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By Yuji Kondo 8:00 JST, December 7, 2024 Less than a year remains until the opening of the Tokyo Deaflympics, an international sports event for the deaf. About 3,000 deaf athletes from 70 to 80 countries and regions will gather for the event. Preparations are progressing rapidly, but there are still a number of issues to be addressed before the opening ceremony, such as raising awareness of the event, promoting accessibility for deaf people, and training sign language interpreters. The Tokyo Deaflympics, the first to be held in Japan, will take place over 12 days from Nov. 15-26 next year, with 21 events at 15 venues in Tokyo, plus one additional venue each in Fukushima and Shizuoka prefectures. Most of the events will be the same as those held at the Olympics and Paralympics, but the Deaflympics will also include bowling and orienteering, in which competitors race to find their way to checkpoints in fields and mountains while reading a map. The first Deaflympics were held in Paris in 1924. They have a history of more than a century and are much older than the Paralympics, which began in 1960. However, compared to the Olympics and Paralympics, the Deaflympics are extremely little known. In a survey conducted by the Tokyo metropolitan government last year among Tokyo residents aged 18 and over, 93% of respondents were aware of the Paralympics, but only 15% were aware of the Deaflympics. In a 2021 nationwide survey conducted by the Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center, 97.9% of respondents were aware of the Paralympics, but only 16.3% were aware of the Deaflympics. The surveys showed that more than 80% of people in Tokyo and the rest of Japan were not aware of the Deaflympics. Even so, momentum for the games has been building in various parts of the country, with events such as the Deaflympics Festival organized by local governments and deaf organizations. Mitsuji Hisamatsu, chairman of the Organizing Committee of 2025 Summer Deaflympics, said: “Two years ago, when we were selected as the host city, we received inquiries once or twice a week, but now we receive inquiries from local governments and other organizations every day. I think awareness has increased significantly.” Starting next June, the National Caravan Activity is planned, in which a caravan will visit all 47 prefectures in Japan to hold events in lieu of a torch relay. The Tokyo metropolitan government, which is involved in the operation and preparation of the games, sees the Deaflympics as a great opportunity to promote barrier-free access to public facilities after the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. In fiscal 2024, the Tokyo metropolitan government is promoting the installation of “light warning devices” at six facilities it owns, including Komazawa Olympic Park, which will be used as a venue for the games. In the event of a disaster, the system will alert people by flashing white lights. By next summer, special lights will be installed in the ceilings of 661 toilets, changing rooms and other facilities. In addition, devices that convert speech into text and display it on a screen in front of the user have been installed in about 40 locations, including sports facilities and libraries. The system displays the spoken words of hearing people as text, and deaf users can communicate by typing text on a terminal. The Tokyo metropolitan government’s International Sports Division says the system will also be helpful for elderly people with hearing difficulties. One of the biggest problems is finding international sign language interpreters. Like spoken languages, sign languages vary from country to country and region to region. For example, saying “thank you” in Japanese sign language involves placing the right hand vertically on the back of the left hand and making a gesture similar to a sword cut, while “thank you” in international sign language involves placing the right hand over the mouth and moving it away as if throwing a kiss. At international conferences for the deaf and sporting events such as the Deaflympics, international sign language has become the lingua franca, as the World Federation of the Deaf and other organizations have worked to develop and promote it. According to the Japan Information and Culture Center for the Deaf, there were 4,198 registered sign language interpreters in the nation as of October 2024. However, there are reportedly only a few people in Japan who can use international sign language. In preparation for the Deaflympics, the Japanese Federation of the Deaf has been holding exams for the registration of international sign language interpreters. Seven such interpreters were registered in December 2023. In addition, the Tokyo metropolitan government began subsidizing the fees for attending training courses in 2023, and a total of 331 people received such support in that year. However, there are still not many people in Japan who use international sign language, and there is an urgent need to raise social awareness of international sign language interpreters and to train more interpreters. The organizing committee aims to secure nearly 100 international sign language interpreters for the games. Hisamatsu, the chairman, said: “We want to have interpreters in place to ensure [communication of] information, such as for protests to the judges. We will try to ensure 100% communication.” Adam Kosa, president of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, the international governing body for the Deaflympics, visited the Tokyo metropolitan government building on Nov. 19 and met with Gov. Yuriko Koike. Kosa said: “The Deaflympics will be an opportunity to have a positive impact on Japanese society, just like the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. I believe it will help create a more inclusive Tokyo and Japan.” He called for the games to be a catalyst for creating a more diverse and accepting society. Koike responded in international sign language, saying: “We will create an environment where athletes can perform at their best. I am confident that these efforts will surely make Tokyo evolve and brighten the future.” She showed enthusiasm for further accelerating preparations for the games. The Deaflympics have the potential to bring about significant changes in society. But first we must steadily raise awareness of the games, involve more people, and use the remaining year of preparation to create a society where athletes from around the world and people with hearing disabilities can feel at home. Political Pulse appears every Saturday. 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It’s time to take tough decisions: PM We have to decide whether we save Pakistan or allow sit-ins to take place, says PM ISLAMABAD/ MANSEHRA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday stressed the need for taking tough decisions to rid the country of politics of agitation and ensure stability. Addressing the federal cabinet meeting, he said: “We have to decide whether we save Pakistan or allow sit-ins to take place.” The premier said that no one ever imagined launching an “onslaught” on Islamabad before, stressing that tough decisions will have to be taken now through mutual consultation. “We have two paths which we can take, and it is obvious that we have to take the path of development and prosperity,” he said. The prime minister said that once again an assault was mounted on Islamabad, but on the previous (Tuesday) night, all the law enforcement agencies had collectively and with good strategy dispersed the protest and provided relief to the public. He also particularly mentioned that the army chief also extended cooperation over the law and order situation in the federal capital, while the intelligence agencies also played their part. The prime minister also appreciated the Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh police forces and other law enforcement agencies for quelling the latest onslaught on Islamabad. Speaking about the economic losses faced due to violent protests, the prime minister said businesses were shut as life in the twin cities — Islamabad and Rawalpindi — came to a halt. He said that as a result of such rioting, Islamabad in particular and the country in general, witnessed huge economic losses. “Businesses were closed, traders were raising hue and cry, owners of factories were in distress, daily wagers found it hard to get a one-time meal while patients were stranded.” “Our stock exchange, which had crossed 99,000, plunged by over 4,000 points on Tuesday due to the riots,” he regretted. “The economy is facing a loss of Rs190 billion daily due to the protests.” Recalling PTI’s 2014 sit-in in the capital, Shehbaz said the rioters caused violence for 126 days at a time when the Chinese president had to visit the country. However, he added, the high-level visit was cancelled due to the PTI’s sit-in. He further highlighted that the rioters had once again tried to create chaos ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the capital. “There was a wave of concern among our guests whether to visit Pakistan or not,” he said. Shedding light on the Belarusian president’s visit to Pakistan, the prime minister said the two countries will sign agreements in January. He said had the courts given strict punishment to the criminals of May 9, we would not have seen this day. “We have to decide after much deliberation which direction we need to take,” he added. Shehbaz said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was suffering from a resurgence of terrorism, adding that dozens of people were martyred in the Kurram clashes. “They [KP government] should have [resolved] the Parachinar and Kurram matters but they attacked Islamabad using government resources,” he added. The prime minister further said that this was not a movement but “sedition” and there was no room for sedition in politics. “This is a conspiracy and it must be brought to an end at all costs,” he added. “It is not a movement but terrorism and a Fitna. We’ll break the hand that wants to damage Pakistan,” PM Shehbaz stressed. He maintained the prime minister, members of the cabinet and parliamentarians would not let anarchy inflict further harm on the country’s economy. Earlier, during his interaction with journalists in the federal capital, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi termed social media reports claiming 33 bodies were brought to a hospital as “propaganda” and challenged the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to name the deceased. The minister said PTI’s miscreants were looking for bodies in hospitals. He asked the PTI to prove if any policeman had a gun during the protests. The minister said that they would present a report on the PTI’s protest in the cabinet meeting and to the prime minister. Naqvi also asserted that life has returned to normal across Pakistan with roads cleared and mobile and internet services restored. Naqvi also announced that Afghan citizens would not be allowed to reside in Islamabad without a No Objection Certificate (NoC) after December 31, adding that those intending to stay must obtain clearance from the DC office. Meanwhile, talking to the media, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said the PTI narrative had failed and its leaders had to run to avoid arrest. The minister strongly rejected the PTI’s claims of killing their activists in firing by law enforcement agencies and termed it a baseless propaganda. He continued they concocted a fake story of workers deaths after the workers had martyred Rangers personnel in a hit-and-run incident and also martyred police personnel. He pointed out that the KP CM was accompanied by the provincial police personnel in plainclothes who were armed with modern weapons, including guns and teargas shells. Tarar explained that the rioters were using slingshots and sharp stones to harm the police and law enforcement agencies’ personnel. He noted since Tuesday morning, the PTI had started propaganda about the killing of party workers. He said the management of Polyclinic Hospital had issued a statement denying claims of any bodies being shifted there. He added that the PTI was the only political party that always made bogus claims of killing its workers. The minister said that on Tuesday night, he visited the area from D-Chowk to 7th Avenue but saw nothing which could prove PTI’s claims of firing on its workers. He remarked that the PTI leadership had run away from the scene to escape arrest and now they were creating a narrative of killings of protesters. He emphasized that if the PTI had proof of killings of their workers, they should present postmortem reports and other related evidence. He added that 37 Afghan nationals and dozens of criminals involved in terrorism, theft and robberies were arrested from the PTI protest scene. He questioned what justification would the PTI give for the use of weapons and firing of tear gas shells and slingshots by an unruly mob. He said that 45 guns and grenades were recovered from the miscreants belonging to the PTI. He contended that it was a preplanned sabotage of peace and damage to national economy to force the cancellation of Belarusian president’s visit. Tarar said the PTI leadership was so inefficient and weak that they could not arrange a sit-in without the backing of the establishment. He remarked that the 126-day sit-in of 2014 was also staged with the backing of certain elements in the establishment. He came hard on Bushra Bibi and charged that she wanted bodies to get political advantage, while Ali Amin Gandapur escaped to avoid arrest. He insisted that political movements cannot be run like this and PTI’s political ideology has flopped now. The minister said the PTI had the habit of concocting stories and it claimed that Rangers were killed by law enforcement agencies, but CCTV footage proved them wrong and now the culprits have been arrested from Abbottabad. He noted that many senior PTI leaders, including Asad Qaiser, Salman Akram Raja, Atif Khan, Shehram Tarakai, Hammad Azhar and Waqas Akram stayed away from the entire protest. Tarar said the PTI suffered a major political setback, as its leaders fled from the federal capital. “If Ali Amin Gandapur is ashamed, then he will not wear a turban from today. Bushra Bibi and Amin Gandapur fled,” he remarked. He noted that while Qasim, Salman and Tyrian are growing up in Goldsmith’s house and all five children of Bushra Bibi are living a life of luxury, the PTI leadership uses children of the poor as shields. Referring to the sudden escape of the party leadership and workers from D-Chowk and Blue Area, he contended that protesters fled leaving behind their shoes, clothes and vehicles. “Running has become their habit. When fear grips a thief, he runs away,” he charged. He said that the PTI set its container on fire. “We did not want bloodshed. The interior minister was constantly monitoring the situation. The PTI people wanted to target important government figures and that they planned to capture the Parliament building.” Separately, in a press conference, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Daniyal Chaudhry refuted PTI’s allegations of widespread killings at D-Chowk, stressing that the operation was unarmed and intended to prevent casualties. Daniyal accused the PTI of attempting to incite deaths to disrupt the visits of foreign dignitaries. “PTI is spreading misleading propaganda regarding the deaths of its workers,” he said. He stated that a total of 900 hardened criminals were arrested, including proclaimed offenders, wanted criminals, and 37 Afghan nationals carrying weapons provided by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. Most of the protesters were brought to Islamabad with a payment of Rs5,000 per day. They engaged in street firing with the weapons, destroyed nearly 100 CCTV cameras, and set fire to 12 or 13 police vehicles, turning it into another May 9. Meanwhile, in a joint press conference at the Press Information Department, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Mohammad Ali Randhawa and Inspector General of Police Ali Nasir Rizvi said that it was not a protest but terrorism that resulted in heavy damage of lives of law enforcers with the destruction of public and private properties to the tune of billions of rupees. They said that no one would be allowed to use protests as a cover for terrorism. They revealed that Afghan nationals were among the participants of the PTI protests and announced plans to enforce a policy requiring foreign residents to obtain security clearance to remain in Islamabad. The IGP said that 900 protesters were arrested and 200 vehicles seized during the PTI protest in the capital. He emphasised that while everyone has the right to protest, acts of terrorism under the guise of protests will not be tolerated. IGP Rizvi said that law enforcement agencies faced direct gunfire during the protests. “Damaging property and engaging in terrorism is not protest and such individuals should be termed terrorists,” he stated. The officials emphasized their responsibility to uphold the rule of law, stating, “Ensuring the writ of the state is our responsibility, and no one will be allowed to challenge it.” They noted that all entry and exit routes in the federal capital have been reopened, and normal activities have resumed. The IGP mentioned that armed individuals attacked police and Rangers, highlighting the distinction between peaceful protests and acts of terrorism. “We will not tolerate terrorist activities disguised as protests,” he added. The IGP mentioned that in a joint operation that led to the arrest of 954 individuals and the seizure of 210 vehicles, protesters were found with heavy weapons, and sensitive automatic weapons, including Kalashnikovs and other SMGs. The law enforcers recovered 39 weapons, including 12 bore guns and other firearms which the law enforcers used. “This is not a protest when participants bring weapons, attack police, damage public property and force citizens to remain confined to their homes. Such acts constitute terrorism and it is our right to act against it,” Rizvi said. Five Rangers officials and one cop of the Punjab Police were martyred, and 71 security personnel were injured, including 27 wounded by gunshots. The police have registered seven cases under the anti-terrorism laws, he added. The protesters used firearms, masks and heavy equipment, including industrial fans, to direct tear gas back at law enforcement personnel, he said. Additionally, the demonstrators destroyed CCTV cameras, and video footage identified over 3,000 vehicles used to transport weapons and other supplies. The chief commissioner, telling details of the destruction, said protesters damaged green belts, Metro bus stations and Safe City cameras. He explained that fuel stations were temporarily closed due to intelligence reports of potential arson. Protesters also attacked journalists, prompting the removal of media personnel from protest sites. Randhawa stated that the court had allowed protests in the Sangjani area, but demonstrators insisted on moving toward sensitive zones, including the Blue Area and Red Zone. The protests damaged Islamabad’s green belts and overall infrastructure. He stated that the protests violated agreed-upon terms, as participants attempted to infiltrate sensitive areas like the Blue Area and the Red Zone. Both officials reiterated the government’s zero-tolerance policy toward individuals or groups disrupting peace in Islamabad, particularly foreign nationals involved in unlawful activities. Search operations in the area are ongoing, they added. Meanwhile, the administrations of Federal Government Polyclinic (FGPC) and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) have jointly refuted social media claims regarding alleged deaths and severe injuries from the PTI protests in Islamabad on November 24 and subsequent days. Both hospitals labelled the news as baseless and clarified the nature of injuries treated during the clashes between protesters and law enforcement personnel. According to a statement from the FGPC, reports about bodies brought to their hospital due to gunshot wounds, grenade injuries or other fatal incidents were ‘entirely false’. The administration urged the public to disregard such unverified information circulating on social media. Similarly, PIMS confirmed that during the protests, they treated a total of 66 law enforcement personnel and 36 civilians for injuries sustained in the clashes. Most of the individuals received first aid for minor injuries and were discharged. A few patients required further medical attention and were admitted. The administration strongly denied rumours of any deaths linked to the protest, terming such claims as fabricated. Both hospitals emphasised the importance of relying on verified information and condemned the spread of misinformation that could create unnecessary panic or distrust. They assured the public of their commitment to providing accurate updates on any developments concerning patient care and emergencies. Meanwhile, in a declaration issued here, the PTI Political Committee condemned in the strongest terms what it alleged was the government’s action of barbaric shooting of millions of peaceful Pakistanis. The committee claimed the protestors included children, youth, elderly and women, who came to Islamabad for a peaceful protest, who were targeted. The forum demanded a high-level judicial investigation to determine the government’s role in the ‘criminal massacre’ of unarmed citizens who came to Islamabad for peaceful protest. It demanded preparing a future action plan in the light of instructions of founding chairman Imran Khan will be announced soon. The meeting also called for strong action against PM Shehbaz and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi for ‘killing’ peaceful and patriotic Pakistanis and injuring hundreds with live bullets. It strongly condemned the shelling and firing on the vehicle of former first lady Bushra Bibi and KP Chief Minister Gandapur, the attempt to kidnap them and endanger their lives. “The firing and attack on the KP CM, who was in Islamabad for a peaceful protest along with the people of his province by Shehbaz Sharif and Mohsin Naqvi, is strongly condemned, which is the attack on the Federation of Pakistan,” it claimed. The committee also condemned the burning of Bushra Bibi’s container by the government machinery, burning of private property, vehicles, etc, of citizens, and playing with fire and blood in the capital. The meeting paid a great tribute to the people and workers for “crossing the river of difficulties and obstacles” for a peaceful protest on the final call of Imran Khan and reaching Islamabad and facing the worst shelling, brutal violence and ‘shameful government treatment’ with patience and perseverance. Declaring the killing of workers who were allegedly martyred as a result of “brutal firing by the government under the leadership of Shehbaz Sharif and Mohsin Naqvi” a national tragedy, the committee demanded that justice be provided to the families of innocent Pakistanis martyred by the government from the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of Pakistan. It also strongly condemned the injuries of hundreds of Pakistanis and PTI workers by direct shooting and the kidnapping of injured citizens from hospitals. It offered full condolences to the families of martyrs and the injured and expressed solidarity and sympathy. The meeting also decided to take special measures for their care. The entire nation, the meeting claimed, supported the final call of founding chairman Imran Khan for a peaceful protest for the restoration of fundamental constitutional rights, protection of the independence of judiciary, release of innocent political prisoners, and return of the 26th Constitutional Amendment. “Lakhs of Pakistanis from all parts of the country crossed a river of fire and blood to peacefully protest in favor of their legitimate legal and political demands and reached D-Chowk. The brutality and state terrorism that the Shehbaz government, deprived of public support and mandate, demonstrated to crush peaceful protests is unparalleled in the world history of civil rights movements,” it charged. Meanwhile, at a press conference at the Insaf Secretariat in Mansehra, KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur vowed to continue the sit-in in Islamabad until asked by the party founder Imran Khan to end it. “Our sit-in at D-Chowk will continue, and we will not end it until our leader Imran Khan calls it off,” he said. Gandapur, Bushra Bibi, Opposition leader in the National Assembly Umar Ayub Khan, KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati and others reached Mansehra in the early hours after law-enforcement agencies launched a crackdown on protesters in the federal capital. The chief minister, who is also the PTI KP chapter president, alleged that hundreds of PTI workers were killed or injured in direct firing by law-enforcement agencies. “We will compensate the families of those who lost their lives with Rs10 million each, and the injured will receive quality healthcare services,” he declared. Gandapur announced to lodge a first information report (FIR) against the law-enforcement agencies and those responsible for allegedly firing at Bushra Bibi and him directly in Islamabad. “Bushra Bibi and I, the KP chief minister, were directly targeted by snipers in an assassination attempt. We both escaped unhurt luckily in the federal capital, which is supposed to symbolise national unity,” he alleged. Gandapur added: “If a chief minister narrowly escapes bullets during a peaceful protest, one can only imagine the brutalities faced by ordinary party workers and protesters.” He emphasized that PTI’s ongoing peaceful sit-in in the federal capital was for the supremacy of law and the Constitution and for securing Imran Khan’s release. “We firmly stand with our workers who have faced bullets for Imran Khan and those who have been arrested will be provided legal assistance by party lawyers for security their early release,” Gandapur said. During the press conference, which turned into a public gathering, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Umar Ayub accused the Punjab police of entering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to arrest PTI workers. “We are going to file an FIR against the Punjab police for crossing into KP’s jurisdiction and arresting our workers,” he said. Umar Ayub demanded an impartial inquiry into the killing of members of the Rangers force. He alleged that he, like other party leaders, narrowly escaped direct fire. “We will not allow the federal government to continue killing our workers without accountability,” he added. Earlier in the day, a meeting chaired by CM Gandapur was held at the New Circuit House to discuss the situation arising from the crackdown on the sit-in in the federal capital. The meeting, attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, Secretary Home Abid Majid, Hazara Commissioner Zaheerul Islam, and Deputy Inspector General of Police Tahir Ayub, lasted for half an hour. Gandapur, along with Bushra Bibi and other party leaders, left for Peshawar by helicopter. Meanwhile, talking to senior anchorperson Hamid Mir in Geo News show Capital Talk, PTI Member of National Assembly Latif Khosa said, “Today I feel sad and surprised. We had claimed that we’d come to D-Chowk. Even after so many hurdles, people reached Islamabad.” He claimed that they had killed 278 people and injured 1,900 but he failed to provide any evidence in this regard. Khosa said it was wrong to say that the federal government was attacked by the province. “The people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have the same right over the federation as in other provinces. 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Hundreds of schools in England to provide free breakfast and childcare in new trialIndependent MP Kylea Tink has announced she will step down from federal politics at the next election after the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) abolished her seat of North Sydney. Ms Tink made the announcement on Saturday, months after AEC presiding member Susan Kenny announced they would retire the North Sydney seat and modify the boundaries of nine electoral divisions at the 2025 federal election. The Independent MP has held the seat since 2022 - which includes Australia’s third largest business district made up of professional services, property, wholesale and retail industries. Ms Tink, the former chief executive officer of the McGrath Foundation, said she has not decided what she will do next, but was fully behind the community independent movement and believed it achieved better results in parliament. “The results of any parliament are better when you have multiple voices around the decisions that need to be made,” she said. “When it comes to 2025 there are 20 communities across the country now that have a community independent candidate identified and have already launched.” Ms Tink has thrown her support behind independent Warringah MP Zali Steggall and community independent candidate Nicolette Boele, who will run for the newly gazetted seat of Bradfield. The electorate is made up of three local government areas in northern Sydney including Ku-ring-gai, North Sydney and Willoughby. Ms Tink said Ms Beole ran in 2022 and brought that seat so close and has been committed to the community for the last few years. “I’m really excited to see what she can achieve in the 2025 election.” Originally published as Independent MP Kylea Tink to step down at the 2025 election after AEC abolished her seat of North Sydney

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.The timing of the trader's bold move could not have been more perfect. While traditional market wisdom might have cautioned against taking such high-stakes positions, the trader's foresight and risk appetite proved to be a winning combination. As Chinese stocks rallied against the odds, the trader's leveraged position amplified the gains, resulting in an unprecedented windfall of $1.38 billion - a fortune that few traders could even dream of.

Tweet Facebook Mail Three more victims of a suspected methanol poisoning have been named in Laos, after two young Australian women died in Thailand. Six people are so far dead, with the cause suspected as methanol-tainted drinks in the town of Vang Vieng, Laos. Melbourne women Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, died last week after being put on life support in hospitals in Thailand. READ MORE: Tributes flow after respected marketing executive dies in quad bike accident  Three of the six people whose deaths have been linked to suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos, have been named. (CNN) UK lawyer Simone White was also named as one of the victims. Now, local news outlet The Vientiane Times, which is part of an agency run by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, has named three other people, two Danes and a US man, whose respective governments previously confirmed had died in Laos, though they did not definitively link them to the suspected methanol poisonings. The Times named the other victims as Danes Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Frela Vennervald Sorensen, 21, and US man James Louis Hutson, 57. READ MORE: Why the asbestos in our homes is becoming more dangerous  Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles died in hospital in Thailand. (Supplied) It comes as the Laos government addressed the deaths. "The Government of the Lao PDR is profoundly saddened over the loss of lives of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng District, Vientiane Province and expresses its sincere sympathy and deepest condolences to the families of the deceased," a government spokesperson said. "The government has been conducting investigations to find causes of the incident and to bring the perpetrators to justice in accordance with the law. "The government reaffirms that it always attaches the importance and pays attention to the safety of both domestic and foreign tourists." READ MORE: Major heatwave to sweep millions this week  Gang grabs $200 million worth of diamonds in just a few minutes View Gallery Bianca Jones' father, Mark, previously urged the Laos government to work to prevent any similar incident taking place in the future. "I would like to take this opportunity to urge the Laos government to investigate this to the fullest extent, to make sure this incident doesn't happen again," he said. "We can't have the passing of our daughter ... not lead to change to protect others." Jones' and Bowles' bodies will return to Australia this week. DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP : Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play .Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson defended Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst against conservative criticism over Ernst’s hesitation to back Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick to head the U.S. Department of Defense. Ernst declined Thursday to commit to supporting Hegseth, who faces allegations of sexual impropriety, financial mismanagement, public drunkenness and other personal misconduct. Hegseth has denied the allegations. Asked Friday during a conference call with reporters whether attacks over Ernst advocating for a thorough vetting before confirming Hegseth have been unfair, Hinson called Ernst a “fierce conservative fighter.” U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst talks about Rep. Ashley Hinson during Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) “She has dedicated her life to serving our Iowans and her country, and it is her constitutional duty to vet all of these nominees thoroughly, and I think that's what she is doing,” Hinson said. “That's what she has pledged to do. And also, by the way, doing some incredible work with DOGE to help cut government waste and abuse there.” People are also reading... Ernst late last month formed a caucus of Senate Republicans to involve Congress in discussions of spending cuts with tech billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump picked the pair to head the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, an advisory body to Trump’s incoming administration. Ernst has embraced the DOGE goal of cutting $2 trillion in government spending. “So I can't think of a better person to helm that crucial caucus (and) help President Trump carry out his agenda,” Hinson said. “And I do think that we need to make sure we're giving every single nominee, no matter who it was — she did this in the minority, she is doing this in the majority — a thorough vetting.” Hinson, in a follow-up statement to The Gazette, called Hegseth “a strong pick.” “I was able to hear him speak earlier this week and think he will be a disruptor, end work DEI infecting our military, and cut through the endless bureaucracy at the Pentagon,” Hinson said. Ernst on Hegseth During a Fox News interview, Ernst said she had a “very frank and productive discussion” with Hegseth on Wednesday and that his vetting will continue. Ernst, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the first female combat veteran to be elected to the Senate, is seen as a swing vote and crucial barometer for Hegseth’s support among Senate Republicans. She has been rumored as a possible replacement for the post herself. Hegseth also has been critical of women serving in combat. Republicans will hold a slim 53-47 majority in the U.S. Senate next year, making each of the party’s votes crucial to approving Trump’s nominations to federal agency leadership positions. Ernst, a former officer in the Iowa National Guard and a sexual assault survivor who has made combating sexual assault and harassment in the military a key focus, told Real Clear Politics Phillip Wegmann on Thursday that while she has not yet made up her mind on Hegseth’s nomination, “I don’t have a campaign against Pete.” Ernst also told Real Clear Politics she is not seeking to be secretary of defense. “I’ve known Pete for a very long time,” Ernst said of Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. “I really appreciated the time that he took to sit down with me and walk through a number of issues,” Ernst told Real Clear Politics, adding the pair discussed the misconduct allegations during their 45-minute sit-down. Ernst said Hegseth “deserves to have a hearing" before the Senate Armed Services Committee to ”recount his service and rebut any allegations.“ Trump on Friday made his first public show of support for Hegseth since the nominee began meeting with Republican senators amid the misconduct allegations. "Pete Hegseth is doing very well. His support is strong and deep," Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social. “He was a great student — Princeton/Harvard educated — with a Military state of mind. He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill. Pete is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that,” Trump added. Conservative blowback Trump supporters and MAGA activists took to social media to accuse Ernst of working behind the scenes to sink the President-elect’s nominee, and threatened to support someone to challenger her for the GOP nomination should she run for reelection. Ernst this summer told Iowa reporters she intends to seek reelection to a third term in the Senate in 2026. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “We are learning a lot about Joni Ernst and the Senate establishment right now. Trump faithful are talking about finding a primary challenger. This is getting very serious.” Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, the first statewide elected official in Iowa to endorse Trump, recently told Breitbart: “What we’re witnessing in Washington right now is a Deep State attempt to undermine the will of the people.” Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of the Christian conservative group The Family Leader, posted to X: “Undermining his nomination is to be in denial of America's clear voice in the November 5 election.” House passes Hinson bill on Chinese trade violations The House earlier this week passed a bill Hinson sponsored to aid federal prosecution of trade-related crimes by Chinese companies. Companies based in the People’s Republic of China frequently violate U.S. trade laws, including trade fraud, forced labor and efforts to evade U.S. tariffs, which undermine U.S. companies and workers, Hinson said. Despite the large volume of trade crime-related cases, the U.S. Department of Justice lacks the resources to prosecute these crimes, she said. The legislation, which Hinson co-introduced, would establish a new task force within the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute trade crimes and would require annual reports to Congress on those efforts. The legislation also would authorize training and technical assistance to other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, “expanding investigations and prosecutions and allowing for parallel criminal and civil enforcement action,” Hinson said. “While tariffs are one tool in our tool kit to level the playing field, we also must enforce our trade laws and hold China accountable for repeated violations that have a catastrophic impact on American workers and industry,” Hinson told reporters Friday. Hinson cited the example of a Chinese auto manufacturer that was shipping its products to Thailand to avoid U.S. customs duties. She said the ripple effect led to layoffs at an Illinois company. “This is far from the only Chinese company taking action to exploit our trade system to bolster China's nonmarket economy, but this is crippling American industry and manufacturing, again, threatening workers wages and livelihoods and enabling slave labor in China,” Hinson said. Hinson said cracking down on unfair trade practices will help boost domestic manufacturing. Hinson, a Republican from Marion, serves on the House Select Committee on China and hopes to remain on the committee when the new Congress convenes in January. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.