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ubet63 link register The choice of a policy adviser for artificial intelligence (AI) in the next Trump administration has sparked widespread debate online over the H-1B visa program, which conservatives are calling out as “abusive” and designed precisely to undercut wages of white-collar Americans. “Sriram Krishnan will serve as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy,” President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social this week: Working closely with David Sacks, Sriram will focus on ensuring continued American leadership in A.I., and help shape and coordinate A.I. policy across Government, including working with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Sriram started his career at Microsoft as a founding member of Windows Azure. [Emphasis added] Krishnan’s appointment has sparked a widespread online debate over the H-1B visa program and employment-based green cards. For years, Breitbart News has chronicled the abuses against white-collar American professionals as a result of the H-1B visa program. There are about 650,000 H-1B visa foreign workers in the U.S. at any given moment. Americans are often laid off in the process and forced to train their foreign replacements, as highlighted by Breitbart News. One such major effort that Krishnan has backed is a green card giveaway, primarily to Indian nationals, where country caps for employment-based green cards would be eliminated. As a result, tech corporations would be massively rewarded for having imported mostly Indian nationals on H-1B visas to take white-collar American jobs. The push to end country caps has failed over and over again in Congress. Last month, in response to billionaire Elon Musk’s X post regarding the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Krishnan replied that “anything to remove country caps for green cards / unlock skilled immigration would be huge.” In a clip from Krishnan’s podcast, he is seen laughing as a guest suggests that Indian nationals ought to “just get married to a U.S. citizen, just make that happen” to secure green cards. Vivek Ramaswamy chimed in on the debate, suggesting that American companies like hiring foreign visa workers over college-educated Americans because “American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long...” In March Ramaswamy appeared on Krishnan’s podcast where he said legal immigration ought to center on filling “labor gaps” and “skills gaps.” “The sole objective of U.S. immigration policy should be to advance the interests of the U.S. citizens who are already here ... against that backdrop, what immigration policy makes sense?” Ramaswamy said: Great. Now, it becomes easy to implement — Where do we have labor gaps? Where do we have skills gaps? Where do we have people who can add to the productivity of the United States? People who bring a civic love of this country combined with skills and a work ethic and perhaps money and investment to be able to make that happen? That, I think, sets us up for a more rational path here. [Emphasis added] Conservatives and other dissenters online have fought back on the issue for days now. “The H-1B visa program is loved by tech companies because it helps hold down salaries of ultra high paid engineering jobs and foreign workers on these visas are way less likely to unionize or agitate for better work conditions,” journalist Lee Fang posted. “Both parties enable the abuse of the program.” Mike Cernovich and others have used online databases to debunk claims that the H-1B visa program brings only the “best and brightest” of geniuses to the United States to take jobs: As part of the online debate, many X users are reposting a Breitbart News interview with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance from 2022 when he was running for the open U.S. Senate seat for Ohio. In the interview, Vance made clear that Congress ought to prioritize overhauling the H-1B visa program to prevent corporations from enacting an outsourcing-offshoring scheme where Americans are laid off, forced to train their foreign replacements, and then those jobs eventually sent to countries like India altogether. “Generally speaking, a lot of the H-1B abuse we see is in the interests of the people hiring the [foreign visa] worker, who can undercut the wages of Americans, but is it in the interest of the 700 Ohioans who lost their jobs? Absolutely not,” Vance told Breitbart News at the time. “This is one of these issues where you actually need public policy to solve this problem because they’re taking advantage of a visa system that’s meant to ensure that American companies have the workers that they need — it’s not meant to undercut the wages of American workers in this country,” Vance said. “Unfortunately, that’s what the H-1B visa is just being used to do right now.” John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here .

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Surveillance video shows the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a bicycle near West 85th Street in Manhattan after the killing. (Credit: Orwell Management) The speculation regarding the shooting of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson continues to run rampant. While this can be interesting, the truth is that the on-the-ground investigation will be far more prosaic than glamorous. For today’s detectives, serious crime investigation marries grinding "shoe leather" work to data-driven digital forensics. It can be a daunting amount of information. As such, let’s look at some hard data points that are likely jumping-off points for investigators who have to play the percentages (and some that are not): 1. ‘Hitmen for hire,’ in the commonly perceived sense, don’t really exist The idea that someone off the street can walk into a social club or call-a-guy-who-knows-a-guy who kills for a living is essentially a myth – I cannot recall one in my experience. That said, murders-for-hire do exist (i.e, an associate who is not a "professional" is willing to hire on). UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO ASSASSIN LEFT MESSAGE BEHIND TO 'MAKE A STATEMENT' OR 'THROW OFF POLICE': DETECTIVES But the speculation as to whether the shooter was a "professional" or not is beside the point – the police don’t care. What they care about now are hard data points that can identify the shooter. The professional status of the killer is, at best, a flourish if the case reaches trial. Surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows the alleged suspect wanted for the shooting death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. (NYPD) 2. The timeline is key Currently – and this is unsurprising – the tip line regarding the case is blowing up. But what detectives are most focused on are the indicators they can depend on, like: How did the shooter know that Thompson would show up for an 8:00 a.m. conference at 6:40 a.m.? Did the shooter have some access to Thompson’s schedule or movements? Recall that the shooter apparently "posted up" near the shooting location just minutes before the shooting. Was there an accomplice surveilling Thompson as he left his nearby hotel? Is that who the shooter was on the phone with, in the still photo NYPD released? And further to that question... 3. How did the shooter so instantly recognize Thompson? The shooter was along the building line across the street when Thompson came up the block. Video shows the shooter apparently recognizing Thompson from what must be at least 60 feet, in twilight, early-morning conditions. Again: How did he know Thompson was coming? Thompson was of a fairly commonplace build and appearance. How was he so sure this was his intended target? Particularly since he approaches Thompson from behind? It doesn’t seem likely that this could be done from a reference photo. One thing we can conclude: Thompson was the target – the messages on the shell casings left at the scene, whether a false flag or not, confirm this. 4. Digital data will be key The police reportedly recovered a phone in the alleyway "cut-through" that the shooter fled through from West 54th to West 55th Street. Was the shooter really that careless? If he was – and he did indeed make the phone call indicated by the still photo – this is crucial information. Legal processes will allow for search warrants to obtain the digital information to indicate who that call was to and the number it originated from (even if it was a disposable phone). While that may not lead to the shooter’s name, it could lead to all his activity on the burner phone – and to associates of the shooter who will almost certainly reveal his identity, either through interviews or simple context. A screenshot from surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows an alleged person of interest wanted in connection of the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. (NYPD Crime Stoppers ) Additionally, the shooter reportedly took an Uber at least once during his 10-day stay in the city. Uber accounts link to credit cards. Did he use his actual card? Even if he used a stolen card, if he took other Uber trips, his pattern can be ascertained. And as the shooter appears to have his flight path well-planned out, there is also the likelihood that he had previously walked that route. Is there video of him doing that before the shooting? Was his phone on during those walks? 5. Facial recognition is indeed important At this writing, with good face images of the shooter out there, many observers express frustration that he (if indeed the shooter is male) has not been at least identified. But: he may well have been, and the police have made the determination that they are more likely to apprehend him without revealing that they know his identity and/or likely whereabouts. This is especially true if they believe he has accomplices. The use of facial recognition software has likely already been important, as clear facial photos such as those reportedly obtained from the youth hostel may well have led to the discovery of the Greyhound bus to get to New York City. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION There are thousands of cameras that police facial recognition technology has access to, and there are many in-and-around midtown’s Port Authority (the location where buses to New York generally arrive to and depart from). Use of facial recognition technology could well lead to software matching the shooter to a public-facing social media or government account. 6. Traditional forensics are important – but perhaps less important just now While fingerprints are great evidence, if the shooter is not already in the system, they will only function here as confirmation (as in, for example, the Jose Ibarra conviction re: Laken Riley). The same goes for DNA. While great evidence at-trial, if the killer’s profile is not already in the CODIS system (the Combined DNA Index System), collected DNA may not help. But recall that in the Idaho case, familial DNA reportedly led to a lead to a family member of the suspect, Bryan Kohberger. If the shooter has a relative in one of the commercial DNA databases, this could lead to him. But it will take time. And as the shooter appears to have his flight path well-planned out, there is also the likelihood that he had previously walked that route. Is there video of him doing that before the shooting? Was his phone on during those walks? There are, of course, many other avenues the police are pursuing – reported threats to Thompson, those protesting against UnitedHealthCare, the unusual gun, the litigation Thompson was reportedly involved in, etc. But in the end, hard-and-fixed jumping off points are the "leads" most important to investigators now. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP And what those of us who opine on this crime should always recall: whatever the outcome, we are discussing the loss of a man’s life – a man with a family – to a cold-blooded murderer. That’s the most important fact underlying the entire case. The good news: it is almost impossible to get away with this sort of thing now, especially in midtown Manhattan. The NYPD will get this perpetrator – a simple matter of time. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM PAUL MAURO Paul Mauro is a contributor for FOX News Media providing legal and criminal justice analysis across FOX News Channel and FOX Business Network programming. He joined the network in 2024.Despite his relative success during his short tenure, Rangnick has ruled out the possibility of returning to Manchester United in a full-time capacity. The 63-year-old has cited personal reasons for his decision, putting an end to any hopes of a reunion with the club's fans.

Two internet celebrities detained for broadcasting vulgar content in pursuit of attentionIan Schieffelin came within two assists of a triple-double and Clemson handed Penn State its first loss with a 75-67 decision for the championship of the Sunshine Slam tournament Tuesday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Schieffelin finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for the Tigers (6-1), leading four players in double figures. Chase Hunter added 17 points, while Chauncey Wiggins scored 14 and reserve Del Jones chipped in 10 points. Clemson sank 9 of 19 3-pointers, converted 16 of 20 free throws and was able to limit the impact of the Nittany Lions' full-court pressure. The Tigers committed just 13 turnovers, helping them hold Penn State (6-1) to less than 85 points for the first time this year. Ace Baldwin starred in defeat with game highs of 20 points and 11 assists, while center Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 14 points. Nick Kern came off the bench to score 11 but Penn State was outscored 15-2 on the fast break and made just 4 of 18 attempts from 3-point range. Schieffelin came up big down the stretch, assisting on a 3-pointer by Jaeden Zackery with 6:04 left that made it 65-61. Then he made two foul shots and tossed in a jump hook from the lane to up the margin to 71-66 with 1:03 left. The big storyline going into this game was which team would be able to control the pace. Penn State came in averaging 96 ppg, while Clemson demonstrated its ability to enforce a slower tempo in March, advancing to a regional final in the NCAA Tournament. In the first 10 minutes of the game, the Tigers made the Nittany Lions play at a crawl, opening up a 17-10 advantage when Schieffelin converted a short hook in the lane. But Penn State answered with an 18-4 run over nearly six minutes, establishing a 28-21 lead when Kern shook free for a layup. Clemson rallied with nine straight points but the Nittany Lions had the last say as Baldwin converted a layup with 24 seconds left, cutting the Tigers' edge to 38-36 at halftime. --Field Level MediaMarpai has secured a number of significant new accounts for 2025 TAMPA, Fla. , Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Marpai, Inc. ("Marpai" or the "Company") (OTCQX: MRAI), a technology platform company, operates as a national Third-Party Administrator (TPA) through its subsidiaries. Marpai is transforming the $22 billion TPA market by offering affordable, intelligent, healthcare solutions to self-funded employer health plans. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

Emotional Coleen Rooney bursts into tears as she reunites with her sons in I'm A Celeb camp as she confesses 'I've missed you so much' For all the latest news from the jungle follow our I'm A Celeb live blog Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By KIRSTEN MURRAY FOR MAILONLINE Published: 09:00 AEDT, 7 December 2024 | Updated: 09:14 AEDT, 7 December 2024 e-mail 13 View comments Coleen Rooney burst into tears after she was greeted by her mother Colette during Friday's emotional episode of I'm A Celeb. The friends and family of the remaining I'm A Celebrity campmates surprised their loved ones and the WAG, 38, was overcome with emotion after she ran to give her mum a huge hug as she exclaimed: 'I don't want you to leave me now!' Yet that wasn't the only surprise for the mother-of-four, as she was interrupted by a 'boo' in the background and turned over her shoulder to see her youngest sons Kit, eight, and Cass, six, running into camp to give their mum a hug. Kit joked: 'She stinks!' as he hugged her before updating her on some special news from the football pitch as he shared: 'I won City!' and she replied: 'Brilliant, did you score?' An emotional Kit nodded, as Coleen reassured him: 'I'm crying because I'm happy, because I've missed you so much!' Coleen wasted no time at all giving her mum and two boys a tour of the camp, including her bed and the dunny, before Cass tried on her jungle hat. Emotional Coleen Rooney burst into tears as she reunited with her sons in I'm A Celeb camp as she confessed 'I've missed you so much' The WAG, 38, was overcome with emotion after she ran to give her mum a huge hug as she exclaimed: 'I don't want you to leave me now!' Giving them an emotional hug goodbye she told the boys it was only a couple more days and then it would be the countdown to Christmas . Meanwhile Danny Jones was also left fighting back his tears after he was reunited with his wife Georgia and son Cooper, six. His son said: 'I'm really excited to see my dad! a s Georgia added: 'He's been doing amazing, he said he wanted to make you proud didn't he, and show you how to be brave. We think he's achieved that.' As Danny came around the corner to see his wife and son, he couldn't believe his eyes and dropped down to give Cooper and Georgia a big joint hug as he fought back tears as he asked his son: 'Are you crying happy tears as well?' An emotional Danny said: 'That was the best surprise I think I've ever had in my life, just an amazing feeling,' as Cooper joked: 'Luckily you haven't been voted out yet!' Danny asked 'Have you been telling everyone at school to vote for me?' As Cooper nodded. With Cooper in his arms, he told her and Georgia: 'Honestly this place is an amazing place, even though it's been challenging. It just makes you realise how much you love people and you put stuff into perspective.' Saying their goodbyes, Cooper hugged his dad tight for one last time as he said: 'I don't wanna let go!' Coleen was joined by her mum Colette and youngest sons Kit, eight, and Cass, six, running into camp to give their mum a hug Coleen looked overjoyed as her sons joined her in camp Coleen said: 'I'm crying because I'm happy, because I've missed you so much!' She ran into her mum's arms Danny Jones was also left fighting back his tears after he was reunited with his wife Georgia and son Cooper, six As Danny came around the corner to see his wife and son, as he fought back tears and asked his son: 'Are you crying happy tears as well?' GK Barry couldn't believe her eyes when she saw her mum Lorretta sat down at the creek as she shrieked and welled up. Giving her mum a hug she joked: 'Do I smell?' before adding: 'I've missed you guys so much!' The social media star has struck a firm but unlikely friendship with Reverend Richard Coles as she explained: 'But you and the Rev, everyone's talking about you and the Rev! 'He's a very calming influence on you' As she added: 'I think you and the Rev should go on the road!' Speaking about one of their rogue conversations, her mum joked: 'Did you really have to talk about scissoring?! Everyone knows about that now!' Richard was joined by his brother Will as the vicar joked: 'We've met in some funny places, haven't we? but this is really the funniest of them all!' Will told Richard that partner, Dickie sent his love and that they have two weeks camping in Bognor Regis to look forward to when they get back, to which Richard replied: 'Great!' Sharing his experience, he said: 'The people are great, we've had a really, really good time and everything that's worked, has worked because we've all come together.' GK Barry couldn't believe her eyes when she saw her mum Lorretta sat down at the creek as she shrieked and welled up Speaking about one of their rogue conversations, her mum joked: 'Did you really have to talk about scissoring?! Everyone knows about that now!' Richard was joined by his brother Will as the vicar joked: 'We've met in some funny places, haven't we? but this is really the funniest of them all!' In an emotional moment Will gushed: 'Seriously, we are really super proud of you,' as Richard replied: 'Don't say that, that's embarrassing!' Oti Mabuse reunited with her husband Marius as he gifted his wife with an outfit her daughter had worn the day before Marking their ten year anniversary, Marius revealed he has bought the dancer a new ring, as an excited Oti couldn't wait to try it on In an emotional moment Will gushed: 'Seriously, we are really super proud of you,' as Richard replied: 'Don't say that, that's embarrassing!' Will continued: 'Don't be embarrassed, allow yourself to be showered with love and glory and all of that malarkey.' 'Whatever you do, whether you stay right through the end or whether you're out sooner, you've just done wonders. Boy done good!' Oti Mabuse reunited with her husband Marius as he gifted his wife with an outfit her daughter had worn the day before. A crying Oti hugged and smelt it, as she declared: 'This is the perfect gift!' Marking their ten year anniversary, Marius revealed he has bought the dancer a new ring, as an excited Oti couldn't wait to try it on. Oti said: 'This is exactly what I needed to spur me on until the end.' As they went their separate ways, Oti gave him lots of kisses goodbye and she told him: 'I love you.' Coleen couldn't wipe the smile off her face as she hugged her sons Later on, a surprised Alan found his brother Stephen waiting for him in the jungle clearing as he asked 'How's Sienna?' Later on, a surprised Alan found his brother Stephen waiting for him in the jungle clearing as he asked 'How's Sienna?' Stephen explained: 'Everyone's proud of you, Sienna especially, she's watching every night.' Getting emotional, Alan said: 'Will you speak to her, yeah, and give her my love? I've missed her a lot, it's been tough!' Asking his brother if he'd lost any weight whilst being in the jungle, Stephen replied: 'You have lost weight, when we see you in the shower on the telly I thought I'm the fat kid now! I'm the fat brother!' Prompting Alan to laugh and cheer: 'Yeaaah!' When the time came to say their goodbyes, Alan gave his brother a final, long hug, and said 'Obviously give everyone my love but make sure you speak to Sienna and just tell her I miss her. It comes after Maura Higgins and Barry McGuigan became the latest contestants to be evicted from I'm A Celeb just days before the final. It was a double eviction during Thursday's episode after celebrities had the chance to win immunity and go straight through to the final and the famous Cyclone challenge in a new twist which debuted this series. After the contestants went head to head in Wednesday's trial, winners Maura Higgins, Oti Mabuse , Coleen Rooney and Danny Jones battled it out for immunity in a final challenge at the Arcade of Agony. But it was Oti who was victorious as the dancer completed the Tetris like challenge in the quickest time and won the golden ticket. However the immunity twist has left the show embroiled in fix rows as fans took to Twitter to share their disappointment that they didn't have full autonomy over the votes. They wrote: 'Anyone else feeling like the Golden ticket to Cyclone has taken something away from us as the viewers? Coleen shares sons Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight and Cass, six, with her husband Wayne It comes after Maura Higgins and Barry McGuigan were the latest contestants to be evicted from the camp just days before the final as show becomes embroiled in 'fix' row It was a double eviction during Thursday's episode after celebrities had the chance to win immunity and go straight through to the final in a new twist which debuted this series 'One of the biggest parts of this show is us voting to see our faves in this iconic trial. (No hate to Oti intended, love her. Just a thought and not that serious.)'; 'This feels like a fix. I reckon Oti was low in the voting and she somehow had a 'technique' that helped her win?'; 'For a bit, it felt like producers may have been trying to rig it for either Maura and Coleen to get through but didn't expect Oti to be smarter at figuring it out'. However others were overjoyed that Oti had won as they added: 'I am so glad Oti won the golden ticket, she really deserves that'. Meanwhile Maura was met by her friend Talia off the bridge because her 'Mammy' Sharon was unable to make the 22-hour flight Down Under. A late arrival alongside the Reverend Richard Coles, 63, the pair struck up an unlikely friendship when they were tasked with being the 'villains' of the camp by staying in the luxury Jungle junkyard. So entertaining is their partnership, that fans have since called for the pair to have their own television show when the Reverend comes out of the Jungle. Admitting she had a 'gut feeling' she told Ant and Dec in her exit interview: 'I'm really happy. I said it this morning it's my time, I had a gut feeling and they're never wrong. Oti Mabuse won immunity ahead of the final as she received a 'golden ticket' through to the Cyclone trial after battling it out with Coleen Rooney, Danny Jones and Maura Higgins However the immunity twist has left the show embroiled in fix rows as fans took to Twitter to share their disappointment that they didn't have full autonomy over the votes However others were overjoyed that Oti had won as they added: 'I am so glad Oti won the golden ticket, she really deserves that' Barry captured the nation after he opened up about the death of his daughter, Danika, who died aged 33 from bowel cancer in 2019 after a shock diagnosis Read More I'm A Celeb fans SLAM 'manipulative' twist as it is revealed one celebrity will win immunity 'I didn't think I would embrace it as much as i have and I loved every single second. It's mad how it changes you.' Sharing her love for the Richard she revealed he is her winner as she continued: 'I absolutely love Reverend Coles, he is so hilarious the things he comes out with shocks me and I don't get shocked much' The star added: 'One thing I said when I came in was I do not want to say 'I'm a Celebrity Ge tme out of here' and I still don't know how I did that trial with spiders. I'm much tougher than I ever thought.' Later on I'm A Celebrity Unpacked she joked: 'I take the Lord's name in vain quite a lot and of course I was put in there with a Reverend of all people, but we just clicked.' Maura also admitted: 'I missed my Mammy, I've just been on facetime with her.' Also eliminated, Barry was reunited with his wife of 40 years, Sandra, after two weeks in the Australian jungle as she met him off the bridge. Speaking with hosts Ant and Dec he said: 'I'm the original cyclone, so I'm disappointed that I'm not slipping and looking like a clown in it. 'The Jungle was much tougher than I expected, the food was the toughest part, everything tasted bland and ridiculous.' The boxing legend also opened up on his sweet bond with McFly's Danny Jones, as he added: 'I think he's going to be the King, he's a great fella. We have a lot in common because my dad was a musician and I loved his creativity.' A late arrival alongside the Reverend Richard Coles, 63, the pair struck up an unlikely friendship and are in talks to front their own show Barry was reunited with his wife of 40 years, Sandra, after two weeks in the Australian jungle as she met him off the bridge He also told Sam on the spin off show: 'I knew as son as I saw Danny we were going to get on because he has the same humour as my sons. 'He is so talented and hilariously funny. He hasn't had a great relationship with his Dad and I said: 'I'll be your Dad'. He's a great fella and I truly think we'll be friends for life.' The former sportsman also gushed about his family as he added: 'I'm madly in love with my wife, we've been together since 1981 and I can't wait to see my grandchildren.' The father-of-four captured the nation after he opened up about the death of his daughter, Danika, who died aged 33 from bowel cancer in 2019 after a shock diagnosis. Struggling with her health at an early age, the award-winning Philomena actress was diagnosed with Leukaemia when she was 11 years old. And in what has come to be known as the most emotional moment in I'm A Celebrity's 22-year run, the Northern Irish boxing champion told his campmates about his relenting grief. Maura was met by her friend Talia off the bridge because her 'Mammy' Sharon was unable to make the 22-hour flight Down Under Later on I'm A Celebrity Unpacked she joked: 'I take the Lord's name in vain quite a lot and of course I was put in there with a Reverend of all people, but we just clicked' He said: '[Danika] had leukaemia when I was making The Boxer with Daniel Day-Lewis. 'Three weeks from the end I had to leave because she'd been diagnosed with leukaemia. 'They thought she wasn't going to get better but she fought back and she won it. She had two years of chemo.' As he began to cry campmates gathered around with McFly frontman Danny Jones and NDubz's Tulisa Contostavlos offering a hug, as Barry gushed: 'Thank you, you're all so lovely, I really appreciate it.' Later going to tell Loose Women's Jane Moore about Danika's second and final bout with cancer, he said: 'She had pains in her tummy but she was making the movie, she put it off and went to the doctor, called us all in. 'Stage 4 bowel cancer, 5 weeks, 5 weeks she died.' Meanwhile during her time in the Jungle, Maura lifted the lid about her rumoured relationship with the Strictly star, Pete Wicks, and revealed they had been dating and she missed him. Admitting she had a 'gut feeling' she told Ant and Dec in her exit interview: 'I'm really happy. I said it this morning it's my time, I had a gut feeling and they're never wrong' Sharing her love for the Richard she revealed he is her winner as she continued: 'I absolutely love Reverend Coles, he is so hilarious the things he comes out with shocks me and I don't get shocked much' Meanwhile during her time in the Jungle, Maura lifted the lid about her rumoured relationship with the Strictly star, Pete Wicks, and revealed they had been dating and she missed him She said: 'I am single but I was dating someone before I came out here.' When asked if she and the TOWIE, 39, were exclusively dating, she revealed she didn't know but this relationship felt 'different because we've known each other for so long'. Later on the spin off show Sam Thompson, who is Pete Wicks's best friend, teased: 'Just say Pete, we all know that's who you've missed most. We've all been talking about it. All I can say is, welcome to the family.' It came as sources close to Wicks told the Mail on Sunday that he had ended his 'fling' with his Strictly partner, Jowita Przystal, to 'try and win Maura back' who he is 'smitten' about. A friend said: 'Before Maura entered the jungle, Pete wanted to make their relationship exclusive but Maura, aware of Pete's reputation and his close bond with Jowita, decided to slow things down. She gave him an ultimatum: either commit to her or let it go and she went to the Jungle as a single woman.' Since then, the reality TV lothario has gone all-in, openly expressing his feelings to anyone who'll listen and is showing his support for her on his Instagram page by asking people to vote for Maura. Meanwhile, her mother Sharon, who Maura has called her 'therapist', said she 'didn't know anything' about Pete and that he was 'just some friend of Maura's'. Coleen Rooney Danny Jones Share or comment on this article: Emotional Coleen Rooney bursts into tears as she reunites with her sons in I'm A Celeb camp as she confesses 'I've missed you so much' e-mail Add comment

LOS ANGELES — When Mark Delgado made his MLS debut, he was just 17 and even he acknowledges his approach to soccer was unsophisticated. "Just being a young kid and running around," he said. Fortunately for Delgado, his team, the now-defunct Chivas USA, had a rookie assistant coach named Greg Vanney. And while Vanney could do little for the unfocused teenager in their season together, he remembered Delgado and made him the first player he acquired after taking over as manager of Toronto FC in 2014. Seven years later, after moving to the Galaxy, Vanney spent $500,000 on another reunion with Delgado, who this season notched career highs for games (32), starts (29) and assists (nine, including two in the playoffs). And with playmaker Riqui Puig sidelined because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Delgado figures to play an even bigger role in Saturday's MLS Cup final with the New York Red Bulls at Dignity Health Sports Park. And for that he has the coach to thank — not just for the faith in him, but also for the mentoring Vanney has done along the way, taking Delgado from a talented if wild teenager and molding him into a player and person so stable and disciplined that the coach called him "the great balancer." "To really talk things out with Greg and really study film, I became more of a thinker, right?" said Delgado, 29. "I guess you can say it's gained his trust. Eventually things worked out." Delgado is not the only player who has benefited from a relationship with Vanney. In fact, for all the attention the coach's technical and strategic acumen has received, those personal connections off the field have become an equally important factor in what has been one of the greatest turnarounds in MLS history. After winning just eight games and finishing 13th in a 14-team conference a year ago, the Galaxy will play for their sixth MLS title. After winning just two playoff games in the last eight seasons, the Galaxy have won twice that many in the last six weeks. A franchise even its own fans had given up on 19 months ago is 90 minutes away from being the best in the world's largest first-division league. And Vanney is getting much of the credit for that. "He is the reason why I came here," said forward Dejan Joveljic, who joined the Galaxy halfway through Vanney's first season in L.A. and leads the team with 20 MLS goals this year. "Of course he's a good coach. But first of all, he's a very real gentleman and I appreciate him." "He's really like a father," added winger Joseph Paintsil, who left Belgium for the Galaxy in January. "We don't need a coach who shouts and makes you angry and mad. He always comes to you as his own son to discuss with you patiently and calmly. That has really given me confidence." Vanney said his mother, Jeanette, who taught kindergarten for four decades, instilled those traits in him. "My mom was super nurturing. She was such a loving person," Vanney said. "My dad was super intense. Hard-working athletic director, former college football player. He had a fiery personality. My mom was always just very calm." Yet despite their conflicting personalities, Bill and Jeanette were married for 53 years before Jeanette died at 69, eight months before her son won his first MLS Cup as a coach with Toronto in 2017. "I feel like I have both sides of them," Vanney said. Which is to say he too can be fiery. But it's not his first option, nor his most successful one. "That my-way-or-the-highway [approach] is gone," said Dan Calichman, a teammate of Vanney's on the inaugural Galaxy roster in 1996 and his top assistant for the last decade in Toronto and Los Angeles. "We motivate and we get on these guys, but it's just so much more respectful, it's so much more valuing their knowledge. "When a player feels like he's listened to, you get the buy-in." For Vanney, it's not about coaching players. It's about coaching the holy trinity that makes up each player. "Philosophically, the way I see it, every player is actually three parts," he said, holding up both hands to tick through the traits he finds significant. "There's the person, there's the player and then there's the competitor. If you can connect with a person, they will trust you and you can drive them as much as you need to get the best out of them. If they don't think you're doing it for the right reasons and for their best interest, at some point they cut you out. "If you're a good coach and your vision matters and you care about the person, you can teach them. But I believe the most important part of that is being genuine and connecting with the person. That establishes the trust you need to really coach." That approach has worked for Vanney, whose 141 victories in 9 1/2 seasons tied him for fourth among active coaches at the end of this season. Saturday's MLS Cup final will mark his fourth appearance in the championship game; in the last quarter-century, no coach has been there more often. His 69.6% winning percentage in 23 playoffs games in second to LAFC's Steven Cherundolo, who has managed half as many games, and if the Galaxy win, Vanney will become the fourth coach in league history to win championships with two different teams. But that success wasn't the only thing that brought him back to the Galaxy. After taking Toronto to the MLS Cup final three times in four seasons, winning the only treble in league history in 2017, Vanney started to feel the club, which had a new general manager and new president, had no clear vision for the future. So despite agreeing to a contract extension late in the 2020 season, he asked out of the deal. Conversations quickly began with the Galaxy, who a month earlier had fired Guillermo Barros Schelotto, their fourth coach in as many seasons. For both sides it was a perfect fit: The rudderless Galaxy, once perennial contenders, had made just one playoff appearance in four seasons and needed stability and a proven winner while Vanney would be returning to a club whose culture he understood, having played on the first trophy-winning team in 1998. "I always wanted to come back here," said Vanney, who played three years at UCLA before signing with the Galaxy ahead of the club's inaugural season. "This has always kind of been my club, the club [to which] I felt the most attached." But the team he returned to wasn't the one he started with. In his first six seasons with the Galaxy, the team finished first in the conference four times, won Supporters' Shield, U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League titles and played in three MLS Cup finals. In the four seasons before he came back, the Galaxy lost more games than they won, finished in the bottom half of the league table three times and made the playoffs just once. "I personally have an expectation for what the Galaxy should look like," Vanney said. "It's hard to me to see the Galaxy struggling. That's not where the Galaxy should be." The rebuild, however, was not easy. When Vanney arrived he found the team didn't have much of a sports science staff or scouting department and the academy program had been allowed to wither. Then, at the end of his first season, general manager Dennis te Kloese departed, leaving Vanney to assume his duties as well. It proved to be too much. When Vanney took the job, he had outlined a three-year plan to return the Galaxy to prominence, yet his third season was one of the worst ever, with the team winning a franchise-low eight games and giving up a franchise-high 67 goals. Along the way there was a fan boycott, the team's longtime president was fired and, for the first time, the Galaxy's leading scorer finished with fewer than eight goals. "It was embarrassing," captain Maya Yoshida said. And Yoshida was with the Galaxy for only the final three months of the turmoil. Questions were raised about whether Vanney, who was entering the final year of his contract, was still the right man for the job. So after the season mercifully ended, the coach met with Dan Beckerman, the chief executive and president of AEG, the Galaxy's parent company, and asked for help. "I said I can't do all of these things," Vanney recounted of the conversation. "I really like working with a really good GM. It's two completely different sports when you are signing players and working with agents and getting those players across the finish line and then working with those players and making them fit together on the field. "I want a GM who's challenging me to be better and asking the right questions and giving me ideas to think about. I don't know everything." Beckerman agreed and Will Kuntz, whom Vanney had hired in April as the senior vice president of player personnel, was promoted to general manager in December. When the Galaxy took the field for the first time in February, nine of the 15 players Vanney used in a season-opening draw with Inter Miami had been signed by Kuntz. Both men say the process has been a collaborative one that begins with Vanney settling on the profile of the players he wants and Kuntz and the scouting department Vanney developed scouring the globe to find them. "The dialogue always has to be there, or else you end up with pieces that don't fit," Vanney said. "Will couldn't coach the team. That's not his strength. I couldn't get anyone signed. That's not my strength. The beauty is the collaboration of the different departments. That to me is what a club is." But even after providing Vanney with what he wanted — spending a club-record $20.7 million on transfer fees for Paintsil, Gabriel Pec and Miki Yamane in just seven weeks — Kuntz figured it would take time to turn those players into a team. Instead, the Galaxy matched modern-era club records with 19 wins and 69 goals this season, were unbeaten at Dignity Health Sports Park and became the first team since 2008 to go from eight victories to the MLS Cup final in one season. "I didn't see this coming this soon. And that's all Greg," Kuntz said. "The more pieces you add to a team, the harder it is. The fact that you can do a complete squad transformation and get everyone to jell, it's very rare." Rarer still is the way Vanney had been able to use the nurturing skills his kindergarten-teacher mother taught him to get the most out of those new players. Like Pec, 23, who came to MLS from Brazil's Vasco da Gama, where he played as a wide winger in a rigid system that left little room for improvisation. With the Galaxy, Vanney encouraged him to move closer to the penalty area, take chances and play with the freedom he did on the playground. The result? Sixteen goals and 14 assists, making him the youngest players in club history to record 30 goal contributions in one season. "Everyone was really trusting, believing that I could do it," Pec said through a translator. "That gave me so much joy that I could show who I was. What we are seeing, it's Gabriel when I was a kid. It was inside me but it was asleep. [Vanney] has brought this back and suddenly I'm awake." And so, after seven seasons in hibernation, are the Galaxy. ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit latimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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