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Jharkhand docs boycott biometric attendance system
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Jharkhand government doctors on Saturday boycotted the biometric attendance system protesting against “technical flaws” in it and said they will continue to do it till the “errors” are fixed.
The protestors claimed that the salary of some of them was “wrongly” deducted based on data provided by the system.
“Salaries were given according to the biometric attendance system,” a senior health department official said on condition of anonymity.
Following a call from the Jharkhand Health Service Association (JHSA), the doctors reached their places of work – offices, hospitals and health centres - on time but skipped the biometric attendance as a mark of protest. Instead, they signed on manual attendance register, an office bearer of JHSA said.
The JHSA alleged that the health department has held up the December salary of some medical officers and deducted that of some others whose biometric attendance was not completed.
The director-in-chief of health Dr Krishan Kumar said, “The deputy directors of the health directorate, Ranchi, made their attendance through the biometric system today. So, it cannot be said that all medical officers have boycotted it.” Meanwhile, Jharkhand chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Jharkhand State Public Health Employees Association (JSPHEA) came in support of the doctors and asked the government to withdraw the biometric attendance till the system becomes snag-free across the state.
IMA state secretary Dr Pradip Kumar Singh said, “It is not fair to hold salary or deduct the amount from payment on the basis of the biometric attendance system that is not functioning properly at most of the centres.” JSPHEA state general secretary Sanjut Sahay said, “Around 80 per cent of health employees do not use biometric attendance system as it is not available at all centres across the state. Wherever the system is available, it mostly remains defunct.” He added that the government had withdrawn the biometric system during Covid period.
“The Covid-19 scare is here again. The health department should stop it immediately,” Sahay said.
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Cop `molests' IIT student in Navi Mumbai, arrested
A police constable has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 19-year-old woman student of the Indian Institute of Technology IIT Bombay in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday.The incident took place on Palm Beach Road in Sanpada in the early hours of Friday, an official said.As per the womans complaint, she arrived in Sanpada area from the IIT campus in Powai in Mumbai late Thursday night to meet a male classmate.
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A police constable has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 19-year-old woman student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Palm Beach Road in Sanpada in the early hours of Friday, an official said.
As per the woman's complaint, she arrived in Sanpada area from the IIT campus in Powai in Mumbai late Thursday night to meet a male classmate. After strolling on Palm Beach Road, they decided to return to IIT by taking the first local train of the day at 4.08 am, and to kill time by roaming in the area till then. A police team in a patrolling vehicle questioned them around 3 am and left when they showed their ID cards and explained why they were there. A constable arrived on a two-wheeler a few minutes later and started questioning them, the complaint said.
He allegedly asked the male student to sit on the motorcycle and leave the woman behind, but the latter refused. When he asked the woman to sit on the two-wheeler and she too declined, the police constable allegedly molested her, and tried to force her to accept the ride.
A car driver on the road stopped his vehicle and came to their help.
The constable was then taken to Sanpada police station where the woman lodged a complaint. After she and her friend returned to the IIT, a First Information Report under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the constable.
The FIR was transferred to Sanpada police station following which the constable was arrested. The accused's blood samples were collected to check if he was under the influence of alcohol, the official said, adding that further probe is on.
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National Conference MP seeks CBI probe into irregularities in Postal department exam
In a letter to Union Minister of Railways and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw, Lone said results of the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotions to the Inspector of Posts cadre, held in Jammu in June 2022, be declared null and void and fresh exams conducted in a time-bound manner.Recently a delegation of some employees from Postal Circle J-K met me and narrated a story, which is of a very serious nature.
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National Conference MP Mohammad Akbar Lone has alleged malpractices in the departmental examination of the Department of Posts and demanded a CBI probe into it. In a letter to Union Minister of Railways and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw, Lone said results of the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotions to the Inspector of Posts cadre, held in Jammu in June 2022, be declared null and void and fresh exams conducted in a time-bound manner.
''Recently a delegation of some employees from Postal Circle J-K met me and narrated a story, which is of a very serious nature. ''I could not have taken the matter seriously as I get to hear lots of such complaints but when I went through the J-K Crime Branch's three interim reports and a detailed news article published in a reputed investigative journal 'The Probe', I thought I must bring the matter into your notice with a copy to Hon'ble Prime Minister as well,'' Lone wrote. The Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla said some officials had allegedly been found copying and indulging in other malpractices during the examination and these acts had been recorded on CCTV cameras as well. A senior Jammu and Kashmir Postal department officer, who was not authorised to perform any duty at the examination centre, had been seen in the rooms during the entire exam, according to a Crime Branch report, Lone alleged. ''Only the invigilators along with other supervisory staff who have been ordered by the competent authority should have been allowed,'' he added.
Lone said the matter was brought to the notice of a Srinagar court, which directed the Crime Branch to investigate the issue some months ago.
Recently, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir stayed the proceedings of the subordinate court, he said. As the matter was subjudice, the Postal department issued the result and the officials who were indicted by the Crime Branch had ''qualified the exam'' and had now been promoted as Inspector of Posts. This is a matter of serious concern, the MP said.
He said an aggrieved employee of the department brought the matter to the notice of the-then Chief Postmaster General (J-K Postal Circle) DV Mahesh in June ''but the officer has not at all taken any action''. ''The aggrieved also made communication with Secretary Posts and DG Posts as well but there was no response. In the recently announced results, he has failed to qualify the exam because of this alleged malpractice,'' Lone said.
It is quite evident that the Postal department has not at all conducted a fair investigation, Lone alleged, and requested Vaishnaw to constitute a special team to conduct a fresh investigation, he said. ''I would appreciate it if the investigation is handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the result be declared null and void and fresh exams be conducted in a time bound manner. ''I would suggest that departmental exams in the Postal department be conducted by an independent agency in future so as to ensure more transparency and accountability,'' the MP said.
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Man held for bomb threat in Mumbai on New Year's eve
A man was arrested from Mumbai for allegedly threatening bomb blasts at some places in the megapolis including on New Years eve, police said on Saturday. The accused, Narendra Kavale, was arrested from Dharavi in central Mumbai after he called up the police control room between 856 pm and 9.20 pm on Friday, an official said.
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A man was arrested from Mumbai for allegedly threatening bomb blasts at some places in the megapolis including on New Year's eve, police said on Saturday. The accused, Narendra Kavale, was arrested from Dharavi in central Mumbai after he called up the police control room between 8:56 pm and 9.20 pm on Friday, an official said. Kavale had allegedly told the control room that blasts will occur at three to four places in the city on Friday night and Saturday, the official said.
''He told the police control room that one Azhar Hussain has left from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh with three-four weapons and RDX (to carry out blasts),'' the official said.
He said prima facie Kavale made the call under the influence of alcohol.
After receiving the phone call, the police tracked the mobile number to Dharavi in central Mumbai and arrested Kavale. A case was registered against Kavale under sections 182 (False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person), 505 (1) ( Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, the official said.
As Mumbai gears up to welcome New Year, police have tightened security across the city including at popular destinations like the Gateway of India, Juhu beach, Marine Drive, and Girgaum Chowpatty. A total of 10,000 police constables, 1,500 officers, 25 deputy commissioners of police and seven additional commissioners of police have been deployed to maintain law and order, an official had said.
Apart from this, 46 platoons of the state reserve police force (SRPF), three units of the riot control police and 15 quick response teams (QRT) are also deployed, he said.
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IT Minister pulls up WhatsApp for incorrect India map shown in tweeted video; asks platform to fix error
IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday asked WhatsApp to fix an incorrect map of India shown in a video tweeted by the messaging platform. The Minister also made it clear that all platforms that do business in India andor want to continue to do business in India, must use correct maps.
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IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday asked WhatsApp to fix an incorrect map of India shown in a video tweeted by the messaging platform. The Minister also made it clear that ''all platforms that do business in India and/or want to continue to do business in India, must use correct maps''. ''Dear @WhatsApp - Request that you pls fix the India map error asap'','' Chandrasekhar tweeted immediately after the Meta-owned messaging platform put out a New Year-related tweet showing a wrong map of India. The video post by WhatsApp about a New Year eve livestream depicted the globe that showed an incorrect map of India with regard to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Maha: Nigerian man held with cocaine worth Rs 6.53 lakh
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A Nigerian man was arrested allegedly with cocaine worth Rs 6.53 lakh in Thane district in Maharashtra, a police official said on Saturday.
He was held on a tip off on Friday from Mira Road by a team of Crime Branch Unit V (Wagle Estate), Senior Inspector Vikas Bodke said.
''He was nabbed with16 grams on cocaine on information received in the questioning of three Nigerian nationals who were held on December 24 with 60 grams of cocaine and 70 grams of mephedrone cumulatively worth Rs 27 lakh,'' he said.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at Wagle Estate police station, Bodke informed.
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Pak flag, banners found in Uttarakhand forest, police on alert
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Police and intelligence agencies are on alert after a Pakistani flag and two banners wrapped around light green coloured balloons were found in a forest in the district, officials said on Saturday.
One of the banners is in Urdu, while the other has ''LBA'' written on it in bold letters, followed by ''Cabinet Lahore Bar Association'', Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police (SP) Arpan Yaduvanshi said.
The flag and the banners tied to the balloons were found in the forests near Tulyada village on Friday, he said.
''We have informed the central investigation agencies. From where they originated is a matter of investigation,'' the SP said.
The matter was reported to the police on Friday by residents of Tulyada village, Dharasu police station SHO Kamal Kumar Lunthi said.
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IPS officer Thaosen takes charge of BSF
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CRPF Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen took the ''additional'' charge of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday, following the retirement of incumbent Pankaj Kumar Singh.
Singh, a 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Rajasthan cadre, handed over the baton of the country's largest border-guarding force to his batchmate from the Madhya Pradesh cadre at the BSF headquarters on Lodhi Road in central Delhi, a spokesperson of the force said.
The outgoing DG hung his boots after reviewing a ''farewell parade'' presented by the troops at a BSF camp in southwest Delhi, followed by a medal-awarding ceremony for some officers of the force.
Singh retired after putting in around 34 years and a half in the IPS, including a 16-month tenure as the BSF chief, a charge he took over on August 31 last year.
Apart from serving in his cadre of Rajasthan Police, Singh has served at the Centre in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
He is credited with fortifying and enhancing the border infrastructure for the BSF troops along the India-Pakistan front, apart from setting up a laboratory for a forensic study of the drones shot down after those entered India from Pakistan with drugs and arms.
Singh's BSF appointment last year had created a history -- father and son holding the top post of a paramilitary force in the country.
His father, retired 1959-batch IPS officer Prakash Singh, also headed the BSF as its DG from June 1993 to January 1994.
Prakash Singh is considered to be an architect of police reforms in the country.
The about-2.65-lakh-personnel-strong BSF guards more than 6,300 kilometres of the Indian boundary with Pakistan and Bangladesh, apart from rendering a variety of roles in the country's internal security domain.
Thaosen, who has served in the Special Protection Group (SPG) for long, was appointed the CRPF chief in October. He has earlier worked in the BSF as its special DG.
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Iran top court accepts protester's appeal against death sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted a protester’s appeal against his death sentence for allegedly damaging public property and sent his case back for review, the judiciary said on Saturday, as a rights group said more clashes had broken out in the west of the country. Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh, 25, was arrested on Oct. 4 and sentenced to death two months later on a charge of “waging war against God” for allegedly trying to break a highway guardrail in Tehran and setting fire to a rubbish bin during anti-government demonstrations.
Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted a protester’s appeal against his death sentence for allegedly damaging public property and sent his case back for review, the judiciary said on Saturday, as a rights group said more clashes had broken out in the west of the country.
Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh, 25, was arrested on Oct. 4 and sentenced to death two months later on a charge of “waging war against God” for allegedly trying to break a highway guardrail in Tehran and setting fire to a rubbish bin during anti-government demonstrations. He rejected the accusations, saying he was forced to confess, and went on a hunger strike two weeks ago.
Iran has executed two people involved in mass protests that erupted in September after the death in custody of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police enforcing the strict dress code for women. Amnesty International has said Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 26 others in what the campaign group has said is an attempt to intimidate protesters.
The Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said this week that at least 100 detained protesters faced possible death sentences. Iranian authorities have blamed Iran's foreign enemies and their agents for orchestrating the unrest.
"The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh, one of the accused in the recent riots. His case has been sent to the same branch of the Revolutionary Court for review,” the judiciary’s Mizan news agency said on Twitter. It gave no reason for the decision. He remains in jail pending the review's outcome.
CLASHES REPORTED Rights group Hengaw said there was more violence on Saturday, with one person killed and eight wounded in clashes between security forces and protesters in Javanrud in western Kermanshah province.
Hengaw, which reports on Iran's Kurdish regions, posted videos of what it said were confrontations between security forces and protesters who had gathered at a cemetery 40 days after the killing of seven fellow Kurdish protesters. Reuters could not verify the footage.
Videos posted on social media purported to show protests at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, with chants of "Death to the dictator" - a reference to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Another unverified video was said to show protests in the central city of Najafabad, with protesters chanting: "Our dollars are in Lebanon, while our youth are in prison" - a reference to Iran's support for the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah.
The rights group HRANA said that, as of Friday, 508 protesters had been killed during unrest including 69 minors. It said 66 members of the security forces had also been killed. As many as 19,199 protesters are believed to have been arrested, it said.
Iranian officials have said that up to 300 people, including members of the security forces, have lost their lives. Iran hanged two protesters earlier this month: Mohsen Shekari, 23, who was accused of blocking a main road in September and wounding a member of the paramilitary Basij force with a knife; and Majid Reza Rahnavard, 23, who was accused of stabbing two Basij members to death.
Rahnavard was publicly hanged from a construction crane. Last week, the Supreme Court accepted the death sentence appeal of rapper Saman Seydi Yasin but confirmed the same sentence against protester Mohammad Qobadloo.
Earlier this month it suspended the death sentence of protester Mahan Sadrat, who had been charged with various alleged offences including stabbing a security officer and setting fire to a motorcycle.
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Putin says West is using Ukraine to destroy Russia in New Year video message
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday his country would never give in to the West's attempts to use Ukraine as a tool to destroy Russia in a New Year's video message broadcast on Russian state TV.
Putin said Russia was fighting in Ukraine to protect its "motherland", and to secure "true independence" for its people, in a message filmed in front of Russian service personnel.
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Tripura govt contemplates setting up medical college in tribal area
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said his government is contemplating the establishment of a medical college and hospital in a tribal area.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated a dental college and the state already has two medical colleges where post-graduate courses are offered.
Inaugurating an integrated Ayush district hospital in Chandrapur area in Gomati district, he said the state government has already selected a site for a medical college in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) area.
Saha, who also holds the health portfolio, said medical facilities are being improved in the district and sub-divisional hospitals to ease the load on GBP Hospital and Agartala Medical College.
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QUOTES-Global reactions to the death of former Pope Benedict
A Christian, a pastor, a theologian: a great man whom history will not forget." FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON "My thoughts go out to Catholics in France and around the world, bereaved by the departure of His Holiness Benedict XVI, who worked with all his soul and intelligence for a more fraternal world." POLISH PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA: "Pope Benedict XVI has gone to our Father's House.
Following are reactions to the death of former Pope Benedict, who was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the post rather than rule for life: GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ ON TWITTER:
"As a "German" #Pope, #BenedictXVI was a special church leader for many, not only in this country. The world is losing a formative figure of the Catholic Church, an argumentative personality and a clever theologian. My thoughts are with Pope Francis." MARKUS SOEDER, PREMIER OF BENEDICT'S HOME STATE OF BAVARIA:
"We mourn the death of our Bavarian Pope. The death of Benedict XVI touches me deeply, as it does many people in Bavaria and all over the world. With him, society loses a convincing representative of the Catholic Church as well as one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. In turbulent and challenging times, he was the religious leader of the Catholic faithful. Many people in his homeland will remember him with gratitude not only as Pope Benedict XVI, but also as a humble pastor ... His visit of several days to Bavaria as the new Pope, expressing his love for the country and its people, is unforgettable. He always carried his homeland in his heart." ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI:
"Benedict XVI was a giant of faith and reason. A man in love with the Lord who put his life at the service of the Universal Church and has spoken, and will continue to speak, to the hearts and minds of people with the spiritual, cultural and intellectual depth of his Magisterium. A Christian, a pastor, a theologian: a great man whom history will not forget." FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON
"My thoughts go out to Catholics in France and around the world, bereaved by the departure of His Holiness Benedict XVI, who worked with all his soul and intelligence for a more fraternal world." POLISH PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA:
"Pope Benedict XVI has gone to our Father's House. Today the world has lost one of the greatest theologians of the 20th and 21st centuries, a close collaborator of St. John Paul II. His life, works and pastoral ministry are a signpost among many winding and deceptive roads of modern times. RIP" CARDINAL VINCENT NICHOLS, ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER:
"I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Pope Benedict. He will be remembered as one of the great theologians of the 20th century. I remember with particular affection the remarkable Papal Visit to these lands in 2010." PATRIARCH KIRILL, HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
"The absolute authority of Benedict XVI as an outstanding theologian allowed him to make a significant contribution to the development of inter-Christian cooperation ... and to the protection of traditional moral values. "During the papacy of Benedict XVI, the relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church developed significantly in the spirit of fraternal cooperation and the desire to interact on how to overcome the sometimes painful legacy of the past."
JUSTIN WELBY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY AND LEADER OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION: "Pope Benedict was one of the greatest theologians of his age – committed to the faith of the Church and stalwart in its defence. In all things, not least in his writing and his preaching, he looked to Jesus Christ, the image of the invisible God. It was abundantly clear that Christ was the root of his thought and the basis of his prayer."
UK PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK: "I am saddened to learn of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He was a great theologian whose UK visit in 2010 was a historic moment for both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout our country. My thoughts are with Catholic people in the UK and around the world today."
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Putin says in New Year message West is using Ukraine to destroy Russia
In a nine-minute message - the longest New Year's address of his two-decade rule - Putin accused the West of lying to Russia and of provoking Moscow to launch what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. "For years, Western elites hypocritically assured us of their peaceful intentions," he said in a speech filmed in front of Russian service personnel at the headquarters of Russia's southern military district.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday his country would never give in to the West's attempts to use Ukraine as a tool to destroy Russia.
In a New Year's video message broadcast on Russian state TV, Putin said Russia was fighting in Ukraine to protect its "motherland" and to secure "true independence" for its people. In a nine-minute message - the longest New Year's address of his two-decade rule - Putin accused the West of lying to Russia and of provoking Moscow to launch what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
"For years, Western elites hypocritically assured us of their peaceful intentions," he said in a speech filmed in front of Russian service personnel at the headquarters of Russia's southern military district. "In fact, in every possible way they were encouraging neo-Nazis who conducted open terrorism against civilians in the Donbas," Putin said in an uncharacteristically combative New Year's speech, usually dedicated to well wishes for the year ahead.
Earlier on Saturday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had vowed victory in Ukraine was "inevitable" as he praised the heroism of Russian soldiers fighting on the frontlines and those who had died during the 10-month war. "The West lied about peace," Putin said. "It was preparing for aggression ... and now they are cynically using Ukraine and its people to weaken and split Russia.
"We have never allowed this, and will never allow anybody to do this to us," Russian state-run news agencies quoted Putin as saying in the clip, which was broadcast at midnight in Russia's far east. Kyiv and the West reject Moscow's claims over the start of the conflict and say Putin launched a baseless war of aggression in a bid to seize territory and topple Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Troubles aside, Xi says China on ''right side of history''
China stands on the right side of history, the countrys leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday in a New Years address that came as questions swirl over his governments handling of COVID-19 and economic and political challenges at home and abroad.
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China "stands on the right side of history," the country's leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday in a New Year's address that came as questions swirl over his government's handling of COVID-19 and economic and political challenges at home and abroad. Speaking on national television from behind a desk in a wood-paneled office, Xi largely avoided directly addressing issues confronting the country, pointing instead to successes in agricultural production, poverty elimination and its hosting of the Winter Olympics in February. However, he later turned somewhat obliquely to the challenges facing the world's most populous country and second-largest economy, saying, "The world is not at peace." China will "always steadfastly advocate for peace and development ... and unswervingly stands on the right side of history," he said. Recent weeks have seen street protests against Xi's government, the first facing the ruling Communist Party in more than three decades. Xi's speech follows a stunning U-turn on China's hard-line COVID-19 containment policy that has sparked a massive surge in infections and demands from the US and others for travellers from China to prove they aren't infected. Meanwhile, the economy is fighting its way out of the doldrums, spurring rising unemployment, while ties with the US and other major nations are at historic lows. Setting aside their uncertainty, people in Beijing and other cities have returned to work, shopping areas and restaurants, with consumers preparing for January's Lunar New Year holiday, the most significant in the Chinese calendar. Xi, who is also head of the increasingly powerful armed forces, was in October given a third five-year term as head of the almost 97 million-member Communist Party.
Having sidelined potential rivals and eliminated all limits on his terms in office, he could potentially serve as China's leader for the rest of his life. China has also come under pressure for its continued support for Russia, and on Friday, Xi held a virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he was quoted as describing the events in Ukraine as a "crisis." The term marked a departure from China's usual references to the "Ukraine situation," and the change may reflect growing Chinese concern about the direction of the conflict.
Still, in his remarks to Putin, Xi was careful to reiterate Chinese support for Moscow. China has pledged a "no limits" friendship with Russia and hasn't blamed Putin for the conflict, while attacking the US and NATO and condemning punishing economic sanctions imposed on Russia.
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Catholics in Kerala mourn death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Keralas Catholic community, which comprises a significant portion of the States population, mourned the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, under whose tenure India got its first saintess.Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa became saintess Alphonsa after being canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.
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Kerala's Catholic community, which comprises a significant portion of the State's population, mourned the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, under whose tenure India got its first saintess.
Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa became saintess Alphonsa after being canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. She was a nun belonging to the Syro Malabar Church, one of 23 ''Oriental'' or ''Eastern'' churches in full communion with the Catholic Church.
Head of Syro Malabar Church George Alencherry directed all parishes under his command to toll bells in churches and Christian establishments.
The State political leadership joined the Catholics in mourning.
Senior Congressman and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan said the death was a great loss to not only Christians but to the whole world.
Satheesan, in a Facebook post, said Benedict was a great theologian, scholar and a good shepherd leading believers to progressive ideas.
Senior Left leaders and Ministers Antony Raju and Roshy Augustine also expressed grief.
While Raju, on his FB page, condoled the death, Augustine said he was pained to hear the tragic news.
''He was the first Pope to abdicate his post in the history of the church and his life will continue to shine light on the world and church. Let us pray for the peace of his soul,'' Augustine said.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. He was 95.
Pope Francis will celebrate his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square on Thursday, an unprecedented event in which a current pope will celebrate the funeral of a former one.
Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11, 2013, when he announced, in his typical, soft-spoken Latin, that he no longer had the strength to run the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church that he had steered for eight years through scandal and indifference.
His dramatic decision paved the way for the conclave that elected Francis as his successor. The two popes then lived side-by-side in the Vatican gardens, an unprecedented arrangement that set the stage for future “popes emeritus” to do the same.
A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni on Saturday morning said that: “With sorrow I inform you that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesia Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be released as soon as possible.”
The Vatican said Benedict’s remains would be on public display in St. Peter’s Basilica starting Monday for the faithful to pay their final respects. Benedict's request was that his funeral would be celebrated solemnly but with “simplicity,” Bruni told reporters.
He added that Benedict, whose health had deteriorated over Christmas, had received the sacrament of the anointing of the sick on Wednesday, after his daily Mass, in the presence of his his longtime secretary and the consecrated women who tend to his household.
The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had never wanted to be pope, planning at age 78 to spend his final years writing in the “peace and quiet” of his native Bavaria.
Instead, he was forced to follow the footsteps of the beloved St. John Paul II and run the church through the fallout of the clerical sex abuse scandal and then a second scandal that erupted when his own butler stole his personal papers and gave them to a journalist.
Being elected pope, he once said, felt like a “guillotine” had come down on him.
Nevertheless, he set about the job with a single-minded vision to rekindle the faith in a world that, he frequently lamented, seemed to think it could do without God.
“In vast areas of the world today, there is a strange forgetfulness of God,” he told 1 million young people gathered on a vast field for his first foreign trip as pope, to World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, in 2005. “It seems as if everything would be just the same even without him.”
With some decisive, often controversial moves, he tried to remind Europe of its Christian heritage. And he set the Catholic Church on a conservative, tradition-minded path that often alienated progressives. He relaxed the restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass and launched a crackdown on American nuns, insisting that the church stay true to its doctrine and traditions in the face of a changing world. It was a path that in many ways was reversed by his successor, Francis, whose mercy-over-morals priorities alienated the traditionalists who had been so indulged by Benedict.
Benedict’s style couldn’t have been more different from that of John Paul or Francis. No globe-trotting media darling or populist, Benedict was a teacher, theologian and academic to the core: quiet and pensive with a fierce mind. He spoke in paragraphs, not soundbites. He had a weakness for orange Fanta as well as his beloved library; when he was elected pope, he had his entire study moved — as is — from his apartment just outside the Vatican walls into the Apostolic Palace. The books followed him to his retirement home.
“In them are all my advisers,” he said of his books in the 2010 book-length interview “Light of the World.” “I know every nook and cranny, and everything has its history.”
It was Benedict’s devotion to history and tradition that endeared him to members of the traditionalist wing of the Catholic Church. For them, Benedict remained even in retirement a beacon of nostalgia for the orthodoxy and Latin Mass of their youth — and the pope they much preferred over Francis.
In time, this group of arch-conservatives, whose complaints were amplified by sympathetic U.S.-based conservative Catholic media, would become a key source of opposition to Francis who responded to what he said were threats of division by reimposing the restrictions on the old Latin Mass that Benedict had loosened.
Like his predecessor John Paul, Benedict made reaching out to Jews a hallmark of his papacy. His first official act as pope was a letter to Rome’s Jewish community and he became the second pope in history, after John Paul, to enter a synagogue.
In his 2011 book, “Jesus of Nazareth,” Benedict made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Christ, explaining biblically and theologically why there was no basis in Scripture for the argument that the Jewish people as a whole were responsible for Jesus’ death.
“It’s very clear Benedict is a true friend of the Jewish people,” said Rabbi David Rosen, who heads the interreligious relations office for the American Jewish Committee, at the time of Benedict’s retirement.
Yet Benedict also offended some Jews who were incensed at his constant defense of and promotion toward sainthood of Pope Pius XII, the World War II-era pope accused by some of having failed to sufficiently denounce the Holocaust. And they harshly criticized Benedict when he removed the excommunication of a traditionalist British bishop who had denied the Holocaust.
Benedict’s relations with the Muslim world were also a mixed bag. He riled Muslims with a speech in September 2006 — five years after the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States — in which he quoted a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as “evil and inhuman,” particularly his command to spread the faith “by the sword.” | https://www.fox13now.com/news/national/benedict-xvi-first-pope-to-resign-in-600-years-dies-at-95 | 2022-12-31T13:45:12 | en | 0.98548 |
CPI(M) removes Standing Committee Chairman, Opposition ends stir in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
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The nearly two-month-long protest staged by opposition BJP and Congress at the city civic body here over two purported letters regarding temporary appointments, came to an end on Saturday as the ruling CPI(M) removed its Standing Committee Chairman who was facing allegations in the controversial case.
Also the parliamentary party leader of the LDF in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation here, D R Anil resigned as the Public Works Standing Committee chairman as directed by the ruling party.
The BJP and Congress decided to end the demonstration after they got an assurance regarding the removal of Anil during an all-party meeting convened under the aegis of Local Self Government Minister M B Rajesh here on Friday.
The civic body had been facing intense protests for the last 56 days.
The row began early November after two letters, in the letter-heads of Mayor Arya Rajendran and Anil addressing CPI(M) district secretary Anavoor Nagappan regarding the temporary appointments of party cadres, surfaced in the media.
While the purported letter by Rajendran was with regard to the temporary appointments in the corporation, Anil's alleged letter was in connection with the contractual appointments at the state-run SAT hospital here.
The mayor had categorically rejected the charges and said she had not written such a letter but Anil admitted that he had prepared such a letter but did not send it to the party's district secretary.
Meanwhile, BJP district president V V Rajesh said the party would temporarily withdraw its councillors' agitation in front of the city corporation in the wake of Anil's resignation but would go ahead with other forms of agitations demanding the resignation of the mayor.
A hartal, called by the party on January 7 in this regard, was also withdrawn in the wake of the present developments, he said.
''The agitation in front of the Corporation is withdrawn for the time being. Other campaigns and agitations against the corruption and backdoor appointments in the Corporation will continue. We strongly stand by our demand for the resignation of Mayor Arya Rajendran,'' Rajesh told PTI.
He said the BJP agreed to withdraw the nearly two-month-long stir as it does not want the agitation becoming a hurdle for the day-to-day affairs of the corporation which would affect the lives of common people, he said.
Padmakumar, parliamentary party leader of Congress-led UDF in the Corporation, told PTI that the Congress also withdrew the agitation.
He said they got assurance from the government that a final decision on the resignation of mayor would be taken in accordance with the verdict of a case pending in the High Court in connection with the row.
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Kerala Governor, CM extend New Year greetings
Lets move together with more strength for that in the New Year, he said in the message.Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan also extended his New Year wishes.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday greeted people of the State on the eve of the New Year.
Khan wished year 2023 ushers in a period of plenty, equity and well-being for everyone, while Vijayan cautioned against the reactionary forces and called for collective isolation of them in society.
In a message, the Governor said he was delighted to wish the people of Kerala and other Keralites the worldover a very happy and prosperous New Year.
''I earnestly wish year 2023 strengthens harmony in ideas and endeavours for Kerala's development and ushers in a period of plenty, equity and well-being for everyone in our State,'' Khan added. The Chief Minister asked people to be cautious against COVID-19 and take precautions during the new year celebrations.
He said Kerala is a place where unity and peace co-exist. ''The collective isolation of reactionary forces that seek to disrupt peace and unity is required. Let's move together with more strength for that (in the New Year),'' he said in the message.
Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan also extended his New Year wishes.
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CPI(M) decides to bring Cheriyan back in Cabinet, Cong flays move
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The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala has decided to bring MLA Saji Cheriyan back in the Cabinet, a move which was criticised by the Congress which said the Left party ought to have waited for the final outcome of the case against him before taking a decision.
An official source on Saturday said the government has sent a letter to Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan seeking his convenience for administering the oath of office to Cheriyan on January 4.
The Governor, on receipt of the letter, sought legal advice in connection with administering the oath to the MLA in view of the allegations against the latter, another official source said.
Cheriyan resigned in July from the Cabinet over his alleged remarks against the Constitution during a speech in Pathanamthitta district and the lodging of a criminal case against him in connection with that.
CPI(M) State secretary M V Govindan today confirmed that the State secretariat of the party, a day ago, took the decision to bring Cheriyan back in the Cabinet.
''All that remains is for the Chief Minister and the Governor to decide on a date for the oath-taking ceremony,'' Govindan told reporters.
He also claimed that all decisions have come from the court in connection with the issue and that there is nothing more to it.
On the other hand, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief and MP K Sudhakaran said Cheriyan's reinstatement as a minister was unacceptable and both his party and the UDF would observe January 4 as a ''Black Day.'' Sudhakaran told reporters in Kannur how CPI(M) can decide that there was no violation or insult to the Constitution by the Left MLA through his speech.
Senior Congress leader and MP K Muraleedharan, echoing a similar view, said the Chief Minister's decision to bring Cheriyan back in the Cabinet was wrong as the government ought to have waited for the court's order in the criminal case against the former minister.
''It is not right. He (Cheriyan) did not criticise the Constitution, he insulted it. Without waiting for the court decision, the Marxist party arbitrarily decided to bring him back in the Cabinet,'' he claimed.
The Congress leader told reporters that if someone else moves court against Cheriyan, there could be a situation wherein he would have to resign again and that would not bode well for the Left government.
The BJP, too, opposed the CPI(M) decision to re-instate Cheriyan as Minister by terming it anti-Constitutional.
BJP State president K Surendran told reporters that Cheriyan's re-instatement shows the government's lack of respect for the Constitution.
Cheriyan, who earlier in the day told reporters he was unaware of any decision of the CPI(M) State secretariat to re-instate him as a Minister, said he had not insulted the Indian Constitution.
He contended that he has an immense respect for the Constitution, was a secular person and completely believed in democracy.
''I am not pro-RSS and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) should not have accused me of being one,'' he added.
While the criminal case was pending adjudication in a magisterial court, the Kerala High Court on December 8 dismissed two pleas seeking a declaration that he was not entitled to hold the office of MLA in view of his speech.
The High Court said no provision could be found in the Representation of People Act, 1951 to disqualify the MLA.
The speech created a political row with the proceedings of the Assembly being suspended for a day due to protests by the opposition demanding that Cheriyan resign or be sacked and finally resulted in his resignation from the Cabinet on July 6.
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"We have no problem with it" Nitish Kumar on Rahul Gandhi's candidature as PM in 2024 General elections
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the JD(U) has no problem with Rahul Gandhi's candidature as the Prime Ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, adding that the decision will be taken once the Opposition parties get down to the talking table.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the JD(U) has no problem with Rahul Gandhi's candidature as the Prime Ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, adding that the decision will be taken once the Opposition parties get down to the talking table. "We have no problem with it...When all (opposition) parties sit together and talk, then we will decide on everything," Kumar said.
When asked about the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Opposition's participation in it, the Chief Minister said that it is a programme of the Congress party and the JD(U) will decide its further course of action. "It is a program (Bharat Jodo Yatra) related to their (Congress) party...Later, when we talk, we will decide what needs to be done," he said.
The remarks of the Chief Minister came after Rahul Gandhi emphasised on the need for the Opposition to have a central ideological framework. "The opposition needs a central ideological framework that only Congress can provide but our role is also to make sure that opposition parties feel comfortable," Rahul Gandhi said.
"If the opposition stands effectively with a vision, what I hear from the ground, it will become very difficult for BJP to win the elections. But the opposition has to coordinate properly and the opposition has to go to the people with an alternative vision," the Congress leader added. Meanwhile, the Congress leader in today's press conference said that he considers the Bharatiya Janata Party as his "guru" (teacher) as the BJP shows him a roadmap and teaches him "what should never be done".
Rahul Gandhi said, "I want them (BJP) to attack us aggressively, this will help Congress party understand its ideology. I consider them (BJP) as my Guru, they are showing me the way and training me on what is not to be done." (ANI)
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If Rahul Gandhi considers BJP 'guru', he should go to Nagpur: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his 'BJP guru' remark and said that if the Congress leader considers the party his guru, he should "go to Nagpur".
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his 'BJP guru' remark and said that if the Congress leader considers the party his guru, he should "go to Nagpur". Sarma said that the Congress leader is welcome to Nagpur.
"If he considers it (BJP) guru, then he should go to Nagpur. I want to tell him that he should not consider RSS and BJP as his guru, but the flag of 'Bharat Mata'. He is welcome to Nagpur, he should give 'guru dakshina' before the flag of 'Bharat Mata'," Sarma said. Earlier today, Gandhi said he considers the Bharatiya Janata Party as his "guru" (teacher) as the BJP shows him a roadmap and teaches him "what should never be done".
Addressing a press conference, the Wayanad MP said, "I want them (BJP) to attack us aggressively, this will help the Congress party understand its ideology. I consider them (BJP) as my Guru, they are showing me the way and training me on what is not to be done." While talking about the Bharat Jodo Yatra which entered New Delhi on December 24 before taking a nine-day break, he said, "When I started this, I just took it as an ordinary yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Slowly we understood that this yatra has a voice and feelings."
"The doors of Bharat Jodo Yatra are open for everyone, we are not going to stop anyone from joining us. Akhilesh ji, Mayawati ji and others want "Mohabbat ka Hindustan"," he said in an open invite to the other parties of the opposition ahead of the 2024 general elections. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's mass contacting campaign, Bharat Jodo Yatra, was issued cautionary notes by the Centre amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across neighbouring countries.
So far, the Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari on September 7, has covered parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra and Haryana. It is the longest march on foot by any Indian politician in the history of India, the Congress has claimed.
With this yatra, Rahul Gandhi aims to mobilise the party cadre and unite the general public against the BJP's "divisive politics in the country". (ANI)
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BJP will go alone in 2023 K'taka polls, voting for JD(S) is like casting ballot for Congress: Shah
Urging party workers to ensure that BJP forms a government with two-thirds majority in Karnataka, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the party will go alone in the 2023 assembly polls, and said it will be a direct contest as voting for JDS is like casting the ballot for Congress.He also urged people to decide whether they are standing with a party of patriots, referring to the BJP, or with tukde tukde gang under the leadership of Congress.There are clearly two sides and it is a straight fight this time.
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Urging party workers to ensure that BJP forms a government with two-thirds majority in Karnataka, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the party will go alone in the 2023 assembly polls, and said it will be a direct contest as voting for JD(S) is like casting the ballot for Congress.
He also urged people to decide whether they are standing with a party of patriots, referring to the BJP, or with ''tukde tukde gang'' under the leadership of Congress.
''There are clearly two sides and it is a straight fight this time. Journalists say there is a triangular fight. I said no, it is a straight fight, because voting for JD(S) means voting for Congress. So, is it a straight fight or not?'' Shah asked.
Accusing the JD(S) of spreading rumours claiming that BJP will tie up with them, while addressing party workers here, he said: ''I have come to tell the workers and the people of Karnataka that we will not go with any party. We will fight alone and form the government on our own.'' ''There are clearly two sides. On one side, there is an organisation of patriots in the form of BJP and on the other side, tukde-tukde gang have come together under the leadership of the Congress. It is for the people of Karnataka to decide now whether they are with the patriots or those who support people who want to divide this country,'' he added.
Shah was speaking at the BJP's booth presidents and booth-level agents convention at the Palace Ground here.
Highlighting BJP's win in Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and a tremendous victory in Gujarat, Shah told party workers assembled from across Karnataka: ''If you want to form a government, don't form an incomplete one, form a government with a full two-thirds majority.'' ''I have seen the mood of the people of Karnataka. People are ready (to support us), we need to go to them,'' he added.
Further calling Congress and JD(S) two sides of the same coin he said, ''On voting for Congress, Kumaraswamy (JDS leader) will sit on the lap of Congress. Give an opportunity for BJP to form a government with full majority, we will give a patriot government by ending corruption, parivaarvad (dynasty politis) and jaativad in five years.'' Noting that in the 2018 assembly polls, people of Karnataka made BJP the single largest party, but there was a slight shortage of numbers, Shah said, as it always happens Congress and JD(S) which fought each other during election, ''sat on each other's lap to keep BJP away from power.'' He was referring to the 2018 assembly election throwing up a hung verdict following which, Congress and JD(S) that had fought each other during the elections, joined hands to form a coalition government to keep BJP out of power.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, state BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, party's national General Secretaries Arun Singh and C T Ravi, among others were present at the event.
Calling Karnataka the ''gateway'' for BJP to the south of India, the former BJP president, expressed happiness about the response during his visit to Mandya, in the 'Old Mysuru' region of the state, where the party is considered to be weak.
He told party workers to concentrate on their booths like Arjuna in the epic Mahabharata could see only the bird's eye while aiming his bow during an archery session. ''You strengthen your booth and Modiji will strengthen the country.'' For Congress, power is an instrument for corruption, while BJP sees it as an instrument to serve the poor, the Union Minister said, while making an appeal to workers to take the work, programmes of the Central and state governments, with a message of clean administration to the people.
Listing pro-people and pro-poor programmes of the BJP government, he said, ''Deve Gowda, Siddaramaiah, Congress President speak about the poor. You have been Prime Minister, Chief Minister and Congress ruled for four generations. Come with your account, our Yuva Morcha workers will give you an account on the streets of Bengaluru.'' Shah further said, on one side, there is Modi and BJP who banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) and on the other side there is Congress' Siddaramaiah and H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) who withdrew cases against 1,700 PFI cadres.
''People of Karnataka will have to decide about the state's security and save our youth,'' he said.
PM Modi and BJP are redeveloping Kashi, Kedarnath, Badrinath along with Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, while there are people who have made a hero out of Tipu Sultan, he further said, adding that ''people of Karnataka will have to decide between them.'' Shah also blamed Congress for keeping Article 370 with respect to Jammu and Kashmir for 70 years, and said, ''on August 5, 2019 by abrogating Article 370, Modi has put an end to terrorism.'' ''When I took the Bill on abrogation (of Article 370) to Parliament, the Congress, JD(S), Communists, Samata, Mamata (TMC), SP, BSP, objected to it saying that a river of blood would flow in Kashmir. Today, I will tell them no one had the courage to even throw a stone, this is Narendra Modi's government.'' ''Can D K Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah and Kumaraswamy and their parties fight against terrorism and safeguard this country? Can they protect Karnataka from PFI? No, they can't. They fear vote bank, but BJP believes in protecting the country,'' he added.
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Explosions shake Ukrainian capital after missile warnings
Ten explosions were heard in the centre of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Saturday soon after Ukrainian officials warned of another large-scale missile attack by Moscow on Ukraine. As air raid sirens sounded across the country, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said one of the blasts occurred in an area of residential buildings in the capital's Solomyanskyi district, and that there were explosions in two other parts of the city.
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Ten explosions were heard in the centre of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Saturday soon after Ukrainian officials warned of another large-scale missile attack by Moscow on Ukraine.
As air raid sirens sounded across the country, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said one of the blasts occurred in an area of residential buildings in the capital's Solomyanskyi district, and that there were explosions in two other parts of the city. He did not say what had caused the explosions.
The governor of the surrounding Kyiv region, Oleksiy Kuleba, warned shortly beforehand of a possible incoming missile attack, and said air defences in the region were engaging targets. "The terrorist country launched several waves of missiles. They are wishing us a happy New Year. But we will persevere," Kuleba wrote on Telegram after several explosions shook the capital.
In the western city of Khmelnytskyi, two people were wounded in a drone attack, a Ukrainian presidential aide said.
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Researchers suggest transitions of chronic blood cancer to aggressive disease
For several years, a particular type of chronic leukaemia might develop. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a kind of blood cancer that may require treatment for some people, while long years of watchful waiting may be necessary for other patients. However, in a tiny number of people, the slower-moving condition can develop into a cancer that is aggressive and has few effective treatment options termed secondary acute myeloid leukaemia. How this change occurs is a subject of little research.
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Chronic cancer has a long incubation period. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a form of blood cancer that can be managed by some individuals with treatment and long periods of watchful waiting for others. However, in a tiny number of patients, the slower-moving condition may develop into secondary acute myeloid leukaemia, an aggressive cancer with limited curative therapies. About how this change occurs, little is known. The findings of the research was published in the journal Nature Cancer.
But now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified an important transition point in the shift from chronic to aggressive leukemia. They have shown that blocking a key molecule in the transition pathway prevents this dangerous disease progression in mice with models of the disease and in mice with tumors sampled from human patients. "Secondary acute myeloid leukemia has a grim prognosis," said senior author Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD, an associate professor of medicine and co-director of the Division of Hematology at the School of Medicine. "Almost every patient who develops acute leukemia after a history of myeloproliferative neoplasms will die from the disease. Therefore, a major focus of our research is to better understand this conversion from chronic to aggressive disease and to develop better therapies and, hopefully, prevention strategies for these patients."
The study suggests that inhibiting this key transition molecule -- called DUSP6 -- helps overcome the resistance that these cancers often develop to JAK2 inhibitors, the therapy typically used to treat them. JAK2 inhibitors are an anti-inflammatory therapy also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. "These patients are commonly treated with JAK2 inhibitors, but their disease progresses despite that therapy, so we're also trying to identify how the disease is able to worsen even in the setting of JAK2 inhibition," said Oh, who treats patients at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
The researchers conducted a deep dive into the genetics of these tumors, both during the slow chronic phase and after the disease had transformed into the aggressive form while patients were taking JAK2 inhibitors. The DUSP6 gene stood out as highly expressed in the 40 patients whose tumors were analyzed in this study. Using genetic techniques to delete the DUSP6 gene prevented the transition to aggressive disease in mice with models of this cancer. The researchers also tested a drug compound that inhibits DUSP6 and found that the compound -- only available for animal research -- stopped progression of the chronic disease to the aggressive disease in two different mouse models of the cancer and in mice with human tumors sampled from patients. Reducing DUSP6 levels both genetically and with a drug also reduced inflammation in these models.
Since the drug that inhibits DUSP6 is not available for human clinical trials, Oh and his colleagues are interested in exploring treatments that inhibit another molecule that they found is activated downstream of DUSP6 and that they showed is also required to perpetuate the negative effects of DUSP6. There are drugs in clinical trials that inhibit this downstream molecule, known as RSK1. Oh's team is interested in investigating these drugs for their potential to block the dangerous transition from chronic to aggressive disease and address resistance to JAK2 inhibition. "A future clinical trial might enroll myeloproliferative neoplasm patients who are taking JAK2 inhibitors and, despite that, show evidence of their disease worsening," Oh said. "At that point, we might add the type of RSK inhibitor that's now in trials to their therapy to see if that helps block progression of the disease into an aggressive secondary acute myeloid leukemia. A newly developed RKS inhibitor is in phase 1 clinical trials for patients with breast cancer, so we're hopeful our work provides a promising foundation for developing a new treatment strategy for patients with this chronic blood cancer." (ANI)
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Navi Mumbai: Trial completed, metro rail line number one to start soon, says CIDCO
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Navi Mumbai's metro rail line number one will soon begin operations as a trial from Central Park and Belapur stations has been successfully completed, an official of state-run planning authority City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) said on Saturday.
The trial on the 5.96 kilometre stretch between the two stations was conducted on Friday in the presence of Sanjay Mukherjee, chairman-managing director of CIDCO and Brijesh Dixit, managing director of Maha Metro, an entity of the state and Union governments tasked with engineering assistance to commission the line, he said.
''A trial run was held earlier between Central Park and Pendhar and now we have completed trial from Central Park to Belapur. Very soon, operations of metro line number one will commence,'' Mukherjee said.
Line number one is from Pendhar to Belapur and is 11 kilometres long. This is one of the four elevated metro rail routes being developed by CIDCO in Navi Mumbai.
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VHP asks Jharkhand govt to desist from tourism plans at Parasnath Hills, Sammed Shikharji
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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday opposed the Jharkhand government's plan to develop Parasnath Parvat and Tirtharaj Sammed Shikharji in the eastern state as eco-tourism spots and sought protection for the two sites as they are revered by the Jain community.
Sammed Shikharji, located on the Parasnath Hills in Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the biggest pilgrimage of the Jain community. Members of the community have been protesting against the Hemant Soren government's move to promote religious tourism at Parasnath Hills.
A three-day meeting of the VHP's international board of trustees and governing council is underway in Indore in Madhya Pradesh since Friday.
VHP working president advocate Alok Kumar said his organisation is determined and striving to protect the sanctity of all pilgrimage sites in India and ''are of the clear opinion that no pilgrimage site should be converted into a tourist destination''.
''We are constantly making efforts that state governments and the Centre should form an independent pilgrimage ministry, which would develop pilgrimage sites according to the faith and belief of the followers,'' he said in a statement.
The Union and Jharkhand governments must declare the entire 'Siddha Kshetra Parasnath Parvat' as a holy area and any activity that hurts the Jain community, including consumption of meat or drugs etc, should not be allowed, he said.
''Necessary amendments should be made in the related notifications so that Siddha Parasnath mountain and Tirtharaj Sammed Peak can never be developed as tourist areas. The VHP will make meaningful efforts to take necessary action in this direction along with the representatives of the Jain community,'' Kumar added.
Incidentally, last week, the Union Environment Ministry had written to the Jharkhand government asking it to consider on priority the representations received from the Jain community for amending the notification of the eco-sensitive zone around the Parasnath Sanctuary to exclude eco-tourism activities.
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Disney will stop releasing films in Russia
Disney, Hollywood's largest and most influential movie studio, is pausing the release of its theatrical films in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine last week.
"Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming 'Turning Red' from Pixar," a Disney spokesperson said in statement on Monday night. "We will make future business decisions based on the evolving situation."
The company added that Disney is working with its non-governmental-organization partners "to provide urgent aid and other humanitarian assistance to refugees" displaced by the military assault. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been condemned by many nations around the world and sparked a series of crippling economic sanctions targeting the Russian economy.
Disney had multiple films set for release in Russia in the coming months. That includes Marvel's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" on May 5 and Pixar's "Lightyear" on June 16.
Although Russia is not a major movie market like China and the United States, the move to pull films from the country, at least for the time being, is notable.
The company's decision could also prompt other movie studios to follow Disney's lead and pull their own films from the country.
The Disney news comes just hours after Netflix, the other big name in the entertainment world, said it is refusing to air Russian state TV channels in the country on its service in the country. | https://www.wxii12.com/article/disney-russia/39272247 | 2022-03-02T01:11:31 | en | 0.955009 |
The new CD by minimalist composer Terry Riley is a spiritual and personal journey for the composer. In Atlantis Nath, Riley uses common sounds such as street sounds, his keyboard playing and his voice to take the listener on a journey. Michelle Mercer has a review.
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The U.S. film industry reports a solid year at the box office, but most of the big money is tied to a few major successes, led by the Disney animated film Finding Nemo. Overall ticket sales are down a bit from 2002. NPR's Bob Edwards talks with Los Angeles Times movie critic Kenneth Turan.
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US braces for refugee crisis as thousands flee war-torn Ukraine
Sizable Ukrainian populations in the U.S. and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pressuring the Biden administration to act on the growing refugee crisis as a result of Russia's invasion.
The recent resettlement of Afghan evacuees has, to a degree, set expectations among Ukrainians in the U.S., desperate to have their family with them.
While most Ukrainian refugees are headed to other parts of Europe, Biden administration officials are preparing to send money to help with the cause, including a commitment of $54 million in humanitarian assistance for those fleeing.
More than half a million people are already spilling into neighboring countries, including Poland, Moldova and Slovakia, in what the United Nations refugee agency said could become "Europe's largest refugee crisis this century." Countries in the region have become the first destination for those desperately seeking refuge.
That stands in contrast to the evacuation out of Afghanistan last summer, when the U.S. took in thousands of Afghans who had worked for or on behalf of the U.S. during the decades-long war. The Biden administration made a series of accommodations to relocate more than 76,000 Afghans after the fall of Kabul in August. As of now, it's unclear whether those authorities, like humanitarian parole and special refugee designations, will be similarly extended to Ukrainians.
A State Department spokesperson said the administration is working with European allies and partners, as well as international organizations and NGOs, "to support those displaced internally within Ukraine and those who may seek safety in neighboring countries."
Getting out of Ukraine has become even harder after the country's airspace was closed to civilian aircraft amid the invasion, leading the U.S. to cancel outbound flights for Ukrainians approved for refugee resettlement, according to a State Department spokesperson.
"We will continue to work with those individuals fully approved for U.S. resettlement to reschedule their travel where possible through our Resettlement Support Center," the State Department spokesperson told CNN in a statement.
Ukrainian diaspora in US
Prior to last week's Russian invasion of Ukraine, there had already been a steady stream of Ukrainian refugees to the United States in recent years. Dmytro, a Ukrainian national, arrived in the U.S. and resettled in Michigan only weeks ago. The feeling is bittersweet.
"It's pretty stressful to understand that the country you left is essentially not the same country and it's only been three weeks," he told CNN through an interpreter. CNN agreed to identify him only by his first name over security concerns for family still in Ukraine.
For Ukrainians in the U.S. with family abroad, the uncertainty is disconcerting.
There are over 1 million people of Ukrainian ancestry in the United States, according to 2019 census estimates. Traverse City, Michigan, has become one of the destinations with a large Ukrainian community.
Viktoriya, a Ukrainian national, arrived in the U.S. with her family as refugees 25 years ago. Now a U.S. citizen, she's frantically trying to help her relatives who had also been in the process to come to the U.S. get out of Ukraine. CNN agreed to identify her by her first name over security concerns for family still in Ukraine.
"Right now, they are in different places, which makes us scared," she told CNN. "They don't know what to do."
Last month, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, a refugee resettlement agency in the U.S., was ready to receive 28 Ukrainian refugees, but their flights have since been canceled, according to Timothy Young, a spokesperson for the agency.
Dmytro's brother, sister-in-law, and their 3-year-old child have been at the Polish border for four days, waiting to cross to safety. His brother was also in the refugee resettlement process and was just waiting for travel paperwork. He and his family are now among the scores of people desperately trying to flee.
Resettlement organizations scrambling
Refugee resettlement organizations are racing to mobilize resources to neighboring countries to assist people fleeing Ukraine in what some advocates say could be the world's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
"If these refugees can't go home, the U.S. and the international community need to support them in the region. And if the region, in the long term, can't absorb the refugees, countries like the United States and others need to talk about resettlement," said Melanie Nezer, a senior vice president of global public affairs at HIAS, a refugee resettlement organization.
Thousands of people — primarily women and children — have sought refuge in neighboring countries, waiting days to cross into safety after a perilous journey to the border. USAID Administrator Samantha Power, who traveled to Europe amid the crisis, told CNN Monday that a lot of the most populated border crossings are "chaotic."
News of those crossings traveled thousands of miles away to Traverse City, where a community of Ukrainians is fielding desperate calls and pleas from family and friends fleeing Ukraine. Among them is Pastor of the Slavic Evangelical Church of Traverse City, Vitaliy Pavlishin. The biggest question he's daily is: What to do?
"People have no idea how long it will be," Pavlishin said, referring to the conflict.
Dmytro and Viktoriya, along with their families, were resettled in Traverse City with the help of Bethany Christian Services, an organization based in Michigan that serves immigrants and refugees.
Sandy Mascari-Devitt, a refugee resettlement specialist for Bethany Christian Services, says she has plenty of families willing to take in Ukrainian refugees, but getting them there is the problem. "I have families here waiting that would welcome their families with open arms," Mascari-Devitt said. But, she added, "I have no way right now of connecting the dots."
Calls from lawmakers
A group of Democratic and Republican senators joined together this week to acknowledge the refugee crisis and back humanitarian relief for Ukrainians already in the U.S. in a letter directed to President Joe Biden.
Democratic lawmakers have been calling on the U.S. to lead the way on refugee resettlement. "We also must work with our allies to prepare for a refugee crisis on a massive scale," Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Thursday.
Rep. Ilhan Omar echoed her Democratic colleague, saying: "As always, the countries immediately bordering Ukraine will face the greatest burden. The United States should lead by example, and begin to resettle refugees here as soon as it becomes necessary."
Since Russia's annexation of Crimea, the number of Ukrainians resettled in the United States has ticked up and then hovered in the thousands in recent years, according to government data. The refugee resettlement process, though, can be long and cumbersome, meaning that an influx of refugees to the U.S. is not expected imminently.
"The hope is that people can return home quickly. As the days and weeks go on, that hope starts to fade," Nezer said.
The International Rescue Committee, one of the nine major resettlement agencies, is operating in Poland and working with the Polish government on reception centers for Ukrainians and others fleeing, according to Hope Arcuri, a spokesperson at IRC, adding that the agency is reviewing the feasibility of offering funds, trying to provide information on legal services, and language interpretation on site.
The same agencies involved in the resettlement of Afghans are on the front lines of the Ukrainian refugee crisis. The progression of those efforts, and the politics intertwined with it, may be indicative of the months to come as Ukrainians seek safety.
Most recently, for example, tensions over the resettlement of Afghans erupted in Virginia, where a conference center will be used temporarily as a pit stop for evacuees before they head to their destination in the U.S. In a more than four-hour community meeting last week, residents of Lansdowne, a neighborhood in northern Virginia and where the conference center is located, slammed state and local officials and authorities over the lack of transparency and community input.
"No resident of Loudoun County is doubting the mission," one resident said, expressing his anger at the lack of transparency. "All of you have failed us," he added while pointing at local and federal officials, to applause from dozens of residents.
The arguments made by residents were like those of Democratic and Republican lawmakers who supported the resettlement of Afghan evacuees early on. Later, some in the GOP began raising questions about the vetting of those arriving. The response to Ukrainian refugees remains to be seen. But for Ukrainians, this moment, they say, is when people in their country need the U.S. government the most. | https://www.wxii12.com/article/us-braces-ukrainian-refugee-crisis/39287282 | 2022-03-02T01:11:41 | en | 0.97034 |
Oscar nominations are announced Tuesday, and Nicole Kidman is a shoo-in for a best actress nomination for her portrayal of writer Virginia Wolfe in "The Hours." Meryl Streep also is a contender, but Julianne Moore -- who was onscreen longer than Kidman -- most likely will be considered for best supporting actress. Robert Osborne, host of Turner Classic Movies and author of 70 Years of the Oscar, says category hopping isn't new.
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What is the SPR, and why does Biden want to use it to fight Russia?
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a man-made underground government storage complex built inside four separate salt domes on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf coast.
Combined, the four SPR locations currently hold about 600 million barrels of crude oil. They're about to get 30 million barrels lighter.
The Biden administration, in conjunction with the 30 other member nations of the International Energy Agency's governing board, authorized the release of 60 million barrels of emergency oil reserves to stave off price increases resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Half of that oil will come out of the SPR.
The West hopes that adding supply to the global energy market will put a ceiling on oil prices. Although Russia hasn't cut off supply to the rest of the world — and market analysts don't expect it to — oil prices have nonetheless surged above $100 in recent weeks. Russian oil has become toxic to many oil traders, who report trouble securing financing from Western banks to buy it.
If Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to restrict oil shipments, even by a small amount, that could send global oil prices through the roof. The SPR remains one tool in President Joe Biden's toolbox to counteract supply constraints.
But it's not a catch-all. In fact, it might not even make a dent.
What is the SPR?
The SPR was created in the wake of the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo, when oil-producing nations in the Middle East halted exports. The resulting oil and gasoline shortages sent energy prices sky-high, and the U.S. economy fell into a recession.
It held a record 727 million barrels of oil in 2009, but the United States has been gradually reducing its storage over the past decade. Its maximum capacity has since been reduced a bit to 714 million barrels.
Intended to insulate the United States from supply shocks, it has been used more as a political tool for presidents facing angry voters when gas prices are high.
For example, Biden released 50 million barrels in November — the largest SPR release on record — when gas prices were about $3.50 a gallon.
The Obama administration released 30 million barrels (the previous record), in 2011 when oil crept up to $100 a barrel. The George W. Bush administration released 20.8 million barrels in 2005 just before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast.
Why it won't make a big difference
The world consumes 100 million barrels of oil per day. Although 60 million barrels may sound like a lot, that's what the world consumes in about 16 hours.
Oil investors, clearly unimpressed by the IEA nations' plan, reacted by sending even higher after the announcement. Oil hit fresh seven-year highs Tuesday.
"The bottom line is this is not enough to cool off the market. It's a bit of a band-aid solution," said Michael Tran, managing director of global energy strategy at RBC Capital Markets.
U.S. crude spiked about 10% Tuesday morning to an intraday high of $105.14 a barrel. That's the highest level since 2014. Brent crude, the world benchmark, soared about 8% to $105.40 a barrel.
"You need to super-size the [SPR release] numbers," said Robert Yawger, vice president of energy futures at Mizuho Securities.
In November, when the Biden administration released a record amount of oil from the SPR, prices dipped a bit — and tumbled when the omicron variant kept people from traveling again. But within months, energy prices were right back to where they started.
"We released 50 million barrels and the market ran over it like a train. I don't know why it would be any different this time," said Yawger.
Still, energy industry executives and analysts conceded the Russia-Ukraine crisis is precisely what the SPR is designed for: to cushion the market against national security-related supply shocks. "It's better than doing nothing," Yawger added.
But it's not a long-term solution. Emergency reserves can hold only a finite amount. In fact, the SPR holds the lowest amount of oil since September 2002, according to government statistics.
Matt Smith, lead Americas oil analyst at Kpler, said emergency releases are arguably bullish from a market sentiment standpoint. But they come at a price.
"Every time the U.S. announces a release from the SPR," Smith said, "it's one less bullet that it has to be able to use later on." | https://www.wxii12.com/article/what-is-the-spr/39287597 | 2022-03-02T01:11:52 | en | 0.964899 |
Nominations for the 75th Academy Awards are announced. Chicago receives 13 nominations, including nods for best picture, director and actress Renee Zellweger. Gangs of New York gets 10 nominations, including director Martin Scorsese, while The Hours receives nine, including lead actress Nicole Kidman and supporting actress Julianne Moore. Hear film reporter Pat Dowell.
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Irish writer Eoin Colfer has found great success enchanting readers with the fanciful adventures of Artemis Fowl. His new book The Wish List is about saving souls, cell-phone conversations between St. Peter and Beelzebub, and the online presence of both Heaven and Hell. Frank Browning profiles the writer.
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What Tiger Woods is to Golf, Torums Scarf Michael is to being a dog. The Kerry blue terrier known as "Mick" for short, wins Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with David Frei, the show's commentator.
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Author James McGrath Morris's latest book, Rose Man of Sing Sing relays the true story of Charles Chapin, a tabloid newspaper editor of the early 20th century. Chapin was a pioneer of the tabloid style of journalism who ended up in prison after killing his wife. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Morris.
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A new exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art examines the lifelong relationship between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. It pairs works by the two artists, showing how they influenced each other despite their very different styles.
As David D'Arcy reports for Morning Edition: "From 1905 on the two were among the most valued and most collected painters alive. That would continue for 50 years. It wasn't that they competed -- it was that, in the world of collectors and galleries, they couldn't avoid each other."
MoMA Curator Kirk Varnedoe says the artists' mutual admiration was mixed with envy.
But Pierre Schneider, who has written a definitive study of Matisse, says he hopes that those who attend Matisse Picasso look beyond the hyped rivalry between the artists. "When you read the catalog, the words 'rivalry' and 'competition' are a bit insulting to both of them, as if they spent their time reading the gossip columns that were written about them all along their careers," Schneider says.
The show will be at MoMA's Queens facility from today through May 19.
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A growing number of Hollywood studios are filming movies abroad, where labor costs are cheaper. Over the last two years, the U.S. film industry has lost about 50,000 jobs. The Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild are pushing for state and federal subsidies to help persuade studios to keep productions in the United States. David D'Arcy reports.
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The star of the French film Amelie, Audrey Tautou, appears in a new movie opening today. Its title -- He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not -- suggests it's appropriate for Valentine's day. But NPR's Bob Mondello says it's not really the sort of romantic film usually thought of as a "date movie."
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The public often thinks of artistic inspiration arriving in a sort of thunderbolt moment of creativity. The truth is, almost nothing is created out of thin air.
"Great works of art set a standard, set the bar," says Clint Brown, author of Artist to Artist: Inspiration and Advice from Artists Past and Present. "Although they can be humiliating in a certain sense because they're powerful… they can give you new ideas and help things connect in your own work."
Morning Edition begins Intersections, a six-month-long series looking at artists and their artistic sources of inspiration.
As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports in the first story in the series, many famous artists admit to drawing creative inspiration from the work of others. Take, for example, Stephen Sondheim, the prolific Broadway composer and lyricist. A few years ago, he told Library of Congress music specialist Mark Horowitz one such inspiring moment came while watching the 1945 movie Hangover Square at age 15. He saw the movie twice to memorize the score, composed by the legendary Bernard Herrmann.
"When Sondheim wrote Sweeney Todd, he -- at least to some degree -- was trying to imagine, 'What would Bernard Herrmann do?'" Horowitz says. "And he talks about how there are certain Bernard Herrmann chords that he uses that are inspired aspects of the score."
Edie Pistolesi, an art professor at California State University, notes that some of the best painters -- including Vincent Van Gogh -- literally copied the art that inspired them in order to learn technique. And the copying isn't limited to the visual arts. The Beatles learned to play rock 'n' roll by listening to American records. In fact, the opening guitar riff off a somewhat obscure 1961 R&B song called "Watch Your Step," by Bobby Parker, is echoed in the Beatles' song "I Feel Fine."
Sometimes, this type of borrowing results in legal action. But for the most part, it reflects the recognition among artists of the need for a common language of expression.
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Hitler's secretary recalls the dictator's final days in Blind Spot, a minimalist documentary from Germany. After wide acclaim at Berlin Film Festival attendees a year ago, it's finally opening in U.S. theaters. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.
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Author Colson Whitehead roamed the streets of New York for years, noting the many small details that make up the life of the city. His new book of essays, The Colossus of New York, tries to capture the essence of the Big Apple. Jon Kalish reports.
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More than 100 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci are on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It's the first showing of its kind in the United States. NPR's David D'Arcy reports.
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More than 100 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci are on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It's the first showing of its kind in the United States. NPR's David D'Arcy reports.
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Josh Roseman is a young trombonist who appreciates music with a groove. His band, the Josh Roseman Unit, has a new CD called Treats for the Nightwalker that blends styles of jazz, from funk to progressive. Music critic Jim Fusilli has a review.
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Choreographer Martha Clarke's dance theater piece Vienna Lusthaus debuted 15 years ago, and recently made a brief return. It's a dreamlike work that draws on Vienna's violent history. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Clarke about the impact of the performance.
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Gillo Pontecorvo's 1965 film The Battle of Algiers portrays the urban warfare between Algerians and the French troops occupying their country. The film's raw presentation of a ruthless conflict just years after it occurred left audiences enthralled. The film is now being re-released -- and to some, it conveys a new meaning in light of the U.S. involvement in Iraq. David D'Arcy reports.
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Ben and Leo Sidran release their new children's CD El Elefante. The collection of original songs is in English and Spanish. Father and son started working together when the son was a child, and the collaboration grew from that. Ben is more jazz influenced; Leo is more pop- and rock-oriented. The two talk about the fun they had creating the music with NPR's Melissa Block.
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Dutch writer Harry Mulisch has often been cited as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but his work is not well known in the United States. In his latest novel, Siegfried, Mulisch envisions a world in which Hitler has a son who is part Jewish. Frank Browning profiles the author.
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She wasn't quite in a league of her own, but 50 years ago Mamie "Peanut" Johnson was among just a handful of women to play in the Negro Leagues of baseball. At 17, Johnson tried out for a spot on a professional women's team, but was rejected because of her race.
"They didn't let us try out," Johnson recalls, in a Morning Edition interview with NPR's Bob Edwards. "They just looked at us like we were crazy as if to say, 'What do you want?'"
But Johnson insists it's the best thing that could have happened to her career. The rejection led her to a spot in the men's Negro Leagues, which featured legends such as Satchel Paige, whom she says helped her perfect her curveball. "I got to meet and be with some of the best baseball players that ever picked up a bat, so I'm very proud about that."
In 1953, Johnson was recruited to play with the Indianapolis Clowns, where she became the league's first female pitcher. Her story is recounted in a new book, A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green.
Edwards asks Johnson how she got along with male ballplayers, who tend to be a "rowdy" bunch. Johnson replies with a laugh: "Well, I can get rowdy, too. That's no problem. I met some of the nicest gentlemen I could ever meet and I got the highest respect in the world from all of them."
But, she adds, "you've got your gentlemen, and then you've got your men." Some of the "men" don't know how to act, she says, "but after you prove yourself as to what you came there for, then you don't have any problem out of them, either. After you strike three or four of them out and, you know, it's alright."
She struck many of them out. In the year she played, her record was 33-8, but Johnson was quick to praise her teammates for helping her achieve it.
Playing major league baseball was a "beautiful" experience, she says. "When you learn to do something and do it well, you begin to enjoy it."
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The Iranian producer and drummer Mushtaq and former Specials frontman Terry Hall have collaborated on a new CD, The Hour of Two Lights. The songs draw on a number of musical styles to create what the duo call "contemporary nomad" music. Music critic Michelle Mercer has a review.
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Established five years ago in Michigan, the Sphinx Competition encourages young Hispanic and African-American string musicians to get involved in the classical music world. Founder and president Aaron Dworkin says American orchestras lack diversity. Celeste Headlee of member station WDET reports.
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The Battle of Algiers, a 1965 film depicting Algerian uprisings against French troops occupying their country, is being re-released in theaters Friday. Many filmgoers say the movie is as relevant today as it was a half-century ago. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.
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A new book details several women's efforts to fight sexual harassment and gender discrimination on Wall Street. Tales from the Boom-Boom Room: Wall Street vs. Women tells the story of a whistleblower who tried to hold Wall Street accountable for its treatment of women. NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with author Susan Antilla.
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The latest novel by Chilean writer Arturo Fuguet is called Movies of My Life. It tells the story of one man's youth on two continents, through the memories evoked by popular films. Tom Vitale reports.
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The latest novel by Chilean writer Arturo Fuguet is called Movies of My Life. It tells the story of one man's youth on two continents, through the memories evoked by popular films. Tom Vitale reports.
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Biden to announce in State of the Union that US is closing airspace to Russian planes over Ukraine invasion, reports AP.
Biden to announce in State of the Union that US is closing airspace to Russian planes over Ukraine invasion, reports AP.
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With a U.S. invasion of Iraq looming, archaeologists and art historians are growing increasingly concerned over what will become of ancient monuments and artifacts in the "cradle of civilization" when bombs begin falling. They're also worried about looting of ancient artifacts after a war ends, NPR's Jason DeRose reports.
The Archaeological Institute of America is urging the Department of Defense to consider historic sites in Iraq when planning U.S. military strategy. In a letter to the Pentagon, the AIA expresses its "profound concern about the potential for damage to monuments, sites, antiquities, and cultural institutions as a result of war."
Six thousand years ago, the place known today as Iraq was Mesopotamia, which rose along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
"It's the cradle of civilization," says McGuire Gibson, who teaches Mesopotamian archaeology at the University of Chicago. "It's the place where we get the first cities, the first writing, the first thoughts about what's man's relationship to God. It's the first sort of ideas about death. It's the first recorded literature that we have."
Gibson and other archaeologists are quick to say their first concern if war comes to Iraq is the loss of human life. But with nearly 100,000 archaeological sites at stake, they're also concerned about the loss of human history, DeRose reports. Gibson says the 1991 Gulf War literally chipped away at a priceless past. One example is the massive 4,000-year-old Ziggurat at Ur, in southern Iraq. The temple pyramid was hit by at least 400 shells that took out "big chunks" from the structure, Gibson says.
The future of the 2,000-year-old ruin at Ctesiphon -- just outside Baghdad -- is a chief concern of Zaineb Bahrani, who teaches at Columbia University. The site includes the remains of a palace with one of the oldest, tallest brick archways in the world. It was indirectly damaged in 1991 and Bahrani says another nearby bombing could cause the arch to collapse.
Monuments aren't the only potential targets of concern. Elizabeth Stone, an archaeologist at the State University of New York at Stoney Brook, says cuneiform tablets provided legal records -- and personal stories -- from the ancient past. One of the tablets she translated was a divorce case "where a guy had married an heiress where he was accusing her of being a nag. She was accusing him of never having slept with her," Stone says.
Records such as the divorce tablet are made of unbaked mud. The weight of a tank or the shock of a bomb can turn these fragile artifacts to dust, DeRose reports.
However, some art historians and archaeologists are more concerned about what will come after a military campaign, when they say social and economic chaos will most likely lead to looting.
John Russell at the Massachusetts College of Art cites the palace of the Assyrian ruler Sennacherib at Nineveh in northern Iraq. Prior to the 1991 Gulf War, Russell visited the palace of the king who plotted the siege of Jerusalem in 701 B.C. In the palace, Russell photographed 2,700-year-old sculptural reliefs depicting religious offerings, laborers and death. In the mid-1990s, Russell began seeing pieces of the same sculptures being offered on the art market.
A Department of Defense spokesperson says an internal Web site has been set up to help military planners avoid historic sites in Iraq. He says the United States also plans to help the post-war Iraqi government establish protections for cultural property.
But with tens of thousands of archaeological sites throughout Iraq, Boston University archaeologist Paul Zimansky doesn't hold out much hope about protecting this ancient culture. "The Mesopotamians themselves were aware of the impermanence of everything they did," Zimansky says. "And there's a deep pessimism that runs through the literature of Mesopotamia. And perhaps that's carrying over to the modern day -- that everything does seem to turn back into mud."
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Journalist Richard Pollak's latest book, The Colombo Bay, tells the story of his five-week journey from Hong Kong to New York aboard a container ship. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Pollak.
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Journalist Richard Pollak's latest book, The Colombo Bay, tells the story of his five-week journey from Hong Kong to New York aboard a container ship. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Pollak.
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John le Carre's Absolute Friends is the former British spy's new thriller, set in post-Cold War Europe. The novel follows a British agent who becomes a CIA informant; it also raises questions about the limits of loyalty among such firm allies as Britain and America. Alan Cheuse has a review.
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Gods and Generals arrives in theaters. It's a film based on novelist Jeff Shaara's inner look at key Civil War figures in the early years of the conflict. Director Ron Maxwell also handled Gettysburg. That film was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Killer Angels, written by Shaara's father Michael. NPR's Bob Mondello offers a review.
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World Bank board backs plan to shift $1 bln from frozen Afghan trust fund -source
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The executive board of the World Bank on Tuesday approved a plan to use more than $1 billion from a frozen Afghanistan trust fund to fund urgently needed education, agriculture, health and family programs, a source familiar with the decision said.
The move, which will bypass sanctioned Taliban authorities by disbursing the money through U.N. agencies, will provide a major boost to efforts to ease the country's worsening humanitarian and economic crises.
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Kojak sucked on a lollipop, Columbo sported a rumpled raincoat. But Monk, the current rage in TV crime solvers, is an altogether different character -- he's an obsessive-compulsive detective who's afraid of dirt, crowded rooms and milk. On Morning Edition, NPR's Renee Montagne gets into the mind of the quirky character with the show's star, Tony Shalhoub.
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On the eve of the annual Grammy presentations, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences seeks to recover from the departure of a scandal-plagued president. And the music industry confronts a steep decline in CD sales. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Eric Boehlert of Salon.com.
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In contrast to Annie Liebowitz's posed celebrity portraits, Charles Peterson gets the sweat, anger, and noise of the Seattle scene on film in his new book, Touch Me, I'm Sick. Marcie Sillman reports on the challenges of capturing performance in the static medium of photography.
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February is far from Hollywood's biggest month of the year, since the film community is focused on Oscar nominees. New offerings tend to be fluffy. But there are exceptions, such as the British comedy Lawless Hearts, which gives the audiences several angles on each of its characters. NPR's Bob Mondello has a review.
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Four dead in Russian strike on Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr - adviser to interior minister
Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko wrote on his Facebook page that Russian forces had killed a paediatric anaesthesiologist, firing at her car as she was driving her wounded nephew to the hospital from the village of Kukhari, in the Kyiv region. Ukraine's defence ministry said a total of 16 high-precision guided missiles had been fired on Monday, between 7:07 p.m. and 7:51 p.m.
Four people were killed when homes in the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr were hit on Tuesday by a Russian cruise missile apparently aimed at a nearby air base, Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, said on his Telegram channel.
He said the residential buildings near the base of the 95th Airborne Brigade in Zhytomyr, 120 km (75 miles) west of the capital Kyiv, had been set on fire, "So far, four people have died. Including a child," he said.
Moscow warned residents of the capital Kyiv on Tuesday to flee their homes and rained rockets on Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, as Russian commanders intensified their bombardment of urban areas in a shift of tactics after their six-day assault stalled. Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko wrote on his Facebook page that Russian forces had killed a paediatric anaesthesiologist, firing at her car as she was driving her wounded nephew to the hospital from the village of Kukhari, in the Kyiv region.
Ukraine's defence ministry said a total of 16 high-precision guided missiles had been fired on Monday, between 7:07 p.m. and 7:51 p.m. (1707 GMT and 1751 GMT), at residential areas of Kharkiv from a strategic bomber flying over Russia's Belgorod region. "High-rise buildings, schools, kindergartens and other infrastructure of the city were destroyed," the ministry said on its Facebook page.
"According to preliminary data, dozens of Kharkiv residents, including children, died from these airstrikes," it added. "Unfortunately, in the current situation, it is extremely difficult for the Air Force to cover the sky in this region, because part of the country's air defence system was destroyed by Russian ballistic and cruise missile strikes."
In the largely Russian-speaking city of Donetsk, in territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists, local authorities said three civilians had been killed by Ukrainian shelling. The self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, recognised as independent by Moscow last week, was one of the transit points used by Russian forces that invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Reuters was not able to confirm any of the incidents. (Writing by Kevin Liffey; editing by Richard Pullin and Grant McCool)
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Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's return to Broadway has resuscitated the hit musical The Producers. Audiences have eagerly welcomed the actors back to the roles they played in 2001. The pair's return comes as they prepare for a re-make of the 1968 movie. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Ben Brantley, theater critic for The New York Times.
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Margaret Bourke-White was one of the most famous photojournalists of the 20th century. A Bourke-White picture made the cover of the very first issue of Life magazine. She was one of four staff photographers on the first masthead, the only woman on staff, and invented the photo essay for the magazine. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on an exhibition at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., that focuses on Bourke-White's earliest works, before Life.
"Margaret Bourke-White hung out of bombers to take pictures, climbed out on a gargoyle high atop the Chrysler Building to take pictures, was the first Western photographer to go to the Soviet Union, covered the dangerous days of India's partition," Stamberg says.
Biographer Vicki Goldberg says Bourke-White was fearless from the beginning. When Bourke-White went into Cleveland's steel mills in the 1920s, she would get so close to the pouring metal that her face would turn sunburn-red and her camera finish would blister, Goldberg says.
The Phillips Collection show -- Margaret Bourke-White, The Photography of Design, 1927-1936 -- is a salute, in 140 black-and-white images, to the might of American industry. She began as a commercial photographer, documenting the achievements of corporations. Curator Stephen Bennett Phillips says Bourke-White's work reflected the importance of industry to the capitalist society of America.
As Stamberg reports, "Margaret Bourke-White was in love with the shapes of industrial design -- the mechanical muscle and sheen of it. She took extreme close-ups of the inner workings of production."
In one example, 1930's Industrial Cable, Bourke-White zeros in on a "beautiful fabric" of metal wires woven like braids of gold yarn, Phillips says. He says the major achievement of her early photographs was that she was able to show the moguls of industry the hidden beauty in the worlds they dominated.
The exhibit remains at the Phillips Collection through May 11. Then it travels to Charlotte, N.C., Fort Wayne, Ind., and Portland, Maine.
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Actress Uta Hagen died Wednesday at her home in Manhattan at age 84. Hagen gained her biggest Broadway success in the early 1960s with her portrayal of Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. She also taught dozens of actors how to ply their trade. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.
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FTSE Russell says annual indexes reconstitution to occur in late June
Global index publisher FTSE Russell said on Tuesday an annual reconstitution of its indexes would take place in late June, the third rebalancing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rebalancing for this year will begin on May 6, with eligibility for the reconstitution determined from constituent market capitalization, FTSE Russell said. It said the U.S. equity markets would open with the newly reconstituted Russell U.S. indexes on June 27.
Global index publisher FTSE Russell said on Tuesday an annual reconstitution of its indexes would take place in late June, the third rebalancing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rebalancing for this year will begin on May 6, with eligibility for the reconstitution determined from constituent market capitalization, FTSE Russell said.
It said the U.S. equity markets would open with the newly reconstituted Russell U.S. indexes on June 27. The annual event often results in the highest volume trading day of the year. On the last Friday every June, FTSE Russell refreshes the components in its range of indexes, such as the Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks and Russell 1000 index of large-cap names. Together, they make up the Russell 3000 index.
There are also style indexes such as the Russell 1000 growth and Russell 2000 value.
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Contract negotiations between Broadway producers and the musicians' union are stuck over how many musicians must be employed by each show. Producers are threatening virtual pit bands. Musicians are threatening to strike. Jeff Lunden reports.
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The Sundance Film Festival opens Thursday in Park City, Utah. But so far, festival organizers have largely ignored an independent film genre thriving right in their backyard -- Mormon cinema. As NPR's Howard Berkes reports, over the past three years, distinctly Mormon films targeting Mormon audiences have played in multiplexes coast to coast.
Dave Hunter, co-founder of Utah-based Halestorm Entertainment, figures that at least 10 percent of the 5 million Latter-day Saints living in the United States would be willing to see Mormon-centered films.
"If that boils down to 200,000 or 300,000 people that will actually pay for that, that will justify our box and us doing it," Hunter says.
Indeed, Halestorm's film The Singles Ward played in more than 160 theaters and reaped close to $1 million in profits, making the comedy a blockbuster by Mormon cinema standards. God's Army, a story about Mormon missionaries and challenges to faith, grossed more than $2.6 million in ticket sales -- nearly 10 times its production costs.
But some critics complain too many of these niche films lack originality and quality production.
"Most of these LDS movies are very safe and familiar," says Salt Lake Tribune film critic Sean Means. "They are all about the culture and sort of jokes about… green jello and…funeral potatoes and too many dishes at the potluck… there's not a lot of discussion about what it really means to be a Mormon."
There are some critically acclaimed exceptions, like the murder mystery Brigham City -- but it didn't do as well at the box office as God's Army and Singles Ward. Another new film in the genre, Saints and Soldiers, has won awards at seven film festivals -- but it was purged of all Mormon references.
"We’ve had a lot of people who love the movie," says Saints and Soldiers producer Adam Abel. " And unfortunately, I think if they thought it was a Mormon [movie], they may just automatically think it's a bad thing, rather than taking it for what it's worth."
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The White House, which declined to comment on Tuesday, held extensive talks with U.S. airlines in recent days on the issue.
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Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg first made a name for himself with horror movies. His remake of The Fly is considered a classic of the genre. But his more recent films take him into more disturbing territory. NPR's Bob Mondello says that's especially true of Spider, starring Ralph Fiennes, which opens today in New York.
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The Sundance Film Festival kicks off in Park City, Utah. In the past few years, Sundance has become associated with Hollywood sightings, glamorous parties and celebrity skiing. This year, festival organizers are trying to take the event back to its independent roots by featuring more films from unknown directors. David D'Arcy reports.
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Argentina's government will this week send an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to delay debt repayments to the South American country's Congress for approval, President Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday.
Argentina's government will this week send an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to delay debt repayments to the South American country's Congress for approval, President Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday. The South American country reached an understanding with the IMF in late January over a new deal to help push back over $40 billion in debts the country owes and cannot pay. That agreement still needed to be ironed out before getting final approval.
In opening remarks to Congress, center-left Fernandez said "starting this week we hope that it will be in the hands of national lawmakers to consider approving the agreement reached with the staff of the International Monetary Fund." Fernandez needs Congress to approve the details of the deal, with pressure rising ahead of repayments to the IMF of over $2.8 billion due mid-March. The deal will also need to be approved by the IMF's board.
In January, Argentina's government announced it had reached an understanding in principle with the IMF to replace a $57 billion failed loan granted in 2018. IMF head Kristalina Georgieva said then there was still much work to be done. Fernandez also announced to lawmakers on Tuesday the extension of a currency swap with China to boost the Argentine central bank's reserves.
Two sources from the economy ministry told Reuters the government is working on the final details of the agreement. "They're working hard and we hope it can be done soon and sent to Congress... we'll see if it can be ready tomorrow," said one of the sources.
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Her words are still chilling, now some 40 years after they were recorded. Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is describing her 1963 jailhouse beating: "And I just began to scream where I couldn't control it and then the white man got up and began to beat me in the head... These are the things that we go through in the state of Mississippi just trying to be treated like a human being, but still this is called a part of America."
The Hamer recording is part of the Pacifica Radio audio archives. The five-member public radio network -- founded in 1949 by pacifist Lewis Hill -- is working to preserve its five decades of rare sound recordings. In an interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Brian DeShazor, director of archives, describes the importance of preserving the audio collection -- more than 47,000 tapes, many of which are deteriorating and in risk of being lost forever -- as part of American political and cultural history.
The recordings feature interviews, speeches, poetry and literature by political figures and artists, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Angela Davis, James Baldwin, the Dalai Lama, Langston Hughes and Lenny Bruce. A rare 1966 recording captures jazz legend John Coltrane riffing on spirituality. It was taped in a parking lot.
"Nobody else was covering these materials at that time. That's why they're so unique," DeShazor says.
He says that from its beginning, Pacifica has championed constitutional free speech and social activism. "The idea of free speech and the First Amendment is in the mission statement, so that when we listen to the recordings that we have, we understand that people felt they weren't going to be censored so they had freedom to speak their ideas, however radical that they were."
In addition to in-studio interviews, DeShazor says "a wealth of the materials are in the street anti-war protest rallies, the Black Panther Party rallies, the social issue rallies that were going on in Berkeley and in New York... So what we have are a plethora of speeches, lectures at universities, interviews, music and documentaries."
Among the archives is a memorable recording featuring Rosa Parks, whose act of defiance in 1955 in Montgomery, Ala., helped spark desegregation. As DeShazor describes it, "she still has a calm determination and you can sort of hear in her voice an innocence because it was still prior to the civil rights movement as it grew and became successful."
In the interview, Parks explains why she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person: "I felt that I was not being treated right and that I had a right to retain the seat that I had taken as a passenger on the bus."
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Actress Frances Conroy plays Ruth Fisher in the HBO series Six Feet Under. At 50, she's found the prime role in a career that has spanned the stage and the big screen in addition to television. Conroy speaks with NPR's Susan Stamberg.
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The day President Kennedy was assassinated, Bob Schieffer — the future veteran CBS newsman — was still just a young newspaper reporter in Texas. But he got closer to that day's events than he ever would have imagined.
In a Morning Edition interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Schieffer describes his first major encounter with history. A woman called into the offices of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where Schieffer was a young reporter. She was looking for a ride to Dallas.
"I said, 'Lady, this is not the taxi service and, besides, the president has been shot.' And she says, 'Yes, I heard it on the radio. My son is the one that they have arrested." So Schieffer and a fellow reporter rushed to the home of Lee Harvey Oswald's mother and Schieffer interviewed her as they drove her to Dallas.
That's just one of the stories in Schieffer's new book, This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV.
A few years later, he covered the Vietnam War for the same Texas newspaper. Carrying letters from parents, Schieffer tracked down young soldiers from the Fort Worth area who were stationed in Vietnam. "They were very lonely and I remember very well walking up to one tough young Marine in full battle gear and I said, 'I'm from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and your mom asked me to come over and see how you were.' And he just broke down into sobs."
After anchoring the news at a television station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Schieffer joined CBS News in 1969. He went to work in the network's Washington bureau, which was populated by legends and legends-to-be, including Eric Sevareid, Dan Rather and Roger Mudd. "I'll never forget the day I walked in there. It was like a little leaguer suddenly being called to pinch-hit for Mickey Mantle in Yankee Stadium."
Schieffer, now CBS News' chief Washington correspondent, has covered the White House, Pentagon and State Department, but he says Capitol Hill is his favorite beat. "The best thing about the Congress is that it is the last place where you can have face-to-face interviews and interaction with the newsmakers themselves," says Schieffer, who hosts the Sunday talk show, Face the Nation.
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WRAPUP-Apple, Ford other big American brands join corporate wave shunning Russia
Apple Inc late on Tuesday said it had stopped sales of iPhones and other products in Russia, adding that it was making changes to its Maps app to protect civilians in Ukraine. Alphabet Inc's Google dropped Russian state publishers from its news, and Ford Motor, with three joint venture factories in Russia, told its Russian manufacturing partner it was suspending operations in the country.
Some of America's best-known companies including Apple, Google, Ford and Harley-Davidson rebuked and rejected Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, under steady pressure from investors and consumers decrying the violence. Apple Inc late on Tuesday said it had stopped sales of iPhones and other products in Russia, adding that it was making changes to its Maps app to protect civilians in Ukraine.
Alphabet Inc's Google dropped Russian state publishers from its news, and Ford Motor, with three joint venture factories in Russia, told its Russian manufacturing partner it was suspending operations in the country. Motor cycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc suspended shipments of its bikes. Many corporations have been unusually clear in their condemnation of Russia.
"We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence," Apple said in a statement announcing a pause in sales in Russia. The steady drum beat of companies taking a stance increased later in the day as rockets struck major cities in Ukraine.
"Ford is deeply concerned about the invasion of Ukraine and the resultant threats to peace and stability. The situation has compelled us to reassess our operations in Russia," Ford said, adding to several days of announcements by global car companies. Boeing suspended parts, maintenance and technical support services for Russian airlines, a Politico reporter tweeted. The U.S. plane maker suspended major operations in Moscow and will also temporarily closed office in Kyiv, the tweet said.
Restriction from the West have hit the Russian economy hard, with the rouble currency hitting a record low of 117 to the dollar, down from 75 before Russia recognized two breakaway regions in Ukraine. Financial isolation is rising as shipping companies say they will not serve Russian ports. And a boom of investor interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, is making it more difficult for those companies that sit on the sidelines.
Russian companies are in particular peril with such Western investors, since they often are not open to talks to change their behavior, said TJ Kistner, vice president at Segal Marco Advisors, a large U.S. pension consultant. Western investors may respond by pulling out. “The only course of action for many is simply divestment,” Kistner said.
Moscow has responded by temporarily curbing foreign investors from selling Russian assets. Big Tech companies also are continuing efforts to stop Russian forces from taking advantage of their products.
Apple said it had blocked app downloads of some state-backed news services outside of Russia, adding, "We have disabled both traffic and live incidents in Apple Maps in Ukraine as a safety and precautionary measure for Ukrainian citizens."
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Hiroshima Maiden is the name of a theater work that premiered this week in New York. It's based on the experiences of a group of women disfigured by the atomic bomb who came to this country for reconstructive surgery. To help raise money for the surgery, two of the women and their sponsor appeared on an episode of the old TV show This Is Your Life. One of the guests was the co-pilot of the Enola Gay. Reporter Karen Michel mixes sound from the original This Is Your Life with sound from the new production and an interview with one of the original "maidens," who came to New York again to see the new show.
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The North Platte Catholic Schools Endowment-Trust raised over $33,000 at the 47th annual Irish Fest event on Sunday, a record for the event.
Executive Director Wendy Dodson says that over 250 people enjoyed the homemade roast beef dinner, over 6,000 game tickets were sold for the mini carnival in the school gym, 5,482 raffle tickets were sold, $1,100 worth of baked goods, and the silent auction doubled previous proceeds with a total of $8,580.
“The Endowment is particularly grateful to those who sponsored and volunteered at Irish Fest,” Dodson said in a press release.
Longtime school parent Marty Troshynski prepared and cooked the meal. The Lincoln County Feedyard LLC donated all of the beef for the meal. Croissants were provided by Dunkin’ Donuts of North Platte. Potatoes were donated by Mike and Alison Noffsinger, and Kim Koch provided music and sound.
“Special recognition is due to the faculty and students of St. Patrick’s and McDaid schools,” Dodson said. “Student volunteers staffed the game booths, served in the cafeteria, sold raffle tickets, and provided baked goods for the event.”
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Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, one of the giants of the genre, takes an optimistic perspective on NASA's current Mars mission and President Bush's vision for future space exploration. The author of classics such as The Martian Chronicles speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
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Along with the other Lee Enterprises papers across Nebraska, we’re launching a statewide, unscientific poll to see what’s on the minds of Nebraskans.
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We want to know what you care about, and then we want to help you get specific answers to how candidates prioritize and would solve issues.
We hope to see how different issues matter differently depending on where and how folks live.
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U.S. to ban Russian flights from American airspace, officials say
The White House, which declined to comment, held extensive talks with U.S. airlines in recent days. United had been continuing to fly over Russian airspace to operate some flights to and from India in recent days.
The U.S. government is set to announce a ban on Russian flights from American airspace following similar moves by the European Union and Canada, government and industry officials told Reuters. The precise timing is unclear but is expected within the next 24 hours, the sources said.
Late on Tuesday, United Airlines said it has temporarily suspended flying over Russian airspace, joining other major U.S. carriers who have taken the step after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The White House, which declined to comment, held extensive talks with U.S. airlines in recent days.
United had been continuing to fly over Russian airspace to operate some flights to and from India in recent days. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Parcel Service all confirmed this week they had halted flights over Russia. FedEx on Tuesday did not respond to emails asking if it has stopped flying over Russia.
United is canceling two flights to India for Tuesday and Wednesday as it evaluates how it could continue to operate via a different route that does not use Russian airspace. White House officials had privately asked if the move would harm U.S. supply chains or have other negative impacts, sources told Reuters.
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The economic downturn forces state officials to slash budgets for many government-funded services. New Jersey, one of 40 states in which funding for the arts is expected to plummet, become the third state to propose eliminating arts spending entirely. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.
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World Bank board backs using $1 billion in frozen Afghan funds for aid
The executive board of the World Bank on Tuesday approved a plan to use more than $1 billion from a frozen Afghanistan trust fund to finance urgently needed education, agriculture, health and family programs, the bank announced. The plan, which will bypass sanctioned Taliban authorities by disbursing the money through U.N. agencies and international aid groups, will provide a major boost to efforts to ease the country's worsening humanitarian and economic crises.
The executive board of the World Bank on Tuesday approved a plan to use more than $1 billion from a frozen Afghanistan trust fund to finance urgently needed education, agriculture, health and family programs, the bank announced.
The plan, which will bypass sanctioned Taliban authorities by disbursing the money through U.N. agencies and international aid groups, will provide a major boost to efforts to ease the country's worsening humanitarian and economic crises. The approach "aims to support the delivery of essential basic services, protect vulnerable Afghans, help preserve human capital and key economic and social services, and reduce the need for humanitarian assistance in the future," the bank said in a statement.
Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) was frozen in August when the Taliban overran Kabul as the last U.S.-led international troops departed after 20 years of war. Foreign governments ended financial aid constituting more than 70% of government expenditures while the United States led in the freezing of some $9 billion in Afghan central bank funds.
The funding cuts accelerated an economic collapse, fueling a cash crunch and deepening a humanitarian crisis that the United Nations says has pushed more than half of Afghanistan's population of 39 million to the verge of starvation. The World Bank statement said that as a first step, ARTF donors will decide on four projects worth about $600 million that will support "urgent needs in education, heath and agricultural sectors, as well as community livelihoods."
There will be a "strong focus on ensuring that girls and women participate and benefit from the support," the statement continued. The Taliban have unraveled gains in rights made by women during the last two decades, including restricting them from working and limiting their travel unless accompanied by a close male relative.
Most girls have been barred from going to school beyond seventh grade since the Taliban takeover. The Islamist extremists say that all girls will be allowed to return to classrooms later this month.
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Fred Rogers, the host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, dies of cancer at the age of 74. Rogers hosted the popular children's program on public television for more than 30 years. NPR News reports.
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Peter Jackson's film trilogy The Lord of the Rings has computerized one of the most memorable characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novels. Gollum was a hobbit named Smeagol whose possession and loss of the powerful ring, which he calls his "precious," turned him into a distraught creature of animalistic drive. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to Andy Serkis, the actor who plays Gollum and Smeagol. He documented his experience in the book Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic.
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WRAPUP 3-U.S. poised to follow Canada, Europe on Russian aircraft ban
Pure cargo carriers like Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Luxembourg's Cargolux are subject to the bans in a move that could send air freight rates - already elevated due to a lack of passenger capacity during the pandemic - soaring further. "The flights become more expensive due to the longer routes," said Stefan Maichl, analyst at Germany's Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg." In December, air cargo rates were 150% above 2019 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association. Sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its Ukraine invasion are expected to further disrupt global supply chains.
The United States is set to ban Russian flights using American airspace following similar action by the European Union and Canada, government and industry officials told Reuters, a move likely to trigger Russian retaliation.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce the ban during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, one of the sources said. The timing was reported earlier by CBS News. The White House, which declined to comment, held extensive talks with U.S. airlines in recent days.
United Airlines and United Parcel Service (UPS) said on Tuesday they had suspended flying over Russian airspace, joining other major U.S. carriers Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. The precise timing of when the ban will take effect remains in flux.
Russian flights have been effectively barred from U.S. destinations for the most part in recent days because of bans on the use of Canadian and European airspace. Some foreign governments have privately questioned why the United States did not move faster to ban Russian planes, as have some U.S. lawmakers.
The European Union had said on Tuesday that it was speaking to U.S. counterparts about extending the ban as it gave more details of the EU's closure of airspace to Russian aircraft imposed after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Airlines already face potentially lengthy blockages of key east-west flight corridors after the EU and Moscow issued tit-for-tat airspace bans.
A senior EU official said Russian oligarchs, even those with dual nationalities, would not be able to get around the EU airspace ban. "It doesn't matter whether they are EU residents, if they are Russian nationals, they will be covered," the official said.
"Russian nationals or a Russian company cannot charter, own or control a plane that will be flying into the EU, out of the EU or overflying the EU. So that's the rule." SUPPLY-CHAIN PAIN
Global supply chains, already hit hard by the pandemic, will face increasing disruption and cost pressure from the closure of the skies which will affect over a fifth of air freight. Hardest hit are likely to be Russian carriers, which make up approximately 70% of the flights between Russia and the EU.
Transport between Europe and North Asian destinations like Japan, South Korea and China is in the front line of disruption after reciprocal bans barred European carriers from flying over Siberia and prevented Russian airlines from flying to Europe. Airlines responsible for moving around 20% of the world's air cargo are affected by those bans, Frederic Horst, managing director of Cargo Facts Consulting, told Reuters on Tuesday.
Germany's Lufthansa, Air France KLM, Finnair and Virgin Atlantic have already cancelled North Asian cargo flights over closed access to airspace. Scandinavian airline SAS said it would re-route its once-weekly Copenhagen-Shanghai service to avoid Russian airspace, and had also paused its Copenhagen-Tokyo service.
Major Asian carriers like Korean Air Lines and Japan's ANA Holdings are still using Russian airspace, however, as are Middle Eastern airlines. RUSSIAN CARRIERS
Russian airlines are also feeling the pinch with airline Pobeda, state airline Aeroflot's low-cost carrier, facing requests from a number of leasing companies to return their planes, the Interfax news agency reported. Pure cargo carriers like Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Luxembourg's Cargolux are subject to the bans in a move that could send air freight rates - already elevated due to a lack of passenger capacity during the pandemic - soaring further.
"The flights become more expensive due to the longer routes," said Stefan Maichl, analyst at Germany's Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg." In December, air cargo rates were 150% above 2019 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association.
Sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its Ukraine invasion are expected to further disrupt global supply chains. Russia's AirBridgeCargo alone moves just under 4% of global international air cargo, with most of that between Europe and Asia, Horst said.
"All up you could be looking at perhaps a quarter of air cargo between Asia and Europe needing to find alternate means of transportation," Horst said. "Yields are high enough that flying a longer route via Southeast Asia, South Asia or the Middle East is an option, but it will still pull capacity out of the market."
AIR CARGO SURGE Shipping container shortages and port bottlenecks mean more products are being flown by air. Demand for air cargo last year was 6.9% above 2019 levels, according to IATA.
Taiwan's EVA Airways said on Tuesday its cargo flights to and from Europe were operating normally and it would consider adding more services to meet market demand. Asia-North America cargo routes are expected to be less affected than European routes, analysts say, because many carriers already use Anchorage, Alaska, as a cargo hub and stopover point.
UPS and FedEx Corp had earlier stopped deliveries to Russia. Deutsche Post said its DHL unit was halting inbound shipments to Russia.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Fred Rogers, who for more than 30 years touched the lives of children and parents as host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died of stomach cancer Thursday at age 74.
From 1968 to 2000, Rogers opened a daily television program in a cozy living room, singing "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood" while he changed into a cardigan and sneakers. Produced at Pittsburgh public television station WQED, the show focused on teaching toddlers self-esteem, patience and tolerance. Rogers used a trolley take his viewers to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where his puppet friends, such as King Friday XIII and Lady Elaine Fairchilde, helped youngsters solve problems and encouraged creativity.
Born just outside Pittsburgh, Rogers started his career as a puppeteer in The Children's Corner, a local show he helped launch at WQED. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he kept his message simple, telling people to love themselves and others. In an interview on the WHYY radio program Fresh Air, Rogers stressed the importance of listening to children and setting a good example.
"Children are going to mimic what the adults in their lives do," Rogers said. "And so the kind of ways that you have of expressing your anger will probably be the kinds of ways that your children will express theirs. And that's not all bad. But I do think that it's very important for us to be up front with our children and give them words for their feelings."
Expressing feelings in healthy ways was a recurring theme on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. He was gentle, but firm, in the belief that learning discipline is an important aspect of childhood.
"Discipline is a kind of love. If children didn't have limits from those who cared about them, they would never feel that they were loved," Rogers said. "So healthy limits, which children understand, are a marvelous way of saying, 'I care about you.'"
After he taped his final episode in 2000, Rogers continued his work with children through his non-profit organization, Family Communications, Inc. He also wrote a book on understanding the young child, called The Mister Rogers Parenting Book.
Rogers' show won four Emmy Awards, plus one for lifetime achievement. He was given a George Foster Peabody Award in 1993, "in recognition of 25 years of beautiful days in the neighborhood." In January 2003, Rogers was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2003-02-26/remembering-mister-rogers | 2022-03-02T01:14:10 | en | 0.978641 |
One of the most important choreographers of the 20th century, George Balanchine, would have been 100 years old this week. Born in Russia, he made his career in the United States, where he died in 1983. He left behind the New York City Ballet, the company he founded, along with hundreds of original ballets inspired by the unique abilities of his dancers.
In a report for Intersections, a Morning Edition series on artists and their sources of inspiration, Kim Kokich talks with New York City Ballet star Allegra Kent — one of Balanchine's greatest ballerinas — about her relationship with "Mr. B."
Kent was 10 when she first told her mother she wanted to be a ballerina. Soon after, she was taken to the ballet for the first time to see a performance of Night Shadow, a tale of a sleepwalking wife, choreographed by Balanchine. Kent — now in her 60s — remembers the event as a life-defining experience: "After that evening, I did believe that ballet was really what I wanted to pursue, and that ballet was the most exalted form of dance... I still feel that way."
Kent joined the New York City Ballet company in 1952, at age 15. Within a few years, Balanchine began creating ballets inspired by her complexities as a dancer: her otherworldly stage presence, her innocent sensuality, her hyperactivity, her tendency to go outside technique to move in beautiful and strange ways. (In 1958, he even revived Night Shadow, renamed La Sonnambula, for Kent.)
Kent's relationship with Balanchine exemplified his technique: Balanchine saw ways to uncover the gifts of his ballerinas that, in turn, revealed his own talents. They inspired him to challenge ballet's conventions, while he pushed them to work harder than they ever had. Balanchine acknowledged this symbiosis in a 1970s' interview with the BBC.
"I try to push people to a certain level that I like. I have to satisfy myself," Balanchine said. "...I look all the time, and I borrow from them. I mean, I use their bodies. I use what they are."
For Kent, the relationship also proved rewarding. She enjoyed a successful 30-year career with the New York City Ballet, and now helps coach a new generation of dancers for The George Balanchine Trust.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/2004-01-18/intersections-allegra-kent-balanchines-ballerina | 2022-03-02T01:14:11 | en | 0.979613 |
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