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OneLegacy, a large organ and human-tissue procurement group in Los Angeles, said in a news release last week that Los Angeles Times stories that mentioned its operations had inaccuracies that could create “unsubstantiated mistrust” in the donation system. The news release refers to a two-part investigation The Times published Oct. 13 and 14.

That report detailed how companies that procure human organs, bones and other parts set up operations in county morgues across the country to gain access to more bodies. In some cases, procurement teams are taking body parts before coroners are able to conduct an autopsy, even in the midst of sensitive investigations such as possible homicides. The Times found dozens of cases across the country in which coroner investigations were complicated or upended by procurement of parts.

“The Times stands firmly behind these important stories, which were the product of months of meticulous reporting and careful editing,” said Scott Kraft, managing editor of The Times.

Here is a summary of OneLegacy’s statements and The Times response:

OneLegacy:

OneLegacy obtained approval from the L.A. County medical examiner-coroner to procure organs or tissues in “100% of the two dozen cases” reporters asked its executives about.

The Times response:

At least two autopsy reports stated explicitly that OneLegacy had not asked the medical examiner for permission to recover organs or tissues. And OneLegacy previously told The Times it had no information on two other cases.

OneLegacy:

The Times used “fictitious prices” in a diagram showing how much body parts are worth.

The Times response:

The prices on the diagram, as the accompanying description explained, came from invoices received by hospitals, which had paid for the processed human tissue products. Reporters received the invoices from public hospitals after filing requests for the records.

OneLegacy:

OneLegacy did not profit from tissues such as bone or skin and it lost an average of $197 on each tissue donor in 2018.

The Times response:

There is no way to verify OneLegacy’s claim, and The Times stories did not discuss profits or losses for tissues harvested by OneLegacy. OneLegacy’s most recent federal tax filing does not break out expenses for organ or tissue work. It shows that OneLegacy’s overall revenues, including $89.6 million from organ and tissue procurements, exceeded expenses by $7.7 million in 2017. That increased the value of its net assets to more than $65 million.

OneLegacy:

OneLegacy’s tissue partners do not produce nor market for cosmetic use. “Uncontrollable physician ‘off-label’ cosmetic use” is less than 1% of OneLegacy’s tissue recoveries. OneLegacy said it received that information from the companies it currently sends tissue to.

The Times response:

The Times stories noted that human tissue is increasingly used for cosmetic surgery. Processed tissue also has many other uses, including skin for burn patients, tendons for athletic injuries and bone for spinal surgeries. There is no public reporting of how much tissue recovered during harvesting is used for cosmetic purposes. Two national trade groups for tissue and organ procurement companies told The Times that the industry does not track that information.


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New York-based fashion designer Cynthia Rowley heeded the uplifting message from Dr. Seuss’ children’s book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” and traveled to downtown Los Angeles for a one-of-a-kind experience that combined fashion, dance, shopping and art.

“Doesn’t everyone love Dr. Seuss?” Rowley asked Wednesday night as a crowd of about 300 people started trickling into a downtown warehouse that had been converted into a creative compound at Melet Mercantile. The space included a vintage store selling clothing and movie memorabilia.

As proof of her fondness for the author’s colorful aesthetics, the designer drew inspiration from “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” to create $225 pastel sweatshirts printed with big white clouds; $85 striped bucket hats; $105 floral pins with Technicolor-style petals; and $225 black silk scarves that billow to reveal green balloons. These items are exclusively available at her pop-up shop at Melet, along with $595 silk floral dresses and other pieces from Rowley’s fall and winter 2019 collection.

Melet also set up a gallery selling Dr. Seuss’ artwork, including a $10,000 hand-painted resin sculpture of a green-lidded deer with real antlers. “It’s all never-seen-before art,” said Melet Mercantile founder Bob Melet.

For her runway show, Rowley couldn’t have picked a better crew than the dancers from the Los Angeles-based American Contemporary Ballet to model her clothes. After the DJ switched from boogie-licious beats by Sofi Tukker and Prince to classical music, ballerinas strutted in high heels and easy-breezy styles from Rowley’s spring and summer 2020 collection, which had premiered last month at New York Fashion Week.

With one dancer wearing a purple maxi dress and another dressed in a slouchy suit that appeared pixelated with shimmering paillettes, the duo did leg holds while hugging each other. Another dancer, donning a silver metallic dress from the current fall collection, led a trio down the runway en pointe.

One after one, they exemplified grace and playfulness in Rowley’s designs, prompting one guest standing at the end of the long black platform to ask a friend, “Why isn’t every fashion show like this?” Five dancers in sunglasses, ombre wetsuits and ballet shoes closed the show by tiptoeing backwards in formation.

“These women are amazing, beautiful athletes,” said Rowley, who herself is an avid surfer. The animated way they move reminded her of the illustrations by Theodor Seuss Geisel. “There’s, like, a whimsy to Dr. Seuss that I feel dance sort of has — like a freedom,” she said. “When you look at his art, it’s total freedom. And so to see [the dancers] just kind of having that expressive moment, it feels like the spirit of Dr. Seuss.”

Open through Sunday, the pop-up shop is the first fashion collaboration that Melet Mercantile is hosting in its 32,000-square-foot West Coast outpost, which launched in downtown L.A. in late September. This past summer, it collaborated with Gucci at its Montauk, N.Y., location. “There’s a new energy here,” said Melet, who’s joined the exodus of New Yorkers migrating to Los Angeles.

With Southern California stores in Newport Beach, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, downtown L.A. “is kind of like the heart” of the city, Rowley said. “I love it here.”


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Asked by Los Angeles Philharmonic Chief Executive Chad Smith to lead a toast to take the L.A. Phil into the next century, Gustavo Dudamel raised a glass to all those seated in the Music Center plaza, saluting the musicians, board members, L.A. Phil’s leadership past and present, the children of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles and the city of Los Angeles.

“To this wonderful orchestra, to all the musicians that make this institution what it is,” said the L.A. Phil’s music and artistic director. “To friendship — to this wonderful and beautiful connection that music makes, as we see music builds bridges. It doesn’t build borders.”

Smith then suggested guests look toward City Hall, where 300 drones filled the sky, performing a sound and light show. The drones assembled and reassembled to dramatize the orchestra’s century, forming the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and the name “YOLA” and last, “LA Phil 100” in the sky.

The event

Held Thursday, 100 years to the day that the orchestra staged its first concert, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s centennial celebration concert and gala raised $4.6 million to support the organization’s music education programs.

For the occasion, three of the L.A. Phil’s living music directors, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Dudamel, took turns on the Disney Hall stage to lead works by Wagner, Ravel, Lutoslawski and Stravinsky, finally teaming up to conduct the world premiere of composer Daníel Bjarnason’s “From Space I Saw Earth.”

The scene

Before the concert, Deborah Borda, the former L.A. Phil president and chief executive officer, headed into the cocktail reception on Grand Avenue, stopping to chat with the many friends she encountered along the way. Now president and chief executive officer of the New York Philharmonic, Borda said, “I came back just for this. You don’t turn 100 every day.”

Further inside the party area, comedian, TV host and author Loni Love shared a table with boyfriend James Welsh. “I used to play French horn,” Love said. “I started in elementary school, and when I went to college, I played the mellophone in a marching band. That’s why I love the symphony. I also love that [the L.A. Phil] works with children, and that’s also why I come here to support the orchestra.”

The gala

Following a standing ovation and a downpour of confetti at Disney Hall, guests adjourned to the Music Center plaza for a dinner of “reimagined” chicken pot pie created by Patina chef Joachim Splichal, as well as dancing and a chance to hear the three maestros speak onstage of their experiences with the orchestra.

The quotes

Recalling his first two weeks as a young conductor with the L.A. Phil, Mehta talked about how supportive the more experienced musicians had been. “I told them, ‘Look, I’m playing all this for the first time,’” he said. “’My door is open. Come and give me any advice you want.’” He then added, “There was a queue outside my door.”

Salonen praised the orchestra’s curiosity, openness, warmth and flexibility. He said, “After the first day, I had the feeling that this group of musicians was going to be a big part of my life, and that feeling hasn’t changed.”

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He then called to mind his leaving the orchestra but not before seeing Dudamel’s connection with the musicians. “I thought, ‘OK, this is the way to leave,’” he said, “because I knew everything is going to be great.”

For his part, Dudamel didn’t forget the moment. “I am here between two of my heroes — my conducting heroes — and it’s a privilege.”

The crowd

Judith and Thomas Beckmen, Diane and David Paul, Jay and Barbara Rasulo, David Bohnett, Mari Danihel, Jenny Miller Golf, Carol Colburn Grigor, Joan Hotchkis, Ann Ronus and Alyce de Roulet Williamson served as gala co-chairs. Guests included Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, composer John Williams, architect Frank Gehry and actors Jaime King and Alex Meneses.

The numbers

The 650 concert and gala tickets sold for $3,000 to $15,000, with proceeds going to support music programs that reach 150,000 children and their families each year.


Just hours after Kanye West’s latest album “Jesus Is King” dropped Friday morning, Yeezy faithful began queuing up outside a nondescript industrial warehouse in the shadow of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. Inside, workers scrambled to put the finishing touches on a temporary retail installation that included an all-terrain vehicle, pathways meandering through scrubby flora and religious-themed album merchandise including ball caps, T-shirts and sweatpants.

Several hundred Ye-curious were lined up in the blistering, hot midday sun for the shop’s scheduled noon opening on the first day of the space’s three-day run. (One of the reasons for the opening delay, organizers said, was a big-rig fire — and the resulting leak of flammable liquids — on the nearby freeway the previous evening.) Once inside, a handful of shoppers at a time get to make their way through an installation of tall grasses and shrubs created by San Francisco-based artist Meg Webster (who created a similar installation for Wednesday night’s album and film premiere at the Forum in Inglewood) in one room before entering a dimly lit second room.

During an early visit on Friday, some 60 speakers were stacked along one wall of the spare industrial space, shaking and reverberating as songs from West’s new album issued forth. On the opposite side was a sleek counter punctuated with four cash registers. In between was a sand-banked, crater-like pool containing a Sherp — a muscular-looking amphibious ATV with knobby outsized tires — up to its axles in muddy water.

Was this supposed to be a metaphor about the isolation of celebrity? A statement about creative frustration? Or something else entirely? We’re not exactly sure, although a Yeezy rep told us it was inspired by “the Wyoming ranch experience,” referring, perhaps (but then again maybe not) to the release of his last album, “Ye” in June 2018 at Diamond Cross Ranch in Moran, Wyoming. (Also, in an Apple Music preview of the “Jesus Is King” album, posted Wednesday, West can be seen standing in front of a garage full of similar Sherp ATVs.)

As head-scratchingly incongruous as the installation is, what’s most interesting about the cavernous warehouse room is what’s not visible in it — the album-promoting merchandise itself. During an early iteration of the space, a dozen or so pieces were displayed on the walls next to the cash wrap, but by the time the space officially opened for business mid-afternoon on Friday, customers could view and select from among the items on a hand-held menu.

At opening, the items on hand included T-shirts ($60), sweatpants ($140), crewneck sweatshirts ($160) and ball caps ($45) emblazoned with “Jesus Is King,” some with a watercolor-like illustration of a figure (presumably Jesus) with a nimbus of light framing the head.

Another available T-shirt depicted the holy figure flanked by two others, and ball caps were embroidered with West’s name and the text that appears on the vinyl album (including 33RPM LP and AR1331). A rep for Bravado, the music merchandise company that works with West on the album tie-in merchandise, said the temporary installation (they’d prefer you not call it a pop-up shop, thank you very much) is expected to stock exclusive pieces that won’t be offered through West’s online shop as well as some footwear from the rapper’s Yeezy collaboration with Adidas.

Of course, this isn’t the first time West has made pursuit of his “church merch” a line-blurring exercise in the experiential. Back in April, his performance on the mount on the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival had the devoted snapping up Sunday Service socks and sweats with near-religious fervor.

Kanye West’s “Jesus Is King” merchandise experience, 1202 Mateo St. (enter around the corner on Damon Street), Los Angeles; open until 8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.


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Costume-clad trick-or-treaters know that setting the tone for scary good Halloween style starts at the front door, and the pros at Etsy.com, the art and craft e-commerce website, agree.

“Halloween is a time for [people] to express creativity,” said Dayna Isom Johnson, trend expert at Etsy.com and celebrity judge for NBC’s competitive crafting show, “Making It.” “Whether you want to go for a simple door wreath or deck out the whole porch, the sky is the limit.”

This year, the crafting queen said “Retro-ween” designs are trending after several seasons of celebrating with pretty pastel and neon-colored pumpkins. “That’s not to say those things are gone,” said Isom Johnson, “but I think we are circling back to a traditional way of looking at Halloween and being very nostalgic.”

The very vintage vibe encompasses everything from old-fashioned paper decorations and classic black and orange colors to a resurgence of guts and gore circa 1980s and ’90s. “When you think of the 1980s and ’90s, you think of those old Freddy movies and horror films,” said Isom Johnson, “and that absolutely ties in to what we are seeing in today’s decor.”

Statistically, searches on Etsy for “vintage Halloween decor” increased by 35%, while online quests for “ghost planters” (think: Pac-Man ghosties and Super Mario Boos) rose 137%, and “monster planters” (showcasing designs inspired by gargoyles, Godzilla, zombie gnomes, Frankenstein, Pokemon characters and more) spiked 60% over last year.

Front-door decals, temporary peel-and-stick designs in a range of spooky styles and phrases are also on point featuring images of spiders, rats, pumpkin faces, bloody handprints and ghosts as well as words and phrases such as“Boo!” and “Happy Halloween,” of course, and “Home of the Wicked Witch and all her little monsters.” The decals can also be personalized with bewitching words or family names and applied to faux pumpkins for a look that is uniquely your own.

Looking to cast your own spell? Isom Johnson shared her step-by-step DIY process for cranking up the creep factor.

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“Somebody’s Watching You” DIY Halloween Wreath

Keep an eye (or several) on candy-seeking tricksters with a haunting DIY Halloween wreath by Isom Johnson that is frightfully fun and easy to assemble.

“It’s definitely a family-friendly craft,” said Isom Johnson of the creepy-but-cute foam wreath covered in black ribbon and adorned with pingpong balls and googly eyes.

“I like this project because you can get as spooky as you want,” she said, “you can easily add plastic spiders or spider webs, there are lots of different ways to take it to the next level, although I think the eyeballs alone are really striking. It’s a more elevated look than your typical Halloween wreath.”

In addition to decking out the front door, the wreath could also hang above a party buffet or be laid out as a table centerpiece around the base of a hurricane candle.

Simple materials and a beginner skill level make this craft a winner. Just don’t challenge it to a staring contest. Boooo-yah!

Materials: Foam ring form, black ribbon, fabric glue (or optional hot glue and glue gun), box of white pingpong balls, box of orange pingpong balls. googly craft eyes in assorted sizes, neon orange fabric spray paint.

1. Wrap black ribbon around a foam ring form to cover completely. Optional: Add a loop of ribbon to the back for hanging. Secure all ribbon to the ring with fabric glue and let dry overnight.

2. Lightly spray the white pingpong balls with a spritz of neon orange spray paint to create a “spookier” effect, and let dry.

3. Next, glue a googly eye or two onto each pingpong ball.

4. Glue the “eyeballs” to the wreath in layers, allowing each layer to fully dry before applying the next round. The more the merrier. Vary the placement and angles of the eyes to make it more interesting.

Optional: Glue on additional spooky stuff such as plastic spiders and cobwebs.


HANOI, Vietnam  — 

More Vietnamese families came forward Saturday with information their relatives may be among the 39 people found dead in the back of a container truck in southeastern England.

British police initially said they believed the victims were Chinese but acknowledged this was a “developing picture.”

Police on Friday arrested three people on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. The 25-year-old driver of the truck remains in custody on suspicion of murder.

In Vietnam, the father of Nguyen Dình Luong, 20, feared his son was among the dead.

He told the Associated Press he had not been able to reach him since last week, when he told his father he would join a group in Paris that was trying to reach England.

“He often called home, but I haven’t been able to reach him since the last time we talked last week,” Nguyen Dình Gia said. “I told him that he could go to anywhere he wants as long as it’s safe. He shouldn’t be worry about money, I’ll take care of it.”

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He said his son left home in central Ha Tinh province to work in Russia in 2017, then on to Ukraine. In April 2018, he arrived in Germany then traveled to France. He told his family that he wanted to go to Britain.

Luong’s older brother, Pham Dình Hai, said that Luong had a tattoo of praying hands on a cross on his right shoulder. The family said they shared the information with local authorities.

The Vietnamese Embassy in London said Friday that it contacted police about a missing woman feared to be one of the dead. An embassy spokesman said it was contacted by a family in Vietnam who said their daughter had been missing since the truck was found.

The BBC reported it had been in contact with six Vietnamese families who feared their relatives are among the victims. Relatives of Pham Tra My, 26, told the broadcaster they had been unable to contact her since receiving a text Tuesday night saying she was suffocating.

“I’m so sorry mom and dad…. My journey abroad doesn’t succeed,” she wrote. “Mom, I love you and dad very much. I’m dying because I can’t breathe…. Mom, I’m so sorry.”

China said it could not yet confirm the victims’ nationalities or identities. There was speculation circulating online in Vietnam that the victims may have been traveling on false Chinese passports.

“The police said that they were urgently carrying out the verification work, and the identities of the victims cannot be confirmed at present,” said Tong Xuejun, a Chinese consular official in London.

“We hope the British side can verify the victims’ identities as soon as possible,” he said. “What I want to stress is that no matter what their nationalities are, this incident is a huge tragedy which arouses attention of the international community to issues of illegal immigration.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Chinese authorities were also seeking information from police in Belgium because the shipping container in which the bodies were found was sent to England from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.

British police believe the truck and container took separate journeys before ending up at the industrial park. They say the container traveled by ferry from Zeebrugge to Purfleet, England, where it arrived early Wednesday and was picked up by the truck driver and driven a few miles to Grays.

The truck cab, which is registered in Bulgaria to a company owned by an Irish woman, is believed to have traveled from Northern Ireland to Dublin, where it caught a ferry to Wales, then drove across Britain to pick up the container.

Groups of migrants have repeatedly landed on English shores using small boats to make the risky English Channel crossing, and migrants are sometimes found in the back of cars and trucks that disembark from the massive ferries that link France and England.

But Wednesday’s macabre find in an industrial park was a reminder that criminal gangs are still profiting from large-scale trafficking.

The tragedy recalls the deaths of 58 Chinese migrants who suffocated in a truck in Dover, England, in 2000 after a perilous, months-long journey from China’s southern Fujian province. They were found stowed with a cargo of tomatoes after a ferry ride from Zeebrugge, the same Belgian port involved in the latest tragedy.

In February 2004, 21 Chinese migrants — also from Fujian — who were working as cockle-pickers in Britain drowned when they were caught by treacherous tides in Morecambe Bay in northwest England.


Chile lifts curfew a day after massive protests

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SANTIAGO, Chile — 

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera lifted a curfew on major cities Saturday — a day after more than 1.2 million people gathered here in the capital to protest the government.

“We’ve all heard the message, we’ve all changed,” Pinera told reporters from La Moneda presidential palace, where he called for a major Cabinet reshuffle. “I have put all my ministers on notice in order to restructure my Cabinet to confront these new demands.”

He has already announced plans to increase the minimum wage, bolster retirement payments, freeze electricity rate increases and reduce the salaries of senior public officials. In Chile, a member of Congress earns almost $13,000 per month, while the minimum wage is about $422 a month.

Protests in this nation of 19 million began last week as a social media campaign by middle and high school students who called on commuters to jump subway turnstiles in rejection of transit fare hikes announced Oct. 6. Pinera eventually rescinded the fare hikes, but by then the demonstrations had expanded into a broader call to reduce widespread social inequality.

At least 19 people have died in the unrest, including five reportedly killed by the police or military. Others were killed during looting, fires or other incidents.

Pinera said on Saturday that “if circumstances allow it,” the state of emergency he declared on Oct. 18 — the first under a democratic government here — will be lifted Sunday evening.

The state of emergency granted the armed forces control of public security and the power to restrict free assembly. But for many Chileans, the images of soldiers in the streets brought back dark memories of the military junta of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who ruled the nation between 1973 and 1990.

On Saturday, the city began to return to normal, though soldiers remained present in many subway stations. The protests had resulted in damage to 80 subway stations, at a loss of about $300 million.

“It’s a good thing that the curfew has ended because people were demonstrating peacefully,” said Vania Martinez, a 25-year-old nutritionist in Santiago. “I think it’s possible to make changes, but I don’t really trust any government to make it happen.”

Not all residents celebrated the end of the curfew.

“This is terrible for me because demonstrators tried to loot my restaurant,” said Carlos Siri, 52, a sandwich shop owner. “I’m not saying it’s a good thing to have military in the streets, but it seems to be the only solution.”

In addition to the deaths, more than 1,100 people were injured in Santiago alone — 51% by pellets, 17% by firearms and 10% by beatings — according to the Medical College of Chile.

There were also at least 12 complaints of sexual violence against women and girls. The victims were forced to undress at police stations, said the National Institute of Human Rights of Chile, an independent state agency.


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WASHINGTON — 

Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria.

A U.S. official said late Saturday that Baghdadi was targeted in Syria’s Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the Islamic State chief was killed in an explosion is pending. No other details were available.

President Trump teased a major announcement, tweeting Saturday night that “Something very big has just happened!” A White House spokesman, Hogan Gidley, would say only that the president would be making a “major statement” at 9 a.m. EDT Sunday.

The strike came amid concerns that a recent American pullback from northeastern Syria could infuse new strength into the militant group, which had lost vast stretches of territory it had once controlled.

Baghdadi led Islamic State, which is also known as ISIS, for the last five years, presiding over its ascendancy as it cultivated a reputation for beheadings and attracted hundreds of thousands of followers to a sprawling and self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria. He remained among the few Islamic State commanders still at large despite multiple claims in recent years about his death and even as his so-called caliphate dramatically shrank, with many supporters who joined the cause either imprisoned or jailed.


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The first anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history was being marked around the world Sunday with community service projects, music and an online remembrance.

The shooting on Oct. 27, 2018, killed 11 and wounded seven at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. A steady stream of people visited the site on Sunday. Lining a fence outside the closed Tree of Life building were 11 flowerpots, each bearing the name of one of those killed. People also piled bouquets and crocheted hearts at the site and hung signs on the fence saying the city was “stronger than hate” and calling diversity its strength.

“Today we remember those we lost and come together as a commonwealth to stand united as neighbors,” said a Twitter message from Gov. Tom Wolf, who is scheduled to attend a memorial service in Pittsburgh on Sunday evening.

Pittsburgh’s sports teams joined other organizations in remembering the victims. Steelers President Art Rooney II said fans will be asked at Monday night’s game to stand for a moment of silence for the victims and their families. The Pittsburgh Penguins said, “Hatred and discrimination have no place in Pittsburgh or anywhere else,” and the Pittsburgh Pirates said the memory of the victims “will always be a reminder that hatred has no place in our world.”

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The synagogue’s three congregations now worship at two nearby synagogues. Last week, Tree of Life leaders unveiled their vision for the damaged building: a rebuilt space for places of worship; memorial, education and social events; classrooms; and exhibitions.

The Sunday commemoration’s theme is “Remember. Repair. Together.” It includes a private Jewish service, studying the portion of the Torah that was to be read when the shooting happened, opportunities to do community service, and a public memorial service.

Several hundred people had registered to volunteer at community organizations on Sunday. In Germany, the Clarion Quartet, composed of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians, was to perform at a special event in Berlin.

Thousands were expected to participate in Sunday’s remembrance through Pause With Pittsburgh, a virtual memorial event created by the Jewish Federations of North America.

Authorities charged Robert Bowers, 47, a truck driver from Baldwin, Penn., in the massacre. Investigators say he used an AR-15 rifle and other weapons, and posted criticism of an immigrant aid society on social media before the attack, claiming the Jewish charity “likes to bring invaders that kill our people.”

Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.


England are in need of extra depth in attack and the 20-year-old attacker is the ideal man to step in and chip in with goals, the midfielder says

Marcus Rashford will continue to grow into a key member of the England team, Jordan Henderson says.

The 20-year-old attacker scored the third goal of his international career as he gave England an early lead against Spain in their UEFA Nations League game at Wembley. 

The Manchester United player returned to the starting XI after Jamie Vardy announced his retirement from the Three Lions, while Raheem Sterling pulled out through injury.

But Rashford proved to manager Gareth Southgate that he can add extra firepower to his side despite their 2-1 defeat.

“We all know how talented Marcus is,” Henderson told Sky Sports.

“His was a great finish. He had another one or two chances that maybe he would have liked to have scored but I thought he looked sharp.

“He was lively and he’s always a threat on the counter-attack. He’s a fantastic young player so he just needs to keep learning, keep improving. He’s a big part of our team.

“We have got plenty of other good strikers like Rashford. [Danny Welbeck] came on and he’s been doing fantastically well in training, so hopefully it gives them an opportunity now.”

Although England lost their first game since finishing fourth at the World Cup in the summer, they have a chance to bounce back on Tuesday when they face Switzerland, and Liverpool star Henderson is not worried about the future.

“We still feel confident, but we still feel like we are learning. You want to play against the best teams and the best players to learn from the experiences,” he said.

“It is very powerful to go out when the atmosphere is brilliant so we have to keep putting performances in to keep that spirit there. We have to keep working hard.

“There’s still a long way to where we want to get to, but there are still positives to take even though we are disappointed with the final result.”

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