A fire swept through a nursing home in southern Chile on Tuesday, killing 10 elderly women, officials said.
Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the fire that broke out at around 3 a.m. in the women’s dormitory at the Santa Marta nursing home in Chiguayante, about 320 miles (520 kilometers) south of the Chilean capital. Only three elderly women were rescued from the burning room. One was hospitalized.
Aerial photos carried by the 24 Horas television station website show the women’s wing burned to the ground, with a few metal bed frames amid the charred ruins.
Bio Bio region Gov. Jorge Ulloa said staff at the home had checked the room 10 or 12 minutes before the fire “and didn’t find anything.” He said the doors to the dormitory were open, in line with regulations.
Prosecutor Michelangelo Bianchi, in charge of the investigation, told local news media that witnesses reported hearing an explosion similar to the sound of a short circuit.
Officials released the names of the women, but other details weren’t immediately available.
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The man at the center of Turkey‘s currency crisis and feud with the United States — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — is unleashing the same combative rhetoric that powered him through other grave challenges in his 16 years as the increasingly authoritarian leader of a key NATO ally.
But Erdogan is also a pragmatist who badly needs a way out of a standoff that threatens his outsized ambitions for the once-thriving Turkish economy.
The interplay between Erdogan’s two sides could determine how a country that strategically spans the Asian and European continents, and shelters several million Syrian refugees in a deal with the European Union, will handle a cascade of problems: high inflation, foreign investor flight and a plunge in the value of the Turkish lira.
The question is whether the president will stick to his unwavering public position, or assign aides to soften it in order to stabilize an economy that he grandly said would be one of the world’s most powerful by 2023, the centennial of Turkey’s founding. And if he does seek compromise, analysts wonder, will it be too late to undo the economic damage?
The president, whose longtime electoral domination has been sullied by concerns about basic freedoms and a crackdown on opponents, delivered a vintage performance at a speech on Tuesday. He said Turkey was under attack, invoking the memory of the July 15, 2016 attempted coup by some military units that left nearly 300 people dead.
“We stood tall before tanks, cannons and planes,” said Erdogan, a brash, former footballer and ex-mayor of Istanbul. “And have no doubt that today, we stand before the dollar, the exchange rate, the inflation and interest rates. We stand before them with the same determination.”
The president’s message to his supporters was that Turkey is again under siege from shadowy conspirators, a message that has historically played well among many Turks since foreign powers carved up the remains of the Ottoman empire around the time of its collapse in the early 20th century. Erdogan, 64, talked about “economic hitmen” and a “deeper operation conducted against” Turkey, which is also coping with its own divisions — between pious Muslims and secular citizens, minority Kurds and the state, and those for and against the polarizing president.
Many economists suggest Turkey’s problems stem primarily from mismanagement on the watch of the president, who for years championed a development boom fueled by low interest rates and the amassing of high foreign currency debt. There are also doubts about the independence of Turkey’s central bank from Erdogan to raise interest rates and support the currency. Erdogan also unnerved investors when he appointed his son-in-law as finance minister in his new Cabinet after he was elected president in June.
All of this has unnerved the international investors who had helped fuel Turkey’s economy and are now pulling their money out. Their rush for the exit is worsening the currency’s drop, which is likely to lead to bankruptcies in Turkey as banks and companies with loans in foreign currencies go bust. That reinforces market fears in a self-feeding, vicious cycle.
“The situation in Turkey is likely to get worse before it gets better,” said Nicholas Brooks, head of economic and investment research at Intermediate Capital Group, a London-based asset manager. “The fundamental problem in Turkey has been the build-up of unsustainable economic imbalances.”
If the situation does not get better, Turkey may require a rescue from the International Monetary Fund, but analysts say that Erdogan is unlikely to go for that as it could undermine his carefully constructed image of a strong leader who is leading the country to prosperity. Also, the U.S. is the biggest stakeholder in the IMF, making it even harder for Erdogan to accept the help of a country he has branded as the enemy.
If the market rout continues, Erdogan may have few options but to limit money flows out of the country, a draconian step that can keep the economy from going bust but can pinch its growth for years.
Brooks says Turkey’s central bank should sharply increase interest rates, which can reduce inflation and attract investment.
Erdogan has so far rejected such analyses, saying the United States is the main culprit.
Washington had added to the pressure by imposing financial sanctions on two Turkish ministers and doubling steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey, as President Donald Trump tries to secure the release Andrew Brunson, an American pastor being tried in Turkey on espionage and terrorism-related charges. Brunson and the United States say the allegations against the pastor, detained during mass arrests and purges after the 2016 attempted coup, are fabricated.
Jeffrey Hovenier, the top U.S. diplomat in Turkey, visited Brunson on Tuesday and said afterward that the cases against the pastor, who is under house arrest, and others held in Turkey should be resolved fairly and promptly. Meanwhile, Turkey’s state-run media said the lawyer representing the pastor appealed to a court to lift a travel ban imposed on Brunson.
The pastor faces a prison sentence of up to 35 years if convicted; Erdogan has linked his detention to Turkish demands for the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric in the United States who denies Turkish allegations that he engineered the attempted coup.
Erdogan has shown a pragmatic side in overcoming bitter disputes in the past, including with Israel and Russia. He has often fired up supporters with harsh criticism of the European Union, but his government continues to engage the EU even though its old bid to join the group stalled years ago.
On Tuesday, the rhetoric dominated. Amid a currency crisis being watched around the world, Erdogan declared that Turkey will become “the shining star of the region and the world.”
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RADCLIFF, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Radcliff woman is fighting for her life after police say she was violently assaulted over the weekend.
Police were called to Hardin Memorial Hospital on Sunday about a possible sexual assault.
According to The News Enterprise newspaper, the woman was unresponsive and in critical condition when she arrived at the hospital and was placed on life support.
Police took 32-year-old Daniel Dewayne Simpson into custody.
The newspaper says the arrest citation states the victim had bruising around her neck “consistent with injuries caused by a strangulation.”
According to the report, there also were injuries sustained during a sexual act.
The newspaper reports Simpson was interviewed Monday night by Radcliff police and admitted to having sex with the victim.
Simpson is charged with sodomy and first-degree assault.
A Dutch investigating judge has ordered a 34-year-old homeless man to be detained for a further 14 days on suspicion of an arson attack on the Turkish consulate in Amsterdam.
Prosecutors said in a statement Tuesday that the man’s motive remains unclear as he is refusing to speak to detectives.
However, prosecutors add that there are so far no indications that the Saturday night incident was an act of terror.
According to a prosecution statement, surveillance camera images show the suspect throwing three objects at the consulate. One of them was burning and caused a small fire in the garden. Nobody was injured in the incident.
Henry Golding was working as a travel show host in Singapore when news broke that “Crazy Rich Asians” was going to be a movie. The city, he remembers, was abuzz about a major Hollywood production coming to Southeast Asia.
“I thought, ‘Wow that’s going to be amazing…for someone else,'” Golding, 31, said recently. “I was so excited for someone else, it was weird.”
Even with his chiseled good looks, undeniable charisma, acting ambitions and comfort in front of a camera after nearly a decade of hosting shows for ESPN Asia, BBC and Discovery Channel Asia, he never imagined that he would ultimately end up being in, let alone co-leading the film — his first ever — as the debonair, Oxford-educated heir Nick Young.
“I knew I wanted to be an actor I just figured they wouldn’t want to take a chance when there are so many amazing actors and all these super handsome male models in China who would translate to acting I’m sure,” Golding said. “And I was like, ‘Man, they’re going to get it and I’m happy for them. But it’s not me.'”
Crazier yet is how Golding got in the running. A studio accountant working in Malaysia had met Golding years ago at a party. He had made enough of an impression on her that she suggested him to a line producer, who then recommended him to director Jon M. Chu, who was nearing the start of production and running out of time to find his Nick.
Chu was intrigued after a deep dive into Golding’s online presence (Instagram, YouTube, the works). He had the look, the right accent and a star quality worthy of a major studio production. The only problem? Golding wasn’t picking up his calls. Undeterred, Chu realized they had a friend in common on Facebook, the venture capitalist Steve Jang who got hold of Golding on vacation in Tokyo and told him to make time for a Skype call with Chu.
“I thought maybe it’s a cameo, maybe it’s a side character,” Golding said. “We get on Skype and he’s like, ‘I want you for Nick.'”
Producer Nina Jacobson knew they’d found the perfect heartthrob to lead this modern-day fairy tale.
“You could really understand him in both worlds: A guy you could go have a game of pickup basketball with but also a guy who could walk into his family’s estate and be expected to be the heir apparent and be as at home in either,” Jacobson said. “Henry naturally had those qualities … He has an inner confidence and a sweetness and a humility that really spoke to the character.”
On set, although nervous, Golding said the producers and director left him to his own devices.
“I was freaking out a little bit like, ‘I don’t know if I’m doing it wrong, if I’m doing it right.’ I’m like I guess I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing,” Golding laughed.
And he must have been doing something right, because Golding didn’t even get a chance to pause before he was fielding a call from another Hollywood director, Paul Feig, looking to cast him. Feig was hunting man to play opposite Blake Lively in “A Simple Favor,” out Sept. 14. He’d become aware of Golding through his wife, Laurie Feig, a “Crazy Rich Asians” fan who encouraged him to take a look at this intriguing newcomer. And right before the “Crazy Rich Asians” press tour swung into high-gear, Golding was in Vietnam shooting another movie, the drama “Monsoon,” which is expected to be at film festivals next year.
Suffice it to say, it’s been a while since Golding has been home, and he and his wife Liv Lo are adjusting to this new reality — glamorous Vanity Fair shoots, meetings with Anna Wintour, screenings and press junkets across the country.
“Nina Jacobson said, ‘I’m paying you 50 percent to do the movie, 50 percent to market the (expletive) out of it,'” Golding said, laughing. “That’s the deal.”
As Golding charts out his burgeoning career, he’s looking back to the classics for inspiration, citing Paul Newman, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck and Clark Gable as models he’d like to emulate.
“There hasn’t been that type of leading man coming out of Asia,” Golding said. “I want to bring that back.”
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Michael Avenatti, the attorney taking on President Donald Trump on behalf of adult film star Stormy Daniels, offered some details on his policy views Tuesday as he weighs an outsider Democratic bid for the White House.
Fresh off a visit to early-voting Iowa, Avenatti said he would release more information over time, but said “people want to know how I stand on the issues at 20,000 feet.”
In a new policy document, Avenatti said he supports a “basic Medicare plan for all Americans,” with an option to purchase additional coverage, and backed a path to citizenship for the young immigrants known as “Dreamers.” He also wants to see a national paid family leave program.
Marijuana should be decriminalized at the federal level, so-called assault weapons should be banned and the United States should re-join the Paris climate accord, according to Avenatti.
Those positions generally align Avenatti with the left flank of potential 2020 Democratic presidential prospects, but he is more moderate on some of the issues. While other Democrats — including Senators Kristen Gillibrand and Kamala Harris — have called for outright abolition of the federal government’s chief immigration enforcement agency, Avenatti said: “We should not eliminate ICE but we must change the way ICE carries out enforcement.”
Avenatti is a self-styled provocateur who has gained national attention for representing Daniels in her lawsuit against Trump following an alleged 2006 affair, which the president denies. For months, he’s been a fixture on cable news shows, taunting Trump in interviews and baiting him and his lawyers in tweets. Avenatti also has a blistering Twitter feed and a knack for a catchy slogan.
He pledged that should he run, he will not take corporate PAC money — putting him in line with a number of potential 2020 prospects.
Avenatti is more general on some issues in the brief outline, saying he wants an economic plan that “delivers good quality jobs” and that college must be “more affordable for all Americans.” He promised a detailed infrastructure plan called the “Real Deal.”
On trade, he said America must “be aggressive in dealing with countries that have gamed the system – but smart about how we fight back to avoid inflicting unnecessary harm on American workers and farmers.” And on international relations, he said the United States must “negotiate denuclearization agreements with North Korea and Iran.”
Avenatti said he is studying the issues, consulting experts and will be releasing more information, including a “detailed economic infrastructure plan in the coming weeks.”
The document also serves as a statement of principle for the attorney who has never run for office. It stresses his support for all Americans “regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or identity.” He fully backs unions and said teachers need more financial support, according to the document.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The first week of the Kentucky State Police Academy’s latest cadet class is underway in Frankfort.
The agency says in a statement that 61 recruits reported for 25 weeks of training that started Sunday.
Cadets will complete more than 1,000 hours of study that includes criminal investigation, high-speed vehicle pursuit, weapons training, hostage negotiations and other topics.
State police Commissioner Rick Sanders said there were 56 retirements in July, so those who graduate the class will help replenish the ranks. Police said 55 cadets are male and six are female. One is Hispanic, and one is African-American. The agency says the training is mentally and physically challenging and that historically, 35 percent of cadets don’t complete the program.
The class is tentatively scheduled to graduate on Feb. 1.
The Lexington Art League and Lexington Parks & Recreation proudly present the 2018 Woodland Art Fair. Now in it’s 43rd year, the Woodland Art Fair will be held on August 18 and 19, 2018, inside the Woodland Park grounds (601 East High Street, Lexington, KY 40502). Shop over 200 artists from around the country, enjoy live music, Kentucky food, beer gardens, and create your own family art-all with free admission. Woodland Art Fair has received many national, regional & local honors including being voted a Top 200 Fine Art & Design Show in the nation in 2007-2017 by Sunshine Artist Magazine, a Top 20 Event by The Southeast Tourism Society & a Top 10 Festival by The Kentucky Travel Industry Association.
The Latest on a ship carrying rescued migrants in the Mediterranean (all times local):
4:05 p.m.
Malta says it will allow the private rescue ship Aquarius, with 141 migrants aboard, enter port as part of an EU deal.
The Maltese government said Tuesday that the migrants, who were rescued in the waters off Libya four days earlier, will be distributed among other European Union nations — France, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain. Meanwhile, Malta will serve as a logistical base for Aquarius.
Malta in a statement calls the arrangement’s a “concrete example of European leadership and solidarity.”
The aid groups SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, with staff aboard the ship, had appealed to Italy and Malta for safe harbor.
Italy’s new populist government had refused.
Malta noted that it rescued 114 migrants at sea on Monday and that 60 of those will also be distributed among other EU nations. .
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12:15 p.m.
Two officials in France are urging national authorities to allow docking access to a boat carrying 141 migrants rescued last week in the Mediterranean Sea, stressing humanitarian concerns.
The ship, Aquarius, is operated by French groups. It is currently situated between Malta and the Italian island of Lampedusa, with Italy’s new anti-migrant government refusing to let it dock.
Jean-Guy Talamoni, the president of Corsica’s local assembly, told Europe-1 on Tuesday that, “it’s an obligation to help people in danger.”
The director of the port of Sete near Montpellier, Jean-Claude Gayssot, also said the evening before on BFM-TV that “there are emergency situations and you have to deal with them.”
The boat needs the authorization of French authorities to enter any port. French President Emmanuel Macron has not yet commented.
Actor Mark Wahlberg stopped by “Good Morning America” Tuesday to chat about his upcoming film, “Mile 22,” and his life as a family man.
Wahlberg, a father of four, recently celebrated his nine-year wedding anniversary with his wife, model Rhea Durham. The pair celebrated with a day of shopping, he said.
“Anything my wife wants,” Wahlberg, 47, told “GMA.” “Happy wife, happy life and she deserves it. She’s done such an amazing job with allowing me to go and pursue my passions. And raising four kids is not an easy thing.”
As for “Mile 22,” Wahlberg did share that the movie had to have an unexpected ending.
“The good guys don’t always win but that leaves an opportunity for us to get them the next time around,” he said.
“Mile 22” is in theaters this Friday.
Voices of Hope is a local non-profit and a recovery community organization. We promote life-long recovery from the chronic disease of addiction through recovery support services, advocacy, research and education. We envision a recovery ready community: a community that is informed, stigma-free, and ready to support people in long-term recovery from addiction. We have several key services, including overdose response training, telephone recovery support, and a scholarship for people in long-term recovery. We also host an annual observation of Overdose Awareness Day, and last year, 650 people attended the event. This year, our observation of Overdose Awareness Day will be Aug 25th at 10 AM at Jacobson Park Shelter #6. The state harm reduction mobile pharmacy and pharmacists will be conducting training on overdose response as well as distributing naloxone. AVOL will be providing free HIV and Hep C testing and counseling. We will have a resource fair, as well as inspirational speakers, and a memorial to those we have lost to overdose.
Clearing a criminal record can be a daunting task. Expungement requires you to understand both criminal and administrative law. You have to navigate a maze of statutory and local procedure. You need a firm grasp of what the charges were, which agencies created records, and who still has the records. If you would like to know more about how to clear your criminal record, please attend this workshop at Consolidated Baptist Church on Saturday, August 18 from 9 a.m. to noon.
As the iconic Aretha Franklin reportedly battles an unknown illness, singers, actors, activists and politicians from all walks of life are wishing the singer well and keeping her in their prayers.
According to the Associated Press, Franklin “is seriously ill,” but no other details were provided.
The soul singer and legend, 76, has influenced and entertained millions, including Jay Z and Beyonce, who dedicated their concert Monday night to Franklin.
While the duo were performing at Ford Field in Franklin’s hometown of Detroit, they told the singer “we love you” and thanked her for her “beautiful music,” the Detroit Free Press reported.
Beyonce and Jay-Z honor Aretha Franklin with a musical tribute as thoughts and prayers pour in for the “gravely ill” Queen of Soul: https://t.co/0wZJnpowI9 pic.twitter.com/eM5gri0CDN
Other music icons like Rod Stewart and Mariah Carey also spoke up with well wishes, in addition to Bey and Jay.
Even former President Bill Clinton wrote a lengthy note on Twitter, which read, “Like people all around the world, Hillary and I are thinking about Aretha Franklin tonight & listening to her music that has been such an important part of our lives the last 50 years. We hope you’ll lift her up by listening and sharing her songs that have meant the most to you.”
Here are some of the positive thoughts sent Franklin’s way:
The Latest the collapse of a raised highway in Italy (all times local):
2:20 p.m.
The Italian news agency ANSA citing the Interior Ministry says that 11 people are confirmed dead in the collapse of a highway bridge in the port city of Genoa.
ANSA reported Tuesday that five people are injured and in serious condition. The Interior Ministry press office could not immediately confirm the fatalities.
An official with Italian firefighters, Amalia Tedeschi, told RAI state TV that some 20 vehicles, including cars and trucks, had been involved in the collapse. She confirmed that two people had been extracted alive from vehicles, with injuries.
Tedeschi said that sniffer dogs are at work in the rubble looking for more injured and victims. In addition, heavy equipment was being moved in so they could lift pieces of the bridge.
Tedeschi said the part of the bridge that collapsed was about 80 meters (yards) in length. Media reports had earlier put it at 200 meters.
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1:30 p.m.
Italian news agency ANSA says one person has been extracted alive from the rubble of the bridge collapse near the northern city of Genoa and is being transported by helicopter to a hospital.
ANSA says Italian rescue workers have identified at least 10 vehicles involved the bridge collapse.
There was no immediate word on overall deaths or injuries. Maria Luisa Catalano of the highway police in Genoa said work was ongoing, adding, “we don’t know numbers of victims/injured yet.”
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said some 200 fire fighters are responding to the accident. On Twitter he says “we are following minute by minute the situation of the bridge collapse in Genoa.”
The bridge is an important interchange between the northern regions of Lombardy and Piedmont and the beaches of Liguria, and to the main highway heading westward into France.
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12:55 p.m.
Italian authorities say that about 10 vehicles were involved when a raised highway collapsed during a sudden and violent storm in the northern port city of Genoa.
Private broadcaster Sky TG24 said that a 200-meter section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed Tuesday over an industrial zone, and firefighters told The Associated Press that there are concerns about gas lines.
Police on Twitter said the collapse occurred during a sudden violent storm, while firefighters said vehicles were involved, indicating the likelihood of fatalities.
Photos published by the ANSA news agency on its website showed a huge gulf between two sections of the highway.
Video captured the sound of a man screaming: “Oh god, oh, god.” Other images showed a green truck that had stopped on the bridge just meters (yards) short of the gaping hole in the bridge.
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12:30 p.m.
The Italian news agency ANSA says a raised highway has partially collapsed in the northern port city of Genoa.
There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries. ANSA said that authorities suspected that a structural weakness caused the collapse on Tuesday.
Images circulating on Italian media show the highway through the city with a large section missing. Emergency vehicles were responding.
A bridge on a main highway between Italy and France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 80 meters (262 feet) into a heap of rubble below.
Amalia Tedeschi, a firefighter, told RAI state TV that some 20 vehicles had been involved in the collapse. She said two people had been pulled alive from vehicles in the rubble that fell into an industrial area below the bridge and were being transported by helicopter to a hospital.
Italian media reported deaths in the tragedy, but Maria Luisa Catalano, a police official in Genoa, said authorities were focused on rescue efforts and did not yet know the number of victims or injured.
The private broadcaster Sky TG24 said a 200-meter (over 650-foot) section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed over an industrial zone. Firefighters told The Associated Press they were worried about gas lines exploding in the area from the collapse.
Photos published by ANSA on its website showed a huge gulf between two sections of the bridge.
Video captured the sound of a man screaming: “Oh God! Oh, God!” Other images showed a green truck that had stopped just short of the gaping hole in the bridge. The tires of a tractor trailor could be seen in the rubble.
Italy’s transport minister, Danilo Toninelli, called the collapse “an enormous tragedy.”
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said some 200 firefighters were responding to the accident.
“We are following minute by minute the situation of the bridge collapse in Genoa,” Salvini said on Twitter.
The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France and other vacation resorts on the eve of a major Italian holiday on Wednesday, Ferragosto. Traffic would have been heavier than usual as many Italians traveled to beaches or mountains.
The Morandi Bridge is a main thoroughfare connecting the A10 highway that goes toward France and the A7 highway that continues north toward Milan. Inaugurated in 1967, it is 90 meters (295 feet) high, just over a kilometer (.6 miles) long, with the longest section between supports measuring 200 meters (over 650 feet).
ANSA said authorities suspected that a structural weakness caused the collapse on Tuesday.
The Latest on former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman (all times local):
7:35 a.m.
President Donald Trump is calling his former adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman a “dog.”
Manigault Newman has released several audio recordings from her time as a Trump assistant at the White House, including one with the president in which he said nobody told him she had been fired. Manigault Newman also says she has heard audio tape of Trump using the N-word.
On Tuesday, Trump tweeted: “When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!”
That’s a reference to Trump’s White House chief of staff, retired Gen. John Kelly, who fired Manigault Newman in December 2017 in a conversation she viewed as a “threat.”
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President Donald Trump and Omarosa Manigault Newman have returned to their roles as reality TV boss and villain as they spar over what she claims the president said and what he contends his former White House aide is making up.
Manigault Newman says she heard an audiotape of Trump using the N-word. The president counters that the word isn’t in his vocabulary and calls her “wacky and deranged” and “not smart.”
Their war of words touches on sensitive issues in Trump’s White House, including a lack of racial diversity among senior officials, security in the executive mansion, and a culture that some there feel borders on paranoia.
In an unusual admission, Trump says the public back and forth is perhaps beneath a person in his position.
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