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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank raised its key interest rate significantly Wednesday as it tried to combat soaring inflation.
The hike of a percentage point and a quarter brought the interest rate to 7.00%, the highest level since early 1999. It was the ninth straight increase since June 2021. The bank last raised the rate, by three-quarters of a point, on May 5.
Wednesday's increase was not unexpected. The Czech National Bank considers high consumer prices to be a major threat and had indicated it would raise the rate again.
It was the last meeting of the bank’s board on monetary policy under outgoing governor Jiri Rusnok. On July 1, he will be replaced by Ales Michl, a member of the bank’s board since 2018 who opposed previous rate hikes.
The announcement of Michl’s appointment by Czech President Milos Zeman on May 11 resulted in a weakening the Czech crown, prompting the central bank to intervene.
Fed by high energy and food prices but also factors such as a low unemployment rate, inflation in the Czech Republic soared to 16% in May, far above the bank’s 2% target and the highest level since December 1993.
Inflation is soaring worldwide: The U.S. reported an annual rate of 8.6% in May, and the 19 countries that use the euro recorded 8.1% inflation the same month. Britain announced Wednesday its inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1% in the 12 months to May.
Major central banks have reacted accordingly.
The European Central Bank has announced it will raise interest rates in July for the first time in 11 years and add another hike in September, catching up with other central banks worldwide to squelch soaring inflation.
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser.
The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright's death, according to a statement Tuesday night from attorneys representing Wright's family.
Wright was shot once in the chest by Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, after the 20-year-old was stopped for expired registration tags in April 2021. The former officer was subsequently convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Potter is heard on video yelling “Taser” several times just before she fires her pistol.
Wright’s family members “hope and believe the measures of change to policing, policies and training will create important improvements to the community in Daunte’s name,” said co-counsel Antonio M. Romanucci. “Nothing can bring him back, but the family hopes his legacy is a positive one and prevents any other family from enduring the type of grief they will live with for the rest of their lives.”
The Associated Press left a message Wednesday seeking comment from the mayor’s office.
The shooting happened at a time of high tension in the area, with former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, standing trial just miles away for the killing of George Floyd, who was Black. Floyd's May 2020 death prompted a reckoning over police brutality and discrimination involving people of color.
The fallout from Wright’s death led the Brooklyn Center City Council to pass a series of reforms, including the use of social workers and other trained professionals to respond to medical, mental health and social-needs calls that don’t require police.
The changes also prohibit police from making arrests for low-level offenses and require the city to use unarmed civilians to handle minor traffic violations.
The settlement is one of the largest involving police conduct Minnesota. Last year, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to Floyd's family.
Minneapolis previously paid $20 million to the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, after she called 911 to report a suspected assault behind her home in July 2017 and was fatally shot by Mohamed Noor, one of the officers who responded to her call. Noor is Somali American and Damond was white.
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NEW YORK (AP) — James Rado, who co-created pioneering hippie musical 'Hair,’ dies at 90.
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Biden administration moves to restrict nicotine levels in tobacco products
The Biden administration signaled Tuesday that it will develop a proposed rule to establish a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and other tobacco products that will essentially lower the amount of nicotine in products available in the U.S. It is a step that no other administration has taken before and is one public health experts say would be transformative if enacted.
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"This is the first time there's ever been a serious discussion with a commitment from the highest levels of government to tackle tobacco in a way that is transformative," said Matthew Myers, the president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "It will transform public health in the United States and literally do more to reduce cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease than any other set of actions the government could take."
The new initiative was released as a part of what is called the administration's "unified agenda." Released twice a year, this is a set of planned federal regulatory actions.
The rule says that the effort to lower nicotine in tobacco products would reduce people's addiction to smoking and give people a better shot at quitting. Reducing the amount of nicotine in these products would also likely prevent people from starting smoking.
"Addiction to nicotine in combusted products is the main driver of sustained use of these products. In fact, more than half of adult cigarette smokers make a serious quit attempt each year (quitting for at least a day), but most do not succeed due to the addictive nature of cigarettes. Such a product standard, if proposed and then finalized after a thorough process, would make those products minimally- or non-addictive," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a statement Tuesday.
"Nicotine is powerfully addictive," FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said in the statement. "Lowering nicotine levels to minimally addictive or non-addictive levels would decrease the likelihood that future generations of young people become addicted to cigarettes and help more currently addicted smokers to quit."
Nicotine is the chemical in tobacco products that is highly addictive. The chemical can change the way the brain works, making people crave more of it, according to the FDA.
Studies show that when the nicotine content of cigarettes is reduced, people don't seem to smoke more to compensate for the missing nicotine. The lower nicotine level cigarettes also seem to be effective in alleviating withdrawal, studies show.
"If you don't have high enough levels of nicotine, it seems that you don't trigger as strong as an addiction," Dr. Rose Marie Robertson, the deputy chief science officer of the American Heart Association, said. "I've had patients in the past who had been addicted to both nicotine and heroin at different times in their lives and one of them said it was much tougher to quit nicotine."
Surveys show that two-thirds of young smokers say they want to quit. Lowering nicotine levels could make a big difference.
"If we could keep them from being addicted in the first place, that would be good and this has the potential to really produce a dramatic change in tobacco use," Robertson said.
About 480,000 people in the U.S. die from smoking-related diseases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
The number of smokers has declined significantly in the past 15 years, but as of 2020, still about 12.5% of U.S. adults, or 30.8 million people smoked cigarettes. More than 16 million live with a smoking-related disease according to the CDC.
"This is an important step forward for public health," said Erika Sward, the assistant vice president of national advocacy for the American Lung Association.
The FDA estimates reducing nicotine levels could prevent more than 33 million from becoming regular smokers and about 5 million additional smokers would quit within a year of lowering nicotine levels and 134 million years of life would be gained.
Even with low nicotine products, not all smoking-related diseases would disappear. The low-nicotine cigarettes still contain harmful products that can cause disease.
"Much of the harm comes from inhaling the combusted smoke. Combusted smoke is still there in low nicotine cigarettes," Robertson said. "Because they are low on nicotine, does not mean they are low in anything else."
So, there would still need to be a public health effort to get people to quit, Robertson said. Lowering the nicotine content could certainly help with that.
The regulations won't happen overnight, experts say, and there's no guarantee that it would be enacted.
Next, the FDA will have to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking by May 2023 and there would be time for public comment. That process could take at least a year. Then, it is "very likely," experts say, that the tobacco companies would then sue to keep the rule from going into place.
Myers and other tobacco experts said they hope the FDA and the Biden administration will move quickly on this initiative.
"We have seen how slow things move in many areas with tobacco and many impediments to action can arise," said Myers. "We just have to make a commitment to make sure it gets done."
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WAPITI, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park partially reopens 9 days after flooding forced 10,000 to evacuate and wiped out roads, bridges.
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How are the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for young children different?
COVID-19 vaccines for kids under the age of 5 are going into tiny arms and legs this week. Since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended two options for this age group — one from Pfizer/BioNTech and another from Moderna — parents and caregivers may be wondering which one is right for their child.
They both use an mRNA platform and both are considered safe and well tolerated. Pediatricians CNN spoke with around the country suggest either is a good option.
"I think they're both highly efficacious with very great side effect profiles and I would not hesitate to give my kids either," said Dr. Nina Alfieri, a pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. "I think both are really good options."
Both seem to create protective antibodies in little kids like they do in young adults. There are only subtle differences and one may be a better fit for some kids than the other.
Eligible ages
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for children who are 6 months through 5 years old. Pfizer's is for children 6 months through 4 years old.
Pfizer's vaccine was previously authorized for children as young as 5. Moderna's vaccine for people ages 6 through 17 was recently authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the CDC's vaccine advisers will vote this week on whether to recommend it.
Dose size and schedule
A child who gets the Moderna vaccine won't have to go to the doctor or pharmacy as often, and they'll get protection a little quicker than the Pfizer vaccine.
The Moderna series is complete with two 25-microgram doses given a month apart. Kids with compromised immune systems would get a third shot. The Moderna shot for young children is a quarter of the size that adults get.
With Pfizer, it takes three shots for the series to be complete. The company initially tried two doses, but trial data showed that after the second dose, the vaccine didn't generate enough of an immune response. The three-dose vaccine authorized last week is one-tenth the size of the adult Pfizer dose.
With Pfizer, the first two shots are given three weeks apart. The third can be given at least eight weeks after the second. In total, it can take almost three months for the child to have the full series.
Down the road, scientists may want kids to get boosters with either company's vaccine.
Fever
Kids were slightly more prone to get a fever with the Moderna vaccine; it happened with about a quarter of the trial participants, versus less than 10% with Pfizer. Most of the fevers were mild. Less than 1% of all participants in the trial had a fever that reached 104 degrees.
"That was rare, but I feel like if we're not honest with parents, when these things come out, that will be concerning," said Dr. Grant Paulsen, the principal site investigator for the Pfizer and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials for kids 6 months to 11 years old at Cincinnati Children's.
"The odds are, most children are just going to do fine and have really minimal problems," he said. "The majority are not going to have major side effects."
Moderna said that other illnesses that cause fever were in circulation during the trial, and that may have led to some of those fevers, since 10.6% of the kids in the placebo group of the trial that didn't get the vaccine reported a fever.
Dr. Claudia Hoyen, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UH Rainbow Babies Hospitals in Cleveland said she understands why parents hate to see their child develop a fever, but they should be reassured the fever doesn't cause any kind of permanent damage or long-term problems and should resolve quickly on its own or in response to over-the-counter medicine like Tylenol or Motrin.
"I think if you keep that in mind and realize that, yes, it's scary, but it can be manageable," Hoyen said. "People should work with their pediatrician. I think a lot of the kids with the first dose may or may not even see a fever, but people should work with their pediatrician in case they do and come up with a good plan and that will be the best thing to do. It should resolve quickly."
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General side effects
The safety data from Moderna and Pfizer, vetted by the FDA and CDC, found potential side effects were mostly mild and short-lived.
Side effects for both most commonly included pain at the injection site, and sometimes there was swelling or redness.
As far as systemic or body-wide symptoms, the most common was fatigue or sleepiness. Some children had irritability or fussiness, loss of appetite, headache, abdominal pain or discomfort, enlarged lymph nodes, mild diarrhea or vomiting. But everyone got better quickly.
"It's very similar to the side effects we've seen for older kids or for adults. About 24 hours of some kids, you know, they kind of don't feel as well, they feel tired, they don't have the same appetite. But thankfully, there have not been any serious side effects of these vaccines," Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said on CBS on Monday.
Scientists did not see any serious or rare side effects in the trials. They were watching closely for any signs that children developed problems with myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, because there were a handful of cases among older children and adults. But myocarditis was not identified in the trials in young children.
Vaccine effectiveness
Both vaccines were tested when the Omicron variant was the dominant strain of coronavirus. Studies show that no matter what the age or dose level, this particular variant was more successful at evading the protection offered by either company's vaccine.
The omicron variant was tricky for this age group in general. Without access to a vaccine, hospitalization rates among kids 5 and younger were five times as high during the peak of Omicron in the winter, compared to when the Delta variant was the dominant strain last summer, according to a March report from the CDC.
Moderna was estimated to be 36.8% effective against symptomatic disease for 2-to-5-year-olds and 50.6% protective against symptomatic disease for those 6-to-23 months old.
For the Pfizer vaccine, there have only been 10 COVID cases in the vaccinated and placebo group in the trial — that's too small a number to estimate the vaccine's efficacy. The topline efficacy data from the preliminary findings is "encouraging" though, according to the company. And the FDA said that the immune response to the vaccine for 6 through 23 months of age, and 2 through 4 years of age was comparable to the immune response of the older participants, but more research will be needed.
Bottom line: Get vaccinated
Get the vaccine that's available, the experts said.
"I do not think it's clear that one is any better than the other. They are different," said Paulsen. "It is very much what the parents prefer. Balancing those differences as well as, honestly, what's available and what their pediatrician has or what the local hospital has."
Doctors also suggest looking online or calling to find out what the local site is offering. Not every location will offer both shots. Some vaccine clinics may also not be offering little kid vaccines or may have restrictions on the ages they serve. CVS stores that have MinuteClinics, for instance, will vaccinate this new age group, but only if the child is 18 months or older.
Vaccines.gov may be helpful. The website provides some information on clinics listed by category.
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A city board in Burlington has signed off on the development of a shelter pod community for the homeless population in Vermont’s largest city.
Members of the Burlington Development Review Board said Tuesday night that they want to see a management plan in order for a permit to be issued for the 30 pods, WCAX-TV reported. The board said the plan should include an agreement that an organization will oversee and manage the site off Elmwood Avenue.
Earlier this year, the City Council authorized the spending of nearly $1.5 million for the construction and operation of the pods.
The shelter modules would be between 60 and 120 square feet, provide heat and electricity, but no plumbing. Some of the modules are designed for individuals, while others can accommodate partners and pets.
The modules are part of a 10-point plan from Mayor Miro Weinberger to address homelessness in the city.
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BEIJING (AP) — The conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday, as China continues to assume a position of neutrality while backing its ally Russia.
China has refused to criticize Russia's war in Ukraine or even to refer to it as an invasion in deference to Moscow, while also condemning U.S.-led sanctions against Russia and accusing the West of provoking Moscow.
“The Ukraine crisis has again sounded the alarm for humanity. Countries will surely end up in security hardships if they place blind faith in their positions of strength, expand military alliances, and seek their own safety at the expense of others," the official Xinhua News Agency quoted Xi as saying.
Xi, who did not propose any solutions, was speaking at the opening of a virtual business forum of the “BRICS” countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
In other comments, Xi said imposing sanctions could act as a “boomerang” and a “double-edged sword,” and that the global community would suffer from “politicizing, mechanizing and weaponizing” global economic trends and financial flows.
Xi also said China would seek to reduce the damage to international supply chains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which it has confronted with a hard-line policy of lockdowns and quarantines, despite a diminishing number of cases and the increasing economic cost.
China's increasingly assertive foreign policy and drive to dominate global markets have prompted a backlash in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere, including calls to replace Chinese suppliers and reduce reliance on the Chinese economy.
Xi called for nations to work together on such issues, saying efforts to “build a small courtyard with high walls" was in no one's interest.
“Economic globalization is an objective requirement for the development of productive forces and an irresistible historical trend," Xi said.
“Going backwards in history and trying to block other people’s road will only block your own road in the end," he said.
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Bradley Allf, North Carolina State University and Caren Cooper, North Carolina State University
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Every day, volunteers around the world contribute to scientific studies through “citizen science.” Citizen science can be anything from counting migrating birds to measuring precipitation or even tracking outbreaks of COVID-19. Citizen science helps researchers collect more data than they could working on their own. The people who participate in these projects also benefit by gaining knowledge about the fields they are working in and learning skills.
We are two researcherswho study biology, the environment and the role of citizen science in these fields. In a new paper published on June 22, 2022, in BioScience, we used survey data from 2016 to 2019 to better understand the demographics of citizen scientists.
A few small studies have found that citizen science volunteers tend to be white, well-educated and have high incomes. But this homogeneity of participants is common knowledge among researchers, and few collect detailed demographic data on participants in citizen science.
In our survey, we collected data about race, income and other demographic information. Overall, we received 3,894 responses. Most of the responses – 3,191 – came from the 2016 Christmas Bird Count, the world’s longest-running bird-related citizen science project. Since 1900, thousands of people in the U.S. and abroad have counted birds around Christmas and reported the results to the Audubon Society.
We also collected data from 280 contributors to Candid Critters – a project that uses trail cameras to study wild mammals – and from 423 members of SciStarter.org, an online inventory of citizen science projects.
Overall, 95% of respondents identified as white. The lack of racial diversity was striking for each sample, with 96% of participants in both the Christmas Bird count and Candid Critters identifying as white and 88% of respondents from SciStarter saying the same. While only 14% of the U.S. population has a graduate or professional degree, about half of our survey respondents held these degrees. Additionally, while only 6% of the U.S. population has careers in science, technology, engineering or math, almost half of our survey respondents from all three data sources worked in STEM fields.
Problems from a lack of diversity
Participating in citizen science is linked to personal benefits like learning new skills and building community. If citizen science is only reaching educated white science professionals, then it’s concentrating the benefits of participation among this group.
Additionally, if one of the goals of citizen science is to boost science literacy and trust in science, it can’t achieve that goal if it’s preaching to the choir by only reaching people who already work in science.
Finally, a lack of diversity in citizen science could even compromise the quality of the research. For instance, one study found that volunteer water monitors – who were mostly well-educated and white – undersampled areas where environmental concerns disproportionately affected poor communities of color.
Initiatives like Black Birders Week seek to increase the visibility and concerns of people of color interested in the outdoors and science. SciStarter, where one of us volunteers as the director of research collaborations, is undertaking a long-term effort to design inclusive citizen science programs. By partnering with community-based groups, schools, churches, companies and libraries, some recent SciStarter initiatives have engaged more than 40% nonwhite participants.
Reforming citizen science with inclusive and equitable practices would not only make the science better but also spread the benefits of these projects more equitably and eventually help bring more diverse perspectives into science generally.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/citizen-science-volunteers-are-almost-entirely-white-184997.
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YARMOUTH, Iowa (AP) — Crews continued to search Wednesday for a man missing beneath piles of grain and debris from a collapsed grain silo in southeastern Iowa.
The collapse happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday at a grain elevator at Yarmouth, officials reported. Two men had just unloaded a semitrailer full of grain into a holding shed at the elevator when they heard a loud bang and began running from the facility as the silo partially collapsed, Mediapolis Fire Department Deputy Chief Jeff Kerr told the Hawk Eye.
"The one made it out, and he turned around and the other guy wasn’t with him,” Kerr said.
A Des Moines County sheriff’s dispatcher who answered the phone Wednesday morning said the man was still missing beneath the grain and debris. The man's name was not immediately released.
Nearly 60 emergency responders, contractors and towing crew members responded to the scene to carefully remove the debris in an effort to reach the man.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — European Union leaders will seek to offer support this week to six Western Balkan countries that have long been knocking at the bloc's doors, and now see the war in Ukraine raging not far from their borders amid fears Russia could turn its sights on their region.
The two-day summit starting Thursday in Brussels is expected to approve the European Commission’s proposal to give Ukraine and Moldova candidate EU membership status, the beginning of a long process that the Western Balkan Six started years ago.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased the urgency of getting the historically volatile Western Balkans into the EU fold as some of the region's states — chiefly Serbia — are increasingly turning toward Moscow, both politically and militarily.
The EC has repeatedly told Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia that their future lies within the 27-nation bloc. But progress has stalled — for all sorts of reasons. The countries are at different levels of negotiations and fulfilling numerous membership requirements, with Montenegro leading the pack and Kosovo not even starting the talks.
Clement Beaune, France's minister for European affairs, said the war in Ukraine makes it even more essential that the six countries get a renewed perspective.
WHY ALL THE FUSS?
The Kremlin has for years been saying it considers the Balkans its zone of “strategic interest,” although the six Western Balkan states were never part of the Soviet bloc.
Russian officials say they don't mind them joining the EU, but strongly objected when Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia joined NATO, and when Bosnia announced plans to seek alliance membership.
Tiny Montenegro was warned that it could be targeted by Russian long-range missiles after it joined EU sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine.
WHAT’S THE ROLE OF SERBIA?
Serbia, the largest of the six countries, is pivotal in Russia's regional influence. After a brief pro-Western government in the early 2000s — when the country launched its EU accession bid — former ultranationalists took power 10 years ago, leaning Serbia more toward traditional Slavic ally Russia, and China.
While still formally seeking EU membership, and although the EU is by far Serbia's biggest trading partner, Belgrade refused to align its foreign policies with the bloc's, including to impose sanctions on Moscow.
Pro-Putin propaganda in state-controlled media is so widespread that for the first time since Serbia submitted its EU bid support for joining the bloc is below 50%. Top EU officials have told Belgrade it will soon have to make up its mind whether it wants to continue on its EU path by complying with its policies and standards.
AND BOSNIA?
After the European Commission tapped Ukraine for candidate status, many asked why multi-ethnic Bosnia — which also went through a bloody war in the 1990s — doesn’t get the same status. EU member Slovenia said it will propose Bosnia’s candidacy at this week's summit.
The move to let Ukraine leapfrog others in the long candidacy queue has reawakened fears in the Western Balkans that the region could be left behind as the EU focuses on Ukraine and its neighbor Moldova.
Bosnia has faced open threats from Russian officials for its plan to seek NATO membership and has also been destabilized by secessionist threats from Bosnian Serbs who control about half of the Balkan country.
NORTH MACEDONIA: LOUD NEIGHBORS
North Macedonia applied for EU membership in 2004, and is still waiting for the start of its accession talks after repeated obstacles placed by neighboring EU members.
First Greece required that the country then known as Macedonia should change its name, saying it implied claims on the northern Greek province of Macedonia. In 2018 the country agreed to rename itself North Macedonia, hoping that would unlock its EU bid.
But then Bulgaria vetoed membership talks, pending settlement of its own disputes with North Macedonia that include historic and cultural issues. France said it is making last-ditch efforts to overcome the problem — although it doesn't help that Bulgaria is currently facing a new political crisis.
WHAT ABOUT MONTENEGRO?
Tiny Montenegro has fulfilled most of its EU membership obligations, but still seems far from becoming a member.
It has applied EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, drawing angry responses from the Kremlin. It has also managed to stave off attempts of destabilization from both Russia and neighboring Serbia after it joined NATO.
ALBANIA: COLLATERAL DAMAGE
Albania’s candidacy bid has been stalled mostly because it's tied to North Macedonia's, which is being blocked by Bulgaria.
Prime Minister Edi Rama said if no progress is made at the EU summit this week he will seek to decouple the two processes.
But in a recent visit to Kyiv alongside Montenegrin counterpart Dritan Abazovic, Rama said both still fully support Ukraine’s request to get EU candidate status.
“No one should speculate with the fact that because Europe has not kept its promise to us, we do not feel well now it is taking the step for Ukraine,” Rama said.
KOSOVO: AT THE BACK OF THE LINE
Kosovo, a former Serbian province that broke off following a separatist uprising and NATO bombing campaign against Serbia, declaring independence in 2008, seems to be last in line for membership talks. Five EU states don't even recognize it as a country, and its U.N. membership has been blocked in the Security Council by Serbia’s allies Russia and China.
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AP writers Llazar Semini in Tirana, Albania, and Konstantin Testorides in Skopje, North Macedonia, contributed.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — After barely 12 months in office, the leaders of Israel's broad-based but severely weakened coalition government threw in the towel this week, saying they would dissolve parliament and hold new elections — the fifth in 3 1/2 years.
Why does this keep happening?
The simplest answer is that Israel is deeply — and almost evenly — divided over whether Benjamin Netanyahu should be prime minister. But it's also because Israel's political system consists of an ideologically diverse array of parties that have to form alliances — and sometimes break them — to get what they want.
Here's a look at how Israel reached this point and what comes next.
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MULTI-PARTY POLITICS
Israelis vote by party, and in the country's 74-year history no single faction has won a majority in the 120-member parliament, known as the Knesset. So after every election, any would-be prime minister must form alliances in order to cobble together a majority of at least 61 seats.
That gives small parties outsized power. After nearly every election, attention focuses on one or more potential kingmakers and their particular demands. Thirteen parties were elected to parliament, for instance, in last year's election. This can result in weeks of negotiations and horse-trading among various party leaders.
If no one can assemble a majority, as happened after elections in April and September 2019, the country goes back to the polls and the government remains in place as a caretaker.
Still, it shouldn't be this hard. Nationalist and religious parties captured a majority of seats in the Knesset in each of the last four elections, if only they could agree with one another.
That's where Netanyahu comes in.
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LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM
To his right-wing and religious supporters, Netanyahu is the “King of Israel” — an unapologetic nationalist and veteran statesman who can go toe-to-toe with world leaders, from Russia's Vladimir Putin to U.S. President Joe Biden, shepherding Israel through its myriad security challenges.
To his opponents — including the leaders of the outgoing coalition — he is at best a crook and at worst a threat to democracy. They point to his ongoing corruption trial, his domineering style and his habit of stoking internal divisions for political gain.
Netanyahu was Israel's longest-serving prime minister, and his Likud party came in first or a narrow second in all four elections. But he was never able to form a right-wing majority because some of his ideological allies — including former aides — refuse to partner with him.
Take Avigdor Lieberman, for example. The West Bank settler who heads a right-wing party and was long known for his fiery anti-Arab rhetoric would seem an obvious ally. But he broke with Netanyahu in 2019 and refuses to sit in a government with him or his ultra-Orthodox allies.
Lieberman even champions a bill that would bar anyone indicted on criminal charges from serving as prime minister — an attempt to end Netanyahu's political career.
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AN UNWIELDY COALITION
Last year, after election No. 4, Netanyahu's opponents succeeded in ousting him.
Naftali Bennett — another right-wing former Netanyahu ally — and centrist Yair Lapid cobbled together a coalition of eight political parties from across the ideological spectrum — from right-wing nationalists to advocates of Palestinian statehood, including a small Arab Islamist party.
The factions set aside their ideological differences and worked together, for a time. The government passed a budget, weathered two coronavirus waves without imposing a lockdown, improved diplomatic ties with Arab and Muslim countries, and avoided war. Bennett, as prime minister, even tried his hand at mediating between Russia and Ukraine.
But from the beginning, the government had the slimmest of majorities, and Netanyahu marshalled enormous pressure against its right-wing members, accusing them of partnering with terrorists and betraying their voters. Several right-wing members of the coalition received death threats, including Bennett.
In the end, many buckled, and Bennett's Yamina party all but collapsed. The government lost its majority in April. This month, it failed to pass a law extending special legal status to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, which most Israelis view as essential.
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NEW ELECTION, SAME DIVIDE
Israelis are now expected to return to the polls as soon as October, where they will wearily confront a familiar choice.
Netanyahu is hoping for a comeback, and the Likud and its allies are expected to win more votes than they did the last time around. Some of his right-wing opponents, weakened by their association with the coalition, could lose some or all of their seats.
But it's far too early for any reliable polling, and even if Netanyahu and his allies secure more seats, they could fall short of a majority yet again.
If that happens, it would be left to many of the same parties that formed the outgoing government to cobble together a new coalition, one that would face the same stressors as the last one.
And if neither side has enough support to form a government?
You guessed it: New elections.
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QUITO (AP) — El gobierno de Ecuador dice que no acepta condiciones de líder indígena para iniciar diálogo y terminar protestas.
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former coach at a competitive cheerleading organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a student over a two-year period when the girl was from 12 to 14 years old, police said.
Alyshia Tkacs, 33, of Cranston, faces five counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation, East Providence police said in a statement Tuesday. She is being held pending a bail review scheduled for June 30, according to court records.
An email seeking comment was left with Tkacs’ attorney.
The alleged victim came forward recently and told investigators that the assaults started in 2012 and “continued almost daily” for about two years, police said.
Tkacs was indicted by a grand jury last week.
The investigation is ongoing.
Tkacs, a nurse at Women and Infants Hospital, has been suspended, according to the hospital's parent company.
“Care New England conducted background checks prior to employment and those were clean. She has been suspended indefinitely without pay and denied access to our campus," the hospital said.
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GARY, Ind. (AP) — A Gary resident has been confirmed as the second person in Indiana diagnosed with monkeypox.
The patient has been isolated and health officials have contacted others who have had close contact with the patient, Gary Health Commissioner Dr. Roland H. Walker told reporters Tuesday.
The case was confirmed Sunday following testing Saturday at a medical facility.
On Saturday, Indiana health officials reported the state's first probable case of monkeypox.
The disease that first causes flu-like symptoms before progressing to a rash on the face and body is commonly found in parts of central and west Africa. But this year, 1,880 infections have been reported in more than 30 countries where monkeypox isn’t typically found.
Most of those cases have been found in Europe, but 142 had been confirmed in the United States as of Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nineteen of those cases were confirmed in Illinois which neighbors Indiana.
“Considering our proximity to Chicago, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that this virus has spread to the city of Gary,” Gary Mayor Jerome Prince said Tuesday.
The World Health Organization has said people with monkeypox could be infectious for up to four weeks and advised them to isolate until they have completely recovered.
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NEW YORK (AP) — James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical “Hair,” which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway, has died. He was 90.
Rado died Tuesday night in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark.
“Hair,” which has a story and lyrics by Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, was the first rock musical on Broadway, the first Broadway show to feature full nudity and the first to feature a same-sex kiss.
“Hair” made possible other rock musicals like “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Rent.” Like “Hamilton,” it was one of only a handful of Broadway shows in the past few decades to find its songs on the pop charts.
The so-called “American tribal love-rock musical,” had its world premiere at the Public Theater in New York City’s East Village in 1967 and transferred the following year to Broadway, where the musical ran more than 1,800 performances. Rado played Claude, a young man about to be drafted and sent to the war in Vietnam.
Clive Barnes, theater critic for The New York Times, called the show “the first Broadway musical in some time to have the authentic voice of today rather than the day before yesterday.” The New York Post said it had “unintentional charm,” contagious high spirits and a “young zestfulness” that “make it difficult to resist.” Variety, however, called it “loony.”
It lost the Tony in 1969 to the more traditional “1776” but won a Grammy Award. The 2009 revival won the best revival Tony. The show was revived on Broadway in 1977 and again in 2009. It was made into a movie directed by Milos Forman in 1979 starring Treat Williams and Beverly D’Angelo.
“Hair” spawned four top four singles on the American pop charts, including the No. 1 hit “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” by the Fifth Dimension, which won the Grammy Award for record of the year and best pop vocal performance by a group in 1970. Others included “Hair” by the Cowsills, “Good Morning, Starshine” by the singer Oliver and “Easy to Be Hard” by Three Dog Night. The cast album itself stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks
“Hair” tells the story of Claude and Berger, best buddies who find freedom in the late 1960s. Between draft-card burnings, love-ins, bad LSD trips and a parade of protest marches, the two wander through a New York filled with flower children, drugged-out hippies and outraged tourists who don’t approve of the wild goings-on. In one song, Claude poignantly sings, “Why do I live, why do I die, tell me where do I go, tell me why.”
The show is playful and chaotic, but there’s also a sense of outrage in its protests against war, racism, sexism, pollution and the general hypocrisy of an era dominated by the American involvement in Vietnam.
“I’d still like ‘Hair’ to be about what it was about then,” Rado told The Associated Press in 1993. “‘Hair’ had a spiritual message, and it has a mystical message I hope is coming through — there’s more to life than the way it’s been devised for us, explained to us, taught to us.”
The songs of “Hair” have been used in everything from the films “Forrest Gump,” “Minions” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” to TV shows like “Glee,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “My Name Is Earl.” Billboard magazine lists “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” at No. 66 of all-time top 100 songs.
In 2019, the original 1968 Broadway cast recording was inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden deemed “these aural treasures worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”
Rado was born in Venice, California, and raised in Rochester, New York, and Washington, D.C. After serving two years in the U.S. Navy, he moved to New York and studied acting with Paula and Lee Strasberg.
Rado was part of the ensemble of the Broadway play “Marathon ’33” in 1963 and played Richard Lionheart in “The Lion in Winter” in 1966 opposite Christopher Walken. He met Ragni when he was cast in the off-Broadway musical “Hang Down Your Head and Die.”
The two were interested in birthing a new kind of show and focused on the hippie scene. They wrote the script while sharing an apartment in Hoboken, New Jersey. Rado originated the “Hair” role of the draftee Claude on Broadway.
“Hair” met resistance across the country. In addition to the use of four-letter words, the flouting of authority, sexual references and gross-out humor, the end of Act 1 had the entire cast strip naked to “Where Do I Go” and there was what many believed was desecration of the American flag.
There were church pickets in Evansville, Indiana. Municipal officials in Chattanooga, Tennessee, denied a request to stage the show, determining that it would not be “in the best interest of the community.” In Denver, police threatened to arrest anyone who appeared nude onstage. A Boston visit was challenged in court on the basis of flag desecration.
The original Public Theater production had cut the nude scene, but the creators wanted it back for the Broadway debut. Under the law at that time, New York City allowed nudity onstage onstage as long as the actors weren’t moving, which is why the whole cast of “Hair” stood together in a row, nude and perfectly still.
After “Hair,” Rado wrote the music and lyrics of the off-Broadway show “Rainbow,” co-authoring the book with his brother, Ted Rado. He later teamed up with Ragni to create the book and lyrics for the show “Sun.” Ragni died in 1991. Rado wrote a new show called “American Soldier” with his brother.
In 2009, Rado, MacDermot and Ragni were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., of the group The Fifth Dimension, were joined onstage by the Broadway cast at the time for a finale that brought the ceremony’s approximately 1,000 guests to their feet. MacDermot died in 2018.
Rado told the Hudson Reporter in 2009 that none of the show’s creators anticipated that it would have such an enormous impact. “We thought we’d stumbled on a great idea, and something that potentially could be a hit on Broadway, never thinking of the distant future.”
He is survived by his brother Ted Rado, sister-in-law Kay Rado, nieces Melanie Khoury, Emily DiBona and Melissa Stuart, great-nieces and a great-nephew.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's crown prince on Wednesday dissolved Parliament and called for early elections, a move to ease government gridlock that has bred popular opposition and paralyzed the tiny country for months.
In his televised national address, the 81-year-old Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber said that while the ruling family respected Kuwait's constitution that grants the country's rowdy parliament more power than elsewhere in the autocratic region of Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, popular dissatisfaction over the deepening dysfunction compelled the emir to intervene.
“Our goal with this constitutional solution is the firm and sincere desire for the people themselves to have the final say in the process of correcting the political course anew by choosing who represents the right choice," said Sheikh Meshal, who assumed most of the emir's responsibilities last year.
A date for legislative elections was not immediately announced.
The country's Cabinet resigned over two months ago over disputes with Parliament, resulting in a prolonged paralysis. Over a dozen Kuwaiti lawmakers began a sit-in last week inside the parliamentary chamber to press for a new government and voice their opposition to the worsening political crisis that has blocked economic and social progress in the country.
The wrangling has left many Kuwaitis deeply disenchanted with their 50-member elected legislature. Parliament is empowered to pass and block laws, question ministers and submit no-confidence votes against senior officials. However, final authority rests with the ruling emir.
Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, appeared briefly on state TV on Wednesday to say he authorized his heir to give the national address, effectively blessing the step.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Three Chicago police officers have been injured breaking up fights after a man was shot at the city's North Avenue Beach.
The shooting occurred about 9 p.m. Tuesday and fights erupted nearby as crowds were cleared from the beach, police said.
The shooting victim was taken to a hospital. Another man was arrested in connection with the shooting and a gun was recovered.
One officer suffered scrapes and arm lacerations, while a second was hit in the eye shortly before 11 p.m., police said.
The third officer was taken to a hospital after being struck in the back of the head by an object.
A 16-year-old was arrested.
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — An Olathe man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for a 2018 hit-and-run crash that killed two people.
Bradley Woodworth, 48, was sentenced Tuesday to 19½ year in prison after pleading guilty in February to two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of 18-year-old Matthew Bloskey, of Overland Park, and 20-year-old Samuel Siebuhr, of Kansas City, Kansas, television station WDAF reported.
Investigators said the Oct. 6 crash in Overland Park began as a road rage confrontation between Woodworth and Siebuhr. Witnesses said Woodworth’s minivan and Siebuhr’s car were speeding and jockeying for position along a street when they collided, sending Siebuhr’s car into oncoming traffic and into the path of Bloskey’s vehicle. That collision caused Siebuhr’s car to burst into flames, and both Siebuhr and Bloskey died.
Woodworth sped away before police arrived on the scene.
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Andrii Parkhomenko, University of Southern California and Eunjee Kwon, University of Cincinnati
(THE CONVERSATION) The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
If companies allowed more of their employees to permanently work from home, businesses would gravitate toward city centers, while people would primarily live in the periphery, resulting in less traffic congestion and falling real estate prices downtown.
Those are our main findings from a model we created to forecast pandemic-driven changes in Los Angeles. Many of these changes were beginning to happen back in the spring of 2020, when we began this research. We wanted to build a model that could show the effects of more widespread telecommuting over a long period of time post-pandemic.
Our model is like an artificial world – think Sim City – in which virtual people choose where to live and where to work. Virtual companies provide jobs to workers, while virtual real estate developers provide offices, warehouses and housing, setting prices that match supply with demand.
Using pre-pandemic information about where people lived and worked as well as their commutes, we built the model of the Los Angeles metropolitan area with economist Matt Delventhal. The model also uses pre-pandemic data on commercial and residential real estate prices.
From 2012 to 2016, fewer than 4% of workers telecommuted in the Los Angeles metro area, according to our calculations from the American Community Survey. Today that figure is nearly 40%. Based on estimates that about a third of workers in Los Angeles have jobs that could be done remotely, our model predicts three important long-term effects if telecommuting at around this level becomes permanent:
- Residents would increasingly move from city neighborhoods to the suburbs, while companies would gravitate to the center.
- Average residential and commercial real estate prices would fall in central city locations, while housing prices in the suburbs would increase.
- Traffic congestion would ease everywhere and commuting time would drop.
Why it matters
The pandemic’s arrival in early 2020 upended daily life for millions of American workers and the businesses that employ them.
Working at home, uncommon before the pandemic, became a necessity, which led employers and workers to realize that telecommuting is pleasant and productive. This resulted in large migrations of people who became untethered from their employers.
In Los Angeles, increased telecommuting led workers to relocate to the suburbs, driving up real estate prices. Our model takes this a step further and assumes these changes will become entrenched.
This prediction may be coming true. NPR recently reported that since 2020, homebuyers relocating from cities have been driving lower-income renters out of the suburbs.
This suggests our model can be a valuable tool to help business leaders, economists, policymakers and others make informed decisions as they try to make sense of the pandemic’s far-reaching economic impacts on their cities.
What still isn’t known
Any model is a simplification of reality. In our model, all the workers and employers are identical. However, the real-life responses of different types of workers and businesses to increased telecommuting may vary.
Another important unknown is the ongoing effect of telecommuting on productivity. During the pandemic, employers and workers have not reported substantial productivity losses – if anything, workers have reported being a little more productive at home.
At the same time, productivity often benefits from opportunities to build and sustain professional networks. These networks may weaken as more people spend more time telecommuting.
What’s next
We continue to observe and study how the rise in telecommuting may affect city centers. For example, barbershops, restaurants and other businesses that have long concentrated in traditional business districts may find they need to follow a large exodus of residents to suburbs or smaller cities to survive.
However, not every worker or business can relocate. Our newest paper models the distribution of jobs and residents across 4,502 U.S. locations and explores well-being and income gaps emerging between those who can telework and those who can’t.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/pandemics-impacts-on-how-people-live-and-work-may-change-city-centers-for-decades-to-come-179547.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed's determination to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank's fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession.
Powell said the pace of future rate hikes will depend on whether — and how quickly — inflation starts to decline, something the Fed will assess on a “meeting by meeting” basis.
Its decision-making will be based on “the incoming data and the evolving outlook for the economy,” Powell said in prepared testimony to the Senate Banking Committee, which he is addressing as part of the Fed's semiannual policy report to Congress.
Powell's testimony comes a week after the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point, its biggest hike in nearly three decades, to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%. With inflation worsening, the Fed's policymakers also forecast a more accelerated pace of rate hikes this year and next than they had predicted three months ago, with its key rate reaching 3.8% by the end of 2023. That would be its highest level in 15 years.
Concerns are growing that with inflation at a four-decade high, the Fed will end up tightening credit so much as to cause a recession. This week, Goldman Sachs estimated the likelihood of a recession at 30% over the next year and at 48% over the next two years.
A senior Republican on the Banking Committee, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, on Wednesday accused Powell of having taken too long to raise rates, saying the Fed’s hikes “are long overdue” and that its benchmark short-term rate should go much higher.
“The Fed has largely boxed itself into a menu of purely reactive policy measures,” Tillis said.
At a news conference last week, Powell suggested that a rate hike of either one-half or three-quarters of a point will be considered at the Fed’s next meeting in late July. Either one would exceed the quarter-point Fed hikes that have been typical in the past, and they reflect the central bank’s struggle to curb high inflation as quickly as possible.
Anticipating additional large rate hikes ahead, investors have sent Treasury yields sharply higher, making borrowing costs for home purchases, in particular, more expensive. With the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate up to roughly 5.8% — nearly twice the rate just a year ago — home sales have weakened. Credit card users and auto are also being hit with higher borrowing costs.
Fed officials hope that such changes will help achieve their goals of cooling demand enough to slow the economy and moderate price increases. In his testimony, Powell said the higher interest rates “should continue to temper growth and help bring demand into better balance with supply.”
The Fed’s aggressive pace of rate hikes has intensified fear that it will overly stifle business and consumer borrowing. But in projections they issued last week, Fed officials forecast that while the economy will slow sharply this year and next, it will continue to grow. They also projected, though, that the unemployment rate will rise a half-percentage point by 2024, an increase that economists say could lead to a recession.
Powell reiterated his view Wednesday that the U.S. economy “is very strong and well-positioned” to withstand higher rates. Yet with inflation causing hardships for millions of American households, he has stressed that moderating price spikes by raising rates is the Fed’s top priority.
On Wednesday, the Fed chair said the central bank’s policymakers “will be looking for compelling evidence that inflation is moving down” over the coming months before they would ease their pace of rate hikes. In a policy report to Congress it submitted late last week, the Fed said its commitment to fighting inflation is “unconditional.”
For now, most analysts expect a second three-quarter-point rate hike late next month and at least a half-point rate increase when the Fed meets again in September.
Even as borrowing costs mount and economic growth slows, inflation is expected to remain far above the Fed’s 2% annual target by the end of this year. On Sunday, Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, predicted that bringing inflation back down to 2% “will take a couple of years.”
A combination of sluggish growth, a potential recession and still-high inflation would put the Fed in a bind: Further rate hikes would likely further weaken the economy and elevate unemployment. Yet suspending further interest rate increases could allow inflation to rage at painfully high levels and damage the economy.
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Tallie Z. Baram, University of California, Irvine
(THE CONVERSATION) Scientists have long known that the experiences you have during infancy and childhood play an important role in shaping how your brain matures and how you behave as an adult. But figuring out why this happens has been difficult.
Over the past 15 years, my teamand I have been studying child brain development to identify what aspects of early life experiences affect brain maturation. In our recently published paper summarizing our findings across multiple studies in animals and people, we found that unpredictable or inconsistent parental behavior can disrupt the development of a child’s emotional brain circuits. This can lead to an increased risk of mental illness and substance abuse later on in the child’s life.
Predictability and consistency
To tackle the challenge of figuring out what signals affect how the brain’s emotional systems develop, we took cues from how the brain’s sensory systems, like vision and hearing, develop. Environmental signals are important to sensory development. For example, if an infant is unable to see adequately because of a severe lazy eye, they may develop lifelong vision deficits. Similarly, an infant who is unable to make out the patterns and sequences of everyday sound due to frequent ear infections may develop lifelong hearing problems.
Because parents are often the primary source of the information an infant and young child receives from their environment, we thought it would be reasonable to assume that parental signals would be crucial to brain development. Previous research over the decades have found that a caretaker’s behaviors and how responsive they were to their child’s needs were important to the child’s emotional growth. An absence of responses, such as from neglect, was associated with increased risk for emotional problems later in life.
While many studies have focused on the effects of “positive” or “negative” parental behaviors on child brain development, researchers have paid little attention to patterns of behavior, or a parent’s predictability and consistency. A parent who is predictable and consistent is one who reacts to new situations, such as when their child has a mild fall or asks for a new toy, in the same way. In the long term, predictability also means that a child knows who will pick them up from school and when they can expect lunch, dinner or bedtime.
We first conducted our studies in mice and rats to be able to control how the mothers behaved toward their pups by limiting the amount of material available in the environment for nest building, altering their activity patterns toward their offspring. We then conducted studies in people, observing how mothers behaved in structured play sessions and how the patterns of their actions influenced the emotional and cognitive development of their children.
To quantify maternal behaviors in these sessions, we measured the degree that one behavior predicted the next. For example, how likely a mother was to speak to and show her child a toy was a good predictor of how often she would pick her child up. We also controlled for other aspects of parenting and environment, such as socioeconomic status. We assessed child and pup development by administering cognitive and emotional tests, as well as behavioral questionnaires for the children.
Across all our animal and human studies, we found that predictable parental behavior patterns led to better emotional and cognitive functioning in their children later in life. While our studies have focused primarily on mothers, it is very likely that the same principles apply to fathers as well.
Nurturing your child’s brain growth
Our findings suggest it’s not just “positive” or “negative” parenting that affects a child’s development. It’s just as important for a child’s emotional brain development that their parents nurture them in predictable and consistent ways.
There are many adversities beyond a parent’s control that can impact their developing a child, such as poverty, war and migration. However, being aware of the role that predictable and consistent behavior plays in brain development can help parents create an optimal environment for their child as they grow emotionally.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/predictable-and-consistent-parental-behavior-is-key-for-optimal-child-brain-development-184300.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A deputy was fatally shot while being “ambushed” when he approached a home in South Carolina where someone called about a domestic disturbance, authorities said Wednesday.
Spartanburg County Deputy Austin Derek Aldridge was shot as he approached the home around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Kevin Bobo said.
The suspect then drove off and tried to evade a traffic stop, wrecking his vehicle and running into a wooded area before he was wounded in an exchange of gunfire. Identified as Duane Heard, he was arrested and hospitalized with two gunshot wounds, according to authorities.
Aldridge, 25, died just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night “from an injury received after being ambushed,” County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said in a news release Wednesday.
Neighbors shared descriptions of the suspect and his vehicle, and a deputy soon caught up with him. Bobo said Heard acted like he was going to surrender, then fired at the deputy trying to pull him over. The man then continued to drive, wrecked his vehicle, fired at deputies and ran into the woods.
Sheriff Chuck Wright said that Heard was found lying next to a rifle and was still in the hospital as of Tuesday night.
As is standard with officer-involved shootings, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating.
“He was ambushed, he was shot,” Wright said of Aldridge, who had been with the department for about three years. "I’ll trust Christ in this. I’m confused. I’m hurt. I’m angry.”
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation
(THE CONVERSATION) Teachers in grades K through 12 are more burned out than workers in any other industry, according to a new Gallup poll that finds 44% of K-12 employees report “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. That number climbs to 52% when looking just at teachers.
Increased work duties during the pandemic, students with mental health challenges and political debates over masks and mass shootings are among the reasons educators say they are under unprecedented stress – and staffing shortages increase the pressure.
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Conversation has asked several scholars to explain their research on various aspects of teacher burnout. Here are selections from their work.
1. Teachers most enjoy working with students
Nathan D. Jones from Boston University and Kristabel Stark from the University of Maryland interviewed teachers in early 2020 – both before the COVID-19 pandemic sparked school closings and lockdowns and after they began.
“Of all the things teachers do on the job, we found that teachers enjoy interacting with students the most – and that the positive feelings when working with students intensified once schools shifted to remote learning during the pandemic,” they wrote. As parents and communities rallied around teachers, they felt supported and encouraged to continue to support each child in their charge. But the researchers warned those feelings might be overcome by other responsibilities.
“As schools reopen, our research suggests that one way to keep teachers motivated and engaged is to ensure that they have time to build and maintain relationships with students. This is something we fear could become lost as school leaders are forced to focus on the health and safety aspects of operating schools as the pandemic continues.”
2. ‘Every day feels unsettled’
Sure enough, by the 2021-2022 school year, teachers were feeling stressed and burned out, as Laura Wangsness Willemsen and John W. Braun at Concordia University, St. Paul, and Elisheva L. Cohen at Indiana University found in their interviews with teachers and school administrators.
Lack of staff support was a major concern: “[P]ersistent staffing shortages are leading professionals to feel burned out and to worry about students missing learning opportunities,” they wrote. One assistant principal told the researchers, “Every day feels unsettled. I experience anxiety about how my day will unfold.”
3. It’s more than just individual
Australian education scholars Rebecca J. Collie at the University of New South Wales Sydney and Caroline F. Mansfield at University of Notre Dame Australia looked at sources of workplace stress among about 3,100 teachers at 225 Australian schools.
They found that school management was also a key factor in whether teachers felt stressed. “[S]ources of stress at work are not necessarily specific to the individual, but reflect a broader school climate as well,” they wrote. “So, teachers’ stress isn’t just an individual issue – some schools are more stressful places to work.”
4. Teachers look for other options
All this stress and uncertainty led to teachers’ rethinking their careers, according to research from Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp and Josh McGee at the University of Arkansas, and Dillon Fuchsman at Saint Louis University.
“More than 40% of the teachers surveyed said they considered leaving or retiring, and over half of those said it was because of the pandemic,” they wrote. “In March 2020, 74% of teachers said they expected to work as a teacher until retirement, but the figure fell to 69% in March 2021. The proportion of teachers answering ‘I don’t know’ to this question increased by a similar amount, rising from 16% to 22%.”
5. The exodus may not be immediate
Changes in career plans for teachers are one line of research for Christopher Redding at the University of Florida, who along with Temple University’s Allison Gilmour, Boston University’s Elizabeth Bettini and Kansas State University’s Tuan D. Nguyen compared what teachers said about their plans to change professions with whether they actually did so.
“Based on our research, we think it unlikely that most teachers who say they plan to leave teaching as soon as possible will actually leave this school year,” they wrote. “However, if even one-third of teachers who say they’re leaving the profession do so, that would be significantly more than the 8% of teachers who leave in an average year.”
What it comes down to, they wrote, is that “[t]eachers are clearly sounding the alarm about stress, burnout, dissatisfaction with school and district leadership, and other working conditions – even if they do stay in their jobs.”
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/teacher-burnout-hits-record-high-5-essential-reads-185550.
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PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors have opened a rape investigation into accusations that a member of the French government, a woman who worked as a doctor before joining politics, reportedly performed gynecological exams on two women without their consent.
French law defines rape as any act of sexual penetration committed on others by violence, coercion, threat or surprise.
The government member, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, was named secretary of state for development last month. She and her office have not commented publicly on the accusations, which emerged Wednesday.
The first rape complaint was filed in late May, soon after Zacharopoulou's government appointment, and another was filed last week, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. The prosecutor’s office said it ordered an investigation.
Details of the complaints have not been released. French media reports said the women accused Zacharopoulou of penetration during gynecological exams without their consent.
Two men in French President Emmanuel Macron’s government have also been accused of rape, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Damien Abad, who is in charge of policies for the disabled. Both firmly deny wrongdoing.
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Joshua Holzer, Westminster College
(THE CONVERSATION) After Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many countries quickly responded by imposing sanctions on Russia and by sending weapons to help Ukraine defend itself.
But so far, the U.S. and its NATO allies have said they will not send troops.
Nonetheless, many non-Ukrainians want to fight for Ukraine for a variety of reasons, whether ideological, personal or political.
To take advantage of that support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has set up the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine for those who wish to volunteer – including U.S. citizens. While this particular effort may be new, the concept of a foreign legion – a military force comprised of volunteers from foreign countries – is more than 190 years old.
The French model
The “Légion étrangère,” or French Foreign Legion, is perhaps the world’s most famous – and infamous – foreign legion.
When it was created in 1831, its primary role was to fight France’s colonial wars. Since its formation, legionnaires born in more than 140 countries have fought under the French flag in a variety of conflicts throughout Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia. In recent years, the French Foreign Legion has deployed to Afghanistan and the Sahelregion of Africa.
Given their lineage as an expeditionary force, legionnaires are often among the first French troops sent into a dangerous environment. Yet each year, volunteers still travel to France in hopes of enlisting.
For some would-be legionnaires, it’s about joining a particular conflict. For instance, before the U.S. formally entered World War I, many Americans volunteered to become legionnaires to fight alongside the Allies. In many countries, including the U.S., citizens who swear an oath of allegiance to a foreign power risk having their citizenship stripped. The French Foreign Legion sidesteps this by requiring that legionnaires swear allegiance to the Legion itself – not to the country of France.
For others, joining the French Foreign Legion is about starting a new life. A legionnaire can apply to become a French citizen after only three years of service. Additionally, anyone wounded in action is “Français par le sang versé,” or “French by spilled blood,” and can immediately apply for French citizenship.
Legionnaires who are retired or on leave from active duty can find lodging and purpose tending to grape fields and making wine at the Legion’s own picturesque Provençal château.
There is, however, a dark side to what may look like romantic escapism. For one, the French Foreign Legion has often acted as a vehicle for colonial conquest and occupation. This is famously on full display in “The Battle of Algiers,” an evocative film about Algeria’s struggle for independence and France’s efforts to suppress that struggle.
Beyond the dangers of the battlefield, legionnaires have also faced sexual violence and other forms of abuse from fellow legionnaires – sometimes dying as a result.
The use of foreign fighters elsewhere
Many countries have taken a page from France’s playbook by allowing foreigners to serve in their armed forces. For example, in 1920, Spain founded its own foreign legion to fight in its colonial campaigns, namely the Rif War in Morocco.
During the Spanish Civil War, there were foreign volunteers on both sides: The battle-hardened Spanish Foreign Legion fought for Francisco Franco, while Republican forces opposed to fascism organized the International Brigades, which included more than 35,000 volunteers from around the world, including roughly 2,800 from the U.S..
Foreign fighters have played significant roles in many other conflicts. During the American Revolution, several foreign military officers, including Tadeusz Kościuszko, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and the Marquis de Lafayette, made vital contributions to the struggle for independence.
During the Russian Revolution, professional non-Russian troops brought valuable military expertise to the nascent Red Army.
Similarly, during Israel’s War of Independence, World War II veterans proved so indispensable that former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion called them “the Diaspora’s most important contribution to the survival of the State.”
Some countries don’t have a separate foreign legion, but nonetheless allow some foreigners to enlist. For instance, citizens of the European Union can join the Irish Defence Forces. Citizens of the Commonwealth, most of which is former parts of the British Empire, can join the British Army. And citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau can join the U.S. military, along with foreign nationals who possess a green card.
As in France, serving in a foreign military can often help accelerate the naturalization process. Noncitizen U.S. service members, for example, can apply to become a citizen after just one year on the job. It appears that volunteers serving in the Ukrainian military will be eligible for Ukrainian citizenship at some point in the future.
The risks of war
In June 2022, two U.S. citizens fighting for Ukraine were captured by Russian forces and now face an uncertain future. This came just a few weeks after two Britons and a Moroccan were captured and subsequently sentenced to death.
Despite serving in the Ukrainian military, which under international law should entitle them to prisoner-of-war status, Russia argues that captured foreign fighters are mercenaries rather than soldiers and thus not eligible. It’s worth noting, though, that even Ukrainian prisoners of war don’t seem to be receiving proper treatment.
Ironically, Russia has for several years been trying to recruit foreigners into its own military. Back in 2015, Russia began allowing noncitizens to join, and it offers citizenship eligibility after five years of service. More recently, President Vladimir Putin has been vocal about his support for foreigners volunteering to join the fight against Ukraine.
Foreign volunteers on both sides of this conflict could soon be paying the ultimate price – if they haven’t already.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/ukraines-foreign-legion-may-be-new-but-the-idea-isnt-185082.
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William Gallus, Iowa State University
(THE CONVERSATION) A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over an area. The heat dome can stretch over several states and linger for days to weeks, leaving the people, crops and animals below to suffer through stagnant, hot air that can feel like an oven.
Typically, heat domes are tied to the behavior of the jet stream, a band of fast winds high in the atmosphere that generally runs west to east.
Normally, the jet stream has a wavelike pattern, meandering north and then south and then north again. When these meanders in the jet stream become bigger, they move slower and can become stationary. That’s when heat domes can occur.
When the jet stream swings far to the north, air piles up and sinks. The air warms as it sinks, and the sinking air also keeps skies clear since it lowers humidity. That allows the sun to create hotter and hotter conditions near the ground.
If the air near the ground passes over mountains and descends, it can warm even more. This downslope warming played a large role in the extremely hot temperatures in the Pacific Northwest during a heat dome event in 2021, when Washington set a state record with 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 Celsius), and temperatures reached 121 F in British Columbia in Canada, surpassing the previous Canadian record by 8 degrees F (4 C).
The human impact
Heat domes normally persist for several days in any one location, but they can last longer. They can also move, influencing neighboring areas over a week or two. The heat dome involved in the June 2022 U.S. heat wave crept eastward over time.
On rare occasions, the heat dome can be more persistent. That happened in the southern Plains in 1980, when as many as 10,000 people died during weeks of high summer heat. It also happened over much of the United States during the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s.
A heat dome can have serious impacts on people, because the stagnant weather pattern that allows it to exist usually results in weak winds and an increase in humidity. Both factors make the heat feel worse – and become more dangerous – because the human body is not cooled as much by sweating.
The heat index, a combination of heat and humidity, is often used to convey this danger by indicating what the temperature will feel like to most people. The high humidity also reduces the amount of cooling at night. Warm nights can leave people without air conditioners unable to cool off, which increases the risk of heat illnesses and deaths. With global warming, temperatures are already higher, too.
One of the worst recent examples of the impacts from a heat dome with high temperatures and humidity in the U.S. occurred in the summer of 1995, when an estimated 739 people died in the Chicago area over five days.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-heat-dome-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-the-weather-phenomenon-baking-large-parts-of-the-country-185569.
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Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
(THE CONVERSATION) Curtailment has a special meaning in electric power systems. It describes any action that reduces the amount of electricity generated to maintain the balance between supply and demand – which is critical for avoiding blackouts.
Recently, curtailment has made news in states like California and Texas that are adding a lot of wind and solar power. On very windy or sunny days, these sources may produce more electricity than the grid can take. So grid managers reduce production to manage that oversupply.
This can be a lost opportunity. Electricity from solar and wind, as well as existing nuclear plants, is inexpensive and emits less greenhouse gases than fossil fuels, so it may be in society’s interest to keep these generators running.
A special kind of surplus
Consumers know about shortages and surpluses in the goods they buy. Shortages mean that shoppers can’t get that PlayStation 5 for Christmas – or, more critically, the bread, water or baby formula they need.
Surpluses look different, like unsold books classified as remainders or Easter candy discounted 80% at local drug stores on Monday morning.
But electricity is not like these goods. On today’s electric grid, shortages and surpluses can both result in the exact same thing – a blackout.
The North American grid transmits electricity as alternating current that changes direction back and forth, like water ebbing and flowing from a vintage hand pump as the handle is pushed up and down. Modern electricity grids require precise levels of frequency – the back-and-forth motion of power – to function properly.
The grid is designed to function at 60 hertz, which means that the flow of electric current shifts back and forth 60 times per second. This is achieved, in part, by ensuring that the amount of electricity produced at any given time is equal to the amount of electricity being used. If too little electricity is produced, frequency on the system drops. If too much electricity is produced, then frequency increases.
Modern power plants are designed to operate within a relatively narrow range around 60 hertz. If the actual frequency on the grid is outside that range, the plant can disconnect itself from the system. If enough plants do that, it causes a blackout.
Managing the flow
In some parts of the U.S., mostly the Southeast and the West, the same companies generate electricity and deliver it to customers. When power plants in a utility’s territory generate more electricity than customers are using, the company will simply produce less electricity from its most expensive power plant, or temporarily shut it off altogether.
But other states have restructured their electricity markets so that some companies produce power and others deliver it to customers. In these competitive markets, curtailment raises complex issues. Power generators stay in business by generating and selling power, so when demand drops, grid operators need a system to ensure that they make curtailment decisions fairly.
Often the first tool for choosing which plants to curtail is the prices that generators are paid. When supply grows or demand falls, the price of electricity falls. Some generators may decide that they are unwilling to produce electricity below a certain price and drop off if it hits that level.
If there’s still a power surplus, the organization that operates the grid steps in to manually curtail generators. They can either do this through signals in the grid’s data system or by contacting generators directly through phone calls. Power may be curtailed for five minutes or five hours, depending on how quickly the system returns to normal.
Overall, the U.S. needs more low-emissions electricity to help reduce air pollution and slow climate change. So curtailment isn’t a sound long-term strategy for managing power surpluses. It’s somewhat comparable to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when supply chain disruptions forced producers to throw away huge quantities of food even as grocery stores struggled to fill their shelves.
One solution is to expand energy storage so that generators can save excess power for a few hours instead of sending it straight into the grid. Another option is building more transmission to carry power to areas that need it. Both types of investments can reduce the need to curtail generation and forgo making clean, affordable electricity.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/what-is-curtailment-an-electricity-market-expert-explains-185279.
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A strike by government workers in North Macedonia disrupted services Wednesday over a pay dispute between unions and the country’s center-left government fueled by high inflation.
Police associations, health care workers, municipal employees and others joined the strike, leaving essential services running with emergency staffing levels.
The National Federation of Trade Unions, or SSM, in North Macedonia is demanding pay increases for public sector workers after inflation increased for a ninth straight month in May to reach a 14-year high of 11.9 %, up from 10.5 % in April. The average monthly wage in the country is around 480 euros ($500).
“We need that money because of double-digit inflation, price shocks and the announced energy crisis,” SSM leader Darko Dimovski said.
In the center of the capital, Skopje, protesters left 120 empty chairs in front of parliament Wednesday, matching the number of the country’s lawmakers. The 24-hour rolling strikes were launched after a parliamentary budget committee failed to comply with union demands for a proposed salary adjustment scale. The strike disrupted mostly administrative services. Flights at the country's main international airport, in Skopje, weren't immediately affected.
Government officials said they were seeking a “a systemic, but not an ad hoc solution” to address the growing cost of living crisis.
“We maintain our position that harmonization based on minimum wage should be applied. It needs to be well defined and follow a wage-growth program that does not return to the same debate we have been having for 30 years,” said Fatmir Bitiqi, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
North Macedonia, whose population is about 1.8 million people, has more than 130,000 employees in the state administration.
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
626 AM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Kern
County through 700 AM PDT...
At 626 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bodfish, or 29 miles east of Bakersfield, moving northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bodfish, Lake Isabella, Democrat, Breckenridge Mtn and Wofford
Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3548 11840 3539 11857 3569 11883 3576 11851
TIME...MOT...LOC 1326Z 151DEG 30KT 3550 11852
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
644 AM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Kern
County through 715 AM PDT...
At 644 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tupman, or 18 miles west of Bakersfield, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Wasco, Shafter, McFarland, Buttonwillow and Harris Ranch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3534 11925 3530 11939 3556 11963 3569 11927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1344Z 159DEG 22KT 3538 11935
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
655 AM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Kern
County through 730 AM PDT...
At 654 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Golden Hills, or 30 miles east of Bakersfield, moving
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bodfish, Democrat, Breckenridge Mtn and Keene.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3527 11830 3520 11854 3548 11881 3561 11841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1354Z 158DEG 22KT 3528 11847
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, June 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
652 AM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...FIRST HEAT WAVE OF 2022 EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
After an unusually cool and wet spring, a rapid warm-up is
expected late this week, with temperatures peaking Saturday
through Monday across western Washington. Most lowland and
mountain valley locations will see temperatures peaking in the
80s to around 90 degrees by Sunday.
This level of heat will pose a moderate risk of heat-related
illness to heat-sensitive people and pets. Given the recent cool
weather there has been little opportunity to acclimate to warm
temperatures. As such, there is concern that this rapid warm-up
could catch some off guard. Furthermore, area rivers continue to
run high as a result of the cool and wet spring and water
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In a shocking incident, five policemen and a home guard were stabbed by a man inside a police station in east Delhi's Shahdara on Wednesday, officials said.
According to officials, the incident took place on the third floor of the cyber police station, Shahdara. The man is being questioned, police said.
The man entered the police station and started recording a video, police said. When he was obstructed by one of the policemen and asked the reason behind recording the video, the man suddenly took out a knife and stabbed the personnel one after the other.
All the injured policemen and the home guard were rushed to a hospital where they are being treated. One of the cops sustained injuries on his chest and is critical, they said.
Meanwhile, the man later claimed that he was a complainant, but no complaint copy was found with him. Police said he also banged his head against the wall and sustained minor injuries.
As per preliminary enquiry, only one person is suspected to be involved in the incident, a senior officer said. Further investigation into the incident is underway, he said.
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After weeks of negotiation, a bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday night announced the text of their anti-gun violence compromise -- a mix of support for mental health and school security services and changes to some gun laws, including strengthening the ban on domestic abusers possessing firearms and providing incentives to expand the federal background check system for prospective buyers under 21.
The legislation, which the Senate was set to take up for an initial procedural vote on Tuesday night, could quickly pass the upper chamber, according to leaders from both parties.
President Joe Biden, who had previously called for a more robust gun control law -- including an outright ban on assault-style weapons that Republicans rejected -- said earlier Tuesday he would wait to comment on the bill until after it was introduced.
Senators have been eager to preserve momentum on their agreement, which was initially announced in broad strokes on June 12 and sparked by the Uvalde, Texas, school mass shooting last month.
Congress has not taken significant legislative action on guns in some 30 years and conservative lawmakers have long been loath to work on the issue, arguing gun control is ineffective and often unconstitutional. But the Uvalde killings -- following many other such massacres in recent months and years -- spurred another round of talks between Democrats and Republicans in the evenly divided chamber.
The end result, as negotiated by Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican John Cornyn, of Connecticut and Texas, as well as Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema and North Carolina's Thom Tillis, "is not going to please everyone," Cornyn said in a floor speech Tuesday before the bill text was released.
"Some think it goes too far. Others think it doesn't go far enough. And I get it," he said. "But the nature of compromise and the nature of actually wanting to get a result requires that everybody try to find common ground where we can."
Murphy -- perhaps the Senate's most vocal proponent of gun control, representing the site of the 2012 Sandy Hook school Elementary School shooting -- said in his own remarks after Cornyn that he believed they had made important progress.
It was "not window dressing," Murphy said.
"This bill is going to save lives," he continued. "This bill is going to save thousands of lives. This is going to be something that every single member of the Senate who votes for it can be proud of."
The procedural vote on Tuesday night is just the first step in a multi-day process to pass the bill. Exact timing for a final vote is not yet known but could happen toward the end of the week -- with all involved hopeful to approve the legislation before the two-week July 4 recess.
The first vote is to begin debating the legislation. Due to some maneuvering from Democratic leadership, proceeding to debate only requires a simple majority. Still, it could prove a bellwether for initial support for the legislation. At the same time, the just-released bill continues to circulate and many senators haven't yet had time to read it.
It's also unclear when the package's total cost will be released.
Both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said they supported the bill, indicating that it could well get closer to a super-majority from the Senate, barring more developments. Ten Republicans initially signed onto the June 12 framework, though the draft on Tuesday was announced only by the four key negotiators.
"I support the bill text that Sen. Cornyn and our colleagues have produced," McConnell said in a statement. "For years, the far left falsely claimed that Congress could only address the terrible issue of mass murders by trampling on law-abiding Americans' constitutional rights. This bill proves that false."
In a separate statement Tuesday, Schumer celebrated the group's work and said he would "put this life-saving legislation on the Senate floor for a vote, with an initial procedural vote as soon as tonight and, following that, we will move to final passage as quickly as possible."
The National Rifle Association, however, voiced its opposition to the "overbroad" bill that "falls short at every level."
"This legislation can be abused to restrict lawful gun purchases, infringe upon the rights of law-abiding Americans, and use federal dollars to fund gun control measures being adopted by state and local politicians," the group said. "This bill leaves too much discretion in the hands of government officials."
The details
Key provisions in the legislative text focus on the so-called "boyfriend loophole" in a previous federal ban on convicted domestic abusers having guns and in expanding federal background checks for 18-to-21-year-olds who want to purchase a firearm.
In their speeches on Tuesday -- and perhaps reflecting the triangulated politics of the deal they had reached together -- Cornyn and Murphy sometimes described those new measures and other pieces of their bill in different ways.
As ABC News previously reported, senators had been stuck during the drafting process on, among other things, two points: how to craft language to close the "boyfriend loophole" and how to implement funds to incentivize anti-violence programs.
In his floor remarks Tuesday, Cornyn explained how, in his view, lawmakers worked their way out of those problems.
Regarding the anti-violence programs: According to Cornyn, funds intended to incentivize states to implement so-called "red-flag" laws to remove guns from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others would be able to be applied to any number of anti-violence programs.
It will be up to states to decide what sort of program they want to use the funds to implement, be it a "red flag" law, mental health courts, veterans courts, outpatient treatment programs and more, Cornyn said. To qualify for federal funds, any of these programs will have to have "robust due process protections," he said.
"We are not going to introduce a national 'red flag' law but we are providing availability of law enforcement-related grants to crisis intervention programs whether you've adopted a 'red flag' program or not, perhaps you've chosen something different. This grant program will give every state funding that implements programs that they themselves have adopted," Cornyn said.
On the loophole, Cornyn said the senators agreed to expand the definition of a boyfriend so that other types of intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse are barred from gun ownership.
He said the bill includes language that allows those convicted of non-spousal misdemeanor domestic abuse to have their gun ownership rights restored after five years if they have a clean record.
"This is an incentive, I think for people who have made a mistake, committed domestic violence and received a misdemeanor conviction, to straighten up their act and not repeat it," he said.
He also gave details on how additional parts of the bill would be implemented.
With the expanded federal background checks for 18-to-21-year-olds, states would control what information they are willing to share with the system. But Cornyn said the legislation "provides an incentive" for states to upload juvenile records.
The legislation also includes funds to "harden" school security and expand the nation's mental health apparatus.
Murphy followed Cornyn on the Senate floor to outline the bill from his perspective and he expressed confidence that the finish line was near, saying, "I believe that this week we will pass legislation that will become the most significant piece of anti-gun violence legislation Congress will have passed in 30 years. This is a breakthrough. And, more importantly, it is a bipartisan breakthrough."
"This was a hard road to get to this compromise, but nothing worthwhile is easy. And nobody in a compromise gets everything they want. This bill will be too little for many. It'll be too much for others. But it isn't a box-checking exercise," he said.
While Cornyn suggested that funding for "red flag" laws could also be applied to some number of anti-violence programs, Murphy emphasized those anti-violence program options were "narrow."
"As Sen. Cornyn said, we will also make those dollars eligible for a narrow range of other court-based anti-violence interventions, something that was very important to our Republican colleagues," Murphy said. Still, this provision could allow states to opt entirely out of "red flag" laws, choosing other anti-violence measures instead.
Murphy also said that allowing those who are domestic abusers to get their right back to purchase a gun will only apply to first-time offenders and have other requirements.
"This bill is going to make sure that no domestic abuser can purchase or own a gun. We are closing the 'boyfriend loophole,'" he said. But he acknowledged: "To be consistent with state felony restoration rights, this legislation will allow individuals to be able to get their rights back after a period of time, but only for first-time offenders and only if there are no crimes of violence in the intervening time."
Murphy did not mention, as Cornyn did, that states will have the ability to choose how much juvenile record information is shared with the national background check system for those ages 18 to 21 seeking to purchase a weapon.
"What we know is the profile of the modern mass shooter is often in the 18-to-21-year-old range," he said. "So this bill has enhanced background checks ... including a call to the local police department, a process that can take up to three days, up to 10 days if there are particular signs of concern that investigators need to perform follow-up on. That enhanced background check is going to make sure that younger buyers who are in crisis have another check performed, perhaps a short period of time in between their decision to buy a lethal weapon to perform a crime and their ability to get that weapon."
Despite the capitulations from Democrats that are already starting to become clear on this bill, Murphy touted it as a major step.
"This week we have a chance to break this 30-year period of silence with a bill that changes our laws in a way that will save thousands of lives. It is a compromise. It is a bipartisan compromise. It is a path forward to the way that both Republicans and Democrats can work together to address some of the most vexing, most difficult challenges this nation faces," he said.
ABC News' Ben Gittleson contributed to this report.
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Two Black executives at Amazon are leaving the company, the e-commerce juggernaut confirmed Tuesday, hours after CEO Andy Jassy named a new head for the company’s troubled retail business.
Alicia Boler Davis, a senior vice president who oversees the company’s warehouses, and David Bozeman, the vice president of the Amazon’s Transportation Services, have decided “to explore new opportunities outside Amazon,” John Felton, an Amazon executive who’s taking over the company’s operations organization, said in an email to employees. Boler Davis’ departure means there are no more Black executives on Amazon’s senior leadership team, which has been criticized for a lack of diversity.
“They scaled our operations, launched new capabilities and programs, and demonstrated relentless passion to make our operations better each and every day,” Felton said in the email.
Amazon did not give further details on the reasons behind the two executives leaving the company and neither could be immediately reached for comment.
News of their departure came following an announcement from Jassy earlier in the day that Doug Herrington will become the new CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, the company’s former “consumer” division that is dealing with a glut of warehouse space after a massive expansion during the pandemic. Jassy had also announced earlier Amazon’s operations organization would be united under Felton, who will manage the company’s warehouses and delivery networks and report to Herrington.
Herrington is stepping into the role after leading the company’s North American Consumer business for seven years. He replaces Dave Clark, who announced his surprise resignation from the company earlier this month after 23 years. Days later, Clark said he would join the logistics startup Flexport as its new CEO in September.
In a note to employees that was later posted on the company’s website, Jassy said Herrington “is a builder of great teams and brings substantial retail, grocery, demand generation, product development, and Amazon experience to bear,”
The change come as Jassy is looking to return a “healthy level of profitability” to the Seattle-based company amid rising costs and a slowdown in demand that has left the e-commerce behemoth with too many workers and too much warehouse space.
Amazon saw its profits soar during most of the pandemic, when homebound shoppers turned to online shopping for goods. In response, the company massively expanded its warehousing capacity.
But as COVID-19 cases eased, demand also slowed. The company now expects excess space to contribute to $10 billion in additional costs in the first half of 2022. And to mitigate some of those costs, it has reportedly been planning to end some of its leases and sublease warehouse space.
Herrington joined Amazon’s senior leadership team in 2011, six years after joining the company to build out its Consumables business, a group that focuses on consumer packaged goods. He launched Amazon Fresh in 2007.
Boler Davis joined Amazon in 2019 from General Motors, where she was also an executive. Arguably, she oversaw one of the most contentious parts of the company’s business — warehouses where workers routinely called out poor working conditions and high injury rates. The frustration led to a labor win during a union election at a warehouse on Staten Island, New York, in April. The company is currently seeking to redo the vote.
Bozeman joined Amazon in 2017 from Caterpillar, where he served as a senior vice president.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Health Dept. has begun scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages six months and up.
READ: Vaccinations for small children start Tuesday in Utah
The department's Executive Director Angela Dunn — who was the state epidemiologist during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic — tweeted about it Wednesday morning.
@SaltLakeHealth is scheduling COVID vaccine appointments for children 6 months +. We have Pfizer and Moderna, giving you the choice. Schedule online (https://t.co/ExTgJdwGyI) or call 385-468-SHOT.
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She said both Pfizer and Moderna shots are available and they can be scheduled online or by phone.
READ: CDC clears way for COVID-19 shots for children under 5 to begin
Visit vaccinate.utah.gov or call 385-468-SHOT (7468) to schedule an appointment.
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Senior IAS officer Shahid Choudhary on Twitter said that a cyber criminal was using the IAS's number to defraud his colleagues and friends and requested the Jammu and Kashmir police to take strict actions against the culprit.
The IAS officer took to Twitter to inform about the incident and gave out details like his mobile number and picture that was being used to send messages to the officer's friends and colleagues to seek financial help.
Shahid Choudhary is a 2009- batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, serving as tribal affairs department secretary and chief executive officer of the Mission Youth Jammu and Kashmir. He has won the prime minister's award for excellence in public administration in 2015.
In a tweet, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Kashmir said, "General public is advised to remain cautious and follow precautionary measures to deal with fraudsters using fake WhatsApp display pictures to impersonate high-profile government officers or dignitaries."
It also shared an advisory on the fake WhatsApp DP scam issued by the Cyber Police Kashmir advising people to not reply to messages received from unknown WhatsApp numbers and not to transfer money or purchase online gift vouchers. The advisory also said that people should not share banking details, install any remote access app and click on any suspicious link.
Cyber criminals have recently used a photo of the Chandigarh Police chief to seek "Amazon gift cards" from his friends.
According to sources, some other senior officials in the Jammu and Kashmir administration have also been targeted by cyber criminals in a bid to extract money by hacking into bank accounts.
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WRAPUP 4-Russia shells eastern front, Ukraine says, as war aims appear to shift
Five civilians were killed and two wounded in Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk over the previous day, he said early on Friday. "The entire front line is being shelled," he said, adding that Russian troops were also trying to advance near Lyman, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces in November, one of a number of battlefield setbacks suffered by Russia in the past few months.
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Russian forces have shelled the entire front line in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said, part of what appears to be the Kremlin's scaled-back ambition to secure only the bulk of territory it has claimed. The fiercest fighting was near the towns of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, the region's governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a television interview. Five civilians were killed and two wounded in Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk over the previous day, he said early on Friday.
"The entire front line is being shelled," he said, adding that Russian troops were also trying to advance near Lyman, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces in November, one of a number of battlefield setbacks suffered by Russia in the past few months. In Bakhmut and other parts of the Donetsk region that neighbours Luhansk province, Ukrainian forces countered with barrages from rocket launchers, a Reuters witness said.
"The Russians have intensified their efforts in Donetsk and Luhansk," Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said in a video post. "They are now in a very active phase of attempting to conduct offensive operations. We are advancing nowhere but, rather, defending, destroying the enemy's infantry and equipment wherever it tries to advance."
In an early Friday report, the Ukrainian general staff said its forces had attacked Russian positions and troop assembly points in at least half a dozen towns in the south of Ukraine. Russian losses amounted to about 240 wounded, with three ammunition depots and about various military equipment destroyed, it added.
Reuters was not able to verify battlefield reports. WAR AIMS CHANGED?
President Vladimir Putin has given conflicting statements on the goals of the war but is now clear the aims include some expansion of Russia's borders. This contrasts with comments at the start of Russia's "special military operation" in February, when he said his plans did not include occupying Ukrainian land. Putin on Friday repeated his accusation that the West was "exploiting" Ukraine and using its people as "cannon fodder" in a conflict with Russia, and said the West's desire to maintain its global dominance was increasing the risks of conflict.
"They deliberately multiply chaos and aggravate the international situation," Putin said in a video message to a summit of defence ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and a group of ex-Soviet states. The Kremlin said on Thursday it was set on securing at least the bulk of the territories in east and south Ukraine, but appeared to give up on seizing other land in the west and northeast that Ukraine has recaptured.
Russia proclaimed in October that it had annexed four provinces shortly after holding so-called referendums that were rejected as bogus and illegal by Ukraine, the West and most countries at the United Nations. While Russia made clear it wanted to take full control of Donetsk and Luhansk - two largely Russian-speaking regions collectively known as the Donbas - it left unclear how much of the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson it was annexing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says his troops will eventually drive Russia from all captured territory, including the Crimea peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. PRISONER SWAP
In a reminder that Moscow maintains lines of communication with the West despite the war, the United States said Russia had freed U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner in return for the release of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. However, the Kremlin said on Friday the prisoner swap should not be seen as a step towards improving bilateral ties between Moscow and Washington, saying they remained "in a sorry state".
Russian state media have cast the release of Bout as a political "win" for Putin The White House said the prisoner swap would not change its commitment to the people of Ukraine.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defence bill on Thursday that provides Ukraine with at least $800 million in additional security assistance next year. The United States was also preparing to send Ukraine a $275 million military aid package offering new capabilities to defeat drones and strengthen air defences, according to a document seen by Reuters and people familiar with the package.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy in a video address late on Thursday accused Russian forces of leaving landmines, tripwire mines, mined buildings, cars and infrastructure in places they had abandoned under Ukrainian military pressure. "This is perhaps even fiercer and more devious than missile terror," said Zelenskiy, who paid tribute to four policemen killed by landmines in Kherson province.
"For there is no system against mines that could destroy at least part of the threat as our anti-aircraft systems do."
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The Supreme Court on Friday clarified the observations made in respect of JNU student Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi High Court verdict, which rejected the bail plea of co-accused Umar Khalid in a case of alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi, will not prejudice his case pending before the court.
A bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka, which was hearing Imam's plea concerning the remarks made against him in the October 18 judgement of the high court, said one of the paragraphs in the verdict clarified ''nothing stated hereinabove shall tantamount to an expression of any opinion on the merits of the case''.
''This happens when people argue bail applications like it is an appeal on merits,'' Justice Kaul observed, adding that bail applications should not be argued for over 10 minutes.
In its verdict rejecting former JNU student Khalid's plea seeking bail, the high court had said he was in constant touch with other co-accused and allegations against him were prima facie true. ''....having carefully gone through the charge-sheet and taking into consideration the fact that the appellant (Khalid) was in constant touch with other co-accused persons, including Sharjeel Imam, who arguably is at the head of the conspiracy; at this stage, it is difficult to form an opinion that there are not reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation against the petitioner is prima facie not proved,'' the high court had said in its verdict.
During the hearing before the top court, the counsel appearing for Imam told the bench they are constrained to move the apex court as serious prejudice would be caused to the petitioner due to the observations made by the high court in the order denying bail to one of the co-accused in the case.
''We have noticed that in paragraph 68 of the judgement, the division bench of the high court has clarified that the observations shall not tantamount to an expression of any opinion on the merits of the case,'' the bench said. ''We clarify that any observations made in respect to the petitioner (Imam) will not prejudice the petitioner...,'' the top court said.
Justice Kaul observed he finds it complete wastage of time when hearing on bail applications goes on and on. Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and several others have been booked under the anti-terror law the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the ''masterminds'' of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence had erupted during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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22-year-old man yet another victim of online rummy
A 22-year-old man died allegedly by suicide after losing a lot of money playing rummy online. Online games and gambling have ruined families and led to suicides caused by addiction to gaming. Expressing serious concern, the Tamil Nadu government early last month promulgated an ordinance to prohibit online gambling and regulate online games.
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A 22-year-old man died allegedly by suicide after losing a lot of money playing rummy online. He ended his life in his house, near here, police said on Friday.
According to the police, the man, working in a private firm, developed the habit of playing the game over the last few months and borrowed money from friends to continue playing. When he started losing the money, he became upset and hanged himself, the police said adding that his parents found him dead on Thursday. Online games and gambling have ruined families and led to suicides caused by addiction to gaming. Expressing serious concern, the Tamil Nadu government early last month promulgated an ordinance to prohibit online gambling and regulate online games. The State Assembly passed the Bill against the gaming that would come into force on a date notified by the government.
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Greek police officer in court over shooting of Roma teen
A Greek police officer appeared in court in northern Greece Friday over the shooting and serious injury of a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill, with protesters gathering outside the courthouse.
Security was tight at the courthouse, with riot police forming a cordon and the police officer surrounded by dozens of his colleagues as he arrived for questioning by an investigative judge on a felony charge of attempted manslaughter with possible intent, and a misdemeanour of illegally firing his weapon.
About 200 friends and relatives of the injured 16-year-old and other protesters from the Roma community gathered outside the courthouse in Thessaloniki, holding up photos of the youth and calling for justice.
Monday's shooting already sparked days of violent protests by members of the Roma community in Greece's second-largest city, as well as Athens and other areas.
"It wasn't the gas, it wasn't the money, the cops shot because he was Roma," the protesters chanted outside the courthouse. Some burned 20-euro notes - the amount the teenager allegedly failed to pay at the gas station.
Community leaders called for a peaceful protest outside the courthouse, and are demanding the police officer be remanded in custody pending trial.
"We want justice. The crime was racist," Panagiotis Sabanis, head of the Roma Federation of Central and Western Macedonia, said. "There is racism against us in Greece. It's not the first incident of a police shooting against a Roma just because he is a Roma." Several Roma men have been injured or fatally shot in recent years during confrontations with police while allegedly seeking to evade arrest for breaches of the law.
Andonis Tasios, general secretary of the Roma community where the boy lives, was among the protesters outside the courthouse Friday. "They shot him because of his colour. If he wasn't Roma, they wouldn't have done it," he said.
Members of the Roma community in Greece have long faced discrimination and many often live on the margins of society.
The 16-year-old, who was chased by motorcycle police after he allegedly drove away from a gas station without paying a 20-euro (dollar) bill early Monday, was hit in the head and remains hospitalised in critical condition.
The 34-year-old police officer who fired the shot has been suspended. Police have said the youth tried to ram one of the motorcycles involved in the pursuit with his pickup truck, and that two shots were fired in an attempt to stop the truck from hitting the vehicle.
In a preliminary court appearance earlier in the week, the police officer said he fired his weapon because he feared for the lives of his colleagues but he had not aimed at the youth. During his questioning Friday, the officer said the youth had tried to ram the motorcycle three times.
The shooting has sparked days of violent protests, with vehicles and at least one business torched and police coming under fire from shotguns. Greece's state-run ERT broadcaster said Friday that one police officer had been lightly injured by shotgun pellets during unrest overnight west of Athens.
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BharatPe files arbitration to claw back Grover's 1.4 pc shares
Under the shareholders agreement, clawback of unvested shares can be triggered.Grover holds roughly 8.5 per cent stake in BharatPe, of which 1.4 per cent was not vested and released on the date of his resignation.In February, Grovers plea at SIAC on the investigation against him was rejected on all five grounds.
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Upping the ante, fintech unicorn BharatPe has filed an arbitration for clawing back it's former MD and co-founder Ashneer Grover's restricted shareholding and founder title, sources said.
The arbitration was filed on Thursday under Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) rules, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
If relief is granted, Grover may lose his unvested shares and right to use the founder title.
Grover, who BharatPe has accused of cheating and embezzlement of funds, holds about 8.5 per cent of the company. Of this, 1.4 per cent is not vested.
The company did not immediately offer any comment.
The action follows a detailed corporate governance review by the company's board into allegations of lapses and misdoings during the tenure of Grover as managing director.
The arbitration proceedings were initiated after Grover refused to comply with the shareholders' agreement, sources said without elaborating.
This is BharatPe's third legal action against Grover after a civil suit at the Delhi High Court and criminal complaint with the Economic Offences Wing.
BharatPe, in the suit running into 2,800 pages, alleged that Grover, his wife Madhuri Jain and other family members created fake bills, enlisted fictitious vendors to provide services to the company, and overcharged the firm for recruitment. It is seeking up to Rs 88.67 crore in damages.
The corporate governance review by Alvarez and Marsal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and PwC led to the ouster of Jain, and Grover resigning from the company and its board in March.
Sources said the company had earlier sent a legal notice for clawback and has now initiated arbitration proceedings. Under the shareholder's agreement, clawback of unvested shares can be triggered.
Grover holds roughly 8.5 per cent stake in BharatPe, of which 1.4 per cent was not vested and released on the date of his resignation.
In February, Grover's plea at SIAC on the investigation against him was rejected on all five grounds.
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Ker govt has spent Rs 100 crore so far for Vizhinjam rehabilitation: Minister
The over 130-day-long protest by fisherfolk against the under-construction Vizhinjam sea port was on Tuesday called off for now after discussions between the leaders of the agitation and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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The Kerala government has spent Rs 100 crore so far for the rehabilitation initiatives in connection with the under-construction Vizhinjam sea port project, state Port Minister Ahammed Devarkovil said on Friday.
Several development and welfare initiatives are being implemented in the region using the government fund and also making use of the CSR fund of the construction company, he told the state Assembly.
The Union Environment Ministry, at the time of the signing of the contract, had directed to carry out rehabilitation initiatives to the tune of Rs 8.65 crore in the region, he said.
''But, the LDF government has adopted a positive policy towards the fishermen community and spent Rs 100 crore for rehabilitation alone,'' Devarkovil said during the question and answer session.
The significant thing was that land of local fishermen had not been acquired in connection with the sea port project. The land of those who lived away from the seashore had been taken for the same, he explained.
For all those who lost land in this way had been given compensation and those who lost houses were given five cents of land each, he added. The over 130-day-long protest by fisherfolk against the under-construction Vizhinjam sea port was on Tuesday called off for now after discussions between the leaders of the agitation and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. A large number of fisherfolk had been staging demonstrations outside the main entrance of the multi-purpose seaport at nearby Mulloor for the last more than four months. They attacked Vizhinjam police station on the night of November 27, injuring several policemen.
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Pakistani journalist's killing in Kenya a pre-meditated murder -report
Kenyan officials said it was a case of mistaken identity and police hunting car thieves opened fire on his vehicle as it drove through a roadblock without stopping. A two-member fact-finding team from Pakistan that travelled to Kenya and conducted a number of interviews, examined and reconstructed the crime scene and examined the deceased's phones and computers, said in a 600-page report that Sharif's killing was a pre-planned murder.
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A team set up by the Pakistani government to probe the killing of a well-known Pakistani journalist in Nairobi said it found several contradictions in the version given by Kenyan authorities, and believes it was a case of pre-meditated murder. TV journalist Arshad Sharif, who had fled Pakistan citing threats to his life, was shot dead in Nairobi in October. Kenyan officials said it was a case of mistaken identity and police hunting car thieves opened fire on his vehicle as it drove through a roadblock without stopping.
A two-member fact-finding team from Pakistan that travelled to Kenya and conducted a number of interviews, examined and reconstructed the crime scene and examined the deceased's phones and computers, said in a 600-page report that Sharif's killing was a pre-planned murder. "Both the members of the (fact-finding team) have a considered understanding that it is a case of planned targeted assassination with transnational characters rather than a case of mistaken identity," said the report, copies of which were submitted to Pakistan's Supreme Court.
"It is more probable that the firing was done, after taking proper aim, at a stationary vehicle," it said. Kenyan authorities declined comment on the specifics of the report.
"The investigation into the matter is still ongoing, so there is not much I can tell," said Resila Onyango, spokesperson for the Kenya National Police Service. A multi-agency team is conducting the investigation, she said, adding that the team will apprise authorities when they are done with the probe.
The chairperson of the Kenyan police watchdog Independent Police Oversight Authority, Anne Makori, also told Reuters investigations were still ongoing. Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had said before the release of the report that Sharif's body had bruises and torture marks, suggested it was a targeted killing.
The fact-finding team highlighted one wound in particular on Sharif's back, saying it appeared to have been inflicted from relatively close range. The report noted there was no corresponding penetration mark of a bullet on the seat on which Sharif was sitting when the shooting purportedly took place, calling it a "ballistic impossibility".
"The injury had to have been caused either before the journalist got into the vehicle, or the shot was fired from a relatively close range, possibly from inside the vehicle, and almost certainly not a moving vehicle," the report said. CASE OF TREASON
Sharif had fled from Pakistan citing threats to his life after the government registered several treason cases against him. One of the treason cases stemmed from reporting Sharif did that led to an accusation he had spread a call from an official in a previous government, led by former cricket star Imran Khan, for members of the armed forces to mutiny.
Both Sharif and the official in the previous government denied inciting mutiny. Former prime minister Khan said Sharif had been murdered for his journalistic work. He and his successor Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, not related to the journalist, had called for a judicial investigation.
The fact-finding team's report also pointed out apparent contradictions in the autopsy reports in Kenya and Pakistan. The post-mortem report in Pakistan identified 12 injuries on Sharif's body whereas the Kenyan report identified just two injuries pertaining to gunshot wounds.
The fact-finding team report said doctors believed the injures may be the result of torture or a struggle, but it could not be established until verified by the doctor who conducted the post mortem in Kenya.
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UK sanctions Russian and Iranian officials, citing human rights abuses
The move came a day after France announced plans for new European Union sanctions against Iran over human rights abuses in its security crackdown on popular unrest there as well as its supply of drones to Russia before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The British government said its sanctions were coordinated with international partners to mark International Anti-Corruption Day and Global Human Rights Day. They encompassed individuals involved in activities including the torture of prisoners and the mobilisation of troops to rape civilians.
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Britain on Friday announced sanctions against 30 people worldwide, including Russian and Iranian officials, targeting those it deems responsible for acts of torture, sexual violence, and the violent repression of street protests. The move came a day after France announced plans for new European Union sanctions against Iran over human rights abuses in its security crackdown on popular unrest there as well as its supply of drones to Russia before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The British government said its sanctions were coordinated with international partners to mark International Anti-Corruption Day and Global Human Rights Day. They encompassed individuals involved in activities including the torture of prisoners and the mobilisation of troops to rape civilians. "Today our sanctions go further to expose those behind the heinous violations of our most fundamental rights," Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in a statement.
Those sanctioned include Russian Colonel Ramil Rakhmatulovich Ibatullin for his role as the commander of the 90th Tank Division, which has been involved in fighting since Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. The government said there have been multiple allegations made against serving members of the 90th Tank Division, including the conviction in Ukraine of a senior lieutenant on sexual abuse charges during the conflict.
Russia, which has said it is conducting a "special military operation" in Ukraine to eliminate threats to its security, has denied committing war crimes or targeting civilians. Britain also sanctioned 10 Iranian officials connected to Iran's prison systems. This included six people linked to the Revolutionary Courts that have been responsible for prosecuting protesters with sentences including the death penalty.
Nationwide protests that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 have posed one of the biggest challenges to the Islamic Republic since its establishment in 1979. The British government sanctioned Ali Cheharmahali and Gholamreza Ziyayi, former directors of Evin prison in Tehran, which it said was a facility notorious for the mistreatment of both Iranian and foreign detainees.
The foreign office said the sanctions against 11 countries across seven sanctions regimes were the most that Britain has ever imposed in one package. Britain also sanctioned figures involved in Myanmar's military, which it said were involved in committing massacres, torture and rape.
Among those sanctioned by Britain were Myanmar's Office of the Chief of Military and Security Affairs, which it said had been involved in torture since last year's military coup, including rape and sexual violence.
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Is there an SOP for road accident cases? Delhi HC asks police
The petitioner claimed, after the incident, the investigating officer of the Delhi Police admittedly did not submit the blood sample of the driver for testing for three months, which resulted in denial of a fair trial, and sought compensation from the authorities for failing to perform their duties.
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The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the city police commissioner to inform it about whether there is a standard operating procedure (SOP) that is followed by police in road accident cases. Justice Prathiba M Singh, who was dealing with a petition by a woman over the death of her 26-year-old son in an alleged drunk and driving accident in 2017, granted six weeks to the Delhi police chief for placing the SOP on record. The petitioner claimed, after the incident, the investigating officer of the Delhi Police admittedly did not submit the blood sample of the driver for testing for three months, which resulted in denial of a fair trial, and sought compensation from the authorities for failing to perform their duties. The judge asked the respondent authorities to place on record any scheme or policy which they may have for awarding compensation as being sought by the petitioner.
"Before proceeding further (in the case), the court directs the Commissioner of Police - respondent no 2 to place on record any SOP which the police follows in respect of accident cases, either in case of injury or death. The said SOP be placed on record within 6 weeks. Also, the respondent no 1 (Delhi government) or 2 shall place on record any scheme or policy which they may have for awarding compensation which is sought by the petitioner," the court said. The counsel for the petitioner said that apart from failing to get the blood sample of the driver in time, the police also did not take the requisite CCTV footage of the accident. The court observed the police need to have an SOP for their officials to follow in such cases and the agency may need to have its own lab for carrying out blood tests. "They (police) need to have an SOP whenever such a drunk drive accident happens. If they have a procedure and they are trained, they will know that I have to take CCTV (footage)…take sample to lab in 24 hours, that SOP needs to be there. I want to know if Delhi Police has one. Maybe the police needs to have its own lab because there are so many samples," the court said. The petitioner's lawyer said while the failure of the investigating officer (IO) has impacted the parent's right to fair trial, the official has been let off only with a warning. "They have to be held answerable... My son's killer, as I would call him, would have gone (to jail) for 7 years (but) now he's gone for 2 years in a simple rash driving instead of drunken driving," the lawyer argued. "I am seeking action against the IO. He has only been warned (pursuant to a show cause issued to him by the department). I have lost my son here and the IO has been let off with just a warning. My first prayer is please take strict action against the IO and second prayer is that of punitive damages," she further said. The counsel for the Delhi Police informed the court that the IO has since retired. The matter will be heard next on April 19.
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Five inmates injured in clash between members of rival gangs in Gurugram jail
Five inmates were allegedly injured in a clash between members of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi gang and supporters of gangster Kaushal in Bhondsi jail, police said on Friday. In his complaint, Jail Deputy Superintendent Charan Singh said Anil was attacked near the prisons main gate when the undertrial prisoners were being taken to court around 9.15 am on Thursday morning.
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Five inmates were allegedly injured in a clash between members of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi gang and supporters of gangster Kaushal in Bhondsi jail, police said on Friday. Kaushal's aide Anil alias Lath (32) was critically injured in the clash and is undergoing treatment in hospital while four others were discharged after first aid. In his complaint, Jail Deputy Superintendent Charan Singh said Anil was attacked near the prison's main gate when the undertrial prisoners were being taken to court around 9.15 am on Thursday morning. Singh identified Mohit, Bharat, Nitesh alias Panja, Akash and Lalit as the culprits who allegedly attacked Anil with a sharp object. When some other undertrials tried to intervene, they were also beaten up. ''The prisoners told us that they started the fight at the behest of prisoner Chand Ram and Yashpal alias Sarpanch,'' the police said quoting Singh's complaint.
The fighting was finally stopped after the jail warden and officials arrived. Four inmates -- Umesh, Sachin, Sanjay and Sushil -- suffered minor injuries while Anil was admitted to the Gurugram Civil Hospital.
An FIR was registered against the inmates under sections 148 (riots), 149 (unlawful assembly) and 323 (causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code at Bhondsi police station on Thursday night after the jail authorities lodged a complaint.
''We are investigating the matter and have started the proceedings to take the accused on a production warrant for questioning,'' Bhondsi police station SHO Neeraj Kumar said.
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Narcotics worth Rs 1.5 crore seized in UP's Bahraich, 2 arrested
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Police have seized narcotics substances worth Rs 1.5 crore on the India-Nepal border here and arrested two people, an official said on Friday.
Superintendent of Police Prashant Verma said on Thursday night, around 2.5 kg charas worth Rs 25 lakh was recovered from one Riyaz in Basantpur village under Khairghat police station area. Apart from this, Rs 5,600 and 5,400 Nepalese rupees were also recovered from him, he said.
A case under the Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act and The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act is already registered against Riyaz, police said.
On Thursday night, Naseem Raini, a resident of Barabanki district, was arrested from Gullabeer railway crossing and 201 gram smack worth Rs 1.25 crore was recovered from his possession, the SP said.
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Treasury engages with Public Enterprises, Eskom on diesel purchase solutions
On Thursday, the Treasury said it had noted the recent public interest and media queries requesting clarity about discussions to assist Eskom with the purchase of diesel.
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National Treasury says it continues to engage with the Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom with the aim of identifying solutions to the purchase of diesel.
On Thursday, the Treasury said it had noted the recent public interest and media queries requesting clarity about discussions to assist Eskom with the purchase of diesel.
In a statement on Thursday, it said: "The staggered nature of the budget process, which allows for the necessary legislative and executive oversight as well as for well-informed planning about how to allocate the country's scarce financial resources, makes it difficult to consider and accommodate any ad hoc funding requests outside of this process, especially large requests that are made at short notice.
"The budget process allows for government departments and state-owned entities to follow a set process to submit their funding requests to be considered for inclusion in the Budget, which is then approved by Parliament."
Treasury said Eskom did not apply for funding through the budget process and Eskom management should therefore take all necessary steps to ensure they secure the diesel needed to avert severe load shedding.
"That said, the National Treasury and the Minister of Finance are acutely aware of the impact that Eskom's diesel shortages may have on already severe levels of load shedding," it said.
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Corruption has caused great suffering and harm to country: Thulas Nxesi
“I would like to emphasise that it also undermines the very essence of our existence and ultimately the cohesion of society itself,” Nxesi said.
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Acting Public Service and Administration Minister, Thulas Nxesi, says corruption has caused great suffering and harm to the country and the continent.
"Corruption has often been seen as an African and developing world phenomenon, mostly because of underdeveloped governance frameworks and lax judicial systems, as compared to richer countries," Nxesi said on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day.
Corruption, he said, is a trans-border problem found in all societies, regardless of economic development. Its impact is catastrophic on all societies, as it stifles economic growth and development, and limits opportunities to break the cycle of poverty.
"I would like to emphasise that it also undermines the very essence of our existence and ultimately the cohesion of society itself," Nxesi said.
Addressing the first day of the International Anti-Corruption Day Summit at UNISA in Pretoria on Thursday, the Minister said International Anti-Corruption Day 2022, observed on 9 December, is meant to create awareness about the impact of corruption on the nation.
On 18 November 2018, Cabinet approved the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), which provides a framework and action plan for South Africa.
The NACS is based on the principle that there should be prevention and combating of corruption through good governance, transparency, integrity management and accountability in society, including the early detection of potential corrupt practices to supplement the reactive measures executed by law-enforcement agencies and other anti-corruption bodies.
Nxesi said the collective effort of society as a whole as well as and an integrated approach to the fight against corruption will help mitigate the risk of costly commissions of inquiry, forensic investigations and other legal processes.
Acting Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, said there was a need to provide better protection to whistle-blowers.
She conveyed her sincere gratitude to the many courageous and brave whistle-blowers who brought various allegations of fraud and corruption to the attention of the Public Protector and those who gave evidence at the State Capture Commission.
"I agree that we are indebted to the men and women who executed their functions tirelessly and honestly in our criminal justice institutions who, without fear or favour, worked to turn testimony presented to the Commission into evidence that can now be used in prosecutions.
"We are indebted to the diligent public servants and public representatives, researchers, journalists, activists, workers and businesspeople who uncovered, spoke out against and resisted State capture," Gcaleka said.
She said conflict of interest needs to be looked at especially at leadership level. She encouraged the promotion of media freedom as part of the tool to fighting corruption.
"Ethical leadership is needed to resist the abuse of entrusted power for private gain, as well as potential interference and to protect the anti-corruption agencies' operational independence, thus enabling good governance."
The International Anti-Corruption Day Summit will continue on Friday.
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Technical team established to focus on debt owed to municipalities
“The committee will explore all options available to ensure that each and every department in the province and nationally meet their rates and services obligations to municipalities,” Dube-Ncube said.
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The KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council has established a technical committee to focus on the debt owed by government to municipalities.
In a statement issued on Thursday following a Provincial Executive Council meeting held this week, Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube said the debt owed is reported at R2.8 billion and includes an amount of R420 million owed by the Ingonyama Trust Board, inter-municipal debt of R380 million, national government departments at R400 million, and Transnet's R208 million, among others.
"The committee will explore all options available to ensure that each and every department in the province and nationally meet their rates and services obligations to municipalities," Dube-Ncube said.
While the council welcomed that all departments are paying their consumption bills for services on time, the Premier said the provincial government is concerned about the arrears and the fluidity of the debt owed to municipalities, especially property rates.
"The provincial government has called on municipalities to provide credible billing by cleansing data and updating systems as well as to improve mechanisms to resolve disputes speedily including using inter-governmental relations processes.
"The EXCO has resolved that all departments budget and take responsibility for the payment of municipal services from their baseline budgets. The EXCO will receive regular update from the committee," Dube-Ncube said.
District Development Model implementation
The Premier also announced that the Council has conducted an assessment of the District Development Model implementation.
The District Development Model was developed to improve coherence in planning and budgeting, which often results in poor service delivery and limited development impact in communities.
"The Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal noted that the province is well on target to ensure that the long-term district/metro one plan-one budget programmes are finalised," Dube-Ncube said.
EXCO has approved that the District Development Agencies be brought on board to lead on the economic growth side in line with their mandate of attracting investments and packaging credible catalytic projects to stimulate sustainable economic growth.
"The provincial government acknowledged the need to enhance institutional capacity at district level in order to realise the accelerated implementation of the one plan/one budget for each district. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has been tasked to give more impetus in mobilising stakeholder to accelerate the implementation of the District Development Model and translate it into practical service delivery impact in communities," Dube-Ncube said.
Water War Room
Meanwhile, while commending the establishment of Water War Rooms in all districts, the Executive Council raised its concerns about the poor participation and commitment of some districts in the structures tasked to ensure that people get water daily.
"EXCO has approved the establishment of the Provincial Water War Room which will attend to key water issues in districts and bring strategic support and interventions."
(With Inputs from South African Government Press Release)
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Plane believed to be carrying Griner lands in US
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A plane believed to be carrying Brittney Griner landed in the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star was detained in Russia and became the most high-profile American jailed abroad.
Griner was exchanged for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.
A plane believed to be carrying her touched down at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas.
The deal achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden — but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years.
Biden's authorisation to release Bout, the Russian felon once nicknamed "the Merchant of Death," underscored the heightened urgency that his administration faced to get Griner home, particularly after the recent resolution of her criminal case on drug charges and her subsequent transfer to a penal colony.
Griner, who also played pro basketball in Russia, was arrested at an airport there after Russian authorities said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. Before her conviction, the US State Department declared Griner to be "wrongfully detained" — a charge that Russia has sharply rejected.
Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Baylor University All-American and Phoenix Mercury pro basketball star.
Her status as an openly gay Black woman, locked up in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community, injected racial, gender and social dynamics into her legal saga and brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees.
The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the swap, saying in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the exchange took place in Abu Dhabi and Bout had been flown home.
Biden spoke by phone with Griner. US officials said she would be offered specialised medical services and counselling.
In releasing Bout, the US freed a former Soviet Army lieutenant colonel whom the Justice Department once described as one of the world's most prolific arms dealers. He was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and extradited to the US in 2010.
Bout was serving a 25-year sentence on charges that he conspired to sell tens of millions of dollars in weapons that US officials said were to be used against Americans.
Following Griner's arrest at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February, she pleaded guilty in July but still faced trial because admitting guilt in Russia's judicial system does not automatically end a case.
She acknowledged in court that she possessed canisters with cannabis oil but said she had no criminal intent and she accidentally packed them.
Her defence team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain.
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Body of 3-year-old boy found in public toilet in Delhi
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The body of a three-year-old boy was found in a public toilet of a slum cluster in Shahdara's Jhilmil Industrial Area, police said on Friday.
The identity of the child, who was living with his parents in the slum cluster, has been established, they said.
A senior police officer said while no visible injury marks were found on the body, the child's undergarment, biscuit packets and some money was found lying near it.
Police said a probe is underway to establish the actual cause of death which will be ascertained only after a post-mortem report is received.
Preliminary inquiry has suggested that on Thursday, around 3 pm, the child's mother had given him Rs 15 to buy biscuit packets. But half-an-hour later, his body was spotted by a person in the public toilet of the same slum cluster. The person alerted the police about the same, a senior police officer said.
''No case has been registered yet in the matter as we are still probing the actual cause of death which will be ascertained only after the post-mortem examination,'' the senior police officer added.
For now, police have ruled out any possibility of sexual assault and said there was no CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity of the slum cluster but a detailed investigation is underway.
The deceased's father works as a labourer in a cable factory while his mother is a housewife, police said.
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Russian opposition politician found guilty of discrediting army - RIA
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A Russian court on Friday found opposition politician Ilya Yashin guilty of spreading "fake information" about the Russian army, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Prosecutors were seeking a nine-year sentence for Yashin in the case. Sentencing was due later on Friday.
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‘Anonymity’, ‘Ability’, and ‘Austerity’ are ornaments of civil servant: President Murmu
The President said that officers of 97th Common Foundation Course are entering civil services in the Amrit Kaal of India’s independence.
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The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed the valedictory function of the 97th Common Foundation Course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie today (December 9, 2022).
Addressing the Officer Trainees, the President said that as she was addressing them, the words of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were echoing in her memory. In April 1947, Sardar Patel was meeting a batch of IAS trainees. At that time he had said "We must expect and we have a right to expect the best out of every civil servant in whatever position of responsibility he or she may be". The President said that today we can proudly say that the civil servants have lived up to these expectations.
The President noted that the main mantra of this Foundation Course is "we, not I". She expressed confidence that the officer trainees of this Course would shoulder the responsibility of taking the country forward with a collective spirit. She said that many of them would run the administration of a large part of the country for the coming 10-15 years and would be connected with the masses. They could give a concrete shape to the India of their dreams, she added.
Referring to the Academy's motto 'Sheelam Param Bhushanam' which means 'character is the highest virtue', the President said that the method of training at LBSNAA is based on the principle of Karma-yoga, in which character is of great importance. She advised officer trainees to be sensitive towards the underprivileged section of society. She said that 'Anonymity', 'Ability' and 'Austerity' are the ornaments of a civil servant. These qualities would give them self-confidence throughout the service period.
The President said that the values which officer trainees have learned during the training should not be confined to theoretical scope. They would come across many challenges and difficulties while working for the people of the country. In those circumstances, they have to act with full confidence following these values. Leading India on the path of progress and development and paving the way for upliftment of the people of the country, is their constitutional duty as well as moral responsibility.
The President said that any work for the benefit of society can be accomplished efficiently only when all the stakeholders are taken along. When officers would take their decisions keeping in mind the marginalized and deprived sections of society, they would certainly be successful in achieving their goals.
The President said that good governance is the need of the hour. Lack of good governance is the root of many of our social and economic problems. To understand the problems of the people, it is necessary to connect with the common people. She advised officer trainees to be humble to connect with people. She said that only then they would be able to have conversations with them, understand their needs and work for their betterment.
Speaking about global warming and climate change, the President said that the whole world is struggling with these issues. There is an urgent need to take effective steps to solve these problems. She appealed to officers to fully implement steps taken by the Government of India for environment protection, to save our future.
The President said that officers of 97th Common Foundation Course are entering civil services in the Amrit Kaal of India's independence. In the next 25 years, they would play an important role in policy-making and its implementation for the all-round development of the country.
Referring to the 'Walk Way of Service' inaugurated today at the Academy - where every year, the nation building goals set by the officer trainees would be kept in time capsules, the President urged the officer trainees to always remember the goals they have set and be dedicated in achieving them. She added that when they open the time capsule in the year 2047, they would be proud and satisfied of having accomplished their goal.
The President appreciated the past and present officials of LBSNAA for their great dedication and hard work in moulding the brilliant minds of our country into capable civil servants. She expressed confidence that facilities inaugurated today including the new Hostel Block and Mess, Arena Polo Field would be beneficial to the trainee officers. She said that the "Parvatmala Himalayan & North East Outdoor Learning Arena", the construction of which has started today would act as a knowledge base for civil servants and trainees regarding the Himalayas and North-East Region of India.
(With Inputs from PIB)
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UN human rights chief 'determined' to follow up with China on Xinjiang concerns
U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday he wanted to engage with Beijing over the findings of a report issued by his predecessor that said China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity.
U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday he wanted to engage with Beijing over the findings of a report issued by his predecessor that said China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity. Grappling with the human rights record of China, a permanent member of the United Nations' Security Council, is one of the thorniest among dozens of human rights challenges facing the new high commissioner since he started in October.
Beijing pressured
Turk's predecessor, Michelle Bachelet, not to publish the report, Reuters revealed, and she only did so in the final minutes of her term. "The report that was issued on 31 August is a very important one and has highlighted very serious human rights concerns," Turk told a Geneva news briefing in his first public comments on the matter since taking office.
"I will personally continue engaging with the (Chinese) authorities. I'm very determined to do so," he said. "Hope springs eternal." China, which denies the Xinjiang allegations, has previously indicated that it would close the door to cooperation with the U.N. human rights office after the report's release.
A Western-led effort to launch a debate on the Xinjiang report at the Human Rights Council failed in October
amid heavy lobbying against it from China. The High Commissioner plays a critical role in speaking out against backsliding on freedoms at a time when autocracies are gaining influence worldwide at the expense of democracies.
Turk is a former under-secretary general for policy under UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Some early critics of his appointment had assumed that Turk would adopt the quiet tactics of his former boss. However, the Austrian has since shown a willingness to publicly criticise Iran for its "unnecessary and disproportionate use of force" against protesters, and has taken the Taliban to task for what he described on Friday as the "
systematic exclusion " of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Turk has also undertaken trips to Sudan and Ukraine, where he released a report on killings
of hundreds of civilians by Russian forces in the early days of Moscow's invasion.
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Russian opposition figure found guilty of "fake information" about army - agencies
Sentencing was due later in the day. Yashin was tried over a YouTube video released in April in which he discussed evidence uncovered by Western journalists of Russian war crimes in Bucha, near Kyiv, and cast doubt on the official Moscow version that such reports had been fabricated as a "provocation" against Russia. Russia passed new legislation after invading Ukraine on Feb. 24 that provides for jail terms of up to 15 years for disseminating false information about the military.
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- Russian Federation
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin guilty was found guilty on Friday of spreading "fake information" about the army, Russian news agencies reported.
Prosecutors were seeking a nine-year sentence for Yashin, a Moscow district councillor. Sentencing was due later in the day. Yashin was tried over a YouTube video released in April in which he discussed evidence uncovered by Western journalists of Russian war crimes in Bucha, near Kyiv, and cast doubt on the official Moscow version that such reports had been fabricated as a "provocation" against Russia.
Russia passed new legislation
after invading Ukraine on Feb. 24 that provides for jail terms of up to 15 years for disseminating false information about the military. In his final statement to the court this week, Yashin appealed directly to President Vladimir Putin, describing him as "the person responsible for this slaughter" and asking him to "stop this madness".
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Serving British police officer charged with rape
The Met said on Friday that police officer Rupert Edwards had been suspended from duty in early September after he was arrested on suspicion of rape and then released on bail.
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A serving British police officer has been charged with two counts of rape and will appear at a London court on Friday, the capital's Metropolitan Police said. Last year a serving officer was jailed for life for abducting a woman from a London street as she walked home then raping and murdering her in a case that shocked Britain and put a spotlight on standards in the Met, which has also faced accusations of bullying, racism and misogyny.
A public inquiry is underway to look at how a serving police officer was able to carry out such a crime and what lessons should be learnt so that it does not happen again. The Met said on Friday that police officer Rupert Edwards had been suspended from duty in early September after he was arrested on suspicion of rape and then released on bail. He was arrested again on Thursday, before being charged on Friday.
"This news is deeply worrying and I recognize the concern it will cause the public and other police officers," Commander Jon Savell, who is in charge of the Met's professionalism command, said in a statement. The Met said the charges related to two women aged in their 20s and 30s, with one of the offenses alleged to have happened in London in August and the second in Surrey in September, while the officer was off duty.
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Germany condemns Iranian execution over anti-government protests
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Germany on Friday condemned Iran's execution of a man over recent anti-government unrest, called on Tehran to immediately end its violence against protesters and confirmed it had summoned the Iranian ambassador in Berlin.
"The German government strongly condemns the Iranian regime's death sentence and execution of a demonstrator in connection with the demonstrations in Iran," a government spokesperson told a news conference in Berlin.
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Woman moves HC for maternity benefits
Is a woman entitled to maternity leave and other monetary benefits for the third child, the first after joining government service She is entitled to get maternity leave even if she is having three children in view of the fact that only after the birth of two children, she joined public service.
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Is a woman entitled to maternity leave and other monetary benefits for the third child, the first after joining government service? This question has been raised in the Madras High Court, which directed the government to consider the same on merits.
''As seen from the GO dated August 23, 2021, on a prima facie consideration, this Court is of the considered view that it does not deal with the situation where the applicant had joined public service only after the birth of two children and she is seeking maternity leave for the first time after she had secured public employment.'' ''Therefore, this Court is of the considered view that no prejudice would be caused to the respondents (government authorities) if the petitioner's representation seeking maternity leave in respect of her third child is considered on merits and in accordance with law,'' Justice Abdul Quddhose said on December 6.
The judge was disposing of a writ petition from Khatija Umama, who prayed for a direction to the authorities to grant maternity leave of one year for the delivery of her third child by considering her representation dated June 27 this year with full pay and attendant benefits.
The case of the petitioner is she joined public service as a teacher after giving birth to two children. When she was expecting the third child, she had requested the respondents to grant her maternity leave for one year. The third child was also born subsequently but till date, her maternity leave has not been sanctioned by the authorities concerned. She is entitled to get maternity leave even if she is having three children in view of the fact that only after the birth of two children, she joined public service. As her representation was not considered in her favour, she moved the High Court.
The government advocate produced a copy of the August 2021 GO issued by the Human Resources Management (FR-III) department, which stated that no maternity leave can be granted for the third child.
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Greece: House arrest for police officer in shooting of teen
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- Greece
A Greek police officer accused of shooting and seriously wounding a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill will remain under house arrest, after a prosecutor and an investigating judge disagreed Friday on whether he should be jailed until his trial.
About 200 protesters from the Roma community were gathered outside the courthouse in Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki Friday, where the 34-year-old officer appeared amid tight security.
The officer has been charged with a felony count of attempted manslaughter with possible intent, and a misdemeanour count of illegally firing his weapon over the Monday shooting, which has left the 16-year-old hospitalised in critical condition with a head wound.
Police have said the teenager tried to ram a police motorcycle involved in the chase, and the officer has said he fired his weapon because he believed his colleagues' lives were in danger.
The prosecutor handling the case recommended the officer be remanded in custody until the trial, and the investigating judge who questioned the officer in court on Friday recommended he be released on bail.
Until a panel of judges resolves the disagreement, the officer will be placed under house arrest. The prosecutor has three days to make another recommendation to the panel, and a decision could come as early as next week.
Security was tight at the courthouse for the hearing, with riot police forming a cordon and the police officer surrounded by dozens of his colleagues as he arrived for questioning.
Friends and relatives of the injured 16-year-old and other protesters from the Roma community gathered outside the courthouse, holding up photos of the youth and calling for justice.
The shooting already sparked days of violent protests by members of the Roma community in Greece's second-largest city, as well as Athens and other areas, with vehicles and at least one business torched and police coming under fire from shotguns.
"It wasn't the gas, it wasn't the money, the cops shot because he was Roma," the protesters chanted outside the courthouse before the decision on the officer's house arrest was made public. Some burned 20-euro notes - the amount the teenager allegedly failed to pay at the gas station.
Community leaders had called for a peaceful protest outside the courthouse.
"We want justice. The crime was racist," Panagiotis Sabanis, head of the Roma Federation of Central and Western Macedonia, said. "There is racism against us in Greece. It's not the first incident of a police shooting against a Roma just because he is a Roma." Several Roma men have been injured or fatally shot in recent years during confrontations with police while allegedly seeking to evade arrest for breaches of the law.
Andonis Tasios, general secretary of the Roma community where the boy lives, was among the protesters outside the courthouse Friday. "They shot him because of his colour. If he wasn't Roma, they wouldn't have done it," he said.
Members of the Roma community in Greece have long faced discrimination and many often live on the margins of society.
The 16-year-old, who was chased by motorcycle police after he allegedly drove away from a gas station without paying a 20-euro (dollar) bill early Monday, was hit in the head and remains hospitalised in critical condition.
In a preliminary court appearance earlier in the week, the police officer said he fired his weapon because he feared for the lives of his colleagues but he had not aimed at the youth. During his questioning Friday, the officer said the youth had tried to ram the motorcycle three times.
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