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Mathematician John Nash, whose battles with severe mental illness were the subject of the book and movie “A Beautiful Mind” was killed along with his wife in a car crash.  They were in a taxi on the New Jersey turnpike when the driver lost control while trying to pass another vehicle.  Dr. Nash was 86, his wife was 82.  Nash formulated the Nash Equilibrium, a mathematical tool for wide range of competitive situations, from corporate rivalries to legislative decision-making.

The former ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty will be named as Australia first anti-terrorism czar.  His resume also includes three years as Oz’s ambassador to Iran and work as an intelligence analyst.  His prime job will be to tackle or prevent the threat posed by radicalized Australians plotting domestic attacks.

Ireland approved Gay Marriage by popular vote over the weekend.  And meteors didn’t fall from the sky, nor did all previous heterosexual unions collapse because of the change in what social conservatives called the “sanctity of marriage”.  But if the earth opens up and swallows Ireland, we’ll let you know right here in Careerspot Global News.

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has conceded defeat to even more conservative challenger Andrzej Duda, who won the presidential run-off election 53 percent to 47 percent.  The ruling party was popular and the economy sturdy, but it appears to have messed up when it raised the retirement age.  For Poles who haven’t felt the benefits of 25 years of economic growth – and apparently, 53 percent of them haven’t – Duda’s populist rhetoric held appeal.

Spain’s upstart parties on the right and the left made gains in local elections over the weekend.  The Leftist anti-corruption Podemos appears to have won control of Barcelona’s City Hall, and could take Madrid with an alliance with the Socialist Workers’ party.  The country has emerged from recession, but few have shared in the recovery and are angry with conservative PM Mariano Rajoy’s ruling Popular Party over political corruption and spending cuts.

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is accusing the Iraqi military of lacking the “will to fight”.  Noting that the military outnumbered and was better-equipped than the Islamic State militants who took over Ramadi last week, Carter said, “We can give them training, we can give them equipment - we obviously can't give them the will to fight.”  Some of that kit is now in the hands of Islamic State, as the Iraqis abandoned their weapons and vehicles and fled.  Iraq’s government denies the accusation, said, “Oh yes we have!” and released video of airstrikes on purported IS targets.

Not bad for a first attempt:  Australia’s Guy Sebastian singing “Tonight Again” came in fifth place in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.  First place went to Sweden’s Mans Zelmerlow and his performance of “Heroes”.

Canadian tourist Christian LeBlanc was visiting the elephants in Thailand, when one grabbed his mobile and took a selfie.