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Kazakh-Romanian duo propels into Hungarian Ladies Open semis
09:55, 22 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstani Galina Voskoboeva and Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu have reached the semifinals of the Hungarian Ladies Open, Kazinform has learnt from the National Olympic Committee.
In the quarterfinal match Voskoboeva and Begu crashed Danka Kovinic of Montenegro and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand 6-4, 7-5.
In the semis the Kazakh-Romanian duo will face Hungarian Fanny Stollar and British Heather Watson.
The prize fund of the tournament is $250,000. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakh-romanian-duo-propels-into-hungarian-ladies-open-semis_a3500868/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:22Z |
Republic of Congo President Tshisekedi re-elected
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected for a second term after getting more than 73% of the vote in a December 20 poll, the country’s election commission CENI said on Sunday.
The declaration of the result follows days of opposition complaints about the way the election was conducted.
Announcing the results in the capital Kinshasa, Denis Kadima, head of CENI, said Tshisekedi had obtained more than 13 million votes out of over 18 million valid votes, adding that turnout was more than 43%.
Cheers erupted from Tshisekedi’s supporters present at the declaration after Kadima announced that Tshisekedi was provisionally elected.
Political parties, candidates and those mandated by them have two days to challenge the outcome of the election at the Constitutional Court. The court then has seven days to rule on the case and proclaim the final result.
Opposition frontrunner Moise Katumbi, who came second with 18%, has already ruled out mounting a legal challenge to CENI’s results, citing the alleged lack of independence of state institutions.
Other opposition candidates have not clarified whether they will challenge the results.
Read Also: EU cancels Congo election observation mission
Earlier on Sunday a group of nine opposition presidential candidates, including Katumbi, and six leaders of political parties asked supporters to take to the streets to protest after the release of the provisional results.
Joint declaration
“We categorically reject the sham election … and its results,” the main opposition candidates said in a joint declaration. They demanded fresh elections be held with a new electoral body on a date to be agreed by all.
“We call on our people to take to the streets en masse after the proclamation of the electoral fraud,” they said.
The government of Congo had previously rejected calls for a rerun of the elections.
Logistical setbacks, an election day over-run, and an opaque vote count have fuelled a dispute that threatens to further destabilise a country roughly the size of Western Europe which is the world’s top producer of cobalt and other prized industrial commodities.
Since election day, some of Tshisekedi’s main challengers, including former oil executive Martin Fayulu, have been calling for a re-run of the contest and of legislative elections, accusing CENI of allowing the vote to be tipped in the president’s favour.
CENI and the government have dismissed these allegations and also warnings from independent observer groups that the unscheduled extension of voting and other incidents on election day, and during the tabulation of votes, may have compromised the credibility and legal footing of the poll. | https://thenationonlineng.net/republic-of-congo-president-tshisekedi-re-elected/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:24Z |
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As December 31, 2023, ushers in, Libra, you find yourself in a harmonious
balance of
reflection and aspiration. This day brings a sense of equilibrium, resonating with your innate desire for balance and
harmony. You're encouraged to look back at the year's journey with a sense of fairness, appreciating the beauty and learning from the challenges. In general, your diplomatic and sociable nature has fostered positive relationships and experiences, and today is about acknowledging these while setting your intentions for the new year.
In the sphere of love and relationships, your charm and ability to maintain harmony have likely led to fulfilling and balanced connections.
For those in relationships, this day is an opportunity to celebrate the mutual understanding and respect you've cultivated, perhaps planning for future shared goals or adventures. Single Libras might find themselves reflecting on what equilibrium means in their romantic life, potentially leading to a clearer vision of what they seek in a partner.
Career-wise, this day marks a time for thoughtful planning. Your ability to collaborate and create harmony in the workplace has been a significant asset, and now it's time to set goals for the new year that leverage these skills. Consider opportunities that involve teamwork, diplomacy, or creative problem-solving. Networking with peers and seeking balance in your professional aspirations can lead to satisfying career progress.
Health is an area where maintaining balance is key, Libra. The end of the year is a perfect moment to assess your health routine and make adjustments for a more balanced lifestyle. Incorporating activities that promote both physical and mental well-being, such as Pilates, balanced dieting, or mindfulness practices, can be beneficial.
As you bid goodbye to 2023, Libra, embrace the harmony and growth you've experienced. Your ability to seek balance and foster positive relationships has been your guiding light, and it will continue to illuminate your path in the new year. Celebrate the equilibrium you've achieved in both personal and professional aspects of your life, and step into the new year with a sense of balance and optimism. The upcoming year promises new opportunities for growth, and with your harmonious approach, you're well-prepared to create a year that is both fulfilling and balanced.
The article is authored by Achary Kalki Krishnan, AstrodevamAirbus A340 seized in Paris! 303 Indians stranded in France undergo questioning: What really happened on board? | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/astrology/horoscope/libra-horoscope-today-december-31-2023-its-a-time-to-appreciate-the-beauty-in-your-life/articleshow/106387651.cms | 2024-01-01T02:49:25Z |
2024 may test EPS’s political acumen
The AIADMK under Palaniswami would likely face the LS polls without a Prime Minister candidate after it ended its electoral ties with the BJP-led NDA
CHENNAI: Edappadi K Palaniswami is all set to face new challenges in 2024 after winning the battle of perception by organising a massive conference at Madurai and general council meeting at the fag end of 2023 to declare that he is “the leader” of the AIADMK.
The Supreme Court, on February 23, 2023, upheld the Madras High Court verdict, validating the AIADMK general council meeting held on July 11, 2022. This in turn affected the resolutions passed in the meeting to annul Palaniswami as interim general secretary, besides expulsion of coordinator of the party O Panneerselvam and his supporters. The Apex court verdict gave a breather for the Salem strongman to consolidate his position, but there is a long way to go and innumerable legal battles ahead to settle the issue once for all.
At present, Palaniswami has a lot on his plate that would test his political acumen. It starts from forming a formidable alliance to take on the DMK front in the Lok Sabha polls to retaining its vote share and returning to winning streak.
The AIADMK under Palaniswami would likely face the LS polls without a Prime Minister candidate after it ended its electoral ties with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). On September 25, 2023, the AIADMK passed a resolution to end its ties with the BJP and exited the NDA. It was the outcome of repeated demands from senior leaders and party cadre to arrest the declining popularity of the party among minorities and do away with the tag ‘servitude’ to the BJP.
The decision was taken with much anticipation that it would attract some of the key allies from the DMK-led front. However, there was no sign of it, leaving the senior and second rung leaders of the party in a state of bother. Even smaller allies - GK Vasan’s TMC (M), K Krishnasamy’s Puthiya Thamilagam and AC Shanmugam’s New Justice Party - with the AIADMK-led front in the 2019 LS polls and 2021 Assembly polls prefer to wait and watch.
“The AIADMK’s attempt to reach out to the minorities to annihilate the distrust has also not paid off,” said party insiders. Not only retaining the party vote share, it’s important for the AIADMK to not lose to the BJP, which has been taking all efforts to replace its former ally as the principal opposition to the ruling DMK in the Dravidian land.
Since the RK Nagar by-polls in 2017, the AIADMK has been facing defeat. It lost 13 out of the 22 seats in the by-polls to the DMK in 2019 and it was trounced in the LS polls. The party’s performance in local body polls in 27 districts in 2019 was underwhelming, the defeat continued in the Assembly polls and the local polls in 2021.
“EPS is in a position to prove his mettle as leader and take the party to winning streak. Most importantly, we should not end up third in any constituency in the 2024 polls to restore the party’s legacy,” said a district secretary.
Moreover, the Leader of Opposition should also overcome the Kodanad heist-cum-murder and PWD tender cases, which are hanging like a sword of Damocles over him.
Corruption charges
At the same time, he has to safeguard his senior leaders and former ministers C Vijaya Baskar and R Kamaraj from the corruption cases to keep the party intact.
The Saturday meeting between Chief Minister MK Stalin and Governor RN Ravi has also rattled the AIADMK camp as the former urged the Governor for his nod to prosecute former AIADMK ministers MR Vijayabhaskar and K Kamaraj, who were facing DVAC cases. “The DMK will push for it and take action against the former ministers once they get the Governor’s nod. The ruling party will go aggressive to negate the bad impression on it following the arrest of minister V Senthilbalaji and the court verdict against K Ponmudy,” said another source in the party and noted that the DMK government would pin down the former ministers ahead of the LS polls to deflect the cases against their ministers.
“Some of the senior leaders in Western region are steering towards the saffron party and aligning according to their best interests. They are facing various cases and keeping their options open to escape the legal actions,” said another functionary.
Thevar belt challenge
Apart from this, the nemesis in the form of expelled AIADMK leader Panneerselvam, AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran and former general secretary VK Sasikala in the election front in Thevear belt awaits Palaniswami.
“Palaniswami is an outsider in Thevar belt. Though he has a party and its symbol with him, it will not help him to win seats in Southern districts as OPS, TTV and Sasikala factors will diminish the AIADMK’s fortune here,” said a functionary in Madurai. | https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/2024-may-test-epss-political-acumen-757985 | 2024-01-01T02:49:26Z |
As December 31, 2023, dawns,
Sagittarius, you find yourself riding a wave of
optimism and
reflection. This day brings a blend of adventure and introspection, perfectly suiting your free-spirited and philosophical nature. You're encouraged to look back at the year's journey with a sense of wonder, appreciating the diverse experiences and learning from each adventure. In general, your enthusiastic and open-minded approach has led to a year filled with growth, exploration, and meaningful connections, and today is about celebrating these achievements while eagerly anticipating the possibilities of the new year.
In the realm of love and relationships, your honest and adventurous spirit has likely led to exciting and dynamic connections.
For those in relationships, this day is an opportunity to plan new adventures together, strengthening your bond through shared experiences and mutual exploration. Single Sagittarians might find themselves reflecting on their freedom and what they truly seek in a partner, potentially leading to a clearer vision for future romantic journeys.
Career-wise, this day marks a time for expansive thinking. Your adaptability and thirst for knowledge have been significant assets in your professional life, and now it's time to set goals for the new year that align with your desire for growth and exploration. Consider opportunities that allow you to travel, learn, or expand your horizons. Networking with like-minded individuals and seeking inspiration from diverse sources can lead to exciting career developments.
Health is an area where your energetic nature can be fully embraced, Sagittarius. The end of the year is a perfect moment to assess your health routine and make adjustments that align with your active lifestyle. Incorporating activities that are both physically challenging and mentally stimulating, like hiking, archery, or team sports, can be particularly beneficial.
As you bid goodbye to 2023, Sagittarius, embrace the adventures and the wisdom you've gained. Your zest for life and quest for knowledge have been your guiding forces, and they will continue to lead you in the new year. Celebrate the freedom and growth you've experienced, and step into the new year with an open heart and an eager mind. The upcoming year promises new horizons to explore and new truths to uncover, and with your optimistic and adventurous spirit, you're ready to embrace all the experiences that await.
The article is authored by Achary Kalki Krishnan, AstrodevamCareer and finance predictions for zodiac signs in 2024 | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/astrology/horoscope/sagittarius-horoscope-today-december-31-2023-your-positive-attitude-and-ability-to-inspire-others-can-lead-to-significant-achievements/articleshow/106387726.cms | 2024-01-01T02:49:27Z |
End of Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr Carla N. Barnett
Women in Medicine Club from St. George’s University Hosting Free Breast Examination Clinic for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Women in Medicine Club from St. George’s University Hosting Free Breast Examination Clinic for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Home Entertainment Malie Donn Speak Out After 19-Year-Old Woman Shot and Killed At Show The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Dancehall artiste Malie Donn has shared condolences to the family of a 19-year-old woman who was shot outside of a Mississauga nightclub on Sunday | https://grenadachronicle.com/malie-donn-speak-out-after-19-year-old-woman-shot-and-killed-at-show/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:28Z |
Kazakh sambo wrestlers bag medals at international tournament
11:18, 26 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Athletes of the Central Army Sports Club of Kazakhstan won bronze medals at the end of the 23rd International A-category Sambo Tournament in the Prizes of the President of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk, the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Defense informed.
Over 300 best sambo fighters of 20 countries participated in the tournament. Baglan Ibragim (U52kg weight division) and Azhar Kenbeil (U60 kg) won two bronze medals.
"Our army athletes traditionally demonstrated a high class of wrestling. A distinctive feature of this year's tournament was that it is considered as a test one in the run-up to the 2019 European Games to be hosted by Minsk in June," said Assan Mambetkulov, Head of the sambo team of Kazakhstan's Central Army Sports Club. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakh-sambo-wrestlers-bag-medals-at-international-tournament_a3502027/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:28Z |
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal crash on the north side of the Circle City.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Kessler Boulevard West Drive and Spring Mill Road. Officials initially responded to the scene just after 7:30 p.m.
IMPD did not confirm how many people were killed in the crash. As of this article’s publication, It is also unknown if alcohol was factor in the crash.
Icy road conditions led IMPD to respond to numerous crashes across the Circle City. At 7:54 p.m., police reported that they had responded to 14 crashes in the previous hour.
Just after 6 p.m., the Indianapolis Department of Public Works reported that it called in 36 plow drivers to start salting roads.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://fox59.com/news/impd-investigating-fatal-crash-on-indys-north-side/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:32Z |
Another COVID death takes 2023 toll to 35
Tamil Nadu recorded 28 COVID cases on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 36,11,193.
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu reported yet another COVID death on Sunday, the third this week after one each in Tiruvallur and Ranipet, taking the total toll to 38,084.
Overall, the pandemic has claimed 35 lives this year, most of whom had comorbid conditions. The 44-year-old COVID-positive patient who had rheumatoid arthritis was admitted to Peacock Hospital in Tiruttani on December 29 with complaints of fever with chills, and was later referred to MIOT Hospital on the same day for further management.
There, the patient died on December 29 due to COVID pneumonia, septic shock, acute kidney injury, and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome, officials said.
Tamil Nadu recorded 28 COVID cases on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 36,11,193. Of the new cases, Chennai reported 16, and the city reported a positivity rate of 4.7 per cent after the testing of samples was increased to 317.
As of Sunday, there are 175 active cases in Tamil Nadu, and the test positivity rate (TPR) stands at 3.3 per cent. As many as 841 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and 29 patients were discharged post recovery, added the bulletin from the State Health Department. | https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/another-covid-death-takes-2023-toll-to-35-757978 | 2024-01-01T02:49:33Z |
As the year 2023 reaches its final day on December 31, Scorpio, you find yourself immersed in a deep sea of
introspection and
transformation. This day brings a powerful blend of reflection and renewal, aligning with your intense and passionate nature. You're encouraged to delve into the depths of your experiences over the past year, acknowledging the profound emotional and spiritual growth you've undergone.
In general, your determination and depth have led to significant personal discoveries and achievements, and today is about recognizing these milestones while preparing for the transformative journey ahead.
In the realm of love and relationships, your magnetic and intuitive nature has likely led to intense and meaningful connections. For those in relationships, this day is an opportunity to deepen your emotional bonds, exploring the uncharted territories of your partnership with honesty and vulnerability. Single Scorpios might find themselves reflecting on their emotional needs and desires, potentially leading to a clearer understanding of what they seek in future romantic endeavors.
Career-wise, this day marks a time for strategic contemplation. Your resourcefulness and ability to navigate complex situations have been key to your professional success, and now it's time to set ambitious goals for the new year. Consider opportunities that challenge you and allow for personal and professional transformation. Networking with influential figures and seeking mentorship can provide valuable insights and open doors to new possibilities.
Health is an area where your resilient nature can be put to good use, Scorpio. The end of the year is a perfect moment to evaluate your health routine and make necessary adjustments. Incorporating activities that strengthen both your physical and mental resilience, such as martial arts, intense workouts, or meditation, can be highly beneficial.
As you bid farewell to 2023, Scorpio, embrace the transformative journey you've been on and the profound changes it has brought. Your intensity and passion have been your greatest strengths, guiding you through life's challenges and leading to significant personal growth. Celebrate the depth of your experiences and the strength you've gained, and look forward to the new year with a sense of purpose and empowerment. The upcoming year holds the promise of continued transformation and opportunities to delve deeper into your personal and professional aspirations. With your powerful spirit and unwavering determination, you're well-equipped to face the challenges and seize the opportunities that await in the new year.
The article is authored by Achary Kalki Krishnan, Astrodevam14 soldiers lost their lives in 48 hours in Gaza strip, says Israel military | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/astrology/horoscope/scorpio-horoscope-today-december-31-2023-embrace-the-intensity-of-the-day-and-use-it-to-self-discovery/articleshow/106387700.cms | 2024-01-01T02:49:33Z |
Rivers APC: Okocha vows to carry along ex-council chairmen
The Caretaker Committee (CTC) Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has said his administration would involve the Forum of Former APC Council Chairmen in the activities of the party.
He spoke when members of the forum paid him a solidarity/loyalty visit in Port Harcourt at the weekend.
He reiterated his commitment to run an all-inclusive leadership style for members and supporters in the state, to ensure APC takes over the government of the state in 2027.
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The Coordinator of the forum, Frank Aribodor, said members were on the visit to express their support to Okocha and pledge their solidarity and loyalty to him. He assured the party chairman of the forum’s readiness to work with him to reposition APC ahead of the coming elections.
He hailed Okocha’s exceptional leadership prowess, which, according to him, was yielding huge results in the party. | https://thenationonlineng.net/rivers-apc-okocha-vows-to-carry-along-ex-council-chairmen/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:34Z |
Kazakh Senate Speaker attends Munich Security Conference
11:08, 18 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakh Senate Speaker Qasym-Jomart Toqayev took part in the Munich Security Conference on February 15-17, Kazinform has elarnt from the chamber's press service.
Brining together the world's most prominent politicians, experts and statesmen, the forum is traditionally dedicated to the most acute problems of global and regional security. This year the participants mainly focused on ensuring peace in the Middle East, the Balkans and Caucasus. Some sessions were dedicated to the issues of international trade, arms control, climate change, and cyber technologies.
Heads of state and government, speakers of parliaments, leaders of international organizations took the floor at the conference that gathered over 600 delegates, including 35 heads of state and governments, 50 ministers of foreign affairs, as well as 30 ministers of defense. Senate Speaker Toqayev participated in a number of panel sessions. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakh-senate-speaker-attends-munich-security-conference_a3499208/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:34Z |
Toni Braxton stepped forward to address rumors she got married to Birdman.
The R&B legend has been racked with marriage rumors for the past several weeks, especially over the Christmas holiday, prompting her sister Tamar Braxton to also speak out. According to Toni Braxton, she and Birdman have never been married and are both single.
“My dear friend @birdman and I are not married…never been married. We are both single,” she wrote.
Tamar Braxton hilariously reacted to the rumor that her sister Toni Braxton might have taken her relationship to the next level with her beau Birdman. She and the Cash Money honcho have been dating since 2016, and the pair got engaged in 2018. However, no public plans for the nuptials have been shared, and it seems that Tamar is questioning whether the rumors are true and if she has been left in the dark.
According to The Shade Room, rumors have been circulating on X, formerly Twitter, that Toni and Birdman had secretly married in Mexico. It seemed to surprise Tamar, given that the sisters are all super close.
While with her fiancé Jeremy Robinson, Tamar joked about the rumor as she echoed the questions by fans online.
“I was on X and I had saw that post and I want to know. I came here to ask y’all, did she get married? I don’t know,” she said on Instagram Live. “I’ve been blowing up her phone […] Somebody gotta tell us something.”
Tamar also said “congratulations” if the rumor was true, as they have been together for a long time. Tamar also hinted that her mother, Evelyn, might know something even though Toni hasn’t said anything to her.
“I called my mother and and my mother on the phone acting slow. J was in the back laughing, she was like ‘what? What hmm did she, mhhmm’” she said, imitating her mom’s response.
“My mother is not giving up information, but she is acting slow. Like, I can definitely tell she knows something because I was like, ‘Why can’t you just give me a straight answer? I don’t understand it,” she said.
Robinson also said that the couple might have wanted some privacy and not the glamor and fanfare surrounding Tamar, who recently got engaged to Robinson after a brief breakup. | https://grenadachronicle.com/toni-braxton-iced-birdman-marriage-rumors-tamar-speak-out/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:34Z |
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Sports is one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Billions of people around the globe rally at the stadiums or tune in to their television sets to watch their sporting idols in action. As we enter 2024, there is one pertinent question in the minds of the masses — which are the major sports events to look out for in the new year?
The year 2024 is studded with significant sports events across a vast multitude of disciplines. It also brings back one of the grandest competitions in the history of sports — the Olympics. Even in specific sports like football, cricket, tennis and badminton (among others), there are n number of major events one can look forward to.
Now that we have piqued your interest, let us take a close look at all the major sports events in 2024 for which you need to mark the dates in your calendars.
Which are the grandest sports events taking place in 2024?
AFC Asian Cup (Football)
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When: 12 January to 10 February
After the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar is set to host yet another major international tournament in the form of the AFC Asian Cup 2024. The quadrennial intercontinental tournament will see some of the biggest names in Asian football go head-to-head against each other. It might also serve as the perfect platform for Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri (the third-highest goal scorer in international football among active players) to bid farewell to the sport, at least in his national team’s threads.
Africa Cup of Nations (Football)
When: 13 January to 11 February
African players have made their mark playing club football all around the world, especially in Europe. The Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled to be hosted by Ivory Coast in 2024, will see footballing superstars like Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Vincent Aboubakar and Andre Onana (among several others) in action. Senegal, the defending champions, will head to the tournament as the favourites, but they are likely to face a steep challenge for the crown from the likes of Egypt and Cameroon.
Australian Open (Tennis)
When: 14 to 28 January
The first tennis Grand Slam of the year is supposed to mark the return of the Spanish legend Rafael Nadal after a one-year hiatus that saw him drop out of the top 100 in the ATP men’s singles rankings. A battle between rivals Nadal and Novak Djokovic is always one to look out for, and what better place is there for tennis fans to witness the spectacle than the iconic Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia?
ICC U-19 Men’s World Cup (Cricket)
When: 19 January to 11 February
Albeit bilateral series in all three formats of the game will be going on in several corners of the world, the first major cricketing tournament of 2024 comes in the form of the ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup (to be played in South Africa). The future stars of the game will look to stamp their authority in the international sphere and pave their paths towards getting selected for the senior sides.
For the winning captain, the prospect is all the more alluring as he gets to join an elite list of players which includes the likes of Mohammed Kaif, Virat Kohli, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Shimron Hetmyer and Prithvi Shaw, among others.
Super Bowl LVIII (American Football)
When: 11 February
One of the most iconic sports events in a calendar year, the Super Bowl is watched by nearly all of the United States of America. The Super Bowl LVIII is the championship game for the National Football League 2023 and will be hosted at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
It marks the first Super Bowl that will be played in the state of Nevada and the third straight year that the Super Bowl will be played in the western USA. American singer and songwriter Usher Raymond IV (popularly known as Usher) is slated to perform in the halftime show.
Masters Tournament (Golf)
When: 8 to 14 April
The first major golf event of the year will be the Masters Tournament in April at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA. From Rory McIlroy, and Brooks Koepka to Wyndham Clark, the competition will see a host of stars fighting for glory.
PGA Championship (Golf)
When: 13 to 19 May
Right after the 2024 Masters Tournament, the golf action will move across the USA to the Valhalla Golf Course in Maine for arguably the most prestigious event of the sport, the PGA Championship. Defending champion Brooks Koepka will be looking to win his second consecutive title in Maine, but his task will be cut out.
Interestingly, the PGA Championship also has one of the highest payouts in any sports event across all disciplines.
French Open (Tennis)
When: 20 May to 9 June
After he missed out on the 2023 edition owing to his injury, Rafael Nadal will be looking forward to the French Open in 2024, more so because he holds the record for the most title wins at this Grand Slam (14). However, the Spaniard will be up against the likes of Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and many more, all of whom have proved to the world why they stand an equal chance (if not more) of winning the coveted silverware at the Roland Garros in Paris.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Cricket)
When: 4 to 30 June
According to the International Cricket Council’s plans till 2031, fans of the sport are set to witness a minimum of one ICC event (for the senior men’s division) every year, and 2024 is no different. After the ODI World Cup in 2023, the shortest format of international cricket will become the talk of the town owing to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June.
The tournament will also see the USA acting as a co-host alongside the West Indies. In the process, the North American nation will host an ICC tournament for the first time in its history.
UEFA Euro (Football)
When: 14 June to 14 July
Football fans around the globe are in for a blockbuster summer in 2024. The proceedings will kick-start with the UEFA Euro in Germany. From Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, and Robert Lewandowski to Marcus Rashford, Toni Kroos, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, the quadrennial tournament will see a constellation of stars battling for European glory.
The 2024 edition of the tournament might also see Ronaldo making a final appearance in the Portuguese jersey, and it will be a fairytale ending to the maestro’s career if he retires from international football holding the sliver trophy over his head (he once won it in in 2016).
Copa America (Football)
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When: 20 June to 14 July
If Europe is gearing up for the UEFA Euro in the summer of 2024, the American nations are looking forward to the Copa America. Neymar Jr, Lionel Messi, Vincius Jr, Angel Di Maria, Emiliano Martinez… the list of stars to look out for in the competition is long. The tournament will be held in the USA, and might just set the stage for Messi to draw curtains on his international career. However, Argentina (the defending champions) will be wary of the threat other teams pose to them, especially Brazil, their arch-nemesis.
Wimbledon Open (Tennis)
When: 1 to 14 July
Perhaps the most prestigious Grand Slam in the history of tennis, the Wimbledon Open in 2024 will serve as the perfect platform for the players to get all the match time they need before heading to the Olympics in August. Carlos Alcaraz, the defending champion, will be hoping for his second win at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, but his route to the silverware win won’t be easy.
The Olympics (multi-sports event)
When: 26 July to 11 August
The grandest sports event in 2024, without a speck of doubt, will be the Olympics. While China and the USA are almost guaranteed to compete for the top two spots in Paris, athletes from other nations will also be looking to make their mark. From footballers to tennis players, shuttlers and hockey players, top athletes from most major sports disciplines will be present in this grand confluence of sports that happens once in every four years.
US Open (Tennis)
When: 26 August to 8 September
Right after the Olympics, a few of the top tennis players may be seen withdrawing from the US Open (as has been the case in the past). However, in no way can that undermine the significance that the last tennis Grand Slam of the year holds. Slated to be contested in the iconic Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, the US Open is one of the oldest sports competitions in the world with a rich heritage.
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (Football)
When: 16 October to 3 November
In a bid to achieve gender equality, FIFA, the apex global governing body in football, lays great emphasis on promoting women’s participation. If their efforts behind making the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 a global spectacle is anything to go by, the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2024 also promises to be an illustrious tournament. The tournament will be hosted by the Dominican Republic and will mark the first FIFA competition that the country will play host to.
BWF World Tour Finals (Badminton)
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When: 11 to 15 December
Summing up the list of the major sports events in 2024 is a badminton competition. After numerous tournaments throughout the year, the badminton action will come down to the grandest honour in the sport, the BWF World Tour Finals. The tournament will be played in Hangzhou, China and will see only the top shuttlers competing for the crown.
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The Paris Olympics is the biggest sports event in 2024.
– What tournaments are going to take place in 2024?
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From BMW’s legendary M10 to Mazda’s rarest bike, these units deserve to be remembered
The song of the internal combustion engine is far from over: in Europe they will be produced for another decade or so, elsewhere – and longer, not to mention that it will take several more years before the existing fleet is completely replaced. And then there will be old-timers and collector cars, the interest in which is growing unstoppably. BMW’s M12, which dominated Formula 1 circuits in the early 1980s, was based on the humble M10. The difference between the two bikes was more than 1200 horses. But despite all this, it is clear that the glorious era of DVG is coming to an end. To mark the occasion, Autoweek’s experts ranked their 13 petrol bikes that will be most missed in the future electric era, and which they think are worth remembering. The authors themselves admit that the ranking is highly subjective. But it is a good basis to think about and do the same for ourselves. Which engines would you remember? Let us know in the comments. 10 petrol engines we will miss (GALLERY):
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As 2023 comes to a close on December 31, Taurus, you find yourself in a reflective mood, pondering the year's experiences and preparing for what lies ahead. This day brings a sense of calm and grounding, typical of your earthy nature, allowing you to appreciate the stability and growth you've achieved. In your general life, you might feel a strong connection to your core values and beliefs, guiding your decisions and interactions.
This is a day to cherish the simple pleasures of life, finding joy in the comfort of familiar surroundings and the company of those who matter most.
In the realm of love and relationships, Taurus, you're encouraged to express your feelings openly and honestly. For those in a relationship, this could mean deepening your bond through heartfelt conversations and shared dreams for the future. Single Taureans might find themselves drawn to someone who shares their values and outlook on life, potentially leading to a meaningful connection. In terms of career, this day is about recognizing your achievements and setting realistic goals for the upcoming year. Your practical approach and dedication have served you well, and now is the time to plan for future advancements. Consider your career path thoughtfully, perhaps exploring opportunities for further education or skill development that align with your long-term objectives.
Health-wise, Taurus, focus on maintaining balance. The indulgences of the holiday season might have taken a toll, so consider starting a routine that promotes physical and mental well-being. This could involve a balanced diet, regular exercise, or activities that reduce stress, like yoga or meditation. Remember, your health is a long-term investment, and taking care of yourself is essential for a prosperous and fulfilling year ahead.
As you bid farewell to 2023, Taurus, embrace the lessons learned and the growth achieved. Your steady and reliable nature has been your anchor throughout the year, and it will continue to be your strength in the times to come. Celebrate the end of the year with gratitude and look forward to the new beginnings with hope and determination. The new year promises new opportunities and experiences, and with your grounded approach, you're well-equipped to make the most of them.
The article is authored by Achary Kalki Krishnan, AstrodevamCareer and finance predictions for zodiac signs in 2024 | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/astrology/horoscope/taurus-horoscope-today-december-31-2023-you-are-greeted-with-a-serene-energy/articleshow/106387479.cms | 2024-01-01T02:49:40Z |
Current Formula 1 engines generate up to 1,000 hp from just 1.6 liters of displacement, and now Engineering Explained has video breaking down the details that make that possible.
Technically, Formula 1 cars have “power units,” not “engines,” as the 1.6-liter turbocharged V-6 is just one part of a hybrid powertrain. Since 2014, F1 has mandated a setup that includes the tiny 90-degree V-6 and two motor-generator units, the MGU-K (Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic) and MGU-H (Motor Generator Unit-Heat).
Both motor-generator units harvest energy, but in different ways. The MGU-H is spun by excess exhaust flow from the turbo that would normally be bled off by a wastegate, harvesting energy that can be stored in a battery pack, used to spin the turbo when off throttle, or sent directly to the MGU-K. Attached to the crankshaft, the MGU-K can provide up to 160 hp to help propel the car or regenerative braking to recover more energy.
With just 160 hp provided by the MGU-K, and only in short bursts when the battery pack is fully charged, the gasoline engine is still doing most of the work. It also has to do that with a limited amount of fuel (because F1 doesn’t allow in-race refueling any more) pumped from the fuel cell at a flow rate dictated by the rules. That rate—a maximum 100 kg/h—also means that while F1 allows engines to rev to 15,000 rpm, power effectively peaks at 10,500 rpm, because that’s when engines hit that maximum rate.
Teams claim the fuel used in F1 is similar to pump gasoline, so they aren’t getting an advantage there. F1 engines are known to run much more efficiently than typical road-car engines, however. Mercedes-AMG has claimed its engines have achieved more than 50% thermal efficiency, meaning at least half the potential energy in the fuel they burn is actually used to move the car. That’s the key to those big power numbers.
Considering that most road-car internal-combustion engines struggle to achieve 35% thermal efficiency, F1 engineers have to employ plenty of tricks. One is pre-chamber ignition—the use of a smaller combustion chamber above the main chamber—which allows for a leaner air-fuel mixture that’s ideally suited to F1’s fuel-flow limits. This feature isn’t racing-specific; it was one of the features that made the original Honda Civic’s CVCC engine so fuel-efficient, and it’s currently used in Maserati’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6.
Another efficiency boost is a rule that allows compression ratios of up to 18:1. That’s much higher than road-car engines, and while it’s unknown whether teams are actually hitting that limit, it leaves room for efficiency gains. Higher compression ratios are more efficient, and even without running all the way to an 18:1 ratio, F1 cars are likely running higher compression ratios than road cars and reaping that benefit.
The final factor is turbo boost. In road cars, high levels of boost help small engines produce big power, but it may not be that simple in F1. F1 engines may run more or less boost than some road cars (teams don’t release actual figures) depending on the air-fuel ratio, and that could also change based on circuits, with more boost used at higher-altitude Mexico City, for example.
Ultimately, it’s the efficiency of the total package that allows F1 power units to get so much power from so little displacement. As noted in the video, they also do it without some features that are common on road cars, such as variable valve timing. That’s what makes modern F1 power units true technological marvels.
Check out the video above for a deeper dive on what makes F1 engines tick.
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BHOG certificate obtained for 523 temples, says Sekarbabu
TN is the leading state to obtain BHOG certificate, said the Minister after inaugurating the full-day prasadam scheme at Arulmigu Parthasarathy Swamy Temple in Triplicane.
CHENNAI: Minister for HR&CE PK Sekarbabu on Sunday said the department had obtained BHOG certification to ensure the quality of Annadhanam (free-meal) and prasadam to devotees in 523 temples across the state.
The department has obtained Blissful Hygienic Offering to God (BHOG) certificate, which was issued by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, to as many as 523 temples in the state. Tamil Nadu is the leading state to obtain BHOG certificate, said the Minister after inaugurating the full-day prasadam scheme at Arulmigu Parthasarathy Swamy Temple in Triplicane.
Full-day prasadam scheme extended
Similar, programmes were launched in Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai, Arulmigu Kallalagar Temple in Madurai, Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram and Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy Temple in Tiruparankundram.
“DMK’s Dravidian Model government is the only government in the Indian subcontinent that understands the needs of the devotees and fulfills them. This government, today, launched a scheme to distribute prasadam throughout five temples, taking the total number of temples covered under the scheme to 20,” said the Minister after launching the scheme at Arulmigu Parthasarathy Swamy Temple.
The government has allocated Rs 25 crore for the scheme; he said and added the government has also extended the full-day Annadhanam scheme to six temples in addition to two temples where the scheme was already in place. The CM would soon launch the scheme in three more temples.
“Around 92,000 devotees are benefitting under the scheme daily and the government and the scheme has been implemented at a cost of Rs 100 crore,” he said.
On damages caused to temples by cyclonic storm Michaung in northern districts and torrential rains in southern districts, the Minister said that the department would commence and complete the repair and renovation works of the temples, which sustained damage in the natural calamity, in the month of January. | https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/bhog-certificate-obtained-for-523-temples-says-sekarbabu-757987 | 2024-01-01T02:49:39Z |
Israel rings in New Year under barrage of rockets from Gaza
JERUSALEM, Undefined — Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted Tel Aviv and southern Israel as the country rang in the New Year on Monday, according to AFP journalists on the ground.
Air-raid sirens sounded as journalists in Tel Aviv saw Israeli missile defence systems intercept the rockets.
People who had gathered on the streets to celebrate New Year's Eve took shelter, while others continued to party.
The attack on southern Israel came at midnight (22:00 GMT) and another targeting Tel Aviv occurred a minute later, according to AFP journalists.
"I was terrified, like it was the first time I saw missiles, its terrifying," Gabriel Zemelman told AFP outside a Tel Aviv bar where he had come to celebrate with friends.
Hamas's military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for both attacks in a video posted on social media.
They said they used M90 rockets in "response to the massacres of civilians" perpetrated by Israel.
The Israeli military confirmed the attack.
Hamas "decided to start 2024 by launching a barrage of rockets at Israel", the military said in a post on social media.
The latest rocket attacks came as Israel continues its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 21,822 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
The war was triggered by an unprecedented Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, which left around 1,140 people dead, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on official Israeli data.
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Kazakh taekwondo fighter bags bronze medal at tournament in Turkey
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ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan's taekwondo fighter Kairat Sarymsakov won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo President's Cup for Europe region in Turkey, Kazinform has learned from Olympic.kz.
Sarymsakov became the bronze medalist in the U74kg weight division.
As for other Kazakh athletes, Nurlan Myrzabayev finished 16th, Rakhym Adilkhanov came in 22nd. Yerbol Beisenbay and Eldar Birimbay finished 32nd in various weight divisions. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakh-taekwondo-fighter-bags-bronze-medal-at-tournament-in-turkey_a3497719/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:41Z |
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Senate leader Bamidele hails ‘Progressive General’ at 70
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has felicitated the Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF) and former Benue State Governor, Senator George Akume, who clocks 70 years today.
In a statement by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Tuesday, Bamidele described the SGF as one of the few progressive generals, who through firmness, resilience and tenacity reclaimed Nigeria from the claws of regressive elements in 2015.
He specifically commended Akume for being consistent, firm and tenacious in the progressive struggle to reclaim Nigeria right from the era of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria to the dawn of All Progressives Congress in February 2013 and beyond.
He recounted Akume’s many contributions as Benue State Governor (1999-2007), Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2007 – 2019) and Minister of Special Duties (2019 – 2023), pointing out his unflinching love for his people and his people’s love for him.
The statement said: “On this day, I celebrate one of the priceless generals in the ranks of the progressives, who worked valiantly to rescue and reclaim Nigeria from the claws of regressive elements that ruled between 1999 and 2015.
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“Even when the progressive actors could not make meaningful inroads into the Middle Belt, Senator Akume held forth and is still holding forth, especially amid stiff opposition from the ruling elite in the state and at the centre.
“Senator Akume’s politics of consistency and welfarism has made both the young and old people in Benue State to be pleased with him. Today, there is no political actor in Benue State, indeed Middle Belt at large, that is in touch with the people at the grassroots as Senator Akume. He is truly a man of the people.
“For these reasons, the upcoming progressives nationwide have the onus of understudying Senator Akume’s politics that endeared him to the heart of Benue people and beyond since his election in 1999,” the senate leader said in a statement.
Bamidele, therefore, prayed that God would continue to satisfy the SGF with longer life; grant him unfailing memory; bless him with enduring peace and fill his heart with joy unspeakable in the Name of Jesus Christ. | https://thenationonlineng.net/senate-leader-bamidele-hails-progressive-general-at-70-2/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:44Z |
As the year 2023 winds down on December 31, Virgo, you find yourself in a state of thoughtful analysis and hopeful planning. This day brings a blend of meticulous reflection and forward-thinking, aligning with your detail-oriented and practical nature. You're encouraged to review the year's events with a critical yet kind eye, acknowledging both your successes and areas for improvement.
In general, your methodical approach and hard work have led to significant achievements, and today is about recognizing these accomplishments while laying the groundwork for future endeavors.
In the realm of love and relationships, your thoughtful and caring nature has likely nurtured deep and meaningful connections. For those in relationships, this day is an opportunity to appreciate the stability and support you've built together, perhaps planning practical steps for a shared future. Single Virgos might find themselves analyzing past relationships to understand what they truly seek in a partner, potentially leading to a clearer vision for future romantic pursuits.
Career-wise, this day marks a time for strategic planning. Your efficiency and attention to detail have been invaluable in your professional life, and now it's time to set goals for the new year that capitalize on these strengths. Consider opportunities for skill enhancement or taking on new responsibilities that align with your career aspirations. Networking with colleagues and seeking mentorship can provide valuable insights and open doors to new possibilities.
Health is an area where your disciplined nature can shine, Virgo. The end of the year is a perfect time to evaluate your health routine and make adjustments as needed. Incorporating a balanced diet, regular exercise, and stress-reducing activities like meditation or yoga can enhance your physical and mental well-being.
As you bid farewell to 2023, Virgo, embrace the lessons learned and the progress made. Your analytical mind and meticulous approach have been your greatest assets, guiding you through various challenges and achievements. Celebrate the personal and professional growth you've experienced, and look forward to the new year with a sense of purpose and optimism. The upcoming year holds the promise of continued growth and opportunities to apply your skills and knowledge in new and exciting ways. With your practical mindset and attention to detail, you're well-equipped to navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities that await in the new year.
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LONDON (AP) — John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84.
A statement from his family, posted on X, formerly Twitter, said Pilger died on Saturday in London.
“His journalism and documentaries were celebrated around the world, but to his family he was simply the most amazing and loved dad, grandad and partner,” the statement said.
Pilger, who has been based in Britain since 1962, worked for Britain’s left-leaning Daily Mirror newspaper, broadcaster ITV’s investigative program “World In Action” and for the Reuters news agency.
He won an International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences award for his 1979 film “Year Zero: The Silent Death Of Cambodia,” which revealed the extent of the Khmer Rouge’s atrocities. He followed that with a 1990 documentary titled “Cambodia: The Betrayal,” which examined international complicity in the Khmer Rouge remaining a threat.
He also won acclaim for a 1974 documentary looking into the campaign for compensation for children after concerns were raised about birth defects when expectant mothers took the drug Thalidomide.
Pilger was known for his opposition to American and British foreign policy, and he was also highly critical of Australia’s treatment of its Indigenous population.
In more recent years, he campaigned for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has fought a lengthy battle against extradition to the United States.
Kevin Lygo, managing director of media and entertainment at ITV, described Pilger as “a giant of campaigning journalism” who offered viewers a level of analysis and opinion that was rare in mainstream television.
“He had a clear, distinctive editorial voice which he used to great effect throughout his distinguished filmmaking career. His documentaries were engaging, challenging and always very watchable,” Lygo said.
“He eschewed comfortable consensus and instead offered a radical, alternative approach on current affairs and a platform for dissenting voices over 50 years,” he added. | https://whnt.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-john-pilger-australia-born-journalist-and-filmmaker-known-for-covering-cambodia-dies-at-84/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:46Z |
PM to visit Tiruchy tomorrow to unveil slew of projects
Official sources said here on Sunday that PM Modi will reach Tiruchy International airport at around 10.30 am and would immediately leave by road to Bharathidasan University
TIRUCHY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Tiruchy city on January 2 to inaugurate, dedicate to nation and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than Rs 19,850 crore related to aviation, rail, road, oil and gas, shipping and higher education sectors.
Official sources said here on Sunday that PM Modi will reach Tiruchy International airport at around 10.30 am and would immediately leave by road to Bharathidasan University, where he will be the chief guest at the 38th Convocation ceremony.
Later, at a public programme, the PM will inaugurate the New Terminal Building at Tiruchy International Airport, the second largest airport in Tamil Nadu, after Chennai, in terms of international passenger traffic.
Developed at a cost of more than Rs 1,100 crore, the two-level new international terminal building has the capacity to serve more than 44 lakh passengers annually and about 3,500 passengers during peak hours. The new terminal hosts state-of-the- art amenities and features for passenger convenience.
The PM will dedicate to the nation multiple railway projects that includes the project for doubling of 41.4 km Salem –Omalur-Mettur Dam section, project for doubling of rail line section of 160 km from Madurai –Thoothukudi and other projects for rail line electrification.
PM Modi will also dedicate to the nation five road sector projects. During the programme, Modi will also lay the foundation stone of important road development projects.
He will dedicate to the nation the General Cargo Berth-II of Kamarajar Port. Governor RN Ravi, CM MK Stalin will accompany him. | https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/pm-to-visit-tiruchy-tomorrow-to-unveil-slew-of-projects-757986 | 2024-01-01T02:49:46Z |
New Year's celebration generally peaceful — PNP
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police said that this year’s New Year's celebration was generally “peaceful.”
There were no major untoward incidents that took place based on the PNP’s monitoring of the peace and order situation on December 31 and the morning of January 1, said PNP spokesperson Police Col. Jean Fajardo in an interview with GMA’s Unang Balita on Monday.
However, two new incidents of illegal discharge of firearms took place the day before New Year, Fajardo said, bringing the total number of incidents to 11 as of Monday morning.
These incidents took place during the afternoon of December 31.
“One of the incidents in Zamboanga involved one police personnel who used his firearm behind their barracks. He appeared to be under the influence of liquor,” Fajardo said in Filipino.
The cop will face criminal charges and undergo an administrative probe, which may lead to his dismissal from service, Fajardo said.
Fajardo added that the PNP will continue to be on heightened alert until next week to ensure peace and order especially as terminals become busier with passengers returning from the holidays.
The PNP said on December 30 that it has arrested 12 people nationwide for selling banned firecrackers, while more than 28,000 banned firecrackers worth P244,130 were confiscated over the holidays.
The Department of Health on December 30 recorded a total of 107 injuries due to firecrackers or pyrotechnic devices, with the highest number of injuries from the National Capital Region.
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Kazakh tennis player wins ITF World Tennis Tour in Turkey
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ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakh tennis player Dmitry Popko has won the M 15 Antalya, the ITF World Tennis Tour in Turkey, with a prize fund of USD 15,000, Olympic.kz reports.
Popko defeated Sebastian Korda - 6:4, 3:6, 6:3. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakh-tennis-player-wins-itf-world-tennis-tour-in-turkey_a3499774/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:48Z |
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PILIBHIT: A member of ‘private sector mechanism' at a UN panel has sent a complaint to the "higher authorities" on Saturday alleging harassment by officials of food safety and drug administration in Pilibhit.
The member, a PG in ‘business economics and finance’ from a UK-based university stated that her farm unit, operational in Pilibhit, was imposed financial penalty worth Rs2 lakh by the court of Pilibhit ADM (finance and revenue), following a "one-sided action of the food safety department".
Notably, a team from the department had collected cheese samples from a Pilibhit-based resort on May 5 of this year to send it to a government lab for tests. The resort staff had informed the team that the cheese was supplied by the complainant's farms, according to Shashank Tripathi, assistant commissioner of food safety and drug administration.
But the complainant alleged that the department's officials neither informed her about the sampling action nor verified whether the sampled cheese actually belonged to her dairy farm. Based on a lab report that confirmed the low fat percentage in the cheese, the ADM court imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the resort and Rs 2 lakh on the complainant’s dairy farm on December 27.
She however said that the dairy products were certified by FSSAI and she had a practice of verifying the quality of the products through frequent lab tests. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/complaint-against-pilibhit-food-safety-department/articleshow/106409117.cms | 2024-01-01T02:49:52Z |
#Conor #McGregor #announced #DATE #PLACE #RIVAL #fight
Conor McGregor He announced this December 31 through a video published on social networks the date, place and rival of his next fight. The Irishman, one of the most followed fighters in the world, has not fought since July 10, 2021. A fracture of the tibia in the first round of the fight took him out of circulation and he has had to dedicate almost two years to his recovery. .
In addition to its quality, McGregor He has several titles that make him a respected rival for anyone. For example, Conor McGregor was the first fighter in the history of UFC to win titles in two divisions at the same time. Likewise, he has to his credit the IS fastest in the UFC by knocking out José Aldo in 13 seconds. With a record of 22 victories (19 by KO) and six defeats, the Irishman is one of the strongest and most controversial fighters on the circuit.
But controversy has accompanied him throughout his career, both due to his character, as well as his fortune and threats of retirement. He first said he was retiring in April 2016, but in August 2018 he returned to the UFC when he faced the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov looking to regain his lightweight title. He fell by submission to the powerful Russian. For 2019 he announced his departure again, but in 2020 he returned to defeat Donald Cerrone by KO and becoming the first fighter to knock out at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight.
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Conor McGregor will fight in June in Las Vegas
Through a video published on social network, Conor McGregor offered details about his next fight. On December 30, the fighter had announced his return to the octagon as “the greatest comeback in the history of the sport.” After this, who stood as his most likely rival, Michael Chandler He left in their path and they had the umpteenth crossing. «Imagine saying it, the biggest comeback in the history of combat sports and then making a fake documentary about it and then never coming back. FORGOTTEN McGregor.
Well, this December 31, the Irishman closed the doors to speculation. «Ladies and gentlemen, happy new year everyone. I would like to announce my return, in the greatest return of all time, it will be in Las Vegas, en The International Fight WeekJune 29 »said McGregor, appearing smiling and relaxed with a glass of wine in his hand. Then, he asked whoever was recording him to come closer to reveal his rival. «The opponent will be Michael Chandler and the weight is 185 pounds», term laughing with burlesque laughter and taking a sip of wine.
After the Conor McGregor video, Chandler again posted a message on his social networks pointing out the Irish fighter. «I always said I wanted you at your biggest, baddest and best. 185 would look good on me »Chandler expressed in clear challenge of duel. Later he added: “Don’t forget who was a natural featherweight who began his career in the UFC, fighting against selected bantamweights”. Chandler is a three-time Bellator lightweight champion and is ranked fifth in this category by the UFC. | https://www.world-today-journal.com/conor-mcgregor-announced-date-place-and-rival-for-next-fight/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:52Z |
With 15 deaths, 2023 worst year for tigers in state
According to the NCTA, 9 out of the 15 tigers had died outside the reserves, which are protected zones. DT Next reports
CHENNAI: The year 2023 has been the worst since 2020 for conservationists in Tamil Nadu as the State recorded 15 tiger deaths during that year. Sadly, of the 15 tigers, 6 were cubs.
As per National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) data, 9 out of 15 tigers died outside the tiger reserves, which are protected zones.
Of the 9 that died outside the reserves, 8 were in The Nilgiris Forest area. One adult tiger died in the Kargudi forest, which is close to Mudumalai.
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve recorded 2 tiger deaths each in 2023. One tiger died in Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve. Shockingly, as many as 10 tigers, including 4 cubs, had died between August 16 and September 19 in the State. Carcasses of two tigresses are yet to be located.
In 2020, as many as 8 tigers died and in 2021, only 4 tigers had died. Three tigers had died in 2022. “Apart from the reserves, these big cats are present in tiger bearing ranges like Gudalur, The Nilgiris, Coimbatore and others. Higher mortality in 2023 is due to the death of more cubs, which is a chance increase. If there the cubs hadn’t died, numbers would have been lower. It’s a concern only if tigers die in an unnatural way,” said Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R Reddy.
He also explained that during the Tiger Census exercises, cubs would not be counted as less than 50% cubs survive beyond one or two years of age. “The forest department also ensures a sufficient number of cubs are born each year by regular monitoring using camera traps,” he explained.
Meanwhile, the country had lost 177 tigers in 2023 with Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh witnessing 45 and 40 deaths respectively. “Additionally, 54% of these deaths took place outside the reserves. While the average lifespan of a tiger in the wild is around 10-12 years, 40% of deaths in 2023 are of cubs and sub-adults, which have naturally high mortality rates due to tiger land tenurial dynamics. Of the cases where the cause was confirmed, the trend is evident with more than 77% being due to natural causes or causes not attributable to poaching,” the NTCA said.
A study conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and NTCA had already warned that the biosphere reserve was one of the largest hotspot areas for invasion of alien species. This adversely impacts the survival of tigers as the latter depends on high densities of herbivores, which require large wilderness areas with lots of nutritional forage. | https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/with-15-deaths-2023-worst-year-for-tigers-in-state-757979 | 2024-01-01T02:49:54Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
The New Year’s weekend box office this year lacked a true blockbuster. (This time last year, “Avatar: The Way of Water” was inundating theaters.) Instead, a wide array of films – among them “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” “The Boys in the Boat,” “Migration,” “Ferrari,” “The Iron Claw” and “Anyone But You” – sought to break out over the year’s most lucrative box-office corridor.
The top choice, though, remained “Wonka,” Paul King’s musical starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka. In its third weekend, the Warner Bros. release collected an estimated $24 million Friday through Sunday and $31.8 million factoring in estimates for the Monday holiday. That brings the film’s domestical total to $142.5 million.
That bested Warner Bros.’ own “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” which, like previous DC superhero films, is struggling. James Wan’s “Aquaman” sequel starring Jason Momoa took in $19.5 million in its second weekend to bring its two-week haul to a modest $84.7 million including New Year’s Day estimates.
The original “Aquaman,” which ultimately surpassed $1.1 billion worldwide, had grossed $215.4 million over a similar period in 2018 – more than double that of the sequel. Internationally, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” added $50.5 million.
Weekend sales only tell part of the story this time of year. From Christmas through New Year’s, when kids are out of school and many adults aren’t working, every day is like Saturday to film distributors.
“The Color Purple,” Blitz Bazawule’s adaptation of the 2005 stage musical from Alice Walker’s novel, debuted on Monday and led all movies on Christmas with $18 million. Through the week, the Warner Bros. release has grossed $50 million, including $13 million Friday through Sunday. That’s a strong start for the crowd-pleaser starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks. Audiences gave it an “A” CinemaScore.
The roughly $100 million production, which boasts Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones (all from the 1985 film) as producers, should play well through awards season. It’s nominated for several Golden Globes and expected to be in the Oscar mix.
“We saw this opportunity to go wide at Christmas since there were so few movies and we were confident the movie would be well received,” said Jeffrey Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros. “Going into the competitive landscape that’s so thin in January and February, the excitement of awards season could really help ignite a bigger box office.”
Despite a blockbuster-less holiday frame, the last weekend of the year pushed the industry past $9 billion in box office for the year in U.S. and Canadian theaters for the first time since before the pandemic. Ticket sales on the year were up 21% from 2022, according to data firm Comscore.
Still, it was a mark that seemed more easily within reach during the summer highs of Barbenheimer when both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were breaking box-office records.
The enormous success of those two films changed the trajectory of Hollywood’s 2023, but so did the monthslong actors and writers strikes. Those forced the postponement of some top films (most notably “Dune: Part Two” ), diminishing an already patchwork fall lineup with few guaranteed ticket-sellers. One exception was the last-minute addition of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” which set a new record for concert films.
This year, Hollywood needed Swift and every penny to reach $9 billion. It crossed that threshold Saturday, with one day to spare. That total, though, still doesn’t come close to the $11 billion-plus years that preceded the pandemic. The number of wide releases in 2023 came about 20 films shy of those released in 2019.
The production delays caused by the strikes could have an even greater impact on 2024. Several top releases have already been postponed until at least the following year, including “Mission: Impossible” and “Spider-Verse” sequels. After a rocky year for Marvel and a string of less predictable hits, Hollywood will have to hope it can adapt to changing audience tastes – and that another “Barbie” is lurking somewhere.
“It’s an $11 billion business. We’re climbing our way back,” said Goldstein. “This next year is going to be a big challenge because of the strikes. But we’re seeing very clearly in 2023, when there are movies out there that people want to see, they come.”
Meanwhile, a host of releases sought to capitalize over the holidays – and most succeeded.
“This crop of seven wide releases at the end of the year, they got us over the hump of $9 billion,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. “This final push of the year provided great insight into what audiences are looking for. It’s movies big and small. It’s different types of movies.”
Though “Wonka” won out as the family movie choice for the holidays, Universal Pictures’ “Migration” is attracting young audiences, too. The animated movie from “Minions”-maker Illumination notched $17.2 million in 3,839 theaters in its second weekend, and $59.4 million since opening.
“The Boys in the Boat,” the George Clooney-directed sports drama, grossed $24.6 million since opening Dec. 25. The Amazon MGM Studios release, about the U.S. men’s crew in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, wasn’t a smash with critics (58% “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences gave it an “A” CinemaScore. “The Boys in the Boat,” which cost about $40 million to make, could hold well in coming weeks.
Though romantic comedies have largely migrated to streaming platforms, Sony Pictures’ “Anyone But You” is proving the genre can still work in theaters. The film, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, collected $9 million in its second weekend to bring its total to $27.6 million through Monday.
Sean Durkin’s wrestling drama “The Iron Claw” is also performing well. The A24 film, starring Zac Efron, Holt McCallany and Jeremy Allen White, has grossed $18 million since opening Dec. 22, including $5 million on the three-day weekend. The film dramatizes the tragic story of the Von Erich family.
Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” a project the director sought to make for three decades, took in $10.9 million since launching in theaters on Monday, including $4.1 million for the weekend. While that ranks as one of the biggest debuts for indie distributor Neon, it’s nowhere near what a movie that cost close to $100 million to make needs to turn a profit.
The film, starring Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari, has been celebrated by critics, but appears likely to follow Mann’s previous film, 2015’s “Blackhat” ($19.6 million worldwide against a $70 million budget), as a commercial disappointment.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Wonka,” $24 million.
2. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” $19.5 million.
3. “Migration,” $17.2 million.
4. “The Color Purple,” $13 million.
5. “Anyone But You,” $9 million.
6. “The Boys in the Boat,” $8.3 million.
7. “The Iron Claw,” $5 million.
8. “Ferrari,” $4.1 million.
9. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” $2.9 million.
10. “The Boy and the Heron,” $2.5 million.
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Tudun Biri: Kaduna governor raises panel to monitor intervention funds
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani yesterday inaugurated a state committee on Implementation and Monitoring Mechanism for Tudun Biri Projects and Funds.
The committee headed by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, is expected to among others, take inventory of the donations made by the Federal Government, National Assembly, Nigeria Governors Forum, corporate organisations and well-meaning Nigerians and develop a framework for disbursement of the funds as well as ensure prompt disbursement to actual beneficiaries.
Inaugurating the committee, Governor Sani said the state government wanted to ensure that the donations made for the community went to the actual beneficiaries, just as the government desired to monitor the implementation of the projects to ensure their speedy and effective implementation.
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He said: “The unfortunate military drone attack took the lives of many of our citizens and injured others. The shocking incident elicited reactions from Nigerians and the international community.
“Kaduna State Government moved swiftly to evacuate the injured to hospitals, took care of their medical bills and provided relief materials for the families of the victims and Tudun Biri Community.
“We have begun the construction of access roads to Tudun Biri and other affected communities in the area.
“The Federal Government, National Assembly, Nigeria Governors Forum, corporate organisations and well- meaning Nigerians have made donations and announced intervention programmes aimed at bringing succour to the distressed community, rebuilding the community and giving the people renewed hope and sense of security.” | https://thenationonlineng.net/tudun-biri-kaduna-governor-raises-panel-to-monitor-intervention-funds/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:54Z |
Kazakh TV channel to broadcast in Russia
"We have considerably added demands to TV serials made under the government information order.(...) TV channels are demanded to air the domestic TV series in prime times," the Minister reported at the meeting.
Besides, Kazakhstan's TV channels gained the right to broadcast in the territory of Russia.
He also stressed that, Khabar Agency opened its office abroad, gained the license to broadcast in Russia. Khabar 24 satellite broadcasting launched via Yamal 401 satellite.
"Russia's children's TV channel Mult showed high ratings in Kazakhstan. In view of this we have concluded agreements to broadcast it in Kazakhstan in the Kazakh language. We will demonstrate first some cartoons translated into Kazakh and then increase gradually the Kazakh language share of broadcasting," the Minister resumed. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakh-tv-channel-to-broadcast-in-russia_a3500068/ | 2024-01-01T02:49:55Z |
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Panaji: Dempo Sports Club demolished KLASA FC 4-0 to seal qualification to the Second Division I-League at Nagoa sports complex on Saturday.
Dempo needed to win their concluding clash to move to the second division and the five-time league champions delivered when it mattered the most.
Sanwil D'Costa and S Doungle scored in the first half to give Dempo a comfortable 2-0 lead while Necio Fernandes converted a penalty and Sapam Singh turned the ball into his own goal as the hosts ended their campaign on a victorious note.
The win helped Dempo finish their I-League Third Division playoffs with seven points from four matches, the same as Sporting Clube de Goa (winners) and third-placed Sporting Club Bengaluru. All three teams qualified for the Second Division which is expected to kick off in January.
Dempo started gingerly against KLASA as the team from Manipur exerted pressure early in the game. The hosts played to a plan and then surged ahead at the half an hour mark when Sanwil capitalised on a clash between the keeper and defender, allowing him a clear look at an unguarded goal from distance.
Doungle then made it 2-0 at the stroke of half time, thanks to another defensive lapse.
In the second half, Dempo scored two late goals to sail through comfortably.
Sporting Clube, who had already qualified after their win against Dempo, lost the concluding clash against Kerala United 1-2 at Tilak Maidan, Vasco. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-drub-klasa-4-0-to-qualify-for-second-division/articleshow/106409111.cms | 2024-01-01T02:49:58Z |
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The last hours of 2023 are ticking away, and since it’s Sunday, the regular Kosmotydeník is also published on the eve of the end of the year. In the overview of the most interesting cosmonautic events, this time the main topic will be devoted to yesterday’s successful flyby of the Juno probe around the volcanic moon Io. However, we will not miss other events either. For example, we will be interested in the postponement of the ambitious Japanese MMX mission, the terrifying impact of the CZ-3B rocket stage in a populated area, or we will remember the last flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket this year. I wish you a good read, a nice Sunday and all the best and cosmic in the new year!
Juno flew by the volcanic moon
The US probe Juno, which has been working on a follow-up mission to the planet Jupiter for three years, made an expected close flyby of the volcanic moon Io yesterday (December 30). The maneuver is intended to help better understand the changes taking place on the surface of this dynamically changing body, but may also reveal broader relationships between the moon and the planet. The close flyby itself is also the closest flyby of a human machine around this moon in the past twenty years. The JunoCam finally took 6 images and the first ones have already arrived on Earth.
The mentioned flyby took place according to plan with a maximum approach of 1,500 kilometers above the body’s surface. It is close, but the flyby is not a record in terms of distance: it is still held by the Galileo probe, which flew just 181 kilometers above Io’s south pole in 2001. Still, it’s a significant moment because Juno is, after all, equipped with more advanced science instruments and the aforementioned JunoCam (which wasn’t even originally part of the mission). The probe launched on August 5, 2011 and reached Jupiter on July 4, 2016. Since then, the probe has completed 56 orbits around Jupiter, collecting data not only on the planet itself, but also on its moons. In addition, yesterday’s flyby of Io was the first of a series that await us now.
“By combining data from this flyby with our previous observations, the Juno science team is investigating how volcanoes on Io change over time,” said Juno principal investigator Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. “We are trying to find out how often they erupt, how their luminosity and temperature change, how the shape of the lava flows changes. We are also investigating how this activity is related to the flow of charged particles in Jupiter’s magnetosphere.” A second very close flyby of Io is then scheduled for February 3, 2024, when Juno will again approach the surface at a distance of approximately 1,500 km. “In a pair of close flybys in December and February, Juno will investigate the source of Io’s massive volcanic activity, whether a magma ocean exists beneath its crust, and the significance of Jupiter’s tidal forces relentlessly squeezing this tortured moon.” Bolton said. It is tidal forces and the associated proximity of Io to Jupiter that are thought to be the main source of energy for the massive volcanic activity seen on the Moon’s surface.
All three main probe cameras were active during this flyby. The Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) collected information on thermal manifestations on the moon’s surface. Thanks to its data, it will be possible to precisely locate volcanoes on the surface. Observations were also carried out by the Stellar Reference Unit camera, which had the task of obtaining the most detailed images of the moon’s surface so far. Last but not least, JunoCam was also working, which was supposed to capture the surface of the moon in the visible spectrum. And it is JunoCam that is now in the center of attention.
The camera was originally designed to last eight flybys of Jupiter, so the images of Io it captured on this 57th flyby are an extensive build. All three cameras and the probe itself had to be built to withstand the formidable radiation environment around Jupiter – probably the harshest in the Solar System (if you don’t count the Sun itself). “JunoCam has begun to experience the cumulative effects of relentless radiation over the last few flybys,” said Juno project manager Ed Hirst. “Images from the last flyby showed a reduction in the dynamic range of the sensor and the appearance of ‘banding’ noise. Our engineering team worked on solutions to mitigate radiation damage and keep the sensor running.”
Research on Io does not end there. After several months of study and evaluation, the Juno team adjusted the probe’s planned future trajectory and added seven new distant flybys of Io to the expanded mission plan. After the close flyby on February 3, the probe will fly by Io every other flyby, with each flyby at progressively greater distances: the first flyby will be at an altitude of about 16,500 km, and the last will be at an altitude of about 115,000 km.
The moon’s gravitational pull on the probe during the Dec. 30 flyby reduced the probe’s orbital period around Jupiter from 38 to 35 days. After the Feb. 3 flyby, Juno’s orbit will further decrease to 33 days. After that, Juno’s new orbit will be such that Jupiter will periodically block the Sun for about five minutes. These flybys will have no negative effect on the probe, but will allow further exploration of Jupiter’s atmosphere. Starting in April 2024, the probe will conduct a series of occultation experiments using the Juno Gravity Science instrument to examine the composition of the planet’s upper atmosphere, providing key information about the shape and internal structure of the gas giant’s upper atmosphere.
This extended mission of the probe exploring the Jovian moon system will last until September 2025, when NASA expects the probe will likely reach the end of its life and then be deliberately steered into the gas giant’s atmosphere.
Cosmic overview of the week:
Japan’s ambitious MMX mission has been delayed by two years. The launch, originally planned for 2024, has been moved to 2026. The reasons are technical and the delay will help the mission team better prepare for this complex mission. The main objective of the MMX mission is to study the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. The JAXA probe will survey both moons and will also attempt to collect samples from Phobos and bring them back to Earth for analysis. The launch delay gives JAXA additional time to resolve technical hurdles and refine the mission’s science objectives. The agency’s goal is to optimize the probe’s instruments and systems and ensure their reliable function in the harsh Martian environment. JAXA hopes that the time required for thorough preparation will increase the mission’s chances of success and maximize the scientific value of the samples obtained.
An interesting Czech track was captured at Boca Chica (Starbase), where SpaceX is testing prototypes of Starship ships and Super Heavy carriers. In the photo you can see the label on the side of the cryogenic tank, which was manufactured by the Czech company Chart Ferox as from Děčín. Tank arrived this week on Starbase. The dimensions are really respectable 48.54 x 5.8 x 6.01 m.
Overview from Kosmoanutix:
In this column, we will traditionally look at an overview of all articles published this year on the Kosmonautix website. What did we write about in the last week of the year? We publish at least two articles about cosmonautics a day, let’s remember them. It was Christmas a week ago, so we took a look at the Christmas cards sent by the crew of the International Space Station. Will the hydrogen for Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket be produced using a more environmentally friendly method? For the umpteenth episode of the Space Technology series, it deals with individual components of the Hubble Space Telescope. This time we have added a part about the FOC faint object camera for you. China is preparing to send the Einstein Probe, a very scientifically interesting space X-ray observatory. The Japanese Space Agency’s SLIM lunar lander has docked in the lunar orbit after a long journey – landing is near. The end of the year was marked by an outlook on what we can look forward to in 2024. First, we looked at the expected unmanned space missions and then at what manned cosmonautics should bring. It hasn’t been long since we saw the wreckage of a Falcon 9 first stage. The stage, designated B1058, did land successfully on the floating platform, but eventually paid the price for the large waves that toppled it, leaving only the lower part. This loss also freezes because the stage had a record 19 successful missions behind it. The new episode of the X-Planes series was devoted to the X-33 VentureStar project. After a number of delays, we saw the last launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket this year. This time, the carrier carried the American military X-37B unmanned space shuttle for the first time. We watched the start Live and in Czech. The last Friday of the month and the last Friday of the year was the last edition of this year’s Pokec with Kosmonautix, where you asked questions about cosmonautics in the chat and we answered them live. On Saturday, an article was published about the most distant confirmation of the galaxy observed by the James Webb telescope. In the Space Technology series, we looked at the ACS Advanced Camera on the Hubble Telescope.
Picture of the week:
The last launch performed by SpaceX in 2023 was provided by the massive Falcon Heavy, which took off from ramp 39A in Florida on December 29 at 02:07 CET, successfully carrying the secret military X-37B unmanned space shuttle. During the launch, beautiful images were created, and John Kraus took a particularly good one when he captured the rocket in front of the moon (of course, it was in the Earth’s atmosphere and the strange composition was created by using a lens with a significant approach to the moon).
Video of the week:
On December 26, the Chinese CZ-3B rocket successfully launched with a pair of Beidou global navigation system satellites. However, its lower level, which fell into the populated area of Guangxi, had an unpleasant aftereffect. As China still uses older inland spaceports, similar situations occasionally occur where spent stages fall into populated areas. You can also see an orange substance in the video, which is nitrogen dioxide. There was probably some unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine left in the tanks, which is also not exactly a harmless compound. Also, take this video as a warning to take care of your safety and the safety of those around you on New Year’s Eve.
Heads up: it’s been a while, but this kind of falling booster action was a feature of the Long March 3B launches of Beidou satellites from Xichang. pic.twitter.com/7XkRCTFLaW
— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) December 26, 2023
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DeTect: Assault footage shared with false, communal narrative
It was claimed that the incident occurred in Bihar, and that the victim was a Muslim and the perpetrators Hindus.
CHENNAI: A video of a group of men assaulting a girl while she pleads with them has gone viral on social media.
It was claimed that the incident occurred in Bihar, and that the victim was a Muslim and the perpetrators Hindus.
AltNews found that the footage pertained to a four-year-old incident of gang-rape in UP.
In reality, the victim was a Hindu Dalit minor and the perpetrators were from the minority community.
The accused was arrested after a shootout.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having “dark conversations” about harming himself before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for depression.
He remembers thinking about his three school-age kids. “I can’t be a blueprint for my children. I can’t let them be left alone or not to understand why he would have done that,” the first-term Pennsylvania Democrat told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in a deeply personal and introspective interview taped before the broadcast that aired Sunday.
So he checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, last Feb. 15. “There was nowhere else to go,” he said, describing how he often felt during his stay that “there wasn’t any hope sometimes and like, ‘What do I have left?’”
He also wondered whether he would survive politically.
“When it got released where I was and where it was going, it was a big story. And so, I had assumed that that would be the end of my career,” he said
When he sought treatment for clinical depression, Fetterman was still coping with the effects of the stroke he had in May 2022, during his campaign for one of the Senate’s most contested seats. “My heart technically stopped, and it was a very touch-and-go situation,” said Fetterman, 54. A pacemaker was implanted with a defibrillator to manage two heart conditions, atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy.
His victory over Republican Mehmet Oz had helped Democrats keep control of the Senate and made him a national figure. It was the height of his political career. But he couldn’t make it out of bed at his home in Braddock, in western Pennsylvania.
“I really scared my kids, and they thought, ’You won, Dad. Why aren’t we enough? Why are you still so sad? Why are you even more sad?’ And it was hard for — to explain why I was. And, of course, a 9-year-old child wouldn’t understand that. And it was awful,” Fetterman said.
So much so that he said he “pleaded not to go down to D.C.” later that November for orientation sessions in Washington for newly elected lawmakers.
His favorite holiday was nearing, yet he was unable to think about getting Christmas presents for his children and “dreading” his swearing in on Capitol Hill early in the new year.
Within two months, he was at Walter Reed. Aides had described the new senator as being withdrawn and uninterested in eating, discussing work or the usual banter with staff.
“This is a conversation that I’ve had with myself and anybody that knows they’re unable to address their depression, is they start to have dark conversations with themself about self-harm,” Fetterman said. “And things continued to kind of tick off the list. And then I kind of hit the emergency brake.”
He added, “I knew I needed help.”
Before checking into Walter Reed, Fetterman had never publicly discussed his battle with depression. He has since said that he has experienced it on and off throughout his life.
He left Walter Reed at the end of March after six weeks of inpatient treatment with his depression “in remission,” according to a statement from his office.
Doctors describe “remission” as when a patient responds to treatment so that they have returned to normal social function and they are indistinguishable from someone who has never had depression.
Fetterman has since become a visible presence in the Capitol, bantering with reporters, joking with Senate colleagues and speaking up at Senate hearings.
To others who are now “facing a really dark holiday time,” Fetterman offered this guidance: “I know that last year’s was desolate. And this year’s might be desolate. Next year’s can be the best ever. And that’s what happened for me.” | https://whnt.com/health/ap-health/ap-sen-fetterman-says-he-thought-news-about-his-depression-treatment-would-end-his-political-career/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:00Z |
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Kazakh weightlifter captures gold in Thailand
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ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstani weightlifter Nurlybek Samenov won the EGAT's Cup - IWF International Weightlifting Championships 2019 in Thailand, Kazinform has learnt from Olympic.kz.
Samenov was the best in Men's 81 kg weight class by lifting 333 kg in total (153+180).
This is the first international tournament for budding athlete. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakh-weightlifter-captures-gold-in-thailand_a3496781/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:02Z |
UNIZIK hails Tinubu’s efforts in improving varsity education
- Warns mischief makers against meddling in VC’s appointment
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his reforms in improving university education.
It warned those it described as mischief makers to stop meddling in the affairs of the school, “as they’re trying to cause confusion.”
The reaction followed an article by Mr. Matthew Ugwuadi that Governor Chukwuma Soludo and two political parties were enmeshed in a battle of who to appoint as the incoming vice chancellor (VC) of the institution.
In a statement yesterday in Awka, the former director of information of the institution and now the Special Adviser to the current VC, Dr. Emma Ojukwu, described such statement as the handiwork of fifth columnists.
He said: “The attention of Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been drawn to an obvious fabrication and falsehood being circulated by fifth columnists and opportunists about the race for the vice chancellorship of UNIZIK.
In this intentionally fabricated falsehood, the fictitious writers concocted figments of their imagination as truth to deceive the public. The university will like to state as follows: “Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka is a federal university funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Education.
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“The procedure for who emerges the Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka is contained in a template outlined and issued by the Federal Ministry of Education.
“Based on these criteria, the Governing Council of the University and the University Senate jointly interview and appoint the most suitably qualified candidate following the Federal Government issued guidelines, which are always strictly followed
“Therefore, it is surprising that these merchants of falsehood will allege that candidates are being sponsored by political parties (the PDP and APGA) for extraneous reasons.
“Let it be stated that it is the Federal Government through its due processes that will determine who becomes the Vice Chancellor of UNIZIK.
“The current Vice Chancellor, Prof Charles Okechukwu Esimone, has performed well by lifting the university to an enviable height.
“The Vice Chancellor has no right under the existing university law to appoint a successor or even influence the outcome of this race as this is the work of the Governing Council of the University.
“Therefore, the insinuation that the Vice Chancellor is supporting a particular candidate is untrue.
The Vice Chancellor believes that who will succeed him after he completes his five-year tenure in early June 2024 is in the hands of God and he has always said publicly that the best should emerge.
“Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka condemns this treacherous attempt to drag the name of this great university to the mud by these fictitious opportunists.
“It also condemns any further attempt to unnecessarily overheat the temperature of the university and cause anxiety among peace-loving workers and students of the university.
“The university management commends the Federal Government under His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for the remarkable efforts being made to improve the lot of universities in Nigeria, especially with regard to the welfare of workers and students.” | https://thenationonlineng.net/unizik-hails-tinubus-efforts-in-improving-varsity-education/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:04Z |
Panaji: Igor Stimac will miss several key players for the Asian Cup 2023, but his 26-member squad has enough experience with nine players being part of the squad for the continental showpiece four years ago.
All three goalkeepers -- Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Vishal Kaith – were part of the India squad for the Asian Cup in 2019 under Stephen Constantine.
Captain Sunil Chhetri, defender Sandesh Jhingan and midfielder Anirudh Thapa will play another big role in the starting 11, while Udanta Singh, Subhasish Bose and Pritam Kotal are the three other players with Asian Cup experience.
Stimac is handicapped with the absence of Anwar Ali, Ashique Kuruniyan and Jeakson Singh, all of whom are key players in the new national team set-up. Their physicality would have also helped in group-stage games against Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria.
The national coach has selected a predictable squad, opting for players with experience and those he has seen in the past. Some of them have been low on form with their clubs in the Indian Super League (ISL), but the national coach didn’t want to take chances with new talent at a major tournament.
That explains why Stimac included Sahal Abdul Samad in the squad, despite the Mohun Bagan Super Giant midfielder picking up an injury four days ago. According to sources, Sahal experienced “unbearable sharp pain” in his ankle joint during training, prompting him to quit the session.
Medical reports have suggested that Sahal should consider returning to play “only after complete pain relief and repeat scan where the affected ligament can be identified, which is approximately third week of January.”
India play the opener against World Cuppers Australia on January 13.
“We need to check the fitness level of our players at present and see how much we can develop in the next two weeks," Stimac said on Saturday. “All these boys are very similar in terms of football quality. We are a team, a family. But no matter the talent, if there is no character, nothing can be achieved."
The India team is expected to reach Doha late on Saturday for their fifth appearance in the AFC Asian Cup.
The squad: Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Vishal Kaith; defenders: Akash Mishra, Lalchungnunga, Mehtab Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhasish Bose; midfielders: Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Deepak Tangri, Lalengmawia Ralte, Liston Colaco, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Udanta Singh; forwards: Ishan Pandita, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh, Rahul KP, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/stimac-backs-experience-known-faces-for-asian-cup/articleshow/106409095.cms | 2024-01-01T02:50:05Z |
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces abdication after 52-year reign in New Year's eve speech
During her annual New Year's Eve address shown on Danish television, Margrethe, 83, announced that she would be handing over the crown to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.
COPENHAGEN: After more than 50 years in power, Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has unexpectedly declared she will step down early in 2024, according to CNN.
During her annual New Year's Eve address shown on Danish television, Margrethe, 83, announced that she would be handing over the crown to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.
She gave an example of her beliefs about the future -- referencing a back operation she underwent in February 2023. "In two weeks time, I have been Queen of Denmark for 52 years. Such an amount will leave its mark on anybody--and also on me! The time takes its toll, and the number of 'ailments' increases. One cannot undertake as much as one managed in the past," the queen said, according to CNN.
The Danish queen said that she underwent "extensive back surgery" in February this year and added, "Everything went well, thanks to the competent health personnel, who took care of me. Inevitably, the operation gave cause to thoughts about the future - whether now would be an appropriate time to pass on the responsibility to the next generation." "I have decided that now is the right time," she said.
"On 14th January 2024 - 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father--I will step down as Queen of Denmark. I will hand over the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik," the queen announced, according to CNN. After King Frederik IX passed away on January 14, 1972, Queen Margrethe II assumed the throne. Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain in the previous year, Margrethe assumed the title of Europe's longest-serving queen. | https://www.dtnext.in/news/world/denmarks-queen-margrethe-ii-announces-abdication-after-52-year-reign-in-new-years-eve-speech-757997 | 2024-01-01T02:50:06Z |
Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns.
In Australia, more than 1 million people watched a pyrotechnic display centered around Sydney’s famous Opera House and harbor bridge — a number of spectators equivalent to one in five of the city’s residents.
“It’s total madness,” said German tourist Janna Thomas, who waited in line since 7:30 a.m. to secure a prime waterfront location.
Some 90,000 police and security officers were deployed around France including along Champs-Elysees Avenue, where large crowds took in a multidimensional light show projected onto the Arc de Triomphe showcasing the history of Paris and sports on the menu for next year’s Summer Olympics in the city.
In New York, people lined up early to nab a spot in Times Square for the midnight ball drop. Officials and party organizers said they were prepared to keep tens of thousands of revelers safe in the heart of Manhattan, as the city has seen near-daily protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war.
FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
Stunning fireworks displays bloomed at iconic locations like the Acropolis in Athens, Greece; reflected in the sleek glass walls of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; and accompanied a collective cheer filling the air in Nairobi, Kenya.
China celebrated relatively quietly, with most major cities banning fireworks over safety and pollution concerns. Still, people gathered and performers danced in colorful costumes in Beijing, while a crowd released wish balloons in Chongqing. During his New Year address, President Xi Jinping said the country would focus on building momentum for economic recovery in 2024 and pledged China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan.
In Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, the mood was upbeat as revelers gathered for a fireworks show at the bamboo-shaped Taipei 101 skyscraper and at concerts and other events citywide.
In India, thousands of revelers from the financial hub of Mumbai watched the sun set over the Arabian Sea. Fireworks in New Delhi raised concerns that the capital — already infamous for its poor air quality — would be blanketed by a toxic haze on the first morning of the new year.
Across Japan, people gathered at temples such as the Tsukiji Temple in Tokyo, where visitors were given free hot milk and corn soup as they stood in line to strike a massive bell.
POPE HIGHLIGHTS THE HUMAN COST OF WAR
At the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled 2023 as a year marked by wartime suffering. During his traditional Sunday blessing from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, he offered prayers for “the tormented Ukrainian people and the Palestinian and Israeli populations, the Sudanese people and many others.”
“At the end of the year, we will have the courage to ask ourselves how many human lives have been shattered by armed conflict, how many dead and how much destruction, how much suffering, how much poverty,” the pontiff said.
GAZA AND UKRAINE WARS GRIND ON
In Russia, the country’s military actions in Ukraine overshadowed end-of-year celebrations, with the usual fireworks and concert on Moscow’s Red Square canceled, as they were last year. Even without the festivities, people gathered in the square,and some cheered and pointed their phones at a clock counting down the year’s final seconds.
After shelling in the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 24 people, some local authorities across the country also canceled their firework displays, including in Vladivostok. Millions were expected to tune in to President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s prerecorded address, in which he said no force could divide Russians and stop the country’s development.
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a cease-fire.
Skyscrapers in Tel Aviv were lit up in yellow to call for the release of hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza for more than 80 days.
“While you are counting down until the new year, our time and our lives stopped,” said Moran Betzer Tayar, the aunt of Yagev Buchshtab, a 34-year-old hostage.
In the Gaza Strip, displaced Palestinians huddled around fires in a makeshift refugee camp.
“From the intensity of the pain we live, we do not feel that there is a new year,” said Kamal al-Zeinaty, who has lost multiple family members in the conflict. “All the days are the same.”
In Iraq, a Christmas tree was decorated with Palestinian flags and symbolic bodies in funeral shrouds, placed beside a liberty monument in central Baghdad. Many Christians in Iraq have cancelled this year’s festivities in solidarity with Gaza, and have chosen to limit their celebrations to prayers and rituals.
“We hope that the new year, 2024, will be a year of goodness, prosperity and joy,” said Ahmed Ali, a Baghdad resident.
In Muslim-majority Pakistan, the government banned all New Year’s Eve celebrations in solidarity with the Palestinians.
GLOBAL TENSIONS SPUR SECURITY VIGILANCE
New York Mayor Eric Adams said there were “no specific threats” to his city’s annual bash. Nevertheless, police said they would expand the security perimeter around the party, creating a “buffer zone” that would allow them to head off potential demonstrations. On New Year’s Eve 2022, a machete-wielding man attacked three police officers a few blocks from Times Square.
Security was also heightened across European cities on Sunday.
German authorities said they etained three more people in connection with a reported threat of a New Year’s Eve attack by Islamic extremists on the world-famous Cologne Cathedral.
In Berlin, some 4,500 police officers were expected to keep order and avoid riots like those seen a year ago. Authorities also banned the traditional use of firecrackers for several streets across the city. They also banned a pro-Palestinian protest in the Neukoelln neighborhood of the German capital, which has seen several pro-Palestinian riots. | https://whnt.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-australians-and-new-zealanders-preparing-to-be-among-first-nations-to-ring-in-2024-with-fireworks/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:07Z |
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The Frisian top 100 has existed for more than 20 years, and before that there was a Frisian top 40. It was broadcast on Boxing Day. De Kast was number one in this regard.
“That was the only time we ever played number one with De Kast,” says singer Syb van der Ploeg. “We were number two in the Dutch top 40 for weeks that year, but we never reached first place.”
This was due to the death of the British Princess Diana. “Elton John had written a song about that, and it went to number one.”
And in the years that followed, De Kast has never been number one in the Fryske top 100. “Then came Reboelje, with Marije Maria. And Gurbe was number one for a long time. Young talent, so to speak,” laughs Van der Ploeg.
In Nije Dei is in the Fryske top 100 three times this year, and all three versions are higher this year than a year ago. Elske DeWall’s version rose 17 places, from 64 to 47, and Pieter Sahieter’s version climbed from 22 to 16.
The fact that In Nije Dei is now so popular may be because De Kast celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, says Van der Ploeg. “We have been celebrating that anniversary for three years now. De Kast is ‘alive and kicking’!” | https://www.world-today-journal.com/de-kast-is-number-one-in-the-fryske-top-100-for-the-first-time/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:06Z |
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are still in a position to make the playoffs in this bizarre 2023-24 season, but they will need some help to get there, win or lose or tie.
The Steelers don’t necessarily have to beat the Ravens next weekend to make the playoffs, but getting to the playoffs will be a little bit more difficult if they lose.
Because a potential tie almost kept the Steelers out of the playoffs a few seasons ago, ties can come into play in the Steelers’ playoff scenarios.
The following scenarios are courtesy of playoffstatus.com:
- Steelers beat the Ravens; the Colts tie the Texans
- Steelers beat the Ravens; Bills lose to the Dolphins
- Steelers beat the Ravens, and Jaguars lose to or tie the Titans
- Steelers tie the Ravens; Colts and the Texans do not tie; the Jaguars lose to the Titans
- Steelers lose to the Ravens; Colts and the Texans do not tie; Raiders lose to the Broncos; Jaguars lose to the Titans
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DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her children was arrested in the United Kingdom on Saturday, according to police.
Kimberlee Singler, 35, is suspected of killing her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son and attempting to kill her 11-year-old daughter in Colorado Springs.
On Dec. 19, police said they responded to a 911 call reporting a burglary at an apartment complex at around 12:30 a.m. and found the the bodies of the two deceased children.
Officers also located Singler and her 11-year-old daughter at the scene. They were both injured and taken to hospitals for treatment, according to Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Ira Cronin.
Singler’s injuries were minor. The 11-year-old girl was hospitalized for a few days and then released. She is recovering well physically in Colorado Springs. Cronin said he could not release details about how the children or Singler were injured.
Police said the initial report of a burglary was unfounded.
Singler was initially cooperative with police investigating the homicides and alleged burglary. She went missing after the probe, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
“In the initial stages of the investigation, we were treating her as a victim of a burglary,” Cronin told the Associated Press.
On Dec. 26, investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Singler on multiple charges, including multiple counts of first degree murder, child abuse and assault.
The children’s deaths came amid an ongoing legal battle between Singler and her ex-husband over parenting time and other issues, according to court filings. Court hearings had been scheduled for next month.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/colorado-mother-suspected-of-killing-2-of-her-children-arrested-in-the-uk-police/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:08Z |
BOZEMAN — The Montana State women's basketball team advanced to 2-0 in Big Sky Conference play Sunday with a 57-43 win over Weber State.
Fifth-year guard Madison Hall led all scorers with 13 points. Senior guard Katelynn Limardo followed with 12 and notched 10 rebounds.
Sophomore forward Marah Dykstra and freshman guard Natalie Picton each added 10 to the score.
For full highlights from this game, click the video above.
The Bobcats are back at home at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday versus North Dakota State for the Summit League Challenge. The men's basketball team will follow at 7:30 p.m. against Oral Roberts.
MSU's women return to conference play Jan. 11 at Northern Arizona. | https://www.kbzk.com/big-sky-conference/montana-state-bobcats/montana-state-women-defeat-weber-state-57-43-head-into-new-year-undefeated-in-big-sky-play | 2024-01-01T02:50:08Z |
Meyers Accesso bought an office building within The Park at Broken Sound, a mixed-use development in Boca Raton, Fla., for $25 million, according to the sellers, Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Breakers Capital Partners.
Called The Atrium at Broken Sound, the 100,000-square-foot office building sits on 10.5 acres at 6111 Broken Sound Parkway NW, just south of The Park at Broken Sound’s country club, which houses a championship golf course, and the Office Depot headquarters.
The three-story building is 74 percent leased to tenants that include law firm Sachs Sax Caplan, managed care service provider Genex Services and office technology provider TGI Office Automation, according to a representative for Meyers Accesso. Retailer Marshalls is also a corporate tenant.
The sellers had purchased the building, which was completed in 1986, for $22.4 million in 2018, property records show.
The joint venture made a variety of capital improvements in the intervening years: It updated the building facade, added a conference facility, renovated the common areas and stairwells, modernized the elevators, and overhauled the generators, HVAC system, skylights, and access control.
Meyers Accesso intends to further improve the property, though a representative has yet to provide details.
“Boca Raton, and more broadly South Florida, has surged in popularity over the past two years,” Stuart Meyers, co-chairman and co-CEO of Meyers Accesso, said in a statement. “Boca’s vibrancy and laid-back atmosphere is bound to continue to attract workers from all walks of life, making The Atrium an ideal location for enterprises to call home.”
The purchase appears to be the first office acquisition for Meyers Accesso, a joint venture between Meyers Group and Accesso Partners. The duo has previously focused on multifamily development. In August, it secured a $38 million construction loan for a 200-unit multifamily development in Lake Worth.
Julia Echikson can be reached at jechikson@commercialobserver.com. | https://commercialobserver.com/2023/12/meyers-accesso-the-park-at-broken-sound/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:08Z |
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Shangri-La: A picturesque land where humanity and nature live in harmony
By Du Mingming (People's Daily Online) 21:07, December 29, 2023
There is a "Shangri-La" in everyone's heart.
It is a secret place, a home, and the most special place on earth......
We interviewed a group of people living in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, to get their views on "Shangri-La", a beautiful home where man and nature coexist in harmony!
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Kazakhstan and Marshall Islands establish diplomatic relations
The Ambassador of Kazakhstan noted that the signing of the joint communiqué will contribute to the development of relations between the two countries in various fields in a bilateral format and within international organizations.
During the meeting, representatives of the two states discussed issues related to mutual support within the UN, including in the context of the Organization's reform. Particular attention was paid to the overall desire to promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the climate change challenge, Kazakh MFA press service informs.
Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua expressed her gratitude to Kazakhstan for working with small island states in global processes to combat climate change and switch to alternative energy sources, noting her personal participation in the National Day of the Marshall Islands in Astana during the International Specialized Exhibition EXPO 2017.
The Permanent Representative of the island also stated that the Marshall Islands support international peaceful initiatives of Kazakhstan and President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the area of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and are ready for further cooperation in this area. The Marshall Islands have suffered from nuclear tests and fully share the initiative of Kazakhstan to ban them globally.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a Pacific state in Micronesia with a population of approximately 57,000. It gained independence in 1986 under the Compact of Free Association with the United States. From 1947 to 1962 nuclear tests were carried out on the territory of the country. In 1954, the United States conducted the first hydrogen bomb tests on the Bikini Atoll. The explosion almost completely destroyed the island.
The country's economy is based on subsistence agriculture, production of copra for export and financial aid from the United States. A large share of foreign exchange earnings come from tourism.
One of the country's main problems is global climate change, which is reflected in the rising sea level, coastal erosion, saltwater penetration into the soil, droughts and floods, as well as cyclones and storms. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakhstan-and-marshall-islands-establish-diplomatic-relations_a3498882/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:09Z |
The debate regarding the land of Ayodhya has been historical, political and it's been going on for decades now! After so much that has happened, the inauguration ceremony for Ram Mandir is set to begin on January 16, 2024. Lord Ram's consecration is scheduled for January 22, 2024.
Ahead of the inauguration festivities which are set to take place, Ranvir Shorey has made a bold confession on social media today.
The actor penned a note and said, "I was one of the many Hindus who were willing to sacrifice the temple at #Ayodhya, and have a monument or hospital in its place, just so we can end this long standing conflict between the communities. Today I feel ashamed that I was willing to sacrifice righteousness at the altar of peace. Ashamed that I didn’t stand up for maryada purushottam Shri Ram and his values."
He further congratulated everyone who fought this battle. He added, "My heartfelt congratulations and felicitations to everyone who fought this long and hard battle for truth and justice. I pray to Lord Ram for forgiveness and satbuddhi for the future. I pray that Dharma prevails in this great land of ours for eternity, and brings with it a lasting peace and prosperity for all the people of #India. Jai Shri Ram. 🙏🏽"
Netizens lauded him for expressing himself so honestly and admitting something like this. While Kangana Ranaut liked Ranvir's tweet, Anupam Kher said, "Jai Shri Ram! 🙏🕉"
A user said, "It takes a big man to admit this in front of the world. 🤗" Another user said, "It's never too late to get Shri Ram's shelter. Most of us were blind by the pseudo secularism and fake news. Jai Shri Ram"
As far as celebrities are concerned, as per reports, Ranbir Kapoor,
Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Sunny Deol, Tiger Shroff, and Ayushmann Khurrana have been invited. Down south, Pan India star Prabhas and Yash have been invited to the historic event. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ranvir-shorey-makes-a-bold-confession-ahead-of-ayodhya-ram-mandir-inauguration-says-ashamed-that-i-didnt-stand-up-for-maryada-purushottam-shri-ram-and-his-values-earlier/articleshow/106409116.cms | 2024-01-01T02:50:11Z |
Consumer tech trends we are likely to see in 2024
AI is likely to be the dominant theme just like 2023 and Apple’s upcoming consumer launch of its ambitious Vision Pro will be keenly watched by geeks and industry observers alike.
CHENNAI: The consumer tech space is evolving more rapidly than ever before, making it challenging to stare into the crystal ball and make predictions for the year ahead. AI is likely to be the dominant theme just like 2023 and Apple’s upcoming consumer launch of its ambitious Vision Pro will be keenly watched by geeks and industry observers alike. We look at these and other tech trends that are likely to play out through 2024.
Chat GPT and its rivals will continue to dominate 2024
Chat GPT that debuted at the end of 2022, was a game changer. It made tech more accessible – for the first time it felt like you were chatting with a real person. We’ve seen alternatives emerge even as Chat GPT continues to hit record numbers. Google Gemini is likely to play out in smartphone experiences in a year where AI is likely to continue to dominate all conversations around Consumer Tech.
The democratisation of 5G
In October 2023, India marked one year of 5G. While Jio and Airtel have been ramping up the 5G network coverage, we are likely to see wider 5G adoption amongst Indian smartphone users in 2024. We’ve already seen affordable smartphone launches from Redmi and POCO’s all-new M6 that are breaking new price barriers for 5G-ready smartphones. This trend is only likely to intensify in 2024.
Laptops might stage a comeback
Displays are getting better, laptop manufacturers are riding on new market segments including a boom in gaming laptops. The other big catalyst for 2024’s imminent laptop boom is a new version of Windows and a big AI push. Apple has already set the tone with its new line of MacBook Pro laptops powered by the M3 chip.
The next big thing?
Could this be the next thing for Apple and the world of tech. Apple’s Vision Pro and it’s push for spatial computing era, arrives in early 2024. This new headset is expected to first debut in the US before a gradual global rollout. Packed with two ultra-high-resolution displays, Apple Vision Pro can transform any space into a personal movie theatre with a screen that feels 100 feet wide and an advanced Spatial Audio system. Will this result in the shift to mixed reality? We’ll know soon
The wellness push on smartphones
Smartwatches have moved on from fashion accessories to serious wellness companions. A recent Bloomberg report suggested that Apple’s upcoming 2024 Apple Watch 10 Series is likely to detect elevated blood pressure and sleep disturbances that can help in diagnosing hypertension and sleep apnea. Brands like Samsung, Google and Garmin have also upped the wellness stakes in their wearables with advanced wellness metrics that are likely to get even better in 2024.
Gadgets are going green
Consumers are getting more conscious about the environmental impact of gadgets even as brands are upping their sustainability efforts. Apple revealed it’s carbon neutrality goal (by 2030) at the September 2023 Apple iPhone launch and released its first carbon-neutral product – the Apple Watch Series 9. From Samsung’s partnership with Patagonia to ASUS’ sustainability push with laptops made with recycled sources, we’re likely to see more brands take their ‘go green’ initiatives seriously.
AI Likely game-changer for smartphones
We’re already seeing computational photography drive mobile shooter experiences. This is likely to intensify in 2024 with big players like Samsung and Apple likely to depend on more AI tools to boost smartphone sales. Google pitched it’s Pixel 8 flagships as the ‘generative AI-era’ smartphone with a bunch of cool camera tricks and AI-enabled tricks like smart compose. Digital assistants on smartphones might also become more useful with an AI boost.
Foldables will go more mainstream
The foldable smartphone segment continues to register significant increases in sales volumes. OnePlus made a splash with its OnePlus Open, even as Motorola, Tecno and OPPO took the challenge to Samsung, the first mover in this space. We could see more foldable flip phones drop below the Rs 50K mark expanding the market for foldables. | https://www.dtnext.in/technology/consumer-tech-trends-we-are-likely-to-see-in-2024-757961 | 2024-01-01T02:50:13Z |
BERLIN (AP) — Three more people were detained Sunday in connection with a reported threat of an attack on the Cologne Cathedral over the holidays, German authorities said.
The detentions came only days after a 30-year-old Tajik man was detained in relation to an alleged plot to attack the world-famous cathedral by Islamic extremists in the western German city.
The suspects were detained in the western cities of Duisburg, Herne and Dueren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and their apartments were also searched there. No details about their identities were released.
All of the detained suspects — including the Tajik who was arrested last week — allegedly belong to a larger network that included people across Germany and in other European countries, according to Cologne police chief Johannes Hermanns, German news agency dpa reported.
The attack was supposed to have been carried out with a car loaded with explosives, local media reported.
Cologne police said in a Sunday news conference that the cathedral’s underground parking garage had been searched and that explosives detection dogs had been deployed — but nothing was found. Since the early morning, the entrance and exit of the underground garage had also been checked for suspicious activity.
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Interior Minister Herbert Reul called the latest detentions a “success, for which I would like to thank the investigators.”
Islamic extremists have always been active, but they are currently more active than usual and the Catholic cathedral was a prime target for them, Reul said, according to dpa. “The police always try to be a few steps ahead,” he added.
Police had received information about a planned militant attack on Cologne Cathedral shortly before Christmas. The attack was to be carried out on New Year’s Eve.
The city’s world-famous cathedral has been under high protection for a week and the threat led to the closure of the house of worship for tourists since Christmas Eve.
Usually, more than 100,000 tourists visit the cathedral in the last week of the year. In recent days, only worshippers were allowed to enter the building for Mass, but they had to go through thorough security checks involving sniffer dogs.
On Sunday evening, around 1,000 police officers were on duty around the cathedral as revelers began celebrating the end of 2023.
Reul, the state interior minister, encouraged people to celebrate and not stay at home despite the attack threat.
“Islamist terror is still a threat on German streets,” he said. “We have often suppressed that. And whenever there is a one-off event like this, we are all very electrified again.”
However, it would be wrong to panic, said Reul. “I say: Celebrate! Behave yourselves! Take care — and enjoy the transition into the new year.” | https://whnt.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-german-officials-detain-3-more-suspects-in-connection-with-a-cologne-cathedral-attack-threat/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:13Z |
Zach Orji: Minister rallies hospital to save actor’s life
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, at the weekend urged doctors at the National Hospital in Abuja to save the life of popular Nollywood actor, Zach Orji.
The actor was reportedly conveyed to the hospital on Friday after slumping in his house in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It was learnt that the minister rallied the hospital workers to give their best medical attention to the ace actor.
The hospital’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Tayo Hastrup said Kennedy-Ohanenye provided the advance notice to the workers even before the actor got to the hospital.
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Hastrup said: “Two days ago, the minister called me to say that we should be prepared to receive Zach Orji. The minister even paid the deposit while pleading that we should be ready to receive him.
“He was brought in around 10 p.m, but by then we had made all the arrangements, though I wasn’t around.
“We got everything and everyone ready. When he was brought in, we received and admitted him.
“As we speak, I’m not certain about his condition. I can’t really say anything about that since I’m not around. But we are taking a very good care of him. That I’m certain about.” | https://thenationonlineng.net/zach-orji-minister-rallies-hospital-to-save-actors-life/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:14Z |
Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump.
Describing artificial intelligence as the "latest technological frontier," Roberts discussed the pros and cons of computer-generated content in the legal profession. His remarks come just a few days after the latest instance of AI-generated fake legal citations making their way into official court records, in a case involving ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
"Always a bad idea," Roberts wrote in his year-end report, noting that "any use of AI requires caution and humility."
At the same time, though, the chief justice acknowledged that AI can make it much easier for people without much money to access the courts. "These tools have the welcome potential to smooth out any mismatch between available resources and urgent needs in our court system," Roberts wrote.
The report came at the end of a year in which a series of stories questioned the ethical practices of the justices and the court responded to critics by adopting its first code of conduct. Many of those stories focused on Justice Clarence Thomas and his failure to disclose travel, other hospitality and additional financial ties with wealthy conservative donors including Harlan Crow and the Koch brothers. But Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor also have been under scrutiny.
The country also is entering an the beginning of an election year that seems likely to enmesh the court in some way in the ongoing criminal cases against Trump and efforts to keep the Republican former president off the 2024 ballot.
Along with his eight colleagues, Roberts almost never discusses cases that are before the Supreme Court or seem likely to get there. In past reports, he has advocated for enhanced security and salary increases for federal judges, praised judges and their aides for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and highlighted other aspects of technological changes in the courts.
Roberts once famously compared judges to umpires who call balls and strikes, but don't make the rules. In his latest report, he turned to a different sport, tennis, to make the point that technology won't soon replace judges.
At many tennis tournaments, optical technology, rather than human line judges, now determines "whether 130 mile per hour serves are in or out. These decisions involve precision to the millimeter. And there is no discretion; the ball either did or did not hit the line. By contrast, legal determinations often involve gray areas that still require application of human judgment," Roberts wrote.
Looking ahead warily to the growing use of artificial intelligence in the courts, Roberts wrote: "I predict that human judges will be around for a while. But with equal confidence I predict that judicial work — particularly at the trial level — will be significantly affected by AI."
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#Design #hospitals #promote #staff #wellbeing #Health #Management #Economics
by Joan Saba, Ryan Hullinger, Thomas H. McCoy
Harvard Business Review June 2022.
Even before Covid-19, rates of behavioral health illnesses were increasing. In the third year of the pandemic, mental health has become a crisis, with healthcare workers in particular facing high levels of stress and burnout. Although mask mandates have been lifted and restrictions have been reduced in many areas, caregivers and the health team continue to treat infected patients while dealing with the consequences of the last two years. This convergence of factors has led to a rise in mental health problems among healthcare workers, many of whom report experiencing record rates of anxiety and depression compared to the general population.
Previously, the design of clinical spaces for wellness was primarily patient-centered. Well, taking care of patients is a correct bet and the space for families; but also and fundamentally taking care of the people who care for them is crucial to creating and maintaining a high-performing hospital system with person-centered care.
Designing buildings for the well-being of healthcare personnel is not only necessary to stop the mental health crisis in the profession. It is also essential to reinforce the financial consequences that arise from high turnover, avoiding additional pressure on a system already burdened by financial losses due to differences in treatment during the pandemic.
During Covid, hospitals have seen increased turnover rates among employees, which is costly to morale and the bottom line. According to Becker Hospital Reviewin 2020, The turnover rate for registered nurses increased 2.8 percentage points to 18.7% industry-wide. Each percentage point change translates to approximately $270,000 lost or saved per hospital.
These numbers have led hospitals to rethink their approach to the physical environment and incorporate research-based design strategies that improve the well-being of both patients and staff guiding their recovery. Below, we summarize three lessons for hospital and clinic design based on current projects NBBJ is working on with Massachusetts General Hospital, Atrium Health, Loma Linda University Medical Center, and Montage Health.
Lesson 1: Employee mental health can be part of a building’s identity.
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston is currently constructing a 482-bed expansion called Cambridge Street that focuses on staff and patient satisfactionoperational efficiency and environmental management.
Several years ago, the NBBJ also oversaw the creation of MGH’s 150-bed Lunder Building.
Both installations offer key insights into how seemingly simple design interventions can have a significant impact on the mental wellbeing of staff members.
It is important to keep in mind that what we recommend are not services, although some call them that. Instead of focusing on the “nice to have” perks found in tech company headquarters, many of the MGH facility spaces are “must haves” given the fact that lives are at stake: light-flooded staircases, deliberately quiet patient floors and safer working conditions, for example.
The Lunder Building offers abundant access to daylight via a glass-clad staircase used only by staff, who have adopted the hallway as a de facto meeting space (nicknamed the “staircase conference room”). Staff also use this staircase as a place to “get alone together” and report that they find it comfortable to watch employees traverse the stairs while using the space to think and relax.
The building further expands staff exposure to daylight — which affects work-related stress and job satisfaction and is found to affect physician burnout — through hallways that allow staff to access rooms from an exterior wall. Since less noise can reduce stress among caregivers and also help patients recover from illness, The Lunder Building uses a variety of sound-absorbing materials and techniques to make patient floors 35% quieter than typical healthcare buildings. Other features designed to minimize noise include sliding doors, distributing work areas for clinical staff throughout the floor rather than in one location, and elevators and visitor waiting areas located away from patient rooms. .
Finally, staff safety is perhaps the most important “service” of all. For example, Overexertion, in the form of repetitive routine physical tasks such as bending, reaching and standing, accounts for 45.6% of all injuries suffered by nursesaccording to a 2018 article published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. These injuries can cause musculoskeletal disorders such as sprains and strains that accounted for 8,730 days away from work for nurses in the private industry in 2016. Features like motorized suspended ceiling patient lifts or full-height glass doors that provide greater situational awareness can help reduce injuries.
Designing buildings in this way makes a difference. For example, post-occupancy data from the new inpatient units and staff work areas that NBBJ designed for Atrium Health indicates that the vast majority of employees feel safer and more at ease in the workplace. In the same post-employment evaluation, employees mentioned “the collaborative nature of the research area,” “increased interaction with colleagues,” and “better team collaboration.” as positive aspects of the new building, further demonstrating that opportunities for collaboration and interaction improve employee satisfaction.
Lesson 2: Design features can reduce stress in primary workspaces.
Many hospitals are adopting supportive spaces that allow people to choose how to spend their precious downtime. These spaces, Both “offstage” (where staff can gather or be alone) and “onstage” (where caregivers see patients), allow staff to spend less time navigating a building and more time recharging.
Loma Linda University Medical Center expansion in Southern California features an open core design. It features wide hallways, access to daylight, and layout of patient rooms and supplies along the wings, allowing staff to better connect with each other and with patients. In open-core hospitals, major support functions such as staff lockers, break rooms, and conference rooms are located in a centralized hub that connects to patient wings outside..
This arrangement reduces the need for staff to travel between patient and supply rooms, the type of inefficient and repetitive physical tasks that can lead to burnout.
In addition to open-core designs, collaborative clinical rooms, such as New exam rooms at MGH’s Cambridge Street project, which are sized to allow for multidisciplinary consultations, reflect the changing nature of medicine. Collaborative clinical spaces reduce the burden on caregivers and their teams, while providing patients with a new, more efficient way to navigate their medical journey.
In the future, These charging spaces could take different forms, which would recognize that everyone refuels in a different way. For example, because the availability of private spaces has been shown to reduce caregiver stress: some hospitals are exploring catering areas with nap areas for their staff that would be located near the patient unit for ease of use.
Lesson 3: Good design is ultimately good for business.
Health systems like Montage Health on the Monterey Peninsula are taking advantage of their less densely populated location to incorporate nature into their building design. For example, Ohana Center’s Montage’s garden-like environment and private staff patios are designed to reduce levels of arousal fatigue, the psychological exhaustion that results from sustained, uninterrupted stimulation. Arousal fatigue is one of the key factors contributing to burnout among behavioral health caregivers, who have a 40% annual turnover rate.
Other organizations are exploring solutions, such as satellite food lockers, mobile ordering apps, and meal programs that offer discounts on nutritious food options. These types of design interventions are investments in staff longevity; They help reduce stress and encourage positive lifestyle choices, ultimately supporting the mental and physical well-being of those charged with helping others recover.
Behavioral health challenges existed before the pandemic and will persist after it ends.
Consequently, as healthcare systems face the lingering effects of the pandemic, it is more important than ever that they shift toward a more caregiver-centered mindset.
Only by creating spaces and implementing solutions that promote staff well-being and patient healing at the same time can you effectively retain and recruit staff and reduce the financial impact of burnout and turnover.
Designing buildings to improve employee well-being will help keep them satisfied and productive. | https://www.world-today-journal.com/design-hospitals-that-promote-staff-well-being-health-management-and-economics/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:13Z |
The Carolina Panthers have had a terrible, terrible season from hell, and it only hit a new low on Sunday.
Scoring zero points in a 26-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars — who were starting backup quarterback C.J. Beathard — as Bryce Young’s brutal rookie season comes to a near-close wasn’t even the worst part of the day.
Averaging 2.3 yards per play and not crossing 100 total yards until the fourth quarter wasn’t the lowest point of the day for the Panthers.
No, in a moment of what can (at best) be described as a brief loss of control, Panthers team owner David Tepper appeared to throw a drink at an unruly Jaguars fan who was in front of him toward the end of the game. Tepper's Panthers have been unequivocally the worst team in the league this year, but there is simply no excuse for this behavior in the middle of tough times — particularly from his perch as the owner of a NFL team.
"We are aware of the video and have no further comment at this time," the NFL said in a statement, according to Joe Person of The Athletic. The Panthers themselves, meanwhile, still haven't commented.
This is just flat-out a rotten way to behave. Fights have been ignited over throwing drinks on people. It’s one of the most disrespectful, non-physical things a human can do to another human. Alcohol with backwash all over a t-shirt or an expensive jersey ain’t cool, man. Especially amid the power dynamics of Tepper not just being a team owner, but one of the singularly richest people in the entire world.
Tepper might as well be an anonymous person on the internet in that scenario. He’s completely untouchable as a person of his financial and social stature. He would never suffer a real punishment for behaving in this fashion because there is nothing that the person who got the drink poured on him can do. It’s an abuse of power as much as it is just a lame thing to do.
To take it a step further, if this is how Tepper is acting in public, it's easy to see why the Panthers have had so many head coaches in the brief time that Tepper has owned the team. It was an illogical, rushed, emotional response that puts him and his decision making under further scrutiny and gives partial context as to why the Panthers have been so dysfunctional over the past few years. A rotating door of head coaches and their interim replacements, musical chairs at quarterback, trading up for Young when the roster clearly wasn't ready to support a rookie quarterback — and now, this unruly moment that has been caught on camera.
Panthers fans are already (kind of) joking about whether or not this moment can be used to strip Tepper of his ownership. That isn’t going to happen. It takes a lot more than that for someone to lose their team, but it does paint the picture of where this team is.
The Panthers are just 31-67 since Tepper took over in 2018 and he’s about to hire his third full-time head coach in that timespan with a roster that doesn’t appear anywhere close to competing, even in the dismal NFC South.
At some point Tepper is going to have to stumble into success by mistake, even with his rash and hasty decision-making.
The part here that resonates beyond football is that everyone knows Tepper won’t or can’t face real discipline through this due to the power he holds. When you’re this wealthy in America, this is sadly one of the perks afforded to you.
The only hope here is that Tepper can see this as a moment of weakness and hopefully make changes for himself that will make the Panthers a respected franchise again. It simply doesn’t have to be like this. | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/david-teppers/RXRNEJBSH74R5H6QU5M4LSTN4A/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:14Z |
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President Xi to make New Year address to ring in 2024
(Xinhua) 14:56, December 31, 2023
BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a New Year address to ring in 2024 at 7 p.m. Sunday.
The address will be broadcast by major TV and radio channels of the China Media Group, and the websites and new media platforms of major state news organizations.
(Web editor: Zhang Kaiwei, Wu Chaolan)
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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to set up Energy Cooperation Council
15:15, 20 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM "Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are to set up Energy Cooperation Coordination Council," Kazakh Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said at today's Majilis meeting.
The framework agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on energy cooperation provides for building the Coordination Council to consider bilateral energy cooperation. In our opinion, such a council will contribute to boosting further cooperation of the two states, taking into consideration that such an approach will let address many issues within bilateral trade of petroleum, gas, petrochemical products and in the sphere of energy," Bozumbayev added.
As earlier reported, the Majilis approved the draft law "On ratification of the framework agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on energy cooperation". | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan-to-set-up-energy-cooperation-council_a3500179/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:16Z |
The modern age has seen vulnerabilities extending beyond the physical realm. Reports suggest that online predators lurk in the shadows and now wield potent digital tools to exploit a vulnerability and steal valuable information. From individuals to businesses, everyone is a potential target. But how do these hackers operate? Here are five common tactics to be aware of:
Phishing attacksPhishing is a classic tactic where hackers disguise themselves as trusted entities to steal sensitive information.
Phishing attacks are commonly done over emails wherein users receive an urgent email from their bank, demanding immediate action. Panicked, the users click the suspicious link, leading them to a fake website that mimics the real one. Before they realise it, the login credentials are gone.
Malware distributionEver received and opened a seemingly harmless attachment or downloaded a free app? That could be a gateway to malware – malicious software that infects users’ devices and steals data like personal information, photos and even chats. Malware can spy on the keystrokes and encrypt files.
Public Wi-Fi perilWe all crave the convenience of free Wi-Fi but connecting to unsecured networks in public places can be very dangerous. It is like leaving your laptop unattended. Hackers can easily intercept users’ data traffic, steal passwords and financial information.
Social engineering hacksNot all hacks involve technology, which means it’s the victim who helps a hacker in stealing information or has financial gain. Social engineering tactics involve manipulation of human trust to gain access to information or systems. A hacker might pose as a customer service representative to trick you into revealing personal details or click on a malicious link. This may lead to you losing your hard earned money.
Outdated armourOne of the common ways to be attacked by hackers boils down to weak digital security infrastructure. India has seen some cases of hacking, such as ransomware attack on AIIMS where the medical institution wore a rusted armour. Using outdated software and operating systems are prone to vulnerabilities that hackers exploit to gain access to these systems.
How to stay safeStaying vigilant and informed about these common hacking tactics is the only way to keep yourself safe to the highest degree and significantly reduce the risk of falling victim. A little caution goes a long way in protecting valuable information and digital assets.
- Be cautious about what you download and avoid clicking on suspicious links.
- Stick to using trusted networks and consider a VPN for added security when using public Wi-FI.
- Always verify the identity of anyone contacting you, even if they seem legitimate.
- Update software and devices regularly to patch vulnerabilities and stay secure. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/5-common-hacking-tactics-to-watch-out-for-in-2024/articleshow/106409174.cms | 2024-01-01T02:50:17Z |
A surfer in Hawaii died at the hospital after a shark attack Saturday.
According toMaui County authorities, they received a report at around 11 a.m. local time Saturday about “a miscellaneous type incident.” Upon arrival, they discovered that Ocean Safety Officers had rescued and transported Jason Carter, a 39-year-old man, to shore using a jet ski.
Responders conducted life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived, and Carter was then taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center for further treatment.
According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Carter, who is originally from Haiku, faced the shark encounter while surfing at Paia Bay, where shark warning signs are placed on beaches one mile on either side of the bay.
While initial signs of foul play were not evident, the police department reports that the investigation is ongoing and an autopsy has been scheduled.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | https://www.kbzk.com/surfer-dies-following-a-shark-encounter-in-hawaii | 2024-01-01T02:50:20Z |
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a cease-fire.
The military said Israeli forces were operating in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and residents reported strikes in the central region, the latest focus of the nearly three-month air-and-ground war that has raised fears of a regional conflagration.
The U.S. military said its forces shot and killed several Iran-backed Houthi rebels when they tried to attack a cargo ship in the Red Sea, an escalation in a maritime conflict linked to the war. And an Israeli Cabinet minister suggested encouraging Gaza’s population to emigrate, remarks that could worsen tensions with Egypt and other friendly Arab states.
Israel says it wants to destroy Hamas’ governing and military capabilities in Gaza, from where it launched its Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. The militants killed some 1,200 people after breaking through Israel’s extensive border defenses, shattering its sense of security. They also captured around 240 hostages, nearly half of whom were released during a temporary cease-fire agreement in November.
Just after midnight on New Year’s Day, Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets, setting off air raid sirens in southern and central Israel. No injuries were reported.
Displaced Palestinians found little to celebrate on New Year’s Eve in Muwasi, a makeshift camp in a mostly undeveloped area of southern Gaza’s Mediterranean coast designated by Israel as a safe zone.
“From the intensity of the pain we live, we do not feel that there is a new year,” said Kamal al-Zeinaty, huddled with his family around a fire inside a tent. “All the days are the same.”
Another relative, Zeyad al-Zeinaty, who fled with the family from the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, said his wife, brother and grandchildren are among many relatives he has lost in the war.
Israel’s unprecedented air and ground offensive has killed more than 21,800 Palestinians and wounded more than 56,000 others, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, which does not distinguish between civilian and combatant deaths.
The war has sparked a humanitarian crisis, with a quarter of Gaza residents facing starvation, according to the United Nations. Israel’s bombardments have leveled vast swaths of the territory, displacing some 85% of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.
THE OFFENSIVE GRINDS ON
Israel expanded its offensive to central Gaza this week, targeting a belt of densely built-up communities that house refugees from the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation and their descendants.
In Zweida, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens of others, according to witnesses. The bodies were draped in white plastic and laid out in front of a hospital, where prayers were held before burial.
“They were innocent people,” said Hussein Siam, whose relatives were among the dead. “Israeli warplanes bombarded the whole family.”
Officials from Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Deir al-Balah said the 13 were among 35 bodies received on Sunday.
The Israeli military said it was battling militants in Khan Younis, where Israel believes Hamas leaders are hiding. It also said its forces operating in the Shati refugee camp, in northern Gaza, found a bomb in a kindergarten and defused it. Hamas continued to launch rockets toward southern Israel.
Israel has faced stiff resistance from Hamas since it began its ground offensive in late October, and the military says 172 soldiers have been killed during that time.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the chief military spokesman, said Sunday that Israel was withdrawing some forces from Gaza as part of its “smart management” of the war. He did not say how many, and held out the possibility they would return at a later point in the war.
Israeli media said up to five brigades, numbering thousands of soldiers, would be withdrawn, but it was not immediately clear if it represented a normal troop rotation or a new phase in the fighting. Hagari also said some reservists would return to civilian life to bolster Israel’s wartime economy.
The fighting has pushed much of Gaza’s population south, where people have flooded shelters and tent camps near the border with Egypt. Hundreds of thousands have sought shelter in the central town of Deir al-Balah. Israel has continued to carry out strikes in both areas.
Eman al-Masri, who gave birth to quadruplets a week ago at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, is now sheltering with them in a room with 50 other people at a school-turned-shelter. “There is a shortage of diapers, they are not available, and no milk,” she said.
ISRAELI MINISTER URGES MASS MIGRATION FROM GAZA
The scale of the destruction and the exodus to the south has raised fears among Palestinians and Arab countries that Israel plans to drive Gaza’s population out and prevent it from returning.
On Sunday, Israel’s far-right finance minister said it should “encourage migration” from Gaza and re-establish Jewish settlements in the territory, where it withdrew settlers and soldiers in 2005.
“If in Gaza there were only 100,000 or 200,000 Arabs and not 2 million, the entire discussion about ‘the day after’ would be completely different,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told Army Radio.
Smotrich has been largely sidelined by a war Cabinet that does not include him. But his comments risked worsening tensions with neighboring Egypt, which is deeply concerned about a possible mass influx of Palestinian refugees, along with other friendly Arab countries.
Later Sunday, an official in the prime minister’s office said Israel does not want to resettle Palestinians.
“Contrary to false allegations, Israel does not seek to displace the population in Gaza,” the official said in a statement to The Associated Press. “Subject to security checks, Israel’s policy is to enable those individuals who wish to leave to do so.” The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.
Israel is also at odds with the United States, which has provided crucial military aid for the offensive, over Gaza’s future.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel must maintain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip. At a news conference Saturday, he said the war would continue for “many more months” and that Israel would assume control of the Gaza side of the border with Egypt.
Israel says Hamas has smuggled weapons from Egypt, but Egypt is likely to oppose any Israeli military presence there.
Netanyahu has also said he won’t allow the internationally-backed Palestinian Authority, which administers some parts of the occupied West Bank, to expand its limited rule to Gaza, where Hamas drove its forces out in 2007.
The U.S. wants a unified Palestinian government to run both Gaza and parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a precursor to eventual statehood. The last Israeli-Palestinian peace talks broke down over a decade ago, and Israeli governments since have been staunchly opposed to Palestinian statehood.
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Mroue reported from Beirut and Goldenberg from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press writers Melanie Lidman in Jerusalem and Jack Jeffery in Cairo contributed to this report.
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Find more of AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war | https://whnt.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-israeli-strikes-in-central-gaza-kill-at-least-35-as-netanyahu-says-war-will-continue-for-months/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:20Z |
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Egypt was filled with many champions in all fields, including sports, specifically diving, in which Farid Samika reached the highest levels, and in 1932, he was crowned the world champion in diving in the United States of America, so the National Authority for Urban Harmony named one of the streets after him. In Alexandria, as part of the “Street Story” initiative, Samika, who is considered the first Arab to win a silver and bronze medal in diving, had his life end in tragedy as he was beheaded by the Japanese after he was captured by them in the battles of World War II.
Fred’s childhood was thick
Farid Samika learned French and English from a young age. He spent his childhood in comfort and luxury, and studied in elite schools. Samika was fond of the idea of flying and dreamed of becoming a pilot. He did not give up until he succeeded in obtaining a local pilot’s license in Egypt. However, Fate led him to become one of the most famous sports stars in the history of Egypt, in the sport of diving.
Fred Samika, world champion in diving
Samika represented Egypt in the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, when he was 21 years old. That great occasion was waiting for him as he became one of Egypt’s prominent and international sporting figures. Farid Samika attended with the duo Sayed Nosair and Ibrahim Mustafa, and they were the first to raise the flag of Egypt and the Arab and African world in this event. The major sporting event, Farid Samika achieved an amazing achievement by winning two medals in one Olympic Games, which confirmed his position as one of the best divers in the world. He won the silver medal in the fixed ladder competition and the bronze medal in the moving ladder competition. Samika made a historic mistake in these Olympic Games that led to… To deprive Farid Samika of the gold medal, after he won the gold medal in the fixed ladder competition, the Egyptian national anthem was played to celebrate his victory. However, the jury admitted that there was an error in calculating the points, and awarded the gold medal to the American diver “Pete Desjardins”, who was competing In 1932, Samika was crowned world champion in diving in the United States, where he settled and lived for a period of time. He won many diving championships in America and won the world championship in Japan.
Fred Samika retired from playing in 1932, at the height of his brilliance, and in the year 1933, he made a trip around the world with his colleague, Harold Smith, in which they dazzled those who watched their double-diving performances. Then they undertook a similar tour throughout the United States, where they held circus shows to encourage Young people were encouraged to practice this sport, and in 1935, Samika was appointed coach of the Egyptian Olympic team in diving, and he participated in the Berlin Games in 1936.
Fred Samika in the world of cinema
Fred Samika broke into the world of Hollywood cinema by appearing as a stunt double in dangerous scenes in the Tarzan films with Johnny Weissmuller and in the film “Overseas,” about the story of a ship crew that enters into a confrontation with a German gunboat in World War I. He also participated with his jumping skills in two… The famous documentaries produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about diving, namely “Double Diving 1939” and “Water Sports” 1941.
Unique thick drain
In the late twenties and early thirties, Farid Samika’s eldest brother decided to immigrate to the United States of America. His brother held an Egyptian diplomatic position in New York. However, his immigration to America was not only related to his diplomatic position, but rather it was related to the close ties between the Samika and Roosevelt families, President In the United States of America at that time, Roosevelt had visited Egypt when he was young and loved it very much. In 1929, Farid Samika decided to marry Mabel Van den Acker, the daughter of a well-known Hollywood jeweler. However, there were racist laws preventing white Americans from marrying Kuwaiti people. But in the end, the American courts issued their ruling to allow this marriage, which sparked great controversy in the American media, and after only two years, the divorce took place and Farid Samika married another woman named Betty Jane Wilson, with whom he had his only son, Sadiq.
Unique ThickCut a thick unique head and hang it on fences
World War II was the beginning of the final chapter of the legendary story. Perhaps in search of a new adventure that would restore the flow of adrenaline to his body, and perhaps belief in a cause, “Smika” joined the American Army in the summer of 1942, after months of continuous training, and because of his previous knowledge of aviation, he obtained the rank of Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force. There is no official information available about the tasks assigned to our man, but veterans’ memoirs indicate his role as an aerial photographer of Japanese positions. He was part of a photographic mission of Japanese positions in Asia near the islands of Indonesia. They were on board a “B-” aircraft. 42″, but the plane crashed and Samika became a prisoner of the Japanese army.
Samika was detained in a camp and brutally executed in 1944 when his head was cut off. The American army considered him among those missing in operations, and it was said that the Japanese cut off his head and hung it on the walls of their camps to create panic among the Americans.
A friend of mine, Samika, was able to reach the family of the deceased and tell them the story. They in turn told him that the American government considered him a martyr in 1945 and honored him with a military medal. His son, who in turn became a fighter pilot, told him that they thought he had been killed somewhere in North Africa at the hands of the Germans or Italians after they forced him to Work as a translator. | https://www.world-today-journal.com/farid-samika-an-egyptian-hero-the-japanese-cut-off-his-head-and-hung-it-on-the-fences-video-and-photos/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:20Z |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
The 19 crew members of the ship, Genius Star XI, were uninjured and technicians from the Salvage and Marine Firefighting team remain onboard to ensure the fire doesn't return, according to a Coast Guard press release.
“This protected anchorage ... will allow the vessel to remain stable, minimizing risk of any re-flash of the fire as we continue our response," Capt. Chris Culpepper said in the press release, which said an investigation into the fire's origins will begin once response efforts wrap up.
Genius Star XI was shipping lithium-ion batteries from Vietnam to San Diego. The crew alerted the Coast Guard early Thursday morning to the fire, after pumping carbon dioxide into hold No. 1 — where the blaze began — and sealing it, fearing an explosion.
The Coast Guard diverted the 410-foot (125-meter) cargo ship to Dutch Harbor, one of the nation’s busiest fishing ports located in Unalaska, an Aleutian Islands community about 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.
Arriving Friday, Genius Star XI was kept 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from shore to mitigate the risks of toxic gases produced by the fire to the community and environment while responders worked to extinguish the flames, Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Mike Salerno said in an email to The Associated Press.
There have been no oil leaks associated with the fire, according to the ship's owners, Wisdom Marine Group.
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Key takeaways from Xi's diplomacy in 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with distinguished guests attending the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2023. Xi on Oct. 18 attended the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and delivered a keynote speech. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)
* It has been a busy year for Xi with four trips abroad, dozens of meetings with foreign dignitaries, chairing the first China-Central Asia Summit and attending the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, and more.
* Most of the foreign dignitaries Xi met were from developing countries, reflecting China's diplomatic principle that all countries, big or small, are equal.
* As the Belt and Road Initiative turns 10 years old this year, Xi announced at the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) eight major steps China will take to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. The high-profile forum, held in Beijing from Oct. 17 to 18, is the most important diplomatic event hosted by China this year.
BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- As the year 2023 draws to a close, here are the key takeaways from Chinese President Xi Jinping's diplomacy throughout the year.
It has been a busy year for Xi with four trips abroad, dozens of meetings with foreign dignitaries, chairing the first China-Central Asia Summit and attending the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, and more.
FOSTERING COOPERATION WITH MAJOR COUNTRIES
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands after jointly signing a Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for the New Era and a Joint Statement of the President of the People's Republic of China and the President of the Russian Federation on Pre-2030 Development Plan on Priorities in China-Russia Economic Cooperation in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023. Xi on March 21 held talks with Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
On March 20, Xi embarked on a state visit to Russia. This was his first trip abroad after his reelection as Chinese president. He described this trip as a journey of friendship, cooperation and peace.
Noting that China and Russia are each other's biggest neighbor, Xi said that consolidating and developing long-term good-neighborly relations with Russia is consistent with historical logic and a strategic choice of China, which will not be changed by any turn of events.
In the first 11 months of this year, the bilateral trade between China and Russia achieved the annual trade volume target of 200 billion U.S. dollars jointly set by the two heads of state, which shows the strong resilience and broad prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.
On July 20, Xi met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who made his final visit to China four months before passing away at the age of 100. The meeting took place at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the venue where Kissinger had met with Premier Zhou Enlai during his first visit to China. Kissinger will always be remembered and missed by the Chinese people, Xi said in a message of condolences to U.S. President Joe Biden on the death of the statesman.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden take a walk after their talks in the Filoli Estate in the U.S. state of California, Nov. 15, 2023. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Nov. 15 had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching issues critical to the direction of China-U.S. relations and on major issues affecting world peace and development. The meeting was held at Filoli Estate, a country house approximately 40 km south of San Francisco, California. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
The captivating China-U.S. summit took place on Nov. 15 at Filoli Estate, a country house south of San Francisco. During the four-hour-long meeting, the Chinese president noted that being at the helm of China-U.S. relations, he and President Biden shoulder heavy responsibilities for the two peoples, for the world and for history.
The two presidents agreed to promote and strengthen bilateral dialogue and cooperation in such areas as China-U.S. government talks on AI and the establishment of a working group on counternarcotics cooperation. They agreed to resume high-level communication between the two militaries, work toward a significant further increase in scheduled passenger flights early next year, and expand various bilateral exchanges in education, overseas students, youth, culture, sports and between the business communities.
There were light moments too. Ahead of a banquet, Biden showed Xi a photo from his phone, a picture of Xi taken with the Golden Gate Bridge, when he made his maiden trip to the United States in 1985 as a county leader of Zhengding in China's northern province of Hebei. Biden praised Xi's Hongqi limousine "beautiful" when parting with the Chinese leader, and Xi gestured the staff to open the door of the made-in-China car for Biden to take a better look.
Xi also had frequent exchanges with European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
Amid the increasingly turbulent international situation, the China-EU relationship has strategic significance and implications for global peace, stability and prosperity, said Xi when meeting with the EU leaders in Beijing in December.
STANDING WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Most of the foreign dignitaries Xi met were from developing countries, reflecting China's diplomatic principle that all countries, big or small, are equal.
During his state visit to South Africa from Aug. 21 to 24, Xi co-chaired with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue. Xi announced China's three initiatives on supporting Africa's industrialization, agricultural modernization and talent development.
Banners of the 15th BRICS summit are seen in a street of Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Xi also attended the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, where six countries were invited to become new BRICS members.
Xi said that the BRICS expansion is historic and a new starting point for BRICS cooperation. He stressed that the expansion reflects the resolution of the BRICS countries to unite and cooperate with other developing countries, meets the expectations of the international community, and serves the common interests of emerging markets and developing countries.
On Sept. 21, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. When meeting with his Syrian counterpart, Xi said China supports Syria in opposing foreign interference, rejecting unilateralism and bullying, and safeguarding national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, adding that China supports Syria in conducting reconstruction.
In addition, Xi hosted in June Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, the first Honduran president to pay a state visit to China since China and Honduras established diplomatic relations in March. Xi told Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros in September that China supports Venezuela in setting up special economic zones and will share relevant experience to help its national development. Xi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in April witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents on trade and investment, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation and other areas.
GROWING NEIGHBORHOOD DIPLOMACY
Artists perform during a welcome ceremony for Central Asian leaders and their wives attending the China-Central Asia Summit in the Tang Paradise in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
On May 19, Xi chaired the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, a new milestone in China-Central Asia relations. Xi said central Asian countries are welcome to board the "express train" of China's development. He made an eight-point proposal for strengthening cooperation, ranging from expanding economic ties to promoting cultural exchanges and safeguarding regional peace.
On Oct. 17, the Chinese and Indonesian heads of state jointly inaugurated the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway. It is the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia, cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes.
Noting that the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway is a "golden brand" for the Belt and Road cooperation between the two countries, Xi said China is willing to work with Indonesia to sum up successful experience, make sound efforts in its high-quality operation and foster an economic belt along the railway.
Passengers take selfies in a carriage of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
Xi paid a state visit to Vietnam from Dec. 12 to 13, and was received with the highest diplomatic protocol of Vietnam. Both sides agreed to build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, a major historic decision made by the leaders of the two parties and countries, as well as the most important political achievement reached by the two sides.
Before concluding his visit, Xi noted that what impressed him most was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong's repeated emphasis that the China-Vietnam bond of "camaraderie plus brotherhood" is the starting point and foundation of the China-Vietnam relationship.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and their spouses pose for group photos with the representatives of young Chinese and Vietnamese and people who have contributed to the China-Vietnam friendship in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 13, 2023. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan met here with the representatives along with Nguyen Phu Trong and his wife. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy proposed by Xi. He wrote in a signed article in the Nhan Dan Newspaper of Vietnam that "Asia is our common home. Neighboring countries cannot be moved away. Helping one's neighbor is helping oneself, and good neighbors wish each other well."
BUILDING A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE FOR HUMANITY
Another landmark in China's diplomacy is mediating talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Both countries agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies and missions within two months after their talks concluded in Beijing on March 10. A joint trilateral statement said the decision for China to host the talks was based on the agreement between Xi and the leaderships of Saudi Arabia and Iran.
During his state visit to Russia in March, Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had an in-depth exchange of views on the Ukraine issue. Xi stressed that a review of history shows that conflicts in the end have to be settled through dialogue and negotiation. For his part, Putin said Russia has carefully studied China's position paper on the political settlement of the Ukraine issue and is open to talks for peace.
On April 26, Xi spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the phone. Xi said China will send a special representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian affairs to visit Ukraine and other countries to conduct in-depth communication with all parties on the political settlement of the crisis. Zelensky welcomed China's important role in restoring peace and seeking diplomatic solution to the crisis.
Xi attended the BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on the Palestinian-Israeli issue on Nov. 21. The Chinese president emphasized that the only viable way to break the cycle of Palestinian-Israeli conflict lies in the two-state solution, in the restoration of the legitimate national rights of Palestine, and in the establishment of an independent State of Palestine.
This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a floral decoration for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) near China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
As the Belt and Road Initiative turns 10 years old this year, Xi announced at the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) eight major steps China will take to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. The high-profile forum, held in Beijing from Oct. 17 to 18, is the most important diplomatic event hosted by China this year.
Over the past decade, Xi has proposed the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative in succession, contributing wisdom and strength to building a community with a shared future for humanity.
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Published: Dec. 26, 2023 at 6:44 PM MST|Updated: 59 minutes ago
The bowl season slate features eight Pac-12 matchups, with Boise State (+6.5) against UCLA among the best bets against the spread, based on our projections. For more suggestions, including parlay possibilities, keep reading.
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Pick: Boise State +6.5 vs. UCLA
- Matchup: UCLA Bruins at Boise State Broncos
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Boise State by 5.5 points
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ABC (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Oklahoma +2.5 vs. Arizona
- Matchup: Arizona Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Oklahoma by 6.6 points
- Time: 9:15 PM ET
- Date: December 28
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Notre Dame -5.5 vs. Oregon State
- Matchup: Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Notre Dame by 10.3 points
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: December 29
- TV Channel: CBS (Stream on Fubo)
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Over 40.5 - Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
- Matchup: Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Projected Total: 55.0 points
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: December 29
- TV Channel: CBS (Stream on Fubo)
Under 67.5 - Liberty vs. Oregon
- Matchup: Liberty Flames at Oregon Ducks
- Projected Total: 61.4 points
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: January 1
- TV Channel: ESPN
Under 63.5 - Texas vs. Washington
- Matchup: Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies
- Projected Total: 57.5 points
- Time: 8:45 PM ET
- Date: January 1
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Nearly half of all states will raise the minimum wage in 2024
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 8:57 PM EST|Updated: 52 minutes ago
(CNN) - Millions of workers will get a pay bump when the clock strikes midnight on Monday, January 1.
Nearly half of all U.S. states and the District of Columbia will increase their minimum wage in 2024.
Washington state will continue to have the highest minimum wage in the country at $16.28 an hour. That’s up from $15.74 an hour.
And over in Hawaii, workers will receive the largest increase, raising its minimum wage to $14 an hour.
And Washington D.C. will have the highest hourly minimum wage in the country at $17.05. The city will raise its minimum wage again this summer.
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No Tussle in MVA Over Sharing of Seats for Lok Sabha Elections, Says Sanjay Raut
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: January 1, 2024 07:51 AM2024-01-01T07:51:27+5:302024-01-01T07:51:55+5:30
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut stated that there is no conflict among the allies of the Maha Vikas ...
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut stated that there is no conflict among the allies of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) regarding the allocation of seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He further emphasized that there exists a positive understanding between the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and leaders from the Congress, both at the central and state levels in Maharashtra.
Speaking to reporters in Pune, Raut also said winnability will be the criterion in picking candidates, the remarks coming days after his Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest 23 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra" caused heartburn in Congress.
There is no tussle over the seat-sharing issue among Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents. We (Shiv Sena-UBT) and leaders of Congress in Delhi as well as in Maharashtra share a good understanding. Do not pay attention to remarks made by some leaders about the alliance.
We are ready with our list of seats and tickets will be given to the candidates who are capable of winning the elections, he said. Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition includes the Shiv Sena (UBT), the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction), and the Congress. Responding to inquiries about the potential inclusion of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar into the MVA alliance, Sanjay Raut mentioned that their relationship with Ambedkar is amicable. He praised Ambedkar's articulate expression of thoughts, particularly against the BJP.
Raut also alleged that industries are relocating from Maharashtra to Gujarat. He criticized Union minister Narayan Rane, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for not having the courage to speak out against this trend.
Commenting on the inauguration of various projects in Ayodhya ahead of the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony, Raut sarcastically remarked that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) might as well operate from Ayodhya now.
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NEW DELHI: New York Knicks are set to trade RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors, receiving OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn in return, according to a source with knowledge of the deal on Saturday.
The trade, which has not been officially confirmed yet, was first reported by ESPN and is poised to reshape the rosters of both teams.
The Knicks are parting ways with two key offensive contributors, with Barrett serving as a starting forward and Quickley making a name as one of the NBA's prominent reserves.
In return, the Knicks will receive OG Anunoby, a defensive standout who led the NBA in steals last season, showcasing his prowess on that end of the floor.
Additionally, New York will acquire Precious Achiuwa, known for his energy and versatility, and Malachi Flynn, a promising guard.
The blockbuster deal reflects the Knicks' commitment to strengthening their defensive capabilities, while the Raptors gain offensive firepower with the addition of Barrett and Quickley. The trade holds significant implications for both teams' dynamics, impacting their strategies and player rotations. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/nba/top-stories/new-york-knicks-makes-rj-barrett-and-immanuel-quickley-trade-decision/articleshow/106409092.cms | 2024-01-01T02:50:23Z |
Kazakhstan appoints new Ambassador to UAE
By another Presidential decree, Kairat Lama Sharif has been relieved of his post of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates.
Madiyar Menilbekod was born February 8, 1978 in Merke municipality of Zhambyl region.
In 2002, he graduated from the Islamic Call College (Arabic Language and Islamic Studies) in Tripoli, Lybia. In 2004, he obtained a master's degree in Philology from the Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages.
From 2002 to 2005, Madiyar Menilbekov was a lecturer at the Nur-Mubarak Egyptian University of Islamic Culture. In 2005-2006, he worked as a Seniour Lecturer at the Presidential Academy of Public Administration. From April to September 2006, he was 3rd Secretary of Asia and Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
In 2006-2011, he served as an Attaché, then as 3rd, 2nd Secretary of the Kazakhstan Embassy in the UAE. In 2011-2012, he was 1st Secretary of Asia and Africa Department at the Kazakh MFA.
From 2012 to 2015, Menilbekov served as a Counsellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UAE. From 2015 through April 2017, he was Minister-Councellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UAE.
In April 2017, he was appointed Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UAE. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakhstan-appoints-new-ambassador-to-uae_a3502024/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:23Z |
When the 56-19 loss settled, the Miami Dolphins needed more than one glance into their proverbial mirrors.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa wished he had shifted his glance a little more quickly to see the defender in his receiver’s path on his first interception, and he wished he hadn’t tried to force a ball to Tyreek Hill over the linebacker who snatched the second.
Hill wished he hadn’t bobbled and then dropped a wide-open touchdown pass from Tagovailoa, one of six targets on which the duo failed to connect in the blowout loss.
Dolphins defenders wish they had tackled better in space, limiting or at least complicating the Baltimore Ravens’ display of run-in touchdowns.
And head coach Mike McDaniel wished he had pulled edge rusher Bradley Chubb earlier from an out-of-reach contest. Instead, with the Dolphins trailing by 30 points and less than 4 minutes to play in regulation, Chubb suffered a non-contact knee injury that required carting off.
“I would like a time machine, for sure, in that situation,” McDaniel said. “In hindsight, I would absolutely not have wanted him out there if I would have known he was going to get hurt.
“There’s times in football games where it’s not about winning or losing or ‘Can we come back?’ It's about finishing the football game and having a taste of what our expectations were going into it.”
The Dolphins’ expectations entering their visit to Baltimore and their reality traveling home at 11-5 veered far apart. Their playoff expectations now risk the same trajectory.
“Situations like this where you go into a game with full belief in each other and the eventual outcome … ends up monumentally in another direction, it’s a gut check for a football team,” McDaniel said. “We need to recalibrate, get back together and press forward together.
“Run from nothing. Own it.”
How the Dolphins unraveled vs. stifling Ravens
The Dolphins started off the game strong.
Tagovailoa connected with Hill, running back De’Von Achane and fullback Alec Ingold each for double-digit gains on the first drive alone. Facing third-and-goal from Baltimore’s 8, Tagovailoa pump-faked his first throw before nailing receiver Cedrick Wilson on a high-low concept that forced the Ravens’ defense to wonder whether Hill or Wilson was its intended receiver.
The Dolphins had found the end zone first. But Baltimore answered.
Despite Rashod Bateman failing to survive the ground on a 42-yard pass that was reversed and offensive pass interference nullifying a 26-yard completion to Justice Hill, Jackson distributed the ball a la Tagovailoa with chunk plays to three different targets on the way to the red zone. With 6:39 to play in the first, Jackson dropped back and let a ball rip amid pressure, finding Hill between two defenders on the right sideline for a 20-yard touchdown.
The Dolphins stayed alive with a Tyreek Hill 25-yard catch on fourth-and-5 their next drive but ultimately settled for a field goal.
Against the fourth-ranked scoring offense in the league, that’s not a winning formula.
Nor is turning the ball over.
Miami stayed competitive early, forcing a punt and scoring a pair of field goals. But after a seeming busted coverage allowed a 75-yard touchdown – cornerback Xavien Howard, injured on the first Ravens snap of the day, was missed – the game began veering off course for Miami.
Tagovailoa hurried to fit a play in before halftime and instead threw the first interception.
Miami’s special teams allowed a 78-yard punt return to start the second half, one of several factors in McDaniel’s postgame remark: “I’m confident saying before watching the film: We’re not going to be happy with the way we tackled in open space.”
And even when the Dolphins defense punched a ball loose from Ravens RB Gus Edwards, the optimism was short-lived.
Tagovailoa’s second interception was the next play.
The Dolphins could expect nothing different from the NFL's most takeaway-happy group.
“With circumstances within the game, there was a play or two where maybe we were forcing something,” McDaniel said. “Defensively, they’ve been very opportunistic. We knew that, and ultimately, we played right into their hands.”
A day Tyreek Hill described as “one of the worst games of my career” became the Dolphins’ worst loss of the season, and a day on which Miami was shorthanded due to injuries merited less sympathy when considering the Ravens’ bill of health.
Baltimore was missing its starting right guard, star tight end, two running backs and a cornerback.
Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith, who intercepted and returned a pass 30 yards in addition to seven tackles and another deflection, said Baltimore couldn’t dwell on that or their short week after a Monday night game across the country.
“It’s just adversity,” Smith said. “Look adversity in the face, and like I always tell the guys – chin up, chest out. We don't bow down for anything. Do all you can do. People make excuses with adversity and we just produce.
“Life is not about excuses. It's about what you do and play the cards that you’re dealt.”
The Dolphins best heed that advice.
After Ravens crush Miami, are Dolphins’ playoff hopes at stake?
Tagovailoa, despite taking a hit to his throwing shoulder on a fourth-quarter scramble, was healthy enough to address reporters after the game and seems on schedule to complete his fully available season.
Based on the cart, non-contact nature of injury and shellshock in Dolphins players’ voices, Chubb seems unlikely to play next week or in the postseason.
So sure, in a regular-season finale with the AFC East title on the line, Miami won’t be at full saddle. Neither will Buffalo nor any team the Dolphins face in the postseason.
What the franchise needs to do is better adjust to its personnel shifts and better scheme for its available players. Miami did that well in the run game Sunday, when Achane took the lead role in place of the injured Raheem Mostert, Achane contributing a game-high 137 yards and one touchdown.
But Miami’s passing attack was far too inconsistent, as Tagovailoa completed 57.9% of his passes compared to his league-leading 70.5% mark across the season. (For context, 51 quarterbacks who have attempted at least 50 passes have attempted more than 57.9%.)
Baltimore gashed the Dolphins defense for 491 total yards, a season-worst allowance along with the 56-point output.
Sure, as fairly said after the Ravens dismantled the 49ers, most teams cannot attack and maintain pressure at the rate which Baltimore can.
But the Dolphins have dabbled in Super Bowl-contender conversations, and it’s unlikely they’ll be able to reach that goal without besting Baltimore. It’s unlikely they’ll be able to win any remaining regular or postseason game with the suppressed performance all three phases produced Sunday.
“Everything’s still in front of us,” Tagovailoa said, but achieving it will require much more than Miami showed with the chance to clinch the division on the line.
Tagovailoa preached the importance of consistency after the Dolphins played well enough through one quarter to win but not through four.
Then, he tapped into the glass-half-full perspective as he moved forward.
“If you have the perspective of things could be worse – we could not have clinched the playoff berth, we could not have been playing in a game like this that mattered for positioning with the seeding,” Tagovailoa said. “So if you think of it like that, we’re right where we need to be as a team, regardless of the outcome today.
“We’ll be better for it and hopefully get to see these guys again.” | https://www.wpxi.com/news/national/whats-next-dolphins/XC7WHVG4HWAGZHXQNLPWQ3ULU4/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:27Z |
Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children and wounding a third arrested in United Kingdom
A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third is under arrest in the United Kingdom
A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested Saturday in the United Kingdom, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Kimberlee Singler's 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son were found dead on Dec. 19 when police responded to a report of a burglary at their home. Police later said the report turned out to be unfounded.
Singler, 35, initially cooperated with police but disappeared during the investigation, said Ira Cronin, spokesperson for the Colorado Springs Police Department. Authorities were unable to apprehend her after obtaining an arrest warrant Tuesday on charges of murder and attempted murder, among other allegations.
Singler was not under surveillance and was last seen in Colorado Springs on Dec. 23, said Cronin.
Authorities did not provide further details on the overseas arrest, but said they are working with multiple law enforcement agencies.
Attempts to reach Singler for comment through phone numbers listed for her were unsuccessful. Cronin said he didn't know if she has an attorney.
When police first responded to Singler’s home, they found her with minor injuries, the two children’s bodies and Singler’s 11-year-old daughter hurt. At first, Singler was treated as a burglary victim, said Cronin.
The injured girl was hospitalized for a few days before being released and is recovering in Colorado Springs, said Cronin.
The children’s deaths came amid an ongoing legal battle between Singler and her ex-husband over parenting time and other issues, according to court filings.
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Bedayn is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/colorado-mother-suspected-killing-2-children-wounding-arrested-106025114 | 2024-01-01T02:50:28Z |
As the clock struck midnight, the City of Pearls bid adieu to 2023 and welcomed the New Year with unbridled joy and exuberance . Celebrations across the city were nothing short of spectacular, with venues, pubs, farmhouses, and service apartments playing host to a myriad of memories. The colourful fireworks that painted the midnight sky in several pockets of Hyderabad added luminescence to the proceedings.
In the days leading up to New Year’s Eve, Hyderabad’s upmarket venues witnessed a flurry of bookings. The city’s vibrant pubs were ablaze with energy as revellers flocked to these lively venues for New Year’s Eve parties with friends and families.
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy confirmed that the officials have issued permissions for 56 ticketed events for December 31st night in the commissionerate. Meanwhile, the Cyberabad police has allowed around 35 venues to hold ticketed events, said Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty.
December 31st being a Sunday, the streets of Hyderabad, especially Tank Bund, NTR Marg and P.V. Narasimha Rao Marg (PVNR Marg), formerly Necklace Road, witnessed a huge crowd. Meanwhile, churches across the city were also decked up for midnight mass and sermons with devotees across the city travelling with their families.
On the outskirts of Hyderabad, farmhouses transformed for the night with joint families and large groups of friends escaping the bustles of the city for the night. “Surrounded by nature, under a canopy of stars with bonfire, songs and barbecues, this is how we chose to end 2023,” said K. Ramesh, who booked a farmhouse in Shamirpet with his extended family of 12.
For those desiring a more intimate celebration, service apartments in Hyderabad became cosy havens for close-knit gatherings. These spaces struck the perfect balance between comfort and privacy, allowing friends and families to create cherished memories as they welcomed the arrival of 2024.
The police officials from the tri-commissionerate across the twin-cities installed several checkposts, ensuring the night went incident-free. | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hyderabad-welcomes-new-year-with-much-gusto/article67693614.ece | 2024-01-01T02:50:28Z |
A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.
She becomes the latest elected politician to become a target of swatting, which involves making a phone call to emergency services with the intent that a large first responder presence, including SWAT teams, will show up at a residence.
Bellows was not home when the swatting call was made, and responding officers found nothing suspicious.
Suspects in swatting cases are being arrested and charged as states contemplate stronger penalties.
Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the target of a swatting attempt at her Georgia residence on Christmas morning, the congresswoman and local police said.
A man in New York called the Georgia suicide hotline claiming he had shot his girlfriend at Greene’s home and was going to kill himself. Police said investigators were working to identify the caller and build a criminal case.
Another New York man was sentenced in August to three months in prison for making threatening phone calls to Greene’s office in Washington, D.C.
While the Maine Department of Public Safety did not share a suspected motive for the swatting attempt against Bellows, she had no doubts it stemmed from her decision to remove Trump from the ballot. The swatting attempt came after a conservative activist posted her home address on social media.
“And it was posted in anger and with violent intent by those who have been extending threatening communications toward me, my family and my office,” Bellows told The Associated Press in a phone call Saturday.
A call was made to emergency services from an unknown man saying he had broken into a house in Manchester, according to the Maine public safety department.
The address the man gave was Bellows’ home. Bellows and her husband were away for the holiday weekend. Maine State Police responded to what the public safety department said ultimately turned out to be a swatting call.
Police conducted an exterior sweep of the house and then checked inside at Bellows’ request. Nothing suspicious was found, and police continue to investigate.
“The Maine State Police is working with our law enforcement partners to provide special attention to any and all appropriate locations,” the public safety statement said.
Bellows said the intimidation factors won’t work. “Here’s what I’m not doing differently. I’m doing my job to uphold the Constitution, the rule of law.”
Beyond Bellows and Greene, other high-profile politicians who have been swatting call targets include U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
Bellows said she, her family and her office workers have been threatened since her decision to remove Trump from the ballot. At least one Republican lawmaker in Maine wants to pursue impeachment against her.
“Not only have there been threatening communications, but there have been dehumanizing fake images posted online and even fake text threads attributed to me,” said Bellows, who has worked in civil rights prior to becoming secretary of state.
“And my previous work taught me that dehumanizing people is the first step in creating an environment that leads to attacks and violence against that person,” she said. “It is extraordinarily dangerous for the rhetoric to have escalated to the point of dehumanizing me and threatening me, my loved ones and the people who work for me.”
She said the people of Maine have a strong tradition of being able to disagree on important issues without violence.
“I think it is extraordinarily important that everyone deescalate the rhetoric and remember the values that make our democratic republic and here in Maine, our state, so great,” she said.
The Trump campaign said it would appeal Bellows’ decision to Maine’s state courts, and Bellows suspended her ruling until that court system rules on the case.
The Colorado Supreme Court earlier this month removed Trump from that state’s ballot, a decision that also was stayed until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether he would be barred under the insurrection clause, a Civil War-era provision which prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.
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Thiessen reported from Anchorage, Alaska. | https://whnt.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-maine-state-official-who-removed-trump-from-ballot-was-targeted-in-swatting-call-at-her-home/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:27Z |
#Palestinian #Minister #Religion #Youssef #Salama #Killed #Israeli #Attack #Gaza
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Former Palestinian Authority minister Youssef Salama was killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza. Youssef is a former Palestinian Minister of Religion.
Reported by Al Arabiya, Monday (1/1/2024), the Gaza Ministry of Health said Youssef was killed in an attack on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Sunday (31/12/2023). Youssef Salama is 68 years old.
Youssef is considered close to Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas. Youssef Salama served as minister in February 2005 and March 2006.
“He also served as preacher at the Al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem,” the Gaza Health Ministry office said.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army regarding this incident. Israel launched a relentless offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants carried out unprecedented attacks in southern Israel on October 7.
(wh/wh) | https://www.world-today-journal.com/former-palestinian-minister-of-religion-youssef-salama-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-gaza/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:27Z |
Xi addresses 2024 New Year gathering of China's top political advisory body
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the New Year gathering organized by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday addressed a gathering organized by the country's top political advisory body to ring in the year of 2024.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), delivered an important speech at the gathering of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing.
Other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attended the gathering.
They were joined by leading officials of the central committees of non-CPC parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, representatives of personages without party affiliation, leading officials of central Party and government departments, and representatives from various ethnic groups and sectors of society in Beijing.
Advancing the great cause of building China into a stronger country and rejuvenating the Chinese nation on all fronts by pursuing Chinese modernization is the central task of the Party and the country on the new journey in the new era, Xi stressed.
Xi called for consolidating and developing the broadest patriotic united front, stressing the need to pool strength through unity, forge great achievements through hard work, and jointly write a magnificent chapter on Chinese modernization.
On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the CMC, Xi extended New Year greetings to non-CPC parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, personages without party affiliation, Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese, and the friends from around the world who support the development of China's modernization.
The year 2023 marks the first year of the full implementation of the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress, Xi noted.
Over the past year, we have remained committed to the underlying principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, transitioned COVID-19 management to that of a class-B infectious disease, resolutely overcame internal and external difficulties, pushed for economic recovery, and fulfilled the main objectives for economic and social development, said Xi.
We have created new opportunities and won the strategic initiative while overcoming crises, fighting difficulties and responding to changes, which has greatly enhanced our confidence and strength, he said.
Xi pointed out that 2023 saw the CPPCC conscientiously implement the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee and make new contributions to advancing the cause of the Party and the country.
Over the past year, the CPPCC played its due role as a specialized consultative body and carried out in-depth research, consultation and deliberation, and oversight with a focus on the central task, Xi said.
Xi emphasized that the year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and is a crucial year in fulfilling the goals and tasks in the 14th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development.
He urged efforts to consolidate and enhance the momentum of economic recovery and growth, improve people's well-being, maintain social stability, and make solid and steady progress in advancing the Chinese modernization.
Xi noted that 2024 also marks the CPPCC's 75th anniversary. He called on the advisory body to carry forward its fine traditions, be active in offering suggestions and building consensus, and improve itself so as to open up new horizons for CPPCC work in the new era.
The gathering was presided over by Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.
Addressing the gathering, Wang stressed that efforts should be made to study and grasp the guiding principles of Xi's speech. He called on members of the CPPCC National Committee to pool their wisdom and strength in deepening reform, advancing development, and facilitating progress in people's well-being.
Wang also called on them to remain confident, break new ground and forge ahead, make new contributions to the cause of the Party and the country, and strive for the advancement of Chinese modernization.
Leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend the New Year gathering organized by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. The leaders also watched a performance at the gathering. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the New Year gathering organized by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
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PGA Tour seeks extension on commercial deal with Saudis, private investors
(AP) - The PGA Tour believes it has made enough progress with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf to extend their negotiations into next year for a new commercial deal that would include a U.S. investment group and the European tour.
Commissioner Jay Monahan sent a memo to players on Sunday afternoon, just seven hours before the deadline to finalize the deal that was set in the June 6 framework agreement.
The PGA Tour board unanimously agreed three weeks ago to negotiate exclusively with Strategic Sports Group, a consortium of American-based professional sports teams owners led by Fenway Sports Group.
Monahan said the tour has made “meaningful progress” with SSG and provided the group with all the information it requested.
“As we move forward in our discussions, we are focused on the finalization of terms and drafts of necessary documents,” Monahan said.
Far more complicated are the negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial supporters of the rival LIV Golf League which lured away Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka in 2022, and most recently Masters champion Jon Rahm earlier this month.
Monahan described conversations with PIF and the European tour as “active and productive.”
The framework agreement was to expire Dec. 31, though it included language that the deadline could be extended if all parties agreed. “We are working to extend our negotiations into next year based on the progress we have made to date,” Monahan said in his memo.
Monahan said the goal for 2024 was to reach agreements with SSG, PIF and the European tour to bring them in as minority co-investors in the for-profit PGA Tour Enterprises.
“These partnerships will allow us to unify, innovate and invest in the game for the benefit of players, fans and sponsors,” Monahan said.
Under the framework agreement, PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan would have a seat on the PGA Tour board. The agreement also included PGA Tour Enterprises doing an “objective, empirical-driven evaluation” of LIV and to determine if team golf can be integrated into the PGA Tour and European tour.
It also was to determine a “fair and objective” process for LIV players who might want to return to the PGA Tour or European tour, which is said to be a sticking point because of the players who turned down Saudi riches to remain on the PGA Tour.
The PGA Tour season begins Thursday at The Sentry on Maui, the first of eight “signature” events with a $20 million purse and limited field. LIV Golf already has announced the bulk of its 2024 schedule and $20 million purses. It starts the first week of February.
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Kazakhstan climbs up FIFA World Ranking
12:59, 08 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan has climbed the 117th line of the FIFA World Ranking in February 2019, Kazinform reports.
Belgium dominates the updated FIFA World Ranking. It is worth mentioning that Kazakhstan will face Belgium in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I.
Coming in second is France. Brazil is ranked third. Croatia and England round out the top 5 placed 4th and 5th, respectively.
Kazakhstan's opponents in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I Scotland, Cyprus and San Marino are ranked 40, 87 and 211, accordingly.
The first match against Scotland in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying round is scheduled for March 21 in Astana. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakhstan-climbs-up-fifa-world-ranking_a3496329/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:30Z |
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Drew Brees, a seasoned quarterback with a championship title and 12 Pro Bowl invitations, led the New Orleans Saints to victory in Super Bowl XLIV.
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Brees earned an estimated annual salary of $25 million in his final season before gracefully retiring in 2021.
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Matt Ryan, despite lacking championship titles, secured substantial earnings with a $150 million, five-year contract extension, featuring a $46.5 million signing bonus and a $100 million guarantee.
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WYOMING, Mich. — Two people were injured after an argument at a Walmart store in Michigan escalated into gunfire on Sunday, authorities said.
The man and woman who were shot suffered injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening, WXMI-TV reported.
The shooting took place at about 6 p.m. in the city of Wyoming, police spokesperson Lt. Andrew Koeller said.
A heavy presence of officers from Wyoming Police were at a Wyoming Walmart on Sunday. https://t.co/7mZDcqVDZ4
— FOX 17 (@FOX17) January 1, 2024
Police said there was an altercation between the two suspects and the male victim, according to WZZM-TV. The shooting took place in the front of the store near the checkout lanes. The male victim was shot; the woman was not a target, the television station reported.
The suspects fled the scene, police said. Both men were wearing masks, WOOD-TV reported.
“This is a brazen public attack. This is not something that we would tolerate, this is not something that should occur,” Koeller told reporters. “And we encourage the public to give any information in help solving this brazen crime and like I mentioned, unfortunately, an innocent bystander was struck. Two people were struck and that’s completely unfortunate.”
It is unclear what led to the altercation between the suspects and the man, WOOD-TV reported. It was also unclear whether the suspects and the male victim knew one another, according to the television station. | https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/2-injured-shooting-walmart-michigan/2APDDUBCZ5DPXFFTF2PICOVLRU/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:33Z |
Every street in the city is echoing with the chants of ‘Hari Om’ chanted by the Haridasus as Sankranti is round the corner.
Clad in bright saffron silk robes with colourful marigold garlands and accessories like Tambura (music instrument), Chidatalu (cymbals), anklets (tied to their legs) like sage Narada, the nomadic Haridasus are seen roaming on the streets of the city from dawn to dusk to propagate Hinduism during this auspicious Dhanurmasam, which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Each Haridas is assigned to an area where from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. they roam the streets chanting Hari Namam.
The Hindu spotted a group of Haridases in the city on December 31.
A senior Haridas named Kandula Nageswara Rao said that a group of 30 Haridasulu came to the city from S. Rayavaram mandal of Anakapalli district by December 17. They stayed temporarily in Purna Market, Isukathota, Gopalapatnam, Madhurawada, Gajuwaka and Simhachalam etc. to undertake the tradition of ‘Harinama Smaranam’ during this Sankranti season.
“Haridas never asks for alms. He walks on the street on a spiritual path to chant the hymns of Lord Vishnu i.e Hari Om or Harilo Ranga Hari. Devotees who wish to offer rice or money put it in the Akshayapatra on Haridas’s head. The Akshyapatra is copper vessel (shaped like a pumpkin). He never speaks and never looks back during this activity. He eats only vegetarian food at one time of the day. He does not talk unnecessarily. He is completely devoted. People believe that by offering rice or money to Haridas, they get the Lord’s blessings,” Mr. Nageswara Rao, who stayed at Purna Market, told The Hindu.
Mr. Rao is actually a farmer and runs an electrical shop in his home town for his livelihood. He belongs to Dasari community.
“We offer rice and money to the Haridas in every Dhanurmas season whenever they visit our street. It is a great feeling to see them during this auspicious season. Hari Nama Sankeerthana in this Dhanurmasam evades sins, we believe,” said Vaddadi Nagini.
Another Haridas Maicharla Trimurtulu said that whatever amount is collected in this season will be given to the committee in Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Telangana, where the heads of the committee will organise Annadanam for the poor and needy.
The Haridas’s practice of carrying forward the tradition is a commendable task, and every citizen should respect them and encourage them, said Gampala Pavan Kumar, a government teacher.
“This is an ancient custom in our Telugu states. This practice is slowly being evaded due to poor public response and low priority to continue it from our current generations. Because, our children are not showing interest in continuing the tradition due to many factors,” said another Haridas Babuji.
History suggests that the tradition of Haridas began as part of the Bhakti movement, an attempt to remind people of the glory of Lord Vishnu and Hinduism.
An important aspect of Haridas is that he never stops for alms or charity. No matter what danger is behind him, he does not look back. In fact, he does not speak at all, but only sings Hari slokas.
“In rural areas people wash the Haridas feet spiritually and get blessings. But, in towns and cities it is hardly seen,” felt another Haridas Srinivas. | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/visakhapatnams-streets-echoed-with-haridass-hari-om-ahead-of-sankranti/article67693112.ece | 2024-01-01T02:50:34Z |
DETROIT (AP) — Four people died and two others were injured Saturday in a Michigan house explosion that could be heard miles away, police said.
The explosion happened before 4 p.m. in Northfield Township, about 45 miles (72.4 kilometers) west of Detroit. The structure was destroyed, leaving only the basement, Northfield Township Police Lt. David Powell told reporters Saturday.
The blast, which could be heard about 9 miles (14.4 kilometers) away, sent debris into the air that landed on both sides of a nearby highway. Neighboring homes were not damaged, Powell said.
Six people were in the home, with four fatalities discovered at the scene and the two surviving victims hospitalized in critical condition. Police did not immediately know if the victims were related, Powell said.
Authorities have not determined the cause of the explosion.
Northfield Township police did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press seeking additional information on Sunday. | https://whnt.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-michigan-home-explosion-heard-for-miles-kills-4-and-injures-2-police-say/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:34Z |
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Over the past few hours, “The Seventh Day” has published a number of service topics that provide medical advice of interest to all family members, and included the most important news of the year’s harvest in the field of health, in addition to presenting prevention methods during New Year celebrations to avoid catching any infection, with medical advice to maintain health. Your eyes while using fireworks, and ways to prevent recurring colds to avoid middle ear infection, in addition to the latest treatments that include the use of diabetes medications, the latest treatment for patients with heart failure.
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A Palestinian child is arrogant to himself and refuses to provide first aid to provide treatment for the last injured person.. Video | https://www.world-today-journal.com/health-brief-the-most-important-health-and-family-news-over-the-past-hours/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:34Z |
CUSA Games Today: How to Watch CUSA Games, TV Schedule, Live Streaming Options - Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 2:10 PM EST|Updated: 2 hours ago
Looking for info on how to watch all of the college football postseason action now that bowl season and the College Football Playoff are here? Below, we highlight how you can watch all four games involving teams from the CUSA.
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In a spectacular revelation during the latest weekend episode of Bigg Boss Kannada 10, host Kiccha Sudeep unveiled the grand prize awaiting the winner of the reality show. Not only will the triumphant contestant be adorned with the prestigious trophy, but they will also be walking away with a jaw-dropping prize package.
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Bigg Boss Kannada 10 is set to pocket a generous cash prize of 50 lakhs, symbolizing a significant financial windfall.
Additionally, their lifestyle is poised for a luxurious upgrade as they will be handed the keys to a lavish car sporting the latest model, ensuring that the winner travels in style and sophistication.
To add an eco-friendly touch to the winnings, an electric scooter will also be part of the grand prize, promoting sustainability and contemporary transportation choices. Even the runner-up will not be left empty-handed, as they are slated to receive their very own electric scooter, making sure both top contenders leave the show with a tangible reward.
The announcement of these extravagant prizes has injected a fresh wave of enthusiasm among the contestants. Eager to secure their places in the show's finale, participants are now more motivated than ever to showcase their best performances in the upcoming days.
As the competition intensifies, Bigg Boss Kannada 10 continues to captivate audiences with its blend of drama, entertainment, and now, the promise of a life-altering prize for the eventual winner. Viewers can anticipate heightened excitement and fierce rivalry as the reality show hurtles towards its grand finale, where one lucky contestant will emerge as the coveted champion, adorned with not just a trophy but a lifestyle befitting a true victor. | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/bigg-boss-kannada-10-winner-to-bag-extravagant-prize-package-50-lakhs-lavish-car-and-electric-scooter/articleshow/106409010.cms | 2024-01-01T02:50:37Z |
Kazakhstan climbs up in OECD Country Risk Classification
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranks all the countries of the world according to eight risk categories. They are distributed depending on the credit risk assessment based on the analysis of three indicators: the practices in payments settlement, the financial condition of the country and its economic situation. This analysis is carried out by the OECD's Working Group on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees, which, in its turn, determines the cost of financing for enterprises of any ownership form and state bodies of a particular country at the expense of the resources of export-credit agencies. Kazakhstan has participated in the meeting of this Group for the first time in November 2017. At that moment, our country was in the sixth group.
Today, KazakhExport, being a representative, regularly presents to the OECD members the export potential of Kazakhstan in the context of its financial instruments, indicators and development prospects. The company also informs international partners on the measures of state support for export policy in our country, financial and institutional instruments and the basic provisions of the National Export Strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2022.
In addition, KazakhExport has held a series of negotiations with representatives of the leading OECD countries that potentially have the opportunity to make a recommendation related to the increase of the rating, has introduced presentation materials about the company's efforts to implement international standards, procedures and recommendations in the field of financial and insurance activities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The improvement of the position in this rating indicates the formation of a positive perception of information related to strengthening the financial stability of Kazakhstan by OECD member countries, as well as development of the banking sector and raising the reliability status of our state as an international partner in fulfilling financial obligations. | https://en.inform.kz/amp/kazakhstan-climbs-up-in-oecd-country-risk-classification_a3500227/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:37Z |
DeSantis Promises 'Day One' Firing Of Special Counsel Jack Smith If Elected
Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis told Iowa voters that if he is elected in 2024, he would fire special counsel Jack Smith on his first day in office.
The declaration came during a campaign event on Thursday and aimed at setting himself apart from his chief GOP rival, former President Donald Trump, who faces two federal prosecutions led by Mr. Smith.
The Florida governor expressed his concern that President Trump, as the Republican nominee, would overshadow the election, focusing on legal issues and investigations rather than addressing the nation’s challenges.
Should President Trump become the Republican nominee for the third consecutive time, said Mr. DeSantis, then “the whole election will be about him,” his behavior, and “all these different investigations and legal cases.”
“Which, look,” he added, “I think are unfair. I will fire Jack Smith on day one when I’m president. That is without saying.”
The Epoch Times contacted the Department of Justice (DOJ) for comment.
Mr. DeSantis has been united in the view of the former president and his supporters, who have characterized the DOJ prosecutions as a “weaponization” of the government against President Joe Biden’s likely primary opponent.
The governor emphasized his belief that the media and Democrats were keen on making the election solely about President Trump, diverting attention from holding President Biden accountable for what they say are his failures.
Mr. DeSantis argued that focusing on President Trump’s legal battles would play into the Democratic playbook and ultimately lead to Republican losses across the country.
“Even if somehow he could surmount that, you have a lame-duck president on day one,” Mr. DeSantis said, referring to President Trump. “How are you going to be able to get things done? How are you going to be able to recruit personnel that you need?”
While making his pitch to Iowa voters, Mr. DeSantis went on to outline his vision for the presidency, emphasizing the need for a diverse team to enact meaningful change.
“We will go in on day one, and we are going to upend this swamp in Washington. We’re going to do it,” he declared.
Smith ‘Should Be Scared,’ Says Trump Lawyer
Mr. Smith has brought two federal criminal cases against President Trump, one in Florida over classified documents kept at his Mar-a-Lago estate and another in Washington, D.C., related to his efforts to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential elections.
President Trump is also facing several other legal cases, both civil and criminal.
The former president has repeatedly claimed during public appearances and on Truth Social that all of the cases are tantamount to election interference, forming an effort to keep him from seeking the White House again.
Recent national polls put President Trump leaps and bounds ahead of his Republican rivals in the 2024 race.
Mr. Smith recently filed papers in the election case arguing that President Trump should be blocked from telling jurors that the cases against him represent selective prosecution by federal officials.
In a motion, Mr. Smith’s office specifically asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an appointee of President Barrack Obama who is presiding over the case and trial, to rule that the former president cannot say in court that he is being prosecuted for political reasons, saying that it could be prejudicial.
Lawyers from Mr. Smith’s office told the court in filings that President Trump has, via public statements, court filings, and arguments in hearings, tried to “inject into this case partisan political attacks and irrelevant and prejudicial issues that have no place in a jury trial.”
“Although the court can recognize these efforts for what they are and disregard them, the jury—if subjected to them—may not,” lawyers working with Mr. Smith wrote.
Trump attorney Alina Habba, responding to the filing, said it shows that Mr. Smith is “running scared,” and he “should be scared,” she told Newsmax on Thursday.
“He doesn’t want, basically, any defense being brought by the defense,” Ms. Habba said, referring to Mr. Smith. “It’s what happened with the last trial I tried. It’s what will happen with the next one I try.”
Ms. Habba has suggested that prosecutors are trying to rush a conviction of the former president before the election. The District of Columbia trial case is scheduled for March 4, one day before the Super Tuesday nominating contest for the 2024 presidential election.
Jack Phillips contributed to this report. | https://www.zerohedge.com/political/desantis-promises-day-one-firing-special-counsel-jack-smith-if-elected | 2024-01-01T02:50:38Z |
BJP State spokesperson Yarlagadda Ramkumar on December 31 demanded that the State government restore the name ‘Godavari Kalakshetra’ for the auditorium in the heart of Kakinada.
Post COVID-19, the Kakinada Municipal Council has passed a resolution to change the name of the Godavari Kalakshetra after Ragireddi Venkata Jayaram Kumar, alias Frooti Kumar, the former YSRCP Kakinada city president who passed away due to COVID-19.
At a press conference here on Sunday, Mr. Ramkumar, BJP State Media Committee Member Duvvuri Subramanyam demanded that the old name of the auditorium be restored
“The Central government has released ₹20 crore for the auditorium under the Smart City Mission. The project should not be named after any political party leader. If the need to change the name for the auditorium emerges, Kakinada city has many great personalities, such as freedom fighter Bulusu Sambamurthy, for consideration,” said Mr. Ramkumar.
The three-floor auditorium comprises a theatre with 1,200 seating facilities and space for the art galleries. It is yet to be thrown open to the public. The BJP leaders have also recalled the names of popular actors like Rao Gopala Rao and Suryakantam which can be considered for the auditorium. | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bjp-condemns-renaming-of-auditorium-in-kakinada-after-late-ysrcp-leader/article67692581.ece | 2024-01-01T02:50:40Z |
A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her children and injuring a third was arrested in the United Kingdom on Saturday, authorities said.
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, Kimberlee Singler, 35, of Colorado Springs, was arrested in the United Kingdom “without incident,” The Denver Post reported. No other details about the arrest were immediately available and the exact location where Singler was arrested was unclear, according to KUSA-TV.
Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Singler on murder and attempted murder charges after her 7-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter were found dead in a home on Dec. 19, while her 11-year-old daughter was hospitalized.
According to KUSA, the children’s father, Kevin Wentz, identified the deceased children as Aden Wentz, 7; and Elianna “Ellie” Wentz, 9.
Colorado Springs mom arrested in United Kingdom, suspected of murdering 9-year-old daughter, 7-year-old son https://t.co/7u3ZsL7Tez
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) December 31, 2023
Police had responded to a report of a burglary at the residence, but it turned out to be unfounded, according to The Associated Press.
Singler initially cooperated with authorities but then went missing as the investigation progressed, Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Ira Cronin said. She was last seen on Dec. 23, police said.
On Dec. 26, police issued a warrant for Singler’s arrest on four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of first-degree assault, KUSA reported.
The 11-year-old girl was hospitalized for a few days before being released, Cronin said. She is recovering in Colorado Springs, according to the AP.
The children’s deaths came during a legal battle between Singler and her ex-husband over parenting time and other issues, the AP reported, citing court filings. Hearings had been scheduled for next month.
“Detectives with the Colorado Springs Police Department’s homicide unit continue to work closely with multiple law enforcement agencies in pursuing the ongoing investigation,” the Colorado Springs Police Department said in a statement. | https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/colorado-mother-accused-killing-2-children-arrested-united-kingdom/UGMHCLKIBFFZZPDFXSLCJAH22E/ | 2024-01-01T02:50:39Z |
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