A Burnley fan was stabbed before the first leg of their Europa League play-off against Olympiakos in Athens.

The fan was not seriously injured and required stitches to a leg wound.

Three other fans were robbed in Athens city centre before the side’s 3-1 defeat and 23 Burnley fans were arrested for being drunk and disorderly. About 1,000 Burnley fans travelled to Greece for the game.

No further details about the incidents have been released.

Burnley, who went into the game unbeaten in their previous four qualifying games under manager Sean Dyche, have not been in European competition since 1966-67.

They beat Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir and Scottish Premiership runners-up Aberdeen in extra time to set up the tie with Olympiakos.

The Iowa State Medical Examiner determined Mollie Tibbetts died due to “multiple sharp force injuries,” according to preliminary autopsy results.

A body found in rural Poweshiek County early Tuesday morning was identified as Tibbetts through an autopsy conducted on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Her body was found in a farm field covered by corn stalks near the intersection of 460th Avenue and Highway 21 outside of Guernsey.

DCI would not release more details regarding the manner of Tibbetts death or whether any weapons were used. Further examination may result in more findings, according to the statement.

Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the July 18 disappearance of Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student whose abduction has captured national headlines.

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During a press conference on Wednesday, Iowa DCI Special Agent Rick Rahn said video recordings from area security cameras helped investigators determine Rivera’s alleged involvement.

Footage showed Tibbetts running around Boundary and Middle streets outside of Brooklyn when a black Chevy Malibu drove in the area around 7:45 p.m. July 18.

The footage shows the vehicle, driven by Rivera, going back and forth in the area, according to the criminal complaint.

Rivera told investigators Monday that as he ran alongside Tibbetts, she grabbed her phone and threatened to call police, according to a charging document that prosecutors filed in court Tuesday.

Investigators believe Tibbetts was abducted around the 1900 block of 385th Avenue.

“Rivera said he then panicked and got mad and that he then ‘blocked’ his ‘memory,’ which is what he does when he gets very upset,” according to the document, which was written by a sheriff’s deputy.

He later told investigators that he placed Tibbetts body in a cornfield, which he guided them to on Tuesday morning.

He is currently being held in the Poweshiek County Jail on a $5 million bond.

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Today, Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest man, the master at the helm of the mighty capitalist empire that is Amazon. But back in 1994, he was just a scrappy entrepreneur building his dream team, and using ’90s era message boards and double spaces after periods to do it.

An early Amazon job posting resurfaced on Twitter Thursday, thanks to Bloomberg anchor Jon Erlichman. Originally posted by Bezos himself, the listing seeks Unix/C/C++ developers who can work three times faster “than most people think possible.”

Amazon confirmed to CNBC the authenticity of the ad, which initially appeared on the message board Usenet. Bezos apparently filled the role, since Amazon would be up and running the following year, slinging books and killing Mom-and-Pop stores for decades to come.

The ad is certainly a trip. But it also reminds us of Amazon’s roots, how those early ideas and personalities laid the groundwork for how the company would grow — and how very, very far Amazon has come. 

For example, did you know that Jeff Bezos’ first investors were his mom and stepdad, whose original $250,000 investment means they’re now worth about $30 billion? Or that an early name of what would become Amazon was “Cadabra”? How about the fact that it’s easy to see how Bezos’ “three times faster” mentality has led to robot-human integrations, and sometimes inhumane conditions, in Amazon’s factories? What a fun walk down memory lane!

To take into account Amazon’s past, present, and cash-filled future, here is our annotated version of Amazon’s July 1994 job posting. Fun fact: Whoever got this job is probably a gazillionaire now. 

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Jeju, South Korea – More than 550 Yemeni nationals have arrived on South Korea’s Jeju Island since April seeking asylum and refugee status.

Unlike mainland South Korea, Jeju offered visa-free arrival for various nationalities, including Yemenis, to boost tourism.

But the arrival of Yemenis, mostly from Malaysia – to which they fled from war-torn Yemen – sparked an online outcry and protests on the island, as well as the capital, Seoul.

The refugees are barred from leaving Jeju and entering mainland South Korea and are only permitted to work on farms, the sea or restaurants, often doing long hours of manual labour. Some complain of not being paid after working for more than a month.

More than 700,000 South Koreans filed an online petition urging the government to stop its visa-free policy for Yemen.

Protesters demanded the government to refuse asylum and deport the Yemenis.

A recent survey of more than 500 Jeju residents revealed almost 90 percent felt insecure about going outside since the arrival of the Yemenis.

Al Jazeera spoke to Jeju residents to see how they felt about the asylum seekers and what the Korean government’s next steps should be.

Ko Minja, 59, restaurant owner

People around me are sceptical about the visa-free policy. I think the government should accept refugees based on their nationalities and avoid people from countries that have terrorism issues. The fact that Jeju accepted these people is causing fear and anxiety among the residents.

The Yemenis are scary. They will rape our women, take our jobs and take over the country.

I’m scared of going to the areas where they are living. They are known for reckless behaviour. If I go to places where they are based, I’m very scared. Employers are reluctant to hire them because they are scared, too.

Lots of people are telling me that this visa-free policy is a problem and might cause terrorism problems for Jeju island in the future.

(Minja has never met a Yemeni or been to the areas they are living in. She told Al Jazeera she was basing her comments on what others had told her).

Ko Tae-su, 62, store owner

As a Korean who knows about war, I believe the government’s action to accept refugees is an understandable one and not a bad move. But we have no information about them. We don’t know who they are.

I don’t think they are all bad people. I think deporting them will be too harsh and not a good idea. I think there needs to be a conversation between the government and Jeju’s residents. They should start a dialogue to solve the issue. And I feel a lot of people around me have the same thoughts.

Joi Nok, 50, cafe owner

I’ve been on Jeju Island for about four months and have managed to make a Yemeni friend who visits my cafe daily.

He’s learning Korean and he practises it with me. And I’m learning about Yemeni culture. 

I think the government should educate these asylum seekers and tell them about Korean culture. A lot of women and children here are scared of these Yemenis because they walk around in groups. They should avoid that.

I finish work at 10pm and when I see them walk around in a group, I get scared too.

Also, they are Muslims and have a prayer culture. But they should make a bigger effort to learn about our culture so we can live together. 

Gunwoo (name changed), 60, taxi driver

We need to learn from the Korean War – how other countries stepped in to help us out.

Based on that, we should accept these asylum seekers, but not everyone. I don’t think we can accept everyone but we should sort this out quickly and accept some of them.

Park Won-jo, 38 advertiser

I think a lot of people and organisations here are overreacting to the issue because there is a lot of fake news around. People are worried and concerned because of that.

We should provide them with good conditions and shelter because they are from a country devastated by the war. I hope they can get their wounds healed here in Korea.

This is the first time Jeju residents are going through this situation, that’s why they are a bit surprised. I haven’t come across any Yemenis yet but I get my information through social media. There is a lot of advertising going on to help these people.

Lee Jung-hoon, 65, pastor

I feel for these people. They need help. I went to the immigration centre and told them I’m ready to help if someone needs it. I have given shelter to five Yemenis and I’m also teaching them Korean because they need to interact with the community to allay those fears.

The bible tells us to take care of the vulnerable around you. And that’s exactly what I’m doing. These people now need jobs. The government has only allowed them three types of jobs – farming, fishing, restaurant [workers] – and banned them from working anywhere else because they think these people will steal the locals’ jobs.

Sand Woon-hyun, 28, sales agent 

I don’t have any bad feelings for these people but if I talk to people around me, they are quite against them because of the religion and their security fears.

I think the government should take time in evaluating these applications. We have seen what’s happened in Europe with countries that have accepted refugees from these countries. 

A lot of people on Jeju are very conservative and the local media is depicting these people in a negative way.

For me, the issue will be population growth, traffic jams and public facilities being put under strain because of an increase in the island’s population.

Additional reporting by Hayeon Kim

Rangers have one foot in the Europa League group stage after a solitary goal gave them victory over Ufa at Ibrox in their play-off first leg.

Connor Goldson’s close-range strike on 41 minutes put Steven Gerrard’s men in front after a dominant first half.

Dmitri Zhivoglyadov almost levelled immediately but the Russians’ best chance was blocked by Allan McGregor.

Rangers could have extended their lead but had to settle for a single-goal advantage to take to Ufa next Thursday.

Kyle Lafferty was brought on just a day after signing from Hearts for an undisclosed fee but the Northern Ireland international could not find the second goal the Ibrox side’s pressure merited.

If Rangers hold their nerve in the Neftyanik Stadium, it will be the first time the Scottish Premiership side have reached the group stage of a European competition since the 2010-11 Champions League.

Gerrard’s perfect 10

This win brought up Gerrard’s 10th competitive match in charge of the Scottish Premiership side and his 10th without defeat.

His first victory came six weeks ago as Rangers beat Macedonia’s Shkupi 2-0 at Ibrox to start their Europa League journey.

But despite that success, not many of Rangers fans present that night would have expected the former Liverpool captain to be just 90 minutes away from a potential Europa League group-stage spot.

The key to his success can be seen all over the park. Goalkeeper McGregor has helped bring a stability and six clean sheets, with the veteran Scotland international reacting superbly to block Zhivoglyadov from point-blank range on Thursday.

Goldson’s influence at both ends of the park is also clear to see. The former Brighton and Hove Albion centre-half, 25, has been a rock at the back.

However, it was his predatory instincts against the Russians that proved pivotal as he pounced on a fumbled Aleksandr Belenov save from an Alfredo Morelos header to scramble the ball into the net.

With Morelos having scored five goals in his last four games, and Lafferty burnishing his attacking options, Gerrard will feel confident that Rangers can cause further problems in Ufa next week.

‘Five clean sheets is an amazing feat’ – analysis

Former Rangers striker Steven Thompson on Sportsound

It’s a decent result. Obviously they would have liked another goal to make it more comfortable, especially with Ufa being a bit of a unknown and the long journey to Russia.

But generally Rangers’ performances under Steven Gerrard, especially away in Europe, have been defensively sound. That result was their fifth clean sheet in Europe, which is an amazing feat.

I don’t expect them to struggle in Ufa given the quality of the opposition. The one thing they have right now is real momentum. They are building belief and confidence.

Sears and Kmart are running out of time to pull off an improbable comeback.

The parent company of the two chains, Sears Holdings, announced Thursday that it would close about 5 percent of its remaining stores, all of which it said were losing money.

The retailer plans to close 33 Sears and 13 Kmart locations in November, which will leave it with fewer than 800 full-line stores nationwide. As recently as 2012, the company had 1,305 Kmart stores and 867 full-line Sears stores in the U.S. 

While the store closures mean it will be harder to find a Sears or Kmart this holiday season, both retailers are likely to survive to see the new year.

“I don’t think the company will have disappeared by then as it is doing enough to keep its head above water,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of retail consultancy GlobalData.

But shoppers may find shelves that are far from full. “Stock levels will likely be down as vendors are cautious,” Saunders said.

The company’s finances look increasingly untenable, with a whopping debt payment due in January as losses continue to mount.

Sears stock fell 5.9 percent percent to close at $1.11 a share Thursday, and the entire company had a stock market value of about $120 million. 

S&P Global Market Intelligence estimated Sears lost about $251 million in its second fiscal quarter. Those losses are likely to continue barring an unexpected turnaround in fortunes for the retailer.

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With about $466 million in total cash as of May 5, the company may be running out of options.

On the horizon: More than $400 million in debt payments are coming due in the company’s fourth fiscal quarter, which goes through January, according to Debtwire, a provider of news and analysis of corporate and municipal debt. 

Sears declined to comment. But Chief Financial Officer Rob Riecker said in a statement in May that the company would pursue “repayments, refinancings and extensions of” near-term debt “to support our transformation efforts.”

As investors await details of the company’s second-quarter earnings expected sometime in the next week or so, the retailer’s fate likely rests in the hands of its CEO, chairman and largest shareholder, Eddie Lampert, who owns nearly 50 percent of the company.

Lampert has kept Sears alive over the last several years through a series of store closures, cost cuts and financial transactions, often involving the extension of loans from his hedge fund to the retailer. 

Lampert offered on Aug. 14 to buy the retailer’s Kenmore household appliances brand and other assets in a deal that would inject up to $480 million of badly needed cash into the company. In a letter to the company, he described a speedy Kenmore deal as “critical,” though he did not say what would happen if the company rejects his offer. An independent committee of the company’s board is weighing the deal.

“Getting the Kenmore deal done, it brings in cash, but the reality is it doesn’t change the dynamic of the business,” said Philip Emma, senior analyst at Debtwire.

The dynamic is clear: Sears and Kmart have been unable to stem their steep sales decline and corresponding losses.

And the two chains can’t look to consumers to come to their rescue.   

It has been years since either chain was a major influence in the retail sector. The company has been dwarfed by online giant Amazon and outrun by more agile big-box rivals such Walmart. Meanwhile, specialized store chains such as Best Buy that offer similar products but at cheaper prices have delivered a more appealing shopping experience in person and online.

“Sears and Kmart are just not going to come back,” said Bob Phibbs, CEO of New York-based consultancy the Retail Doctor. “Shoppers are turning to other retailers like Walmart, Kohl’s and TJ Maxx. The few people that still go into Sears or Kmart find dirty stores, items out of stock and uninterested employees. At the end of the day, they’re not innovating, and they gave up on their customers. They are brands in free fall.”

And while Sears is steeped in nostalgia for some Americans, it’s not even considered by many millennials and their teen peers who make up Generation Z.  “Most younger shoppers don’t have Sears on their radar,” said Saunders. “The brand is completely irrelevant to them.”

Lampert has said that he’s “fighting like hell” to ensure Sears survives. Critics say he has designed deals to ensure that he continues making money while also putting himself in position to gain access to the company’s best assets, including its prime real estate. 

The company is making debt payments to Lampert’s investment funds worth up to $220 million annually, USA TODAY reported in June. 

Follow USA TODAY reporters Nathan Bomey on Twitter @NathanBomey and @charissejones.

 

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Infiniti has big goals for electrifying its entire roster of vehicles, and the Prototype 10 is the perfect example of just how far the company is pushing the boundaries of its newer electric cars.

Infiniti revealed its electric speedster concept car Thursday at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California as part of its plans to feature long-range electric or hybrid electric in every new Infiniti starting in 2021.

The Prototype 10 is an update on the Prototype 9, a more retro electric roadster revealed at the 2017 event. Based on the iconic design of racing convertibles, the 10 has a low, single-seat cockpit, which designers called “the bathtub,” since only the driver’s head is visible above the car body.

The car was hand-crafted in San Diego and is intended to have a “California vibe.” It’s a far cry from Tesla’s electric $200,000 Roadster, but again, this dream car is just an idea. 

The concept car is the first project from Infiniti’s new executive design director Karim Habib. It gives a hint as to what the Japanese carmaker’s production vehicles could look like in the coming years, especially as everything centers on low-emission electric power.

It has been a bad week for US President Donald Trump, starting with the conviction of his former campaign chairman Paul Mannafort for financial crimes and fraud.

Later came the guilty plea by his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who said he broke campaign finance laws on Trump’s orders.

But Cohen’s statement that he is willing to help the Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election could mean even bigger problems ahead for the president.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing and says Cohen is making up stories. All of this ahead of crucial mid-term elections in November.

So, is this a turning point for the Trump presidency?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests:

James Boys – US politics analyst

Oliver McGee – adviser at the National Diversity Coalition For Trump

Steven Erlanger – chief diplomatic correspondent for Europe at the The New York Times

Source: Al Jazeera News

Burnley need a big comeback in the second leg of their Europa League play-off after they were beaten 3-1 by Olympiakos and had a man sent off on a disappointing night in Athens.

Ben Gibson received a second yellow card for handball after an hour, Kostas Fortounis scoring the penalty.

Fortounis had given Olympiakos the lead in the first half before setting up Andreas Bouchalakis after the break.

Chris Wood had scored a first-half penalty to bring Burnley level at 1-1.

But Bouchalakis’ glancing header three minutes after the restart halted Burnley’s comeback.

And Olympiakos captain Fortounis, a threat all evening, forced a save out of returning goalkeeper Tom Heaton before slotting in his second goal to leave Burnley a formidable task in the second leg at Turf Moor next Thursday (19:45 BST).

Sam Vokes thought he had grabbed a late goal for Burnley but it was ruled out for offside after he had poked in from two yards.

Burnley, who went into the game unbeaten in their previous four qualifying games under manager Sean Dyche, have not been in European competition since 1966-67.

They beat Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir and Scottish Premiership runners-up Aberdeen in extra time to set up the tie with Olympiakos.

Burnley wore all black, including armbands, in memory of former Northern Ireland forward Jimmy McIlroy who died aged 86 on Monday.

European football taking its toll

Clarets boss Sean Dyche made six changes in Athens but heavy rotation has done little to aid Burnley’s balance of European football and the start of the Premier League season.

Long midweek journeys to Aberdeen, Istanbul and Athens have coincided with a failure to pick up a league win.

A goalless draw with Southampton came three days after their return from Turkey and they seemed to pay the price for their extra-time victory at Turf Moor the following week with a home defeat by Watford.

They will be on the road again on Sunday when they head to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham (16:00 BST) – after playing over half an hour with 10 men in Greece.

Dyche clearly had one eye on that game too – taking off key players Wood and Johann Berg Gudmundsson after Olympiakos had put the game to bed.

And now the Clarets will have to produce an impressive turnaround at Turf Moor next week – just three days before hosting Premier League runners-up Manchester United.

Formidable hosts – the best of the stats

• Burnley have conceded six goals in total in their past two games in all competitions, after shipping just four in the six before that.
• On home soil, Olympiakos have a 100% record in Uefa Cup/Europa League qualifying, winning their six games by an aggregate score of 18-4.
• Fortounis’ opener ended a run of 321 minutes without a goal conceded by Burnley in Europe this season.
• Burnley conceded a direct free-kick goal for the first time in any competition since 10 September, 2016 against Hull City in the Premier League.
• Wood has netted three goals in his past six starts for Burnley in all competitions, as many as in his previous 14 for the club.
• Burnley both scored and conceded a goal from a penalty in the same game for the first time since September 2017 against Leeds United in the League Cup.
• The Clarets scored with their only shot on target in the game.

WASHINGTON – On the eve of closing arguments in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort, a federal judge reviewed a complaint that one juror and possibly others had disparaged the defense team’s case, raising questions about whether there should be a declaration of a mistrial.

The drama was revealed in transcripts of previously sealed conferences involving U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III, prosecutors and Manafort’s defense team who had grown increasingly worried that jury room commentary during breaks in the trial had compromised the panel.

As is standard courtroom practice, jurors in the Manafort trial were instructed not to discuss the case with one or another until after both the defense and prosecution had offered all of their evidence and presented final arguments.

Behind closed doors and during lengthy conferences at the bench, Ellis and attorneys huddled for hours.

The judge questioned each of the jurors in private, including one panelist who had raised a complaint and a second juror who had allegedly made comments critical of the defense. The second juror, a woman, suggested that her comments had been mis-characterized.

Ultimately, Ellis said he felt satisfied that the case could move ahead.

“What I know thus far doesn’t warrant declaring a mistrial,” Ellis told the attorneys Aug. 14.

In the end, the jury returned guilty verdicts on eight counts and remained deadlocked on 10 others.

The initial concerns had been raised when Ellis told the lawyers that a juror had contacted the court security officer to relay unease with another juror’s comments, suggesting that she was “unimpressed” with the defense.

While prosecutors proposed that the judge admonish the panel that they refrain from discussing the case until all the evidence was in, defense attorneys pushed for Ellis to intervene.

“This clearly is crossing the line if it, in fact, happened,” Manafort attorney Richard Westling told Ellis, indicating that the juror had abandoned Manafort’s presumption of innocence.

Preventing ‘pandemonium’ 

Seeking to avoid any immediate public disclosure that might “create pandemonium in the media today,” Ellis questioned the jurors in private – but with a court reporter present – so that the transcript could be made public eventually.  

According to the transcripts, the complaining juror, a woman, heard another juror say: “I don’t believe the defense has … much of a case… they don’t have much to present or to refute what’s already occurred.”

“Basically, my understanding was that she had essentially made up her mind regarding the case based on the information presented to her thus far,” the complaining juror told the judge.  She said she told the other juror they had a responsibility to hear everything before deciding.

The juror also added that she had heard other panelists discussing the case, “not necessarily for one side or the other but just talking too much about the case.”

Ellis later called the woman back for additional questioning to elaborate on her earlier remarks.

At that point, according to the transcripts, the woman said about three jurors in all were “talking” but she didn’t believe that “anybody is taking sides per se.”

But she believe that the specific comments about Manafort’s defense had “crossed the line.”

When Ellis questioned the panelist who had allegedly made the specific comments, the juror denied it.

“I was just saying it would be tough to be a defense lawyer, that’s all,” the juror told Ellis. 

Ellis then reminded her that he’d instructed jurors to keep an open mind until the end of the trial.

“I am trying to do that, sir,” she responded.

“Are you succeeding?”

“Yes, I think so,” she said.

Presumption of innocence

She said she understood that Manafort is presumed innocent. At the urging of Manafort’s lawyers, Ellis asked her directly about what the other juror had said, and she said that she didn’t think that’s what she had said.

He reminded her not to make up her mind until all the evidence is in. “Are you prepared to do that?”

“Yes sir,” she said.

Release of the transcripts come as juror Paula Duncan said in an interview with Fox News that a lone panelist blocked the former Trump campaign chairman’s conviction on all 18 counts.

In an interview, Duncan described an emotional ordeal over four days in which panel members attempted to persuade an unidentified colleague of the overwhelming evidence against Manafort.

“It was one person who kept the verdict from being guilty on all 18 counts,” Duncan said.

Duncan, who described herself in the interview as a supporter of President Donald Trump, said the hundreds of exhibits amassed by prosecutors to support the bank and tax fraud case convinced her of Manafort’s guilt. Still, she questioned prosecutors’ motives in bringing the case.

“Certainly, Mr. Manafort got caught breaking the law, but he wouldn’t have gotten caught if they weren’t after President Trump,” the juror said, referring to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, whose case against Manafort marked the first contested prosecution to emerge from a 15-month investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and obstruction of that probe.

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