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The Caribbean Prime Minister says Haiti to hold long overdue elections by early next year NEW YORK _ Haitian Prime Minister L a u r e n t Lamothe says the country will hold long o v e r d u e elections no later than early next

year.

Lamothe says the country will hold elections ``as soon as possible’’ in the new year if several opposition lawmakers don’t agree to help hold the vote before their mandates expire early next year.

Lamothe says six senators have been holding Haiti ``hostage.’’ But they won’t be able to do so anymore once their terms end in mid-January.

Lamothe says he also hopes that the officials will approve an electoral law before then, which will pave the way for the legislative election that is three years late.

The expiration of their terms will dissolve Parliament. Martelly will then rule by decree.

Lamothe said the vote will be held either before year’s end or in the first three months of next year.

Lamothe made the remarks in an interview Tuesday.

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Bahamas at UN: Controlling illegal immigration ‘central to our survivability as a country’ The foreign minister of the Bahamas says his country is determined to control illegal immigration, saying allowing it to balloon would be a ``recipe for civil strife.’’

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Supporters of ex president march Around The World in Haiti to mark 1991 coup and After lengthy ban, Jamaican mangoes headed for US market protest threatened arrest the military ousted Aristide less than a year into his first term as president. It comes amid fears he will be arrested for failing to heed a court summons to testify in a corruption case.

An investigative judge issued an arrest warrant in August after the former president did not attend a hearing looking into allegations that include money laundering during his time in office. Aristide’s lawyer has said the summons was not properly served and he has PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ A large sought to quash the warrant. crowd of supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Haitian police have been stationed Aristide marched Tuesday through outside the walls of Aristide’s the capital on the anniversary of home but so far have not moved a 1991 military coup that ousted to carry out the warrant. the country’s first democratically The former president, who was elected leader. ousted again in a violent rebellion Thousands of supporters tried in 2004, has rarely ventured to march from the church where outside his home since returning Aristide led services as a Catholic from exile in South Africa in 2011. priest to his house. But police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse them before they arrived at the home.

Mitchell said controlling illegal immigration in the Bahamas is ``central to our survivability as a country.’’ He added that unchecked immigration has been a ``recipe for civil strife’’ in other countries and ``we do not intend for that to happen to us.’’

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Following inquest, Jamaica detectives probing poisoning death of senior police commander was found in his system.

It’s unclear why it took more than two years to convene a seven-member coroner’s jury for the inquest into Henry’s death.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaican detectives are investigating the poisoning death of a police commander.

A coroner’s jury inquest ruled this week that Dayton Henry was “systematically’’ poisoned. The former head of the Clarendon police division died at a hospital in May 2012. Local media say a poison used to exterminate rats

On Wednesday, Assistant Police Commissioner Devon Watkis said detectives have “initiated another phase’’ of their investigation now that the inquest is done. A police statement says investigators are appealing for “patience and support.’’

Relatively few murders are solved in Jamaica. A U.S. State Department report says the conviction rate for homicides is 5 per cent.

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KINGSTON, J a m a i ca _ U.S. agriculture officials have cleared the way for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United

Derek Kellier is Jamaica’s acting agriculture minister. He said Monday that the ministry ``will do everything in its power to ensure that mango farmers and exports’’ meet requirements for continental U.S. shipments to begin starting Oct. 20.

Jamaica last supplied the juicy, yelloworange fruit to the U.S. market in the 1980s. It stopped when the U.S. banned a fumigant used to deter fruit flies.

As a condition of entry, Jamaican mangoes must now be inspected and found free of certain fruit flies, scale insects and diseases. U.S. shipments must also have a document known as a phytosanitary certificate.

Jamaica’s mango season begins in December. Local mango varieties include Julie, Bombay, and No. 11 The Associated Press

The march marked the date that

Frederick Mitchell struck a tough tone during his speech Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly, less than two weeks after his government announced a measure making it harder for migrants to work in the island chain.

The Caribbean country is considering additional restrictions as part of a plan that appears mostly aimed at large numbers of Haitians who have settled there.

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Family that hosted Ebola patient confined to home as circle of people possibly exposed widens DALLAS _ Authorities have ordered four relatives of the man who brought the Ebola virus to the U.S. to remain confined to their home as they intensify their response to the nation’s first case of the disease, and are reaching out to about 100 people who may have had contact with him. In Liberia, officials say they will prosecute the man for lying on a health form as he left the country last month

By David Warren The Associated Press

HONG KONG-DEMOCRACY PROTEST HONG KONG _ Hong Kong’s embattled leader refuses to step down, as pro-democracy protesters have demanded, and instead offers to hold talks with them to defuse a week of massive street demonstrations that are the biggest challenge to Beijing’s authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997.

By Joanna Chui and Wendy Tang The Associated Press

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Jamaica's justice minister says legislation has been drafted to decriminalize marijuana agree on more complex changes to Jamaica's Dangerous Drugs Act needed to spur a medical marijuana and cannabis research sector. He said Jamaica, where scientists developed a cannabis-derived medication to treat glaucoma decades ago, is “well-positioned to be a forerunner'' in efforts to research therapeutic uses of the plant.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaica's justice minister said Tuesday that legislation has been drafted to decriminalize marijuana on the Caribbean island where the drug has been pervasive but prohibited for a century.

Mark Golding told reporters that lawmakers should make possession of 2 ounces or less a petty

offence before the end of 2014.

He also expects decriminalization for religious purposes to be authorized by then, allowing adherents of the homegrown Rastafarian spiritual movement to ritually smoke marijuana, which they consider a “holy herb,'' without fear of arrest.

Golding said it will take longer to

As Jamaica advances marijuana decriminalization, the government is committed to battling drug traffickers, Golding stressed.

He said keeping marijuana away from children, the international black market and organized crime will be a top priority.

Previous efforts to decriminalize marijuana, or “ganja'' as it is largely known in Jamaica, failed to advance because Jamaican officials feared they would violate international treaties and bring sanctions from Washington. But those concerns have eased now

that a number of nations and some U.S. states have relaxed marijuana laws.

Golding said the regulatory framework needed for a medical marijuana and scientific research industry in Jamaica is still being hashed over. Setting maximum limits on pot cultivation is not anticipated, he said, but the government wants to ensure that small farmers “are not excluded and it does not just become something exclusively for major capital-intensive investors.'' ___

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Official urges Jamaicans to destroy bug breeding sites as painful mosquito borne virus spreads this is having on productivity and attendance at school and work and ask employers to be compassionate and assist their staff through this difficult period,'' Ferguson said.

It's a rarely fatal but typicalKINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jaly very painful viral illness maica's health minister that has advanced rapidly said Sunday that the govthrough the Caribbean and ernment is doing all it can parts of Latin America after to combat a newly arrived local transmission started in mosquito-borne virus that is the tiny French dependency increasingly disrupting life of St. Martin late last year, and cutting productivity on likely introduced by an infectthe Caribbean island. ed air traveller. Apparently hardest hit has been the In a national address carried Dominican Republic, with on television and radio, Fen- half the cases reported in ton Ferguson said the chithe Americas. kungunya virus is spreading across Jamaica and “everyIn recent days, the mosquione is susceptible.'' to-borne virus with no cure or vaccine has been in“We are aware of the impact creasingly sickening people

in Jamaica, perhaps most severely in the southeastern parish of St. Thomas.

“Schools, business, churches, farms and entire communities in St. Thomas continue to report ever mounting cases of persons ill with chikungunya, some communities with over half the population affected,'' said opposition official Delano Seiveright before the health minister's speech.

private doctors are also not reporting patients to the government, according to the health ministry.

Some Jamaicans are blasting the government for what they believe is a sluggish response to a public health threat they knew was on the way. Fenton asserts the government was prepared and is doing all it can to swat down the virus but the “expectation is for chikungunya cases to spike and then trend down'' as more people become immune. People develop immunity after getting infected. ___

By David McFadden

Confirmed cases in Jamaica are few so far, but there are many signs that the real number of sickened people is far higher than the official tally. Laboratories have only been able to confirm a small portion of people who fall ill THE ASSOCIATED PRESS because many patients don't bother seeking care so their David McFadden on Twitter: cases go unrecorded. Some http://twitter.com/dmcfadd

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Parents of black teenager killed by police officer unmoved by chief's apology tions following their son's death.

McSpadden said she feels lost and helpless, and her life will never be normal again. “I have to find a new normal,'' she said haltingly.

“I'm empty,'' Brown said quietly.

“There's nothing there anymore.

It's hard to fill that spot with other happiness.''

WASHINGTON _ The parents of Michael Brown said Saturday in an interview with The Associated Press that they were unmoved by the apology given by the Ferguson, Missouri, police chief weeks after their unarmed 18-year-old son was killed by a police officer.

Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, said, “Yes,'' when asked if Chief Tom Jackson should be fired, and his father, Michael Brown Sr., said rather than an apology, they would rather see Officer Darren Wilson arrested for the death of their son on Aug. 9.

“An apology would be when Darren Wilson has handcuffs, processed and charged with murder,'' Brown Sr. said.

The young man, who was black, was fatally shot last month by Wilson, who is white.

The shooting sparked days of violent protests and racial unrest in the predominantly black community. Some residents and civil rights activists have said responding police officers were overly aggressive, noting their use of tear gas and surplus military vehicles and gear. The

shooting and police response to the protests stoked a national discourse about police tactics and race Brown Sr. called the looting that has been interspersed with the protests “disrespectful,'' but the “First Amendment protesting? They have that right.'' The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees such basic rights as freedom of speech and assembly.

“There's going to continue to be unrest until they do what should be done,'' McSpadden added, referring to Ferguson officials.

Jackson released a video apology to Brown's family and the community, which is predominantly African-American, in which he acknowledged that Brown's body should have been removed from the street much sooner than it was.

The young man's remains lay uncovered for more than four hours while police collected evidence.

“I don't want words, I want action,'' McSpadden said.

The parents, both wearing t-shirts with messages about their son, talked hesitantly about their emo-

Brown's parents are in Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers and lobby Congress to pass a law requiring police officers to wear cameras during their interactions with the public. They also called on the Justice Department to take over the criminal investigation into the shooting. The Justice Department is already investigating whether Brown's civil rights were violated, and a county grand jury is weighing whether to indict Wilson.

“All of our eyes see the same thing, that it was wrong, an injustice.

Why wouldn't they come back with an indictment?'' McSpadden said.

Attorney General Eric Holder has met with Brown's parents, and they hope his upcoming departure will not affect the case. Holder announced his resignation Thursday.

“I've got confidence in him in that he will make sure that what needs to be done is done before he exits,'' McSpadden said.

The parents also expressed anger at some Ferguson police officers who wore bracelets in support of Wilson. In a letter released Friday, the Justice Department asked Jackson, the police chief, to ``confirm our understanding'' that officers in the suburban St. Louis County department won't wear ``I am Darren Wilson'' bracelets while on duty.

Ferguson residents complained about the black bracelets with

white lettering this week at a meeting with federal officials. The Brown family's lawyer, Benjamin Crump, said the bracelets give an impression that the police lack impartiality in this case.

“It lets me know how they really feel about the situation, and the wrongness that they do,'' McSpadden said.

Brown's parents talked with lawmakers during the Congressional Black Caucus' legislative conference weekend and plan to keep on lobbying. ``I ask Crump all the time, 'What else can I do?' McSpadden said.

Brown Sr. called their efforts a fight for human rights. “They say that this is America, but we're not being treated like we're Americans. Our fight here is to just open other eyes and understand how we're feeling and try to get something done about it,'' he said.

McSpadden said her son was taught how to respect his elders.

“I taught my son respect for a policeman, for you, for this woman, for anybody, so if he felt like he was doing nothing wrong, which I don't believe he was, why would he be in fear of him? You're not supposed to fear the police.'' ___

By Jesse J. Holland THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Follow Jesse J. Holland on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jessejholland

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Mayor Rob Ford Back on the campaign trail Despite being in between round 1 and round 2 of Chemotheraphy, the Mayor seems to be holding up quite well. In a brief phone interview with the Mayor, he told Vision Newspaper Canada that he was feeling much better and that he was on his way to an event. He is currently running for councilor of Etobicoke which we believe will be a guarantee win for the Etobicoke native.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is back hard at work on the campaign trail with less than 4 weeks left till election day. Altough he officially exited the race for Mayor of Toronto when doctors diagnosed him with a rare form of cancer, the Mayor is still by his brother Doug Fords side, as Doug attempts to pick up where the Mayor left off running for the top jon in the city.

Etobicoke is the Mayor of Torontos home, old ridding and also the head quarters of Ford Nation which is a deep political support base for the cuurent Mayor of the city., made up of local residents and small business owners. Over the years Ford Nation has grown from Etobicoke to Scarborough with members amazed by the loyal and down to earth nature of the Mayor.

The election for Mayor of Toronto will be held on October 27th 2014.

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Events Jennifer Hudson

Venue: Fallsview Casino Resort Date: October 7th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Boyz to Men

Venue: Casino Rama Orillia ON Date: October 11, 2014

Nas

Venue: Quuen Elizabeth Theater Date: October 8th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Kool & the Gang

Venue: Fallsview Casino Resort Naigara Falls, ON Date: October 16th, 2014

Big K.R.I.T

Venue: Tatoo - Queen West Date: October 10th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Flying Lotus

Venue: Danforth Music Hall Date: October 24th, 2014

K Kamp

Venue: Barcode Date: October 11th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

I-Octane & Assassin

Venue: Kool Haus Address: 132 Queens Quay E, Date: October 18th, 2014

Family & Children Sanchez

Venue: Kool Haus Date: October 11th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Ty $ign

Venue: Kool Haus Address: 132 Queens Quay E, Date: October 24, 2014

Haunted High Park

Dates: October 24, 2014 October 31, 2014 Location: Colborne Lodge Min Price: $7.50 Max Price: $17.50 Audience: All ages Phone: 416-392-6916

The Wiggles

Venue: Hamilton Place Theatre Location: Hamilton ,ON Date: October 8th www.ticketmaster.ca

Halloween Howl

Date: October 26, 2014 Location: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre Price Summary: $16 Audience: Kids Phone: 416-368-8031

Yo Gabba Gabba - Live

Venue: Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, ON Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 Time: 06:00 PM www.ticketmaster.ca

Music Music Review: Jennifer Hudson is uneven, lacks personal style on 3rd album, 'JHUD'

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name so I know you're mine,'' she sings on opening track “Dangerous'' _ a far cry from the “And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going'' of yore. That soulfulness takes a backseat to the tough-chick-inlove persona that drives “JHUD,'' rippling through the sassy “Walk It Out,'' featuring Timbaland, and “He Ain't Goin' Nowhere,'' with Iggy Azalea.

Jennifer Hudson's new album, “JHUD,'' would fly off the shelves if every copy included a tiny stage, complete with miniature Jennifer Hudson singing live.

Her voice _ that powerful instrument capable of toppling pillars, and sending wigs into a tailspin _ is what enraptured “American Idol'' audiences back in 2004, and the rest of the world in 2006 with “Dreamgirls,'' which won Hudson an Oscar.

But three albums into Hudson's music career, the Grammy-winning star still sounds like she's singing other people's music.

That is to say, while “JHUD'' is solid collection of tracks, Hudson seems to be conforming to fit a sound and persona not her own.

“Daddy do, do or die, tatt my

The songs are fun, admittedly, but they beg the question, “Jennifer, is that really you?''

Other tracks are more believable, and more enjoyable, too. There's the disco-tinged “It's Your World,'' featuring R. Kelly, and Hudson's interpretation of “I Still Love You'' from British house DJ Switch.

Her vocals float effortlessly from honeyed to heavy on “Bring Back the Music,'' and she sets off goose bumps in a stirring tribute to her late mother on “Moan,'' which closes the 10-track set.

Still, there's no getting around the disappointment of an OK, but not amazing album from Hudson.

Here's hoping that her next set is as unique and powerful as she is.

By Melanie J. Sims THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Stylo G, Chronixx, Tarrus Riley, Alkaline and Popcaan nominated for Mobo Reggae Award in London

After a five year hiatus, the MOBO Awards are back in London by popular demand.

Marking its 19th anniversary, the internationally established brand is celebrating nearly two decades of its growing success. This year’s emerging talents will champion the stage at The SSE Arena, Wembley on 22nd October, with the show being broadcast on TV. The MOBO Awards have helped ignite the careers of numerous UK artists including Amy Winehouse, Craig David, Ms Dynamite, Estelle,

N-Dubz and Emeli Sandé, who all went on to achieve great success after being recognised by MOBO. This year’s crop of multiple nominees once again asserts the MOBO Awards’ position as a leader in spotting emerging talent.

In the category of Best Reggae Act, deejay Stylo G, singers Chronixx and Tarrus Riley, and deejays Alkaline and Popcaan are nominees.

Stylo G, who hails from Spanish Town, is the most

visible of the nominees in the United Kingdom. He has enjoyed mainstream hits there such as Come Over (with Clean Bandit), Soundbwoy, Badd (featuring Sister Nancy) and Move Back. This is his second nomination.

It is the first nomination for Alkaline and Chronixx and it is Popcaan’s third.

Taurrus Riley was first nominated for a MOBO in 2008 and has racked up three other nominations since.

The Jamaican artiste with

most wins in the Best Reggae Act category is Sean Paul with six. This year, he is nominated for Best Song with Dangerous Love, his combination with British rapper Fuse ODG. The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin) was established in 1996 by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell. It is held annually and recognises artistes of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music.

source: www.mobo.com & www.jamaicaobserver.com

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MACKA DIAMOND recovers from car accident Dancehall superstar Macka

Diamond has fully recovered from a car accident on the weekend that had her fans worried about the ‘Dye Dye’ queen. She will be leaving the island this week to kick-off her tour of Canada with a show dubbed ‘The Karma Experience’. She has upcoming gigs in Ottawa on October 12, Edmonton on November 15 and Toronto on November 22. source: Jamaica Star

MAXI PRIEST tops charts

DR. DRE tops Forbes list of top earning hip hop acts

LUCIANO Africa bound

than the other 24 rappers on the list combined. Coming in at a very distant second is a tie between Diddy and Jay Z, with $60 million each. Drake is fourth with $33 million, and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are fifth with $32 million.

Reggae singer Maxi Priest has topped the South Florida and New York Reggae charts with his album Easy to Love which was released

by VP Records in July. According to Soundscan, Easy to Love has so far sold over 5,000 copies. Among the guests on the album are Agent Sasco, Beres Hammond and DeLa Rose. He starts production on the video for the album’s next single Holiday in October. source: Jamaica Observer

ROOTS singer Luciano is set to become the first Jamaican reggae artiste to perform in the south-east African country of Malawi.

An article in the Malawi Nyasa Times newspaper reports that he will play at the Lilongwe Golf Club on October 19 in the capital city Lilongwe. The newspaper also reported that Luciano has other African gigs in October but did not state where. Luciano is said to be popular in Malawi through songs such as Lord Give Me Strength, Sweep Over My Soul, It’s Me Again Jah and New Day.

NEW YORK (AP) -- For all the bragging rappers do about how much cash they have, none of them can touch Dr. Dre. Forbes magazine puts him at the top of its Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.

The magazine estimates Dr. Dre is worth $620 million just in the past year, thanks mostly to the sale of his Beats company to Apple. Dr. Dre earned more in the past year

Source: Jamaica Observer

WIZ KHALIFA ZJ WAH WA LUDACRIS seperates from endorses Georgia Gov. on new date to plea guilty Amber Rose the campaign trail his opponents. But Deal says he couldn’t think of anyone better to inspire students at the event.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Model Amber Rose wants to end her marriage to Wiz Khalifa after just a year. Rose filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences. She is seeking custody of their 20-month-old son, Sebastian, plus spousal support as laid out by their prenuptial agreement. Court documents state the couple separated on Monday.

RIVERDALE, Ga. _ Republican Gov. Nathan Deal and rapper Ludacris may seem like an odd pairing for a campaign event, but the duo was a hit with a cheering crowd of students Friday.

Christopher ``Ludacris’’ Bridges has been an outspoken supporter of President Barack Obama, penning a profane song during the 2008 campaign criticizing

Deal kept his comments short before the crowd of about 200 at the charter school Utopian Academy for the Arts, just outside Atlanta. He introduced Ludacris as students cheered and craned their necks to see him. Ludacris said he spent most of his childhood in Atlanta and encouraged students to work hard and focus on their goals.

Deal says the event wasn’t an endorsement.

By Kathleen Foody THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Popular ZIP FM radio personality ZJ Wah Wa, has entered into a plea agreement with American federal prosecutors changing his plea from not guilty to guilty.

The 24-year-old is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.

If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 30 years per count. He is scheduled to be back in court on Oct. 24th 2014.

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Upcoming Releases

Aquarrius Tinashe

Point of No Return Keyshia

Late Nights Jeremih

Ten of Hearts Alaine

Multi talented singer, dancer, songwriter, actress and producer Tinashe will be releasing her debut major label album on October 27th.

The album “Aquarius” features collaborations with School Boy Q, ASAP Rocky, Future and more. Although the singer is most known for her hit single “2 On” she has been in the entertainmenmt industry a long time. She acted in roles as the half-man’s girlfriend on Charlie Sheen-era Two And A Half Men and alongside Tom Hanks in The Polar Express which helped her get her career started at a young age.

Point of No Return is the upcoming sixth studio album by Grammy-nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole. It will be released on October 7, 2014 by Interscope Records as Cole’s final album with the label.

The album features production from various music producers including Tim Kelley, Mike Will Made It, DJ Mustard, Amadeus, Stargate and features guest appearances by 2 Chainz, Juicy J, Gavyn Rhone, Wale, August Alsina and Future.

With the release of his popular DJ Mustard produced single ‘Don’t Tell ‘Em’ Jeremih gets ready to release his latest album “Late Nights the Album”, which will be released on October 7th 2014 by Def Jam Recordings.

With two studio albums, including Sacrifice (2007) already under her belt, singer Alaine is prepearing to release her latest project. The album titled “Ten of Hearts” which features producers such as UIM Records, Tony Kelly and DJ Frass is scheduled to be released on October 7th 2014.

Alaine is currently promoting two singles of the album “Better Than This” and “So In Love”, produced by UIM and DJ Frass, respectively.

Source: www.wikipiedia.com

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Lights, cameras: LeBron James, Cavaliers set off on road they hope ends with NBA title ever do. I've been two up and two down in four years.

“I went from crying tears of joy to tears of frustration. I know it all. I know what it takes.''

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio _ Wearing a wine-and-gold Cavs uniform again, LeBron James took his first steps toward ending Cleveland's championship drought.

Back home and where he began his NBA career, James and the transformed Cavaliers held media day Friday as they began a journey they hope ends with the city's first pro sports championship since the Browns won it all in 1964. More than 300 media members, including TV crews from Germany, Japan and Brazil, descended upon the team's training facility _ most of them to see James.

Serena Williams headlines Hopman Cup field

PERTH, Australia _ Top-ranked Serena Williams will combine with Wimbledon doubles champion Jack Sock in the United States team which will compete in a star-studded Hopman Cup tournament in January.

Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., rising Australian star Nick Kyrgios and world No.6 Agnieszka Radwanska are among other big names confirmed for the Jan. 4-10 event.

Williams won the Cup with James Blake in 2003 and Mardy Fish in 2008 and will again use the tournament as preparation for the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open.

Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will combine with Alize Cornet in a French team playing in Group B with Australia, Great Britain and Poland. Twotime Grand Slam champion Andy Murray will play for Britain alongside Heather Watson.

The superstar, who won two titles in four years with the Miami Heat, knows winning a title for Cleveland would be the pinnacle of his career. He also knows it won't be easy.

“I still have a lot to prove because of expectations I put on myself,'' James said. “I ask more of myself than anybody can ever ask of me.

My expectations are still high but I am more patient now than I was four years ago. I understand what it takes to win a championship. I understand winning a championship is the hardest thing you could

Tiger Woods' tournament finds new venue for 2017

WASHINGTON _ Tiger Woods' tournament will have yet another new home in 2017.

Organizers announced Thursday that the 2017 Quicken Loans National will be played at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland.

It's the course that used to be known as TPC Avenel when it hosted the Kemper Open. The course has since undergone a multimillion dollar renovation.

Woods would prefer to play the tournament at Congressional Country Club.

Congressional's members have balked at hosting the event every year, and instead have approved a plan to hold it in 2016, 2018 and 2020.

The 2015 tournament will be played at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.

The Tiger Woods Foundation runs the tournament, and Woods has said he wants it to stay in the Washington area.

James re-signed as a free agent this summer with the Cavs, who then acquired All-Star forward Kevin Love in a trade from Minnesota.

Along with Kyrie Irving, Cleveland has a “Big 3'' perhaps better than the one James had in Miami with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh .

The talented group will be guided

by David Blatt, who will be coaching in the NBA for the first time after a successful international career.

“Let's get it on,'' Blatt said. “I'm like Marvin Gaye up here. Let's get it started.''

Blatt said the significance of this season hit him as he arrived for work.

“I couldn't find a parking place,'' he joked.

The Cavs haven't been to the playoffs in four years _ since James left _ but they've gone from being irrelevant to the epicenter of the NBA. Still, there are no guarantees and James knows the team can't take any shortcuts to reach the top.

“You can't try to play November to get to June or May right now,'' he said. “You have to be patient.''

James made it clear that he'll lead the Cavs and his experience will make them better.

“I will be the leader of the team,'' he said. “I believe I bring leadership qualities that a lot of guys either don't want or just don't know how to do it _ and I can. I can lead by example. I can lead by voice. I can lead by command and I can lead by just my presence. That's the most important thing for me.

That's what I'm more excited about than anything.''

By Tom Withers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

V. Williams withdraws from China Open

Kagawa, Honda in Japan squad for friendlies against Brazil & Jamaica

BEIJING _ Venus Williams withdrew from the China Open with a viral illness on Thursday shortly before her third-round match against Petra Kvitova.

TOKYO _ Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa and AC Milan's Keisuke Honda are in Japan's 23-man squad for Asian Cup warm-up matches against Jamaica and Brazil.

The match would have been a reprise of their third-round encounter at Wimbledon, which Kvitova won in three sets after being just two points from defeat in the second set. Kvitova then went on to win her second title at the All England Club.

China Open organizers said Williams was suffering from a viral illness. Venus' sister, Serena, also withdrew from a tournament last week in the central Chinese city of Wuhan citing a virus.

Defending champion Serena Williams plays Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic for a spot in the China Open quarterfinals later Thursday.

Japan coach Javier Aguirre also called up Mainz striker Shinji Okazaki and Cordoba forward Mike Havenaar, and three uncapped players _ Gen Shojim, Tsukasa Shiotani, and Yu Kobayashi _ as he looks for his first win since taking over from Alberto Zaccheroni.

Japan plays Jamaica in Niigata on Oct. 10, and Brazil in Singapore four days later.

It has two more friendlies before beginning the defence of the Asian Cup in Australia in January; Honduras in Toyota on Nov. 14, and Australia in Osaka on Nov. 18.

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Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak says 'A much different challenge': Heat Kobe Bryant is healthy, focused start process of a new season, on big return with Steve Nash with LeBron's chapter closed MIAMI _ Erik Spoelstra has ready plenty about the notion of reinvention, which seems appropriate given the task that he and the Miami Heat are embarking upon.

The post-LeBron James chapter of Heat basketball is beginning.

Spoelstra, the coach entering his seventh season in Miami, somehow sees it as opportunity.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ Kobe Bryant essentially lost last season to injury. Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak is confident Bryant will bounce back impressively.

Kupchak radiated optimism Friday while discussing the Lakers' prospects for the upcoming season. Los Angeles missed the playoffs last spring for just the third time in 38 years, but the GM believes he has a playoff-contending roster in place around Bryant.

He acknowledges the Lakers'

hopes hinge on the health of guards Bryant and Steve Nash, who both barely played last season.

But both stars appear to be fully recovered after an extra-long off-season. Kupchak also says he would support Byron Scott if the new coach elects to limit the guards' minutes or participation in back-to-back games.

Los Angeles opens training camp Monday.

By Greg Beacham THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spoelstra and the Heat went through media day on Friday, the annual prelude to the start of training camp.

For the first time in five years, Miami will begin a season without being widely expected to end the season as NBA champions, an obvious side effect of James returning to Cleveland and leaving the Heat.

“We have a much different challenge,'' Spoelstra said. “I can't believe this, but I'm starting my 20th year here. And we've had many different chapters and different challenges. If I've learned anything in this seat, I've learned that's what coaching in this NBA business is about, is embracing change, adapting with change.''

And there are changes. Plenty of them.

It's not like James is the only departure from the team that lost in last year's NBA Finals. The Heat had 18 players in uniform at various points of last season; only seven of them are back in uniform for the start of this training camp. Miami has 51 per cent of its scoring from last season back; by comparison, San Antonio _ which needed five games to oust Miami as NBA champions _ has 99 per cent of last year's scoring returning this year.

“I might have to start passing out nametags and stickers,'' Heat forward Udonis Haslem said. “I thought I'd seen everything in this league.

This is my first year experiencing something like this, with 11 new guys. Weird? No. But interesting. ...

It's definitely different.''

It won't be wholesale changes for the Heat, even though the roster is markedly different. One of the very first things Spoelstra said on Friday is that “the Heat culture, the Heat code, that will remain the same,'' which means defence will come before everything else and the internal expectations will be as high as ever.

“The bedrocks of playing together _ attacking, helping each other get the best available shot _ that's what important. Those things remain the same,'' Spoelstra said. “But certainly, some of the finer points have to be a little bit different.''

Many players, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh included, tried changing their bodies over the summer. Wade did not give reporters a specific total with regard to his weight loss, but he did appear lighter than he was at the end of last season.

“We have a foundation here,'' guard Norris Cole said. “There's a way that we do things here. The guys that are new, they'll learn from the guys who have been here, and we'll set a good example. Then we'll just keep the ball rolling. ... We're still the Heat.''

Spoelstra has been fond in recent years of saying the Heat have enough to win, and that refrain will likely be repeated this year.

Wade and Bosh make the Heat one of seven teams to have at least two players on the camp roster with more than 15,000 career points.

There's seven players in Heat camp _ Wade, Bosh, Haslem, Chris Andersen, Mario Chalmers, Cole and newcomer Shannon Brown _ who have at least one NBA championship ring in their possession.

And Wade, Bosh, Luol Deng and Danny Granger have been selected to the All-Star Game a combined 22 times.

“We have a Heat standard and that's to compete for an NBA title,'' Spoelstra said. “Every year that I've been here, for 20 years, whether the team turned out that way or not, that was the objective from Day One in training camp. That's how we're all wired and that's what we expect from this team. Regardless of what people are saying about us out there or not, we want to start the process of building a very competitive team.''

By Tim Reynolds THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Big numbers OUTKAST'S ANDRE Director Spike Lee honoured 3000 PORTRAYS for ABC's

by Montreal International JIMI HENDRIX FOR night of Black Film Festival NEW FILM Rhimes thought at the time that an African American -- Barack Obama -- could have been elected president of the United States.

But says more African Americans are living in poverty now than 25 years ago and police are still killing black people.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Andre 3000 of OutKast believes it's OK that the makers of a Jimi Hendrix biography film did not have the rights to Hendrix's music because they didn't need it anyway. Andre, who's credited as Andre BenThe network has filled its jamin for the film, says they're Thursday schedule with three telling the story of Hendrix before series from Rhimes' production he became a star with all the hits. company.

He says we've all seen the videos of Hendrix setting fire to a guitar, The latest, a lawyer drama star- but we don't know the story of Hendrix as a struggling musician ring Viola Davis called ``How to Get Away With Murder,'' was who nearly gave up. The film, seen by 14.3 million people in called ``Jimi: All By My Side,'' opens tomorrow. its debut. APNewsNow.

NEW YORK _ ABC's night of Shonda Rhimes has gotten off to an impressive start, and it was the newcomer that led the way.

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MONTREAL - Academy Award nominated director and screenwriter Spike Lee is in Montreal today to receive an honour at the tenth International Black Film Festival.

Lee will receive the inaugural Pioneer award tonight in recognition for his work, which the festival says revolutionized the role of black talent in Hollywood.

Lee told a news conference a lot has changed in the 25 years since his movie “Do the Right Thing'' played in theatres.

He says he would never have

Lee also says that still more diversity is needed in Hollywood, pointing out that sports in America is even more diverse than cinema.

He says he remembers seeing P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens during a playoff game last season and described him as a great player -- adding that the New York Rangers are also in need of a black hockey player.

Lee says he's looking forward to meeting Subban at the film festival which runs through September 28th.

(The Canadian Press)

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Viola Davis: Playing a defence attorney provides insight into fine line between good and evil ``the role taught me just how fine the line is between guilt and innocence, and a lie and the truth, and good and bad.'' ``I'm not just talking about the cases,'' she said. ``I mean being a defence attorney!''

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. _ Playing an attorney on TV has shown Viola Davis there's a slim _ and slippery _ divide between guilt and innocence.

the line is between guilt and innocence, and a lie and the truth, and good and bad.''

“I'm not just talking about the cases,'' she said. “I mean being a defence attorThe 49-year-old actress stars ney!'' as a defence attorney and Davis has had recurring law professor on the new ABC show “How to Get Away roles on TV series including “Law & Order: SVU'' and With Murder,'' which pre“United States of Tara,'' but miered Thursday to an impressive 14 million viewers. it's a new experience for the Oscar-nominated and Tony-winning star to work fullDavis' character, Annalise time in TV. Keating, comes off in the first episode as sharp, intim“I'm tired, but I'm liking it. idating and not all the way I'm liking the pace of it,'' she righteous. Davis said the role taught her “just how fine said. “I'm liking the quick

decisions you have to make.

I feel alive as an artist.''

She also appreciates the chance to stay in one place and sleep in her own bed each night.

“Having a 4-year-old, that's fabulous,'' she said.

Davis discussed her new show Sunday at a benefit for the Rape Treatment Center, which she became acquainted with through research for a role.

“That whole facility just moved me,'' she said. “It is just geared toward helping

the victim... and I wanted to be a part of that. My heart was moved by it.'' ___

By Sandy Cohen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Follow AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen at www.twitter.com/APSandy .

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Kerry Washington helps kick off 'Scandal' clothing collection NEW YORK _ Kerry Washington wants women to look as powerful and put together as her TV persona.

Fashion retailer The Limited has teamed up with the ``Scandal'' star and the show's costume designer, Lyn Paolo, for a collection inspired by the ABC drama, which premieres its fourth season on Thursday.

Washington appeared at a launch party for the line on Monday, where she said it was important for clothing to be accessible.

“There are women who can literally afford to dress like Olivia Pope, and I don't know how, because those clothes are very,

very, very expensive,'' she said with a laugh.

“There are other people who can't, and there is no reason why only the people who make a certain amount of money should have access to this feminine power in fashion, you know? This line is created so that everybody can find their own inner gladiator.

That every woman can be powerful and sexy, brilliant and smart and gorgeous, fashion-forward.

You know, it's just there's no limit to who you can be.''

literally and figuratively.''

deaf and out of touch.''

Last year, Paolo, with Washington's input, created window displays for Saks Fifth Avenue by dressing its mannequins like “Scandal'' characters. The displays featured clothing by highend designers such as Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Donna Karan and Carolina Herrera.

“I really think it's important to focus on all the good things that are going on,'' she said. “It's such an honour to be a part of an historic Thursday-night lineup and to be in one of her three shows, to be part of her magical (production company), Shondaland.''

The 37-year-old actress wasn't as keen to talk about a New York Times article by TV critic Alessandra Stanley, where the writer There are 42 looks in the Scandal referred to “Scandal'' producer Collection, including tops, jackets, Shonda Rhimes as an “angry black woman.'' On Monday, the outerwear and, of course, pants, because, as Washington says: newspaper's public editor called “Olivia Pope wears the pants both the article “astonishingly tone-

Rhimes is also the producer of “How to Get Away With Murder'' and “Grey's Anatomy.''

By Alicia Rancilio THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Launch of LeBron James new shoe is delayed Lebron James has recently unveiled the look of his brand new shoe “The LeBron 12”.

According to Nike the key to these shoes are the “Nike Air Zoom Units.”, which are the hexagonal packs on the sole.

The Lebron 12 were originally scheduled to be released in the USA on October 11th 2014 but have been postponed by Nike due to “cosmetic issues”.

“Product quality is a priority for Nike,” the company said in a statement on its website. “Due to a small cosmetic issue with some of the LeBron 12 shoes, we have delayed the initial retail launch that

was scheduled for China on Oct. 1, and the global launch that was scheduled for Oct. 11. We will communicate an update on the retail date as soon as possible.”

Since the shoes had already gone into production before James switched from the Miami Heat to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and subsequently switched numbers from No. 6 to No. 23, one thought is that Nike needs to switch out the “6” with the “23” on a visible tag on the back of the shoe. In pictures of the shoe released by Nike last month, the back tag of the shoe says “LRJ.06.”

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