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Xanthobacter flavus employs a single triosephosphate isomerase for heterotrophic and autotrophic
In document University of Groningen Regulation of carbon dioxide fixation in the chemoautotroph Xanthobacter flavus Keulen, Geertje van (Page 47-57)
Wim G. Meijer, Paulo de Boer, and Geertje van Keulen
Published in Microbiology Vol. 143:1925-1931 (1997)
The expression of the cbb and gap-pgk operons of Xanthobacter flavus encoding enzymes of the Calvin cycle is regulated by the transcriptional regulator CbbR. In order to identify other genes involved in the regulation of these operons, a mutant was isolated with a lowered activity of a fusion between the promoter of the cbb operon and the reporter gene lacZ. This mutant was unable to grow autotrophically and had a reduced growth rate on medium supplemented with gluconate or succinate. The regulation of the gap-pgk operon in the mutant was indistinguishable from the wild-type strain, but induction of the cbb operon upon transition to autotrophic growth conditions was delayed. Complementation of the mutant with a genomic library of X. flavus resulted in the isolation of a 1.1 kb ApaI fragment which restored autotrophic growth of the mutant. One open reading frame was present on the ApaI fragment, which could encode a protein highly similar to triosephosphate isomerase proteins from other bacteria. Cell extracts of the mutant grown under glycolytic or gluconeogenic conditions had severely reduced triosephosphate isomerase activities. The ORF was therefore identified as tpi, encoding triosephosphate isomerase. The tpi gene is not linked to the previously identified operons encoding Calvin cycle enzymes and therefore represents a third transcriptional unit required for autotrophic metabolism.
Xanthobacter flavus grows autotrophically by fixing CO2 via the Calvin cycle using energy obtained from the oxidation of hydrogen, methanol or formate. In addition, heterotrophic growth is supported by a wide variety of organic substrates, e.g., gluconate or succinate. In this case, the fixation of CO2 is not necessary and the Calvin cycle is not induced (5;22). A supervicial inspection of the Calvin cycle would suggest that only two enzymes, phosphoribulokinase and ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase (RuBisCO), need to be synthesized in order to allow CO2 fixation via this pathway to proceed; the other activities of the Calvin cycle are also required for gluconeogenesis and the pentose phosphate cycle and are already present during heterotrophic growth (22;25;36).
However, it has become clear that extensive reprogramming of central metabolism is required for the transition from heterotrophic to autotrophic growth (11;20). In addition to the synthesis of phosphoribulokinase and RuBisCO, a dramatic increase in the activity of the other Calvin cycle enzymes is required in order to support the increased flux of carbon via this pathway (19). Furthermore, isoenzymes of some of the gluconeogenic or pentose phosphate cycle enzymes with biochemical properties adapted for a role in CO2 fixation are induced (21;25;36;38).
The genes encoding enzymes of the Calvin cycle of X. flavus identified to date are organised into two operons. The cbb operon encodes the unique Calvin cycle enzymes RuBisCO and phosphoribulokinase and in addition isoenzymes of gluconeogenic and pentose phosphate cycle enzymes (20;21;24;36). Since these are only required for CO2
fixation, the cbb operon is only transcribed following a transition to autotrophic growth conditions (21). In contrast, the gap-pgk operon, encoding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and phosphoglycerate kinase, is constitutively transcribed. The expression of this operon is dramatically increased when the Calvin cycle is induced (19;25).
The Calvin cycle is maximally induced under carbon-limited growth conditions with an ample supply of hydrogen, methanol or formate. At present it is unclear how the physiological status of the cell is transduced to the transcription apparatus, although it is firmly established that the transcriptional regulator CbbR is involved. This LysR-type transcriptional regulator is required for both the induction and super-induction of, respectively, the cbb and gap-pgk operon (25;37). In general, LysR-type regulators activate transcription upon binding of a ligand; the identity of the ligand binding to CbbR is still unknown.
In order to identify additional components involved in the regulation of the Calvin cycle, mutants were isolated with an altered regulation of the promoter of the cbb operon (19).
Using this approach we previously identified a pgk mutation which caused enhanced repression of the cbb promoter by gluconeogenic substrates and prevented autotrophic growth. The triosephosphate isomerase mutant described in this paper displays a similar phenotype as the pgk mutant isolated previously. The role of triosephosphate isomerase in heterotrophic and autotrophic metabolism of X. flavus and the regulation of the Calvin cycle by glycolytic intermediates will be discussed.
Bacterial strains and plasmids. The bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study are listed in Table 1.
Media and growth conditions. Escherichia coli strains were grown on Luria-Bertani (LB) medium at 37oC (29). X. flavus strains were grown on a H2/CO2/air mixture, on yeast extract (0.8% w/v) or in minimal media supplemented with gluconate (10 mM), succinate (10 mM) or methanol (0.5% v/v) at 30oC as described previously (22). X. flavus was grown on a mixture of gluconate (5 mM) and formate (20 mM) in a 3 liter batch fermenter with automatic titration with formic acid (25% v/v) to maintain a constant pH. When appropriate the following supplements were added: ampicillin, 50 µg ml-1; X-Gal, 20 µg ml-1; isopropyl-ß-D-thiogalactoside, 0.1 mM; rifampicin, 50 µg ml-1; tetracycline, 12.5 µg ml-1 (E. coli) or 7 µg ml-1 (X. flavus). Agar was added for solid media (1.5% w/v).
Mutant isolation. Mutants were isolated following UV-irradiation as described previously (19).
Curing of plasmid pXA1. X. flavus G1 harbouring pXA1 was grown on succinate medium without tetracycline until the late exponential growth phase. This X. flavus (pXA1) culture was used to inoculate fresh succinate medium and the process was repeated three times.
The culture was subsequently plated on succinate plates and individual colonies were transferred to succinate plates with and without tetracycline. More than 99% of the colonies were tetracycline sensitive, indicating the loss of plasmid pXA1.
Table 1. Bacteria and plasmids used in this study
Strain/plasmid Relevant genotype/phenotype Reference/Source
S17-1 thi pro res- mod+ SmR TpR recA, RP4-2 (Tc::Mu; Km::Tn7) (32) DH5α supE44 ∆lacU169 (Φ80lacZ∆M15) hsdR17 recA1 endA1
gyrA96 thi-1 relA1
Bethesda Research Laboratories
DH5αR Spontaneous rifampicin resistant DH5α (19)
X. flavus
H4-14 Wild-type strain (18)
G1 Aut, tpi This study
PbluescriptKSII ApR, lacZ', cloning vector Stratagene
pRK415 TcR, incP1 mob, lacZ', cloning vector (14)
pVK100 TcR, incP1 mob, cloning vector (15)
pRK2013 KmR, tra (7)
pXA1 TcR, incP1 mob cbbR cbbL::lacZ (21)
pYO1 TcR, tpi, 22 kb HindIII fragment in pVK100 This study pYO8 TcR, tpi, 18 kb SacI-HindIII fragment in pRK415 This study pYO9 TcR, tpi, 15 kb KpnI-HindIII fragment in pRK415 This study pYO12 TcR, tpi, 11.5 kb KpnI-ApaI fragment in pRK415 This study pYO14 TcR, tpi, 3.5 kb EcoRI-HindIII fragment in pRK415 This study pYO210 TcR, tpi, 1.1 kb ApaI fragment in pRK415 This study pYO304 TcR, tpi, 1.9 kb XhoI-EcoRI fragment in pRK415 This study pYO2041 ApR, tpi, 1.1 kb ApaI fragment in pBluescriptKSII This study
Mobilization of plasmids Mobilization of plasmids (genomic library) to X. flavus using E.
coli S17-1 containing the appropriate plasmids was performed as described (32). Plasmids were mobilized from X. flavus G1 to E. coli DH5αR via a triparental mating. X. flavus G1, E.
coli DH5αR and E. coli (pRK2013) were concentrated via centrifugation, mixed in a 1:1:1 ratio, spotted on a yeast extract plate and incubated at 30oC for 16 hours. The mating mixture was plated on LB plates containing rifampicin and tetracycline to select for E. coli DH5αR containing the plasmid conferring tetracycline resistance.
DNA manipulations. Plasmid DNA was isolated via the alkaline lysis method of Birnboim and Doly (2). DNA modifying enzymes were obtained from Boehringer Mannheim and were used according to the manufacturer's instructions. Other DNA manipulations were done according to standard protocols (29).
Nucleotide sequencing. Dideoxy sequencing reactions were done using T7 DNA polymerase, with either 5'-end labelled primers or with unlabelled primers and fluorescein-labelled ATP (39;40). Nucleotide sequencing was done with the Automated Laser Fluorescent DNA sequencer (Pharmacia). The nucleotide sequence data were compiled and analysed using the programs supplied in the PC/GENE software package (Intelligenetics).
Amino acid sequences were aligned with ClustalW (35).
Enzyme assays. Cell extracts were prepared using a French pressure cell as described previously (21). Phosphoglycerate kinase activity was determined as described previously (19). Triosephosphate isomerase activity was determined by measuring the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dependent oxidation of NADH at 340 nm in an assay mixture containing: 25 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.9); 15 µM NADH; 20 µg glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; 0.3 mM glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. RuBisCO activity was determined by measuring the incorporation of 14CO2 into acid stable compounds (10). Protein was determined according to Bradford (3) using bovine serum albumin as standard.
Nucleotide sequence accession number. The nucleotide sequence presented in this paper has been assigned GenBank accession no. U77930.
Isolation and characterization of X. flavus G1.
X. flavus mutants with an altered regulation of the cbb operon promoter were isolated by making use of a cbbL::lacZ gene fusion present in trans on plasmid pXA1 (19). X. flavus harbouring pXA1 forms green colonies when plated on succinate plates containing X-gal.
This is due to a low activity of the cbb promoter which results in the synthesis of low amounts of β-galactosidase. Following UV-irradiation to induce mutations, colonies forming either blue or yellow colonies due to enhanced or lowered activities of the cbb promoter were selected and further characterized. X. flavus G1 harbouring pXA1 formed yellow colonies under these conditions, indicating a decrease in cbb promoter activity.
Following three successive transfers to succinate medium without tetracycline, a plasmid-free derivative of X. flavus G1 was isolated. This strain was unable to grow autotrophically (Aut phenotype) on molecular hydrogen or methanol. The growth rates of X. flavus G1 on succinate (µmax=0.20 ± 0.01 h-1) and gluconate (µmax=0.12 ± 0.01 h-1) were 13 and 31 % lower than those of the wild-type strain on these substrates (succinate: µmax=0.23 ± 0.01 h-1; gluconate: µmax=0.16 ± 0.01 h-1). Values are the means of growth rates determined for three cultures.
Regulation of the cbb and gap-pgk operons.
X. flavus G1 was identified by the reduced expression of a cbbL-lacZ gene fusion during growth on succinate. We therefore examined whether the induction of the cbb and gap-pgk operons during a transition from heterotrophic to autotrophic growth conditions was affected in this mutant. To this end X. flavus G1 and the wild-type strain were grown on gluconate (5 mM) and the synthesis of the Calvin cycle was induced by adding formate (20 mM) to the culture (Fig. 1).
Time after formate addition (h)
Figure 1 Activities of (A) RuBisCO and (B) phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) of X. flavus wild-type (∆) and X. flavus G1 (tpi; ●) following the addition of 20 mM formate to a culture growing on 5 mM gluconate at t=0 hours. The pH is kept constant by automatic titration with formic acid (25%, v:v). The graphs representing typical data from two independent experiments are shown. Each point in the graph represents the average of two measurements. The values differed from the mean by <10%. Enzyme activities are in nmol min-1(mg protein)-1.
The growth rate of the wild-type strain was not altered upon the addition of formate.
However, the growth rate of X. flavus G1, increased to that of the wild type (µmax=0.16 ± 0.01 h-1), indicating that the Aut phenotype was not caused by an inability to oxidize autotrophic substrates as, for example, formate. The super-induction of phosphoglycerate kinase, indicative for the expression of the gap-pgk operon, proceeded in a similar fashion for both wild-type and mutant strains. However, induction of the cbb operon, as indicated by the activity of RuBisCO, was delayed in X. flavus G1 (Fig. 1).
Complementation of X. flavus G1.
A genomic library of X. flavus constructed in the broad host range cosmid pVK100 (19) was mobilized to X. flavus G1. Following plating of the conjugation mixture on methanol plates, colonies were observed that had regained the ability to grow autotrophically. Six colonies resulting from independent complementation experiments were purified on methanol plates.
The complementing plasmids were subsequently mobilised to E. coli DH5αR by triparental mating and analysed by restriction mapping. All plasmids contained an identical 22 kb HindIII fragment which was completely different from the two previously isolated HindIII fragments on which the cbb and gap-pgk operons are located (17;19). One of these plasmids, pYO1, was selected for further analysis. Reintroduction of pYO1 into X. flavus G1 restored autotrophic growth. Subsequent subcloning of pYO1 into pRK415 reduced the complementing fragment to a 1.1 kb ApaI fragment (Fig. 2).
Nucleotide sequence of the aut locus.
In order to determine the identity of the gene complementing the Aut phenotype of X. flavus G1, the nucleotide sequence of both strands of the 1.1 kb ApaI fragment was determined.
One open reading frame (ORF), preceded by a potential ribosome-binding site, was identified which could encode a protein of 249 amino acids with a molecular mass of 25542 kDa (Fig. 3). Downstream from the ORF a 48 base pair G+C-rich inverted repeat is present
Figure 2 Restriction map of the 22 kb HindIII insert of pYO1 and the results of the complementation analysis using derivatives of pYO1. The position and direction of transcription of the tpi gene is indicated by an arrow.
which may form a transcriptional terminator structure (27). A comparison of the hypothetical protein encoded by this ORF with entries in GenBank using BlastP (1) showed that the protein is highly similar (up to 55% identical) to triosephosphate isomerase proteins from other bacteria. The ORF was therefore designated tpi, encoding triosephosphate isomerase.
Triosephosphate isomerase in X. flavus G1.
Triosephosphate isomerase plays an important role in both autotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism. The activity of this enzyme was therefore determined in X. flavus G1 and the wild-type strain following growth on gluconate and succinate. High activities of triosephosphate isomerase were present in cell extracts of X. flavus following growth on gluconate [1.4 µmol min-1 (mg protein)-1] and succinate [1.9 µmol min-1 (mg protein)-1]. In sharp contrast, triosephosphate isomerase activities were reduced by 99% in X. flavus G1 grown on gluconate [14 nmol min-1 (mg protein)-1] or succinate [28 nmol min-1 (mg protein)
-1]. Values are the means of at least two measurements each of two independent cultures.
The values differed from the mean by <10%.
The UV-induced mutation in the tpi gene of X. flavus G1 causes a dramatic decrease in triosephosphate isomerase activity. As a result, the growth rate of the tpi mutant on heterotrophic substrates is reduced and autotrophic growth is no longer possible. It has been estimated that during growth of E. coli on succinate, only 5% of the total flux of carbon is via the gluconeogenic pathway, which includes triosephosphate isomerase (13). In sharp contrast, all cellular carbon derived from autotrophic CO2 fixation has to pass via the pool of triosephosphates. The remaining capability of X. flavus G1 to generate triosephosphates is sufficient to partially fulfil the biosynthetic needs of the cell during growth on succinate, but cannot support the high rate of CO2 fixation required for autotrophic growth.
The genes encoding the enzymes of the Calvin cycle of X. flavus identified to date are organized into two transcriptional units: the cbb operon and the gap-pgk operon. Both heterotrophic and autotrophic growth of X. flavus G1 are affected which shows that the tpi gene is clearly required for both. Since it is located on a different HindIII fragment to the cbb and gap-pgk operons, it represents a third transcriptional unit required for the operation of the Calvin cycle. The cbb gene clusters from other autotrophic bacteria studied to date do not contain a triosephosphate isomerase encoding gene, indicating that, like X. flavus, these bacteria may also utilize the same triosephosphate isomerase gene for both heterotrophic and autotrophic metabolism (4;8;9;26;30;31;33).
The organization of the Calvin cycle genes into different transcriptional units reflects the metabolic role of the enzymes encoded by them. The enzymes encoded by the cbb operon are specialized for their role in autotrophic CO2 fixation: they either catalyse unique reactions, e.g., RuBisCO, or are isoenzymes which possess allosteric or kinetic properties
Figure 3 Nucleotide sequence of the 1.1 kb ApaI fragment restoring autotrophic growth of X. flavus strain G1. The potential ribosome-binding site is boxed. The putative terminator structure is indicated by arrows. The translation of the tpi gene is presented below the nucleotide sequence using the one-letter amino acid code.
which are tailored for a role in the Calvin cycle (21;36;38). Consequently, the cbb operon is induced only following a transition to autotrophic growth conditions (20;21). The genes encoding triosephosphate isomerase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and phosphoglycerate kinase are not located within the cbb operon and are required for both heterotrophic and autotrophic metabolism (19;25). Apparently they have biochemical properties which are suited for both types of metabolism. However, an increased activity of these enzymes is essential to sustain the increased flux of carbon via the Calvin cycle required for autotrophic CO2 fixation. The gap-pgk operon is therefore constitutively expressed but is super-induced during autotrophic growth (19;25). The expression of the tpi gene may be regulated in a similar fashion.
The activity of the cbb promoter in X. flavus, Alcaligenes eutrophus and Pseudomonas oxalaticus is apparently very sensitive towards mutations affecting the activity of glycolytic enzymes which probably influence the cellular concentration of glycolytic intermediates (12;19;23;28). The tpi mutation described in this paper and the previously isolated pgk mutation in X. flavus both result in a reduced activity of the promoter of the cbb operon during growth on gluconeogenic substrates (19). Inhibition of enolase or a mutation abolishing phosphoglycerate mutase activity in A. eutrophus resulted in an increased expression of the cbb operon during growth on fructose (12;28). A plausible explanation for these phenomena is a regulatory protein which upon interaction with a glycolytic intermediate down regulates the activity of the cbb promoter (6). High intracellular concentrations of this metabolite signal that sufficient carbon is available to the cell and no need exists for the fixation of CO2 via the Calvin cycle. Interestingly, the regulation of the activity of phosphoribulokinase follows a similar pattern. The activity of most bacterial phosphoribulokinase proteins is stimulated by NADH and inhibited by the glycolytic
intermediate phosphoenolpyruvate (16;34). Current studies aim to elucidate whether the protein interacting with a glycolytic intermediate is CbbR, or whether another regulator is involved.
The authors thank Lubbert Dijkhuizen for critically reading the manuscript and Peter Terpstra and Andre Boorsma for technical assistance.
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Stars shine all summer at Heifetz
With new events, every day from June 27 to Aug. 7 there will be something going on at Heifetz.
Stars shine all summer at Heifetz With new events, every day from June 27 to Aug. 7 there will be something going on at Heifetz. Check out this story on newsleader.com: http://www.newsleader.com/story/entertainment/2015/06/17/stars-shine-summer-heifetz/28869875/
Monique Calello, mcalello@newsleader.com Published 1:57 p.m. ET June 17, 2015 | Updated 3:59 p.m. ET June 17, 2015
Liana Banscome will be participating in the 2015 Heifetz Summer Institute program.(Photo: Submitted)
Students and faculty from all over the world arrive in Staunton as Heifetz kicks off its Summer Institute with an opening performance on June 27 at Sunspots Pavilion. With fresh new events and an expanded concert profile, every day there will be something going on at Heifetz.
"The vibe they bring to downtown is incredible," says Executive Director Benjamin Roe. "You see these kids who play at this ferocious level of talent, who are so approachable; you see them in town, you see them at the Split Banana...."
Over the course of six weeks, the season will offer six concerts per week and informal hootenannies, concluding with the Grand Finale concert and a Farewell Feast celebration on Aug. 7.
One of the highlights for the community is being able to watch the students' progress.
"We want to get them on stage," Roe says. "We don't want them to spend all of their time in the practice room, but to share what they're doing and how they're growing."
Throughout six weeks of intense training audiences are able to witness this transformation.
"We have this incredible faculty from conservatories all over the world," Roe says. "At the same time they're really here to help mold and shape and give these students experience."
In addition to private lessons, students also take classes in public speaking, acting, movement and voice.
"The goal of Heifetz is that we want to create this experience for the students," says Roe.
Of the 81 students, ranging in age from 13 to 27 years old, 17 are part of a new chamber music seminar program. In addition, there are seven distinguished alumni as artists-in-residence and four new chamber music piano fellows.
Violinist Wynton Grant is a scholarship recipient to the 2015 Heifetz Summer Institute. From Wyoming, Grant is a graduate from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo: Submitted)
To give audiences more chances to see the students, Heifetz created two new events on the weekends and added a new twist to the Friday night Celebrity Series concerts.
"We came up with the idea of Heifetz Happy Hours," Roe says of the revamped Celebrity Series.
The popular faculty concerts will begin earlier with a wine and food tasting and be shorter in length, with no intermission, making it an inviting way to begin a Friday evening.
"You can come, get a couple glasses of wine, enjoy the concerts, and you're out ready to enjoy the town by 7:30 p.m.," says Roe.
The first Celebrity Series concert is July 3. The theme is American Tunes. The cocktail hour includes wine from Barren Ridge Vineyards with appetizers from Mike Lund Food.
The new Saturday night Heifetz Hootenannies are another way for Heifetz to connect with the community. It's a fun way to see the students jam with local jazz, blues, folk, roots and Americana musicians at venues in downtown Staunton.
"This all started for me seeing the music scene here and thinking how can I marry these two worlds?" Roe says. "The musicians that come here have incredible chops in all sorts of genres. It's going to be really cool."
Another new event at Heifetz are Sunday Matinee concerts.
"You look at places like Tanglewood and Aspen and their biggest concert is always on Sunday," Roe says.
Yue Quian will be participating in the 2015 Heifetz Summer Institute program. (Photo: Submitted)
While the Celebrity Series concerts are mostly faculty with a few of the star students, the Sunday Matinees will showcase the star students alongside a few of the faculty. It is another chance to see the students in action.
To end the season on a high note, the Grand Finale concert now includes a Farewell Feast. The closing performance brings the entire Heifetz student body on stage and filling up the aisles for an incredible ending to the season.
"After the concert you have this tremendous energy," Roe says about having a farewell feast so everyone can celebrate.
"Even if you are a casual classical music fan," says Roe. "Even if you had piano lessons and you gave up when you were eight years old, there's music that we play, there's concerts that we do, where you're going to find something that brings a smile to your face."
Heifetz at the Temple House — Noon Mondays; runs June 29-Aug. 3 at 15 N. Market St. Free.
Behind-the-scenes look at the Institute in action. Get to know the students during a question and answer session, and learn what goes into a chamber music rehearsal as students practice and perform on stage.
Stars of Tomorrow Series — 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; runs June 30-Aug. 6 in Francis Auditorium at Mary Baldwin College; $5 suggested donation.
Student programs featuring solo performances on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while Wednesday nights highlight chamber groups. These concerts give audiences the opportunity to observe young musicians evolve over the course of six weeks.
Celebrity Series Happy Hour — 5 p.m. Fridays; runs July 3-Aug. 31 in Francis Auditorium at Mary Baldwin College; $28.50 per person.
Faculty artists share the stage alongside students to perform a program that revolves around a specific theme. Features a wine and cheese cocktail hour with local vendors and vintners. Happy hour starts at 5 p.m.; performances begin at 6 p.m.
Saturday Heifetz Hootenannies in Staunton feature classically trained musicians performing with roots, jazz, blues and folk musicians from across the Valley; $7 per person, $10 couple.
July 4 — Cranberry's Grocery & Eatery, 7 S. New St.
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Aug. 1 — The Wine Cellar, 8 Byers St.
Sunday Matinees — 2 p.m. July 5-Aug. 2 in Francis Auditorium at Mary Baldwin College; $10 per person.
Features students and faculty, with an emphasis on the playing of the Institute's collaborative piano faculty.
Grand Finale and Farewell Feast — 5 p.m. Aug. 7 in Francis Auditorium at Mary Baldwin College; 34.50 per person includes wine before and picnic dinner after concert.
Closing concert features students and faculty. After the concert, celebrate and enjoy a picnic dinner on the Page Terrace in front of the Grafton Library at Francis Auditorium with students, faculty and the community. Finale begins at 5 p.m. with a wine reception; concert begins at 6 p.m.
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Participants in a rehearsal for the inauguration of the president-elect Joe biden They were evacuated from an area of the Capitol after a fire broke out near the building.
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Public safety and law enforcement responded to a small fire in the area of 1st and F streets SE, Washington, D.C. that has been extinguished. Out of an abundance of caution the U.S. Capitol complex was temporarily shutdown. There is no threat to the public. pic.twitter.com/kQfAI4NxNK
– U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) January 18, 2021
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Capitol rioter planned to sell Nancy Pelosi's laptop to Russian spies, witness told FBI
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A capitol rioter may have stolen Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop with plans to sell it to the Russian government, according to an FBI affidavit filed on Sunday. The affidavit charges Riley June Williams with unlawful entry and impeding government functions, based on extensive video record placing her at the scene of the Capitol riot. But the affidavit also uncovers an apparent plan to steal Speaker Pelosi's laptop and convey it to a contact in Russia, who would then make contact with the country's government.
Williams was identified by UK media over the weekend, and officers confirmed the identification with her driver's license photo (on file with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) and in an in-person interview with her parents. Notably, public videos show Williams directing rioters to the general location of Pelosi's office, consistent with the idea that she intended to ransack the office.
According to the affidavit, a former associate of Williams told police she had planned to steal Speaker Pelosi's laptop with the intention of selling it to the Russian government.
"[The witness] stated that Williams intended to send the computer device to a friend in Russia, who then planned to sell the device to SVR, Russia's foreign intelligence service," the affidavit reads. "According to [the witness], the transfer of the computer device to Russia fell through for unknown reasons and Williams still has the computer device or destroyed it. This matter remains under investigation."
Reuters has previously reported that a laptop was stolen from Pelosi's office. According to an aide, the laptop was stationed in a conference room and "was used for presentations."
Device theft has been a significant concern for government IT workers in the wake of the capitol riot, which broke long-standing security procedures around congressional offices. The idea of devices being stolen or tampered with was viewed as a "nightmare scenario" in the wake of the attack.
"I don't think I'd sleep well until the networks were rebuilt from scratch," said one former House IT official on Twitter, "and every computer wiped and the internals visually inspected before being put back into service."
Williams remains at large, despite the ongoing investigation and public identification. She has discontinued her phone number and deleted social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Telegram and Parler. After returning from the raid, she packed a bag and told her mother she would be gone "for a couple weeks," the affidavit reads. "Williams did not provide her mother any information about her intended destination."
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Hundreds of Parler videos from Capitol riot republished in chronological timeline
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ProPublica has published a new interactive resource of over 500 videos taken in Washington, DC on January 6th, the day of the Capitol riots, offering an unfiltered look at the day's events. The videos were sourced from Parler, the social network popular with Trump's supporters, whose database of over one million videos was archived before the service was taken offline.
We've covered previous attempts to organize these videos into easy-to-view online resources, like this interactive map from Patr10tic. But what's notable about ProPublica's site is how easily you can scrub through a timeline of videos and sort by general location: Around DC, Near Capitol, and Inside Capitol. You can start by watching videos of crowds attending President Trump's inflammatory speech at midday, before seeing events turn violent over the course of the afternoon.
Videos are organized chronologically, and can be filtered based on location.
Screenshot: ProPublica
It's an eye-opening resource which captures videos of the mob's violent actions, including vandalism and threats against lawmakers. Since the videos are organized chronologically, you'll often see the same scene captured from multiple angles, making it much easier to see what's actually happening despite the chaos.
In an accompanying writeup, ProPublica outlines how it ended up with the over 500 videos contained in the resource. It says it originally got the videos from an anonymous programmer who archived over 1 million clips from Parler before it went offline. ProPublica then pulled out around 2,500 videos based on the time they were uploaded and their location data. From these, its staff selected over 500 videos which they believed to be newsworthy and relevant to the day's events.
Despite the amount of videos contained in the resource, ProPublica notes that there are some notable blindspots. For example, it only has one video from inside the Senate or House chambers, despite media footage that suggests rioters were filming inside the rooms.
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Rudy says he can't be on Trump's impeachment defense because speech at Capitol 'makes him a witness'
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Rudy Giuliani has said he will not be on Donald Trump's legal team for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial – a day after claiming he would be spearheading the president's defense.
Speaking to ABC News on Sunday night, the former mayor of New York said: 'Because I gave an earlier speech [at the January 6 Trump rally], I am a witness and therefore unable to participate in court or Senate chamber.'
During the speech, Giuliani had instructed supporters to engage in 'trial by combat' moments before they stormed the Capitol – comments which have left him facing his own potential legal troubles.
Giuliani's about-turn Sunday came hours after Trump's campaign spokesperson issued a statement to contradict an earlier claim made by Giuliani on Saturday that he'd be spearheading Trump's impeachment defense.
'President Trump has not yet made a determination as to which lawyer or law firm will represent him for the disgraceful attack on our Constitution and democracy, known as the "impeachment hoax." We will keep you informed,' spokesman J. Hogan Gidley tweeted on Sunday.
Gidley's Twitter feed is one of the few remaining social medial outlets Trump can use to get his message out – though Gidley must be careful not to share a message worded directly from the president, or his account would likely be shut down for aiding 'ban evasion'.
Giuliani, who is Trump's personal attorney, was spotted visiting the White House on Saturday, after the ABC interview. His status in Trump's eyes remains unclear after the president reportedly refused to pay Giuliani's $20,000-a-day legal fees in displeasure at his failed efforts to challenge the election results.
It comes as confusion surrounds who will represent Trump at impeachment, with many of the lawyers who defended him in his first Senate trial declining to participate in the second.
Giuliani was spotted visiting the White House on Saturday, after he had claimed to be on the president's impeachment legal team, which the Trump campaign later denied
Trump, seen on January 12, reportedly refused to pay Giuliani's $20,000-a-day legal fees in displeasure at his failed efforts to challenge the election results
In the interview on Saturday, Giuliani had claimed of the impeachment defense: 'I'm involved right now… that's what I'm working on.'
Giuliani said there are 'different opinions' regarding how the president should approach his second impeachment, but said he planned to show that Trump's claims of election fraud were not incitement by proving in the Senate trial that the fraud claims themselves are true.
'They basically claimed that anytime [Trump] says voter fraud, voter fraud – or I do, or anybody else – we're inciting to violence; that those words are fighting words because it's totally untrue,' he said.
'Well, if you can prove that it's true, or at least true enough so it's a legitimate viewpoint, then they are no longer fighting words,' he added.
Giuliani's dozens of lawsuits alleging election fraud were all rejected in court, and Trump himself has not yet indicated whether he hopes to turn the Senate impeachment trial into a final public showdown on his unproven election fraud claims.
The trial will take place after Trump leaves office on Wednesday, and many of the lawyers who might be likely candidates to defend Trump have indicated they are not interested.
Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz, who joined Trump's team last year and appeared in the Senate chamber, told DailyMail.com: 'I will be defending the First Amendment in the court of public opinion, not in the Senate.' He didn't say whether Trump had asked him to serve in his defense.
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz, seen at Trump's first impeachment, said he won't defend Trump at a second impeachment trial, but will defend the First Amendment in public
John Eastman (left), who joined Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on stage at the January 6 rally, is being considered for a role on Trump's defense team, sources said
White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who helped lead the defense effort during the impeachment over Ukraine, is also not expected to participate in the latest effort, according to one person familiar with the matter. Cipollone will leave his post on January 20, when Joe Biden becomes president.
Jay Sekulow, another personal lawyer for Trump who played a role during the first impeachment, also is not expected to be involved.
Now, Trump is considering hiring a law professor who spoke at his January 6 rally, according to two people familiar with the matter.
John Eastman, who joined Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on stage at the rally, is being considered for a role on Trump's defense team, the people said.
Eastman, 60, who made unsubstantiated claims of election fraud at the rally, would neither confirm nor deny whether he will represent Trump, citing attorney-client privilege.
Asked whether he would be willing, Eastman said: 'If the President of the United States asked me to consider helping him, I would certainly give it consideration.'
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Eastman and has declined to comment on Giuliani.
Last week, Trump expressed disappointment with some of Giuliani's legal moves in challenging the election results, and ordered aids not to pay his fees of $20,000 a day in the failed push, two officials told the Washington Post.
The officials said the president is also demanding to personally approve all expenses incurred by Giuliani in his multi-state legal campaign to prove election fraud, which quickly fizzled in court.
In his election challenge push, Giuliani held a notorious press conference in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping outside Philadelphia in November, leading to speculation that the location had been booked in the belief it was the posh Four Seasons hotel
In Michigan, Giuliani's star witness Mellissa Carone (above) drew mockery from Saturday Night Live over her disjointed claims of massive election fraud
It was a sign Trump's relationship with Giuliani may be fracturing – although the president's lawyer is one of the few who have vigorously defended him in public, insisting that Trump's actions were not incitement.
Giuliani has been a key legal advisor to Trump in his election challenge, after leading a leading a personal crusade to unearth potential dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter in Ukraine.
The former New York City mayor's legal charge challenging the election took bizarre turns at times, such as the notorious press conference held in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping outside Philadelphia.
It led to speculation that the location had been mistakenly booked in the belief that it was the upscale Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia in Center City, although the incident was never fully explained.
At another press conference, at the Republican National Committee in Washington DC, an agitated and sweaty Giuliani appeared to be melting on live TV, with some kind of hair dye dripping down the side of his face.
Trump, who is known to fixate on the image of his aides, insisting they project a polished veneer, was likely unhappy with those debacles and the mockery they drew.
As well, Giuliani now faces his own potential legal exposure for telling supporters to engage in 'trial by combat' in his remarks at a January 6 rally, following which Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Giuliani now faces his own potential legal exposure for advocating 'trial by combat' in his remarks at a January 6 rally, following which Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol
Giuliani has said that he was quoting from the HBO series Game Of Thrones, which he inexplicably described as a 'famous documentary about fictitious medieval England.' In 'Game of Thrones' the trial resulted in Bronn (left) slitting the throat of Ser Vardis Egen (right)
Defending his rally remarks, Giuliani has said that he was quoting from the HBO series Game Of Thrones, which he inexplicably described as a 'famous documentary about fictitious medieval England.'
'I was referencing the kind of trial that took place for Tyrion,' Giuliani told The Hill, referring to a character from the series.
'When Tyrion, who is a very small man, is accused of murder. He didn't commit murder, he can't defend himself, and he hires a champion to defend him,' he added.
Giuliani's rally comments appear in evidence for impeachment, after a House Judiciary Committee report cited them before the House voted to impeach Trump Wednesday on a single count of 'incitement to insurrection.'
Giuliani is also facing possible expulsion from the New York State Bar Association over the incendiary remarks.
Removal from the bar association, a voluntary membership organization dating to 1876, is not the same as being disbarred and banned from practicing law. That can only be done by the courts.
It's unclear whether Giuliani's rally remarks would raise concerns for Trump about including him on his impeachment legal team.
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Man with guns and ammunition arrested near Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. | The State
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Members of the National Guard are already in Washington D.C, to reinforce security.
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The United States Capitol Police arrested a man at a security checkpoint in Washington, D.C. on Friday, after he showed an "unauthorized" repossession credential, and in a search made on his truck se also found an unregistered pistol and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.
The arrested man was a contractor and the credential was not a fake, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the arrest, The New York Times reported.
The arrest comes as law enforcement officials try to strengthen Washington ahead of Inauguration Day on Wednesday, fearing that extremists, emboldened by the attack on Capitol Hill by the president's supporters Trump on January 6, may cause violence.
A militarized "green zone" is being established in the city center, with tens of thousands of National Guard members and a metal fence has been erected around the Capitol grounds prior to the swearing-in of the president-elect Joe Biden.
According to a police report submitted by the Metropolitan Police Department (DC Police), Wesley Allen Beeler, from Fort Royal, Virginia, was identified as the man who stopped the Capitol Police.
According to police reports, Beeler was stopped by Capitol Police at the N. Capitol Street and Northeast E Street Police Checkpoint.
This was where the police searched his vehicle, after he presented a security credential that was not valid, police report and indictment documents show, according to WUSA 9.
This is the intersection the arrest took place at. In order for vehicles to get to this point they have to go through at least one armed security checkpoint.@ wusa9 pic.twitter.com/qnKCVVwOaU
– Kolbie Satterfield (@KolbieReports) January 16, 2021
According to the police report, Beeler's unregistered weapon and ammunition was a 9mm Glock and 509 rounds for that weapon's bullet caliber. They were also collected as evidence 21 shotgun shells for a 12 gauge shotgun. The police report did not include an actual shotgun on the evidence list.
The indictment documents share that Police noted that Beeler's truck had pro-gun decals, when he presented his fake credential at the checkpoint.
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James Murdoch says there will be a 'reckoning' for the media after Capitol riots
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James Murdoch claimed on Friday that U.S. news outlets will be faced with a 'reckoning' after last week's deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol.
In an interview with the Financial Times, the 48-year-old blamed 'media property owners' for unleashing 'insidious and uncontrollable forces' with their support of disinformation about the 2020 election.
James, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, also claimed that media groups fueled the riot by leading 'a substantial portion' of the public to believe 'a falsehood' about the election.
'The damage is profound,' James said in Friday's interview as he criticized media groups coverage of election fraud.
'The sacking of the Capitol is proof positive that what we thought was dangerous is indeed very, very much so. Those outlets that propagate lies to their audience have unleashed insidious and uncontrollable forces that will be with us for years.'
He did not explicitly mention Fox News, whose board includes his father as chairman and older brother Lachlan as CEO, yet was clearly focused on the right-wing cable network that has been criticized for its coverage of President Trump's election fraud claims.
James Murdoch, pictured left with his father Rupert, was formerly the Deputy Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation but he quit his father's company over the summer
James quit his father's media company News Corp. last summer, saying that he was 'increasingly uncomfortable' with News Corp and Fox 'legitimizing disinformation'.
Yet, he had previously been in the running to take over from his father after remaining loyal and staying at his side through several scandals, as well as receiving $2billion in 2019 from a merger with Disney.
He left after becoming increasingly disillusioned, having being leapfrogged by brother Lachlan for promotion and also losing his job in the Disney merger.
James Murdoch quit his father's media empire because it was 'legitimizing disinformation'
In July 2020, James Murdoch handed in his resignation letter for his final board position within News Corp.
James' letter 'disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company's news outlets'.
The 48-year-old told the New York Times that he 'pulled the rip cord' because he was 'increasingly uncomfortable' with News Corp and Fox 'legitimizing disinformation' and denying climate change.
Murdoch told the Times it was 'not that hard a decision' to stand down from News Corp because of major disagreements with his father and brother Lachlan over the running of the business.
He had voiced criticism about Fox the previous year.
Yet prior to this, James had been in line to take over his father's empire, battling it out with brother Lachlan
He was leapfrogged for promotion by Lachlan despite staying loyal to his father
Conservatives remained loyal to Fox News throughout Trump's presidency, angered at the coverage on CNN and MSNBC over Trump's first impeachment and the probe into Russian collusion.
Yet Fox has recently reckoned with a mass departure of viewers to emerging rivals Newsmax and One American News Network (OAN) as Trump fans were left angered by some of the network's hosts breaking from their support of the president.
Newsmax and OAN have continued to claim Trump won the election if it were not for fraud, even as Murdoch's outlets have called on the president to accept defeat.
James's comments came as his father allegedly flew back to New York to shake up the network as Fox's rating plummeted in the first two weeks of the year.
'I hope that those people who didn't think it was that dangerous now understand, and that they stop,' James added in the Times interview, yet claimed he had not 'seen any evidence of that yet'.
James and his wife, Kathryn Hufschmid, issued a further statement following the interview in which they accused 'media property owners' of chosing to spread 'lies'.
'Spreading disinformation — whether about the election, public health or climate change — has real world consequences,' the statement read.
'Many media property owners have as much responsibility for this as the elected officials who know the truth but choose instead to propagate lies.
'We hope the awful scenes we have all been seeing will finally convince those enablers to repudiate the toxic politics they have promoted once and forever,' it concluded.
Rupert Murdoch with his sons Lachlan Murdoch (left) and James Murdoch (right) in 2016
In his resignation letter, James cited 'disagreements over certain editorial content'
James formerly served as the chief executive of 21st Century Fox from 2015 to 2019.
He is known as the more liberal Murdoch brother, while older brother Lachlan's views seem to be more aligned with those of his conservative father.
James split from the company in a dramatic exit in July 2020 when he left the News Corps. board completely, citing in a letter 'disagreements over certain editorial content'.
A spokesperson for him and his wife also told the Daily Beast in January 2020 – before his split from the empire – that the couple disagreed 'with some of the News Corp and Fox coverage' on climate change.
The comments were made as wildfires ripped through Murdoch's native Australia.
'Kathryn and James's views on climate are well established and their frustration with some of the News Corp and Fox coverage of the topic is also well known.
'They are particularly disappointed with the ongoing denial among the news outlets in Australia given obvious evidence to the contrary,' their statement read.
The 'denials' were in reference to allegations arsonists and not climate change were to blame for the destructive wildfires.
At the time, his comments were perceived as 'unprecedented' and sparked speculation of a feud within the family since he rarely spoke publicly about his role in the business.
He also told the New Yorker in 2019: 'There are views I really disagree with on Fox.'
Despite his family's conservative-leaning media outlets, James and his wife have recently made significant donations to Democrats, including former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg and President-elect Joe Biden.
He, along with Rupert Murdoch's five other children, received up to $2billion in 2019 from the break-up of the family's media empire and the sale of its entertainment businesses to Walt Disney.
Yet the merger left him out of work and appeared to cause friction between father and son.
'There are periods of time when we do not,' James told the New Yorker of speaking with his former boss after the deal.
Rumors of a family rift have swirled over the years after eldest son Lachlan (pictured with James, father Rupert and mom Anna in 1987) became heir apparent of his dad's media empire
In 2020, James, and his wife Kathryn (pictured together above) spoke out against the family business for promoting climate change 'denials' during the Australian bushfire crisis
THE MURDOCH FAMILY MEDIA EMPIRE
RUPERT MURDOCH, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF NEWS CORP
The Australian-born mogul began building his media empire in Australia by acquiring numerous publications in the 1950s, before entering the British newspaper market in 1969, and expanding to the US in 1974.
He founded News Corporation in 1980, which quickly evolved into one of the largest media groups in the world owning assets in print, news, and television.
In 2013, News Corporation split into two sister companies, News Corp and 21st Century Fox. The latter was later rebranded as Fox Corporation after the majority of its assets were sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2019.
Murdoch currently serves as the executive chairman of News Corp and the chairman of Fox Corporation. He is estimated to be worth $17billion.
LACHLAN MURDOCH, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF FOX CORPORATION, CO-CHAIR OF NEWS CORP
Lachlan Murdoch, 49, the eldest of the Murdoch sons, is the heir apparent to News Corp Executive Chairman Rupert and is co-chairman of News Corp. He was named executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corp in 2019, after 21st Century Fox was sold to Disney.
Before the sale, younger brother James had been the CEO of the company and Lachlan was executive chairman.
Lachlan is also chairman of Australian entertainment company NOVA Entertainment, which operates a number of radio stations across the country.
JAMES MURDOCH, FORMER BOARD MEMBER OF NEWS CORP
The younger son of Rupert Murdoch, James, 48, had been on the board of News Corp since 2013.
He and brother Lachlan had shared power at 21st Century Fox, but the sale of much of the Fox entertainment business to Disney in 2019 saw James depart as CEO.
Since then, he has worked at the helm of investment fund Lupa Systems.
James is considered more liberal than his older brother who is CEO of Fox Corp, home to conservative news network Fox News, the Fox broadcast and sports networks and local TV stations.
James has been critical of News Corp's editorial decisions and has said he disagreed with Fox News coverage.
He resigned from the board on July 31, 2020.
PRUDENCE MURDOCH, NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF NEWS CORP
Prudence Murdoch, 63, is the eldest child of Rupert Murdoch through his first marriage with Patricia Booker.
She formerly worked as journalist for now-defunct British tabloid, News of the World, which was owned by her father.
Prudence was once described in the media as the 'only one of [Murdoch's] children not directly competing for his business affections.'
ELISABETH MURDOCH, MEDIA EXECUTIVE AND FORMER CHAIRPERSON OF SHINE GROUP
Elisabeth is Rupert Murdoch's daughter from his second marriage with Anna Maria Torv.
Born in Sydney, she moved to London in 1990s where she worked on the operations side of BSkyB, run by her father.
She founded UK-based TV programming company Shine Limited in 2001, which was sold to News Corp ten years later.
She currently serves as executive chairman of production company Sister.
GRACE AND CHLOE MURDOCH
The sisters, aged 20 and 18, are Rupert's daughters from his third marriage to Wendi Deng.
In 2019, James was reportedly looking to set up a $1billion new project including a liberal news outlet, in stark contrast to his father's Fox News.
In March 2020, it was further suggested he pumped money into start-ups looking to combat fake news.
His firm Lupa Systems was said to have teamed up with Betaworks to create a 'more sustainable news ecosystem'.
Rupert designed his companies to benefit his family, making certain that he and his children always had control, meaning that his children and generations to follow would be taken care of financially.
One thing Murdoch has not left his children with however is a plan for the future of his media empire, refusing to officially name an heir despite making no secret of his preferred child.
It is not his oldest child Prudence or the next in line Elisabeth, who has found incredible success outside the family business in emerging media markets.
It is not James, the son who has stood by his side for decades and weathered the fallout from the 2011 hacking scandal at News of the World and the 2016 sexual assault scandal at Fox News.
It is Lachlan, Murdoch's older son, who is the 'golden child' according to multiple sources.
The family company and its future were the focus of a New York Times piece in 2019 that provided an in depth look at the mogul's two sons while completely ignoring the lives and accomplishments of his four daughters.
By some accounts, Murdoch's heirs are now battling behind the scenes for control of the empire, with the two top contenders at the time appearing to be his sons James and Lachlan before James' split.
The brothers have had a tumultuous relationship over the years which had become more frayed than ever of recent after Lachlan was promoted over his younger brother by their father, despite James' loyalty to the family company.
The media mogul is the father of six children, who range in age from 63 to 19. The oldest is Prudence, who is Murdoch's only child with his first wife, Australian model Patricia Booker.
She has held various positions in her father's companies but now lives in Australia where she is largely focused on raising her three children.
Prue, as she is called by her family, has made it clear she is not interested in taking the reins and did not even attend college after graduating from Dalton in New York.
That does not mean she would oppose seeing her second husband, Alasdair MacLeod, move up the ranks at News Corp – despite her protests about him working with her father, or her offspring – who are Murdoch's three oldest grandchildren – landing nice roles at the company.
The battle to take over their father's media empire was originally set between Elisabeth, 52, Lachlan, 49, and James, all three of whom worth in the media.
Lachlan has since emerged as the frontrunner when James removed himself.
The relationship between Lachlan and his father has run hot and cold over the years, but that all changed back in 2014 when Murdoch's older son returned to New York to work for News Corp. Now, he is the Chairman and CEO of the Fox Corporation.
James, the youngest of the three, was the most loyal, staying by his father's side and joining News Corp shortly after he dropped out of Harvard.
That devotion was tested however when Murdoch elected to promote Lachlan over James after he return to work in the US following an extended stint in Australia.
The brothers already strained relationship only got worse when Lachlan informed James of this decision over lunch.
James even briefly quit the company, but then ultimately decided to return before then exiting for good.
Murdoch's youngest children are Grace, 20, and Chloe, 18, the New York-based daughters born to Murdoch's third wife Wendi Deng.
The ambitions of the two teenagers are unknown, but their fiercely intelligent mother has no doubt seen to it that the two get not one bit less than their older half-siblings.
James' comments on Friday come as Fox executives are said to be fearful a shake-up is on the cards as Rupert Murdoch heads back to the US thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The media mogul, who will turn 90 in March, got the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in recent days from the UK's NHS, sources told The Daily Beast, allowing him to travel back to the country.
Murdoch is a US citizen and was born in Australia but has been isolated with his fourth wife Jerry Hall at his home in England since the summer.
He received the first dose at a local clinic in Henley on December 16 where he sang the praises of NHS staff and scientists and said he 'strongly encouraged' others to get the shot.
Sources said he was waiting for the second dose before heading back across the pond, where rumors are circling that positions of some top executives are on the line after ratings have slumped in recent months.
The News Corp. boss has reportedly taken a more hands-on role at the right-wing network in recent days alongside his son Lachlan.
Top of the priority list is to tackle the decline in ratings seen since Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election in November, insiders said.
Multiple insiders told The Daily Beast Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace are both fighting to keep their jobs after taking the lion's share of the blame for the figures.
Multiple insiders told The Daily Beast Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott (pictured left) and President Jay Wallace (pictured right) are both fighting to keep their jobs after taking the lion's share of the blame for the ratings as Rupert Murdoch returns to the U.S.
Fox has denied there is any truth to the rumors, issuing a statement that reads: 'Your premise is wrong. It is wishful thinking by our competitors.'
Sources said Murdoch and Lachlan are 'disenchanted' with the pair.
'Fox News has been absent a leader with the exception of [Fox Corporation's Chief Legal and Policy Officer] Viet Dinh running the operation between the network and the White House,' one insider said.
'Rupert re-taking the reins is a sign of the gross mismanagement to date.'
Rupert Murdoch is heading back to the US thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine
Murdoch has already made his return known with the announcement of a significant revamp of Fox's daytime scheduling Monday.
'I mean Rupert got involved with the shuffling of the lineup so that's never a good sign for someone in charge,' a current Fox staffer told The Daily Beast.
'What is the point of having a manager running your business if you have to run the business yourself?'
Sources said Wallace's job is also rumored to be on the line after the network was first to call Arizona for Joe Biden on election night.
The state was won by the Democrat but the call was deemed premature by many and sparked outrage from Trump who allegedly personally called Murdoch in a fit of rage.
Sources said the move damaged ratings with Trump supporters switching to the right-wing, pro-Trump Newsmax.
A press release from December reported that, in 2020, Fox News Channel made history by becoming the first network to surpass 3.5 million viewers in primetime for an entire year.
But latest figures from Nielsen show that, since December 28, Fox News' total viewership is down 15 percent compared to the same time last year.
By contrast, CNN viewership is up 150 percent and MSNBC 89 percent.
Latest figures from Nielsen show that, since December 28, Fox News' total viewership is down 15 percent compared to the same time last year
While James' comments did not explicitly call out Fox News, which his father helped found in 1996, others have been more forthright in their criticism after several hosts continued to back Trump with his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud.
In December 2020, Fox was forced to air a news package that debunked election fraud claims made by three of its own hosts after an electronic voting company threatened legal action against the network.
The package featured voting technology expert Eddie Perez, who said that he had 'not seen any evidence' that Smartmatic software was used to 'delete, change, alter anything related to vote tabulation'.
The news package was shared just after Smartmatic was targeted by allies of Trump who claimed that the company helped flip the 2020 election for Joe Biden. Smartmatic responded with the threat of legal action.
News Corp. is currently run by CEO Robert Thomson and owns U.S outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and The New York Post.
It is one of the two major media conglomerates owned by the Murdoch family, the other being Fox Corporation, which was established after The Walt Disney Company acquired the majority of 21st Century Fox last year.
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Wife of FBI Detainee in New York Accuses Trump of His Extremist Ideas to Attack the Capitol | The State
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Trump declares a state of emergency in Washington, D.C. for inauguration of Biden | The State
Radical violence on January 6 in DC
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"Donald Trump is a cult leader, and their legacy will be the Capitol riots, (the group) Proud Boys and (the platform) Parler ", Joni Florea told Pix11 in his first television interview.
The wife of Eduard Florea, a computer engineer arrested by the FBI Tuesday in Queens (NYC), ensures that he was "Radicalized" by the words of the controversial president Trump.
Florea, a supporter of the far-right group "Proud Boys" that threatened to deploy "three cars full of armed patriots" in Washington DC last week, was charged Wednesday with storing military-style combat knives and over a thousand rifle cartridges in your home in Queens, federal authorities said.
Although he did not participate in the January 6 attacks, prosecutors claimed that the engineer promised to travel to the nation's capital and cut "a throat" in the mutiny led by supporters of the president. In another post attributed to Florea threatened the life of newly elected African-American senator Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia), authorities said.
He was allegedly using the Parler platform to chat with other far-right Trump supporters. And he was a member of "Proud Boys", an organization that firmly supports the president's belief that electoral fraud led to Joe biden for president.
FBI agents had just finished questioning Joni Florea at her Middle Village home yesterday when she gave the interview, while her 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son watched television in the living room.
The woman said that They briefly handcuffed her Tuesday after officers called her spouse out of the house. He added that he has endured a lot in his marriage in recent years.
She is a survivor of domestic violence who stayed with her husband even after her 2014 Staten Island gun arrest. Now she does plan to get divorced.
She admits that she also supported Trump: "I thought it was something my husband and I could get along with. I thought he was fighting for the United States. " She was convinced that "if we did not vote for him, we would fall into a kind of communist regime."
But his home life became more difficult as the radical government advanced. "Life was no longer pleasant, because my husband became someone else", he claimed. "It's like I don't have a voice."
You feel that you are not alone in that situation. "I think there are many other women like me. It is the unspoken truth ".
'Petrified' wife of 'Proud Boys' wannabe says he was radicalized by Trump https://t.co/G06lWdhpgV pic.twitter.com/t8kIFj3xwP
– PIX11 News (@ PIX11News) January 15, 2021
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Prosecutors Retract Their Claim That The Capitol Raiders Wanted To "Capture And Kill" Congressmen | The State
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Anthony Chansley (center) with other protesters inside the Federal Capitol.
In an unusual move, prosecutors for the Department of Justice (DOJ) who had assured in a judicial file that the assailants Capitol They sought to "capture and assassinate elected officials," they retracted that statement.
An Arizona federal prosecutor asked a magistrate judge at a hearing on Friday to omit from the court file against Anthony Chansley (one of the most prominent assailants) the line that read: "Strong evidence, including Chansley's own words and actions in the Capitol, support that the intention of the Capitol mob was to capture and assassinate elected officials of the United States Government ".
The document did not specify which statements by Chansley indicated that intention.
Todd Allison, a DOJ prosecutor in Arizona, said the department may argue this line if the attacker goes to trial, but that they cannot sustain it for now.
The petition comes just hours after Michael Sherwin, acting prosecutor in Washington, D.C., said at a press conference that "there was no direct evidence of catch-and-kill teams" among the assailants on January 6, for now.
This Friday the judicial file of the prosecutors against Chansley, a resident in the capital and theorist of the conspiracy of QAnon, who was photographed with a raccoon hat and horns of Native American chief inside the Congress building.
Arizona federal prosecutors had asked a judge to hold him in custody until his trial, arguing that he wants to return to Washington for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Prosecutors upheld this request.
[En fotos: Washington, blindado por militares y policías para proteger la toma de posesión de Biden de otro asalto violento pro-Trump]
Chansley is charged with interfering with police operations and procedures, disrupting public order and entering restricted areas of the Capitol without authorization.
According to prosecutors, the FBI investigation showed that the man left a note for Vice President Mike Pence, warning that "It's only a matter of time" and that "justice is coming".
Who is Chansley, the attacker with horns and furs
Chansley was one of the infamous figures during the assault on the Capitol, with his hat with horns and fur and his face paint.
Chansley participated "actively in an insurrection that attempted to violently overthrow the United States government," according to prosecutors, and warned that "The insurrection is still ongoing", As law enforcement agencies prepare for more demonstrations in Washington and state capitals.
[Trump, solo, enojado y desafiante en la Casa Blanca, teme por su legado. Pero aún le quedan seguidores fieles]
The attacker is a YouTuber who supports QAnon and was also among the pro-Trump protesters who gathered in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department in Phoenix on November 5, falsely claiming that there was electoral fraud.
In his arrest document, prosecutors suggested that he suffers from drug addiction and mental illness, and told the judge that he presents a serious flight risk.
"Chansley has spoken openly about his belief that he is an alien, a higher being, and that he is here on Earth to ascend to another reality, "they wrote.
More than 200 violent in the sights
Prosecutors and federal agents have begun filing more serious charges related to the violence on Capitol Hill. Retired firefighter Robert Sanford was charged Thursday with throwing a fire extinguisher at the head of a police officer.. Peter Stager, was accused of hitting a different officer with a pole bearing an American flag.
The Justice Department has filed more than 80 criminal cases in connection with the violent riots in the United States Capitol last week, in which Trump supporters stormed the building, ransacked offices and, in some cases, attacked the policeman.
Many of the people charged so far have been easily tracked down by the FBI, which has more than 200 suspects, thanks in large part to videos and photos posted on social media.
Michael Sherwin, the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, has said that while many of the initial charges may appear minor, he expects much more serious charges to be brought as the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues your investigation.
With information from Reuters and NBC News.
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Capitol Hill cops describe being tasered with BEAR MACE and beaten by MAGA mob
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Three Capitol Police officers have described being beaten, tasered with bear mace and having their weapons ripped from them by the MAGA mob who shouted they wanted to 'kill them with their own guns' last Wednesday.
Michael Fanone, 40, Christina Laury and 32-year-old Daniel Hodges were among the Capitol cops who were overpowered by the mob on January 6.
On Thursday, they spoke at a press conference to share details of how the rioters beat them after breaking in to the Capitol Building while the House certified the election result.
Fanone, a father-of-four, told how the rioters tried to grab his gun and yelled: 'Kill him with his own gun!'
'We weren't battling 50 or 60 rioters in this tunnel. We were battling 15,000 people.
'It looked like a medieval battle scene,' Fanone said. He and his colleagues rushed to the Capitol after hearing an urgent call for back-up on the radio.
He was among the few cops who tried to defend the West Terrace.
Officer Michael Fanone is showing being crushed by the mob as he tries to defend the Capitol on January 6
Fanone was completely outnumbered. He said the mob reached for his gun and yelled 'we got one! we got one!' as they dragged him away from his colleagues
Fanone, on Thursday, said he thinks he only lived because he told the mob about his children, pleading with them 'I have a family!'
When he got there, he was stunned by the scene.
Fanone starting trying to fend the crowd off. He yelled to his colleagues: 'Dig in! We got to get these doors shut.'
At the time, they were unaware that protesters had already breached the Capitol and were inside.
He was dragged from the doors into the mob. Photographs show him screaming as he fights against them.
On Thursday, Fanone revealed that some of the rioters tried to grab his gun. He said he feared they would shoot him and instinctively started pleading with them not to kill him.
He says he was only spared because he pleaded with them not to kill him for the sake of his children.
'Some guys started getting a hold of my gun and they were screaming out, 'Kill him with his own gun. So, the other option I thought of was to try to appeal to somebody's humanity. And I just remember yelling out that I have kids. And it seemed to work.'
After he did that, he says some of the rioters protected him from the others.
'Thank you, but f*** you for being there,' he said to those rioters who shielded him.
Fanone said that his colleagues had mace sprayed in their faces, had their batons stolen and were then beaten with them.
'We were getting chemical irritants sprayed.
'They had pipes and different metal objects, batons, some of which I think they had taken from law enforcement personnel. They had been striking us with those,' he said.
He says that it was impossible to fight the crowd.
Officer Daniel Hodges, with blood pouring from his guns, is crushed by the mob by a door
Hodges is shown speaking at the Capitol on Thursday about the attack
'It was just the sheer number of rioters. The force that was coming from that side. It was difficult to offer any resistance when you're only about 30 guys going up against 15,000,' he said.
It's unclear exactly how many cops were there that day but the Capitol Police force has only 2,300 in total and it's likely fewer than half were there.
Christina Laury says she was sprayed in the face with bear mace and had to fight the mob blind
Christina Laury works int the unit's gun recovery unit.
She said the cops were sprayed with bear mace, which is stronger than ordinary types of mace.
'The individuals were pushing officers, hitting officers.
'They were spraying us with what we were calling, essentially, bear mace, because you use it on bears.
'Unfortunately, it shuts you down for a while.
'It's way worse than pepper spray.
'It seals your eyes shut. … You've got to spray and douse yourself with water.
'And in those moments it's scary because you can't see anything and have people that are fighting to get through,' she said.
Daniel Hodges, 32: Beaten with his own baton by a MAGA rioter who was 'foaming at the mouth'
The crowd sprayed bear mace at the officers, which is far stronger than any other type of mace
The cops are shown washing their eyes after being maced by the MAGA mob
'There's a guy ripping my mask off, he was able to rip away the baton and beat me with it,
'He was practically foaming at the mouth so just, these people were true believers in the worst way.
'You know things were looking bad.
'I was calling out for all I was worth, and an officer behind me was able to get me enough room to pull me out of there and get me to the rear so I was able to extricate myself.'
The Capitol cops were gravely outnumbered on January 6 despite a plethora of early warning signs that the mob was coming.
Now, there are ongoing questions about why help wasn't called in earlier.
The DC Mayor asked the National Guard for back-up on New Year's Eve but she was only given 340 cops.
No one in the Capitol force requested back-up ahead of time.
The Capitol Police chief, Steven Sund, stepped down within days of the incident.
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Bumble disables politics filter after Capitol rioters spotted in app
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Dating app Bumble has temporarily disabled a feature which allowed users to filter potential matches based on their political leanings, the service has announced. The feature allows users to identify and filter matches with options such as "Apolitical," "Moderate," "Liberal," and "Conservative." In a statement given to Mashable, Bumble said it had temporarily removed the feature in the US to "prevent misuse and abuse."
News of the change emerged after Bumble users reported seeing individuals on the app who appeared to have participated in the riots at the Capitol building last week. On January 7th, Twitter user Alia Awadallah reported seeing "dozens" of men on dating apps that appeared to be in Washington, DC on the day of the riots. They suggested taking screenshots of these profiles, and submitting this as evidence to the FBI following its call for information.
I'm on hold with FBI and police. No idea if this will end up being useful but I feel like there's a good story there anyway, so everyone get on the apps and start screenshotting.
— Alia Awadallah (@aawadall) January 7, 2021
One user reported getting more attention on Bumble after posting pictures of himself at the Capitol. Speaking to Bloomberg, Fellows said he had entered the Capitol building with the mob, and even smoked a joint in the office of a US Senator. Fellows boasted that his profile on Bumble was "blowing up" after he posted pictures from the Capitol.
In a widely shared tweet, Allison Norris reported that Bumble's political feature filter had been used by "a friend of a friend" to increase her chances of matching with rioters who'd then send her pictures and videos of themselves in the Capitol.
I know a friend of a friend who changed her preference on Bumble to Conservative. She's matching with MAGA bros and they're bragging and sending her pics and videos of them in the Capitol. She's sending them to the FBI.
— Allison #FreeThemALL Norris (@allisonnorris) January 8, 2021
As of January 14th, users were reporting that the politics filter had disappeared as an option from the app. Bumble subsequently confirmed that it had temporarily disabled the feature, though it stopped short of saying it was disabled in direct relation to the Capitol riots. It added that it was removing the profiles of confirmed persons participating in the riot.
We've temporarily removed our politics filter to prevent misuse. However, please rest assured that we prohibit any content that promotes terrorism or racial hatred, and we've already removed any users that have been confirmed as participants in the attack of the US Capitol.
— bumble (@BumbleSupport) January 14, 2021
In a statement given to Mashable Bumble said its service prohibits content that "encourages any illegal activity" and that it would cooperate with law enforcement in relation to the profiles. "On January 6, we immediately ensured that our hate speech scanning and protocols addressed the attack on the U.S. Capitol and began removing any insurrection-related content from our platform," a spokesperson said, "If we see anything that would suggest someone has or is in the process of committing a potentially criminal act we will take appropriate steps with law enforcement."
Following its call for evidence, the FBI reported earlier this week that it has received over 100,000 pieces of digital evidence after the attack on the US Capitol.
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The Eagles have Richard Rodgers, Joshua Perkins and Will Tye competing for the No. 3 tight end job this summer behind Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert.
"They've obviously got to be able to do everything we ask them to do," Eagles TEs coach Justin Peelle said, via Mike Kaye of NJ.com. "That's tough, I was in that role once or twice. You've got to be able to step onto the field without getting any of the reps."
Peelle added that he's confident in all three of these tight ends.
"Will, Perk and Rodgers are very smart players," Peelle said. "I've got no worries with that."
Odell Beckham Jr mentioned in an interview with Complex that he felt being with the Giants began to stunt his growth "mentally, physically, spiritually, [and] everything I felt capable of doing."
"I can't wait to get going. I just felt with the Giants I was just stuck at a place that wasn't working for me anymore. I felt like I wasn't going to be able to reach my full potential there; mentally, physically, spiritually, everything I felt capable of doing, I just couldn't see it happening there," Beckham said. "So I think allowing me to be in an environment where I can be myself and give it a different approach, I feel like my football will benefit. I'm just excited about being able to play football again and not have to deal with all the other stuff and politics that came with my previous role."
Redskins inside linebackers coach Rob Ryan is working as a position coach for the first time since 2003 when he coached linebackers for the Patriots. Since then, Ryan has had several jobs as a defensive coordinator, but none since he was fired by the Bills in 2016.
"When you're out of a job, you need people to step up and help you," Ryan said via Jake Kring-Schrelfels of the team's website. "I'm not a charity case at all, I'm a great coach. But to be out of work that long makes no sense. It made no sense. But it humbles you and you come back with a good attitude."
Dallas Goedert
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Rob Ryan
Will Tye
Zach Ertz
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The 23rd matchday of the 3rd league will end on Monday evening at 19:00 in the Frimo Stadium with the "Münsterland duel" between Sportfreunde Lotte and SC Preußen Münster. Both teams started the new year with a win and a draw. In the current league table Lotte and Münster separate six points: The Prussians are on the 7th Place, the Sportfreunde 11th After the 1-0 win for Münster in the first leg it had looked completely different: The SCP led with three wins four play the table. Lotte was with one point after four games the bottom of the league.
After the bankruptcy of sports friends in the Prussia Lotte also ended the term of coach Maucksch. As a successor, the former Münster co-and youth coach Nils Drube has been committed. With him Lotte climbed back up. So far, the sports fans under the roof at home are still unbeaten. This series will continue to exist after the small Münster derby. If you ask the bookmakers for the game Lotte Vs. Münster according to their odds, they expect a fairly balanced game, with slight advantages for the home side. Also, the betting base does not see any team in the lead in their preview and thus sets the Lotte Vs. Münster the tip on a draw.
With six wins, nine draws and seven defeats, Sportfreunde Lotte are currently in eleventh place in the league. The relegation places are only four meters away. With 14 points from ten games you can find the sports fans only on the 14th place of the home table. So far, they have only been able to offer home fans three home wins this season. In addition, the goal difference at home is 7: 6. But after all, the team of coach Drube is still unbeaten with three wins and four draws under the new coach in the home Frimo stadium. Away the Blue-Whites collected 13 points with a goal difference of 15:20. With the 1-0 victory at the SG Sonnenhof Großaspach on the last day Lotte could finish a series of four away games without winning. At the Württemberg village club, the Münsterländer started very handy and dangerous, but could not use their chances. In the second round, the SGS was then a bit stronger, but the guests had slight advantages. The game was decided only in the 90th minute danl match winner Jovic.
This ended Lotte's series of five games without a win and only three draws. The sports fans want as fast as possible nothing more to do with the relegation battle. The club tested on Wednesday away at neighbors TuS Hiltrup and won the match clearly with 5: 1. Coach Drube is still missing the long-term injured Lars Dietz, Tino Schmidt, Kevin Pytlik and Danny Breitfelder. Joshua Putze celebrated his comeback at injury in the test match during the week and is now back to the squad. Since the end of January, the former Bremen Justin Eilers is under contract with the Sportfreunde. After his injury Eilers is getting in better shape and Monday could be an option for the squad for the first time. All in all there was a lot of movement among the sports fans in the winter transfer window: six players left the club, nine new entrants strengthen the Lotterans.
With 2-0 at home to 1. FC Kaiserslautern SC Prussia could end a series of five games without victory on the final day. Against the FCK, the men of coach Marco Antwerp cheerfully played forward and rewarded in the 23rd minute with the 1-0. After that, the home side had the game completely under control and rewarded themselves before the break with the second goal. In the second round, the Prussians waited and let the Palatine arrive. Since Münster was safe on the defensive, the guests could play no good chances. In the end, Prussia Münster earned 2: 0. After the first victory since the 26th of November, the relief among the eagle-bearers was great. Also coach Antwerp was satisfied with his boys. You have completely pulled through the preparation plan and recharged the batteries. Thus one is finally able to win games again.
After the 2-0 lead his team had offered the opponent only a little. After eleven goals in four games before, the defense of Münster has made progress again and is still without a clean sheet in 2019. On Tuesday Preußen Münster completed a test match against U23 Borussia Dortmund, which they won 1-0. During the week, the club had to deal with a cold wave. In part, only twelve people were in training. But until the game in Lotte almost all players should be operational again. In parallel with the rest of the season, Münster sports director Malte Metzelder must also look for a new coach. Before the match against Kaiserslautern head coach Marco Antwerp had announced that he would not renew his end of the season expiring contract.
Already 15 times the two clubs from the Münsterland faced each other. The Prussians were able to win seven times. There are also four draws and four wins for Lotte. At home, sports enthusiasts love to play against their neighbors. Only one home game Lotte lost against Münster so far, that was in 2009 still to fourth league times. There were three draws in Lotte and the hosts celebrated a victory three times. In addition, the sports fans since 26 August 2018 unbeaten at home. Thus, the home record speaks in the Lotte vs. Münster against a forecast on an away win. However, the Lotterians have not scored against Münster in their last four games. The first leg won the SCP 1-0.
From the first three games of the year 2019 the sports fans wanted to get seven points. In order to meet the requirements of the trainer, you have to beat the neighbor from Münster on Monday evening. For Coach Drube Münster is a team with a lot of quality and individual class, which belongs in the upper third of the table. The SCP play a simple but clear football. It was important to control the Umschaltmomente of Münster. Prussia coach Antwerp expects Lotte to be fully committed to the mentality and attitude in the small derby.
Both teams started well into 2019 with four points from the first two games. Both clubs won on the last matchday and could thus finish their series of five games without a win. At home under Coach Drube the sports fans are hard to beat. In addition, the home record against the SCP also speaks against a home defeat. But even Münster is slowly getting back on track and would like to build on the time until the 16th matchday, when they were still on the second place and was allowed to dream of the rise. In the end, we come to the conclusion that in the small Münster Derby no team decisively has the nose ahead. So we put in the game Lotte vs. Münster our tip on a draw.
In addition, Lotte Vs. Münster a prediction in the direction of the tip "Under 2.5 goals". At the Frimo Stadium, the goal difference this season is 7: 6. In addition, the sports fans have not been able to score against Münster for four games. The defense of the Prussians is again saddle-fast and had to accept in 2019 still no goal.


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