| Drugmaker Teva lowers 2017 outlook again after third quarter earnings fall Posted: 02 Nov 2017 06:41 AM PDT  A day earlier U.S. shareholder Allergan announced it would begin selling down its 10 percent stake in the Israeli company, whose new chief executive, Kare Schultz, took the reins this week. Schultz needs to convince investors that Teva can boost growth and reduce a debt load acquired mostly from financing its $40.5 billion purchase of generics business Actavis, part of Allergan, last year. EPS TUMBLES Teva reported third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) excluding one-time items of $1.00, down from $1.31 a year earlier, on revenue up 1 percent at $5.6 billion.
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| Samantha Bee Breaks Down Why She's So Disappointed With John Kelly Posted: 02 Nov 2017 05:51 AM PDT  Samantha Bee feels very let down by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.
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| Fox News' Shepard Smith Gets Emotional Paying Tribute To New York City Posted: 02 Nov 2017 03:51 AM PDT  Fox News anchor Shepard Smith took a moment on his Wednesday broadcast to pay tribute to the resilient spirit of New York City after a driver mowed down pedestrians and bikers Tuesday in lower Manhattan, killing at least eight people and injuring 12. "New York City made you proud last night," said the Mississippi native who calls Manhattan home.
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| Trove of Bin Laden documents reveal Iran's secret dealings with al-Qaeda Posted: 02 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PDT  A newly released trove of documents recovered from Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound have revealed "secret dealings" between Iran and al-Qaeda. Nearly half a million files found on the computer seized in the May 2, 2011, US raid on the al-Qaeda founder's hideout in Abbottabad were released by the CIA on Wednesday. A never-before-seen 19-page document purportedly written by a senior member of al-Qaeda details an arrangement between Iran and members of the group to strike American interests in "Saudi Arabia and the Gulf." In exchange, Shia Iran offered Sunni militants "money, arms" and "training in Hizbollah camps in Lebanon." Iranian intelligence facilitated the travel of some operatives with visas, while sheltering others. The author of the file, described as "well-connected," explains that al-Qaeda's forces violated the terms of the agreement of the deal, however, resulting in several men being detained. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House Credit: AP Iranian connections to Hizballah and Palestinian militant groups, such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, are well-documented, but its ties to al-Qaeda have until now mostly been shrouded in secrecy. The timing of the release comes as US President Donald Trump is trying to decertify a bilateral deal agreed with Iran to end its nuclear proliferation programme, which was negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama and one which he has described as the "worst deal ever made". Mr Trump has been keen to portray Tehran as America's greatest threat and will no doubt seize upon the documents as proof of the Islamic republic's support for terrorism in the region. Speaking at a national security seminar organised by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington DC last month about the release of the documents, Mike Pompeo, CIA director, said al-Qaeda and Iran have always built "secret and open" ties. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo arrives for a closed briefing before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. Credit: Reuters Mr Pompeo attributed the relationship between the two parties to the fact that they view the West as a common enemy, referring to an "ideological consensus" of their cooperation against the West. He added that the two sides did not fight against each other because they considered the West a greater threat to them. Mr Pompeo stressed that CIA is still watching these relations, especially with the complexity of the situation in Syria, noting that US intelligence is tracking the terrorist organisations' loss of territories in Syria and Iraq. His comments have raised alarm bells among critics of Mr Trump's new strategy to counter Iranian influence, wary that hawks like Mr Pompeo may be making a case for war. The documents also contained a log of bin Laden's video collection, which included pornographic material, several Hollywood movies and three documentaries about himself. Two newly-released videos also show scenes from the wedding of bin Laden's son Hamza, the first picture of the heir apparent as an adult. First video of Osama bin Laden's son Hamza as an adult 00:57 The images are not current, but they are much more recent than the photo al-Qaeda is willing to distribute. According to Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio, scholars from the foundation who were allowed to study the trove before it was made public, it provides new insights. "The Abbottabad repository confirms that bin Laden was anything but retired when US forces knocked down his door. He was not a mere figurehead," they write in the Long War Journal. "During the final months of his life, Osama bin Laden was communicating with subordinates around the globe. Recovered memos discuss the various committees and lieutenants who helped bin Laden manage his sprawling empire of terror." With 470,000 files released in one trance, it will likely take weeks for journalists, academics, and other researchers to shift through the documents in the trove and contextualise their significance.
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| California family missing in Brazilian jungle found safe Posted: 02 Nov 2017 02:09 AM PDT  SAO PAULO (AP) — A California couple and their two daughters who had been missing since Sunday when pirates attacked their boat in the Amazon River delta area have been found alive.
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| One month later, Las Vegas massacre is still a mystery Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:16 PM PDT  The world knew right away what was behind the terror attack in New York City, but a month after the Las Vegas massacre, the gunman's motives — and crucial details of what happened that night — remain a mystery.
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| Terrified Rohingya Muslims await chance to enter Bangladesh Posted: 01 Nov 2017 09:44 PM PDT  PALONG KHALI, Bangladesh (AP) — The scene has played out with heartbreaking regularity as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled persecution in Myanmar and escaped to neighboring Bangladesh: terrified knots of men, women and children crossing the swollen Naf river and waiting along the border for permission to cross.
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| Hey Papa John's, maybe the the NFL protests aren't the reason business sucks Posted: 01 Nov 2017 07:47 PM PDT  Oh poor Papa John. The NFL protests are hurting his pizza chain's sales, Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter complained on a conference call Wednesday, even though he thought the league had the problem "nipped in the bud" last year. The company said on the call that it was the NFL's biggest sponsor. SEE ALSO: This NFL owner's words stirred a pot that was already boiling Colin Kaepernick and other players were making a statement about police brutality and racial inequality — but did they even stop to think about how their actions might affect in-store sales of multinational pizza corporations? No, they didn't. But, also, maybe Papa John's has some other problems, like ... Consumers can choose food items that don't taste like sponges soaked in pizza grease The fast-casual boom brought us Shake Shack. Sweetgreen, and Panera Bread. If you like pizza, you have more options than ever. LeBron James backs Blaze. Kevin Durant invested in Pieology. There's also MOD Pizza and &pizza. The point? People have choices now. And no amount of congealed garlic sauce can mask the travesty that is the Chicken Bacon Philly pizza. oh my god your pizza tastes like subway puddles https://t.co/UL0tnAvXNq — 'Big' Tim Murphy (@timothypmurphy) November 1, 2017 Papa John's is the Dasani water of pizza. — Ronald Funches (@RonFunches) November 1, 2017 Papa John is creepy as hell There's a reason the CEO of Pizza Hut isn't in every Pizza Hut commercial. It's because people don't want to watch some random middle-aged guy in an oversized red shirt make awkward conversation with Peyton Manning. Here he is talking to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder in a commercial that really speaks to the paper-skinned-billionaire-with-beady-eyes demographic. John Schnatter is a Trump supporter John Schnatter (surprise) donated to the Trump campaign and railed against Obamacare. Because you want the person handling your meat and cheese to be sick and underpaid. Waiting for Trump to announce that a slice of Papa John's pizza is our new Attorney General. — billy eichner (@billyeichner) November 1, 2017 He also once warned that regulations were putting America "on the path to becoming what Germany was in 1867." Is that what you want? To live under the iron fist of Otto von Bismarck? I didn't think so. Should you boycott Papa John's? Honestly, you probably already are. So keep doing what you're doing. WATCH: Industrial robots weave a metal bridge as they move in mid-air
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| Obama Reveals The One Thing He Can't Stand About His Fans Posted: 01 Nov 2017 06:11 PM PDT  Barack Obama may love to schmooze with his many admirers, but he really, really hates when they take selfies with him.
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| In key step, Hamas gives up control of Gaza border crossings Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:35 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Wednesday handed over control of Gaza's border crossings with Israel and Egypt to the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, taking the first tangible step toward implementing a reconciliation deal with the rival Fatah movement.
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