Friday, 15 December 2017

*Jose Mourinho hints at Manchester United January exits amid Henrikh Mkhitaryan speculation*

Jose Mourinho has added to speculation over the future of Henrikh Mkhitaryan by saying every player has a price.

Mkhitaryan has been left out of United's 18-man squad for seven of their last eight matches, with his only recent outing coming as a substitute against Brighton on November 25.

The United boss has said the Armenia international's place has been filled by other players who are more deserving, fuelling rumours that the midfielder could be close to leaving Old Trafford in the January transfer window.

"For the right price, that is my approach as a manager in case the club advise. Every player has a price," Mourinho said ahead of Sunday's match against West Brom, which is live on Sky Sports Premier League.

"If a player is not happy and if a player brings with him a request with the number that we consider is a good number it happened with Memphis (Depay) and Morgan (Schneiderlin), I would never say no."

Mourinho also revealed he is not a fan of the January window, but will use it to strengthen his squad if a transfer target becomes available

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

*QP1*: *Schumer and Pelosi invited back ๐Ÿ‘ to White House after standing up Trump ๐Ÿ‘€*

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President Donald Trump just can’t quit House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Less than one week after Trump ripped the Democratic congressional leaders as “weak” after they canceled a meeting with him, Pelosi and Schumer said Monday that the president had asked them back to the White House for a sit-down Thursday, and that they’d accepted his invitation.

“We’re glad the White House has reached out and asked for a second meeting," the Democrats said in a joint statement. "We hope the President will go into this meeting with an open mind, rather than deciding that an agreement can’t be reached beforehand."

Pelosi and Schumer said Republican leaders would also attend Thursday's meeting, at which they would all discuss “the year-end agenda,” which includes how to keep the government open past Friday, when funding is set to run out.

The invitation from Trump comes just six days after he exchanged barbs with “Chuck and Nancy” for their decision to opt out of a planned meeting at the White House following his pre-emptive attack on Twitter.

๐Ÿ“ฐ *QP6*: *Google’s Paper ✉ Signals are physical Assistant-controlled widgets ๐Ÿ‘ that you can easily build*

Last month, Google expanded its Experiments program with a new category for voice interactions to demonstrate how developers can take advantage of conversations.

Usually app-based, the latest Voice Experiment is physical and involves paper crafts that signal a data point.

Similar to the AIY line of do-it-yourself artificial intelligence kits, which launched a new Vision Kit for computer vision last week, Paper Signals "explores how physical things can be controlled with voice."

Created in-house by the Google Creative Lab, these paper objects can track things like the weather, Bitcoin, and rocket launches.

For example, an umbrella-shaped contraption can be assigned to signal when it's going to rain, while a rocket-shaped item jets out flames when there is a launch.

​๐Ÿšจ BREAKING: North Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต fires new ballistic missile, South Korea says❗​

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korean media say, quoting military officials. 
The news was confirmed by a US government source, according to Reuters news agency. 
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the missile flew eastward from Pyongsong in South Pyongan province. 
It is not clear how far it went or whether it flew over Japan as other missiles did earlier this year. 
North Korea has test fired several other missiles this year, including its first intercontinental ballistic missiles, as tensions increase over its nuclear programme. 
South Korean and US authorities are working together to analyse the latest missile's trajectory, according to a statement from South Korean military chiefs. It is unclear what range it had.

Missau Files ⚖Subpoena to Compel IGP๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿฝ to Appear๐Ÿ“น:

The lawmaker representing Bauchi Central senatorial district, Senator Isah Missau has filed a subpoena to compel the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris to appear in court to testify on his behalf and also produce documents that will aid his defence.

Counsel to Missau Mr Joshua Musa argued that a defendant is entitled to every document and persons and materials needed to defend himself. He also argued that the IGP is not listed as a defendant or prosecutor in the case and as such, there is no reason why he should not be invited.

Zimbabwe's New ๐Ÿ‘”President Dissolves ๐Ÿ˜ŽMugabe Cabinet​

Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa three days after his inauguration has dissolved the cabinet of his predecessor Robert Mugabe, who resigned after the military took control of the country, a senior government official said on Monday.

Mnangagwa "is in the process of putting together a new team of cabinet ministers", Misheck Sibanda, the chief secretary to the president and cabinet said in a statement.

Sibanda added that Mnangagwa has appointed Patrick Chinamasa as acting finance minister and Simbarashe Mumbengegwi as acting top diplomat "to allow uninterrupted services in critical ministries of government." The statement did not indicate when Mnangagwa will announce his new cabinet.