Major Swedish Newspapers Set to Editorially Collaborate to Fight ‘Fake News’ Ahead of Election

Several of Sweden’s leading media organisations have pledged to collaborate on editorial matters ahead of the national election later this year, in order to combat so-called ‘fake news’ and misinformation.

The collaboration project includes newspapers Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet, along with public television broadcaster SVT and radio broadcaster Sveriges Radio, Swedish media monitor Medievärlden reports.

Svenska Dagbladet editorial director Maria Rimpi said the editors of the various organisations were inspired by similar projects in other European countries.

“There are several successful examples of editors who collaborated on fact-finding in different parts of Europe. As a result, the people in the steering group, who have great faith in each other, began to discuss whether we can do something similar in Sweden,” Rimpi said.

“We have seen how false statements and apparent news have been widely spread and influenced elections in other countries. To go into the depths of an assertion, and, for example, trace sources of origin, are very resource-intensive. Through this collaboration, more voters can access correct information,” she added.

The project is being funded by the editors themselves, along with money from the Swedish government in the form of a grant from Swedish state fund for research and development Vinnova.

Vinnova announced they had set aside 13.5 million krona (£1.2 million) in October to give to various major mainstream media organisations to fund a number of projects to fight ‘fake news’ online.

Swedish media organisations have also taken an interest in fighting “fake news” on a European level as well. Earlier this month it was announced that Hanna Stjärne, CEO of Sveriges Television (SVT), would be joining the European Union Commission Group on Disinformation.

During the French presidential election last year many in the mainstream media complained about ‘fake news’ influencing the election, and then-candidate Emmanuel Macron even banned several Russian outlets from covering his campaign, accusing them of peddling ‘fake news’.

In the United Kingdom, many claimed that “the Russians” had influenced the Brexit vote using social media platforms, although it was later revealed that Russian organisations had spent a grand total of 73 pence on Facebook ads.

US 'deeply concerned' over China detention of Swede

This file picture taken on January 3, 2016 shows Hong Kong police walking past a missing person notice of Gui Minhai (L), posted on top of the sign for China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, before Gui resurfaced only to be snatched for a second time

The United States on Saturday expressed deep concern about the case of Hong Kong book publisher Gui Minhai, allegedly snatched by Chinese police while being accompanied by Swedish diplomats.

His disappearance has sparked a diplomatic row between Stockholm and Beijing.

"We are deeply concerned that Swedish citizen Gui Minhai was detained on January 20," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.

"We call on Chinese authorities to explain the reasons and legal basis for Mr Gui's arrest and detention, disclose his whereabouts, and allow him freedom of movement and the freedom to leave China."

Gui's daughter Angela Gui has said he was detained by around 10 plainclothes police while on a train to Beijing from the eastern city of Ningbo, where he was living, while accompanied by two Swedish diplomats.

He was going to see a Swedish doctor, she said.

On Wednesday the European Union ambassador to China called for Gui's immediate release.

"The United States and our European partners are bound by shared principles of liberty, equality, and human dignity," Nauert said.

Gui was one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers known for salacious titles about the lives of China's political elite.

This is the second time he has been snatched.

He first went missing in 2015 while on vacation in Thailand and later resurfaced at an undisclosed location in China. Chinese authorities said they had released Gui in October.

Amnesty International has called his latest disappearance "absolutely appalling."

Cracked the Norwegian: "it's not nice"

SEEFELD / STOCKHOLM. In Charlotte Kallas's absence, a strong message was sent from the West to the OS.

American Jessica Diggins won the 10-mile freestyle 10-mile genre after a jerk that broke Heidi Weng and Ragnhild Haga.

"It's hard to crack the field but that was my only chance. But that was not good, says Jessica Diggins in SVT's broadcast.

In Austria, Seefeld was running the last World Cup on Sunday in Pyeongchang on Sunday. At the distance 10 kilometers free it was the position of other Swedes to step into the absence of Charlotte Kallas and Stina Nilsson.

But there was no Swedish top 10. Ida Ingemarsdotter became 11th and Ebba Andersson in 25th place.

Water, instead, made American Jessica Diggins, after a monster print that broke Heidi Weng and Ragnhild Haga.

"It was really awesome"

Jessica Diggins said the race went according to plan.

"It was a very fast race, very fun and it's always crazy at the start of the game. For me, it was easiest to be in the lead to avoid trouble, and in the first few weeks I tested my skis and slides to see how much distance I needed, "she told SportExpressen.

And then did you crack the Norwegian?

"It was really awesome, because for the last litter I thought I simply had to try it to see if it was enough - and it did!

"Bad time off of the mountain"

One of Charlotte Kallas's biggest competitors on the distance, Marit Björgen, had a tighter race.

After striking in the first two yards she held it together at the end and scored in a goal like five.

- She's amazing and never gets away. But as technically bad as she went today, to be out of order ... Again, a bad freeze by Marit Björgen, says Anders Blomquist in SVT.

Heidi Weng finished second, a nice revamp after the fiasco in the sprint on Saturday.

"I did not quite know what it would be like today, but it felt much better than yesterday," she says.

Blomquist believes that Ida Ingemarsdotter has strengthened its shares for the Olympic Games.

"Ida does it really well, she strengthens her role to be up to date for the team team and to drive distance. Ebba makes a weak effort, thinking she would go much better, he states.

Maria Nordström finished in 17th place. Linn Sömskar became 28th, Evelina Settlin 38th and Maja Dahlqvist in place 41.

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Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar could be set up at the Elimination Chamber

The Royal Rumble event is edging closer and fans continue to predict who they believe will emerge victorious and book their place in a championship match in the main event of WrestleMania 34.

Although there are a handful of names that have been in the conversation for quite some time now, it’s difficult to confidently put your finger on just one as the odds continue to change the closer we get to the Royal Rumble.

ROYAL RUMBLE

WWE fans poked fun at the company on Friday evening when WWE’s official Twitter account ‘broke’ the news that Roman Reigns was entering the Royal Rumble - which wasn’t really a surprise - it was a matter of when and not if following on from his Intercontinental Championship loss to The Miz at RAW 25.

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It’s been speculated for so long now that Reigns will, once again, meet with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 following on from the WrestleMania 31 rematch where Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to perform the heist of the century.

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BREAKING: #TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns is officially entering the 2018 Men's #RoyalRumble match!

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This time, though, it’s going to be for the Universal Championship and will act as a coronation for The Big Dog, meaning he could have back-to-back WrestleMania victories over The Undertaker and then The Beast Incarnate.

Despite that, Reigns is not expected to win the Royal Rumble to earn this opportunity like he did in the build-up to WrestleMania 31. Instead, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that it’s likely a SmackDown LIVE superstar will emerge victorious and receive a WWE Championship match in New Orleans, Louisiana.

It’s looking as if the favourites from the blue brand include Shinsuke Nakamura - which could potentially set up a dream WWE encounter against AJ Styles, while the likes of Randy Orton and even Baron Corbin will be in the conversation.

THE CHAMBER

In regards to Reigns, the source is claiming that he’ll earn his opportunity at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

The T-Mobile Arena has already started advertising the event which may have spoiled a major announcement that the women could be receiving their own Elimination Chamber match, while Samoa Joe is currently also on the graphic.

As Lesnar - should he do what many are expecting him to do and retain the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble against Kane and Braun Strowman - isn’t advertised for the Elimination Chamber, it could mean the men’s Elimination Chamber match will be to decide who earns his way to an opportunity against Lesnar.

With some big names potentially missing out on a Rumble win, such as Finn Balor and Seth Rollins, the actual Chamber match could be an unmissable one - even if the result seems pretty obvious.

Sushmita Sen to be Kotwara’s showstopper at LFW

Chikankari has seen a sea change with Kotwara innovations with the addition of zardozi, aari and muqqaish to this craft, and the creation of memorable silhouettes blending the old with the new under the eclectic design sensibilities of Sama Ali, daughter of the two designers. (Source: File Phtoto)

Kotwara by Meera and Muzaffar Ali, known for their elegance personified creations inspired by the traditions of Awadh, will present Samanzar - A Garden of Flowers at LFW, read a statement.

Former beauty queen Sushmita Sen will add panache to the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/Resort 2018 ramp as the showstopper for brand Kotwara by Meera and Muzaffar Ali.

The veteran designers, known for their elegance personified creations inspired by the traditions of Awadh, will present Samanzar – A Garden of Flowers at LFW, read a statement.

Chikankari has seen a sea change with Kotwara innovations with the addition of zardozi, aari and muqqaish to this craft, and the creation of memorable silhouettes blending the old with the new under the eclectic design sensibilities of Sama Ali, daughter of the two designers.

In the forthcoming season, Kotwara will present a range of exotic occasion wear gently textured with softly coloured pearls and sequins on arabesque forms.

From flowing capes and shrugs to the sharara and sari, the silhouettes are in the classic Kotwara style reminiscent of the glory of Awadh.

Fine muslin and sheer chiffons blended with velvet and brocade embellished with zardozi and chikankari techniques create an intriguing collage of textures. The palate is stark – with whites contrasted against black with a touch of vintage rose and gold.

LFW Summer/Resort 2018 begins here from January 31. It will conclude on February 4.

Trump sends a message to Jay-Z: Thank me for low black unemployment rate

President Trump sent a message to rapper Jay-Z after the mogul criticized Trump's reported statements that African countries are "shithole" nations on CNN Saturday night, alleging black unemployment is low due to his policies.

"Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" Trump said in a tweet.

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He later added, "Our economy is better than it has been in many decades. Businesses are coming back to America like never before. Chrysler, as an example, is leaving Mexico and coming back to the USA. Unemployment is nearing record lows. We are on the right track!"

Jay-Z said on CNN Saturday Trump's comments about Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations being "shithole" countries were "hurtful."

"Everyone feels anger, but after the anger it's really hurtful because he's looking down on a whole population of people and he's so misinformed because these places have beautiful people," the rapper said.

He added, "My problem with government is, I think they forget that it's real people behind these decisions that they're making. ... We're, like, people going through real things in real time and in real pain. And when you ignore that pain for so long, people — they will act out, and it's like, 'I want to see something different." And that opens the door to what we're living through now."

Release of concealed 2005 Obama-Farrakhan photo shows first post at Legal Insurrection was prescient

A reporter withheld a 2005 photo of Senator Barack Obama smiling next to Louis Farrakhan at a Congressional Black Caucus gathering until a few days ago.

The reporter said he didn’t want to hurt Obama’s political career, as we reported in Journalist Releases Photo of Obama With Farrakhan Hidden From Public Since 2005.

The photographer was interviewed on Tucker, and made it clear he was pressured to conceal the photo:

Why would hobnobbing with Farrakhan have been damaging? It’s not for people like Linda Sarsour and other fringe players.

But for a presidential candidate, there would be no denying that Farrakhan was a well-known anti-American anti-Semite and anti-White racist, and had been known as such for decades.

I covered the public knowledge of Farrakhan’s open anti-Semitism when I covered Keith Ellison’s run for DNC Chair, Keith Ellison blames “right-wing smear campaign” for his Farrakhan and Israel controversies:

The excuse that he was unaware of just what Farrakhan was just doesn’t hold up. By the time of the Million Man March in October 1995, the media had been saturated for years with criticisms of Farrakhan’s anti-white, anti-semitic rhetoric.

[Time Magazine Cover, February 28, 1994]

Had the Obama-Farrakhan photo been released, it would have added context to other problematic Obama connections, like Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers. It also might have given even greater pressure for the L.A. Times to release a tape of Obama attending a speech by anti-Israel extremist Rashid Khalidi (that tape has never been released).

The very first post at Legal Insurrection was on October 12, 2008, Obama is “Door No. 2” in which I suggested the public Obama may not be the real Obama (emphasis added):

As in Let’s Make a Deal, choosing Door No. 2 carries great risks. So does choosing Obama.

Obama may be a post-racial healer, or he may be someone who carefully uses race and false accusations of racism to advance his political career. Obama may not have known about Jeremiah Wright’s political race-baiting, or he may have known but not cared. Obama may be someone who views this country as inherently good, or he may secretly share the views of his political enabler, William Ayers, that this country is inherently bad. We may know Obama better than Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers know Obama, or we may not know Obama at all.

Obama may be everything good, or the promise Obama embodies may just be a figment of our own imagination.

Obama is the perfect vehicle for imagining hope, because he has almost no record. Obama is a blank canvas upon which we can paint our imagined hope. Obama has avoided almost every hard issue that has confronted him in his political career, choosing to vote “present” (literally or figuratively) hundreds of times.

Just about the only thing we know about Obama is what he has told us about himself. To inquire deeper invites accusations that one is a “smear merchant” and using “racially tinged subtexts.”

… I will not gamble on the presidency. I will not choose Door No. 2 by voting for Obama.

Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91

The founder of Sweden’s Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at at the age of 91.

The company said Kamprad, whom it described as “one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century,” had “peacefully passed away at his home” on Saturday.

Kamprad had founded Ikea in the 1940s at the age of 17, and built it into one of the world’s best-known retailers. Ikea has 412 stores across 49 countries. The name was composed from his own initials and those of the places in the Swedish countryside where he grew up.

Known for its flatpack furniture such as Billy shelves and Malm chests, Ikea became the world’s largest furniture chain.

Torbjörn Lööf, chief executive and president of Inter Ikea Group, said: “We are deeply saddened by Ingvar’s passing. We will remember his dedication and commitment to always side with the many people. To never give up, always try to become better and lead by example.”

Kamprad had not been involved in a managerial role at Ikea since 1988 but had been serving as an adviser.

One of the world’s richest people, Kamprad was estimated to have accumulated a fortune of 610bn Swedish kronor (£54bn) by 2016, according to Swedish media reports.

He was married twice. In 1973 he moved to Denmark before seeking to lower his tax burden by moving to Switzerland. He returned to live in Sweden in 2014.

The billionaire had a reputation for penny pinching, which he claimed helped Ikea become one of the world’s top brand names, and wore secondhand clothes bought at flea markets. “It’s in the nature of Småland to be thrifty,” he said in a documentary released in 2016, referring to Sweden’s southern agricultural region where he was born.

London-based retail analyst Nick Bubb said: “He was famously mean, for someone so wealthy, but back in the 70s he certainly pioneered the concept of selling cheap but well-designed Scandinavian furniture to the mass market in warehouse stores. And the global success of Ikea since then shows the power of the business model.”

The Ikea founder had faced questions over his past involvement with Nazi groups, which he admitted in a 1999 book about his life and described as the “biggest mistake” of his life, and asked for forgiveness for his “stupidity”. He also admitted to Swedish media that he had attended meetings of Nazi groups between 1945 and 1948.

Van Bossuyt replaces Sleurs in the header of the Ghent N-VA list

N-VA head piece Elke Sleurs steps up as a party leader in Ghent. Her successor is the 38-year-old Anneleen Van Bossuyt.

Sleurs recently announced her departure as a list drawer at the New Year's reception of N-VA. She said that she made the decision after a difficult period and immediately announced her successor. That is 38-year-old Anneleen Van Bossuyt, now European member of parliament for N-VA.

"It's been tough decision . I'm not going to hide that it's hard for me, "Sleurs said. 'Politics is a matter for people, persons and characters. And characters can collide. "

The departure comes after months of internal wrangling in the Ghent section of the Flemish nationalists. Chamber chairman Siegfried Bracke had to leave the list pull to Sleurs last February. Last month it became known that Sleurs Bracke had placed an ultimatum : he would have the penultimate place on the list, or nothing.

However, the national party top was convinced that the list was stronger with the well-known Bracke as a list pusher. Bracke also himself did not agree and threatened to resign . The national party leadership then appointed a mediator to keep the peace.

Sleurs approached Van Bossuyt, in his own words, to break the deadlock on list formation at N-VA Gent. It is not yet clear whether Bracke will still get the list pusher place, as the party wants.

Here Jeff Bezos can give his millions

Jeff Bezos may be the richest man in the world, he is known to be rather niggard. Yet the CEO of Amazon and his wife MacKenzie can certainly spend millions on certain things. Not to a dishwasher: Bezos does the dishes every evening. He thinks that is "sexy".

The feet on the ground, that is the motto of Jeff Bezos (54), whose fortune is now hovering somewhere above 100 billion dollars (85 billion euros). Two examples of that modesty. Until 2013 MacKenzie Bezos drove their four children daily to school in a regular Honda Accord. And at Bezos' office there would still be a door with trestles underneath that served as a table in the humble beginnings of his career.

But the couple can also throw money if some wishes have to be fulfilled. In  2015, according to The Sun , they would have spent around 55 million euros on flights with a private jet. Among other things for their beloved trips to Rome. Jeff and MacKenzie, moreover, are not exactly modest. They involve an estate of more than 20 million euros in Medina near Seattle in the state of Washington, where Bill Gates is their neighbor. According to Business Insider  , Bezos is the 25th largest landowner in the US. He holds luxurious millions of draws everywhere in America.

Another thing that may cost a penny: the personal security of Jeff Bezos. Fortune calculated that this amounted to 1.25 million euro in 2016, a lot more than Bezos' colleagues with similar positions.

Jeff Bezos does not let his wife regularly surprise with clothing and jewelry. Then he suddenly calls her to ask about certain sizes of MacKenzie, he told Vogue : "She asks: 'why' and then I say: 'no business!' She loves it. "

Bezos is not the big philanthropist, where among others Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are very praised. Although Bezos is not insensitive to charities either. In 2012, there were three million for gay marriage and he donated even larger amounts of cancer research. He also runs his own Foundation, run by his parents, which also attracts tens of thousands of dollars.

Danny Hillis, who has been friends with Jeff Bezos for a long time, told Vogue that the Bezos are "such a normal, close-knit family" that "almost becomes abnormal". Every morning they eat a healthy breakfast together. That is why the CEO avoids early meetings in the morning. And he does the dishes daily. "I am convinced that this is the sexiest thing I do," he once said to the CEO of Business Insider , Henry Blodget.

Jeff and MacKenzie met when they both worked in New York for the investment group DE Shaw. MacKenzie asked him to have lunch and three months later they were engaged. They were already married after only half a year. Another year later they resigned and moved to Seattle to establish Amazon. In the beginning MacKenzie did the accounting. Today Amazon, along with the likes of Apple, is in the race to be the first company of one trillion dollars.

Jeff Bezos graduated from the famous Princeton as an industrial engineer and computer scientist. MacKenzie also went to Princeton and obtained her language diploma in 1992. She was taught by writer and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, who called MacKenzie "one of the best students ever in my creative writing course". In 2005, MacKenzie Bezos debuted with the novel The Testing of Luther Albright . Traps followed eight years later . In 2014 she founded Bystander Revolution , an organization against bullying, of which she is still the director.

In 2000, Bezos launched its space company Blue Origin and in 2013 he bought the Washington Post . But it all started with Amazon in 1994, originally an online bookstore, operating from the garage of Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos. And they will never forget that.

Alicia Keys celebrates birthday with huge bash

Alicia Keys celebrated her birthday with a huge rollerskating bash in New York City.

The singer turned 37 on Thursday (25Jan18), and kicked off the festivities at a party at the Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers wing in New York City, where she and her husband Swizz Beatz were both honoured.

"I mean, I feel like the whole thing was planned for me," Alicia joked to reporters at the event. "I'm like, OK, they're going to set up the Grammys, kick it off with my birthday.

"My husband and I will be honoured simultaneously in this most prestigious moment, and then we're going to just keep going from there and it's going to be a magnificent week. I do feel like this was made for me," she gushed.

"I mean, this is truly a real celebration, a celebration of her life, but also a celebration of our life as creatives. And to be recognised in New York on this day. I think that, you know, it couldn't get no better," Swizz added.

From the bash at The Recording Academy's event, the superstar couple headed to TAO, which was transformed into a Wu Tang Clan-themed skating rink for the mother-of-two's birthday party.

Keeping it simple, The Voice judge wore a red long-sleeved shirt and black pants with rips at the knees and, as usual, kept her face make-up free.

And when presented with a Wu-Tang Clan cake, Alicia looked overwhelmed as she was surrounded by family and friends including rappers Nas, Fabolous and Jadakiss.

"About Last Night!! When you turn #TAO into a skating rink with the WU TANG theme for the Queen Bday #Rollerskating #FUN at @AliciaKeys 's #Surprise Birthday Party! #Chuckielove on vid ... Thanks Jason & Noah !!" Swizz captioned a video from the bash on Instagram.

Alicia was also surprised when Grammy award-winning jazz pianist Chick Corea serenaded her on stage. "When the most legendary piano player in the world @chickcorea plays you Happy Birthday and it’s SOOO good you just sing it to yourself #birthdayvibes #funtimes love u @therealswizzz," she shared on Instagram.

Yellow fever shore to kill at least 131 monkeys in Brazil

Brazil  ( Rasainforma.com ) .- Official sources reported that at least  131 monkeys have died  since the beginning of the year in  Rio de Janeiro , due to human attacks, fearing that they may aggravate the  outbreak of yellow fever  in the state.

Only 69 percent of the animals collected had signs of human violence, either from beatings or poisoning.

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Envenenan y matan a golpes a 131 monos por pánico a la fiebre amarilla https://goo.gl/wA3EXx  #Qué? #MeVuelvoLoco #AmbientalesInformaronQueEstosMamíferosNoTransmitenElVirus #HayVideo #PeroEsMuyFuerte #Perdón #MeQuedéSinPalabras

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The  Undersecretariat of Surveillance ,  Sanitary Inspection and Control of Zoonoses  ( Subvisa ), indicated that, of the 131 monkeys killed, 32 were found in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the environmentalists express their concern and clarify that the monkeys are allies to combat the Yellow fever, since they help identify areas with the presence of viruses.

Likewise, they asserted that the population does not know that yellow fever is only acquired through the  bite of an  infected mosquito .

Faced with this situation, the  Green Line , a  platform for denunciation by  the municipality of Rio de Janeiro for  environmental crimes , launched a campaign against the attack on monkeys in which it invites those who know of an episode to call or send photos and videos, always with  anonymity guarantee .

With information from  El Debate

PIERS VS TRUMP When is Piers Morgan’s interview with Donald Trump on ITV and does the President apologise for those Britain First retweets?

When is Piers Morgan’s interview with Donald Trump on TV?

Piers Morgan recorded an interview with President Donald Trump on Thursday January 25, 2018.

Snippets of the interview were previewed on GMB on Friday 26, 2018.

But those wanting to see the chat in full will need to tune in to ITV on Sunday January 28 at 10pm.

Piers announced the interview on his Twitter, saying “*BREAKING NEWS* I will sit down today in Davos with @realDonaldTrump for his 1st International TV interview since becoming President.”

Piers Morgan

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*BREAKING NEWS*
I will sit down today in Davos with @realDonaldTrump for his 1st International TV interview since becoming President.
It will air exclusively on ITV, this Sunday night at 10pm.

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Where did the interview take place?

The interview was held in Davos, Switzerland, which is a small town in the Swiss Alps.

It’s both a popular ski resort and the location for the World Economic Forum, which Trump is attending.

He will be giving a speech at the event today (January 26).

Anti-Trump celebs plan 'People's State of the Union'

A cabal of Hollywood elites, progressive groups and social activists are planning a “People’s State of the Union” as a “public alternative” on the eve of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address.

Notable participants in Monday's scheduled event in New York City include filmmaker Michael Moore, actors Mark Ruffalo, Alyssa Milano, Rosie Perez and Whoopi Goldberg.

They'll congregate at the Town Hall in Manhattan, the venue where suffragists met in the 1920s. Singer Andra Day and rapper Common will be performing the song, “Stand Up for Something,” from the biopic film "Marshall," about the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Tickets were still available Saturday at $47 each.

The event, coordinated by unions, organizers of the Women’s March and Planned Parenthood, is being marketed as a celebration of the “resistance,” closer to “the people’s point of view,” USA Today reported. 

Ruffalo, an inveterate progressive and vocal critic of President Trump, told People magazine, “I think it’s important because we have a president who has a difficult time with the truth, who has a radical, divisive agenda, and spends an enormous amount of time focusing on the negative and hopelessness and despair.”

Monday’s event also will serve as a platform for the launch of "We Stand United," the lead organizing group of the "People’s State of the Union."

The group’s campaign director, Julia Walsh, said, “We’re all going to work together across all different movements to make sure that we win back Congress in 2018 and hold this president in check.”

“It’s the mother of all movements,” Ruffalo said.  

The event will be livestreamed online at peoplessotu.org.

18 are reported dead on firing in Brazil

Up to 18 people have been shot dead in Fortaleza, Braslien.

According to AP, armed people broke into a party early on Saturday morning.

Local police authorities have not confirmed the data.

An anonymous police source says that a party was going on when the shelling began.

More, he can not reveal and demands anonymity, according to AP.

AP states that 18 people were killed and six were injured at the massacre while the local newspaper journalcruzeiro.com wrote that at least 14 people were killed and several were injured, including four children between the ages of 12 and 16.

Of those killed, 8 should be men and 6 women.

The newspaper journalcruzeiro.com writes that the shooting was conducted by a competing gang and that it is about drug-related business.

Alicia Vikander's incredible journey in the film world

Two years ago she received an Oscar. Now she is on Sweden's visit to Göteborg's film festival, where she received the festival's honorary award. But despite a comedy career, Alicia Vikander takes nothing for granted.

"It has been a heaven trip in recent years. In the United States, I have often received the question, "Did you ever dream about becoming a Hollywood star?", But there was no way in my world. The world of the film was also a fantasy world, as it is. But I've worked hard, and when you expose yourself to work, you can also get lucky and I've got it, "says Alicia Vikander to Kulturnyt's reporter Emma Engström. 

Alicia Vikander has not even completed 30 years but has already made a number of memorable roles in both Hollywood and in Swedish films, but despite her success, she is humble for the future:

"I've never been close to being blasé, it's quite clear that as an artist everyone gets to fight very much to hear his voice. We jump between different projects, you are always back on the box one again, and then you are not freaky. To enter the first recording day on a new movie, it's something very vulnerable, says Alicia Vikander. 

Kabul attack: India condemns blast in Afghanistan, offers all possible help

India on Saturday strongly condemned 'barbaric and dastardly' terrorist attack in Kabul that claimed lives of at least 95 people and injuring 163 others.

India on Saturday strongly condemned “barbaric and dastardly” terrorist attack in Kabul that claimed lives of at least 95 people and injuring 163 others. It also extended all possible help, including for treatment of the injured. “There can be no justification for such reprehensible attacks. The perpetrators of these attacks and their supporters should be brought to justice,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

The government also noted that blast followed the cowardly terror attack on children and civilians in Jalalabad on January 24. In a message, India said it stands in solidarity with the government and the people of Afghanistan at this difficult time of mindless violence and terror imposed on them.

“We convey our heartfelt condolences to the next of kin of the victims of these terror attacks and pray for speedy recovery of those injured. India stands ready to extend all possible assistance, including for treatment of those injured,” MEA said.

Earlier, an ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of the Afghan capital today, killing at least 63 people and wounding 151 others. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Earlier, an ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of the Afghan capital today, killing at least 63 people and wounding 151 others. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack occurred near the old interior ministry building, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP. The blast took place in a busy part of the city where offices of High Peace Council are located. Headquarters of Kabul police headquarters is also in the vicinity of the blast.

As per Hassina Safi, a member of High Peace Council, the blast occurred their the checkpoint of the council that is tasked with negotiating with the Taliban. “So far we don’t have any reports if any of our members are wounded or killed,” he was quoted as saying by AFP.

The explosion occurred almost a week after Taliban terrorists stormed a luxury hotel in Kabul, killing at least 22 people, most of them foreigners.

On Saturday morning, a security alert was issued to foreigners warning that the Islamic State group, was planning conduct terror attacks on supermarkets, shops and hotels mostly visited by foreigners.

Jemele Hill is leaving ESPN’s 6 p.m. ‘SportsCenter’ to work for the Undefeated

Hill attracted attention last year and was briefly suspended for opinionated messages on social media, including a reference to U.S. President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.”

NEW YORK—ESPN says outspoken SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill is leaving that role to write for a company website and do occasional on-air commentary.

Hill attracted attention last year and was briefly suspended for opinionated messages on social media, including a reference to U.S. President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.”

Hill says Friday she asked to be taken off the 6 p.m. weekday edition of ESPN’s sports news show because of a “strong desire to return to reporting, writing and commentary.”

She is going to work for The Undefeated, ESPN’s website that concentrates on issues of sports, race and culture. She also says she will be involved in some things that she can’t announce at this point.

ESPN says her SportsCenter co-anchor, Michael Smith, will continue as a solo host.