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WORLD IN BRIEF
such’s nomination, the political intensity accompanying his con-
firmation process seemed at times palpable during the second
day of hearings Tuesday, as the questioning stretched beyond
11 hours. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
announced he would be asking Gorsuch about the “elephant in
the room” — Trump — and tried to draw him out over Trump’s
attacks on judges, including those who halted his immigration
travel ban.
“When anyone criticizes the honesty and integrity or the
motives of a federal judge, I find that disheartening, I find that
demoralizing,” Gorsuch said.
“Including the president?” Blumenthal said.
Associated Press
Manafort’s plan to ‘greatly
benefit the Putin Government’
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul
Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance
the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Manafort wrote a 2005 strategy plan that he said “can greatly
benefit the Putin Government.” At the time, U.S.-Russia rela-
tions under Republican President George W. Bush were grow-
ing worse.
Manafort’s arrangement was with Russian aluminum magnate
Oleg Deripaska, a close Putin ally. Manafort signed a $10 mil-
lion annual contract beginning in 2006 and maintained a busi-
ness relationship until at least 2009. The work was described in
interviews with people familiar with it and confidential business
records obtained by the AP.
Manafort confirmed to the AP that he worked for Deripaska
but said the work was being unfairly cast as inappropriate.
Not my laptop! Airline travelers
hit the device doldrums
NEW YORK — As the indignities of modern air travel go,
the latest ban on laptops and tablets on some international flights
falls somewhere between having to take off your ratty shoes at
the security checkpoint and having your baby food and milk
tested for bomb residue.
It’s yet another inconvenience in the name of security for
weary travelers, especially those from or passing through the 10
mostly Middle Eastern and North African countries covered by
new U.S. and British policies. While it’s not quite as disruptive as
an outright ban on smartphones — much less a travel ban based
on nationality — the laptop limitation loomed large for some
people as they prepared to travel.
“Why are only Middle Eastern airlines subject to this ban?”
asked Kelsey Norman, a doctoral student who plans to fly home
Friday to Los Angeles from Beirut — and expects to have to
check her laptop, a Kindle tablet and her DSLR camera. “Overall
this policy is inconvenient, discriminatory, and continues to hurt
America’s rapidly deteriorating reputation globally.”
BAN LOGIC
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security rules forbid lap-
top computers, tablets, Kindles, some gaming devices, cameras
and other electronics larger than a smartphone in carry-on bag-
gage. The U.S. government cited unspecified threats as the reason
for the ban. The U.K. government instituted a similar ban; neither
government’s restrictions affect U.S.-based airlines.
Sears has ‘substantial doubt’
about its future after losses
NEW YORK — Sears, once the monolith of American retail,
says that there is “substantial doubt” that it will be able to keep
its doors open.
Company shares, which hit an all-time low last month, tum-
bled more than 12 percent today.
Sears has been a member of the retail dead pool for years, but
until this week the company had not openly acknowledged its
tenuous existence, said Ken Perkins, who heads the research firm
Retail Metrics LLC.
Sears has long maintained that by balancing the sale of key
assets while at the same time enticing customers with loyalty pro-
grams, it would eventually turn the corner.
Yet industry analysts have placed the staggering sums of
money that Sears is losing beside the limited number of assets it
has left to sell, and concluded that the storied retailer may have
reached the point of no return.
The company has lost $10.4 billion since 2011, the last year
that it made a profit. Excluding charges that can be listed as one-
time events, the loss is $4.57 billion, Perkins says, but how the
losses are stacked no longer seem to matter.
“They’re past the tipping point,” Perkins said. “This is a sym-
AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Sears signage is shown on its department store in Brook-
lyn’s Flatbush neighborhood in New York. Sears, once the
monolith of American retail, says that there is “substantial
doubt” that it will be able to keep its doors open. Compa-
ny shares tumbled more than 12 percent today.
bolic acknowledgment of the end of Sears of what we know it
to be.”
For Sears to survive, Perkins believes it would need to do so
as a company running maybe 200 stores. It now operates 1,430, a
figure that has been vastly reduced in recent years.
GOP leaders boost pressure as
health bill crunch time nears
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House
leaders are revving up pressure on balky conservatives and other
Republican lawmakers as crunch time approaches on the par-
ty’s health care overhaul bill, a drive GOP leaders concede they
can’t afford to lose.
A day before the House planned votes on the measure, Trump
was expected to continue hunting support for what would be a
significant achievement for his young presidency. But under-
scoring the bill’s uncertain fate, a senior administration offi-
cial said that 20 to 25 House Republicans remained opposed or
undecided. That’s a grave figure since united Democratic oppo-
sition means the measure crashes if 22 GOP lawmakers vote
“no.”
“If we keep our promise, people will reward us,” House
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters Tuesday of GOP
vows to demolish former President Barack Obama’s health care
law that the GOP has assailed since its enactment in 2010. “If
we don’t keep our promise, it will be very hard to manage this,”
the speaker said.
“Honestly, a loss is not acceptable, folks,” Trump told law-
makers at a closed-door Capitol meeting with House Republi-
cans. He warned they’d face widespread defeats in next year’s
elections and possible loss of control of the chamber if the mea-
sure failed.
Trump’s remarks and the White House nose count of votes
were each described by Republicans who provided inside infor-
mation on condition of anonymity.
Supreme Court nominee is
unscathed, facing more hearings
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
enters the third day of his nomination hearings largely unscathed
by Democratic attacks, as Republicans confidently predict he
will win confirmation despite liberal opposition.
A growing number of Democrats, including Senate Minority
Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Elizabeth Warren
of Massachusetts, are calling for Gorsuch’s confirmation to be
delayed because of the FBI investigation of ties between Donald
Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia. But Judiciary Chair-
man Chuck Grassley of Iowa dismissed that demand as “ridic-
ulous,” and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ken-
tucky told The Associated Press: “Gorsuch will be confirmed. I
just can’t tell you exactly how that will happen yet.”
Even with Democrats divided over how hard to fight Gor-
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NEW YORK — Chuck Barris, whose game show empire
included “The Dating Game,” ‘’The Newlywed Game” and that
infamous factory of cheese, “The Gong Show,” died at 87.
Barris died of natural causes Tuesday afternoon at his home
in Palisades, New York, according to publicist Paul Shefrin, who
announced the death on behalf of Barris’ family.
Barris made game show history right off
the bat, in 1966, with “The Dating Game,”
hosted by Jim Lange. The gimmick: a
young female questions three males, hid-
den from her view, to determine which
would be the best date. Sometimes the pro-
cess was switched, with a male question-
ing three females. But in all cases the ques-
tions were designed by the show’s writers
to elicit sexy answers.
Celebrities and future celebrities who
appeared as contestants included Michael
Chuck
Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve
Barris
Martin and a pre-”Charlie’s Angels” Farrah
Fawcett, introduced as “an accomplished artist and sculptress”
with a dream to open her own gallery.
After the show became a hit on both daytime and nighttime
TV, the Barris machine accelerated. New products included “The
Newlywed Game,” ‘’The Parent Game,” ‘’The Family Game”
and even “The Game Game.”
US, South Korea say North
Korea’s latest missile test fails
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s latest missile
launch ended in failure today as the United States sent a super-
sonic bomber streaking over ally South Korea in a show of
force against the North, officials said.
The reported launch failure comes as the North angrily reacts
to ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean military drills that it
views as an invasion rehearsal. Earlier this month, North Korea
fired four ballistic missiles that landed in waters off Japan, trig-
gering strong protests from Seoul and Tokyo.
The American military detected what it assessed as a failed
North Korean missile launch this morning, the U.S. Pacific
Command said in a statement. It said the missile “appears to
have exploded within seconds of launch.”
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said it also believes the
launch from the eastern coastal town of Wonsan ended in
failure. It said it was analyzing what type of missile was
launched.
The failure might mean that the missile is a newly developed
one the North has not deployed, according to South Korean
media. Last year, the country suffered a series of embarrass-
ing failed launches of its new medium-range Musudan missile
before it successfully test-fired one.
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