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The most expensive property on the San Antonio Board of Realtors website is a $20 million event space that includes a three-bedroom, three-bathroom home and its own food truck.
Located at 1275 Stoney Ridge Road in Bulverde, a 41-minute drive from downtown San Antonio, the location sits on nearly 50 acres of land and is designed for both "intimate moments and grand-scale entertaining." The property used to be know as Oakfire Ridge.
The space also features a 7,200-square-foot Biergarten Hall with a 4,400-square-foot patio and a Tap Bar. The space is meant for entertaining many guests, with special attention paid to culinary skills, including a "state-of-the-art mobile smoke kitchen, additional food truck with mobile kitchen, kitchen prep/support area, custom Polar King refrigeration/freezer house and Overlook Outdoor Kitchen."
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In now-deleted social media posts, former San Antonio Spurs player Dejounte Murray appears to slam the organization he was a part of for 6 years.
Last month, the Spurs traded the All-Star point guard to the Atlanta Hawks. Soon after the trade, Murray took to Instagram to express his gratitude to the Spurs and the city.
"SAN ANTONIO I LOVE YOU FOREVER... Thank You Spurs And The Whole City For Believing In Me And Embracing Me From DAY ONE," Murray said on social media on June 29.
Murray, however, changed his tune this past weekend.
In a tweet on Sunday, the former Spurs player said, "I Feel FREE And I Feel WANTED... BEST Season Along With Being HAPPY On The Way I Promise!!!!"
In response to a critical tweet, Murray on Monday said the team will have a losing season for the next 15 years because of the way the Spurs' system is set up.
The once fan-favorite quickly caught backlash from Spurs fans who expressed feelings of betrayal and hurt. Many pointed out that the Spurs franchise had Murray's back in 2019 when he tore his ACL during his first year as the starting point guard.
Others wondered how Murray, who always said he loved the Spurs and his fans, could turn on the team.
"All this recent Dejounte Murray activity really making me consider who he really is. He talking real negative about a team and fan base that backed him the entire time he was here before the triple doubles and all star games," one Twitter user wrote.
While most fans were mad, some said his comments were taken out of context. One Twitter user pointed out that Murray never said it was his fan base that made him feel unwanted.
Murray's former teammates and coaches have yet to comment.
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Four New Braunfels men are accused of indecent exposure after police investigated reports of lewd behavior at Landa Park.
John Scott, 81, was arrested at the park, New Braunfels police said. James Kofakis, 69, Ronald Gosset, 66, and Cesar Interiano, 37, were each arrested on warrants, officials said.
New Braunfels police said Friday that the street crimes unit began investigating in June after the agency received several complaints of inappropriate activities by individuals in public restrooms.
Scott was arrested June 6 and has been released on a $2,000 bond, according to Comal County court records.
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Kofakis and Interiano were both charged July 13, according to court records. Kofakis was released on a $5,000 bond while Interiano appears to still be in jail in lieu of bail worth the same amount.
Court records were not immediately available regarding Gosset.
No minors were involved and none of the complaints received made any mention of minors, police said.
Indecent exposure is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $2,000, up to 180 days in jail, or both.
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Toys R Us is making a comeback inside U.S. Macy's stores, including those in San Antonio.
Macy's has four local locations, which will soon house 1,000 square feet of Toys R Us products. WHP Global, the toy store's parent company, says some of the stores will open later this month and expects all stores to open by October.
The designated area for Toys R Us may expand by 500 to 3,000 square feet during the holidays, Allison Edheimer, an external communications associate with Macy's, wrote in an email.
On ExpressNews.com: How online shopping destroyed Toys R Us
Macy's is expected to host in-store events beginning Oct. 15 through Oct. 23 to celebrate the opening of the Toys R Us stores, including "family-friendly activities and daily giveaways," Edheimer wrote.
Each store will carry an array of brands, including favorites like Barbie, LEGO and Play-Doh, Edheimer wrote. The Toys R Us stores will be dedicated in-store shops that will be open year-round, with Toys R Us also continuing to sell toys on its website and through Macy's website.
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Last August, Macy's previously pledged to open Toys R Us stores within its locations.
Macy's reported its toy sales were 15 times higher than the comparable period prior to its partnership with Toys R Us in the first quarter of 2022.
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(The Hill) – The House passed a bill on Tuesday to protect marriage equality, a direct response to an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last month that called for reversing multiple decisions that enshrined LGBTQ rights.
The legislation, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, passed in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats present in supporting the measure. Seven Republicans did not vote.
The measure, which faces a shaky future in the 50-50 Senate, calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a bill former President Clinton signed into law in 1996 that recognized marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.” The measure referred to the word spouse as “a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.”
DOMA had passed through both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support.
If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the Respect for Marriage Act would also require that individuals are considered married if they were wed in a state where marriage was legal. The provision, according to the House Judiciary Committee, ensures that same-sex and interracial couples are treated equally to other married individuals on the federal level.
Additionally, the bill gives the attorney general authority to launch civil action against any individuals who violate it and allows any individuals to take civil action if their rights as laid out in the bill are breached.
House passage of the bill comes less than one month after the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that protected access to abortion as a constitutional right.
Thomas penned a concurring opinion to the decision that called on the court to reconsider all substantive due process precedents established by the bench, including Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 case that barred states from outlawing consensual gay sex, and Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that made same-sex marriage a constitutional right.
In the majority opinion, however, Justice Samuel Alito said that by striking down Roe, the bench was not calling for reversing other rulings.
House Democrats introduced the Respect for Marriage Act and brought it to the floor for a vote as a preemptive step to protect LGBTQ+ rights in case the court moves to chip away at the two cases in the future.
Last week, the House cleared two bills to protect access to abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.
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MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (WFRV) – Police are trying to identify a man who attempted to break a glass display in a southern Wisconsin jewelry store last month.
The Menomonee Falls Police Department reports the man tried breaking the glass with a brick at a Kay Jewelers in early June.
In video released by the police department, the man can be seen throwing the brick at the case nine times. The brick repeatedly cracks the glass and bounces off, but doesn’t break through until his final attempt. By then, a store employee can be seen walking toward the man.
The man then turns, kicks open the door, and runs out of the jewelry store. The employee then chases the man out of the store with some sort of store fixture and momentarily follows his car through the parking lot.
Police are still searching for the man. As the video shows, the man was wearing a red T-shirt, a black baseball hat, tan cargo shorts, and red/white Jordan shoes. He is described as being between 5’07”- 6′ tall, medium build with tattoos on his right arm/forearm, and a beard.
Images courtesy Menomonee Falls Police
The video shows the man got into a tan, 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu that didn’t have registration on it.
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CAIRO (AP) — At least 22 people were killed and 33 injured in a car crash on Tuesday near Egypt’s southern province of Minya, authorities said.
The crash took place in the early morning when a passenger bus hit a stopped trailer truck on a highway linking the capital of Cairo to the country’s south, local authorities in Minya said in a statement. The bus was heading toward Cairo.
Authorities said the truck was changing tires on the roadside when the bus hit it in the city of Malawi in Minya province, about 220 kilometers (137 miles) south of Cairo.
Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured to hospitals in Minya. Footage from the scene posted by local authorities showed a bus with heavy damage in the front half apparently from the crash with the back of the truck.
Traffic accidents kill thousands every year in Egypt, which has a poor transportation safety record. Crashes are mostly caused by speeding, careless driving, bad roads or poor enforcement of traffic laws.
In January, at least 16 people were killed and 18 others injured when a microbus collided with a public transportation bus in the Sinai Peninsula. In April last year, a bus overturned while trying to pass a truck on a highway in the southern province of Assiut, leaving at least 21 people dead and three others injured.
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LONDON (AP) — The fractious race to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister entered an unpredictable endgame Tuesday as three candidates for Conservative Party leader were left battling for the two spots in a run-off vote.
Kemi Badenoch, a previously little-known lawmaker who has become a rising star of the party’s right wing, was eliminated from the contest after receiving the fewest votes from Conservative lawmakers in their fourth round of voting.
After the latest vote knocked Badenoch out, former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak led the shrinking field of candidates and had all but secured his place in the final pair. Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who were neck and neck behind him, will now scramble to woo Badenoch’s supporters before a final elimination vote on Wednesday.
All are running to succeed Johnson, who quit as party leader this month after snowballing ethics scandals sparked mass resignations in his government.
The two finalists will go to a runoff vote by all 180,000 members of the Conservative Party, with a winner expected to be announced Sept. 5.
Sunak got 118 votes on Tuesday, two short of the number that would guarantee he is one of the two candidates Conservative members can choose. Mordaunt received 92 votes, Truss 86 and Badenoch 59.
The remaining candidates are also courting supporters of Tom Tugendhat, an influential lawmaker who was eliminated from the contest on Monday.
Both Mordaunt and Badenoch tweeted praise for Tugendhat after Monday’s vote. Truss promised to increase military spending from 2% to 3% of gross domestic product — a key issue for Tugendhat, a former soldier who chairs the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.
The bitter campaign has exposed deep divisions in the Conservative Party at the end of Johnson’s scandal-tarnished reign. Opponents have rounded on Sunak for raising taxes in response to the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Sunak has hit back that his rivals are peddling economic “fairy tales.”
In a contest where every vote counts, the electorate of 358 Conservative legislators was reduced Tuesday to 357. Tobias Ellwood, a Johnson critic who supports Mordaunt, was suspended from the party group in Parliament for failing to vote in a confidence motion on Monday.
The government easily won the vote thanks to a big Conservative majority, but Ellwood was punished for not cutting short a trip to Moldova to return for it.
Ellwood, who heads Parliament’s Defense Committee, said he had been unable to return “due to unprecedented disruption both here and in the U.K.,” where a heat wave is adding to summer travel chaos.
“I am very sorry to lose the whip but will now continue my meetings in Ukraine promoting the prime minister’s efforts here and specifically seeking to secure the reopening of Odesa port — so vital grain exports can recommence,” Ellwood said.
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Lawmakers including AOC, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of Supreme Court
Updated: 3:51 PM CDT Jul 19, 2022
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as part of an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court.Wearing specially made green bandanas with "Won't Back Down," they marched from the Capitol to the Court, which has been fenced off for weeks, since shortly after the leak of the draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade.Within two minutes of their arriving, police began ordering them to "cease and desist." Instead, they sat on the street, and were one by one led off by officers as they chanted, "The people, united, will never be divided."The U.S. Capitol Police tweeted: "Demonstrators are starting to block First Street, NE. It is against the law to block traffic, so officers are going to give our standard three warnings before they start making arrests."Capitol Police later said they had arrested 34 people total, including 16 members of Congress.Among those arrested:Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark of MassachusettsAyanna Pressley of MassachusettsBarbara Lee of CaliforniaJackie Speier of CaliforniaSara Jacobs of CaliforniaIlhan Omar of MinnesotaBonnie Watson Coleman of New JerseyAndy Levin of Michigan Rashida Tlaib of MichiganJan Schakowsky of IllinoisMadeline Dean of PennsylvaniaCori Bush of MissouriCarolyn Maloney of New YorkNydia Velazquez of New YorkAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New YorkAlma Adams of North Carolina
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as part of an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court.
Wearing specially made green bandanas with "Won't Back Down," they marched from the Capitol to the Court, which has been fenced off for weeks, since shortly after the leak of the draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Within two minutes of their arriving, police began ordering them to "cease and desist." Instead, they sat on the street, and were one by one led off by officers as they chanted, "The people, united, will never be divided."
The U.S. Capitol Police tweeted: "Demonstrators are starting to block First Street, NE. It is against the law to block traffic, so officers are going to give our standard three warnings before they start making arrests."
Tom Williams
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, center, is escorted away from a sit-in outside the Supreme Court with members of Congress to protest the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Tuesday.
Capitol Police later said they had arrested 34 people total, including 16 members of Congress.
Among those arrested:
- Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark of Massachusetts
- Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
- Barbara Lee of California
- Jackie Speier of California
- Sara Jacobs of California
- Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
- Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey
- Andy Levin of Michigan
- Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
- Jan Schakowsky of Illinois
- Madeline Dean of Pennsylvania
- Cori Bush of Missouri
- Carolyn Maloney of New York
- Nydia Velazquez of New York
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
- Alma Adams of North Carolina
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MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Officials are meeting in Kigali in Rwanda this week as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the preservation of land and marine wildlife, despite little funding and the low quality of many existing conservation areas in the region.
Just 14% of Africa’s land and inland water ecosystems and 17% of coastal and marine areas are protected, according to United Nations estimates. The continent currently has 9,118 protected areas. Over 100 countries worldwide have ambitions to expand conservation efforts and protect wildlife from human-caused damages.
“Africa’s protected and conserved areas face serious issues that need to be addressed urgently,” said Ken Mwathe, policy coordinator for Birdlife International in Africa. He said climate change, the decline in quality for protected areas due to underfunding and the growth of infrastructure development in protected areas area severely hampering biodiversity on the continent.
“The push for development in protected and other key biodiversity areas is one that governments and stakeholders should critically interrogate during the congress,” Mwathe said.
Those working on the frontlines of conservation are already facing increasing challenges. On Kenya’s Wasini Island, where coral reefs and fish are protected by a community-managed marine park, conservation managers say it’s difficult for these projects to succeed.
“Managing this local marine park is quite expensive for the community and requires a lot of external support,” said Dosa Mshenga, a member of the community that looks after the coral reefs. “However it has a major positive side. Since we started coral restoration and watching the designated area around eight years ago, we have seen fish, octopus and even lobsters which had disappeared returning.”
But these gains are now threatened by the construction of a major fishing port in Shimoni, just 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from the island, Mshenga said.
The Great Blue Wall Initiative — a project to protect marine life across Africa’s east coast — will play a prominent part in marine conservation discussions, alongside community-led projects like those in Wasini, Luther Anukur, regional director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which is hosting the conference, said. He added that local communities and Indigenous people will be at the forefront of conservation efforts.
“It is important to note that African people have not only lived alongside wildlife but have been its protectors too,” Anukur said.
African governments have found themselves under increasing public pressure and international condemnation in recent weeks following evictions of Indigenous communities from conservation areas, with the Maasai in Tanzania appealing to the U.N. for better protections following violent confrontations that forced them to leave their ancestral homes in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The congress brings together wildlife parks and reserves managers, scientists, and Indigenous and community leaders. It’s hoped that increasing the dialogue between groups will improve the health of Africa’s biodiversity hotspots and combat worrying trends, such as the increase in poaching and the illegal wildlife trade.
A high-level discussion on the link between climate change and biodiversity, with an emphasis on protected areas that can significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, will be central to the meeting, organizer Anukur added.
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Arkansas School Safety Commission meets for 6th time this summer
The Arkansas School Safety Commission met for the sixth time Tuesdaysince being reconvened in early June.
The commission heard from high school students from Southwest Little Rock, Hamburg, and Jonesboro.
Students talked about their experiences with school safety.
“It’s not just guns, it’s not just mental health,” Jonesboro High School student Webb Storer said. “We have to address both of these issues to solve the problem that we are seeing in schools today.”
Students are pushing for schools to become more safe.
“So that we do feel safer in our schools where we should feel safe, that should be a healthy place for people to go and not worry about getting shot and not worry about dying in the middle of class,” Hamburg High School student Mary Emily Wrzesinski said.
Students are ready for a change.
“Right now we have to because we don’t live in a perfect world and we’re all scared and we’re all trying to figure this out,” Storer said.
The commission is scheduled to meet next Tuesday.
An interim report is due to the governor by Aug. 1.
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BERLIN (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister called on rich and developing countries to show readiness to compromise at the U.N. climate talks he is set to chair in November, saying Tuesday that the negotiations shouldn’t be a “zero-sum game” between wealthier and poorer nations.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke as officials from 40 countries held a two-day gathering in Berlin billed as an opportunity to rebuild trust after technical talks last month achieved little progress on major issues such as climate aid for developing countries.
He said the “very useful” discussions brought Egyptian officials “closer to understanding the areas of convergence and also possible divergence which will require more work from us all” at the November summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Developing countries are still waiting for rich nations to provide $100 billion in climate aid each year, a target meant to be reached by 2020. They also want to make progress on the issue of restitution for “loss and damage” caused by climate change.
As the Berlin meeting opened Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the global warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accords was slipping further out of reach even as more people are being hit by extreme floods, droughts, storms and wildfires.
European nations vowed to fulfill their climate targets despite the war in Ukraine prompting some to seek new fossil fuel sources and to turn at least temporarily to coal to make up for shortfalls in Russian energy deliveries. Developing countries have viewed the actions with suspicion.
Shoukry, the designated chairman of the Sharm el-Sheikh conference, said that “we must make substantive progress across the board and ensure that no one is left behind.”
“This necessitates everybody rising to the occasion and showing understanding and willingness to compromise,” he said during a brief news conference alongside his German counterpart. He added” “We cannot afford to delay or backtrack on commitments” amid the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic.
“Climate change negotiations need not be a zero-sum game between developed and developing countries,” Shoukry said.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The capture of fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was hailed by U.S. authorities as an example of cooperation with Mexico in the fight against drugs. But in fact Caro Quintero had been the source of 37 years of tension between the two countries.
Caro Quintero was one of the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mexican marines captured him in the mountains of northwest Mexico Friday.
Mexico had been slow in going after the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel for killing U.S. DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985, as well as several other U.S. citizens around the same time.
The U.S. had to nearly shut down border traffic to pressure Mexico to go after Caro Quintero in the 1980s, but even then the Mexican legal system wasn’t able to hold him in jail: in 2013 he walked out of prison on an erroneous decision by a Mexican appeals court, and had returned to his drug trafficking operations.
This time, Mexico has made it clear that Caro Quintero was arrested with the intention of extradition. His lawyers, however, quickly signaled through their court filings that the extradition process will be drawn out and it could be many months before he is seen in a U.S. courtroom.
WHO WAS KIKI CAMARENA AND WHY WAS HE KILLED?
Caro Quintero had blamed Camarena, the DEA agent, for a raid on a huge marijuana plantation that Caro Quintero’s cartel ran in northern Mexico in 1984. The next year, Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, allegedly on orders from Caro Quintero. “What they wanted to do is they wanted to get information from Kiki relative to the investigations that the DEA was conducting in Mexico. They wanted to know who the informants were, that they were handling. They wanted to know the addresses where the agents live,” said Mike Vigil, the DEA’s former chief of international operations. “So they wanted to extract as much information from Kiki through horrific torture. And it was finally a blunt instrument blow to the head that caused Kiki Camarena’s … death.” His tortured form was found a month later.
WHY DID CARO QUINTERO THINK HE COULD GET AWAY WITH ALL THIS?
People today are accustomed to hearing about warring drug cartels in Mexico. It is hard to imagine the first generation of drug lords in Mexico in the 1980s: there was only one big cartel, the Guadalajara Cartel, and Caro Quintero, Fonseca Carrillo and Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo ran it. People like Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman worked for them at that point — as did as many as 4,000 agricultural workers pressed into service growing marijuana on the gang’s 1,350-acre (545 hectare) marijuana plantation. “Given the fact that the cartel was the only cartel in Mexico in the eighties, they operated with complete impunity because they were paying off many, many individuals within the Mexican government for protection,” said Vigil. “So they figured that they could do whatever they damn well please as long as they paid money for protection.”
HOW DID CARO QUINTERO ESCAPE JUSTICE?
In August 2013, an appeals court in Caro Quintero’s home state overturned his 40-year sentence in the killing of Camarena and a Mexican government pilot. The panel of judges argued a state court should have overseen the case, not a federal one, and ordered his immediate release from a maximum-security prison. Mexico’s Supreme Court annulled the order releasing him months later, saying Camarena was a registered U.S. government agent and therefore his killing was a federal crime and had been properly tried. An arrest warrant was issued for Caro Quintero, who was long gone. Questions still swirl around his late-night release: Mexican prosecutors, who by law should have been notified, weren’t notified until hours after he was released in the middle of the night and disappeared in a car that had been waiting for him.
WHAT DID CARO QUINTERO DO WHILE HE WAS ON THE RUN BETWEEN 2013 and 2022?
Caro Quintero was added to FBI’s 10 most wanted list in 2018, with a $20 million reward for his capture. Mexican security analyst David Saucedo believes that the sudden renewed interest in his arrest may have stemmed from the deadly wave of overdoses in the United States from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. “I think that the FBI did that because of the deaths being caused in the United States due to fentanyl consumption,” said Saucedo. “When Caro Quintero got out of prison he takes up drug trafficking again and established the Caborca cartel in Sonora. But his criminal activities include shipping fentanyl.”
WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO CARO QUINTERO NOW?
Caro Quintero was notified this weekend that a process to extradite him to the United States has begun, but his lawyers have already filed for court injunctions that could stretch the legal process out over months, and perhaps years. He will wait out the process in a maximum security prison west of Mexico City. A grand jury in the Eastern District of New York indicted Caro Quintero in 2017 on a number of drug trafficking charges, as well as for conspiring to murder those who posed a threat to his narcotics activities.
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China threatens 'strong measures' if Pelosi visits Taiwan
China will take "resolute and strong measures" should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency, is due to visit the self-governing island China claims as its own territory in August, according to a report in the Financial Times.
She was originally scheduled to visit in April but had to postpone after she tested positive for COVID-19.
Pelosi would be the highest-ranking American lawmaker to visit the close U.S. ally since her predecessor as speaker, Newt Gingrich, traveled there 25 years ago.
China has vowed to annex Taiwan by force if necessary, and has advertised that threat by flying warplanes near Taiwanese airspace and holding military exercises based on invasion scenarios. It says those actions are aimed at deterring advocates of the island's formal independence and foreign allies - principally the U.S. - from coming to its aid, more than 70 years after the sides split amid civil war.
A visit by Pelosi would "severely undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, gravely impact the foundation of China-U.S. relations and send a seriously wrong signal to Taiwan independence forces," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijiang said at a daily briefing.
"If the U.S. were to insist on going down the wrong path, China will take resolute and strong measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity," Zhao said.
China in recent days has also ratcheted up its rhetoric over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, demanding the cancellation of a deal worth approximately $108 million that would boost its armed forces' chances of survival against its much bigger foe. China has the world's largest standing military, with an increasingly sophisticated navy and a huge inventory of missiles pointed across the 100-mile-wide Taiwan Strait.
"The Chinese People's Liberation Army ... will resolutely thwart any form of interference by external forces and separatist plots of 'Taiwan independence,'" the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on its website Tuesday.
While Washington maintains a policy of "strategic ambiguity" over whether it would defend Taiwan in a conflict with China, U.S. law requires it must ensure the island has the means to defend itself and consider threats to its security as matters of "grave concern."
Washington maintains only unofficial relations with Taiwan in deference to Beijing, but is the island's strongest political ally and source of defensive arms.
Zhao gave no details about what potential actions China might take in response to Pelosi's visit, but Beijing has generally used military flights and war games to indicate its discontent. Chinese pilots have also been accused of aggressive action toward surveillance aircraft from the U.S. and its allies operating in international airspace off the Chinese coast, while using lasers and other methods to harass foreign warships in the South China Sea.
China's most serious threat against Taiwan came in 1995-96, when it held military exercises and lobbed missiles into waters north and south of the island in response to a visit to the U.S. by then-President Lee Teng-hui.
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ROME (AP) — Italy has seen dozens of governments since the end of World War II, so it’s very accustomed to political crises. But the tumult now roiling its political parties is playing out differently as Premier Mario Draghi’s future as the nation’s leader hangs in the balance.
Draghi’s offered to resign last week after a coalition partner, the populist 5-Star Movement, boycotted an important Senate vote. But Italy’s president declined to accept the resignation — for now, at least. Draghi is not a politician, and in his 17 months in office at the helm of an unusual “national unity” government, he has gained statesman status in Western Europe for his staunch support of aid for Ukraine and for his shepherding efforts to enact economic reforms.
The outcome of debate in the legislature on Wednesday will help determine if Draghi will stay in office. In marked contrast to many previous political crises in Italy, which citizens have shrugged off, this time many Italians are pleading with Draghi to stay. If Draghi can’t — or won’t — revive his coalition, early elections could be the result.
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS GOVERNMENT:
President Sergio Mattarella tapped Draghi, the former chief of the European Central Bank, to form a “national unity” government in February 2021 to help revive Italy’s pandemic-battered economy. Draghi took the helm of the premiership from Giuseppe Conte, the 5-Star leader who chafed at losing his post as he struggled to get Italy’s COVID-19 vaccination program running smoothly.
Draghi leads an unusual coalition, of often-squabbling rivals, including parties on the right, center and left, as well as the 5-Stars, who dealt him the stinging betrayal on July 14.
BAD TIMING:
This crisis comes at a particularly crucial time — for Italy and Europe. High inflation and skyrocketing energy costs are punishing consumers and industry. And Draghi has positioned himself as one of the staunchest backers of military and other aid from Europe for Ukraine, as that country defends itself from the war launched by Russia. With political setbacks for British leader Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron, and the absence of longtime German leader Angela Merkel still very much felt on the continent, Draghi has established himself as a reliable, authoritative voice of Europe. The premier has also stayed the course in delivering reforms demanded by the European Union as conditions for 200 billion euros in pandemic recovery aid.
THE SHOWDOWN:
Wednesday is a crucial day. Mattarella has invited Draghi to go before Parliament to explain why he wants to resign. Lawmakers then publicly stake their positions in debate. While the other coalition parties are expected to press Draghi to stay, the 5-Stars, weakened by defections from their ranks, have been squabbling over what to do. Draghi has said he won’t govern without the populists in his coalition.
A MATTER OF CONFIDENCE:
Draghi’s government hasn’t sought a make-or-break confidence vote. But lawmakers from parties in his coalition could propose motions and tie them to an open-roll-call vote, in a bid to ensure party discipline. Should those eventual motions fail, Draghi’s departure would be virtually inevitable.
ROOTING FOR “REMAIN”:
An online petition called “Draghi, stay” launched by former Premier Matteo Renzi had snagged more than 100,000 signatures by late Monday. Hundreds of rank-and-file citizens and political leaders turned out Monday for pro-Draghi rallies in piazzas in Rome, Milan and other cities. Some 1,000 mayors from rival political stripes signed an open letter to Draghi exhorting him to remain. Various lobbies, including a doctors’ group worried about any government leadership void amid surging coronavirus infections, also pitched “please stay” pleas.
DRAGHI’S CHOICE:
Even without the 5-Stars, Draghi could still muster a comfortable majority in the legislature. But Draghi, whose “whatever it takes” strategy saved the euro currency from demise a decade ago when he led the European Central Bank, could decide that while he technically still has the numbers on his side, he might have run out of patience with his not infrequently bickering coalition partners.
IF DRAGHI EXITS:
Should Draghi make his resignation bid irrevocable, the next move is up to Mattarella. He could ask someone else to try to form a government, but Draghi’s is already the third government since the election of Parliament, in 2018. More likely is that the president will dissolve Parliament, triggering early elections as soon as late September. The legislature’s five-year term expires in March, so elections wouldn’t be far off in any case.
Such a move would likely be in the interests of the far-right, EU-skeptic Brothers of Italy, which opinion polls indicate could be the top vote-getter, propelling its leader Giorgia Meloni into the premier’s office.
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Emmett Till's house, Black sites to get landmark funds
Emmett Till left his mother's house on Chicago's South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling at a white woman.
A cultural preservation organization announced Tuesday that the house will receive a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.
Some of the grant money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will go to rehabilitate buildings, such as a bank in Mississippi founded by businessman Charles Banks, who won praise from Booker T. Washington; the first Black masonic lodge in North Carolina; and a school in rural Florida for the children of Black farm workers and laborers.
The money will also help restore the Virginia home where tennis coach Dr. Robert Walter "Whirlwind" Johnson helped turn Black athletes such as Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson into champions, rehabilitate the Blue Bird Inn in Detroit that is considered the birthplace of bebop jazz, and protect and preserve African American cemeteries in Pennsylvania and a tiny island off the coast of South Carolina.
Brent Leggs, executive director of the organization that is in its fifth year of awarding the grants, said the effort is intended to fill "some gaps in the nation's understanding of the civil rights movement."
Till's brutal slaying helped galvanize the civil rights movement. The Chicago home where Mamie Till Mobley and her son lived will receive funding for a project director to oversee restoration efforts, including renovating the second floor to what it looked like when the Tills lived there.
"This house is a sacred treasure from our perspective and our goal is to restore it and reinvent it as an international heritage pilgrimage destination," said Naomi Davis, executive director of Blacks in Green, a local nonprofit group that bought the house in 2020. She said the plan is to time the 2025 opening with that of the Obama Presidential Library a few miles away.
Leggs said it is particularly important to do something that shines a light on Mamie Till Mobley. After her 14-year-old son's lynching, Till Mobley insisted that his body be displayed in an open casket as it looked when it was pulled from a river, to show the world what racism looked like.
It was a display that influenced thousands of mourners who filed by the casket and the millions more who saw the photographs in Jet Magazine — one of whom was Rosa Parks whose refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man about three months later remains one of the pivotal acts of defiance in American history.
"It was a catalytic moment in the civil rights movement and through this we lift and honor Black women in civil rights," Leggs said.
And the news follows a recent revelation about the discovery of an unserved arrest warrant of the woman whose accusation put in motion the chain of events that led to the teen's lynching.
The house and the story of the casket highlight the risks that the remnants of such history can vanish if not protected. As recently as 2019 when it was sold to a developer, the red brick Victorian house built more than a century earlier was falling into disrepair before it was granted landmark status by the city of Chicago. And the glass-topped casket that held Till's remains was only donated to the Smithsonian Institution because it was discovered in 2009 rusting in a shed at a suburban Chicago cemetery where it was discarded after the teen's body was exhumed years earlier.
That discovery of the casket, which only happened because of a scandal at the cemetery, underscores how easily significant pieces of history can simply vanish, said Annie Wright, whose late husband, Simeon, was sleeping with his cousin, Emmett, the night he was abducted.
"We got to remember what happened and if we don't tell it, if people don't see (the house) they'll forget and we don't want to forget tragedy in these United States," said Wright, 76.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Methanol was found in the blood of the 21 teenagers who died last month in a bar in South Africa’s city of East London, according to a health official. Methanol — often called wood alcohol — is a toxic chemical and if ingested even small amounts of it can be fatal. Here’s a look at what is known.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SOUTH AFRICA?
The teenagers died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London’s Scenery Park township in the early hours of June 26, shocking the country and resulting in several investigations by the police and liquor license authorities. Many of the teens, ranging in age between 13 and 17, were found dead in the tavern, their bodies slumped across tables and couches and collapsed on the dance floor, according to officials. Final toxicology reports will show if the levels of methanol were fatal and South Africa’s police will determine whether anyone will face criminal charges for the 21 deaths, national police minister Bheki Cele has said.
WHY IS METHANOL SO POISONOUS?
Methanol is a colorless liquid used industrially in antifreeze and paint remover. It’s toxic to humans. Public health expert Professor Sue Goldstein, from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, warned that ingesting even small amounts of methanol can be lethal. Methanol is sometimes used in making illicit alcohol, she said.
“The one used in normal liquor is ethanol. There is a slight difference in name, but the difference is huge in that methanol is poison.
“These are early stages, but we don’t know if there was homemade alcohol there perhaps and the levels of methanol which were found in the people who died,” said Goldstein. Methanol can cause blindness and can cause brain and organ damage. Drinking even small amounts can lead to death, say experts. The toxic effects of methanol are often delayed so if poisoning is identified early an antidote can be given to reduce deaths.
IS METHANOL BLAMED FOR OTHER DEATHS?
Yes. Because methanol is cheap it has been used in making illegal alcoholic drinks, sometimes called moonshine. Other incidents of suspected methanol poisoning in South Africa were in May and June 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown when liquor sales were banned. Police reported that a man had died in the small town of Brakpan, far east of Johannesburg, from organ failure caused by homemade liquor bought from an illegal trader. Seven people died in the Western Cape province after consuming homemade alcohol which was laced with methanol, said police.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER COUNTRIES?
Outbreaks of methanol poisoning have occurred around the world. Even though consumption of methanol can easily be fatal, it accounts for less than 1% of all alcohol-related deaths, according to the World Health Organization. The medical charity, Doctors Without Borders, established a special Methanol Poisoning Initiative in 2012, to help create effective responses to outbreaks of methanol poisoning and to make an effective antidote more widely available.
ARE THERE OTHER INCIDENTS IN WHICH METHANOL HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE DEATHS?
In Iran in March 2020, methanol was included in an illegal remedy for COVID-19, resulting in the deaths of nearly 300 people, according to official reports. An Iranian doctor helping the country’s Health Ministry told The Associated Press at the time that the problem was even greater, giving a death toll of around 480 with 2,850 people sickened. Fake remedies spread across social media in Iran, where people were deeply suspicious of the government after it downplayed the COVID-19 crisis before the disease overwhelmed the country.
In the United States, four people died in Arizona and New Mexico in August 2020 after drinking hand sanitizer which had methanol in it. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had earlier issued a warning about a Mexican-made hand sanitizer gel that was dangerous because it had large amounts of methanol. The FDA said the methanol “can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested.”
In northern India, 79 people died from bootleg liquor in three separate incidents in February 2019. Post mortems found that the liquor contained methanol.
In the Russian city of Irkutsk, at least 49 people died after drinking a counterfeit bath lotion containing methanol in December 2016. Officials found that the lotion contained deadly levels of methanol and antifreeze. Police found an underground facility that made the counterfeit lotion, and seized 500 liters (132 gallons) of it at about 100 shops in Irkutsk, according to the Tass news agency. Poisonings caused by cheap surrogate alcohol are a regular occurrence in Russia, but the Irkutsk case was much larger, said authorities at the time.
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What happened in Russia's Ukraine invasion over the weekend
The human toll of the invasion of Ukraine mounted over the weekend as Russia upped its bombardment of civilian areas and infrastructure.
As conditions worsened in a number of key Ukrainian cities, the United Nations said more than 1.7 million refugees had fled the country so far.
Here's what you need to know about what happened over the weekend.
Key cities bombarded as plans for evacuation corridors fail
Western intelligence officials say Russia is increasing the pace and strength of strikes on key population centers, including the capital Kyiv, in an effort to bombard cities into submission.
A Russian military strike hit an evacuation crossing point in the Kyiv suburb of Irpin Sunday, killing eight people, including a family with two children and several other civilians trying to flee the Russian invasion. The harrowing scenes were captured by international media, including the New York Times, filming at the checkpoint. They reported a shell landed as a stream of civilians was coming through.
Heavy shelling has continued around Kyiv. The impact of explosions was heard over the weekend by CNN teams in the capital and in rural areas to the southwest. Amid the indiscriminate attacks, Kyiv appealed for international help on Sunday, saying thousands of people were isolated "because of direct hostilities, and in some places for 5-6 days they survive without electricity, water, food, medical help and means of subsistence. They are in direct danger," the Kyiv Regional Military Administration wrote.
For the past week, civilians in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, have witnessed Russia's bombardment of residential areas as its military hones in on civilian infrastructure such as schools, shops, hospitals, apartment blocks and churches.
This continued over the weekend as Kharkiv's TV tower was targeted in strikes, knocking out television and radio broadcasts, according to local authorities. Ukraine's Emergency Service said a "bombing" that took place on Sunday evening "completely or partially demolished" multi-story residential buildings, administrative buildings, medical institutions, educational institutions and dorms. There were also large-scale fires in 21 buildings in the central part of the city, it added in a statement.
Meanwhile, hopes of setting up evacuation corridors for civilians in the southern city of Mariupol were dashed multiple times over the weekend after Ukraine accused Russia of continuing its attacks on those routes.
Mariupol, a strategically important port city, has been under siege by Russian forces determined to tighten their grip on Ukraine's south. The city has been without power for days, and it's not clear how many of Mariupol's roughly 400,000 inhabitants have been able to evacuate. But on Sunday the International Committee of the Red Cross said attempts to evacuate some 200,000 people had failed.
Also on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing to bomb the Black Sea port city of Odessa in southern Ukraine, adding that the airport in Vynnytsia, in the west of the country, had been destroyed by a rocket strike.
Russia has fired a total of 600 missiles since the invasion of Ukraine began, a senior U.S. defense official told CNN on Sunday, and has committed approximately 95% of its amassed combat power inside Ukraine. CNN has not independently confirmed these figures.
Putin dials up threats against West — as protests mount in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued a series of threats against Ukraine and Western powers, in his first expansive remarks since the invasion began.
"The current leadership needs to understand that if they continue doing what they are doing, they put under question the future of Ukrainian statehood," Putin said during a meeting with Russian flight crew members at an Aeroflot training center in Moscow. "And if that happens, it will be entirely on their conscience."
Putin also said Western sanctions were the "equivalent of a declaration of war," and warned he would consider countries imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine as "participants in a military conflict."
Zelensky has repeatedly called on the U.S. and NATO to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, but the U.S. and NATO said this was not an option currently being considered.
Meanwhile, anti-war rallies that have sprung up across Russia led to at least 4,640 people being detained on Sunday in connection with the protests, according to an independent human rights monitoring group tracking detentions.
The OVD-Info group said arrests had been made in 147 cities, and since the invasion began more than 13,000 people had been arrested in Russia over the demonstrations.
Harrowing insights into what Russian occupation looks like
The southern port city of Kherson was seized by Russian forces last week after days of heavy bombardment and shelling. The Ukrainian flag was still hoisted on government buildings, and the mayor of the city, Ihor Kolykhaiev, remained in his post.
Kolykhaiev said Saturday that Russian troops were everywhere and that the city of nearly 300,000 people was without power and water and in desperate need of humanitarian aid.
Speaking to CNN, residents of Kherson under Russian occupation describe days of terror confined to their apartments and houses, fearful to go outside for even basic necessities. Russian troops are shooting at anyone who attempts to leave, according to the residents. Grocery stores have been emptied and medicine is running out, residents and officials said.
Video: Russian invasion and misinformation
On Saturday, several hundred people gathered in the city's center, with one video of the demonstrations showing people walking into Kherson's main square despite volleys of gunfire. On Sunday, further demonstrations occurred in smaller numbers.
West moves to counter Russia
The multinational effort to get weapons into Ukraine has seen an undisclosed airfield near the Ukrainian border become a hub for shipping weapons, a senior Defense Department official said Sunday.
The airport's location remains a secret to protect the shipments of weapons, including anti-armor missiles, into Ukraine. The Russian military has not targeted these shipments once they enter Ukraine, the official said, but there is some concern Russia could begin targeting the deliveries as its assault advances.
U.S. European Command (EUCOM) is at the heart of the massive shipment operation, using its liaison network with allies and partners to coordinate "in real time" to send materials into Ukraine, a second Defense official said.
Meanwhile, an interview with CNN on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration was "now talking to our European partners and allies to look in a coordinated way at the prospect of banning the import of Russian oil."
He also said Sunday that the U.S. has seen reports of Russian abuses in Ukraine that "would constitute a war crime" and that the Biden administration is committed to supporting investigations into the country's actions
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What is the US doing to help Ukraine refugees?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades, with more than 1.7 million people having crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries — "the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II,” the head of the U.N. refugee agency tweeted on Sunday. Nearly all the refugees have gone to other countries in Europe, where they have generally encountered a warm welcome. But some may eventually need permanent resettlement in the United States if they are unable to return to Ukraine.
Here's look at the situation:
What has the US done to help refugees so far?
The U.S. has provided $54 million in food and other assistance to people inside Ukraine and has pledged to send more, according to Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development. That aid is critical because conditions in Ukraine are horrific and growing worse. Food is scarce as millions of displaced people inside the country try to escape the Russian attack.
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced it would offer temporary protected status to Ukrainians already inside the United States. Members of Congress and advocates welcomed the announcement, but the effects are modest. The Department of Homeland Security estimates that about 75,000 people are eligible for the program and it’s only good for 18 months unless extended. Moreover, the program leaves people in immigration limbo because beneficiaries cannot necessarily convert their status into permanent legal residency or U.S. citizenship.
Will the US be taking in Ukrainian refugees for resettlement?
It might. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki says the U.S. would accept Ukrainian refugees. But the administration says that, for now at least, most of the refugees apparently want to stay in Europe. That's where many have families, they can work and then return home if that is possible at some point.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday: “The United States is committed to doing anything we can, first of all, to support the countries that are bearing the immediate burden of taking in Ukrainians. And then, as appropriate, if people seek refugee status in the United States, of course we will look at that and I’m sure act on that.”
The administration previously said it would accept up to 125,000 refugees in the 2022 budget year. That annual cap had been cut to a record low 15,000 under President Donald Trump. In setting the annual target for refugees, the Biden administration set aside 10,000 refugee visas for people from Europe, but it could expand that number to take in more Ukrainians if needed. The White House has said it will work with the United Nations and European countries to determine whether people who have fled Europe will need permanent resettlement in the U.S. or elsewhere.
The 125,000 does not include the 76,000 Afghans who came to the United States after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in August.
One thing the U.S. could do immediately to help Ukrainians would be to expedite the processing of several thousand members of religious minority groups, including Jews and evangelical Christians, who have family in the United States and have already applied to come under what’s known as the Lautenberg program.
Can the US refugee system absorb a new wave of refugees?
Yes, although it won't be easy, according to refugee resettlement experts.
The Trump administration cuts to the refugee program forced resettlement agencies to lay off staff and close offices. They have been struggling for months to help the tens of thousands of Afghan refugees who came after their country fell to the Taliban, and a complex problem was made more so by high housing costs and the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the difficulties, the U.S. could handle the arrival of more refugees, says Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, one of the nation’s nine resettlement agencies.
“There’s so much interest in helping these people that the resources would be there, the volunteers would be there,” Hetfield said. “It would be a challenge because we are all stretched too thin. But we would definitely make it work.”
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Customers of Extraco Banks might have started their day with some unexpected news.
The company posted on its website Monday that it is experiencing technical difficulties with its online and mobile banking, causing accounts to show a “zero balance,” and that “debit cards are disabled.”
The company has verified that all account balances remain, and that debit cards are active “despite what you see online.”
The company’s third-party vendor ran some maintenance on Sunday night, which triggered this issue. They say this was not a cyber-attack.
Extraco’s third-party vendor is “working urgently” to resolve this issue.
Source: Extraco Banks
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WACO, Texas – Waco PD’s Special Crimes Investigators have now charged a Waco man with Murder.
Investigators report 24-year-old Ryan AustinTrejo of Waco was arrested and charged with Murder as a result of the investigation and shooting outside Warehouse Bar.
His bond on the murder charge was set at $700,000
Detectives were also able to notify the family of the victim, who has been identified as 30-year-old Jose Martinez-Medina of Waco.
Although an arrest has been made, this is still an ongoing investigation.
Read more about the shooting here.
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BRYAN, Texas – UPDATE: The Bryan Police Department is investigating a homicide which occurred last weekend.
The department posted on social media Saturday that officers working near the 5800 block of East State Highway 21, near the Marino Road intersection, heard multiple gunshots just before 2:00 a.m. They found one person, identified as 20-year-old Keyshawn Brown, of Brenham, with an apparent gunshot wound.
Officers attempted life-saving measures on Brown, but he was ultimately pronounced dead.
This investigation is ongoing.
Source: Bryan Police Department
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KILLEEN, Texas – Killeen Police and Fire Departments are investigating the death of a woman from an apartment fire.
Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Lake Road early Monday morning in reference to a structure fire. When officers arrived, firefighters with the Killeen Fire Department were already on scene and making entry into one of the apartments due to heavy smoke. One woman was found inside, and paramedics immediately started life-saving measures.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:44 a.m. by Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke. He ordered an autopsy to be performed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensics Sciences in Dallas.
The name of the victim has been withheld, pending notification next of kin.
If you have any information about this incident, you can contact the Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com.
Source: Killeen Police Department
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(The Hill) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a bid by a Pennsylvania prosecutor to appeal a state court ruling last summer that overturned actor Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction.
The justices’ move, which came in a brief unsigned order without noted dissent, leaves intact a June ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that led to Cosby’s release from prison.
Pennsylvania’s top court, in a 4-3 ruling, held that the evidence used to secure Cosby’s 2018 conviction violated his due process rights after prosecutors subjected Cosby to what the court said amounted to a bait-and-switch.
That ruling was appealed to the Supreme Court in November by the district attorney for Montgomery County, Pa., whose office played a central role in Cosby’s sexual assault case.
The dispute traces back to a 2005 determination by then-Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor that there was insufficient evidence to convict Cosby for the assault. Castor then promised not to charge Cosby if the comedian agreed to testify in a civil suit brought by his alleged victim, Andrea Constand.
But Castor’s successor as district attorney, Risa Vetri Ferman, declined to honor the agreement. Instead, Ferman filed charges against Cosby — and used Cosby’s own testimony against him to help secure a guilty verdict.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a bare majority, ruled that denying Cosby, 84, the benefit of Castor’s non-prosecution decision would be “an affront to fundamental fairness.”
Kevin Steele, the current district attorney for Montgomery County, in his ultimately unsuccessful petition for appeal, had told the Supreme Court that Castor’s determination not to prosecute Cosby should not carry the legal equivalent of creating “immunity” for defendants.
Cosby’s legal team had urged the justices to let the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling stand.
“The narrowly tailored decision of the Cosby court is not at odds with any other case and is so factually unique that it fails to present any question that is likely to arise in the future with any regularity,” Cosby’s lawyers wrote in a January filing.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Beto O’Rourke will continue his statewide People of Texas Campaign on Tuesday, as he returns to College Station for a town hall.
The campaign is taking O’Rourke back to every part of Texas throughout the month of March. Each event focuses on how Texans can overcome the current divisions and unite around creating great jobs that pay a living wage, fully funding schools while having the backs of teachers, expanding Medicaid so more people can see a doctor and afford their prescriptions, and ensuring everyone can live to their full potential.
This event will take place at 12:30 p.m. at the West Church Market, located at 203 1st Street in College Station.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — How high will it go?
That’s the question drivers are asking as they fill up at the pump, currently paying more for gas than they have at any time since 2014.
On Monday, gas in Travis County averaged $3.73 per gallon, according to AAA. Nationwide it’s $4.07.
However, Joshua Rhodes, a research associate at the University of Texas’ Webber Energy Group, said you can expect prices to keep climbing higher.
The following conversation has been lightly edited for clarity.
How high could it climb?
Tom: How high do you potentially expect gas prices to climb?
Joshua: I think a lot of it depends on if we go into a full oil embargo on Russia itself. Russia supplies a significant amount of oil to the world markets, and if those markets get tighter than they already are then that’ll result in a higher oil price, which will result in a higher gasoline price.
Tom: Are we talking about a matter of 10, 20, 30 cents more, or could we be looking at dollars more in terms of what we’re paying?
Joshua: I mean I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re well over $4 by the time this is done. Potentially up to $4.50 which would be higher than I think we’ve seen, maybe ever.
What is causing higher prices?
Tom: What is the confluence of factors contributing to these higher prices?
Joshua: The ones making the headlines right now are the ones in Ukraine, but prices have been going up even before this conflict began because of the recovery from COVID. People are traveling more, people are wanting to get out more, and during that time when many of us were working from home and not traveling as much, demand for gasoline and things like that declined, so did investment in new oil fields or production capabilities. So, as that demand has come back into the market we’ve seen an increase in prices.
Tom: Is Texas situated better than other states because of how much oil we produce?
Joshua: I think Texas is better situated than most states. Prices are typically lower here than they are in other locations. We produce a lot of oil. We also refine a lot of oil and so those refined petroleum products, things like gasoline and diesel, don’t have to travel as far after they’ve left our refineries.
Tom: If the US does decide to block all oil imported from Russia, what potentially happens to prices?
Joshua: If the U.S. went at it alone, it wouldn’t impact prices that much. We only import, about four percent of our imports from Russia. It’s the rest of the world that’s the bigger issue. If the rest of the world also goes along with blocking Russian oil exports, then that would decrease the amount of oil that’s on the global market, and since we are tied to a global market, that would lead to higher prices here.
What will need to happen for prices to go back down?
Tom: What needs to happen for prices to eventually start going back down?
Joshua: For prices to come back down essentially we need to have supply and demand be in better balance. We either need to consume less oil, we need to be more efficient in the way that we use gasoline and petroleum products, or there needs to be an increase in oil production on the global market. So that could be either domestic production here in the U.S. or other countries, or if the Russia-Ukraine war would calm down such as that there wouldn’t be as big a fear that Russian oil will no longer be on the global market.
Tom: Some people have said, ‘why don’t we just produce more oil, pull more oil out of the ground.’ Is that easier said than done?
Joshua: It is a little bit easier said than done. We can actually increase oil production, crude oil production. But we don’t necessarily have the refining capacity to turn that into petroleum products. Refineries are actually very complex systems, and they’re made for a certain type of oil. So, if they’re made for a certain type of oil that say comes from Russia, or the Middle East, you can’t just take U.S. oil and put it in there. It would take money and upgrades and capital to make them such that they’re able to refine that oil into the finished products that we consume. So while we can produce more, it doesn’t necessarily mean that every barrel we pull out of the ground could translate into a barrel of gasoline.
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PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An online petition on behalf of three individuals accused of killing a man for assaulting a family member has now reached over 500,000 signatures.
As of the publishing of this article, the online petition had a total of 507,685 signatures.
Alejandro Trevino,18, Christian Trevino, 17, and Juan Eduardo Melendez, 18, are all on trial for the killing of 43-year-old Gabriel Quintanilla.
According to police, the body of Quintanilla was found in an open field in McAllen on January 20.
Police said earlier that day a young relative accused Quintanilla of sexual assault.
When relatives, Alejandro and Christian Treviño heard, they confronted Quintanilla at the residence, which resulted in a physical fight, police said. Quintanilla then left the residence.
Christian ran after Quintanilla and found him outside an apartment complex down the road by Lyndon and Coyote in Pharr. A second assault then occurred, said the release.
Police then say Alejandro and a driver of a red Dodge Charger, identified as Melendez, caught up and joined the assault towards Quintanilla.
Melendez was not related to Quintanilla but was a friend to Christian and Alejandro.
The three suspects left the complex and dropped off Alejandro at his residence. The other two changed vehicles and drove back in a white Ford F-150. Authorities say the suspects found Quintanilla walking along Veterans Road alone and injured.
Quintanilla was severely beaten for the third time. According to police, Quintanilla was placed in the bed of the truck and taken to Mccoll and Whalen Road where he was dropped off in an open field. Officials believe he was still alive at the time he was left at the location.
Authorities then made contact with Alejandro, and later were able to arrest Christian and Melendez.
Days later, the online petition began circulating calling for the release of the three charged.
“These are kids they are 17, 18-year-old’s and regardless of whether you think what they did was right or wrong I think we can all agree that they shouldn’t spend the rest of their lives in prison,” said Carlos Eduardo Espina, the creator of the petition on change.org named Justice for Alejandro, Christian, and Juan to ValleyCentral Reporter Karina Vargas in a previous interview.
Jesse Villalobos, a local Defense Attorney at Villalobos Law Firm explained how petitions like this one can enact change, but to a certain extent.
“The governor once the proceedings are done should he choose to do so could grant a pardon, that is within his legal authority, but it’s not within his legal authority to step in at the very beginning and ask someone to be released,” said Villalobos in a previous interview.
He went on to add that cases across the U.S. have shown the impact of political pressure, something we can come to see here.
On February 24, the two brothers received a bond reduction.
According to Hidalgo County public records, the bonds for Christian Treviño and Alejandro Treviño have been reduced to $150,000 each.
Both were previously facing a $1 million bond.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 12th day following what Ukrainian authorities described as increased shelling of encircled cities and another failed attempt to start evacuating hundreds of thousands of civilians from the besieged southern port of Mariupol.
Russian and Ukrainian forces had agreed to an 11-hour cease-fire Sunday, but Ukrainian officials said Russian attacks quickly closed the safe-passage corridor. Another cease-fire was to begin Monday morning.
A third round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian leaders was planned for Monday.
More than 1.5 million Ukrainians had been forced from the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his people to keep resisting, and Ukraine’s foreign minister said more than 20,000 people from 52 countries had volunteered to fight in Ukraine’s newly created international legion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war.”
Here’s a look at key things to know about the conflict:
VIOLENCE STOPS PLANNED CIVILIAN EVACUATIONS AGAIN
Russia announced a cease-fire starting Monday morning and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas to allow hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians to flee the fighting, even as its armed forces continued to pummel Ukrainian cities.
Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko had blamed Russian artillery fire for halting a second attempt in as many days to evacuate an estimated 200,000 civilians from Mariupol, where food, water and medicine are scarce.
A day earlier, Ukrainian officials similarly said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving. Putin accused Ukraine of sabotaging the effort.
Russia has sought to cut off Ukraine’s access to the Sea of Azov in the south. Capturing Mariupol could allow Russia to establish a land corridor to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND?
Russian forces launched hundreds of missiles and artillery attacks across the country, including powerful bombs dropped on residential areas of Chernihiv, a city north of the capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. But a miles-long Russian armored column threatening the capital remained stalled outside Kyiv.
Sunday evening, heavy shelling also came to Mykolaiv in the south and Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. Efforts to evacuate residents from the Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin on Sunday were mostly unsuccessful.
A senior American defense official said Sunday the U.S. believes that about 95% of the Russian forces that had been arrayed around Ukraine are now inside the country. Ukrainian air and missile defenses remain effective and in use, and the Ukrainian military continues to fly aircraft and to employ air defense assets, the official said.
Ukrainian forces were also defending Odesa, Ukraine’s largest port city, from Russian ships, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday announced plans to strike Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, and it alleged that Ukrainian forces were plotting to blow up an experimental nuclear reactor in Kharkiv and to blame it on Russia. The ministry offered no evidence to back its claims, which could not be independently verified.
ZELENSKYY PUSHES CALL FOR NO-FLY ZONE
Zelenskyy pushed his call for foreign countries to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Establishing a no-fly zone would risk escalating the conflict by involving foreign militaries directly. Although the United States and many Western countries have backed Ukraine with weapons shipments, they have sent no troops.
Zelenskyy said in a video address on Sunday that “the world is strong enough to close our skies” and over the weekend he urged U.S. officials help his country obtain warplanes to fight the invasion and retain control of its airspace.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that some Ukrainian combat planes had redeployed to Romania and other Ukraine neighbors he didn’t identify. He warned an attack from planes operating out of those nations could be deemed an engagement by them in the conflict.
DIRECTLY WITNESSED OR CONFIRMED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Onlookers in Chernihiv cheered as a Russian military plane fell from the sky and crashed, according to video released by the Ukrainian government. In Kherson, hundreds of protesters waved blue and yellow Ukrainian flags and shouted, “Go home.”
In Mariupol, Associated Press journalists saw doctors make futile attempts to save wounded children. Pharmacies ran bare and hundreds of thousands of people faced food and water shortages in freezing weather.
In Irpin, near Kyiv, a sea of people on foot and even in wheelbarrows trudged over the remains of a destroyed bridge to cross a river and leave the city. Assisted by Ukrainian soldiers, they lugged pets, infants, purses and flimsy bags stuffed with minimal possessions. Some of the weak and elderly were carried along the path in blankets and carts.
Kyiv’s central train station remained crowded with people desperate to leave, and frequent shelling could be heard from the center of the capital city.
DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS
Intense diplomatic efforts continued. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a lightning trip to three Baltic states increasingly on edge as they watch Russia press ahead with its invasion of Ukraine.
Blinken said Sunday that the United States and its allies are having a “very active discussion” about banning the import of Russian oil and natural gas, while the New Zealand government plans to rush legislation that will allow it to impose economic sanctions against Russia.
China’s foreign minister has called Russia Beijing’s “most important strategic partner” and has continued to refuse to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.
While most of the world is shunning Putin, one of the few leaders keeping an open line of communication is French President Emmanuel Macron.
Meanwhile, Russia lawyers snubbed a hearing at the United Nations’ top court into a legal bid by Kyiv to halt Moscow’s devastating invasion of Ukraine.
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said Sunday that Ukrainian staff at the country’s largest nuclear plant are now required to seek approval for any operation, even maintenance, from the Russians. The Zaporizhzhya plant was seized by the Russians last week.
Putin continued to blame the war on the Ukrainian leadership, saying, “They are calling into question the future of Ukrainian statehood.” In a call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, Putin said the invasion could be halted only “only if Kyiv ceases hostilities,” according to a Kremlin account.
THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
The death toll of the conflict has been difficult to measure. The U.N. human rights office said at least 364 civilians have been confirmed killed since the Feb. 24 invasion, but the true number is probably much higher.
The World Health Organization said it verified at least six attacks that have killed six health care workers and injured 11 others.
The U.N. World Food Program says millions of people inside Ukraine, a major global wheat supplier, need food aid “immediately.”
Ukrainian refugees continued to pour into neighboring countries, including Poland, Romania and Moldova. The number of people who have left since fighting began has now reached 1.5 million, according to U.N. refugee agency.
Ukraine has rejected a Russian proposal for refugee evacuation routes to Russia and Belarus “unacceptable.”
BUSINESS IN RUSSIA
A growing number of multinational businesses have cut off Russia from vital financial services, technology and a variety of consumer products in response to Western economic sanctions and global outrage over the war.
Two of the so-called Big Four accounting firms — KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers — said Sunday they were pulling out of Russia, ending relationships with member firms based in the country.
TikTok said users won’t be able to post new videos in Russia in response to the government’s crackdown on what people can say on social media about the invasion, and American Express announced it was suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus.
Netflix also announced it was suspending its service in Russia.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A prominent talk show host for ESPN Louisville was arrested over the weekend and charged with a domestic violence assault.
Andrew "Drew" Deener, 49, was booked into Louisville Metro Corrections on Saturday night and charged with fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor.
According to court documents, officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department were called to Roosters restaurant at 10430 Shelbyville Road just after 9 p.m. Saturday after someone reported a domestic violence incident.
When officers arrived, they found Deener's girlfriend sitting on a bench. Police reported she told them she and Deener got into an argument in the parking lot, when Deener slammed her head into the side of a vehicle, according to an arrest report.
The woman suffered minor injuries, according to police.
Deener was arrested at his home and taken to Louisville Metro Corrections, where online court records indicate he has since bonded out on a $1,000 cash bail. He is currently scheduled to be arraigned March 9.
Deener is vice president of ESPN Louisville and the host of "The Deener Show" from 7-10 a.m. weekdays on ESPN 680 and 93.9 The Ville. He previously hosted a morning radio show on 790-AM and is a former television sports reporter.
The University of Louisville recently announced that its sports radio programming will move later this year to Louisville First Radio Group, which owns Louisville First The Ville 93.9 FM and WGTK 970 AM.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was arrested after pulling a gun on St. Matthews Police officers in Brown Park.
During a news conference Monday morning, St. Matthews Police Chief Barry Wilkerson said two officers shot at a man after they say he pointed a gun at them early Monday in the park located at Kresge Way and Browns Lane.
No one was injured in the shooting.
According to Wilkerson, an officer was patrolling the area around 3:30 a.m. and noticed a car in the Brown Park parking lot. That officer then called for backup.
When the second officer arrived, they approached the car and knocked on the window.
Bryant reacted by pointing a gun directly at one of the officers, according to court documents. That's when both officers "responded by shooting an undetermined number of rounds."
Bryant was not hit by the gunfire, and police say he cooperated as he was arrested.
Wilkerson called the shooting an isolated incident.
"I still think it's a very safe area," Wilkerson said. "St. Matthews is a very safe area. I think this is an isolated event. Again, I don't want to speculate as to why or what occurred there but that was isolated to that time period. Again, not many people obviously should be at the park at 3:30 in the morning. That's why our officer was there."
Bryant said the officers startled him when they knocked on his window and that's why he grabbed his gun. He's charged with wanton endangerment and criminal trespassing.
The Louisville Metro Police Public Integrity unit is investigating the incident, and both officers have been placed on leave.
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Piyush Goyal calls for reorienting of economic laws to suit changing needs of time
Shri Goyal said he is hopeful India’s exports will touch $410 Billion in the current Financial Year.
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The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal today said India's exports share in GDP should rise to at least 20%. Shri Goyal also said a strong Rupee will be good for exports.
"If we want to be a $5 Trillion economy, our exports of Goods and Services will have to a Trillion Dollars at least, - ideally 25%, but at the very least 20%! And why I said 25%, because we need to support our import of Oil. And therefore our exports will have to really go up by leaps and bounds so that we can continue to finance our imports and strengthen the Rupee in the days to come," said Shri Goyal, delivering the keynote address to the ASSOCHAM Annual Session on "The great Reset: Reinforcing India's GlobalPositioning".
"I personally am not of the old school of thought (or) one section of Industry or society or exporters which believe that a weak Rupee or a weak currency supports exports. I believe a strong currency reflects the strength of a nation and will always be good for exports, because India, at the end of the day, is a net importer of Goods. A strong currency supports the Indian economy," said Shri Goyal, in his video conference address, throwing open the issue to wider debate.
Shri Goyal said he is hopeful India's exports will touch $410 Billion in the current Financial Year.
"I am delighted that we are at $374 Bn until February, 2022, i.e. 11 months of this (financial) year. So I do believe that irrespective of problems that we have in the northern parts of Asia-Europe, we are well on track not only to achieve 400 ($400Bn), I am hoping closer to 410 (410Bn)," he said.
Shri Goyal called for the reorienting of economic laws to suit the changing needs of time.
"We will have to look at all of our traditional ways of working or doing business afresh," he said.
"There comes a time in thedevelopment journey of every country when the countryredefines itself afresh & pushes forward with newresolutions. Today, that time has arrived in thedevelopment journey of India", said Shri Goyal, quoting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Shri Goyal said the goal of 'AmritKaal' is to ascend to new heights ofprosperity for India and the 135 crore citizens of India.
"There is so much positivity in the world regarding theposition of India and this positivity is because of the hopesand dreams of 130 crore Indians. Today, sentiment has moved away from 'Why India? to Why notIndia?'", he said.
Quoting PM Modi, Shri Goyal said, "AmritKaal is of 25 years. But wecannot wait for that long to achieve our goals. Wehave to start now. We don't have a moment to lose".
Stating that the COVID-19 has presented us with a unique opportunity toattract global manufacturing giants as companies lookto become resilient & diversify supply chains, Shri Goyal said we just need to leverage our 'EDGE' to give us an Edge inthe global competition:
○Economies of Scale
○Demographic Dividend
○Good Governance, &
○Encourage Innovation in Industry
Shri Goyal said the Government, through its various bold reforms, has provided anenabling ecosystem for India to make a mark in theGlobal Manufacturing landscape. He stressed that Quality and Productivity will be hallmarksof India's future Manufacturing ecosystem.
Shri Goyal said the Government is identifying focus areas based on ourCompetitive advantage and Comparative advantage. Union budget 2022 has reinforced our commitment to anAatmanirbhar Bharat. A series of post-budget webinars are in progress,laying emphasis on different aspects likeAatmanirbharta in Defence, GatiShakti, Make in Indiafor the World, Energy for Sustainable Growth, etc.PM Modi is leading from the front by joining thesewebinars personally.
Shri Goyal gave a 3-point Call to Action for the Industry:
1. Explore various FTA provisions and use them to itsfull potential; take active part in existing negotiations, - FTAs are 2-way traffic; we have to be demanders &also accommodate their demands
2. Through actions, instill a feeling of pride in ourcitizens, that our products are at par or even betterthan global products. Make the difference visible! Gone are the days when imported meant better, "Made in India" mark should compete with globalbrands in every category
3. Focus on development of Aspirational districts & Tier2 & 3 cities. These can be the future export hubs.
Shri Goyal said let all of us, - the Industry, Government& Citizens, work together to reinforce India's position as a world leader by increasing India's share in Global Trade, raising share of Manufacturing in our GDP and aim to reach among the top 3 nations in Global Services Trade.
"Let us Make in India for the World,for which our collective effort (SabkaPrayas) is ofutmost importance," he said.
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A Devon couple has raised £15,000 and six lorries full of donations for Ukraine.
Richard Easterbrook and his wife, Maria Lutsyk, who is from north Ukraine, have been raising donations in the country since it was invaded by Russia on February 24.
Today (Monday) they were due to leave for north Ukraine with six lorries full of donations.
Read more: Exeter sky lit up with colours of the Ukraine flag
The couple, who live in Barnstaple, organised several collection points covering a wide area, including Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton, Ilfracombe and South Molton, as well as coordinating with local businesses to make the most of what they could offer.
They also set up a fund raising page initially hoping to cover their expenses of £2,500. The page has now raised £15,345 in donations.
Richard, who drives around Europe for his farm machinery business, is donating his vehicles and will be behind the wheel himself taking the donations, which include food, sleeping bags, clothing, medical supplies, nappies and other essentials.
Richard said: “It’s been such a manic week-I’ve been up until one in the morning and then waking at six so I’ve not had time to think about what it’s going to be like. It’s going into the unknown, I’m not sure what we’ll find.”
Maria is from Ukraine and so the couple plan to use her contacts in the area and with local hospitals to distribute the donations wherever they are needed most. They also plan to set up an outdoor food kitchen for the people crossing the borders.
Richard said he anticipates their stay will be for around two weeks.
He said: “It’s really amazing what people donated and how they’ve come together over the last week. I’m so thankful to everyone who has donated and help us sort, pack and bring everything together.”
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Kuwait's Jazeera Airways to increase fares from March 22
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Kuwait's Jazeera Airways will increase fares to all destinations from March 22 due to higher oil prices, it said in a statement on Monday, The airline said fares for Gulf Arab destinations have increased by 5 dinar ($16.47) per flight, while those for other destinations involving more than 3 hours' flight time have increased by 10 dinar per flight.
"We hope that oil prices will stabilize and fall again with additional supply in the market, at which point we intend to immediately reverse these changes," the company said. ($1 = 0.3036 Kuwaiti dinars)
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A charity which connects rural communities and residents living in challenging circumstances has been given a chash boost thanks to the Community Renewal Fund.
Devon County Council’s successful bid on behalf of the Team Devon partnership to the Community Renewal Fund was announced by the Government in late November, with the £9.3 million funding allocation the largest in the UK for a single area.
Mid Devon Mobility was one of 13 innovative projects to benefit with £510,459 awarded to the charity develop their ‘Stronger Together’ Project.
In total, the £9.3m programme is expected to help 3,500 people to enter new training opportunities, support 350 businesses, and facilitate the creation of 800 new jobs.
The Stronger Together project led by the Mid Devon Mobility VCS, is working in collaboration with TRIP CTA, Dawlish CTA & Ivybridge Ring & Ride, to support individuals from harder to reach backgrounds in rural areas to access employment opportunities.
The project will provide a new Give Back Scheme enabling both long- and short-term volunteering opportunities upskilling/accredited training and improve connectivity focusing on re-employability across Devon, whilst establishing and running a Community Together Support Service to help people re-engage within their communities.’
Faye Ashton, CEO of Mid Devon Mobility said: “We are really looking forward to working in collaboration with the three other Community Transport Associations across Devon (TRIP, Dawlish CT & Ivybridge Ring & Ride) to deliver this project.
“The project will bring a huge amount of opportunities through training, upskilling and support services to people throughout the whole of Devon. Our charities are known for helping their older, disabled communities – however this project encompasses a new set of beneficiaries and is for the whole community to benefit, both younger & older. We believe the project & the collaboration partnership will build for a better future for the communities we strive to serve - as we will be Stronger Together.”
Councillor Bob Deed, chair of the Devon Districts Forum, said: “The support this programme will provide, will benefit so many people across the county. It’s great that so many diverse projects and businesses from all over Devon are being supported.
“The positive impact from this scheme will hopefully benefit many of our local communities and businesses. I would like to personally thank Team Devon who have done a stellar job in bringing this all together.”
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British shares weaken as oil spike stokes inflation worries
London's FTSE 100 hit a more than seven month-low on Monday, before recouping most of its losses as soaring crude prices pushed oil and gas stocks higher, while investors remained cautious as rising energy costs fuelled inflationary concerns. The blue-chip index ended 0.4% lower after earlier falling as much as 2.8%, with consumer staple stocks like Diageo , Unilever, British American Tobacco and Reckitt Benckiser leading decline.
London's FTSE 100 hit a more than seven month-low on Monday, before recouping most of its losses as soaring crude prices pushed oil and gas stocks higher, while investors remained cautious as rising energy costs fuelled inflationary concerns.
The blue-chip index ended 0.4% lower after earlier falling as much as 2.8%, with consumer staple stocks like Diageo , Unilever, British American Tobacco and Reckitt Benckiser leading decline. Energy shares jumped 6.6% as oil prices spiked to their highest levels since 2008 as the risk of U.S. and European bans on Russian crude imports threatened supply chains.
The price rise also stoked inflation fears and added to economic growth worries, as oil prices have already gained 60% so far in 2022. "Investor sentiment has been hit hard. All the hopes of a strong recovery this year have started waning slowly and inflation worries have taken the centerstage," said Kunal Sawhney, chief executive at research firm Kalkine.
Russia told Ukraine it was ready to halt military operations "in a moment" if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, a Kremlin spokesperson said. The domestically focused mid-cap index fell 1.1% with travel and leisure stocks among top losers.
Among stocks, Amigo Holdings Plc soared 136.4% after Britain's financial regulator said the sub-prime lender could restart lending if it meets certain conditions and its new business rescue plan is approved by the London High Court. Spectris Plc rose 4.0% after the electrical engineering company terminated talks regarding a possible 1.79 billion pound ($2.37 billion) buyout bid for Oxford Instruments .
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Exeter residents supporting people in wartorn Ukraine are appealing for help as vital donations continue to flood in.
Exeter woman Shannon McGinley set up the Exeter Friends of Ukraine Facebook page just a few days ago but it's already led to a surge in donations and support.
Shannon said she set up the group to help with the logistics side of organising donations, which need to be collected, sorted and correctly labelled in several languages before heading to their final destination.
Read more: Where in Devon can I donate items for people in Ukraine?
Although there was already a Facebook group running at a national level, Shannon wanted to start a donation network in Exeter and has done so with mass support, including that of Exeter's Blessed Sacrament Church.
"We're trying to be the lynchpin between all the groups and essentially coordinate them all together and bring together the different resources," Shannon said.
A lorry is currently on its way from Devon to Ukraine loaded with supplies, and now Shannon and the group desperately need bigger storage space to continue supporting Ukraine.
"We really are desperate for a large space - even temporarily - where we can box things up and use as a central logistics space - even if it's a large office, an old warehouse, anything like that," said Shannon.
Jake Little is another member of Exeter Friends of Ukraine. He said getting supplies from Devon to Ukraine is a joint effort between people from all nationalities, determined to work together.
"Some of them are Ukrainian, some of them are Polish, some of them are Russian, and they're all trying to communicate. They don't have a common language, but they all have a common goal," he said.
He also paid tribute to those locals helping with family and friends in Ukraine who are "very emotionally involved in what's happening".
Both he and Shannon said they want the efforts of these people who are "doing the groundwork" to be recognised rather than their own.
One such person is Oksana Vincent, who Shannon met at the recent vigil for Ukraine held at Exeter Cathedral.
She initially rallied people to send donations via Polish shop Za Rogiem in Exeter.
Current donation drop-off details can be found on the Exeter Friend of Ukraine Facebook page
But the response has been so high that the group needs to find a bigger storage unit than its current one in Marsh Barton.
Oksana has also been instrumental in organising a lorry to take the supplies to Ukraine.
"So Oksana - brilliant Oksana- has arranged through her Polish and Ukrainian friends to get a driver together and drive out to Ukraine," said Shannon.
"Since we've gone public, we've had lots of offers of other people willing to drive. I believe there are two nurses in the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital - they're willing to drive.
"So it's all coming together. It's a little bit messy right now, I have to be honest, but it's going to get better every single day.
"Oksana has been working her socks off, she's so tired, and she's a mother, and she works - she tries so hard," said Shannon.
"We've got so much response, and I'm very grateful," said Oksana.
"It's all going well, and I'm so pleased for the response, and I'm grateful for everybody doing a little bit, but it helps a lot.
"It's a huge response, thank you very much to everybody. I'm very grateful - it really means a lot to my countryman."
To offer some storage space or to find out how and where to donate to the group's appeal, visit the Exeter Friends of Ukraine's Facebook page.
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Kanya Shikhsa Pravesh Utsav campaign launched to bring back out of school girls
The campaign has been launched with the objective of enhancing enrolment and retention of girls between 11-14 years of age in school.
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On the eve of International Women's Day, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), in partnership with the Ministry of Education and UNICEF, launched a landmark campaign Kanya Shikhsa Pravesh Utsav to bring back out of school adolescent girls in India to the formal education and/or skilling system, here today. The event was graced by theUnion Minister for Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of State, MoWCD, DrMahendrabhaiMunjpara,and Minister of State, Ministry of Education (MoE) Smt. Annpurna Devi. The National and State Secretaries from MoWCD, MoE and representatives from across the country were also present. Furthermore, Anganwadi workers and adolescent girls from different parts of the country joined the event, and many more participated virtually.This included the participation of adolescent girls who shared their experiences about being reintegrated to school.
The campaign has been launched with the objective of enhancing enrolment and retention of girls between 11-14 years of age in school. The initiative intends to build on the existing schemes and programmes like Schemes for Adolescent Girls (SAG), BetiBachaoBetiPadhao (BBBP) and National Education Policy (NEP) to work on a comprehensive system for out of school girls. The campaign will be rolled out under the umbrella of MoWCD'sBBBP initiative by targeting more than 400,000 out of school adolescent girls as primary beneficiaries.
Emphasizing on the Government of India's commitment to the education of girl children, the Union Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani remarked that the government fully acknowledges the need to work with women and girls and commits to make sustained investment in health, education, protection, skill building including financial literacy while empowering young women and girls, and promoting gender-equitable attitudes and practices among India's children and youth.
Explaining the programme, ShriIndevar Pandey, Secretary,MoWCD announced that over 400 districtsacross all states will be funded under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme for outreach and awareness generation at grassroot level to sensitize communities and families to enrol adolescent girls in schools, over and above the funding from Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and the Anganwadi workers (AWWs) will be further incentivised for counselling and referring out of school adolescent girls. He also emphasised the importance of collaborative efforts between MoWCD and MoE for identifying the beneficiaries and appropriate enrolment into formal schooling or vocational training programmes.
The Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy,MoE, Smt. Anita Karwal shared comprehensive initiatives implemented under the Department that can be availed by adolescent girls, and the aim for ensuring integrated education services to create an inclusive environment and infrastructure for education.
The programme aims for a convergent approach between MoWCD and MoE with close partnership of international organisations. Stressing this,the Minister of State, MoE, Smt. Annpurna Devi said, "It has been crucial for Ministry of Education to prioritize girls' enrolment in the past years but in the light of the last two years of pandemic, it becomes imperative to join our efforts and systemically leverage support for girls' enrolment and retention in school, with a focus on supporting girls transitioning into secondary education and completion".
Minister of State, MoWCD, Dr.Mahendra bhai Munjpara illuminated on several schemes for upliftment of girls in India. Schematic interventions such as BetiBachaoBetiPadhao which was launched in 2015 for overall goal of celebrating girl child and enabling education, Scheme for Adolescent Girls which focuses on reintegration of girls to formal schooling or skill building in order to enable employability, and Saksham Anaganwadi and Poshan 2.0's support to ensure schooling, skilling and safety.
Mr. Yasumasa Kimura, Deputy Representative, UNICEF India underlinedthe importance to such programmes, "Education for girls not only fulfils their right to learning and finding better opportunities in life and work, but it also contributes to building thriving and resilient societies that give all people – including boys and men – the opportunity to realize their full potential as individual and citizens of the world".The resounding support of the State Secretaries and the entire Integrated Child Development Scheme(ICDS) workforce of the country has showed great promise on the execution and implementation of the programme. This coupled with presence of adolescent girls in the event, who shared heart-warming stories of their resilience and courage on getting back to school.
As Shreya a determined adolescent girl from Delhi puts it "My dream is to be an investigating officer. I am doing my small bit to ensure I continue to study and in small ways, reimagine my future and fulfil my dreams."
All the attendees participated in taking a collective pledge as recited by the Union WCD Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani forKanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsavand the event concluded with all dignitaries signing the wall of pledge 'Sankalp kiDeewar'on this auspicious eve of International Women's Daytomark the occasion as a promise that no girl is deprived of formal education or vocation.
(With Inputs from PIB)
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An appeal in Devon for nappies and first aid supplies for Ukrainian refugees has now been closed after overwhelming support.
The operation was launched by Punk Against Poverty, a community interest company based in Torquay set up to tackle poverty.
The organisation has teamed up for its Ukraine appeal with the charity Christian Response to Eastern Europe, which has been operating in Moldova for 25 years.
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People and organisations have donated supplies which are being stored at the Punk shop in Union Street, Torquay before being shipped out.
Torbay Council has announced a £25,000 donation to the Disaster Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal, and published details on its website of organisations responding to the crisis.
Punk Against Poverty founder Steffi Rox thanked people for their support.
She encouraged those who want to help to donate money to the charities and aid organisations working to support the hundreds of thousands refugees crossing the borders from Ukraine to escape the Russian invasion.
Steffi said the level of support was greater than the organisation had seen for previous refugee appeals.
But because it is happening in Europe, basic essential supplies are mostly already available from donations by people in the host countries.
That means donations such as clothes from the UK are not needed.
Steffi said: “We have really had to be very strict, because people are so desperate to help, which is wonderful, but we are trying to get the message out, don’t send clothes.
“We have never known this kind of support before, but it is very different, and we want to make sure the support we provide is needed.”
A spokesperson for Torbay Council said: "Many Torbay residents have expressed a desire to help refugees fleeing Ukraine and are asking where they can donate items.
"We have spoken with the local voluntary and community sector on how Torbay as a community can best help those in need.
"The advice from the British Red Cross and The Salvation Army, who both have extensive expertise in supporting global humanitarian efforts, is to give funds.
"Charities working on the ground in Ukraine are the closest to the people that need help and are likely to have the best information on how your donations can have the greatest impact.
"While we recognise that people want to do something practical to help, sending shipments of physical items is expensive and time consuming.
"It can sometimes be wasteful rather than helpful when efforts are not coordinated with charities working on the front line."
The United Nations estimates more than one million people have left Ukraine since the war began.
Most have headed to Poland and other neighbouring countries, and the EU says up to four million may eventually leave.
They are mainly women and children, as men aged 16 to 60 have been banned from leaving Ukraine.
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The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an appeal to help the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the conflict.
It involves 15 UK aid agencies - including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children.
It will help provide food, water, shelter and medical care for those who have fled or been forced to relocate.
The government says it will double public donations up to £20million.
The EU has waived the need for travel documents at the borders and has brought in emergency measures to allow refugees to stay for up to three years.
The UK has relaxed immigration rules so British nationals and any person settled in the UK can bring over immediate Ukrainian family members, and wider family will be allowed in for 12 months.
Punk Against Poverty was set up to support communities tackle issues creates by poverty, and runs initiatives including community larders and a school uniform bank.
People can support the Punk Against Poverty Moldova appeal with a donation via PayPal to punkapcic@gmail.com.
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'Harry Potter' actor Jessie Cave hospitalised after testing COVID-19 positive during pregnancy
Actor Jessie Cave, who played the role of Lavender Brown in the 'Harry Potter' series, has contracted coronavirus in her third trimester.
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Actor Jessie Cave, who played the role of Lavender Brown in the 'Harry Potter' series, has contracted coronavirus in her third trimester. According to People Magazine, the actor, 34, who is currently expecting her fourth child with comedian Alfie Brown, revealed over the weekend that she was in the hospital after contracting the virus.
Taking to her Instagram handle, Cave posted a photo of her legs as she sat propped up on a hospital bed, a monitor strapped to her bare belly. In the caption, she wrote, "Triage, once again......Anyone else had covid in 3rd trimester & had it hit them like a tonne of bricks for weeks?"
Cave's 'Harry Potter' costar Devon Murray commented, "Jessie, I'm so sorry you're going through this now hoping for a speedy recovery." Cave announced on Instagram in December that she's expecting her fourth baby with Brown. The two also share sons Abraham, 16 months, and Donnie, 7, plus daughter Margot, 5. (ANI)
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Boman Irani posts heart-warming birthday wish for his 'inspiration' Anupam Kher
It is always endearing to see actors post inspiring and respectful messages for their colleagues, especially on public platforms. Actor Boman Irani posted one such loving message for his "senior", Anupam Kher, on Monday, which won the hearts of netizens.
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It is always endearing to see actors post inspiring and respectful messages for their colleagues, especially on public platforms. Actor Boman Irani posted one such loving message for his "senior", Anupam Kher, on Monday, which won the hearts of netizens. Boman took to his Instagram handle to post a monochromatic picture of him and the 'A Wednesday' actor and wrote a loving birthday wish, which read, "Was a young man when I saw this "senior" actor in his first film Saaransh, chewing up the screen. It was then I thought I would join films. So inspired was I. Little that I knew that this "old man" was only 27 years old. Thanks for the inspiration! It remains even after 37 years. Only with greater force. Happy birthday @anupampkher."
The 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai' actor's post was filled with comments from fans, who were all praises for such a beautiful wish. One fan wrote, "How beautifully wished", while another commented, "Legends in a vintage photo".
Boman and Anupam have shared the screen space in films like 'Veer Zara', 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara', 'Heyy Babyy', but their most famous film together was the Dibakar Banerjee directorial 'Khosla Ka Ghosla'. Earlier, Anupam had shared a picture of himself, Boman, and veteran actor Danny Dengongpa on his Instagram account.
Boman will be next seen in 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar', which stars Ranveer Singh in the titular role. Anupam is awaiting the release of 'The Kashmir Files', which has been slated for a theatrical release on March 11, 2022. (ANI)
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New plans are being drawn up to protect Paignton and Preston seafronts from flooding caused by global warming.
The new project follows a U-turn by Torbay Council last year after a previous flood defence scheme met with a storm of protest.
Proposals for concrete walls along the proms at Paignton and Preston met with strong resistance, with one residents’ group saying they looked like a “Berlin Wall”.
Now the council is working with a specialist design company to come up with different ideas.
Public consultation has begun, and there will be a “Walk and Talk” event on the seafront on Saturday March 12.
Torbay Council said last year that defences were needed to safeguard an increasing number of properties at risk from flooding as climate change causes the sea level in Torbay to rise by more than 1m.
It says about 90 homes and 120 businesses are currently at risk from weather events like Storm Emma in 2018, which caused extensive flooding. After 50 years of climate change, the number of properties at risk is predicted to rise to 352.
The original plans were for metre-high walls to run for around three-quarters of a mile in total behind the current sea defences at the edge of the greens along both seafronts, with most of the £3m funding provided by the Environment Agency.
But the council “paused” its proposed sea defence scheme last year following feedback which showed that residents wanted to be more involved in how the scheme will look, work and benefit them.
Now LDA Design, which has an office in Exeter, is taking what it calls a “holistic, inclusive approach”.
The company says its designs “reinvigorate” places by improving accessibility and options for walkers and cyclists. Their designs create safer, welcoming and “more playful, nature-rich” landscapes.
Recent projects include seafronts at Littlehampton in West Sussex, Blackpool, Southsea, and Mumbles in Swansea Bay.
A spokesman said: “Paignton’s wonderful coastline brings people to the area, but it is under threat from rising sea levels.
“LDA Design will explore the type of sea defences that are right to protect the town from flooding, and will be engaging with residents and producing proposals and options as to how to improve the open spaces around both seafronts.”
The consultation is in three phases, the first of which has begun with the an online video presentation and Saturday’s walk.
There is also an online workshop on Zoom on March 10 at 6pm, and paper copies of the consultation are available in Paignton Library.
Cllr Mike Morey, Torbay’s Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Environment and Culture, said: “Last year we listened to the feedback and put a stop to our original plans for the sea defence scheme.
“I am now glad to say that we have LDA Design on board.
“They will work with our residents and us to develop a once in a lifetime plan to improve these seafronts and protect Paignton.
“This first phase is a great opportunity for you to let us know what you like and don’t like about the seafronts. I urge anyone who uses these areas, or live or has a business nearby, to look online or attend one of the engagement events.
“Please help us shape something that can keep Paignton safe from flooding in the future.”
Sophie Thompson, a director at LDA Design, added: “The public have a real opportunity to decide what their future protected seafront will look like.
“These views will shape our designs, so we want to hear from as many people as possible.
“The work that needs to go ahead is critical to reducing flood risk and protecting the coastline, homes and businesses, but it is also a fantastic opportunity to reinvigorate Paignton and Preston’s shared open spaces so that more people can enjoy them. What’s so exciting about our work here is that transforming the public realm will guide our decision making on the most suitable flood defence design – it is so often the other way around.”
Full details of the consultation are on the council’s website at https://www.torbay.gov.uk/paignton-sea-wall
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Kriti Sanon wraps 'Shehzada', hops right onto 'Bachchhan Paandey' promotions
'Mimi' actor Kriti Sanon is busy juggling films and promotions. The actor wrapped up filming for her upcoming film 'Shehzada' on Monday.
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'Mimi' actor Kriti Sanon is busy juggling films and promotions. The actor wrapped up filming for her upcoming film 'Shehzada' on Monday. Kriti's co-star from the film, Kartik Aaryan took to his Instagram to share a happy, candid photo with the actress. He took to the caption and wrote, "Ek aur schedule wrap hua #Shehzada"
Both the actors gave a vibrant smile, which made the picture even more endearing. The 'Luka Chuppi' actor hopped right into promotions for her upcoming film, 'Bachchhan Paandey' on the same day, as she was spotted promoting the film with its lead actor, Akshay Kumar.
'Bachchhan Paandey' has been slated for a theatrical release on March 18, 2022. Besides these two films, Kriti also has the Pan-India film, 'Adipurush', action flick, 'Ganapath' and the horror-comedy, 'Bhediya' in her pipeline. (ANI)
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People across Mid Devon have opened their hearts to people in Ukraine, with hundreds of items being donated towards fleeing refugees.
Authority leaders across Devon have also spoken out in concern for the people of Ukraine and their families, following the Russian invasion.
Team Devon authorities, including Devon County and District Councils and the Devon Association of Local Councils, have pledged to work together to support Ukrainian refugees seeking sanctuary in the UK, and have each condemned Russia's actions.
They have agreed to give particular support to families in Devon whose relatives in Ukraine are fleeing the conflict.
Individually, councils have also taken steps to cut Russian links, such as through contracts for energy provision. And any few remaining investments within the Devon Pension Fund, linked to Russian assets, are being sold off quickly.
Devon councils have long worked together, alongside health and voluntary sector partners and local communities, to provide safe sanctuary and resettlement for refugees, most recently Syrian families and those fleeing conflict in Afghanistan.
The leader of Devon County Council and chair of the Team Devon partnership of authorities, Cllr John Hart said: "We are deeply concerned for those desperate people escaping conflict in Ukraine in huge numbers. We agreed that we have a duty to do what we can in Devon to support families fleeing Ukraine to join their family members here in the UK."
The government has outlined support for up to 200,000 Ukrainian refugees under 'temporary visa concessions'. And further visas are being granted to those currently within the UK, including specific groups of workers, students and other visitors.
Already Devon District Councils are receiving offers of accommodation from Devon residents, for Ukrainian families.
Councillor Bob Deed, chair of the Devon Districts Forum and Leader of Mid Devon District Council, said: “Our communities across Devon have already shown a willingness to help the people of Ukraine and I am glad that our councils can work together, in the coming days and months, to offer assistance to people whose lives have been changed immeasurably by this war.
“While details of local support are being drawn up I would encourage anyone who wishes to help to donate to the UK’s emergency fund.”
In Tiverton, North Devon Tyres and The Painted Peacock have been collecting items for an appeal made by haulage contractor for tractors, Richard Easterbrook of Estrada Ltd.
Richard and his Ukrainian partner Maria Lutsyk have been overloaded with donations, with six lorries full of donations, including those from Mid Devon, heading across Europe, first to refugee points in Poland and then on to Ukraine.
At North Devon Tyre’s head office, this was overseen by David Longmire, commercial manager, Simon Holley the retail branch manager, Jordan Moullaris and Rueben Ribiero who are tyre technicians
David Longmire commercial manager said: “Trevor Veysey, the owner here, knows Richard. They got in contact and asked us if we would be collection point, at our three North Devon Tyres locations in Devon; Barnstaple, South Molton and Tiverton.
“We have collected thousands of items. We have taken up around a dozen full van loads of items, but it’s the people who are bringing stuff in who are the heroes as they are donating stuff for the people who need it.
“It’s been unbelievable to see what’s been coming in. We are overwhelmed. People have been happy to donate, and keen to help and do more. We have been totally and utterly blessed to be part of it.”
He added staff had been juggling their day job to accommodate all the donations.
“If they ask for us to do this again, I would image we will. It’s meant a great deal for us. We hope it doesn’t come to anything more.”
Michelle Longmire, from the business added: “The response to the plea was incredible – much greater than we had first anticipated.
“We were completely blown over with everyone’s overwhelming generosity and, as you can see there was a lot of items to sort out. Our staff worked hard to meet and greet the generous donators and then organised the items into their categories to make it easier for sorting and packing.
“Richard, who originally approached us, was amazed at how much we had collected so we took van loads ourselves out to their warehouse in Barnstaple.
“North Devon Tyres was proud to be a part of this worthy cause, but we believe it was the people of Tiverton and the surrounding areas were the true heroes for donating so many needed supplies for these families.
“The majority of the donations came from the general public, and you would be amazed with how much people were bringing in. Medicare also donated around 100 boxes of medical supplies which are all going to be so useful.”
Amy Crangle from The Painted Peacock on Chapel Street in Tiverton has also collected hundreds of items for the same cause.
“Watching news about the war has affected us all, and I felt I wanted to do something to help,” she said.
“I was also moving house so I had plenty to donate, but I could not find anywhere local to collect it.
“So, I saw Richard’s post on Facebook about his plan to drive to Europe, so I offered to be a collection point alongside North Devon Tyres and things have gone crazy.”
Amy says she underestimated how much she would get.
“It’s been amazing,” she said. “I can’t put into words how kind people have been. People have done a whole weekly shop and brought it in, it’s been really touching.”
As of the weekend, four van loads of items had already been transported to Richard’s base in North Devon.
“It’s been a really emotional experience,” Amy added. “Thankyou to everyone who has donated.”
“When you stop and think about it, it’s difficult to get your head around what’s happening.”
Harriet, Winnie
Ollie and Ciara Thom decided to hold a collection at Old Heathcoat School Community Centre on Sunday, March 6. Their donations have been dropped off at a collection depot in Exeter.
Ollie said: “It’s been overwhelming to see how generous and helpful everyone has been. We’ve had an amazing turnout.
“With the other collection points in Tiverton throughout the week, we were unsure how much we would get, but there are loads of donations which is fantastic.”
He added: “It’s heart-breaking seeing what is happening in Ukraine. We have a little-one ourselves and seeing the parents and families being split up is a shocking and appalling situation. You feel helpless watching here from afar, so we thought we could do something to help.”
Elsewhere, Andy Cuddy, and his Ukrainian partner Tanya, who live in Tiverton, are raising funds for their son and daughter-in law who work for Doctors Without Borders, have set up a GoFundMePage to raise £15,000 for an ex-NHS ambulance to donate.
Andy said: “Time is of the essence as we don't know how long the war will last and how many people will be hurt or killed.
“I appeal to everyone to help my friends in Ukraine as they love their homes and families and are one of the nicest people I have ever met.”
He added that they were also taking donations from Elmore Football Club.
This weekend the couple have had donations including 40 bags of clothing, and countless boxes of food.
Removal firm, Wottons of Tiverton have arranged for two 20ft containers to be used as a collection point at Howden Road, Tiverton.
The collection was arranged by Alex Bunn who said: “It will be open in their working hours and locked when they are closed. Main items we are focusing on are family items, mother and baby.
“We haven't yet started focusing on animals, but should you have some stuff then please it doesn't matter we would love to take it - never look a gift horse in the mouth as they say.
“So even if you could spare just one item please drop it at the containers, they are signed up so you will know which ones are for the donations and once they're full then one of their designated drivers will be making the trip to Poland to deliver all your wonderful help.
“Thank you so much for any donations you can or have made.”
The Bear Town in Cullompton say their collection point was ‘inundated’, and had a full supply of nappies.
The Ostler Inn are hosting a fundraiser at the Uffculme pub on Wednesday, March 16 from 7pm
There will be an evening of bingo with prizes of meats, booze, goods and cash. Entry is £2.50 per person. Curry will be sold at £8 with profits going to the fund.
The UK Disasters Emergency Committee has launched its Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, drawing together funding and action across major charities and Non-Governmental Organisations to support people displaced through the conflict. The government has pledged to match up to £20 million of any donations from the public.
The fastest way to donate to a DEC appeal is by donating online. Alternatively, you can call 01204 770822, or use other ways to donate. Or visit your local council webpage for details of support in your area.
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'Find your self and you will find strength,' says Rhea Chakraborty as she looks stunning in new photos
Actor Rhea Chakraborty has been 'rhenew'ing her life since 2022 started and has been regularly sharing life updates and gorgeous pictures of herself on her social media accounts.
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Actor Rhea Chakraborty has been 'rhenew'ing her life since 2022 started and has been regularly sharing life updates and gorgeous pictures of herself on her social media accounts. The 'Jalebi' actor took to her Instagram account on Monday to post stunning pictures of herself in an orange one-shoulder gown, which had a thigh-high slit. She paired the cut-out dress with matching strappy heels.
She opted for nude makeup and left her hair open. She accessorized the look with orange and pink dangly earrings and let her look to the talking. She took to her caption and wrote an inspiring message, which read, "Find your self and you will find strength, fortitude, grit, compassion and love #rhenew #normalcyisunderrated."
Rhea was recently seen at the wedding of her best friend, Shibhani Dandekar and Farhan Akhtar. On the work front, she was last seen in the multi-starrer film, 'Chehre' in 2021. (ANI)
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A Teignmouth man has admitted swindling and laundering more than £500,000 from customers.
Gavin Daglish appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Monday [March 7] and admitted seven offences.
The defendant, of Brunswick Street, was charged with three offences of fraud; three of false accounting and one of concealing criminal property.
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The various offences relate to his conduct between November 2011 and September 2019.
He admitted that between November, 1, 2011 and December 2, 2016 he committed fraud by making untrue or misleading representations to Robert Gascoigne-Pees that he was required to make payments for advertising services.
Daglish also admitted concealing criminal property amounting to £549,000 by directing payments from the same victim to various bank accounts.
The other offences include false accounting by making false invoices in amounts of £13,724 and £970, appearing to be from Archant and Search4Local, but putting his bank details on them.
The defendant had been due to attend court in person with a view to sentencing but appeared via video link instead and the case was adjourned to the end of the month.
Recorder Malcolm Galloway warned Daglish that he must attend the next hearing.
"You have pleaded guilty to serious offences. You were due to be in court today for a pre-sentence report and then sentenced. You haven't attended and I could easily issue a warrant for your arrest but I'm not going to.
"I'm going to adjourn your sentencing hearing to March 25. If you fail to turn up there will not be a probation report and your sentence will take place in your absence. If you fail to attend you will be committing a Bail Act offence."
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Shriya Saran unveils first look from 'Kabza'
'Drishyam' actor Shriya Saran unveiled her first look from the highly anticipated Kannada film, 'Kabza', on Monday.
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'Drishyam' actor Shriya Saran unveiled her first look from the highly anticipated Kannada film, 'Kabza', on Monday. The actor looked nothing less than a queen in the breath-taking poster of hers, which she shared on her Instagram handle.
She took to the caption and wrote, "Kabza is an action movie set in 1970's. This movie depicts the journey of a brutal gangster in India history ever revealed. Even I'm curious to know about it.. aren't you? Directed by amazing @rchandru_movies . So happy be working with amazing actors .... This is going to be one fantastic movie @nimmaupendra @kichhasudeepa @kabzaamovie @ravibasrur." Sharing another look, in her character 'Madhumita', she wrote, "Thank you for making me part of this beautiful film".
Shriya has been busy shooting for many projects like 'Music School' and 'Drishyam 2'. (ANI)
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Ed Sheeran denies borrowing ideas in 'Shape of You' copyright trial
The award-winning singer is in a legal battle with grime artist Sami Chokri, who performs as Sami Switch, and music producer Ross O'Donoghue, who argue "Shape of You" infringes "particular lines and phrases" from their 2015 song "Oh Why". Questioned by their lawyer Andrew Sutcliffe at the High Court in London, Sheeran, 31, said he had not been aware of Switch at the time he is accused of ripping off parts of "Oh Why", and had never heard the song before the court case.
British singer Ed Sheeran denied that he simply altered other artists' music and words to pass their work off as his own as he gave evidence on Monday in a copyright trial over his 2017 chart-topping hit "Shape Of You". The award-winning singer is in a legal battle with grime artist Sami Chokri, who performs as Sami Switch, and music producer Ross O'Donoghue, who argue "Shape of You" infringes "particular lines and phrases" from their 2015 song "Oh Why".
Questioned by their lawyer Andrew Sutcliffe at the High Court in London, Sheeran, 31, said he had not been aware of Switch at the time he is accused of ripping off parts of "Oh Why", and had never heard the song before the court case. "I have already built a long and very successful career writing original songs for both myself and a wide range of other leading artists," Sheeran said in his witness statement. "I would not have been able to do that if I was in the habit of plagiarising other writers."
Sutcliffe said Sheeran must have known of the grime artist, who he said had tweeted him directly and they had both appeared on SBTV, the British online music platform which helped launch Sheeran's career. The lawyer said Sheeran shouted out Switch's name at Reading Festival in 2011 after being asked to by his best friend Jamal Edwards, the late founder of SBTV.
"This isn't stuff that's true," Sheeran told the High Court in London on the second day of the trial which began on Friday. Chokri and O'Donoghue say the "Oh I" hook in "Shape Of You" is "strikingly similar" to the "Oh Why" hook in their song and that it was "extremely likely" Sheeran had previously heard their track.
Sheeran and his co-writers have denied this. Sutcliffe, who at Friday's opening called Sheeran "a magpie", questioned the chart-topper intensively over his songwriting style and whether it was spontaneous or the result of development over time, with the influence of other artists.
The lawyer said there was overwhelming evidence at the time of writing "Shape of You" that Sheeran was collecting ideas before writing songs. "You alter words and music which belong to others just enough to think they will pass as original," Sutcliffe said to him.
Sheeran who answered the questions confidently although sometimes appeared irked by them, rejected that assertion. He described his songs as 'excitement bottles' in his statement and said he wrote them in two hours and recently composed 25 songs in a week. Sheeran was also asked about his decision to settle a claim over his 2015 song "Photograph" which two musicians said had the same composition as their song “Amazing”.
Sheeran agreed to hand over 35% of the publishing revenues, recognised the musicians as co-writers, and paid more than $5 million to them. Asked why he had done this rather than go to trial over what he described as a "nuisance", Sheeran said: "I took the advice of my lawyers." Released from Sheeran's third studio album "÷", "Shape of You" stormed charts around the world upon its release in January 2017, becoming the best performing song in the United States that year.
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Volunteers are urgently needed to help sort through and pack donated items for Ukrainian refugees.
After putting out an appeal on Facebook last week, Maria Lutsyk, a Ukrainian national living in North Devon and her partner, Richard Easterbrook, have been overloaded with donations which they now need help to sort through.
Once packed, they will take a 40ft trailer across Europe, first to refugee points in Poland and then on to Ukraine.
A volunteer currently packing donations at Estrada Ltd in Bishops Tawton (Hayne Farm, EX32 0DY) is asking people to come to the farm on Saturday (March 5) to help.
He said there is no time limit and volunteers will be there for as long as it takes to get the job done.
Maria and Richard have also raised £14,922 to fund their journey across the continent and will be setting up an outdoor food kitchen for people fleeing war when they reach the Ukraine border.
Maria's sister spent six days sat in her car waiting to cross into Poland, speaking to DevonLive at a vigil in Barnstaple on Monday, Maria said her sister was running out of supplies and living off of bread.
She has now made it to Poland where Maria and Richard will meet her.
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Bappi Lahiri's grandson pays tribute to the Late Legend
When it comes to an artist, one thing is for sure, as long as the legacy lives, the artist never dies. This was true in the case of the Late legend, Bappi Lahiri. The 'Disco-Dancer' hit maker's grandson, Swastik Bansal shared a heart-warming picture with his grandfather on Monday.
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When it comes to an artist, one thing is for sure, as long as the legacy lives, the artist never dies. This was true in the case of the Late legend, Bappi Lahiri. The 'Disco-Dancer' hit maker's grandson, Swastik Bansal shared a heart-warming picture with his grandfather on Monday. Swastik, who goes by the username 'regobofficial', took to his Instagram handle to post the picture featuring them and wrote, "Miss you Dadu", while adding a heart emoji.
The young boy, just like his super-talented grandfather, has music in his genes. He often posts videos of his singing on his social media handles. The legendary composer and singer, who was lovingly called 'Bappi Da' passed away on 15 February 2022, due to obstructive sleep apnea. His loss is irreparable as India lost another musical stalwart after Lata Mangeshkar this year. (ANI)
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Tiverton Swimming Club enjoyed another successful year in the Devon County Championships.
The event is held over three weekends with 26 swimmers travelling to Plymouth to compete in the 50m pool at the Life Centre.
This is the first year the competition has been held long course. Between them they filled numerous finalist places, won 17 medals and achieved some fantastic personal best times.
In the youngest age group (10-11 year old), Annabelle Roberts swam well to reach three finals, picking up silvers in the 100m and 200m breaststroke
In the 13 year old age group, Lotte Declerck was outstanding reaching 11 finals and bagging gold medals in 50m freestyle and 200m breaststroke, silver in 50m breaststroke and bronze in 50m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke. Sister Emma Declerck, in the 15 year old age group, also did brilliantly reaching 7 finals and bringing home bronze medals in 50m and 100m backstroke.
Noah Thairs, swimming in the 14 year old age group, was a finalist in several events and swam brilliantly to win the gold medal in the 200m butterfly.
There were eight finals for Gemma Dilks (16) who took silver in her age group and bronze in the championship for the gruelling 1500m freestyle and a bronze medal in the 400m Individual Medley. Jodie Dilks (16) was in great form also reaching 8 finals and claiming a championship bronze medals in 100m breaststroke and bronze in the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke. Congratulations go to Gemma and Jodie who both achieved British Championship qualifying times in several events.
Finalist places were achieved, against some tough opposition, by Lucy Webber, Freddie Brassey Barlow, Rose Harrison, Rose Smyth, Edith Mortimer, Willow Clark, Lewis Gow, William Harrision, Henry Roberts and Callum Yardley.
There were also some fantastic swims put in by Micah Partridge, Ella Grigg, Klara Faulhaber, Katherine Prosser, Olivia Broom, Edith Campbell, Lauren Baker, Xen Medland, Arron Wood and Isaac Mortimer.
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Twinkle Khanna mourns the loss of her pet dog Cleo
Twinkle Khanna is carrying a "heavy and empty" heart after her pet, whom she had for twelve years, passed away.
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Twinkle Khanna is carrying a "heavy and empty" heart after her pet, whom she had for twelve years, passed away. Taking to her Instagram handle on Monday, the writer shared the sad news by posting clips of her "beautiful Cleo".
In one of the clips, Twinkle can be seen brushing Cleo's coat and giving a hug in the end. In the caption, she wrote, "Our beautiful Cleo passed away. We had 12 wonderful years with her. I don't know how the heart can feel heavy and empty at the same time, but it does."
The post flooded with comforting and caring comments. Actor Bobby Deol dropped a string of broken heart emoticons.
A social media user added, "I understand ur pain and loss!! I lost my pug in 2020! Still miss him! It's like losing a part of u!!" Meanwhile, on the work front, Twinkle is currently working on her fourth book. (ANI)
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Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Saturday, Feb. 26, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Picture Book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales.
Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.
The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Co. More information on rankings and methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.
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1. HOW TO CATCH A LEPRECHAUN, by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) This is the year you’ll finally catch a leprechaun. (Ages 4 to 10)
2. CHANGE SINGS, by Amanda Gorman. Illustrated by Loren Long. (Viking) A children’s anthem for change. (Ages 4 to 8)
3. THE ABCS OF BLACK HISTORY, by Rio Cortez. Illustrated by Lauren Semmer. (Workman) An informative ode to Black history. (Ages 5 and up)
4. HAIR LOVE, by Matthew A. Cherry. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison. (Kokila) A father and daughter work together on an extra-special hairstyle. (Ages 4 to 8)
5. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon guests. (Ages 3 to 5)
6. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)
7. THE 1619 PROJECT: BORN ON THE WATER, by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson. Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith. (Kokila) A young Black girl traces her ancestry for a school assignment. (Ages 7 to 10)
8. PETE THE CAT: THE GREAT LEPRECHAUN CHASE, by James Dean. (HarperCollins) Pete opens a leprechaun catching business. (Ages 4 to 8)
9. I AM ENOUGH, by Grace Byers. Illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo. (Balzer and Bray) A poetic affirmation of self-esteem. (Ages 4 to 8)
10. GOOD NIGHT, LITTLE BLUE TRUCK, by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Blue and Toad offer shelter from a storm to other farm animals. (Ages 4 to 7)
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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER
1. THE ICE CREAM MACHINE, by Adam Rubin. (Putnam) Six short ice cream-themed tales. (Ages 8 to 12)
2. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
4. MAP OF FLAMES, by Lisa McMann. (Putnam) Five supernatural children journey to the world of Estero. (Ages 8 to 12)
5. LITTLE LEADERS, by Vashti Harrison. (Little, Brown) The biographies of 40 African American women who made a difference. (Ages 8 to 12)
6. DAUGHTER OF THE DEEP, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) Ana Dakkar faces the weekend trials at the Harding-Pencroft Academy. (Ages 9 to 12)
7. LITTLE LEGENDS: EXCEPTIONAL MEN IN BLACK HISTORY, by Vashti Harrison with Kwesi Johnson. (Little, Brown) Biographies of trailblazing Black men. (Ages 8 to 12)
8. STUNTBOY, IN THE MEANTIME, by Jason Reynolds. Illustrated by Raúl the Third. (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy) As a coping mechanism for his “frets,” a young boy creates a superhero alter ego. (Ages 7 to 12)
9. OUT OF MY HEART, by Sharon M. Draper. (Atheneum) In this sequel to “Out of My Mind,” Melody goes to summer camp. (Ages 10 and up)
10. THE LAST CUENTISTA, by Donna Barba Higuera. (Levine Querido) Petra is one of the last people who have memories of the planet Earth. (Ages 10 to 14)
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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER
1. ONE OF US IS LYING, by Karen M. McManus. (Delacorte) For five students, a detour into detention ends in murder. (Ages 14 and up)
2. THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH THE SEA, by Axie Oh. (Feiwel & Friends) A re-imagining of the Korean folktale “The Tale of Shim Cheong.” (Ages 13 to 18)
3. ANATOMY, by Dana Schwartz. (Wednesday) Hazel and Jack work together to solve a mystery in 19th-century Edinburgh. (Ages 13 to 18)
4. AIN’T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT, by Jason Reynolds. Illustrated by Jason Griffin. (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy) An emotional look into the life of a Black family living through 2020. (Ages 12 to 18)
5. THE HATE U GIVE, by Angie Thomas. (Balzer and Bray) A 16-year-old girl sees a police officer kill her friend. (Ages 14 and up)
6. YOU’VE REACHED SAM, by Dustin Thao. (Wednesday) After the death of her boyfriend, Sam, Julie can still reach him via cellphone. (Ages 12 to 18)
7. THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, by Chloe Gong. (Margaret K. McElderry) A re-imagining of “Romeo and Juliet” set in 1920s Shanghai. (Ages 14 to 18)
8. IRON WIDOW, by Xiran Jay Zhao. (Penguin Teen) Zetian becomes a Chrysalises pilot to battle the Hunduns but has an ulterior motive. (Ages 14 to 17)
9. THIS WOVEN KINGDOM, by Tahereh Mafi. (HarperCollins) A tale inspired by the Persian epic poem the Shahnameh. (Ages 13 and up)
10. I MUST BETRAY YOU, by Ruta Sepetys. (Philomel) In 1989, Cristian Florescu is an informant for the secret police in communist Romania. (Ages 12 to 17)
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SERIES
1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
2. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)
3. CRAVE, by Tracy Wolff. (Entangled Teen) Grace attends Katmere Academy among supernatural beings. (Ages 14 to 18)
4. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)
5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
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6. WINGS OF FIRE, by Tui T. Sutherland. (Scholastic) Only the five dragonets of destiny can unite the seven warring dragon tribes. (Ages 9 to 12)
7. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS, by Scott Cawthon. (Scholastic) Short stories from the twisted, sinister world of Five Nights at Freddy’s. (Ages 12 to 18)
8. THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Little, Brown) Vampires and werewolves and their intrigues in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
9. WHO WAS/IS ...?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)
10. FOLK OF THE AIR, by Holly Black. (Little, Brown) Jude’s quest to become the first mortal queen of the High Court of Faerie. (Ages 14 to 17)
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The proportion of UK households with a dog has gone up from 22% to 33% over the last decade, and the dog population has increased from 7.6million to 12.5million.
Crufts dog show, organised by The Kennel Club, was cancelled last year because of the Covid pandemic, but is back this year and ready to celebrate every aspect of the role that dogs play in our lives.
Here’s all you need to know about this year’s event, whether you plan to attend or follow all the events from your armchair.
Read more:Dogs in Devon searching for their forever home
When is Crufts 2022 and where is Crufts held?
Crufts runs from Thursday, March 10, to Sunday, March 13, at The NEC Birmingham.
What is there to see and do apart from the Best in Show competition?
Crufts enables people to see the diverse range of dog breeds including some unusual breeds that are not often seen in the parks across the country. But there is much more to Crufts than the dog show aspect.
The Discover Dogs area will host around 150 dog breeds for you to meet. You can talk to knowledgeable owners and breeders and get advice on grooming, training and whether the breed is right for you.
There will be spectacular displays of agility and the excitement of a major flyball competition, heelwork to music and obedience competitions, and trade stands to explore.
The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award will be presented. This celebrates the unique relationship people have with their dogs and the important role man’s best friend plays throughout our lives and the support they give us in the face of adversity. There are five category winners and the overall winner, decided through a public vote, will be announced in the main arena. You can read about the finalists and vote here.
There’s also a crossbreed competition called Scruffts, with an emphasis on fun.
How much do Crufts tickets cost and how can I buy tickets?
Advance tickets are available from £12 while on-the-day tickets cost from £17. Tickets are available from the Crufts website.
In 2020, more than 155,000 visitors attended Crufts over the four days – just 7% down on the previous year’s 166,000 despite the coronavirus status at the time.
81% of visitors own a dog.
How many dogs will be at Crufts and what will be different about this year?
This year’s event will welcome more than 20,000 dogs taking part in a wide variety of competitions and displays over the four days. The number of countries with dogs entered into Crufts this year is 38.
222 pedigree dog breeds will be in contention for the Best in Show trophy. The number of breeds competing at Crufts continues to grow, adding to the diversity of the event, with the inclusion of a new breed – the Smooth Faced Pyrenean Sheepdog – which will compete in the Imported Breed Register classes at the show for the first time. History will also be made when Hungarian Pumis compete in their own breed classes for the first time and Harriers return to the Crufts breed ring after a gap of 124 years.
Leading the field with the largest individual breed entry is the great family favourite, the Golden Retriever, with an entry of 458 dogs.
In total, more than 16,000 dogs will be competing for just seven places in the show’s finale (including 1,843 dogs from overseas), representing each of the individual groups: working, pastoral, terrier, hound, utility, toy and gundog.
This year has seen an increase of 40 per cent or more in the entries for the Irish Water Spaniel, Sloughi, Lowchen (Little Lion Dog) and Canadian Eskimo Dog compared with 2020.
How long has Crufts been going?
Crufts began in 1891, and this is the 118th year of the event (it didn’t take place during the First or Second World War). The Best in Show award started in 1928. The first winner was a Greyhound named Primley Sceptre.
Which breed has won Best in Show most often?
A Cocker Spaniel has won Best in Show seven times – more than any other breed. This is followed by the Irish Setter, Standard Poodle and Welsh Terrier, which have won on four occasions each.
How old was the oldest dog to win Best in Show?
A Flat Coated Retriever won in 2011 at the age of nine years and seven months.
Who won Best in Show in 2020?
The 2020 Best in Show champion was Maisie (Ch Silvae Trademark), a wire-haired Dachshund from Gloucestershire, owned by Kim and Duncan McCalmont.
Has a dog ever pooped live on TV during Best in Show?
Yes – just one!
When and how can I watch Crufts on TV?
Dog lovers can look forward to a record-breaking 16 hours and 15 minutes of television coverage when Crufts returns to Channel 4 and More4, with Clare Balding at the helm. This is 75 minutes more than the 2020 show.
Viewers will be treated to a total of nine-and-a-half hours of Crufts on Channel 4.
The details of times and channels are as follows:
Thursday, March 10
15.00-16.00 – Channel 4
18.30-20.00 – More4
20.00-21.00 – Channel 4
Friday, March 11
15.00-16.00 – Channel 4
18.30-19.45 – More4
20.00-21.00 – Channel 4
Saturday, March 12
15.00-18.00 – Channel 4
19.00-21.00 – Channel 4
Sunday, March 13
15.00-17.30 – Channel 4
19.00-21.00 – Channel 4 Crufts 2022: Best In Show Live – the 84th winner will be crowned
Are there any competitors from Devon?
From Exeter, there’s a Chinese Crested, Borzoi, Standard Poodle, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, English Springer Spaniel, Tibetan Spaniel Irish Setters, Briard, Golden Retrievers, Flat Coated Retriever, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and Papillons.
Competitors from Exmouth include a Shetland Sheepdog, Whippet, English Setter, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Miniature Pinscher and Pointer.
From Barnstaple, there’s a Jack Russell Terrier, American Cocker Spaniel, English Setter, Tibetan Terrier and Labrador Retriever. Competitors from Bideford include a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Large Munsterlander, Border Terriers and Giant Schnauzer.
Entrants from Cullompton include a Bedlington Terrier, Shih Tzu, English Springer Spaniel, Newfoundland, Standard Poodle, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever and Papillons. Representing Crediton are a Bullmastiff, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeens and Flat Coated Retrievers. From Tiverton, there’s an English Toy Terrier, Chow Chow, Gordon Setter, and Rough Collie.
Holsworthy has Irish Wolfhounds, Eurasiers and a Flat Coated Retriever competing. From Honiton, there’s a Newfoundland, Whippet, Papillon and Welsh Springer Spaniel.
There are Chow Chows from Beaworthy and Blackmoor Gate; Standard Poodles from South Molton and Bishops Tawton; and Hungarian Vizslas from Appledore and Whitford.
Other Devon entrants include: a Staffordshire Bull Terrier from High Bickington; Whippet from Hemyock; Alaskan Malamute and German Longhaired Pointers from Winkleigh; Bernese Mountain Dog from Heanton; Hamiltonstovare and Gordon Setter from Newton Poppleford; and Border Terrier from South Molton.
There’s a Skye Terrier from Axmouth; an Irish Setter and a Braque D'auvergne from Braunton; a Clumber Spaniel and Basset Hound from Okehampton; Jack Russell Terriers and Parson Russell Terriers from Bideford and Chittlehampton; Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas from Winkleigh and Broadwoodkelly; Komondors from Beer and Honiton; and a Pharaoh Hound from Westward Ho!
There’s also a Miniature Smooth-Haired Dachshund from Northam; a Hungarian Puli from Dunsford; Long Coat Chihuahua, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen and German Spitz (Klein) from Axminster; Toy Poodle from Ilfracombe; Wire-Haired Dachshund from Dawlish; Pointers from Ottery St Mary; and a Gordon Setter.
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Operation Ganga: Special flights bring back 1,300 Indian nationals today
Under 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate Indian citizens from Ukraine, 1,314 Indians have been airlifted on Monday by seven special civilian flights from the neighbouring countries of the conflict-torn nation.
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Under 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate Indian citizens from Ukraine, 1,314 Indians have been airlifted on Monday by seven special civilian flights from the neighbouring countries of the conflict-torn nation. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, with this, more than 17,400 Indians have been brought back since the special flights began on February 22, 2022. The number of Indians airlifted by 73 special civilian flights goes up to 15,206. IAF had earlier flown 10 sorties to bring back 2056 passengers, as part of Operation Ganga.
Among the special Civilian flights on Monday, four have landed in New Delhi while two reached Mumbai. There were 5 flights from Budapest, and one each from Bucharest and Suceava. Tomorrow, two special civilian flights are expected to operate from Suceava, bringing in more than 400 Indians back home.
Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine on February 24, three days after Moscow recognized Ukraine's breakaway regions - Donetsk and Luhansk -as independent entities. Several countries including the UK, the US, Canada, and the European Union have condemned Russia's military operations in Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Moscow. (ANI)
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One of the planet’s biggest celebrities will play a woman desperately craving fame when Pamela Anderson makes her Broadway debut next month in the musical “Chicago,” The Associated Press has learned.
Anderson will play Roxie Hart from April 12-June 5 at the Ambassador Theatre, a remarkable union of one of the most recognizable sex icons of the last few decades with a show that skewers fame.
“From ‘Baywatch’ to Broadway. I am inspired by the unexpected,” Anderson told the AP in a Monday statement. “This is it, and I will not hold back anymore. I am letting go. I am ready to see what I’m capable of. For ‘Chicago,’ I’ll be putting all my cards on the table. I am doubling down — on me.”
Set in the 1920s, the musical is a scathing satire of how show business and the media make celebrities out of criminals. It has Bob Fosse-inspired choreography, skimpy outfits and killer songs such as “All That Jazz” and “Cell Block Tango.”
“Chicago” tells the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to leave her. To avoid conviction, Roxie hires Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to help her dupe the public, media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by creating shocking headlines.
“Pam is a very moral person, extremely moral. She cares about animals. She cares about the planet. She cares about people,” said producer Barry Weissler. “The difference between her as Pam and Roxie is Roxie doesn’t care about anyone but herself, and she doesn’t give a damn about the outside world as long as she can be famous. So Pam comes with totally opposite attributes in life, but she fits because of her celebrity, what she’s gone through in life.”
Anderson had a breakout role on “Home Improvement” as a “Tool Time girl” before getting global attention for playing C.J. Parker on “Baywatch.” Her credits include “Barb Wire” and “Superhero Movie.”
There’s been renewed interest in Anderson’s life story thanks to the Hulu series “Pam & Tommy,” which stars Lily James as Anderson and Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee and fictionalizes their whirlwind romance. Anderson also this month announced a new authorized documentary about her life upcoming from Netflix.
Weissler said he had approached Anderson about the Roxie part over a decade ago, but their schedules didn’t work.
“Now that we’re doing it, it’s even more opportune. It’s more timely. She’s really standing for something now — as a professional, as an activist, as a very talented lady. She can surprise a lot of people. The woman has acting chops. She certainly can dance, and her singing voice is quite good. So here we go.”
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The celebrity-craving heroine at the heart of “Chicago’' has been played by dozens of women since the show opened in 1996, including Melanie Griffith, Christie Brinkley, Marilu Henner, Brooke Shields, Lisa Rinna, Gretchen Mol, Ashlee Simpson, Brandy Norwood, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Givens.
The revival has managed to last a quarter of a century thanks to the savvy decision to cast celebrity replacements in all the lead spots — basically asking famous performers to join a musical about the venality of celebrities — and mold the show around their strengths.
Just some of the other stars who have done stints in the show include Sofia Vergara, Paige Davis, Rita Wilson, Usher, Huey Lewis, Michael C. Hall, Jerry Springer and Billy Zane. A 2002 film version starred Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah and Richard Gere.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Were they gullible foul-mouthed men under the spell of undercover agents? Or a rogue cast seething with enough anger to actually want to kidnap Michigan’s governor?
Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of four men who are accused of conspiring to snatch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a stunning scheme to retaliate against her stay-home policies and other COVID-19 restrictions during the early months of the pandemic.
In 2020, Whitmer, a Democrat, was trading taunts with then-President Donald Trump over his administration’s response to COVID-19. Her critics, meanwhile, were regularly protesting at the Michigan Capitol, clogging streets around the statehouse and legally carrying semi-automatic rifles into the building.
During that turbulent time, Adam Fox, Brandon Caserta, Barry Croft Jr. and Daniel Harris were plotting to snatch Whitmer, prosecutors say. They’re accused of taking critical steps over several months, including secret messaging, gun drills in the woods and a night drive to northern Michigan to scout her second home and figure out how to blow up a bridge.
The FBI, which had infiltrated the group, said it thwarted the plan with the arrests of six men in October 2020. Two of them, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, have pleaded guilty and will appear as crucial witnesses for the government, giving jurors an inside view of what was planned.
Garbin, for example, said Fox, the alleged ringleader, wanted the men to chip in for a $4,000 explosive large enough to destroy a bridge near Whitmer’s home and distract police during a kidnapping.
“The blood of tyrants needs to be shed,” Garbin quoted Caserta as saying during a meeting.
Garbin and Franks insist no one in the group acted because of excessive influence by agents or undercover informants.
“It is not the end of the case for the defense, but it’s a big obstacle to overcome,” John Smietanka, a former federal prosecutor, said of the pair’s cooperation. “It’s going to come down to the credibility of witnesses plus the effect of any extrinsic evidence, like tapes.”
Indeed, prosecutors said much of the evidence will be the defendants’ own words gathered during secret recordings. The government will also offer screenshots of text messages as well as photos and videos posted on social media.
Ahead of the trial, defense lawyers panned the case, especially the “staggering use” of informants. They deny any conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer and have signaled an entrapment defense.
“The agents and snitches recruited the defendants, arranged meetings, paid for travel, paid for hotels, rented cars, produced promotional videos demonstrating explosives, purchased equipment, vetted new members, hatched the ideas and directed the operations,” said Joshua Blanchard, who is Croft’s attorney.
Defense lawyer Christopher Gibbons said Fox did not want to kidnap Whitmer, though he made “many inflammatory remarks” about the governor and what he considered to be unconstitutional acts.
Agents and informants were the “binding force and catalyst for every event, impassioned speech and nearly every suggestion of criminality,” Gibbons said in a court filing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said informants were paid to collect information, not to induce crimes.
“The things they recorded were the defendants’ own words. That’s what makes the defendants look guilty,” Kessler told a judge Friday.
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A successful entrapment defense requires evidence that the government induced someone to commit a crime that they otherwise wouldn’t be inclined to carry out, Smietanka said.
Whitmer, who is seeking reelection this year, rarely talks publicly about the case and isn’t expected to attend the trial, which could last more than a month in federal court in Grand Rapids. After charges were filed in 2020, just weeks before the fall election, she accused Trump of “giving comfort” to antigovernment extremists with his rhetoric.
“The plots and threats against me, no matter how disturbing, could not deter me from doing everything I could to save as many lives as possible by listening to medical and health experts,” Whitmer said last summer, referring to COVID-19.
Separately, authorities in state court are prosecuting eight men who are accused of aiding the group.
White reported from Detroit.
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TRS Leader K Kavitha eats lunch at Kalyana Lakshmi beneficiary's residence
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha had lunch at the residence of Kalyana Lakshmi beneficiary on Monday and discussed how the financial assistance helped her.
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Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha had lunch at the residence of Kalyana Lakshmi beneficiary on Monday and discussed how the financial assistance helped her. Former Member of Parliament (MP) K Kavitha visited the house of one such beneficiary, Shailaja, at Banjara Hills, who got married six months ago and had lunch with her mother Yadamma. She had various discussions with the family.
Kavitha in a series of tweets said, "CM KCR's historic Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme has touched many lives and given wings to dreams of many parents and their daughters. The initiative provides financial support of Rs1 lakh to help parents who struggle to perform their daughter's marriage." "I met Shailaja, a beneficiary of CM KCR's Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme. Over lunch, we discussed about various things including how the financial assistance helped her," her another tweet read.
The Telangana State Budget that was announced earlier today in the Telangana Assembly has further allocated Rs 2,750 crore towards Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak scheme. Kalyan Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak is one such initiative where the Telangana Government under the leadership of Chief Minister KCR provides financial assistance of Rs 1,00,116 to the beneficiary.
Kalyana Lakshmi/Shaadi Mubarak scheme benefits females above 18 years of age and applies to all sections of society. The scheme also helps to eliminate child marriages in the state. (ANI)
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The city of Portsmouth will pay $11 million to the family of a man killed last year when a car fleeing police in a high-speed chase struck his vehicle, also permanently disabling his wife.
Attorneys for the family announced the settlement during a press conference Monday, saying the money will be set up in various trust accounts to assist the three children of Calvin Majette and Tamika Pleas. The money will also pay for ongoing medical needs Pleas will have for the rest of her life as a result of the crash, the attorneys said. The couple’s children are 12, 15 and 18.
The settlement came even before a lawsuit was filed, said the family’s legal team, which consisted of lawyers Jeffrey Breit, Kevin Biniazan and Don Scott. The attorneys said they met with City Attorney Burle Stromberg a few times before Stromberg made an offer on behalf of the city. The $11 million is the maximum amount the city’s insurance will pay per occurrence, Breit said.
The crash occurred on a Saturday morning last March. Majette, 35, and Pleas were driving home from the grocery store when a woman fleeing from police in a Jeep Wrangler ran a stop light at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and California Road and crashed into them, Breit said.
Police said the driver, Ciara Elliott, broadsided the couple’s Chrysler 200 sedan. Majette was killed instantly and Pleas suffered severe injuries, including numerous broken bones, internal bleeding and a traumatic brain injury. All of Pleas’ ribs were broken, her spleen had to be removed, and her frontal brain lobe — responsible for higher cognitive functions such as memory, emotions, impulse control, problem solving, social interaction and motor function — was damaged.
The high-speed chase started after the officer saw Elliott in a store that day and thought he recognized her, Breit said. He waited for her to come out, checked the license plate of her vehicle and discovered she was wanted for various offenses, including forgery, fraud and driving with a suspended license, the attorney said.
The officer attempted to pull her over, but Elliott fled and the pursuit began, reaching speeds of more than 90 miles per hour in a highly populated area, the attorney said.
“You just don’t do something like that unless it’s a hostage situation or something else where people are in immediate danger,” Breit said. “They had her address. They had her license plate. They could have just gone and found her later.”
Stromberg and other city officials recognized the officer had acted recklessly and “wanted to come forward to take care of this family,” Scott said. They also realized a jury could decide to award a lot more, Breit said.
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Portsmouth city officials could not be immediately reached for comment Monday.
Elliott and her passenger were also injured in the crash. Elliott was charged with involuntary manslaughter and pleaded guilty last month. She’s scheduled to be sentenced April 18.
Pleas has a sister who is a registered nurse and who has been helping to care for the family since the crash. Part of the settlement money is being used to buy a house big enough for the sister to live with them, the attorneys said.
“This family sadly will never be the same again,” Biniazan said. “Not only did these children lose their father, they lost the mother they knew. She will never be the same again.”
Jane Harper, 757-222-5097, jane.harper@pilotonline.com
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India to become fastest-growing green economy of the world, says Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday said that India is moving towards becoming the fastest growing green economy in the world.
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Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday said that India is moving towards becoming the fastest growing green economy in the world. Addressing the seminar, 'Only One Earth - a discussion on Environment' at the India Pavilion, EXPO2020 Dubai virtually, Goyal said, "While we are proud to be the fastest-growing economy in the world we hope to become the fastest-growing green economy across the planet."
The session, organized in collaboration with Bhamla Foundation, aimed at raising awareness and the need to safeguard the environment, in line with the annual global theme laid out by the United Nations Environment Programme, 'Only One Earth' for the World Environment Day 2022. Goyal further said, "I am grateful to the leadership of the United Arab Emirates for giving the India Pavilion a place of pride at the World Expo2020 Dubai. The Pavilion is a perfect example of bringing sustainability into action. It has been constructed on principles of water and energy conservation and we are focusing on recycling in a big way and hosting a wide range of discussions around biodiversity, wildlife conservation, climate action and renewable energy."
"As a signatory to the Paris Agreement, the Modi government has walked the talk on green energy. Our installed non-fossil energy capacity is the fourth largest in the world and has grown by 300 per cent. One of our notable initiatives was a conversion from the incandescent light bulb to LED light where we are probably the world's largest in terms of the rollout of LED. That has saved the country 6-7 billion dollars of our consumers and saved 80 million tonnes of carbon emission and contributed to making the world a safer place to live in," he added. Goyal further stated, "As a leading agri-producer, we are taking significant efforts to promote biofuels. Now, food grains waste and sugarcane are converted into ethanol in a big way, with the ethanol blending programme making rapid strides. It used to be 1 per cent then this year between 9-10 per cent and next two years we hope to take the blending to 20 per cent, to reduce our dependence on import of crude oil and make our petrol vehicle more sustainable and support efforts towards net-zero by 2070."
The session was attended by eminent personalities from the UAE and India including Amruta Devendra Fadnavis, social activist on environment and sustainability. Fadnavis said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been leading the initiatives on climate change and promotion of biofuel. We fully support his efforts towards sustainable development." (ANI)
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Jermaine Woods loves Hampton Roads.
He was a star basketball player at Granby High and later at Christopher Newport University.
He coached at Booker T. Washington and Maury high schools, and he guided Bryant & Stratton in its inaugural men’s season.
He also was an assistant women’s coach at Old Dominion.
Woods returns to Hampton Roads this week for the MEAC Tournament at Scope.
Woods is an assistant women’s coach at Coppin State, which plays Maryland-Eastern Shore on Thursday at noon.
And he can’t wait.
“This year has been way better because we’re actually good this year,” Woods said about the Eagles, who are 15-12 this season after winning just two games last season. “We have a chance to hopefully cut down the nets. Just being a part of the MEAC tournament and to know I’ll be on the floor and actually coaching, it’s like a dream come true.”
Woods, 40, has fond memories at Scope, even though several ended in defeats.
As the head girls coach at Maury, the Commodores compiled a 61-18 record. His teams advanced to the region at Scope. But each time, the Commodores ran into a fierce opponent.
The first season, they lost to Woodside, which was led by Adrienne Motley, the 2012 Virginia Co-Player of the Year. The next two seasons, they lost to Princess Anne, led by Gadiva Hubbard, a two-time All-Tidewater Player of the Year.
“After that game, I told my team that I was probably going to get a college job,” he said. “And I ended up getting a job at Virginia Tech.”
After Virginia Tech, he returned to Norfolk to coach at Old Dominion, then Wake Forest and now Coppin State.
To think, Woods never even thought about being a coach.
He starred at Granby High and later was a standout at CNU, where he was a two-time first team All-Dixie Conference selection and earned the league’s Newcomer of the Year award. He set the Captains’ 3-point record as a junior and broke the record again as a senior in 2003.
It was during a game at CNU that becoming a coach became a thought. During a timeout, he took the coaching board from the coach and drew up a play.
“I don’t know why I took the board,” Woods says even today. “After the game, they were like, ‘Man, you need to be a coach.’ I always thought I could do that.”
But he pushed the idea to the back of his mind.
Following college, Woods played professionally in Poland.
That’s when the thought came back.
He got his first opportunity at Booker T. Washington.
Bookers coach Darren Sanderlin needed a junior varsity coach.
“Principal Cynthia Watson said, ‘What about Woods?’” Sanderlin said. “He had played for me in the Hampton Roads Pro-Am. So, I was like ‘OK.’”
Under the tutelage of Sanderlin, Woods grew as a coach beyond the X’s and O’s.
“He always had a basketball mind. He had a strong voice and was knowledgeable,” Sanderlin said. “But I think what I taught him was etiquette.”
Together, they helped lead the Bookers to a state title in 2006.
Sanderlin knew it was a matter of time before Woods would blossom as a coach.
“He always had the ability to want to get better,” he said. “He respected me and he listened. I knew when he flapped his wings, he was ready to fly.”
He then moved to Maury, where he learned under another legendary coach in Jack Baker.
He started as a junior varsity coach for three seasons before taking over the Commodores’ varsity girls program.
“Jermaine knew the game and related well to the kids,” Baker said. “He just needed to work on the finer points of the game, the politics of the game.”
Besides coaching at Maury, he also started the men’s program at Bryant & Stratton and coached the Boo Williams AAU 17U and the Under B Team, where 21 student-athletes earned scholarships in his three years as head coach.
That’s also where he met C.J. Clemons, who would become a lifelong friend.
The two knew each other from high school basketball. Clemons played at Salem, but they really got to know one another when they coached AAU together.
“We had some very good teams,” Clemons said. “That’s how we really got close.”
Clemons, like Woods, never thought about becoming a coach. He laughs now when he thinks about it.
But Clemons followed Woods at each position, first at Booker T. Washington, then Maury and Bryant & Stratton.
He’s now in his seventh season as an assistant coach on the Norfolk State men’s basketball staff.
Now he can’t imagine Woods not coaching.
“Once I first saw him coach, I knew he would have a bright future,” Clemons said. “He was looking like a veteran, even in his early years at Booker T. Washington. And he always had a high IQ as a player. It’s amazing to see how much he’s matured and developed over the years.
“Once he got into it, I knew he was going to take it to the highest level possible because he has a great basketball mind,” he added. “He’s a great motivator and can get the most out of his players.”
Woods is in his 10th season as a collegiate coach.
The one person who stuck by him the entire way is his wife, Natasha.
When they got married, she knew he loved basketball. And she was willing to follow him wherever he needed to go.
“He’s had my support 100 percent, even with the distance between us,” she said. “Just to watch him has been amazing. He’s never wavered from what his goal was. He’s always known what he’s wanted to do.”
But it’s included sacrifices.
That’s why early in his career, he made the decision to focus on his family, including pushing his wife to pursue her dreams in education.
“I decided I wouldn’t take a job that wouldn’t allow me to put my family first,” said Woods, who has four children, Jermaine Vaughan, 23, Nyjae, 17, Kerrington, 11, and Jeremiah Woods, 4. “I’m blessed to be able to fly home and see my family twice a week.”
And he makes the most of those trips from Baltimore to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where Natasha is principal at Paisley IB Magnet School.
“I haven’t had to take our son to the barber shop since he has been (at Coppin State),” she said, “and I can’t remember the last time I’ve had to put gas in my own car.”
The only thing left on Woods’ basketball bucket list is to become a head coach.
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When he thinks about getting an opportunity, he thinks back to what his mother, Dinese, told him.
“When I got into this business, she told me to be appreciative, but don’t expect anything,” he said. “That’s how she raised us as a single mom and that’s how I operate every day in this business.”
But he also knows he’s prepared for whenever that opportunity presents itself.
“It’s what I want and I know I’m ready,” he said. “I’ve been at every level and it’s prepared me for the opportunity.”
Larry Rubama, 757-446-2273, larry.rubama@pilotonline.com Follow @LHRubama on Twitter.
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Exit polls predict tough fight in Goa, indicate hung assembly
The multi-cornered contest in Goa could lead to a hung assembly verdict, exit polls predicted on Monday with some of them putting the BJP ahead but some also stating that Congress would the single-largest party close to the half-way mark.
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The multi-cornered contest in Goa could lead to a hung assembly verdict, exit polls predicted on Monday with some of them putting the BJP ahead but some also stating that Congress would the single-largest party close to the half-way mark. According to the ABP News-C Voter exit poll, the ruling BJP is likely to get 13-17 seats, Congress 12-16 seats and TMC 4-9 seats in the 40-seat Goa assembly where the majority mark is 21.
The India TV-Ground Zero Research survey predicted Congress and its allies could get 20-25 seats and the BJP 10-14 seats. The poll said that Trinamool Congress could get 3-5 seats. Times Now-VETO exit poll predicted Congress getting 16 seats and BJP 14 seats.
NewsX-Polstrat exit poll predicted 17-19 seats for BJP and 11-13 for Congress. India TV-CNX exit poll said BJP is likely to get 16-22 seats, Congress 11-17 seats and TMC 1-2 seats.
As per India Today- Axis My India, Congress is expected to bag 15-20 seats, BJP 14-18 seats and TMC to get 2-5 seats. According to Zee News-DESIGNBOXED, Congress is expected to garner 14-19 seats , BJP 13-18 seats and TMC 2-5 seats.
Jan Ki Baat exit poll predicted BJP to win 13-19 seats, Congress 14-19, AAP 3-5, MGP 1-2 and others 1-3. Congress had won 19 seats out of the 40 seats in the 2017 Assembly elections in the state, while the BJP had managed to win 14 seats. The Congress could not form government in the state.
Assembly elections in Goa were held on February 14. The counting of votes will take place on March 10. (ANI)
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Iran top nuclear envoy to return to Tehran for consultations -IRNA
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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani will return to Tehran on Monday for consultations, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Monday.
"Bagheri Kani tonight will return to Tehran for usual consultations. Expert level meetings will continue in Vienna," IRNA said.
Indirect talks between Iran and the United States, which started in April, have entered it final stage.
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India's exports share in GDP should rise to at least 20 pc to achieve a 5 trillion dollar economy: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the share of India's exports in the gross domestic product (GDP) should rise to at least 20 per cent for a five trillion dollar economy, adding that a strong Rupee would be good for exports.
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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the share of India's exports in the gross domestic product (GDP) should rise to at least 20 per cent for a five trillion dollar economy, adding that a strong Rupee would be good for exports. "If we want to be a five trillion dollar economy, our exports of Goods and Services will have to a trillion Dollars at least, - ideally 25 per cent, but at the very least 20 per cent. And why I said 25 per cent because we need to support our import of oil. And therefore our exports will have to really go up by leaps and bounds so that we can continue to finance our imports and strengthen the Rupee in the days to come," said Goyal, delivering the keynote address to the ASSOCHAM Annual Session on "The Great Reset: Reinforcing India's Global Positioning".
"I personally am not of the old school of thought (or) one section of industry or society or exporters which believe that a weak Rupee or a weak currency supports exports. I believe a strong currency reflects the strength of a nation and will always be good for exports, because India, at the end of the day, is a net importer of Goods. A strong currency supports the Indian economy," said Goyal, in his video conference address, throwing open the issue to the wider debate. Goyal said he is hopeful India's exports will touch 410 billion dollars in the current Financial Year.
"I am delighted that we are at 374 billion dollars until February 2022, i.e. 11 months of this (financial) year. So I do believe that irrespective of problems that we have in the northern parts of Asia-Europe, we are well on track not only to achieve 400 billion dollars, I am hoping closer to 410 (410Bn)," he said. Goyal called for the reorienting of economic laws to suit the changing needs of the time. "We will have to look at all of our traditional ways of working or doing business afresh," he said.
"There comes a time in the development journey of every country when the country redefines itself afresh and pushes forward with new resolutions. Today, that time has arrived in the development journey of India," said the Commerce minister, quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Goyal said the goal of 'Amrit Kaal' is to ascend to new heights of prosperity for India and the 135 crore citizens of India. Stating that the COVID-19 has presented us with a unique opportunity to attract global manufacturing giants as companies look to become resilient and diversify supply chains, Goyal said we just need to leverage our 'EDGE' to give us an Edge in the global competition-- Economies of Scale, Demographic Dividend, Good Governance and Encourage Innovation in Industry.
Goyal asks the industry to focus on the development of Aspirational districts and Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities so that these can emerge as future export hubs. The Union minister said the government is identifying focus areas based on our competitive advantage and comparative advantage. Union budget 2022 has reinforced our commitment to an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, he added. (ANI)
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Assam's Manas National Park witnesses sharp rise in tiger, rhino population
Assam's Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve has witnessed a sharp rise in the population of tigers and rhinos in recent times.
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Assam's Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve has witnessed a sharp rise in the population of tigers and rhinos in recent times. The park authority expects the tiger population in the national park will be more than 60 from 48 as per the 2021 census.
Babul Brahma, Deputy Ranger of Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve while speaking to ANI said, "The tiger population was recorded 10 in 2010 and it had increased to 30 in 2020." He added, "After the first tiger census conducted in Manas National Park in 2010, the Tiger Conservation Authority had said during their analysis that, tiger population in the park will be increased by double in 2020, but in 2020, the tiger population was increased to 30."
"In 2021 census, we had found 48 tigers in the park that means tiger population has increased by 18 within a year. This year's census is going on and it will be ended by this month and we have expected that the population will be increased to more than 60," Brahma said. Babul Brahma further said that Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve has a shared border with neighbouring country Bhutan.
"Bhutan has played a vital role in increasing tiger population in the national park. I had joined the park in 2003 and during that period the park was totally destroyed. But it has been gradually revived and I think in next 10-12 years, the park will be visible on its origin status," Brahma said. He further said that, apart from tigers, the rhino population has also increased in the park.
"In recent times, the park has received 5-6 rhino cubs. Rhino population has also been increasing in the park," Brahma said. In 2005, the Assam government took the decision of re-introducing rhinos in Manas National Park under the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) and the first rhino translocated to the park in 2006 which was brought from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park. (ANI)
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Plane 'escaped collision' due to the pilot's efficiency: Mamata Banerjee on flight facing mid-air turbulence while returning from Varanasi
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said another aircraft had come in front of her plane when she was returning to Kolkata from Varanasi and her plane 'escaped collision' due to the pilot's efficiency.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said another aircraft had come in front of her plane when she was returning to Kolkata from Varanasi and her plane 'escaped collision' due to the pilot's efficiency. "Plane escaped collision due to pilot's efficiency. The plane climbed down 8,000 ft when another plane came in front of my aircraft suddenly. Not received any report from ATC and DGCA so far", said Mamata Banerjee on her chartered flight running into turbulence.
The Bengal government sought a report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday after the CM's chartered flight experienced mid-air turbulence, injuring her back. "I suffered injuries on my back & chest. I still have pain", added the Bengal CM. Mamata alleges that while she was returning from Lucknow last week, just ahead of landing, her flight took a dip of 8000 ft, due to another flight on the same path. Banerjee was returning from Uttar Pradesh after campaigning for the Samajwadi Party.
CM Banerjee was on board a Dassault Falcon 2000, which is a 10.3-tonne lightweight plane with a capacity of carrying a maximum of 19 people, including two flight attendants. (ANI)
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European shares skid to near 1-year low on Russia oil ban prospects
European stocks ended off session lows on Monday, helped by a 4.3% rally in energy stocks as oil prices rose above $130 a barrel, but inflation fears amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict saw German and Italian shares confirm a bear market. London's commodity-heavy FTSE 100 lost the least, down 0.4% with oil majors BP Plc and Shell jumping 3.8% and 8%, respectively, as the U.S. and Western allies weigh a ban on importing Russian oil over its invasion of Ukraine which Moscow calls a "special operation".
European stocks ended off session lows on Monday, helped by a 4.3% rally in energy stocks as oil prices rose above $130 a barrel, but inflation fears amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict saw German and Italian shares confirm a bear market.
London's commodity-heavy FTSE 100 lost the least, down 0.4% with oil majors BP Plc and Shell jumping 3.8% and 8%, respectively, as the U.S. and Western allies weigh a ban on importing Russian oil over its invasion of Ukraine which Moscow calls a "special operation". Europe's largest economy, Germany, is not currently planning to stop importing Russian oil, gas and coal but is keeping the option open, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday.
"Germany is one of those European economies who is going to get a severe hit if the allies and the U.S. impose sanctions on Russian oil," said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote. "We are already at skyrocketing inflation... We could see a situation where we have a high inflation and high unemployment and a weakened global growth. A stagflation is, unfortunately, a very highly likely scenario."
The pan-European STOXX 600 index cut losses of around 3% to close at a near one-year low, down 1.1%. Banking and auto stocks led declines. The German DAX and Italy's MIB have shed more than 20% from their record closing highs on Jan. 5, confirming bear market levels. The indexes were down 2.0% and 1.4% respectively for the day.
"We were expecting European stocks to outperform their U.S. peers (this year). But, right now, with the war at Germany's doorstep, it's not going to be the case anymore." The euro-zone bank index tumbled 4.1% to a 13-month low ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later this week, with mixed views about how the central bank will respond to the potential economic impact of the Ukraine conflict.
Shares in UniCredit, Raiffeisen and Societe Generale, among banks exposed to Russia, all fell between 4.2% and 5.7%. Russia supplies accounted for 17% of global natural gas consumption, 40% of Western European consumption as of 2021, according to a Goldman Sachs note.
Italian steel pipe maker Tenaris surged 13.0%. With Russian steel exports expected to lose access to the European market, Jefferies sees a market opportunity for established producers like Tenaris and France's Vallourec of about $200 million.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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The price of regular gasoline broke $4 per gallon on average across the U.S. and Connecticut for the first time since 2008, and local motorists are feeling the pressure at the pump.
“They are ridiculous,” Vernon resident Keiaira Clark said of gas prices while filling up this morning at the Big Y Express station on Route 83 in Manchester.
“It definitely hurts my pockets,” she said after paying $30 for 7.4 gallons of gas.
Ana Leon, a student at the University of Connecticut, said she wishes she had more expendable cash for leisure and travel, but said that money is now going more toward her commute to school.
With the lease on her current vehicle set to expire soon, “I’m strongly considering an electric vehicle” because of the increase in fuel prices, she said.
Ronaldo Schug, a Manchester resident who relies on his truck for his business, said he “almost has to work for free” because of the escalating cost of diesel fuel.
He was at a loss when asked why he feels prices are increasing so much so quickly, or what is to blame.
During the first full week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of regular gas rose by almost 41 cents, according to the AAA motor club.
That represents the second largest jump in average national prices in a week, GasBuddy reported.
“As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to evolve and we head into a season where gas prices typically increase, Americans should prepare to pay more for gas than they ever have before,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said in a statement.
The all-time high for national average gasoline prices was set in July 17, 2008, at $4.10 per gallon.
AAA noted that gas prices saw an historic single-day increase on Friday, with the national average of $3.83 at the time increasing 26 cents from the previous week.
Connecticut crossed the $4-per-gallon mark on Saturday, with the statewide average sitting today at $4.28, an increase of 7 cents overnight, up 56 cents in the past week, and 71 cents over the past month, AAA said today.
Today’s average price is $1.49 higher than a year ago, according to AAA.
Data from the Energy Information Administration last week showed that the domestic gasoline supply decreased while demand increased.
The global supply chain, still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, has been further impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, AAA said.
“The effects of Russia invading Ukraine, coupled with tight worldwide oil supplies and increased demand, continue to impact the upward climb of crud oil, and in turn, gas prices,” Tracy Noble, spokeswoman for AAA in Greater Hartford, said. “Motorists are feeling the pain at the pump and we’re months away from the start of the peak summer driving season. Although speculation can run awry, economic indicators continue to point to higher crude oil and gasoline prices for the remainder of winter and into spring.”
In response to the increase in prices, Attorney General William Tong today announced additional consumer protections against price gouging through April 2.
“Gas prices fluctuate constantly, and price changes and prices increases are normal,” he said. “But what we have seen this past week is not typical, and we can expect even more volatility due to the unprovoked and unconscionable Russian invasion of Ukraine.”
Tong said the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection notified his office of “an abnormal market disruption,” leading to more consumer protections.
“Overcharging consumers is unacceptable at any time, but during this abnormal market disruption it is illegal,” Tong said. “If you see anyone charging excessive gas prices, I want to know. We will investigate every report and will take strong action against anyone taking advantage of Connecticut consumers during this international crisis.”
DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes said that her agency is working closely with the attorney general’s office and the Department of Consumer Protection to protect consumers from price gouging.
This story includes Associated Press reporting, as well as reporting by JI Staff Writer Susan Danseyar.
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Lymphatic disorder may cause stillbirth, chronic disease in affected children, finds study
In a breakthrough discovery, South Australian researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for a lymphatic disorder that may be responsible for causing stillbirth or severe, chronic disease in affected children.
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In a breakthrough discovery, South Australian researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for a lymphatic disorder that may be responsible for causing stillbirth or severe, chronic disease in affected children. The findings were published in the journal 'Science Translational Medicine'.
An anomaly in the development of lymphatic vessels in unborn children, leading to fluid accumulating in the heart, lungs, and other organs, was uncovered by the scientists from the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) based at the University of South Australia (UniSA) and SA Pathology. CCB Director Professor Natasha Harvey said a genetic study of six families affected by stillbirth or lymphoedema revealed the link between a mutated protein-coding gene called MDFIC and fluid accumulation in vital organs and tissues.
This demonstrated that MFDIC is important for controlling the growth and development of the lymphatic vessels in the foetus for the first time. "The lymphatic system is a network of vessels (pipes) and nodes (filters and control centres) important for maintaining fluid balance in our tissues and transporting infection-fighting white blood cells throughout our bodies," Prof Harvey said.
"We determined that MDFIC controls cell migration, an important early event during the formation of the lymphatic vessel valves. The genetic variants we have found in our study reveal a crucial, previously unrecognized role for MDFIC in the lymphatic vasculature." "If the lymphatic valves don't form properly, lymph fluid accumulates in critical organs such as the heart and lungs, causing major respiratory problems that may eventuate in stillbirth or chronic disease."
An SA Pathology research team headed by Professor Hamish Scott initially found the genetic link in an Australian family. Their international colleagues in Belgium, Germany, and the US reported variants in the same gene, MDFIC, in several patients with the same lymphatic disorder. Prof Harvey said, the disorder, known as the central conducting lymphatic anomaly (CCLA), is one of a group of severe lymphatic disorders and may result in stillbirth, or severe chronic disease in affected children.
Few effective treatments are available but with continued identification of the genetic causes of CCLAs, Prof Harvey says the next step is to develop new therapeutic drugs to combat the disease. "There are existing drugs that may be used to treat these disorders, but we need to make sure that the signalling pathway that's treated by those drugs is the same pathway that is affected in our patients.
"This project is about the power of collaboration at a local level, national level, and international level, so that's been really important. Science is done in teams and we have great research teams here in Adelaide at the Centre for Cancer Biology. Our Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows have been integral to this work. They have really driven it and we're delighted to be working with such a group of talented people." (ANI)
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COVENTRY — Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many schools with aging ventilation systems have struggled to remove virus-carrying particles from the air. The University of Connecticut School of Nursing has devised an innovative solution, however, that was being installed today in Coventry schools.
Some 150 do-it-yourself air purifiers, known as Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes, built by university students on the Storrs campus over the weekend, were donated to Coventry schools to help them properly ventilate indoor spaces. The purifiers are built from commonly found materials, such as a box fan, air filters, cardboard, and duct tape, said Mikala Kane, UConn School of Nursing spokeswoman.
“I was pretty excited to have this opportunity come this way,” Coventry Superintendent David Petrone said last week. “It’s no secret that our (ventilation) systems are on the older side of things.” There’s no cost to the town for the air purifiers, which come as a result of a partnership between the school district and the university started seven years ago, he added.
“This is a very simple unit that costs about $60 that students, adults, teachers and even our students here at UConn can make, using just these simple materials,” said Marina Creed, a nurse practitioner with UConn Health who spearheaded the initiative with Michelle Cole, an associate clinical professor with the university’s School of Nursing.
“Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes provide immediate relief to improve indoor air quality, the benefits of which not only impact COVID-19 but also pollen, mold, dust and other indoor allergens that can negatively impact school performance and lead to missed school days,” Creed said during a Saturday event where UConn students assembled 100 of the air purifiers for Coventry schools. Some of the purifiers have already been given to the schools, and the final delivery will be made today.
Kane said the boxes could remove up to 90% of virus carrying aerosols, dust and allergens from the air. Each box can last up to six months before filters need to be replaced.
The cubed boxes have air filters on four sides, cardboard on the bottom, and a box fan on top that is covered with cardboard with a hole cut out of the middle. It is sealed completely with duct tape to create “negative pressure,” Creed said.
“When you turn the fan on, the air has nowhere to go except through the filters to be discharged through the top of the fan,” Creed said, adding that this construction allows for “extremely high performance."
“It reminds me of science projects I used to do as a child, but instead of taking it home for mom and dad to see, when you’re done with it, you can plug it into the wall and it actually serves a purpose. It cleans the air immediately upon turning it on,” she said.
Petrone said that the boxes would be placed in “every space occupied by students,” including classrooms and cafeterias. The hope is that the filters can help protect students and staff for months.
“We’re excited just to have another mitigation strategy,” Petrone added.
Jennifer DeRagon, George Hersey Robertson School principal, said last week that teachers “greatly appreciate” that the boxes run quietly in their classrooms all day. UConn students personalized each unit with their names and unique designs, giving local students “a sense of authentic innovation to solve real world problems using the engineering and design process.”
Captain Nathan Hale Middle School Principal Dena DeJulius said last week that teachers there plan to use the purifiers “as a lesson for our students in using creativity to help others.”
Town Councilman Matthew Kyer, who also works as the Library Media Center specialist in Coventry Grammar School, said last week that the partnership between Coventry schools and UConn is “just amazing” and that the purifiers are very quiet and non-intrusive.
“They’re just very much appreciated,” Kyer added.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week that he is proposing legislation to establish a grant program that would fund improvements to school air flow systems, using $90 million in federal pandemic relief funds the state received last year. Municipalities would have to provide matching grants under the plan.
“One thing the COVID-19 pandemic exposed is that many school buildings in our state, particularly those that are of a certain age, are in serious need of air quality improvements,” Lamont said last week in a prepared statement. “Some people may erroneously think that heating and cooling systems are only about temperature control, but modernized ventilation systems provide an important public health function that filtrate the air and reduce airborne contaminants, including particles containing viruses.”
Digital Editor Emily Perron contributed to this story.
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Protect unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine: UN agency chiefs
Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine must be protected, two senior UN officials said in a joint statement on Monday.
Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, alongside the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged countries taking in displaced Ukrainians to ensure these youngsters are immediately identified and registered.
"Children without parental care are at a heightened risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. When these children are moved across borders, the risks are multiplied."@unicefchief and @FilippoGrandi on the situation for children fleeing escalating conflict in #Ukraine.
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) March 7, 2022
Young lives at risk
“Children without parental care are at a heightened risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. When these children are moved across borders, the risks are multiplied. The risk of trafficking also soars in emergencies,” they said.
More than 1.7 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian offensive nearly two weeks ago, according to data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which Mr. Grandi heads.
The majority, more than one million, have gone to Poland, while others have headed to Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and beyond.
Hundreds of thousands of children are among the refugees, including many who are unaccompanied or who have been separated from their parents or family members.
Expand emergency care
The UN agency chiefs said countries should offer safe spaces for children and families immediately following border crossings, and these sites should be linked to national child protection systems.
Given the current situation, the capacity of emergency care arrangements should also be expanded, they added. Screened caregivers should be in place, along with other services critical for protecting children, as well as mechanisms for family tracing and reunification.
Family reunification critical
“For children who have been displaced across borders without their families, temporary foster or other community-based care through a government system offers critical protection,” they said.
“Adoption should not occur during or immediately after emergencies. Every effort should be made to reunify children with their families, when possible, if such reunification is in their best interest.”
Meanwhile, nearly 100,000 children in Ukraine, half of them with disabilities, are living in institutional care and boarding schools. Many of these children have living relatives or legal guardians.
Protect children's interests
With reports of institutions seeking to move children to safety in neighbouring countries or beyond, the UN agency chiefs underscored the critical need to ensure measures are taken in the best interest of the children, and that their parents or other persons responsible for them have granted consent.
“Under no circumstances should families be separated as a result of relocation or evacuation movements,” they said.
Evacuation of children in institutions in Ukraine must be done in line with instructions by national authorities, they added.
All movements across borders must be immediately reported to the competent authorities in the country and neighbouring States. Children should also be evacuated with their identification and case files, as far as possible.
While grateful for the solidarity and readiness shown by countries, the UN officials stressed that unaccompanied and separated children are particularly vulnerable.
Therefore, their immediate needs and safety must be prioritized in the short term while medium to long term solutions are identified.
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ENFIELD — Despite scores of neighbors opposing it, Winstanley Enterprises’ massive distribution center planned for 35 Bacon Road received unanimous approval Thursday from the Planning and Zoning, although Chairman Lewis Fiore shared that it was one of the hardest decisions he’s made as an elected official.
“Over my years of service to this town — which have been many — I have had to make some difficult decisions,” he said at the PZC meeting held in Town Hall. “I can say with confidence this is one of the toughest decisions I have ever had to make.”
The one-story 819,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution center to be built on farmland between Crescent and Shaker Pines lakes, will have two tenant spaces — one occupying 318,000 square feet, the other 501,000 square feet. The project also includes parking, loading docks, and trailer parking at the rear of the existing Winstanley Logistics Center at 25 Bacon Road.
Members of Save The Lakes Enfield, a group of more than 400 residents who live in the area and oppose the center being built on Bacon Road, have spoken out against it during public hearings held before the PZC as well as the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency.
And even through the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency approved a wetlands permit for the project last month before it moved on to the PZC, a handful of residents on Feb. 16 filed an appeal in Hartford Superior Court seeking reversal of that decision.
Concerns voiced by residents have included water runoff and the potential for flooding homes on the lakes and other areas of town; impact on traffic; road safety, and a likely increase in accidents that will further tax police and firefighters and endanger citizens; noise, light, air, and water pollution; considerable tree removal; displacement of wildlife; road degradation; and declining home values.
The group hired Steven Trinkaus, owner and principal of Trinkaus Engineering LLC of Southbury, to review Winstanley’s site plan. In Trinkaus’ report, he outlined his concerns about the project’s storm water management, which he said is not in compliance with requirements found in the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s 2004 storm water quality manual.
Before the PZC vote on Thursday, members questioned Winstanley representatives about various aspects of the project concerning sound mitigation, entrances to the facility for the Fire Department’s emergency use, vegetation buffers, lighting, sidewalks on the property, soil contamination tests, maintenance for berms, and traffic islands.
Before approving the site plan, the commission set more than 30 conditions including that Winstanley must install islands on entrances to 25 and 35 Bacon Road, submit a storm water management plan, refrain from using contaminants, and come up with a planting plan for the Cottage Road berm. Winstanley representatives agreed to the conditions.
PZC member Frank Alaimo said he lives in the North Maple Street area and approved Winstanley’s site plan for a distribution center, currently under construction, in that neighborhood when it came up for review before the PZC.
“We represent you but also the entire community and we need to follow our charge here,” he said to the residents who attended the meeting. “We have to stay within the statutes and within the laws.
Alaimo said it seems to him Winstanley is a very cooperative company and is willing to make changes.
“The community can be sure the property will be well maintained and safe,” he said.
Just before the vote, Fiore said he knows the lake community that will be most affected by the project very well.
“I know that you take pride in your neighborhood and want what’s best for your family’s quality of life,” he said. “That was clearly evident throughout this process and I do truly appreciate that.”
What was before this commission was the applicants’ site plan review of a permitted use, he said.
“Unfortunately, by law, our hands are tied as to what can be considered and what we can factor into any decision,” he said.
With a site plan review, as long as the proposal complies with existing zoning regulations and is a proper use, the commission must approve it, Fiore said.
“Had this been a special use permit or a zoning change request, we would have had much more leeway regarding the requirements,” Fiore said. “If that were the case, my vote might have been very different. But unfortunately, my hands are tied by decisions made back in the mid ’70s when these parcels were zoned or re-zoned to Industrial use.”
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Most people seem to like Governor Lamont's proposal to reduce from 45 to 29 mills the state's limit on municipal property taxes on cars and to have state government reimburse the revenue lost by municipalities that have car tax rates above 29 mills. The proposal supposedly would save people a lot of money.
But there's not really any money to be saved here. For the car tax reimbursements would cost state government $160 million per year, so what people gained in one pocket they would lose from another -- losing whatever else state government could do for them with that $160 million.
People who own homes or rent apartments but don't own cars -- many city residents -- might prefer that $160 million to be spent reimbursing residential property taxes, not car taxes.
Poor people might prefer that $160 million to be spent on improving their state medical insurance.
Retail merchants might like the money spent to reduce the sales tax.
Many people might prefer using the money to reduce their state income tax.
Government employees might prefer that $160 million to be spent on their raises and pensions. And so on.
The more serious argument for the cap on car taxes is not savings at all but rearranging Connecticut's tax burden, shifting it a little from municipal governments, which can raise substantial revenue only from their property tax, to state government, which has many ways of raising revenue, and from the poor to the better-off.
The car tax is said to be terribly regressive -- that is, falling more heavily on poor people. But this is exaggerated. Car taxes are light on old clunkers and heavy on new and expensive cars.
More than burdensome, car taxes are simply annoying. Unlike the property tax on residential and business property, which for many people is built into monthly mortgage payments, for most people car tax bills, though predictable, show up unexpectedly in the mail, since few people escrow funds for them.
But the car tax capping proposal raises an interesting question: If Connecticut can limit property taxes on cars, why can't the state cap municipal property taxes generally, as some other states have done?
The car tax cap has been proposed only because state government is flush with emergency money from the federal government. Sustaining the cap for more than a year or two will require big appropriations when that federal money is gone.
Capping property taxes not just on cars but on everything else would require huge new state government appropriations for municipal government revenue reimbursements, and maybe extensive regulations on how municipalities could spend the state money. Or else it would require unprecedented restraint on municipal spending, most of which goes for municipal government employees, whose unions are usually the most politically influential group in any town.
So the car tax cap may prove to be no more than a gubernatorial election-year gimmick and then be raised or allowed to expire once the governor and legislators are re-elected, imagining that they can propose the cap again four years hence on the eve of the next gubernatorial election.
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WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY?: A rookie state trooper caught shoplifting at a gun store in Newington last year will suffer only a 10-day suspension and a transfer from the Hartford barracks to the barracks in Danielson, according to the Connecticut Examiner.
Meanwhile a state police spokesman acknowledges that the department's investigation into a trooper's retirement party at a brew pub in Oxford 2½ years ago has concluded without more discipline than the light punishment imposed on a sergeant who drove away drunk in his state car and caused a serious crash.
Other troopers were said to have been drinking at the party and to have driven away in state cars, contrary to regulations. But the department concluded that it could not prove such misconduct -- after long seeming not to want to investigate it seriously enough to prove it.
Democratic state legislators act as if police accountability involves only mistreatment of minority groups. Republican legislators don't want to press the accountability issue at all. This is leaving plenty of room for misconduct.
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1,207 casualties recorded in Ukraine since beginning of Russia's armed attack: UN Human Rights
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Ukraine has recorded 1,207 civilian casualties, including 406 killed and 801 injured people, since Russia's military operation began in the Eastern European country.
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The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Ukraine has recorded 1,207 civilian casualties, including 406 killed and 801 injured people, since Russia's military operation began in the Eastern European country. As per an official statement from the OHCHR, 1,207 civilian casualties have been reported in Ukraine from when Russia began its armed attack on February 24 till Sunday (local time).
As per OHCHR, the real figures are considerably higher as the receipt of information from some locations where intense hostilities have been going on has been delayed and many reports are still pending corroboration. Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine on February 24, three days after Moscow recognized Ukraine's breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics.
Meanwhile, the third round of negotiations between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia began on Monday, informed the Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The two countries will discuss political, humanitarian aspects and a military settlement during the third round of talks, Sputnik reported citing the head of the Russian delegation, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. (ANI)
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Inflation has many causes. In traditional economics the prime determinant is the theory of the excess of demand over supply. We are seeing this today as the cost of gasoline soars to new heights.
Another factor, according to monetarist economics, is the money supply expands too much and too quickly, causing inflation. However, a third reason often ignored by pro-business economists and politicians is the result of oligopolistic positions in certain industries. A prime example is the international oil cartel, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, which has restricted the supply of oil into the international marketplace, merrily forcing prices up to their benefit.
Our ability to compete in the marketplace with the cartel is hampered by anti-fracking positions resulting from anti-climate change pressure on Washington.
Another area of oligopolistic control is felt every day at the meat counter where four major suppliers, led by a Brazilian company, have forced cattle raisers to sell their product at low prices while they raise their prices at the wholesale level. Their profits are enormous.
What can be done to control inflation? Much! But it will take leadership from Washington to do so. Up until now, we have seen little action but some words.
It’s not enough.
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Russia approves list of 'unfriendly' countries and territories, US, UK included
Russian government approved a list of countries and territories that are 'unfriendly' with Russia and has imposed sanctions against the country after the start of a special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.
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Russian government approved a list of countries and territories that are 'unfriendly' with Russia and has imposed sanctions against the country after the start of a special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The list includes the United States and Canada, the EU states, the UK (including Jersey, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar), Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, and also Japan, South Korea, Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan, reported TASS News Agency.
The government noted that according to this decree, Russian citizens and companies, the state itself, its regions and municipalities that have foreign exchange obligations to foreign creditors from the list of unfriendly countries will be able to pay them in rubles. The new temporary procedure applies to payments exceeding 10 million rubles per month (or a similar amount in foreign currency). (ANI)
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EAST HARTFORD — Kevin Munson, who was serving as the town’s interim fire chief for the last three months, has been promoted to fire chief, effective March 2.
Munson said Friday afternoon that he was honored to follow in the footsteps of former Fire Chief John Oates, who after 13 years retired from the local department in December and took a new position as CEO of the International Public Safety Institute, based in Washington, D.C.
“I was fortunate enough to mentor under a fire chief that did it at a very high level,” Munson said last week.
Mayor Mike Walsh said Friday that Munson’s annual salary would be $150,000.
Walsh said Munson’s experience includes five years as a firefighter in Southington and 20 years in West Hartford, where he was a battalion fire chief. He came to East Hartford in 2018 to become assistant fire chief. Munson has also taught at the Connecticut Fire Academy in Windsor Locks.
“Kevin is a professional. He’s got a career track record in the firefighting services,” Walsh said.
Walsh said the town cast a wide net during the hiring process, pulling 19 external applicants from across the country.
He said the five-person panel tasked with finding a new chief, which included New Britain Fire Chief Raul Ortiz, East Hartford firefighter and union president Joel Custer and current and former town administrative staff, was in full agreement on choosing Munson.
“Kevin is a known commodity … I had the opportunity on Wednesday to announce his selection to the East Hartford Fire Department at Station 5, and he was soundly applauded and received,” Walsh said.
Munson said one area he would look to improve in the fire department is “human capital development,” through mentorship and education opportunities for fire department staff.
Munson said his ultimate vision with the additional training is to both decentralize decision-making by giving more firefighters the tools to make those decisions and create future leaders within the department.
“The highest compliment you can pay your organization is to not be missed when you leave,” Munson said.
Munson said with the department’s new records management division, a focus on stronger data collection would allow the department to make data based decisions and measure performance in a more detailed way.
Munson said his idea is to report dollars saved by the department’s intervention, as opposed to the current system of reporting dollars lost from personal property damage.
“We’re gonna package it up a little bit better so we can report to the town exactly what their fire department’s value is,” Munson said, adding that the continued support from the Town Council has allowed the department to remain highly effective.
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Ukrainian forces have retaken control of Mykolaiv airport, says regional governor
Ukrainian forces have retaken control of Mykolaiv airport, local media reported citing Mykolaiv governor Vitaliy Kim.
- Country:
- Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have retaken control of Mykolaiv airport, local media reported citing Mykolaiv governor Vitaliy Kim. "Ukrainian forces have retaken Mykolaiv airport, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim," tweeted The Kyiv Independent, a Ukraine media outlet.
Earlier, Kim had said that the Russian forces had taken control of Mykolaiv international airport. Meanwhile, the third round of negotiations between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia began on Monday, informed the Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
The two countries will discuss political, humanitarian aspects and a military settlement during the third round of talks, Sputnik reported citing the head of the Russian delegation, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. Notably, Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine on February 24, three days after Moscow recognized Ukraine's breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics followed by the announcement of a "special military operation" to "demilitarize" and "denazify" Ukraine. (ANI)
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| 2022-03-07T18:13:56
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EAST HARTFORD — A fire on Burnside Avenue Thursday led to the town discovering violations that required the building to be evacuated for repair.
Fire Chief Kevin Munson said Friday afternoon that 14 people were displaced following the fire, but not directly because of the fire.
Munson said firefighters responded to a small mattress fire on the third floor of a multi-family home on Burnside Avenue. The fire was put out quickly, and the building suffered no significant damage.
Munson said that after the fire was put out, it was discovered that elements of the building required repair due to prior issues with Building Department compliance.
Munson said the fire is currently under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.
In a press release, the Red Cross wrote Thursday afternoon that they are assisting 14 individuals across three families following the fire.
— Joseph Villanova
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| 2022-03-07T18:13:59
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Russia mounting resources to 'encircle' city of Dnipro in central Ukraine
Russia is planning to "encircle" the city of Dnipro in central Kyiv, according to a Ukrainian security official.
- Country:
- Ukraine
Russia is planning to "encircle" the city of Dnipro in central Kyiv, according to a Ukrainian security official. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said in a Facebook post on Sunday, "The enemy does not give up hopes to seize Kyiv and mounts resources to encircle Dnipro," adding that Russia's plan was to "encircle the major cities, exsanguinate the Ukrainian Armed Forces and create a situation of humanitarian catastrophe for civilians."
"The Russian occupation forces command is shifting its focus to the South, trying to deprive Ukraine of access to the Black and Azov Seas, which, in their opinion, will create conditions for economic suppression of the Ukrainian Resistance," the post from Danilov read. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He briefed the Prime Minister in detail about the conflict situation and the ongoing negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
PM Modi expressed deep concern about the ongoing conflict and resultant humanitarian crisis. Prime Minister reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of violence and noted that India has always stood for peaceful resolution of issues and direct dialogue between the two parties. "Informed Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi about Ukraine countering Russian aggression. India appreciates the assistance to its citizens during the war and commitment to direct peaceful dialogue at the highest level. Grateful for the support of the Ukrainian people. #StopRussia," tweeted Zelenskyy.
The Ukrainian President also held talks with Charles Michel, President of the European Council and discussed the threat to nuclear facilities, shelling of civilian and critical infrastructure by Russia. "Held regular talks with @eucopresident. Discussed the threat to nuclear facilities, shelling of civilian and critical infrastructure. We have to stop this. Raised the issue of Ukraine's membership in the #EU. The people of Ukraine deserve this. #StopRussia," tweeted Zelenskyy.
Earlier, the Ukrainian President discussed with Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi the course of countering the aggression. "Discussed with Italy's Prime Minister #MarioDraghi the course of countering the aggression. Informed about the crimes of Russia against civilians, about nuclear terrorism. Raised the issue of support for Ukraine & consideration of our application for membership in the European Union. #StopRussia," tweeted Zelenskyy.
This comes against the backdrop of Russian forces launching military operations in Ukraine on February 24, three days after Moscow recognized Ukraine's breakaway regions - Donetsk and Luhansk - as independent entities. Several countries including the UK, the US, Canada, and the European Union have condemned Russia's military operations in Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Moscow. These countries have also promised Ukraine to help with military aid to fight Russia.
The US, Canada and European allies agreed to remove key Russian banks from the interbank messaging system, SWIFT which means Russian banks won't be able to communicate securely with banks beyond Russia's borders. President Putin has also signed a decree on special economic measures against the US and its allies. (ANI)
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| 2022-03-07T18:14:03
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VERNON — A missing mother and her two children are safe and have been found in Virginia, police reported today.
Police said they located Anjaknie Roundtree, 36, and her two children, Tykeese Palmer, 4-years-old, and Chloe Palmer, 2-years-old, around 9 p.m. Sunday.
Roundtree contacted police after learning that a Silver Alert had been issued when they were reported missing from their Vernon home.
All three were found safe and the social welfare departments for children and families in both Connecticut and Virginia were coordinating to provide assistance.
Roundtree and her children were reported missing March 3. She was last seen March 1 in the area of Grove Street in Vernon seeking a ride to a Manchester hotel, police said. The family left Vernon on foot, as Roundtree does not have a vehicle. She went to Virginia earlier in search of employment, police said.
— Deidre Montague
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Geneva: Exhibition in front of UN highlights genocide of Baloch in Pakistan
The Baloch Voice Association in coordination with Voice for Baloch Missing Persons and Baloch Peoples Congress started a three-day Banner and Poster Exhibition at Broken Chair in front of the United Nations office in Geneva.
- Country:
- Switzerland
The Baloch Voice Association in coordination with Voice for Baloch Missing Persons and Baloch Peoples Congress started a three-day Banner and Poster Exhibition at Broken Chair in front of the United Nations office in Geneva. The exhibition is being held during the 49th UN Human Rights Council Session.
The aim of the exhibition is to present to the world, particularly UN member states and UN bodies, how Pakistan is systematically disappearing the people in Balochistan. "The Pakistani forces are systematically disappearing the Baloch people from their houses, from towns, streets, villages, from schools, colleges, workplaces. This has become an everyday practice", said Munir Mengal, President of Baloch Voice Association.
He added, "Pakistani agencies keep them incommunicado for months and for years. From time to time, the Pakistani forces throw the tortured mutilated dead bodies of the persons in street, on roadsides, and even in deserts. This practice is being done with impunity." Munir said that the Pakistani judiciary is irrelevant in regards to the issue of the enforced disappearance of Baloch people. Mostly the police do not register FIR in cases, and even if they do, the judiciary does not take up cases, he said.
At this exhibition, the organisers presented data on missing people, age and gender bifurcation on charts to show the world the trend of enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Many media organizations have reported Balochistan as "land of disappearances". "That is the worst kind of colonization the people in Balochistan are facing," said Munir.
The exhibition will conclude on March 9 when the organisers will submit a declaration to the UN Human Rights Council president, UN Secretary-General and UN treaty bodies. (ANI)
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| 2022-03-07T18:14:11
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