*1931 [[Eric Ny]] [[IK Mode]] 3:58.8 1500
*1932 [[Alfons Holmgren]] [[IF Elfsborg Friidrott|IF Elfsborg]] 4:04.2 1500
*1933 [[Alfons Holmgren]] IF Elfsborg 3:58.2 1500
*1934 [[Olle Pettersson]] [[Ymer Borås]] 3:57.0 1500
*1935 [[Lennart Nilsson (fodboldspiller)|Lennart Nilsson]] [[Örgryte IS]] 3:59.8 1500
*1936 [[Henry Jonsson]] [[SoIK Hellas]] 3:57.0 1500
*1937 Lennart Nilsson Örgryte 3:54.2 1500
*1938 [[Åke Jansson]] [[Brandkåren]] 3:53.0 1500
*1939 Åke Jansson Brandkåren 3:55.6 1500
*1940 [[Henry Jonsson|Henry Kälarne]] Brandkåren 3:52.4 1500
*1941 [[Gunder Hägg]] [[Gefle IF Friidrott|Gefle IF]] 3:47.6 1500
*1942 [[Åke Spångert]] Brandkåren 3:50.6 1500
*1943 [[Arne Andersson]] [[SoIK Hellas]] 3:50.4 1500
*1944 Arne Andersson SoIK Hellas 3:49.6 1500
*1945 [[Lennart Strand]] [[Malmö]] 3:47.6 1500
*1946 Lennart Strand Malmö 4:06.6 mile
*1947 Lennart Strand Malmö 4:07.0 mile
*1948 [[Willem Slijkhuis]] 4:09.4 mile
*1949 [[Olle Åberg]] Gefle IF 4:05.4 mile
*1950 Lennart Strand Malmö 4:07.2 mile
*1951 Olle Åberg Gefle IF 4:08.8 mile
*1952 [[Gaston Reiff]] 4:03.4 mile
*1953 [[Wes Santee]] 4:06.6 mile
*1954 [[Ingvar Ericsson (runner)|Ingvar Ericsson]] Brandkåren 4:09.8 mile
*1955 [[Fred Dwyer]] 4:07.8 mile
*1956 Ingvar Ericsson Brandkåren 4:14.6 mile
*1957 [[Dan Waern]] Örgryte 4:01.1 mile
*1958 [[Herb Elliott]] 3:58.0 mile
*1959 Dan Waern Örgryte 3:59.2 mile
*1960 [[László Tábori]] 4:06.4 mile
*1961 Dan Waern Örgryte 3:58.9 mile
*1962 [[Tommy Holmestrand]] [[IFK Lidingö]] 4:06.6 mile
*1963 [[Jörg Balke]] 4:11.4 mile
*1964 [[Karl-Uno Olofsson]] [[Umeå]] 4:02.6 mile
*1965 [[Josef Odložil]] 3:58.7 mile
*1966 [[Sven-Olov Larsson]] [[Sundsvall]] 4:07.1 mile
*1967 [[André Dehertoghe]] 3:57.3 mile
*1968 [[Bodo Tümmler]] 3:54. mile
*1969 Bodo Tümmler 3:58.8 mile
*1970 [[Henryk Szordykowski]] 4:02.3 mile
*1971 [[Kipchoge Keino]] 3:54.4 mile
*1972 [[Brendan Foster]] 3:57.2 mile
*1973 [[Ben Jipcho]] 3:52.17 mile
*1974 [[Filbert Bayi]] 3:54.10 mile
*1975 [[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]] 3:52.24 mile
*1976 John Walker 3:53.07 mile
*1977 [[Jozef Plachý]] 3:54.68 mile
*1978 [[Thomas Wessinghage]] 3:52.50 mile
*1979 [[Steve Scott (runner)|Steve Scott]] 3:55.96 mile
*1980 Steve Scott 3:53.59 mile
*1981 [[Sebastian Coe]] 3:31.95 1500
*1982 [[Sydney Maree]] 3:32.89 1500
*1983 [[Jim Spivey]] 3:36.94 1500
*1984 [[Steve Ovett]] 3:35.65 1500
*1985 Steve Scott 3:37.30 1500
*1986 [[Michael Hillardt]] 3:34.51 1500
*1987 [[Abdi Bile]] 3:35.77 1500
*1988 [[Saïd Aouita]] 3:35.70 1500
*1989 Saïd Aouita 3:34.59 1500
*1990 [[Joe Falcon]] 3:35.52 1500
*1991 [[Noureddine Morceli]] 3:31.01 1500
*1992 [[Rachid El Basir]] 3:36.21 1500
*1993 Noureddine Morceli 3:31.83 1500
*1994 Noureddine Morceli 3:34.09 1500
*1995 No race
*1996 [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] 3:29.59 1500
*1997 Hicham El Guerrouj 3:29.30 1500
*1998 [[John Kibowen]] 3:51.32 mile
*1999 [[Noah Ngeny]] 4:50.08 2000
*2000 [[Andrés Manuel Díaz]] 3:32.75 1500
*2001 [[José Antonio Redolat]] 3:31.21 1500
*2002 [[Bernard Lagat]] 3:31.38 1500
*2003 Bernard Lagat 3:32.99 1500
*2004 [[Mulugeta Wendimu]] 3:32.39 1500
*2005 [[Ivan Heshko]] 3:33.18 1500
*2006 [[Kenenisa Bekele]] 3:33.08 1500
*2007 [[Belal Mansoor Ali]] 2:15.88 1000
*2008 [[Abubaker Kaki Khamis]] 2:13.93 1000
*2009 Belal Mansoor Ali 2:16.55 1000
*2010 [[Nancy Langat]] 4:00.70 1500
*2011 [[Silas Kiplagat]] 3:33.94 1500
*2012 [[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]] 4:01.19 1500
*2013 [[Ayanleh Souleiman]] 3:33.59 1500
*2014 [[Jenny Simpson]] 4:00.38 1500
*2015 [[Ayanleh Souleiman]] 3:33.33 1500
*2016 [[Angelika Cichocka]] 4:03.25 1500
*2017 [[Timothy Cheruiyot]] 3:30.77 1500
*2018 [[Gudaf Tsegay]] 3:57.64 1500
*2019 [[Timothy Cheruiyot]] 3:35.79 1500

==See also==
*[[Dream Mile]]
*[[Emsley Carr Mile]]
*[[Wanamaker Mile]]

==References==




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August 04, 2019 at 09:33AM

Major League Baseball on television in the 1950s

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In 1950, the [[Major League Baseball on Mutual|Mutual Broadcasting System]] acquired the television as well as radio broadcast rights to the World Series and All-Star Game for the next six years. [[Mutual Broadcasting System|Mutual]] may have been reindulging in dreams of becoming a television network or simply taking advantage of a long-standing business relationship; in either case, the broadcast rights were sold to NBC in time for the following season's games at an enormous profit.

==Year-by-year breakdown==
===[[1950 Major League Baseball season|1950]]===
By , World Series games could be seen in most of the country,<ref></ref><ref></ref> but not all. 1950 also marked the first time that there was an exclusive network television broadcaster (NBC). West Coast viewers finally saw live major league games on television during the 1951 postseason.

===[[1951 Major League Baseball season|1951]]===
NBC aired the second and third games of the [[1951 National League tie-breaker series]] between the [[1951 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[1951 New York Giants (MLB) season|New York Giants]], necessitated by the teams' finishing the regular season in a tie for first place. The three-game [[pennant playoff]], which featured the first baseball games televised live from coast to coast (with CBS airing the first game), culminated on October 3 when the Giants won the third and deciding game by the score of 5–4 (off [[Bobby Thomson]]'s [[Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)|home run]]). [[Ernie Harwell]] called the game for Giants television flagship [[WPIX]] – the [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]]'s broadcast was simulcast nationally by NBC – and his description of the home run was a simple shout of "It's gone!" almost at the moment Thomson's bat struck [[Ralph Branca]]'s pitch. Harwell later admitted he had probably called it "too soon", but fortunately for him, the call proved to be correct. "And then", Harwell recalled, "the pictures took over."<ref></ref>

The 1951 playoff between Brooklyn and the New York Giants and that year's [[1951 World Series|World Series]] were the first major league baseball games telecast live from [[East Coast of the United States|coast]]-to-[[West Coast of the United States|coast]]<ref></ref> to [[East Coast of the United States|coast]];<ref name=TVSignals></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> transcontinental network transmission lines had been completed and activated in September, in-time for the [[Japanese Peace Treaty Conference]] in San Francisco and the start of the 1951–52 television season.

===[[1952 Major League Baseball season|1952]]===
The [[1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1952 All-Star Game]] at [[Shibe Park]] in Philadelphia was the first nationally televised All-Star Game, but it was shortened due to rain.

===[[1953 Major League Baseball season|1953]]===
On January 31, 1953, the [[1953 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]], [[1953 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] and [[1953 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] joined forces against [[1953 St. Louis Browns season|St. Louis Browns]] owner [[Bill Veeck]]. The respective franchises tried to force the Browns to play afternoon games in an attempt to avoid having to share television revenues. A month later, Major League Baseball owners received a warning from Senator [[Edwin C. Johnson|Edwin Johnson]] about nationally televising their games. Johnson's theory was that nationally televising baseball games would be a threat to the survival of [[minor league baseball]]. The owners pretty much ignored Johnson since the games on NBC in particular, were gaining a large and loyal following.

In ,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]-TV executive [[Edgar J. Scherick]] (who later created ''[[Wide World of Sports (US television show)|Wide World of Sports]]'') broached a Saturday ''[[Major League Baseball Game of the Week|Game of the Week]]'',<ref></ref> TV sport's first network series. At the time, ABC was labeled a "nothing network" that had fewer outlets than [[CBS]] or [[NBC]]. ABC also needed paid programming or "anything for bills" as Scherick put it. At first, ABC hesitated at the idea of a nationally televised regular season baseball program. ABC wondered how exactly the ''Game of the Week'' would reach television in the first place and who would notice if it did? Also, Major League Baseball barred the ''Game of the Week'' from airing within 50 miles of any ballpark.<ref></ref> Major League Baseball according to Scherick, insisted on protecting local coverage and didn't care about national appeal. ABC, though, did care about the national appeal and claimed that "most of America was still up for grabs."

In April 1953, Edgar Scherick set out to sell teams rights but instead, only got the [[1953 Philadelphia Athletics season|Philadelphia Athletics]], [[1953 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]],<ref></ref> and [[1953 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]]<ref></ref><ref></ref> to sign on.<ref></ref> These were not "national" broadcast contracts since they were assembled through negotiations with individual teams to telecast games from their home parks. It was until the [[Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961]], that antitrust laws barred "pooled rights" TV contracts negotiated with a central league broadcasting authority.

In , ABC earned an 11.4 [[Nielsen ratings|rating]] for their ''Game of the Week'' telecasts. [[Blackout (broadcasting)|Blacked-out]] cities had 32% of households. In the rest of the United States, 3 in 4 TV sets in use watched [[Dizzy Dean]]<ref></ref> and [[Buddy Blattner]]<ref></ref> (or backup announcers Bill McColgan and Bob Finnegan) call the games for ABC. [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] took over the Saturday ''Game'' in [[1955 in baseball|1955]] (the rights were actually set up through the [[Falstaff Brewing Corporation]]<ref></ref>) retaining Dean/Blattner and McColgan/Finnegan as the announcing crews (as well as [[Gene Kirby]], who produced the Dean/Blattner games and alternated with them on play-by-play) and adding Sunday coverage in . As Edgar Scherick said, "In '53, no one wanted us. Now teams begged for "Game"'s cash."

===[[1955 Major League Baseball season|1955]]===
By ,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[Dizzy Dean]]<ref></ref> and the ''[[Major League Baseball Game of the Week|Game of the Week]]'' would move from [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to CBS<ref></ref> (the rights were actually set up through the [[Falstaff Brewing Corporation]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>). "CBS' stakes were higher" said [[Buddy Blattner]], who left the [[Major League Baseball on Mutual|Mutual Broadcasting System]] to rejoin Dean. Ron Powers wrote about the reteaming of Dean and Blattner, "they wanted someone who'd known Diz, could bring him out." [[Gene Kirby]], who had worked with Dean and Blattner at Mutual and ABC, produced the telecasts and also filled in on announcing duties.

Bob Finnegan, who along with Bill McColgan had called backup games for ABC, performed the same role for CBS, working with a variety of color men including future ''[[Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'' host [[Jim McKay]]<ref></ref> and future ''[[ABC World News Tonight|World News Tonight]]'' anchor [[Frank Reynolds]].

Another first for NBC during this period was the first [[Color television|color telecast]]<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> of a World Series, the [[1955 World Series|1955]] matchup between the [[1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and the [[1955 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]].

===[[1956 Major League Baseball season|1956]]===
In 1956, CBS Sports director [[Frank Chirkinian]] devised an earplug called an Intercepted Feed Back (or IFB) in order to connect the announcer, director, producer and thus, smoothing on-air flow.<ref></ref>

===[[1957 Major League Baseball season|1957]]===
In 1957,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> NBC started airing weekend ''[[Major League Baseball Game of the Week|Game of the Week]]'' telecasts<ref></ref><ref></ref> (Sunday telecasts were added in 1959) with [[Lindsey Nelson]] and [[Leo Durocher]] calling the action. During this period, NBC (as rival [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] had the rights to broadcast at least eight teams) typically broadcast from [[1957 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh]]'s [[Forbes Field]], [[1957 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago]]'s [[Wrigley Field]] or [[1957 Milwaukee Braves season|Milwaukee]]'s [[Milwaukee County Stadium|County Stadium]]. NBC purchased the rights to 11 [[Milwaukee Braves]] games, 11 [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] games, two [[1957 Washington Senators season|Washington Senators]] games, and two [[Chicago Cubs]] games. Leo Durocher was succeeded as [[color commentator]] by [[Fred Haney]] in 1960, and [[Joe Garagiola, Sr.|Joe Garagiola]] in 1961, while [[Bob Wolff]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> replaced Nelson on [[play-by-play]] in 1962.

Also in , CBS added a Sunday ''Game of the Week''.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> ABC's [[Edgar Scherick]] said "In [[1953 in baseball|'53]], no one wanted us. Now teams begged for "Game"'s cash." That year, the [[National Football League]] (NFL) began a US$14.1 million revenue-sharing pact. By , Major League Baseball ended the large-market [[Blackout (broadcasting)|blackout]], got $6.5 million for exclusivity, and split the pot.

With CBS now carrying the ''Game of the Week'',<ref></ref> the network's stations in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] ([[KSAZ-TV|KOOL-TV]]), [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] ([[KTHV]]) and [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] ([[KGAN-TV]]) were finally receiving the broadcasts. Bud Blattner said "America had never had TV network ball. Now you're getting two games a week [four, counting NBC, by ]."

===[[1958 Major League Baseball season|1958]]===
In , Dizzy Dean ruffled the feathers of CBS Sports head [[Bill MacPhail]] when he said "I don't know how we come off callin' this the 'Game of the Week'. There's a much better game – [[1958 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]]&ndash;[[1958 San Francisco Giants season|Giants]] – over on [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]." Dean also once refused a Falstaff ad because the date was [[Mother's Day]]. When [[United Airlines]] backed CBS' ''Game of the Week'' telecasts, Dean – who hated to fly – said "If you have to, pod-nuh, [[Eastern Airlines|Eastern]] is much the best." That year, [[George Kell]] served as host for the pregame show. During one broadcast, Kell hoped to ask guest [[Casey Stengel]] about the [[1958 New York Yankees season|Yankees]]' batting order. When asked about how it went, Kell said, "Fine. But in our 15 minutes, Casey didn't get past the leadoff batter."

From 1958 to 1960,<ref></ref> NBC aired a special regional feed of its games in the [[Southeastern United States|southeast]], where the network had a different sponsor (such as [[National Bohemian]] beer) than for the rest of the country. This feed featured its own announcing team, with [[Chuck Thompson]] calling the games with [[Bill Veeck]] (1958) and [[Al Rosen]] (1959–60). NBC never had a true backup game until 1966, when the network got exclusivity for the ''Game of the Week''. In the process, NBC brought in [[Curt Gowdy]] and [[Pee Wee Reese]] for the primary game, and [[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] and [[Tony Kubek]] for the alternate game (which was always shown in the markets of teams playing in the primary game).

===[[1959 Major League Baseball season|1959]]===
[[Jack Whitaker (sportscaster)|Jack Whitaker]] and [[Frankie Frisch]] announced the backup games on CBS from [[1959 in baseball|1959]] to [[1961 in baseball|1961]]. They usually did games that took place in [[Shibe Park|Philadelphia]], [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|New York City]], [[Griffith Stadium|Washington, D.C.]] or [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Baltimore]]. Whitaker once said in three years, he would only broadcast three innings because CBS would not switch away from Dizzy Dean. However, he said that he learned a lot of baseball just sitting next to Frisch. CBS had other backup crews for games featuring the [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]], [[Cleveland Indians]] and [[Cincinnati Reds]]. In these cases, Bob Finnegan would handle the play-by-play duties with various analysts depending on the city. CBS did not have ''Game of the Week'' rights from any other ballparks in those years.

In , ABC broadcast the [[1959 National League tie-breaker series|best-of-three playoff series]]<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> (to decide the [[National League pennant winners 1876–1968|National League pennant]]) between the [[1959 Milwaukee Braves season|Milwaukee Braves]] and [[1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]. The cigarette company [[L&M]] was in charge of all of the telecasts. [[George Kell]]<ref></ref> and [[Bob DeLaney (sportscaster)|Bob DeLaney]] were the announcers.

[[Chicago White Sox]] announcer [[Bob Elson]] missed a chance to call the [[1959 World Series]] – the [[1959 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]]' first since [[1919 World Series|1919]], and Elson's first since [[1943 World Series|1943]] – on NBC because the then head of [[NBC Sports]], Tom Gallery (who incidentally, grew up on the same block as Elson) did not like him.<ref></ref> Elson was, however, allowed to call the Series on the White Sox' radio flagship, [[WCFL (AM)|WCFL]].

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August 04, 2019 at 09:31AM

Ray Barnhart

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'''Ray Anderson Barnhart''' (January 12, 1928 - May 25, 2013) was an American businessman who served as [[Federal Highway Administrator]] from 1981-1987. <ref>https://ift.tt/339fKqj> He was a member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from 1973 to 1975.<ref>https://ift.tt/2KrJWUP> He was an [[Eagle Scout]].<ref></ref>

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August 04, 2019 at 09:31AM

In Shock and Tears, Mogadishu Mourns Loss of Slain Mayor

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Mogadishu residents are mourning the loss of their mayor, who died Thursday of injuries suffered in a suicide bombing July 24 that killed at least six other people. 
 
Abdirahman Omar Osman, 53, simply known as "Injineer Yariisow," which translates from Somali as "the small engineer," was the highest-level Somali government official killed in the city's frequent deadly terrorist attacks in recent years. 
 
With tears running down his face, Aden Osman stood motionless in front of Mogadishu's city headquarters, the place where the late mayor was targeted as he was meeting with senior officials of his administration on security. 
 
"Indeed, the terrorists that killed our mayor made us feel a deep pain and sadness inside, but we cannot let them tear us down and make us demoralize," said Aden Osman, 21. 
 
"The people of this city have lost a great man and a leader. We have been mourning for three days," and flags will remain at half staff, Ibrahim Omar Mahadalle, deputy regional administrator of Mogadishu, told VOA Somali. "May Allah rest his soul in peace. He led this city by example." 
 
Statesman 
 
Abdirahman Omar Osman fled from Somalia's civil war in 1990s. He lived in Britain for 17 years, where he became a naturalized British citizen. 
 
Somalis in London who also mourned his death remembered him as a statesman. 
 
Mahadalle, who first met Osman in London 15 years ago, described him as "a patriot, optimistic and brave man." 
 
"Despite living in London, he was always busy with Somalia affairs and how his home country would return to its own legs," said Mahadalle 
 
"Today the people of Mogadishu lose their mayor, but I lost my father. May Allah grant him the highest rank of paradise," Mohamed Omar, the late mayor's son and a student at London's Queen Mary University, tweeted as tribute to his father.  
 
Hard worker  
 
Politicians he worked with, close friends and colleagues described Osman as a hard worker. 

Among the dozens of government jobs he held was adviser to former Prime Minister Abdiwali Ali Gas, who also was the Puntland regional leader. 
 
"When I was the prime minister between 2011 and 2012, Osman was my adviser. I remember him as a humble man with more work and less talk," Gas said. 
 

FILE - Abdirahman Omar Osman, center, and others celebrate after the first commercial flight by National Airways linking Addis Ababa to Mogadishu in 41 years landed in Mogadishu, Oct. 13, 2018. Mogadishu's mayor died Aug. 1.

Husein Jabiri, a friend of the late mayor, said, "The loss of Osman hurts me. He was a close friend of mine. We worked together at the ministry of information. He was a sincere and hardworking leader. I pray to Allah to grant him eternal peace." 
 
More grief, loss 
 
The death of the influential mayor was not the only major source of grief for residents of Mogadishu, which has over 2.5 million residents and accounts for about one-quarter of the country's total population. 
 
"For a city that has been struggling in defiance of lawlessness, deadly terror attacks and anarchy for nearly three decades, I think the death of its mayor meant to us only an addition of a salt to an already bleeding wound," said Yusuf Abdullahi, 26, a recent university graduate and Mogadishu resident. 

Hotel and restaurant attacks and assassinations of government officials have been common occurrences in the city, but among the major terror attacks that always remain fresh in people's minds is the deadly hotel bombing in Mogadishu in December 2009 that killed at least 20 people, including three Somali Cabinet ministers. 
 
In June 2011, Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan, the Somali interior minister, died in a hospital after a suicide attack at his home, apparently carried out by a niece. 
 
In October 2011, the Islamic militant group al-Shabab used a truck bomb to kill more than 70 people, mainly young students waiting for exam results at the Education Ministry. 
 
In October 2017, another militant truck bomb killed 587 people in the country's deadliest terrorist attack. 
 
"People in this city have had enough of grief and losses of their loved ones, and the mayor's killing is another sadness," said Mogadishu University's Dr. Mohamed Isse Liban. 
 
"Mogadishu saw a number of its great men and women being killed one after another in terror attacks. It seems as if people here wait for their death in an open graveyard," said Ahmed Abdi Hadi, a Mogadishu resident. 
 
Funeral delayed  

Mogadishu on Saturday began preparing to say its final goodbye to the mayor. About 100 prominent residents and officials gathered at the airport to await the return of Osman's body from Doha, Qatar, where he had received treatment for his injuries. But government officials eventually told the crowd that the plane would not come until Sunday and that the mayor's funeral had been delayed. 

Investigation under way 

Somali officials said the fatal attack was under investigation. The terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was targeting U.N. Special Envoy to Somalia James Swan, an American citizen, who had met with the mayor last month. 
 
Francisco Madeira, special representative of the chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, and Swan both called for the arrest of Osman's killers. 
 
"As we come to terms with the passing of the mayor, terrorists should be aware that their cowardly attack will not break the people's resolve to forge ahead," Madeira said in a statement Thursday. 
 
"He was a true friend and companion of AMISOM and supported, without reservation, our mandate to help usher in a stable, peaceful and prosperous Somalia," said the AU envoy.   

Swan, the U.N. envoy, said, "His work must be continued, and those responsible must be brought to justice."  

August 04, 2019 at 07:51AM

Bill Maher: Recession would be 'worth it' if Trump doesn't get re-elected

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Bill Maher: Recession would be 'worth it' if Trump doesn't get re-elected HBO host Bill Maher continued hoping for a recession on his show "Overtime" Friday, saying that the economic fallout would be "worth it" if it prevented President Trump from serving another term in office.
August 04, 2019 at 06:04AM

NYPD union rips de Blasio over Eric Garner cop case, warns police department is ‘frozen’

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NYPD union rips de Blasio over Eric Garner cop case, warns police department is 'frozen' The New York Police Department union on Friday tore into Mayor Bill de Blasio over his handling of the case of the police officer charged in the 2014 death of Eric Garner -- accusing him of putting his finger on the scale in the case, and warning that the police department is now "frozen."
August 04, 2019 at 03:57AM

22 percent of millennials feel like they have 'no friends,' report claims

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August 04, 2019 at 03:42AM

The Daily Spike: A good luck letter before Canine Companions training

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Massive sauna fire nearly destroys Holiday Inn hotel in England: reports

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Massive sauna fire nearly destroys Holiday Inn hotel in England: reports A massive blaze at a Holiday Inn hotel in England left the building nearly completely destroyed, but no injuries have been reported.
August 03, 2019 at 08:31PM

A$AP Rocky lands in Los Angeles after release from Swedish jail

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A$AP Rocky lands in Los Angeles after release from Swedish jail American rapper A$AP Rocky landed in Los Angeles late Friday night after having been detained in Sweden since July on assault charges linked to a Stockholm street fight.
August 03, 2019 at 07:28PM

Three Summits. Five Launches. One Bromance.

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After three summits and several exchanges of letters between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Washington must now deal with Pyongyang's five missile tests since February and near muted talks on denuclearization, results generated by Trump's lack of criticism of the launches, experts said.

North Korea fired two more missiles Friday, making the launch a third test in just more than a week. The launch follows two other tests it conducted Wednesday and last Thursday.

Kim Jong Un and North Korea tested 3 short range missiles over the last number of days. These missiles tests are not a violation of our signed Singapore agreement, nor was there discussion of short range missiles when we shook hands. There may be a United Nations violation, but..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019

Earlier this year, on May 4 and May 9, North Korea conducted launches and broke 18 months of abstaining from raising provocations on the Korean Peninsula as it began denuclearization diplomacy with the Trump administration that culminated in the historical Singapore summit in June 2018.

Friday's launch marks the fifth launch North Korea has conducted since the Hanoi summit ended without reaching a meaningful agreement on denuclearization in February, stalling talks for months to follow. 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo links hands with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai at the East Asia Summit meeting in Bangkok, Aug.2, 2019.

Also Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a meeting with North Korea is unlikely to take place in Bangkok at the annual security meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the venue the two sides have used to meet for sideline talks in the past.  This year, North Korea did not send Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho to the event.

"We stand ready to continue our diplomatic conversations with the North Koreans," Pompeo said at a news conference in Bangkok. "I regret that it looks like I'm not going to have the opportunity to do that while I'm here in Bangkok, but we're ready to go."

Pompeo remained optimistic that the working-level talks Trump and Kim agreed to resume at their impromptu inter-Korean border summit in June "will happen before too long."

People watch a TV that shows a file picture of a North Korean missile for a news report on North Korea firing short-range ballistic missiles, in Seoul, South Korea, July 31, 2019.

'No progress'

Experts said despite the U.S. efforts, the prospects for denuclearizing are fading as North Korea takes opposite steps as seen through its tests.

"There has been no progress toward North Korean denuclearization since the Singapore summit," said Bruce Klingner, former CIA deputy division chief for Korea and a current fellow at the Heritage Foundation. "Instead, Pyongyang has built another six to seven estimated nuclear weapons and improved the production facilities for its fissile material."

Evans Revere, acting assistant secretary for East Asia and the Pacific at the State Department during the George W. Bush administration, said, "The opposite of denuclearization is happening, as North Korea continues to expand and enhance its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals."

Revere said the string of launches demonstrates Pyongyang's weapons development is becoming more advanced.

In May, Pyongyang tested "an apparent new ballistic missile system that is designed to conduct deep strikes against U.S. and [South Korean] military bases, forces and population centers," Revere said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test-fire of two short-range ballistic missiles, in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency, July 26, 2019.

The launch July 25 was aimed at signaling the U.S. that it is determined to ramp up "its nuclear, missile, and first-strike missile capabilities," he said.

Wednesday's launch, described as short-range ballistic missiles by Seoul and guided rockets by Pyongyang, was a warning to the international community gathering for a meeting in Bangkok that it is determined "to continue to develop its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile delivery system" that can attack key South Korean and U.S. military installations, Revere said. 

The projectiles launched Friday, assessed by the U.S. and South Korea to be short-range ballistic missiles, are considered similar to the previous ones. 

Following Wednesday's test, North Korea said the new multiple rocket launch system was developed in an effort to modernize its military. South Korea's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that North Korea's new submarine, unveiled July 23, is capable of launching ballistic missiles. 

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the document he and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un signed, June 12, 2018, in Singapore.

Details lacking

The prospects of denuclearizing North Korea began with the historical Singapore summit held in June 2018 when Trump and Kim met and agreed to work toward denuclearization and achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula, although critics argue the joint statement the two issued lacked detailed denuclearization agreements.

Also notable at the Singapore summit was the budding of the so-called Trump-Kim bromance, a relationship that blossomed via several exchanges of "love" letters between the two since then. Trump said he "fell in love" with Kim and has described several letters from him as "beautiful."

Optimism that had been building toward denuclearization proved to be too tenuous at the Hanoi summit when North Korea revealed it wanted sanctions relief for taking a partial denuclearization step, an offer the U.S. rejected. The summit was abruptly cut short, leading to a diplomatic impasse that lasted several months.

The bromance continued, however, despite lack of progress on denuclearization talks. Even after Pyongyang launched in May what experts described as advanced missiles capable of evading South Korean missile defense system designed to intercept incoming missiles,  Trump appeared confident that Kim would denuclearize, emphasizing the pair's relationship. 

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in leave after a meeting at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019.

While visiting Seoul in June for a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Trump invited Kim to "shake his hand and say Hello" via Twitter. Trump met with Kim at the inter-Korean border, even stepping across the North Korean side of the border. There, the two agreed to resume working-level talks. 

But less than a month later, Pyongyang fired missiles last Thursday and again this week on Wednesday and Friday, jolting its neighbors and unnerving North Korean observers in the U.S.

Trump downplayed the provocations saying, "I have no problem," in response to Friday's launch, in an apparent effort to save diplomacy. 

In response to last week's launch, Revere, of the State Department, said, "The Trump administration is prepared to go very far to keep the prospect of dialogue with North Korea alive."

Following North Korea's missile launches Wednesday, "It was unacceptable for the U.S. president to twice dismiss the threat posed by North Korea's development" of advanced missiles that is intended to attack [South Korea] and U.S. troops deployed in South Korea," he added.

Questionable relationship

Experts said North Korea's tests make the Trump-Kim relationship look questionable and prospects for diplomatic solutions dubious, while Trump's lack of criticism on North Korea's launches fosters bad behavior.

Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council said, "North Korea's continued work on its nuclear weapons program and missiles as demonstrated by testing new short-range missiles is beginning to make the Trump-Kim relationship wear thin, if not look like a bit of a fraud."

Christopher Hill, a chief negotiator with North Korea during the George W. Bush administration, said, "I'm skeptical that they have much traction on [diplomacy] right now."

Revere said, "The lack of a clear and vigorous response to earlier launches effectively gave [North Korea] carte blanche to continue to develop and test these dangerous weapons." He added, "We have now basically normalized such launches."

The missile launches are also making experts doubt the prospects for working-level talks with Pyongyang.

Hill said, "I don't think the North Koreans are really prepared for a serious negotiation. But since they agreed to have a negotiation, I think they ought to move ahead."

Dennis Wilder, the National Security Council's senior director for East Asia affairs during the George W. Bush administration, said, "Kim has never been interested in working-level talks with Washington. And I think that's going to be kind of his continued position."

If Pyongyang continues to dodge Washington, Hill said, "It's possible the talks could reach a dead end. That could happen at some point. It may have happened [already], but we don't know that."

Wilder said, "It would certainly lead to another very serious deterioration in the U.S.-North Korean relations, as we had at the end of 2017 where there would be threats and counterthreats."

Wilder, however, did not rule out a sudden turnaround, a possibility in top-down diplomacy where negotiations occur at the leadership level.

"This is the unique feature of Trump diplomacy at this very high level," Wilder said. "It can change overnight. … When you have two chief executives, who can suddenly make dramatic shifts, possibilities are much wider."

August 03, 2019 at 03:54PM

Family Buried Him, Yet Afghan Soldier Gets Married a Year Later

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VOA's Ayaz Gul contributed to this story from Islamabad. Some of the information used in this report came from Reuters

WASHINGTON, KUNAR, AFGHANISTAN — Nematullah Bakhtyar, 29, a member of the Afghan National Army (ANA), was thought to have been killed while fighting the Afghan insurgents in southern Afghanistan in mid-2018.

In July 2018, his family received a body. They were devastated by his death, leaving his parents weeping for the loss of their son. They held a funeral and buried the body.

In early 2019, less than a year later, his father received a phone call from an unknown number that left him in a state of shock. On the other side of the phone was Bakhtyar. The father, who did not want to be named, told VOA that he thought someone was pranking him.

'Which Nematullah?'

Remembering the moment, the father said the voice on the phone said, "I am Nematullah," referring to his son by his first name. "I asked him which Nematullah are you? He said I am your son. I told him, 'Whoever you are, please do not bother me like this.' After a while, I started to recognize him and his voice."

The family was given the body of some other soldier, who is still unidentified and buried in a grave with Bakhtyar's name on it.

Bakhtyar came home a few days after the phone call. He told VOA he had been captured by the Taliban in 2018, when the insurgents attacked his post, killing and wounding some of his fellow comrades and capturing alive others, including Bakhtyar.

"We were in Uruzgan, we put up a fight with the enemy. We ran out of ammunition and the enemy captured us alive," Bakhtyar said.

Wedding preparation

This week, Bakhtyar got married, an event for which his family has been planning for weeks.

His family prepared food for hundreds of guests, this time rejoicing, not mourning, as they did at his funeral.

"A year ago from now, we buried his body that was a mourning day for us and today we are celebrating his wedding and it is a joyful day," Bakhtyar's father said. "It is God's grace where we had sorrow on one end and happiness on the other."

FILE - Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a consultative grand assembly, known as Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 29, 2019.

War causalities

Bakhtyar's story is a rare happy ending in the Afghan war, which continues to generate countless stories of death and injuries of both civilians and security forces in large numbers.

Earlier this year, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, revealed that more than 45,000 members of the Afghan national security and defense forces have been killed since he became president in September 2014.

"Since I've become president … over 45,000 Afghan security personnel have paid the ultimate sacrifice," Ghani said while making a case that his country's security forces have largely taken on the burden of the war in Afghanistan and possess the will to defend their country.

That can be seen in the resolve of soldiers like Bakhtyar, who said he wants to return to the front line to defend his country after his wedding ceremony.

"God willing after my wedding ceremony, I would return to my duty and serve my country as a solider," Bakhtyar said.

His younger brother is a member of the Afghan Special Forces, and was not able to attend his brother's wedding ceremony because he could not get approval in time. Bakhtyar did not want to give more details about his brother for security reasons.

FILE - U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, center, with red tie, attends the opening of the intra-Afghan dialogue before leaving Afghans to talk among themselves, in Doha, Qatar, July 7, 2019. (A. Tanzeem/VOA)

Political settlement

The Afghan war is often referred to as the longest U.S. military engagement in America's history.

In recent years, there seems to be a recognition on all sides that the conflict cannot be resolved by military means alone.

Afghanistan War: Facts From the 17-Year Conflict

Led by Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. has been holding direct talks with the Taliban in Qatar's capital, Doha, since mid-2018. There have been seven rounds of direct talks in an effort to reach a deal to end the war.

Ambassador Khalilzad, who traveled to the region again late last month, said this week that if the Taliban do their part, a deal could be reached during this round of discussions.

"I'm off to Doha, with a stop in Islamabad. In Doha, if the Taliban do their part, we will do ours, and conclude the agreement we have been working on," Khalizad tweeted Wednesday.

Suhail Shaheen, a member of the Afghan Taliban's negotiation team in Doha, told VOA the group is close to reaching an agreement with the U.S on troop withdrawal.

Directive

Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a gathering in Washington that U.S. President Donald Trump wants American troop levels reduced in Afghanistan before the 2020 presidential elections.

"That's my directive from the president of the United States," Pompeo told the Economic Club of Washington this week.

"He's been unambiguous: end the endless wars, draw down, reduce. It won't just be us," he added, referring to Trump's directive.

FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 25, 2019.

Afghan leaders, however, see the new deadline as a potential departure from the South Asia Strategy announced by Trump in 2017, in which he said that U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would not be time-bound but rather condition-based.

"The American haste to pull out foreign troops has only provided more leverage to the Taliban. Afghan forces will be soon abandoned to fight the war alone," an Afghan official, who declined to be identified, told Reuters Tuesday.

Khalilzad, the U.S. special envoy, however, Friday said that the potential deal would not be only about troop withdrawals.

"We are pursuing a peace agreement, not a withdrawal agreement; a peace agreement that enables withdrawal. Our presence in Afghanistan is conditions-based, and any withdrawal will be conditions-based," he said Friday.

There is optimism about a deal. It has yet to be seen whether a political settlement could be reached between the Afghan government, the U.S. and the Afghan Taliban.

For soldiers like Bakhtyar, a deal, if successful, would mean a new beginning and an end to a war that has claimed far too many lives on all sides.

He said he sometimes goes to the same grave his family thought was his, and prays for his fallen comrade and tens of thousands of others claimed by the war.
 

August 03, 2019 at 11:50AM

Mike White (journalist)

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Mike White is a New Zealand investigative journalist and author, and former foreign correspondent (Afghanistan and Iraq). He has been called one of New Zealand's "top journalists."<ref></ref> He has written two books and has won many awards for his magazine articles on themes of justice within New Zealand.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He is also an awarded travel writer. White has won New Zealand Feature Writer of the Year (Qantas / Canon / Voyager Media Awards) three times, and a Wolfson Fellowship to Cambridge University. He has also won the Cathay Pacific New Zealand Travel Writer of the Year title three times.

White grew up near Blenheim, and graduated with a political science degree from Canterbury University in the mid-80s. <ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 1996, he graduated from the Wellington Polytechnic (now Massey University) School of Journalism. After six years working as reporter and chief reporter for the Marlborough Express in Blenheim, New Zealand, he left to work as a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan and Iraq. <ref name=":1" />

In 2003 White returned to New Zealand to write full-time for North & South, a current affairs monthly magazine. He is now North & South's senior staff writer, and is based in Wellington.<ref name=":1" />

In an eight-page North & South article in 2015 (Long Walk to Justice)<ref name=":2"></ref> White asked if New Zealand's justice system should establish an independent commission to investigate wrongful convictions. White researched this story in the UK during his Wolfson Press Fellowship to Cambridge University. <ref name=":2" />

Mike covered the Ben Smart and Olivia Hope/Scott Watson case as a reporter on the Marlborough Express from 1998;<ref></ref> he revisited the case for North & South in December 2007. In 2014 Scott Watson invited Mike to interview him in prison, having maintained his innocence for 18 years. The Corrections department sought to prevent that meeting. It took more than a year and a hearing in the High Court to overturn that decision.<ref name=":0" /> White described the widely reported verdict<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>as a "win for journalism."<ref></ref> <ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

"The judge has realised that journalists have a special role in investigating cases of potential miscarriage of justice and has enforced that role. In certain circumstances, journalists do have a responsibility to investigate these cases and the best way to do that is by talking to the people who have been convicted and imprisoned." <ref name=":3" />

White's story on the interview with Watson in Rolleston Prison was published in North & South in December 2015.<ref></ref> In January 2017, Mike covered the first meeting between Scott Watson and Olivia's father, Gerald Hope, also held in Rolleston Prison.<ref></ref>

White has also written extensively on the Lundy case. In 2015 he spent two months in Courtroom One at Wellington's High Court, covering the retrial of Mark Lundy. It's a case he had already followed for seven years. His 18-page story: The Lundy Murders: What the Jury Didn't Hear, in North & South's February 2009 issue, led to international lawyers and experts joining Lundy's team and eventually having his conviction quashed by the Privy Council in 2013. White's story on Lundy's trial and reconviction in May 2015 examined whether the justice system was able to cope with such a complex case – and if the jury got it right.

In 2017 White and his long time partner, journalist Nikki McDonald, took over the editing of long-form journalism website Featured.org.nz from Naomi Arnold.☃☃

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== Awards ==

* 2004 Qantas Media Awards: Environment & Conservation (best feature) <ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* 2004 Citigroup Journalism Awards for Excellence: General Business Category Winner<ref name=":4" />
* 2005 Qantas Media Awards Government, Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs Winner <ref> Scoop News|last=Monday|last2=May 2005|first2=16|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2019-08-03|last3=Media|first3=8:30 am Press Release: ACP}}</ref>
* 2005 Qantas Media Awards Science and Technology Winner <ref> Scoop News|last=Monday|last2=May 2005|first2=16|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2019-08-03|last3=Media|first3=8:30 am Press Release: ACP}}</ref>
* 2006 Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards Travel Writer of The Year. <ref name=":5">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* 2007 Qantas Media Awards Magazine Feature Writer of the Year <ref name=":6"> Scoop News|last=Monday|last2=May 2007|first2=21|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2019-08-03|last3=Media|first3=9:37 am Press Release: ACP}}</ref>
* 2007 Qantas Media Awards Crime & Justice <ref name=":6" />
* 2007 Qantas Media Awards Science & Technology <ref name=":6" />
* 2008 MPA Awards Journalist of the Year Supreme Winner & Current Affairs Winner
* 2008 Qantas Media Awards Sport & Racing <ref name=":7"> Scoop News|last=Saturday|last2=May 2008|first2=10|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2019-08-03|last3=Awards|first3=4:26 pm Press Release: Qantas Media}}</ref>
* 2008 Qantas Media Awards Crime & Justice <ref name=":7" />
* 2009 Qantas Media Awards Technology & Science, Device Technologies Award <ref> Scoop News|last=Saturday|last2=May 2009|first2=16|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2019-08-03|last3=Awards|first3=1:19 pm Press Release: Qantas Media}}</ref>
* 2010 Cathay Pacific Travel Awards Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand <ref name=":5" />
* 2010 Qantas Media Awards Best Profile <ref> Scoop News|last=Tuesday|last2=June 2010|first2=15|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2019-08-03|last3=Media|first3=12:26 pm Press Release: ACP}}</ref>
* 2011 Canon Media Awards Feature Writer Science/environment <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* 2012 Cathay Pacific Travel Awards: Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand <ref name=":5" />
* 2013 Cathay Pacific Travel Awards Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand <ref name=":5" />
* 2013 Cathay Pacific Travel Awards NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Story about a Maori Tourism Experience <ref name=":5" />
* 2014 Canon Media Awards Magazine Feature Writer, Science and Environment <ref></ref>

* 2014 Wolfson Fellowship to the University of Cambridge <ref></ref>
* 2014 Cathay Pacific Travel Awards Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand Winner <ref name=":5" /> <ref></ref>
* 2014 Cathay Pacific Travel Awards NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Story about a Maori Tourism Experience <ref name=":5" />

== Books ==

* 2015 Who Killed Scott Guy? Allen & Unwin. <nowiki>ISBN 9781877505478</nowiki>
* 2019 How to Walk a Dog, Allen & Unwin. <nowiki>ISBN 9781988547206</nowiki>

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August 03, 2019 at 12:48PM

Ocasio-Cortez's embattled chief of staff leaving post after controversies

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August 03, 2019 at 10:25AM

(Im)migration Recap, July 28-August 2

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Editor's note: We want you to know what's happening, why and how it could impact your life, family or business, so we created a weekly digest of the top original immigration, migration and refugee reporting from across VOA. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales shake hands before a bilateral meeting in Guatemala City, Guatemala Aug. 1, 2019.

McAleenan traveled to Guatemala to promote safe third country agreement

U.S. Homeland Security acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan and Guatemalan officials outlined details of the safe third country agreement signed between the United States and Guatemala last week. Under the new deal, the Trump administration is planning to send asylum-seekers from Honduras and El Salvador back to Guatemala to process their requests for help outside the U.S. Their claims would not initially go through the U.S. immigration courts. 

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif., July 8, 2019.

One family's gripping account after an immigration raid

The family opened the door thinking they were going to collaborate with law enforcement to help solve a crime. That is not what happened. It wasn't local police. It was ICE.

ACLU sues Trump administration for continued child separations

The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Tuesday in San Diego to block the Trump administration to continue the separation of families despite last year's court order against the practice. 

Children and adults play on pink seesaws along the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park, N.M., July 28, 2019.

US-Mexico Border and seesaw bridges

Two California professors installed three pink seesaws through the steel border fence at an area near El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. It gave children on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border a chance to play together, despite the physical barriers that divide them.

FILE - Yazmin Juarez, mother of 19-month-old Mariee, who died after detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testifies before a House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services hearing in Washington, July 10, 2019.

Migrant mother sues private prison company

Yazmin Juarez's 1-year-old daughter died weeks after they were released from an immigration detention center in Texas. She filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the private prison company that operates the facility. Juarez's lawyers allege the medical staff at the Dilley facility didn't properly treat the infant, then wrongly cleared her to travel.

D.C. Court, asylum rules and Trump administration

Judge Randolph D. Moss, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., Friday threw out a Trump administration policy that made anyone who crossed the border outside an official port of entry ineligible for asylum. 

From the Feds:

USCIS ends parole program for Filipinos and Haitians

The Trump administration is ending the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole program and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday. Under both policies, individuals with approved family-based immigrant petitions were authorized to enter and work in the United States while waiting for their green card to become available.

TPS extended for Syrians

Kevin McAleenan, U.S. Homeland Security acting secretary, has extended Syria's Temporary Protected Status designation for 18 months after reviewing the country's current conditions. TPS recipients can remain in the U.S. with work authorization through March 31, 2021. 

August 03, 2019 at 09:37AM

‘Moscow Mitch’ merchandise sales top $200,000 in 48 hours, Kentucky Dems say

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August 03, 2019 at 08:35AM

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August 03, 2019 at 07:00AM

Jessica Kissinger

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'''Jessica Kissinger''' is a Distinguished Research Professor at the [[Franklin College of Arts and Sciences]], [[University of Georgia]] and director of the Institute of [[Bioinformatics]]. Her research focus is on the evolution, assembly and data curation of [[Protozoan infection|protozoan parasite]] [[Genome|genomes]], particularly [[Cryptosporidium]], ''[[Toxoplasma gondii]]'' and [[Plasmodium]].

== Biography ==
Kissinger obtained her PhD at [[Indiana University]] in 1995.<ref> Department of Genetics|website=www.genetics.uga.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref> During her [[Postdoctoral researcher|PostDoc]] she worked with [[David Roos (Biologist)|David Roos]] to help establish the [[Eukaryotic Pathogen Database]] ('''EuPathDB''') series of genome collections, including the malaria specific [[PlasmoDB]], for easy querying and access by scientists.<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Since its launch in 1999 the database has accrued 9TB of data, has been received renewed grant contributions by the [[NIH]] at every funding cycle, and now receives 6 million searches a year from 13,000 individuals.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Most recently Kissinger and Roos were awarded a grant that is expected to total US$23.4million for maintaining the resource.<ref name=":0" /> The success of EuPathDB has lead to the creation of Clinical Epidemiology Database ('''ClinEpiDB''') based on the same framework, alongside [[Christian Stoekert]] and [[Christiane Hertz-Fowler]].<ref></ref>

In 2008, while an associate professor, she was made a National Associate of the [[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She helped to establish the Institute of Bioinformatics at the University of Georgia and then became director.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 2016 she was awarded the Richard F. Reiff Internationalization Award by the University (alongside fellow professor [[Rose Chepyator-Thomson]]) for her international collaborations, opening up data internationally, and for being a member of the steering group for the [[West African International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research]] at the [[National Institutes of Health]].<ref name=":1" />

Beyond the creation of databases, Kissinger focuses on the analysis and comparison of parasite genomes. Using genome assemblies from across the [[Apicomplexa]] (which includes malaria and toxoplasmosis parasites) it was shown that [[Synteny|genetic synteny]] (genes arranged in the same groupings in different genomes) was substantially less than expected from animal genomes, suggesting that the parasite genomes have undergone major rearrangements or that their most recent common ancestor is more ancient than previously thought.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 2012 her lab helped develop a computaional tool, MCScanX, to identify synteny across genomes, which has been cited >650 times.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>

Kissinger continues to make [[big data]] obtained from investigations into parasites as accessible as it can be. The [[Malaria Host-Pathogen Interaction Center]], a collaboration with [[Emory University]], funded by the [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] and headed by [[Mary Galinski]], is embarking on a major project to characterise many thousands of malaria-mammal associations and Kissinger is involved in converting this data into a format that can be used by everyone.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She said of the project: "The goal of my team is to integrate the terabytes of data being produced on both the host and the parasite and make it accessible to our mathematical modelers, who are looking for patterns and signals, as well as the global malaria research community to guarantee that this large investment has the biggest impact possible on malaria research".<ref name=":2" />

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August 03, 2019 at 08:11AM

Puerto Rico Governor Resigns as Promised, Names Successor

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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Friday that he was resigning as promised and swearing in veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi as his replacement, a move certain to throw the U.S. territory into a period of political chaos that will be fought out in court.

In an emailed announcement from his office, Rossello said Pierluisi did not need confirmation from both houses of the territory's legislature because he was named secretary of state, the next in line to be governor, in a recess appointment this week.

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello speaks as he announces his resignation in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early July 25, 2019.

The statement said Pierluisi will be sworn in to complete Rossello's term, but it did not say exactly when. Rossello had promised to resign at 5 p.m., a few minutes before the statement was sent.

Rossello's resignation came in response to weeks of popular protest over mismanagement and a series of leaked chats in which he and advisers denigrated a range of Puerto Ricans.

The down-to-the-wire maneuvering risked political chaos and a constitutional crisis and sowed bitterness and pessimism among Puerto Ricans about the fate of their island, which has been battered by years of bankruptcy and Hurricane Maria in 2017, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.

Only days ago, there was jubilation over the success of the popular movement to force Rossello out of office. On Friday, Puerto Ricans bemoaned the chaos that left them not knowing who would be their next governor.

"People are disgusted with the government in general, not just Ricardo Rossello, everyone," said Janeline Avila, 24, who recently received her degree in biotechnology.

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, a member of Rossello's party seen as a possible future governor, criticized Rossello for named Pierluisi and appeared to hint at fighting the succession plan.

"He never regretted anything," Schatz said of Rossello. "He did not respect the demands of the people. In fact, he mocked them, using new accomplices."

Schatz said that order and morals will prevail: "No one should lose faith."

Proposed Secretary of State Pedro Pierluisi (back to camera) speaks during his confirmation hearing at the House of Representatives, in San Juan, Aug. 2, 2019.

Hundreds of protesters marched to the governor's residence, the Fortaleza, banging pots and drums and singing the national anthem. Protesters had not been highly critical of Pierluisi before Friday but expressed disgust with the succession process and Pierluisi's ties to the federal control board that has promoted cutbacks on the island.

Bryan Carhu Castro Vega, a 21-year-old university student, said he was disappointed.

"It's obvious that the constitutional setup that we have isn't working for the people," he said. "None of the options is one the people chose or want or deserve."

Rosa Cifrian, a 47-year-old professor of nursing, said Pierluisi would not be a good governor "for the people."

"He'll keep promoting policies of austerity, cutbacks, everything that the board says," she said.

Puerto Rico's House of Representatives voted 26-21, with one abstention to confirm Pierluisi as secretary of state. The legislature, which is controlled by Pierluisi's New Progressive Party, erupted into cheers when the deciding vote was cast.

Some lawmakers and officials believe that because the legislature was not in session when Pierluisi was appointed, he was already secretary of state. Others argue that he still needs to be confirmed by the House or both the House and Senate.

One constitutional amendment states that everyone in line to become governor has to be confirmed by both House and Senate, except for the secretary of state.

Constitutional law professor Carlos Ramos and other legal experts questioned the validity of that amendment and believed Pierluisi must be confirmed by the House and Senate because the amendment contradicts the intent of the constitution and its statement of motives.

Lawmakers and Pierluisi himself expressed concern that the continuing political uncertainty would damage Puerto Rico's efforts to get federal funds to recover from the hurricane and confront the economic crisis.

Citizens attend Pedro Pierluisi's confirmation hearing at the House of Representatives, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 2019.

Several legislators have accused Pierluisi of a conflict of interest because he worked for a law firm that represents a federal control board overseeing the island's finances, a body that has repeatedly clashed with local officials over demands for austerity measures.

Pierluisi, whose brother-in-law is the board's chairman, tried to dispel those concerns in his opening remarks.

"Who better than me to advocate for our people before the board? Who better than me to facilitate the process that will force the board to leave? That is what we all want," he said.

The board was created by Congress to oversee the restructuring of more than $70 billion in public debt after Puerto Rico declared a form of bankruptcy.

Pierluisi told lawmakers he is against several austerity measures demanded by the board, including laying off public employees and eliminating a Christmas bonus.

He said he supports public-private partnerships and the privatization of the island's public power company.

"The people want a change, and I don't blame them," he said.

A key obstacle for Pierluisi has been Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, who has said he would not vote for Rossello's nominee and wants to run for governor himself next year. Several legislators have said they prefer Rivera Schatz over Pierluisi, but the Senate leader is a powerful figure deeply associated with Puerto Rico's political and business elite, and his elevation to the governorship could re-ignite popular outrage.

Rivera Schatz has scheduled a Senate hearing on Pierluisi for Monday.

Pierluisi was Puerto Rico's non-voting representative in Congress from 2009 to 2017 and then ran against Rossello in the 2016 primaries and lost. He also served as justice secretary under Rossello's father, Pedro Rossello, when he was governor.

The political infighting and paralysis followed a wave of street protests against Rossello, who joins more than a dozen government officials who have resigned in the wake of an obscenity-laced chat in which they made fun of women, gay people and hurricane victims.

August 03, 2019 at 06:53AM

Trial for Border Patrol agent accused of killing 4 women, kidnapping 5th in Texas postponed

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Trial for Border Patrol agent accused of killing 4 women, kidnapping 5th in Texas postponed The trial for a Border Patrol agent accused of being a Texas serial killer has been postponed until October. 
August 03, 2019 at 06:51AM

Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur

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'''Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur''' (born 22 April 1980) is a makeup artist from Ghana. She is the founder and C.E.O of Alexiglam, <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>a Ghanaian makeup and beauty company that provides beauty services to Ghanaian women. <ref></ref>She is also the Ghanaian creative director for cosmetics brand, [[Maybelline|Maybelline New York.]]<ref name=":0"></ref>

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== Early Life ==
She was born to a Ghanaian architect father, Dr. Eric George Alexander Don-Arthur and a [[Russian]] mother, Mrs Natalia Don-Arthur who is a biochemist. She grew up in both Ghana and Russian with her 4 siblings and is the younger sister of Eric Don-Arthur, the 2016 [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] Parliamentary Candidate for the [[Effutu]] Constituency.<ref></ref> Don-Arthur attended Morning Star School in [[Cantonments, Accra|Cantonments]] and moved to [[St Roses Senior High (Akwatia)|St. Roses Senior]] High School in Akwatia. Later, she left to the United Kingdom to study at the West London College and in 2011 moved to the Adhesive University Mink College where she pursued a certificate in makeup artistry, hairstyling and special effects. She also an alumni of the [[Ashesi University]] in Ghana.

== Career ==
In 2011, Alexandrina started makeup professionally after completing courses in the UK. Her work as a makeup artist came to the limelight when the lead makeup artist asked her to do the makeup for the Managing Director of ''[[Mnet (TV channel)|MNET Africa]]'', [[Biola Alabi]] as guest on the ''<nowiki/>'@ Home With…' TV Show'' in London. <ref></ref>.

Don-Arthur has worked on a number of celebrities in both the Ghanaian and Nigerian entertainment industry such as [[Omotola Jalade Ekeinde|Omotola Jalade Ekehinde]], [[Efya]], [[Joselyn Dumas]], [[Juliet Ibrahim]], [[Ramsey Nouah]] ,[[Nadia Buari]], [[Jackie Appiah]], [[Jim Iyke]] and [[DJ Cuppy]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>.

She was selected by Maybelline New York, Ghana as part of their board of influencers to help influence Maybelline's activities in Ghana. Maybelline New York also gave her the opportunity to host Africa's first dedicated makeup TV show, ''"Makeup Diaries,"'' which aired on [[DStv|DSTV]] in 46 countries.<ref></ref>.

She was also a regular guest and the lead makeup artist on the first season of "Keeping It Real" a show hosted by Ghanaian Actress and Host, Joselyn Dumas where modern Ghanaian women shared their views on various topics affecting them in 2017. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She has created makeup editorials for Glitz Africa Magazine, Dream Wedding Magazine and Haute Canoe Magazine<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>.

In 2015, she paid tribute to the late [[Kofi Ansah]] in partnership with Maybelline New York via her Haute Avant Garde collection that featured clothes from the legendary Ghanaian designer and creative makeup to showcase the diverse range of Maybelline New York products. <ref> Peace Fm Online - Photo Gallery|website=www.peacefmonline.com|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref>

She was selected as the only Ghanaian makeup artist and West African representative to take part in the [[New York Fashion Week]] <ref name=":0" />

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August 03, 2019 at 06:11AM

Return of Refugees of the Syrian Civil War

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'''Return of Refugees of the [[Syrian Civil War]]''' is the returning to the country of origin ([[Syria]]), or that of the ancestor of a [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War|Syrian refugee]] or [[Internally displaced persons in Syria|Internally displaced in Syria]], and sometimes a [[Immigrant generations|second-generation]] immigrant, over-stayer, a rejected [[asylum seeker]], who is unable or unwilling to remain in the [[Syrian refugee camps]] established in [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War in Turkey|Turkey]], [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War in Lebanon|Lebanon]], [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War in Jordan|Jordan]], [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War in Egypt|Egypt]], and other countries.

== Refugees from other conflicts in the Syria ==
Within Syria, there were 100,000 refugees from Iraq, 70,000 more already returned to Iraq.<ref name="reuters2012">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[Circassians in Syria]] have been returning to their historic homelands in Circassia.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The [[Chechen diaspora|Chechen]] and [[Ossetians|Ossetian]] diasporas in Syria have also sought to return to their Caucasus homelands.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>

== Conditions ==
The [[Walid Muallem|Syrian foreign minister]] called on the country's refugees to return home.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Nevertheless, the UNHCR stated that conditions in Syria are still unsafe and destitute, improvements in many areas are uncertain and many basic services are absent; access of aid convoys is also a challenge.<ref name="returns" /> Less than a half of the returnees have access to water or health services, due to extremely damaged infrastructure. An estimated 10 per cent ended up as internally displaced persons once again.<ref name="returnsIOM" />

==Returns==
As of 2012, more than 5,000 returned to Syria between July and August, while most were moved to newly built camps that hosted 7,600 refugees by November.<ref name="nytimes1511">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

As of mid-2017, an estimated 260,000 refugees returned to Syria since 2015 and more than 440,000 internally displaced persons returned to their homes, to search for family, check on property and, in some cases, due to improved security in parts of the country.<ref name="returns">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name="returnsIOM">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Syrian Civil War]]
* [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War]]

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[[Category:Refugees of the Syrian Civil War]]
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August 03, 2019 at 06:08AM

Illinois State Senator Indicted on Embezzlement Charges

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Illinois State Senator Indicted on Embezzlement Charges 

CHICAGO — An Illinois state senator has been indicted on federal charges that he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits over a three-year period from the Teamsters while doing little or no work, prosecutors said Friday. 
 
In a news release, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said Thomas E. Cullerton of Villa Park was indicted by a federal grand jury on 39 counts of embezzlement from a labor union, one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and employee benefit plans, and one count of making false statements in a health care matter.  
  
According to the release, Cullerton, 49, a member of the Teamsters before he took office, was hired as a ``purported union organizer'' for Teamsters Joint Council 25 in March 2013. Prosecutors said that over the next three years he was paid nearly $190,000 in salary, bonuses, and vehicle and cellphone allowances, and another $64,000 in health and pension contributions, despite the fact that he ``did little or no work as a union organizer.'' According to the release, when the Joint Council did ask him to perform his job duties, ``Cullerton routinely ignored them.'' 
 
Cullerton also was reimbursed for almost $22,000 in medical claims from a union local's Health and Welfare Fund after falsely providing information that he was a ``route salesman,'' according to the indictment, a claim that concealed the fact that he wasn't eligible to participate in the fund.  
  
The indictment of Cullerton, a cousin of Senate President John Cullerton, came just days after former Teamsters Joint Council 25 President John T. Coli Sr. pleaded guilty of shaking down a Chicago film studio and agreed to cooperate with investigators.  
  
And even before Coli's plea agreement was announced, it became clear that federal officials were investigating ties between the two men when it was reported earlier this year that they had subpoenaed records related to Cullerton in their probe of the powerful former union leader.  
  
But in a written statement, Cullerton's attorney, John Theis, said Cullerton was innocent and suggested he was being framed by Coli.  
  
``The action by the U.S. Department of Justice has nothing to do with Mr. Cullerton's work in the Illinois State Senate but is the result of false claims by disgraced Teamsters boss John Coli in an apparent attempt to avoid penalties for his wrongdoing,'' he said.  
  
The U.S. attorney's office said an arraignment in federal court had not yet been scheduled. 

August 03, 2019 at 04:55AM