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A second replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device, deemed safe by the company, has caught fire in the US, US media report. Samsung has been forced to issue new models of the smartphone following complaints of faulty batteries. A man in Kentucky said he was "scared to death" when he woke to a bedroom full of smoke, local media say. It comes after another replacement Note 7 caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane on Wednesday. "The phone is supposed to be the replacement, so you would have thought it would be safe," Michael Klering of Nicholasville, Kentucky, told local broadcaster WKYT. He added that his device was not plugged in when it caught fire at his home on Tuesday. 'Fixed Galaxy Note 7' catches fire Samsung recalls smartphone after fires The BBC's North America technology reporter Dave Lee says Samsung is now facing a "full-blown crisis", adding that this latest news raises "serious questions over its obligation to protect the public". The Note 7 was subject to a mass recall in September, but Samsung said it had identified and fixed the problem. Smoke on a plane On Wednesday a replacement Note 7 caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane due to fly from Louisville, Kentucky, to Baltimore, Maryland. A Southwest Airlines spokesperson told the BBC: "A customer reported smoke emitting from an electronic device. All customers and crew deplaned safely via the main cabin door." The plane was evacuated before take-off and Samsung said it was investigating the incident. "We are working with the authorities and Southwest now to recover the device and confirm the cause," the company said in a statement. "Once we have examined the device we will have more information to share." Last month the company assured customers that the fixed devices were safe.

New midsizer built on MQB platform Volkswagen has given the name “Atlas” to the new midsize crossover that will shoulder the burden of reviving the brand’s fortunes in the U.S., according to Automobilwoche, the German-language affiliate of Automotive News. The name has been a closely guarded secret ever since the vehicle was previewed by the CrossBlue concept at the 2013 Detroit auto show. VW plans to reveal the Atlas -- a seven-passenger, three-row crossover to be built in Chattanooga -- on Oct. 27 at a media event in Santa Monica, Calif. VW filed trademark applications for the name with the U.S. government in April. The choice shows that VW Group of America CEO Hinrich Woebcken made good on his pledge in July that the midsize crossover would get a “much easier to pronounce, American-style name” than VW’s other crossovers, and one that’s unique to the North American market. The name also breaks with VW’s convention of assigning its crossover models names beginning with the letter “T” like the Tiguan and Touareg before it. “Two or three years ago, it would’ve been a no-go that the region decides an individual name,” Woebcken said in July. “This is already an early sign that Wolfsburg is willing to let go.” A VW spokeswoman declined to comment on “speculation” about the name. The Atlas will be the first U.S.-built model on VW’s modular transverse matrix platform architecture, known as “MQB.” Series production is slated to begin late this year ahead of its U.S. sales debut next spring. VW’s product-starved dealers have eagerly awaited the arrival of the Atlas to give them a competitive entry in the hot crossover market and help them climb out of a slump that has deepened since the diesel emissions scandal erupted in September 2015. VW’s Tiguan compact crossover is pricey and smaller than its segment competitors. The larger Touareg is a more upscale offering that is out-of-step with the mainstream positioning of VW’s higher-volume models like the Passat and Jetta. After the Atlas arrives, a redesigned, larger Tiguan compact crossover goes on sale in mid-2017, giving VW fresh entries in two of the industry’s largest segments. Through September, VW’s U.S. sales totaled 231,268, down 12 percent from a year earlier.

Mother’s genes may determine how clever the children will be, whereas the father makes no difference to their intelligence levels, a new research suggests. Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children as they are carried on the X chromosome and women have two of these, while men only have one. Advanced cognitive functions which are inherited from the father may be automatically deactivated, according to the researchers at the University of Washington in the US. A category of genes known as “conditioned genes” are thought to work only if they come from the mother in some cases and the father in other cases. Intelligence is believed to be among the conditioned genes that have to come from the mother. Laboratory studies using genetically modified mice found that those with an extra dose of maternal genes developed bigger heads and brains, but had little bodies. Those with an extra dose of paternal genes had small brains and larger bodies, ‘The Independent’ reported. Researchers identified cells that contained only maternal or paternal genes in six different parts of the mouse brains which controlled different cognitive functions, from eating habits to memory. Cells with paternal genes accumulated in parts of the limbic system, which is involved in functions such as sex, food and aggression. However, researchers did not find any paternal cells in the cerebral cortex, which is where the most advanced cognitive functions take place, such as reasoning, thought, language and planning. Research makes it clear that genetics is not the only determinant of intelligence – only 40 to 60 per cent of intelligence is estimated to be hereditary, leaving a similar chunk dependent on the environment.

The militants, believed to be a male and female, were suspected of planning to carry out a car bomb attack, the state-run Anadolu news agency reports. They detonated the devices after they were asked to surrender their weapons. Police had been acting on a tip-off, Ankara's governor said, suggesting a link to Kurdish separatists. How dangerous is Turkey's instability? Timeline: Key events in Turkey Erkan Topaca said police had found the pair hiding at a horse farm in the district of Haymana, just outside the capital. He said: "The organisation they are connected to is not clear yet but according to information we have received it is highly likely that [the man] is linked to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party)." The BBC's Mark Lowen in Ankara says the pair were said to be flying a Turkish flag from their car as cover and a third person is now being sought. Plastic explosives and ammonium nitrate were found with the vehicle. Kurdish militants have carried out a wave of bombings across Turkey since a ceasefire broke down in 2015. The Turkish president has vowed that the PKK, which has waged a four-decades-long fight in Turkey, will be "annihilated". But, our correspondent says, with the attacks continuing and hostility deepening between Kurds and the Turkish state, there is little sign of the insurgency ending and neither side has shown a willingness to return to peace negotiations.

Plaintiff allegedly falsified and fabricated evidence UPDATE 8/24: Never mind -- the judge in the case has denied GM's motion to dismiss the case. Reuters reports one of the many lawsuits General Motors faces over its faulty ignition switches likely will be thrown out of a Texas courtroom. The case involves plaintiff Zachary Stevens, who lost control of his 2007 Saturn Sky in 2011 before hitting another car and killing its driver. In a strange twist, the case may be dismissed because the key in the vehicle at the time of the accident didn't actually belong to a Saturn Sky. The allegedly non-Saturn key also had various trinkets hanging off of it, which are now thought have been added to help convince jurors that the problem was a run-of-the-mill GM ignition switch failure caused by excessive weight. Stevens must have forgotten that he originally said he didn’t have much attached to his key at the time the accident occurred. GM challenged the plaintiffs for fabricating evidence and asked the judge to dismiss the case. A dismissal will likely only mean that Stevens won’t get to cash a big check; manslaughter charges were dropped after GM announced the recall in 2014. According to Reuters, so far GM has already paid out around $2 billion in settlements and penalties because of faulty ignition switches.

People in India are celebrating Navratri — the nine-day-long festival which involves rigorous fasting followed by feasting. Devotees observe a strict routine and consume only selective ingredients such as kuttu atta, singhara atta, fresh vegetables, fruits, milk, yogurt and makhanas. Though the general notion about fasting is that it leaves people hungry and weak, the Navratri fast is in fact, healthy because of the nutritious quality of foods consumed during this time. They are gluten-free, high in fibre, low on fats – the list goes on. Most importantly, if consumed properly, the foods aid weight loss and detoxification of the body. Dr Vinita Sharma, senior Ayurvedic Doctor at Dr Shikha’s NutriHealth and Dr Sunita Tripathi, dietician at Primus Hospital talk about the things to be careful about while following a diet during Navratri. They have a few pointers for weight-loss too. *Use olive oil instead of ghee while cooking. Avoid fried foods if possible as they generate a lot of heat in the body. Instead, opt for healthy cooking methods like roasting, boiling, steaming and grilling. For instance, you can roast the potatoes, peanuts and makhanas instead of frying them. *Replace fried potato chat with boiled potato chat and kheer with mixed-fruit curd like raita of bottle gourd (lauki), raita of pumpkin, cucumber and tomato raita etc. Also, use skimmed or low-fat milk and curd. This will increase your consumption of fibre and hence keep problems like constipation at bay. Fruit chat made with papaya, pear, apple, and potato is also recommended for weight loss. *Make chapattis rather than puris. Kuttu (buckwheat) roti and fasting rice (semak rice) can be eaten but should not be made with too much ghee. *Drink a lot of fluids like lassi, vegetable soups and herbal tea. Drinking lots of fluids not only maintains the fluid levels but cleanses the body as well. Avoid fruit juices and milkshakes, and eat whole fruits instead. *Drink a lot of low-calorie drinks like coconut water and lemon water with sendha salt or rock salt, instead of sugar. This avoids dehydration and increases water retention. *Instead of having your meals after large time gaps, eat frequent meals in forms of roasted peanuts, roasted makhana, fruits etc. If you have acidity and heartburn problems, make sure you eat small portions every few hours daily. Fruits and curd act as cooling agents and can also be consumed at regular intervals. *Persons suffering from diabetes or high blood sugar must avoid the intake of sago (sabudana), singhara atta (water chestnut flour), potatoes/sweet potatoes. They can however, consume bottle gourd, apples, skimmed milk and citrus fruit.

The pound has dived on Asian markets with automated trading being blamed for the volatility. At one stage it fell as much as 6% to $1.1841 - the biggest move since the Brexit vote - before recovering. It was recently trading 2% lower at $1.2388. It is not clear what triggered the sudden sell-off. Analysts say it could have been automated trading systems reacting to a news report. The Bank of England said it was "looking into" the flash crash. The sharp drop came after the Financial Times published a story online about French President Francois Hollande demanding "tough Brexit negotiations". "It's difficult to know exactly what triggered it," Angus Nicholson, market analyst with IG in Melbourne, told the BBC. The pound has been volatile since the UK voted to leave the European Union. Analysts speculate that a computer may have been set to scan the news for negative Brexit stories, with the order to sell if it found any. The trigger could have also been a simple mistake, or what's know as a fat finger trade, when a trader enters a wrong number. Analysts at JP Morgan who have analysed the flash crash think that was unlikely to be the trigger. Live: Pound gyrates on the currency markets What happened to the pound overnight? Viewpoints: How low can the pound go? 'Selling pressure' The incident happened at a time when there is very little pound trading going on - which means that any sell-off will have a bigger impact than during busy hours. The situation is likely to have been exacerbated by trading algorithms (sometimes know as algos) - software which is designed to trade automatically and can react much faster than human traders. "These days some algos trade on the back of news sites, and even what is trending on social media sites such as Twitter, so a deluge of negative Brexit headlines could have led to an algo taking that as a major sell signal for the pound," says Kathleen Brooks, research director at City Index. "Once the pound started moving lower then more technical algos could have followed suit, compounding the short, sharp, selling pressure." Ms Brooks thinks another flash crash could be on the cards for the pound. "This highlights the drawback of machines making trading decisions, however, it is the reality, and it is only getting more po[CENSORED]r. Thus, another flash crash is possible," she said. Pound v Dollar (since May 2016) Traders remain nervous about the fallout from the UK's talks with the EU over leaving the bloc. Last Sunday, the Prime Minister Theresa May said she would trigger Article 50, the clause needed to start the exit process, by the end of March 2017. Sterling has been "on a precipice" since then, according to Sean Callow, senior currency strategist at Australian bank, Westpac. "I think we've underestimated how many people had money positions for a very wishy-washy Brexit, or even none," he said. What are the Brexit options? Brexit: All you need to know How will the UK leave EU laws? Article 50: A simple explanation 'Lose-lose situation' Analysts at HSBC are forecasting that the pound could fall to $1.10 and could be worth just one euro by the end of next year. "The argument which is still presented to us - that the UK and EU will resolve their difference and come to an amicable deal - appears a little surreal," said David Bloom, head of foreign exchange research at HSBC. "It is becoming clear that many European countries will come to the negotiation table looking for political damage limitation rather than economic damage limitation. A lose-lose situation is the inevitable outcome." Ms Brooks, from City Index said: "The big issue for the pound right now is that it has become detached from the economic fundamentals and politics have become king. This is where things will get dangerous for the currency going forward. "Theresa May's hard-line on Brexit negotiations and her insistence that negotiations will take place in private have only increased uncertainty for the market, with traders left combing news websites for the latest headlines to try and gauge for themselves the state of play between the UK and the EU."

Snap Inc. is working on an initial public offering that could value the po[CENSORED]r virtual-messaging company at $25 billion or more, in what would be one of the highest-profile debuts in years. The company, formerly known as Snapchat, is preparing the paperwork for an IPO with a view toward selling the shares as early as late March, according to several people familiar with the matter. There is no guarantee the four-year-old Venice, Calif., company will proceed with a share sale on that time frame or what its valuation might be. If Snap, best known for allowing users to send disappearing messages from their smartphones, moves forward as planned, it would be the biggest company to go public on a U.S. exchange since 2014. That’s when Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. debuted at a $168 billion valuation. Snap would become the first of a small group of highly valued and closely watched venture-backed companies, led by Uber Technologies Inc., to test the public markets. On the part of public investors to match the private valuations of many Silicon Valley startups. Underpinning Snap’s valuation is the company’s dramatic revenue growth since it first started running advertisements in 2014. The company told investors earlier this year that it expected revenue of between $250 million and $350 million in 2016 and as much as $1 billion in 2017. It is already ahead of the top end of its 2016 forecast, according to two people familiar with the matter. In 2015, the company generated just $60 million in revenue. It isn’t clear whether Snap is profitable. Snap primarily makes its money by selling advertisements on Snapchat that are slotted in between stories contributed by media partners and video diaries posted by its 150 million daily active users. Marketers can also purchase location-based or event-based geofilters and “lenses” that add quirky characteristics to photos and video. Snap’s debut would be a boon to a technology-IPO market that has suffered from a severe drought of new offerings. Only 19 tech companies have gone public this year on U.S. exchanges, raising just $3.3 billion, according to Dealogic. The overall IPO market has been weak too largely because of the dearth of tech offerings. Yet a spate of IPOs in September among mostly smaller technology companies indicates the trend may be reversing. Firms that priced below their most recent private funding round have quickly soared above it. U.S.-listed tech companies that debuted this year are now up 65% on average as of Wednesday’s close, according to Dealogic. Nutanix Inc., a software company that had been valued at $2 billion privately, priced its IPO at a valuation of $2.2 billion last week. After more than doubling its IPO price in several days of trading, Nutanix’s valuation is now nearly $5 billion. A valuation of $25 billion or more would also validate Snap Chief Executive and co-founder Evan Spiegel’s decision in 2013 to spurn a $3 billion cash takeover offer from Facebook Inc. While executives at some of the largest private companies, including Uber, have said they plan to stay out of the public markets as long as possible, Mr. Spiegel last year said at a conference that the company has a plan for an IPO and wouldn’t field acquisition offers. He hasn’t laid out a time frame. Technology news site The Information previously reported that Snap could go public next year. Snap could use some of the proceeds from an IPO as currency for acquisitions in so-called augmented-reality or virtual-reality, one of the people said. Snap recently changed its name from Snapchat as it moves from the main app for which it is known, which makes virtual messages disappear and is especially po[CENSORED]r with teenagers. As part of that transformation, Snap recently said it would release its first hardware product, sunglasses known as Spectacles that are equipped with a wireless video camera. Snap hasn’t hired any banks as it works on a public filing, known as an S-1, people familiar with the matter said. Snap’s chief strategy officer, Imran Khan, is part of the team that is working on the filing, these people said. Mr. Khan joined from Credit Suisse Group AG in 2015, where he was head of global internet investment banking and served as a key adviser on the Alibaba IPO, at $25 billion the largest share sale in history. Snap has raised roughly $2.4 billion in the private markets from a wide range of investors including Benchmark, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Fidelity Investments.

Subie's newest Crosstrek is also one of our favorites The compact 2017 Subaru Crosstrek will officially start at $22,570, including destination, when it hits dealerships. That’s only $125 more than last year’s model, which was among our favorite mini-crossovers. The latest all-wheel driver from Subaru gets a new Premium Special Edition trim for 2017 but continues with a continuously variable transmission across the lineup, except for the base model, which gets a five-speed manual. The Crosstrek gets the most love for its 8.7-inch ground clearance and Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive as standard equipment. A naturally aspirated 2.0-liter flat-four is still the only engine choice, making 148 hp at 6,200 rpm and 145 lb-ft at 4,200 rpm. All get up to 33 mpg on the highway. Standard features on the base model include a tilt/telescoping steering wheel, Bluetooth, power windows/locks/mirrors, multi-function display with fuel-economy information, security system with engine immobilizer, illuminated front console storage tray, outside temperature gauge, carpeted floor mats and 17-inch alloy wheels. The Premium trim adds the All-Weather Package, which includes heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors and windshield wiper de-icer. It also comes with body-color exterior mirrors, upgraded interior bits and an upgraded sound system. The new Premium Special Edition is only offered in pure red or crystal black silica paint and comes with even more upgrades like dark wheels, glossy finishes, contrasting stitching and leather trim. The PSE also gets keyless entry and start, blind-spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert, all for $25,795. Finally, the Limited model -- at $26,070 -- comes with basically everything the company has to offer, including auto climate control and headlights, insulated glass for a quieter ride, integrated turn signals and more. Subaru has two Starlink packages -- its version of OnStar or the Starlink multimedia system, which is standard on the Limited trim and costs $1,995 otherwise. That option also comes with EyeSight, Subaru’s selection of safety features.

Children have no difficulty and can easily distinguish between truth and lies, regardless of age. However, as they age, they get confused around particular kinds of truths and lies, a study has found. Younger children see things more starkly. For them, truths are good and lies are bad. But, by the time the children are 10 to 12 years old, they become more aware that truth and lies are less binary. “Children get a lot of messages from their parents saying that lying is always bad, but at the same time they see their parents telling ‘white’ lies to make life easier. Depending on their age, this is likely to be a bit confusing for children,” said Victoria Talwar from the McGill University in Quebec, Canada. As children get older, their moral evaluations of both lies and truths increasingly gets influenced by whether they think this behaviour will cause harm to either others or themselves. Younger children saw false confessions to help someone else as being more negative than older ones did. Younger children are less concerned by truth telling that had negative consequences for someone else, whereas older children were more conflicted about tattling. “The older they are, the more interested children are in the consequences of these actions. They are also more able to start looking at the intentions behind the speech,” added Shanna Mary Williams, doctoral student at the McGill University. Further, the study showed that both young and old children had different views when it came to the skill of deciding which behaviours to reward or condemn. While younger children may be reflecting what is taught by parents and caregivers when it comes to tattling (i.e. that honesty in all forms is virtuous), the older children may be less likely to reward tattling because they are concerned with how their peers will perceive this behaviour, the researchers observed. In both cases, parents and teachers need to have a much more involved conversation about truth-telling or lie-telling with children starting as early as the age six, the researchers suggested. For the study, the team assessed how a child’s moral understanding develops. They studied the behaviour of close to 100 children, aged six to 12. “Looking at how children see honesty and deceit is a way of gaining insight into different stages of moral and social development,” Talwar said. The study was published in the journal International Review of Pragmatics.

Special-edition Exige won’t come stateside To celebrate its 50th year in Hethel, England, Lotus is building a special edition of its po[CENSORED]r Exige 350. The anniversary edition will have unique finishes and enough special lightweight pieces to shave 60 pounds off the standard Exige’s curb weight -- taking the special edition down to a scant 2,423 pounds. Powering the welterweight British sports car is a Toyota-sourced 3.5-liter supercharged V6 that produces 345 hp. For those who don’t want to break out a calculator, that means the Exige 350 has about 7 pounds per horsepower. Lightweight engine mounts, two-piece brake rotors and carbon-fiber seats are only a few of the creative ways to shave weight off an already-light car. Lotus assumes folks will want to track their new special-edition Exige and preps the car accordingly. Clamping the two piece front and rear rotors are AP Racing four-piston calipers. The Lotus Dynamic Performance Management system helps increase throttle response in the upper rev range and helps control wheel slip. The bad news? It’s not coming stateside. If you want to fly across the pond to snag one, plan on spending at least $78,858, or 61,900 pounds if you use one of the currency converters at the airport. After all, it'll complete your garage trinity of special-edition Lotus cars that celebrate its 50th anniversary in Norfolk and Hethel.

Mahalaya is a Sanskrit word derived from ‘maha’, meaning great, and ‘alaya’, meaning abode. This abode is no ordinary dwelling. It is the residence of the great souls. Mahalaya is a kind of an oratorical invocation of the goddess Durga, the feminine force behind the cosmos, to descend the earth. Through the rendition of Sanskrit chants like- ‘Jago tumi jago’, Arise, o thou arise, the goddess is invoked and invited to save us from the ‘asuric forces’ (evil powers or demons) that hound us. According to legend, Rambha, the king of Asuras was smitten with a she-buffalo and eventually marries her. Together they have a child, which was half human and half buffalo. The child was named Mahishasura, which literally means a buffalo demon. Being an asura (demon), he wanted to wage a war against his arch enemies, the devas (gods). To ensure his victory, he performed a tapas (spiritual worship) to appease Brahma. He requested a pleased Brahma to grant him the boon of immortality. Brahma instead gave him a boon that he would die only in the hands of a woman. Since Mahishasura was very strong, he knew that no woman would ever be able to slay him. So, he considered himself to be as good as immortal. With this belief, he waged a war with the devas. The devas who were led by Indra, were defeated. Unable to tolerate Mahishasura’s cruelty, the gods pleaded with the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh (Shiva) to annihilate the tyrant demon king. Together the trinity combined their ‘Tejas’ (spiritual energy) and created Durga. The goddess led a battle against Mahishasura and eventually killed him with the trident (given to her by Shiva), thus fulfilling the prophecy that he would meet his end at the hands of a woman. Mahalaya, which heralds the advent of goddess Durga also marks the beginning of ‘Devi’ paksha or phase and the end of ‘Pitra’ paksha. Pitra paksha is a sixteen day period of homage to ancestors. On the last day of this phase, people offer ‘Tarpan’ (prayers) in the memory of their deceased forefathers by taking a dip in the gangas. The traditional six-day countdown to Durga Puja starts from Mahalaya. The goddess visits the earth for only four days along with her four children, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati and Laxmi, representing- the protector, the initiator (of the puja), knowledge and the provider (respectively). But the enchanting recital of versus heard on Mahalaya at pre-dawn hours mark the beginning of ‘Devi Paksha’. The rendition of shlokas from ‘Chandi Mantra’ (hymns from Devi Mahatmya) tells the story of the descent of Devi Durga to Earth and goes on to describe the epic battle fought between goddess Durga and Mahishasura. The divine aura of the narration is an enchanting experience. It transports one to another realm of existence. The serenity of the early morning hours resonates with the sound of the conch shell (shankha dhwani). The chorus of invocation sets the stage for the ‘Chandi Mantra’. ‘Mahalaya Mahisasura mardini’ or the subjugation of the negative or asuric forces represented by Mahishasura, is also a reminder for us to destroy the asuric (demonic/ evil) tendencies thriving in us. Like Mahishasura, we have ravaged our world of flora and fauna, our mother earth who sustains us. If we don’t check our destructive tendencies, nature in the form of Durga will !

Every week, the cast and crew of Hulu’s beloved rom-com, The Mindy Project, are taking EW readers behind the scenes of each episode. This week, creator, star, EP, writer and producer (phew!), Mindy Kaling, brings us into the highly-anticipated first episode of season 5, “Decision 2016.” When we came back to write season five, we had a lot of questions to answer. Figuring out how to address them was really fun and surprising. Season four ended on a giant cliffhanger. Will Mindy choose Danny, the father of her child who she just hooked up with in an elevator? Or Jody, the southern gentleman who bought her an entire apartment? Decision 2016, indeed. (That’s the name of the episode in case that wasn’t clear. Directed by Michael Spiller and written by me.) Season five starts right where we left off – Mindy is reeling from both situations. Then she realizes – whoa, she’s in a real-life love triangle! And triangle is the sexiest shape! And she’s the hot prize in the middle! She has about thirty seconds to bask in the glow of her cool romantic entanglement before finding the invitation to Danny and Sarah’s wedding. He didn’t even tell her about this “Sarah.” Okay, not so cool anymore. Appalled that she has unwittingly become an adulterer, Mindy confronts Danny. What is wrong with him? Who’s his fiancé? Is she pretty? Danny feels bad and promises to tell Sarah about his indiscretion. Okay, honesty. That’s a point for Danny. Mindy, who was supposed to be in Miami for the weekend, keeps the elevator tryst a secret at work. But Danny keeps coming up. Everyone is invited to his wedding and won’t shut up about it. Morgan has even bought a $2,000 ill-fitting tuxedo for the occasion. But Mindy also has Jody to worry about – she hasn’t given him a definitive answer on how she feels and now with Danny getting married, she’s even more confused about what to do. The triangle has become – what’s the four-sided one? Let’s call it a triangle-plus. Meanwhile, Colette and Tamra do some digging into Mindy’s supposed ‘trip to Miami.’ They get their hands on the security tape from the elevator and see what went down. Colette reacts in horror, “Ooh that’s nasty!” She was really excited about the prospect of having a cool sister-in-law. Plus, she can’t believe Mindy wouldn’t want her brother, who’s got that “flat but muscular butt.” Tamra and Colette confront Mindy in front of everyone. Surprisingly, Jody isn’t upset. He assures Mindy she’s done nothing wrong. Mindy defends herself to the rest of the staff. “You see? I am blameless. For what is probably the first time in my entire life.” Jody’s not mad! And he’s really weird about everything. That’s a point for Jody. But Mindy is still torn. Ironically, she ends up getting the best advice from the least likely person in the office: Beverly. Sure, she’s great for hiding a body or playing jug in your band, but wise sage she is not. Until now. She tells Mindy she should wait for the right guy to come along. Mindy thinks about it. “Not operate out of desperation? That never occurred to me.” Danny doesn’t want to change, nor does Mindy. There’s no spark with Jody. Neither of them really make sense, so why do they have to be her only options? Mindy has always dreamed of two men vying for her affection. It’s romantic, it’s dramatic and it’s the plot of, like, every movie she likes. And at the end of those movies, the woman always has to make a choice between the two. But this time, Mindy chooses herself. It’s a new move for her, but this is season five Mindy. She’s a single mom, a small business owner, and she don’t need no man. At least for now. The Mindy Project streams Tuesdays on Hulu.

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These Ford GT prototype winter testing photos, taken somewhere near Toronto, raise more questions than they answer. Most importantly, is it already snowing in Ontario? Apparently not; we have at least a few days of fall before the North is plunged into icy misery. So why did imgur user slippy11 wait nine months, give or take, to get the photos online? And is this one of prototypes that recently got busted flouting the speed limit in Colorado? The matte green-grey paint job seems to suggest it. At least the yellow Ontario license plate makes perfect sense: Based on the road signs in the background, the car was spotted not far from the Markham, Ontario, Multimatic facility where the Ford GT will be assembled. And while the photos don’t tell us anything we don’t already know about the carbon-fiber-bodied, turbocharged V6-powered supercar’s specifications, they do demonstrate that the lucky few who will be able to buy one now have absolutely zero excuses not to slap on a suitable set of winter tires and use their $400,000 instant-collector car as daily driver through the nastier months of the year. You can see the rest of the photo set here. Can any tire nerds tell us what tires the car is equipped with based on this tread pattern closeup? To us, it doesn't look quite like the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 rubber that it will wear from the factory.

Increased levels of testosterone can cause a man to engage in both social and anti-social behaviours, finds a new study. In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers concocted a game with 40 volunteers half were given an injection of testosterone while the other half were given a placebo. They involved money that was split and shared with the aim of maximising the amount participants would get in the end. The men were then asked to play the game in two ways one group played by responding to predetermined proposals, while the other group played in pairs against one another. In both versions, volunteers were presented with a proposal of accepting money from a split pot of cash. If they accepted the cash, they got to keep it; if not, the other person did not get to keep their share, either. Afterwards, the volunteers were allowed to reward or punish their opponents for being fair or not by using their own winnings to reduce or increase the amount their opponent got. By watching and comparing player behaviour of those that had received the testosterone shots versus the placebo, the researchers found that those that received the shots tended to be more likely to reject proposals and to punish opponents they found unfair which was expected behaviour. See what else is making news. But surprisingly, those operating on heightened levels of testosterone were also found to be more generous with opponents they deemed fair. The researchers suggested this form of altruism was likely due to what they described as a “status display” a move meant to make the player seem more impressive to their peers.

Donald Trump’s insinuation Monday that military members and veterans who suffer from mental health issues are not strong because they “can’t handle” what they’ve seen in combat is proof that the Manhattan billionaire “is an ignorant man,” Vice President Joe Biden said. “When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat — and they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in this room have seen many times over and you’re strong and you can handle it, but a lot of people can’t handle it,” Trump said during a question-and-answer session Monday with a veterans group in Virginia. “And they see horror stories. They see events that you couldn’t see in a movie. Nobody would believe it.” That comment Seemed to agitate Biden, Whose Outrage at Trump's Various Statements and Scandals has Become a theme During His campaign appearances on BEHALF of Hillary Clinton. The vice president Said bis office requests from the Pentagon daily updates on exactly how Many military members have been wounded "Because every one matters." "This is an ignorant man. This guy says he has no idea things about. He's not a bad man, But His ignorance is so profound, so profound, "Biden Said on CNN's New Day. "The number of people coming home with Unseen Injuries, post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain Injury, is significantly Higher. What's this say about a guy WHO does not have any notion of that? These look at what kids are going through. Look at the Making the sacrifice they're. And look what dreading They go to sleep. " The vice president recalled being Asked to award a Silver Star to a military member WHO HAD been injured pulling a fellow soldier from a Humvee That hadd been Damaged by a roadside bomb. Biden Said the soldier Told Him "I do not want it." "That kid probably goes to sleep every night with a nightmare, and this guy does not understand any of that," the vice president Said pivoting the conversation back to Trump. "How Can he not understand that? How Can he swear so out of touch? He's not a bad guy, But How Can he swear so out of touch and Asked to lead this country? " In a statement released Monday afternoon by Trump's campaign, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn Said hadd the media misrepresented the GOP nominee's statement at the veterans event. Flynn, the Former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a regular surrogate for Trump, Saeed the Manhattan billionaire "has always Respected the service and sacrifice of Our military men and women." "The media Continues to Operate as the propaganda arm of Hillary Clinton as They Took Mr. Trump's words out of context in order to deceive Voters and veterans-an appalling act That broke the shows are Willing to go to any length to Carry water for their candidate of choice, "Flynn said. "Mr. Was Trump highlighting the Challenges When returning veterans face after serving developer's home country. He has always Respected the service and sacrifice of Our military men and women-proposing Reforms to Veteran Affairs to adequately address veterans face the Various Issues When They return home. "

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The Volvo Drive Me programme will see autonomous XC90 SUVs on the streets of cities around the world Volvo has kicked off the Drive Me autonomous car programme; the world's most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment. Based in Volvo Cars' special manufacturing facility in Torslanda, the programme will see Volvo XC90 SUV become the first in a series of autonomous cars that will eventually be let loose on the streets of Gothenburg. As a leading light in the automotive safety field, Volvo believes that introducing AD technology will reduce car accidents, as well as freeing up congested roads and reducing pollution. With the constant development of autonomous driving systems over the coming years, Volvo hopes that no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by 2020. • Driverless cars: everything you need to know The Drive Me project is unlike other autonomous driving experiments as Volvo aspires to collect feedback from the real customers that will use the cars in their day to day life, as opposed to purely relying on the research of its own engineers. Volvo hopes to refine its autonomous driving technology ahead of its commercial introduction around 2021. The Drive Me customer cars will undergo a meticulous testing phase to ensure the cars function exactly as they should and once this is complete, the cars will then be available to the public. Gothenburg is the first of numerous planned public trials for the autonomous driving Volvo cars. Next year a similar project is due to launch in London, while interest from cities in China could mean that the Drive Me project may be taken there over the next few years. With this in mind, Volvo has also revealed a fully autonomous construction truck. The Volvo FMX is part of a research project inaugurated to try to improve safety and productivity in mines, ports and other restricted environments. The trucks would operate continuously, reducing congestion and time spent to load and unload. Gothenburg is the first of numerous planned public trials for the autonomous driving Volvo cars. Next year a similar project is due to launch in London, while interest from cities in China could mean that the Drive Me project may be taken there over the next few years. With this in mind, Volvo has also revealed a fully autonomous construction truck. The Volvo FMX is part of a research project inaugurated to try to improve safety and productivity in mines, ports and other restricted environments. The trucks would operate continuously, reducing congestion and time spent to load and unload. On top of this, six sensors including GPS, radar and LiDAR, will be fitted to the truck to constantly monitor its surroundings. The system will create a map of the area, using it to create routes through the tunnels as well as informing steering, gear changes and speed, subsequently optimizing its route and fuel consumption. The testing for the FMX at the Boliden mine in Kristineberg is due to start soon, with Volvo hoping to have three such trucks tested within a year. As the first autonomous truck in the world to be tested underground, it will cover a distance of 7km in to the mine, reaching a depth of 1,320m.

It’s true when they say that age is just a number and this 100-year-old woman from Assam embodies it in its true spirit. Aruna Mukherjee a known philanthropist runs four vocational art institutes that offer free training in music, painting, sewing and embroidery, knitting and soft toy-making. But for the spirited centenarian work doesn’t stop here and to be honest, it looks like she has no plans of retiring at all. Recently, Mukherjee applied to the Guwahati civic administration for permission to start an old age home. “The mayor asked who will run the home. I said I will, and loved the look on his face,” Aruna told HIndustan Times. Mukherjee is hoping to start the home for the elderly in October. Is there anything stopping her? Except for slightly failing vision and hearing, no. Her story is really inspiring. In 1947, after seeing the sufferings of people who fled Bangladesh during partition, this centenarian stopped eating, except tea and biscuits. “I had seen hundreds of hungry people when they fled Bangladesh and took refuge at Guwahati railway station. I had seen children cry inconsolably for food. I cooked for them and gave them my food. I made paper bags to earn money so I could feed as many as possible. In due course, they migrated to different places, but the feeling that they didn’t get to eat for days together is still with me. That’s why I can’t eat anything except tea and biscuits even today. It is that feeling which made (singer-lyricist-musician) Bhupen Hazarika compose and sing the song ‘Manuhe Manuhar Babe’ (man for mankind). There are many among us who do not have that feeling,” she told The Sunday Standard. Assamese producer Bobita Sarma, is so touched by the story that she is making a documentary on Aruna’s life. She says, “Her spirit is such that even at the age of 100, she gets desperate about visiting flood-affected areas to help the marooned.” Born in Dhaka, Mukherjee came to Assam after her marriage some 80 years ago. Her husband, Jadulal Mukherjee was the head of the Chemistry Department at Cotton College, Guwahati. The couple had four sons and a daughter – three of the sons, who worked abroad as scientists died. She is survived by the fourth son and the daughter.

The days following the September 11, 2001, attacks were marked by political solidarity over confronting America's enemies. No longer. As the 15th anniversary of the horrific attacks approaches Sunday, the political world is bitterly divided on how to address terrorism and national security. Donald Trump dominated the GOP primaries after breaking with key elements of his party's post-9/11 ethos. He blamed former President George W. Bush, whose original response to the attacks sent his approval ratings to historic highs, for the terrorist strike. And Trump has proposed banning Muslims from entering the United States. Though he's softened the proposal somewhat in gearing up for the general election, his stance still represents a dramatic departure from Bush's visit to the Islamic Center of Washington, DC, six days after the attacks to proclaim "Islam is peace." Today's political climate is a far cry from the days when Hillary Clinton, a freshman senator from New York, and then-New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani came together to console grieving New Yorkers in the days after 9/11. Now Giuliani is one of Trump's top supporters, who repeatedly trashes Clinton. For her part, Clinton, now the Democratic nominee, is still reckoning with decisions she made in the charged climate after the attacks, facing questions this week about her 2002 vote in favor of authorizing the Iraq War. Meanwhile, Americans are more likely than five years ago to feel fear and anger when they think about what happened on September 11, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Friday. RELATED: Looking back at 9/11, Americans feel fear, anger, worry Even talking about terrorism in the current atmosphere can spark political controversy, with the nation's leaders squabbling over whether to label the threat "radical Islamic terrorism." The current commander in chief regularly faces media and political blowback in his attempts to argue that though terrorism is perilous, it does not represent an existential threat to the nation. Meanwhile, Guantanamo Bay -- opened in the aftermath of September 11 to house foreign enemy combatants -- is still open, as President Barack Obama's vows to close it have been stymied by Congress. Clinton and Trump spent the last few days feuding over the Iraq War --with both trying to outdo the other in their stated opposition to it. Clinton voted for the war but now admits it was a mistake, while Trump says he was always against it even though he was on record backing it at the time. In both cases, the sea change shows the unraveling of unified public opinion on how to prosecute the war on terror. And the fact that these issues remain such a core part of American political life as the nation pauses to observe the 15th anniversary of 9/11 reflects the enduring potential of terrorism to dominate the political conversation -- and explains why it is seen as such a potent tool by America's enemies. With Syria in tatters, yet another new administration in Washington risks getting pulled into the morass of violence in the Middle East, a region US policies helped to splinter. Judging by the plans so far unveiled by Clinton and Trump -- longer on tough talk than detailed new strategies -- of how to swiftly crush ISIS, terrorism is likely to be reverberating through US politics for years to come. And recent ISIS attacks have only heightened its impact on the current political environment. Trump's decision to base his campaign around a vision of a nation under siege from foreign extremism may have contributed to the mood. "It has made the 15th anniversary more charged than some of the recent ones," said Matthew Dallek, a George Washington University professor who has published a new book about the origins of Homeland Security in the 1940s. "His message is we are losing this war, we are incredibly vulnerable, we are being overrun by Syrian terrorists," Dallek said. "He has contributed to that. A lot of people feel that." Trump, seeking to undercut Clinton's claim that her experience as secretary of state uniquely equips her for the presidency, accuses his rival of botching a chance to make America safer. "She refused to take accountability for failed policies in the Middle East that have produced millions of refugees, unleashed horror of radical Islamic terrorism all over, and made us less safe than ever before," Trump said of his rival in Ohio on Thursday. Clinton is effectively accusing Trump of being ISIS' candidate over his calls for a ban on Muslim immigration and promises to reinstate waterboarding for terror suspects. "They are saying, 'Please Allah, make Trump president of America,' " Clinton said this week on Israeli television, arguing that her opponent's positions alienate Muslims to the benefit of ISIS. "I'm not interested in giving aid and comfort to their evil ambitions," she said. "I want to defeat them. I want to end their reign of terror." Whichever one wins the election will find out that the bitter politics of terrorism are often a distraction from the primary presidential function of keeping America safe. RELATED: 5 years ago the U.S. killed Osama bin Laden. Did it matter? In fact, despite fierce political differences between Bush and Obama and the hot rhetoric of the current campaign, there has been continuity in how America has fought the war on terrorism in the years since 9/11. Obama streamlined his predecessor's approach and increased the lethality and frequency of drone strikes after taking office and can claim credit for having crushed the core leadership of al Qaeda. There is also broad agreement across the political spectrum on measures to protect the homeland and even for National Security Agency surveillance programs started under Bush and modified by Obama. It is likely that for all the political back-and-forth in the campaign, a President Trump or a President Clinton would choose to keep many of the current administration's approaches in place. The next president will have to deal with the long-term consequences of both Bush's decision to invade Iraq and Obama's decision to pull all US troops out. America's longest war, in Afghanistan, is still raging. ISIS is attracting adherents around the globe, while a host of other terrorist groups arm themselves. Given public antipathy to sending hundreds of thousands of troops to Syria and Iraq, plans by Clinton and Trump to fight ISIS stress intensified air strikes, increased intelligence resources and an ideological challenge to the Islamic extremists. They also, however, mirror strategies Obama is already pursuing and don't seem likely to end the war quickly. That's why Scott Mann, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former Green Beret and Special Forces operative who conducted pioneering counterterrorism and counterinsurgency programs while serving combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and South America, said the next president must transform the politics of the fight against terrorism by steeling Americans for a fight that could last many more years. He warns that launching air strikes and taking terror leaders off the battlefield may be effective in the short term but do not treat the underlying cause of terrorism. Instead, Mann said, the US should send in troops to partner with clans and tribes in areas occupied by extremists in places like Syria and Iraq to empower local people to crush radicalism from the bottom up. Mann's son was 3 when 9/11 happened; now he's in the military himself. "There is no end in sight," Mann said. "He is now on his path to become an Army lieutenant. That is quite a span of war -- for your kid to go to fight the war you didn't finish."

The updated hybrid model will join the Panamera range, packing 455bhp and an all-electric range of 31 miles The new Porsche Panamera has impressed us so far in Turbo and in diesel form, and now Porsche has announced another addition to the range – the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid. Packing plenty of performance thanks to a 455bhp power output, the sophisticated drivetrain means that official CO2 emissions are just 56g/km and there's a claimed economy figure of 113mpg. It's set to go on display next month at the Paris Motor Show. Porsche says that its hybrid lineup – including the 918 Spyder and 919 Le Mans car – proves that the term ‘hybrid’ doesn’t just mean economy and environmental sustainability, but can mean performance, too. To that end, the new Panamera Hybrid works in a similar way to the 918, with the electric motor kicking in as soon as the driver presses the accelerator. That means the full complement of power – 134bhp from the electric motor and 321bhp from a twin-turbo 2.9-litre V6 engine – is available right from the outset. On the previous generation Panamera hybrid, the pedal needed to be depressed at least 80% of the way for the powertrain to give-up its maximum thrust. Unlike a lot of hybrids, which are saddled with whiny CVT gearboxes, the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid benefits from an eight-speed dual-clutch PDK. This replaces the torque converter automatic of the previous model for faster response times and better efficiency. Several driving modes will be available. The Panamera E-Hybrid will always start in pure electric mode, but drivers can choose ‘E-Hold’ to maintain the current level of battery charge; ‘E-Charge’ to recharge the batteries while driving, and ‘Hybrid Auto’, which allows the car to choose its own power source. The Panamera E-Hybrid can travel up to 31 miles on electric power alone – enough to cross most cities without any exhaust emissions. • Best luxury cars The usual complement of Sport and Sport Plus driving options remain, for ultimate performance rather than efficiency. Elsewhere, the Panamera E-Hybrid benefits from the same upgrades made to the standard car. That means less divisive stying, a much improved interior with touch-sensitive buttons, and significantly improved refinement and comfort. The new Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid will go on display at the Paris Motor Show, and first European deliveries are expected to start in April 2017. No pricing information has yet been announced.