Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore Separate (omg!)

A sad day for indie-rock.

Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore have split up after 27 years of marriage, their rep confirms to Us Weekly.

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"Sonic Youth, with both Kim and Thurston involved, will proceed with its South American tour dates in November," their rep said in a statement. "Plans beyond that tour are uncertain. The couple has requested respect for their personal privacy and does not wish to issue further comment."

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Married since 1984, Gordon, 58, and Moore, 53, have a 17-year-old daughter Coco.

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Hilary Swank gives fees from Chechen event to charity (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Actress Hilary Swank is donating her fees for attending a controversial event in Chechnya to charity after criticism from human rights groups.

A spokeswoman for the two-time Oscar winner said on Friday that Swank would give her personal appearance fees to various charitable organizations.

Swank has said she "deeply regrets" taking part in a birthday celebration in the Chechen capital Grozny last week for regional strong Ramzan Kadyrov, who is accused of orchestrating human rights violations.

Human Rights Watch urged Swank and other celebrities who attended the event to return any money or gifts.

Swank said this week she was unaware of Kadyrov's policies, which human rights group say promote fear, abductions and executions of those involved in Chechnya's Islamist insurgency.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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Japan's aging air force plans major overhaul

Six T-4 trainers, teaming up for the Blue Impulse, show off their skill during their aerobatic flight over the Japan Self-Defense Forces's Hyakuri Air Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Six T-4 trainers, teaming up for the Blue Impulse, show off their skill during their aerobatic flight over the Japan Self-Defense Forces's Hyakuri Air Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reviews members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF) during the annual Self-Defense Forces Commencement of Air Review at Hyakuri Air Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF) members walk in front of F-15 J/DJ Fighter during the annual Self-Defense Forces Commencement of Air Review at Hyakuri Air Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reviews members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF) during the annual Self-Defense Forces Commencement of Air Review at Hyakuri Air Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reviews members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF) during the annual Self-Defense Forces Commencement of Air Review at Hyakuri Air Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

(AP) ? Warplanes bearing the bright red Rising Sun logo roared overhead Sunday as Japan held a once-every-three-years display to showcase one of the best air forces in Asia. The only problem ? most of its fighters were grounded.

Underscoring Japan's uphill battle in an increasingly heated race to control the skies over Asia, the air review came just a week after the country's entire F-15 fleet was ordered into its hangers for safety checks following a midair accident, the second such order in three months.

But in an effort to counterbalance big strides by China and Russia toward deploying new stealthy aircraft, Japan's Air Self-Defense Forces are about to get a multibillion dollar overhaul.

For Sunday's review, the F-15s ? the workhorse of Japan's air defenses ? were relegated to ground displays, either parked on the runway or allowed to taxi but not take off. Last weekend, an empty fuel tank burst and detached from a F-15 on a training flight, causing the grounding order. In July, an F-15 flying out of Okinawa crashed into the ocean. The pilot is listed as missing and presumed dead.

The accidents reinforced what military planners already knew: Japan's aging air force has seen better days. But after years of delays and budget battles, Japan is expected to announce by the end of December a new fighter deal that will likely shape Asian air security for decades to come.

"The JASDF is on the edge of becoming a major tool of power projection," said Michael Auslin, a Japan security expert with the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. "With its fighter selection process, it will signal whether it intends to be qualitatively competitive with leading air forces around the region over the next generation."

Japan ? with 362 fighter jets, mostly F-15s, F-4s and F-2s ? is already one of the top air powers in the region.

But planners have long been concerned by the increasing age and expense of maintaining the fleet ? along with this country's ability to match the improving air capabilities of neighboring Russia and China. Japan has been using the F-15 as its centerpiece fighter since the early 1980s, though they have been updated over the years. Japan flies about 200 of the planes.

Tokyo's first choice was the United States' stealthy F-22 Raptor, which can cruise at supersonic speeds and is hailed by many aviation experts as the most advanced fighter in the skies. Japan is the only country where the F-22 is regularly deployed overseas, having done several rotations to the U.S. Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa.

Acquiring the F-22 would have been a quantum leap for Japan.

Because of its sensitive technology, the U.S. Congress has opposed selling the F-22 abroad. Budget restraints in the United States have further forced Washington to drastically reduce its own orders for the pricey plane, whose future is now cloudy.

With the F-22 out of the picture, Japan has set its sights on three jets as its next mainstay fighter ? the Lockheed F-35, Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon. The hotly contested deal for more than 40 "F-X," or next generation, planes is worth upwards of $8 billion. The first planes are expected to begin arriving in 2016.

Japan is likely to go with one of the American options.

Washington is Tokyo's main ally. Roughly 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan under a security pact. Japan's air forces must work closely with their American counterparts, and using the same or similar equipment makes that easier.

Japan's main concerns are China and Russia ? with whom it has longstanding territorial disputes ? along with the threat of North Korean ballistic missiles.

China, whose military has been growing more capable and assertive in the region, recently rolled out its next-generation stealth fighter, the much-touted Chengdu J-20. Though that fighter may be years away from actual operations, it is seen as a rival to the F-22 and far superior to what Japan now has.

Russia, which is also making advances in its stealth capabilities, sent two strategic bombers on a mission to circumnavigate the Japanese islands last month ? a move seen as a test of the new government of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, which had just been launched six days before.

"With the provocative actions of North Korea, and the rapid growth of China's military, along with its increased activity in nearby waters, the security situation around our country is becoming murkier," Noda said in a speech at the air review. "We must ask you to tighten the strings on your samurai helmets."

The growing military activity around Japan has been reflected in a sharp increase in emergency "scrambles" by Japanese fighters to respond to airspace violations. Scramble orders were issued 386 times last year ? up nearly 25 percent, according to the Defense Ministry. Virtually all were Chinese or Russian incursions.

Such challenges have given the overhaul plan a boost, despite Japan's steadily declining defense budget over the past decade ? a sharp contrast to China's double-digit growth.

They have also pushed Tokyo closer to Washington.

Last year, Japan agreed to allow tankers acquired in 2008 to conduct midair refueling of U.S. warplanes. The pact only provides for refueling during exercises, but experts say it a step toward bolstering the capability of both countries to jointly respond to regional threats.

Associated Press

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UK minister dumps official papers in trash can (AP)

LONDON ? A British minister acknowledges he has dumped official documents in garbage cans at a London park.

Oliver Letwin, a Cabinet Office minister who works on government strategy, was spotted discarding letters, including some related to national security.

Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid reported on Friday that Letwin had been seen dropping documents into trash cans in St. James Park on five occasions, and that some of the documents related to al-Qaida and to inquiries on extraordinary rendition.

His office however said that none of the documents were government papers or contained sensitive material, but were mainly letters from lawmakers or the public.

Letwin's office said the minister sometimes does some of his work in the park before heading into his office.

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Ex-boyfriend: Slain Md. woman feared for safety (AP)

WASHINGTON ? A suburban Maryland woman found dead inside her home this week had recently expressed concerns about her safety after her estranged husband, an ex-con, had re-entered her life and as their relationship had continued deteriorating, the woman's former boyfriend said Friday.

Ronald McCombs told The Associated Press that Jane McQuain had recently been arguing with her estranged husband ? generally about money ? and that several times he refused to leave her condominium despite her pleas for him to get out.

McCombs said McQuain told him about two and a half weeks ago that she was concerned about her welfare and about whether the man, Curtis Maurice Lopez, might harm her.

"I said, `Janie, don't talk like that,'" McCombs recalled saying.

McQuain was found dead Wednesday night in the bedroom of her home in Germantown, about 30 miles northwest of Washington, after she was reported missing. The medical examiner's office on Friday ruled that McQuain died of blunt force trauma and stab wounds.

Her husband, the 45-year-old Lopez, was arrested Thursday morning as he tried to leave an EconoLodge in Charlotte, N.C. and charged with first-degree murder.

Police found McQuain's car in North Carolina, but were still searching for her 11-year-old son, William ? Lopez's stepson ? who was last seen at home about two weeks ago. Police would not reveal details about their search, including particular areas being scoured, except to say it was "active and intense."

"It's not like an active trail where the child was missing (only) yesterday," said Officer Rebecca Innocenti, a Montgomery County police spokeswoman.

It was not immediately clear if Lopez had an attorney or when he would return to Maryland to face charges. Police said he has an extradition hearing scheduled in North Carolina on Monday afternoon. No motive was readily apparent, either.

McCombs said he dated McQuain from 1995 to 2007 and helped raise William as a young boy, even as Lopez was serving time in prison and rarely was in touch with McQuain or her son. He said he was close to McQuain until her death.

"School was number one for her son ? and sports," McCombs said. "Everything her son basically wanted, she provided. Maybe she spoiled him too much, but she loved him that much."

Photos on McQuain's Facebook page depict a proud and doting mother. Dozens of pictures show William ? often beaming ? at a petting zoo on a Mother's Day outing and playing recreation league baseball or football and posing in his uniform. By Friday, many of McQuain's Facebook friends had changed their profile pictures to an image of William.

Friends and supporters held a prayer vigil for William McQuain on Friday night.

Christina Bassett, a children's youth ministry leader at the church William attended, said William loves sports and animals. When his pet hamster died, he described how he felt better after praying with his mother, Bassett said. She said William's friends have been distressed and struggling to comprehend the severity of the situation. She took a walk with one boy near William's condo on Thursday to comfort him.

"They were convinced that he was hiding in one of their favorite little hiding spots and wanted to go out and look," Bassett said. "I explained, it's been two weeks, he's not there, and he's not a boy who would step away from his mom."

Pennsylvania corrections records show Lopez served time from 1987 until his parole in 2000. He was at a prison in Camp Hill, Pa., at the time of a 1989 riot that involved hostages, injuries and millions of dollars in damage to the facility, but it was unclear if he played any role in the riots, said corrections department spokeswoman Sue McNaughton.

Lopez and McQuain remained married while Lopez was in prison, but he had a virtually nonexistent relationship with her during that time. McCombs also said McQuain had nothing to do with William's biological father, and that William had never met the man.

McCombs acknowledged that his own relationship with McQuain was tempestuous at times. He said she struggled with alcohol addiction but got sober in recent years to care for William. Maryland court records show McCombs accused McQuain of assaulting him on several occasions, but McCombs said he never pursued the charges.

Lopez had tried in recent years to become involved in McQuain's life, McCombs said, and had even requested that William call him "dad." More recently, he said, Lopez had been visiting McQuain in hopes of coming up with extra money. Witnesses told police that they had recently seen Lopez removing property and items from her condo and placing it in her car.

The relief at arresting a suspect was tempered by the disappointment in not locating the missing boy.

"She lived for that boy," Bassett said. "She changed her life for him."

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A Woman Trying to Do a Drug Deal Accidentally Texted a Cop [Wtf]

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AP source: Big East to invite Boise St, 3 others (AP)

NEW YORK ? The Big East plans to invite Boise State, Air Force and Navy as football-only members, and Central Florida to compete in all sports, after it doubles the exit fee for current members to $10 million.

An official in the Big East, speaking on condition of anonymity because the conference had not authorized anyone to speak publicly about its plans, told The Associated Press the invitations could go out as soon as next week.

The official also said Commissioner John Marinatto was in Cincinnati on Friday meeting with UCF's president and its athletic director.

Conferences do not publicly invite new members unless they are confident those invitations will be accepted.

CBS Sports first reported the Big East would invite Boise State, Air Force, Navy and UCF.

The Big East announced earlier this week it wanted to expand to 12 football schools.

Big East officials made protecting the league's automatic bid to the Bowl Championship Series their expansion priority. That pushed Boise State, which is in its first season in the Mountain West Conference after a decade in the Western Athletic Conference, to the top of the Big East's most wanted list, along with the service academies.

The Broncos are 71-5 since 2006, finished 10th in the final BCS standings last season and at 5-0 seem on their way to a top-10 finish. Big East officials believe putting Boise State's record on the Big East's ledger when the BCS reviews which leagues should have automatic bids beyond 2013 should allow the conference to make the cut.

Right now, the Big East has only six schools committed to play football in the league beyond this season.

Pittsburgh and Syracuse have announced they will move to the Atlantic Coast Conference, though Big East rules require them to stay in the league for the next two seasons and Marinatto has said he will hold the Panthers and Orange to that. However, that seems unlikely if the league can grow to 12 teams for next season without them.

TCU was slated to join the Big East in 2012, but the Horned Frogs reneged on that commitment and accepted an invite to the Big 12 last week.

Trying to recruit new members has been tricky for the Big East because its remaining members might also be looking for new conference homes.

Louisville and West Virginia are possible targets for the Big 12 if it needs to replace Missouri, which is pondering a move to the Southeastern Conference, or decides to expand back to 12 teams.

Connecticut has interest in joining the ACC if it expands again, and there has been speculation about Rutgers moving, too.

By raising the exit fee, the Big East is trying to show the schools it is recruiting that the conference will be viable in the long run. Boise State, Air Force, which also competes in the MWC, and Navy, an independent in football, all had reservations about the Big East's long-term health.

The Big East is still considering adding Temple, and UCF's Conference USA rivals SMU and Houston. Temple, which was kicked out of the Big East in 2005, plays football in the Mid-American Conference.

The Texas schools would replace the presence in the state the Big East thought it was going to have with TCU, and help make the move to the Big East more palatable to Boise State.

Boise, Idaho, is nearly 1,900 miles from the closest current Big East member, Louisville. Though the trip to Houston is about as far, having a presence in Texas is alluring to Boise State.

Boise State and Air Force would have to find a conference to house their other sports. A return to the WAC is possible for both, though WAC Commissioner Karl Benson said Friday that he has only had hypothetical conversations with Boise State and Air Force officials about those schools joining as non-football members.

The Big East also has eight members that do not compete in football: Villanova, Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall, Marquette, DePaul and Notre Dame.

Notre Dame's goal is to remain a football independent, but if the Big East crumbles the Fighting Irish could end up with no place for their basketball, baseball and Olympic sports to compete. That could force Notre Dame to finally give up football independence and put its storied program in a conference, because it's unlikely another league will give the Irish the same deal they have in the Big East.

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