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ByLolitaC.Baldor The Associated Press MANILA, PHILIPPINES In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said Thursday it will send troops and combat aircraft to the Philippines for reg- ular, more frequent rota- tions, and will conduct more joint sea and air pa- trols with Philippine forces in the South China Sea. The announcement by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter in a news conference with Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin was the first time the U.S. disclosed that its ships had carried out sea patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a somewhat rare move not done with many other partners in the re- gion. Carter insisted that the U.S. did not intend to be provocative and was "try- ing to tamp down tensions here." But Gazmin said he expected that U.S. forces, "with their presence here, will deter uncalled-for ac- tions by the Chinese." The increased troop pres- ence is part of a broader U.S. campaign to expand its as- sistance to the Philippines as America shores up its al- lies in the Asia-Pacific that are roiled by China's build- ing of man-made islands in the South China Sea. While the military boost does not include permanent basing for U.S. troops, China views any increased U.S. military presence and activities in the region as a threat. "Military exchanges by relevant countries should not target third parties, much less support a few countries in challenging China's sovereignty and security, inciting regional contradictions and sabotag- ing regional peace and sta- bility," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement in response to Carter's an- nouncement. Carter said the U.S. will keep nearly 300 troops, in- cluding Air Force special operations forces armed with combat aircraft and helicopters, in the Philip- pines through the end of the month. The U.S. will increase troop rotations to strengthen training and support increased military operations in the region. Speaking in the guest house of the presidential complex, Carter said the joint patrols will improve the Philippine navy and "contribute to the safety and security of the region's waters." Two patrols have taken place since March. The U.S. also has conducted joint patrols with Japan in the region. Carter has said that Chi- na's increased aggression in the region is compelling more countries to reach out to the U.S., strengthen- ing their military ties with Washington. The increase in military support comes days after the Philippines' ambassa- dor to the U.S. asked the Obama administration to help persuade China not to build in the nearby Scarbor- ough Shoal, which is viewed as important to Philippine fishermen. Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr. said the Phil- ippines cannot stop China from building there. China has built man-made islands in other contested spots in the South China Sea. Charlito Maniago, the leader of a northwestern Philippine village where many fishermen lost ac- cess to the disputed Scar- borough Shoal after China seized it in 2012, said the joint patrols will bring hope that fishermen can again sail freely to the rich fish- ing ground. "This will boost the con- fidence of our fishermen because they think the U.S. has the capability to defend them," Maniago told The Associated Press by tele- phone from the coastal vil- lage of Cato in Pangasinan province. "The presence of America will make China think twice." The Pentagon said the U.S. forces that will remain in the Philippines are al- ready participating in the Balikatan, or shoulder-to- shoulder combat exercises, that will end Friday. About 200 airmen, including spe- cial operations forces, will remain at Clark Air Base, along with three of their Pave Hawk attack helicop- ters, an MC-130H Combat Talon II special mission air- craft and five A-10 combat aircraft. This initial contingent will provide training to in- crease the two militaries' ability to work together, laying the groundwork for forces to perform joint air patrols. Up to 75 Marines will stay at Camp Aguinaldo to support increased U.S. and Philippine combined mili- tary operations. REGIONAL SECURITY USsendingcommandos,combataircra toPhilippines BULLITMARQUEZ—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS A U.S. military V22Osprey Tiltrotor aircra maneuvers during the 11-day joint US- Philippines military exercise dubbed "Balikatan 2016" (Shoulder-To-Shoulder 2016) on Thursday at Crow Valley, Tarlac province north of Manila, Philippines. CHARLIE NEIBERGALL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, walks with his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski a er speaking at a news conference in Dubuque, Iowa. By Curt Anderson The Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Donald Trump's campaign manager will not be pros- ecuted on a misdemeanor battery charge after pros- ecutors determined there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of forcibly grab- bing a female reporter. Police charged Corey Le- wandowski last month af- ter determining a video re- cording showed the New York City resident grabbing reporter Michelle Fields by the arm as she tried to ask the Republican presiden- tial front-runner a question while he was leaving a cam- paign event March 8. State attorney Dave Ar- onberg said during a news conference Thursday that police were right to charge Lewandowski, but the bur- den on prosecutors to prove the case was higher. "Although there was probable cause to make an arrest, the evidence cannot prove all legally required elements of the crime al- leged and is insufficient to support a criminal prosecu- tion," Aronberg said. Fields, who worked for the conservative Breitbart News website at the time, tweeted a photograph of her bruised forearm and said she had been yanked backward. Lewandowski had de- nied grabbing Fields and Trump had stood by him, rejecting calls by his oppo- nents to fire him. Instead he went after Fields, accus- ing her of exaggerating and changing her story. The investigation proved, however, that Lewandowski "pulled Ms. Fields back" as she attempted to inter- view Trump, according to a memo by another prose- cutor, Chief Assistant State Attorney Adrienne Ellis. The memo says that Le- wandowski could have be- lieved Fields was "making unwanted physical contact with Mr. Trump" that led him to pull her away. "Mr. Lewandowski may have had apparent author- ity to assist in the protec- tion of the candidate, spe- cifically to maintain the 'protective bubble' around the candidate," Ellis wrote. "While the facts support the allegation that Mr. Lewan- dowski did grab Ms. Fields' arm against her will, Mr. Le- wandowski has a reasonable hypothesis of innocence." Trump campaign manager won't face battery charges POLITICS By Josh Boak and Emily Swanson The Associated Press WASHINGTON The vast majority of Americans say they prefer lower prices in- stead of paying a premium for items labeled "Made in the USA," even if it means those cheaper items are made abroad, according to an Associated Press- GfK poll. While presidential can- didates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are vowing to bring back mil- lions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors, public sen- timent reflects core chal- lenges confronting the U.S. economy. Incomes have barely improved, forcing many households to look for the most convenient bargains instead of goods made in America. Em- ployers now seek workers with college degrees, leav- ing those with only a high school degree who once would have held assembly lines jobs in the lurch. And some Americans who work at companies with clients worldwide see themselves as part of a global market. Nearly three in four say they would like to buy goods manufactured in- side the United States, but those items are often too costly or difficult to find, according to the survey re- leased Thursday. A mere 9 percent say they only buy American. Asked about a real world example of choosing be- tween $50 pants made in another country or an $85 pair made in the United States — one retailer sells two such pairs made with the same fabric and design — 67 percent say they'd buy the cheaper pair. Only 30 percent would pony up for the more expensive Amer- ican-made one. People in higher earning house- holds earning more than $100,000 a year are no less likely than lower-income Americans to say they'd go for the lower price. "Low prices are a posi- tive for US consumers — it stretches budgets and al- lows people to save for their retirements, if they're wise, with dollars that would oth- erwise be spent on day-to- dayliving,"saidSonyaGrob, 57,amiddleschoolsecretary from Norman, Oklahoma who described herself as a "liberal Democrat." But Trump and Sand- ers have galvanized many voters by attacking recent trade deals. From their perspective, layoffs and shuttered fac- tories have erased the ben- efits to the economy from reduced consumer prices. "We're getting ripped off on trade by everyone," said Trump, the Republi- can front-runner, at a Mon- day speech in Albany, New York. "Jobs are going down the drain, folks." Still, voters are divided as to whether free trade agreements hurt job cre- ation and incomes. Americans are slightly more likely to say free trade agreements are positive for the economy overall than negative, 33 percent to 27 percent. But 37 percent say the deals make no differ- ence. Republicans (35 per- cent) are more likely than Democrats (22 percent) to say free trade agreements are bad for the economy. On jobs, 46 percent say the agreements decrease jobs for American work- ers, while 11 percent say they improve employment opportunities and 40 per- cent that they make no dif- ference. POLL Americans prefer low prices over 'Made in the USA' By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO At least two peo- ple were killed and 45 in- jured by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake that knocked down houses and buckled roads in southern Japan on Thursday night. Both victims are from the hardest-hit town of Ma- shiki, about 9 miles east of Kumamoto city on the is- land of Kyushu, said Ku- mamoto prefecture disas- ter management official Takayuki Matsushita. Earlier, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospi- tal said it had admitted or treated 45 people, including five with serious injuries. The quake struck at 9:26 p.m. at a depth of 7 miles near Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu, the Ja- pan Meteorological Agency said. There was no tsunami risk. "The shaking was so vi- olent I couldn't stand still," said Hironobu Kosaki, a Kumamoto Prefectural Po- lice night-duty official. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at least 19 houses col- lapsed, and hundreds of calls came in reporting building damage and peo- ple buried under debris or trapped inside. "Because of the night darkness, the extent of damage is still unclear," he said. The damage and calls for help are concentrated in the town of Mashiki, about 800 miles south- west of Tokyo, Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said One of the victims in Mashiki died after being pulled from some rubble, and the other was killed in a fire, Matsushita said. A third person rescued from under a collapsed building is in a state of heart and lung failure. Matsushita said rescue operations were repeatedly disrupted by aftershocks. "There was a ka-boom and the whole house shook violently sideways," Taka- hiko Morita, a Mashiki res- ident said in a telephone interview with Japanese broadcaster NHK. "Furni- ture and bookshelves fell down, and books were all over the floor." MAGNITUDE 6.5 Strong earthquake kills at least 2, injures 45 in Japan TOMOAKI ITO — KYODO NEWS A house collapses following the earthquake in Mashiki, in southern Japan, early Friday. LEGALNOTICE T.S. No.: 9986-8230 TSG Order No.: 150305293-CA-VOI A.P.N.: 029-022-20 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN- DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/29/2011. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Re- corded 08/31/2011 as Docu- ment No.: 2011009840, of Offi- cial Records in the office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, executed by: JOSE- PHINE H. ESPINOZA, A SINGLE PERSON, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (pay- able in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or feder- al credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso- ciation, or savings bank speci- fied in section 5102 of the Finan- cial Code and authorized do cial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property sit- uated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 05/02/2016 at 02:00 PM Sale Lo- cation: At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse at 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property descri- bed above is purported to be: 103 ENCINAL DRIVE, RED BLUFF, CA 96080 The undersigned Trust- ee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an "AS IS" condition, but without cove- nant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses- sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, un- der the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the created by expenses and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $110,344.79 (Estimated) as of 04/15/2016. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebted- ness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bid- ding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid- der at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priori- ty, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county re- corder's office or a title insur- ance company, either of which charge fee for this in- company, may charge you a fee for this in- formation. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mort- gage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. 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