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DENVER (KDVR) — Frontier Airlines announced that it is no longer offering customer service over the phone. Instead, the Colorado-based budget airline will switch entirely to online-based interactions.
The customer service options will now be accessible through its website, social media, text messages or WhatsApp.
When a customer calls the old line, NPR reports they now hear a recorded message directing them to other methods of contact.
A spokesperson for Frontier said this will allow for quicker responses, as chat agents can help three people or more at a time. Frontier told Nexstar’s KDVR that the average guest request can be completed within 15 to 20 minutes.
The change comes as long hold times on customer service phone lines caused problems for fliers primarily over the summer when the airline experienced a surge in cancellations and delays.
Frontier Airlines sent KDVR this statement:
“Our Customer Care function recently transitioned to fully digital communications, which enables us to ensure our customers get the information they need as expeditiously and efficiently as possible. We have found that most customers prefer communicating via digital channels. Customers can visit our website and interact initially with a chatbot which provides answers to common questions. If live agent support is needed, we have live chat available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Customers may also chat with us via common social media channels and Whatsapp.”
Frontier Airlines | https://www.ktsm.com/green-living/transportation/frontier-airlines-shuts-down-customer-service-phone-line/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:22 | en | 0.92832 |
Supervisors in Arizona’s Maricopa County voted unanimously to certify their election canvass ahead of a state deadline on Monday, defying Republican objections.
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) and others in the GOP have seized on printer malfunctions in Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous jurisdiction that includes Phoenix, making it an epicenter for election challenges as they called on supervisors to vote against certification.
The Republican-controlled board voted unanimously to certify the canvass on Monday at the conclusion of a tense meeting, insisting no voter was disenfranchised. Dozens of residents spoke about their concerns, at times interrupting supervisors, including some attendees who were escorted out of the room.
“These conversations need to focus on real issues. We can spend the next two years as we’ve spent the last two, fighting over conspiracy theories promoted on social media by people who know nothing about —” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer (R) said at the meeting before he was cut off by boos from attendees.
Board Chairman Bill Gates (R), who repeatedly admonished attendees for the interruptions, reiterated his acknowledgement of the Election Day printer malfunctions and indicated the board will conduct an “even deeper dive” to fix the problem moving forward.
“Let me be abundantly clear: There has never been a perfect election, and this was not a perfect election,” Gates said. “There were issues, but we were transparent about that.”
Lake, a Trump ally who called on supporters to show up to the meeting, repeatedly posted clips on her Twitter and Truth Social accounts touting supporters who spoke at the meeting.
“Watching you pledge allegiance to my flag was disgusting, the way that you’ve sold us out,” said resident David Clements.
“Instead of praising the people that were running the election, you need to fire them for incompetence, because this whole thing was a sham,” said resident Randy Miller, who also criticized the two-minute limit per speaker, along with multiple other attendees.
“You are violating the Constitution. You are violating our rights by saying you can only petition the government for two minutes. Where’s your authority to do that? Who died and made you King?” Miller said.
Under state law, counties have until Monday to certify their vote canvasses unless they meet a specific exception. Most county boards voted to certify.
But in Cochise County, a rural jurisdiction in Arizona’s southeastern corner, the board’s two Republicans voted against certification on Monday. The Arizona secretary of state’s office has promised to sue the county by 5 p.m. local time.
Mohave County, a GOP-controlled county in the opposite corner of the state that last week delayed its certification in protest of the Maricopa malfunctions, unanimously voted to certify on Monday afternoon.
Two Republicans who last week supported the delay indicated they were certifying “under duress,” noting the legal implications if they missed the state deadline. | https://www.ktsm.com/hill-politics/arizonas-maricopa-county-votes-to-certify-2022-election-over-gop-objections/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:23 | en | 0.974529 |
The Federal Reserve head in St. Louis expects the central bank’s fight to curb high inflation in the U.S. economy to stretch into 2024.
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard told MarketWatch’s economics editor Greg Robb the Fed could slowly raise interest rates to a range of 5 percent to 7 percent.
“I think we’ll probably have to stay there all during 2023 and into 2024,” Bullard said of that range.
The Fed has raised interest rates six times this year as the U.S. struggles with a roughly 40-year high inflation rate.
In early November, the bank hiked interest rates to a range of 3.75 to 4 percent, the fourth consecutive increase of 75 basis points.
Meeting minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) suggested that its next meeting in December, board members were open to raising interest rates by 50 basis points instead of another 75 basis point hike.
While hiking interest rates raises borrowing costs to help curb demand in an overheated economy, it can also eat into other sectors of the economy that are now healthy, including low unemployment rates and consumer spending levels.
But Bullard told MarketWatch that it was beneficial for the Fed to fight inflation while unemployment is low.
“The fact that the labor market is so strong gives us license to pursue our disinflationary strategy now and try to get the inflation under control now,” he said. “So we don’t replay the 1970s, where the FOMC at that time took 15 years to get inflation under control.”
Some leading economists expect the U.S. to enter a recession next year, largely because of the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes.
Bullard said a recession is not inevitable, but it is possible the economy hits a “shock” that tips the U.S. into one. The St. Louis Federal Reserve president predicted slow growth in the economy rather than a serious contraction.
The annual inflation rate fell from 8.2 percent in September to 7.7 percent in October, but that’s still much higher than the 2 percent goal for the Fed.
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said during an appearance at the Economic Club of New York on Monday that “inflation is far too high.”
“Persistently high inflation undermines the ability of our economy to perform at its full potential,” Williams said, according to comments shared on Twitter.
Williams said “we’ve seen significant improvement in global supply chains” but that it would “not be enough to get inflation” down to the central bank’s 2 percent goal.
“My baseline view is that we are going to need to raise rates from where they are today,” he added. | https://www.ktsm.com/hill-politics/fed-president-sees-inflation-fight-stretching-into-2024/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:26 | en | 0.968433 |
Twitter owner Elon Musk publicly slammed Apple on Monday for suspending some of its advertising on the social media platform, asking if leaders of the tech company “hate free speech.”
“Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter,” Musk announced.
“Do they hate free speech in America?”
Musk called out Apple CEO Tim Cook in a second tweet, writing: “What’s going on here @tim_cook?”
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who acquired Twitter in a $44 billion deal closed last month, has described himself as a “free speech absolutist” and promised to advocate for it using his ownership of the platform.
Racist language and misinformation have reportedly surged on Twitter since Musk’s acquisition, and left-leaning watchdog Media Matters for America found that 50 of Twitter’s leading 100 advertisers appear to have halted their work with the site.
Those 50 companies made up $750 million in spending on Twitter over the course of 2022, according to the analysis.
Musk claimed that Apple “has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why.”
The Hill has reached out to Apple for comment on the alleged threats.
Musk posted a parade of tweets criticizing Apple for its “monopoly” on tech products and its censorship of some language.
Content sharing and publishing platform LBRY posted over its official Twitter account that “Apple may make good products, but they have been opposed to free speech for some time.”
“During Covid, Apple demanded our apps filter some search terms from being returned. If we did not filter the terms, our apps would not be allowed in the store,” the account wrote in response to Musk’s question about Apple and free speech.
“Who else has Apple censored?” responded Musk. | https://www.ktsm.com/hill-politics/musk-asks-if-apple-hates-free-speech-in-america-after-twitter-advertising-drop-off/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:33 | en | 0.968238 |
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Embattled District Attorney Yvonne Rosales agreed to resign from office effective 5 p.m. December 14, following months of scandals that dominated her less than two-year tenure at the helm of the 34th Judicial District of Texas.
The agreement was made in the 346th Court Monday afternoon when a 1 p.m. hearing was delayed nearly an hour and a half as County Attorney JoAnne Bernal and Rosales’ new attorney, Richard Ramon, agreed to terms of her resignation.
The District Attorney was scheduled to appear in person Monday but failed to appear. Instead, Judge Tryon Lewis ordered her to appear via telephone, where she verbally agreed to the terms of her resignation.
Rosales agreed to immediately hand over the functions of her office to First District Attorney George Al Hanna until the end of her term. Under the agreement, Rosales must still submit her resignation to Governor Greg Abbott.
As part of the terms of the agreement, Rosales forfeited her right to a jury trial should she not comply with the terms of her resignation date.
Rosales was elected in the November 2020 election and assumed her role as the first-ever Latina District Attorney in El Paso history in January 2021. The district also includes all of Hudspeth and Culberson Counties.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott will now be tasked with appointing a District Attorney to fill the remainder of Rosales’ term through 2024.
Rosales faced a removal trial after County Attorney JoAnne Bernal filed an Intent to Proceed with a removal case that local attorney Omar Carmona initially filed on August 24, 2022.
Case Dismissals
More than 850 misdemeanor and felony cases were dismissed after the Public Defender’s office filed several rounds of dismissal hearings for cases Rosales’ office failed to indict in 180 days, prescribed in section 32.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Chief Public Defender Kelli Childress told KTSM in early November that their office had agreed with the District Attorney’s Office to refrain from filing additional 32.01 motions pending a redoubling effort within the DA’s office to file indictments in a timely manner. At the time, Childress said she was in regular communication with the DA’s office and was satisfied with their progress.
Staff Turnover
Upon entering her new role as District Attorney, Rosales required previous staff under former District Attorney Jaime Esparza’s tenure to reapply for their jobs, as is common when a new DA is elected. However, a KTSM report in 2021 detailed the strained relationship between Rosales and many who remained in their positions or were hired after she began her tenure.
In her first 11 months in office, more than 20 staff members left their positions in the District Attorney’s Office. The departures included division chiefs, senior trial attorneys, and a director of the victim assistance program.
Departing employees hinted at a significant concern about leadership in the office and how the office’s top employees interacted with staff in exit interviews obtained as part of KTSM’s reporting.
Angie Castillo, director of the victim assistance program, began working in the office in January 2021. But seven months later, she notified her supervisors that she was resigning even without another job.
“It should say a lot about morale that I felt I needed to leave even with no job to go to,” she wrote in an exit interview. “Elected official and her top management could have treated me with respect. Not seen me as a difficult person because I was willing to stand up for my employees and to call out behavior or words that are inappropriate in the workplace.”
Following the 2021 KTSM report, several additional high-profile departures dominated headlines. On August 24, John Briggs, lead prosecutor for the Walmart massacre trial, was fired. He later testified under oath that he was let go just days after bringing up concerns to his supervisors over a series of e-mails purportedly sent by the family of a Walmart victim’s family to members of the media. Briggs testified that he believed people inside the DA’s office were responsible for the e-mails. He claims he was let go just days later.
At the time of his departure, Briggs was also the lead prosecutor against Facundo Chavez, the man accused of murdering El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Herrera during a traffic stop in 2019.
“My sister has made many attempts to reach out to a few people nobody has been returning her calls,” Paulina Hijar, Deputy Herrera’s aunt, told KTSM following Briggs’ departure.
Special Prosecutor Monica Barron-Auger resigned from her position within the DA’s office the same day Briggs was let go. She started her role on July 11, 2022, under grant funding provided by Governor Abbott to secure special prosecutors on the Walmart case. Her tenure lasted just six weeks.
On September 13, Assistant District Attorney Rene Flores submitted his resignation. Flores was handling the murder trial against Tristan Chilton, one of five defendants accused of brutally slaying Combat Veteran Tyler Croke inside his East El Paso apartment in 2017. Chilton’s trial was initially set to begin on October 13 but was granted a continuance by Judge Marcos Lizarraga following Flores’ departure.
“I mean, I could be wrong. Maybe there’s somebody in the DA’s office that has experience handling Capital Murder cases, but at this time, I don’t have any faith in them whatsoever,” Tyler Croke’s mother, Kjersten Croke, told KTSM.
November 3, Assistant District Attorney Curtis Cox, who replaced Briggs as the lead prosecutor on the Walmart case, also submitted his resignation to the District Attorney’s Office. In a letter addressed to Judge Sam Medrano, Cox directed the court to submit all further communication personally to DA Rosales.
Sources provided KTSM with a photograph of Cox’s office door upon his departure from the DA’s office. Cox allegedly taped a written sign to his door, reading in Latin, “Si vis Pacem, para Bellum,” translated to “If you want peace, prepare for war.”
Walmart Case
Carmona’s initial removal petition cited the July 1, 2022, gag order issued by Judge Sam Medrano. However, since Carmona’s filing, there have been several developments.
Following a series of emails sent to the media by an individual purporting to be the family of slain Walmart victim Alexander Hoffmann, on August 4, local Attorney Justin Underwood was appointed to represent the family.
In the emails, the author attacked former Assistant District Attorney Amanda Enriquez, who was rumored to be eyeing a run at the DA’s seat in the 2024 election. The author also strongly criticized Judge Sam Medrano.
“In response to the statements made by Amanda Enríquez in the news articles on August 3 and 4, 2022, my family and I would like the media and the community to know she is using this case for political purposes. HOW DARE SHE,” the email stated, referring to Enriquez’s interview airing August 3 on KVIA.
The email calls Enriquez “unprofessional, inadequate and cold,” stating that Enriquez violated the gag order by Judge Sam Medrano on July 1.
Enriquez is not subject to the gag order because she is no longer a party to the case after leaving the DA’s office in December 2020.
In a joint effort to obtain records from the District Attorney’s office, KTSM and El Paso Matters confirmed that the media list used in the Hoffmann e-mails matches the media contact list used for the District Attorney’s Office distribution list.
Judge Medrano scheduled a hearing regarding the emails. However, before the hearing, District Attorney Rosales filed motions to remove Medrano as Judge, citing bias against the prosecution.
Ultimately, Judge Sid Harle case ruled against removing Judge Medrano from the Walmart case, allowing him to move forward with hearings.
In an Ad Litem report filed on October 6, 2022, Underwood alleges Rosales’ attorney, Roger Rodriguez, intimidated the Hoffmann family. Underwood’s report indicates that the Hoffmanns believed Rodriguez was an employee of the DA’s office or acting on her behalf.
His report also included several recordings by the Hoffmanns of conversations with Roger Rodriguez, who was unaware he was being recorded.
The DA’s office has been unable to publicly comment or refute Underwood’s report due to the gag order on the case.
Defense attorneys for Patrick Crusius filed a response on Thursday, November 10, claiming their process server attempted to serve District Rosales with a subpoena to appear at a scheduled hearing on November 30th more than 15 times to no avail. The court documents also claim multiple attempts to locate former ADA Curtis Cox and Vinton Municipal Judge Roger Rodriguez were unsuccessful.
In their court filing, attorneys Joe Spencer, Felix Valenzuela, and Mark Stevens accuse the District Attorney of violating their client’s Constitutional Rights. They claim the U.S. Constitution requires that “extraordinary measures” be taken to ensure their defendant is given a trial guaranteeing a death sentence not be used out of “whim, passion, prejudice, or mistake.”
“Yet, despite this extraordinarily heightened standard of procedure, process, and action, the Duly-Elected District Attorney has misguided, misled, and misdirected the Honorable Court, thereby trampling on the Constitutional rights of Defendant,” the court response said.
Judge Medrano has scheduled a hearing on November 30, 2022. It is unclear whether Judge Medrano will impose any penalties for the possible violation of the gag order in the case. | https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/embattled-district-attorney-yvonne-rosales-agrees-to-resign/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:40 | en | 0.973665 |
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Gallegos Park in Canutillo is getting an all-abilities playground.
The official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the park, 7361 Bosque Road.
The playground at Gallegos Park is the first of three to be constructed for county parks. Remaining playgrounds are scheduled for completion at Ascarate and Risinger parks in 2023.
The playground at Gallegos Park broke ground in spring 2022 and was completed in less than a year.
The new play facility is “a space designed to promote the healthy development of all children’s physical, social, cognitive and sensory abilities,” a press release stated.
Funding was through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Local Parks Urban Outdoor Recreation grant. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/canutillo-park-to-get-all-abilities-playground-as-part-of-county-project/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:42 | en | 0.949254 |
DEL RIO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two sex offenders who were previously deported were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents after returning to the United States.
The arrests happened in separate occasions in Del Rio.
Gregorio Chanelo-Ixta, 35, and a Mexican national, was apprehended Nov. 14 with six other people traveling through a local ranch, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Chanelo-Ixta had previously been convicted of a lewd or lascivious act with a child, in Santa Ana, California, in 2006. He was sentenced to six years confinement and deported in 2011.
On a separate occasion, Del Rio agents encountered six people attempting to cross near a local ranch. In the group was Jorge Mendoza-Zamilpa, 70, a Mexican national, who was convicted of assault to commit rape in 1986 in Santa Clara, California. He was sentenced to three years confinement and was deported in 1997.
As convicted felons, the men face a charge of reentry after deportation, which carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/cbp-two-deported-sex-offenders-arrested-for-returning-to-us/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:48 | en | 0.972383 |
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The foundation created by the longtime owner of Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino is donating $500,000 to the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico.
The Stanley E. Fulton Family Foundation is making the donation, the casino announced. The check will be presented Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the casino.
The donation will benefit the Southern New Mexico community including residents of Dona Ana County. The funds will be used to support economic development, entrepreneurship, business retention and revitalization of the economy, a new release stated.
“This gift is a very significant one and it will make a definite impact on our efforts to support Southern New Mexicans,” said Terra V. Winter, president and chief executive officer of the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico.
“Dad would be pleased to know that the foundation he established is continuing to follow his lead in giving back to this great state,” said Liz Fulton Jones and Mike Fulton, daughter and son of the late Stan Fulton. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/foundation-with-ties-to-sunland-park-casino-to-donate-500k-to-help-southern-nm/ | 2022-11-28T23:10:54 | en | 0.947343 |
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – An inmate at the El Paso County jail is facing additional charges after he allegedly kicked a detention officer and tried to take the officer’s duty weapon when he was taken to a hospital for a medical appointment.
On Sunday, Nov. 27, Joe Watts was arrested on an assault for family violence warrant by the El Paso Police Department.
While at the county jail, Watts was taken to University Medical Center for an unspecified medical appointment.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says he confronted the nursing staff during his visit as they attempted to treat Watts.
The detention officer who escorted Watts attempted to de-escalate the situation. Watts then kicked the officer and tried to take the officer’s gun from his holster, Sheriff’s officials said.
The officer kept control of his weapon and prevented Watts from assaulting hospital staff and citizens there.
Watts is facing an additional charge of assault on a public servant and attempting to take a weapon from a public servant. His bond is set at $10,000. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/inmate-at-el-paso-county-jail-allegedly-kicks-officer-tries-to-steal-duty-weapon/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:00 | en | 0.980347 |
CLEVELAND (WJW) — For decades, one holiday classic has gotten people to laugh, weep and most of all, remember that “no man is a failure who has friends.”
Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” is coming back to theaters across the country, including multiple local cinemas, in celebration of its 75th anniversary.
For those not up on their Christmas masterpieces, the film centers around George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart), a man with big dreams and even bigger disappointments. With the help of an angel who hasn’t gotten his wings yet, Bailey has the chance to see that life is, in fact, worth living.
The film — now closely associated with Christmas — wasn’t initially intended to be released over the holidays. But RKO’s scheduled Christmas movie in 1946 — “Sinbad the Sailor” — wasn’t ready so the studio asked Frank Capra to rush production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It was released Dec. 20 at the Globe Theatre in New York, a little late for a traditional Christmas rollout.
The movie was nominated for five Oscars and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made. The movie also earned first place for most inspirational American Film of All Time by the AFI.
Fans of the movie can catch it on the big screen from Dec. 18-21. You can check your local theaters and buy tickets at Fathom Events.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/its-a-wonderful-life-celebrates-75th-anniversary-with-return-to-big-screen/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:07 | en | 0.950076 |
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – The five New Haven, Connecticut police officers involved in the incident that left Richard “Randy” Cox paralyzed in June have been arrested.
On June 19, Cox, 36, was arrested for unlawfully possessing a firearm. He was handcuffed and placed inside a police van that had no seatbelts. When the van stopped abruptly, video released by authorities shows Cox being launched headfirst toward the front of the van’s holding area and smashing his head into the wall. Cox pleaded for help and said he couldn’t move but did not immediately receive medical attention.
Some of the officers instead mocked him and accused him of being drunk and faking his injuries. Then, the officers dragged him by his feet from the van and placed him in a holding cell prior to his eventual transfer to a hospital.
The incident left Cox paralyzed from the chest down.
The officers involved are Officer Oscar Diaz, Sgt. Betsy Segui, Officer Ronald Pressley, Officer Jocelyn Lavandier, and Officer Luis Rivera. They have been on paid administrative leave since this summer.
All five have been charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons by state police, both misdemeanors. The officers turned themselves in at a state police barracks Monday. Each was processed, posted a $25,000 bond, and are due back in court Dec. 8, according to a news release from state police.
“We need to be transparent and accountable. Period,” said New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson during a press conference Monday. “You cannot treat people the way that Mr. Cox was treated.”
Following the arrests, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker released a statement saying:
“As I’ve said from day one, the City of New Haven is committed to accountability for all individuals involved in this tragic incident. Based on today’s arrests, it’s clear that the State’s Attorney has determined there is probable cause that the actions of these officers violated state criminal laws – and, ultimately, the final verdict will be appropriately decided through the criminal justice system. I’m glad to see the process is moving forward to help ensure that justice is served.
“The City of New Haven also remains committed to pursuing an expedited resolution to the related civil lawsuit and to continuing to advance the comprehensive police reforms and policy changes that the City has adopted and enacted since the incident.
“What happened to Randy was unacceptable, and we will work to make sure something like this never happens again.”
All charges against Cox from the day of the arrest have since been dropped.
In September, Cox’s family filed a lawsuit against the City of New Haven and the five officers involved in Cox’s transport, accusing them of negligence, use of excessive force, denial of medical treatment and the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Last week, the officers involved filed documents with the court defending themselves and their involvement in the case.
Segui, Diaz, Pressley, and Rivera claim they are “entitled to qualified immunity from all liability” in the case. In addition, Lavandier “moves to dismiss in its entirety.”
Jacobson released a statement saying he has directed the New Haven Police Department’s Office of Internal Affairs to immediately resume its internal investigation into the incident. They will “determine whether the officers violated NHPD protocols and procedures.”
Following the internal investigation, Jacobson says he will review the findings and recommend discipline that “may be appropriate.” Under his authority, he can issue up to a 15-day suspension but anything “beyond that must be referred to the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners, who would then ultimately decide on the appropriate discipline, up to and including termination.”
New Haven officials announced a series of police reforms this summer stemming from the case, including eliminating the use of police vans for most prisoner transports and using marked police vehicles instead. They also require officers to immediately call for an ambulance to respond to their location if the prisoner requests or appears to need medical aid.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/national-news/5-officers-charged-after-connecticut-man-paralyzed-in-police-van-incident/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:13 | en | 0.97422 |
MAUNA LOA, Hawaii (KHON) — The world’s largest active volcano is erupting for the first time in nearly four decades, causing quite the show.
Residents across Kona shared photos and videos of the glow from Mauna Loa overnight with Nexstar’s KHON.
The eruption can even be seen from space. NOAA’s GOES satellite caught the images below over a four-hour time period.
Courtesy NOAA GOES Satellite
The U.S. Geological Survey has webcams that show the rift zones and summit of Mauna Loa. They are also releasing photos on their Twitter page.
Mauna Loa started erupting on Sunday just before midnight on Hawaii Island.
According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the lava exited the volcano summit through the northeast flank, an area that is not populated. Due to the direction of the lava flow, there is no threat to any communities at this time.
Rumbling small earthquakes had peaked in late September in a period that geologists have been referring to as elevated unrest. Mauna Loa’s activation was upgraded to a red warning Sunday night from the previous yellow color code.
Officials with the USGS and HVO are warning that “based on past events, the early stages of a Mauna Loa eruption can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly.”
The biggest cities on the island are Kailua-Kona to the west of the volcano, which has about 23,000 people, and Hilo to the east, with about 45,000. Officials were most worried about several subdivisions about 30 miles to the south of the volcano, which are home to about 5,000 people.
An eruption from the northeast could send lava toward the county seat of Hilo or other towns in East Hawaii but it could take the lava weeks or months to reach populated areas. It’s possible the eruption may later shift to a rift zone on the southwest flank. Lava emerging from this area could reach nearby communities in hours or days.
The average Mauna Loa eruption is not typically prolonged, lasting a couple of weeks, said Ken Hon, the scientist-in-charge at the HVO.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/national-news/photos-hawaiis-mauna-loa-erupts-causes-fiery-skies/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:20 | en | 0.958014 |
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University will host its 37th annual “Noche de Luminarias,” or “Night of Lights,” from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.
More than 9,000 luminarias will glow throughout campus, starting from Alumni Pond to the Horseshoe, allowing students and community members to enjoy the glow of lanterns at various points on campus.
The event will include various activities. Children will be able to write letters to Santa in the Aggie Lounge in Corbett Center Student Union; cookie decorating will be in the Corbett Center’s Otero Room; and Santa and his helpers will be at the NMSU Bookstore.
In addition outside of Corbett Center, Frontier Adventures will have free trolley rides from 6 to 9 p.m., and students from Mesilla Valley Christian School will be caroling. Both the NMSU Bookstore and Corbett Center will be providing refreshments.
The luminarias were purchased through the Las Cruces High School Band as part of its annual fundraiser. “Noche de Luminarias” is sponsored by various NMSU programs such as the Student Involvement and Leadership Programs, Associated Students of NMSU, NMSU Bookstore, American Indian Programs, Residence Hall Association and Corbett Center. Additionally, Sodexo and Frontier Adventures also collaborated with NMSU for this event.
Leading up the event will be a new decorating contest between NMSU departments to bring awareness to “Noche de Luminarias.” This will allow NMSU faculty and staff to get into the festive spirit by decorating their spaces and highlighting the various celebrations that take place this time of year.
There are two decorating contests offered, door decorating or office decorating. There are no set criteria for decorating, although extra points will be given to those that promote the “Noche de Luminarias” event. All decorated spaces must be ready for judging Wednesday, Nov. 30. Interested departments can register online at Crimson Connection. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/nm-state-to-light-up-campus-with-its-annual-noche-de-luminarias-showcase/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:26 | en | 0.942276 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — “We the People” is Jill Biden’s holiday theme with White House decorations designed for “the people” to see themselves in the tree ornaments, mantel displays, mirrors and do-it-yourself creations that have turned the mansion’s public spaces into a winter wonderland.
“The soul of our nation is, and has always been, ‘We the People,’” the first lady said at a White House event honoring the volunteers who decorated over Thanksgiving weekend. “And that is what inspired this year’s White House holiday decoration.”
“The values that unite us can be found all around you, a belief in possibility and optimism and unity,” Jill Biden said. “Room by room, we represent what brings us together during the holidays and throughout the year.”
Slideshow: White House Christmas Decorations 2022
Public rooms are dedicated to unifying forces: honoring and remembering deceased loved ones, words and stories, kindness and gratitude, food and traditions, nature and recreation, songs and sounds, unity and hope, faith and light, and children.
A burst of pine aroma hits visitors as they step inside the East Wing and come upon trees adorned with mirrored Gold Star ornaments bearing the names of fallen service members.
Winter trees, woodland animals and glowing lanterns placed along the hallway help give the feeling of walking through snow.
Likenesses of Biden family pets — Commander and Willow, the dog and cat — first appear at the end of the hallway before they are seen later in the Vermeil Room, which celebrates kindness and gratitude, and the State Dining Room, which highlights children.
Recipes contributed by the small army of volunteer decorators spruce up the China Room’s mantel. Handwritten ones — for apple crisp and pizzelle, an Italian cookie — are family recipes shared by the first lady.
Aides say she was inspired by people she met while traveling around the country and by the nation’s founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
A copy of the Declaration of Independence is on display in the library, while the always-show-stopping 300-pound (136 kilogram) gingerbread White House this year includes a sugar cookie replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the documents were signed.
The executive pastry chef used 20 sheets of sugar cookie dough, 30 sheets of gingerbread dough, 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of pastillage, 30 pounds (14 kilograms) of chocolate and 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of royal icing to create the gingerbread and sugar cookie masterpiece.
A new addition to the White House collection this year is a menorah, which is lit nightly during the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah. White House carpenters built the menorah out of wood that was saved from a Truman-era renovation and sterling silver candle cups.
Some 50,000 visitors are expected to pass through the White House for the holidays, including tourists and guests invited to nearly a month’s worth of receptions. Among them will be French President Emmanuel Macron, who will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday and be honored at a state dinner, the first of the Biden administration.
More than 150 volunteers, including two of the first lady’s sisters, helped decorate the White House during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The decorations include more than 83,000 twinkling lights on trees, garlands, wreaths and other displays, 77 Christmas trees and 25 wreaths on the White House exterior. Volunteers also used more than 12,000 ornaments, just under 15,000 feet (4,500 meters) of ribbon and more than 1,600 bells.
Some of the decorations are do-it-yourself projects that the first lady hopes people will be encouraged to recreate for themselves, aides said. They include plastic drinking cups turned into bells and table-top Christmas trees made from foam shapes and dollar store ramekins.
Groupings of snowy trees fill corners of the East Room, which reflects nature and recreation, and scenes from four national parks are depicted on each fireplace mantel: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah.
In the Blue Room, the official White House Christmas tree — an 18 1/2-foot (5.6-meter) Concolor fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania — is decorated to represent unity and hope with handmade renderings of the official birds from all 57 territories, states and the District of Columbia.
The State Dining Room is dedicated to the next generation — children — and its trees are decorated with self-portrait ornaments made by students of the 2021 Teachers of the Year, “ensuring that children see themselves” in the décor, the White House said.
Hanging from the fireplace in the State Dining Room are the Biden family Christmas stockings.
“We the People” are celebrated again in the Grand Foyer and Cross Hall on the State Floor, where metal ribbons are inscribed with the names of all the states, territories and the District of Columbia.
As part of Joining Forces, her White House initiative to support military families, Jill Biden was joined by National Guard leaders from across the country, as well as National Guard families. Her late son, Beau Biden, was a major in the Delaware Army National Guard.
She met before the event with children from National Guard families, telling them she wanted to hear their stories because “you have served right alongside of your parents and you deserve to have your courage, and your sacrifice, recognized, too.”
The White House noted that the holiday guide book given to visitors was designed by Daria Peoples, an African American children’s book author who lives in Las Vegas. Peoples is a former elementary school teacher who has written and illustrated a series of picture books to support children of color, including those who have experienced race-based trauma. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/photos-we-the-people-at-heart-of-white-house-holiday-decorations/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:32 | en | 0.947849 |
(NBC) — Fans have been weighing in on who stays and who goes on “The Voice” for the past few episodes, on Monday, with “Fan Week,” dedicated viewers get to impact the top ten proceedings in an additional way.
Team Camila’s Morgan Myles says her fans knew what they were doing in suggesting her song for Monday’s Top Ten.
“I know it like the back of my hand,” said Myles. “I love it. It’s sexy. It’s groovy.”
But some fans also recommended lane changes for their favorites.
“It’s going to be a different route from the ballads I’ve been singing on the show,” said Parijita Bastola of Team Legend.
“It’s going to take ‘Voice’ fans in a different direction,” said Team Blake’s Bryce Leatherwood.
“I do not know the song,” revealed Omar Jose Cardona of Team Legend. “I know the chorus of the song, so I have to dive in and do my homework.”
The song proposals are part of “Fan Week” on “The Voice” another way for backers of the artists to show their support.
“Someone made cookies of my beanie and my hair and my necklaces, it was so cool,” said Bodie of Team Blake.
“Every day I pinch myself,” said Team Blake’s Rowan Grace. “I can’t believe I have that much support and it means so much to me.”
Monday’s fan-fueled performances could move the artists another step closer to the finale in two weeks.
“I’m going to do everything I can to give back to the fans what they’ve given me every week that I’ve been here,” said Justin Aaron of Team Gwen.
Extending that stay at least another week is the goal for everyone in the Top Ten.
“The Voice” airs Monday and Tuesday at 8 p.m. Monday’s episode is followed at 10 p.m. by a preview of the new “Pitch Perfect” spinoff series “Bumper in Berlin,” which is streaming on Peacock. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/the-voice-celebrates-fans-as-field-narrows-to-top-ten/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:38 | en | 0.972272 |
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – What should have been a weekend spent celebrating Thanksgiving, for many, was instead a weekend spent mourning lives lost after more mass shootings.
Because of the string of recent mass shootings, including one at a Virginia Walmart on Tuesday, President Joe Biden is again calling for a federal assault weapons ban among other gun control measures.
“The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,” Biden said.
Following the shootings, President Biden made the case that semi-automatic assault weapons shouldn’t be sold, explaining there is “not a single solitary rationale for it, except profit for gun manufacturers.”
Biden also expressed frustration at reports that red flag laws may not have been enforced in the shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ club where the gunman reportedly used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle.
On CBS’ Face the Nation, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said that neither the gunman’s parents nor authorities tried to have the shooter’s weapons removed through the use of red flag laws.
“In this case, it wasn’t pursued by the local sheriff agency,” Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) said.
Congressional Democrats say a patchwork of differing state laws is part of the problem that allows mass shootings to happen time and time again.
Congressman Bobby Scott says so far in 2022, there have been at least 600 mass shootings in the United States.
“We know we can do better, there’s no other country suffers gun violence like America,” Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) said.
Lawmakers have not been in Washington due to the Thanksgiving break, but for years, Republicans have blocked a federal assault weapons ban — arguing that many weapons are illegally obtained in the first place.
The window for Democrats to pass any additional gun legislation is very small as Republicans are set to take control of the U.S. House in January and face difficulty for new legislation to pass in the next month. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/washington-dc/biden-renews-calls-for-federal-assault-weapons-ban-after-string-of-shootings/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:44 | en | 0.961478 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers have returned to Washington after their Thanksgiving break and have just three weeks to tackle a long list of priorities, including keeping the government funded.
Starting this week it’s a race against the clock, especially for Democrats who will no longer have control over both chambers of Congress next years.
It’s set to be a busy few weeks for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Democrats are working to pass the Marriage Equality Act and a bill to clarify the electoral college process. Following back-to-back mass shootings, President Joe Biden is also calling for gun reforms.
On the Senate floor Monday, Senate Majority Leader Rep. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Democrats and Republicans must pass a government funding bill before the Dec. 16 deadline.
“There’s a lot we must do before the end of the calendar year,” Schumer said. “The last thing we can afford right now is to turn government funding into another political tit for tat.”
Schumer also said they must pass the Marriage Equality Act, “because millions of Americans deserve equal justice under the law.”
Following a spree of mass shootings in the days before the Thanksgiving holiday, Biden is now also urging Congress to pass gun reform.
When asked if he can do anything about gun reform during the lame duck, Biden said “I’m going to try … to get rid of assault weapons.”
But on NBC’s Meet the Press, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., pushed back.
“Simply passing more bills isn’t going to solve the problem,” he said. “We need to invest in more law enforcement.”
While tackling gun reform remains an uphill battle, Democrats and Republicans largely agree on getting more funding to the U.S. Military, as well as getting more aid to Ukraine.
But Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said there needs to be more oversight of the $37 billion in new aid the president is requesting.
“When we give them what they need, they win,” McCaul said on ABC This Week. “We’re not going to write a blank check.”
McCaul is promising to ramp up that oversight once Republicans take control of House in January. The shift of power in the House could make the next few weeks interesting on Capitol Hill.
The federal government runs of out of funding on Dec. 16. Democrats and Republicans will have to broker several deals to avoid turmoil. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/washington-dc/dems-make-final-push-before-losing-congress/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:51 | en | 0.957453 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The Supreme Court was back after the holiday, hearing arguments around a case involving a private citizen and bribery.
In 2018, Joseph Percoco was convicted of taking a bribe from a real estate developer. At the time, the former advisor to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was working for his re-election campaign, and not the state.
“Without an agency relationship, the whole concept of bribery really doesn’t make any sense,” Percoco’s attorney Jacob Roth said.
Roth argues because he was a private citizen at the time, taking the money cannot be considered corruption.
“That person is not representing anyone else and doesn’t have a fiduciary duty to anyone else other than his new employer,” Roth said.
Several of the Justices expressed concern that siding with Percoco could open the door for future corrupt politicians.
“A very high public official goes off the government payroll and onto the campaign payroll,” Justice Elena Kagan said.
Kagan said if former government employees aren’t held to some standard, nothing may stop them from resigning before accepting a bribe and then resuming their position over and over again.
“He’s not called the executive secretary anymore, but there’s no other executive secretary around and he has the trust of the Governor,” Kagan said.
But Justice Neil Gorsuch said for private individuals, it may be difficult to separate bribery from legally hiring a lobbyist.
“Why not? This town is full of such persons. Presidents have had kitchen cabinets since the beginning of time,” Gorsuch said.
A ruling is expected sometime before next summer. | https://www.ktsm.com/news/washington-dc/scotus-concerned-about-future-political-corruption-during-percoco-case/ | 2022-11-28T23:11:57 | en | 0.975248 |
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KTSM) – After its stunning blowout win over soon-to-be Conference USA foe Liberty on Saturday, New Mexico State hopes its 2022 season isn’t done just yet.
On Monday, the Aggies filed an appeal for a waiver with the NCAA to become bowl eligible, despite being 5-6 on the year. The NCAA requires teams to win six games for bowl eligibility; that number bumps up to seven wins if a team plays two FCS opponents in a season.
NMSU’s waiver hinges on two points. First, that the Aggies were not able to play their full 12-game schedule due to tragic circumstances. Second, that since they were not able to play that game due to no fault of their own, the Aggies should jump ahead of teams that are 5-7 and played their full allotment of games because, effectively, a 5-6 record looks better percentagewise than 5-7.
“We did not have an opportunity to play that 12th game and that was out of our control,” NMSU athletic director Mario Moccia said. “We’ve asked everybody that’s possible that’s out there and they’ve all said no. As I understand it, we are currently in the pool with the 5-7 teams for consideration, but we are asking to be put at the top of that list.”
There are 79 bowl-eligible teams (with at least six wins) for 82 spots with Buffalo (5-6) playing Akron Friday in a rescheduled game. Depending on that result, either two or three five-win teams will be needed to fill the bowls, which would be filled based on Academic Progress Rate scores (APR).
When five-win teams are needed to fill the bowls, the NCAA uses the most recent APR scores to select the order the teams are taken. Rice had the highest APR score of the five-win teams, followed by UNLV and Auburn, so Rice is guaranteed a bowl.
New Mexico State ranks far down the list of FBS programs on the APR rankings – 124th – which is why NMSU’s waiver to be placed in line in front of 5-7 teams due to the circumstances of their 5-6 record is so crucial.
NMSU’s Oct. 22 game vs. San Jose State was postponed, then subsequently cancelled after the sudden death of Spartans running back Camden McWright the day before the game was supposed to be played in Las Cruces.
Moccia said that the university asked three available FBS teams and 11 available FCS teams to play them during their Nov. 5 bye week, but everyone declined. They also contacted multiple FBS teams about playing this weekend, but none of the schools they asked would agree to play, leaving them without a 12th game vs. an FBS opponent.
“When I got here they were lined up like club sandwiches to play us and now when we can’t get anyone to play us when we need to,” NMSU head coach Jerry Kill joked on Monday, before getting serious. “I don’t think we should be punished for something that happened that was out of everyone’s control. There’s no book on how to handle a player dying and there’s no book on how to handle this situation.”
NMSU’s waiver was being submitted Monday and while the university is hopeful they’ll hear back on it sooner rather than later, Moccia said he anticipated it could take until Saturday.
“With the bowl announcements being on Sunday, we would anticipate hearing what the NCAA or the FOC committee will determine before then,” Moccia said. “The deadline would be Saturday, but you’d like to hear something on that front as soon as possible as well.”
Moccia told reporters that a waiver of this regard appears to be new territory; it’s the first time that he was aware of a school appealing for something of this nature.
“The 5-7 APR thing hasn’t been around forever but this is not something that anyone from the football committee has ever had put in front of them before, so it is a little bit new,” Moccia said. “(NMSU’s argument) is very compelling individually; collectively, when the group makes the decision hopefully they see it the way we see it.”
In its final year as an FBS Independent before moving to Conference USA in 2023, NMSU has a bowl contract with ESPN that it signed in 2019 that runs through 2025. If the Aggies waiver is granted, it would seem likely that an ESPN bowl would be their destination.
The New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 17 in Albuquerque would be an option for NMSU, because it is an ESPN bowl game. Moccia didn’t want to think too far ahead on Monday before the Aggies had received the waiver, but NMSU playing a bowl game in its home state would certainly drive up fan interest.
The Aggies are also awaiting the ruling on a completely separate NCAA waiver that would allow them to play another game on Saturday, Dec. 3, vs. FCS opponent Valparaiso. That appeal was submitted by Valparaiso, not NMSU, but the Aggies had calls into the NCAA on Monday looking for an answer.
NMSU wants to play that game, not for bowl eligibility, but to give its seniors one final home game and its fans another opportunity to see the team that has far-exceeded expectations in year one under Jerry Kill.
Valparaiso needs the waiver because FCS schools are only permitted to play 11 games in the regular season by the NCAA.
Moccia said the schools would likely need to hear from the NCAA by the end of the day Monday in order to make plans to play the game.
“We for sure want to play,” Moccia said. “We understand that if we were fortunate enough to win that game, it would have nothing to do with bowl eligibility based on the fact that we already played an FCS school (Lamar). “
FBS schools that have more than one FCS win in a season must win seven games, rather than six, in order to be bowl eligible.
It’s possible that both waivers go NMSU’s way; it’s possible only one of them does and its possible neither of them do. The fate of the Aggies’ bowl hopes and their hopes of playing a 12th game currently sit in the hands of the NCAA. | https://www.ktsm.com/sports/college-sports/nmsu/new-mexico-state-submits-ncaa-waiver-to-be-bowl-eligible-with-5-6-record/ | 2022-11-28T23:12:03 | en | 0.984953 |
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“The last thing conservatives want to hear right now is Dr. Oz giving political advice,” Fox News contributor Joe Concha says
After leaving his syndicated daytime talk show, “The Dr. Oz Show,” and losing his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, what’s next for Dr. Mehmet Oz?
The former heart surgeon turned Oprah protégé turned Donald Trump-backed Republican candidate has got a few options — continue his political life with another run for office, restart his medical practice as a cardiothoracic surgeon, go back to being a TV doctor or pivot to some other career in medicine, media or philanthropy.
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But in interviews with pop culture experts, publicists and crisis communications specialists, each path for the 62-year-old comes with its own set of challenges — especially if Oz has any desire to return to a regular TV role, either as a health expert or as a MAGA-friendly political voice.
A rep for Oz did not respond to requests for comment.
One thing that appears to be off the table is relaunching the syndicated daytime show he hosted for 13 years before attempting to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. “I can’t imagine ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ being rebooted at this point,” Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University, told TheWrap.
Ratings on Oz’s show had already started to wane toward the end of his run, and they dropped even further after he began identifying as a Trump-friendly Republican in 2020 ahead of announcing his Senate run. His show went from averaging 1.63 million viewers in April 2020 to just 788,000 viewers in November 2021.
But he remains a recognizable face in a competitive small-screen landscape. “TV is still available to him. This is someone who has built an audience,” said Eric Schiffer, chairman and CEO of Patriarch Equity, where he offers reputation and management consultation.
But many analysts agreed he would have tone down some of his extreme right-wing views, particularly his support of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning abortion rights, to restore his appeal to a mainstream audience — especially the female-skewing demographic that is the core of daytime TV viewership.
“If he wanted to go back to TV, and he was to be done with politics, he could cut the cord on his conservative path,” Schiffer said. “In fact, he would be advised to do that because he’s going to want the widest audience. Why cut off 50% of your audience?”
If Oz was willing to move away from politics completely, he could try to revive himself as a medical expert. (Practicing medicine is also an option, although he cut ties last spring with Columbia University, where he is now listed as an emeritus professor.)
“He would need to double down on his past brand,” said Nathan Miller, founder and CEO of Nathan Miller Ink., a communications strategy agency that specializes in business, diplomacy, crisis management and issue advocacy. “Figuring out what he has to say that’s relevant to people right now to people who may not agree with him politically, but might be interested in what he has to say about those range of different [health] issues.”
Oz is not the first celebrity-turned-politician to face these questions. But Ronald Reagan was retired from acting when he went into politics and left the White House at age 77. Action-movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was 63 when he finished his second term as governor of California, had small roles in 2010s movies like the “Expendables” series.
“He’s returned — to some extent — to acting, although certainly not to the extent that he was before,” Thompson said. “So, certainly one can go back and forth like that. That’s going to be difficult for Dr. Oz.”
Oz may benefit from the fact that people outside Pennsylvania may have been less aware of his failed Senate campaign. “There’s still a core audience that’s available to him,” Schiffer said. “I don’t think there’s going to be significant negative implications from that election, and people forget over time as well.”
Still, it’s hard to imagine that Oprah Winfrey — who gave Oz his start as a health expert on her hit daytime show but later endorsed his opponent, Democratic Senator-elect John Fetterman — returning as a producer on any new daytime show. Reps for Winfrey and Sony Pictures Television, which distributed the show, did not respond to requests for comment.
Of course, Oz might also be attempted to lean into his new branding as a telegenic right-wing political figure — one with a MAGA-forward identity.
“I see talk radio as a viable option right now,” Fox News contributor Joe Concha said of Oz’s possible next move.
Seeking work as a political host or commentator on cable news might be another option, of course, though Concha noted that Oz could also branch out and launch his own platform — possibly by moving into the podcast arena.
At least for now, Oz’s voice may not be welcomed with open arms by the right-wing media community. “The last thing that conservatives want to hear right now is Dr. Oz giving political advice,” Concha said. “I think there is some resentment that he lost such a winnable race. He should have beat [Fetterman] by free touchdowns. I’m not sure a lot of people want to be hearing from Dr. Oz after losing what would have been — if he won that, Republicans could have taken over the Senate.”
But first, Concha suggested that Oz “take a break and reassess.” With a net worth of $200 million — perhaps less after spending at least $7 million of his own money on his Senate campaign — Oz has no need to leap back into the workforce right away. | https://www.thewrap.com/dr-oz-senate-tv-whats-next/ | 2022-11-28T23:12:43 | en | 0.983192 |
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Twitter CEO and owner Elon Musk tweeted that Apple has threatened to withhold the social media platform from its app store for reasons yet to be revealed.
According to The Verge, “withhold” could mean a temporary delay in an app update for Twitter or the more final outcome of taking it off the app store altogether.
This claim follows Musk’s tweet earlier Monday that Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. “Do they hate free speech in America?” the CEO asked in his earlier post. Monday also saw Musk’s sharing of a fake CNN headline flagged by Twitter’s own fact-checker.
Apple App Store boss Phil Schiller deleted his Twitter account after Musk bought the social media outlet for $44 billion. Schiller’s exit also occurred around the time Musk reactivated former president Donald Trump’s account.
Previously, Musk has expressed disapproval of Apple’s App Store in-app purchase fee, calling it a “hidden 30% tax” on the internet.
Twitter has outlasted other social media apps in terms of content moderationl. Adult content, which still runs rampant on the app, has received restriction requests from Apple in the post in order to remain available on the App Store. Such content includes racial slurs and certain inappropriate hashtags like that of “boobs,” according to former Twitter exectuive Yoel Roth’s New York Times opinion guest essay.
Apple CEO Tim Cook emphasized his desire for Musk to continue to moderate potentially offensive content, though Musk touted his goal to loosen guidelines around Twitter expression.
His reinstatement of several previously banned personas, like the 45th U.S. president, on the outlet reflect this reversal.
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Harvey Weinstein has chosen not to testify in his own defense, an expected outcome as his Los Angeles trial for the rape and sexual assault of several accusers, who have given hours of grueling testimony over nearly two months, nears a conclusion.
Weinstein did not take the stand for his 2020 trial in New York, where he is serving a 23-year sentence. It is considered risky – and is less common – for defendants to testify on their own behalf in criminal sexual assault cases. In separate civil sex assault trials that both played out in October, Kevin Spacey and Paul Haggis each defended themselves from the stand; Spacey successfully, Haggis not so much.
Judge Lisa B. Lench made abundantly clear that she wanted Weinstein on the record saying he was aware of his rights: “I want you to understand that you have an absolute right to testify,” and also the right not to testify, the judge said to Weinstein, asking him to acknowledge his understanding.
“Yes,” Weinstein responded – which would be his only word on the record in this trial, besides saying “Hello, everyone” last month to a roomful of dozens of prospective jurors.
The defense began calling the first of six planned witnesses Monday, a group that includes an expert, an FBI agent, a hotel manager and others, mostly to authenticate records or dispute timelines. Defense attorney Mark Werksman said he expected to wrap up that process by Wednesday – meaning closing arguments would then begin, with jurors getting the case as soon as the end of this week.
Just down and across the hall, the jury hearing the criminal rape case against “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson began fresh deliberations after two jurors were excused. The separate cases have been playing out on the 9th floor of a Los Angeles courts building since early October.
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Legendary Entertainment and Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group have launched a multiyear worldwide film distribution partnership pursuant to which Sony Pictures will market and distribute Legendary’s new upcoming theatrical film titles, the companies said Monday.
Legendary and Sony Pictures are aligned in their ongoing commitment to theatrical distribution as a driver for other “downstream” windows and the theatrical window’s long-term value for films.
As part of the pact, Sony Pictures will market and distribute new Legendary theatrical releases worldwide excluding China, where Legendary East will handle all marketing and distribution activities. Sony Pictures will also handle home entertainment and TV distribution for the titles it releases. Legendary retains the option to produce and distribute feature film content for streaming platforms.
Legendary will also continue to remain in business with Warner Bros. Pictures on select existing titles including the upcoming “Dune: Part Two” currently in production and slated for release on Nov. 3, 2023.
“It’s a rare opportunity to partner in this mutually beneficial way with true pros, who are completely aligned in our theatrical commitment and vision for this business,” Josh Greenstein and Sanford Panitch, presidents of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, said in a statement. “The creative brilliance and power of Legendary is huge and we look forward to bringing their work to theaters across the world.”
“Legendary is, well, legendary and we are excited and fortunate to add Josh and Mary’s strong slate to our ongoing commitment to big movies on the big screen,” added Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.
Legendary CEO Joshua Grode added: “As we continue to grow our content offerings, we are excited to forge this relationship with Tony, Tom, Sanford, Josh and the rest of the exceptional Sony team. Sony’s commitment to theatrical distribution aligns with our vision of how to best derive the most value for Legendary’s movies. The incredible slate of movies that Mary Parent has amassed are built for the theatrical experience and we are excited about our partnership with Sony for this next phase of Legendary’s growth. We are also grateful to Warner Bros. Pictures who has been a valuable partner to Legendary over many years, and we look forward to continuing our work with the talented executives at Warner/Discovery.”
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A power outage at a Houston water purification plant caused water pressure to drop and left the city of about 2 million people under a boil water notice. Some school districts cancelled classes.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Holly Martinez, the executive director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, about how closing the gender pay gap could help reduce homelessness.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Holly Martinez, the executive director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, about how closing the gender pay gap could help reduce homelessness.
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Mark Burnett, chairman of worldwide television group at MGM, has officially tendered his resignation following the storied studio’s $8.5 billion acquisition by Amazon in March. He becomes the latest executive departure, following motion picture group chairman Michael De Luca and motion picture group president Pam Abdy’s departures in April.
MGM chief operating officer Christopher Brearton is now the sole exec left from the interim leadership structure set up by Amazon back in March.
In a memo to staffers, Burnett wrote, “As I step away from day to day management and back into independently creating and innovating, I will continue to oversee my legacy series and be available to all of you and to Amazon for guidance and support.”
The departure is not surprising, given the producer was best known for overseeing unscripted hits like CBS’ “Survivor,” NBC’s “The Voice” and ABC’s “Shark Tank.” At the time, industry experts questioned where his unconventional executive style might fit in with Amazon’s more data-driven approach to projects. Previous reports also indicated that Burnett’s tenure at MGM was a disruptive one, leading to divisiveness with other execs at the studio and failures to produce new hits (MGM TV president Steve Stark was behind the studio’s award-winning and critically acclaimed fare “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Fargo”).
Larger questions about how MGM will mesh with Amazon’s culture under the leadership of Amazon Studios and Prime Video SVP Mike Hopkins and Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke also remain. The two execs will now oversee MGM’s sprawling library of content across film and TV, which includes hundreds of thousands of feature titles and episodes.
In a separate memo, Hopkins added, “Mark Burnett has decided to leave Amazon and MGM to resume his work as an independent creator and producer. I wanted to follow up by thanking him for his countless contributions to our success and, on a personal level, for his partnership and counsel throughout the integration. I know you’ll all agree that he is one of the most innovative, creative, and prolific television producers in our industry, and we have been extraordinarily fortunate to have him on our team.”
In his memo, Burnett emphasized his legacy reality TV hits, which have collective garnered 143 Emmy noms. In 2014, the executive sold a majority of his companies to MGM, later selling the rest to acquire significant equity in the studio, meaning that he profited greatly from the Amazon acquisition.
“Now, after months of collaborative transition efforts, we have thoughtfully re-organized our teams so that they all have the opportunity to prosper under the leadership of Mike Hopkins, Jennifer Salke and Christopher Brearton. In these days of media layoffs I am proud to say that everyone in the TV division has been offered a way to continue to contribute. No one was left behind,” he said in his memo. | https://www.thewrap.com/mark-burnett-mgm-tv-chair-exit/ | 2022-11-28T23:14:43 | en | 0.970972 |
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, who compiled a book of lead sheets by women composers after she couldn't find one herself. Her book is called "New Standards."
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How to balance your digital life past just logging off By Mayowa Aina Published November 28, 2022 at 2:25 PM MST Facebook Twitter Email Listen • 3:52 Lots of people struggle to put their phone down. And lots of solutions say to just log off, but it's not always that easy. NPR's Life Kit podcast has tips on how to log off. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.kunm.org/2022-11-28/how-to-balance-your-digital-life-past-just-logging-off | 2022-11-28T23:14:51 | en | 0.950292 |
Cybersecurity experts recently gathered in New York to talk about how to defend against a technology that doesn't yet exist. Quantum computing would usher in advances — and national security threats.
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Cybersecurity experts recently gathered in New York to talk about how to defend against a technology that doesn't yet exist. Quantum computing would usher in advances — and national security threats.
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Brazilian senator files proposed welfare waiver from spending cap for 4 years
Brazilian Senator Marcelo Castro said on Monday that he officially presented to Congress a constitutional amendment backed by President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to exempt the "Bolsa Familia" welfare program from a constitutional spending cap for four years starting in 2023.
Earlier in November, he had said that Lula wanted to permanently strip the program from the cap known as Brazil's main fiscal anchor, which triggered negative reactions from markets, fearing the proposal's impact on public accounts and the country's debt. ($1 = 5.3449 reais)
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The disease formerly known as monkeypox has a new name: "mpox." It's not much of a depature, but it's less stigmatizing, according to advocates who have been calling for a change of name.
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Spanish coastguard rescues three African migrants stowed away on ship's rudder
The Spanish coastguard said it rescued three migrants stowed away on the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria. The migrants were taken into the port and attended to by health services, the coastguard said on Twitter. The Spanish-owned Canary Islands are a popular gateway for African migrants attempting to reach Europe.
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The Spanish coastguard said it rescued three migrants stowed away on the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria. In a photograph distributed on Twitter by the coastguard on Monday, the three stowaways are shown perched on the rudder of the oil and chemical tanker Althini II.
The Althini II arrived in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria on Monday after an 11-day voyage from Lagos in Nigeria, according to Marine Traffic, a ship-tracking website. The migrants were taken into the port and attended to by health services, the coastguard said on Twitter.
The Spanish-owned Canary Islands are a popular gateway for African migrants attempting to reach Europe. Spanish data shows migration by sea to the archipelago jumped 51% in the first five months of the year compared to a year earlier.
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Crypto lender BlockFi files for bankruptcy, cites FTX exposure
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it said on Monday, the latest crypto casualty after the firm was hurt by exposure to the spectacular collapse of the FTX exchange earlier this month. New Jersey-based BlockFi, founded by fintech executive-turned-crypto entrepreneur Zac Prince, said in a bankruptcy filing that its substantial exposure to FTX created a liquidity crisis.
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it said on Monday, the latest crypto casualty after the firm was hurt by exposure to the spectacular collapse of the FTX exchange earlier this month. The filing in a New Jersey court comes as crypto prices have plummeted. The price of bitcoin, the most popular digital currency by far, is down more than 70% from a 2021 peak.
“BlockFi’s Chapter 11 restructuring underscores significant asset contagion risks associated with the crypto ecosystem," said Monsur Hussain, senior director at Fitch Ratings. New Jersey-based BlockFi, founded by fintech executive-turned-crypto entrepreneur Zac Prince, said in a bankruptcy filing that its substantial exposure to FTX created a liquidity crisis. FTX, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, filed for protection in the United States earlier in November after traders pulled $6 billion from the platform in three days and rival exchange Binance abandoned a rescue deal.
"Although the debtors’ exposure to FTX is a major cause of this bankruptcy filing, the debtors do not face the myriad issues apparently facing FTX," said the first day bankruptcty filing by Mark Renzi, managing director at Berkeley Research Group, the proposed financial advisor for BlockFi. "Quite the opposite." BlockFi said the liquidity crisis was due to its exposure to FTX via loans to Alameda, a crypto trading firm affiliated with FTX, as well as cryptocurrencies held on FTX's platform that became trapped there. BlockFi listed its assets and liabilities as being between $1 billion and $10 billion.
Renzi said that BlockFi had sold a portion of its crypto assets earlier in November to fund its bankruptcy. Those sales raised $238.6 million in cash, and BlockFi now has $256.5 million in cash on hand. In a court filing on Monday, BlockFi listed FTX as its second-largest creditor, with $275 million owed on a loan extended earlier this year. It said it owes money to more than 100,000 creditors. The company also said in a separate filing it plans to lay off two-thirds of its 292 employees.
Under a deal signed with FTX in July BlockFi was to receive a $400 million revolving credit facility while FTX got an option to buy it for up to $240 million. BlockFi's bankruptcy filing also comes after two of BlockFi's largest competitors, Celsius Network and Voyager Digital, filed for bankruptcy in July citing extreme market conditions that had resulted in losses at both companies.
Crypto lenders, the de facto banks of the crypto world, boomed during the pandemic, attracting retail customers with double-digit rates in return for their cryptocurrency deposits. Crypto lenders are not required to hold capital or liquidity buffers like traditional lenders and some found themselves exposed when a shortage of collateral forced them - and their customers - to shoulder large losses.
BlockFi's first bankruptcy hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday FTX did not respond to a request for comment. CREDITOR LIST
BlockFi's largest creditor is Ankura Trust, a company that represents creditors in stressed situations, and is owed $729 million. Valar Ventures, a Peter Thiel-linked venture capital fund, owns 19% of BlockFi equity shares. BlockFi also listed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as one of its largest creditors, with a $30 million claim. In February, a subsidiary of BlockFi agreed to pay $100 million to the SEC and 32 states to settle charges in connection with a retail crypto lending product the company offered to nearly 600,000 investors.
Bain Capital Ventures and Tiger Global co-led BlockFi's March 2021 funding round, according to a press release issued by BlockFi at the time. Both firms did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a blog post, BlockFi said its Chapter 11 cases will enable the company to stabilize its business and maximize value for all stakeholders.
"Acting in the best interest of our clients is our top priority and continues to guide our path forward," BlockFi said. In its bankruptcy filing, BlockFi said it had hired Kirkland & Ellis and Haynes & Boone as bankruptcy counsel.
BlockFi had earlier paused withdrawals from its platform. In a filing, Renzi said that Blockfi intends to seek authority to honor client withdrawal requests from its customer wallet accounts, in which crypto assets are held in custody. However, the company did not disclose its plans for how it might treat withdrawal requests from its other products, including its interest-bearing accounts.
"BlockFi clients may ultimately recover a substantial portion of their investments," Renzi said in the filing. ORIGINS
BlockFi was founded in 2017 by Prince, who is currently the company's chief executive officer, and Flori Marquez. Though headquartered in Jersey City, BlockFi also has offices in New York, Singapore, Poland and Argentina, according to its website. In July, Prince had tweeted that "it's time to stop putting BlockFi in the same bucket / sentence as Voyager and Celsius."
"Two months ago we looked the 'same.' They shut down and have impending losses for their clients," he said. According to a profile of BlockFi published earlier this year by Inc, Prince was raised in San Antonio, Texas, and financed his college education at the University of Oklahoma and Texas State University with winnings from online poker tournaments. Before starting BlockFi with Marquez, he held jobs at Orchard Platform, a broker dealer, and at Zibby, a lease-to-own lender now called Katapult.
Marquez previously worked at Bond Street, a small business lending outfit that was folded in to Goldman Sachs in 2017, according to Inc.
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Neon announced on Monday that it has promoted Andrew Brown to President of Digital Distribution.
Brown, who has served as SVP of Digital Strategy, Marketing and Distribution for Neon since 2017, has overseen the launch of the home digital portal Neon Cinema and manages the studio’s film library, which includes the last three Palme D’Or winners at the Cannes Film Festival: Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” and Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness.”
Brown also founded the home entertainment distribution company DECAL in 2021 and will continue to serve as its co-president.
“Andrew’s knowledge of the players, the platforms and the history of cinema all converge to make him a one-of-a-kind executive,” said Neon CEO and Founder, Tom Quinn. “He’s been here from the beginning, and we look forward to continuing to grow NEON together.”
Neon’s upcoming slate includes the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” a documentary from Laura Poitras on photographer Nan Goldin and her activism to expose the Sackler family’s complicity in the opioid overdose crisis. The studio will also release Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film “Broker” starring “Parasite” leading man Song Kang Ho next month.
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Balenciaga, the luxury fashion brand that sparked back-to-back controversies over two recent ad campaigns, has signaled its plans to sue the production company North Six for its role in creating one of the ads.
The backlash began when online scrutinizers noticed a page from the 2008 Supreme Court decision United States v. Williams in the backdrop for an ad showcasing a $3,000 purse.
The ruling upheld the constitutionality of a child pornography conviction.
The ad, which has since been removed from the company's website, was part of the fashion house's Spring 2023 collaboration with the activewear brand Adidas.
Balenciaga watchers might not have noticed the Supreme Court decision excerpt had it not been for a controversy earlier this month with another ad – one from the brand's holiday collection.
That ad campaign also drew backlash because it featured images of children holding plush bears wearing fishnet tops and leather harnesses, surrounded by objects like flasks and chain necklaces.
The ad was photographed by famed documentary photographer Gabriele Galimberti, who shot in a similar style (though with less provocative objects) for a series called "Toy Stories".
The ad was met with accusations that the fashion house was condoning the sexual abuse of children. Social media users and media commentators described it as "creepy," "demonic" and "horrifying."
Galimberti wrote in a statement that he had no oversight over the products or models used for the Balenciaga shoot.
"As is usual for a commercial shooting, the direction of the campaign and the choice of the objects displayed are not in the hands of the photographer," he said.
He added that the hate messages sent to him "are addressed against wrong targets, and distract from the real problem, and criminals."
Balenciaga apologized for both ads in two different statements last week and then again on Monday, saying first "our plush bear bags and the Gift Collection should not have been featured with children," and that all the items used as props in the second ad shoot were "provided by third parties that confirmed in writing that these props were fake office documents."
"They turned out to be real legal papers most likely coming from the filming of a television drama," the company said, adding that it was internally investigating the incident and exploring ways to work with organizations that combat child abuse.
"We want to learn from our mistakes and identify ways we can contribute. Balenciaga reiterates its sincere apologies."
On Friday, the brand issued a lawsuit summons to the production company, North Six, and set designer, Nicholas Des Jardins, for their role in creating the second ad.
Balenciaga says North Six included documents in the campaign "without Balenciaga's knowledge or authorization," according to the lawsuit. The company will seek $25 million in damages.
Neither Balenciaga nor an agent for Nicholas Des Jardins immediately responded to NPR's request for comment. North Six responded to confirm it received the summons, but said it had no comment on the allegations.
Balenciaga says that [North Six]'s inexplicable acts and omissions were malevolent or, at the very least, extraordinarily reckless".
"As a result of [North Six]'s misconduct, members of the public, including the news media, have falsely and horrifically associated Balenciaga with the repulsive and deeply disturbing subject of the court decision," the court document reads.
In an industry that's long been accused of under-prioritizing morality and ethics, Balenciaga has long walked the fine line between edgy and offensive.
In 2021, the brand was lambasted by fashion and history experts for selling a $1,190 pair of sweatpants with boxers peeking out from the waistband, a garment that critics said was appropriating Black culture.
More recently, Balenciaga was criticized last month for being slow to end its limited brand collaborations with Kanye West after he made antisemitic comments.
Some of the company's recent products have included Croc stilettos, a $2,000 tote bag that mimics the company's paper shopping bags, and white cotton socks that sell for $130 per pair.
The brand is famously popular with celebrities like Kim Kardashian, who came under fire for being slow to respond to the teddy bear ads, especially from right-wing media figures.
She said on social media Sunday that she was "re-evaluating" her ambassadorship with the fashion house.
"I appreciate Balenciaga's removal of the campaigns and apology," she wrote. "In speaking with them, I believe they understand the seriousness of the issue and will take the necessary measures for this to never happen again."
I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven’t been disgusted and outraged by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened.
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) November 27, 2022
Other social media users are viewing the lawsuit as an attempt to place blame elsewhere, which is only reigniting public interest in seeing the ads in the meantime.
"No apology can ever be enough for what they let happen," one user wrote. "Canceled for good."
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Brazilian senator files Lula's welfare waiver from spending cap for 4 years
A controversial proposal to make room for more spending in the 2023 budget under Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was formally presented to Congress on Monday, providing for a shorter welfare waiver but maintaining its annual impact. Brazilian Senator Marcelo Castro, the point man for next year's budget, said that he filed a constitutional amendment backed by Lula to exempt the "Bolsa Familia" welfare program from a constitutional spending cap for four years starting in 2023.
A controversial proposal to make room for more spending in the 2023 budget under Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was formally presented to Congress on Monday, providing for a shorter welfare waiver but maintaining its annual impact.
Brazilian Senator Marcelo Castro, the point man for next year's budget, said that he filed a constitutional amendment backed by Lula to exempt the "Bolsa Familia" welfare program from a constitutional spending cap for four years starting in 2023. Earlier in November, he had said that Lula wanted to permanently strip the program from the cap known as Brazil's main fiscal anchor.
The program is slated to cost 175 billion reais ($33 billion) annually based on Lula's campaign promises. But the bill filed by Castro also removes some public investments from the cap, opening space for another 23 billion reais in public spending next year, bringing its total impact to nearly 200 billion reais.
Along with Lula's latest remarks downplaying fiscal responsibility over social needs, the proposal had triggered negative market reactions, with economists warning it could push public debt to record levels and force a monetary policy shift. Castro acknowledged in a statement that the text would undergo changes in Congress.
"Given the short time we have to approve the proposal to amend the Constitution, and because it is absolutely essential for the country's governance next year, we will make the necessary adjustments for approval during its course," he wrote. Lula, who arrived in Brasilia on Sunday for negotiations on the proposal, campaigned against the constitutional spending cap but has not yet specified which rule he will support to replace it, nor has he indicated who will run economic policy in his administration.
The leftist leader takes office on Jan 1. ($1 = 5.3654 reais)
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali forces on Monday stormed a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, where Islamic extremists had been holed up for more than 18 hours after killing eight civilians and trapping dozens in the building, officials said.
Police spokesperson Sadik Dodishe said all six extremists died during the operation at the Villa Rosa hotel, and one member of the security forces was also killed.
Dodishe said about 60 people who had been trapped in the hotel were freed and none of them were injured. It was not immediately clear whether others were missing.
According to Dodishe, five of the attackers were killed by security forces, and one blew himself up.
Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mogadishu resident Mohamed Suleyman told the AP that two of his relatives, both civilians, died in the attack. "It's a great sadness to learn that two of my relatives were among those killed in yesterday night's attack," he said. "We were informed by their colleagues who managed to escape the attack after jumping (over the perimeter) wall of the hotel."
Ali Moalim, another Mogadishu resident, said he saw "two bodies of the security forces carried by their fellow soldiers."
Al-Shabab said in a broadcast on its own radio frequency Sunday that its fighters attacked the hotel, which has a restaurant popular with government and security officials. The attack is believed to have started with an explosion before gunmen penetrated the hotel's gates.
The hotel is not far from the presidential palace, Villa Somalia, in one of the most protected parts of central Mogadishu. A successful attack near the seat of the federal government is likely to instill deep fear among residents of the seaside capital that has long been prone to attacks by militants.
Such militant attacks are common in Mogadishu and other parts of the Horn of Africa nation.
The latest attack comes amid a new, high-profile offensive by the Somali government against al-Shabab, which still controls large parts of central and southern Somalia.
Extremist fighters loyal to the group have responded by killing prominent clan leaders in an apparent effort to dissuade support for the government offensive, and attacks on public places frequented by government officials and others persist.
Hotels and restaurants are frequently targeted, as are military bases for government troops and foreign peacekeepers.
Last month at least 120 people were killed in two car bombings at a busy junction in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab carried out that attack, the deadliest since a similar attack at the same spot killed more than 500 people five years ago.
Al-Shabab opposes Somalia's federal government, which is backed by African Union peacekeepers, and seeks to take power and enforce a strict version of Sharia law.
The United States has described al-Shabab as one of al-Qaida's deadliest organizations and targeted it with scores of airstrikes in recent years. Hundreds of U.S. military personnel have returned to the country after former president Donald Trump withdrew them.
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When Dylan Brandt looks back on the time before he started receiving gender-affirming care, he remembers feeling trapped "in a pretty bad place." He wasn't comfortable leaving the house, and he struggled with anxiety and depression.
It was right around his 15th birthday that Brandt began hormone therapy. He says the treatment was "lifesaving."
"When I started these hormones, not only did it change my physical appearance, but it changed my mind," Brandt, now 17, says. "I felt better because I was looking better. I felt free. I felt happy."
Today, that joy is overshadowed by fear that his access to treatment may soon disappear because of a 2021 law passed in Arkansas, Brandt's home state, that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth like himself. Brandt is now part of an ACLU lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban, and says that if the law is upheld, he and his family would have to leave the state.
"We wouldn't have any other choice, because this isn't something I can live without," says Brandt.
The Arkansas ban is part of a wave of new state laws that has begun to radically reshape life for trans youth across the nation, bringing restrictions on everything from health care to how their gender identity is treated at school.
An NPR analysis of this fast-changing landscape found that over the past two years, state lawmakers introduced at least 306 bills targeting trans people, more than in any previous period. A majority of this legislation, 86%, focuses on trans youth.
While not every proposal has succeeded — about 15% of the bills have become law — the surge of legislative activity reflects what many advocates see as an increasingly hostile environment for LGBTQ rights in statehouses across the country and even some corners of Congress.
Some of the new laws have been temporarily blocked by the courts. But legal challenges have done little to slow the pace of new proposals, according to Katie Eyer, a professor at Rutgers Law School. It's an echo, she says, of the period after Brown v. Board of Education, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down segregation in schools, but many states kept trying to pass laws to obstruct the ruling.
"This phenomenon of states just ... churning out legislation as it's struck down is one that has a long history in civil rights," says Eyer. "And it can really stymie efforts for people to actually experience what the courts have said should be their constitutional rights."
It's also a phenomenon that advocates for the trans community fear will have disastrous consequences for trans youth in particular. A January poll from the Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis support for the LGBTQ community, found that 85% of trans and nonbinary youth said their mental health was negatively affected by these laws. A subsequent poll found that more than half of trans and nonbinary youth "seriously considered" suicide in the past year.
"Regardless of if these bills pass ... it is already having a negative impact for LGBTQ youth generally," says Sam Ames, director of advocacy and government affairs at the Trevor Project. For many, Ames says, "we are talking about life and death."
More than half the states have sought to restrict gender-affirming health care
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For some trans youth, proposed restrictions would make it significantly harder to access gender-affirming health care. For others, it would make it virtually impossible.
In four states — Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona and Tennessee — lawmakers have enacted either a partial or total ban on access to gender-affirming care, though in Alabama and Arkansas the laws are not currently in effect due to court injunctions. At least 20 others have tried.
Many of these proposals have sought to restrict anyone under the age of 18 from care that includes puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy or transition-related surgery. In some of those states, health care providers now face the threat of jail time for offering gender-affirming care.
Restrictions also have come by way of executive order or regulation rather than legislation. Earlier this year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state's child welfare agency to investigate parents and health care providers who give gender-affirming care to trans youth, characterizing those actions as child abuse. The order continues to be challenged in court. And earlier this month, Florida's State Medical Board effectively banned doctors from providing gender-affirming care for new patients under the age of 18.
Advocates fear the overall fallout could be dramatic. An estimated 300,000 American youth ages 13 to 17 identify as transgender, and according to a March study by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, at least 53,800 were at risk of losing gender-affirming medical care.
Many of the proposed laws have come despite what critics see as a drumbeat of misinformation about gender-affirming care. Trans-rights advocates say some bills have sought to ban procedures that are rarely available to young patients. For example, a Tennessee law blocks health care providers from providing hormone treatments to prepubescent minors, even though the World Professional Association for Transgender Health only recommends treatment once a minor has entered puberty.
"One of the really concerning trends that we see is that these bills are becoming more extreme over time," says Alex Petrovnia, president of the Trans Formations Project, an advocacy group. "Frankly, I really do think that the end goal is to ban trans-affirming medical care, period, ... which should scare people a lot more than it does because access to gender-affirming care is fundamentally an issue of bodily autonomy."
Schools have emerged as the front line for anti-trans legislation
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Legislation targeting the trans community isn't new. In 2016, North Carolina sparked nationwide outrage with a so-called "bathroom bill" that sought to block trans people from using public restrooms that don't correspond with the gender that appears on their birth certificate. The backlash would later push the state to reverse course.
Six years later, the environment has changed considerably. Bathroom bills are back, and this time they are taking aim at school restrooms and locker rooms. At least nine states have moved to block trans students from using restrooms that don't correspond with the sex assigned to them at birth. Three of them — Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee — have succeeded. But unlike the public backlash that pushed North Carolina to backpedal, this most recent crop of legislation has moved through state capitols with far less controversy.
The focus on trans students underscores the extent to which schools, perhaps more than any other area of American life, have emerged as the front line for restrictions on trans rights. Of the more than 126 bills introduced so far in 2022, some 63% have centered on schooling.
Most of these bills would prevent transgender female students from participating in female sports. The bills largely draw inspiration from Idaho, which in 2020 became the first state in the nation to ban transgender women and girls from kindergarten through college from competing on teams that align with their gender identity. That ban is currently blocked by a court injunction. Nevertheless, since Idaho's ban, 18 states have followed suit with their own laws.
Supporters of these bills, like Republican state Rep. Scott Cepicky of Tennessee, say their efforts have more to do with fairness in competition than with gender identity. Earlier this year, Cepicky sponsored legislation that says student-athletes can only compete in sports under the gender they were assigned at birth. The bill was signed by Gov. Bill Lee in May.
"The whole premise behind the bill was to separate out the politics from this, because sports is about competition," Cepicky says. "It's about everybody having an equal opportunity on the playing field to compete. And we want to make sure that females were competing against females and males were competing against males on the athletic fields so that the opportunities for competition were balanced, the opportunities for scholarships and awards were balanced."
Critics, however, see a solution in search of a problem. They point to a 2021 investigation by The Associated Press that found that most Republican sponsors of bills seeking to ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams were unable to cite a single example from their state or region where the lack of any such ban caused a problem.
Similarly, a growing number of states are pursuing parental disclosure laws. Some of these measures require educators to seek permission from parents before they can teach students about topics like gender identity or sexuality. Others say that if a school employee is aware that a student identifies as trans, they can't withhold that information from the student's parents, nor can they encourage the student to withhold the information.
Other legislation, like Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law, bans discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation in a manner that is not "age-appropriate" or "developmentally-appropriate." In the time since the bill was signed into law by the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, similar measures have passed in Alabama and Arizona.
New laws go beyond restrictions on trans youth only
The anti-trans restrictions have been embraced almost exclusively by Republican lawmakers, a reflection of how the issue of trans rights has emerged as a galvanizing force for many within the base of the party.
Lawmakers who have sponsored these bills say they're needed to protect the rights of parents in raising their children, or to help uphold their religious beliefs.
"Parents need to know what's happening with their kids when they're at school," says Jay Richards, director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family at the Heritage Foundation, an influential conservative think tank. "Parents have the primary responsibility and prerogative to educate their children. They may delegate that to schools, but they don't give up their rights."
Richards also says he does not think "children can consent" to such consequential medical decisions as gender-affirming care.
Defenders also point to a handful of nations in Europe — including England, Finland and Sweden — that have moved in recent months to limit gender-affirming care for minors. Those restrictions – though generally more permissive than those in some U.S. states – have been driven by questions about the levels of screening and support for a large wave of new patients, as well as questions about the potential long-term health effects of puberty blockers, even though they've long been used to treat children with the medical condition known as "precocious puberty."
Many medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society, the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association, have publicly stated support for age-appropriate gender-affirming care and publish their own guidelines for care. Several have acknowledged the limited research into the potential long-term effects of puberty blockers, but still recommend it based on other research, especially studies that show positive improvements in mental health for patients.
In some cases, bills have been given a boost by conservative advocacy groups like the Heritage Foundation and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), according to lawmakers and advocates. The Southern Poverty Law Center has classified ADF as an anti-LGBTQ hate group. The group, which was involved in the Idaho ban on trans women and girls in sports, disputes the designation, writing in a statement that its legal cases in support of conservative causes "frequently draw broad support across ideological lines.
Many of the legislative proposals have gone beyond trans youth to target the trans community more broadly. Several states have moved — with mixed success — to limit access to public restrooms over the past two years, including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Idaho and Montana have tried to restrict residents from changing the sex that appears on their birth certificates. More recently, Oklahoma enacted a law that prevents gender markers other than male or female on birth certificates.
Other states, including Mississippi and Montana, have adopted laws that, according to critics, make it easier to discriminate against someone on the basis of their gender identity or sexual orientation. Supporters say the laws are needed to safeguard religious freedom.
Efforts to restrict trans rights haven't been limited to state capitols. In recent months, some Republican lawmakers in Congress have unsuccessfully sought to pass legislation restricting access to gender-affirming care for children, as well as discussion of gender identity in school curriculum and access to school sports for trans youth.
Advocates for trans rights have struggled to keep pace
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Advocates for LGBTQ rights have struggled to keep pace with the crush of new restrictions.
In June, President Biden signed an executive order aimed at increasing access to gender-affirming care and developing ways to combat state efforts to restrict such treatments for youth. And while states like California and Connecticut have moved to become safe havens for youth seeking gender-affirming care, the broader push to pass nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity has had mixed success.
"It's a difficult moment to be passing proactive legislation because this is such a hot button issue all of a sudden," says Ames from the Trevor Project.
In all, less than half of all states explicitly ban discrimination in housing, jobs and public spaces on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation, according to the Pew Research Center. These are protections that enjoy the support of 64% of Americans, according to Pew.
In many cases, the fight for new protections is being waged on the local level, according to Logan Casey, a senior policy researcher and adviser at Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit think tank based in Colorado. But with all the changes happening on the state level, Casey says, the need for stronger federal protections is all the more vital.
"Your ability to be economically secure or to be safe in your community, to access best practice medical care should not depend on where you live," says Casey. "But unfortunately, it does."
The landscape has left Brandt, the Arkansas teen, fearful for his future. He knows he can always leave Arkansas if the state's ban on transgender care survives court challenges. But there's no guarantee he'll always be safe in a different state.
"It makes me worry that if I were to go somewhere else, if this happened here, why couldn't it happen somewhere else?" he says. "It's sad."
Methodology
NPR used data from several organizations that track anti-trans legislation, including ACLU, Freedom for All Americans, Movement Advancement Project and Trans Formations Project. Data on state level nondiscrimination protections was sourced from Pew Research Center.
NPR verified each piece of legislation by checking it against bill tracking or state legislature databases. NPR's analysis includes all states that have enacted anti-trans laws since 2021.
Laws in some states may be currently blocked due to court challenges. Some states may have other anti-trans policies beyond laws, such as executive orders. Other governing bodies or local entities within states, such as school boards or counties, may have their own restrictive policies.
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Juventus Chairman Agnelli resigns with entire board
The board of Juventus , chaired by Andrea Agnelli, has resigned "in the best interest of the company," the Italian Serie A soccer team said on Monday. The collective resignation comes after Juventus' financial statements received scrutiny from prosecutors and Italian market regulator Consob in recent months for alleged false accounting and market manipulation.
The board of Juventus , chaired by Andrea Agnelli, has resigned "in the best interest of the company," the Italian Serie A soccer team said on Monday.
The collective resignation comes after Juventus' financial statements received scrutiny from prosecutors and Italian market regulator Consob in recent months for alleged false accounting and market manipulation. The company had denied any wrongdoing. Juventus said its directors had discussed the issue at a meeting on Monday and concluded it would be best addressed by a new board, given "the relevance of the pending legal and technical/accounting matters."
It added it would have to restate its financial statements for the fiscal year ending in June 2022. The company, which is controlled by the Agnelli family's holding company Exor, said it had asked CEO Maurizio Arrivabene to maintain his position and had appointed Maurizio Scanavino as general manager.
Juventus said it had called a shareholder meeting on Jan. 18 to appoint a new board. Andrea Agnelli, who has chaired Juventus since 2010, will not seek a reappointment, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
In a letter to Juventus staff seen by Reuters, Andrea Agnelli described the company situation as "delicate." "When the team is not cohesive it becomes vulnerable and that can be fatal," he wrote.
"This is when you need to keep calm and contain damages: the company is going through a delicate phase and we're no longer cohesive. Better to quit all together, giving the chance to a new team to turn the game around."
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Should robots working alongside law enforcement be used to deploy deadly force?
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is weighing that question this week as they consider a policy proposal that would allow the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to use robots as a deadly force against a suspect.
A new California law became effective this year that requires every municipality in the state to list and define the authorized uses of all military-grade equipment in their local law enforcement agencies.
The original draft of SFPD's policy was silent on the matter of robots.
Aaron Peskin, a member of the city's Board of Supervisors, added a line to SFPD's original draft policy that stated, "Robots shall not be used as a Use of Force against any person."
The SFPD crossed out that sentence with a red line and returned the draft.
Their altered proposal outlines that "robots will only be used as a deadly force option when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers are imminent and outweigh any other force option available to the SFPD."
The SFPD currently has 12 functioning robots. They are remote controlled and typically used to gain situational awareness and survey specific areas officers may not be able to reach. They are also used to investigate and defuse potential bombs, or aide in hostage negotiations.
Peskin says much of the military-grade equipment sold to cities for police departments to use was issued by the federal government, but there's not a lot of regulation surrounding how robots are to be used. "It would be lovely if the federal government had instructions or guidance. Meanwhile, we are doing our best to get up to speed."
The idea of robots being legally allowed to kill has garnered some controversy. In October, a number of robotics companies – including Hyundai's Boston Dynamics – signed an open letter, saying that general purpose robots should not be weaponized.
Ryan Calo is a law and information science professor at the University of Washington and also studies robotics. He says he's long been concerned about the increasing militarization of police forces, but that police units across the country might be attracted to utilizing robots because "it permits officers to incapacitate a dangerous individual without putting themselves in harm's way."
Robots could also keep suspects safe too, Calo points out. When officers use lethal force at their own discretion, often the justification is that the officer felt unsafe and perceived a threat. But he notes, "you send robots into a situation and there just isn't any reason to use lethal force because no one is actually endangered."
The first time a robot was reported being used by law enforcement as a deadly force in the United States was in 2016 when the Dallas Police Department used a bomb-disposal robot armed with an explosive device to kill a suspect who had shot and killed five police officers.
In an email statement to NPR, SFPD public information officer Allison Maxie wrote, "the SFPD does not own or operate robots outfitted with lethal force options and the Department has no plans to outfit robots with any type of firearm." Though robots can potentially be equipped with explosive charges to breach certain structures, they would only be used in extreme circumstances. The statement continued, "No policy can anticipate every conceivable situation or exceptional circumstance which officers may face. The SFPD must be prepared, and have the ability, to respond proportionally."
Paul Scharre is author of the book Army Of None: Autonomous Weapons And The Future Of War. He helped create the U.S. policy for autonomous weapons used in war.
Scharre notes there is an important distinction between how robots are used in the military versus law enforcement. For one, robots used by law enforcement are not autonomous, meaning they are still controlled by a human.
"For the military, they're used in combat against an enemy and the purpose of that is to kill the enemy. That is not and should not be the purpose for police forces," Scharre says. "They're there to protect citizens, and there may be situations where they need to use deadly force, but those should be absolutely a last resort."
What is concerning about SFPD's proposal, Scharre says, is that it doesn't seem to be well thought out.
"Once you've authorized this kind of use, it can be very hard to walk that back." He says that this proposal sets up a false choice between using a robot for deadly force or putting law enforcement officers at risk. Scharre suggests that robots could instead be sent in with a non-lethal weapon to incapacitate a person without endangering officers.
As someone who studies robotics, Ryan Calo says that the idea of 'killer robots' is a launchpad for a bigger discussion about our relationship to technology and AI.
When it comes to robots being out in the field, Calo thinks about what happens if the technology fails and a robot accidentally kills or injures a person.
"It becomes very difficult to disentangle who is responsible. Is it the people using the technology? Is it the people that design the technology?" Calo asks.
With people, we can unpack the social and cultural dynamics of a situation, something you can't do with a robot.
"They feel like entities to us in a way that other technology doesn't," Calo says. "And so when you have a robot in the mix, all of a sudden not only do you have this question about who is responsible, which humans, you also have this strong sense that the robot is a participant."
Even if robots could be used to keep humans safe, Calo raises one more question: "We have to ask ourselves do we want to be in a society where police kill people with robots? It feels so deeply dehumanizing and militaristic."
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday to discuss how robots could be used by the SFPD.
This story has been updated to include portions of an email statement to NPR by the SFPD.
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INSIGHT-The yuan's the new dollar as Russia rides to the redback
Chinese entrepreneur Wang Min is delighted about Russia's embrace of the yuan. His LED lights company can price contracts to Russian customers in yuan rather than dollars or euros, and they can pay him in yuan. It's "win-win", he says.
Wang's plans have been transformed by the conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent Western sanctions on Moscow that have shut Russia's banks and many of its companies out of the dollar and euro payment systems. His contract manufacturing business with Russia has been small in the past, but now he's preparing to invest in warehousing there.
"We hope that next year sales in Russia can account for 10-15% of our total sales," said the businessman from China's southern coastal province of Guangdong, whose annual revenue of about $20 million mainly comes from Africa and South America. Wang is seeking to capitalise on a rapid "yuanisation" of Russia's economy this year as the isolated country seeks financial security from Asian powerhouse China. He sees a win-win situation in Chinese exporters reducing their currency risks and payment becoming more convenient for Russian buyers.
While the yuan, or renminbi, has been making gradual inroads into Russia for years, the crawl has turned into a sprint in the past nine months as the currency has swept into the country's markets and trade flows, according to a Reuters review of data and interviews with 10 business and finance players. Russia's financial shift eastwards could boost cross-border commerce, present a growing economic counterweight to the dollar and limit Western efforts to pressure Moscow by economic means.
Total transactions in the yuan-rouble pair on the Moscow Exchange ballooned to an average of almost 9 billion yuan ($1.25 billion) a day last month, exchange data analysed by Reuters showed. Previously, they rarely exceeded 1 billion yuan in an entire week. "What happened was that it became suddenly very risky and expensive to keep traditional currencies - dollar, euro, British pounds," said Andrei Akopian, managing director of Moscow-based investment firm Caderus Capital, citing the potential danger of a bank that keeps foreign currency deposits being sanctioned.
"Everybody was motivated and even pushed towards the rouble or other currencies including, and first of all, the renminbi." Indeed, yuan-rouble trading totalled 185 billion yuan in October, more than 80 times the level seen in February when Russia launched what it refers to as a "special military operation" in Ukraine near the end of the month, according to exchange data.
The surge of interest has seen the yuan's share of the currency market jump to 40-45% from less than 1% at the start of the year, said Dmitry Piskulov, international projects head at the Moscow Exchange's foreign-exchange market department. By comparison, the dollar/rouble pair, which commanded more than 80% of trading volumes on the Russian market in January, has seen its share drop to about 40% as of October, according to exchange data and the central bank.
The U.S. Treasury declined to comment on the yuan's growing presence in Russia. RUSSIAN GIANTS WANT YUAN
International money flows reflect a similar trend. Until April, Russia didn't even make the top 15 list of countries using the yuan outside mainland China, in terms of the value of inbound and outbound flows, according to data from global financial networking system SWIFT.
It has since jumped to No. 4, lagging only Hong Kong, the city's former colonial ruler Britain and Singapore. To put this in a global context, though, the dollar and euro are still by far the dominant currencies, representing more than 42% and 35% of flows respectively as of September this year. The yuan has risen to almost 2.5% from below 2% two years earlier.
Wang's business optimism is echoed by Shen Muhui, who heads a trade group for small exporters to Russia in neighbouring Fujian province. He said more and more Russian buyers were opening yuan accounts and settling transactions directly in the Chinese currency, which he said was a big advantage. "The Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought opportunities for Chinese businessman," said Shen, adding that his association had received many inquiries from Chinese companies interested in doing business in Russia.
It's not only Chinese companies, or small companies, joining the yuan train. Seven Russian corporate giants, including Rusal, Rosneft and Polyus, have raised a total of 42 billion yuan in bonds on the Russian market, according to Reuters calculations, and the list could grow with No.1 lender Sberbank and oil firm Gazpromneft saying they're also considering renminbi debt.
Aluminium producer Rusal, which buys raw materials from China and then sells a large chunk of its finished goods there, told Reuters it had stepped up the share of yuan used in those purchases and sales this year, and that the share would continue to rise, though it declined to provide a detailed breakdown. XI AND PUTIN: 'NO LIMITS'
While President Vladimir Putin has long sought to reduce Russia's reliance on the dollar, geopolitics has turbo-charged this trend in 2022. China, the world's No. 2 economy, is the biggest global power not to join economic sanctions against Russia. Indeed, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping sealed a "no limits" partnership in February, weeks before Moscow launched what it describes as a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
The yuan comprised about 19% of Russia's trade settlements with China in 2021 versus the dollar's 49% share, Andrey Melnikov, deputy director at international cooperation department at the Russian central bank, said in September. While 2022 figures haven't been published yet, the Chinese currency is gaining ground, according to Melnikov, who told a conference that demand for yuan liquidity had risen sharply due to reduced access to traditional payment methods and the freezing of its overseas gold and foreign exchange reserves.
The central bank declined to comment for this article. Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina is tracking the growth, telling lawmakers this month that the influx of yuan illustrated a "transformation of the currency composition of our economy".
Regulators are also aware of potential perils, such as a disparity between a growing number of yuan-held current accounts and deposits of the currency, with yuan-denominated lending only starting to develop. The central bank has said lenders should seek to reduce the growing risks of yuanisation of their balance sheets - or gaps between yuan assets and liabilities - by increasing payments in yuan for imports, investing in yuan-denominated securities or using yuan in trade transactions with other countries.
Regulators do not plan to limit yuan usage now and may encourage banks to use more by relaxing provisioning requirements for the currency while tightening them for dollars and euros, Elizaveta Danilova, director at the central bank's financial stability department, told a conference this month. 'ABUNDANCE OF RENMINBI'
Akopian at Caderus Capital said some Russian brokerages reported that their clients were keeping an increasingly large part of their assets in yuan. The inflows have led to a broad fall in interest rates on yuan deposits within Russia. They range from 0.01% to 2.45% for one-year yuan deposits in Russia, compared with 1.6% for one-year deposits on the mainland, according to Russian banking aggregators and major Chinese banks.
"You can open a renminbi account in most Russian banks already. Interest rates are very low, because there is an abundance of renminbi in investors' pockets," Akopian added. "That's why as soon as any renminbi product comes to the market, it becomes very popular. There's great demand." Some small Russian savers are also getting onboard, seeking to hedge against rouble uncertainty.
Andrey, a communications specialist from Moscow who said he relocated to Dubai in September to avoid being called up to fight in Ukraine, bought both yuan and dirhams online through his Russian bank, as a safety play before he left. "I see it as a way to save my funds from an unpredictable drop in the rouble value," said the 35-year-old, who asked for his surname to be withheld because he evaded the mobilisation.
"I can convert my roubles to these alternative currencies, but it's more like buying a share or a bond." ($1 = 7.2074 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Editing by Vidya Ranganathan and Pravin Char)
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U.S. proposes rules to limit methane leaks from public lands drilling
"This draft rule is a common-sense, environmentally responsible solution as we address the damage that wasted natural gas causes,” BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning said in a statement. The proposed rule would require each applicant for a drilling permit to submit a plan detailing how it would minimize methane waste.
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The U.S Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management on Monday proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, the latest move by the Biden administration to crack down on the potent greenhouse gas.
The proposal would place monthly limits on flaring and require oil and gas companies to undertake methane leak detection programs on federal land. Methane is the main component of natural gas and tends to leak into the atmosphere undetected from drill sites and pipelines. It is about 80 times more powerful at trapping heat than carbon dioxide during a 20-year timeframe.
The Interior Department said venting and flaring activity from production on public lands has significantly increased over several decades. "This draft rule is a common-sense, environmentally responsible solution as we address the damage that wasted natural gas causes," BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning said in a statement.
The proposed rule would require each applicant for a drilling permit to submit a plan detailing how it would minimize methane waste. BLM could hold up the permit application if it finds the plan inadequate. The draft rule also places a monthly volume limit on royalty-free flaring due to pipeline capacity constraints, which the agency says is the main cause of flaring from federal and Indian leases.
"Excessive venting, flaring, and leaks by Federal oil and gas lessees is wasting valuable publicly owned resources ... and depriving American taxpayers, Tribes, and States of substantial royalty revenues," the draft rule says. BLM estimates that the rule would cost industry around $122 million per year but would result in benefits in recovered gas of $55 million per year, increases in royalty revenues from recovered and flared gas of $39 million per year and benefits to society of $427 million per year from reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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Mario Martone’s touching drama “Nostalgia,” about a man’s homecoming to Naples after four decades away in Egypt, made its world premiere in the main competition of last May’s Cannes Film Festival. And now the film, based on the beloved novel by the late Ermanno Rea, is Italy’s official selection for the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming Oscars.
Martone, the prolific Italian director of stage and screen, was joined by his co-screenwriter Ippolita Di Majo for a discussion about the film, moderated by TheWrap’s awards editor Steve Pond.
Because the film acts as both an exploration of an impoverished community in Naples and the past of its lead character (played by Pierfrancesco Favino), Martone began by discussing the twin goals he hoped to achieve while making the film.
“In the source novel, there was the feeling of nostalgia,” Martone said. “It was so strong. And there were two landscapes: one the landscape of the city, this kind of labyrinth where all the action (takes place) and then the interior landscape. This was very interesting in the book – the possibility to bring to the screen both a real landscape and an interior landscape. Where the two labyrinths of memory and nostalgia could exist next to the social labyrinth of this district in Naples. These things were possible to mix (in the film).”
In addition to approaching the main character’s mind as a “labyrinth,” screenwriter Di Majo also explained that she was drawn to the possibility of blending gender conventions in the storytelling.
“What I liked was the opportunity to tell the story of a man who has very strong feminine parts inside himself,” she said. “There’s a sensitivity in him and a sweetness that (the lead character) expresses as a man, which are usually traditionally associated with women.
She added, “For example, the way that he takes care of his mother physically. I’m not sure how it is in the United States, but definitely in Italy, that’s a female prerogative. Whereas in this story, he takes care of his mother with a sweetness that’s traditionally not associated with a man.”
“Nostalgia” was a big winner at last summer’s Silver Ribbon Awards, annual prizes honoring the best in Italian cinema, given by the country’s national association of film critics. It won four awards, including for best director, best screenplay, and best actor.
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KYIV, Ukraine — As bells rang out at a centuries-old monastery, Ukrainians stepped out into a cold, misty night to light candles in memory of the devastating famine of 1932-33.
This annual commemoration was especially poignant this year, marking 90 years since the famine gripped Ukraine. Many here say Soviet dictator Josef Stalin was trying to destroy Ukraine then, and the current Kremlin leader, Russian President Vladimir Putin, is trying to do the same thing now.
They call it the Holodomor, which means "death by hunger."
At the National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide, one visitor, Roman Vashchenko, 44, spoke in somber tones of suffering old and new. First, he recalled stories his grandmother told him.
"She was one of 10 children. They were not allowed to leave their village. So they didn't know what was happening elsewhere," he said. "But they had a cow, and that's why they survived, because they had milk."
Then he spoke of pain that's much more recent.
"In March, the Russians shot and killed my sister and her husband," he said softly. Their sons, ages 12 and 6, survived.
Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union when Stalin seized private farms and turned them into state-run operations. It was an absolute disaster in this fertile farming region known as the "breadbasket of the Soviet Union."
Other farming regions also suffered famine, including Kazakhstan. But no place was hit as hard as Ukraine.
An estimated 4 million Ukrainians died within two years, though there's no precise figure and some historians say the toll may have been significantly higher.
Ukraine calls it a genocide, and nearly 20 other countries now agree — though not Russia.
Drawing parallels between Stalin and Putin
One country that shares Ukraine's position is Poland, and its prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, visited Kyiv this weekend.
"If we allow Putin to continue, he will become the Stalin of the 21st century," Morawiecki said.
Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelenskyy also made the link between then and now.
"We see what is happening today in the world, what is happening in Ukraine. They want to destroy us with bombs, bullets, cold and hunger again," Zelenskyy said.
There are no official figures, but most estimates point to tens of thousands of Ukrainian deaths among soldiers and civilians since Russia invaded in February.
Nearly 8 million Ukrainians fled the country. While some have returned, it remains the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
Millions more Ukrainians have fled their homes in the east and the south of the country, the scene of the heaviest fighting, and taken refuge in other parts of the country.
Zelenskyy marked the anniversary of the famine by hosting an international conference Saturday on food security, called "Grain from Ukraine."
Many European leaders attended, either in person or virtually. A total of 20 countries pledged $150 million to to help deliver Ukraine's farm exports by ship.
Russia blocked Ukraine from using its main export channel via the Black Sea in the early months of the war. Ukrainian wheat and other products are now flowing, though at lower than normal levels. Prices for basic foods remain expensive on the international market, straining the budgets of developing countries in Africa and Asia in particular.
"We do not just send Ukrainian foodstuffs to those countries that suffer the most from the food crisis. We affirm that never again should hunger be used as a weapon," Zelenskyy said.
Documenting the famine
At the Holodomor museum, there are books as thick as encyclopedias, some more than 1,000 pages. They're filled with the names of those who died in the famine. Visitors page through them, often looking for relatives they never knew.
Many say they heard firsthand accounts of the famine from grandparents or great-grandparents who survived.
"People were trying to live by eating grass and roots. My great-grandfather was a miner, and they got 100 grams of bread every day. Because of this bread, they survived," said Iryna Kopalova, a 37-year-old engineer.
This past spring, Kopalova said that as the fighting neared their village outside Kyiv, her 6-year-old daughter understood that the Russians were the enemy.
"When she heard the first explosions, she asked me, 'Mother, should I speak Russian now?' But we just fled our home, we didn't wait for the Russians to arrive," Kopalova said.
That famine, and today's war, speak to a country that's endured so much hardship.
It explains why the national anthem begins with the words, "Ukraine has not yet perished."
As NPR was about to leave the museum, Roman Vashchenko, the man who lost his sister and brother-in-law this spring, came over to say more about the couple's two orphaned children.
The 12-year-old, Tymofiy, has kept a journal during the war. When his parents were killed, he didn't believe it at first, hoping they might still be alive. Eventually he accepted the loss, writing, "Dreams don't come true."
Greg Myre is an NPR national security correspondent currently on assignment in Ukraine. Follow him @gregmyre1.
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EXCLUSIVE-South Korea's Yoon ready to offer 'tailored' benefits to attract Tesla gigafactory
"If Tesla, Space X or other companies are considering more investment in Korea including constructing a gigafactory, the government will do our best to support the investment," Yoon told Reuters during a broader interview in his office on Monday. Yoon said South Korea offers highly skilled workers and his government would ensure regulations align with international standards so that foreign firms do not face unexpected financial or regulatory hurdles.
South Korea will offer "tailored" incentives to encourage Tesla to set up an electric vehicle gigafactory in the country and will minimise any risks posed by militant unions, President Yoon Suk-yeol told Reuters.
Yoon held a video call with Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk last week and Yoon's office cited Musk as saying South Korea is among the top candidate locations for a new Tesla factory. "If Tesla, Space X or other companies are considering more investment in Korea including constructing a gigafactory, the government will do our best to support the investment," Yoon told Reuters during a broader interview in his office on Monday.
Yoon said South Korea offers highly skilled workers and his government would ensure regulations align with international standards so that foreign firms do not face unexpected financial or regulatory hurdles. "We are preparing a tailored approach to grant some advantages to these specified companies," Yoon said through an interpreter, when asked about what advantage South Korean can offer to Tesla over other locations being mentioned.
Tesla has said it would consider building another gigafactory. Canada, Indonesia, India and Thailand have also been mentioned in media reports as possible locations, but analysts noted that those countries do not have the kind of automotive supply chain that South Korea does, although some are abundant in natural resources like nickel. Yoon credited his government's tough response to labour union strikes this year for starting the process of establishing a rule of law in industrial relations for both management and labour.
Yoon's government is taking steps to use an administrative order to force unionised truckers to go back to work after talks aimed at ending their strike ended on Monday without an agreement. About 9,600 truckers have joined the strike organised by the truckers' union, demanding a permanent guarantee of a minimum freight rate to protect against rising and unpredictable fuel costs and overwork.
"The militant union culture is a serious problem in South Korean society," Yoon said. He said he told Musk the goal of his labour policy is to establish the rule of law to eliminate the risks of unfair labour practices. South Korea saw an average of 39 days of work stoppage annually due to labour disputes over the past 10 years, nearly five times higher than that of the United States' eight days and nearly 200 times higher than Japan's 0.2 days, according to the Korea Enterprises Federation.
Yoon blamed frequent compromises made by previous governments with powerful labour unions for creating a vicious cycle of illegal strikes leading to more severe strikes and unlawful action by labour unions.
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Blinken to announce help for Ukraine's power transmission on Tuesday - U.S. official
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will announce new assistance to help restore Ukraine’s power transmission ability in the face of Russian attacks targeting the country’s energy grid, a senior State Department official said. Blinken arrived in Romania on Monday evening ahead of a meetings with NATO allies and foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will announce new assistance to help restore Ukraine’s power transmission ability in the face of Russian attacks targeting the country’s energy grid, a senior State Department official said.
Blinken arrived in Romania on Monday evening ahead of a meetings with NATO allies and foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies. Ukraine's foreign minister told some NATO diplomats visiting Kyiv earlier in the day that transformers were the biggest element of the country's power infrastructure that needed to be restored. [nL8N32O346}
The U.S. official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said Washington had been working with U.S. utilities and hardware providers and with European nations to locate equipment that can help restore high-voltage transmission stations damaged by Russian missile strikes. Blinken would use a Tuesday meeting of a new energy coordination group that includes the G7 and other nations on to "roll out some of what the United States has been able to mobilize and our plans to get that equipment into Ukraine as quickly as possible in the next few weeks," the official said.
The official did not specify what form the assistance would take or how much it would be worth. Washington has also been encouraging other countries to do the same so Kyiv can avert blackouts that leave millions of people in dark and without heating in the middle of sub-zero temperatures, the official said.
Moscow was trying to deny power to Ukraine's civilian population by targeting sub-stations, the official said, adding that those cost millions of dollars but were vulnerable to the Iranian-supplied drones used by Russia in Ukraine. “They’re out in the open, they’re not in buildings, they’re very hard to protect," the official said.
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It's Cyber Monday and it is a dream come true for deal seekers. It is not just big box stores that are deeply discounting items, many local small businesses are also offering incredible savings.
At Ali's Wagon, you'll find items from beauty to baby as well as clothes, candles, cooking and kitchen items.
Pre-COVID, if you wanted to buy a gift from Ali's Wagon, your only option was to go to Fairmount but now, like many stores, you can go online. And for Cyber Monday everything is 20% off.
"We have a lot of orders to fill already, which is amazing," said Jessie Menken, owner of Ali's Wagon.
At Buddha Babe in Mount Airy and on BuddhhaBabe.com you can get half off toys, toddler scarves, and blankets for Cyber Monday. You can also find Philadelphia-themed blankets.
They even have dolls that are made by a collective of Afghan refugees in New Delhi.
"Their motto is a stitch against waste and a stitch for freedom," said owner Tina Dixon Spence.
If you're looking for something sparkly to put under the tree, check out the jewelry from Philadelphia designer Ann Lagos.
"It's jewelry that has special meaning that celebrates a woman's life," said Lagos, owner of Realm Fine + Fashion Jewelry
Everything sitewide is 25% off.
"We're extending it until tomorrow night at ExploreRealm.com 25% off all jewelry through midnight 11-29-22."
For more jewelry head to Marlyn Schiff's Boutique in Haverford or MarlynSchiffBoutique.com.
"The website for our business is new," said owner Schiff.
Marlyn is offering 40% off all jewelry.
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Trump Organization defense rests case in criminal tax fraud trial
Prosecutors in Manhattan have accused the Trump Organization, which operates hotels, golf courses and other real estate around the world, of conducting a 15-year tax fraud scheme to pay personal expenses for executives and partly compensate them as if they were independent contractors. The company, which faces fines of up to $1.6 million if convicted, has pleaded not guilty.
Lawyers for former U.S. President Donald Trump's real estate company rested their case on Monday after calling just two witnesses in the Trump Organization's criminal trial in a New York state court on tax fraud charges.
Outside accountant Donald Bender wrapped up his testimony for the defense and was followed on the witness stand by a paralegal from the offices of one of the defense lawyers. Juan Merchan, the judge in the case, set closing arguments for Thursday and Friday with jury deliberations expected to begin next Monday. Prosecutors in Manhattan have accused the Trump Organization, which operates hotels, golf courses and other real estate around the world, of conducting a 15-year tax fraud scheme to pay personal expenses for executives and partly compensate them as if they were independent contractors.
The company, which faces fines of up to $1.6 million if convicted, has pleaded not guilty. Trump, who this month launched a run for the presidency in 2024, has not been charged in the case. The prosecution rested its case a week ago.
The Trump Organization has sought to shift the blame to former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, who was charged last year along with the company and has pleaded guilty to tax fraud and other charges, and Bender, who it maintains should have blown the whistle on Weisselberg's conduct. Bender, who has been given immunity from prosecution, testified last week that he trusted that Weisselberg gave him accurate financial information, and that his role was limited.
"We had robust conversations," Bender testified on Monday, explaining that Weisselberg said he met the criteria to be paid as an independent contractor. Bender's testimony appeared to backfire on the defense and bolster the prosecution's case.
Weisselberg has worked for the Trump family for about five decades, but is no longer CFO and is on paid leave. Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, Weisselberg is set to serve a five-month jail sentence. He and several other executives improperly received bonus payments as non-employee compensation, trial evidence showed. The company also provided luxury apartments, car leases and paid for other personal expenses for Weisselberg and other executives, which were not reported as income.
Trump, a Republican, has called the charges against the company politically motivated. Alvin Bragg, the current Manhattan district attorney, is a Democrat, as is the DA who brought the charges last year, Cyrus Vance. "The case was not fair or good," Trump wrote on Monday on social media.
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WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- During the holiday season, West Chester University Football Head Coach Bill Zwaan leads the charge to collect donations for students in need.
The idea came from his family about seven years ago.
"I have 10 brothers and sisters and for years, we exchanged presents. And we kind of ran out of ideas after a while," said Zwaan. "So, when we heard about the Promise Program, which helps the students who are housing-insecure, we decided to give them gifts instead of exchanging gifts between ourselves."
The West Chester University Promise Program serves unaccompanied homeless and foster youth with a variety of programs, free supplies from the resource pantry, and most importantly, year-round housing.
Students like 21-year-old Victor Stewart are grateful for the opportunity.
"I qualified for the Promise Program because my mother died earlier in 2018, so I've been an independent student since I came here," he said. "The Promise Program gave me housing because I needed somewhere to stay and they gave me lots of resources."
And the cherry on top at the end of the year are holiday gifts that come from Zwaan and his team of family, friends, students, faculty, and more. Students like Stewart will receive hats, sweatshirts, gloves, scarves, and most importantly, gift cards during the end-of-year holiday party.
"I will find myself needing things and I didn't have the money for it. But I remember that I had all of those gift cards, and I made use of all of them," said Stewart. "It felt like a weight was lifted off of me. All I had to worry about was going to school and getting good grades."
Coach Zwaan is asking for gifts to be sent in by December 12, 2022, but noted that students are in need of support like this year-round.
Donations may be mailed to Bill Zwaan at the WCU Football Office, 850 S. New St, West Chester, Pa. 19383. To learn how you can help in other ways, contact Zwaan at wzwaan@wcupa.edu or Ian Davis at idavis@wcupa.edu.
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In the Israel-Palestine atrocity doc “Tantura,” director Alon Schwarz gives thorough consideration to the evidence and probable causes for war crimes from 1948 that Israeli soldiers committed in the Arabic village of the movie’s title. Schwarz mostly focuses on testimonials gathered by Teddy Katz, a former University of Haifa scholar who wrote a master’s thesis in 1988 that accused the Israel Defense Forces’ Alexandroni Brigade of the mass execution of 200 Tantura residents.
Schwarz uses new interviews that he conducted not only to support but also to contextualize the damning evidence that Katz gathered over an estimated 135 interviews. Rather than just dramatize Katz’s findings, Schwarz also questions why the surviving Alexandroni vets uniformly refuse to believe Katz.
“Tantura” starts with what at first seems like an unnecessary interview with the four surviving founders of the Northern Israeli Nachsholim kibbutz settlement. In this opening interview, Schwarz puts a heavy emphasis on how un-introspective his four interview subjects appear when they’re asked about what happened in nearby Tantura. These nonagenerians’ opinions may be defensive, but they’re still relevant, especially since Nachsholim was founded in June 1948, one month after the provisional government of Israel established its statehood.
Schwarz eventually returns to the Nachsholim settlers — Yitzhak, Tereza, Drora and Rachel — in a way that compensates for some unconvincing early soundbites, like when Tereza says, “I have only good memories…” Drora agrees reflexively, and then Tereza adds, “Because I’m fed up with remembering bad things.” Schwarz then quickly cuts to the next scene, which makes him seem condescending as well as righteously combative.
Thankfully, a later scene suggests these Schwarz’s establishing interviews with the Nachsholim founders were only ever meant to help thread the needle for Katz’s plot. Because when Drora comes back later on, she suggests that, if the Arab or Palestinian community wants to commemorate their dead, they should be able to. She also handily dismisses Itzhak’s suggestion that such a memorial would do no good. “He’s asking what we think, not what will help,” she shrugs.
Most of “Tantura” concerns Katz and his thesis, which received top marks in 1988 but was removed from university libraries in 2002 following a public scandal. Schwarz interviews some of the surviving Alexandroni soldiers, asking them (and others) why they later turned on Katz, who quoted some of them in his original paper.
Schwarz also sometimes plays excerpts from Katz’s archival interviews, which helps to establish Katz’s credibility. That secondary evidence was not even considered during the Alexandronis’ defamation lawsuit, after the University of Haifa renounced Katz’s thesis and rescinded his master’s degree. (They later granted Katz a non-specialized degree.) University of Haifa Professor Yoav Gelber expresses skepticism for Katz’s thesis that, in Schwarz’s interviews, borders on personal hostility. Gelber’s University of Haifa colleague Professor Avner Giladi immediately makes a credible counter-argument when he suggests the university retroactively disavowed Katz’s thesis “to silence [Katz] as he’d expressed himself in his work.”
Interviews with Teddy and his wife Ruth, who recall being ostracized by his peers, effectively play to viewers’ sympathy but also provide a necessary emotional focus for Schwarz’s otherwise sprawling narrative. Eventually, Schwarz poses some bigger, more existential questions to his Israeli interviewees, like why they prefer to forget painful memories and, more specifically, why a few of them don’t want to consider the allegations featured in Katz’s thesis.
Some provocative and semi-coherent answers to those questions will probably not convince anybody who doesn’t already want to be convinced. Schwarz still does a fine job of selectively expanding the scope of Katz’s story from a highly subjective he-said/they-said dispute into a bigger story about cultural amnesia.
Some of the best interviews in “Tantura” don’t even directly concern Katz, like when Israeli historian Adam Raz recalls the Israeli government’s delayed release of potentially embarrassing documents related to the 1948 War of Independence, especially with regard to “murder not in accordance with combat conditions” and torture that violated the Geneva Conventions. Hebrew University Professor Hillel Cohen also indirectly supports Katz’s thesis when he shows viewers a newsreel dramatization of what happened in Tantura. Cohen argues that this fictionalized recreation also illustrates the Israeli government’s official version of the war, notably “devoid of torture.”
Schwarz covers so much ground with his interview subjects that it’s often hard to argue with his documentary’s variable presentation, which tends to vilify anyone who rejects Katz. It’s hard to imagine that Schwarz didn’t know what he was doing when he interviewed Judge Drora Pilpel — who presided over Katz’s libel case — with her toy dog sitting in her lap. The excited canine pants excitedly while Pilpel listens to some of Katz’s audio interviews. “This I never heard,” she admits. Schwarz only ends this scene after Pilpel shushes her dog: “Calm down, Fifi, it was long ago.”
Eventually, even defensive but relatively benign soundbites help to establish Schwarz’s prevailing conceit: Tantura was deliberately buried and not passively forgotten. Schwarz piles on more than enough damning interview footage to support his and Katz’s case, making “Tantura” a better-than-average work of docu-agitprop.
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BBC says Chinese police assaulted one of its journalists at Shanghai protest
The BBC said Chinese police had assaulted one of its journalists covering a protest in the commercial hub of Shanghai and detained him for several hours, drawing criticism from Britain's government, which described his detention as "shocking".
The BBC said Chinese police had assaulted one of its journalists covering a protest in the commercial hub of Shanghai and detained him for several hours, drawing criticism from Britain's government, which described his detention as "shocking". China disputed the account and said the journalist had not identified himself as a reporter.
"The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering the protests in Shanghai," the British public service broadcaster said in a statement late on Sunday. "He was held for several hours before being released. During his arrest, he was beaten and kicked by the police. This happened while he was working as an accredited journalist."
Protesters have taken to the streets of Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in recent days to demonstrate against heavy COVID-19 measures, a show of civil disobedience that is unprecedented since leader Xi Jinping assumed power. In Beijing, a foreign ministry spokesperson said the BBC's statement did not reflect what had happened. "According to our understanding, the BBC's statement is not true," spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.
"According to authorities in Shanghai, the journalist in question did not reveal his journalist identity at the time. He did not openly show his foreign press card," he added. "When the incident happened, law enforcement personnel asked people to leave, and when certain people did not co-operate, they were taken away from the scene."
'VERY DISAPPOINTED' Foreign reporters in China are required to carry government-issued cards identifying themselves as accredited journalists when covering news events.
"Instead of listening to their people’s protests, the Chinese government has chosen to crack down further, including by assaulting a BBC journalist," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a speech on Monday. "The media – and our parliamentarians – must be able to highlight these issues without sanction, including calling out abuses in Xinjiang – and the curtailment of freedom in Hong Kong."
The detention of the BBC journalist was "shocking and unacceptable", his spokesperson had earlier said. Britain would raise concerns with China about the response to protests while continuing to seek constructive relations with Beijing on other issues, the spokesperson said.
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said it was "very disappointed and frustrated at the increasing barriers placed on foreign journalists operating in China and the aggression displayed towards them by police". The BBC, in its statement before the Chinese ministry comment, said it had not been given a credible explanation for Lawrence's detention.
"We have had no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for his own good in case he caught COVID from the crowd," it said. A Reuters journalist was also detained for about 90 minutes on Sunday night, before being released.
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Iran's future on U.N. women's rights body to be decided Dec. 14
Tehran accused Western states of using the council to target Iran in an "appalling and disgraceful" move.
A U.S. push for Iran to be removed from a U.N. women's equality and empowerment body will be voted on Dec. 14, diplomats said on Monday as Washington lobbies for Tehran to be punished over its denial of women's rights and brutal crackdown on protests.
The United States on Monday circulated a draft resolution on the move, seen by Reuters, that also denounces Iran's policies as "flagrantly contrary to the human rights of women and girls and to the mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women." Iran has just started a four-year term on the 45-member commission, which meets annually every March and aims to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The U.S.-drafted resolution would "remove with immediate effect the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term." The 54-member U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will vote on whether to oust Iran from the commission.
"The U.S. and others have been actively working the phones to garner support to remove Iran from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women," said a U.N. diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It seems like they're making traction – including with some initially hesitant countries." Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody in September. The unrest has turned into a popular revolt by Iranians from all layers of society, posing one of the boldest challenges to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution.
Iran has blamed its foreign enemies and their agents for the unrest. The Geneva-based U.N. Rights Council last week voted to appoint an independent investigation into Iran's deadly repression of protests, passing the motion to cheers of activists. Tehran accused Western states of using the council to target Iran in an "appalling and disgraceful" move.
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