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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Newtown keeps gun debate quiet
NEWTOWN, Conn.?As families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting travel to Hartford to join President Barack Obama at his speech on gun violence later on Monday?and fly with him back to Washington?many residents here said they did not want the gun control spotlight shone on them.
More than a dozen people?outside the Newtown General Store, Starbucks and Panera Bread, and at Treadwell Memorial Park less than a mile up the hill from Sandy Hook Elementary?declined to be interviewed on the subject. Some said they wanted to keep their opinions to themselves. Others said they felt the media had exploited them enough and wanted to be left alone.
"I thought you all had left," one man said cheerily as he strolled along a walking path in Sandy Hook center on one of the first truly warm days of spring.
Outside Edmond Town Hall, a group of mothers sipped coffee as they watched their children play underneath a sign for a second-run showing of the movie "Argo." They politely declined to speak about guns.
Others were not so cordial. A woman who spotted a reporter's media badge on Church Hill Road as she drove by rolled down her window to inform him, "You should be ashamed."
Ian Eller, a writer and father of two Sandy Hook students who wrote a riveting account of talking to his children about the shooting back in January, also declined to comment to Yahoo News on gun control.
"I appreciate your position as a journalist," Eller wrote in an email message, "but I do not wish to wade into the gun debate at this time."
There were many signs that the town has returned to some normalcy. At Starbucks, for instance, a group of caffeinated teen girls texted away on iPhones instead of studying flash cards. A copy of Monday's Daily News?with Newtown gunman Adam Lanza on the cover?was left unopened on a nearby table.
[Related: White House to bring Newtown families aboard Air Force One]
A representative for Sandy Hook Promise?a group whose mission is to promote a national dialogue on gun violence, mental health and school safety?declined to make family members available for comment before Obama's arrival in Hartford, saying they would likely be available for interviews later this week on Capitol Hill.
Nicole Hockley, whose 6-year-old son, Dylan, was among the 20 children slain in the Dec. 14 massacre, is expected to introduce President Obama before his speech at the Univ. of Hartford. On Sunday, Hockley and others spoke out on CBS' "60 Minutes."
"We looked at the search warrants, and know that he left the smaller-capacity magazines at home, that was a choice the shooter made," Hockley said. "He knew that the larger-capacity magazine clips were more lethal."
?We?re looking for real change and common sense solutions,? Nelba Marquez-Greene, whose 6-year-old daughter, Ana, was among the victims, said. ?Not things that just sound good.?
Last month, President Obama suggested that too much time had passed with too little done since the Dec. 14 shooting.
"Less than 100 days ago that happened, and the entire country was shocked," Obama said in a public speech March 28, 100 days after the shooting. "And the entire country pledged we would do something about it and that this time would be different. Shame on us if we've forgotten. I haven't forgotten those kids."
[Also read: Newtown residents ready to step out of media glare]
Last week, the family members representing 11 victims delivered a letter to Connecticut lawmakers urging them to adopt stricter gun laws, including tougher background checks, a ban on large-capacity magazines and stiffer penalties for illegal gun trafficking.
"It is important that you understand at the outset that we believe the 2nd Amendment protects the individual right of Americans to own guns," they wrote. "We live in a typical American community and those of us who do not own guns have neighbors, friends or relatives who do. We believe the vast majority of gun owners are responsible and law abiding; we do not support any law that would 'take' or 'confiscate' guns from law abiding citizens.
"But no rights are absolute; with all rights come responsibilities. As parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of the children and spouses and children of the educators lost at Sandy Hook, we believe that responsible improvements to our laws will help prevent future tragedies like Sandy Hook and save some of the tens of thousands of lives lost every year to gun violence."
On Thursday, Connecticut lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill that Democratic Sen. Don Williams Jr., called the "strongest and most comprehensive bill in the United States." But the bill?signed into law by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy?did not include an outright ban on large-capacity magazines.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/newtown-gun-control-debate-sandy-hook-195032200.html
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Foreign embassies sit tight despite North Korea's warning
The missiles recently moved to the east coast of North Korea aren't believed capable of carrying nuclear warheads and may not even be armed, however, Pyongyang has warned foreign diplomats to have evacuation plans ready. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
By Jane Chung, Reuters
SEOUL -- Staff at embassies in North Korea appeared to be remaining in place on Saturday despite an appeal by authorities in Pyongyang for diplomats to consider leaving because of heightened tension after weeks of bellicose exchanges.
North Korean authorities told diplomatic missions they could not guarantee their safety from next Wednesday -- after declaring that conflict was inevitable amid joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises due to last until the end of the month.
Whatever the atmosphere in Pyongyang, the rain-soaked South Korean capital, Seoul, was calm. Traffic moved normally through the city center, busy with Saturday shoppers.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a government official as saying diplomats were disregarding the suggestion they might leave the country.
"We don't believe there's any foreign mission about to leave Pyongyang," the unidentified official was quoted as saying. "Most foreign governments view the North Korean message as a way of ratcheting up tension on the Korean peninsula."
North Korea has been angry since new U.N. sanctions were imposed following its third nuclear weapons test in February. Its rage has apparently been compounded by joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began on March 1.
Experts say a ground war with North Korea would be devastating, with 700,000 North Korean soldiers aiming thousands of rockets and artillery at South Korea. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports.
China's Xinhua news agency on Friday had quoted the North's Foreign Ministry as saying the issue was no longer whether but when a war would break out.
Most countries saw the appeal to the missions as little more than strident rhetoric after weeks of threatening to launch a nuclear strike on the United States and declarations of war against the South.
But Russia said it was "seriously studying" the request.
'Deeply concerned'
A South Korean government official expressed bewilderment.
"It's hard to define what is its real intention," said the official, who asked not to be identified. "But it might have intensified these threats to strengthen the regime internally or to respond to the international community."
The United Nations said its humanitarian workers remained active across North Korea. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, however, remained "deeply concerned" about tensions, heightened since the imposition of U.N. sanctions against the North for its third nuclear arms test last in February.
The appeal to diplomats followed news reports in the South that North Korea, under its 30-year-old leader Kim Jong-un, had moved two medium-range missiles to a location on its east coast.
That prompted the White House to say that Washington would "not be surprised" if the North staged another missile test.
Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland discusses the increase of aggressive rhetoric that is being expressed on a regular basis by the North Korean government.
Kim Jong-un is the third member of his dynasty to rule North Korea. He took over in December 2011 after the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, who staged confrontations with South Korea and the United States throughout his 17-year rule.
North Korea has always condemned the exercises held by U.S. forces and their South Korean allies. But its comments have been especially vitriolic this year as the United States dispatched B-2 bombers from its home bases to stage mock runs.
North Korea's government daily newspaper said tension remained high because the United States was "waging madcap nuclear war maneuvers.?
"This is aimed at igniting a nuclear war against it through a pre-emptive strike," the Minju Joson said in a commentary. "The prevailing situation proves that a new war, a nuclear war, is imminent on the peninsula."
But some commentators examining the outcome of meetings in Pyongyang last week - of the ruling Workers' Party and of the rubber-stamp legislature - concluded that Kim and his leadership were more concerned with economic than military issues.?
Internet site 38 North, which specializes in North Korean affairs, noted the reappointment of reformer Pak Pong Ju as prime minister, the limited titles given to top military and security officials and the naming of a woman to a senior party post.
"These personnel appointments make a great deal of sense in the context of Pyongyang's declarations ... that its economic policy will be modified by introducing systemic reforms while also continuing the development of nuclear weapons," 38 North commentator Michael Madden wrote.
"(They) appear to be important steps in moving key economic development products and production away from the control of the military to the party and government,? he added.
North Korea has not shut down one symbol of joint cooperation, the Kaesong industrial zone just inside its border. But last week it prevented South Koreans from entering the complex and about 100 of them who have since remained were due to return home on Saturday, leaving a further 500 there.?
Elizabeth Dalziel / AP
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Anthony scores 41, Knicks win 11th straight
Milwaukee Bucks' Larry Sanders (8) defends against New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Milwaukee Bucks' Larry Sanders (8) defends against New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Former NBA coach Phil Jackson, left, and director Spike Lee, right, talk before a ceremony to honor the 1972-73 Championship New York Knicks team during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks, Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Phil Jackson, center, Jerry Luckas, center, left, and Bill Bradley, center right, and Earl Monroe, second from right, join other members of the 1972-73 World Champion New York Knicks team as they pose with the Walter Brown Championship trophy during halftime during of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks, Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Knicks' Pablo Prigioni (9), of Argentina, drives past Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Jennings (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Knicks' Tyson Chandler (6) reacts after dunking the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) ? Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points, tying a franchise record with this third straight 40-point game, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-83 on Friday night for their 11th straight victory.
Anthony, who had 50 points and 40 in his previous two games, equaled Bernard King's 1984-85 mark. New York matched the third-longest winning streak in franchise history.
J.R. Smith added 30 points for the Knicks, who used a huge third quarter to turn around the game after a lackluster first half on the night they honored their 1972-73 NBA championship team.
Brandon Jennings scored 25 points for the Bucks and JJ Reddick had 18.
After scoring just 36 points in the first half and trailing by nine, the Knicks poured in 42 in the third quarter, with Anthony scoring 18 and Jason Kidd ending the period with a 59-foot heave at the buzzer.
"We were a little dead in the first half," Anthony said.
Milwaukee led 57-48 after Jennings hit a jumper with 8:46 left in the third before the Knicks scored the next 16 points.
Anthony started the streak with a layup, free throw and short jumper. Smith followed with a 3-pointer and Anthony's long jumper with 6:25 to go gave New York a 58-57 lead, its first since late in the first quarter.
The streak continued with a 3-pointer from Smith and concluded with Anthony's 3-pointer with 4:47 left to put the Knicks ahead 64-57.
The Bucks finally scored on Jennings' layup with 4:26 left, but Raymond Felton hit a 3-pointer and Smith followed with two more as the Knicks ran off to a 78-66 lead after three quarters.
The Bucks got as close as 87-81 on Reddick's 3-pointer with 4:39 remaining in the game, but the Knicks scored the next 11 points and ended the game on a 14-2 run.
Milwaukee took its biggest lead of the game, 44-34, on Jennings' two free throws with 1:05 remaining in the second quarter.
The Knicks' 36 points at the half were the team's lowest since scoring 36 against the Bulls on Jan. 11.
The teams were tied at 19 after the first quarter, the Knicks' lowest total in the opening period since scoring 18 against Indiana on Feb. 20.
Felton finished with nine points for the Knicks, while Anthony (14), Smith (10) and Tyson Chandler (10) each recorded double-digit rebounds.
Monta Ellis added 11 points for the Bucks and Larry Sanders had 12 rebounds.
Notes: During halftime, the Knicks celebrated "Legends Night" by honoring the 40th anniversary of their 1972-73 championship team. That was the last Knicks team to win the NBA title. ... The Knicks' last loss was a 93-80 defeat to the Clippers on March 17 in Los Angeles. ... The Knicks have won five straight over the Bucks, including all three games this season. The Knicks' last season sweep in the series was during the 1999-00 season. Milwaukee's last win in the series came on March 9, 2012.
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AP Interview: Dempsey on Afghan security handoff
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, pins a Combat Infantrymen Badge on an unidentified soldier at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Afghanistan's Paktika province during his visit to the base Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, pins a Combat Infantrymen Badge on an unidentified soldier at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Afghanistan's Paktika province during his visit to the base Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) ? The top U.S. military officer said Sunday he believes parts of Afghanistan will be contested by the Taliban after international forces complete their planned withdrawal by the end of 2014, and that could be the case for years to come.
U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey also told The Associated Press in an interview that Afghans will take the security lead throughout the country before summer, as agreed in January by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Barack Obama.
Wrapping up a visit to Afghanistan, Dempsey said that he was cautious about the final stage of handing off security responsibility to Afghan forces and optimistic about the chances it ultimately will prove successful.
Afghan forces have been increasingly taking the lead in combat operations as international forces move to complete their withdrawal by the end of 2014.
There are about 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan now, including 66,000 from the United States. The U.S. troop total is scheduled to drop to about 32,000 by early next year, with the bulk of the decline occurring during the winter months.
While there has been no final decision on the size of the post-2014 force, U.S. and NATO leaders say they are considering a range of between 8,000 and 12,000 ? most of them trainers and advisers.
Asked if he believes that some parts of Afghanistan will be contested by the Taliban in 2015, Dempsey said, "Yes, of course there will be. And if we were having this conversation 10 years from now, I suspect there would (still) be contested areas because the history of Afghanistan suggests that there will always be contested areas."
Dempsey, who held talks with U.S. commanders and Afghan security officials, said he was not bothered by the prospect of the U.S. and NATO relinquishing the lead combat role this year while the Taliban continues to hold sway in some less populated areas.
The war is now in its 12th year.
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Saturday, April 6, 2013
Administration confirms NASA plan: Grab an asteroid, then focus on Mars
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An Orion exploration vehicle approaches a near-Earth asteroid in this artist's conception. Such a mission would be carried out in 2021 under the White House's new plan for NASA exploration beyond Earth orbit.
By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News
NASA's accelerated vision for exploration calls for moving a near-Earth asteroid even nearer to Earth, sending out astronauts to bring back samples within a decade, and then shifting the focus to Mars, a senior Obama administration official told NBC News on Saturday.
The official said the mission would "accomplish the president's challenge of sending humans to visit an asteroid by 2025 in a more cost-effective and potentially quicker time frame than under other scenarios." The official spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no authorization to discuss the plan publicly.
The source said more than $100 million would be sought for the mission and other asteroid-related activities in its budget request for the coming fiscal year, which is due to be sent to Congress on Wednesday. That confirms comments made on Friday by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., a one-time spaceflier who is now chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space. It also confirms a report about the mission that appeared last month in Aviation Week.
The asteroid retrieval mission is based on a scenario set out last year by a study group at the Keck Institute for Space Studies. NASA's revised scenario would launch a robotic probe toward a 500-ton, 7- to 10-meter-wide (25- to 33-foot-wide) asteroid in 2017 or so. The probe would capture the space rock in a bag in 2019, and then pull it to a stable orbit in the vicinity of the moon, using a next-generation solar electric propulsion system. That would reduce the travel time for asteroid-bound astronauts from a matter of months to just a few days.
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The Keck study estimated the total mission cost at $2.6 billion ??but the administration official said the price tag could be reduced to $1 billion, or roughly $100 million a year, if the mission took advantage of an already-planned test flight for NASA's heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew exploration vehicle. That flight would send astronauts around the moon and back in 2021.
"This mission would combine the best of NASA's asteroid identification, technology development, and human exploration efforts to capture and redirect a small asteroid to just beyond the moon to set up a human mission using existing resources and equipment, including the heavy-lift rocket and deep-space capsule that have been under development for several years," the official said in an email.
The 2014 budget would set aside $78 million for planning the asteroid retrieval mission, plus $27 million to?accelerate NASA's efforts to detect and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids. The federal government currently spends $20 million annually on asteroid detection.
Meteor sparked action
The official said the plan had been under discussion for months, but coalesced after February's meteor blast over Russia. The meteor's breakup injured more than 1,000 people and sparked a worldwide sensation. It also sparked a series of congressional hearings about threats from space, during which Republicans as well as Democrats hinted that they would support more funding to counter asteroid threats.
"This plan would help us prove we're smarter than the dinosaurs," said the official, referring to the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and many other species 65 million years ago. An asteroid in the 7- to 10-meter range would be about half as wide as the one that broke up over Russia. That's?far?too small to pose any threat to Earth, even if the space rock was coming directly at our planet. But the captured asteroid could provide valuable insights for dealing with bigger ones in the future.?
Initial preparations for the mission won't have to wait for a deal to end budget sequestration, or approval of the budget for the 2014 fiscal year. NASA would begin immediately to identify the asteroid for retrieval, and take advantage of existing efforts funded by the agency's science, technology and human exploration directorates. The most expensive element of the plan, the multibillion-dollar Orion/SLS launch system, is already being funded under the terms of an agreement with Congress.
Discussions with NASA's international and commercial partners will continue in the months and years ahead, the official said. The retrieved asteroid could conceivably become a target for other scientific missions or asteroid-mining operations. In the process, governments might have to address issues surrounding the ownership and exploitation of space resources.
"We're trying to force the question," the official said. "We're trying to push the envelope on this new frontier."
Questions raised
Some observers have already raised questions about the plan, based on the advance reports. Scott Pace, the director of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, told The Associated Press that it was a bad idea on scientific as well as diplomatic grounds. It would be better for the United States to join forces with other countries to conduct?a comprehensive survey of all potentially dangerous asteroids, Pace said.
Rick Tumlinson, chairman of an asteroid-mining venture called Deep Space Industries, said he was concerned that NASA's asteroid mission might interfere with private-sector efforts?? and he called on NASA to rely on private enterprise wherever possible. The administration official assured NBC News that cooperation with commercial ventures as well as other groups such as the B612 Foundation was part of the plan.
The official noted that the mission would provide a relatively low-cost route to satisfying President Barack Obama's goal of sending astronauts to a near-Earth asteroid by 2025. The lessons learned during the mission could be applied to future missions aimed at diverting other asteroids ? perhaps?to head off a potential threat, or conduct further scientific study, or exploit the potentially valuable resources that asteroids contain.
After the asteroid mission, NASA would turn its attention to a farther-out destination: Mars. The Obama administration has called for astronauts to travel to the Red Planet and its moons by the mid-2030s, and that would be the next major target for space exploration. The administration official told NBC News that other concepts, such as sending astronauts back to the moon or creating a deep-space platform beyond the far side of the moon, are not on the agenda for the foreseeable future.?
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They're rolling: Stones add 2 shows to their tour
FILE - This 2005 file photo, originally supplied by the Rolling Stones, shows the group, from left, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Ron Wood posing during a photo shoot. The band said Wednesday, April 3, 2013, their "50 and Counting" tour will kick off in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. The date will be announced later. The tour will also visit San Jose, Calif.; Las Vegas; Anaheim, Calif.; Toronto; Chicago; and Boston. The tour wraps on June 18 in Philadelphia. The band will also headline the Glastonbury Festival on June 29 and will perform at London's Hyde Park on July 6. (AP Photo/The Rolling Stones, Mark Seliger-File)
FILE - This 2005 file photo, originally supplied by the Rolling Stones, shows the group, from left, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Ron Wood posing during a photo shoot. The band said Wednesday, April 3, 2013, their "50 and Counting" tour will kick off in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. The date will be announced later. The tour will also visit San Jose, Calif.; Las Vegas; Anaheim, Calif.; Toronto; Chicago; and Boston. The tour wraps on June 18 in Philadelphia. The band will also headline the Glastonbury Festival on June 29 and will perform at London's Hyde Park on July 6. (AP Photo/The Rolling Stones, Mark Seliger-File)
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file image released by Starpix, Keith Richards, left, and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones perform at 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York. The band is expected to release information on their upcoming tour on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca, file)
FILE - This Dec. 15, 2012 file photo shows lead singer Mick Jagger, left, and Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones during a performance at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The band is expected to release information on their upcoming tour on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
FILE - This Dec. 8, 2012 file photo shows Ronnie Wood, from left, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performing in New York. The band is expected to release information on their upcoming tour on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)
NEW YORK (AP) ? If you're upset that the Rolling Stones won't be coming to your city on their upcoming tour, don't be too stressed ? the rockers say more shows may be added.
"Normally when you announce a tour like this, you announce part of it, you leave it to be, you see what happens, you might do a date here and another date there. You don't want to be completely hand fast, so you do leave some dates in between," Mick Jagger said in an interview Thursday. "So we'll see what happens."
The Stones announced this week that they'll kick off their "50 and Counting" tour in Los Angeles; the date will be announced later. The second show is in Oakland, Calif., on May 5. They'll also visit Las Vegas, Toronto, Chicago and Boston, and wrap in Philadelphia on June 18.
On Friday, the band said second shows have been added in Toronto and Chicago.
The announcement came months after the foursome performed a sold-out, five-city stint in New York, New Jersey and London.
Jagger called those shows a test.
"We just said, 'Let's do these five shows before Christmas and see how it goes and see if we enjoy it, see if the audience seems to have a good time, and if that works, then we'll try to see if we'll do more,'" he said. "We still wanted to keep it kind of limited. We didn't want to have that yawning (tour) of hundreds of shows lined up for the next 18 months. I just thought it would be good if we booked a small tour, and then, you know, if we want to do more, we'll do more."
The Stones have at least three days in between tour stops, a sign that more shows may be added. Or the time could be used for rest.
"I think it's a little bit of both," Keith Richards said in a separate interview Thursday. "The band wants to pace themselves, but at the same time ... I guess what's been announced is the bare-bones and we will play it by ear from there."
The Stones' last global tour kicked off in 2005 and wrapped in 2007.
Jagger, 69, said he's getting older ? and performing can be tough.
"I just have to train a lot and keep really fit. I want to do these moves, but I can't do them because if I did, I'd probably screw up," he said, laughing. "You just got to do what's within your capabilities. I don't want it to look wrong, so I'm going to stay within my boundaries."
The Stones' recent tour featured special guests such as Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga, and there could be more surprises onstage.
"I have a feeling there's more openness about playing it the same way," Richards said. "I can't name names or make promises, but that area of the show is open."
The veteran band, which also includes Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, will headline the Glastonbury Festival on June 29 and will perform at London's Hyde Park on July 6. Former bandmate Mick Taylor, a member of the Stones from 1969 through 1974, will be a special guest throughout the tour.
"I realized how much, not just (how I) myself have missed it, but I could tell from the other guys. They don't say so, but I can tell," Richards said of performing together. "It's what we're good at."
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