upi--2020-06-11--AEW Dynamite: #FTR make in-ring debut, Cody defends TNT Championship

June 11 ( UPI ) -- Tag Team # FTR made their AEW in-ring debut on Dynamite in a match against The Butcher & The Blade .
# FTR consists of Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler .
The duo formerly competed in WWE as The Revival .
Harwood and Wheeler arrived to the arena in a black truck once again to take on The Butcher & The Blade in the first match of the night .
# FTR won the bout after they delivered the Goodnight Express to The Butcher followed by the Mind Breaker onto The Blade to earn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came and congratulated # FTR on their victory and asked for a proper introduction .
The Butcher & The Blade were not finished , however , and attacked both teams from behind .
Kip Sabian and Jimmy Havoc also joined in to help The Butcher & The Blade while the AEW World Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page arrived onto the scene to help The Young Bucks .
Also on Dynamite , Cody defended his TNT Championship against Marq Quen of Private Party .
Cody was accompanied to the ring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came with his tag team partner Isiah Kassidy and Matt Hardy .
Quen was not 100 percent and competed with an injured ankle .
Cody took advantage of this and attacked Quen 's ankle throughout their battle .
Quen fought hard and was able to connect with a 450 Splash onto Cody while the champ was laying down on the entrance ramp .
Quen , back in the ring , then attempted a Shooting Star Press which Cody dodged .
The American Nightmare then placed Quen into the Ankle Lock , forcing him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afterwards before he was interrupted by Jake Hager of The Inner Circle .
A brawl broke out between Hager , Santana , Ortiz and Sammy Guevara of The Inner Circle against Cody , Private Party and Matt Hardy .
Cody then challenged Hager to a TNT Championship match at Fyter Fest which takes place over two nights on July 1 and July 8 .
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley called out his Fyter Fest opponent Brian Cage during a backstage interview .
Moxley said that he was angry at the mere thought of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cage attacked him from behind .
Cage slammed Moxley onto the hood of a car and then onto the rear window , breaking it in the process .
Other moments from Dynamite included Nyla Rose and Penelope Ford defeating AEW Women 's World Champion Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander ; Orange Cassidy and Best Friends defeating Hager Santana and Ortiz of the Inner Circle ; Chris Jericho joining his Inner Circle teammates to beat down Cassidy with bags of oranges ; and Guevara defeating Colt Cabana who then met with The Dark Order @ @

June 11 (UPI) -- Tag Team #FTR made their AEW in-ring debut on Dynamite in a match against The Butcher & The Blade.
#FTR consists of Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler. The duo formerly competed in WWE as The Revival. Harwood and Wheeler arrived to the arena in a black truck once again to take on The Butcher & The Blade in the first match of the night.
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#FTR won the bout after they delivered the Goodnight Express to The Butcher followed by the Mind Breaker onto The Blade to earn the three count.
The Young Bucks came and congratulated #FTR on their victory and asked for a proper introduction. The Butcher & The Blade were not finished, however, and attacked both teams from behind.
Kip Sabian and Jimmy Havoc also joined in to help The Butcher & The Blade while the AEW World Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page arrived onto the scene to help The Young Bucks.
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Also on Dynamite, Cody defended his TNT Championship against Marq Quen of Private Party. Cody was accompanied to the ring by his coach Arn Anderson while Quen came with his tag team partner Isiah Kassidy and Matt Hardy.
Quen was not 100 percent and competed with an injured ankle. Cody took advantage of this and attacked Quen's ankle throughout their battle.
Quen fought hard and was able to connect with a 450 Splash onto Cody while the champ was laying down on the entrance ramp. Quen, back in the ring, then attempted a Shooting Star Press which Cody dodged.
The American Nightmare then placed Quen into the Ankle Lock, forcing him to tap out. Cody congratulated Quen afterwards before he was interrupted by Jake Hager of The Inner Circle.
A brawl broke out between Hager, Santana, Ortiz and Sammy Guevara of The Inner Circle against Cody, Private Party and Matt Hardy. Cody then challenged Hager to a TNT Championship match at Fyter Fest which takes place over two nights on July 1 and July 8.
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley called out his Fyter Fest opponent Brian Cage during a backstage interview.
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Moxley said that he was angry at the mere thought of anyone being able to defeat him before Cage attacked him from behind. Cage slammed Moxley onto the hood of a car and then onto the rear window, breaking it in the process.
Other moments from Dynamite included Nyla Rose and Penelope Ford defeating AEW Women's World Champion Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander; Orange Cassidy and Best Friends defeating Hager Santana and Ortiz of the Inner Circle; Chris Jericho joining his Inner Circle teammates to beat down Cassidy with bags of oranges; and Guevara defeating Colt Cabana who then met with The Dark Order backstage.


upi--2020-06-11--China reopens symbolic mountain shared with North Korea

June 11 ( UPI ) -- Chinese authorities are reopening areas of the Changbaishan National Nature Reserve , known as Mount Paektu in North Korea , as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides in the country .
Chinese state media reported northern and western areas of the mountain , which China shares with North Korea , will reopen on Thursday .
Admission will be free from Thursday to June 27 , according to reports .
The mountain was closed to the public on Jan. 24 , when the first wave of the novel coronavirus spread across China and around the world , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease that was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan .
Tourism is to resume at Changbaishan , but tough social distancing measures are to be implemented , reports say .
According to Chinese authorities , the number of visitors will be limited to 30 percent of `` normal levels . ''
Visitors will be required to identify themselves and register through an online reservation system .
All visitors will be required to undergo a temperature check , wear a mask at all times , and submit personal health information using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submit COVID-19 test results issued within the last 120 hours , according to authorities .
On Thursday Chinese tourist officials on social media platform Weibo said the `` first ice has broken at Heaven Lake , '' the symbolic crater at the mountain .
The mountain is of emblematic importance in North Korea , where the ruling regime claims the father of current ruler Kim Jong Un was born on the mountain .
Mount Paektu is often referred to as the `` sacred mountain of the revolution '' in North Korean media .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the North Korean side comprise a major portion of all visitors to the Chinese nature reserve .

Chinese authorities said Thursday a mountain reserve it shares with North Korea is to reopen to the public. File Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo
June 11 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities are reopening areas of the Changbaishan National Nature Reserve, known as Mount Paektu in North Korea, as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides in the country. Chinese state media reported northern and western areas of the mountain, which China shares with North Korea, will reopen on Thursday. Admission will be free from Thursday to June 27, according to reports. Advertisement
The mountain was closed to the public on Jan. 24, when the first wave of the novel coronavirus spread across China and around the world, following weeks of delay in containing the disease that was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Tourism is to resume at Changbaishan, but tough social distancing measures are to be implemented, reports say.
According to Chinese authorities, the number of visitors will be limited to 30 percent of "normal levels." Visitors will be required to identify themselves and register through an online reservation system.
All visitors will be required to undergo a temperature check, wear a mask at all times, and submit personal health information using a QR code. Visitors must also submit COVID-19 test results issued within the last 120 hours, according to authorities.
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On Thursday Chinese tourist officials on social media platform Weibo said the "first ice has broken at Heaven Lake," the symbolic crater at the mountain.
The mountain is of emblematic importance in North Korea, where the ruling regime claims the father of current ruler Kim Jong Un was born on the mountain.
Mount Paektu is often referred to as the "sacred mountain of the revolution" in North Korean media.
South Koreans unable to access Paektu on the North Korean side comprise a major portion of all visitors to the Chinese nature reserve.


upi--2020-06-11--Japan conveys ‘deep concern’ over China’s Hong Kong security law

June 11 ( UPI ) -- Japan is expressing `` deep concern '' over China 's decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong , which would allow Beijing to create its own institutions for security in the city .
Tokyo 's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday at a regular press briefing the message was conveyed to the Chinese government in response to recent communication , Japanese television network NHK reported .
`` The Chinese side expressed concern [ regarding Japan 's position on the Hong Kong Security Law ] through diplomatic channels , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' regarding the situation in Hong Kong , '' Suga said , according to the report .
On Wednesday Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had told Japanese parliament he wants to lead the Group of Seven statement on the situation in Hong Kong .
Abe 's remarks drew a quick response from the Chinese foreign ministry .
Beijing said no other country has the `` right to interfere '' in Hong Kong .
The draft law passed in China 's rubber stamp parliament in May , and would criminalize any act of secession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong was first introduced in 2003 , but protests forced authorities to withdraw the bill .
On Thursday Suga said Japan will `` take advantage of opportunities , such as summit meetings , to properly assert what we need to claim , and resolve issues one by one . ''
China is taking issue with Japan 's position on Hong Kong at a time when it is also expressing displeasure with other trading partners in the region .
China 's commerce ministry said Thursday Australia should `` create an equal and non-discriminatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Central Television online reported .
Australia said last week it plans to revise foreign investment laws to intervene in transactions in the event of national security concerns .

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday Tokyo and Beijing have exchanged messages regarding the status of Hong Kong. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
June 11 (UPI) -- Japan is expressing "deep concern" over China's decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong, which would allow Beijing to create its own institutions for security in the city. Tokyo's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday at a regular press briefing the message was conveyed to the Chinese government in response to recent communication, Japanese television network NHK reported. Advertisement
"The Chinese side expressed concern [regarding Japan's position on the Hong Kong Security Law] through diplomatic channels, and the Japanese side also recently expressed 'deep concern' regarding the situation in Hong Kong," Suga said, according to the report.
On Wednesday Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had told Japanese parliament he wants to lead the Group of Seven statement on the situation in Hong Kong.
Abe's remarks drew a quick response from the Chinese foreign ministry. Beijing said no other country has the "right to interfere" in Hong Kong.
The draft law passed in China's rubber stamp parliament in May, and would criminalize any act of secession and subversion. A security law for Hong Kong was first introduced in 2003, but protests forced authorities to withdraw the bill.
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On Thursday Suga said Japan will "take advantage of opportunities, such as summit meetings, to properly assert what we need to claim, and resolve issues one by one."
China is taking issue with Japan's position on Hong Kong at a time when it is also expressing displeasure with other trading partners in the region.
China's commerce ministry said Thursday Australia should "create an equal and non-discriminatory environment for foreign investors," China Central Television online reported.
Australia said last week it plans to revise foreign investment laws to intervene in transactions in the event of national security concerns.


upi--2020-06-11--Virginia AG backs decision to remove Confederate monument

June 11 ( UPI ) -- Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said he intends to defend Gov .
Ralph Northam 's decision to remove a Confederate statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a Richmond monument .
In an excerpt of his ruling posted to his Twitter account on Wednesday , Herring said Northam has `` both the authority and moral obligation to remove this badge of white supremacy from its place of exaltation , '' describing the piece of state property as a daily reminder of `` one of the darkest periods in our commonwealth 's and nation 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ R. Herring intends to defend the governor 's decision and ensure the removal of this divisive relic , '' the ruling read .
The ruling was filed two days after a Richmond judge awarded a temporary , 10-day injunction against the removal of the statue .
A descendent of the family that donated the Lee statue for the monument in 1890 filed the lawsuit seeking the injunction while an earlier case filed against the statue 's removal on landmark protection claims is considered .
Last week , Northam announced he would use power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statue and other Confederate icons in the state capitol amid nationwide protests against racial inequality following the police-involved death of George Floyd who was pinned to the ground by the knee of a white police officer for more than eight minutes .
The protests have renewed calls for Confederate statues , flags and other imagery to be removed from public spaces .
Nancy Pelosi , the House speaker and a California lawmaker , sent a letter to the Joint Committee on the Library on Wednesday requesting 11 statues of Confederate soldiers and officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Collection as they `` pay homage to hate . ''
NASCAR on Wednesday also announced it has banned Confederate flags at all its events , and a day earlier Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday said he directed staff to remove such flags from Navy installations , ships , aircraft and submarines and that he is willing to consider rechristening bases that don the names of Confederate leaders , a move that President Donald Trump said he would not allow .

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has said he intends to remove a Richmond monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee. Photo by Martin Falbisoner/ Wikimedia Commons
June 11 (UPI) -- Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said he intends to defend Gov. Ralph Northam's decision to remove a Confederate statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a Richmond monument. In an excerpt of his ruling posted to his Twitter account on Wednesday, Herring said Northam has "both the authority and moral obligation to remove this badge of white supremacy from its place of exaltation," describing the piece of state property as a daily reminder of "one of the darkest periods in our commonwealth's and nation's history." Advertisement
"Attorney General Mark R. Herring intends to defend the governor's decision and ensure the removal of this divisive relic," the ruling read.
NEWS I have notified the court in the Lee statue case that I will defend the Governor's decision and work to ensure the removal of this divisive relic. @GovernorVA has both the authority and moral obligation to remove this badge of white supremacy. pic.twitter.com/Arhk4MSCEn— Mark Herring (@MarkHerringVA) June 10, 2020
The ruling was filed two days after a Richmond judge awarded a temporary, 10-day injunction against the removal of the statue.
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A descendent of the family that donated the Lee statue for the monument in 1890 filed the lawsuit seeking the injunction while an earlier case filed against the statue's removal on landmark protection claims is considered.
Last week, Northam announced he would use power's under Virginia code to remove the statue and other Confederate icons in the state capitol amid nationwide protests against racial inequality following the police-involved death of George Floyd who was pinned to the ground by the knee of a white police officer for more than eight minutes.
The protests have renewed calls for Confederate statues, flags and other imagery to be removed from public spaces.
Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker and a California lawmaker, sent a letter to the Joint Committee on the Library on Wednesday requesting 11 statues of Confederate soldiers and officials be removed from the National Statuary Hall Collection as they "pay homage to hate."
NASCAR on Wednesday also announced it has banned Confederate flags at all its events, and a day earlier Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday said he directed staff to remove such flags from Navy installations, ships, aircraft and submarines and that he is willing to consider rechristening bases that don the names of Confederate leaders, a move that President Donald Trump said he would not allow.


upi--2020-06-11--Pelosi renews call to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Hill

June 11 ( UPI ) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has renewed her call to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Hill amid nationwide unrest following the police-involved killing of George Floyd .
In a letter sent Wednesday to the Joint Committee on the Library , the California Democrat asked for 11 statues depicting Confederate soldiers and officials on display in the National Statuary Hall Collection to be removed as they `` pay homage to hate , not heritage . ''
`` The statues in the Capitol should embody our highest ideals as Americans , expressing who we are and who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist end are a grotesque affront to these ideals , '' she wrote .
`` They must be removed . ''
The statues are among 100 on display in the National Statuary Hall Collection that were donated by the 50 states `` to honor persons notable in their history , '' the hall 's website states .
Among the 11 statues are depictions of Jefferson Davis , president of the Confederate States , and Alexander Stephens , vice president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom were charged with treason by the U.S. government .
`` While I believe it is imperative that we never forget our history lest we repeat it , I also believe that there is no room for celebrating the violent bigotry of the Confederacy in the hallowed halls of the United States Capitol or in places of honor across the country , '' Pelosi wrote .
Pelosi called for the statues ' removal in 2017 following the death of a woman during the white supremacy Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville , Va. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widespread protests demanding racial equality and police reforms after another black man was killed by a white police officer .
Four officers involved in Floyd 's arrest have been fired from the Minneapolis police force , and Derek Chauvin , seen in video with his knee on a prostrate and handcuffed Floyd for more than eight minutes , has been charged with second-degree murder .
The other former officers have been charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second degree .
The protests have amplified calls for the removal of Confederate monuments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday announced he directed staff to remove the Confederate flag from Navy installations , ships , aircraft and submarines and expressed a willingness to rename posts christened after those of the Confederate army who fought against the United States -- a notion that President Donald Trump said he would n't even consider .
`` These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage , and a history of Winning , Victory and Freedom , '' the Republican president tweeted .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds and won two World Wars .
Therefore , my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations . ''
Zoe Lofgren , House administration chairwoman and vice chairwoman of the Joint Committee on the Library , responded to Pelosi 's letter later Wednesday , stating she agrees that what the statues represent is `` anathema to who we are as a Congress and a country '' and they should be expeditiously removed .
`` I stand ready , and call on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swiftly approve the removal of these statues , '' she wrote in a statement .
`` The Capitol building belongs to the American people and can not serve as a place of honor for the hatred and racism that tears at the fabric of our nation , the very poison that these statues embody . ''

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called Confederate vice president Alexander Stephens' statue and those of 10 other Confederate leaders to be removed from Statuary Hall in the U.S Capitol. Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI | License Photo
June 11 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has renewed her call to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Hill amid nationwide unrest following the police-involved killing of George Floyd. In a letter sent Wednesday to the Joint Committee on the Library, the California Democrat asked for 11 statues depicting Confederate soldiers and officials on display in the National Statuary Hall Collection to be removed as they "pay homage to hate, not heritage." Advertisement
"The statues in the Capitol should embody our highest ideals as Americans, expressing who we are and who we aspire to be as a nation. Monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist end are a grotesque affront to these ideals," she wrote. "They must be removed."
The statues are among 100 on display in the National Statuary Hall Collection that were donated by the 50 states "to honor persons notable in their history," the hall's website states.
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Among the 11 statues are depictions of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States, and Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederate States, both of whom were charged with treason by the U.S. government.
"While I believe it is imperative that we never forget our history lest we repeat it, I also believe that there is no room for celebrating the violent bigotry of the Confederacy in the hallowed halls of the United States Capitol or in places of honor across the country," Pelosi wrote.
Pelosi called for the statues' removal in 2017 following the death of a woman during the white supremacy Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., and she renewed call Wednesday amid widespread protests demanding racial equality and police reforms after another black man was killed by a white police officer.
Four officers involved in Floyd's arrest have been fired from the Minneapolis police force, and Derek Chauvin, seen in video with his knee on a prostrate and handcuffed Floyd for more than eight minutes, has been charged with second-degree murder. The other former officers have been charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second degree.
The protests have amplified calls for the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces.
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On Tuesday, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday announced he directed staff to remove the Confederate flag from Navy installations, ships, aircraft and submarines and expressed a willingness to rename posts christened after those of the Confederate army who fought against the United States -- a notion that President Donald Trump said he wouldn't even consider.
"These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory and Freedom," the Republican president tweeted. "The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds and won two World Wars. Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations."
Zoe Lofgren, House administration chairwoman and vice chairwoman of the Joint Committee on the Library, responded to Pelosi's letter later Wednesday, stating she agrees that what the statues represent is "anathema to who we are as a Congress and a country" and they should be expeditiously removed.
"I stand ready, and call on the chair of the Joint Committee to swiftly approve the removal of these statues," she wrote in a statement. "The Capitol building belongs to the American people and cannot serve as a place of honor for the hatred and racism that tears at the fabric of our nation, the very poison that these statues embody."


upi--2020-06-11--Young people more vulnerable to loneliness than thought

Even with social media keeping more people connected than ever before , young people in many nations are more likely to feel lonely , British researchers report .
`` Contrary to what people may expect , loneliness is not a predicament unique to older people , '' said lead researcher Manuela Barreto , from the University of Exeter , in England .
`` In fact , younger people report greater feelings of loneliness . ''
The findings come from an analysis of the responses of more than 46,000 people , aged 16 to 99 , around the globe , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Because loneliness comes from a sense that one 's social connections are not as good as hoped , the finding might reflect different expectations younger and older people have , Barreto noted .
`` The age pattern we discovered seems to hold across many countries and cultures , '' Barreto said in a university news release .
But Pamela Qualter , a professor from the University of Manchester , added that the findings based on gender are mixed .
`` There is an awareness that admitting to feeling 'lonely ' can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` However , when this word is not used in the measures , men sometimes report more loneliness than women , '' Qualter added .
`` This is indeed what we found . ''
The survey used responses from 237 countries , islands and territories , which enabled the researchers to analyze cultural differences .
Barreto explained that `` this is particularly important because evidence for cultural differences in loneliness is very mixed , and culture can affect actual and desired social interactions in opposite directions . ''
She added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to feeling lonely is also more stigmatizing in individualistic societies , where people are expected to be self-reliant and autonomous . ''
Barreto suggested that during the coronavirus pandemic , people should be on the lookout for how social changes are affecting young people .
`` Though it is true that younger people are better able to use technology to access social relationships , it is also known than when this is done as a replacement -- rather than an extension -- of those relationships , it does not mitigate loneliness , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loneliness , head to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration .

Even with social media keeping more people connected than ever before, young people in many nations are more likely to feel lonely, British researchers report.
"Contrary to what people may expect, loneliness is not a predicament unique to older people," said lead researcher Manuela Barreto, from the University of Exeter, in England. "In fact, younger people report greater feelings of loneliness."
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The findings come from an analysis of the responses of more than 46,000 people, aged 16 to 99, around the globe, who took part in the BBC Loneliness Experiment.
Because loneliness comes from a sense that one's social connections are not as good as hoped, the finding might reflect different expectations younger and older people have, Barreto noted.
"The age pattern we discovered seems to hold across many countries and cultures," Barreto said in a university news release.
But Pamela Qualter, a professor from the University of Manchester, added that the findings based on gender are mixed.
"There is an awareness that admitting to feeling 'lonely' can be especially stigmatizing for men," she said.
"However, when this word is not used in the measures, men sometimes report more loneliness than women," Qualter added. "This is indeed what we found."
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The survey used responses from 237 countries, islands and territories, which enabled the researchers to analyze cultural differences.
Barreto explained that "this is particularly important because evidence for cultural differences in loneliness is very mixed, and culture can affect actual and desired social interactions in opposite directions."
She added that it "can be argued that admitting to feeling lonely is also more stigmatizing in individualistic societies, where people are expected to be self-reliant and autonomous."
Barreto suggested that during the coronavirus pandemic, people should be on the lookout for how social changes are affecting young people.
"Though it is true that younger people are better able to use technology to access social relationships, it is also known than when this is done as a replacement -- rather than an extension -- of those relationships, it does not mitigate loneliness," she said.
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To understand more about loneliness, head to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
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upi--2020-06-11--On This Day, June 11: U.S. Supreme Court strikes down anti-flag burning law

On this date in history : In 1776 , John Adams , Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson , Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman were appointed by the Continental Congress to write a declaration of independence for the American colonies from England .
In 1919 , Sir Barton became the first horse to win thoroughbred racing 's Triple Crown .
In 1927 , U.S. President Calvin Coolidge welcomed Charles Lindbergh home after the pilot made history 's first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean , New York to Paris .
In 1963 , for a brief moment , Gov .
George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students to the University of Alabama .
His acts of defiance would be short-lived as President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard , instructing them to end Wallace 's blockade of the school .
In 1967 , protests and violence erupted in Tampa , Fla. , after a police officer fatally shot 19-year-old Martin Chambers on suspicion of burglary .
The race riots lasted three days , during which multiple businesses burned to the ground and a sheriff 's deputy -- Sgt .
Don Williams -- died of a heart attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between Israel and its Arab neighbors ended with a U.N.-brokered cease-fire .
The Israeli forces achieved a swift and decisive victory .
In 1985 , Karen Ann Quinlan died at age 31 in a New Jersey nursing home , nearly 10 years after she lapsed into an irreversible coma .
Her condition had sparked a nationwide controversy over her `` right to die . ''
In 1987 , Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win three consecutive terms .
In 1990 , the U.S. Supreme Court struck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the year before .
In 1993 , Jurassic Park opened and broke the record for the biggest three-day opening weekend with an estimated $ 48 million .
That record has since been surpassed hundreds of times .
In 1994 , after 49 years , the Russian military occupation of what had been East Germany ended with the departure of the Red Army from Berlin .
In , 2001 , Timothy McVeigh was executed in Terre Haute , Ind.
, for the April 19 , 1995 , Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ronald Reagan reached his final resting place at his library in Southern California , closing a week of ceremony and tribute to the late president .
In 2011 , the leader of al-Qaida in East Africa , Fazul Abdullah Mohammed , was killed in a shootout with Somali soldiers at a checkpoint in Mogadishu .
In 2018 , the Federal Communications Commission allowed net neutrality rules enacted under the Obama administration to expire .
The rules had required Internet service providers to enable access of all content and applications regardless of the source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or websites .
In 2019 , Botswana 's high court overturned a law criminalizing homosexuality , which was on the books for decades since the territory was under British rule .

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Anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstrators, protesting a scheduled march by the KKK on July 17, 1988, burn an American flag. On June 11, 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an anti-flag-burning law passed by Congress the year before. UPI File Photo | License Photo
On this date in history: In 1776, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman were appointed by the Continental Congress to write a declaration of independence for the American colonies from England. Advertisement
In 1919, Sir Barton became the first horse to win thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown.
In 1927, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge welcomed Charles Lindbergh home after the pilot made history's first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, New York to Paris.
In 1963, for a brief moment, Gov. George Wallace blocked the enrollment of two African-American students to the University of Alabama. His acts of defiance would be short-lived as President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, instructing them to end Wallace's blockade of the school.
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In 1967, protests and violence erupted in Tampa, Fla., after a police officer fatally shot 19-year-old Martin Chambers on suspicion of burglary. The race riots lasted three days, during which multiple businesses burned to the ground and a sheriff's deputy -- Sgt. Don Williams -- died of a heart attack.
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In 1967, the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors ended with a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. The Israeli forces achieved a swift and decisive victory.
In 1985, Karen Ann Quinlan died at age 31 in a New Jersey nursing home, nearly 10 years after she lapsed into an irreversible coma. Her condition had sparked a nationwide controversy over her "right to die."
In 1987, Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win three consecutive terms.
In 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an anti-flag-burning law passed by Congress the year before.
In 1993, Jurassic Park opened and broke the record for the biggest three-day opening weekend with an estimated $48 million. That record has since been surpassed hundreds of times.
In 1994, after 49 years, the Russian military occupation of what had been East Germany ended with the departure of the Red Army from Berlin.
In, 2001, Timothy McVeigh was executed in Terre Haute, Ind., for the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and injured hundreds.
In 2004, Ronald Reagan reached his final resting place at his library in Southern California, closing a week of ceremony and tribute to the late president.
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In 2011, the leader of al-Qaida in East Africa, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, was killed in a shootout with Somali soldiers at a checkpoint in Mogadishu.
In 2018, the Federal Communications Commission allowed net neutrality rules enacted under the Obama administration to expire. The rules had required Internet service providers to enable access of all content and applications regardless of the source and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.
In 2019, Botswana's high court overturned a law criminalizing homosexuality, which was on the books for decades since the territory was under British rule.


upi--2020-06-11--Kennedy Space Center tourist operation opens with visitor limits

ORLANDO , Fla. , June 9 ( UPI ) -- With approval from NASA , Kennedy Space Center 's visitor attraction has resumed operations with limited hours and a cap on visitors following months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
The space center 's visitor complex , which its operators say attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year , is allowing only 25 percent of its total capacity for now , said Howard Schwartz , senior director of marketing and sales .
Schwartz declined to provide details about capacity .
`` We 're trying to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state and national health organizations , and that we are actually being even more cautious , '' Schwartz said this week .
`` We analyzed the traffic flow we normally get , and square footage , and settled on 25 percent for now . ''
Tickets cost just over half of their prepandemic price : $ 29.99 plus tax for adults , compared to $ 57 previously .
That 's because many attractions are not available yet , including the Astronaut Training Experience that opened in 2018 .
Bus tours that normally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the massive Vehicle Assembly Building and the standalone Apollo/Saturn V Center still are on hold .
Astronaut appearances -- a popular event at the complex for decades -- are are unavailable right now .
But visitors can see the retired space shuttle Atlantis , a collection of rockets in the so-called Rocket Garden , the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and the Journey to Mars multimedia exhibit that highlights rovers and potential trips to the Red Planet in the future .
During normal times , the visitor complex arranges special tickets for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a premium access within a few miles of the pad .
For now , however , launch viewing is allowed only inside the visitor complex , which is 10 miles from most launch pads .
Launch viewing from the complex is permitted only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT .
If a launch is scheduled outside those times , visitors will have to find another vantage point at parks or beaches or on the side of the road .
Officials will evaluate additional crowd capacity and hours as time passes , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Schwartz said .
In a bid to boost attendance , the complex is offering a free ticket to return in 2021 when officials hope all attractions will have reopened .
Masks are required for all visitors and employees -- except when eating -- and staff has been trained to approach anyone not wearing a mask , Schwartz said .
So far , the complex has reported few problems other than people inadvertently getting too close or leaving their mask off .
Like many other businesses and Florida 's major theme parks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Signs are posted on the floors to remind visitors to stay six feet apart .
For concessions , complex managers encourage touch-free transactions with credit cards and no required signature .
Hand sanitizer stations provided in numerous locations , and the staff cleans and sanitizes common spaces frequently , according to the complex 's reopening plan .
Visitor center staff , who work for concessionaire Delaware North , based in Buffalo , N.Y. , were furloughed during the shutdown .
The center recalled 100 employees for opening day , May 28 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schwartz said .
He declined to provide a total employment number .
The Kennedy Space Center visitor complex is one of the largest attractions in central Florida -- the world 's most popular tourist destination at over 70 million visitors per year in recent years .
Local officials are helping to spread the word that the attraction has reopened , said Pete Cranis , executive director of the region 's Space Coast Office of Tourism .
`` The visitor complex is a big driver of tourism here , '' Cranis said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and want to see rockets and NASA history , along with launches . ''
He said the May 30 launch of astronauts to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket brought up to 200,000 people to the area , some of whom bought tickets for the complex .
The tourism office will roll out a new campaign Monday to raise awareness about reopening .
It 's called `` Space Coast : We have space for you . ''
NASA has 10 major field centers , including the space center .
All of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Other large visitor centers include Space Center Houston , adjacent to NASA 's Johnson Space Center , which plans to reopen June 28 to limited members and to the public July 1 with restrictions .
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville , Ala. -- next to NASA 's Marshall Space Flight Center -- reopened to the public with restrictions May 30 .

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened to visitors May 28. Photo courtesy of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
ORLANDO, Fla., June 11 (UPI) -- With approval from NASA, Kennedy Space Center's visitor attraction has resumed operations with limited hours and a cap on visitors following months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The space center's visitor complex, which its operators say attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a year, is allowing only 25 percent of its total capacity for now, said Howard Schwartz, senior director of marketing and sales. Schwartz declined to provide details about capacity. Advertisement
"We're trying to make sure we abide by guidelines set by the state and national health organizations and that we are actually being even more cautious," Schwartz said this week. "We analyzed the traffic flow we normally get and square footage and settled on 25 percent for now."
Tickets cost just over half of their prepandemic price: $29.99 plus tax for adults, compared to $57 previously. That's because many attractions are not available yet, including the Astronaut Training Experience that opened in 2018.
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Bus tours that normally would take visitors to view launch pads, the massive Vehicle Assembly Building and the standalone Apollo/Saturn V Center still are on hold. Astronaut appearances -- a popular event at the complex for decades -- are are unavailable.
But visitors can see the retired space shuttle Atlantis, a collection of rockets in the so-called Rocket Garden, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and the Journey to Mars multimedia exhibit that highlights rovers and potential trips to the Red Planet in the future.
During normal times, the visitor complex arranges special tickets for launch viewing, allowing guests who pay a premium access within a few miles of the pad. For now, however, launch viewing is allowed only inside the visitor complex, which is 10 miles from most launch pads.
Launch viewing from the complex is permitted only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. If a launch is scheduled outside those times, visitors will have to find another vantage point at parks or beaches or on the side of the road.
Officials will evaluate additional crowd capacity and hours as time passes, but no definite schedule has been set yet, Schwartz said.
In a bid to boost attendance, the complex is offering a free ticket to return in 2021 when officials hope all attractions will have reopened.
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Masks are required for all visitors and employees -- except when eating -- and staff has been trained to approach anyone not wearing a mask, Schwartz said.
So far, the complex has reported few problems other than people inadvertently getting too close or leaving their mask off.
Like many other businesses and Florida's major theme parks, social distancing is required at the complex. Signs are posted on the floors to remind visitors to stay six feet apart.
For concessions, complex managers encourage touch-free transactions with credit cards and no required signature. Hand sanitizer stations provided in numerous locations, and the staff cleans and sanitizes common spaces frequently, according to the complex's reopening plan.
Visitor center staff, who work for concessionaire Delaware North, based in Buffalo, N.Y., were furloughed during the shutdown. The center recalled 100 employees for opening day, May 28, and will recall more as needed, Schwartz said. He declined to provide a total employment number.
The Kennedy Space Center visitor complex is one of the largest attractions in central Florida -- the world's most popular tourist destination at over 70 million visitors per year in recent years.
Local officials are helping to spread the word that the attraction has reopened, said Pete Cranis, executive director of the region's Space Coast Office of Tourism.
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"The visitor complex is a big driver of tourism here," Cranis said. "People from all over the world come and want to see rockets and NASA history, along with launches."
He said the May 30 launch of astronauts to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket brought up to 200,000 people to the area, some of whom bought tickets for the complex.
The tourism office will roll out a new campaign Monday to raise awareness about reopening. It's called "Space Coast: We have space for you."
NASA has 10 major field centers, including the space center. All of them welcome visitors in some capacity.
Other large visitor centers include Space Center Houston, adjacent to NASA's Johnson Space Center, which plans to reopen June 28 to limited members and to the public July 1 with restrictions.
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. -- next to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center -- reopened to the public with restrictions May 30.
Astronauts make round trip to space station from U.S. soil


upi--2020-06-11--Famous birthdays for June 11: Shia LaBeouf, Hugh Laurie

June 11 ( UPI ) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini .
-- Montana @ @ @ @ @ first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives , in 1880

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Shia LaBeouf attends the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on February 8. The actor turns 34 on June 11. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
June 11 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: Advertisement
-- English playwright/poet Ben Jonson in 1572
-- German composer Richard Strauss in 1864
-- Montana's Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1880
-- Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau in 1910
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-- Hall of Fame football Coach Vince Lombardi in 1913
-- Singer/pianist Hazel Scott in 1920
-- Author William Styron in 1925
-- Actor Gene Wilder in 1933
-- Scottish auto racer Jackie Stewart in 1939 (age 81)
-- Actor Adrienne Barbeau in 1945 (age 75)
-- Drummer Frank Beard in 1949 (age 71)
-- Football Hall of Fame member Joe Montana in 1956 (age 64)
-- Actor Hugh Laurie in 1959 (age 61)
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-- TV host Dr. Mahmet Oz, in 1960 (age 60)
-- Actor Peter Dinklage in 1969 (age 51)
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-- Actor Joshua Jackson in 1978 (age 42)
-- Actor Shia LaBeouf in 1986 (age 34)
-- Actor Claire Holt in 1988 (age 32)
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upi--2020-06-11--What to binge next: Find thrills in action movies

June 11 ( UPI ) -- Need a little excitement after staying inside for too long ?
Some of the most thrilling action movies are available on popular streaming services .
These movies take the viewer on adventures and violent encounters , all from the safety of home .
Here are some recommendations for exciting classics , recent hits and some new discoveries that are streaming .
For a cast this stacked -- Robert De Niro , Stellan Skarsgard , Jean Reno , Natascha McElhone , Sean Bean , Jonathan Pryce and figure skater Katarina Witt -- Ronin seems like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime for discovery , and Tubi helps by making it free with ads .
The cast members play freelance spies without countries ( like the wandering Ronin samurai ) in an international action epic from John Frankenheimer , director of The Manchurian Candidate and French Connection II .
The car chase down the wrong way of a highway is the highlight .
Several Jean-Claude Van Damme movies are available on streaming services , but this is the one that made him a star .
Van Damme plays Frank Dux in the allegedly true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kumite -- a section of karate training .
Dux 's story has been disputed , but who cares ?
It 's Van Damme in a bunch of fights doing the splits and high kicks !
Christopher Nolan turned our dreams into an epic battle with ambiguous physics .
The rules are clear : Every level of subconscious one dreams lasts longer , but the dreamer 's physical state impacts the dream world .
So when dreamers are trapped in a spinning car , their dreams spin , too .
That does n't stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team of dream spies from getting the job done .
Now that six Terminator films have been made , the sequel T2 tends to be the high watermark .
It 's important to remember how good the original film was -- otherwise a sequel would not have been produced .
James Cameron 's first real movie ( even he disavows Piranha II ) remains a thrilling pursuit as Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn try to outrun Arnold Schwarzenegger , a villain in his first turn as the killer robot from the future .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you also can catch Cameron 's technological marvel , Avatar , on Disney+ .
Quentin Tarantino paid homage to martial arts movies with this two-part saga of The Bride ( Uma Thurman ) who seeks revenge against her former assassin gang .
The first volume was the full-on Kung Fu movie with Thurman battling 88 opponents at once in fights choreographed by The Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon legend Yuen Woo-Ping .
The second volume has a few fights , but really slows down to meditate on the notion of revenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The Curse of the Black Pearl made Johnny Depp a blockbuster star , but it also established Gore Verbinski 's brand of outrageous pirate action .
Disney+ has the series that keeps raising the stakes for Captain Jack Sparrow ( Depp ) to survive magical swashbuckling adventures .
George Lucas combined movie serial cliffhangers with then-modern visual effects for his original space trilogy .
Now that Disney owns Lucasfilm , you can see the whole Star Wars saga on its streaming service .
Light sabers , space battles , droid armies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compactors , Sarlacc pits , AT-ATs and pretty much anything you can find on another planet takes Star Wars action to the next level .
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner might not seem like your idea of action heroes , but they made quite a pair in the 1984 classic , Romancing the Stone .
She 's a romance novelist .
He 's her reluctant jungle guide .
Not only do they battle bad guys on a hunt for a priceless jewel , but they fall in love along the way .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adventure , the original Indiana Jones movies are on Netflix , too .
If one superhero movie is n't enough , Marvel has made 22 so far in its cinematic universe .
There 's a healthy variety of superpowers on display in the solo movies of Captain America , Thor , Iron Man , Doctor Strange and more , or see them all team up in the Avengers films .
Disney+ has most of the Marvel movies under its umbrella , but a few of the Avengers still are on Netflix and Prime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Netflix Martial arts fans owe it to themselves to see this Netflix original movie .
The Raid stars Iko Uwais , Joe Taslim , Julie Estelle and more stars in the most brutal gang war ever put on screen .
Truly , this is not for the squeamish , but it 's unbelievable how graphic The Night Comes For Us is , yet the warriors keep fighting relentlessly .
To see where they got started , The Raid and The Raid 2 are also available on Tubi , and for more of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ check out The Villainess on Hulu .
The Mission : Impossible movies truly keep topping themselves .
The latest entry , sixth in the franchise , is streaming on two major services .
This one sees Ethan Hunt ( Tom Cruise ) in a motorcycle chase through Paris , skydiving and hanging from helicopters .
The sequels are to resume production soon after the coronavirus shutdown .
Cruise really deserved a vacation for all he puts into these films .
In 1999 , the Wachowskis asked the question , What if the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Their answer , if you knew , you could bend the rules of physics .
So Keanu Reeves , Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss learned Hong Kong style movie martial arts , including wirework to allow them to levitate and walk on walls .
The Matrix reinvented action at the dawn of the new millennium , and cinema still feels its influence today .
The original Die Hard might be the greatest action movie of all time .
It 's so simple .
John McClane ( Bruce Willis ) takes out 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ building .
It was so influential that `` Die Hard in a ... '' became the basis for movies like Under Siege , Passenger 57 , Speed , The Rock , Olympus Has Fallen and more .
All of McClane 's adventures still are fun , and HBO has the first three .
The fourth , Live Free or Die Hard , is on Starz , but the fifth , A Good Day to Die Hard , only is for rent or purchase .
That one 's not really worth the money , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four .

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"Terminator" stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) and actress Linda Hamilton. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, June 11 (UPI) -- Need a little excitement after staying home for too long? Some of the most thrilling action movies are available on popular streaming services. These movies take the viewer on adventures and violent encounters, all from the safety of home. Here are some recommendations for exciting classics, recent hits and some new discoveries that are streaming. Advertisement
Ronin -- Tubi
For a cast this stacked -- Robert De Niro, Stellan Skarsgard, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce and figure skater Katarina Witt -- Ronin seems like a forgotten ensemble. That makes it prime for discovery, and Tubi helps by making it free with ads. The cast members play freelance spies without countries (like the wandering Ronin samurai) in an international action epic from John Frankenheimer, director of The Manchurian Candidate and French Connection II. The car chase down the wrong way of a highway is the highlight.
Advertisement
Bloodsport -- Prime
Several Jean-Claude Van Damme movies are available on streaming services, but this is the one that made him a star. Van Damme plays Frank Dux in the allegedly true story of his victory in an underground kumite -- a section of karate training. Dux's story has been disputed, but who cares? It's Van Damme in a bunch of fights doing the splits and high kicks.
Inception -- Netflix
Christopher Nolan turned our dreams into an epic battle with ambiguous physics. The rules are clear: Every level of subconscious one dreams lasts longer, but the dreamer's physical state impacts the dream world. So when dreamers are trapped in a spinning car, their dreams spin, too. That doesn't stop Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and their team of dream spies from getting the job done.
The Terminator -- Tubi
Now that six Terminator films have been made, the sequel T2 tends to be the high watermark. It's important to remember how good the original film was -- otherwise a sequel would not have been produced. James Cameron's first real movie (even he disavows Piranha II) remains a thrilling pursuit as Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn try to outrun Arnold Schwarzenegger, a villain in his first turn as the killer robot from the future. To see how far he's come, you also can catch Cameron's technological marvel, Avatar, on Disney+.
Advertisement
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 -- Tubi
Quentin Tarantino paid homage to martial arts movies with this two-part saga of The Bride (Uma Thurman) who seeks revenge against her former assassin gang. The first volume was the full-on kung fu movie with Thurman battling 88 opponents at once in fights choreographed by The Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon legend Yuen Woo-Ping. The second volume has a few fights, but really slows down to meditate on the notion of revenge.
Pirates of the Caribbean saga -- Disney+
The original Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl made Johnny Depp a blockbuster star, but it also established Gore Verbinski's brand of outrageous pirate action. Disney+ has the series that keeps raising the stakes for Capt. Jack Sparrow (Depp) to survive magical swashbuckling adventures.
Star Wars saga -- Disney+
George Lucas combined movie serial cliffhangers with then-modern visual effects for his original space trilogy. Now that Disney owns Lucasfilm, you can see the whole Star Wars saga on its streaming service. Light sabers, space battles, droid armies, speeder bikes, pod races, trash compactors, Sarlacc pits, AT-ATs and pretty much anything you can find on another planet takes Star Wars action to the next level.
Advertisement
Romancing the Stone -- Hulu
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner might not seem like your idea of action heroes, but they made quite a pair in the 1984 classic Romancing the Stone. She's a romance novelist. He's her reluctant jungle guide. Not only do they battle bad guys on a hunt for a priceless jewel, but they fall in love along the way. If you like this kind of classic globe-trotting adventure, the original Indiana Jones movies are on Netflix, too.
Marvel movies -- Disney+, Netflix, Prime
If one superhero movie isn't enough, Marvel has made 22 so far in its cinematic universe. There's a healthy variety of superpowers on display in the solo movies of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Doctor Strange and more, or see them all team up in the Avengers films. Disney+ has most of the Marvel movies under its umbrella, but a few of the Avengers still are on Netflix and Prime.
The Night Comes for Us -- Netflix
Martial arts fans owe it to themselves to see this Netflix original movie. The Raid stars Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle and more stars in the most brutal gang war ever put on screen. Truly, this is not for the squeamish, but it's unbelievable how graphic The Night Comes For Us is, yet the warriors keep fighting relentlessly. To see where they got started, The Raid and The Raid 2 are also available on Tubi, and for more of this sort of extreme Asian action, also check out The Villainess on Hulu.
Advertisement
Mission: Impossible -- Fallout -- Hulu, Prime
The Mission: Impossible movies truly keep topping themselves. The latest entry, sixth in the franchise, is streaming on two major services. This one sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in a motorcycle chase through Paris, skydiving and hanging from helicopters. The sequels are to resume production soon after the coronavirus shutdown. Cruise really deserved a vacation for all he puts into these films.
The Matrix -- Netflix
In 1999, the Wachowskis asked the question: What if the world you lived in was only a simulation? Their answer, if you knew, you could bend the rules of physics. So Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss learned Hong Kong-style movie martial arts, including wirework to allow them to levitate and walk on walls. The Matrix reinvented action at the dawn of the new millennium, and cinema still feels its influence.
Die Hard trilogy -- HBO
The original Die Hard might be the greatest action movie of all time. It's so simple. John McClane (Bruce Willis) takes out 12 terrorists one by one in a high-rise building. It was so influential that "Die Hard in a ..." became the basis for movies like Under Siege, Passenger 57, Speed, The Rock, Olympus Has Fallen and more. All of McClane's adventures still are fun, and HBO has the first three. The fourth, Live Free or Die Hard, is on Starz, but the fifth, A Good Day to Die Hard, only is for rent or purchase. That one's not really worth the money, so stick with the first three or four.


upi--2020-06-11--Pompeo: China is intensifying its 'war on faith'

June 11 ( UPI ) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo chastised China over its `` decades-long war on faith '' while presenting the 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom that described the Asian nation as increasing its repression of religion .
`` In China , state-sponsored repression against all religions continues to intensify , '' Pompeo told reporters Wednesday during a press briefing in Washington , D.C. `` The Chinese Communist Party is now ordering religious organizations to obey CCP leadership and infuse communist dogma into their teachings and practice of their faith . ''
In the annual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Freedom Act of 1998 , the Office of International Religious Freedom said Beijing continues to exercise control over religion and restricts the activities and personal freedoms of religious adherents it perceives as threatening the state 's interests .
Adherents of both non-state sanctioned and state-sanctioned religions , of which there are five , were killed in custody , subjected to government torture , abused , arrested , detained , sentenced to prison , indoctrinated in Chinese Communist Party ideology and harassed for performing activities related to their religious beliefs , it said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ committing suicide in detention , or , according to sources , as a result of being threatened and surveilled , '' the report said .
Across the country , religious venues including those of the five state-sanctioned religions of Buddhism , Taoism , Islam , Protestantism and Catholicism were shutdown while others had government surveillance equipment installed on the condition to allow them to continue operating .
Thousands of followers of various religious sects were arrested over the last year , it said , adding that Christians , Muslims , Tibetan Buddhists and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discrimination . ''
The report contains a chapter dedicated to each country but Sam Brownback , the ambassador for international religious freedom at the U.S. State Department , told reporters Wednesday that of those who took a step back in terms of freedom of religion in 2019 , it 's hard not to point at China .
`` Maybe it sounds like a broken record but China is just such a big player in this space in such a negative way that it 's hard to overlook , and they 're an exporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
`` That 's the other piece of it .
If they were n't an exporter , if they just did it to their own people , which is terrible in and of itself -- but that 's one you just ca n't really take your eyes off of . ''
Of note , Pompeo highlighted China 's continuing force detention of some 1 million Muslim-minority Uighurs in the Xinjiang region and its repression of Tibetans , Buddhists , Falun Gong practitioners and Christians .
According to the document , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas said supporters of the Dalai Lama could be arrested under Beijing 's anti-organized crime program .
In another instance , the report said China offered financial incentives to law enforcement to arrest religious practitioners and to citizens to report on religious activities .
The United States has repeatedly admonished China over its oppression of religion , and in December , Pompeo announced the redesignation of China as a Country of Particular Concern , which prohibits it from receiving U.S. exports of crime control and detection equipment .
It was first blacklisted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visa restrictions on Chinese government officials the United States accuses of being behind the `` systematic campaign to erase religions and culture in Xinjiang . ''
He also added 28 Chinse security bureaus and technology companies to a U.S. trade blacklist over their involvement in oppressing and surveilling Uighurs .
The report was released amid heightened tensions between the two countries as the United States has threatened sanctions and revoking Hong Kong 's special trade status over China 's treatment of pro-democracy protesters on the special autonomous region .
`` There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Pompeo said .
`` We have the rule of law ; China does not .
We have free speech and embrace peaceful protest .
They do n't .
We defend religious freedom ; as I just noted , China continues its decades-long war on faith .
`` The contrast could n't be more clear : During the best of times , China ruthlessly imposes communism .
And amidst the most difficult challenges the United States faces , we work to secure freedom for all , '' he said .

Han Chinese police patrol the streets during Ramadan in what many consider the Muslim capital of China, Urumqi, the capital of China's predominantly Muslim and restive Xinjiang Province, on June 29, 2015. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo chastised China over its "decades-long war on faith" while presenting the 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom that described the Asian nation as increasing its repression of religion. "In China, state-sponsored repression against all religions continues to intensify," Pompeo told reporters Wednesday during a press briefing in Washington, D.C. "The Chinese Communist Party is now ordering religious organizations to obey CCP leadership and infuse communist dogma into their teachings and practice of their faith." Advertisement
In the annual report, mandated by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, the Office of International Religious Freedom said Beijing continues to exercise control over religion and restricts the activities and personal freedoms of religious adherents it perceives as threatening the state's interests.
Adherents of both non-state sanctioned and state-sanctioned religions, of which there are five, were killed in custody, subjected to government torture, abused, arrested, detained, sentenced to prison, indoctrinated in Chinese Communist Party ideology and harassed for performing activities related to their religious beliefs, it said.
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"There were several reports of individuals committing suicide in detention, or, according to sources, as a result of being threatened and surveilled," the report said.
Across the country, religious venues including those of the five state-sanctioned religions of Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism were shutdown while others had government surveillance equipment installed on the condition to allow them to continue operating.
Thousands of followers of various religious sects were arrested over the last year, it said, adding that Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists and Falun Gong practitioners reported "severe societal discrimination."
The report contains a chapter dedicated to each country but Sam Brownback, the ambassador for international religious freedom at the U.S. State Department, told reporters Wednesday that of those who took a step back in terms of freedom of religion in 2019, it's hard not to point at China.
"Maybe it sounds like a broken record but China is just such a big player in this space in such a negative way that it's hard to overlook, and they're an exporter of their ways and their technology," he said. "That's the other piece of it. If they weren't an exporter, if they just did it to their own people, which is terrible in and of itself -- but that's one you just can't really take your eyes off of."
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Of note, Pompeo highlighted China's continuing force detention of some 1 million Muslim-minority Uighurs in the Xinjiang region and its repression of Tibetans, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and Christians.
According to the document, media sources reported local officials in Tibetan areas said supporters of the Dalai Lama could be arrested under Beijing's anti-organized crime program.
In another instance, the report said China offered financial incentives to law enforcement to arrest religious practitioners and to citizens to report on religious activities.
The United States has repeatedly admonished China over its oppression of religion, and in December, Pompeo announced the redesignation of China as a Country of Particular Concern, which prohibits it from receiving U.S. exports of crime control and detection equipment. It was first blacklisted in 1999.
In October, Pompeo imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government officials the United States accuses of being behind the "systematic campaign to erase religions and culture in Xinjiang." He also added 28 Chinse security bureaus and technology companies to a U.S. trade blacklist over their involvement in oppressing and surveilling Uighurs.
China has forcibly detained over one million Muslims in a brutal, systematic campaign to erase religion and culture in Xinjiang. China must end its draconian surveillance and repression, release all those arbitrarily detained, and cease its coercion of Chinese Muslims abroad.— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) October 8, 2019 Advertisement
The report was released amid heightened tensions between the two countries as the United States has threatened sanctions and revoking Hong Kong's special trade status over China's treatment of pro-democracy protesters on the special autonomous region.
"There is no equivalence between our two forms of government," Pompeo said. "We have the rule of law; China does not. We have free speech and embrace peaceful protest. They don't. We defend religious freedom; as I just noted, China continues its decades-long war on faith.
"The contrast couldn't be more clear: During the best of times, China ruthlessly imposes communism. And amidst the most difficult challenges the United States faces, we work to secure freedom for all," he said.


upi--2020-06-11--North Korea warns U.S. against meddling, threatens elections

SEOUL , June 11 ( UPI ) -- A North Korean official warned the United States against interfering in inter-Korean affairs on Thursday , threatening that it would `` experience horrible thing [ s ] '' and suggesting that November 's elections could be at risk .
Kwon Jong Gun , director general of the Department of U.S. Affairs in North Korea 's foreign ministry , made the remarks after a U.S. official expressed disappointment in Pyongyang 's decision to cut off communications with the South .
The U.S. State Department official `` made such useless remarks that he supports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was disappointed at the recent behavior of the DPRK , '' Kwon said in a report in state-run Korean Central News Agency .
`` This is , indeed , ridiculous . ''
The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea .
The North Korean official was apparently referring to a Tuesday report by South Korean news agency Yonhap that quoted an unnamed State Department representative .
`` The United States has always supported progress in inter-Korean relations , and we are disappointed in the DPRK 's recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kwon said the United States would face severe consequences if it continued to comment on the inter-Korean spat and implied that the communist state would interfere in November 's presidential election .
`` The U.S. had better hold its tongue and mind its internal affairs first if it does n't want to experience horrible thing [ s ] , '' he said .
`` It would be good not only for the U.S. interests but also for the easy holding of upcoming presidential election . ''
Tensions have been on the rise on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as North Korean officials have repeatedly expressed outrage over information leaflets floated on balloons by defectors in South Korea .
On Tuesday , North Korea announced it was cutting off communication lines at the inter-Korean liaison office in the border city of Kaesong , as well as military and presidential hotlines .
Kwon claimed that North Korea was feeling `` extreme dismay and resentment '' toward the United States and South Korea after a period of rapprochement that began in 2018 has stalled .
`` How can the 'disappointment ' touted by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and resentment we are feeling at the U.S. and the [ S ] outh Korean authorities that have repeated betrayal and provocation for the last two years ? ''
Kwon said .
Relations among the nations have cooled after a summit held in Hanoi , Vietnam , in February last year between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to produce an agreement on denuclearization and sanctions relief .
Pyongyang restarted its weapons testing program in the latter half of 2019 after a 17-month hiatus and the communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for new talks and joint economic and tourism projects .
Last week , Kim Yo Jong , the sister of Kim Jong Un , issued a statement through state-run media calling the sending of information leaflets by defectors a `` sordid and wicked act of hostility '' and threatened that Pyongyang would withdraw from a military agreement with Seoul unless the South took action .
The leaflets , which have been sent for years by defectors across the border , contain messages that are critical of Kim Jong Un and the North Korean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is eager to improve ties with the North , has appeared to take Pyongyang 's side on the issue and said Wednesday it would take legal action against two defectors ' organizations for sending the leaflets .

North Korea warned the United States against commenting on inter-Korean affairs on Thursday and made a veiled threat against upcoming U.S. presidential elections. Photo by EPA-EFE/KCNA
SEOUL, June 11 (UPI) -- A North Korean official warned the United States against interfering in inter-Korean affairs on Thursday, threatening that it would "experience horrible thing[s]" and suggesting that November's elections could be at risk. Kwon Jong Gun, director general of the Department of U.S. Affairs in North Korea's foreign ministry, made the remarks after a U.S. official expressed disappointment in Pyongyang's decision to cut off communications with the South. Advertisement
The U.S. State Department official "made such useless remarks that he supports the improvement of the inter-Korean relations but was disappointed at the recent behavior of the DPRK," Kwon said in a report in state-run Korean Central News Agency. "This is, indeed, ridiculous."
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea.
The North Korean official was apparently referring to a Tuesday report by South Korean news agency Yonhap that quoted an unnamed State Department representative.
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"The United States has always supported progress in inter-Korean relations, and we are disappointed in the DPRK's recent actions," the representative said.
Kwon said the United States would face severe consequences if it continued to comment on the inter-Korean spat and implied that the communist state would interfere in November's presidential election.
"The U.S. had better hold its tongue and mind its internal affairs first if it doesn't want to experience horrible thing[s]," he said. "It would be good not only for the U.S. interests but also for the easy holding of upcoming presidential election."
Tensions have been on the rise on the Korean Peninsula over the past week as North Korean officials have repeatedly expressed outrage over information leaflets floated on balloons by defectors in South Korea.
On Tuesday, North Korea announced it was cutting off communication lines at the inter-Korean liaison office in the border city of Kaesong, as well as military and presidential hotlines.
Kwon claimed that North Korea was feeling "extreme dismay and resentment" toward the United States and South Korea after a period of rapprochement that began in 2018 has stalled.
"How can the 'disappointment' touted by the U.S. be compared with the extreme dismay and resentment we are feeling at the U.S. and the [S]outh Korean authorities that have repeated betrayal and provocation for the last two years?" Kwon said.
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Relations among the nations have cooled after a summit held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February last year between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to produce an agreement on denuclearization and sanctions relief.
Pyongyang restarted its weapons testing program in the latter half of 2019 after a 17-month hiatus and the communist state has rebuffed efforts from South Korea for new talks and joint economic and tourism projects.
Last week, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, issued a statement through state-run media calling the sending of information leaflets by defectors a "sordid and wicked act of hostility" and threatened that Pyongyang would withdraw from a military agreement with Seoul unless the South took action.
The leaflets, which have been sent for years by defectors across the border, contain messages that are critical of Kim Jong Un and the North Korean regime.
The South Korean government, which is eager to improve ties with the North, has appeared to take Pyongyang's side on the issue and said Wednesday it would take legal action against two defectors' organizations for sending the leaflets.


upi--2020-06-11--Stroke treatment gap between men, women narrows

Women who have a stroke are far more likely to be treated with clot-busting drugs than they used to be , new research shows .
In the early 2000s , women suffering a stroke were 30 percent less likely than men to get clot-busting treatment , also known as thrombolysis .
Recently , the gap has narrowed to 13 percent .
The researchers reached that conclusion by pooling data from 24 studies , including a total of more than one million stroke patients , published between 2008 and 2018 .
`` We are heartened that this treatment gap has narrowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into why a gap persists and whether it is continuing to get smaller , '' said study author Mathew Reeves , a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Michigan State University in East Lansing .
`` This is especially important as additional treatments for acute stroke are developed and implemented . ''
Reeves said that the absolute difference in thrombolysis treatment rates between men and women was modest .
`` Still , even small differences could translate into many untreated women given how common stroke is in the elderly population , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Academy of Neurology .
One reason for the gender gap might be that women get to the hospital later than men , when it 's too late to give clot-busting drugs .
Because women are more likely to live alone , it may be harder to determine when their symptoms started .
`` Clot-busting treatments must be given within a few hours of when the stroke occurred to be effective , so delays will make people ineligible for treatment , '' Reeves said .
Another possible reason : Stroke is sometimes harder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ takes more time , he said .
The report was published online June 10 in the journal Neurology .
To learn more about stroke , visit the American Stroke Association .

Women who have a stroke are far more likely to be treated with clot-busting drugs than they used to be, new research shows.
In the early 2000s, women suffering a stroke were 30 percent less likely than men to get clot-busting treatment, also known as thrombolysis. Recently, the gap has narrowed to 13 percent.
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The researchers reached that conclusion by pooling data from 24 studies, including a total of more than one million stroke patients, published between 2008 and 2018.
"We are heartened that this treatment gap has narrowed, but more research is definitely needed into why a gap persists and whether it is continuing to get smaller," said study author Mathew Reeves, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Michigan State University in East Lansing. "This is especially important as additional treatments for acute stroke are developed and implemented."
Reeves said that the absolute difference in thrombolysis treatment rates between men and women was modest. "Still, even small differences could translate into many untreated women given how common stroke is in the elderly population," he added in a news release from the American Academy of Neurology.
One reason for the gender gap might be that women get to the hospital later than men, when it's too late to give clot-busting drugs. Because women are more likely to live alone, it may be harder to determine when their symptoms started.
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"Clot-busting treatments must be given within a few hours of when the stroke occurred to be effective, so delays will make people ineligible for treatment," Reeves said.
Another possible reason: Stroke is sometimes harder to diagnose in women, so it takes more time, he said.
The report was published online June 10 in the journal Neurology.
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To learn more about stroke, visit the American Stroke Association.
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upi--2020-06-11--South Korean company pleads guilty in U.S military base corruption scandal

SEOUL , June 10 ( UPI ) -- One of South Korea 's largest engineering firms , SK Engineering and Construction , pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in obtaining a construction contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.S. Army , the Department of Justice announced Wednesday .
SK received a contract in 2008 at Camp Humphreys , the headquarters of United States Forces Korea , by funneling payments to an official with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , according to plea documents .
SK agreed to pay a total $ 68.4 million in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. Army in a plea agreement entered in a Western District of Tennessee federal court .
The company will also serve three years of probation , during which time SK will not pursue U.S. federal government contracts .
SK created a fake construction company to cover roughly $ 2.6 million in payments to the official and submitted false documents to the U.S. Army , the Department of Justice said .
The company also admitted that its employees obstructed the criminal investigation by burning documents and attempting to persuade an individual not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's guilty plea and substantial criminal penalty sends a clear message , '' said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department 's Criminal Division .
`` [ C ] ompanies like SK -- which withheld and destroyed documents , attempted to persuade a witness not to cooperate and failed to discipline any responsible employees -- will pay a price . ''
The criminal fines of more than $ 60.5 million are the largest ever imposed in the Western District of Tennessee .
SK also paid civil penalties amounting to $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million in restitution to the United States Army .
Two SK employees , Lee Hyeong-won and Lee Dong-Guel , were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy , fraud and obstruction in 2018 , but the two remain fugitives of justice , the Justice Department added .
`` American contracts are not for sale in the United States , nor abroad , '' said Paul Delacourt , assistant director at the FBI 's Los Angeles Field Office , which helped investigate the case .
He added the judgment would send @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our partners will hold accountable those who threaten the integrity of our military operations and who abuse their position to profit personally at the expense of American taxpayers . ''
The roughly $ 11 billion expansion of Camp Humphreys into the main command for American troops deployed on the Korean Peninsula was plagued by construction delays and cost overruns .
Plans to consolidate troops at the base in Pyeongtaek , located some 40 miles south of Seoul , date back to 2004 .
The move was originally slated to take place in 2008 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not relocate their headquarters there until 2018 .
With some 42,000 soldiers and civilians , Camp Humphreys is the U.S. Army 's largest overseas base and was the largest construction project in the U.S. Department of Defense 's history .
Under a defense cost-sharing agreement with the United States , South Korea paid for approximately 90 percent of the expansion project .

South Korean engineering giant SK pleaded guilty to fraud in obtaining contracts for the massive construction project at Camp Humphreys, the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek. Photo by Yonhap
SEOUL, June 11 (UPI) -- One of South Korea's largest engineering firms, SK Engineering and Construction, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in obtaining a construction contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.S. Army, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. SK received a contract in 2008 at Camp Humphreys, the headquarters of United States Forces Korea, by funneling payments to an official with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, according to plea documents. Advertisement
SK agreed to pay a total $68.4 million in criminal and civil fines and restitution to the U.S. Army in a plea agreement entered in a Western District of Tennessee federal court. The company will also serve three years of probation, during which SK will not pursue U.S. federal government contracts.
SK created a fake construction company to cover roughly $2.6 million in payments to the official and submitted false documents to the U.S. Army, the Department of Justice said. The company also admitted that its employees obstructed the criminal investigation by burning documents and attempting to persuade an individual not to cooperate with U.S. authorities.
"Today's guilty plea and substantial criminal penalty sends a clear message," said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. "[C]ompanies like SK -- which withheld and destroyed documents, attempted to persuade a witness not to cooperate and failed to discipline any responsible employees -- will pay a price."
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The criminal fines of more than $60.5 million are the largest ever imposed in the Western District of Tennessee. SK also paid civil penalties amounting to $5.2 million and an additional $2.6 million in restitution to the U.S. Army.
Two SK employees, Lee Hyeong-won and Lee Dong-Guel, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction in 2018, but the two remain fugitives of justice, the Justice Department added.
"American contracts are not for sale in the United States, nor abroad," said Paul Delacourt, assistant director at the FBI's Los Angeles field office, which helped investigate the case. He added the judgment would send a message "that the FBI and our partners will hold accountable those who threaten the integrity of our military operations and who abuse their position to profit personally at the expense of American taxpayers."
The roughly $11 billion expansion of Camp Humphreys into the main command for American troops deployed on the Korean Peninsula was plagued by construction delays and cost overruns.
Plans to consolidate troops at the base in Pyeongtaek, located some 40 miles south of Seoul, date back to 2004. The move was originally slated to take place in 2008, but U.S. Forces Korea did not relocate their headquarters there until 2018.
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With some 42,000 soldiers and civilians, Camp Humphreys is the U.S. Army's largest overseas base and was the largest construction project in the U.S. Department of Defense's history. Under a defense cost-sharing agreement with the United States, South Korea paid for approximately 90 percent of the expansion project.


upi--2020-06-11--Martin Truex Jr. cruises to first win of season at Martinsville Speedway

June 10 ( UPI ) -- Martin Truex Jr. led the final 131 laps of the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Wednesday night at Martinsville Speedway to earn his first win of the season .
Truex 's Joe Gibbs Racing No .
19 Toyota led 132 of the 500 laps .
His second consecutive victory at the Virginia racetrack was the 27th Cup Series win of his career , and his first with new crew chief James Small .
Truex , the 2017 Cup Series champion , has been one of the biggest winners in NASCAR over the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find victory lane over the first 10 races of this season .
`` I knew we were going to get one soon , '' Truex said .
`` Hopefully , we can get on a roll .
... Congrats to James on his first win .
He 's doing an awesome job and I 'm really proud of him .
It 's a big day for us . ''
Ryan Blaney rebounded from a pit-road penalty in the final stage and finished second , just ahead of Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Logano led a race-high 234 laps before slipping behind Truex , Blaney and Keselowski .
Chase Elliott , who won the Alsco Uniforms 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway nearly two weeks ago , came in fifth .
Alex Bowman ( sixth ) , Matt DiBenedetto ( seventh ) , William Byron ( eighth ) , Kurt Busch ( ninth ) and Jimmie Johnson ( 10th ) rounded out the top 10 .
Bubba Wallace , who drove the No .
43 car with a `` Black Lives Matter '' theme for Richard Petty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Series finish at Martinsville , ending up in 11th .
On Monday , the 26-year-old Alabama native -- who is the only active black driver in the Cup Series -- demanded that NASCAR ban Confederate flags from all events .
Before Wednesday night 's race , the stock car series honored his wishes and announced it was prohibiting Confederate flags at all events and properties .
The NASCAR Cup Series ' next race is the Dixie Vodka 400 .
The event is scheduled for Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida and will take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .

June 10 (UPI) -- Martin Truex Jr. led the final 131 laps of the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Wednesday night at Martinsville Speedway to earn his first win of the season.
Truex's Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19 Toyota led 132 of the 500 laps. His second consecutive victory at the Virginia racetrack was the 27th Cup Series win of his career, and his first with new crew chief James Small.
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Truex, the 2017 Cup Series champion, has been one of the biggest winners in NASCAR over the last three years, but he failed to find victory lane over the first 10 races of this season.
"I knew we were going to get one soon," Truex said. "Hopefully, we can get on a roll. ... Congrats to James on his first win. He's doing an awesome job and I'm really proud of him. It's a big day for us."
Ryan Blaney rebounded from a pit-road penalty in the final stage and finished second, just ahead of Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski in third and Joey Logano in fourth. Logano led a race-high 234 laps before slipping behind Truex, Blaney and Keselowski.
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Chase Elliott, who won the Alsco Uniforms 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway nearly two weeks ago, came in fifth. Alex Bowman (sixth), Matt DiBenedetto (seventh), William Byron (eighth), Kurt Busch (ninth) and Jimmie Johnson (10th) rounded out the top 10.
Bubba Wallace, who drove the No. 43 car with a "Black Lives Matter" theme for Richard Petty Motorsports, earned his career-best NASCAR Cup Series finish at Martinsville, ending up in 11th.
On Monday, the 26-year-old Alabama native -- who is the only active black driver in the Cup Series -- demanded that NASCAR ban Confederate flags from all events. Before Wednesday night's race, the stock car series honored his wishes and announced it was prohibiting Confederate flags at all events and properties.
The NASCAR Cup Series' next race is the Dixie Vodka 400. The event is scheduled for Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida and will take place without any fans in attendance due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.


upi--2020-06-11--Thomas Lane, former officer charged in George Floyd's death, released on bond

June 10 ( UPI ) -- One of the former Minneapolis police officer charged in connection to the police-involved killing of George Floyd has been released on bond , according to records from the Hennepin County Sheriff 's Office .
Thomas Lane , 37 , and two other former Minneapolis police officers were charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second-degree for failing to help Floyd , 46 , who pleaded he could n't breathe while being pinned to the ground by the knee of a white police officer , Derek Chauvin , on his neck .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday .
Bail was set at $ 1 million last week and he was let out on conditional release on a $ 750,000 bond .
Floyd 's death ignited anti-police brutality protests nationwide seeking justice for his killing and police reforms .
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder .
Chauvin , 44 , and the other two former officers charged with aiding and abetting -- J Alexander Kueng , 26 , and Tou Thao , 34 -- remain in police custody , according to Hennepin County Sheriff 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earl Gray , argued last week the case against his client was `` weak , '' stating Lane had asked Chauvin to roll Floyd onto his side during the arrest and that he had performed CPR on Floyd in the ambulance .
Lane was `` pounding on this guy to revive him , '' Gray said .
`` Where is the willful intent ? ''

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane has been charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second-degree in the death of George Floyd on May 25. File Photo courtesy of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
June 10 (UPI) -- One of the former Minneapolis police officer charged in connection to the police-involved killing of George Floyd has been released on bond, according to records from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Thomas Lane, 37, and two other former Minneapolis police officers were charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second-degree for failing to help Floyd, 46, who pleaded he couldn't breathe while being pinned to the ground by the knee of a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, on his neck. Advertisement
According to the jail records, Thomas was released shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Bail was set at $1 million last week and he was let out on conditional release on a $750,000 bond.
Floyd's death ignited anti-police brutality protests nationwide seeking justice for his killing and police reforms. Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder.
Chauvin, 44, and the other two former officers charged with aiding and abetting -- J Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34 -- remain in police custody, according to Hennepin County Sheriff's Office records.
Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, argued last week the case against his client was "weak," stating Lane had asked Chauvin to roll Floyd onto his side during the arrest and that he had performed CPR on Floyd in the ambulance.
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Lane was "pounding on this guy to revive him," Gray said. "Where is the willful intent?"