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During Monday’s Raw, WWE advertised a huge double main event for their return to Hawaii in June.
The advertised matches are Brock Lesnar vs. Kevin Owens and John Cena vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on June 29 in Honolulu.
Lesnar and Cena are currently not officially advertised on the Blaisdell Arena website. However, it appears they will be joining the tour that heads to Japan for shows in Tokyo the first week of July.
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Other stars advertised for the tour are Roman Reigns, A.J. Styles, Chris Jericho, Bray Wyatt, New Day, Kevin Owens, The Usos, Women’s champion Charlotte, and NXT Women’s champion Asuka.
Tickets went on-sale in April and have sold out. The arena is advertising that some production holds may be released as the show date nears.
(Thanks to VIP member Chris)
A security firm run by Erik Prince has drawn criticism with plans to build a training centre in Xinjiang, a far-western province where Uighur Muslims have been rounded up and forced into internment camps.
Frontier Services Group, a Hong Kong-listed security and logistics firm, inked a deal with the Kashgar Caohu Industrial Park, on January 11, according to a statement on the company’s website, without providing further details.
The signing was attended by officials from Xinjiang’s Tumxuk city, and from Citic Guoan, a subsidiary under state-owned conglomerate Citic Group.
Mr Prince is co-founder and deputy chairman of Frontier Services. He is a former US Navy SEAL, and founder of Blackwater, a US military contractor whose presence in Iraq and Afghanistan sparked debate over the role of private security working for the US government in war zones.
The expansion of FSG into Xinjiang is controversial given a massive surveillance and detention program that the United Nations estimates has forced as many as one million into internment camps.
Beijing has defended the existence of the camps, calling them “re-education” centres that are part of wider and necessary anti-terrorism efforts.
Suppression of the Islamic faith is occurring in other provinces of China as well, The Telegraph has found. In Ningxia, a province in central China, Arabic language signs are scratched out and Communist Party members are banned from attending prayers at mosques.
Growing ties between FSG and Chinese state-backed ventures have also prompted criticism that Mr Prince, the brother of US education secretary Betsy DeVos, is helping further policy objectives for an American rival.
Last March, Chinese state-owned Citic became the largest shareholder in FSG after increasing its stake to nearly one-third of the company. Senior Citic executives also sit on FSG’s board.
The capital raising was aimed at supporting expansion in Southeast Asia, with about HK$121 million (£11.8 million) reserved for setting up a “security logistics business in Pakistan and Xinjiang, China including establishing training facilities, and buying security equipment and vehicles,” according to a stock exchange filing.
In 2017, FSG purchased a stake in a security training facility in Beijing, and has trained Chinese military and police.
Xinjiang is a major link on China’s massive “Belt and Road” campaign, a global infrastructure investment plan meant to help boost Beijing’s clout and business ties around the world.
It also represents a big business opportunity for security firms like FSG to guard and handle logistics for everything from infrastructure assets to high-level company officials.
Calls to FSG’s Beijing offices were unanswered and the company’s Hong Kong headquarters didn’t respond to a request for comment.
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WWE EVOLUTION PPV SUNDAY AT 7 P.M. EASTERN FROM THE NASSAU COLISEUM ON THE WWE NETWORK
Sasha Banks & Bayley & Natalya vs. Ruby Riott & Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan — Should be a standard decent match. Doesn’t really matter who wins. It’s a good place to shoot an angle to differentiate this between all the similar TV matches these women have been having. Banks & Bayley & Natalya are -260 favorites.
Battle Royal — This has everyone on the main roster plus a lot of women from the past including Ivory and Madusa. Madusa hasn’t wrestled in 18 years. The idea should be to have the winner be someone who is about to challenge one of the champions so Ember Moon, Asuka, Naomi, Carmella and Nia Jax could be favored. Carmella and Naomi have won big women’s matches in the past so they may give someone else the big rub here. Asuka has been underutilized of late and Moon is the one who hasn’t gotten the big win or a main roster title shot yet.
Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Mickie James & Alicia Fox — Alexa Bliss wasn’t cleared for this match and Fox replaces her. This match was pushed on television more than anything but the top two bouts. Stratus and Lita are -450 favorites.
Toni Storm vs. Io Shirai in the Mae Young Classic final — For actual wrestling, this should be the best match on the show. Shirai is tremendous and Storm is a great seller, and they’ve worked a number of excellent main events in Japan together. If the crowd gives them a chance, they can steal the show. Storm is a -300 favorite. For what it’s worth, Shirai is only in the finals because of the Tegan Nox injury so she was clearly not supposed to win. Storm was at least already earmarked for the finals.
Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler for the NXT women’s title — Their Takeover match was very good. Sane is an excellent worker, one of the best in the company. Baszler is excellent at playing her character. Key here is will the crowd react big to them or be a main roster crowd who doesn’t know them. As far as delivering the match, they’ve already shown they can, but the crowd is really the variable here. Sane is a -365 favorite to retain. Those odds feel really long unless Baszler is headed to the main roster because Baszler makes a good champion there.
Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown women’s title in a last woman standing match — There are high expectations for this match. They’ve gotten strong reviews at the recent house shows. It will be interesting to see if the crowd will boo Charlotte, or cheer both. I don’t see Lynch being booed at all in New York. This is Lynch’s biggest career match in some ways and last woman standing usually means longer and more brutal for WWE. Lynch is a -275 favorite to retain her title.
Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella for the Raw women’s title — They have been practicing this match all week. Rousey has for the most part overachieved on big shows so I expect this to be better than the oddsmakers as far as match quality. Rousey is a -900 favorite so I think it would be a big surprise if the title changes hands. This doesn’t feel like the time for it. Unless things change, and they often do, Rousey vs. Nikki goes on last. That or the Charlotte Flair match are the only ones I could see going on last.
WWN AND EVOLVE PRESENT EVOLVE 114 FROM THE ORPHEUM IN YBOR CITY, FL AT 7 P.M. EASTERN
Shane Strickland defends the Evolve title
Darby Allin vs. Josh Briggs in a ladder match, winner moves on to the main event
Chris Dickinson & Jaka vs. NXT’s Street Profits for the Evolve tag title
Ladder match for vacant WWN title: Anthony Henry, AR Fox, Austin Theory, Harlem Bravado, JD Drake and the Allin vs. Briggs winner
NEW JAPAN SUPER JUNIORS TOURNAMENT FROM MIYAGI (only the one tournament match will be put up on New Japan World)
ACH & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Bushi & Shingo Takagi
Raw is Monday from Charlotte, NC. There is also a Smackdown house show Monday night from Macon, GA.
Smackdown, Mixed match Challenge and 205 Live are Tuesday in Atlanta. Announced so far is Tony Nese vs. Mustafa Ali with the winner getting a cruiserweight title shot, Brian Kendrick vs. Jack Gallagher, Braun Strowman & Ember Moon vs. Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox and Rusev & Lana vs. Charlotte Flair & A.J. Styles.
NEW JAPAN SUPER JUNIORS TOURNAMENT FROM NAGANO ON NEW JAPAN WORLD
Volador Jr. & Soberano Jr. vs. Robbie Eagles & Taiji Ishimori
F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Roman Reigns reveals leukemia diagnosis
Roman Reigns opened the October 22, 2018 episode of Raw by revealing that he’s battling leukemia. After missing the weekend house show events, Reigns came out wearing street clothes and addressed the audience while using his real name. He announced that he’s been living with leukemia for the past 11 years, and unfortunately it’s back. Reigns then relinquished the Universal Championship.
WON NEWSLETTER: October 29, 2018 Observer Newsletter: Roman Reigns diagnosed with leukemia
The most in-depth look at the Roman Reigns battle with leukemia is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Look at what is known about his first bout with leukemia, walk through the weekend, the turns done this past week, what happened throughout the day on Monday, who knew what and what kind of word was going around, a look at his interview, and candidates for the company’s top spot position.
Also look at Crown Jewel and Evolution, including business notes on the Evolution show, Hulk Hogan and Crown Jewel.
Find out what is being talked about for the future of the WWE Network, including ideas for new content, new promotions, and a second tier
Also look at Daniel Cormier and WWE and what it’s all about, Cena book, more WWE injuries, next MSG show and why it’s so important, shows this week, and the Tegan Knox injury.
Examine the next month of NXT television, as well as a look at every house show from WWE and NXT from the past week with results, highlights and business info.
Read about the proposed Ben Askren vs. Demetrious Johnson trade, the valuation of ONE, and why UFC would do this regarding an existing lawsuit.
Look at the state of the NWA with its 70th anniversary show, including the Nick Aldis vs. Cody match, the aftermath, the rest of the show, the business notes and the NWA going forward.
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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE
WWE has done a ton of media for today’s show with the women trying to promote this as a ground breaking event. It will be interesting viewing the interest level. The show is a few hundred tickets from sold out but the secondary market for tickets was very soft. I have a higher level of interest than a normal PPV show, with so many first-timers and the risk of putting on a few matches, which may steal the show, involving people who have never been on Raw or Smackdown, notably Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler and Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm.
Almost all the NXT women are in New York. There was talk all along about 50 women and that everyone who has made NXT television would be used on the show, but for weeks, the 50 women has not been mentioned and if any other matches other than the ones announced are on the show it is being kept quiet.
Kambi’s odds on star ratings for tonight:
Battle Royal **
Bayley & Banks & Natalya vs. Riott & Morgan & Logan **1/2
Storm vs. Shirai ***3/4
Sane vs. Baszler ***1/2
Stratus & Lita vs. Fox & James *3/4
Lynch vs. Flair ****
Rousey vs. Nikki Bella **3/4
To the best of my knowledge, the gambling odds for star ratings of Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch are the highest for any women’s match in history. Kambi only does WWE PPV matches and I think New Japan WrestleKingdoms as far as star ratings gambling.
One person in production noted that they expect a higher than usual percentage of women in the crowd and shots of emotional women if they can find them to paint the story that this show is a ground breaking event for real-world women are being talked about right now. They always look for emotional reaction shots, men or women, so this isn’t that off the usual ground.
A notable thing is that most, but not all, of the press related to this show hasn’t mentioned Saudi Arabia, both the controversy of going there this week, or the obvious tie of a women’s only show to combat the idea of a big show where women aren’t allowed.
The real story here in the long run is if the show is deemed successful enough to make it annual, or even more, and how it is promoted the second and subsequent times.
Tons of people from the past and NXT women are there as well as main roster people including Finn Balor, Miz and Shawn Michaels, as well as Ric Flair (obviously) are supposed to be at the show. Vickie Guerrero is confirmed in New York and Eve Torres’ name was mentioned by PW Insider.
WWE
Lots of teases about the potential announcement of women tag team titles tonight. There were visible signs at both TV’s and Stephanie McMahon told Sky Sports an announcement would be “sooner than we think.”
Becky Lynch interview is in the New York Daily News.
UFC
For Observer readers looking at planning on attending UFC 231 in Toronto and stay overnight Grant Zwarych, who sells our pre-1991 library of issues (including stuff from the 70s), has a rate for readers at the Holiday Inn Express at 111 Lombard St. in Toronto. It is a short walk from the Scotia Bank Arena, The Distillery District and St. Lawrence Market. It includes breakfast for two. Rooms are $170 for king size bed or $175 for two queen sized beds. The deadline for booking is 11/7. You can call 416-367-5555 and book under the UFC 231 group rate or e-mail [email protected].
MISCELLANEOUS
AAA Heroes Inmortales, one of their major shows of the year, airs live on Twitch tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. The main event is Jeff Jarrett vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. in a hair vs. hair match. One thing notable is that the booker, Konnan, is on the Jericho Cruise, so instead of running the show, he had to send everyone their directions on what to do.
Defy from last night in Seattle: Randy Myers b MJF, Doc Kliever & Drexel b Leon Negro & Sonico, Ethan HD & Mike Santiago b Flamita & Bandido to keep the tag titles (really good match), Artemis Spencer b Rey Fenix (incredible match), Brody King b Jeff Cobb (great match), Shane Strickland b Schaff to keep the Defy title. Cobb gave a speech noting it was his last match with the promotion since he’s signing an exclusive for the U.S. with ROH. (thanks to S Janicek)
Chris Abbott beat Jonah Rock on Friday night in Sydney to win the IWA title in Australia.
Regular correspondent Kevin Chiat from Australia noted woman wrestler Avary, saying she could be a superstar coming from that country, with strong character work and her in-ring continues to improve.
Gursinder Singh, formerly from Impact is working 12/15 for Venom Pro Wrestling in Brisbane, Australia, which is a unique name from North America being brought in.
BCW from Friday night in Melbourne: Jonathan Preston & Sean Preston b Nick Bury & Mitch Waterman, Big Cuz b Kaz Jordan, Vance Adams b Cletus, Vixsin b Queen Binka,Mick Moretti b Dowie James, Melina (Perez) b Erika Reid to keep BCW women’s title, Gabriel Wolfe b Cody Swift, Mad Dog b Nick Bury to keep BCW heavyweight title.
SPW from last night In Invercargill, New Zealand: Markus Kool b Falcon Kid, Detention b DTF, Jay Carnage b Professor Palmer, Shane Sinclair b T-Rex, Adam Brooks b JK Moody to keep the MCW Intecommonweath title, Kane Khan b Will Power to win the SPW New Zealand heavyweight title. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
There is a CWF Legends show limited to 200 fans on 11/3 in Lutz, FL where you can meet, not just talk 30 seconds with, CWF legends like Jerry Brisco, Pat Patterson, Ron Fuller, Robert Fuller, Bugsy McGraw and Leilani Kai. There will be a two hour private catered buffet dinner with Brisco and Patterson and a Q&A session with them. Tickets are at Eventbrite.com called CWF Legends Fanfest 4.
PCW Ultra from last night in Wilmington, CA: Jake Atlas won four-way over Marko Stunt, Eli Everfly and Chris Bey to get a Ultra light title shot, Hammerstone b Daga, Brody King b Puma King, Tessa Blanchard b Priscilla Kelly to retain the PCW Ultra women’s title, Warbeast b Abyss & Sinn Bodhi, Shane Strickland b Darby Allin to keep the Ultra light title, Penta 0M b PJ Black to keep the heavyweight title. They set up Strickland vs. Penta, which is likely on the next show on 12/7. Attendance was down due to the World Series in Los Angeles. Allin vs. Strickland was described a PWG caliber and Blanchard vs. Kelly was also said to be very good. (thanks to Brian Reznick)
Eve’s She-1 tournament that we’ve written about takes place on 11/10 and 11/11 with both afternoon and evening shows both days at the Resistance Gallery in Bethnal Green in London. Tickets for both events are said to be almost sold out. They are also allowing kids 14 and up to attend the afternoon shows with an adult. They haven’t allowed that in the past. The evening shows are 18 and up because they feature cabaret performances. The tournament has:
A block: Jamie Hayter, Viper, Madison Eagles, Millie McKenzie
B block: Kris Wolf, Kasey, Charli Evans, Rhia O’Reilly
C block: Toni Storm, Jinny, Jetta, Comando Bolshoi
Stardom from today in Tokyo at Shinkiba: Hina b Rina, Starlight Kid & Natsumi b Leo Onozaki & Hanan in tag tournament, Hana Kimura & Mary Apache b Kaori Yoneyama & Ruaka in tag tournament, Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima b Tam Nakano & Shiki Shibusawa in tag tournament, Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora b Konami & AZM in tag tournament, Kagetsu & Hazuki & Natsu Sumire & Session Moth Martina b Momo Watanabe & Utami Hayashishita & Bea Priestley & Chardonnay. (thanks to Shannon Walsh)
Paradox Pro Wrestling on 11/3 in Merced, CA with Brian Cage and Brody King, 7 p.m. show.
Best of the West on 11/4 in the Bitwise Hive in Fresno with Chris Bey, Tyler Bateman, Funnybone and Brody King at 6 p.m. for a TV taping.
Full Throttle Championship Wrestling on 11/10 at Roosevelt High School in Fresno at 6 p.m.
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The first of the final three UFC PPVs of 2018 comes to us tonight from Madison Square Garden: the snakebit UFC 230 show that has seen more changes than a Broadway show.
Helping me dissect this show a bit for our dear readers is our event recapper duo of Ryan Frederick and Paul Fontaine.
The card:
UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis
Chris Weidman vs. Jacare Souza
David Branch vs. Jared Cannonier
Karl Roberson vs. Jack Marshman
Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya
Jason Knight vs. Jordan Rinaldi
Sijara Eubanks vs. Roxanne Modaferri (Eubanks missed weight by 1.2 pounds)
Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes
Ben Saunders vs. Lyman Good
Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata
Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Brian Kelleher vs. Montel Jackson (Kelleher missed weight by 2 pounds)
Adam Wieczorek vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
What are you most looking forward to?
Paul: The main event fascinates me. If both guys were 100%, I feel like the result would be more of a foregone conclusion but Lewis just took one of the worst one-sided beatdowns of any heavyweight in history and then won, while Cormier admittedly couldn’t even make a fist three weeks ago. Conventional wisdom says Cormier wrestles him to death but at some point, Cormier could catch with that overhand right and if so, we have a new heavyweight champion. Even if it’s boring, it won’t be because Lewis could lmake a comeback at any time. And the fact it’s 25 minutes long means he has just that much more time to do.
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Ryan: The main event is intriguing especially given the circumstances. Both men clearly aren’t at their peak when it comes to having a proper training camp and proper preparation for this fight. When that happens, you have to favor talent, and that is Cormier all the way. Lewis absolutely has a chance because he hits so hard, but I see Cormier being able to have his way in this one. I also like the fact we have sort of a middleweight tournament going on with the main card.
Josh: I’m going to diverge a bit from the top billing and go to the simmering feud between Israel Adesanya and Derek Brunson which will finally boil over in just a few hours. These two have been at each other for a few months and you can tell it’s not made up; there’s legit heat. I didn’t think Adesanya could get past Brad Tavares and he did. Brunson hits hard but always seems to make a mistake. I’m excited to see how this plays out tonight.
Anything being slept on?
Ryan: I can’t really say it’s being slept on, but Brunson vs. Adesanya should be fireworks and isn’t getting near the amount of attention that I expected. It’s a huge stepping point for Adesanya, but Brunson doesn’t always deliver when there is pressure on him. It definitely could be the fight of the night.
Paul: Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes, both with sparkling records, should be a fun fight with two future contenders at bantamweight. Arce has only lost twice in his career, coincidentally both times to Brian Kelleher, who also fights on this card. Moraes is a former title contender in WSOF.
Josh: For a former champion that defeated one of the greatest of all-time, I don’t sense a lot of buzz about the return of Chris Weidman. There’s just this thing about him where people are either super high or meh on him. Then again, it could be the time off he took or it could be the fight itself which I’ll get to right now…
Anything not doing it for you?
Josh: I am not excited about Weidman-Souza at all. It’s been more than a year since the former champion was back in there with a big win over Kelvin Gastelum and while I understand Luke Rockhold had to pull out due to injury, Souza isn’t the guy I really want to see him fight. In his last outing, Gastelum dominated him and is getting a title shot this February. He’s 3-3 in his last six and I fear his title shot opportunities have passed. So yeah, I’m not excited about the co-main tonight.
Paul: The heavyweight fight opening up the Fight Pass prelims has the potential to put someone to sleep before the card even starts. I’m not expecting much at all from that one.
Ryan: I’m not really looking forward Eubanks vs. Modafferi, and that has a lot to do with Eubanks. She was originally going to be getting an undeserved title shot on this card, but it was then pulled for various reasons. Not only does she start complaining loudly about it, but then she goes and badly misses weight for a non-title fight on this card. Imagine if she had still been in a title fight. Then, she goes and acts like it’s no big deal that she missed weight and continues her act of being mad about having a title shot taken away. Her attitude towards everything has completely taken away any interest in seeing her fight.
What’s the intrigue with the show?
Paul: That Lewis can become the most unlikely UFC champion since Matt Serra would have to be it. If he does, he could be a potential breakthrough star and I think a fight between he and Brock Lesnar would have genuine crossover appeal and do great business.
Ryan: It is definitely the main event. Lewis even said it himself: if he becomes a UFC champion, everyone should be ashamed. It’s not that he doesn’t have heart and ability, he’s just being real with himself about his current standing in the sport. I’m also intrigued in the co-main between Weidman and Souza, mainly to see if Weidman still has what it takes to be a title contender.
Josh: It’s what happens with Brock Lesnar, or even Jon Jones, if Cormier loses. This is a big risk for Cormier and with a loss, his leverage is lessened into picking his spot for one last fight before retirement. I said on my podcast this week that I feel like Cormier is Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon, about to get out of the game but gets unlucky at the wrong time. I hope for our sake that isn’t the case for good ol’ DC, but I have this feeling it will be. If Lewis wins, I don’t think we’re getting Lewis-Lesnar.
What will be people talking about most after the show is done?
Paul: Probably who Lesnar will fight when he returns to the Octagon. After winning back the WWE Universal title at Crown Jewel, it would certainly be unique if he had a chance to pull off the rare double of holding the heavyweight titles in both pro wrestling and MMA. I’d say it’s a virtual lock that he challenges the winner of the main event.
Ryan: It will definitely be whoever wins the main event and what comes next. You assume it’s going to be Lesnar, but you can never be so sure with the amount of money the WWE continues to throw at him for doing minimal amount of work. After that, who knows what could happen. It’s also going to be fun to see how the contenders at middleweight shake out after this is all over.
Josh: That Cormier made a big mistake in taking this fight on short notice and that the Lesnar fight is gone. It sounds crazy, but given all the weird shit surrounding this card and how we got here, I have this feeling that our excitement about Cormier-Lesnar or Cormier-Jones III is going to have some cold water dumped on it. I hope I’m proven wrong.
Who wins?
– Cormier vs. Lewis
Cormier: Paul, Ryan
Lewis: Josh
– Weidman vs. Souza
Jacare: Paul
Weidman: Ryan, Josh
– Brunson vs. Adesanya
Adesanya: All of us
– Sijara Eubanks vs. Roxanne Modafferi
Modafferi: All of us
– Ben Saunders vs. Lyman Good
Good: Paul, Ryan
Saunders: Josh
A bestselling novelist has admitted wrongly telling people that he had cancer and apologised to those who felt taken advantage of after an expose by The New Yorker magazine.
Dan Mallory, who writes under the pseudonym AJ Finn, secured a New York Times number one hit with his debut novel The Woman in the Window, which is being adapted for a film.
But the 12,000-word New Yorker piece outlined a string of alleged falsehoods the author had made when discussing his past with friends and colleagues.
The article claimed that Mr Mallory once said he had brain cancer during a job interview and referenced the re-occurrence of cancer when confronted with the use of a corporate credit card.
Mr Mallory also claimed to have a PhD from Oxford University, according to The New Yorker, but the university confirmed he had only completed a master’s degree.
In a lengthy statement issued to the magazine via a PR firm, Mr Mallory acknowledged that he had made misleading statements and referenced his difficulties with depression.
“For the past two years, I’ve spoken publicly about mental illness: the defining experience of my life—particularly during the brutal years bookending my late twenties and mid-thirties—and the central theme of my novel,” read the statement, reproduced by The New Yorker.
“Throughout those dark times, and like many afflicted with severe bipolar II disorder, I experienced crushing depressions, delusional thoughts, morbid obsessions, and memory problems.
“It’s been horrific, not least because, in my distress, I did or said or believed things I would never ordinarily say, or do, or believe—things of which, in many instances, I have absolutely no recollection.”
It went on: “It is the case that on numerous occasions in the past, I have stated, implied, or allowed others to believe that I was afflicted with a physical malady instead of a psychological one: cancer, specifically.
“My mother battled aggressive breast cancer starting when I was a teenager; it was the formative experience of my adolescent life, synonymous with pain and panic. I felt intensely ashamed of my psychological struggles—they were my scariest, most sensitive secret.
“And for fifteen years, even as I worked with psychotherapists, I was utterly terrified of what people would think of me if they knew—that they’d conclude I was defective in a way that I should be able to correct, or, worse still, that they wouldn’t believe me. Dissembling seemed the easier path.
"With the benefit of hindsight, I’m sorry to have taken, or be seen to have taken, advantage of anyone else’s goodwill, however desperate the circumstances; that was never the goal.”
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France is set to challenge a controversial gas pipeline project between Germany and Russia in the first sign of a rift between Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel.
Less than a month after the French and German leaders signed a new friendship treaty and pledged closer cooperation to great fanfare, France announced on Thursday that it is backing a bid to bring Germany’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline under EU regulations.
The move puts Mr Macron’s government on a collision course with Germany, which has been trying to prevent the move in Brussels.
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Ring of Honor has confirmed a time change for Final Battle 2018 and revealed the opening match for the pay-per-view.
Final Battle will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time this Friday, which is a change from the usual 9 p.m. start time for ROH PPVs. The show will be four hours long.
Dave Meltzer reported the start time change in yesterday’s Daily Update.
ROH has also announced that Kenny King will face Eli Isom in the opening match of the PPV.
The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City is hosting Final Battle on Friday. ROH’s post-Final Battle television tapings will take place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this Saturday.
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Here’s the card for Final Battle:
ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defending against Cody Rhodes
ROH Tag Team Champions SoCal Uncensored (Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian) defending against The Young Bucks and The Briscoes in a Ladder War match
ROH Television Champion Jeff Cobb defending against Hangman Page
Women of Honor World Champion Sumie Sakai defending against Madison Rayne, Karen Q, and Kelly Klein in a four corner survival match
Marty Scurll vs. Christopher Daniels (for Scurll’s future shot at the ROH World Championship)
Matt Taven vs. Dalton Castle
Jonathan Gresham vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Bully Ray vs. Flip Gordon in an I Quit match
Kenny King vs. Eli Isom
At least 44 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed on Thursday in Indian-administered Kashmir in the deadliest attack on government forces there since 2002.
The suicide bombing outside Srinagar claimed by an Islamist group is likely to ratchet up tensions between nuclear-armed arch rivals India and Pakistan, with New Delhi long accusing Islamabad of supporting militants.
“The sacrifices of our brave security personnel shall not go in vain,” Indian Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, calling the attack “despicable”.
The attack saw explosives packed inside a van rip through buses in a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying some 2,500 members of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Two blue buses carrying around 35 people each bore the brunt of the massive blast, heard miles away, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the city of Srinagar on the main highway to Jammu.
The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported that at least 39 people were dead, while other press reports said the number could exceed 40.
Some of the bodies were so badly blown up that officials feel it may take some time to identity them, PTI reported. The convoy was bringing the troopers back from leave to rejoin active service.
Local media reports said the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed Islamist group claimed responsibility.
After the attack, hundreds of government forces cordoned around 15 villages in the district the bomber came from and started searching house-to-house, a police officer and witnesses said.
The last major car bombing, which killed 40 people including three suicide attackers, was also carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed, in 2001. The target was the local parliament building in Srinagar.
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since independence. Rebels have been fighting for an independent Kashmir, or a merger with Pakistan, for 30 years.
New Delhi accuses Pakistan of fuelling the insurgency that has also left tens of thousands of civilians dead and which has become increasingly bitter in recent years.
Dublin Airport was forced to suspend all flights due to what it described as a "confirmed sighting of a drone" over its airfield.
A pilot on the airfield spotted the suspected drone at around 11.30am on Thursday and reported it to the Irish Aviation Authority, who made the decision to close the runway.
In a statement released on Twitter, the airport said: "For safety reasons we are temporarily suspending flight operations Dublin Airport due the confirmed sighting of a drone over the airfield.
"Passengers should contact their airline’s website for flight updates. We will post updates here when they become available."
But just 15 minutes later, the airport announced "flight operations" had resumed.
The statement added: "We apologise for any inconvenience. The safety and security of passengers is always our key priority."
Airport police were seen questioning motorists at a site near the airport which is popular with plane spotters and the Garda confirmed in a short statement the incident was under investigation.
In a statement on Thursday afternoon, Dublin Airport said: "Flight operations at Dublin Airport were suspended for safety reasons for a short period this morning following a confirmed drone sighting on the airfield.
"A pilot reported a drone sighting to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), which operates air traffic control at Dublin Airport, at about 11.30am.
"Very shortly afterwards, and having contacted other aircraft in the vicinity, the IAA suspended flight operations at Dublin Airport in line with agreed protocols for confirmed drone sightings.
"A 30-minute suspension of flights was implemented by air traffic control at that point, which is the agreed procedure in such cases. As there were no further drone sighting within the 30-minute suspension period, Dublin Airport resumed flight operations shortly after noon.
"The Gardai and other State agencies were informed of the incident immediately. It is illegal to fly drones within five kilometres of an airport in the State and all drones that weigh more than 1kg must be registered with the IAA.
"The safety and security of airport users is daa’s key priority at all times and staff at Dublin Airport, the IAA, and other agencies continue to remain vigilant in relation to drone activity in the vicinity of the airport.
"Three flights were diverted due the suspension of flight operations and there will also be some knock-on delays to flights today."
In January, Ireland’s Transport Minister Shane Ross convened a meeting of experts to discuss the threat posed by drones.
He said while the prospect of an attack was "low", authorities needed to be vigilant.
The National Civil Aviation Threat and Risk Group meeting involved the Garda, Defence Forces, officials from the departments of transport, justice and foreign affairs, the Irish Aviation Authority, and representatives from Ireland’s airports and airlines.
After Thursday’s incident, Ireland’s main opposition party Fianna Fail called for more government action.
Transport spokesman Robert Troy TD said: "In the first instance I am glad that the disruption to flights in Dublin Airport was kept to a minimum and that all flights have resumed, however let there be no doubt about it, it could have been much more chaotic.
"Minister Ross’s previous comments that the likelihood of a drone attack in Ireland was ‘low’ clearly shows his lack of understanding of the seriousness of the issue.
"Following the drone sightings at Gatwick Airport, he was at pains to stress that the regulatory provisions in place in Ireland, which control and restrict the use of drones, were stronger than those of the UK.
"His dismissive attitude and the failure of the Government to progress the Fianna Fail Bill to regulate drone usage which was brought forward by my party colleague James Lawless, will lead to further disruptions such as was seen in Dublin Airport today.
"Having our air space compromised by the threat of drones is not something they can continue to ignore."
It comes just two months after reported drone sightings caused havoc at Gatwick airport.
The West Sussex airport was on lockdown for 36 hours in December, disrupting more than 140,000 passengers.
Passengers eventually got on the move again on December 21, but three days later there was more disruption when another drone sighting saw flights grounded at Heathrow, an incident for which a man has been charged.
The US government is offering a $1 million reward for information on the son of the late terrorist leader, Osama bin Laden. Hamza bin Laden, who has emerged as a leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, has released audio and video messages calling for attacks against the US and its allies.
His father was killed in a US military raid in Pakistan in May 2011.
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Hamza bin Laden was named a "specially designated global terrorist" in January 2017.
Al-Qaida was responsible for the September 11 attacks in the US.