Where North Korea can strike

For years, North Korea has had the ability to launch short-range missiles at targets up to 800 miles away. But this year, North Korea successfully tested intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles. Experts now think the country is capable of hitting targets more than 7,000 miles away, which includes cities in the continental United States.

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North Koreas nuclear program has grown under Kim Jong Un, while missile ranges have considerably expanded. Kim conducted 24 missile tests in 2016 and 14 tests already in 2017.

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Apr. 9, 1984: North Korea first begins testing variants of Soviet Scud missiles.

Dec. 12, 2012: Kim Jong Un becomes ruler in the wake of his father's death.

July 28, 2017: North Korea fires its second intercontinental ballistic missile.

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Only 2,100 miles southeast of North Korea, Guam is a strategic target because of its two American military bases Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam. There are 3,831 U.S. military personnel stationed there in addition to several B-1 bombers and fighter jets.

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Photo Brittany Ferrells activism in Ferguson, Mo., is a focal point of the documentary Whose Streets? Credit Autumn Lin/Magnolia Pictures

Whose Streets?, a documentary about the unrest and activism in Ferguson, Mo., in the wake of the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, is choppy, sometimes unfocused, and in every respect the opposite of slick. Its directors, Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis, are novice filmmakers, true; but I also suspect this movies form is deliberate, part of its message. This is direct and frequently powerful filmmaking that doesnt much care about meeting my aesthetic standards.

A preview of the film.

Whose Streets? takes off from the night Mr. Brown was shot. One of the movies subjects is David Whitt, a resident of the apartment complex on the street where the shooting took place, who is moved to take his video camera onto the streets to record police action as rioting started. Another thread follows Brittany Ferrell and Alexis Templeton, a couple navigating parenthood and school, and putting themselves at considerable risk as they lead and participate in demonstrations like one in which they formed a human chain to block traffic on a highway.

The movie is punctuated with quotes by black historical figures Martin Luther King Jr.s observation that a riot is the language of the unheard is particularly resonant. Much of the footage is from low-resolution video cameras and cellphones; the most professional-looking material here is from a television interview with Officer Darren Wilson, who shot Mr. Brown, in which he says, You cant perform the duties of a police officer and have racism in you. This is shown in the same section that features on-the-fly shots of off-duty St. Louis police officers puffing their chests at activists at a town hall meeting. Another wrenching scene shows a protester trying to address a black female officer, the only person of color in a defensive line of cops; she holds her position even as tears fill her eyes.

Whose Streets?

Directors Sabaah Folayan, Damon Davis

Stars Brittany Ferrell, Tef Poe, Kayla Reed, Tory Russell, Alexis Templeton

Rating R

Running Time 1h 30m

Genre Documentary

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Steve Bannon: So we need to come up with a response to the latest threats from the putz with the bad haircut and small hands.

Donald Trump: (Begins tweeting) Thats FAKE NEWS! And my hands are not small! SAD!

Steve Bannon: Donald, were talking about Kim Jong. Wait a minute! This just in! The latest polls show that you have the highest ratings of any president in the history of the world!

Donald Trump: Ok. Thats more like it! Can I tee off now?

Stephen Miller: Anyway, I think it should be something catchy, something that would show the devastation that could be catastrophic if they dont stop focusing on this Russian investigation---err, uhI mean, that very bad man, Kim Jong.

Steve Bannon: Yeah, something that sends a strong message to the short-fingered vulgarian with the nasty do who doesnt seem to understand diplomatic language.

Donald Trump: Fake News Alert! My fingers are not small! They are tremendous fingers! And yuge!

Kelly Anne Conway: Oh look! Theyre talking about Donald on Fox News!

Donald Trump: Where? What channel?

Chris Christie: Would anyone care for a beverage? A hot towel?

Ivanka Trump: Can we wrap this up? Its almost the Sabbath. Ill say a special barucha that we find the right name to scare the bejeezus out of that little toad with the weird haircut and spindly fingers.

Donald Trump: Ivanka, my heart! Not you too! SAD!

Donald Jr: Im thinking this may a good time to expand the brand, add a few more prime properties to our portfolio.

Eric Trump: Hey! How about Guam? I heard that prices are way down on properties there!

Chris Christie: Anyone care for a cocktail? Ive got some pigs in a blanket warming in the oven

Ivanka Trump: My people have suffered enough. We do not eat treif!

Melania Trump: How about Shock and Awe?

Steve Bannon: Lets run some scary images of post-nuclear mushroom clouds, make some comparisons to the Bay of Pigs and

Ivanka Trump: Uh treif? Sheesh!

Donald Trump: I got it! Kim Jong, youre fired!

Chris Christie: Oh lookie here! Ive got a nice hot fudge sundae for the president with two scoops!

Donald Trump: With a cherry?

Chris Christie: Of course! Now its time for your nap.

Donald Trump: Oooh Vanilla! My favorite!

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It was the first game of the 2016 NFL season and excitement for the New Miami was at an all-time high. The Dolphins had just signed new head coach Adam Gase and even though we got a sneak peek throughout the preseason, EVERYONE was excited to see his high-octane offense in action. Miamis Week 1 opponent was no slouch as the team traveled cross-country to take on NFC West powerhouse, Seattle Seahawks.

Thirty seconds into the second quarter, something big happened. Down 3-0, Ryan Tannehill heaved a beautiful ball 71-yards downfield. One of the leagues most dynamic wide receivers was wide open...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Most fans remember this as if it were yesterday. It may or may not have been the difference in the end, as Miami went on to lose 12-10. What was most impressive is just how wide open Stills was.

Below is what the play looked like pre-snap.

Stills designed route on the play, was a seam down the middle of the field. However, what truly opened things up was Fosters out-and-up route on the sideline. His route occupied three members of the Legion of Boom. This forces the safety on Stills, who is wide open in the middle of the secondary.

As you can see at the bottom of the screen, Fosters route allows Stills to break free down the middle of Seattles defense. Earl Thomas reacts seconds too late and the rest is pitch and catch for the Dolphins offense. At least thats what we had assumed. Whether Stills was eager to reach the end zone, had a glare in his eyes, just finished eating a greasy hamburger or whatever may had happened, this is a catch he should have made.

In the picture below, we see ho many yards Stills has on the safety. When the ball falls mercifully from Stills hands, he has a good 5-10 yards on Thomas.

Im a big fan of Kenny Stills and have to believe this play haunts him on a regular basis. With the type of roller coaster ride weve had thus far in preseason, I felt like this was a better time than ever to revisit the infamous drop from Week 1. Lets just hope with a new contract and a second year in Gases offense, Kenny Stills will have a career year. The Dolphins could certainly use it.

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Tom Walsh wasn't the strongest in the world champs shot put field, but he did throw the furthest legally.

It was Jake the Muss in the iconic Kiwi movie Once Were Warriors who brutally encapsulated the delicate balance between "too much weights and not enough speed work". Tom Walsh may just have taken that theory to another level with his world championships shot put triumph in London.

Walsh tipped the shot put form book on its head when he knocked over the heavily favoured American duo of Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs to claim his first IAAF World Championships title, and continue his groundbreaking ways.

These are good times to be Tom Walsh, a part-time builder from Christchurch (by way of Timaru) who is laying some impressive foundations as an athlete. Last year he became the first Kiwi male to win a world indoors title; then followed that up by claiming New Zealand's first men's field event Olympic medal (a bronze) in Rio; and also becoming the first bloke from these parts to claim an overall Diamond league crown.

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Tom Walsh throws in the men's shot put final in London.

Now with his world championship triumph early Monday (NZT) at London's Olympic stadium, Walsh has struck a further blow for blokedom, becoming the first Kiwi male to make the podium at the global event. The US$60,000 (NZ$82,000) bonus he achieved for doing so was just a delicious icing on the cake.

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It wasn't easy for Walsh in London as he had to suck up an agonising groin tear on the eve of the event and compete through gritted teeth, and then survive multiple protests from both Crouser and Kovacs in the aftermath that left the final outcome in doubt right up until just minutes before the medal ceremony the next evening.

But the protests were all eventually thrown out and Walsh was able to limp on to the podium to receive a richly deserved gold medal that was a blow not just for the underdog, with Crouser and Kovacs owning the year's 10 biggest throws between them, but also for the comparative "little guy".

Yes, Walsh, at 1.85 metres and around 124kg is pretty damn big to be anyone's idea of small. But these things are comparative.

Crouser, a giant of a man, stands 2.03m and tips the scales around 141kg. The more compact Kovacs is still a full 10kg heavier than Walsh. They are both power men. They muscle the shot put, rather than finesse it.

Brazilian monster Darlan Romani, who was fifth in Rio last year but failed to make the final in London, nudges the scales at 140kg and is reputed to be bench-pressing 300kg in his workouts.

"There are two major ways to throw," says Walsh. "You can be strong or you can be fast. I'm not overly strong and I'm not overly big either. I'm definitely the speed and rhythm kind of guy. Most of the guys are strength kind of guys get very strong in the gym and you'll throw far.

"Yes, I am stronger than probably 99 percent of Kiwis. But in terms of world shot put I'm not overly strong.

"Put it this way, if it was a strongman contest, I'd be way out the arse-end."

But it's not. The pre-throw whirly-gig routine in the circle is as important as the actual release of the 7.2kg silver sphere. And the 25-year-old Walsh is so very good at generating the low-to-the-ground speed that then transfers into power on the throw.

For a big man, he is remarkably light on his feet, and it's an attribute he has honed into a game-changing point of difference.

Not that Crouser, whose only quality throw in London was red-flagged (thus his protest, and then re-protest), can be surprised by what played out. Back in February, when he beat Walsh twice in meets in Christchurch and Auckland by throwing over 22 metres in both, he remarked about the difference in style.

"I'm bigger and stronger than I was last year, so I'm kind of muscling it out there," he said after throwing 22.15m to win the Auckland Track Challenge. "You see Tom is lot quicker and has a lot more finesse than I do, and he's definitely in cleaner form.

"He's an unbelievable competitor, and he's one of those guys you can have a big lead on and he can throw a monster when the pressure is on. You never really beat Tom till that last throw is done."

What Walsh has also become is the most consistent performer on the shot put scene. He had five of the top six throws in London with a series of remarkable quality: 21.38m, 21.64m, 21.75m, 21.70, 21.63m and, then, saving his best for last, 22.03m.

On a day when his rivals struggled to find their best stuff at least legally the smiling Kiwi was quite simply a man apart.

Walsh puts that down to his accent on technique, timing and speed, and a strong mindset that has been a big part of the work undertaken with coach Dale Stevenson and sports psychologist John Quinn.

"Mentally I was in a really good place. I knew exactly what I needed to do and I stuck with that. Dale and John and I always talk about sticking to what's been working in training, and what has been working in training is getting out and around at the back of the circle.

"That means flowing through the back of the circle in terms of acceleration, and then a strong left side. If I've got a strong left side, all my power goes into my left side and it pops up, and that keeps me in the circle."

Remember, the best throws of both Crouser and Kovacs in London (both would have won the gold medal if legal) were red-flagged. The sport is not just about chucking tin a long way. But doing it within the rules of the game.

Walsh does a lot of mental work now. It's something he's, well, got his head around.

"When you're young, you don't think it's important. You think physical attributes are important. I bombed out at the world juniors the year Jacko (Kiwi rival Jacko Gill) won. I went from throwing 20 metres in the warmup area to throwing 18 metres in the competition arena.

"I thought, 'well, what's the reason?'. From there, it's been a long and gradual process over the last seven years to get to where I am now. My routines are very structured and I know exactly what works for me."

The burly Kiwi is also a competitor. "It was great to come in when everyone was talking about those two (Crouser and Kovacs) and do the deed. No one was talking about me, and that was good. Kiwis compete well with a chip on their shoulder.

"It's a great feeling to know we've achieved what we set out to after Rio. We said we'll probably need to throw mid-22s to win in London. I got myself into that shape, but on the day no one managed to throw that far, and I took the cake."

Yes, the sweet taste of success went to not the biggest, meanest or strongest. But the man who figured out that if you don't get the balance between speed-work and weights, there is most definitely a price to pay.

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Grey Sloan will be rocked by even more family drama when Greys Anatomy returns this fall.

EW has learned exclusively that Italian actress Stefania Spampinato has booked a multi-episode arc as the sister of Giacomo Gianniottis Andrew DeLuca.

Carina DeLuca will actually take up residence as a new doc at Grey Sloan, which becomes a bit of a nightmare situation of Andrew. This year, were going to definitely have DeLucas character a little more fleshed out with the arrival of his sister from Italy, Gianniotti tells EW. Were going to see a new dynamic in the hospital as his sister arrives, and its not exactly good news; hes frustrated by it.

She has a very interesting and controversial some would say profession within the medical field, which makes him uncomfortable, Gianniotti continues. Its a thorn in his side, her being there, but everybody else is quite fond of her. She will be working [at the hospital], and shes going to help tell the story of DeLuca and how he comes from Italy. Theyre going to speak a little bit of Italian, which will be nice for the Italian fans, because [the shows] so big in Italy.

The news comes on the heels of Abigail Spencer joining the cast for a multi-episode arc, replacing Bridget Regan as Owens sister Megan Hunt, who has been presumed dead for the last decade.

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Stuart D. Inglis, PhD, left, and Scott T. Doyle, PhD, are developing a model for a hybrid gross anatomy curriculum that integrates digital scans with cadaveric dissection.

Published August 10, 2017

Department ofPathology and Anatomical Sciences researchers are studying waysto develop a hybrid gross anatomy curriculum that fuses digitizedCT scans with actual cadaveric dissection.

Hybrid Program Offers Best of Both Worlds

Gross anatomy programs are expensive and extremelyresource-intensive, requiring a lot of infrastructure to set up andoperate.

The Jacobs School of Medicineand Biomedical Sciences is fortunate to have a productive andgenerous AnatomicalGift Program, but many institutions do not have the necessaryresources and are looking at replacing their cadaver programs withan entire digital way of learning using standard CT datasets or downloads from the Internet as a way of learning humangross anatomy.

Students benefit from a tactile and kinesthetic mode oflearning, says ScottT. Doyle, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomicalsciences. Dissection, the process of learning through doing,is really important and we think its critical for studentsto learn that while they are going through theirtraining.

The amount of raw data that digital scans provide can be used tobuild upon the inherent value that exists in cadaveric dissection,he says.

Scans Help Students Learn About Human Variation

Doyle and StuartD. Inglis, PhD, instructor of pathology and anatomicalsciences, are co-principal investigators on a 2017 SeedGrant for Promoting Pedagogical Innovation through the Center for EducationInnovation, that will study the best ways to integrate the datafrom CT scans into a gross anatomy curriculum.

The medical school receives about 600 donations a year throughits anatomical donation gifts program, and initiated a CT scanproject in 2014 in order to create a database.

RaymondP. Dannenhoffer, PhD, director of the anatomical gift program,felt that high-resolution scans of some of the cadavers comingthrough the gross anatomy program would be useful for teachingstudents not only about the human form, but also about humanvariation.

That often doesnt come through if you are using aclassic textbook example because in that instance you get oneexample of what the human form is like and you dont reallyget an appreciation for all the things you might see in clinicalpractice or the real world, Doyle says.

Digital Images Provide Useful Roadmaps

As part of their gross anatomy lab, medical students are givenCT scans on USB drives to refer back to throughout the course.

Inglis notes there are several advantages to using CT scans in agross anatomy setting.

Being able to look at scans prior to dissection, studentscan identify some interesting pathologies, he says.They can see kidney stones, pacemaker units or jointreplacements. When they are about to dissect, it gives them abetter perspective on what they are about to find.

Inglis says it also allows students to start to make directcomparisons between the dissected body and the radiologicalimages.

Its one experience to dissect, but as they move onin their careers they will be looking at digital representations ofproblems they see in MRIs and CT scans, he adds.

Visualizing Data in 3-D Space Extremely Useful

In its gross anatomy labs, the medical school utilizes a devicecalled a visualization table that is manufactured by Sectra, aSwedish company.

It has a giant touchscreen, a computer inside it and USBports on the side. Students can plug in a USB drive and uploadtheir scan, Doyle says. It allows you to visualizethe CT scans in 3-D. It takes a certain range of CT values andmakes them look solid, and then renders them, so you can spin itaround and zoom in and look at the data that way.

Inglis says the best analogy is thinking of the CT scans asslices of bread and the visualization table putting them togetherto present the whole picture.

When you look at the literature on replacing cadavericdissection with digital models, you see the students find thedigital models more convenient because they dont have tocome to a physical lab and deal with all of the technicalities ofperforming a dissection, but they value the education they get fromactual dissection, Doyle says.

There is inherent value in both of these modes ofteaching and that is why we are thinking about this as a hybridprogram that uses traditional cadaveric dissection as well asdigital modeling of the CT scans.

For this project I am interested in looking at thevariation structure from a quantitative standpoint, Doyleadds. From an engineering standpoint, all the data for these3-D models is contained in these grayscale images and the questionis how best to represent them in 3-D space.

User Feedback Key Component of Study

As part of the study, the researchers plan to seek studentfeedback, Doyle says.

We definitely want to know how they are using it.Students are very good at prioritizing what they are going to spendtheir time on, he says. They want to excel in thecourse so they are going to find the most efficient way of usingthe data.

One of the big concerns we have is to make sure we aredoing this in a way that is not going to inconvenience them or notgoing to hamper their ability to learn.

Diverse Data Set Most Desirable

Inglis notes that many institutions that are thinking aboutadopting the digital-only model intend to use a single, unifiedbody for teaching purposes.

In recent years, there have been scans of two bodies thathave been used from school to school, but it has been documented inthe literature that in those cases, there have been a number ofanatomical variations identified in these bodies that are now beingpresented as the norm, which is problematic.

In some cases, there are advantages to all medicalstudents from around the country learning from the same sort ofcontent map, but at the same time there are also some very seriousissues with that, he says.

Whereas, if a more diverse data set were available, studentscould gain a better sense of appreciation for variation, Inglissays.

3-D Models Aid in Finding Anatomical Landmarks

Looking at the human body in 3-D form is extremely helpful forstudents trying to find different anatomical landmarks oranatomical structures they need to know, Doyle says.

A good example that is a problem for students are cranialnerves, which tend to have loops and insert into the skull indifferent ways so they are often difficult to see, both on a flatCT scan and during dissection, he adds.

Having a 3-D model where they can identify those nervesand where they enter the skull and how they move is going to bevery useful.

Potential Applications in Surgical Planning Procedures

While the grant is focused on the educational side of theequation, Doyle notes other researchers working in areas such as3-D printing and surgical planning are interested in the study.

In the course of figuring out how to work with this data,we anticipate there are different directions this could go from aresearch standpoint, he says.

One example is a project they are undertaking with a hepaticsurgeon who is interested in the biliary tree that lies between thegallbladder and the liver.

The way in which the ducts connect the gallbladder to the maintrunk of the biliary tree can have implications for how a surgeongoes in to remove a tumor.

In about two-thirds of individuals, the artery to thegallbladder lies behind the duct that needs to be cut, which meansthat in one-third it lies in front, Inglis says.

If you go in and are not precise as to where it is and ifthe artery is severed first, that becomes a medical emergencybecause that creates a massive internal hemorrhage.

Being able to take a scan of a patient and reconstructing a 3-Dstructure before printing it out to provide to a surgeon is goingto be very useful in terms of planning, Doyle says.

At the end of the day, what we are trying to do isimprove patient care by making better doctors on the education sideor by using the data in a way to help practicing physicians treattheir patients better, he says.

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Anything new to tease for season 3 of Blindspot? TonyIf youre wondering what has happened to the team over the last 18 months thats the exact amount of time that has passed when we pick back up with Jane and Weller answers will come very quickly this season. Youll see flashbacks, EP Martin Gero promises. We hope to fill in a lot of it right away in the first two or three minutes of the show. No fan of the show will want to miss the opening of the season that will endeavor to fill in a lot of what the hell is going on. Why did she run away? Are Jane and Weller married? All those questions will be answered in the first few minutes.

How long will Jake and Rosa be in jail on Brooklyn Nine-Nine? JessicaIf Boyle has his way, not long! Hes determined to make sure that his friends innocence is known to the rest of the world, Joe Lo Truglio tells me. So hes doing everything he can, hes tailing Hawkins and hes trying to take advantage of her making a mistake. But expect to find a very different Boyle in Jakes absence when the show returns. Theyve got a wonderful cold open to show his depression, which rivals and dare I say surpasses him breaking up with Vivian in the Matrix leather coat cold open.

Where is the new season of Greys Anatomy picking up? KarolineRight where we left off, so everyone is still reeling in the wake of the finale explosion. But it wont be long before theres a shakeup at Grey Sloan. Theres obviously some damage to the hospital, Kelly McCreary says. But it is, in true Greys Anatomy style, a completely surmountable obstacle, because we are superhuman doctors. It serves more as a metaphor of the transformation that the show is going to go through tonally. Its lighter this season. The hospital definitely is undergoing some changes in the form of a new crop of students coming in. Itll look a bit different in certain areas, and some relationships have come to an end or are blossoming, so repairing the damage is more of a metaphor.

Any Chicago P.D. news would be great. MarAntonio is back in Intelligence, as a case in the premiere reconnects him with his former family. The suspect that theyre going after, they hit a bump in the road and they need someone to come in that this guy has never seen and can do a great job undercover, and thats where Antonio comes in, Jon Seda tells me, teasing that Antonio will bump heads with Voight over certain new policies within Intelligence this year.

Will Kuasa crossing paths with Ray on Vixen be addressed on Legends of Tomorrow? ColemanYes, and his knowledge of Kuasa just may help the Legends version of Vixen. If you go back and look at Vixen season 2, I wouldnt exactly call her fighting alongside Ray, shes always been morally questionable, EP Marc Guggenheim says. But I think thats what makes it interesting as far as Amaya is concerned is that Ray, at the appropriate moment, will accurately tell her that there were moments where Kuasa was capable of selfless good, so I think that gives Amaya a little bit of hope.

Do you know anything more about Reginas alter-ego on Once Upon a Time? BradenBar owner Roni is very, very different from Regina, so prepare yourselves. Shes given up a little bit on life, Lana Parrilla tells me. She seems a little hopeless when we first meet her, and then Henry comes to town and things start to shift a little bit. But dont expect his arrival to immediately spark Reginas memories. No, theres nothing there, and I like that. Shes just asleep. Shes not quite in touch with all that stuff yet. A few more things need to happen before she starts getting that feeling. Although, she is inspired by a character, and it shifts her a bit, at the end of the first episode.

Anything on the Hawaii Five-0 team in season 8? ElizabethI hear theres going to be another new member of the team but its definitely not who (or what!) youre expecting. There is a story thats coming up, it actually was Alex OLoughlins idea, EP Peter Lenkov says. I wanted to do a story where the victim left in the wake of a tragedy was a dog who lost its owner. Its a very emotional, really great story. Its a dog thats a drug sniffing service dog that McGarrett ends up adopting. Its a really emotional journey, but it was his idea to keep the dog, and I thought that was a great one.

Hand over some Scandal scoop! DangerWaveWith Cyrus sliding into the White House as VP to Mellies POTUS, Jake will somewhat be sidelined but his continued role in the White House will put some pressure on the dynamic between Jake and Olivia. The interesting thing for Jake is that hes still the head of the NSA, but Olivia being Chief of Staff is sort of his boss, which is a position theyve never really find themselves in and a dynamic we have yet to explore, Scott Foley says. Its going to cause some waves in the water of love.

How will Gretchen be handling Jimmys disappearing act on Youre the Worst this season? MalloyNot well. Not well at all. Believe me, Gretchen does something so shocking in the premiere and enlists Lindsay to do it, too that you will have to remind yourself of the title of the show before you fall down a rabbit hole. And it only gets worse from there. Theres some weird sh that goes down, Aya Cash says. There are so many different kinds of bad, let me put it that way. Even so, Cash has hopes that Gretchen and Jimmy will eventually reconcile. I do because this show is about them and theyre going to have to figure it out, she says. I feel like were heading toward something positive. They start to work out how to be around each other and how to engage in a healthier way. But will she get payback on Jimmy for abandoning her? Yes, Cash says with a smirk.

Any scoop on the season finale of Shadowhunters? TaylorA. lot. happens. Youll find out whether weve seen the last of Jonathan within the finales first minute, but regardless of what happens there, theres still the matter of stopping Valentine. And lets just say that battle is filled with big decisions for Clary, none of which shell be able to take back, and the consequences of which will play heavily into next season. That cryptic enough?

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Headlines have been screaming for months about big insurers such as Aetna (AET), United Healthcare (UNH) and Humana (HUM) pulling out of the Obamacare marketplaces because they couldn't make the exchange business profitable. As a result, dozens of counties throughout the country have been left with only one or no insurance choice on their exchange.

Against that backdrop, two smaller insurers that focus primarily on the Medicaid market -- Molina Healthcare (MOH) and Centene (CNC) -- were frequently noted as companies that can successfully navigate the uncertain and complicated exchange business. Many states looked to them and small regional or local insurers to help fill the increasing gaps the big names were leaving behind.

So it came as a bit of shock when Molina announced on Aug. 2 it would exit the exchanges in Wisconsin and Utah, scale back its exchange business in Washington state and leave the door open to pull out of other exchanges in the near future.

What's more, in marketplaces where it will continue to operate, Molina has submitted an average 55 percent premium increase to state regulators, partly due to the uncertainty over the future of federal cost sharing payments.

The news came amid Molina's report of a steep second-quarter earnings loss of $4.10 a share, compared to a 58 cent per share gain during the same period a year earlier. It also followed the ouster in May of Chief Executive Mario Molina and Chief Financial Officer John Molina, brothers who are sons of company founder David Molina. In the earnings report, Molina also announced a major restructuring, which includes about 1,500 layoffs, approximately 7 percent of its workforce.

Until all this bad news broke, Molina was one of the prime examples of an insurer that could actually make the exchanges work. (Centene still does and is expanding its exchange business.) Major insurers like Aetna and United Health, accustomed to the more stable employer-sponsored health insurance market, racked up losses in the exchange business in part because they were surprised by the large number of high-cost patients who signed up.

Molina's business focuseson administering Medicaid health plans for low-income and disabled patients. As a result, the company has experience with managing narrow networks of lower-cost health care providers. "The idea is to arbitrage low-reimbursement providers into exchanges where the competition is paying a lot more," explained Robert Laszewski, president of consulting firm Health Policy and Strategy Associates. "There's an opportunity for profit there."

Molina found it could compete for the no-frills end of the exchange market and enjoy a robust volumne of patient sign-ups. According to Laszewski's estimates, Molina had a track record of enrolling as much as 70 percent of eligible participants in the various markets it participated in. A pool that big offers enough healthy individuals to help stabilize risk, he added.

What went wrong?

According to Joseph White, interim CEO of Molina, the company became overwhelmed with its ACA business, including unexpected increases in medical costs and claims. "We did not adjust for growth in the ACA marketplace," White told analysts in a conference call last week. He explained that the company focused resources on existing processes and technologies instead of a full redesign that would have helped it better deal with ACA growth.

"That was a mistake," said White. "The marketplace shares fundamentals of the Medicaid market, but it's also very different," he added.

In addition, speculated Laszewski, as Molina expanded into new markets and became a more dominant player in others, it may have strayed from its core base of low-income customers, adding costs and risks it couldn't deal with.

"Every company has to analyze every market to make sure they're making money in every market," said Dan Mendelson, chief executive of Avalere Health. Say a plan with bad risk drops out of the market, he added. "You may get saddled with that risk as you pick up those customers."

Molina's bad news leaves exchange consumers with even less choice and more uncertainty than they were already facing in light of failed GOP efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare and the Trump administration's threats to discontinue support for the system.

As commitment deadlines for insurers approach, state insurance commissioners are working hard to convince them to stay in the exchanges and keep at least a bare minimum of coverage. In addition, small, local, often nonprofit players such as L.A. Care Health Plan are trying to fill gaps where they can, while heeding the lessons from Molina's recent mess.

Will these efforts be enough? Consumers may have to wait until open enrollment begins on Nov. 1 to find out.

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Meredith confesses her love for Derek asking him to love and choose her over Addison. Courtesy: Grey's Anatomy/abc

Jennifer Aniston with David Schwimmer in a scene from Friends.

AS the saying goes: every great love story has a beginning.

But how did our favourite TV couples, such as Ross and Rachel or Seth and Summer, first meet? Prepare for a trip down memory lane as Decider takes a look back at the first encounters of nine classic TV couples.

FYI To clarify, these are the first encounters we watched these characters have on their shows. We know Ross and Rachel knew each other in high school, but were focusing on their initial interaction on the series.

ROSS AND RACHEL (FRIENDS)

Whats the situation? So no one told Ross and Rachel that life was going to be this wayyyyy. As were introduced to the Central Perk 6, Ross is getting divorced and Rachel just pulled a Runaway Bride on her wedding day. While the two knew each other in high school, this scene is the future couples first encounter on the series.

First encounter:

Monica: You remember my brother Ross?

Rachel: Sure. Hi ... ah!

*An awkward Ross opens an umbrella into Rachel*

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? Considering all the future shenanigans these two would go through, Ross opening an umbrella on Rachel is quite indicative of future calamity.

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller.Source:Getty Images

SETH AND SUMMER (THE O.C.)

Whats the situation? Long before Seth and Summer were declaring their undying love for one another on various coffee carts, the two had an icy connection that can best be described as, well, non-existent. Moments before the now infamous Welcome to the O.C., bitch! quip, Summer was trying to hook up with Ryan, which in hindsight, ew, because that just seems all types of wrong. A heartbroken Seth, who has harboured a longtime crush on Ms. Roberts, catches her in the act.

First encounter:

Seth (to Ryan): What are you doing? I named my boat after her.

Summer: What? Eww. Who are you?

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? No, but Adam Brody and Rachel Bilsons chemistry was undeniable as their relationship would be a pillar of the classic Fox series.

Seth and Summer from The O.C.Source:Supplied

BUFFY AND ANGEL (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER)

Whats the situation? Sensing shes being followed, Buffy acrobatically swings down from a bar and kicks Angel in the back, which is kinda foreplay for these two.

First encounter:

Angel: Is there a problem, maam?

Buffy: Yeah, theres a problem. Why are you following me?

Angel: I know what youre thinking, but dont worry. I dont bite. Truth is I thought youd be taller. Or bigger muscles and all that. Youre pretty spry though.

Buffy: What do you want?

Angel: The same thing you do.

Buffy: Okay, what do I want?

Angel: To kill them. To kill them all.

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? Definitely. Violence, flirting, banter? Its Buffy and Angel in a nutshell.

Angel and Buffy, what a couple.Source:News Corp Australia

MITCH AND CAM (MODERN FAMILY)

Whats the situation? Mitch and Cam are on a flight and theyre bringing Lilly home for the very first time.

First encounter:

Lady: Honey, honey, look at those babies with those cream puffs.

Mitchell: Okay, excuse me. (stands up to give speech) Excuse me, but this baby wouldve grown up in a crowded orphanage if it wasnt for us cream puffs. And you know what? No, to all of you who judge. Hear this: Love knows no race, creed, or gender. And shame on you, you small-minded, ignorant few ...

Cameron: Mitchell!

Mitchell: What?!

Cameron: (motions to cream puffs in Lilys hands) Shes got the cream puffs.

Mitchell: Oh.

Cameron: We would like to pay for everyones headsets.

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? I cant possibly think of a better way to introduce this couple.

Mitch and Cam from Modern Family.Source:Supplied

JOSH AND DONNA (WEST WING)

Whats the situation? Fearing that Josh might be fired, Donna brings him coffee, which would be normal if it wasnt the first time shes done so in two and a half years.

First encounter:

Donna: You shouldnt have worn that tie on television. It bleeds.

Josh: I dont think the tie was what got me in trouble.

Donna: Yeah, but Ive told you a zillion times.

Josh: Whats that?

Donna: Its coffee.

Josh: I thought so.

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? Yep! Rapid fire banter and hidden depth wrapped up in conversational gymnastics is a Sorkin staple.

Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman and Janel Maloney as Donna Moss.Source:Getty Images

MEREDITH AND DEREK (GREYS ANATOMY)

Whats the situation? Meredith attempts to kick Derek out after a one-night stand.

First encounter:

Derek: This is, um.

Meredith: Humiliating on so many levels. You have to go.

Derek: Why dont you just come back down here and well pick up where we left off?

Meredith: No, seriously. You have to go. Im late, which isnt what you want to be on your first day of work.

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? Adorableness? No. The couples sexual escapades? Definitely.

Derek and Meredith from Greys Anatomy.Source:News Corp Australia

LUKE AND LORELAI (GILMORE GIRLS)

Whats the situation? Lorelai. Luke. Coffee. Enough said.

First encounter:

Lorelai: Please, Luke. Please, please, please.

Luke: How many cups have you had this morning?

Lorelai: None. Five, but yours is better.

Luke: You have a problem.

Lorelai: Yes, I do.

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? Banter and copious amounts of coffee within the first minute of the series? The answer is obvious.

Lorelai and Luke from Gilmore Girls.Source:Supplied

JOEY AND PACEY (DAWSONS CREEK)

Whats the situation? Steven Spielberg fanatic Dawson Leery is shooting a horror film that stars his two best friends, Joey Potter and Pacey Witter. Despite the scorching snap, crackle, and pop banter between Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes, the will they/wont they tension emanating from this particular creek is initially between Dawson and Joey. But the chemistry between Pacey and Joey couldnt be denied and one of the most memorable love triangles of the WB era was formed. In their first encounter, Pacey, dressed as a sea monster, attacks Joey and pulls her into the water.

First encounter:

Joey: He did it again. He grabbed my ass.

Pacey: Like you even have one.

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? Kind of. The sizzling repartee between the two is a Dawsons Creek staple. These two had that ineffable it-factor from the get-go.

Joey was played by Joshua Jackson and Pacey was played by Katie Holmes.Source:News Corp Australia

MONICA AND CHANDLER (FRIENDS)

Whats the situation? The series begins with Monica and the gang (minus Ross and Rachel) debating if an upcoming hangout is actually a date, which goes to show you that 1994 and 2017 may not be as dissimilar as we think. Chandlers first words to Monica are So does he have a hump? A hump and a hairpiece? but their first encounter is below.

First encounter:

Monica: Okay, everybody relax. This is not a date. Its two people going out to dinner and not having sex.

Chandler: Sounds like a date to me.

Is this scene predictive of future adorableness? I mean, could that be any more of a Chandler Bing kinda thing to say?

Monica was played by Courteney Cox Arquette and Chandler was played by Matthew Perry.Source:News Corp Australia

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