Donald Trump not backing down from border wall plan Republican vows 'no amnesty' for immigrants in US illegally; former Stanford swimmer in sex assault case to be released; more Americans smoking weed Supporters listen Donald Trump as he speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix last night. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Edward Helmore Trump lays out immigration plan The Republican nominee abandoned any pretense of softening his stance on immigration during a fiery address in Phoenix, Arizona, vowing to deport immigrants in the US illegally "because that's what it means to have laws and a country". Trump vowed to add 5,000 border control agents and confirmed he would build a wall with Mexico and deport millions during his "first hour in office". Trump's tone contrasted sharply with a conciliatory position he offered earlier that day at a meeting in Mexico City with President Enrique Peña Nieto, at which he described the president's countrymen as "amazing people". Peña Nieto said he had made clear it clear that Mexico would not pay for a border wall despite Trump's statement at a press conference after the meeting that the two did not discuss it. Trump's hardline stance in Phoenix delighted core supporters and dismayed his few remaining Latino allies. The Trump on display in Phoenix was the Trump we already knew, writes Ben Jacobs. 'No amnesty': Donald Trump vows to deport millions during 'first hour in office' Apple expects to repatriate billions to US Tim Cook expects the iPhone maker to repatriate huge offshore profits to the US next year, paying billions of dollars in deferred taxes to the Treasury. The plan, announced in an interview with Ireland's RTE radio today, represents a striking reversal of policy – like many large US multinationals, Apple has for decades been pooling its non-US profits outside of America and deferring US tax liabilities so long as income is not repatriated. In July, Apple told investors its cash pile held offshore had reached $214.8bn – the largest of any US company. Cook told RTE that in 2014: "Apple paid $400m [in tax] to Ireland, we paid $400m to the US. And we provisioned several billion for the US for payment as soon as we repatriated." The Apple CEO also said he would love to see the Irish government appeal against the European commission's ruling that his company should pay €13bn in back tax to the Irish government. Apple boss expects to repatriate billions to the US next year Ex-Stanford swimmer set for release The former Stanford university swimmer is set for release tomorrow after serving three months of a six-month sentence. Has Turner's conviction and the uproar over his relatively light sentence changed how we treat campus sexual assault? Kamilah Willingham, who was featured in the documentary The Hunting Ground, relaying her story of assault while at Harvard law school, tells Sam Levin she now makes an effort to be more open about her emotional scars. "I was inspired by the vulnerability that the Stanford survivor showed," Willingham says. After Brock Turner – did anything change? More Americans smoking weed As at least five states prepare to vote on legalizing recreational use of marijuana, a new study estimates that 10 million more Americans smoke marijuana now than 12 years ago. The research, published in the British journal the Lancet, finds the number of Americans who admit to smoking on "a daily or near daily basis" has more than doubled to 8.4 million. In percentage terms, the number of Americans who said they smoked marijuana grew from 10.4% to 13.3% from 2002 to 2014. Ten million more Americans smoke marijuana now than 12 years ago: study Yankees' Gary Sanchez could be the real thing Twenty-three-year-old Gary Sanchez is the first player to hit 11 home runs in his first 23 games and while the Yankees are the greatest of all time at producing over-hyped prospects, the rookie actually happens to be worth watching, writes DJ Gallo. "There's no over-hyping total dominance. You can say we've seen it before with a Yankees call-up, but baseball hasn't seen anything quite like this in history." Believe the hype: Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez might be the real deal Fall arts – our guide From the first American retrospective for Doug Aitken at MOCA in Los Angeles to Cuban-born centenarian painter Carmen Herrera at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and David Adaje's new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington – and not forgetting a study of Monet's early years at the Kimbell Museum of Art, Fort Worth – there is plenty to admire. Fall arts preview: Mexican modernism, Monet, and a new Smithsonian museum In case you missed it ... Film-makers are no strangers to the embrace of fashion. Here, Spike Jones debuts his new advert for Kenzo perfume – a beautiful woman, bored in a black-tie world; just what you might expect from a glossy fashion ad. But then she (Margaret Qualley) sneaks out, into an empty hall – and then we're off into the deep end to the sound of Mutant Brain by Ape Drums (featuring Sam Spiegel and Assassin). 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Call for media: First data release from ESA's Gaia mission

Call for media: First data release from ESA's Gaia mission

01-09-2016 01:30 PM CEST

Media representatives are invited to a briefing on the first data release of ESA's Gaia mission, an astrometry mission to map the stars of our galaxy, the Milky Way. 

 

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NASA Digest, Vol 40, Issue 1

August 31, 2016  MEDIA ADVISORY M16-106 Watch Live as NASA Astronaut, Two Crewmates Return to Earth Three International Space Station crew members are scheduled to return to Earth on Tuesday, Sept. 6. NASA Television will provide coverage of their departure from the orbital outpost and return home, beginning at 9 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 6. Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will undock their Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft from the space station at 5:51 p.m. and land in Kazakhstan at 9:14 p.m. (7:14 a.m. Kazakhstan time Sept. 7.) Together, the Expedition 48 crew members contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard humanity's only orbiting laboratory. Their return will wrap up 172 days in space for the crew since their launch in March 2016. Williams will return to Earth having accrued 534 days in space on his four missions dating back to 2000, the most days by any U.S. astronaut in history. NASA TV will air coverage of the departure and landing activities at the following dates and times: Tuesday, Sept. 6 9 a.m. - Replay of the traditional change of command ceremony in which Williams hands over station command to Anatoly Ivanishin (recorded on Sept. 5.) 2:15 p.m. - Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure scheduled at 2:30 p.m.). 5:30 p.m. - Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled at 5:51 p.m.). 8 p.m. - Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn scheduled at 8:21 p.m., with landing at 9:14 p.m.) Wednesday, Sept. 7 12 a.m. - Video File of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities. 12 p.m. - Video File of landing and post-landing activities and post-landing interview with Williams in Kazakhstan. At the time of undocking, Expedition 49 will begin aboard the station under the command of Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. Along with his crewmates Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the three-person crew will operate the station for more than two weeks until the arrival of three new crew members. Shane Kimbrough of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch Sept. 23, U.S. time, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Check out the full NASA TV schedule and video streaming information at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at: http://www.nasa.gov/station Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter: http://instagram.com/iss and http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

American Heart Association - September 01, 2016

American Heart Association Urges Nation’s Pharmacies to Re-Think Selling Tobacco in Wake of New CDC Survey

Cuddly comet chaser

Cuddly comet chaser

01-09-2016 11:50 AM CEST

Technology image of the week: a plush toy version of Rosetta joins a rover in ESA's Mars Yard – the actual Rosetta spacecraft will soon join the planetary lander club

 

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NPL Initiative website will be information hub for emerging Europe’s banking sector

NPL Initiative website will be information hub for emerging Europe's banking sector 01-09-2016 09:43 AM BST Non-performing loans a significant challenge in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe QUESTIONS? Contact us or go to ebrd.com. CONNECT WITH THE EBRD:                   SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Delete profile  |  Help This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development · One Exchange Square · London EC2A 2JN · United Kingdom · +44 020 7338 6000

Intro to EO: sign up today

Intro to EO: sign up today

01-09-2016 09:00 AM CEST

Sign up for a free online course that provides an introduction to optical satellite Earth observation. The five-week Future Learn course begins on 12 September

 

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