Oui they gave us a leaflet to say that our flights from monarch they gave us a leaflet to say that ourflights from monarch had been cancelled. We were panicking them. What do we do . Everybody is after flights everywhere. It has cost me another £666 to get where i want to go today when i had already paid 1500. Catalan leaders said the region had won the right to go independent after 90 of people who thatis independent after 90 of people who that is abated in the referendum backed independence. Good morning. It is monday the 2nd of october. You are watching bbc news. We will begin with the developing story, the shooting in las vegas. We have heard from police in las vegas at least 20 people have died and more than 100 people have been wounded after a gunman opened fire on people who were attending a Country Music festival. Police say the suspect, a local man who they havent named, opened fire on the outdoor event from the 32nd floor of the mandalay casino hotel on the citys sunset stri
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Cspans washington journal recently conducted interviews with president s at universities in the big ten conference. Challenges facing Higher Education. Its about 50 minutes. This week, we continue our month long series of interviews with University President s in conjunction with the cspan buss Big Ten College tour. This morning, cspan bus is on the campus of penn state and University Park in pennsylvania. And joining us from the bus is penn states president eric barron. Good morning, sir. Good morning. To start with, being an educator yourself and overseeing a university, what would you say are the greatest challenges that you see when it comes to the topic of Higher Education . I think there are a lot of them. No one specific topic. Access and affordability. In making sure that students fully utilize the opportunities that are presented by a campus further their success in life. I think we have challenges and innovation after years of flatter, declining budgets, there are a lot of di
Good afternoon, chairman nelson, Ranking Member collins and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you on behalf of the federal trade commission to discuss the commissions role in combating telemarketing fraud. As we have heard the jish inflicted by fraud is wellknown. The harm is not just economic but emotional as well. To tackle phone fraud, the ftc uses Law Enforcement with close coordinate with federal and international counterparts, education and outreach and an initiative to spur technological innovation to develop tools that help consumers avoid unwanted calls and also help law enforcers to track down the frauds. First Law Enforcement and with a focus on imposter scams. Each of us seeks out and relies upon trusted sources. Thats the very thing scammers use and twist. Whether they pretend to be from the government, a Family Member or hide behind a recognizable corporate name. Impersonating someone trusted is more than a door opener. Its an invitat
The victim over the telephone that his or her grandchild or another relative is in jail, is in the hospital or stuck in a foreign country and needs money to get out of the predicament. And since the beginning of 2012, the federal trade commission has received more than 30,000 complaints about scammers who claim to be a friend or a Family Member in distress. And its costing americans more than 42 million. Just since the beginning of 12. Now, this doesnt tell the whole story. Since a majority of these crimes go unreported. What we do know is that the ftc reports that imposter scams have double doubled between 2009 and 2013. And so today were going to hear from a distinguished panel on what authorities are doing to detect and prosecute such crimes and how seniors can protect themselves. We are also going to hear about private industrys role in combating these scams. The bottom line is that the government alone cannot prevent these types of scams. Private companies that sell prepaid debit