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PAIA, Hawaii (AP) — A surfer in Hawaii has died after being injured in a shark encounter off Maui’s northern shore, according to the Maui Police Department. Authorities stopped short of calling the event an attack and didn’t describe the man’s injuries.
Ocean Safety Officers grabbed and transported the man by jet ski to shore, where responders performed life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived and took the victim to a hospital for further treatment, police said in a news release.
The man’s identity was not immediately released pending the notification of extended family and friends. Authorities did say the man was from Haiku, a small community on Maui’s north side.
There were no initial signs of foul play. The investigation is ongoing and an autopsy is scheduled, according to the police department.
The man was injured on Paia Bay, near Haiku, and shark warning signs were placed on beaches one mile on either side of the bay, according to Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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After undergoing treatment for stomach cancer, some may find that the cancer has been successfully tackled. However, the conclusion of treatment can evoke a mixture of emotions, encompassing both relief and apprehension about the possibility of cancer recurrence, which is a common concern for cancer survivors. Conversely, complete eradication of the cancer may not be achievable.
In such cases, individuals may undergo chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or other interventions to manage the cancer and mitigate potential complications. Adjusting to life with persistent cancer can be challenging and emotionally taxing. Post-stomach cancer life entails reacquainting oneself with familiar routines while also making new decisions. These are some effective measures that cancer survivors can take to improve their quality of life post-cancer treatment. Adherence to these tips can help you to take charge of your health.
Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a common form of cancer that develops in the lining of the stomach and is often diagnosed at an advanced stage. It is a complex disease with various subtypes, needing customized treatment approaches. One of the key risk factors for stomach cancer is infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which can lead to chronic inflammation and damage to the stomach lining. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, a diet high in salty and smoked foods, and obesity are also linked to an increased risk of developing this type of cancer. The early signs encompass indigestion and heartburn, dyspepsia, unexplained loss of weight and appetite, and persistent stomach discomfort. Advanced stages of gastric cancer may present symptoms such as blood in the stool or dark-colored stools, abdominal swelling, reduced appetite, and weight loss.
Gastric headache? Home remedies to cureLiving with stomach cancer presents a myriad of physical and emotional challenges that can feel overwhelming at times. Amidst the difficult days and the setbacks, there is an opportunity for individuals living with stomach cancer to redefine their priorities and embrace new perspectives on life. Living with stomach cancer is not just about enduring but about finding ways to thrive amidst adversity.
Here are the crucial steps that one must follow:Regular follow-ups: After completing treatment, it is crucial to attend all follow-up appointments with your doctors. These visits will involve discussions about any issues you may be experiencing, as well as examinations and tests to check for signs of stomach cancer or treatment-related side effects. It's important to note that various cancer treatments can have lasting side effects, so these appointments are an opportunity for you to address any concerns. Doctors suggest follow-up visits every 3 to 6 months in the first few years post-treatment. These appointments include physical exams and symptom reviews, along with the possibility of lab tests and other examinations such as upper endoscopy. While imaging tests like CT scans may not be required if there are any suspicious symptoms the exam. So, go for regular follow-ups.
Personalized survival plan: It will be tailored to your needs encompassing follow-up examinations and tests, along with future screening tests for other forms of cancer. The plan should outline potential late- or long-term side effects from your treatment, dietary and physical activity recommendations, and reminders to attend appointments with your doctor for overall health monitoring.
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Guidance regarding nutritional issues: For many patients, stomach cancer and its treatment can impact their eating habits. Nausea may arise during and after certain treatments, leading to a decreased appetite and weight loss. Adjusting eating patterns, such as eating smaller, more frequent meals rather than larger ones becomes necessary for many. A dietitian can assist in adapting to these changes and guide in managing nutrition-related challenges stemming from the cancer or its treatment. Regular blood tests are necessary for those who have undergone surgery, particularly if they had the upper part of their stomach removed (subtotal or total gastrectomy), to monitor their vitamin and mineral levels. Some may need vitamin supplements, including B12 injections. Take dietary supplements only after consulting the doctor.
Refrain from tobacco consumption: Those patients who have undergone treatment for stomach cancer should stay away from smoking, and using tobacco in any form or alcohol as they can lead to poor outcomes and worsen one's condition further.
Stay active and maintain an optimum weight: After undergoing stomach cancer treatment, resuming an exercise routine can be a daunting but crucial step toward recovery and overall well-being. It's important to approach this process with patience and a focus on gradual progression. Start by consulting with your doctor to understand any physical limitations or recommendations specific to your post-treatment condition. Work with a fitness expert who has experience in post-cancer exercise programming to create a safe and effective regimen for you. open to modifying exercises, adjusting intensity levels, and incorporating more rest periods as needed. Prioritize activities that promote strength-building, flexibility, and cardiovascular health while being mindful of any discomfort or fatigue that may arise.
The take-home message: Embracing a holistic approach that combines physical activity with proper nutrition and mental well-being is key to re-establishing a balanced lifestyle post-stomach cancer treatment and maintaining an optimum weight.
(Author: Dr Ganesh Nagarajan, Director of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Gastrointestinal Oncology, Nanavati Max Institute of Cancer Care)
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Bad weather approaching S Kazakhstan
17:10, 19 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Bad weather is forecast for three regions of Kazakhstan, Kazhydromet reports.
Fog, ice slick and southwest wind gusting 15-20 m/s are expected to hit Kyzylorda region on February 20-22. Chances of storm are high.
Turkestan region is expected to face tomorrow fog, ice slick, snowstorm and wind gusting 15-20 m/s, up to 23-28 m/s.
Heavy precipitations and strong southwest wind are to sweep across Shymkent on February 20. Chances of storm are high.
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1 Swedish krona to Turkish liras
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CUSA Football Promo Codes, Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 1:44 PM CST|Updated: 32 minutes ago
Based on our projections, the best bet in terms of the total for the four CUSA bowl season games is Liberty vs. Oregon -- for more tips, including parlay possibilities, keep reading.
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Pick: Western Kentucky +4.5 vs. Old Dominion
- Matchup: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Old Dominion by 0.5 points
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: December 18
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Fresno State +3.5 vs. New Mexico State
- Matchup: New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs
- Projected Favorite & Spread: New Mexico State by 0.0 points
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Louisiana +3.5 vs. Jacksonville State
- Matchup: Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Jacksonville State by 1.5 points
- Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
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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
Over 48.5 - Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
- Matchup: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Projected Total: 54.2 points
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: December 18
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Under 57.5 - Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
- Matchup: Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- Projected Total: 55.6 points
- Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.
The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, amid demands from the opposition and some civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to massive logistical problems that they said had undermined the balloting.
Tshisekedi’s overwhelming declared victory was likely to fuel those concerns. The second-place candidate was businessman Moise Katumbi, who received 18% of the vote, and Martin Fayulu, who received 5%, finished third. Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, a physician renowned for treating women brutalized by sexual violence in eastern Congo, got less than 1%.
Speaking from his headquarters in the capital after the results were announced, Tshisekedi thanked his supporters for giving him another five-year term.
“You believed in my commitment so that our country can find its place in the concert of nations,” he said. “You have embraced my vision of society. I will spare no effort for more jobs, more purchasing power, more access to basic services at all levels.”
About 18 million people voted in the election, which had a turnout of more than a 40%, according to the election commission. The results will be sent to the constitutional court for confirmation, election chief Denis Kadima said.
Candidates opposing the results have two days to submit their claims, and the constitutional court then has seven days to decide. The final results are expected on January 10, and the president is scheduled to be sworn in at the end of that month.
Congo has a history of disputed elections that can turn violent, and there’s little confidence among many Congolese in the country’s institutions. Before the results were announced Sunday, opposition candidates, including Katumbi, said they rejected the results and called on the population to mobilize.
The logistical problems included many polling stations being late in opening or not opening at all. Some lacked materials, and many voter cards had smudged ink that made them illegible.
Voting in the election had to be extended into a second day— something local observers and civil society organizations have called illegal — and parts of the country were still casting ballots five days after election day.
“If a foreign country considers these elections to be elections, there’s a problem,” Fayulu said at a news conference in the capital Sunday before the results were announced. “It’s a farce, don’t accept (the results).”
Violence was already flaring in parts of the country before the results were announced. In the eastern city of Goma, youth barricaded some main streets demanding a revote. Earlier this week, clashes erupted between some of Fayulu’s supporters and police officers who fired tear gas at protesters who threw rocks and barricaded themselves inside the opposition headquarters.
“These elections are an example of fraud and ballot-box stuffing, flouting any transparent and credible electoral process and, moreover, democracy,” said Bienvenu Matumo, a member of LUCHA, a local rights group.
Leading up to and during the vote, the election commission was accused of not being transparent enough. The East African Community said its election observer mission was not granted access to Congo, and the European Union canceled its mission after authorities did not authorize the use of satellite equipment by EU monitors.
Congo analysts say the thousands of observers that were in the country were unable to say whether the irregularities had an impact on the overall integrity of the results, leaving it to the election commission.
Tshisekedi already has spent much of his time in office trying to gain legitimacy after a disputed 2018 election that some observers said Fayulu had actually won.
Overall, Tshisekedi’s track record has been spotty. He’s struggled to stem violence in the east, a goal he campaigned on.
Conflict in eastern Congo has raged for decades, with more than 120 armed groups fighting for power, resources and to protect their communities. But the violence has spiked during Tshisekedi’s term with the resurgence of the M23 rebels, who have displaced millions of people and seized swaths of land. The fighting prevented 1.5 million people from registering to vote.
Attempts to quell the violence with an East African Force comprised of troops from neighboring countries have failed. The force is pulling out, along with a U.N. peacekeeping mission that has been in Congo for decades.
Still, Tshisekedi’s initiatives creating free health care for pregnant mothers and babies and providing free primary education has changed the lives of some people living in remote villages.
“My brothers can go to school now without my parents paying, which allows my father to put that money to buying food for the family,” John Nlaza, a resident of a small village in Kongo Central province told The Associated Press.
Congolese analysts said it’s important to view Tshisekedi’s win with caution given the significant uncertainty of the presidential election’s validity.
“The opposition’s contesting of the results is not only a predictable reaction, but it also highlights the persistence of a deeper crisis of legitimacy at the top of the state,” Tresor Kibangula, a political analyst at the Congolese research institute Ebuteli, said. “This battle will depend on (the opposition’s) ability to mobilize the Congolese people for its cause, with a view to reversing the balance of power.”
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Mednick reported from Dakar, Senegal. Ruth Alonga in Goma contributed.
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FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has produced 40 varieties of different crops, vegetables and fruits in the year 2023 that will bring tangible results in term of agricultural productivity enhancement and it is the millstone in the history of the university, said UAF Vice Chancellors Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan.
He addressed the faculty held in connection with annual achievements at Iqbal Auditorium. He said that the different varieties of wheat, soybean sugarcane, okra, chickpea, mangoes, chia and others have been produced by the UAF scientists that have made history.
He said that all-out efforts were being made to address the problems of the agricultural sector and farming community.
He said UAF had been declared the Agri Technology Park for the uplift of the sector. He urged the campus community to address the problems of the farming community and come up with viable solutions keeping the issue in view.
He said that they were devising the agriculture policy for the 2023 to 2033 that will enable the agriculture sector to flourish and address the diffident challenges.
He said this year the university has procured 8000 graduates and the enrollment in the different programmes has increased this year.
He said that the university has arranged the different community development such as 609 events as outreach enhancement, which is three times higher than last year.
He said that the university statutory bodies had approved the students council that would enhance the students’ participation to move the university towards progress.
He said that the University is not only well recognized in the country but also across the globe due to its decent works. He said that it is the only institution in the country which has found place in the top 100 universities in the subject category worldwide.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques, a senior Taliban official said Sunday.
Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban’s appointed defense minister, during a press conference in the capital, Kabul, said dozens of Tajiks and more than 20 Pakistanis were killed in the past 12 months “in operations by security forces.”
He said scores of Tajiks and hundreds of Pakistanis involved in various incidents were also arrested during that period.
Mujahid called on neighboring and regional countries to strictly monitor their borders.
Tensions between Kabul and Islamabad spiked as hundreds of thousands of Afghans left Pakistan after authorities started pursuing foreigners they said were in the country illegally, going door-to-door to check migrants’ documentation, following an Oct.31 deadline.
Mujahid also said there has been a 90% decrease in attacks by an Islamic State group affiliate in the past year.
The militant group has carried out major assaults on schools, hospitals, and mosques, and has also attacked Shiite areas across the country.
The IS affiliate has been a major rival of the Taliban since the latter seized control of Afghanistan in August 2021. IS militants have struck in Kabul, in northern provinces and especially wherever there are Shiites, whom IS considers to be apostates.
Since taking power, the Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life and work and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade as part of harsh measures they imposed, as U.S. and NATO forces were pulling out of Afghanistan following two decades of war.
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Emergency contraception is a type of emergency birth control method used to prevent pregnancy in a woman who has had unprotected sex or whose birth control method has failed like having a condom break or slip off or has forgotten to take her regular contraceptive pill.
If a hundred women each had sex once during the second or third week of menstrual cycle, without using contraception, eight would likely become pregnant.
Only few of these hundred women using emergency contraception would likely become pregnant.
There are two types of emergency contraception
- The emergency contraceptive pills
- The Intra uterine device
How does it work?The emergency contraceptive pill has to be taken within 72 hours to 5 days of unprotected sex or failed contraceptive method . The sooner it’s taken, the better it works. They work by stopping or delaying the release of the egg or some emergency contraception pill will prevent the natural progesterone in the body from working and thereby prevent pregnancy implantation.
Being a hormonal contraceptive, it can trigger headaches and nausea and some may have vomiting as well
In case vomiting has happened within 2 to 3 hours of taking the pill It is advisable to take another emergency contraception pill or to have an intra uterine device fitted which acts as an interceptive… preventing implantation of pregnancy if the egg is fertilized. The next menstrual cycle may also get irregular or there might be a withdrawal bleeding in a weeks time after taking the pill.
Here's what you need to knowIt’s important to understand here that if ovulation has occurred, emergency contraception cannot prevent
fertilization or disrupt an already established pregnancy.
It’s advisable to continue using the regular contraceptive method whatever was used earlier or use condoms for the next one week even after taking the emergency contraceptive pill.
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If need be emergency contraception can be taken again in the same cycle. Women on regular contraceptive pills can also take emergency contraception in case they have missed their regular pills .
- Women living with HIV and on medication can safely use emergency contraception
- Adolescent might particularly need emergency contraception.
- Taking Emergency contraceptive pill is simple and medical supervision is not needed
- Emergency contraceptive pills are not dangerous to women’s health and does not increase risky sexual behaviour
- Emergency contraception do not make women infertile and can be used more than once in a menstrual cycle.
A woman can take these pills when needed without for seeing a health care provider and no test are required for taking the emergency contraception and are easily available over the counter.
All women can use them safely and effectively including women who are on regular oral contraceptive pills because of the short-term nature of the use. There are no medical conditions that make emergency contraception unsafe for any women.
(Author: Dr. Jayashree Nagaraj Bhasgi, Senior Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fortis Hospital, Richmond Road, Bengaluru)
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Bad weather heading to 3 rgns of Kazakhstan
16:28, 12 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazhydromet, Kazakhstan's national weather service, has put three regions of Kazakhstan on bad weather alert, Kazinform reports.
On February 13, northeastern wind gusting up to 15-20 mps and even 23-28 mps will hit Zhambyl region. Parts of the region will see fog and black ice on roads. Probability of storm is 85-90%.
Fog will blanket parts of Kostanay region. Chances of storm are 90-95%.
Gusty wind of 25 mps will batter Kyzylorda region, especially its northeastern and eastern parts. Probability of storm is 90-95%.
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10 Swedish kronor to Turkish liras
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CUSA Games Today: How to Watch CUSA Games, TV Schedule, Live Streaming Options - Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 1:10 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour 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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The Methodist Church of Great Britain released a new woke “Inclusive Language Guide” to police language for its ministers and those who practice the faith.
The guide includes advises Methodists to avoid using “hurtful” gendered terms such as “husband” and “wife.”
The guide shares, “As Christians, we need to have the courage for conversations that can sometimes be difficult, to recognize that we sometimes exclude people, to listen with humility, to repent of any hurtful language and to take care with how we listen and what we say or write, in the Spirit of Christ.”
“There is infinite variety in the way that God’s creation is expressed in human life. This is worth bearing in mind as we speak and write. Terminology such as ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ may sound inoffensive but it makes assumptions about a family or personal life that is not the reality for many people.”
“The words ‘parent,’ ‘partner’, and ‘child’ are a good place to start. ‘Carer’ is also a neutral yet understandable way to refer to the primary carer of a child, who may or may not be their parent.”
In sections addressing ‘gender identity,’ the guide claims that “using a person’s chosen pronouns is helpful as it honors their identity.”
“Language such as ‘brothers and sisters,’ while intended to be inclusive and friendly, doesn’t take into account our non-binary friends.”
The Christian Post shares additional guidelines:
The guide goes on to list extensive categories of people with whom Methodists are advised to use “sensitive and inclusive” language when addressing minorities that have been “marginalized and/or demonized by common culture.”
The guide urges steering clear of “ageism” by avoiding terms like “old people,” to embrace “anti-racist language” by encouraging use of “ethnicity” instead of “race,” and to avoid language that negatively emphasizes a person’s immigration status or English skills.
Antisemitic and Islamophobic rhetoric are also discouraged, and the guidance also encourages Methodists to tread carefully with their terminology when addressing “disabled and neurodiverse people” and those with mental illness.
The guidance also encourages congregations to “share your own pronouns in conversation,” directing them to controversial LGBT activist groups, including Stonewall and GLAAD, and controversial trans-activist Jeffrey Marsh.
Influencer Shumirun Nessa shared a video questioning the appropriateness of Marsh targeting kids and trying to get a private audience with them. She was subsequently doxed and her children were threatened by trans activists.
The woman who exposed Jeffrey Marsh for child grooming is now being doxed and her children are being threatened by trans activists. pic.twitter.com/ycidrpRdhL
— Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) March 12, 2023
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.
The queen, who is Europe’s longest-reigning living monarch, announced during her New Year’s speech that she would step down on Jan. 14th, which is the anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her father, King Frederik IX.
Margrethe, 83, said the back surgery she underwent in early 2023 led to “thoughts about the future” and when to pass on the responsibilities of the crown to her son. “I have decided that now is the right time,” she said in her speech.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen paid tribute to her in a statement, offering a “heartfelt thank you to Her Majesty the Queen for her lifelong dedication and tireless efforts for the Kingdom.”
Margrethe is the “epitome of Denmark” Frederiksen’s statement read, and “throughout the years has put words and feelings into who we are as a people and as a nation.”
The 6-foot-tall (1.82-meters-tall), chain-smoking Margrethe has been one of the most popular public figures in Denmark, where the monarch’s role is largely ceremonial. She often walked the streets of Copenhagen virtually unescorted and won the admiration of Danes for her warm manners and for her talents as a linguist and designer.
A keen skier, she was a member of a Danish women’s air force unit as a princess, taking part in judo courses and endurance tests in the snow. Margrethe remained tough even as she grew older. In 2011, at age 70, she visited Danish troops in southern Afghanistan wearing a military jumpsuit.
As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories which are part of the Danish Realm, and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.
Denmark has Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy, which traces its line back to the Viking king Gorm the Old, who died in 958. Although Magrethe is head of state, the Danish Constitution strictly ruled out her involvement in party politics.
Yet the queen was clearly well-versed in law and knew the contents of the legislation she was called upon to sign.
She received training in French and English from her earliest years, as well as Swedish from her mother. In addition to archaeology, she studied philosophy, political science and economics at universities in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Cambridge along with the London School of Economics and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Ever since his birth on May 26, 1968, Frederik André Henrik Christian has been the heir to the Danish throne.
He is the oldest son of Queen Margrethe and her late French-born husband, Prince Henrik, who died February 2018. Frederik, 55, has a younger brother, Prince Joachim.
Since the age of 18, he has served as regent whenever his mother was outside the kingdom and carried out official duties, shaking hands with thousands and receiving foreign dignitaries.
The queen’s announcement made up only a few sentences at the end of her wide-ranging New Year’s speech which reflected on the “turbulence and upheaval in the world” amid the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the climate crisis.
But she also thanked her nation’s people for “the warmth and hospitality I meet with everywhere in Denmark.”
While lavishing accolades on the queen, the prime minister also looked to the future.
“In the new year, Crown Prince Frederik will be proclaimed king. Crown Princess Mary will become queen. The kingdom will have a new regent and a new royal couple,” he said in his statement. “We can look forward to all of this in the knowledge that they are ready for the responsibility and the task.”
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Embracing the joy of eating and drinking during New Year's Eve is entirely possible while managing
diabetes. Here are a few straightforward tips to maintain blood sugar levels during this festive time:
Know your blood glucose levels as closely as you know your family and friends. Utilize Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG) or Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) to track your levels.
Adhere to Medications. Never skip your Oral Anti-Diabetic drugs (OADs) or prescribed medications. Take them as directed by your healthcare provider. If planning trips during this time, make sure you visit your doctor beforehand especially when planning an overseas vacation. Get a medical ID or bracelet that states you have diabetes and any other health conditions you may have along with your personal and the caretaker’s details. Pack twice as much medicine as you think you’ll need in case the trip gets extended.
UK sees rise in 'extensively antibiotic-resistant' Shigella infection; know what it isFollow a balanced diet. Ensure adequate protein and fiber intake through dals, vegetables, and meat products. Avoid or steer clear of red meat, oily foods, sweets with simple sugars, jaggery, honey, and saturated fats like margarine, dalda, and palm oil. Moderation is always the key. Watch your portion size. Plan your meals to maintain control over your food choices. Keep yourself adequately hydrated throughout the day. Ensure intake of at least 2.5-3 l of fluid every day, and an intentional increase of 0.5-1 l of fluids post alcohol consumption. Incorporate workouts or at least a 15-minute walk post-meal to manage post-prandial spikes. There are different easy ways to stay active during festive times like dancing, playing, traveling, etc.
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Avoid or minimize alcohol consumption. If you do indulge, limit your intake to 2 pegs (60ml) for males and 1 peg (30ml) for females, always accompanied by food. Avoid pairing alcohol with aerated drinks, high-sugar juices/ syrups, tonic water, and other sweetened and high-energy drinks. Introduce a gap of at least 2 hours and opt for vegetables in the form of salad, stir fry, air-fried or baked, paneer or chicken, and fish-based starters (tikkas, grilled, tandoor, herbed, etc). If consuming alcohol, check blood glucose before sleeping. Consider having a bedtime snack to prevent overnight low blood sugar.
Take time for yourself—indulge in a relaxing shower, read a book, or find moments of personal relaxation. Practicing meditation, regular exercise, ample rest, and sleep help reduce stress levels. Aim for 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night. Prioritize Events- Don't feel obliged to attend every event. Avoid overthinking or feeling guilty about food indulgences. Stay motivated to return to your routine.
These simple yet effective strategies can help manage diabetes during the celebratory moments of New Year's Eve while prioritizing health and well-being and yet not being a party pooper.
(Author: Dr. Manoj Chawla, Consultant, Diabetology at P.D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Khar)
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BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime conflict linked to the war in Gaza. “We’re going to act in a self-defense going forward,” a White House official said.
In a series of statements, the U.S. Central Command said the crew of the USS Gravely destroyer first shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired at the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou late Saturday, after the vessel reported getting hit by a missile earlier that evening as it sailed through the Southern Red Sea.
Four small boats then attacked the same cargo ship with small arms fire early Sunday and rebels tried to board the vessel, the U.S. Navy said.
Next, the USS Gravely and helicopters from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier responded to the Maersk Hangzhou’s distress call and issued verbal warnings to the attackers, who responded by firing on the helicopters.
“The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense,” sinking three of the four boats and killing the people on board while the fourth boat fled the area, the U.S. Central Command said. No harm to U.S. personnel or equipment, or casualties from the cargo ship, were reported.
The Houthis acknowledged that 10 of their fighters were killed in the confrontation and warned of consequences.
In Washington, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council sidestepped a question about the possibility of a preemptive strike against the Houthis to safeguard commercial shipping in the vital waterway.
“I won’t say what’s on or off the table right now,” John Kirby told ABC’s “Good Morning America,” adding, “We’re going to do what we have to do to protect shipping.” He said the United States has “significant national security interests in the region” and “we’re going to put the kind of forces we need in the region to protect those interests and we’re going to act in self-defense going forward.”
He said the U.S. has made it clear to the Houthis that “we take these threats seriously and we’re going to make the right decisions going forward.″
The events surrounding the Maersk Hangzhou represented the 23rd illegal attack by the Houthis on international shipping since Nov. 19, the Central Command said. It was the first time the U.S. Navy said its personnel had killed Houthi fighters since the Red Sea attacks started.
For over a month, Iran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on ships in the Red Sea that they say are either linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports. They say their attacks aim to end the Israeli air-and-ground offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct.7 attack in southern Israel.
However, the links to the ships targeted in the rebel assaults have grown more tenuous as the attacks continue.
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee called on President Joe Biden “to look at what actions need to be taken in Yemen to be able to prevent the Houthis to continue to put commercial and military vessels at risk.”
Noting Iran’s support for Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, told ABC’s “This Week” that the Biden administration should be more aggressive “in responding to escalation by Iran.’’
The Denmark-based shipping giant Maersk, owner of Maersk Hangzhou, said Sunday it would suspend shipping through the Red Sea again after the two attacks on its freighter.
“In light of the (most recent) incident — and to give time to investigate the details of the incident and assess the security situation further — it has been decided that all transits through the area will be postponed for the next 48 hours,” Maersk was quoted as saying by the Danish public broadcaster DR.
On Saturday, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East said Houthi rebels have shown no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic begins to pick up.
Earlier this month, Washington announced the establishment of a new international coalition to protect vessels traveling through the waterway. The United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain are also part of the new maritime security mission.
Since the Pentagon announced Operation Prosperity Guardian to counter the attacks just over 10 days ago, 1,200 merchant ships have traveled through the Red Sea region, and none had been hit by drone or missile strikes, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told The Associated Press in an interview on Saturday.
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Associated Press writer Jari Tanner in Helsinki, Finland, contributed to this report.
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Baikonur prepares for EgyptSat-A launch
17:53, 13 February 2019
BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM Less than a week left till the first launch from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazinform correspondent reports.
This year's programme will start from the launch of EgyptSat-A Earth remote satellite postponed several times before.
According to the press service of the cosmodrome, the testing of the Egyptian satellite assembled at the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation has been successfully completed. The satellite was installed at the Fregat upper stage rocket.
The blast off of the Soyuz 2.1B with the Fregat upper stage rocket and EgyptSat-A satellite is scheduled for February 21, 2019.
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Tom Blank of Weird History looked back at certain classical paintings, pondering aloud as to why the respective artists appeared to have drawn UFOs amongst their subjects. He also wondered about what the artists were depicting if the image was not extraterrestrial.
Our universe contains two trillion galaxies aside from our own, making it impossible to prove if life exists on another planet in another galaxy. …There are endless possibilities, but for now, here’s a list of classical paintings that may (or may not) have UFOs or aliens hidden inside.
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Year in Review: Long Island Wine Country celebrates 50 years
2023 was a big year for Long Island Wine Country, marking 50 years since the first wine-centric vines were planted — on a plot of fallow potato farmland.
Today, Long Island’s 3,000 acres of vineyards produce more than a half-million cases of wine a year, with a reach that has conquered more than 26 states and about a dozen countries, not to mention countless wine lists in some of the most selective restaurants in New York City and beyond.
“The Long Island wine industry is strong, vibrant and thriving. It’s growing, and that’s exciting,” said Kareem Massoud, president of the industry association Long Island Wine Country and a second-generation winemaker for Paumanok Vine- yards, started by his parents, Charles and Ursula Massoud, in 1983.
The names Louisa and Alex Hargrave are certainly familiar to those with knowledge of Long Island’s wine history. If the industry here has grandparents, they’re it — perhaps along with farmer John Wickham, who worked in the early 1960s with Cornell University’s Geneva-based research lab to find vinifera grapes that could grow in the local climate.
“There’s sort of this old narrative going around that Alex and Louisa were a couple of hippies who didn’t know what they were doing, flopped down and figured it out one way or another. The fact of the matter is we came with a sensory goal — we actually came with an idea of a flavor and aroma and committing to a sensory experience that we wanted to achieve,” said Louisa Hargrave, whose son, Zander, is now the winemaker at Pellegrini Vineyards, not far from where his parents established Hargrave, now Castello di Borghese.
With the patient work of the pioneers, a wine region took shape. People like ex-pilot and dairy farmer David Mudd and his son, Steven — who came out to Southold from Missouri in the 1950s — planted vines for wine grapes in 1974 and ultimately became the region’s game-changing viticulturists.
The industry’s success came thanks to the Mudds; to Cornell Cooperative Extension and dedi- cated grower-researchers like Alice Wise; to early risk-takers like the Hargraves: Lyle Greenfield of Bridge- hampton Winery, Ray Blum of Peconic Bay Vineyards, Bob Kohler of Osprey’s Dominion, Pindar’s Dr. Dan Damianos, Kip Bedell, Jerry Gristina, the Bidwell family, Bob Palmer, Ralph and Pat Pugliese and the Massouds. The later ’80s and early ’90s saw the burgeoning wine region expand to include Wölffer, Pellegrini, Lieb, Lenz, Jamesport Vineyards, Macari, Diliberto (now Terra Vite), Martha Clara (now RG|NY), Shinn Estate (now Rose Hill), Laurel Lake (now Ev & Em), Raphael, Channing Daughters and Sherwood House.
Small-label spinoffs from winemakers came up through the ranks of many of these storied spots or through the island’s genius customcrush facility, Premium Wine Group, founded by forward-thinking winemaker Russell Hearn.
“I can count the number of times over the last five years that I have run into someone who turns up their nose at Long Island wine. That has gone down exponentially,” says Shelby Hearn Ulrich Ulrich, now also general manager for her family label, Suhru Wines.
ORIGINAL REPORTING BY AMY ZAVATTO
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LOS ANGELES RAMS 26 – NEW YORK GIANTS 25…
The New York Giants came close to upsetting the red-hot Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, but untimely missed throws, dropped passes, missed tackles, penalties, and missed kicks hurt the team. The Giants lost 26-25, falling to 5-11 on the season with one more game to play.
In terms of overall team stats, the Rams held slight advantages in first downs (22 to 17), total net yards (391 to 389), net yards passing (286 to 284), and time of possession (30:11 to 29:49). Both teams rushed for 105 yards. The Giants won the turnover battle 3 to 1.
The Rams received the football to start the game, gained 54 yards on 10 plays, but had their 4th-and-3 passing attempt from the New York 21-yard fall incomplete, turning the ball over on downs. The Giants went three-and-out on their first possession. The Rams then responded with an 8-play, 72-yard drive that ended with a 4-yard run for a touchdown by running back Kyren Williams. Rams 7 – Giants 0.
The Giants tied the game on their second offensive possession with a 9-play, 75-yard drive. The Giants overcame a 3rd-and-4 and 3rd-and-6 before a 24-yard end-around for the score by wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson early in the 2nd quarter.
After both teams exchanged punts, the Giants got the ball back when safety Dane Belton intercepted an overthrown pass by quarterback Mathew Stafford. However, the Giants gave the ball right back to the Rams after a failed 4th-and-1 conversion attempt at the New York 46-yard line. Eight plays later, Stafford threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to make the score 14-7.
The last 1:44 of the first half was eventful. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s deep pass intended for wide receiver Darius Slayton was intercepted at the Los Angeles 27-yard line. On the very next snap, Stafford completed a 16-yard pass over the middle, but cornerback Adoree’ Jackson forced a fumble that was recovered by Belton, setting up New York at the Rams’ 43-yard line. The Giants managed to gain 30 yards in the last 58 seconds to set up a 31-yard field goal as time expired. (The first attempt was blocked however the Rams were flagged with a leaping penalty).
At the half, the Rams led 14-10.
The Giants gained one first down and crossed midfield, but were forced to punt after Taylor was sacked on the team’s first drive of the second half. Then on 3rd-and-4 from the Los Angeles 18-yard line, Stafford completed a short pass to wide receiver Puka Nacua that he broke for an 80-yard gain to the New York 2-yard line. Williams scored on the next play. The Rams missed the extra point. Rams 20 – Giants 10.
After both teams exchanged punts again, the Giants overcame a 3rd-and-10 with an 11-yard completion to tight end Darren Waller. On the next snap, Taylor threw a beautiful deep pass to Slayton that was completed for an 80-yard touchdown. However, place kicker Mason Crosby missed the extra point and the Giants trailed 20-16.
Momentum continued to shift in the Giants direction as Belton intercepted his second pass on Los Angeles’ ensuing possession, setting up the Giants at the Rams’ 34-yard line. The Giants converted on 4th-and-1 at the 25-yard line, reached the 10, but were pushed back and forced to settle for a 32-yard field goal. The Giants now only trailed by one point early in the 4th quarter, 20-19.
Here is where momentum quickly shifted back to the Rams. The Giants defense allowed a quick, 3-play, 75-yard score with two chunk plays, including a 37-yard pass by Stafford and a 28-yard touchdown run by Williams. The Rams missed the extra point again, but now extended their lead to 26-19 with 12 minutes to play.
The Giants gained two first downs and reached the Los Angeles 42-yard line, but were pushed back with another sack. After an 18-yard gain on 3rd-and-19, the Giants went for it on 4th-and-1, however Taylor’s completion to wide receiver Jalin Hyatt lost a yard, turning the ball over on downs at the Rams’ 34-yard line. Both teams then exchanged punts again.
With 4:46 left to play, the Rams began another possession, gained a first down, but then Stafford was sacked on 3rd-and-7 by inside linebacker Bobby Okereke and defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches. The ensuing punt was fielded by wideout Gunner Olszewski, who broke a tackle en route to a 94-yard score. Trailing by one point, 26-25, Head Coach Brian Daboll went for two. Unfortunately, Taylor badly missed a wide open running back Saquon Barkley for what should have been an easy 2-point conversion.
The Rams got the ball back with 3:27 left to play. On 3rd-and-9, linebacker Isaiah Simmons sacked Stafford for a 10-yard loss. After the punt and a 10-yard holding penalty on cornerback Darnay Holmes, the Giants had the ball on their own 35-yard line with 1:08 left to play. Barkley dropped a pass, but Taylor then scrambled for 31 yards to the Los Angeles 34-yard line. Taylor decided to spike the ball with 43 seconds left, losing a down. Oddly, the Giants ran the ball to Barkley with no timeouts. Worse, this play lost two yards. Taylor’s 3rd-and-12 pass was incomplete. Crosby’s 54-yard field goal came up short with 30 seconds to play and the Rams ran out the clock.
Taylor finished the game 27-of-41 for 319 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also was the team’s leading rusher with 40 yards on six carries. Robinson caught six passes for 55 yards and rushed for a 24-yard touchdown. Waller had five catches for 51 yards and Slayton had four catches for 106 yards and a touchdown. Barkley was held to 39 yards on 12 carries.
Defensively, Okereke led the team with 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a tackle for a loss. Simmons and linebacker Jihad Ward each had a sack and Nunez-Roches had a half-sack. Belton picked off two passes and recovered a fumble.
GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS are available on YouTube.
ROSTER MOVES, PRACTICE SQUAD ELEVATIONS, INACTIVES, AND INJURY REPORT…
On Saturday, placed TE Lawrence Cager (groin) on Injured Reserve and signed ILB Darrian Beavers to the 53-man roster from the Practice Squad. The Giants also activated (standard elevation) WR Dennis Houston and PK Mason Crosby from the Practice Squad.
Inactive for the game were CB Deonte Banks (shoulder), WR Parris Campbell, WR Dennis Houston, OC Sean Harlow, DT Timmy Horne, OLB Benton Whitley, and S Gervarrius Owens.
RT Tyre Phillips (right knee) and S Jason Pinnock (foot) were injured in the game. It is feared that the injury to Phillips is serious. Pinnock was wearing boot in the locker room, but he said x-rays were negative.
POST-GAME REACTION…
Transcripts and video clips of post-game media sessions with Head Coach Brian Daboll and the following players are available in The Corner Forum and at Giants.com:
- Head Coach Brian Daboll (Video)
- QB Tyrod Taylor (Video)
- RB Saquon Barkley (Video)
- WR Darius Slayton (Video)
- TE Darren Waller (Video)
- ILB Bobby Okereke (Video)
- S Dane Belton
- PK Mason Crosby (Video)
CRAIG FITZGERALD DEPARTS GIANTS…
The Florida Gators have hired Craig Fitzgerald to be their new director of football performance. Fitzgerald had been the Giants’ director of strength and performance since 2020 when he was hired by then head coach Joe Judge.
WHAT’S UP NEXT…
Head Coach Brian Daboll will address the media on Monday.
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TECH TALK
In 2005, our family was on Christmas holidays in the Hunter Valley area. My wife and I and four children were on our way to our destination where we were meeting up with my wife's parents.
I compared notes with my father-in-law about the best route to take to make it to our destination. Our car had the latest fancy satellite navigation system that loaded its data from a DVD.
The latest DVD was typically purchased on a semi-regular basis with our current DVD less than two years old.
When comparing notes, I put my complete faith in the route that the sat nav told me to take.
My father-in-law, using experience and old-fashioned maps, said a different route was faster. Surely the technology would be better than paper maps and human knowledge? We travelled our separate paths and when we arrived at our destination, my father-in-law had already unpacked the car and was sipping on a cup of tea.
That was eighteen Christmases ago, so surely the same thing wouldn't happen now?
I know science and maths teachers often talk about students wanting to use calculators for everything, "they are fast and accurate," is the standard explanation by students.
While an electronic device does provide an answer swiftly, it still conforms to the Garbage In Garbage Out adage.
If you make a mistake entering the data, the answer will be wrong. Students must still discern whether a result is plausible.
This essential skill - evaluating the reasonableness of a technological outcome - is increasingly overlooked in our digital-dependent society.
In the rural expanses of Western Australia's Quairading Shire, the limitations of technology manifested differently.
GPS systems, blindly followed, led drivers down dangerous, unsealed roads.
The council's response was to erect signs urging drivers to ignore their digital guides.
This is not 2005, and drivers are not relying on potentially out of date DVDs. This is 2023, and soon to be 2024, when the expectation is that the data is near real time.
In capital cities you can choose your route by how congested a road is right now. Surely technology can deliver the correct route on a rural road?
This example underscores the oft-disconnect between digital data and real-world conditions.
Here, technology's shortfall doesn't just mean your father-in-law can smile knowingly at you - there is potential for real danger.
This dilemma isn't unique to remote Australian roads. It reflects a global challenge in how we interact with technology.
Mapping and navigation systems, despite their sophistication, often miss the subtleties of local knowledge and terrain.
Then the next issue is in dealing with the modern large tech companies.
It is not quite as simple as ringing the local office and explaining the issue to have it rectified.
This highlights the broader issue of accountability in the tech industry. Who bears the responsibility when technology leads us astray?
The broader implication is clear: as technology becomes more integrated into our lives, we must balance its convenience with critical thinking and scepticism.
Technology, as powerful as it is, cannot yet fully replace human judgement and experience.
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Stories like those from the Hunter Valley and Quairading remind us that technology is a tool -a means to an end - not the end itself.
In a rapidly evolving digital world, where artificial intelligence and machine learning are making significant strides, the value of human insight and discretion cannot be overstated.
Technology should complement, not substitute, our understanding and intuition.
As we navigate through an increasingly technology-driven world, let's not forget the importance of the all-too-rare common sense.
- Mathew Dickerson is a technologist, futurist and host of the Tech Talk podcast.
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A disastrous technological blunder involving a spotty fax machine has turned Elvis Dumervil from a starting pass rusher for the Denver Broncos into a free agent.
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The Broncos -- fuming -- have asked the league office to honor Friday's initial verbal agreement on a restructured contract for Dumervil, but the NFL rejected that request, according to Mike Klis of The Denver Post.
That opens up a potential opportunity for the NFL Players Association to step into the mix. Klis reported Saturday that NFLPA executive DeMaurice Smith intends to examine the matter, certainly with an eye toward protecting Dumervil.
There's precedent for this.
Terrell Owens was subject to a similar paperwork fiasco in 2004, when he tried to void the final three years of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers to test the market as a free agent. Owens' agent, David Joseph, missed the transaction deadline, and the 49ers -- believing the wideout still was their player -- shipped him to the Baltimore Ravens for a second-round draft pick. Meanwhile, Owens signed a lucrative contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Gene Upshaw, then the NFLPA's executive director, stepped in to help sort out the mess, paving the way to a complex three-way trade that ultimately sent Owens to Philly. The league hasn't expressed any plans to help Denver or Dumervil, but the NFLPA might choose otherwise.
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NFL.com's Albert Breer points out the timing of Dumervil's case makes this tricky.
"If Elvis waits, his market could dry up," Breer tweeted Saturday, noting that if the Broncos sit around for someone to mediate the debacle, they risk losing out on other available defensive ends.
Dumervil and the Broncos would prefer to settle on the one-year, $8 million deal they agreed to Friday, but that's off the table (thank you, Mr. Fax Machine). It's a situation that could use a guiding hand from the NFLPA or the league, but neither the Broncos nor Dumervil have the luxury of time as free agency barrels forward.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.
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Cold start to 2024
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Good evening, Heartland, for those of you celebrating New Year’s Eve, it will be chilly tonight, with temperatures below freezing tonight for a majority of the Heartland, and dropping in to the upper 20s by the morning. Starting off January and the new year slightly below average, temperatures will be in the low 40s tomorrow afternoon, with mostly sunny skies. Afternoons warm up into the mid and upper 40s heading into Wednesday, but mornings stay in the 20s all week long. Partly cloudy skies will also be prevalent throughout the week, with temperatures returning to the low 40s.
Friday will see cloudy skies, then a chance for rain snow showers moves in on Saturday. However, temperatures will be slightly warmer, with lows in the low 30s. Then by Sunday partly cloudy skies return.
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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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01/7Why going shoe-free indoors matters
Discover the story beneath your shoes as we discuss the health hazards of wearing shoes indoors. One of the most effective ways to create a cleaner and healthier home environment is to just leave your shoes at the door. Here, we will discuss the risks to your health and the hygienic state of your house, ranging from pollutants you unknowingly bring inside to bacteria hiding on the bottoms of your shoes. Encourage a shoe-free atmosphere and embrace a healthier shoe-free lifestyle while being aware of the potential hazards.
02/7Bacteria lurking on your shoes
No matter how stylish or comfortable your shoes are, they might be carrying more than just your feet. The soles of your shoes are breeding grounds for various bacteria and germs, including the potentially harmful E. coli and Clostridium difficile (results in colon infection). These microscopic invaders can lead to illnesses ranging from diarrhea to severe inflammation of the colon. Leaving your shoes at the door is a simple step towards protecting your health.
Read also: How to suspect a possible heart attack and ways to prevent it
03/7The outdoor elements you bring indoors
Your outdoor adventures leave more than just memories; they bring toxins into your living space. From plant toxins found in fertilizers and pesticides to chemical deposits from automobiles, your shoes collect a cocktail of harmful substances. Allowing these toxins into your home can disrupt your body system and taking off your shoes is a proactive measure to safeguard your indoor environment.
04/7Cleanliness is healthiness
The more you wear your shoes indoors, the more time you will spend cleaning. Beyond the visible dirt and debris, microscopic bacteria and toxins add to the cleaning chores. Adopting a shoe-free policy can save you time and effort, making your home a healthier and more enjoyable place to live.
Read also: 5 myths and facts about postpartum belly pouch
05/7How shoes impact the surfaces you walk on
Even though your shoes are in style, they can damage your floors badly. The continuous impact of shoe soles can result in trampled, gouged, and scuffed carpets and floorings, regardless of whether your flooring is hardwood, carpet, or tile. Examine the impact that shoes have on your flooring and how removing your shoes can help you keep your home looking lovely and damage-free.
06/7A healthier choice for your feet
While shoes provide comfort and support outside, going barefoot indoors offers unique health benefits. Walking barefoot at home can improve blood circulation, enhance sleep quality, and reduce pain and inflammation. There are various potential advantages of letting your feet breathe and experience a more natural state inside your home.
07/7Alternatives to wearing shoes indoors
If parting with your favorite shoes indoors seems challenging, there are alternatives. Explore the concept of inside-only shoes, slippers, and slides as practical options that balance comfort with cleanliness. Choosing the right footwear for indoor use can provide the necessary support and protection without compromising your health or the cleanliness of your living space.
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own.
Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million with its high-tech economy as Chinese territory and has been ramping up its threat to achieve that by military force if necessary.
“China will surely be reunified, and all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose,” Xi said in his annual address, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
China has described Taiwan’s Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections as a choice between war and peace.
Beijing considers the presidential front-runner, William Lai, who currently serves as vice president from the ruling Democratic People’s Party, a “separatist” and has accused him and Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen of trying to provoke a Chinese attack on the island.
On Saturday, Chen Binhua, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, called Lai a “destroyer of peace” following a televised debate earlier that day in which Lai defended Taiwan’s right to rule itself as a democracy.
Chen said Lai’s discourse at the debate was “full of confrontational thinking,” adding that the vice president is “the instigator of a potential dangerous war in the Taiwan Strait.”
Lai had said during the debate that Taiwan is not subordinate to China and that he was open to communications with Beijing “as long as there is equality and dignity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.” While Lai doesn’t describe himself as seeking independence from Beijing, he generally maintains Taiwan is already an independent country.
Lai’s election rivals include Hou Yu-ih from the more China-friendly Kuomintang party, and Ko Wen-je from the Taiwan People’s Party.
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Top 25 College Football Streams & TV Channel Info | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
Among the best games on the 2023 bowl game schedule is the No. 3 Texas Longhorns squaring off against the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl.
Find what you need regarding how to watch this weekend of college football right here. Check out the links below.
How to Watch AP Top 25 Games
No. 24 James Madison Dukes at Air Force Falcons
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 23
- Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Air Force (-2)
Virginia Tech Hokies at No. 23 Tulane Green Wave
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Virginia Tech (-11.5)
No. 16 Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Petco Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Louisville (-4.5)
Texas A&M Aggies at No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: NRG Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Oklahoma State (-3.5)
No. 17 SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: SMU (-13)
No. 19 NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Kansas State (-3)
No. 14 Arizona Wildcats at No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners
- Time: 9:15 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Alamodome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Arizona (-2.5)
No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Notre Dame (-5.5)
No. 9 Missouri Tigers at No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: AT&T Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Ohio State (-4)
No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels at No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Penn State (-6)
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 4 Florida State Seminoles
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Georgia (-22.5)
Wisconsin Badgers at No. 13 LSU Tigers
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Raymond James Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: LSU (-8.5)
No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Tennessee (-5.5)
No. 18 Liberty Flames at No. 8 Oregon Ducks
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: State Farm Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Oregon (-17.5)
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 1 Michigan Wolverines
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Rose Bowl
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Michigan (-1.5)
No. 3 Texas Longhorns at No. 2 Washington Huskies
- Time: 8:45 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Caesars Superdome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Texas (-3.5)
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Belgian business mission to visit Kazakhstan
44 companies have registered at large to take part in the seminar. Among those attending were Jan de Nul and QWAY Energy companies working in Kazakhstan.
"The seminar is purposed to provide Belgian companies that export or intend to export to Kazakhstan with information," deputy head of the Wallonia Export and Foreign Investments Agency Dominique Tourneur said.
"According to our database, Kazakhstan takes 75th places in the export rating of Belgium. But let's bear in mind that Kazakhstan is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union," she added.
"Our deepened cooperation will definitely become the gateways to the Eurasian Economic Union with a market numbering more than 180 mln consumers," she stressed.
Wallonia Export and Foreign Investments Agency and Flanders Investment and Trade Office will organize a representative business mission to Kazakhstan June this year.
In her turn, Kazakh Ambassador to Belgium Aigul Kuspan told about the key economic indexes of Kazakhstan and favorable conditions for doing business there.
She also highlighted strengthening of economic relations between Kazakhstan and Belgium. For the past 11 months of 2018 the commodity turnover between the two states increased by 41% to reach USD 374.1 mln. Kazakhstan's export to Belgium almost doubled to hit USD 227.5 mln, import grew by 23% to stand at USD 146.6 mln. Kazakhstan is the key flax seeds supplier of Belgium.
The Ambassador said that authorities propose to open joint productions in Kazakhstan, to produce end products and supply them to the EAEU member states embracing Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, and to deliver also to China and other countries.
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Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with talented vocalist Sarah Potenza to perform a powerful Motown cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding”, the prescient Nick Lowe song that was famously covered by Elvis Costello. While the song was written in 1974, it has a sincere message that seems more pertinent now than ever. This was the last Postmodern Jukebox performance of 2023.
For our last video of 2023 — and of Season 3 — modern day-blues belter and PMJ Tour star, Sarah Potenza returns to help us give the PMJ treatment to the 1974 classic, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding,” written by Nick Lowe
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Twelve-year-old Isabella "Izzie" Zaharis reckoned she would keep the very sellable dollar coin she had just minted. Or at least her mother did.
"It'll stay in the family," her mother Leisa Zaharis said quickly as her daughter contemplated selling it.
The girl from Wollongong had just come top of the ballot to be allowed to press the button at the Royal Australian Mint for the country's first coin of the year.
It was also the world's first newly-minted coin of 2024. Because New Zealand, ahead of Australia on the time zone, doesn't have a mint, Isabella's coin was the first minted in 2024 anywhere.
As Izzie did the business inside the Mint, another 99 people waited outside for their chance to mint the next 99.
Coin dealer Tomas Rodriguez at number 23 in the queue outside said that the first coin of the year could be resold to collectors for anything from $600 to $1000 dollars.
"After coin number one, the value does drop quite significantly. Number two might be worth $400 to $500. Number three might be worth $300 to $400," Mr Rodriguez of Aussie Coins and Notes said.
"After you get beyond 10, they would all be worth about $150 each, maybe $200."
He said he was number 23 "very proudly" - so was the wait worth it? "Definitely".
The theme of the new set of coins is "Out of the World - Australia in Space". King Charles is on one side and images of space are on the reverse (the tails side).
The chief executive of the Mint, Leigh Gordon, said, "This year, we collaborated with the Australian Space Agency to showcase the incredible discoveries our astrophysicist are making in what is known as the final frontier or deep space."
Astrophysicist and cosmologist at the Mount Stromlo Observatory Brad Tucker said the new theme on Australian coins was "exciting to be a part of".
"Our connection to space and the stars is always amazing. From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have measured and connected with stars for 60,000 years, to the Apollo 11 landing, and beyond, we like to look up," he said.
"Now, we can enjoy a bit of that connection on our coins."
Those first 100 coins minted on January 1 can be used in the shops but they also came with a certificate of authenticity so they have the extra value to collectors.
There was a little bit of a glitch. The Mint's chief executive drew the first number out of the revolving drum and announced it as 0990 - but nobody came forward to claim the number and so get the first coin of the year.
There was some speculation among the people watching that he had in fact read the ticket the wrong way up, so it was really 0660 - which would mean that the holder of the 0660 ticket may wonder if he or she lost the chance of a collectible - and sellable - item.
Not so, said the Mint. The tickets had the numbers underlined so they could only be read one way.
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Nearly half of all states will raise the minimum wage in 2024
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 7:57 PM CST|Updated: 18 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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NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Sunday appointed Arvind Panagariya the chairman of new Finance Commission that will recommend how federal taxes will be shared with states.
In 2017, Panagariya, an Indian-born, US-educated economist, resigned from the government’s main policy think-tank, after he was hand picked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the newly created body that replaced the former planning commission that drew Soviet-style five year economic plans.
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Avoid isolating yourself from others. Social support is crucial for mental health. Make an effort to connect with friends and family, even if it's just for a short conversation or outing.
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Poor sleep can negatively impact your mood and exacerbate depression. Establish a regular sleep routine, create a comfortable sleep environment, and aim for 7-9 hours of sleep per night.
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Poor nutrition can affect your mood. Aim for a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains. Limit processed foods, sugar, and caffeine.
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Substance abuse can worsen depression symptoms. If you're struggling with substance use, seek professional help to address the underlying issues.
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Prioritize self-care activities that bring you joy and relaxation. This can include activities like reading, playing a musical instrument, or spending time in nature.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday.
Kim’s comments, made during a key ruling Workers’ Party meeting to set state goals for next year, suggest he’ll intensify a run of weapons tests ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November. Observers say Kim believes a boosted nuclear capability would give him another chance for high-stakes diplomacy with the U.S. to win sanctions relief if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House.
During the five-day meeting that ended Saturday, Kim said “vicious” anti-North Korea moves by the United States and its followers “have reached the extremes unprecedented in history,” pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Kim cited the expansion of U.S.-South Korean military exercises and the temporary deployment of powerful U.S. military assets such as bombers and a nuclear-armed submarine in South Korea — the steps the allies have taken in response to the North’s weapons testing spree since last year.
Kim called for “the overwhelming war response capability” to deter potential enemy provocations, KCNA said.
He set forth plans to launch three more military spy satellites next year in addition to the country’s first reconnaissance satellite launched in November. He underscored the need to establish “a reliable foundation” to build more nuclear weapons, an apparent reference to facilities producing fissile materials like weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium. Kim also ordered authorities to enhance submarine capabilities and develop various types of unmanned combat equipment such as armed drones.
“Pyongyang might be waiting out the U.S. presidential election to see what its provocations can buy it with the next administration,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.
“The Kim regime has closed the political door on denuclearization negotiations but could offer rhetorical restraint and a testing freeze in exchange for sanctions relief,” Easley said. “Although North Korea has no intention of giving up nuclear weapons, it might try to extract payment for acting like a so-called responsible nuclear power.”
Kim has been focusing on modernizing his nuclear arsenal since his diplomacy with Trump broke down in 2019 due to wrangling over how much sanctions relief the North could get for a partial surrender of its nuclear program. Experts say Kim likely thinks that Trump, if elected for a second term, could make concessions as the U.S. is preoccupied with the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas fighting.
Nam Sung-wook, a professor at Korea University in South Korea, said if President Joe Biden is reelected, North Korea won’t get what it wants. But he predicted a Trump win could revive diplomacy, saying Trump will likely say during his campaign that he can convince North Korea to suspend intimidating weapons tests.
He said Kim’s vow to ramp up production of plutonium and uranium is meant to strengthen his negotiating cards. Nam said North Korea will also test-launch more intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the continental U.S. this year.
“North Korea will act to the fullest extent under its timetable for provocation until the U.S. election day,” Nam said.
During his speech at the party meeting, Kim used bellicose, derisive rhetoric against South Korea, calling it “a hemiplegic malformation and colonial subordinate state” whose society is “tainted by Yankee culture.” He said South Korea must not be considered as a partner for reconciliation or unification. He ordered the military to use all available means including nuclear weapons to conquer South Korea in the event of a conflict.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry responded by strongly condemning North Korea for pushing to advance its nuclear program and displaying hostility toward its neighbors. A statement said South Korea will try to overwhelmingly deter North Korean threats based on a solid alliance with the United States.
Some analysts have speculated that limited clashes between the Koreas along their tense border could happen in the coming year. South Korea’s spy agency said last week that North Korea will likely launch military provocations and cyberattacks ahead of South Korean parliamentary elections in April and the U.S. presidential election in November.
Kim also maintained that North Korea must solidify cooperation with “anti-imperialist, independent” countries that he said oppose U.S.-led Western hegemony.
Kim didn’t name the countries. But North Korea has been seeking to beef up its cooperation with Russia and China, which have repeatedly blocked attempts by the U.S. and its partners to toughen U.N. sanctions on the North over its banned missile tests. The U.S. and South Korea accuse North Korea of supplying artillery and ammunition to Russia in return for high-tech Russian technologies for its own military programs.
Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, said earlier this month the U.S. assessed that the suspected Russian technologies North Korea seeks are related to fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missiles, armored vehicles, ballistic missile production equipment or materials of that kind. Smith said U.S. intelligence indicates that North Korea had provided Russia with more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions.
South Korean officials said Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put its spy satellite into orbit for the first time on Nov. 21. Many foreign experts are skeptical about the satellite’s ability but South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik said in November that Russia could help North Korea produce higher-resolution satellite photos.
Yang Uk, an analyst at Seoul’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said that he believes North Korea hasn’t yet obtained functioning ICBMs that can launch nuclear strikes on the continental U.S. But he said North Korea’s shorter-range nuclear-armed missiles can reach South Korea and Japan, where a total of 80,000 American troops are stationed.
Estimates on the size of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal vary, ranging from 20-30 bombs to more than 100. The U.N. atomic agency and foreign experts recently said North Korea appears to have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to secure a new source for weapons-grade plutonium.
Meanwhile, Kim said during the meeting that North Korea made “eye-opening” economic achievements by fulfilling or exceeding set quotas in major areas such as farming, housing construction and fisheries. Nam, the professor, said the self-praise appears aimed at burnishing Kim’s image as a leader who cares about public livelihoods as well as military issues.
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.
The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, amid demands from the opposition and some civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to massive logistical problems that they said had undermined the balloting.
Tshisekedi’s overwhelming declared victory was likely to fuel those concerns. The second-place candidate was businessman Moise Katumbi, who received 18% of the vote, and Martin Fayulu, who received 5%, finished third. Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, a physician renowned for treating women brutalized by sexual violence in eastern Congo, got less than 1%.
Speaking from his headquarters in the capital after the results were announced, Tshisekedi thanked his supporters for giving him another five-year term.
“You believed in my commitment so that our country can find its place in the concert of nations,” he said. “You have embraced my vision of society. I will spare no effort for more jobs, more purchasing power, more access to basic services at all levels.”
About 18 million people voted in the election, which had a turnout of more than a 40%, according to the election commission. The results will be sent to the constitutional court for confirmation, election chief Denis Kadima said.
Candidates opposing the results have two days to submit their claims, and the constitutional court then has seven days to decide. The final results are expected on January 10, and the president is scheduled to be sworn in at the end of that month.
Congo has a history of disputed elections that can turn violent, and there’s little confidence among many Congolese in the country’s institutions. Before the results were announced Sunday, opposition candidates, including Katumbi, said they rejected the results and called on the population to mobilize.
The logistical problems included many polling stations being late in opening or not opening at all. Some lacked materials, and many voter cards had smudged ink that made them illegible.
Voting in the election had to be extended into a second day— something local observers and civil society organizations have called illegal — and parts of the country were still casting ballots five days after election day.
“If a foreign country considers these elections to be elections, there’s a problem,” Fayulu said at a news conference in the capital Sunday before the results were announced. “It’s a farce, don’t accept (the results).”
Violence was already flaring in parts of the country before the results were announced. In the eastern city of Goma, youth barricaded some main streets demanding a revote. Earlier this week, clashes erupted between some of Fayulu’s supporters and police officers who fired tear gas at protesters who threw rocks and barricaded themselves inside the opposition headquarters.
“These elections are an example of fraud and ballot-box stuffing, flouting any transparent and credible electoral process and, moreover, democracy,” said Bienvenu Matumo, a member of LUCHA, a local rights group.
Leading up to and during the vote, the election commission was accused of not being transparent enough. The East African Community said its election observer mission was not granted access to Congo, and the European Union canceled its mission after authorities did not authorize the use of satellite equipment by EU monitors.
Congo analysts say the thousands of observers that were in the country were unable to say whether the irregularities had an impact on the overall integrity of the results, leaving it to the election commission.
Tshisekedi already has spent much of his time in office trying to gain legitimacy after a disputed 2018 election that some observers said Fayulu had actually won.
Overall, Tshisekedi’s track record has been spotty. He’s struggled to stem violence in the east, a goal he campaigned on.
Conflict in eastern Congo has raged for decades, with more than 120 armed groups fighting for power, resources and to protect their communities. But the violence has spiked during Tshisekedi’s term with the resurgence of the M23 rebels, who have displaced millions of people and seized swaths of land. The fighting prevented 1.5 million people from registering to vote.
Attempts to quell the violence with an East African Force comprised of troops from neighboring countries have failed. The force is pulling out, along with a U.N. peacekeeping mission that has been in Congo for decades.
Still, Tshisekedi’s initiatives creating free health care for pregnant mothers and babies and providing free primary education has changed the lives of some people living in remote villages.
“My brothers can go to school now without my parents paying, which allows my father to put that money to buying food for the family,” John Nlaza, a resident of a small village in Kongo Central province told The Associated Press.
Congolese analysts said it’s important to view Tshisekedi’s win with caution given the significant uncertainty of the presidential election’s validity.
“The opposition’s contesting of the results is not only a predictable reaction, but it also highlights the persistence of a deeper crisis of legitimacy at the top of the state,” Tresor Kibangula, a political analyst at the Congolese research institute Ebuteli, said. “This battle will depend on (the opposition’s) ability to mobilize the Congolese people for its cause, with a view to reversing the balance of power.”
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Mednick reported from Dakar, Senegal. Ruth Alonga in Goma contributed.
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With the regular season behind us, it's time for bowl season and the College Football Playoff. The postseason slate includes eight games that feature teams from the Big Ten. To ensure you catch all of the action, see the column below for details on how to watch.
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MADRID: Iran’s embassy in Spain said Sunday that it had released the last Spanish national detained in the country, a tourist who was arrested shortly after he entered the country in October 2022.
Santiago Sanchez Cogedor was held as protests were roiling Iran after the death in custody of the young Iranian Mahsa Amini, arrested for allegedly violating laws requiring women to cover their heads.
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Police say they found a replica gun and $4000 cash when the stopped a teenager who had reportedly been riding a motorbike on a Kingston footpath.
They said they arrested the 16-year-old boy happened at 3.35pm on New Year's Eve. Police were called after reports a young person was riding on a footpath near Wentworth Avenue in Kingston.
Police said the teenager was riding a blue and white motorbike. They said he had a replica handgun and the cash.
"He was arrested and a subsequent search of the boy's residence located a ballistic vest and items believed to be illicit drugs," ACT Policing said.
"He was charged with possession of property suspected to be the proceeds of crime, unauthorised possession of a prohibited firearm, weapon possession, and breach of bail. Inquiries are continuing and further charges may be laid."
The teenager was expected to appear before the ACT Children's Court on Monday.
The police said: "Anyone with information about the sale and distribution of illicit drugs in the ACT is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or on the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Information can be provided anonymously."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation, the country’s state news agencies reported Sunday.
Putin addressed Russians in a video that ran under four minutes long, significantly shorter than the New Year’s speech he gave last year, according to state news agency RIA Novosti. Millions of people were expected to watch the new address when it airs on TV as each Russian time zone region counts down the final minutes of 2023 on Sunday.
The first to see it were residents of the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Chukotka region in Russia’s Far East, some nine hours ahead of Moscow.
Returning to tradition after speaking flanked by soldiers last year, Putin delivered his address to the nation against the backdrop of a snowy Kremlin. In remarks carried by RIA Novosti, he described 2023 as a year marked by high levels of unity in Russian society.
“What united us and unites us is the fate of the Fatherland, a deep understanding of the highest significance of the historical stage through which Russia is passing,” the president said. He also lauded Russian citizens’ “solidarity, mercy and fortitude.”
The nearly 2-year-old war in Ukraine was front and center in the address, with Putin directly addressing Russia’s armed forces involved in what the Kremlin has termed its “special military operation” in the neighboring country.
“We are proud of you, you are heroes, you feel the support of the entire people,” the president said. According to state media, he emphasized that Russia would never retreat and asserted there was no force that could divide Russians and stop the country’s development.
The address’ broadcast comes a day after shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 24 people, including three children. Another 108 people were wounded, Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said Sunday, making the attack one with the most casualties on Russian soil since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine 22 months ago.
As last year, New Year’s celebrations were toned down in Moscow, with the traditional fireworks and concert on Red Square canceled. After the shelling in Belgorod, local authorities in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok and other places across Russia also canceled their usual New Year’s firework displays.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council and former Russian president, also congratulated Russians on the New Year. In video remarks posted to Telegram, he said that “thoughts and hearts are with those at the front” and that the past year had required “a special stability and unity, and true patriotism” from Russia.
Medvedev also called on Russians to “make 2024 the year of the final defeat of neo-fascism,” repeating Putin’s claims of invading Ukraine to fight “neo-Nazis.” The Holocaust, World War II and Nazism have been important rhetorical tools for Putin in his bid to legitimize Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, but historians see their use as disinformation and a cynical ploy to further his aims.
Analysts are describing 2023 as largely a positive year for Putin.
“It’s been a good year; I would even actually call it a great year” for the Russian leader, said Mathieu Boulegue, a consulting fellow for the Russia-Eurasia program at Chatham House think tank in London.
Moscow in May won the fight for the bombed-out Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after the longest and bloodiest battle of the war. In june, Putin defused a revolt against him and reasserted his hold on the Kremlin. A Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia started with high hopes but ended in disappointment.
As he enters 2024, Putin is wagering that the West’s support for Ukraine will gradually crumble due to political divisions, war fatigue and other diplomatic demands, such as China’s menacing of Taiwan and war in the Middle East.
Putin is seeking reelection in a March 17 presidential election that he is all but certain to win. Under constitutional reforms he orchestrated, the 71-year-old leader is eligible to seek two more six-year terms after his current term expires, potentially allowing him to remain in power until 2036.
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| 2024-01-01T02:26:23Z
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.
The queen, who is Europe’s longest-reigning living monarch, announced during her New Year’s speech that she would step down on Jan. 14th, which is the anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her father, King Frederik IX.
Margrethe, 83, said the back surgery she underwent in early 2023 led to “thoughts about the future” and when to pass on the responsibilities of the crown to her son. “I have decided that now is the right time,” she said in her speech.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen paid tribute to her in a statement, offering a “heartfelt thank you to Her Majesty the Queen for her lifelong dedication and tireless efforts for the Kingdom.”
Margrethe is the “epitome of Denmark” Frederiksen’s statement read, and “throughout the years has put words and feelings into who we are as a people and as a nation.”
The 6-foot-tall (1.82-meters-tall), chain-smoking Margrethe has been one of the most popular public figures in Denmark, where the monarch’s role is largely ceremonial. She often walked the streets of Copenhagen virtually unescorted and won the admiration of Danes for her warm manners and for her talents as a linguist and designer.
A keen skier, she was a member of a Danish women’s air force unit as a princess, taking part in judo courses and endurance tests in the snow. Margrethe remained tough even as she grew older. In 2011, at age 70, she visited Danish troops in southern Afghanistan wearing a military jumpsuit.
As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories which are part of the Danish Realm, and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.
Denmark has Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy, which traces its line back to the Viking king Gorm the Old, who died in 958. Although Magrethe is head of state, the Danish Constitution strictly ruled out her involvement in party politics.
Yet the queen was clearly well-versed in law and knew the contents of the legislation she was called upon to sign.
She received training in French and English from her earliest years, as well as Swedish from her mother. In addition to archaeology, she studied philosophy, political science and economics at universities in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Cambridge along with the London School of Economics and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Ever since his birth on May 26, 1968, Frederik André Henrik Christian has been the heir to the Danish throne.
He is the oldest son of Queen Margrethe and her late French-born husband, Prince Henrik, who died February 2018. Frederik, 55, has a younger brother, Prince Joachim.
Since the age of 18, he has served as regent whenever his mother was outside the kingdom and carried out official duties, shaking hands with thousands and receiving foreign dignitaries.
The queen’s announcement made up only a few sentences at the end of her wide-ranging New Year’s speech which reflected on the “turbulence and upheaval in the world” amid the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the climate crisis.
But she also thanked her nation’s people for “the warmth and hospitality I meet with everywhere in Denmark.”
While lavishing accolades on the queen, the prime minister also looked to the future.
“In the new year, Crown Prince Frederik will be proclaimed king. Crown Princess Mary will become queen. The kingdom will have a new regent and a new royal couple,” he said in his statement. “We can look forward to all of this in the knowledge that they are ready for the responsibility and the task.”
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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.
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Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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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NORWALK, Calif. (KABC) -- A person was hospitalized after being found shot and wounded in a vehicle Sunday afternoon on the 5 Freeway in the Norwalk area, authorities said.
California Highway Patrol officers responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the northbound side of the freeway, near Carmenita Road, a CHP spokesperson said. The scene was at the border of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs.
The shooting victim, identified only as an adult, was transported to a hospital in unknown condition, the CHP said.
Whether the individual had been shot on the freeway or elsewhere was unclear. No information about a possible suspect was available.
The northbound side of the freeway was closed for about an hour, backing up traffic for miles. All except the No. 4 lane and the Carmenita Road onramp were later reopened.
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Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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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Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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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College Football Bowl Game Computer Picks & Predictions
According to our projections, the best bet versus the spread out of 39 FBS postseason matchups is Florida State (+22.5) -- for more tips, including parlay possibilities, scroll down.
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Pick: Florida State +22.5 vs. Georgia
- Matchup: Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Florida State by 2.2 points
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: December 30
- TV Channel: ESPN
Pick: Tulane +11.5 vs. Virginia Tech
- Matchup: Virginia Tech Hokies at Tulane Green Wave
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Tulane by 3.9 points
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: December 27
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Pick: LSU -8.5 vs. Wisconsin
- Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers at LSU Tigers
- Projected Favorite & Spread: LSU by 21.3 points
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: January 1
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Fubo
Pick: Ohio +1.5 vs. Georgia Southern
- Matchup: Georgia Southern Eagles at Ohio Bobcats
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Ohio by 10.7 points
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
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
- Live Stream: 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
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 40.5 - Miami (OH) vs. Appalachian State
- Matchup: Miami (OH) RedHawks at Appalachian State Mountaineers
- Projected Total: 51.3 points
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 47.5 - SMU vs. Boston College
- Matchup: SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Projected Total: 55.6 points
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: December 28
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 46.5 - UTSA vs. Marshall
- Matchup: UTSA Roadrunners at Marshall Thundering Herd
- Projected Total: 54.5 points
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: December 19
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Under 66.5 - Georgia Tech vs. UCF
- Matchup: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights
- Projected Total: 59.6 points
- Time: 6:30 PM ET
- Date: December 22
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
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Blinding blizzard shuts down Astana-Karaganda highway
13:51, 18 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The Astana-Karaganda highway has been closed for all types of transport due to blinding blizzard, Kazinform reports.
Astana's authorities confirmed that the highway was shut down at 11:00 am Astana time due to worsening weather conditions.
According to Astana LRT, shuttle bus routes №315 and 316 will not operate for the same reason.
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Calling all members of the Bang Fam - the hit podcast featuring Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe is coming to Canberra.
Instead of simply enjoying them in your ears, you can witness the dynamic duo in person when they bring their Double J podcast, Bang On, to the stage in cities across the country.
Kicking off in Adelaide as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival in February, followed by Newcastle, Perth and Hobart in March, Bendigo, Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane in April, Sydney in May, Geelong in June, and finishing the tour with Wollongong, Cairns, Traralgon and Wyong in July, Bang On Live will see Warhurst and Rowe debrief on the conversations of the week.
"We're both ridiculously excited to be taking this podcast on a proper tour around the country for the first time because we'll finally get to meet all of our fabulous listeners (our devoted Bang Fam) - they've been through so much with us over the last eight years," the duo said.
"We simply cannot wait to see your faces and we guarantee to share wine time, probably laugh a lot, possibly cry just a little bit, and definitely do a 'faarshun' parade together. It's gonna be a hoot."
Created in 2017 for a bit of fun, Bang On brings together two of Australia's most respected and loved music journalists and presenters to chat about music, art, life and stuff.
It's all the biggest conversations you need to be across each week (but don't have the time to read a think-piece about).
The duo first met at a Radiohead concert in 2004 and became firm friends the following year when Rowe began working full-time at Triple J with Warhurst.
It's their endearing and enduring rapport that has made their podcast a huge success, and Bang On Live promises to be full of all the delightful pop culture moments and audience favourite segments of the podcast, plus special guests and those "for the live show only" moments along the way.
- Bang On Live will be at the Canberra Theatre on April 12. For tickets go to canberratheatrecentre.com.au. For details of the full tour go to comedy.com.au.
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ECP starts receiving appeals against acceptance, rejection of election nominations
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday started receiving appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers for general elections-2024 and the process will continue till Wednesday.
According to a spokesperson of the ECP, decisions on these appeals will be made by 10 January 2024. The preliminary list of candidates will be displayed on 11 January 2024 and candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by January 12.
The electoral symbols will be allotted on 13 January and polling for the general elections will be held on 8 February 2024.
IK’s nomination papers rejected by ECP
According to the revised schedule for reserved seats of women and non-Muslims, last date for the scrutiny of the nomination papers is 13th of January while the last date for filing of appeals against decisions of the Returning Officer is 16th January.
Revised list of candidates for reserved seats will be published on 20th of January and candidates can withdraw their papers by 22nd January 2024.
The final list of the contesting candidates will be released on 23rd of January. The ECP has also established the Election Monitoring and Control Centres (EMCC) to register and address public complaints for general elections.
The centres have been established at provincial, divisional and district levels, extending beyond Islamabad, for swift resolution of public complaints.
According to the ECP spokesperson, trained personnel have been deployed in the Election Monitoring and Control Centres to swiftly address and resolve complaints.
The control rooms will maintain communication with relevant personnel and stakeholders, including preliminary findings, Returning Officers and District Returning Officers.
Individuals can register complaints related to the general elections with EMCC staff by emailing complaints to [email protected] or sending them via WhatsApp to 0327-5050610. A helpline at 111-327-000 has also been established for the convenience of complainants, operating initially from 8 AM morning to 6 PM, according to the ECP spokesperson.
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Dec 31, 2023
While a simple posture mistake might seem irrelevant to you, it can stealthily affect your health to a large extent. Here are a few signs that your posture is not correct.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take effect on New Year’s Day, even as a court case continues to challenge the law.
A U.S. district judge issued a ruling Dec. 20 to block the law from taking effect, saying it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones.
But on Saturday, a federal appeals court put a temporary hold on the district judge’s ruling. The appeals court decision allows the law to go into effect as the legal fight continues. Attorneys are scheduled to file arguments to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in January and in February.
The law, signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, prohibits people from carrying concealed guns in 26 places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos.
The ban applies regardless of whether the person has a permit to carry a concealed weapon. One exception is for privately owned businesses that put up signs saying people are allowed to bring guns on their premises.
“This ruling will allow our common-sense gun laws to remain in place while we appeal the district court’s dangerous ruling,” Newsom posted to X, formerly Twitter, after the appeals court acted Saturday. “Californians overwhelmingly support efforts to ensure that places like hospitals, libraries and children’s playgrounds remain safe and free from guns.”
The California Rifle and Pistol Association sued to block the law. When U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney granted a preliminary injunction blocking the law, he wrote that the law was “sweeping, repugnant to the Second Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court.”
Carney wrote that gun rights groups are likely to succeed in proving it unconstitutional, meaning it would be permanently overturned.
The law overhauls California’s rules for concealed carry permits in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which set several states scrambling to react with their own laws. That decision said the constitutionality of gun laws must be assessed by whether they are “consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
Newsom has said he will keep pushing for stricter gun measures.
Newsom has positioned himself as a national leader on gun control while he is being increasingly eyed as a potential presidential candidate. He has called for and signed a variety of bills, including measures targeting untraceable “ghost guns,” the marketing of firearms to children and allowing people to bring lawsuits over gun violence. That legislation was patterned on a Texas anti-abortion law.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta appealed Carney’s decision. Bonta, a Democrat, said that if the district judge’s ruling to block the law were allowed to stand, it “would endanger communities by allowing guns in places where families and children gather.”
The California Pistol and Rifle Association’s president, Chuck Michel, said in a statement that under the law, gun permit holders “wouldn’t be able to drive across town without passing through a prohibited area and breaking the law.” Michel said criminals are deterred when law-abiding citizens can defend themselves.
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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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Michigan home explosion heard for miles kills 4 and injures 2, police say
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.
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Michigan home explosion heard for miles kills 4 and injures 2, police say
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.
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Chiefs’ Harrison Butker notches new career high
Butker has converted on 31 of 33 field goal attempts this season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 8:16 PM CST|Updated: seconds ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - On New Year’s Eve kicker Harrison Butker helped lift the Chiefs to a 25-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, clinching their eighth straight AFC West title.
A perfect six field goals on six attempts is Butker’s single-game career high. His previous high at five and had been achieved on four other occasions.
READ MORE: Chiefs win 8th consecutive AFC West title with 25-17 win over Bengals
He is now 31 made field goals on 33 attempts this season following the win in week 17 and 195 made on 219 attempts in his career with the Chiefs dating back to 2017.
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2000 Swedish kronor to Turkish liras
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Three teenagers allegedly breached bail and committed a series of burglaries in Fyshwick and Wright in December.
Police say they were called to multiple burglaries at businesses in Fyshwick in the early hours of December 17.
CCTV showed a stolen red Mitsubishi SUV at some locations. The car was found on fire in Isabella Plains later that morning.
Police identified three suspects after an investigation. On December 29, police executed a search warrant at the home of one of the people and say they found items linked to the robberies.
Another two burglaries that took place in Wright the day before, on December 28, have also been linked to group.
Police arrested a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old at a home in the city's south on December 31.
The 18-year-old was charged with riding in a motor vehicle without consent, aggravated burglary, joint commission theft, breach of bail and a good behaviour order.
The 15-year-old boy was charged with unauthorised entry of a motor vehicle and breach of bail.
The 16-year-old boy was charged with breaching bail.
Police said they are continuing to investigate and expect further charges to come.
Anyone with information in relation to these burglaries is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or report them through the Crime Stoppers ACT website, quoting reference number 7622606.
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ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has rejected the stance of Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) Islamabad and declared that the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) order must be implemented even if appeal or reference has been filed before the High Court.
It is reliably learnt that a landmark order passed by Dr Asif Jah Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has been confirmed by the President while dismissing the appeals preferred by LTO Islamabad.
The President order stated that the “representation has been filed by FBR assailing the orders of the FTO.
Self-sustenance a must for success: Alvi
The complainant prayed that intentional malafide negligence, inattention delay, incompetence and inaptitude in discharge of duties and responsibilities on the part of LTO, Islamabad for non-giving appeal effect, to appellate order within the prescribed time period is tantamount to serve maladministration of justice.
Award cost of this complaint with compensation for monetary loss and mental agony to the complainant against the maladministration of the FBR functionaries in wasting the taxpayer’s money in futile litigation. Department has filed reference before Islamabad High Court.
Section 124 (2) provides that the limitation shall not run if any appeal or reference has been preferred before the High Court. As per Section 226(b) (ii) of the Ordinance the time limitation does not apply if a reference has been filed. Since in the instance case, the department has filed reference before the Court; therefore the limitation to give appeal effect has not yet expired.
Hearing of the case was fixed for December 7, 2023. Khan Faisal Additional Commissioner IR has represented the FBR, whereas Waheed Shahzad Butt Advocate and Khurram Shahzad Advocate have appeared on behalf of the Complainant.
Delay in giving appeal effect to the orders which are in the field constitute maladministration in terms of Section 2(3) (ii) of the FTO Ordinance, 2000. The recommendations of FTO directing the FBR to “direct the CIR concerned to give appeal effect to the orders of ATIR within 20 days is unassailable.
FTO has the lawful powers to direct the Agency to take steps to avert and rectify maladministration. Suffice it to state that a statutory body is duty bound under the law to perform its functions/ duties in accordance with law. Representation is liable to be rejected, President ordered.
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Bolat Zhamishev joins Tsesnabank's Board of Directors
As the Bank's press service says, Bolat Zhamishev is a highly experienced and skilled financial manager. In different years he was the Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan (2007-2013), Minister of Regional Development (2013-2014), Chairman of the Agency for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations (2004-2006). He is now also CEO-Member of the Board of Directors of the Kazakhstan Development Bank.
Yerbol Orymbayev holds a Master of Law degree from the Moscow State University and a Master of International Economic Development degree from the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy (U.S.) He has a vast experience both in public and private sectors. In different years he worked as Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Presidential Aide for Economic Issues, Managing Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Member of the Board of the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Agency for Regulation and Financial Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations.
According to CEO of JSC Tsesnabank Shigeo Katsu, ‘Bolat Zhamishev and Yerbol Orynbayev are recognized experts with unblemished reputation.'Thus, Shigeo Katsu is now CEO of Tsesnabank, Yerbol Orynbayev and Yevgeny Pan are members of the Directors Board, while Bolat Zhamishev and Daulet Kabylbayev are independent directors.
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'90210' Star Ian Ziering Beaten By Bikers in Hollywood
The Sharknado star went into fight or flight mode after a road rage incident with some bikers.
Ian Ziering defaulted to Sharnado mode on New Year's Eve, closing out his years by getting attacked during an incident with some bikers in Hollywood. According to TMZ, Ziering can be seen in video approaching some of the bikers and mini-bikes that swarmed into traffic. The 90210 alum seems to have exited his own vehicle, but things quickly escalate beyond words. Watch the shocking video here.
In the video posted by TMZ, Ziering confronts one of the bikers and violence quickly starts. Many people just keep watching on the side as Ziering fights back for a moment before more bikers arrive and start to beat on Ziering. As TMZ notes, Ziering decides to flee at this point and fights his way from the area and toward the sidewalk. He seems to leave his vehicle behind for the moment, but does return to his vehicle after the incident ended.
According to TMZ, both Ziering and the bikers left the area though police later said they were made aware of the incident and are reaching out to those involved. They responded to the scene around 3 p.m. local time.
Ziering was last in the spotlight during the 2019 BH90210 revival, playing up his success with the Sharknado franchise. He ended up going through a divorce with his wife Erin Ludwig after spending 9 years together.
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The TV star has earned a lot of praise, derision, and a few apologies over the years. Shannen Doherty praised her former co-star for his support through her cancer battle at the time. The 90210 alum shared a kind note he sent her during the run-up to the series' return. "I got sent this today by someone very special. Someone who for the last two months, has made me laugh, smile, contemplate and has built me up when I've been low. [Ian Ziering] thank you," Doherty wrote.
"One day you will tell your story of how you've overcome what you're going through now, and it will become part of someone else's survival guide," the note reads. Ziering has not spoken out about the incident yet.
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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: 19 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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01/5What is Intermittent Fasting?
An eating pattern known as intermittent fasting (IF) alternates between times when one eats and when one fasts. It emphasizes when to eat rather than what to eat specifically. There are many well-liked ways to practice intermittent fasting. One such way is the 16/8 approach, which entails a 16-hour fast every day and limits eating to an 8-hour window.
Intermittent fasting (IF) has taken the wellness world by storm, promising weight loss, improved health, and even mental clarity. Before you jump into this trendy eating pattern, it's crucial to understand that it's not a one-size-fits-all solution. Intermittent fasting (IF) may not be suitable for everyone, and certain individuals should approach it with caution. In fact, some groups should steer clear of IF for their health's sake.
02/5The ‘No-Go Zone’ for Intermittent Fasting
Children and Teens: Growing bodies need consistent fuel, and IF's restricted eating windows can hinder their development.
Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: Nutritional needs are heightened during these periods, and IF could compromise both mother and baby's health.
Individuals with Diabetes: Blood sugar fluctuations are a major concern for diabetics, and IF can exacerbate this risk.
People with Eating Disorders: IF can trigger unhealthy behaviors in those with anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders.
Individuals with Certain Medical Conditions: Conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and hypoglycemia make IF potentially dangerous.
Anyone Taking Certain Medications: Some medications require food to be taken with them, and IF can disrupt this important routine.
03/5Red flags to consider
Even if you don't fall into the above categories, be mindful of warning signs like:
Excessive hunger or dizziness: These could indicate an unhealthy energy imbalance.
Trouble concentrating or fatigue: IF can affect your energy levels and cognitive function in some individuals
Sleep disturbances: Skipping meals can disrupt your sleep patterns and leave you feeling drained.
04/5Listen to your body
According to Vidhi Chawla, dietician, founder of Fisico diet and Aesthetic clinic, “The best way to determine if IF is right for you is to listen to your body. If you experience any negative effects, don't hesitate to ditch the plan and consult a healthcare professional. Remember, sustainable weight loss and overall health come from a balanced diet, regular exercise, and personalized approaches that prioritize your well-being.”
05/5The takeaway
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Metro officer faces stalking, other felony charges
Updated December 31, 2023 - 5:31 pm
A six-year veteran Las Vegas police officer is facing felony charges of aggravated stalking, attempted home invasion and destroying or injuring the real property of another.
Officer Jake Freeman, who joined the force in 2017, was arrested and booked into the Henderson Detention Center on Sunday, according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Freeman is assigned to the community policing division of Metro’s Summerlin Area Command, the release stated.
His police powers will be suspended, but he will continue to receive a salary pending further investigation, according to the release.
The release did not mention details of the allegations against the officer.
Based on Henderson jail records, Freeman is 30 years old and entered the facility at 4:53 a.m., but there was no record of a pending court date.
Contact Jeff Burbank at jburbank@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0382. Follow him @JeffBurbank2 on X.
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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.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to “thoroughly annihilate” the United States and South Korea if provoked, state media reported Monday, after he vowed to boost national defenses to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation.
Kim is expected to ramp up weapons tests in 2024 ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. Many experts say he likely believes his expanded nuclear arsenal would allow him to wrest U.S. concessions if former President Donald Trump is reelected.
In a five-day major ruling party meeting last week, Kim said he will launch three more military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and develop attack drones this year in what observers say is an attempt to increase his leverage in future diplomacy with the U.S.
In a meeting on Sunday with commanding army officers, Kim said it is urgent to sharpen “the treasured sword” to safeguard national security, an apparent reference to his country’s nuclear weapons program. He cited “the U.S. and other hostile forces’ military confrontation moves,” according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
Kim stressed that “our army should deal a deadly blow to thoroughly annihilate them by mobilizing all the toughest means and potentialities without moment’s hesitation” if they opt for military confrontation and provocations against North Korea, KCNA said.
Experts say small-scale military clashes between North and South Korea could happen this year along their heavily armed border. They say North Korea is also expected to test-launch intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the mainland U.S. and other major new weapons.
In 2018-19, Kim met Trump in three rounds of talks on North Korea’s expanding nuclear arsenal. The diplomacy fell apart after the U.S. rejected Kim’s limited offer to dismantle his main nuclear complex in exchange for extensive reductions in U.S.-led sanctions.
Estimates of the size of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal vary, ranging from about 20-30 bombs to more than 100. Many foreign experts say North Korea still has some technological hurdles to overcome to produce functioning nuclear-armed ICBMs, though its shorter-range nuclear-capable missiles can reach South Korea and Japan.
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Nearly half of all states will raise the minimum wage in 2024
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 7:57 PM CST|Updated: 19 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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Nearly half of all states will raise the minimum wage in 2024
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 8:57 PM EST|Updated: 18 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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Alabama vs. Michigan Rose Bowl Semifinal Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - Monday, January 1
When the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines square off against the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide at 5:00 PM on Monday, January 1, our computer model predicts the Wolverines will take home the win. Our model also projects the spead, point total, and final score, which you can check out below.
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- The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.8% chance of a victory for the Crimson Tide.
- The Crimson Tide have gone 8-4-0 ATS this season.
- Alabama is a perfect 1-0 against the spread when an underdog by 1.5 points or more this year.
- Out of the Crimson Tide's 12 games with a set total, eight have hit the over (66.7%).
- The average point total for Alabama this season is 5.9 points higher than this game's over/under.
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- The Wolverines have a 55.6% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
- The Wolverines' record against the spread is 7-5-0.
- In games this season when favored by 1.5 points or more, Michigan has gone 7-5 against the spread.
- The Wolverines have seen seven of its 12 games go over the point total.
- The over/under in this matchup is 45.5 points, 2.2 fewer than the average total in this season's Michigan contests.
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Michigan home explosion heard for miles kills 4 and injures 2, police say
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.
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Legendary Comedian Who Worked With Frank Sinatra Dies: Shecky Greene Was 97
The Las Vegas staple with ties to Elvis, Sinatra and other greats has passed away.
Legendary Las Vegas comedian Shecky Greene has died. The longtime Vegas headline star who rubbed shoulders with a slew of famous names including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. The latter connection would provide a mythic joke for Greene over the years, sometimes spread by other comedians.
According to Variety, Greene's wife confirmed his death to the local Las Vegas Review-Journal. The couple were married 41 years at the time of his death. "It was fun. He always made humor out of whatever he could. He made you laugh and feel good. It was a happy time," she told the outlet.
Greene was a fixture on television's revolving door of big-name talk show guests and actors throughout the '60s and '70s, supplementing his successful stage act that remained a staple until his later years. He would be the opening act for Presley in Las Vegas in 1953, doing similar for Sinatra in Miami. This time with the blue-eyed crooner spawned his most memorable story, which is still funny despite ABC News pouring some cold water on things.
"Frank Sinatra once saved my life," Greene would share. "A bunch of guys were beating on me and Frank said, 'OK, that's enough.'" It's a simple little quip, but it has legs and has been shared by plenty of famous names. The best was Don Rickle's always giving in to David Letterman's requests to tell the story.
ABC News also shares another true story by Greene, detailing how he drove his Oldsmobile into the fountains at Caesars Palace in 1968. When the police arrived at the car, Greene had the wipers running and told them, "No spray wax please!"
While those stories were perfected over the years, with some details fudged, but the most interesting aspect of Greene's long career is his ability to just riff impromptu. "He'll walk out on a stage and do an hour off the top of his head," Tony Zoppi, former entertainment director for the Riviera Hotel told the LA Times. "A waitress dropped a glass – he did 15 minutes."
He also might be familiar to modern audiences due to his appearances in Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I, Splash with Tom Hanks, and continued TV appearances into the mid-90s. Later in his career, he would combat addictions, severe depression, and panic attacks, leading to a retirement attempt in 2004. But he returned later to the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in 2009, enjoying some new benefits of the modern city.
"I'm a legend," Greene told outlet The Sun at the time. "But nobody knows me in Vegas anymore."
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ISLAMABAD: The Apex Committee (AC) of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia to approach Saudi Aramco Refinery Project regarding current status of their interest in the refinery project, well informed sources told Business Recorder.
The AC also directed Petroleum Division to assess the investment interest of other parties also in the project.
Regarding requirement in Brown/ Green Field refinery sector, Petroleum Division intimated that there will be a gap between local refining production and projected demand of petroleum products of around 9 Million Tons Per Annum (MTPA) by 2030. It will increase to 14 MTPA by 2035.
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Pakistan currently imports 50 percent of its Mogas (petrol) and High Speed Diesel (HSD) requirement. Annual increase in requirements of Mogas and diesel is projected at 4 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively.
SIFC has been apprised that there will be a need of one new refinery of around 350,000 bpd (15 MTPA) which may be configured in such a way as to maximise Mogas production.
It was also informed that Grace Refinery Limited (GRL) and Falcon Oil Refinery (Pvt) Limited have expressed interest in refinery project.
A Committee comprising representations from Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) , Petroleum Division and Pakistan State Oil (PSO), besides a Refinery Expert, has been notified to hold in-depth evaluation of the proposals. The results of the evaluation process by the Committee will be presented in the next Executive Committee (EC) of the SIFC.
Secretary Petroleum has been directed to provide an update on decisions of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) regarding policy amendments to remove hurdles from Brownfield investors and to approve revised timelines for the execution of upgraded agreements between the refineries and OGRA and present these in the next EC.
According to the sources, Final Investment Decision (FID) of Energas LNG Terminal is subject to completion of the following outstanding matters; (i) signing of GTA with SNGPL; (ii) exemption from Third Party Access and; (iii) 5- Year FBR tax exemption.
Petroleum Division has been directed to finalise draft amendments for exemption from Third Party Access for legislative changes .
The SIFC was further informed that federal government contributes a subsidy of around Rs 20 billion on LNG for fertiliser plants. Provinces must contribute by sharing the burden of this subsidy, agriculture being a provincial subject.
It was decided that two committees will be established to devise firmed up recommendations on the matter, which may be presented in the next EC for devising sharing mechanism of LNG subsidy for current year and for gas pricing reforms in fertilizer sector.
The Executive Committee was further briefed that there was inclusion of TAPI in Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA) 2022, and commercial and legal experts have been engaged to evaluate the alignment of existing commitments under Gas Pipeline Framework Agreement (GPFA) and Host Government Agreement (HGA) with the incentive package under FIPPA. Petroleum Division has been directed to conclude all agreements by December 31, 2023.
Secretary Petroleum is tasked to present updated status of Reko Diq regarding ongoing evaluation process with Manara minerals and draft infrastructure plan for Chagai-Gwadar Corridor to be presented in the next EC meeting.
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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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01/8"By 2025, close to 167 million people will be at risk due to obesity," warns WHO
As the calendar turns and a new year unfolds, the quest for self-improvement takes center stage. While health resolutions come in various forms, considering weight loss as your primary focus in 2024 can pave the way for comprehensive well-being. Beyond the aesthetic appeal, shedding excess weight offers a myriad of health benefits that can positively impact your physical, mental, and emotional state.
02/8Healthier heart and reduced disease risk
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Brazilian President has pneumonia, still at semi-intensive care unit
On Twitter, Bolsonaro wrote he was OK. "We are very calm, well, and we're still strong," adding a thumbs-up to his text.
Bolsonaro "was submitted to a tomography of his thorax and abdomen, which showed good progress of the intestines and imaging compatible with pneumonia."
Treatment
In order to address the problem, the medical team intensified the treatment with antibiotics, adding a new medication. "The doctors decided to add a new component to the list of antibiotics, a new drug, so the spectrum can be even wider," said General Rêgo Barros, the president's spokesman.
Bolsonaro is still not in pain, and using a nasogastric tube and an abdominal drain to remove fluids, and has also been receiving water orally and being fed intravenously.
Today, he did breathing exercises and walked down the hallway. Bolsonaro is said to have difficulty sleeping, and the medical staff are considering "helping him, so he can sleep a little longer."
Visits to the president are still limited. Bolsonaro talked on the phone with Environment Minister Ricardo Salles on ministerial issues. As for the pension reform, Barros said the president will consider all lines of action before working out, along with the economy minister, the guidelines of the proposal will be submitted to Congress.
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New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas — LIVE BLOG
December 31, 2023 - 5:07 pm
Updated December 31, 2023 - 6:21 pm
What’s going on in Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve? Follow our live blog below to check out the celebrations from the Strip to Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.
‘Hang out, drink and people watch’
There are a lot of people walking around the Linq Promenade, with lines to get into about every restaurant in the area as well as the zip line and the High Roller Ferris wheel.
Joy Mogilinski was walking in the Promenade and is visiting Las Vegas from Chicago for New Year’s Eve since her daughter got married earlier in the day in downtown Las Vegas because of the 12-31-23 wedding date. She said the ceremony and her trip to Las Vegas has been perfect so far.
Mogilinski doesn’t have big plans for the rest of the night but plans to stay out until midnight.
“I’m just going to hang out, drink and people watch,” Mogilinski said. “It’s the best thing to do in Vegas.”
– Sean Hemmersmier, 6:08 p.m.
Celebrating tying the knot
Newlyweds Travis and Teresa Carmicheal from Redding, California, were waiting before the Fremont Street Experience opened. Just three hours earlier, they got married at Lucky Little Wedding Chapel.
The couple has been together for two years.
They were wearing souvenir hats. Teresa — who had changed out of her wedding dress into more casual attire — was wearing a white cowboy hat that read, “Bride.”
Travis said he went to the Fremont Street Experience for Halloween one year, and wanted to get married in Las Vegas and his now-wife agreed.
At the chapel, “we were surprised with some unexpected family members who came down,” Teresa said.
Four family members joined them for their special day.
The couple was hoping to make it to midnight and is heading to the Grand Canyon on Monday.
Julie Wootton-Greener, 5:45 p.m.
Partiers lining up for Fremont Street Experience celebration
A long line formed at the Fremont Street Experience’s Fourth Street entrance about 30 minutes before gates were scheduled to open for the “Time of Your Life” festival.
Sammy Jo Jones and Paul Bennett of Hot Springs, Arkansas, were among those waiting.
Jones was wearing a black shirt with a picture of her significant other and the phrase, “If lost, please return to Paul.”
She said it was her first trip to Las Vegas as an adult, noting she visited as a child and remembers that people could drive on Fremont Street.
Jones and Bennett became interested in the Sphere after seeing content on social media.
The trip to Las Vegas was their Christmas gift to each other. They arrived Friday and leave on Tuesday.
Bennett said about the Sphere: “It did not disappoint.”
They wanted to partake in festivities at the Fremont Street Experience. And it’s a departure from the usual.
“Honestly, our New Years Eves are spent at home,” Jones said.
– Julie Wootton-Greener, 5:35 p.m.
A bedazzled Happy New Year
A street vendor sold bedazzled Happy New Year apparel including light up “2024” glasses to passersby outside Resorts World on Las Vegas Boulevard, near Convention Center Drive. Foot traffic remained sparse outside the casino.
The line across the street at Tacos El Gordo stretched out of the restaurant onto the sidewalk.
– David Wilson, 5:29 p.m.
Welcome to Las Vegas
A woman in a white wedding dress with a bouquet of white roses poses with a man in a tux holding a Manila envelope under the shimmering lights of the Welcome to the Fabulous Las Vegas sign.
A line of approximately 50 people stand in line to take their photo with the sign, and a line of cars and a limo extended in a line onto Las Vegas Boulevard.
– Taylor Avery, 4:42 p.m.
Weather expected to be cold, windy for New Year’s Eve
Las Vegas expects a low of 43 degrees Sunday night with some slight winds. No rain or wind gusts are forecast for the holiday for the first time in three years, the National Weather Service said.
New Year’s Day is expected to be mostly sunny with a high of 61 degrees, the weather service said.
— Taylor Lane, 3:35 p.m.
Police quell public’s worry after early morning shooting near Strip
The Metropolitan Police Department said there was a shooting near the Strip early Sunday morning, but that a man was arrested in connection to the incident and there is no longer a threat to the public.
Police arrested 45-year-old Jon Letzkus around 10:40 a.m. Sunday and recovered a weapon from the incident.
Metro Deputy Chief Dori Koren said no one was injured during the shooting and that New Year’s Eve festivities would continue as planned.
“Leading up to tonight’s New Year’s events, I just want to reassure that, not only do we have very good plans for keeping the community safe as we’ve done year-in and year-out, but our officers are always prepared,” Koren said.
— Peter S. Levitt, 12:30 p.m.
More New Year’s Eve:
–New Year’s Eve 2023: A guide to fireworks, concerts and parties
–Top concerts for New Year’s Eve weekend
–A history of New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas
–Meet the family behind the fireworks
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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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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday.
Kim’s comments, made during a key ruling Workers’ Party meeting to set state goals for next year, suggest he’ll intensify a run of weapons tests ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November. Observers say Kim believes a boosted nuclear capability would give him another chance for high-stakes diplomacy with the U.S. to win sanctions relief if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House.
During the five-day meeting that ended Saturday, Kim said “vicious” anti-North Korea moves by the United States and its followers “have reached the extremes unprecedented in history,” pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Kim cited the expansion of U.S.-South Korean military exercises and the temporary deployment of powerful U.S. military assets such as bombers and a nuclear-armed submarine in South Korea — the steps the allies have taken in response to the North’s weapons testing spree since last year.
Kim called for “the overwhelming war response capability” to deter potential enemy provocations, KCNA said.
He set forth plans to launch three more military spy satellites next year in addition to the country’s first reconnaissance satellite launched in November. He underscored the need to establish “a reliable foundation” to build more nuclear weapons, an apparent reference to facilities producing fissile materials like weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium. Kim also ordered authorities to enhance submarine capabilities and develop various types of unmanned combat equipment such as armed drones.
“Pyongyang might be waiting out the U.S. presidential election to see what its provocations can buy it with the next administration,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.
“The Kim regime has closed the political door on denuclearization negotiations but could offer rhetorical restraint and a testing freeze in exchange for sanctions relief,” Easley said. “Although North Korea has no intention of giving up nuclear weapons, it might try to extract payment for acting like a so-called responsible nuclear power.”
Kim has been focusing on modernizing his nuclear arsenal since his diplomacy with Trump broke down in 2019 due to wrangling over how much sanctions relief the North could get for a partial surrender of its nuclear program. Experts say Kim likely thinks that Trump, if elected for a second term, could make concessions as the U.S. is preoccupied with the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas fighting.
Nam Sung-wook, a professor at Korea University in South Korea, said if President Joe Biden is reelected, North Korea won’t get what it wants. But he predicted a Trump win could revive diplomacy, saying Trump will likely say during his campaign that he can convince North Korea to suspend intimidating weapons tests.
He said Kim’s vow to ramp up production of plutonium and uranium is meant to strengthen his negotiating cards. Nam said North Korea will also test-launch more intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the continental U.S. this year.
“North Korea will act to the fullest extent under its timetable for provocation until the U.S. election day,” Nam said.
During his speech at the party meeting, Kim used bellicose, derisive rhetoric against South Korea, calling it “a hemiplegic malformation and colonial subordinate state” whose society is “tainted by Yankee culture.” He said South Korea must not be considered as a partner for reconciliation or unification. He ordered the military to use all available means including nuclear weapons to conquer South Korea in the event of a conflict.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry responded by strongly condemning North Korea for pushing to advance its nuclear program and displaying hostility toward its neighbors. A statement said South Korea will try to overwhelmingly deter North Korean threats based on a solid alliance with the United States.
Some analysts have speculated that limited clashes between the Koreas along their tense border could happen in the coming year. South Korea’s spy agency said last week that North Korea will likely launch military provocations and cyberattacks ahead of South Korean parliamentary elections in April and the U.S. presidential election in November.
Kim also maintained that North Korea must solidify cooperation with “anti-imperialist, independent” countries that he said oppose U.S.-led Western hegemony.
Kim didn’t name the countries. But North Korea has been seeking to beef up its cooperation with Russia and China, which have repeatedly blocked attempts by the U.S. and its partners to toughen U.N. sanctions on the North over its banned missile tests. The U.S. and South Korea accuse North Korea of supplying artillery and ammunition to Russia in return for high-tech Russian technologies for its own military programs.
Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, said earlier this month the U.S. assessed that the suspected Russian technologies North Korea seeks are related to fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missiles, armored vehicles, ballistic missile production equipment or materials of that kind. Smith said U.S. intelligence indicates that North Korea had provided Russia with more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions.
South Korean officials said Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put its spy satellite into orbit for the first time on Nov. 21. Many foreign experts are skeptical about the satellite’s ability but South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik said in November that Russia could help North Korea produce higher-resolution satellite photos.
Yang Uk, an analyst at Seoul’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said that he believes North Korea hasn’t yet obtained functioning ICBMs that can launch nuclear strikes on the continental U.S. But he said North Korea’s shorter-range nuclear-armed missiles can reach South Korea and Japan, where a total of 80,000 American troops are stationed.
Estimates on the size of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal vary, ranging from 20-30 bombs to more than 100. The U.N. atomic agency and foreign experts recently said North Korea appears to have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to secure a new source for weapons-grade plutonium.
Meanwhile, Kim said during the meeting that North Korea made “eye-opening” economic achievements by fulfilling or exceeding set quotas in major areas such as farming, housing construction and fisheries. Nam, the professor, said the self-praise appears aimed at burnishing Kim’s image as a leader who cares about public livelihoods as well as military issues.
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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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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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Nearly half of all states will raise the minimum wage in 2024
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 7:57 PM CST|Updated: 17 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.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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'The Sopranos' Actor Dead at 80: Richard Romanus Played Richard La Penna
Romanus also starred in Martin Scorsese's early gangster classic Mean Streets.
Richard Romanus, best known for his role in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and in David Chase's The Sopranos, has died. He was 80 years old. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor passed at a private Greek hospital on Dec. 23, according to a statement by his son.
Apart from his appearances in high-profile gangster properties, in polar opposite roles, Romanus was also a prolific voice actor. He appeared as cabbie Harry Canyon in the original Heavy Metal in 1981, adding other Ralph Bakshi project roles in previous years.
On The Sopranos, Romanus had a memorable run across four episodes as Lorraine Bracco's Jennifer Melfi's husband, Richard LaPenna. His outspoken status on his ex-wife's situation with Tony Soprano echoed real-world debates by Italian-Americans and gave them a representative in the heart of the series.
It's a far cry from his famous Mean Streets role, where he plays a loan shark who goes up against Robert DeNiro's Johnny Boy Civello over a debt. This has deadly consequences later in the film, with a cameo from the director himself. Scorsese talked a bit about their scene in Andy Dougan's 2011 book on De Niro (H/T THR).
"Something had happened between Bobby and Richard because the animosity between them in that scene is real, and I played on it," the director is quoted saying in the book. "They had gotten on each other's nerves to the point where I think they really wanted to kill each other. I kept shooting take after take of Bobby yelling all these insults while the crew was getting very upset."
Romanus was born in 1943 and later graduated from Xavier University with a degree in Philosophy. This led to a short year in law school before leaving to go study acting at Lee Strasberg at Carnegie Hall.
He would later have roles on several popular TV shows, including Mission: Impossible, Rhoda, Kojak, The Rockford Files, and the original Hawaii Five-O. He also was also part of the regular cast on ABC's Strike Force, alongside Unsolved Mysteries host Robert Stack.
He is survived by his son, his second wife, Oscar-nominated costume designer Anthea Sylbert, and his younger brother, Robert Romanus. The latter should be best known as Mike Damone from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Rest in peace.
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CUSA Football Promo Codes, Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 2:44 PM EST|Updated: 33 minutes ago
Based on our projections, the best bet in terms of the total for the four CUSA bowl season games is Liberty vs. Oregon -- for more tips, including parlay possibilities, keep reading.
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Pick: Western Kentucky +4.5 vs. Old Dominion
- Matchup: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Old Dominion by 0.5 points
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: December 18
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Fresno State +3.5 vs. New Mexico State
- Matchup: New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs
- Projected Favorite & Spread: New Mexico State by 0.0 points
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Louisiana +3.5 vs. Jacksonville State
- Matchup: Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Jacksonville State by 1.5 points
- Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
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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
Over 48.5 - Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
- Matchup: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Projected Total: 54.2 points
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: December 18
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Under 57.5 - Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
- Matchup: Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- Projected Total: 55.6 points
- Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
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PESHAWAR: The caretaker provincial cabinet approved Rs.60 million for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Medical Transplantation Regulatory Authority.
The Authority aims to regulate, control and monitor all human organ transplantation and the various committees constituted under the KP Medical Transplantation Regulatory Authority Act 2014.
It was informed during the briefing to the cabinet that the authority recognizes medical institutions, hospitals and transplant surgeons/physicians for practice of operative surgery in transplantation, grafting of human organs, tissues and cells, inspects recognized medical institutions and hospitals for examination of quality of transplantation, follow up of medical care of donors and recipients.
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It investigates and holds inquiries into the allegations of breach of any provision of this Act in the prescribed manner.
It also addresses religious cultural and ethical issues that may arise related to transplantation. It was told that the authority has recognized five medical institutions or hospitals for kidney transplantation six for corneal transplantation and one bone bank, while three medical institutions registration is in the process.
The meeting was informed that more than 421 kidney transplants 450 corneal transplants 41 bone grafting have been performed through regulated procedures in recognized medical institutions of the Province.
The cabinet also approved the reconstitution of the technical committee envisioned in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Rest Houses and Tourism Properties (Development, Management and Regulation) Act 2020.
Technically, the reconstitution was necessitated by the shuffling in the Provincial Cabinet and reinvigorating the tourism sector. It was also directed that Commissioners Malakand and Hazara Divisions be taken as co-opt members concerning the properties located in their respective jurisdictions.
The cabinet approved the relaxation of the ban on transfer postings of the employees of the ex-CDLD in pursuance to Section 3 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Regularization of Services of Employees of District Governance and Community Development (CDLD) project 2022.
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Dec 31, 2023
Back in 2022, famous Indian TV actress Debina Bonnerjee gave us a baby room tour of her beautiful nursery. From storybooks to minimal paint, we were and still are in awe of it all.
Debina's baby room had all the subtle shades of beige in background with light colours over it. From colourful tree to animal drawings, the room is perfect for babies.
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The beautiful pink cot in Debina's nursery was so adorable and innovative. Debina described it as a swinging cot that swings in itself when pushed gently just once. Plus, the little animal hangings were also too cute.
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This furniture was to be used as a changing station for the baby and a storage unit too. Inside the shelves were diapers, toys and some swaddles.
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Debina shared how the cot she bought was made of Pine wood. The wall behind also looked super engaging with cute, little animals painted on it.
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Inside the cot, Debina shared that she placed a toy elephant for she did not want the cot to be empty. Along with the elephant there were multiple layers of cloths and cot hanging that work as sensory engagement for babies.
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Another cute addition to the room was a little baby basket. Debina shared that although it was filled with toys right now, later it can be used to keep dirty laundry and the likes. The rainbow and the sitting toy looked so adorable in the video.
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Decor items were mostly pink and light, subtle colours which are amazing for the baby's sensory development. The cute pink vase and the rainbow like decor complimented the room perfectly.
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Another useful addition in the room were storybooks. Debina told about them fondly and we all know how well storybooks work in putting babies to sleep.
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Brent crude down 3.2%
08:24, 26 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - During Monday's trading sessions on the commodity exchanges of London and New York, the crude oil prices receded, Kazinform correspondent reports.
On London-based ICE Futures, the price for Brent crude oil to be delivered in April went down by $2.15 to $64.76 a barrel.
The value of a futures contract for WTI crude for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) receded by $1.78 to $55.48 per barrel.
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What’s the weather like in Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve?
Updated December 31, 2023 - 4:05 pm
New Year’s Eve is expected to be slightly windy and mostly cloudy with a low of 43 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
The Weather Service said in an X post that this will be the first New Year’s Eve in three years without rain or gusty winds.
Last year, Las Vegas welcomed in the new year with some raindrops and high winds, but firework shows continued as planned despite the inclement weather.
Fireworks are slated to launch from the rooftops of the Aria, MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, The Strat, Treasure Island, Caesars Palace, The Venetian, Resorts World, and — for the first time — the Fontainebleau Las Vegas at midnight.
The Las Vegas Valley has a 30 percent chance of showers during the day on Wednesday and 50 percent chance Wednesday night, according to the weather service.
New Year’s Day is expected is be mostly sunny with a high of 61 degrees and low of 40 degrees, the weather service said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation, the country’s state news agencies reported Sunday.
Putin addressed Russians in a video that ran under four minutes long, significantly shorter than the New Year’s speech he gave last year, according to state news agency RIA Novosti. Millions of people were expected to watch the new address when it airs on TV as each Russian time zone region counts down the final minutes of 2023 on Sunday.
The first to see it were residents of the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Chukotka region in Russia’s Far East, some nine hours ahead of Moscow.
Returning to tradition after speaking flanked by soldiers last year, Putin delivered his address to the nation against the backdrop of a snowy Kremlin. In remarks carried by RIA Novosti, he described 2023 as a year marked by high levels of unity in Russian society.
“What united us and unites us is the fate of the Fatherland, a deep understanding of the highest significance of the historical stage through which Russia is passing,” the president said. He also lauded Russian citizens’ “solidarity, mercy and fortitude.”
The nearly 2-year-old war in Ukraine was front and center in the address, with Putin directly addressing Russia’s armed forces involved in what the Kremlin has termed its “special military operation” in the neighboring country.
“We are proud of you, you are heroes, you feel the support of the entire people,” the president said. According to state media, he emphasized that Russia would never retreat and asserted there was no force that could divide Russians and stop the country’s development.
The address’ broadcast comes a day after shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 24 people, including three children. Another 108 people were wounded, Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said Sunday, making the attack one with the most casualties on Russian soil since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine 22 months ago.
As last year, New Year’s celebrations were toned down in Moscow, with the traditional fireworks and concert on Red Square canceled. After the shelling in Belgorod, local authorities in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok and other places across Russia also canceled their usual New Year’s firework displays.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council and former Russian president, also congratulated Russians on the New Year. In video remarks posted to Telegram, he said that “thoughts and hearts are with those at the front” and that the past year had required “a special stability and unity, and true patriotism” from Russia.
Medvedev also called on Russians to “make 2024 the year of the final defeat of neo-fascism,” repeating Putin’s claims of invading Ukraine to fight “neo-Nazis.” The Holocaust, World War II and Nazism have been important rhetorical tools for Putin in his bid to legitimize Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, but historians see their use as disinformation and a cynical ploy to further his aims.
Analysts are describing 2023 as largely a positive year for Putin.
“It’s been a good year; I would even actually call it a great year” for the Russian leader, said Mathieu Boulegue, a consulting fellow for the Russia-Eurasia program at Chatham House think tank in London.
Moscow in May won the fight for the bombed-out Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after the longest and bloodiest battle of the war. In june, Putin defused a revolt against him and reasserted his hold on the Kremlin. A Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia started with high hopes but ended in disappointment.
As he enters 2024, Putin is wagering that the West’s support for Ukraine will gradually crumble due to political divisions, war fatigue and other diplomatic demands, such as China’s menacing of Taiwan and war in the Middle East.
Putin is seeking reelection in a March 17 presidential election that he is all but certain to win. Under constitutional reforms he orchestrated, the 71-year-old leader is eligible to seek two more six-year terms after his current term expires, potentially allowing him to remain in power until 2036.
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US Navy helicopters fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attack
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime conflict linked to the war in Gaza. “We’re going to act in a self-defense going forward,” a White House official said.
In a series of statements, the U.S. Central Command said the crew of the USS Gravely destroyer first shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired at the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou late Saturday, after the vessel reported getting hit by a missile earlier that evening as it sailed through the Southern Red Sea.
Four small boats then attacked the same cargo ship with small arms fire early Sunday and rebels tried to board the vessel, the U.S. Navy said.
Next, the USS Gravely and helicopters from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier responded to the Maersk Hangzhou’s distress call and issued verbal warnings to the attackers, who responded by firing on the helicopters.
“The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense,” sinking three of the four boats and killing the people on board while the fourth boat fled the area, the U.S. Central Command said. No harm to U.S. personnel or equipment, or casualties from the cargo ship, were reported.
The Houthis acknowledged that 10 of their fighters were killed in the confrontation and warned of consequences.
In Washington, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council sidestepped a question about the possibility of a preemptive strike against the Houthis to safeguard commercial shipping in the vital waterway.
“I won’t say what’s on or off the table right now,” John Kirby told ABC’s “Good Morning America,” adding, “We’re going to do what we have to do to protect shipping.” He said the United States has “significant national security interests in the region” and “we’re going to put the kind of forces we need in the region to protect those interests and we’re going to act in self-defense going forward.”
He said the U.S. has made it clear to the Houthis that “we take these threats seriously and we’re going to make the right decisions going forward.″
The events surrounding the Maersk Hangzhou represented the 23rd illegal attack by the Houthis on international shipping since Nov. 19, the Central Command said. It was the first time the U.S. Navy said its personnel had killed Houthi fighters since the Red Sea attacks started.
For over a month, Iran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on ships in the Red Sea that they say are either linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports. They say their attacks aim to end the Israeli air-and-ground offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct.7 attack in southern Israel.
However, the links to the ships targeted in the rebel assaults have grown more tenuous as the attacks continue.
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee called on President Joe Biden “to look at what actions need to be taken in Yemen to be able to prevent the Houthis to continue to put commercial and military vessels at risk.”
Noting Iran’s support for Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, told ABC’s ``This Week” that the Biden administration should be more aggressive “in responding to escalation by Iran.’’
The Denmark-based shipping giant Maersk, owner of Maersk Hangzhou, said Sunday it would suspend shipping through the Red Sea again after the two attacks on its freighter.
“In light of the (most recent) incident — and to give time to investigate the details of the incident and assess the security situation further — it has been decided that all transits through the area will be postponed for the next 48 hours,” Maersk was quoted as saying by the Danish public broadcaster DR.
On Saturday, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East said Houthi rebels have shown no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic begins to pick up.
Earlier this month, Washington announced the establishment of a new international coalition to protect vessels traveling through the waterway. The United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain are also part of the new maritime security mission.
Since the Pentagon announced Operation Prosperity Guardian to counter the attacks just over 10 days ago, 1,200 merchant ships have traveled through the Red Sea region, and none had been hit by drone or missile strikes, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told The Associated Press in an interview on Saturday.
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Associated Press writer Jari Tanner in Helsinki, Finland, contributed to this report.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station and approaching the two suspects, officials said.
The police sergeant, Philip Dale Nix, was a 23-year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department, according to a Sunday news release from the agency.
Three men have been arrested in the case, including Jamere Justice Foster, 18, who is charged with first-degree murder and larceny, according to police.
During a news conference Saturday night, Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson didn’t specify what crime Nix witnessed or provide additional details about the events leading up to the shooting.
Police were searching for two men in their 20s and a black Chevrolet Equinox, according a statewide alert by the the Greensboro Police Department. The Blue Alert was sent about two hours after the shooting and canceled roughly two hours later. A Blue Alert is used when a law enforcement officer has been seriously injured, killed or gone missing.
Thompson said another off-duty Greensboro officer and a paramedic were on the scene when Nix was shot and immediately rendered aid. Nix was pronounced dead at a local medical facility.
“He was a loving husband, father, son and brother,” Thompson said in prepared remarks.
The department didn’t immediately respond to an email Sunday seeking an update on the investigation.
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, who also spoke to local media Saturday night, said the department needs time to complete its investigation and bring the suspects to justice.
“Words are inadequate right now,” she said. “There’s really nothing I can say that’s going to give the family or the officers any comfort. What happened today was a senseless act of violence.”
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, pledging “all available state resources to catch those who killed a Greensboro police officer.” ___ This story corrects the number of years Officer Philip Dale Nix served with Greensboro police based on updated information from the department. He served 23 years.
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US Navy helicopters fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attack
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime conflict linked to the war in Gaza. “We’re going to act in a self-defense going forward,” a White House official said.
In a series of statements, the U.S. Central Command said the crew of the USS Gravely destroyer first shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired at the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou late Saturday, after the vessel reported getting hit by a missile earlier that evening as it sailed through the Southern Red Sea.
Four small boats then attacked the same cargo ship with small arms fire early Sunday and rebels tried to board the vessel, the U.S. Navy said.
Next, the USS Gravely and helicopters from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier responded to the Maersk Hangzhou’s distress call and issued verbal warnings to the attackers, who responded by firing on the helicopters.
“The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense,” sinking three of the four boats and killing the people on board while the fourth boat fled the area, the U.S. Central Command said. No harm to U.S. personnel or equipment, or casualties from the cargo ship, were reported.
The Houthis acknowledged that 10 of their fighters were killed in the confrontation and warned of consequences.
In Washington, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council sidestepped a question about the possibility of a preemptive strike against the Houthis to safeguard commercial shipping in the vital waterway.
“I won’t say what’s on or off the table right now,” John Kirby told ABC’s “Good Morning America,” adding, “We’re going to do what we have to do to protect shipping.” He said the United States has “significant national security interests in the region” and “we’re going to put the kind of forces we need in the region to protect those interests and we’re going to act in self-defense going forward.”
He said the U.S. has made it clear to the Houthis that “we take these threats seriously and we’re going to make the right decisions going forward.″
The events surrounding the Maersk Hangzhou represented the 23rd illegal attack by the Houthis on international shipping since Nov. 19, the Central Command said. It was the first time the U.S. Navy said its personnel had killed Houthi fighters since the Red Sea attacks started.
For over a month, Iran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on ships in the Red Sea that they say are either linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports. They say their attacks aim to end the Israeli air-and-ground offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct.7 attack in southern Israel.
However, the links to the ships targeted in the rebel assaults have grown more tenuous as the attacks continue.
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee called on President Joe Biden “to look at what actions need to be taken in Yemen to be able to prevent the Houthis to continue to put commercial and military vessels at risk.”
Noting Iran’s support for Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, told ABC’s ``This Week” that the Biden administration should be more aggressive “in responding to escalation by Iran.’’
The Denmark-based shipping giant Maersk, owner of Maersk Hangzhou, said Sunday it would suspend shipping through the Red Sea again after the two attacks on its freighter.
“In light of the (most recent) incident — and to give time to investigate the details of the incident and assess the security situation further — it has been decided that all transits through the area will be postponed for the next 48 hours,” Maersk was quoted as saying by the Danish public broadcaster DR.
On Saturday, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East said Houthi rebels have shown no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic begins to pick up.
Earlier this month, Washington announced the establishment of a new international coalition to protect vessels traveling through the waterway. The United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain are also part of the new maritime security mission.
Since the Pentagon announced Operation Prosperity Guardian to counter the attacks just over 10 days ago, 1,200 merchant ships have traveled through the Red Sea region, and none had been hit by drone or missile strikes, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told The Associated Press in an interview on Saturday.
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Associated Press writer Jari Tanner in Helsinki, Finland, contributed to this report.
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One dead, 2 injured in Sunday afternoon KCK car crash
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 7:19 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - One person died on Sunday afternoon, and two others were injured following a car crash.
The Kansas City Kansas Police Department stated the two-vehicle crash took place at the intersection of North 70th Street and Parallel Parkway about 3:30 p.m.
Law enforcement stated one person stated that three people were taken to the hospital, and one of those passed away.
One person suffered critical injuries and another suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.
Anyone with information on the crash has been asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
ALSO READ: KCPD helicopter finds missing 70-year-old man’s body in rural, wooded area
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British actor Tom Wilkinson has died "suddenly" at his home.
He was 75.
The news was confirmed with a number of outlets, including the BBC and CNN.
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Wilkinson's publicist, Nancy Seltzer, confirmed the news with CNN.
“It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce that he died suddenly at home on December 30. His wife and family were with him,” the statement provided by Seltzer read.
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It added: “The family asks for privacy at this time.”
No cause of death has been given.
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Wilkinson may not have been a household name on par with some of the stars he's shared screen time with, but there's a good chance you've seen one of his movies -- and enjoyed it.
According to movie database site IMDb, Wilkinson has credits in 130 different shows/films, covering a truly wide range of genres.
Wilkinson actually received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role to actor George Clooney in 2007 law/drama film "Michael Clayton."
The British actor also shared some screen time with Jim Carrey in 2004 hit "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," where he portrayed Dr. Mierzwiak, and portrayed a Nazi (General Friedrich Fromm) who wanted to help overthrow Adolf Hitler in the 2008 Tom Cruise flick "Valkyrie."
Wilkinson also had a knack for playing villains, when he portrayed gangster Carmine Falcone in the Christian Bale-led "Batman Begins," as well as the traitorous Griffin/"Juntao" in the seminal Jackie Chan film "Rush Hour."
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Other credits, but far from the only ones, include roles in beloved films such as "The Full Monty," "The Patriot," and even the generally lauded video game "Sleeping Dogs," in which he lent his voice to one of the characters.
A quick glance at social media showed a wide range of appreciation for all that Wilkinson had provided to the world of acting.
Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, known for Batman Begins, The Full Monty, and Michael Clayton, has died aged 75. pic.twitter.com/FRlL1jf91Z
— IGN (@IGN) December 30, 2023
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RIP Tom Wilkinson pic.twitter.com/xehgF7ljG4
— Nerdrotic (@Nerdrotics) December 30, 2023
Very sad news that one of our finest has left us aged 75.
RIP TOM WILKINSON pic.twitter.com/GCG9Tqyurs
— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) December 30, 2023
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"Very sad news that one of our finest has left us aged 75," posted actor Michael Warburton. "RIP TOM WILKINSON."
Wilkinson is survived by his wife, British actress Diana Hardcastle, and two daughters.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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