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North Korea’s Kim orders military to ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked
Posted December 31, 2023 8:58 pm.
Last Updated December 31, 2023 9:12 pm.
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.
Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press
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Description: In an exclusive interview with ETimes, Taapse Pannu speaks about her latest film Dunki.She reveals Rajkumar Hirani reached out to her first after the release of Manmarziyaan as he loved her work and it was through news reports she got to know that she cleans being considered for Dunki. She also spoke about her experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan , where her mind just froze when she met him and had to shake herself regularly for the first few knowing that he’s in front of her.
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Inclement weather to grip Kazakhstan at weekend
13:29, 16 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Snowfall, blizzard and gusting western wind will hit northern, western, eastern and central parts of the country this weekend through Monday.
"Inclement weather will grip most regions of Kazakhstan due to southern cyclones and atmospheric fronts caused by the Atlantic cyclone," Kazakh meteorological service says.
Rain and wet snow as well as black ice are forecast in southern, southwestern and southeastern regions.
Fog will blanket the entire territory of Kazakhstan.
Air temperature will be 2-5°C above normal.
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As 2023 comes to an end, Kangana Ranaut reminisced about her ‘dreams’ and shared her learning from the year. Taking to her X account, formerly known as Twitter, the 'Queen' actress penned a post revealing that she felt she was ‘out of place’ at a point in her life. The actress wrote, 'I grew up with an inbuilt feeling of being out of place, I traveled miles and built homes of my dreams, farmhouses, cottages. I felt happy, content even at peace but I never felt at home.' She added, 'Slowly it started to get evident that maybe we don’t belong in this body, life is just a fleeting phase, we must recognize that and never try to be at home. Ever since I acknowledged that I feet at home. This was my learning of 2023, if you too feel out of place and it seems to you that you don’t belong anywhere remember you are on your way home.' Reacting to her post, one fan said, 'What a beautiful thought', another wrote, 'Lovely post.' Meanwhile, on the work front, Kangana will next be seen in her eagerly-awaited political drama, 'Emergency', essaying the role of former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.
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Inclement weather to grip Kazakhstan on Wednesday
07:36, 20 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Disturbed weather is forecast across Kazakhstan today, February 20. Kazhydromet, Kazakhstan's National Weather Service, confirms heavy precipitation will douse the country, especially its southern part, Kazinform reports.
Turkestan, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, Mangistau, Kostanay, and Karaganda regions will be steeped in fog.
Wind gusting up to 15-20 mps is expected in North Kazakhstan, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Karaganda, Mangistau, Kyzylorda, Akmola, Turkestan, and Zhambyl regions. Gusts may reach 23-28 mps in Turkestan, Zhambyl, Aktobe, and Almaty regions.
Icy conditions will be observed on the roads in Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan, Mangistau, Kyzylorda, Akmola, Turkestan, and Zhambyl regions.
Blizzard may hit parts of Turkestan, Zhambyl, Akmola, Mangistau, Kostanay, Karaganda, Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan, and Aktobe regions.
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It is the New Year’s Eve and B-Town celebs have already reached their favourite foreign destinations to ring in their celebrations. Every year, we see Bollywood stars mark the New Year in their own unique way; while some fly off to an exotic destination, some prefer to mark the occasion in Mumbai itself. Talking about this year, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have gone on a European vacay in Switzerland for their celebrations. Prior to this, the couple seemingly celebrated Christmas in London as Bebo had posted a set of pictures of Saif and Taimur enjoying a football match. Even Shahid Kapoor and Mira Kapoor chose to fly out of Mumbai and bring in the New Year in Bhutan with their fam amidst the lush green mountains. Other Bollywood couples like Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra-Kiara Advani and Ananya Panday-Aditya Roy Kapoor have taken a short holiday to their favourite undisclosed destinations to bring in 2024. Kriti Sanon is in Dubai for the big occasion along with her sister Nupur Sanon. The duo also met former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni on their holiday and shared pictures with him on social media. Even Sanjay Dutt has reunited with his daughter Trishala in Dubai to celebrate the welcoming of 2024. ETimes wishes all the viewers a very Happy New Year! For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.
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Malaika Arora has been dating Arjun Kapoor for many years now and the couple has always been vocal about their relationship. However, recently the diva sparked break-up rumours when she was asked about her marriage plans in a fun segment on ‘Jhalak Dikhhhla Jaa’. In a video that was posted on social media, Farah Khan can be seen asking Malaika ‘In 2024, will you go from being a single parent cum actress to double parent cum actress?’ to which she jokingly replied ‘Phir se mujhe kisiko godd mein lena padega?’ and asked ‘Iska matlab kya hai?’ Responding to her, Gauahar Khan said ‘Iska matlab kya aapki phir se shaadi honewali hai?’ And Malla answered, ‘Agar koi hai toh 100% mai shaadi karungi.’ When Farah Khan said, ‘Koi hai matlab? Bohot hai’, the ‘Munni Badnaam’ actress said ‘Nahi when I say koi hai matlab koi puche shaadi ke liye toh mai kar lungi shaadi.’ Farah added, ‘Koi bhi puchega toh aap kar logi?’ and Malaika said ‘Mai kar lungi shaadi.’ As soon as the video emerged on the internet, netizens started speculating the break-up of Arjun and Malaika. A user wrote, ‘Iska arjun ke saath break-up ho gaya kya?’, whereas another one wrote ‘Why doesn't she talk about arjun n shaadi?’ Notably, Arjun Kapoor was also asked about taking the next step in his relationship with Malaika Arora on ‘Koffee with Karan’ recently, and he had reportedly said that they will come and talk about it openly when they reach that stage. He also said, ‘I don't want to speak about anything specifically right now because I think that's unfair to the relationship to talk alone about it.’ For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.
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2023 turned out to be extremely special for the entertainment industry. Several celebs received recognition in the country as well as on the international platform. While the music composer MM Keeravani was awarded an Oscar for Best Original Song, Producer Guneet Monga won the Academy Award for her movie 'The Elephant Whisperers'. Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon jointly won the National Award for Best Actress. Allu Arjun became the 1st Telugu to receive a national award for best actor. Pankaj Tripathi also won the National Award this year. Raveena Tandon was honoured with a Padma Shri, and by the end of the year, Vir Das made the entire nation proud by winning an Emmy Award. For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.
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Indonesia, Eurasia Economic Commission to expand economic cooperation
The MoC which would be included in a Joint Ministerial Statement was expected to be signed in the second quarter this year, Indonesia Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on the sidelines of his meeting with EEC Integration and Macro Economy Minister Tatyana Valovaya.
"We agree to expand trade and investment cooperation which would be accommodated through the MoC," Lukita said.
Through the MoC, Indonesia expects to double its trade with EEC countries within less than five years from 2.79 billion U.S. dollars.
He pointed out that EEC countries that consisted of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia have great market potentialities for Indonesia.
Indonesia exports CPO, coffee, rubber, foods and furniture to EEC countries while it imports aluminum, alloy and fertilizer from them.
"Indonesia and Eurasia can complement each other. They have advanced technology to offer and we have several raw materials to supply their basic needs," he added.
For her part, Tatyana said expanding cooperation with Indonesia has been highly expected by Eurasia.
"We are very serious to have this cooperation with Jakarta," she said.
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2023 turned out to be a big year for Indian films with so many of them not just breaking domestic box office records but also making a great impact at the international level. 2023 started with SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' making the entire nation proud by bagging Oscars for the Best Original Song 'Naatu Naatu'. As the year progressed, Shah Rukh Khan, who enjoys a massive fan following across the globe, returned to the silver screen with 'Pathaan', which emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film in the US. His other action-packed flick, 'Jawan' recorded the 4th HIGHEST opening weekend at the US box office. Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Animal’ also topped the global box office. And the year ended with SRK's emotional drama 'Dunki' becoming a blockbuster in Australia and New Zealand.
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Information Minister names эhighlight of this weekэ
"The week was very eventful. Indeed, there were many events and newsbreaks. For certain, I would mention the victory of the Kazakhstan national tennis team over the Portuguese team in the Davis Cup qualification. Owing to this victory, our athletes reached the final stage of the prestigious international tournament," said Dauren Abayev.
The Minister pointed to the tremendous work the Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Culture and Sport and local executive bodies have done in developing this sport over the past few years.
"Over the past decade, the number of tennis courts in our country has quadrupled, and state-of-the-art tennis centers have been built in almost every regional center, just think of this. As a result, the number of children who play tennis is growing, and this produces results. As for me, I am doubly sure that thanks to such victories, hundreds of thousands of children will have a desire to play sports, and this is good," Dauren Abayev underscored.
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Apart from delivering massive hit films like 'Pathaan', 'Jawan', 'Gadar 2', 'Animal' and 'Dunki', 2023 also witnessed a slew of controversial incidents that have kept Bollywood stars in the news. From Alia Bhatt's 'Wipe That Off' remark to Manoj Muntashir’s controversial dialogues in ‘Adipurush’ and Deepika Padukone getting candid about her casual relationship with Ranveer Singh, there were several much-talked-about topics that sparked controversies and became highlights of the year. As we are nearing the end of the year 2023, let's take a look back at the most controversial topics in Bollywood this year. For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes
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Int'l Chemistry Olympiad kicks off in Kazakhstan
21:14, 25 February 2019
PAVLODAR. KAZINFORM 87 students from Kazakhstan and Novosibirsk city of Russia are taking part in the Bekturov International Chemistry Olympiad in Pavlodar.
The 5th Olympiad brings together 19 teams from 12 regions of Kazakhstan, Almaty and Astana cities, republican educational organizations, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools and Novosibirsk city of the Russian Federation, the release reads.
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The New Year has officially started down under, with Sydney saying hello to 2024 with a stunning firework display. The stunning show lit up the sky above the Sydney Harbour Bridge as thousands watched from below. It lasted more than 10 minutes, accompanied by lasers and pyrotechnics launched from some of the city's iconic landmarks.
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New Year Celebration: Fireworks light up Hong Kong sky
Dec 31, 2023, 10:47PM ISTSource: TOI.in
The eventful 2023 - marred with wars and conflicts across the globe - is finally over for Hong Kong. And, Hong Kong welcomes New Year 2024 with spectacular fireworks.
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Bristol theatre fans have seen plenty of mesmerising plays, shows and musicals in 2023, but there is even more to look forward to next year. Many productions have already announced for the Bristol Hippodrome and the Old Vic, including brand new musicals and some of the biggest productions in the world.
We've rounded up some of the best and most highly-anticipated theatre shows coming to Bristol in 2024, ordered by the dates of their residency in the city. They include acclaimed shows like Hamilton and Wicked, as well as some you might not have heard of before.
Dates range from January through to September, meaning there could be some surprises yet to be announced for later in 2024. You can stay up to date with the latest 'what's on in Bristol' news by joining our free WhatsApp community dedicated to events, reviews and food & drink news
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The Drifters Girl - 9-13 January
Launching into the new year, The Drifters Girl plays out at Bristol Hippodrome in their debut tour of the UK and Ireland and is one not to miss.
The musical tells the story of the legendary artists whose hits, such as "Stand by Me", "Under the Boardwalk" and "Saturday Night at the Movies", are featured, however the show focuses on the woman who managed the group for three decades.
The trailblazing Faye Treadwell, played by Carly Mercedes Dyer, lights up the stage for the new musical to make sure they “Save the Last Dance” for the audience. Tickets here.
Life of Pi - 15-20 January
The critically acclaimed story which sold more than 15 million books and was later turned into a film, Life of Pi gets an exclusive run at Bristol’s Hippodrome in January.
Divesh Subaskaran plays the role of Pi, who is stranded on a lifeboat with a hyena, zebra, orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger after a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
The five-star musical has won five Olivier Awards and has been described as "breath-taking" and "a wonder to behold" by critics. Tickets here.
Wicked - 23 Jan-25 February
Ask anyone to name a West End musical, more likely than not Wicked would come up in conversation very quickly, and the Hippodrome staple makes a grand return to Bristol in a lengthy stay.
A spin-off from the popular Wizard of Oz, Wicked sees the friendship of Glinda and Elphaba tested as they traverse a range of obstacles and situations, leading to them becoming Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West respectively.
The cast are in rehearsals ahead of their reunion with Bristol and the anticipation is rising. Tickets here.
MacBeth - 25 Jan-10 February
A contemporary twist on a classic, MacBeth at the Bristol Old Vic promises to speak to a modern world and delivers a message as true today as it was for Shakespeare.
The telling of the MacBeths' attempts at the crown with a powerful narrative and dramatic acting makes MacBeth feel as fresh as ever and remains a crucial watch for all.
MacBeth runs for two weeks in Bristol before moving on, and with tickets from as little as £12, it might just be worth the watch, even if you have seen it all before.
Black is the Color of my Voice - 12-17 February
The Old Vic also plays host to Black is the Color of my Voice, a musical based on the life of Nina Simone, a jazz vocalist at the front of the Civil Rights Movement.
Written by Fringe First winner Apphia Campbell, the musical has sold out shows across the globe, playing out to standing ovations and critical acclaim, despite the heartbreaking story.
Broadway Baby said that it is “nothing short of sensational” and that it is an experience not to miss out on. Tickets here.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie - 25-30 March
Fresh off a record-breaking three-year residency at the West End, the award-winning musical returns to Bristol with an all-star cast. Ivano Turco plays the lead role of Jamie New, and will be supported by the likes of Kevin Clifton, former X-factor winner Sam Bailey and Rebecca McKinnis.
Inspired by a true story, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is one of the most anticipated musicals coming to Bristol Hippodrome in 2024. Tickets here.
Birmingham Royal Ballet Sleeping Beauty - 18-20 April
The Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to Bristol in April next year with their rendition of Sleeping Beauty for three days only. The acclaimed Royal Ballet Sinfonia provides the enchanting soundtrack to the iconic fairytale, told in ballet for over 100 years now, and is sure to be a mesmerising experience for all the family.
Sir Peter Wright, the mastermind of the Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker and Swan Lake produces this ballet piece and the short residency in Bristol means the exclusive event at the Hippodrome is limited and worth the wait. Tickets here.
Hamilton - 30 Apr-22 June
You won’t have to "Wait For It" any longer, the award-winning and iconic musical Hamilton plays out in Bristol from the end of April until June. The winner of 11 Tony Awards, 7 Olivier Awards and the 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, Hamilton is the highlight of any theatre goer, leaving them "Satisfied".
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s star-studded production will make everyone fall in love with the story of George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War, with music that is immediately recognisable, telling the story of America then in the present day.
And of course, who doesn’t love “Alexander Hamilton”? Tickets here.
Disney’s Aladdin - 10 July-11 August
Disney’s Aladdin flies into Bristol Hippodrome for the second half of the year for the retelling of the classic Disney movie. Aladdin embarks on a journey with his genie to win Princess Jasmine’s heart and defeat villain Jafar, however the story of a life outside of material wealth is a message still worth sharing in 2024.
Legendary musical director Tim Rice returns with his plethora of musical talent alongside Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and the live magic will take your breath away. Featuring the classic hits alongside brand-new songs, it really is "A Whole New World". Tickets here.
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Come From Away - 20-31 August
Come From Away tells the true story of 7,000 airline passengers who were grounded in Canada at the time of the Twin Tower attacks in 2001, and how the Canadian community of Newfoundland took them all in.
The heartwarming story is intertwined with uplifting musical numbers and a memorable range of characters, turning what was a traumatic experience into an unforgettable musical full of magic.
The musical has won four Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and having been performed all over the world. Featuring award-winning writers, Come From Away will make you want to explore deeper into the stories that came from the generosity and kindness of Canada in one of the darkest moments in recent history. Tickets here for the Bristol Hippodrome dates.
An Officer and a Gentleman - 2-7 September
An Officer and a Gentleman is one of THE definitive movies from the 1980s, a romantic drama that has one of the most recognisable endings that has transcended culture.
The musical celebrates the glories of the 1980s since its debut on the 40th anniversary of the film’s release, and tells the story of Zack Mayo and Paula Pokrifki’s romance to a captivated audience. Once more, it celebrates the 80s by having a backdrop full of classic songs from the era, including the likes of Madonna, Blondie, Bon Jovi, and the award-winning song Up Where We Belong.
In a musical where dreams clash with destiny, the nostalgia of a time forgotten will linger on for everyone who watches this masterpiece. Tickets here for the Bristol Hippodrome dates.
Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby - 24-28 September
During its broadcast you could not go anywhere without a mention of the Peaky Blinders or Tommy Shelby, such is the appeal of the drama over the last decade. It might be a surprise to see the story of the Birmingham gang retold in a show of dance, however it is a welcome one as the TV series remains on hiatus and fans wait for the movie to release in 2024.
Specially commissioned music is played by a live band on stage, and fan favourite tracks from the series also makes a return. It's stopping at the Bristol Hippodrome during its tour next year, with ticket prices starting at £13.
Perhaps most significant of all is the writer of Peaky Blinders is behind the show as well. And it is ‘by the order of the Peaky Blinders’ that this event guarantees to fill that itch for period drama once again. Tickets here.
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Twitter backer knocks billions off its value after Musk’s outburst
By James Warrington
An investor in X, formerly called Twitter, has written down the value of its stake by $US2.85 billion ($4.2 billion) after its owner Elon Musk told boycotting advertisers to “go f--- yourself”.
Fidelity, which helped Musk buy the company for $US44 billion ($65 billion) in 2022, now believes it is worth 71.5 per cent less than at the time of purchase.
The US investment giant had already slashed the value of its investment by 65 per cent at the end of October but deepened the discount in November. It came in the same month that Musk launched a tirade against advertisers.
Speaking at a New York Times conference, Musk claimed a boycott by advertisers was going to “kill” the company, adding, “If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go f--- yourself.”
Apple, IBM and Disney are among the major brands to cut ties with the social media platform, amid concerns about lax moderation under Musk and the billionaire’s freewheeling personal style.
Fidelity’s valuation cut, which was first reported by Axios, gives the company a notional value of just $US12.5 billion and suggests X has lost $US2.85 billion of worth in the eyes of Fidelity in just four weeks.
The investment group, which contributed more than $US300 million to Musk’s takeover, does not disclose how it values privately held companies. Other shareholders may value their stakes differently.
However, X’s own internal share plan for staff valued the company at just $US19 billion in October – less than half the sum Musk paid for it.
X has undergone a turbulent period under the ownership of the Tesla billionaire. The debt-fuelled takeover has left the company struggling to break even and Musk has slashed thousands of jobs and introduced subscription fees in response.
Worsening the debt crisis is the reluctance of advertisers to work with the platform since the takeover.
X is believed to have lost 60 per cent of its advertisers after the takeover amid concerns brands were appearing alongside harmful material.
The European Commission has opened an investigation into the company over its alleged role in disseminating propaganda relating to terrorist group Hamas.
Musk has also been accused of personally promoting antisemitic and racist conspiracy theories, although he has insisted he is against antisemitism of any kind.
Linda Yaccarino, who replaced Musk as chief executive in June, has been scrambling to revive revenue and has staged a charm offensive with advertisers in a bid to win back trust.
The Telegraph, London
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2023 Boosts Big Tech’s AI monopoly? Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, and others wield money power
A new crop of AI startups has shaken up Silicon Valley — and the wider business world — throughout 2023, but there’s one thing that hasn’t changed: Big Tech still wields power.
A new crop of artificial intelligence startups has shaken up Silicon Valley — and the wider business world — throughout this year, but there's one thing that hasn't changed: Big Tech still wields power. In the wake of Microsoft Corp.'s $10 billion investment in OpenAI in January, other tech giants raced to partner with leading AI startups through funding and cloud computing deals. Salesforce Inc. led a round in Hugging Face at a $4.5 billion valuation. Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. invested billions in OpenAI rival Anthropic. And Nvidia Corp. seemed to back almost every AI startup of note.
The net effect is that many of the most promising AI startups now depend heavily on the old guard of dominant tech companies for their financing and infrastructure needs. That dynamic is starting to draw the attention of regulators.
Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI is facing fresh scrutiny from UK and US competition regulators. In the US, the Federal Trade Commission has been tasked by the Biden administration with promoting “a fair, open, and competitive AI ecosystem.” The agency has previously requested public comment about whether large cloud computing contracts are anti-competitive.
“What regulators might be concerned about is that the story of Big Tech's strategic investment in AI startups could have the potential to become the story of Big Tech's AI monopoly,” said Ngor Luong, senior research analyst who focuses on AI investment trends at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
For AI companies, these deals with Big Tech can serve as a vital lifeline. It's extremely costly and computationally intensive to build large language models, the technology that underpins AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Large tech companies are in the small camp of businesses with the infrastructure and funds to support these efforts.
For Big Tech companies, these deals can serve as a means to cement their grip on a competitive and rapidly evolving market after some were caught off guard by the massive success of OpenAI's ChatGPT a year ago. These partnerships can also help tech giants bolster demand for their products, whether it's the chips sold by Nvidia or cloud-computing services from Microsoft, Google and Amazon.
In a blog post this month, Nvidia said it has made “more than two dozen investments” this year. “These partnerships stimulate joint innovation, enhance the NVIDIA platform and expand the ecosystem,” the company said.
In addition to OpenAI, Microsoft has invested in Inflection AI and Adept, among other billion-dollar AI startups, but these deals are much smaller than the $13 billion it has committed so far to the ChatGPT-maker.
Microsoft's unique relationship with OpenAI was put on full display in November when Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman was briefly ousted from the startup. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella played a key role, along with other investors, in forcing the board to reverse its decision. At one point Microsoft said it would hire Altman and his OpenAI colleagues to form a new Microsoft AI unit.
In response to regulators' concerns, Microsoft emphasized that it doesn't own a traditional stake in OpenAI. “It is important to note that Microsoft does not own any portion of OpenAI and is simply entitled to a share of profit distributions,” the company said last week.
While Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet have all been very active this year in backing AI startups, two other Big Tech companies have largely stayed away from such deals: Apple Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc.
Apple Inc. has built its own large language model called Ajax and rolled out an internal chatbot dubbed “Apple GPT.” Meta, meanwhile, has an open source large language model and has struck partnerships with other Big Tech companies, including Microsoft and Amazon.
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“Our community is large and wildly diverse, which is at the same time our strength and our weakness. #Activate10 is a movement seeking to increase communication between individuals and organizations across Fremont County and to promote positive action in our communities.”
(Lander, WY) – A silent auction and chili cook off/cinnamon roll and cornbread bake off fundraiser will take place on January 12 at Lander Valley High School, for local teen Jordan Officer.
Jordan and his brother were involved in a terrible car accident back in early December, which resulted in Jordan having to be life flighted to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.
Jordan sustained significant damage to his spine and internal organs in the crash, and has since been undergoing many surgeries and procedures in Salt Lake.
The fundraiser will begin at 6:00 PM, and prizes will be given out for the top three winners in each category.
To make contact with event organizers to learn more, check out the fundraiser Facebook page.
To get updates on Jordan and donate to his GoFundMe page, click here.
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Int'l initiatives of Kazakh President: Global and Regional Success seminar held in Islamabad
The seminar brought together top management and employees of the Institute, representatives of Pakistan's Foreign Office, Diplomatic Corps accredited to Islamabad, and ones of local expert and media community, the Kazakh MFA's press service reports.
In her inaugural speech the founder of the Institute, Mrs. Farhat Asia stressed that under the leadership of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev the country reached an impressive success both in its development and foreign policy. She added in this regard that it became largely possible because Kazakhstan had its own vision of development in the long-run.
In his welcoming remarks the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mr Barlybay Sadykov outlined in brief Kazakhstan's major global foreign policy initiatives, which shaped the agenda of its membership in the UN Security Council through 2017-2018.
Other speakers in their following presentations mostly shared the view that peace-loving and constructive foreign policy initiatives of Kazakhstan, inspired by great political intelligence of its President, are highly praised in Pakistan.
In a nutshell, outcomes of the seminar revealed a great interest and support of the Pakistani expert and mass media community towards initiatives of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and foreign policy approaches of our country.
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Watch: New Zealand welcomes the New Year 2024 with spectacular fireworks
Dec 31, 2023, 05:48PM ISTSource: TOI.in
New Zealand became the first nations to ring in 2024. New Zealanders celebrate the New Year with spectacular fireworks. Residents and visitors enjoy fireworks display over New Zealand’s tallest structure Sky Tower. Watch the video.
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By Christian Wienberg
Copenhagen: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, the world’s longest-serving monarch, has said she will hand over her position to her son after 52 years on the throne.
The queen, 83, cited deteriorating health for her decision, in a speech to the nation on Sunday.
The queen has suffered from back and knee pain in recent years.
After undergoing surgery in 2023, she quit a heavy smoking habit, which had lasted 66 years and often was subject of debate. Health professionals had called on the queen to be a better role model.
After the 2022 death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who was a close friend as well as a distant cousin, Margrethe became the world’s longest-ruling monarch. Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, has held the title of ruler longer than Margrethe, but his country only became independent in 1984. Margrethe also in 2023 became the longest-sitting ruler in the 1200 years of the Danish monarchy.
The popularity of the queen, known for her sharp wit and artistic abilities, has supported Europe’s oldest monarchy through a half-century during which Denmark underwent sweeping societal changes, and royal houses elsewhere in Europe became mired in scandal.
Her position as monarch in a country with a democratic constitution has never widely been questioned. In a 2022 opinion poll by newspaper Jyllands-Posten, 72 per cent of Danes said they supported the monarchy. In a 2023 survey by TV2, 78 per cent said they expected Denmark would still have a monarchy in 50 years, up from 67 per cent in a 2015 poll.
Not that Margrethe’s reign was crisis-free.
In 2022, she stripped four of her grandchildren of their royal titles in a streamlining move, provoking what she acknowledged were “strong reactions.” And during her ailing husband’s final years, he complained publicly about his role.
Part of the queen’s appeal has come from her multiple talents.
She’s fluent in Danish, German, English, French and Swedish. Her work as an artist has spanned paintings, book illustrations, theatre costume designs and church textiles. Her works have been displayed in more than 50 museums from Tokyo to Washington.
In 1981, working under a pseudonym, she translated into Danish a book by the French philosopher and feminist Simone de Beauvoir, All Men Are Mortal.
Although Margrethe was the first woman to rule Denmark in 560 years, she refused to vocally promote gender equality, to the disappointment of some members of Danish women’s rights groups.
“I prefer not to be involved in any movement,” she said during a trip to the US in 1976, when gender issues were high on the agenda in her homeland. “I have sympathy for it, but my job is to be queen, and that requires all my abilities and strength.”
Margrethe was born on April 16, 1940, the first of three daughters of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid. Her birth at the royal palace in Copenhagen came a week after Nazi Germany attacked and occupied Denmark.
At the time, she wasn’t in line to become head of state, as the constitution only allowed male succession. That would have meant the monarchy passing to her uncle, Knud.
But popular sentiment was behind the bright, young princess. A constitutional referendum was held in 1953 that paved the way for female succession if the royal couple didn’t have any sons. In 2009, the law of succession was changed again to give the first-born the right to the throne, regardless of gender.
In the period 1960-1965, Crown Princess Margrethe studied at the University of Copenhagen, the University of Cambridge, the London School of Economics and the Sorbonne, completing courses in archaeology and political science.
Margrethe has said that if she hadn’t been a monarch she would have been torn between becoming an archaeologist or an artist.
“I’m fortunate that I never had to face that dilemma because I knew what my task was, but then found out that I could still pursue the arts and also, to some extent, archaeology,” the queen said in the 2011 interview book M, by author Jens Andersen.
In 1967, she married Henri Marie Jean Andre, a French count who had grown up in Vietnam. He took the Danish name Prince Consort Henrik. They had two sons: Crown Prince Frederik in 1968 and Prince Joachim the year after.
She ascended the throne in 1972 after the death of her father and balanced her work as an artist with her royal duties.
Margrethe faced her biggest public crisis in the last years of her marriage as Henrik repeatedly complained about his role and said he should have been given the title of king.
In 2017, he said he didn’t want to be buried with his wife in the Roskilde Cathedral, as had been planned. Later that year, the royal court issued a statement saying the prince suffered from dementia.
When he died in 2018, at age 83, Henrik was cremated, and a portion of his ashes was placed in the garden of a royal castle near Copenhagen. The other part was spread in Danish waters, in accordance with his wishes.
The move to strip the titles from the children of Margrethe’s younger son followed similar downsizing in other royal houses, such as in Sweden. A week after it was announced, Margrethe apologised to her family but stuck by her decision, saying it was “in keeping with the times” and necessary to “future-proof” the institution, according to the royal court.
“I have made my decision as Queen, mother and grandmother, but, as a mother and grandmother, I have underestimated the extent to which much my younger son and his family feel affected,” she said in a written statement at the time. “That makes a big impression, and for that I am sorry.”
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AI, Data-driven hiring practices, nearly double-digit pay hikes to mark HR ways in 2024
Data-driven hiring ways, inclusive and diversity-focused practices and nearly double-digit salary hikes are likely to leave their stamp on the human resource landscape in 2024 as companies continue to scout for the right talent amid economic uncertainties
Data-driven hiring ways, inclusive and diversity-focused practices and nearly double-digit salary hikes are likely to leave their stamp on the human resource landscape in 2024 as companies continue to scout for the right talent amid economic uncertainties. Over the last few years, the expectations of candidates and employers have changed dramatically. Employees want workplace flexibility, a greater emphasis on diversity, and impartial hiring processes, while companies are eager to provide fair, engaging and streamlined candidate experiences to attract and retain top talent, according to experts.
Designing comprehensive well-being programmes, including flexible work arrangements, inclusive culture and work-life balance policies will be among the priorities for companies.
Experts said that data-driven hiring will be one of the key trends that will redefine the HR landscape.
AI-powered tools will revolutionise HR practices by automating repetitive tasks and providing personalised employee experiences, they added.
"As we move to 2024, increased focus on managing an inclusive and equitable organisation is likely to take centre stage," said Sudakshina Bhattacharya, President and CHRO of HDFC ERGO General Insurance.
The year 2023 was challenging in terms of employment outlook across multiple industry sectors. Edtech employees suffered the most, led by Byjus, followed by many other companies in the same vertical.
The IT sector also remained cautious, and many large companies were laying off employees all through the year. Alongside sectoral issues, many employees were also not sure of how AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) technology will impact their employment and careers.
"While the Indian economy is going strong and IT is one of the major levers for this growth, the global outlook seems a bit low currently and might impact overall hiring in the IT sector.
"However, an interesting trend in terms of IT-related hiring in tier II and III towns is going to pick up in 2024. This will be part of the overall cost optimisation, especially in the wake of global economic outlook and margins pressure," said Achal Khanna, CEO - SHRM India, APAC and MENA.
According to industry players, skill-based hiring continues to gain prominence, focusing on candidates' specific skills and competencies rather than traditional qualifications.
AI and automation-related hiring will increase across industries, especially in IT, auto, financial services and manufacturing in 2024.
"Going ahead, in 2024, companies must play a role by connecting talent with opportunities, irrespective of college tags, fostering partnerships that transcend boundaries for mutual growth," said Ankit Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Unstop, a community engagement and hiring platform for students and freshers.
Meanwhile, when it comes to appraisals, companies in India are expected to give a salary raise of 9.8 per cent in 2024, slightly lower than the actual salary increase of 10 per cent in 2023, as companies across industries are still closely monitoring their cost structures.
According to Willis Tower Watson's latest 'Salary Budget Planning India Report', the median salary increase in India is forecast to rise by 9.8 per cent in 2024, close to the actual salary increase of 10 per cent in 2023.
"The careful approach towards hiring and spending is likely to continue for the next few quarters as the companies are focusing on improving employee utilisation due to weakening demand, especially by IT companies in response to sluggish revenue growth across the industry," said Jasvinder Bedi, Managing Partner of Biz Staffing Comrade Pvt Ltd.
Startups have been the worst hit this year since the highs of aggressive hiring in the past. Even well-funded companies have taken a cautious stand on hiring now.
Another factor that has been impacting jobs is automation.
According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, corporate India's hiring sentiment for the next three months is one of the highest across the world, with 37 per cent of employers planning to increase their staff strength amid buoyant domestic demand conditions.
As per the survey, India and the Netherlands reported the strongest net employment outlooks at 37 per cent, followed by Costa Rica and the US at 35 per cent in second place, and Mexico at the third position with 34 per cent of the net employment outlook. The global average stood at 26 per cent.
The factors that support the bullish hiring plans of companies include buoyant domestic demand, private investments, and stability in the political arena, experts said, adding that employee well-being, recruitment for skilled roles and adopting AI and technology seem to be the top three in the chart of priorities of corporate India.
In terms of sectors, industries pivotal to core infrastructure and essential goods and services like power and energy, fast-moving consumer durables, and healthcare and pharmaceuticals, show a pronounced incremental replacement hiring in the October-March 2023-24 time frame.
Also, a combination of fierce competition and potential investments in renewable energy is driving replacement hiring in the power and energy industry.
Additionally, sectors like retail and education services look to get back to normalcy after losing a considerable chunk of their workforce.
The retail industry is set to add 23.25 million square feet in mall space during the 2023-24 financial year. The hiring spans across both permanent and contractual workforce as the sector makes efforts to adjust for the attrition faced by them in recent times.
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RECAP: No. 4 Arizona throttled in 100-82 loss to Stanford
Most of the non-conference, No. 4 Arizona (10-3, 1-1 Pac-12) looked balanced and a complete team on both side of the court. However, Stanford exposed the Wildcats with a major weakness as the Cardinal drained 16 3-pointers in route to a 100-82 upset over UA.
It wasn't just that Stanford had a great shooting day from the 3-point line—shooting 64% from deep—but it's the fact that much of the Cardinal's shots were uncontested with no defender in sight.
The 16 3-point buckets set a new program record for the Cardinal.
On the season coming into the game, Stanford was a decent offensive team averaging 77.9 points per game and shooting 47.6% from the field on the season. Against Arizona, those number ballooned to 100 points and 58% shooting from the field.
The two players that gave the Wildcats the most terrible was guard Kanaan Carlye and forward Spencer Jones, who scored a combined 49 points while going 11 of 14 from the 3-point line.
Meanwhile, Arizona's starting five struggled from the 3-point line going 3 of 18 from behind the arc. Plus, guard Kylan Boswell had one of his worst games of the season going 2 of 11 from the field and having a (+/-) of (-23), which was the lowest on the roster.
Arizona was led by Caleb Love, who scored a team-high 23 points while going 9 of 19 from the field to go along with his three rebounds. However, Love had zero assists in the game.
Off the bench, the Wildcats got 28 points from KJ Lewis, Motiejus Krivas, Jaden Bradley and a surprise eight points from forward Paulius Murauskas.
Still, at the end of the day, when a team shoots nearly 60% from the field and nails 16 3-point shots, you aren't going to win many ball games. Plus, Stanford did Arizona in the Wildcats bread-and-butter category. The Cardinal stacked up 25 assists to 14 turnovers, while UA ended with 12 assists.
The Wildcats' next game will be back at home against Utah and Colorado as the team looks to get back on track and looking like the Top 5 team they were just s few short days weeks ago.
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International Astronautical Congress 2020 to be held in Dubai
The congress will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, for the first time in the Arab region. This is an exceptional move that highlights the UAE's leading global position in the space sector.
The agreement was signed during the World Government Summit by Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the IAF.
"The UAE's hosting of the 71st IAC, the world's largest space conference, highlights the UAE's strong global presence in the space sector, its leading global position, and outstanding achievements. This is part of our wise leadership's support in fostering a space sector that actively contributes to a knowledge-based economy," Al Shaibani said.
"Signing this agreement with the IAF during the World Government Summit in Dubai shows the global status of the summit, which has become a source of inspiration for governments and people. It also supports the summit's approach in its 7th edition, which focuses on the future of human societies. The IAC is a valuable addition to the conferences hosted by the UAE and a platform that brings together leading space specialists and decision-makers from around the world to share experiences, build strategic partnerships and support international cooperation in space-related activities. We are confident that hosting IAC in Dubai will be a milestone in the history of the event, especially with the launch of the Emirates Mars Mission - Hope Mission in 2020, the Expo 2020 Dubai and other major events in the UAE," Al Shaibani added.
Le Gall said, "Today is a particularly memorable day as the IAF and the MBRSC have just signed the preliminary contract for the International Astronautical Congress - IAC2020 which will take place here in Dubai from 12th to 16th October, 2020. The IAC2020 will be a capital milestone for the Federation as well as for the United Arab Emirates, as it will be the very first IAC to open its doors in the UAE"
"We are confident that the IAC 2020 will not only be a successful event with a record-breaking number of participants but will also pave the way to fruitful discussions and to the involvement and inclusion of more Arabic countries in the space scene. We are positive that the IAC 2020 in Dubai will have a long-lasting impact on the region and will help raise awareness of the importance of space, and its undeniable benefits for humankind," he added.
Salem Al Marri, Assistant Director-General for Scientific and Technical Affairs at MBRSC and the chair of the local organising committee of IAC 2020 said, "IAC is the largest global event involving space industry experts. It is one of the key global conferences annually organised by IAF, in cooperation with the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law. The UAE, a member states of IAF, was selected after MBRSC's successful bid was announced during a ceremony at the 68th IAC 2017 in Adelaide, Australia, in September 2017."
Al Marri thanked local and international organisations that supported Dubai's bid to host the conference. He stressed MBRSC's commitment to applying the highest regulatory and logistical standards to ensure the success of the event to suit Dubai's reputation in hosting the most important international conferences. He highlighted that the conference will be accompanied by a large space-related exhibition, as well as a programme for students and youth interested in the space sector.
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The year ahead looks set to be a busy one for experiences in Bristol, with an array of restaurants, bars and venues preparing to open in 2024. While the Bristol Beacon has reopened this winter, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for other big names in the world of the city's what's on scene - like We the Curious, which we've been without since a fire closed its doors back in April 2022.
Whether you're looking forward to sampling some dishes at a brand new restaurant near you, or can't wait to explore an old favourite for some all-new adventures, we've compiled a list of some of the places we know will be coming for you in 2024.
All information is correct at time of writing, though is subject to change. We'll be updating this list with more destinations before the year is through - if you know of somewhere not featured in this list, let us know in the comments below or email ellie.kendall@reachplc.com.
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Prime by Pasture
Pasture is the highly accredited steak restaurant in Redcliffe which opened in 2018. Its owner, chef Sam Elliott, has gone on to open other sites in Cardiff and is set to open another in Birmingham next year. What's more, Sam is planning his next venture - Prime - in Bristol's Redcliffe Quarter for 2024, too.
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It's described as being a butchery, deli, cookery school and burger joint. Five years on from Pasture's initial opening, the brand has "grown into a dynamic and forward thinking group of unique venues across two cities" the team says. "These include Pasture Restaurant and Radius in Bristol, Pasture and Parallel Restaurants in Cardiff, as well as new bar Nightshade."
According to Redcliffe and Temple BID, work has been 'progressing' on "a new restaurant-retail destination owned and operated by the same team behind the hugely successful Pasture Restaurants". It will occupy a 5,500sq ft corner plot joining St Thomas Street and Cross Street in the Redcliffe Quarter, and will be open from January 2024 for breakfast, morning coffee and brunch - right through until dinner time for burgers and beers.
In total, there will be a capacity for 75 seated covers at a time. It will create a total of 50 new local jobs and allow Sam and his team to "double down on the things that they're already well known for - impeccably sourced produce, in-house butchery and cooking over fire".
Meanwhile, Prime by Pasture’s deli will sell a variety of house-made sauces, rubs and marinades, as well as a selection of fresh produce grown at Buttercliffe Farm in Long Ashton – Sam’s own market garden where he has also planted his own vineyard. He has plans to produce and sell the first bottles of wine from the vineyard from 2025 onwards.
BoxHall
Described as a 'brand new premium food and beverage concept opening in 2024', BoxHall is being brought to Bristol's harbourside by award-winning dining, retail and leisure operator BoxPark. The venue was originally set to open in the summer of 2023, however delays and other issues have meant we will now be expecting it some time in 2024.
Anyone who has passed the site recently will know it's definitely not looking ready yet so we might be looking at the latter half of 2024, although no estimate has been given yet. BoxHall boasts a line-up of seven kitchens in the food hall and will 'feature only the best local and independent food traders'. It aims to offer an 'all-day social dining experience' including food, drink and events all under one roof.
In addition to its food offering, the venue will host a complementary events programme 'showcasing the best of Bristol's music scene' throughout the week, as well as a mix of other cultural events. Its food ambassador is none other than Josh Eggleton, chef patron of the multi-award winning restaurant, The Pony Chew Valley (formerly The Pony & Trap).
According to the team at BoxHall: "As a born and bred Bristolian and culinary entrepreneur having set up multiple food ventures, Josh is an incredibly active member of the city’s ever growing food scene. He will be working closely with the BoxHall team to ensure we partner with the very best of the Bristol food scene."
A replacement for Cinema de Lux
With news breaking in November 2023 that Showcase Cinema de Lux at Cabot Circus would be closing its doors on the 30th of that month, film fans in the city were gutted. The 14-screen cinema was the biggest in Bristol, with the same number of screens as the Showcase cinema at Avonmeads Retail Park in St Philips, as well as a space to enjoy a bite to eat and a cocktail before or after your film, luxury screenings and seating and plenty of confectionery stands.
In fact, it was one of the key 'anchor attractions' of Cabot Circus when the shopping centre opened in 2008. While it's not yet known what is going to replace it, it's hoped that another cinema - among other amenities - will eventually call it home.
A spokesperson for Cabot Circus said: "“The vision of Cabot Circus is to be a leading, multi-purpose destination that thrives in the heart of Bristol city centre. Social, cultural and entertainment uses are a key part of Cabot Circus, and we remain committed to providing a best in class, renewed cinema alongside other complimentary uses. We look forward to providing more updates soon.”
We The Curious reopening
Bosses at We The Curious recently announced that the major tourist attraction will reopen in 'early 2024' with a date soon to be confirmed. The science and discovery centre has been closed for almost 21 months after a huge fire on the roof in April 2022 left the building severely water-damaged.
Staff at the Millennium Square centre have spent the past 18 months or so delivering science and education events out in communities across the city, and in September this year were able to get back into the building after the completion of extensive refurbishment and restoration works. Now, with 2024 just weeks away, a spokesperson for the venue said the reopening would be soon.
Wake the Tiger expansion
One of Bristol's most unique and popular attractions has announced it will be expanding next year. Billed as the world’s first Amazement Park, Wake The Tiger's interactive art installations has won high praise from the thousands of tourists and locals who have already visited.
The mind-bending displays offer surprises at every turn, and now the venue has planned a huge expansion. Next year, the team there say a new level of revolutionary art will open.
Complete with new rooms, installations and areas, the opening date of the new dimension of the award-winning experience has been announced as Friday, February 2, 2024. Read the full story
Goldbrick House making a return (by name) to Park Street
Goldbrick House is making a comeback to its former home on Park Street, after closing eight years ago, although it's understood that the new bar's only link to its predecessor is its name.
Goldbrick House, which was located in the venue that The Florist most recently called home prior to its closure in April, was open for a decade between 2006 and 2016. Boasting plenty of space across two Georgian buildings, it included a ground floor cafe, cocktail and champagne bar, a two-floor restaurant, roof terrace and meeting rooms.
At its peak it was serving an astounding 2,000 customers a week, give or take. When it announced closure in 2016, its owners blamed rising rent and fierce competition as the reasoning.
However a new Instagram account, using the Goldbrick House name, made its first post to the social media site on December 1. It shared an image of the brand's logo under a spotlight and wrote: "Somethings [sic] coming".
One comment on the post said: "Have we gone back to 2006?" While others shared love heart emojis. In the days following, the page went on to describe the new venue as being "Bristol's new favourite luxury bar and social experience"... "serving your favourite wines, bubbles, cocktails and spirits", adding that it was "a multi level experience".
It also shared black and white images of Park Street, the former Goldbrick House venue, as well as the new site's neon rose light decor and videos of some sneak peeks inside. On December 9, the account shared that Goldbrick House will be opening in February 2024.
New games arcade at Cribbs?
An arcade in the Galleries shopping centre has hinted that it could make a comeback in a new location. History of Video Games, which described itself as 'an immersive video game experience for everyone', confirmed permanent closure in October.
In the comments, fans suggested the team might try to move into a unit at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, while others suggested Imperial Park or even Cardiff. The team hinted that they thought Cribbs might be "the place" for History of Video Games to relocate, however nothing has been confirmed as of yet.
New openings you might not have tried yet
The end of 2023 has also brought some highly-anticipated new additions to Bristol's food and drink scene, so check these out if you've not already:
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For all Malayalam devotional music fans, check-out Malayalam popular devotional song 'Sabarigiri Vaasan' jukebox sung by G.Venugopal. The tracklist includes songs like Saranam Saranam, Kalamezhuthi, Maalikapurathamma, Mandalakaalath and many more. To know more about the devotional songs jukebox, enjoy the video. Stay tuned to ETimes Malayalam section for more Malayalam devotional songs, Malayalam Spiritual, Malayalam Bhajan Sandhya, Malayalam Bhakti songs, and play most popular religious songs, mesmerizing bhajans, aartiyan, chants, katha, kirtan and other collection of meditative & soul-stirring music. Check out the ETimes Devotional music video section for all your loved, most recent and admired Malayalam Devotional Songs.
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ISRO set to launch XPoSat mission on PSLV-C58 rocket to study black holes and more
ISRO is set to welcome the new year with the launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes, onboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket.
ISRO is set to welcome the new year with the launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes, onboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket on Monday. The launch comes after the success of its Gaganyaan Test Vehicle D1 mission in October.
The PSLV-C58 rocket, in its 60th mission, would carry primary payload XPoSat and 10 other satellites to be deployed in low earth orbits.
The 25-hour countdown commenced on Sunday for the lift-off scheduled at 9.10 am from the first launch pad at this spaceport, located about 135 kms east of Chennai, on January 1. “The countdown commenced for PSLV-C58 at 8.10 am today,” ISRO sources said.
The X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) is aimed to investigate the polarisation of intense X-ray sources in space. According to ISRO, it is the first dedicated scientific satellite from ISRO to carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emission from celestial sources. Besides ISRO, the US-based National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) conducted a similar study -- the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer mission in December 2021 on the remnants of supernova explosions, the particle streams emitted by black holes and other cosmic events.
While space-based X-ray astronomy has been established in India focusing on imaging, and time domain studies, Monday's mission marks a major value-addition to the scientific fraternity, the space agency said. The objective of the PSLV-C58 mission includes measuring polarisation of X-rays in the energy band 8-30 keV emanating from about 50 potential cosmic sources, to carry out long term spectral and temporal studies of cosmic x-ray sources. The X-Ray polarisation serves as a crucial diagnostic tool for examining the radiation mechanism and geometry of celestial sources.
The primary payload of XPoSat is POLIX (Polarimeter Instrument in X-Rays) which is designed to measure polarimetry parameters by Raman Research Institute and XSPECT (X-ray Spectroscopy and Timing) built by the U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru. The Mission life is about 5 years. The space-based study of X-Ray polarisation is gaining utmost importance internationally, and in this context, the XPoSat mission would play a significant role, ISRO added.
XPoSat is anticipated to bring substantial benefits to the Astronomy community globally. Apart from its capability of timing and spectroscopy-based observations, the insights derived from X-ray polarisation measurements on celestial objects like black holes, neutron stars, and active galactic nuclei, hold the potential to significantly improve the understanding of their physics. The mission is poised to play a pivotal role in building expertise in X-Ray polarimetry in India, providing a foundation for future advancements and fostering a collaborative network within the astronomy community.
The 44.4-meter-tall PSLV rocket would first deploy the primary satellite into a 650 km Low Earth Orbit around 21 minutes after lift-off and later the scientists would bring the satellite to a lower altitude of about 350 km by restarting the fourth stage of the vehicle, for conducting the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) experiment. It may be recalled that the space agency conducted a similar scientific experiment using POEM-2 in the PSLV-C55 mission in April 2023.
The rocket that will fly is the PSLV-DL variant which has a lift-off mass of 260 tonnes. The fourth stage is configured as a 3-axis stabilized Orbital platform for conducting experiments.
The payloads are:
Radiation Shielding Experiment Module by TakeMe2Space,
Women Engineered Satellite by LBS Institute of Technology for Women,
BeliefSat (an amateur radio satellite) built by K J Somaiya Institute of Technology,
Green Impulse Transmitter by Inspecity Space Labs Pvt Ltd,
LEATTD -- Launching Expeditions for Aspiring Technologies Technology Demonstrator by Dhruva Space Pvt Ltd,
RUDRA 0.3HPGP and ARKA 200 developed by Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd, Dust Experiment (DEX) built by PRL,
ISRO and Fuel Cell Power System and Si based High Energy cell built by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
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Investor ready to channel USD 10 bln into N Kazakhstan
14:47, 22 February 2019
PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM North Kazakhstan region Governor Kumar Aksakalov met with Chinese investors ready to build an industrial park in the region, Kazinform reports.
The park provides for development of several directions, for example, a certified meat processing centre of global standards, sugar beet, oil bearing and crop processing plants will be built there. According to preliminary calculations, investments into the construction of the first stage of the park will hit USD 10 bln. Construction will last 3-5 years. 20,000 new workplaces will be created.
The preliminary results of the talks were summed up.
The Governor of the region is invited to attend the forum in Beijing slated for April in order to sign the general agreement on financing of the project.
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Debunking heart disease myths is crucial for promoting accurate health information and dispelling misconceptions that may lead to misguided lifestyle choices. Clearing these myths empowers individuals to make informed decisions about heart health, fostering prevention and early intervention. Misinformation can contribute to risky behaviors, impacting diet, exercise, and medical adherence. By debunking myths, we empower people to adopt evidence-based practices, reduce risk factors, and seek appropriate medical care. This, in turn, contributes to a healthier society and better outcomes in the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases.
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Magnesium and vitamin D share a symbiotic relationship crucial for overall health. Magnesium facilitates the activation of vitamin D, converting it into its active form. Conversely, vitamin D enhances magnesium absorption in the gut. This interdependence is vital for various physiological functions, including bone health, immune system support, and muscle function. Adequate magnesium levels ensure optimal utilization of vitamin D, while vitamin D aids magnesium absorption. Maintaining a balance between these two nutrients is essential for maximizing their individual benefits and promoting overall well-being. Consultation with a healthcare professional is recommended for personalized guidance on supplementation.
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Iran oil reserves hit over 160bn barrels in 40 yrs.
Iran's gas industry was also revived after the Islamic Revolution, Zanganeh added, according to Mehr News Agency.
Speaking in a TV program late on Wed., he pointed to Iran's achievements in oil, gas and petrochemical industry and said, "when oil was discovered in Iran for the first time, the country became a determining and decisive oil player in the world."
Iran's oil reserves stood at about 88 billion barrels during the Islamic Revolution in 1979, he said, adding, "but presently, the country's oil reserves stand at more than 160 billion barrels given the extraction of 50 billion barrels of oil."
Elsewhere in his remarks, Zanganeh pointed to the country's rich gas reserves and said, "Iran's gas reserves during the Islamic Revolution reached from 9,000 billion cubic meters to more than 33 trillion cubic meters, showing a dramatic increase."
He drew a comparison between production of gas condensates before and after the Islamic Revolution and said, "production of gas condensates during the Islamic Revolution reached from 30,000 barrels to more than 800,000 barrels/day after the Islamic Revolution."
Turning to the country's progress in development projects in South Pars Gas Field, he said, "the current gas production in South Pars has hit more than 610 million cubic meters/day."
The oil minister then described South Pars Gas Field as the most important achievement of the Islamic Revolution and said, "the country's daily production of gas has overtaken neighboring Qatar in a way that four conventional phases would be inaugurated in coming days."
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Scorpios, born between October 23 and November 21, are known for their intense and mysterious nature. Possessing a strong will and determination, they exude a magnetic charm. Passionate and resilient, Scorpios are deeply emotional and value loyalty. Their perceptive minds make them adept at understanding others' motivations. However, they can be secretive and possessive. Despite their enigmatic exterior, Scorpios are fiercely loyal friends and partners. Their transformative nature allows them to adapt and rise from challenges, making them resilient individuals who seek depth and authenticity in their connections and experiences. In this video, expert Meera Mahajan explains about love prediction for scorpio.
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Italian Eni increases oil & gas production in Kazakhstan
Eni's oil and natural gas production in Kazakhstan in the 4th quarter of 2018 amounted to 162 kilobarrels of oil equivalent per day (kboe/d) compared to 130 kboe/d in the same period of 2017.
The company's liquids production in the country totaled 110 kilobarrels per day (kbbl/d) in the period compared to 83 kbbl/d in the 4th quarter of the previous year.
As for the natural gas production, in the 4th quarter of 2018 it made up 287 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) compared to 256 mmcf/d in the same period of 2017.
In 2018, in general, Eni was producing an average of 143 kboe/d of oil and natural gas compared to 132 kboe/d a year earlier.
Liquids production in 2018 amounted to 94 kbbl/d compared to 83 kbbl/d in 2017.
Eni's natural gas production last year made up 265 mmcf/d compared to 264 mmcf/d in the previous year.
The Italian company operates two oil and gas fields in Kazakhstan - Kashagan and Karachaganak. The company holds a 16.81 percent share in the North Caspian Sea Production Sharing Agreement, which sets terms and conditions for the exploration and development of the giant Kashagan field.
Eni's interest in Karachaganak is 29.25 percent. Operations are conducted by the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating Consortium.
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Since 2014, when Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India, his popularity has soared at an unprecedented rate, and US-based business intelligence company Morning Consult bolsters that fact. His official visits have garnered massive attention as a sea of Indian diaspora gathers in cities overseas to welcome their Prime Minister. Sydney’s jam-packed Qudos Arena was no different with people of India-origin in stands roaring ‘Modi Modi’ chants on May 23 this year. Such a crowd stunned Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who described the event as even bigger than American singer Bruce Springsteen’s show in the stadium. The next thing that Albanese said made headlines across the world. “The last time I saw someone on this stage was Bruce Springsteen and he did not get the welcome that Prime Minister Modi has got. Prime Minister Modi is the boss," said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. In recent times, world leaders and top business tycoons have lavished praises on the Indian Prime Minister Modi. Among the list is none other than the world’s richest businessman Elon Musk. After meeting PM Modi in New York on June 21, Elon Musk revealed that he is a fan of PM Modi. “I’m incredibly excited about the future of India. India has more promise than any large country in the world. He (PM Modi) cares about India as he’s pushing us to make significant investments in India. I am a fan of Modi. It was a fantastic meeting and I like him quite a lot,” said Musk. Aware of Modi’s popularity, even US President Joe Biden had acknowledged his fan following. At the Quad Summit, the Australian PM said that there was a deluge of requests to attend PM Modi’s program in Sydney, to which US President Joe Biden had the most epic response, who asked PM Modi for his autograph.
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An Escondido family, including a pet chinchilla, was displaced after a house fire Sunday.
Firefighters responded to a call at around 2 p.m. about a structure fire in the 1300 block of Morning View Drive in Escondido, just west of the 15 freeway.
They arrived to find the building in flames.
Units were able to quickly knock down the fire and rescue a family pet. The Red Cross is assisting the family.
No further information, including the cause of the fire, is available at this time.
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It seems to us that copying someone else's work for your easiness is plagiarism. But believe us, the definition doesn't rest here. The concept of plagiarism is broader than what we think of. Different types can kill the soul into your paper. You can maintain your soulful content by knowing the types and ways. So, focused and careful attention will save you while perfect essay writing .
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Published: 01st January 2024
Class VI Hyderabad students proposes the idea of robotic pet dogs
The talk witnessed 50-plus students pouring out their new ideas, thoughts and perspectives
Netra Singh of Class VI of St Peter’s High School, Bowenpally, Hyderabad came out with a different approach to pets and developed a robotic pet.
The student showcased her invention and spoke about it to a gathering of 1,000 plus comprising parents, teachers, non-teaching staff, guests and peers.
Robotic pets can help cure loneliness and give mental support, she said. "Especially post-COVID pet adoption has gone up and so has the cost of maintaining pets. We have also seen real pets scaring delivery boys (causing the death of a couple of food delivery boys). We have been reading every day in newspapers about the menace of street dogs attacking infants and hurting them. We have also seen several posts on responsible pet parenting. We have also seen pet news, pet clinics, costliest pets, and pet grooming professionals making news headlines," she pointed out.
In this background, Netra Singh prompted the idea of a robotic pet and showed her version of robotic pet. She received thunderous applause for her thought as spoke as part of a TED-like talk, a unique programme which her school named titled Stars of Inspiration — An Evening Under the Open Sky at its premises in Bowenpally organised by the school.
"I am still working on it. As of now, it is my idea. I will seek professional mentoring to make it a commercial product," she said.
Though product development is still in a nascent stage, Robotic Pet is an idea worth exploring says Dr K Suvarna, Principal, St Peter’s High School, Bowenpally.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones tip-toed around talk of their acrimonious split almost 30 years ago, when they had just teamed as coach and owner to win consecutive Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.
Whether that breakup was the reason it took Jones so long to put Johnson in the team’s ring of honor doesn’t matter much at this point to both Pro Football Hall of Famers.
The bottom line is Johnson is joining Tom Landry as the only coaches alongside the 19 players and two executives in the exclusive group of one of the NFL’s storied franchises.
Johnson was greeted by the Hall of Fame “Triplets” who headlined his Super Bowl teams — quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith and receiver Michael Irvin — for the ceremony at halftime of Saturday night’s regular-season home finale against the Detroit Lions.
“Thank you, Jerry Jones, for bringing me to the Dallas Cowboys,” Johnson told the crowd.
Johnson capped his acceptance speech with a dramatic pause as he walked up to Irvin, turned and offered his famous catchphrase, “How ’bout them Cowboys!” He said it the first time in the locker room after Dallas won at San Francisco in the NFC championship game before the first Super Bowl victory.
“You can say whatever you want to about my human reaction or frailties,” Jones said before the game. “I say this today, he’s there because it’s the right thing. He was always going in the ring of honor, whether I put him in or my kids put him in.”
One of the theories behind the abrupt end of Johnson’s tenure in 1994 was a tussle over who should get credit for the dramatic turnaround in Dallas.
The Cowboys went from 1-15 in 1989 — the year Jones bought the Cowboys and hired Johnson after firing the only coach Dallas ever had in Landry — to the first back-to-back Super Bowl titles in franchise history to cap the 1992 and ’93 seasons.
“I think we’re past who gets credit,” Johnson said. “The two of us, working together, made history. When I say working together, we talked every single day. I don’t ever recall us having a difference of opinion.”
Others would suggest Johnson’s take is revisionist history, because he was incensed 30 years ago over suggestions from Jones, also the team’s general manager, that any one of 500 coaches could have won a title with the Dallas roster.
Barry Switzer did it two years after the split of Jones and Johnson, who were teammates at Arkansas in the early 1960s. But critics never stopped suggesting the 1995 title was with Johnson’s players, and the Cowboys haven’t even reached an NFC championship game since that season.
Aikman was working the game as an analyst for ESPN and hustled down from the broadcast booth to join the ceremony. He stood with Irvin and Smith during the presentation, which started with Johnson walking through a greeting line of dozens of players from his Super Bowl run.
“It means everything to me and my teammates and everybody that was a part of those teams,” Aikman said on ESPN during the first half. “And the circle has been closed tonight at halftime.”
After two years away from football, Johnson returned with the Miami Dolphins in 1996 and led them to the playoffs the last three of his four seasons. But Miami never got past the divisional round.
The 80-year-old Johnson, a Texas native, has been a Fox studio analyst the past two decades and was enshrined in Canton, Ohio, in 2020, three years after Jones.
Now Johnson’s name will be inside AT&T Stadium along with Landry, who led the Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles in the 1970s and is fifth on the career list with 250 regular-season victories.
“I don’t think anybody can ever imagine what this means to me,” said Johnson, who won the 1987 college national championship at Miami. “This was a special time in my life. This was something that paid dividends for me the rest of my life. We took over the worst football team in the NFL. Not only did we win Super Bowls, but we were able to put together the team of the ’90s.”
Because of that, the split left many, including Johnson’s players, wondering what might have been had he stayed. Not only is Johnson past the question of credit, he doesn’t think much about “what ifs” either.
“Sometimes I’m kind of like a gypsy,” Johnson said. “I’ve never been anywhere more than five years. Got the point after winning a couple of Super Bowls, almost to the point of, ‘I’ve accomplished what I want to accomplish.’ Sometimes you lose sight of what you can do because of what you’ve already done.”
Johnson suggested he and Jones weren’t communicating as well at the end of their time together in Dallas as they had at the beginning, when they both faced a firestorm of criticism.
Jones suggested he let the sudden success of the Cowboys go to his head.
“What Jimmy brings is a lot of the best of me, enthusiasm, what have you,” Jones recalled telling his parents just before the split became public in 1994. “When it’s going the other way, I don’t like myself. It’s taking away from it. That mentality probably caused me to be not as tolerant as maybe we could have gone.”
A sense of closure for many of those issues was coming a few hours later.
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Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on December 30 claimed that BJP would take away the right to vote from people the party comes into power in 2024. "The elections of 2024 are for safeguarding the Constitution. The BJP made the new Parliament and suspended the maximum number of MPs to escape from answering questions... They do not want the Parliament to run. The people should remain alert that if they (BJP) come into power in 2024, they will take away the right to vote..." said Akhilesh Yadav.
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Italy, S. Korea support Kazakhstan's Tengiz oil field expansion project
"After pre-assembly of the equipment into modules, they will be sent to the Tengiz field for final assembly and installation. In the Italian city of Avenza, work continues to manufacture and supply gas turbine generator modules. Also, 12 modules were shipped by sea from South Korea," the field operator, Tengizchevroil informed.
It should be noted that more than 45,000 Kazakhs are engaged in the project to expand the Tengiz field. To date, more than 2,100 Kazakh companies have participated in the preliminary selection, of which more than 400 have received contracts.
Last year, production at the Tengiz field amounted to 28.6 million tons of crude oil, more than 1.3 million tons of liquefied gas, 9.2 billion cubic meters of dry gas and 2.5 million tons of sulfur.
Completion of new projects will increase production by about 12 million tons per year and the total production will reach 39 million tons.
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While speaking on the inauguration of the grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and politics over it Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said on December 31 that opposing PM Modi is fine but to hate him is not a sign of democracy. He further said, “You can oppose PM Modi & criticise his decisions, but to hate PM Modi is not a sign of democracy. Some people are ruining themselves while hating PM Modi. This is negative energy. There is no place for negativity in democracy. There is a place for healthy criticism. Those who oppose lord Ram are atheists." Moreover, on the invitation for the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple on January 22nd, he said, “Those who have got the invitation they are fortunate and those who do not go, it is their misfortune.”
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James thought he added to his legacy with another big shot on his 39th birthday.
The NBA’s replay center had a different view, causing James to call out the league’s replay process.
James made what he believed was a game-tying 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers were playing on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the top team in the Western Conference.
However, it was ruled a 2-pointer and upheld via replay from the league’s replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey, and the Lakers lost 108-106 on Saturday night.
“It’s obviously a 3,” James said. “My foot is behind the line. I mean, you can see the space between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. You can clearly see a white, the wood on the floor, there’s a space in between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. So, you know, Stevie Wonder can see that, champ.”
James, who spent the day in bed with a non-COVID-19 illness, scored 26 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. But it was his shot, and the subsequent replay, that caused his ire toward the league’s replay center.
“They said it was out of their hands,” James said of the explanation he got from officials. “The Secaucus, whatever, over there in the replay center or whatever, somebody over there eating a ham sandwich or somebody made the call.”
In a pool report after the game, official Tony Brothers said the review wasn’t conclusive enough to overturn the call on the floor.
“The play was ruled a 2-point field goal on the floor during live play,” Brothers said. “After video review, there wasn’t clear and conclusive evidence to overturn it from a 2 to a 3, and that’s why it stood as a 2-point field goal.”
James felt the video evidence was clear enough. As soon as Brothers announced the ruling to the in-arena crowd, James immediately went to the scorer’s table and pointed to the replay monitor.
“It’s super frustrating in the sense of what the hell we got a replay for?” James said. “What do we have replay for if even the replay gets it wrong? It’s like, who’s the part of the replay center? Like, do we got robots in there that’s making the Teslas? What’s going on? If you don’t see that, that is clear, that is clear.”
The frustration came after James said he woke up with an illness and stayed in bed until 4:30 p.m. when he got ready to head to the arena.
“I took a few more naps and then I finally just got out of bed at like 4:30, got a shower,” James said. “It helped me a little bit. Caught the 5 o’clock bus and, I guess, felt OK to play. I felt I could make some plays to help us win the ballgame.”
The Lakers play Sunday afternoon for the second of a back-to-back in New Orleans. James said he was unsure if he’d be play to play Sunday and would wait to see how he feels a day later.
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Japan OKs test using iPS cells to treat spinal cord injuries
With the approval, a team of researchers from Keio University, which filed a request for the test with the ministry, will start recruiting patients from fall to next winter, Kyodo News reports.
The team will inject neural stem cells produced from so-called induced pluripotent stem cells into four people who sustained injuries while playing sports or in traffic accidents.
"Finally, we are able to carry out a clinical study 20 years after the research began," Hideyuki Okano, a professor who is leading the project at Keio's School of Medicine, said in a press conference in Tokyo. "I'd like to offer a safe treatment to patients as early as possible."
Okano and his team have already succeeded in enabling a paralyzed monkey to walk again through the same approach.
It is the fifth time that the government has authorized clinical studies using iPS cells. The patients, aged 18 or older and to undergo the test treatment administered by the Keio team, will have suffered lost mobility and sensation in their limbs.
The cells will be injected within two to four weeks of the patients' accidents -- a period in which the treatment is believed to be effective.
Then for about one year, while the patients undergo rehabilitation, the team will observe the efficacy and safety of the cells, which will be created from iPS cells in storage at Kyoto University and kept frozen.
Kyoto University's Shinya Yamanaka won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2012 for developing iPS cells, which can grow into any type of body tissue and are seen as a promising tool for regenerative medicine and drug development.
The main purpose of Keio's study is to confirm the safety of the neural stem cells. The team will initially limit the number of cells they will transplant to 2 million per patient but plan to increase that to up to 10 million in the future.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on December 31 featured Rishabh Malhotra’s fitness startup ‘Tagda Raho’, that revived ancient fitness training and amalgamates it with modern techniques. Rishabh Malhotra said, “Tagda Raho’ is a salutation that is used in the Assam regiment. The name came from there. The ancient ways of strength training have been inculcated in my programme in a modern way so that people can use it. If Yoga is used everywhere, this type of strength training is not being used in our country, let alone elsewhere. So, we have merged it with modern sports science. Now this programme is being used in Bangalore and Pune.” He added, “I am grateful that through ‘Mann ki Baat’ I was able to convey my message to everyone. It is quite impressive that PM Modi’s huge platform was aware of a small startup like ours.”
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Known for his strategic mind around the world, EAM Jaishankar has penned another masterpiece. Reflecting the importance and challenges for ‘New India’, the name of EAM Jaishankar’s new book is ‘Why Bharat Matters’. External Affairs Minister presented the first copy of the book to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), EAM Jaishankar shared insights about his meeting with the Indian PM. The meeting with PM Modi comes after EAM completed his visit to Russia from December 25 to 29. S Jaishankar also shared a text from his new book highlighting the country’s “quest to ascend the global hierarchy”. Earlier, EAM Jaishankar said that the English edition of his new book would be out in early 2024. Notably, ‘Why Bharat Matters’ is the second book written by S Jaishankar after ‘The India Way’.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully touches down on asteroid
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it received a signal from Hayabusa2 showing it touched down on the Ryugu asteroid located 340 million kilometers from Earth, though it will need a few days to confirm whether the first surface samples were collected as planned, Kyodo News reports.The spacecraft is designed to fire a small projectile when the tip of a cylindrical horn protruding from its body touches Ryugu's surface, creating an artificial crater that allows materials from below to be collected.
"We have executed a complete (touchdown)," JAXA Research Director Takashi Kubota told reporters as other members at the mission control center rejoiced at the signals arriving from the probe. JAXA also confirmed Hayabusa2 has fired a projectile.
The asteroid is believed to contain organic substances and water with remnants of the primitive solar system.
To avoid colliding with large, rocky formations on the asteroid's surface, a landing area of about six meters in diameter was selected instead of the originally planned area of 100 meters in diameter, making navigation of the probe more difficult than initially expected, according to JAXA.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate.
Some will have a widespread effect, including a law banning semi-automatic rifles and another requiring paid time off. But others won’t have an immediate or noticeable impact, including a law that lets county governments consider a potential contractor’s participation in an approved apprenticeship program in determining the winning low bid for a project.
One law that took effect in 2019 but is still impacting tens of thousands of workers is an increase in the minimum wage. It increases to $14 an hour on Jan. 1 for non-tipped workers and will reach $15 in a year.
Here are some of the other major changes to Illinois state law as of New Year’s Day:
BAN ON SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to take up the case of Illinois’ ban on the sale, possession or manufacture of automatic weapons like the type used in a mass shooting at a 2023July Fourthparade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
The law bans dozens of specific brands or types of rifles and handguns, including .50-caliber guns, attachments and rapid-firing devices. No rifle will be allowed to accommodate more than 10 rounds, with a 15-round limit for handguns.
Those who previously purchased such guns must register them with the Illinois State Police by Jan. 1.
BOOK-BAN PROHIBITION
Libraries that indiscriminately ban books will not be eligible for state funds. They must adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights stating “materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.”
The library association reported that attempts to censor books reached a 20-year high in 2022, especially those with LGBTQ+ themes and those written by people of color.
PAID TIME OFF
Employers will be required to offer paid vacation for any reason. Workers will accrue one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours total. Employers may offer more than 40 hours and employees may take time off after working for 90 days.
AIR FRESHENERS ALLOWED
Police will no longer be able to pull over a motorist solely because there is an object hanging from their rearview mirror. The law was approved after Daunte Wright was pulled over in Minnesota in 2021 for having a dangling air freshener. He was shot when the officer, reaching for her stun gun, instead grabbed her sidearm.
NO VIDEOCONFERENCING ON THE ROAD
Video meetings, streaming or accessing a social media website while driving will be prohibited. There will be an exception for video on a hands-free or voice-activated device or an application requiring the push of no more than a single button to activate or terminate it.
NO INDOOR VAPING
Vaping or smoking an electronic cigarette or cigar in a public indoor space will be prohibited. The law adds electronic smoking devices to the list of items prohibited in indoor public places under the 2008 Smoke Free Illinois Act, which banned regular tobacco products’ indoor use.
LICENSE-PLATE READER RESTRICTIONS
Interstate agreements between law enforcement agencies must specify that license-plate reader technology not be used on cars driven by women coming into Illinois to have abortions.
SURVEILLANCE DRONES
Following the Highland Park parade shooting, lawmakers approved the use of drones by law enforcement to surveil “routed” or “special events.” The drones may not be equipped with weapons or facial-recognition technology.
DEEPFAKE PORN
Victims of digital forgeries known as deepfake pornography may file civil lawsuits against anyone who shares or threatens to share an image that falsely depicts a person exposing genitalia or other private parts or engaging in a sex act. Identifying the image as materially altered is not a defense to liability.
RESTROOMS MAY BE ALL-GENDER MULTIOCCUPANCY
Businesses have the option of installing restrooms that may be used by any gender simultaneously. Current restrooms may be renovated to accommodate all genders. Urinals may not be included and stalls must have floor-to-ceiling, locking dividers.
VOTER REGISTRATION FOR TEENS
Teenagers may pre-register to vote at age 16 or 17 while obtaining a driver’s license or state identification card at a drivers’ services office run by the secretary of state. When turning 18, the legal voting age, they will already be registered to vote.
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Last Sunset of 2023: Mesmerizing visuals from various parts of India
Dec 31, 2023, 11:44PM ISTSource: ANI
With the sun setting on the last evening of the year, India is all set to bid adieu to 2023. People across the country are excited to welcome the New Year with zeal and enthusiasm.
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Japan to invest up to $1bn in Kazakhstan’s economy – Kazakh Diplomat
Mr. Ambassador, what is the significance of this year for the Kazakhstan-Japan relations?
On May 1, a new era will start in Japan after Crown Prince Naruhito ascends to the throne. Astana and Tokyo are approaching this moment as strategic partners that is stipulated in an appropriate declaration.
From the first days of Kazakhstan’s independence, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been giving a special attention to the development of the bilateral cooperation with Japan. The official visit of the Head of State to Tokyo in November 2016 aimed at attraction of Japanese technologies and investments required for successful modernization of economy. At the meeting with Kazakh President, the leaders of Japanese companies could personally assure themselves of Kazakhstan’s firm interest in creation of favorable investment conditions.
How can you describe the current trade-economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Japan?
In 2018, the total commodity turnover between Kazakhstan and Japan was $2bn that is 54% higher against the same period in previous year ($1.3bn).
Kazakhstan’s exports to Japan in 2018 comprised $1.5bn having risen by 70% compared to the same period in 2017 ($886mn). In the past 6 years, export to Japan showed a positive dynamics having increased twofold – from $628mn in 2013 to $1.5bn in 2018.
Kazakhstan exports primarily crude oil and metals to Japan which can be explained by historical conditions and economic role of the two countries in international trade. In this regard, the Embassy’s activity targets on diversification of Kazakhstani export and increasing the share of non-primary goods. Noteworthy to say, that Japan’s consumer market is saturated with home-made products. Of course, tough competition, specific requirements and national demand peculiarities create some obstacles for foreign exporters’ entrance to the Japanese market. Despite that, in 2018 Kazakhstani companies exported for the first time safflower oil and honey to Japan. Presently, the sides are negotiating supply of livestock products, namely horse meat, from Kazakhstan to Japan.
What investment projects are under implementation now?
Japan is the 7th major foreign investor of Kazakhstan. According to the National Bank’s data, the total volume of direct investments from Japan to Kazakhstan made $357.3mn and in 9 months of 2018 it amounted to $304.1mn. Oil&Gas and mining sectors attract a significant inflow of foreign investments.
One should note also Japan’s active investment in production sector of Kazakhstan. For instance, in 2018 the two countries implemented several investment projects. I mean Tokyo Rope Almaty, Hino Motors maintenance and assembly centre in Almaty, Nissin Foods and NYK Line transport and logistics terminal. In general, we expect that in 2019-2021 Japan will invest from $800mn to $1bn in Kazakhstan.
What can you say about the plans of further development of trade and economic ties in 2019?
The Kazakh-Japanese Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation of Governmental and Private Sectors is a major mechanism of our trade-economic interaction. This year, we plan to hold the 8th session of this Commission and a meeting of the Business Council in Tokyo.
More than 70 Kazakh-Japanese enterprises are functioning today in Kazakhstan in oil and gas, metallurgy, finance, ore-mining sectors, vehicle wholesale and logistics. Presently, we are negotiating the organization of a visit of Japan’s Keidanren Business Federation to Kazakhstan. Besides, we are planning to hold a business forum in Tokyo to boost trade-economic interaction and make a presentation of Kazakhstan’s investment climate. The trade-economic ties with the regions of Japan are maintained through the honorary consulates of Kazakhstan in Kansai, Chubu and Kyushu provinces.
What about fulfillment of President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s instruction to launch a direct flight between Kazakhstan and Japan?
The talks regarding launch of direct flight between Astana and Tokyo are underway. An appropriate regulatory legal framework has been created for the operation of flights. The Kazakh Embassy is now negotiating the issue of provision of a slot at the Narita Airport of Tokyo. According to the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development, the direct flight will be launched in the second half of 2019.
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It’s a whole new year and that means there’s a whole lot of new laws and regulations to be aware of. From dogs and cats to employment laws, many of these laws will affect thousands of people so it’s best to be aware.
And you could be fined or even jailed if you fall foul of some. Read on for all the new laws to be aware of in 2024.
Tipping
From May it’s expected that all employers will need to ensure any tips, gratuities and service charges are allocated fairly and transparently, according to Stephens-Scown . The new legislation will mean employers have to have a written policy on how they deal with tips. Tipping became a hot topic in 2023, with workers at the Miller and Carter restaurant chain reportedly being left in tears in a row. Since late August it was reported that waiters at some of the branch’s chains had allegedly been paying out of their tips to match the 1.5 per cent gross sales figures from their tables.
Carers
In another update from Stephen-Scown , carers will have a new right to take leave. Currently there is no specific right for carers to take leave but that will change at some point after April 2024. From day one in a carers role they will be entitled to at least a week of unpaid leave in each year.
Microchipping cats
It’s been a legal requirement to get your dog microchipped for a while but that will also become necessary for cats next year. Cats Protection says that all pet cats in England must be microchipped by June 10, 2024, and you will be given 21 days to get your cat chipped or face a fine of £500 if you don’t comply. The charity says microchipping your pet gives them the best chance of being identified and returned to you if they are lost or stolen.
Free childcare hours
Good news for parents - more free childcare hours will be available from 2024. Currently, eligible working parents of children aged three and four already get 30 free hours a week of childcare. But that offer is being increased. It’s being rolled out in stages as it’s a big change for providers. From April 2024, working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare. Then, from September, 15 hours of free childcare will be extended to working parents of children aged nine months.
The final stage comes in September 2025 when working parents of children aged nine months and up will be entitled to 30 hours of free childcare per week up to the time their child starts school.
XL Bullys
There’s a number of key dates that owners of XL Bullys need to be aware of to comply with the law as the ban comes into force. From December 31, 2023, it will be against the law to sell, abandon, breed from or give away an American XL Bully. It will also be illegal to have one in public without a lead or muzzle.
From February 1, 2024 it will be a criminal offence to own an XL Bully in England and Wales unless you have applied for an exemption.
People who have XL Bullys must also ensure they are neutered. If you dog is older than a year on January 31, 2024, it must be neutered by June 30. If it is under a year at the end of January, it must be neutered by December 31. Read more on this here .
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Insights into how uterine tumors grow could give hope to millions of women who deal with painful fibroids.
Nearly 8 in 10 women develop fibroids, noncancerous tumors that develop in the uterus during child-bearing years. They can be extremely painful, cause extensive bleeding and lead to infertility.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found different signaling pathways being used by the fibroid cells compared to the uterine cells.
"That's important for identifying therapeutic targets because we want to target the tumor without affecting the surrounding tissue," said Stacey Schutte, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science.
The study was published in the journal F&S Science.
Treating fibroids is often invasive and expensive, costing patients and their insurers billions of dollars each year, according to the National Institutes of Health. Treatments can often lead to infertility as well, Schutte said.
"One in nine women will have a hysterectomy in their lifetime. And one-third to one-half of those are [because of] uterine fibroids," Schutte said.
Schutte has experience in this research field. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
"It usually isn't life-threatening, but the pain can be immense," she said. "Contractions push the tumors into the muscle tissue."
During each menstrual cycle, the body releases estrogen and progesterone, which causes the tissue lining inside the uterus to thicken in anticipation of possible pregnancy. These hormones also help fibroids grow.
But Schutte said cells likewise can react to physical strain -- like a defense mechanism to protect the cells.
UC researchers grew fibroid cells and uterine cells on plates with an elastic bottom. Then they used a device to expose the cells to mechanical strain to mimic the environment that fibroids encounter in the uterus.
"We have a flexible tension device. We grew cells on plates with an elastic bottom. Then we used a vacuum to pull and stretch it," Schutte said. "It stretches cells in a single direction."
"We found that fibroid cells were more sensitive to strain," said study lead author Rachel Warwar, MD, in UC's College of Medicine.
Warwar said they identified differences in the ways the cells held their shape.
Warwar works in UC's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She said the findings highlight the importance of incorporating not just hormones but mechanical strain into the study of fibroid cells.
"The more we are able to mimic the environment of these cells in the uterus, the more we will understand the pathology of these cells and can then work to target anomalous pathways in fibroid cells," she said.
Nearly 4 in 5 women have fibroids during their lifetimes. Because they are so common, they represent a major health care cost -- as much as $9 billion per year in the United States.
Common noninvasive treatments target hormones responsible for fibroid growth.
"We are looking for nonhormonal treatments for fibroids," said study coauthor Andreja Moset Zupan, a research associate in Schutte's biomedical engineering lab.
"It's another option we could use to preserve the fertility of women who still want to get pregnant," she said.
Once researchers understand the cell pathology, Warwar said, they can study fibroids using 3D simulations and modeling, which could help them further understand how fibroids develop and the best ways to treat them.
Schutte said the next step is to create more complex tissue models to mimic tumor growth to learn ways to inhibit it.
"It makes me really happy to think we can find a target."
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2023 has been a successful year for ISRO as many successful missions have been carried out. Chandrayaan-3 was the most iconic as India became the first country to reach the south pole of the Moon. India’s solar mission Aditya-L1 is also nearing success as the spacecraft is inching closer to L1 point. On the first day of New Year 2024, ISRO is going to launch another space mission PSLV-C58 / XPoSat. XPoSat is the first scientific satellite from ISRO to carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emission from celestial source. This will be India’s first dedicated mission to study emissions from black holes, neutron stars. The launch will be carried out from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
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Trey Songz is once again being accused of abhorrent behavior toward women—even though the source’s reputation is undeniably questionable. According to Celina Powell—who’s been at the center of multiple controversies surrounding her alleged involvement with a cornucopia of rappers—Songz not only kidnapped her for two days, but he also starved her and refused to give them water. The infamous “groupie” recently sat down with the We In Miami podcast and recounted her alleged run-in with the singer.
“F### Trey Songz, and I’m going to stand on that,” she begins. “That stupid little kidnapper stole my phone and kidnapped me. Mr. Steal Your Girl really be stealing b######.”
She continues, “The short version is he saw me at a club…me and him exchanged a few DMs. He was like, ‘f### no.’ Then he seen me in person and was like, ‘OK, come here.’ We went there because I was like, ‘Sign me up. I’m a w####.’ And then he was like, ‘OK, give me your phone.’ I gave him my phone and he wouldn’t give me back my phone. He threw it over his balcony. Kidnapped us for the whole two days. Didn’t feed us. Didn’t give us no water. Nothing.”
When asked if she was actually having fun, she shouted, “Hell no! I would have been down to f### him, but the way he went about it…hell no.” But then one of the hosts asks point blank if she actually did. She replies, “It’s like a dark topic” and didn’t deny or confirm whether she had sex with him.
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Trey Songz has been sued multiple times for sexual assault. More recently, a Jane Doe filed a $10 million sexual battery and assault lawsuit, which accused the 38-year-old of grabbing and exposing her breast while at a pool party. The woman claims the incident took place at the Foxwoods’ Resort Casino on Connecticut’s Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation reservation in August 2013. Songz was at the resort hosting an event where the woman wanted to get a picture with him. The woman previously issued a demand for a $5 million settlement to settle out of court in April 2022 to no avail.
In February, another Jane Doe filed a $25 million civil case against Songz, 300 Entertainment founder Kevin Liles and Atlantic Records over claims he sodomized her during a party in March 2016 and left her needing medical attention.
Former college basketball player Dylan Gonzalez accused Songz in January 2022 of raping her nine years earlier in Las Vegas, following reports he was being investigated for a separate allegation of sexual assault at a Las Vegas hotel in November 2021. That same year, a Miami woman refiled a suit against Songz claiming that he assaulted her at a nightclub at a New Year’s Day party in 2018.
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North Korea's Kim says conflict danger becoming reality
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told military commanders the most powerful means must be mobilised to destroy the United States and South Korea if they choose military confrontation, state media reports.
Kim said the danger of an armed confrontation on the Korean peninsula is fast becoming a reality because of hostile manoeuvres by enemies including the US, requiring the country to "sharpen the treasured sword" to protect itself.
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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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Photo Gallery: Top 10 Classic Steelers at Browns
Steelers Browns Rivalry:The First Win "What's the Matter?" *End of an Era *
September 12, 1999, Cleveland Browns StadiumSteelers 43, Browns 0
After a three-year absence, the Cleveland Browns made their return to the NFL. But the Steelers played spoilers, crushing the Browns 43-0 in the opening game at Cleveland Browns Stadium. QB Kordell Stewart started off the scoring with a one-yard run midway through the first quarter. K Kris Brown made
two field goals and Stewart connected with RB Richard Huntleyon a five-yard pass in the second quarter to give Pittsburgh a 20-0 lead at halftime. Huntley added a three-yard run in the third quarter to extend the lead, 26-0. Brown added another field goal, Huntley recorded his third touchdown of the game on a 21-yard touchdown reception and WR Hines Ward recorded his first career receiving touchdown, a one-yarder, all in the fourth quarter. The Steelers finished 15-of-21 on third-down conversions and recorded a season-high 217 rushing yards. The Steelers defense allowed just 40 total net yards, which are the fewest net yards allowed in a single game since 1950.
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JERUSALEM, Jan 1 — Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted Tel Aviv and southern Israel as the country rang in the New Year today, according to AFP journalists on the ground.
Air-raid sirens sounded as journalists in Tel Aviv saw Israeli missile defence systems intercept the rockets.
People who had gathered on the streets to celebrate New Year’s Eve took shelter, while others continued to party.
The attack on southern Israel came at midnight (22:00 GMT) and another targeting Tel Aviv occurred a minute later, according to AFP journalists.
“I was terrified, like it was the first time I saw missiles, its terrifying,” Gabriel Zemelman told AFP outside a Tel Aviv bar where he had come to celebrate with friends.
Hamas’s military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for both attacks in a video posted on social media.
They said they used M90 rockets in “response to the massacres of civilians” perpetrated by Israel.
The Israeli military confirmed the attack.
Hamas “decided to start 2024 by launching a barrage of rockets at Israel”, the military said in a post on social media.
The latest rocket attacks came as Israel continues its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 21,822 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
The war was triggered by an unprecedented Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, which left around 1,140 people dead, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on official Israeli data. — AFP
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David Warner had plans to retire from Tests mid-Ashes
David Warner has revealed the possibility of a slow start in last year's Ashes had left him to consider bringing his Test retirement forward to the second match of that series.
The veteran opener will play his 112th and final Test on his home deck, the SCG, when Australia hunts a 3-0 series whitewash against Pakistan this week.
Before the World Test Championship final and Ashes over the Australian winter, Warner flagged his intention to call time after the Sydney Test, a grand plan that emboldened his always vocal critics.
"There was a lot of talk about me and my form. I wanted to nip it in the bud early," Warner said on Monday.
The 37-year-old dispelled lingering doubts over his ability to make it to the SCG with a masterful 164 in the first Test against Pakistan in Perth, and a fairytale farewell is now set to begin from Wednesday.
But had he and opening partner Usman Khawaja struggled early in the Ashes, or had Australia not won the first two Tests at Edgbaston and Lord's, things could have panned out differently.
"I said my ideal preparation to finish would be Sydney," Warner recalled.
"But I actually had Lord's pencilled in as my last Test, especially if I didn't go as well as I did as a partnership with Uzzie at the top of the order.
"If you're down 2-0, and you go into that third one, and you lose that, I don't think it's the right choice to make (to keep playing).
"If I was failing and we hadn't won, then it would have been an easier decision. I didn't want to put the team or the selectors in a position where they had to think about, 'Mate, it's time to push on'.
"It was more about me just going, 'I'm content with that. I'm happy with it, I've had a great career'."
A maiden Test century in England eluded Warner in his fourth away Ashes.
But he made starts in the first two matches, most notably reaching 66 at Lord's - his highest score in a Test in England for nearly eight years.
Warner's opening partnership with Khawaja passed 60 in three of Australia's first four Ashes innings, leaving him to feel he had earned his SCG swansong.
"As a team and as a whole we did our bit, so to get this ending is awesome," he said.
Warner admitted emotions had begun to stir since the first Test against Pakistan in Perth.
"When I looked at Lord's as a potential finish, I didn't really have many emotions because I was content," he said.
"But definitely it's been emotional since Perth, since I've been back in Australia and knowing that I'm playing (my final Test).
"Getting that 160, putting us into a great position for the team, it hit home when people in the streets were coming up and saying, 'Well done, we support you, we back you'.
"It really means a lot."
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Japanese city to use AI to predict seriousness of school bullying
"Through an AI theoretical analysis of past data, we will be able to properly respond to cases without just relying on teachers' past experiences," Otsu Mayor Naomi Koshi said regarding the planned analysis beginning from the next fiscal year starting April.
AI will be used to analyze 9,000 suspected bullying cases reported by elementary and junior high schools in the city over the six years through fiscal 2018. It will examine the school grade and gender of the suspected victims and perpetrators as well as when and where the incidents occurred.
Statistical analysis of the data is expected to help local authorities and teachers to identify forms of bullying that tend to escalate in seriousness and require particular attention, said the Otsu city education board in Shiga Prefecture.
The AI analysis will also look at other factors, such as school absenteeism and academic achievement, and the findings will be compiled into a report for use by teachers and in training seminars.
"Bullying may start from low-level friction in relationships but can get worse day by day. It is important to know which cases have a tendency to become serious," an official of the education board said.
The Otsu city education board came under fire over the handling of a bullying case involving a 13-year-old junior high school student, who jumped to his death from the condominium building where he lived in 2011.
The board initially found no connection between the suicide and bullying, but some students were later found to have stated in a school survey that the boy was told to "practice killing himself." An independent committee set up by the Otsu city government attributed the suicide to bullying in a report issued in 2013.
The case led Japan to enact a law the same year obliging schools to set guidelines to prevent bullying. In Otsu, schools are required to report all possible bullying cases to the city education board within 24 hours.
Elementary, junior and senior high schools in Japan reported more than 410,000 cases of bullying in fiscal 2017. Ten of the 250 students who committed suicide had been bullied at school, according to education ministry data.
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Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF) organised a special broadcast of the 108th episode of PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’. It was organised at Mahila Park near the iconic Jamia Masjid in Old Delhi on December 31. The broadcast drew Muslim participants from diverse age groups, especially women.
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A surfer in Hawaii died at the hospital after a shark attack Saturday.
According toMaui County authorities, they received a report at around 11 a.m. local time Saturday about “a miscellaneous type incident.” Upon arrival, they discovered that Ocean Safety Officers had rescued and transported Jason Carter, a 39-year-old man, to shore using a jet ski.
Responders conducted life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived, and Carter was then taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center for further treatment.
According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Carter, who is originally from Haiku, faced the shark encounter while surfing at Paia Bay, where shark warning signs are placed on beaches one mile on either side of the bay.
While initial signs of foul play were not evident, the police department reports that the investigation is ongoing and an autopsy has been scheduled.
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PGA works to extend 'active and productive' Saudi merger talks
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a memo that the tour was working to extend talks on a merger deal with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund beyond a year-end deadline, calling negotiations active and productive
The PGA Tour worked Sunday to extend a deadline into 2024 for finalizing a merger agreement with Saudi Arabian investors, tour commissioner Jay Monahan calling talks "active and productive."
The update to players in a memo from Monahan came hours ahead of the year-end deadline to approve a framework agreement merging the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) that finances the upstart LIV Golf League.
An update on the PGA Tour website regarding talks said the memo, which reportedly was obtained by The Golf Channel and ESPN, addressed efforts to extend the deadline into 2024.
Monahan said in his memo, according to the Golf Channel, that the PGA Tour will "continue our active and productive conversations with PIF and the DP World Tour.
"While we had initially set a deadline of December 31, 2023, to reach an agreement, we are working to extend our negotiations into next year based on the progress we have made to date."
Monahan also said the PGA Tour had made "meaningful progress" in separate negotiations to have Strategic Sports Group (SSG) become a tour minority investor.
Monahan's memo said the goal remains to have PIF, the DP World Tour and SSG become minority co-investors in PGA Tour Enterprises in 2024.
"These partnerships will allow us to unify, innovate and invest in the game for the benefit of the players, fans and sponsors," Monahan said.
ESPN reported the SSG would invest $3 billion into the new entity, which would be financed to more than $7 billion if the PIF investment were also included in any deal.
The PGA Tour has been negotiating with PIF since June with a stated December 31 deadline on final details of a merger agreement, the announcement of which stunned PGA Tour players and led to players demanding and getting greater input in final approval of the deal.
Spain's Jon Rahm, the reigning Masters champion, jumped from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf in early December, serving notice that the Saudi-backed series and its plans for a 2024 campaign could pull even more talent from the PGA Tour as it did in 2022 for its inaugural season.
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TAIPEI, Jan 1 — Taiwan’s relations with China must be decided by the will of the people and peace must be based on “dignity”, President Tsai Ing-wen said today after China’s leader Xi Jinping said “reunification” with the island is inevitable.
China has been ramping up military pressure to assert its sovereignty claims over democratically governed Taiwan, which on Jan. 13 holds presidential and parliamentary elections.
Xi’s comments, in a New Year’s Eve address, struck a stronger tone than the previous year where he said only that people on either side of the Taiwan Strait are “members of one and the same family”.
Asked about Xi’s speech at a New Year’s press conference at the presidential office in Taipei, Tsai said the most important principle on what course to follow on relations with China was democracy.
“This is taking the joint will of Taiwan’s people to make a decision. After all, we are a democratic country,” she said.
China should respect the outcome of Taiwan’s election and it is the responsibility of both sides to maintain peace and stability in the strait, Tsai added.
China has cast the election as a choice between war and peace and has refused multiple offers of talks by Tsai, believing she is a separatist.
Tsai has made bolstering and modernising Taiwan’s defences a priority, including pushing an indigenous submarine programme.
“Everyone’s home has locks on them, which is not to provoke the neighbours next door but to make yourself safer. This is the same for the doors to the country. Taiwan’s people want peace, but we want peace with respect,” she said.
Taiwan’s government has repeatedly warned China is trying to interfere in the election, whether by using fake news or military or trade pressure, and Tsai said she hoped people could be on alert for this.
China has taken particular exception to current Vice President Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Party (DPP) who is leading in opinion polls by varying margins, saying he is also a dangerous separatist.
Both the DPP and Taiwan’s largest opposition party the Kuomintang say only the island’s people can decide their future.
Tsai cannot stand again after two terms in office. She will step down in May when the next president is sworn in. — Reuters
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal crash on the north side of the Circle City.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Kessler Boulevard West Drive and Spring Mill Road. Officials initially responded to the scene just after 7:30 p.m.
IMPD did not confirm how many people were killed in the crash. As of this article’s publication, It is also unknown if alcohol was factor in the crash.
Icy road conditions led IMPD to respond to numerous crashes across the Circle City. At 7:54 p.m., police reported that they had responded to 14 crashes in the previous hour.
Just after 6 p.m., the Indianapolis Department of Public Works reported that it called in 36 plow drivers to start salting roads.
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As Ayodhya prepares for the grand consecration ceremony next month, Lord Ram is getting special offerings from places of his maternal grandparents and his in-laws in Nepal. Water from 16 holy rivers of Nepal reached Ayodhya on December 30. Nepal will also send special souvenirs consisting of various types of jewellery, utensils, clothes, and sweets for the event.
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Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino win big at 2019 Grammy Awards
14:41, 11 February 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Country singer Kacey Musgraves reigned at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards Sunday with four wins, including Album of the Year for "Golden Hour," while Childish Gambino was the other big winner of the night also with four gongs, EFE has learned.
Musgraves, a 30-year-old from Texas, also won in the categories of Best Country Album, Best Country Song for "Space Cowboy" and Best Country Solo Performance for "Butterflies".
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DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her children was arrested in the United Kingdom on Saturday, according to police.
Kimberlee Singler, 35, is suspected of killing her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son and attempting to kill her 11-year-old daughter in Colorado Springs.
On Dec. 19, police said they responded to a 911 call reporting a burglary at an apartment complex at around 12:30 a.m. and found the the bodies of the two deceased children.
Officers also located Singler and her 11-year-old daughter at the scene. They were both injured and taken to hospitals for treatment, according to Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Ira Cronin.
Singler’s injuries were minor. The 11-year-old girl was hospitalized for a few days and then released. She is recovering well physically in Colorado Springs. Cronin said he could not release details about how the children or Singler were injured.
Police said the initial report of a burglary was unfounded.
Singler was initially cooperative with police investigating the homicides and alleged burglary. She went missing after the probe, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
“In the initial stages of the investigation, we were treating her as a victim of a burglary,” Cronin told the Associated Press.
On Dec. 26, investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Singler on multiple charges, including multiple counts of first degree murder, child abuse and assault.
The children’s deaths came amid an ongoing legal battle between Singler and her ex-husband over parenting time and other issues, according to court filings. Court hearings had been scheduled for next month.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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2024 starting with colder temperatures
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - 2024 will be starting with much cooler temperatures across the entire viewing area.
New Year’s Day | Monday: The day will start in the upper 20s and warm up to near 40 degrees. Skies will be mostly cloudy with no precipitation expected.
Tuesday: The sun returns with temperatures starting out in the mid-20s and warming to the mid-40s. The skies will be mostly sunny. No precipitation is expected.
Wednesday: We turn cloudy for much of the day starting out in the mid-20s and again warming to the mid-40s.
LOOKING AHEAD: The First Alert Weather Team is watching a system that brings in a good amount of moisture next weekend. As of now, the track is a bit unknown but rain is likely. We are still too far out to evaluate a severe threat but as of Sunday night, severe weather is NOT expected. We will continue to monitor the forecast and update you throughout the week.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate.
Some will have a widespread effect, including a law banning semi-automatic rifles and another requiring paid time off. But others won’t have an immediate or noticeable impact, including a law that lets county governments consider a potential contractor’s participation in an approved apprenticeship program in determining the winning low bid for a project.
One law that took effect in 2019 but is still impacting tens of thousands of workers is an increase in the minimum wage. It increases to $14 an hour on Jan. 1 for non-tipped workers and will reach $15 in a year.
Here are some of the other major changes to Illinois state law as of New Year’s Day:
BAN ON SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to take up the case of Illinois’ ban on the sale, possession or manufacture of automatic weapons like the type used in a mass shooting at a 2023July Fourthparade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
The law bans dozens of specific brands or types of rifles and handguns, including .50-caliber guns, attachments and rapid-firing devices. No rifle will be allowed to accommodate more than 10 rounds, with a 15-round limit for handguns.
Those who previously purchased such guns must register them with the Illinois State Police by Jan. 1.
BOOK-BAN PROHIBITION
Libraries that indiscriminately ban books will not be eligible for state funds. They must adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights stating “materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.”
The library association reported that attempts to censor books reached a 20-year high in 2022, especially those with LGBTQ+ themes and those written by people of color.
PAID TIME OFF
Employers will be required to offer paid vacation for any reason. Workers will accrue one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours total. Employers may offer more than 40 hours and employees may take time off after working for 90 days.
AIR FRESHENERS ALLOWED
Police will no longer be able to pull over a motorist solely because there is an object hanging from their rearview mirror. The law was approved after Daunte Wright was pulled over in Minnesota in 2021 for having a dangling air freshener. He was shot when the officer, reaching for her stun gun, instead grabbed her sidearm.
NO VIDEOCONFERENCING ON THE ROAD
Video meetings, streaming or accessing a social media website while driving will be prohibited. There will be an exception for video on a hands-free or voice-activated device or an application requiring the push of no more than a single button to activate or terminate it.
NO INDOOR VAPING
Vaping or smoking an electronic cigarette or cigar in a public indoor space will be prohibited. The law adds electronic smoking devices to the list of items prohibited in indoor public places under the 2008 Smoke Free Illinois Act, which banned regular tobacco products’ indoor use.
LICENSE-PLATE READER RESTRICTIONS
Interstate agreements between law enforcement agencies must specify that license-plate reader technology not be used on cars driven by women coming into Illinois to have abortions.
SURVEILLANCE DRONES
Following the Highland Park parade shooting, lawmakers approved the use of drones by law enforcement to surveil “routed” or “special events.” The drones may not be equipped with weapons or facial-recognition technology.
DEEPFAKE PORN
Victims of digital forgeries known as deepfake pornography may file civil lawsuits against anyone who shares or threatens to share an image that falsely depicts a person exposing genitalia or other private parts or engaging in a sex act. Identifying the image as materially altered is not a defense to liability.
RESTROOMS MAY BE ALL-GENDER MULTIOCCUPANCY
Businesses have the option of installing restrooms that may be used by any gender simultaneously. Current restrooms may be renovated to accommodate all genders. Urinals may not be included and stalls must have floor-to-ceiling, locking dividers.
VOTER REGISTRATION FOR TEENS
Teenagers may pre-register to vote at age 16 or 17 while obtaining a driver’s license or state identification card at a drivers’ services office run by the secretary of state. When turning 18, the legal voting age, they will already be registered to vote.
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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: 33 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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Apartment wanted - Moving stories - 27 and newly divorced: Dominik had to move back in with mom and is urgently looking for a new place to stay
"Looking for something cheap urgently and immediately. Can be small but nice. Up to 450 euros," Dominik writes in his apartment request. He is looking for a rural apartment in the Frankfurt area, preferably in the Wetterau district; one room would be enough for him
The 27-year-old is currently facing a new beginning. His marriage broke up after just one year and the divorce took a toll on him, especially emotionally. The break-up of their shared apartment, the dissection of their time together.
Dominik had to move back in with his mother, where he is "stranded" in his children's room, as he calls it. Just like before, his mother cooks him dinner again. It is always on the table when he comes home. Despite the care, it is a step backwards that wears on him. Now he wants to rebuild his life. He has found work in Frankfurt as a tattoo artist and event planner.
He likes to say that he is 170 cm tall, a "good height" for him. But he is still unhappy with himself. Since the break-up, he has put on twelve kilos and was "at absolute zero", as he puts it. That's why he goes to the gym every day and works out for two to three hours; the training helps him to feel better. And it gives his everyday life structure. He finds fixed rituals important, they give him stability.
He still dwells a lot on the past and mulls over alternatives in his head as to what he could have done to save the relationship. But he also knows that there is no going back. "I have to look forward" is his mantra. An apartment of his own would help him make a fresh start.
Are you also looking for a new apartment and want to tell your moving story, anonymously if you like? Do you have any criticism, suggestions or requests for the series? Write an e-mail to the author at: [email protected]
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Frederic scores 2 goals as Bruins win 3rd straight by downing Red Wings, 5-3
DETROIT (AP) - Trent Frederic scored twice, Charlie Coyle had the go-ahead goal and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Sunday.
Boston forward Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal in his 500th regular-season game.
Jake DeBrusk also added an empty-netter and Charlie McAvoy had two assists for the Bruins, who have won three straight. Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves.
Boston beat New Jersey at home Saturday night.
"We have a tough travel with a 5 o'clock game, but we had really good energy and it was nice to pull that one off," Frederic said. "Call it a little bit of a gutsy win."
Jake Walman scored his third goal in two games for Detroit. Ben Chiarot and J.T. Compher had the Red Wings' other goals, and Alex Lyon stopped 23 shots.
Boston Bruins center Trent Frederic (11) shoots the puck past Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
"We did some quality things tonight," Detroit coach Derek Lalonde said. "You look back, we easily could have won that game. Probably our most complete 60 minutes from start to finish in a while. It just came against a team with a very slim margin of error to be successful."
The Atlantic Division opponents split their four-game season series.
Frederic scored his first goal of the game with 51.8 seconds left in the first period. David Pastrnak flicked the puck out of his own zone as Frederic got behind Detroit's defenders. Frederic backhanded the puck over Lyon's left shoulder.
"Pasta hit a nice little 60-degree wedge shot to me, and I was a little slow, so all I had was the backhand," Frederic said. "I was lucky to get that over his shoulder."
Frederic crashed into Lyon, who was checked out by the team's trainer but remained in the game.
Frederic's second goal and ninth of the season came at 4:25 of the second. He skated in along the right boards and wristed a shot that whistled through Lyon's pads.
"I think he´s playing faster," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. "He´s underrated as to how great a skater he is, and now he´s going north consistently instead of delaying, which he did a lot. He´s opening up space for himself and he´s got great hands."
Walman notched his ninth goal this season at 13:01. He lifted a shot from the left circle over Swayman's shoulder.
Chiarot scored his third goal later in the period from the slot to tie it at 2. Boston's challenge of goalie interference was denied.
Boston regained the lead at 3:52 of the third. McAvoy passed the puck to Coyle, who scored his 13th goal from the slot.
DeBrusk's empty-netter came with 2:01 remaining. Following a Boston penalty, Compher scored on a rebound with 1:22 left.
Detroit had gone 0 for 5 on the power play before Compher's goal.
"I thought we had chances," Compher said. "It wasn´t perfect tonight. You´re judged on goals and we weren´t able to capitalize early in the game."
Zacha's empty-netter with 24 seconds to go clinched the Bruins' victory.
UP NEXT
Bruins: At Columbus on Tuesday.
Red Wings: At San Jose on Tuesday.
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Boston Bruins center Morgan Geekie (39) and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ben Chiarot (8) fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Boston Bruins center Morgan Geekie (39) avoids the rebounding puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider (53) defends Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha (18) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Boston Bruins center Trent Frederic (11) shoots the puck past Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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FRANKLIN, Ind. — A wild police pursuit involving a U-Haul truck ended in a crash and foot chase in Franklin on Saturday afternoon.
Franklin Police said their officers were notified by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) to be on the lookout for a U-Haul that had been used in a robbery of a Target store at Emerson Avenue and Southport Road.
An officer located the truck in a gas station parking lot and stopped the vehicle, but the driver fled.
The pursuit went on to I-65, and Franklin Police said the U-Haul made several U-turns before exiting on to King Street. Investigators said the driver drove the wrong way on several surface streets.
According to a police report, the pursuit went through the back of Northwood Elementary School, where the driver went through a fence and drove through the school’s playground.
The chase then went south on US 31, where the truck hit two cars and ran another off the roadway before hitting several more cars and getting stuck at the Jefferson Street intersection.
Police said the suspect, Troy Bradford Jr., bailed out of the truck, and video shows him unsuccessfully trying to get into another car.
Cell phone video shot by a bystander shows Bradford Jr. then run behind a CVS pharmacy with officers following behind him.
According to a police report, a state trooper deployed their taser while taking Bradford Jr. into custody. Police say he had used a gun in the robbery at Target but investigators say it turned out to be an airsoft pistol.
He was checked out at the hospital and then was booked into the Johnson County Jail on preliminary charges of attempted robbery, leaving the scene of an accident, resisting law enforcement and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
Police say Bradford Jr. had used a gun in the robbery at Target but investigators say it turned out to be an airsoft pistol.
Video of the incident has gone viral online and racked up thousands of views.
Franklin Police Chief Kirby Cochran said no officers or citizens were injured in the pursuit.
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Ministry of Home Affairs on Dec 31 declared ‘Tehreek-e-Hurriyat’ as an ‘unlawful association’ under UAPA for next five years. Soon after MHA’s decision, Home Minister Amit Shah took to X and shared the information. He said that the organisation was involved in forbidden activities to separate J&K from India and establish Islamic rule in the valley. The Ministry said that TeH has been indulging in unlawful activities prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, and communal harmony of the country. It noted that TeH never believed in a democratic system, gave repeated calls to boycott Assembly elections on multiple occasions. This group was earlier headed by deceased separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani passed away on September 1, 2021, after a prolonged illness. His death was believed as the second major setback for the separatists in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
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CABELL COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Multiple crews are on the scene of a structure fire in Milton, according to dispatchers.
The fire was reported around 6:45 p.m. along Route 60 near Hidden Lane. Dispatchers said the fire is “fully involved.”
There are no reported injuries at this time.
A portion of Route 60 is closed until further notice while crews from Milton Volunteer Fire Department, Ona Fire Department and Culloden Volunteer Fire Department respond to the fire.
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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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