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Sunday China Drive | Top cars of 2024 in ChinaBook Review: Historiography and PoetryFour Manitoba figure skaters, now training out of province, are back home this week to compete at Skate Canada Challenge, the qualifying event for the 2025 national championships in Laval, Que. in mid-January. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Four Manitoba figure skaters, now training out of province, are back home this week to compete at Skate Canada Challenge, the qualifying event for the 2025 national championships in Laval, Que. in mid-January. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Four Manitoba figure skaters, now training out of province, are back home this week to compete at Skate Canada Challenge, the qualifying event for the 2025 national championships in Laval, Que. in mid-January. Reigning Canadian junior pairs champions Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov and singles skaters David Howes and Breken Brezden are among 150 athletes from across Canada who will take to competition ice at Seven Oaks Arena. Kemp, 16, and Elizarov, who turns 21 next week, are once again in comeback mode after being sidelined from competition for several months while she recovered from an unspecified injury. It is the third time in as many seasons the Winnipeggers’ resilience has been tested. Danielle Earl / Skate Canada Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov are in comeback mode as they prepare for the Skate Canada Challenge. In 2022, Kemp’s ankle sprain forced them to forfeit their ticket to the prestigious Junior Grand Prix Final. In spring 2023, Elizarov’s surgery for a collapsed lung delayed their off-season training, but the determined duo rebounded to pocket silver at the Final last December and then gold at the 2024 Canadians. The pair’s latest misfortune meant withdrawal from both Grand Prix assignments in Europe this fall as they methodically worked their way back into fighting form. “Their resiliency is their strength, that’s what makes them elite athletes,” said Kevin Dawe, who now coaches the pair in Toronto where all three relocated in the summer of 2023. “That’s something you can’t train. Every time there’s a setback, they’re determined to come back stronger and better. That’s innate to them. It’s how they’ve grown up, how their parents raised them.” The junior pairs kick off the Challenge competition Thursday afternoon. The field has been reduced to three couples after two top contenders qualified for next week’s Grand Prix Final in France and another is out with injury. Kemp and Elizarov’s short program is set to music from the HBO series . It was choreographed by Canada’s 2008 world men’s champion Jeff Buttle, now part of their coaching team along with his former coach Lee Barkell. The pair’s routine has a big fan in André Bourgeois, Skate Canada’s NextGen director, whose job it is to guide the country’s up-and-comers. “It’s a program that will stand out. It’s so different, so cool how it’s done,” Bourgeois said last month in Halifax. Kemp and Elizarov’s goal this week is to re-familiarize themselves with the feeling of competing and garner feedback from the judging panel in the build-up to Canadians and, potentially, the world junior championships in Hungary in February. (Kemp and Elizarov have already competed twice at worlds, finishing sixth both times.) “They really love competing. They like to perform and they’re excited to perform back in their home town,” Dawe said, as he headed to a training session last Friday. “We’re not far off from where we were before we had the break. At Challenge, we’re not doing all of our hardest content even though we’re (training) it all. We’re being smart and making sure we don’t have any more interruptions to the season.” Fellow Winnipegger Howes, 17, who shifted his training to Richmond, B.C. last year, is among the 21 junior men who open their campaign on Friday. He earned the bronze medal a year ago at Seven Oaks, and took fourth place on the national stage. Earlier this season, Canada’s 2023 novice titleholder had been riding a roller-coaster with inconsistent competitive performances. Skating as a guest at the B.C. sectional championship a few weeks ago, however, Howes delivered two solid programs and tallied the highest score. “Both programs this season are more demanding — both technically and choreographically — in skating skills and interpretation,” explained Howes’ coach Keegan Murphy. “The ask is pretty amazing, so it takes many months for that to get ironed out in a competition. The goal is to put all those pieces together — by November, December, January — to peak at Canadians.” Brezden, 18, a Skate Dauphin product now based in Hamilton, Ont., is the only Manitoban competing at the senior level. She and 25 other women get their start Saturday and close the show with their finale on Sunday. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Brezden, whose training and competition readiness were stymied by hip and ankle injuries last season, enjoyed a successful domestic competition run this summer. After clinching two gold medals, she earned her first Team Canada international competition assignment. Despite a messy short program in Nice, France, in October, Brezden shone in the finale, earning fifth-best scores on the day and 10th place overall. “She’s improving, gaining her confidence. Most important for her is to stay healthy and continue the evolution, the track she’s on,” Bourgeois noted. “If she does that, there are opportunities down the road for further international competition. Her components (skating skills, presentation) are phenomenal. She’s a beautiful skater. She has presence on the ice. She has a lot going for her.” Advertisement Advertisement
Fitness is an important topic year-round, but it's often top of my mind as we approach the new year. Sometimes, it feels like we've plateaued in our journey, and we see limited results no matter how hard we work. In some of these cases there may be some habits that are preventing you from seeing that progress. But you don't have to bring those habits into 2025. Don't forget that weight doesn't determine your health . You should always check with your doctor to discuss other aspects of your wellness that you can focus on instead of weight loss. These are the top pitfalls you should avoid to help improve your likelihood of fitness success -- and the good news is, they're not as big of a change as you might think. 1. Stop thinking in the short term Everything on this list is somewhat of a hard truth, but this is often the hardest to accept (and change). If you approach weight loss with a short-term attitude, you may not make it anywhere except on the yo-yo diet train. Without a long-term approach to weight loss, you may lose 10 or more pounds in two weeks and then suffer a rebound when you discover that regimen wasn't working for you. This is all too common when people embark on strict diets such as keto or paleo or fad diets that promise rapid weight loss. In reality, for most people, a well-balanced diet that includes all food groups and even some treats works best in the long run. Part of successful, sustainable weight loss -- losing the weight and keeping it off for good -- is understanding that fad diets , excessive exercise and "detoxes" don't usually work. They last only as long as your willpower lasts, and I'm willing to bet that's not more than two weeks to a couple of months. Despite what the wellness industry might have you believe, there are no quick fixes, miracle cures or magic pills when it comes to weight loss. Losing weight requires dedication to a plan that supports long-term healthy habits. The general recommendation for weight loss is a rate of 1 to 2 pounds per week, although initial weight loss might surpass that for people who are very overweight, and then slow down to the suggested one to 2 pounds per week. Studies have shown this to be an effective way to lose weight without losing too much water or lean tissue and to avoid a rebound . Overcoming an all-or-nothing mindset promotes long-term weight loss. 2. An all-or-nothing mindset could be harmful Many people who struggle with a short-term attitude also struggle with an all-or-nothing mindset. I began my health and fitness journey with this mindset. I cut out all processed foods : no bread , no pasta, no milk, no cheese and no individually wrapped snacks. I basically existed on chicken, vegetables and berries . This was great until it wasn't, and I ended up on a CVS run for all the chocolate and Goldfish I could hold in two hands. Then, because I'd "ruined" my diet, I would eat as much as I could physically handle, because, "Why not? I already ruined it." Then I'd feel bad about the snacks I ate and return to my overly restrictive regimen the next day. This is a destructive cycle to be in, but it's something I see all the time with personal training clients. An all-or-nothing mindset can keep you in a perpetual cycle of lose-gain-lose, not to mention shame and guilt around food . This all-or-nothing concept applies to fitness, too: If you've been doing the most effective workouts to get in shape in the least amount of time left and right but don't feel fitter or stronger, you might be doing too much. Toning it down could — counterintuitively — be the answer to improving your fitness (and playing the long game). A supportive community, in real life or online, can keep you motivated to lose weight and stay fit. 3. A stronger support system could do the trick Supportive friends, family members and significant others are critical to successful weight loss. If I were asked to cite the most common reason for not sticking to a healthy diet from my past personal training clients, I would say stigma. That's right. As silly as it sounds, people really do get made fun of for eating healthy, especially in regions where food is an integral part of the culture. Growing up in southern Louisiana near New Orleans, I experienced this very often when I decided I was making changes to my diet. At family gatherings and social outings, I'd get comments like, "That's all you're eating?" or, "You're really not going to eat any dessert?" or, laden with sarcasm, "Next time we'll have a salad potluck." It's not fun to be ridiculed or scoffed at, especially for things you care about (like your health!), so it can be very easy to fall into a trap of eating — and drinking — for the sake of your social life. This is why a solid support system is key to long-term weight loss. Without it, the journey can feel lonely and intimidating. If you currently feel you lack a support system, try having open conversations with your friends, family and partner about it. You can make it clear that they don't have to change their eating habits if they don't want to, but that your health means a lot to you and you'd appreciate it if they didn't mock or downplay your hard work. If an IRL support system isn't working out, turn to online communities that promote both health and body positivity. I really love Flex and Flow on Instagram , Health At Every Size and the Intuitive Eating Community . These communities emphasize health without emphasizing weight, which is helpful because when you focus on health outcomes, you'll reach your happy weight with ease. Reddit also has a great forum ( /r/loseit ) where you'll find lots of real-life stories about weight loss. Exercise is important for an overall healthy lifestyle, but it's hard to lose weight from exercise alone. 4. Exercise doesn't always conquer all If you're at all attuned to the wellness industry, you'll know this saying: " Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym ." Even if your goals don't include a shredded stomach, the adage is still relevant. You just can't out-exercise a poor diet. Exercise should be part of your overall approach to weight loss because it's proven to aid weight loss (not to mention its long list of other health benefits ), but it's difficult to lose weight from exercise alone. Many people overestimate the number of calories they can burn from their workouts; it's typically a lot less than you think, and far less than the calories your body burns at rest during the day just maintaining your current physique. For example, a 154-pound man will burn fewer than 450 calories during an intense, hour-long weight-lifting workout. You can easily cancel that effort out if you don't pay any attention to your diet. The exact number of calories you burn during exercise depends on many factors, including your current weight, the intensity of the activity, the length of the workout, your age and your body composition. Plus, focusing on only exercise can lead to a destructive cycle of exercising extra to burn off calories you feel you shouldn't have eaten. Or you may end up feeling like you need to "earn" your calories through exercise. Either way, taking this approach can lead to a strained relationship with food and exercise, as well as stalled weight loss. Some people, such as those who have spent years putting on muscle mass, can eat lots of calorie-dense food and not gain weight because muscle burns more calories at rest. Even if you can eat whatever you want and lose or maintain your weight, that doesn't mean it's healthy for you. A diet rich in fruit, vegetables, healthy fats, lean proteins and some whole grains will serve you best in terms of sustainable weight loss and health. Combined with a consistent exercise routine , you'll experience sustained weight loss and weight maintenance once you reach your goal weight. Chronic stress and sleep deprivation can hinder weight loss progress. 5. Sleep more, lower stress and eat better Losing weight will be much harder if you're chronically stressed , sleep-deprived or overworked . This scenario may sound familiar to you: This is OK if it happens occasionally (everyone deserves a lazy evening every once in a while), but weight loss will seem impossible if this happens all the time. The truth is that nutrition and exercise are only two components of a healthy life that can lead to weight loss. While important, too strong of a focus on nutrition and exercise can cause you to overlook other factors that are just as important: sleep and stress management. Supplements don't work unless you do. 6. Supplements can't do all the heavy lifting I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that fat burner supplement in your medicine cabinet isn't going to do the work for you. Certain supplements may help you reach your weight loss goals, but you have to work to make your supplements work. For example, incorporating a daily protein shake in the mornings can help you feel fuller throughout the day, which may help keep cravings at bay. Increased protein intake can also help you build muscle , which aids in body recomposition . Certain weight-loss supplements do have some evidence backing them , but no supplements are proven like the method that no one wants to take: eat fewer calories than you burn .Social media users are misrepresenting a report released Thursday by the Justice Department inspector general's office, falsely claiming that it's proof the FBI orchestrated the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The watchdog report examined a number of areas, including whether major intelligence failures preceded the riot and whether the FBI in some way provoked the violence. Claims spreading online focus on the report's finding that 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests on Jan. 6, including three who had been tasked with traveling to the city to report on others who were potentially planning to attend the events. Although 17 of those informants either entered the Capitol or a restricted area around the building during the riot, none of the 26 total informants were authorized to do so by the bureau, according to the report. Nor were they authorized to otherwise break the law or encourage others to do so. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: A December 2024 report released by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General is proof that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a setup by the FBI. THE FACTS: That's false. The report found that no undercover FBI employees were at the riot on Jan. 6 and that none of the bureau's informants were authorized to participate. Informants, also known as confidential human sources, work with the FBI to provide information, but are not on the bureau’s payroll. Undercover agents are employed by the FBI. According to the report, 26 informants were in Washington on Jan. 6 in connection with the day's events. FBI field offices only informed the Washington Field Office or FBI headquarters of five informants that were to be in the field on Jan. 6. Of the total 26 informants, four entered the Capitol during the riot and an additional 13 entered a restricted area around the Capitol. But none were authorized to do so by the FBI, nor were they given permission to break other laws or encourage others to do the same. The remaining nine informants did not engage in any illegal activities. None of the 17 informants who entered the Capitol or surrounding restricted area have been prosecuted, the report says. A footnote states that after reviewing a draft of the report, the U.S. attorney's office in Washington said that it “generally has not charged those individuals whose only crime on January 6, 2021 was to enter restricted grounds surrounding the Capitol, which has resulted in the Office declining to charge hundreds of individuals; and we have treated the CHSs consistent with this approach.” The assistant special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office's counterterrorism division told the inspector general's office that he “denied a request from an FBI office to have an undercover employee engage in investigative activity on January 6.” He, along with then-Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D'Antuono, said that FBI policy prohibits undercover employees at First Amendment-protected events without investigative authority. Many social media users drew false conclusions from the report's findings. “JANUARY 6th WAS A SETUP!" reads one X post that had received more than 11,400 likes and shares as of Friday. “New inspector general report shows that 26 FBI/DOJ confidential sources were in the crowd on January 6th, and some of them went into the Capitol and restricted areas. Is it a coincidence that Wray put in his resignation notice yesterday? TREASON!” The mention of Wray's resignation refers to FBI Director Christopher Wray's announcement Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January. Other users highlighted the fact that there were 26 FBI informants in Washington on Jan. 6, but omitted key information about the findings of the report. These claims echo a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters determined to overturn Republican Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden stormed the Capitol in a violent clash with police. The report knocks that theory down. Wray called such theories “ludicrous” at a congressional hearing last year. Asked for comment on the false claims spreading online, Stephanie Logan, a spokesperson for the inspector general’s office, pointed The Associated Press to a press release about the report. In addition to its findings about the the FBI's involvement on Jan. 6, the report said that the FBI, in an action its now-deputy director described as a “basic step that was missed,” failed to canvass informants across all 56 of its field offices for any relevant intelligence ahead of time. That was a step, the report concluded, “that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations in advance of January 6.” However, it did credit the bureau for preparing for the possibility of violence and for trying to identify known “domestic terrorism subjects” who planned to come to Washington that day. The FBI said in a letter responding to the report that it accepts the inspection general’s recommendation “regarding potential process improvements for future events.” — Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck .
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Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report findsBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which must decide whether to refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who will either formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation. The former right-wing president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then. Police said in a brief statement that the Supreme Court had agreed to reveal the names of all 37 people who were indicted “to avoid the dissemination of incorrect news.” The 700-page police document likely will take several days for the court to review, Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes said. Dozens of former and current Bolsonaro aides also were indicted, including Gen. Walter Braga Netto, who was his running mate in the 2022 campaign; former Army commander Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira; Valdemar Costa Neto, the chairman of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party; and his veteran former adviser, Gen. Augusto Heleno. The investigation started last year. On Tuesday, four military men and one federal police agent were arrested as part of the same probe . Other investigations focus on Bolosnaro’s potential roles in smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring them, and in directing a subordinate to falsify his and others’ COVID-19 vaccination statuses. Bolsonaro has denied any involvement in either. Another probe found that he had abused his authority to cast doubt on the country’s voting system, and judges barred him from running again until 2030. The far-reaching investigations have weakened Bolsonaro’s status as a leader of Brazil’s right wing, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo. “Bolsonaro is already barred from running in the 2026 elections,” Melo told the The Associated Press. “And if he is convicted he could also be jailed by then. To avoid being behind bars, he will have to convince Supreme Court justices that he has nothing to do with a plot that involves dozens of his aids. That’s a very tall order,” Melo said. On Tuesday, the federal police arrested four military and a federal police officer accused of plotting to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections, including alleged plans to kill Lula and other top officials.
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The controversy around a religious Christmas sign that was taken down in downtown Kelowna continues. Two days after a sign stating 'Keep Christ in Christmas' was removed from the nativity scene display at Stuart Park, Kelowna-Centre MLA Kristina Loewen went to social media to express her opinion on the matter. "We believe that it's an important detail that Christmas is a Christian holiday," said Loewen in her video, referring to 'we' as all of the MLAs for the Central Okanagan. "We will be standing united and defending all British Columbians rights to religion and freedom of expression, speech, thought, belief," she added. "Canada is an incredible country full of diverse cultures and religions, and a wide variety of views, and I think that's one of the things that makes us so incredible." Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong agreed with her fellow Conservative, quote-tweeting the video and saying "a great message from a colleague and friend. I'm proud to be part of a team that stands for what's right." Macklin McCall, MLA for West Kelowna, also quote-tweeted Loewen's post. However, Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew appears to not have commented on social media. The nativity scene is put up by the Knights of Columbus every year and a permit is given from the City of Kelowna to do so. When the 'Keep Christ in Christmas' sign was displayed beside the scene on Monday, Dec. 9, some people in the community, including the Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists Association (KASHA) took issue. A letter by KASHA to Black Press Media on Dec. 9, stated the nativity scene is part of Christmas, just as "lights, festive trees, and other decorative displays" are also. "This message is not merely festive—it is political, advocating for a specific religious interpretation of the holiday," said KASHA about the sign. The next day, the sign was taken down and the City of Kelowna confirmed that the sign was not part of the Knights of Columbus' permit for the nativity scene. The Knights of Columbus had no comment regarding the matter. Capital News reached out to Loewen for further comment but was met with an automatic e-mail reply. Additionally, the City of Kelowna stated it had no comment on Loewen's video. However, Ian Bushfield the executive director of the B.C. Humanist Association did have a comment. "Freedom of religion in Canada includes freedom from religion," said Bushfield in an e-mailed statement. "Ms. Loewen and all Christians are obviously free to celebrate Christmas as a Christian holiday but our governments have a clear duty of religious neutrality. That means neither endorsing nor prohibiting any religion over any other. That sign, and arguably even the nativity scene, being on public property breaches that duty. She can put the sign up at her church or at her own house but we do not live in a theocracy." Bushfield has previously stated that BCHA is an organization committed to secular values. “Part of that is the separation of religion and government," said Bushfield. The City of Kelowna also said it received five letters on the matter when the sign was up but none since it's been taken down.Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who instituted economic reforms, cremated in New Delhi
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Mesoblast (NASDAQ:MESO) Trading 6.1% Higher – Should You Buy?Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center. As in past years, YouTube was the single most popular platform teenagers used — 90% said they watched videos on the site, down slightly from 95% in 2022. Nearly three-quarters said they visit YouTube every day. There was a slight downward trend in several popular apps teens used. For instance, 63% of teens said they used TikTok, down from 67% and Snapchat slipped to 55% from 59%. This small decline could be due to pandemic-era restrictions easing up and kids having more time to see friends in person, but it’s . X saw the biggest decline among teenage users. Only 17% of teenagers said they use X, down from 23% in 2022, the year Elon Musk bought the platform. Reddit held steady at 14%. About 6% of teenagers said they use Threads, Meta’s answer to X that launched in 2023. The report comes as countries around the world are grappling with how to handle the effects of social media on young people’s well-being. Australia recently passed a law from social networks, though it’s unclear how it will be able to enforce the age limit — and whether it will come with unintended consequences such as isolating vulnerable kids from their peers. Meta’s messaging service WhatsApp was a rare exception in that it saw the number of teenage users increase, to 23% from 17% in 2022. Pew also asked kids how often they use various online platforms. Small but significant numbers said they are on them “almost constantly.” For YouTube, 15% reported constant use, for TikTok, 16% and for Snapchat, 13%. As in previous surveys, girls were more likely to use TikTok almost constantly while boys gravitated to YouTube. There was no meaningful gender difference in the use of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. Roughly a quarter of Black and Hispanic teens said they visit TikTok almost constantly, compared with just 8% of white teenagers. The report was based on a survey of 1,391 U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 conducted from Sept. 18 to Oct. 10, 2024.
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SATURDAY'S BOWL GAMESNEW YORK — The rumbling buses echoed for blocks on the quiet campus at Fordham University. Nebraska’s sprawling football operation had arrived. This isn’t the typical home team, the FCS-level Rams that just completed a 2-10 season. The Huskers took the practice field on a cold and sunny Thursday afternoon flanked by social-media cameras and a host of staffers. A post-practice grab-and-go buffet line greeted players afterward as they headed the few miles back toward downtown Manhattan and an evening at a high-profile ping-pong club. “Just looking around, spending time with each other,” freshman linebacker Vincent Shavers said of more time in New York City. “I ain’t never did this before with no other team so I’m very happy. I’m grateful for them.” Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” played on the sound system as Nebraska went through workouts two days before the Pinstripe Bowl. The Huskers practiced at Joe Moglia Field — Moglia, a Fordham alumnus, was once the executive advisor to former NU coach Bo Pelini in 2009 and 2010 — on an artificial surface shared also by the Fordham soccer and baseball teams. Baseball’s press box named after another famous graduate, Vin Scully, was only yards away as the visiting Big Ten team went through drills. The gated campus — just a couple blocks away from bustling neighborhood streets in the Bronx — was covered with small piles of snow scattered throughout. Temperatures in the sun felt perhaps in the mid-40s while shady conditions felt closer to 20. New Nebraska assistant coaches Daikiel Shorts (receivers) and Phil Simpson (outside linebackers) spoke with a smattering of reporters afterward along with a few players. Coach Matt Rhule will talk midday Friday as part of a Pinstripe availability before kickoff Saturday at noon eastern time. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban US officials and lawmakers had accused ByteDance of being linked to Chinese government US president-elect Donald Trump speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) on January 31, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, US. — AFP WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to delay an upcoming TikTok ban while he works on a “political resolution”, BBC reported. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0'); }); His lawyer filed a legal brief on Friday with the court that says Trump “opposes banning TikTok” and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office”. On 10 January, the court is due to hear arguments on a US law that requires TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media company to an American firm or face a ban come 19 January -- a day before Trump takes office. US officials and lawmakers had accused ByteDance of being linked to the Chinese government -- which the firm denies.
New Delhi: The passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has caused an eternal void for the nation. A calm and composed leader, the vision of the Congress leader helped the nation navigate through phases of financial crisis and propelling India to economic achievements. Manmohan Singh rose to prominence as the Finance Minister in the Narasimha Rao government from 1991 to 1996. He is a highly respected statesman, led India through transformative years from 2004 to 2014. Dr. Singh's unwavering integrity, and exceptional intellectual prowess earned him widespread admiration across party lines. His leadership played a pivotal role in shaping modern India's economic trajectory, with his economic reforms as Finance Minister in the 1990s laying the groundwork for the country's rapid growth. He is widely recognized for implementing policies and also for his leadership in guiding the country through the 2008 global recession. Dr. Manmohan Singh is survived by his wife, Gursharan Kaur, and their three daughters. The nation mourns the loss of this visionary leader, and details of his funeral arrangements are awaited. As India bids farewell to this remarkable statesman, his legacy will continue to inspire future generations. After his term in office ended, he continued as a member of the Rajya Sabha until his term concluded in April 2024, following which he retired. Even as his health deteriorated, Manmohan Singh was seen at Rajya Sabha on a wheel chair, which shows his commitment to his role and the nation. Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in Gah, West Punjab, now part of Pakistan. His academic excellence led him to pursue higher education at esteemed institutions, including Panjab University, the University of Cambridge, and Nuffield College, Oxford. Singh's early career was marked by his roles as a teacher at Punjab University, the Delhi School of Economics, and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). His foray into politics began in 1971 as an Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Commerce. He rapidly rose through the ranks, holding pivotal positions such as Chief Economic Advisor and Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. In 2004, the Indian National Congress secured a parliamentary majority, and Sonia Gandhi appointed Singh as Prime Minister. His tenure was marked by notable achievements, including the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal and unprecedented economic growth, which catapulted India onto the global stage. Other notable successes include: - Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction: Singh's administration implemented policies that promoted economic growth and reduced poverty. - Economic Boom: India experienced an average annual growth rate of 7.7% during Singh's five-year term. - Key Reforms: Singh's government introduced significant reforms, including the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the Right to Information Act. Singh was re-elected in 2009, but his administration faced challenges, including inflation and corruption scandals. Despite these setbacks, Singh's legacy as a visionary economist and politician remains unparalleled.
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