QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"It seems to be going backwards. They need to do something to turn that around."
JANICE K. FEDARCYK, now retired, who ran the New York F.B.I. office from 2010 to 2012, on how the agency has fewer women in senior agency positions today than when she was working.
OCTOBER 23, 2016
（１）AT&T（米通信大手） Agrees to Buy（買収） Time Warner（米メディア企業） for $85.4 Billion
The potential union would probably face heavy scrutiny from government regulators. AT&T reached a deal to acquire Time Warner for more than $85 billion on Saturday.
（２）Regulatory Microscope（双眼顕微鏡） Lies Ahead for AT&T and Time Warner
The deal will probably face a much sterner（厳格な） regulatory review than the Comcast-NBC Universal merger in 2009.
（３）Outside Money Favors Hillary Clinton at a 2-to-1 Rate Over Donald Trump
Organizations supporting Mrs. Clinton have raised nearly $200 million, defying（拒む） expectations that conservatives and corporations would dominate spending.
（４）A New Era of Internet Attacks Powered by Everyday Devices
The attack on the web’s infrastructure laid bare new vulnerabilities linked to our reliance on cameras, smart thermostats（温度自動調節器） and the rest of the internet of things. Dyn DNS, a company that essentially acts as a giant internet switchboard, was bombarded with messages that overloaded its circuits.
（５）New Climate-Friendlier Coolant Has a Catch: It’s Flammable（燃えやすい）
Tubes used for testing at Honeywell’s lab in Buffalo.
An alternative to hydrofluorocarbons for use in cars’ air-conditioners has far less impact on global warming but raises concerns about safety as well as cost.
（６）Where Are Women in F.B.I.’s Top Ranks?
The F.B.I. has faltered（ためらう） recently in adding female agents and putting more women into senior management, which the bureau has agreed is a problem. Janice K. Fedarcyk, now retired, ran the New York office of the F.B.I. from 2010 to 2012. Regarding the lack of women in leadership roles at the bureau, she said, “They need to do something to turn that around.’’
（７）A Democrat Deft With a Firearm Tightens the Race for the Senate
Jason Kander, an ex-military officer, released a TV ad in which he assembled an AR-15 blindfolded（目隠しをする）. Suddenly, his race against Senator Roy D. Blunt was close. After Jason Kander drew attention for a TV ad in which he assembled an AR-15 blindfolded, the race against Senator Roy D. Blunt tightened.
（８）Surfing Under the Northern Lights
There’s a thriving surf scene in Norway’s Lofoten Islands, where the waves are cold and the air is colder. Unstad, home of the Lofoten Masters, which is billed as the world’s northernmost surf competition, is an attractive surfing destination in the Lofoten archipelago（イタリア語：諸島）.
10月23日
１、モスルで人道主義者が懸念、大きくなる
２、国で2番目に大きいAT&Tと、タイム・ワーナーの合併の意味。
HBO、TNT（ﾀｰﾅｰ･ﾈｯﾄﾜｰｸ･ﾃﾚﾋﾞ）、 CNNのようなTVネットワークの支配権を得る、
5年前にNBCユニバーサルがComcastに買収されて以来の大きな取引、
３、GOP（grand old party：共和党）のimcumbent（現職）はPAでトランプを支持、
クリントンが大統領になっても、共和党が上下両院を支配し続けると、議会の反対にあう
