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The NFL is making sure sportsmanship is always followed on the field, even if it means fining one of their star quarterbacks. Over the weekend, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahome s was fined almost $15,000 after making a "violent gesture" during an away game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, November 17, which was ultimately the Chiefs' first loss of the season. It's the latest in a series of fines players have received recently, whether over inappropriate touchdown celebrations or for making political statements. Per NBC Sports , Patrick, 29, was fined $14,069 after he used his fingers to mimic shooting a gun, in celebration of throwing a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to tight end Noah Gray. The Chiefs, who had had an undefeated season until now and won the last Super Bowl, ultimately lost the game 30-21, their first loss in almost a year, after losing to the Las Vegas Raiders during a Christmas Day game last year. Though Patrick hasn't addressed the fine, he did speak to reporters about his team's first loss after the game. "It's a good football team, so there's nothing to hang your head [about]," he said, adding: "We feel like we can play better, so we will get back to work and try to use this as a spark so that we can be a better football team in the end." He went on: "I'm hoping that [losing] is a benefit. I'm not going to say I or we relaxed, but at the same time I feel like we were just coming away with these wins at the end of the game." His teammate, tight end Travis Kelce , also spoke out during an episode of his New Heights podcast, which he hosts with his brother Jason Kelce. "I don't give a [expletive] how your body is feeling, I don't give a [expletive] where your mentality is off the field," he bluntly declared, emphasizing: "When you step into that building, we are here to figure [expletive] out. We are here to get better as football players for the football team." This isn't the first time Patrick, or anyone from the Chiefs' team, including their own coach, has received a fine. Back in December of last year, Patrick was fined $50,000, also during a game against the Bills, for "verbally abusing" an official during the game, which they also lost, CBS Sports reported at the time. Moreover, during that same game, the team's coach Andy Reid, who has been head coach for just over ten years, was fined a whopping $100,000 for publicly criticizing an official.CHICAGO — It took 32 seconds of national embarrassment for George McCaskey, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles to finally concede what everyone else already knew. And even when the Chicago Bears brain trust decided they no longer could justify keeping Matt Eberflus as head coach of their team, they still waited until he conducted one more news conference — telling us everything was fine and he was preparing for next week’s game against the San Francisco 49ers — before they actually pulled the trigger. Remember, this is an operation worth an estimated $6.4 billion, not a local hardware business trying to decide whether a store clerk should be let go for putting the wingnuts and screws in the wrong aisle. Fittingly, the Bears were the Bears until the last drop. “It’s been a normal operation,” Eberflus said Friday morning on a Zoom call with reporters before being Zoomed out of the NFL. The sad part is the Bears truly believe they are a normal operation when it’s quite obvious they’re the laughingstock of football. Who else would let Eberflus continue to fail time and time again after he repeatedly proved he wasn’t fit for the job. His .304 winning percentage was third-worst in Bears history, ahead of only John Fox (.292) and Abe Gibron (.274). And at least Abe had Melody to help take our minds off all the losing. (Google it, kids.) Eberflus’ days had been numbered since the Hail Mary loss to the Washington Commanders. The 19-3 loss to the lowly New England Patriots on Nov. 10, in which he and his team were booed off the field, would’ve been a perfect time to say sayonara. The Bears had eight games remaining to try to salvage the season, and at 4-5 there was still some hope it could be done. But, no, the McCaskeys don’t fire head coaches in season, we’ve been told a thousand times. Instead they got rid of the sacrificial goat, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, who was replaced by Thomas Brown. Fans would have to suffer through three more brutal endings before George McCaskey finally got it into his head that this marriage was not going to work. The Thanksgiving Day clock blunder will be remembered as the fatal blow, of course, because we all watched in a collective stupor as the clock ticked down and Caleb Williams kept barking out signals, seemingly oblivious to the fact the game was about to end. Even your Aunt Martha, who doesn’t know a football from a drumstick, was yelling: “What is he doing, for crying out loud?” It made for an unforgettable Thanksgiving, with everyone in the living room calling for Eberflus’ head. Then came the “everything is fine” news conference Friday morning that made it appear as though the Bears were actually trying to gaslight their fans. I’m not sure what made McCaskey agree to change the long-standing policy — whether it was Jimmy Johnson’s rant or a tweet by The Wieners Circle — but whoever it was should get a medal of valor for saving the city from a mass mental breakdown. We all saw this coming, except perhaps the Three Amigos: McCaskey, Warren and Poles. That still doesn’t make it any more palatable. The Thanksgiving hangover firing bookends the most famous “hiring” in Bears history, when Mike McCaskey told the media Dave McGinnis would be the head coach before actually informing McGinnis, thus losing both the coach and the rest of his own dwindling credibility. That embarrassing moment would be the lowlight of Mike McCaskey’s career, just as this will be remembered as George’s unshining moment. How will Eberflus be remembered? Was he a poor man’s Pedro Grifol or a poorer man’s Jim Boylen? Until Thursday’s debacle, perhaps the moment that best epitomized the Eberflus era was, during a lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in October 2023, when he threw the red challenge flag after the Bears scored a meaningless touchdown late in the game. He meant to throw it before the play, but Eberflus was never one to react quickly to any situation. And because there wasn’t any video replay of the actual touchdown, it was no harm, no foul. What comes next for Bears fans is the hard part. Do they trust these executives to hire the right replacement? Almost as much as they trust Mayor Brandon Johnson to manage the city budget. The easiest solution is to throw money at Bill Belichick and see if he bites. If Williams is truly a game-changing quarterback then it makes sense to give the keys to the guy who coached the greatest quarterback of his generation. But making sense is not really the Bears’ thing, so expect them to go for someone they don’t have to give any real power to and will be blander than their last five coaches combined. Someone disposable by 2027. It’s just normal operating procedure at Halas Hall. ©2024 Chicago Tribune. Visit chicagotribune.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Nigeria will be peaceful under my watch- Acting COAS
The poster captures the essence of the upcoming battle between the two teams, with a dynamic and captivating design that showcases the formidable lineup of Liverpool stars. Virgil van Dijk, the towering defender known for his commanding presence in the backline, is depicted in a powerful stance, ready to lead his team to victory with his defensive prowess and leadership on the pitch.
FCT: Minister tasks COE Zuba to run all-embracing curriculumThe "Marvel Showdown" team building event, organized by a group of enthusiastic Overwatch players, aimed to bring together fans of both the Overwatch and Marvel universes for a day of fun, camaraderie, and friendly competition. The event featured a series of themed activities, cosplay contests, and gameplay sessions that allowed participants to showcase their skills and creativity while bonding over their shared love for gaming and superheroes.Barcelona's dominance in the early stages of the campaign had seen them open up a significant lead over their closest competitors. However, a string of inconsistent performances coupled with injuries to key players has allowed Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid to gradually close the gap.
"There is no timeframe on it from our perspective. We're really comfortable with that approach," he said. Should Davies-Uniacke explore free agency, the robust midfielder would be one of the most coveted signings by rival clubs next season. Davies-Uniacke claimed his maiden Syd Barker Medal in September, having enjoyed a dominant year when he played in every game for the first time in his seven seasons at the club, averaging 27.7 disposals and 6.3 clearances per game, and shone against several finals-bound opponents. However, Davies-Uniacke craves on-field success, the Kangaroos having finished no higher than ninth – that being in his rookie season in Brad Scott's final full season in charge – since he was taken with the fourth-overall selection in the 2017 national draft. The Kangaroos won only three games in 2024, finishing second last. Despite the club's on-field battles, Davies-Uniacke polled 18 Brownlow votes this season, having had 27 career votes before this year's count – highlighting that he catches the eye of umpires for his bullish work and skills with ball in hand. He is a cornerstone of what the Kangaroos hope will be their next premiership side, given they now boast a deep midfield that includes young stars George Wardlaw and Harry Sheezel, co-captain Jy Simpkin, and veteran ex-Swan Luke Parker. They have added to their fleet of runners by taking the versatile Finn O'Sullivan from the Oakleigh Chargers with the No.2 pick in the national draft, adding to fellow top-10 picks Colby McKercher, Zane Duursma, Wardlaw and Sheezel taken in the past two years. Midfield gun: Harry Sheezel (picured) and Davies-Uniacke are two men the Kangaroos hope to build a premiership side around. Credit: AFL Photos The Kangaroos also made a surprise decision to trade next year's first-round pick to Richmond in exchange for the final pick of this year's first round, a selection they used to snare versatile tall Matt Whitlock to bolster their key position stocks. As part of... Jon Pierik, Roy WardAs the country grapples with internal conflicts and external pressures, the need for strong leadership and a commitment to upholding democratic values has never been more crucial. The eyes of the world are on South Korea as it navigates this tumultuous period, and the decisions made in the days ahead will have far-reaching consequences for the nation and its people.
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In response to the investigation, NVIDIA has stated that it is fully cooperating with authorities and is committed to upholding the highest standards of ethics and compliance. The company has also emphasized its dedication to innovation and delivering value to customers, reaffirming its mission to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of computing and artificial intelligence.For Joan Chen playing a doting but slightly disregarded Taiwanese immigrant mother in Sean Wang ‘s Dìdi was a healing experience. Not only could she connect with the struggles that her character Chungsing goes through while raising her college-aged daughter and rebellious teenage son, the onscreen rift also helped her make amends with her daughters offscreen. “It was so cathartic to play Chungsing in this film and redemptive in a way because I think it gave me another chance almost to be a better mother,” Chen says. “And to do it better this time with my own younger daughter on set watching me, I felt like, ‘OK, Audrey. I’m talking to you. I’m trying to say, I’m sorry, and I love you.'” Throughout her nearly five-decade career, Chen has embodied more than the all-encompassing role of a supportive mommy dearest. From garnering China’s most prestigious award before she was 18 years old in pre-Maoist political drama Little Flowe r (1979), playing a femme fatale on Twin Peaks (1990) to garnering U.S. moviegoers attention for her harrowing performance as an ill-fated empress trapped in a loveless marriage in the Oscar award-winning The Last Emperor (1987). Her long-spanning career also led her to make moves behind the camera in films such as Autumn in New York and her critically acclaimed debut film, Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl . “Never for a moment throughout my teens and early twenties did I believe this could be a real career,” Chen says. “Looking back, I slowly fell in love with this profession because I did find self-expression in it. I have been a relatively shy person, not demonstrative of my feelings in front of people, so this became a venue for me. I was so lucky I was assigned to star in movies.” Here, with Deadline, Chen reflects on her career and the complexities of motherhood in her latest role in Dìdi . DEADLINE: First, I’d like to ask if there is a creative link anywhere in your parents’ or grandparents’ background. Were they creatives in any way? I know you fell into acting in an untraditional way, but have you traced back your origins? JOAN CHEN: There certainly is. My mother is very artistic, and I think her aspiration as a young child was to be an artist. She was a great singer. She played the grand piano, and she loved literature. Eventually, she followed in her own father’s footsteps and went into neuropharmacology. But all her life, I think what kept her happy was music. And then from my mother’s side and her mother’s side, there were great painters, and my brother is a great painter, and my mother also paints, so my brother and my mother are both a lot more talented than I am [laughs]. I fell into acting completely by accident, but they were my teachers. My brother taught me how to look at the world and how to actually see it. I remember he was painting cows. I only see black and white and maybe green grass. But he would see a myriad of colors in the green grass, and he would see the reflection from different things onto the hide of the cow. So, when I became a director, the way he taught me how to see was very important. DEADLINE: You were discovered in your hometown in China during rifle training. Can you take me back to when you decided that you were going to stick to being an actress instead of going back to school? CHEN: I was 14 years old. I don’t think any 14-year-olds wanted to go back to school [laughs]. When they picked me out of the rifle team, I was overjoyed. One reason is that I would now get to go to work instead of going to school. And there were little things that, for instance, once you get a job, you can now wear a watch, students could never wear a watch, and so I was like, “Oh my god, now I could have a watch. I can wear a watch.” It was just little things that really had nothing to do with acting at first. Then, when I started practicing my lines, there was one line that I would speak. I didn’t have many lines in there, but there was one line I had to speak, the script described: with tears beaming out of my eyes and my lips quivering, and I’m like, “How do I do that?” So that was the line I practiced. I remember it being in the hallway or in the office before we were shooting. I think it’s these things that intrigued me. It’s like how you do that, how you conjure true emotion from a written page to your heart, and these types of challenges made me interested, and then later on, love acting. DEADLINE: Was there any other path for you? Would you have perfected being a rifleist or perhaps being a musician or painter with your family background? CHEN: It was such a different era and culture. During the Cultural Revolution, our piano was taken. People would come and raid your house. My parents were considered the intellectual class as well as the bourgeoisie, so I didn’t have a choice. And most people, my brother’s age, as he’s older than me, and our friends were slightly older, were all being sent down to remote areas, so they left the city. One good thing about being an actress was that I didn’t have to graduate from high school and be assigned to a remote region, so my parents were happy about that. But never for a moment throughout my teens and early twenties did I believe this could be a real career. Looking back, I slowly fell in love with this profession because I did find self-expression in it. I have been a relatively shy person, not demonstrative of my feelings in front of people, so this became a venue for me. I was so lucky I was assigned to star in movies. DEADLINE: Getting into your role as Chungsing in Dìdi , she’s nuanced. She’s silently keeping everything together. She’s protecting her children from the brunt of the verbal sparring from the grandmother. She’s also a supportive mother. Are there things that you agree with regarding her parenting style? As well as things you necessarily don’t? CHEN: I think most kids see their parents as just somebody who provides what they need. It’ll take many years and maturity for them to reflect and understand that their parents are human beings with their own desires, needs, and emotional ups and downs. In the film, Chungsing’s children are teens, and I don’t think they would see things that way. It is, in a way, my own personal experience. So, when I read the script, I felt instantly empathy toward the character’s sympathy and empathy. I felt like this was a part of my own life, now finding its expression. My children and I weathered many storms, some much worse than what’s in the film, and I take it as my responsibility. They’ve been trying to teach me to be a better mother. Being an immigrant, having been raised very differently and coming from a different culture... that uncertainty that both the character and I felt about what’s best for my children is relatable. I don’t know how to raise them. Is their behavior the norm in the society, or is it my own children that are difficult? There are so many uncertainties. I’m sure motherhood for anyone in any culture is really not for the faint of heart, especially when you are a stranger to this land and trying to raise American children. It’s awfully difficult. Chungsing’s art and paintings are so important to her. She had the aspiration of becoming an artist and then having to be a single mother, not only raising two kids but also taking care of her mother-in-law. That’s a very difficult job. Sean [Wang] ‘s mom really did a marvelous job. She’s had the patience, the resilience, and the forbearance to carry out this job, even though she wasn’t sure. It was so cathartic to play Chungsing in this film and redemptive in a way because I think it gave me another chance almost to be a better mother, to do it better this time with my own younger daughter on set watching me, and I felt like, “OK, Audrey. I’m talking to you. I’m trying to say, ‘I’m sorry, and I love you.'” DEADLINE: So, one of your daughters is in the film industry? Or are they trying to break in? Have you had the talk with them in terms of what the industry entails? Whatever you’d like to share about them, I’m sure you don’t want to dox your children. CHEN: My younger daughter does want to be an actress. Right now, her strongest passion is for social justice. She’s still a student at NYU, so that’s her strongest passion right now. But she does love acting also. My older daughter is a writer. Playing Sean’s mom taught me something: to have a little patience so that they will fall into their destinies where they need to be, and I don’t have to worry too much about it. I think they are two great children, and oftentimes, we fear for them, like, “Oh my God. Is she ever going to be like this or that?” Having played this character helped that. Now I know that I have faith and they’re decent people and they will find their own destiny, and so it’s a learning process for me. DEADLINE: Sean gave you reference material to play this loosely biographical version of his mother. How did those tools help inform your performance? CHEN: It was interesting to learn about her mannerisms, tone of voice, beliefs, and faith. What I admire most about Sean’s mom is that she has very deep faith within her. I have learned that in trying to incorporate this into a character who is insecure, Her relationship with her children is fraught with so much misunderstanding, not only by the generational gap but also by the cultural chasm, yet she held faith and hope. So, I learned a great deal from that part. Throughout my interviews with her, I saw she had such a gentle touch and spoke gently. I had her record all my lines, just to get another point of view on the delivery, as I was curious about how someone that the character is based on would say these. And a lot of the dialogue came from her in real life. She was part of the scriptwriting. She was very helpful in creating the character of the mother. DEADLINE: We must get into your directorial work and your work as an actor between the U.S. and China. What has been your takeaway from the constant transition between nations these last three or so decades you’ve been in the business? CHEN: It’s very interesting. For one thing, even though the Chinese and U.S. culture is very different, the filmmaking process nowadays in China and in the U.S. is very similar. The filmmaking departments, from art, the DP, directors, and costuming, all do their work similarly. So, it’s not really hard to jump from one Chinese movie to a U.S. movie and vice versa. But the audience’s appetite is culturally different. I think the Chinese audience likes sentimental things more. And so, some films are not so well reviewed in the U.S. or are too sappy or sentimental and poorly reviewed. However, they are reviewed very well in China. People actually love these films, so tastes are different.. Not good or bad. It’s just different. If I direct a film, I’m not thinking about who the audience is or who do I [impress]. It’s just as I see it. There is only one subjective view, and you can’t consider this and that. I think filmmaking is a circus life, a production, and all the crews; we are all together. We build our tents and start performing. That type of lifestyle is very similar. It’s the same in China or the U.S.. I feel very fortunate to be able to constantly work in both or other countries. I just finished a Canadian film in Quebec, where half of my lines are in French. It’s a wonderful thing to make films with different cultures. It feels great. DEADLINE: How much of you is director Chen vs. actor Chen at this stage in your career? Are you still finding an eye for writing and creating films versus taking roles? Or are you just leaning back into acting? CHEN: I love acting, writing and directing. I think acting, if I see some merit in a character, if I could identify with one scene, like, “OK, this is one scene that I could sink my teeth into, and maybe the entire project is not ideal, it’s not the best, I could still go do it,” but I think for directing, I’d be like, “I really need to love it.” I need to feel 100% passion for it to go for it. There is this little difference. If I’m acting and don’t get a good part, I can’t wait for a whole year for a good part. You need to be constantly acting because that’s how you practice. And so when the good part does show up, you’re good at it. For directing, it’s not just a craft thing. The story has to drive me insane. I would have to tell it, or else I couldn’t live. That’s the difference, but I do love both. DEADLINE: I can’t stop thinking about Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl , your directorial debut film. Do you ever sit down and reflect on making that film and think about how relevant the themes of body autonomy and treating women as second-class citizens still resonate today nearly three decades later? CHEN: It’s very interesting. When it first came out, I think one critic mentioned it. I thought maybe that Hollywood experience may have driven me [to portray] the women being exploited in that way. Maybe it was subconsciously. Consciously, I was making a film about my generation’s loss of innocence. An entire generation for ten years were being sent down [ writer’s note: Chinese youths were coerced to leave their hometowns to work in rural areas for labor]. DEADLINE: It’s so surprising to me that it’s not available on streaming. How do we help you with that? Who do we, as an audience, get it in the hands of one of these services? CHEN: As a matter of fact, I was once approached by Criterion, and now a couple of other people are approaching me to bring it to a platform. The funny thing is I couldn’t find my cut negative. [The company] has since folded, so I’m like, where would that be? How do I restore it now? Back then, it was like, OK, I made the film, and it was shown and that’s done [laugh]. And I didn’t keep a good record of all the material because I was wearing so many hats on the film. I was producing, directing, and writing it, and I was the one who actually carried the prints around. And so now, good question. I do want to bring it to a good platform. But first, I need to find where my negative is. If worse comes to worse, and I don’t find my cut negative, then it’s expensive to restore the print itself. We’re going to try, though. I appreciate your question. [This interview has been edited for length and clarity]
Purewave Hydrogen Corp Announces Appointments to the Advisory BoardLabor is scrambling to pass 37 priority bills on the final sitting day of parliament today, and will bid to “guillotine” debate to legislate its agenda. What we know: The bills include a new mandatory code regulating supermarkets, with maximum fines being the greater of $10m – three times the value of the benefit gained from contravening conduct, or 10% of turnover in the preceding 12 months ( ABC ); The Coalition has agreed to support a trio of hardline migration laws that includes paying third countries to accept non-citizens and reverse protection findings for refugees ( Canberra Times ); The Albanese government will also rely on Coalition support to enact a proposed ban on social media for children under 16 ( Reuters ); Discussions have reopened between Labor and the Greens for a structural shake-up of the Reserve Bank of Australia ( AFR $); The Coalition has raised last-minute concerns with election finance reforms, prompting Labor to pursue a deal with the crossbench, where there is support for at least one component – lowering the threshold for donations to be disclosed from $16,900 to $1,000 ( ABC ); Mining billionaire Clive Palmer, who poured huge amounts of money into recent elections, raced to Canberra to try to stop the bill, while Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes a Court also held last-minute talks online ( The Age ); Labor appears set to abandon a plan to increase the tax on superannuation balances over $3m, with Anthony Albanese fearing a repeat of the franking-credits attack ads during the 2019 election campaign ( The Guardian ); Labor’s planned ban on life insurance discrimination on the basis of genetics has also fallen off the agenda and is unlikely to be voted upon today ( The Australian $). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has overridden his Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to scuttle a deal with the Greens over environmental reform. What we know: Plibersek was this week close to striking a deal with the Greens to create Australia’s first national environment protection agency, with journalists briefed about an imminent breakthrough ( SMH ); She had been negotiating for months with the crossbench, previously accusing both the Greens and the Coalition of being “held to ransom” by “macho” extremists within their parties ( The Saturday Paper ); The Greens negotiators had dropped their demand for a climate trigger and instead were pushing Labor to remove the Regional Forest Agreement and Continuous Use exemptions in environmental laws ( The Australian $); WA Premier Roger Cook contacted Albanese and secured a promise to shelve the reforms, amid Labor concerns about potential resources industry attack ads during the next election campaign ( ABC ); Albanese then circumvented Plibersek to call the Greens and declare the deal was off; Plibersek noted that the legislation remains open to a vote, saying: “the bills are listed in the Senate. The Coalition, the Greens and other senators can support them at any time”; Opposition leader Peter Dutton had flagged a clash over the laws at the election, warning that the government’s environment agenda would harm mining; “The prime minister has been bullied by the mining and logging lobby again. [Mining magnate] Gina Rinehart and the logging lobby seem to have more influence than the rest of the country,” Greens environment spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young said. Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has been suspended from parliament for the rest of the week for tearing up what she considered a racist motion by Pauline Hanson. Hanson had attempted to refer Senator Fatima Payman to a parliamentary committee over her dual Afghan citizenship, questioning her eligibility to sit in the upper house ( ABC ). Payman hit out at the move, telling Senator Hanson: “you’re not just vindictive, mean, nasty: you bring disgrace to the human race”. Thorpe defended Payman, yelling “convicted racist” at Hanson as she threw her torn-up motion at her, before giving the middle finger over her shoulder as she walked out of the chamber. Labor and the Coalition then voted to suspend Thorpe, supported by One Nation, Ralph Babet, David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie. The move denies Thorpe a vote on the final sitting day of the year, throwing further uncertainty over which bills Labor will be able to pass. It comes as Hanson appeals against a court ruling that she engaged in racial discrimination against Mehreen Faruqi when she tweeted the Greens senator should “pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan” ( The Guardian ). A police officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman has been found guilty of manslaughter. Kristian White discharged his taser at Clare Nowland in her New South Wales aged care home, who fell and hit her head and died a week later ( Nine ). A jury delivered its judgment in the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday, finding White guilty of the single charge of manslaughter. White's bail has been continued and the proceedings were adjourned to Thursday to consider the Crown's detention application. The offence of manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison in NSW. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said White’s employment was now “under review”, but defended the taser policy and training as “appropriate”, with no changes made. Webb has attracted scrutiny over her handling of the case, including her refusal to watch the bodycam footage of what happened ( The Saturday Paper ). Thousands of displaced Lebanese have returned home in the wake of a truce between Israel and Hezbollah, with the ceasefire appearing to hold for its first day. The deal brokered by the US and France calls for an initial two-month halt to fighting and requires Hezbollah to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops are to return to their side of the border ( AP ). Thousands of Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers would deploy in the south, with an international panel to oversee compliance. Some of the 1.2 million Lebanese displaced by the fighting returned home, driving cars stacked with personal belongings and defying warnings from Lebanese and Israeli troops to stay away from some areas. The deal does not address Israel’s siege of Gaza, where strikes overnight on two schools-turned-shelters in Gaza City killed 11 people, including four children, according to hospital officials. Presiding member Leeroy Bilney makes the South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament’s inaugural address. Based on the wild conspiracies that circulated during the national referendum, presumably SA will shortly be invaded by the UN and white people will have to give up their houses ( The Guardian ). Digital twins offer humankind the ability to command virtual replicas of forests, oil fields, cities, supply chains — and even, maybe one day, our very bodies ( Noema ).What Is ‘Queen Never Cry’ Meme About? Explained
Namibians stood in queues for several hours to vote Wednesday in elections that could usher in the desert nation's first woman leader even as the dominant SWAPO party faces the strongest challenge yet to its 34-year grip on power Windhoek, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Nov, 2024) Namibians stood in queues for several hours to Wednesday in elections that could usher in the desert nation's first leader even as the dominant SWAPO party faces the strongest challenge yet to its 34-year grip on power. The South West People's Organisation candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, cast her ballot as soon as polls opened for the roughly 1.5 voters in the sparsely populated country. SWAPO has governed since leading mineral-rich to in 1990 but complaints about unemployment and enduring inequalities could force Nandi-Ndaitwah into an unprecedented second-round if she fails to garner at least half the . Also voting early was one of her main challengers, Panduleni Itula, a former dentist and lawyer who founded the Independent Patriots for Change party in and was optimistic it could "unseat the revolutionary movement". "We will there and to a new dawn and a new era of how we conduct our public affairs in this country," the 67-year-old told reporters. Itula took 29 percent of votes in the elections, losing to SWAPO leader Hage Geingob with 56 percent. It was a remarkable performance considering Geingob, who in , had won almost 87 percent five years earlier. is a major uranium and diamond exporter but not many of its nearly three people have benefitted that wealth. "There's a lot of mining activity that goes on in the country, but it doesn't really translate into improved infrastructure, opportunities," said independent political analyst Marisa Lourenco, based in . "That's where a lot of the frustration is coming , (especially) the youth," she said. Unemployment among 15- to 34-year-olds is estimated at 46 percent, according to the latest figures , almost triple the national average. - Second round? - For the first time in 's recent history, a second round is "a somewhat realistic option", said Henning Melber, of the Nordic Institute at the University of . It would take place within 60 days of the announcement of the first-round of due by Saturday. "The outcome will be tight," said self-employed Hendry Amupanda, 32, who queued since 9:00 pm the night before to cast his ballot. "I want the country to get better and people to get ," said Amupanda, wearing slippers and equipped with a chair, blanket and snacks. Marvyn Pescha, a self-employed , said his father was part of SWAPO's liberation struggle and he was not going to abandon the party. "But I want SWAPO to be challenged for better policies. Some opportunistic leaders have tarnished the reputation of the party, they misuse it for self-enrichment," the 50-year-old said. Frieda Fillipus, 31, also backed the SWAPO candidate. "The future is female," she said. Many voters queued for hours to reach the polling stations before their close at 9:00 pm (1900 GMT). "The process is so slow," said analyst Simpson , 36, who had waited for eight hours.
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