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Important news for important people
www.dedicatedpress.com Volume 3441 Tuesday January 29, 2019
International Business Sports
Nigeria’s main opposition candidate US President Donald Trump will The New Orleans Pelicans confirmed
Atiku Abubakar on Monday called meet with China’s trade envoy this Monday that forward Anthony Davis
President Muhammadu Buhari’s sus- week during talks aimed at resolv- has asked to be traded, but say they Sunrise:
pension of the country’s top judge ing the trade dispute with Beijing, US won’t be “dictated to” when it comes Sunset:
unconstitutional after the... P.2 Treasury Secretary... P.3 to letting their star go... P.5 Humidity: % - F

“We want peace, we want it fast but we want it with a plan” Shatter records
Taliban deal would satisfy Trump but poses risks Snow wallops US Midwest
as it braces for extreme cold
what he sees as wasteful foreign in- The US Midwest dug out Monday
volvements. from a snowstorm that closed schools
Senator Rand Paul, a Republican and businesses, as millions braced for
backer of the drawdown strategy, told dangerous sub-zero temperatures that
CBS News after the troop decision: could shatter records.
“We’ve been there 17 years. We think School districts in Minnesota
now we’re going to take one more and Wisconsin canceled classes and
village and we’ll get a better negoti- government offices, universities and
ated deal?” businesses shuttered, with the mer-
Support for America’s longest- cury expected to drop to a polar -40
ever war has been waning -- a Pew Fahrenheit (-40 Celsius).
Research Center poll taken in Sep- “Dangerously cold and potentially
tember found that only 45 percent record breaking temperatures and
of Americans still agreed with the wind chills are expected by Tuesday
decision to use force in Afghanistan, and Wednesday,” National Weather
where some 2,400 US troops have Service (NWS) said.
died since 2001. “The arctic air, together with brisk
“There has been a gradual realiza- winds, can lead to dangerously cold
tion and finally embrace by even the wind chill values.”
US military of the idea that the war In Wisconsin, where nearly a foot
is not going to be won by the United (30 centimeters) of snow was mea-
US President Donald Trump (Photo AFP) States and that there are limits to how sured in one location, Governor Tony
The United States and the Taliban “If the US pulled out abruptly -- effective the US and NATO have Evers declared a state of emergency,
appear closer than ever to a peace either with a peace deal as a fig leaf been in building up the capability of freeing up the Wisconsin National
deal, but fears are mounting that for an exit, or not even bothering Afghan forces to hand over the fight Guard for emergency work, if need-
President Donald Trump could ac- with a fig leaf -- I think you would to them,” Miller said. ed. In North and South Dakota, peak
cept a quick accord that pours fuel see the countries of the region back- Former president Barack Obama wind gusts were measured at 60-70
on -- rather than douses -- Afghani- ing their own separate clients within was also skeptical of the never-end- miles (96-113 kilometers) per hour.
stan’s war. Afghanistan, and I think you will see ing war and planned to pull out troops More than 1,000 flights were can-
Negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad, a a dissipation of central authority in by the end of his term -- but back- celed at two airports in Chicago, a
key player in George W. Bush’s ad- Afghanistan and probably a wider tracked after seeing Taliban gains and major regional hub and America’s
ministration when the United States and intensified civil war,” said Miller, the rise of the Islamic State group, third largest city, in nearby Illinois.
first invaded Afghanistan after the now the Asia director at the Interna- also known as ISIS, following the US On the heels of the storm, nearly a
September 11, 2001 attacks, said he tional Crisis Group. withdrawal from Iraq. dozen states braced for a blast of arc-
sealed the outlines of a peace deal af- “But if the withdrawal comes as Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow tic air known as a polar vortex, which
ter six days of talks with the Taliban part of a peace deal, and with inter- at the Brookings Institution, said he was expected to lower temperatures
in Qatar. locking elements of a US withdrawal was “extremely skeptical” about the well below normal and far below
But it remains to be seen how and an Afghan peace deal, then you negotiations in Qatar. zero.
much the Taliban, who imposed an have a possibility for that being “I see no indication of progress on The frigid air mass had veered
austere form of Islam on much of Af- something that the regional powers what for me is the key issue: how to from its usual path and was forecast
ghanistan when they were in power, could get behind.” share power between the Taliban and to fall into the Midwest beginning
would give in return for a US pullout. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in the existing government?” he said. Tuesday. The chill was expected to
The militants are believed to have a televised address Monday after be- He also doubted Taliban commit- bring temperatures to extreme lows
promised not to provide shelter again ing briefed by Khalilzad, appealed to ments against foreign extremists, by Wednesday and last through
to foreign extremists but have so far the Taliban to negotiate -- saying that saying that the group “shares many Thursday.
refused another key US demand -- all Afghans should agree on the need sympathies with Al-Qaeda and ISIS On Tuesday, the snow storm was
that they talk to the internationally for peace and an eventual withdrawal and won’t be able to control all of its expected to move to the northeast,
recognized government in Kabul. of foreign forces. own territory regardless.” where it could dump another 8 to 12
Laurel Miller, the US special rep- “We want peace, we want it fast Anthony Cordesman, a strategist inches of snow in some areas.
resentative on Afghanistan and Paki- but we want it with a plan,” Ghani at the Center for Strategic and In- In Wisconsin’s biggest city, Mil-
stan until 2017, said it will be critical said. Trump, who reluctantly boosted ternational Studies, warned of paral- waukee, downtown streets were vir-
to see if the Taliban’s pledges are sub- US troop numbers early in his term, lels with the Vietnam War, where the tually deserted Monday and every
stantively new -- “or whether really already decided last month to pull United States handed over the war to major highway in the state covered in
the only change is that the US wants half of the 14,000-strong force from unstable allies in the former Saigon ice or snow, according to the Milwau-
to get out.” Afghanistan, part of his bid to end who were toppled just two years later. kee Journal Sentinel.

International
Page 2 Tuesday January 29, 2019
2015 crackdown The suspension was temporary until the conclusion of the case, he added
Chinese rights lawyer jailed Nigeria opposition slams suspension of top judge as ‘unconstitutional’
for ‘subversion’
Prominent Chinese human rights law- Nigeria’s main opposition candidate surgency against the military. Inter-
yer Wang Quanzhang was sentenced Atiku Abubakar on Monday called national and domestic observers have
on Monday to four and a half years President Muhammadu Buhari’s sus- already warned that Buhari’s ruling
in prison for state subversion, sealing pension of the country’s top judge All Progressives Congress (APC)
the fate of another attorney swept up unconstitutional after the move trig- and the PDP may attempt to rig the
in a 2015 crackdown. gered street protests by lawyers and results.
Wang, 42, who defended political parliamentary criticism just weeks Buhari’s spokesman Garba Shehu
activists and victims of land seizures, before elections. has warned foreign governments
disappeared in a sweep aimed at Buhari, a former military ruler about outside “interference” and said
courtroom critics of Communist au- seeking to win another term in Febru- the issue was an internal matter.
thorities known as the “709” clamp- ary’s election, replaced Chief Justice “The CJN (Chief Justice of Nige-
down because the arrests started on Walter Onnoghen on Friday, sparking ria) does not run the election. Nor is
July 9, 2015. claims he had overstepped his powers he the first arbiter of any electoral
Charged in January 2016 with al- and was trying to manipulate the judi- complaints,” he said on Sunday.
leged state subversion, Wang had ciary as the vote approached. “He and the Supreme Court will
been the last of more than 200 law- The European Union, Britain and only get involved as the final arbiter
yers and activists arrested in the the United States all issued state- at the end of the appellate process...
crackdown to be tried or released. ments at the weekend expressing “To link the CJN to the elections
Wang was “found guilty of sub- concern at the development in Af- in this way is illogical unless they
verting state power, sentenced to four rica’s most populous state. assume that election complaints will
years and six months in prison, and Nigeria’s government has denied be filed and go all the way to the Su-
deprived of political rights for five any connection between the suspen- Atiku Abubakar (Photo AFP) preme Court.”
years,” the Tianjin Second Intermedi- sion and the vote on February 16, in cusing the government of engineer- Shehu maintained that Onnoghen’s
ate People’s Court said in a statement. which Abubakar, 72, is expected to ing a “needless crisis”. position was “untenable” given the
“He has not committed any crimes, be Buhari’s main challenger. Onnoghen is accused of failing to case against him and the president
so there shouldn’t be a sentence,” Abubakar, a wealthy businessman declare foreign currency bank ac- was forced to act because the judge
Li Wenzu, Wang’s wife, told AFP at and former vice-president represent- counts, in breach of rules governing had not stepped down voluntarily.
her home in Beijing, adding that she ing the Peoples Democratic Party the declaration of assets by public of- The suspension was temporary
found out about his sentence over the (PDP), has called Buhari’s actions a ficials. until the conclusion of the case, he
internet. “brazen act of dictatorship”. Buhari’s opponents have ques- added. Hundreds of lawyers staged a
“I think the ones who are guilty are On Monday, he said the removal tioned the timing of the charges protest outside the Abuja headquar-
the judicial authorities, not him,” she was “unlawful”, and “a flagrant against Onnoghen, with Buhari, 76, ters of the Nigerian Bar Association
said. Wearing a black hoodie with her breach of our constitution and a fron- under pressure because of his record (NBA) as its members met to discuss
husband’s name and face printed on tal assault on our democracy”. on security, tackling corruption and the suspension.
the front, Li said she was “very wor- “How we react to this challenge in the economy. He came to power in The NBA has called Onnoghen’s
ried” about his health. the following days will determine the 2015 vowing to combat endemic removal “an attempted coup against
Citing Wang’s lawyer, Li said the fate of our democracy,” he said, ac- graft and stamp out an Islamist in- the judiciary”.
10-day period to submit an appeal
starts Tuesday and that they will “of Letta “Real stability depends on the vitality of society”
course appeal”.
After more than two years of being EU will unravel if migration Macron presses Egypt’s Sisi on respect for ‘freedoms’
in legal limbo -- detained without a French President Emmanuel Macron “Stability and lasting peace go
trial date -- Wang’s court hearing took issue left to populists pressed his Egyptian counterpart on hand in hand with respect for indi-
place behind closed doors in Tianjin The EU will disintegrate if main- human rights Monday, warning that vidual freedoms, dignity of everyone
on December 26. stream parties fail to tackle people’s stability and freedoms go hand-in- and the rule of law.”
Li, who has actively protested concerns about migration in the run- hand, on the second day of a visit The French president had been
her husband’s detention, was placed up to the European elections in May, aimed at boosting ties. heavily criticised in October 2017
under de facto house arrest the day former Italian prime minister Enrico Macron, on a three-day trip to the for saying he was not in a position
before the trial to prevent her from Letta warned Monday. North African country, had set the to “lecture” the former army chief on
attending. Letta, who was Italian premier tone after arriving in Egypt on Sun- civil liberties.
In December, before Wang’s court from April 2013 until February 2014, day by vowing to talk more “openly” But according to Macron, “things
date was announced, Li and three said mainstream politicians should about human rights concerns with have not gone in the right direction
supporters shaved their heads and not cede the migration debate to anti- President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. since October 2017” and “bloggers,
tried to submit a petition to a Beijing European populist forces in the com- Talk on the sensitive issue came to journalists and activists” have been
court protesting his detention. ing months. the fore during a joint news confer- jailed since then.
Last April, Li attempted to march If “we do not realise the central- ence between the two presidents in He underscored that a “vibrant,
100 kilometres (60 miles) to the de- ity of this question, we will have 27 Cairo on Monday after they met and inclusive and active civil society
tention facility in Tianjin where her more Brexits,” warned Letta, who is signed some 30 deals including in remains the best defence against ex-
husband had been held. now president of the Jacques Delors transportation, education and health. tremism and a condition for stability
She plans to try visiting it again on Institute in Brussels, referring to Brit- “Real stability depends on the vi- of the country”. Without these con-
Chinese New Year’s Eve next week, ain’s imminent exit from the Euro- tality of society,” Macron told report- ditions, he said, “the image of Egypt
she said. pean Union. ers, with Sisi standing by his side. may be damaged”.
“I still cannot stop -- I must con- Letta told a gathering in Brussels
tinue to defend civil rights.” that popular opposition to migration
Following the sentencing, the Eu- had a “decisive influence” in Britain’s
ropean Union said it “expects the 2016 shock vote to quit the 28-nation
immediate release of Wang Quan- bloc and brought to power last year
zhang” and fellow lawyers, adding the populist government in Italy.
that his rights to a fair trial were not It has also shaken up the politics of
respected. other countries, he said, alluding to
In a statement Monday EU spokes- the rise of the right in Germany and
woman Maja Kocijancic said “alarm- Austria.
ing” reports of Wang’s mistreatment There “absolutely have to be pro-
in detention “would amount to tor- European voices who speak of solu-
ture” if verified, calling on Beijing to tions” for the migration issue, Letta
investigate. said.

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The DSB accepted Monday to launch the probe after China filed a second request for its case to be heard
WTO to probe Trump’s China tariffs
The World Trade Organization decid- China’s representative told the as- tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 billion in two-way trade, with the
ed Monday to investigate the tariffs sembly Monday that the tariffs im- percent on aluminium. The news of largest amount, more than $250 bil-
Washington slapped on $250 billion posed last year were “a blatant breach the fresh WTO probe came as senior lion, imposed by Washington.
worth of Chinese goods, as the two of the United States’ obligations un- US and Chinese officials prepared to At a meeting in Argentina last
countries prepare to meet for re- der the WTO agreements and is pos- meet in Washington this week, hop- month, Trump and his Chinese coun-
newed trade talks. ing a systemic challenge to the multi- ing to move toward a bargain to end terpart Xi Jinping agreed to bury the
The WTO’s Dispute Settlement lateral trading system.” their unprecedented trade war. hatchet provisionally -- with Trump
Body (DSB) has agreed to establish The US representative meanwhile Since last year, the world’s two delaying a sharp increase on US du-
an expert panel to review US Presi- slammed the Chinese request for a largest economies have exchanged ties for $200 billion in Chinese goods
dent Donald Trump’s decision to hit WTO probe as “entirely hypocriti- tit-for-tat tariffs on more than $360 until March 1.
China with tariffs on a quarter of a cal”, pointing to the “discriminatory
trillion dollars’ worth of goods, ac- duties on over $100 billion in US ex-
cording to a Geneva trade official ports” imposed by China. Foreign Exchange
with insight into the case. At the same time, the representa-
The DSB accepted Monday to tive added, creating a panel was use- EURO USA CAN UK AUS SWISS H.KONG JAP
launch the probe after China filed less since China “has already taken EURO - 1.14 1.52 .87 1.61 1.14 9.00 125.00
a second request for its case to be the unilateral decision that the US USA .88 - 1.32 .76 1.41 .99 7.87 109.89
heard. measures cannot be justified, and CAN .66 .76 - .58 1.06 .75 5.90 83.00
Under WTO regulations, parties in China has already imposed tariff UK 1.15 1.31 1.72 - 1.85 1.30 10.30 144.00
a dispute can block a first request for measures on US goods” in retaliation. AUS .62 .71 .94 .54 - .70 5.60 78.00
the creation of an arbitration panel, The WTO has in recent months cre- SWISS .88 1.01 1.33 .77 1.43 - 7.90 110.00
but if the parties make a second re- ated panels to investigate complaints H.KONG .11 .13 .17 .10 .18 .13 - 13.90
quest, it is all but guaranteed to go from a long line of countries over JAP .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .07 -
through. Trump’s decision to slap them with

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Sanctions violations Revenues rose 11.2 percent to $14.3 billion Congressional report
US charges Huawei in Caterpillar offers cautious 2019 outlook, shares drop US shutdown subtracted
Executives also described eco-
technology theft Caterpillar shares plunged nearly 10 nomic conditions in North America $11 bn from GDP
percent Monday after the industrial
The US Justice Department on giant offered a cautious 2019 profit as “strong.” The five-week government shutdown
Monday unveiled sweeping charges outlook following weaker-than-ex- But officials told an analyst confer- subtracted $11 billion from the US
against Chinese telecommunications pected fourth-quarter earnings. ence call they expect flat sales in Chi- economy, about twice the amount
giant Huawei in two cases likely to The company, which has been seen na in 2019, a significant shift from the President Donald Trump sought to
ratchet up tensions between the two as vulnerable to a slowing Chinese strong growth of the last two years. fund a border wall, an independent
superpowers -- including that of a top economy, reported profits of $1.0 “Within China, the industry is congressional body said Monday.
executive arrested in Canada on a US billion, a big improvement from the very dynamic and there are a variety However, all but $3 billion, or 0.02
warrant. $1.3 billion loss in the prior year due of forecasts,” Chief Executive Jim percent of GDP, will eventually be
The department unveiled 13 charg- to one-time costs connected to tax Umpleby said, but “we are forecast- recovered as the government resumes
es against Huawei Technologies, its reform. ing the overall China market to be operations, the non-partisan Congres-
chief financial officer Meng Wan- Revenues rose 11.2 percent to roughly flat in 2019 following two sional Budget Office said in a report.
zhou -- the daughter of the company’s $14.3 billion. years of significant growth.” The estimate suggested the damag-
founder who is currently out on bail Caterpillar, which makes heavy Caterpillar projected 2019 profits es from the political brawl in Wash-
in Canada -- and two affiliates related machinery for the energy, construc- of between $11.75 and $12.75 a share ington were significant but stopped
to violating US sanctions on Iran. tion and mining industry, scored for a midpoint of $12.25, below the short of the far worse harm that could
Meng’s case has sparked a major higher sales in all three of its main $12.64 expected by analysts. have occurred had it been allowed to
crisis between Beijing and Ottawa, business areas, and cited good de- Executives stressed that while sales continue.
which is accused of doing Washing- mand growth in several key areas, growth would be “modest” overall in “Underlying those effects on the
ton’s bidding. including oil and gas, power genera- 2019, they do not expect an overall overall economy are much more sig-
In addition, 10 US federal charges tion, mining and heavy construction. decline. nificant effects on individual busi-
were filed against two Huawei af- nesses and workers,” the report said.
filiates for stealing robot technology A source close to the companies said “Some of those private-sector en-
from T-Mobile. tities will never recoup that lost in-
“Both sets of charges expose Hua- Renault-Nissan alliance to meet Thursday in Amsterdam come.”
wei’s brazen and persistent actions The heads of automakers Renault and The French carmaker declined to Growth in subsequent quarters this
to exploit American companies and Nissan will meet Thursday in Am- comment when contacted by AFP. year should see a small, temporary
financial institutions, and to threaten sterdam for the first time since for- Last week, Renault named Thi- bounce, compensating for the losses
the free and fair global marketplace,” mer boss Carlos Ghosn was arrested erry Bollore as chief executive and in the final quarter of 2018 and the
said FBI Director Christopher Wray. in Japan and resigned, a source close Jean-Dominique Senard as chairman, start of 2019, the report said.
Meng -- who was arrested in Van- to the companies said. filling the posts that Ghosn had held The partial shutdown, the longest
couver on December 1 at Washing- The source said Monday that the previously. in US history, left some 800,000 fed-
ton’s request -- is expected to fight Dutch-based alliance’s board would Nissan and Renault are equal eral workers either working without
extradition to the United States, amid hold an “operational meeting” sched- partners in the alliance, which co- pay or furloughed although they are
heavy pressure on Canada from Bei- uled well in advance of Ghosn’s res- ordinates activities and elaborates due to receive back pay this week.
jing, whose subsequent detention of ignation, but declined to say if the medium- and long-term strategy for But government contractors, in-
two Canadians is seen as an act of nomination of a new president was the companies, but according to a re- cluding hourly workers, may not be
retaliation for Meng’s arrest. on the agenda. stated agreement, the Renault CEO is compensated for lost income.
With public services including
Trump hit back on Monday on Twitter aviation safety beginning to buckle
under the strain of withheld wages
At Starbucks, Schultz pushed envelope on social issues and suspended operations, Trump
In building Starbucks into a global in New York and snakes through 12 siphons off enough votes that 40% agreed Friday to reopen the federal
behemoth, Howard Schultz has em- major US cities through early March. wins an election. Stick to coffee government temporarily but with no
braced a range of difficult, occasion- Schultz, whose wealth is estimated at #howardschultz.” additional funding for the wall.
ally polarizing social debates that $3.4 billion by Forbes, is promoting A self-described lifelong Demo- In a signature pledge from his 2016
companies often try to dodge. his just-published memoir “From the crat, Schultz won big points from gay campaign, Trump claimed the barrier
The former Starbucks chief execu- Ground Up,” which chronicles his rise rights supporters at the company’s would stem illegal immigration and
tive, who is weighing a run for US from Brooklyn housing projects to the 2013 annual meeting, when he fa- drug trafficking, a claim Democrats
president as an independent, has been top of what has become one of Ameri- mously invited a shareholder upset have rejected.
unwavering in support of gay mar- ca’s most iconic companies. at the company’s support of gay mar- Funding for the government is
riage and racial equality, stances in That tale of a self-made billionaire riage to sell his shares if he did not due to run out by mid-February and
alignment with the progressive side stands in contrast to Trump, whose like the stance. Trump told The Wall Street Journal
of American politics. wealth originated with support from Schultz was also behind the chain’s on Sunday the odds were below 50
Yet Schultz -- whose potential can- his father and whom Schultz dis- ill-fated “Race Together” initiative percent that lawmakers would reach a
didacy drew mixed reviews includ- missed to “60 Minutes” as “not quali- that sought to compel conversations deal on border security he would find
ing ridicule from President Donald fied to be the president.” about race as guests awaited their acceptable.
Trump -- has also found common “Howard Schultz doesn’t have the morning coffee, an idea quickly Airports in Miami and New York
ground with themes thought of as ‘guts’ to run for President! Watched ditched because it proved awkward in operated at reduced capacity caus-
central in “red” America, as with a him on @60Minutes last night and practice, but which Schultz described ing some flights to be grounded due
drive to hire veterans at the coffee I agree with him that’s he is not the as close to his heart and an effort to shortages of air traffic controllers
chain and his co-authorship of the ‘smartest person.’ Besides, America “to stimulate conversation, empathy and transportation safety agents,
book, “For love of country: what our already has that! I only hope that and compassion toward one another.” bringing home the direct threat to
veterans can teach us about citizen- Starbucks is still paying me their rent “A CEO for president is one of normal commerce as the shutdown
ship, heroism and sacrifice.” in Trump Tower!” those things that on first blush in our dragged on.
Schultz told the CBS news show Leading Democrats also reacted turbo-capitalist society seems to make Trump was widely seen as having
“60 Minutes” his candidacy would be negatively, with some threatening a lot of sense,” Olen said. “CEOs take lost the standoff with congressional
“as a centrist independent outside of Starbucks boycotts on the view that advice but generally don’t need to ac- Democrats as polling showed most
the two-party system.” an independent Schultz candidacy tually listen to it. They do not govern voters blamed the president for the
If he runs, Schultz could draw on would divide the progressive elector- by consensus. “And satisfying share- impasse while hard-right commenta-
his legacy of on social issues as much ate and hand Trump a second term. holders (the vast majority of whom tors accused him of capitulation.
as on his success in transforming “There are two ways Trump can represent business interests or afflu- The president has threatened to use
Starbucks from a sleepy Seattle cafe get re-elected,” Jim Kessler of the ent individuals) or other company emergency powers to build the wall
into a coffee giant with some 22,500 center-left think tank Third Way investors on a quarterly basis is a far if he does not get his way with Con-
stores in 70 countries. said on Twitter. “Democrats nomi- cry from running a government,” she gress. However, observers say this
The “60 Minutes” appearance begins nate someone who can’t win moder- added. “The common good is a dis- would likely face immediate legal
a speaking tour that kicks off Monday ate voters or a third party candidate cretionary concept.” challenges.

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“Relative to specific talks of a trade, we will do this on our terms and our timeline” Tennis
Pelicans vow to put team first in any Davis trade Sharapova off to winning
start at St Petersburg
The New Orleans Pelicans confirmed Russian star Maria Sharapova made
Monday that forward Anthony Davis a victorious debut at the WTA Saint
has asked to be traded, but say they Petersburg indoor tournament, beat-
won’t be “dictated to” when it comes ing Daria Gavrilova of Australia in
to letting their star go. straight sets on Monday.
Davis, a five-time All-Star and The 31-year-old Sharapova pre-
member of the 2012 London Olym- vailed 6-0, 6-4 in one hour 45 min-
pic gold medal squad, won’t sign a utes to chalk up her third win in four
contract extension and wants to be head-to-head meetings with Russian-
traded to an NBA contender before born Gavrilova.
the league’s February 7 transfer dead- The unseeded Sharapova was in
line. command from the start on the hard
“This past weekend, Anthony Da- court of Sibur Arena, breaking her
vis’ representatives informed us that rival’s serve three times to take the
Anthony does not wish to sign a opening set to love.
contract extension with our team and Gavrilova broke in the second, but
subsequently has requested a trade,” Sharapova, who is ranked 29th in
the Pelicans said in a statement. the world, replied by breaking twice
“Although we are disappointed in and sealing her victory with a precise
this decision, our organization’s top forehand drive.
priority is to bring an NBA champi- “It was much harder than the
onship to our city and fans and build Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo AFP) scoreline indicates,” Sharapova
our team for long-term success. Orleans. At 22-28 with seven losses Pelicans any preference as to which said. “It was a tough physical battle
“Relative to specific talks of a in their past eight games, the Pelicans team he wants to join. Paul said the but I expected it as that’s the way
trade, we will do this on our terms are 13th of 15 clubs in the Western decision was made “to let them know we’ve played all of our previous
and our timeline. One that makes the Conference, six games behind the by the deadline so they could do meetings.”
most sense for our team and it will Los Angeles Clippers for the eighth what’s best for the organization going “Daria has recently been in the top
not be dictated by those outside of and final playoff berth. forward.” 10,” said Sharapova. “Even though
our organization.” Davis, out since January 19 with The Pelicans have missed the she lost early in Australia she is in
The 25-year-old Davis, the top a sprained left index finger but due playoffs in four of six seasons since good form and it will be hard to play
pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, shares back this week, could become a free drafting Davis, but swept Portland in against her. But I feel I’m ready.”
second in the NBA with 29.3 points agent in 2020 and sign a five-year the first round of last season’s play- Earlier on Monday, Alison Van
a game and third in the league with contract extension worth $240 mil- offs for their first postseason series Uytvanck of Belgium saw off com-
13.3 rebounds per contest. He also lion after this season. triumph since 2008. New Orleans patriot Kirsten Flipkens 6-2, 6-4 to
has 4.4 assists, 2.6 blocked shots and The New York Times reported that fell in the second round to eventual set up a meeting with fourth-seeded
1.7 steals a game this season for New agent Rich Paul has not given the champion Golden State. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

League officials announced Monday a series of events to mark the milestone year Super Bowl
Baseball to commemorate Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday NFL expected to ‘refine’
Major League Baseball will celebrate and died at age 53 in 1972, a decade York entitled “In the Dugout with
the 100th anniversary of the birth of after being inducted into the Baseball Jackie Robinson.” The league will rules after Saints blunder
Jackie Robinson, who became MLB’s Hall of Fame. launch a series of initiatives in trib- NFL team owner Arthur Blank said
first black player in 1947, with a year To mark the 100th anniversary of ute to Robinson during February’s Monday he believes the league will
of activities starting Thursday. Robinson’s birth on Thursday, Rob- Black History Month activities, the introduce rule changes following the
League officials announced Mon- inson will be posthumously given first event on February 7 in Kansas officiating furor that saw the New Or-
day a series of events to mark the the key to Brooklyn, presented to his City at the MLB Royals Urban Youth leans Saints controversially denied a
milestone year, capped by Decem- family. Academy next to the Negro Leagues place in the Super Bowl.
ber’s opening of the Jackie Robinson Robinson’s widow, Rachel, and Baseball Museum. Robinson was Blank, the billionaire boss of the
Museum in New York, which will daughter Sharon will join Major a Negro League star for the Kansas Atlanta Falcons, told reporters that
showcase Robinson’s career and so- League Baseball commissioner Rob City Monarchs before making his the NFL’s competition committee
cial impact. Robinson was born on Manfred at the opening of an exhibit barrier-breaking debut for the Brook- would address the blunder that over-
January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, at the Museum of the City of New lyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. shadowed the Saints’ NFC Champi-
onship loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
“Age has definitely taken a toll” The non-call, which denied the
Rams ace taunts Brady over age ahead of Super Bowl Saints a chance to kill off the game
before the Rams went on to win in
Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nick- roar, is adamant that Brady is on the underdogs despite another successful overtime, is widely regarded as one
ell Robey-Coleman has risked the wane. “Age has definitely taken a season, which has ended with a ninth of the worst officiating gaffes in NFL
wrath of Tom Brady after claiming toll,” Robey-Coleman told Bleacher Super Bowl appearance since the history. Blank believes “refinements”
age had finally caught up with the Report. “For him to still be doing it, 2001-2002 campaign. are inevitable following the contro-
New England Patriots quarterback. that’s a great compliment for him. At a send-off rally for the Patri- versy, but would not speculate on
Brady, 41, will overtake Peyton But I think that he’s definitely not the ots at their Gillette Stadium home what those changes might look like.
Manning as the oldest quarterback same quarterback he was.” on Sunday, Brady pumped up nearly “The NFL takes the integrity of the
to win a Super Bowl on Sunday if he Robey-Coleman said he had pin- 35,000 fans with chants of “We’re game very seriously,” Blank said.
guides the Patriots to victory over the pointed Brady’s throwing as a pos- still here!”. “That’s the backbone of what we
Rams in Atlanta. sible area of decline. Brady, who in the past has spoken do. Every year, the competition com-
Brady has looked in superb form “He still can sling it, but he’s not of his desire to play until 45, mean- mittee looks at everything that took
during the playoffs, leading the Pa- slinging it as much,” he said. while told ESPN that he had no plans place in the previous year, and obvi-
triots to a lopsided win over the Los “Whatever he was doing -- because to retire after Sunday’s showpiece. ously this year will include the call
Angeles Chargers before a thrilling of his age and all that -- he’s not do- “I feel like I’m asked that a lot and that was missed in the conference
overtime victory against the Kansas ing as much of that anymore.” I feel like I repeat the same answer, championship game.
City Chiefs in the AFC title game. Robey-Coleman’s words are likely but no one wants to believe me,” said “They will look at making refine-
Robey-Coleman, whose unpun- to be motivational manna from heav- the five-time Super Bowl champion, ments to the rules, and I’m sure they
ished pass interference in the Rams en for Brady and the Patriots, who stating there was “zero” chance he will do something, although what that
win over New Orleans sparked up- have been eager to cast themselves as would quit. will be I’m not sure.”

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Sudokumania
The aim of the game is to fill a 9x9 grid (81 squares) that is subdivided into 3x3 “sub-squares, with each of the numbers one through nine, besides
the ones that are already filled with numbers.
The rule is that each number appear only once per row, once per column, and only once per sub-square. It is rather easy to solve, in fact no math-
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Have fun!

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