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[] | 2021-08-20 02:15:39+00:00 | 2021-08-19 22:37:13 | https%3A%2F%2Fpanews.com%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Fshirley-smith-moore%2F.json | en | Shirley Smith Moore, 78, of Port Neches, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021.
Shirley was born July 5, 1943, in Kaplan, Louisiana to Lionel and Ozea LeBlanc.
She was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church and a retired manager of Walden Bookstore.
Shirley was passionate about family and a book enthusiast. She enjoyed her ceramics, cooking, and family gatherings.
Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Lionel Joseph LeBlanc and Ozea Marie Chauvin LeBlanc; her first husband, Ronald Smith; husband, Mason Moore; siblings, Sidney LeBlanc and Stanley LeBlanc.
Those left behind to cherish Shirley’s memory are her daughter, Terry Addison and husband, Gerald of Nederland; her grandchildren, Jamie Melvin and husband, Terry of Nederland; and Beau Ibeck of Nederland; her great-grandchild, Kaydence Block of Nederland; and a host of nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Friday, August 20, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Funeral Services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. James Brown, officiant.
Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. | panews.com | Shirley Smith Moore | https://panews.com/2021/08/19/shirley-smith-moore/ |
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[] | 2021-08-20 02:15:45+00:00 | 2021-08-20 01:03:19 | https%3A%2F%2Fpanews.com%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Ftax-rate-set-in-port-neches-following-council-vote-thursday-evening%2F.json | en | PORT NECHES — Port Neches has a new tax rate that’s .05 cents less than last year’s rate; though, technically, homeowners will see a 4.4 percent increase in their tax rate.
The confusion comes from the fact home values across the county increased for the most part and in order for the city to bring in close to the same amount of revenue without asking voter approval, they opted for a lower rate.
The 2020 tax rate was .735 per $100 valuation; the new rate is .685 per $100 valuation.
This means the average home, with a 20 percent homestead exemption, was valued at $139,149 last year. That same home, with homestead exemption, is valued at $157,115.
The increase in taxes for the home is $53.49 or 5.23 percent, according to information from the city.
Mayor Glenn Johnson is one of the residents whose home valuation increased, meaning his tax bill will increase as well.
“And that’s what people don’t understand, this city council, we pay taxes too,” Johnson said when asked what he would like to say to residents to help explain the rate. “Let’s just say we had voted to raise the tax, I’m raising the taxes on my house too so it’s not something that council takes lightly. It’s a lot easier to lower the tax rate.”
A public hearing to discuss the rate was held but no one in attendance posed questions. Neither were there questions from councilmembers who had been discussing the city’s proposed budget at the past several meetings.
The vote was unanimous with the exception of John Davenport, who was absent from the meeting on Thursday.
Port Neches is the only Mid County city that offers a homestead exemption. So a home valued at $150,000 in Nederland and Groves would still be at $150,000 where in Port Neches, the 20 percent exemption would drop the value to $120,000.
Council had a number of budget and tax rate related agenda items to tackle including a state statute requiring council to hold a separate vote to ratify the property tax revenue increase reflected in the 2021-2022 budget.
City Manager Andre Wimer said the revenue increase is $397.944. The vote was approved.
Council also approved a $1 increase to the base rate for water customers going from $13.50 to $14.50 and a $1 increase to the base sewer rate going from $12 to $13.
Sanitation rates are set to change as well with a $1 increase to the current rate for residents and apartments/mobile home parks with less than eight units, from $18.50 to $19.50.
Apartments and mobile home parks with more than eight units will go from $17.50 to $18.50 and the commercial base rate will also increase one dollar from $20.50 to $21.50. | panews.com | Tax rate set in Port Neches following council vote Thursday evening | https://panews.com/2021/08/19/tax-rate-set-in-port-neches-following-council-vote-thursday-evening/ |
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[] | 2021-08-20 02:15:33+00:00 | 2021-08-19 21:13:03 | https%3A%2F%2Fpanews.com%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Flocal-basketball-hero-kenneth-lofton-jr-recognized-by-port-arthur-rotary-club%2F.json | en | Former Memorial High School basketball player Kenneth Lofton Jr. is as proud of his hometown as he is the gold medal that now adorns his neck.
“The whole time he always mentioned Port Arthur,” his father, Kenneth Lofton Sr. said when referencing articles written about his son. “He didn’t go out and say, ‘I’m from Houston.’ We had an article that said he was from Houston and he corrected them. ‘No. I’m from Port Arthur.’”
The articles have printed in plenty since the now Louisiana Tech student led Team USA to the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup title this summer. He’s received a proclamation from the City, recognition from the school district, and on Thursday was honored by the Port Arthur Rotary Club.
The service organization presented Lofton and his family with two large picture frames containing photos that chronicled his basketball career and an article from The Port Arthur News that published following the World Cup win.
“I’m just so delighted to acknowledge this young man,” said Dr. Johnny Brown, past president of the Rotary Club. “I’ve known him for a few years — since 2006. And I think the first time I saw him, he was dribbling a basketball. He was about 4 or 5 years old playing basketball with older youth.”
He was practically born on a court.
“He started playing at 2 years old at the YMCA,” said Lofton Sr. “He has always said he wanted to play pro ball and be the best to come out of Port Arthur, so he’s on his way. We tell him it’s a blessing, and just work hard and keep pushing yourself.”
He’s been following pro players from Port Arthur all his life.
“People from Port Arthur: Jamaal Charles, Elandon (Roberts), Stephen Jackson,” he said when asked about his sports heroes. “People like that I look up to. I want to be just like them and put on for Port Arthur — the things they do for the city and for others.”
Sports is in his blood, said mother Gina Lofton. Her oldest son ran track at Houston-Tillotson, her older daughter played basketball at Southern University in Baton Rogue. Her dad ran track in college, and her siblings all played basketball.
“His goal as a little child was always to go to the NBA, so it’s exciting to see him fulfill his dream,” she said.
But it wasn’t just his athletic skills that the Louisiana Tech student, who will start his second year Sept. 8, was praised for.
“I’m proud of him for his personality, his infectious positive outlook on things,” she said. “You can’t find a person that hates on Junior because he’s so positive and so respectful and such a gentleman. I’m just so proud of him.”
Dr. Mark Porterie, PAISD superintendent, was also in attendance for the presentation.
“As Dr. Brown said, with all your accolades of sports and athletics, the person you are is what we’re most proud of,” he said.
Lofton Jr. said returning to Port Arthur with a gold medal and being recognized by his hometown for his accomplishment has been an honor.
As for what’s next: “I’m getting ready for the upcoming season. Trying to get to the March Madness and be the best team at Louisiana Tech.” | panews.com | Local basketball hero Kenneth Lofton Jr. recognized by Port Arthur Rotary Club | https://panews.com/2021/08/19/local-basketball-hero-kenneth-lofton-jr-recognized-by-port-arthur-rotary-club/ |
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"Shoaib Daniyal"
] | 2021-08-20 02:10:21+00:00 | 2021-08-20 06:30:00 | The move might help both in terms of votes as well as dovetail into the BJP’s ideology of projecting India as a Hindu mirror of a Muslim Pakistan. | https%3A%2F%2Fscroll.in%2Farticle%2F1003098%2Fpartition-horrors-day-to-caa-bjp-has-tried-to-weaponise-1947-for-electoral-politics%3Futm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Dpublic.json | en | Independence Day has always been a deeply political event. Every prime minister has used the opportunity awarded by the large audience for the August 15 speech from the Red Fort to both tomtom their government’s achievements as well as announce policy.
In much the same vein, on India’s 75th independence day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that August 14 would now be marked as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” in memory of the victims of Partition “who were subjected to inhuman circumstances, suffered torturous treatment” and “could not even receive a dignified cremation”.
Mining 1947
There are, of course, few more notable events in the history of modern South Asia than the partition of British India in 1947 into India and Pakistan. The British were keen to leave India after World War II. With no power sharing agreement acceptable to both the Congress and the Muslim League and rising incidents of communal violence, the British decided to partition India on communal lines. Most affected were the provinces of Punjab and Bengal, which were divided up on the basis of communal demography.
Partition and its aftereffects – some of which are continuing till today – resulted in lakhs dead and crores displaced.
However, rather than a commemoration meant to act as a balm to these wounds, the BJP seems more interested in using the event as a way to push communal politics in the present day. Following Modi’s announcement, the party and its impressive social media apparatus selectivity presented Partition as an event with only Muslim aggressors and Hindu victims.
The idea was clear: to get Partition to feed into the BJP’s current-day Hindutva messaging, a large part of which is based on the idea of Hindu victimhood, which argues that the past millennia has seen India’s Hindu majority community victimised by its Muslim minority.
The Partition of Punjab resulted in a near-total ethnic cleansing of minorities on both sides of the new border. Credit: https://southasiablog.wordpress.com/
CAA-NRC
This isn’t the first time the Modi government has mined Partition for political use. In fact, Partition has been one of the most prominent strands of the Modi government’s messaging via the apparatus of citizenship – specifically, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.
The National Register of Citizens was originally a process limited to the state of Assam meant to identify undocumented migrants from Bangladesh. While the Supreme Court in 2013 ordered the NRC for Assam to be updated, the BJP later took it up as a national policy point.
Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, an all-India NRC was part of the BJP’s manifesto. And while the Assam NRC was alleged to have an ethnic bias, with Bengalis being seen as targets, the BJP’s national plans were seen as targeting Muslims.
As the BJP pushed the NRC, it simultaneously also proposed an amendment to the Citizenship Act that would allow non-Muslim migrants, even if they had entered India illegally, to apply for Indian citizenship. During the 2019 campaign, Amit Shah, who was BJP chief at the time, argued that a CAA-NRC combine would mean that only Indian Muslims would have to undergo a citizenship test.
A protest against the CAA and NRC in Surat in 2020. Credit:PTI.
Righting Partition’s wrong
In December, when Shah as home minister piloted the amendment as a bill through Parliament, he made it clear that bringing in a religious lens to Indian citizenship was the BJP’s view of setting right the wrongs of Partition.
Shah repeatedly harked back to how poorly Partition refugees were treated under the 1950 Nehru-Liaquat Pact. “Under the Nehru-Liaquat Pact, both countries agreed that they would look after their minorities,” said Shah. “But this did not happen.”
Shah then went on to accuse Pakistan and later Bangladesh of oppressing their minorities as a way to justify India’s stake in the citizens of these two other countries. “The Nehru-Liaquat pact failed. Had the spirit of the pact been followed by Pakistan, there would be no need to bring this bill,” Shah said, referring to the legislation that was soon to become the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Nowhere has this emphasis on bringing alive the wounds of Partition been more successful than in West Bengal. Unlike in Punjab, the Bengal partition was long drawn out and West Bengal has for the past seven decades continuously received refugees from East Pakistan – which later became the independent nation of Bangladesh.
As a result, the BJP has targeted this large base of Hindus of Bangladeshi origin as potential voters by highlighting the communal victimisation of minorities in Bangladesh – an issue that migrants in West Bengal naturally tend to care deeply about.
Reporting by Scroll.in found that this strategy saw success in the 2019 election, with migrants in many border areas tending to veer towards the BJP, the only party talking about the refugee experience.
Two nation theory redux
Given its ideology of Hindu nationalism, emphasising that India was divided on the basis of religion is obviously helpful for the BJP. The idea that Pakistan was created for Muslims and hence, by corollary, India is a Hindu nation is a common Hindutva trope.
The effort to highlighting atrocities against Hindus is part of the BJP’s effort to make the claim that Hindus have been uniquely victimised in India. The party argues that India’s minorities are “appeased” and its majority is, unlike majorities in other countries, oppressed.
The BJP has often underlined that its model of nationalism is quite distinct from the Congress model under Jawaharlal Nehru. Not surprisingly, this also means that the ideas of history that feed into this nationalism are also distinct.
Till now, India accepted the communal Partition as an aberration in India’s secular history. But in the BJP outlook, Parition serves to underline the need for Hindutva and communal nationalisms. This stark departure from the classical Indian view on Partition can be seen in an interview of Narendra Modi from 2012, where he argued that attempts to reverse Partition were a conspiracy to “make Muslims the majority” in the “name of a United India”.
That this ideological change has also seen electoral success means that the BJP will keep on pushing to reinvent the mainstream Indian view of Partition – like it has now done with “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”. | scroll.in | BJP has tried to weaponised Partition for electoral politics | https://scroll.in/article/1003098/partition-horrors-day-to-caa-bjp-has-tried-to-weaponise-1947-for-electoral-politics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=public |
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[] | 2021-08-20 02:07:23+00:00 | 2021-08-19 00:00:00 | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrismartin.com%2Fpublications%2F4%2Fdrugs%2Farticles%2F27910%2Fsc-woman-accuses-merck-of-hiding-gardasil-hpv-vaccines-risks%2F.json | https://www.harrismartin.com/publications/4/drugs/articles/27910/sc-woman-accuses-merck-of-hiding-gardasil-hpv-vaccines-risks/ | en | CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina woman has sued Merck & Company Inc., accusing it of failing to warn her and her doctor of the serious risks posed by its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil, alleging it caused her to develop an autoimmune disease and other debilitating side effects.
In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Abby Stratton accuses Merck of designing Gardasil’s clinical trials to mask adverse events. Specifically, the company tested the Gardasil vaccine against a toxic placebo spiked with a potent neurotoxin. By adding the toxic ingredient to the control … | www.harrismartin.com | S.C. Woman Accuses Merck of Hiding Gardasil HPV Vaccine’s Risks | https://www.harrismartin.com/publications/4/drugs/articles/27910/sc-woman-accuses-merck-of-hiding-gardasil-hpv-vaccines-risks/ |
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[] | 2021-08-20 02:14:32+00:00 | 2021-08-19 19:04:28 | Not the result anyone but Seattle was looking for, but Daniel McCullough was on hand to capture the pics for us anyway and, despite the results, they are awesom | https%3A%2F%2F3rddegree.net%2Fmatch-photos-fc-dallas-vs-seattle-sounders-august-18-2021%3Futm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Dmatch-photos-fc-dallas-vs-seattle-sounders-august-18-2021.json | en | Not the result anyone but Seattle was looking for, but Daniel McCullough was on hand to capture the pics for us anyway and, despite the results, they are awesome.
You can find more of Daniel’s work on Twitter @danielm_photo, on Instagram @daniel_m_photo, on Facebook @danielmcculloughphoto, or at daniel-mccullough.com.
The referees lead the teams out on the field before the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Jesus Ferreira checks out the opposing side before the start of the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Ricardo Pepi passes out wide in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Ryan Hollingshead heads the ball over Seattle Sounders midfielder Kelyn Rowe in the MLS match at Toyota Stadium, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Ricardo Pepi dribbles across midfield in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Ryan Hollingshead receives a long pass in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Emmanuel Twumasi crosses into the box in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Jader Obrian passes out wide in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Bryan Acosta shoots in the first half of the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Seattle Sounders defender Abdoulaye Cissoko intercepts the long ball intended for Jader Obrian in the MLS match at Toyota Stadium, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Szabolcs Schon cuts inside in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Emmanuel Twumasi pokes the ball from Seattle Sounders defender Brad Smith in the MLS match at Toyota Stadium, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Edwin Cerrillo and Seattle Sounders midfielder Nicolas Benezet compete for the ball in the MLS match at Toyota Stadium, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Bryan Acosta passes the ball in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Ryan Hollingshead dribbles into Seattle territory in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Edwin Cerrillo goes in for the tackle in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
FC Dallas midfielder Szabolcs Schon drives past his defender in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Kalil ElMedkhar goes up for a header in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Ryan Hollingshead and Seattle Sounders forward Will Bruin compete for a header in the MLS match at Toyota Stadium, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Szabolcs Schon shoots in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Emmanuel Twumasi scans the field in the MLS match between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree) | 3rddegree.net | Match Photos: FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders, August 18, 2021 | https://3rddegree.net/match-photos-fc-dallas-vs-seattle-sounders-august-18-2021?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=match-photos-fc-dallas-vs-seattle-sounders-august-18-2021 |
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[] | 2021-08-20 01:53:59+00:00 | 2021-08-20 09:47:43 | The Taliban called on Afghanistan's imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2021%2F08%2F20%2Fworld%2Fafghanistan-protests-spread%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bjapantimes%2B%2528The%2BJapan%2BTimes%253A%2BAll%2BStories%2529.json | en | The Taliban called on Afghanistan’s imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul.
Several people were killed when Taliban militants fired on a crowd in the eastern city of Asadabad, a witness said. Another witness reported gunshots near a rally in Kabul, but they appeared to be Taliban firing into the air.
On the day Afghanistan celebrates its independence from British control in 1919, a social media video showed a crowd of men and women in Kabul waving black, red and green national flags.
“Our flag, our identity,” they shouted.
At some protests elsewhere, media reported people tearing down the Taliban’s white flag.
A Taliban spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
Some demonstrations were small, but combined with the desperate scramble of thousands of people seeking to flee the country they underline the challenge the Taliban face in governing.
Kabul has been largely calm, but 12 people have been killed in and around the airport, NATO and Taliban officials said.
The U.S. military said more than 5,200 American troops were guarding Kabul airport, where multiple gates to the facility are now open, while U.S. fighter jets were flying over the city to ensure security for the evacuation operation for diplomats and civilians including some Afghan citizens.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said 6,000 “fully processed” people were currently at the Kabul airport and would soon be boarding planes. A source said that White House officials told a congressional briefing that the United States already had evacuated 6,741 people, including 1,792 American citizens and legal permanent residents.
The Taliban swiftly conquered Afghanistan as U.S. and other foreign troops withdrew, surprising even their own leaders and leaving power vacuums in many places.
The Taliban urged unity ahead of Friday prayers, calling on imams to persuade people not to leave Afghanistan.
Since seizing Kabul on Sunday, the Taliban have presented a more moderate face, saying they want peace, will not take revenge against old enemies and will respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law.
When in power from 1996-2001, they severely restricted women’s rights, staged public executions and blew up ancient Buddhist statues. They were ousted in a 2001 U.S.-led invasion.
A report by a Norwegian intelligence group said the Taliban had begun rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people linked to Afghanistan’s previous administration or U.S.-led forces that supported it. Complaints by some Afghan journalists have cast doubt on assurances that independent media would be allowed.
A U.S. lawmaker said the Taliban were using files from Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security, to identify Afghans who worked for the United States.
“They are methodically ramping up efforts to round those folks up,” said Representative Jason Crow, who has been leading efforts in the U.S. Congress to accelerate the evacuation of American-affiliated Afghans. “I’ve had people send me pictures of Taliban outside their apartment complexes, searching for them.”
Crow voiced concern that the U.S. government may end the evacuation operation on Aug. 31, leaving more than 100,000 at-risk Afghans and family members in danger of Taliban reprisals.
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them from being targeted amid the Taliban’s takeover.
It was unclear if the Asadabad casualties resulted from Taliban firing or from a stampede.
“Hundreds of people came out on the streets,” witness Mohammed Salim said. “At first I was scared and didn’t want to go, but when I saw one of my neighbours joined in, I took out the flag I have at home. Several people were killed and injured in the stampede and firing by the Taliban.”
Protests flared in the city of Jalalabad and in Paktia province, also in the east.
First Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who said on Tuesday he was the “legitimate caretaker president” after President Ashraf Ghani fled, wrote on Twitter: “Salute those who carry the national flag and thus stand for dignity of the nation.”
Ahmad Massoud, son of guerrilla leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was killed by suspected al Qaeda militants in 2001, wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that he is “ready to follow in my father’s footsteps, with mujahideen fighters who are prepared to once again take on the Taliban.”
U.S. President Joe Biden said the Taliban must decide if they want international recognition.
“Do they want to be recognized by the international community as being a legitimate government? I’m not sure they do,” Biden said in TV interview.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with NBC News that the United States is “laser-focused” on “the potential for a terrorist attack” by a group like Islamic State amid the evacuation.
“We will get any American who wants to get to the airport and who we get in contact with who says: ‘I want to get out and get on a plane,’ we will make that happen,” Sullivan said.
About two dozen U.S. diplomats in Afghanistan sent an internal cable last month warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the potential fall of Kabul to the Taliban as U.S. troops withdrew from the country, The Wall Street Journal reported.
G7 foreign ministers called for a united international response to prevent the crisis from worsening, in comments echoed by countries including Russia. China said the world should support, not pressure, Afghanistan.
A Taliban official said they could not be blamed for the chaos at Kabul airport. In one scene captured on social media, a small girl was hoisted over the airport’s perimeter wall and handed to a U.S. soldier.
Under a pact negotiated by former President Donald Trump’s administration, the United States agreed to withdraw its forces in exchange for a Taliban guarantee not to attack departing foreign forces or let Afghanistan be used for terrorist attacks. | www.japantimes.co.jp | Taliban urge Afghan unity as protests spread to Kabul | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/20/world/afghanistan-protests-spread/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29 |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:54:05+00:00 | 2021-08-20 10:00:11 | Training your ears to catch the sounds of certain Japanese words might make listening to people talk about politics a little more comprehensible. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Flife%2F2021%2F08%2F20%2Flanguage%2Fmake-japanese-politics-concrete-training-ears%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bjapantimes%2B%2528The%2BJapan%2BTimes%253A%2BAll%2BStories%2529.json | en | During the early stages of Japanese study, the language is often divided into words and phrases that are extremely concrete — lessons themed on topics such as 家族 (kazoku, family) or 動物 (dōbutsu, animal) to learn sets of vocabulary — and those that are more vague.
The vague category includes set phrases like お邪魔します (o-jama shimasu, literally “I will be a nuisance,” which you use when entering someone’s home) and よろしくお願いします (yoroshiku onegaishimau, literally “please treat me well,” used in a variety of situations such as when making a request).
The concrete words associate easily with information we already know and are relatively easy to store in mental memory banks. The vague phrases, which are often culturally specific, require repetitions and context to gain familiarity.
As time goes by, students eventually move on to other abstract concepts, ones that might not be so familiar to them even in their native tongues. For things like government and politics, abstract topics that have everyday importance, students must train their ears to hone in on certain sounds and also learn the specifics of the Japanese systems in order to make the abstract more concrete.
A critical first step is to begin associating sounds with meaning, which may seem obvious to the point of meaninglessness. But by proactively thinking of sounds separately from the written script, students can prime their brains for encounters with abstract concepts in the wild.
Take, for example, 自治体 (jichitai, municipalities), the basic unit of Japanese government. While conglomerate nouns like 都道府県 (todōfuken, prefectures) and 市町村 (shichōson, cities, towns and villages) are made up of concrete individual units, students need to recognize how these units are recombined with other sounds.
内 (Nai, Within), 外 (gai, outside) and 中 (chū/jū, throughout) are frequently combined with these units to describe things in relation to a geographical unit. For example, 市中感染 (shichū kansen, spread of infection through a city) has been in the news recently, and the government asked people to refrain from 県外帰省 (kengai kisei, returning to a hometown outside of the prefecture) during the お盆 (o-Bon) holiday period earlier this month.
Learning these as independent sounds has also been useful to understand the ever-changing 緊急事態宣言 (kinkyū jitai sengen, state of emergency declaration) headlines. 4府県 (Yon-fuken, Four prefectures), for example, would mean that four 県 (ken, prefectures), at least one of which is Osaka or Kyoto (designated by 府 [fu]), are under the state of emergency, whereas 3道県 (san-dōken, three prefectures) would include three, one of which is Hokkaido (designated by 道 [dō]). The inclusion of 都 (to, metropolis) would refer to Tokyo, and 県 refers to any other prefecture.
The mutability of these expressions underscores the importance of keeping your ears limber for new combinations of familiar sounds.
Other useful sounds to orient yourself in Japanese politics are 党 (tō, party), 派 (ha, faction/wing/camp) and 翼 (tsubasa, wing), which is pronounced よく (yoku) in compounds.
While each party in Japan has particular names, most end in 党, and in news reporting you need to be ready to understand 与党 (yotō, ruling party) and 野党 (yatō, opposition party) as shorthand for the factions in and out of power.
As in English, the spectrum of political beliefs is represented by the directions 左 (hidari, left) and 右 (migi, right), but in compounds these are pronounced さ (sa) and う (u) respectively, as in 左派 (saha, left faction) and 右派 (uha, right faction) or 左翼 (sayoku, left wing) and 右翼 (uyoku, right wing). The content of each side’s political beliefs can also be combined with 派, such as 保守派 (hoshuha, conservative faction) and 革新派 (kakushinha, reform faction).
Once you have your auditory bearings, the other strategy to make Japanese politics more concrete is to educate yourself about the specifics of how things work in Japan.
Corey Wallace, an assistant foreign languages professor at Kanagawa University, notes that his background in politics more broadly helped him make sense of Japanese government. “However,” he says, “things like the 自民党 (Jimintō, Liberal Democratic Party) terms and shorthand required more attention because the party system works quite differently here from the American, Westminster or even the Chinese system that I was more familiar with.”
Fortunately, the LDP provides official translations on its website. The list is full of 局 (kyoku, bureaus) and 会 (kai, groups/councils) as well as 長 (chō, head of/chief), which gets attached to these words and signifies the leaders of the various groups, committees and bureaus. These are important sounds to be familiar with.
In newspapers, Wallace adds that words like 政務調査会 (Seimuchōsakai, Policy Research Council) are often abbreviated like many Japanese words to the first two characters in each of the two-character words that make up the larger compound, in this case 政調 (Seichō).
Tobias Harris, senior fellow for Asia at the Center for American Progress, recommends the book “全図解日本のしくみ” (“Zenzukai Nihon no Shikumi,” “The Complete Guide to Japanese Systems”) as a way to learn about Japanese government.
As students educate themselves, they also need to learn the specific content of political conversations. With the past 安倍政権 (Abe seiken, [Shinzo] Abe administration), this would have included topics like official visits to 靖国神社 (Yasukuni Jinja, Yasukuni Shrine), which enshrines Japanese war dead, and 9条 (Kyū-jō, Article 9) of the 憲法 (Kenpō, Constitution), which renounces the use of war.
For the current 菅政権 (Suga seiken, [Yoshihide] Suga administration), it would obviously include the Japanese shorthand for Olympics, 五輪 (gorin, literally “five rings”), as well as strategies to combat COVID-19 like まん延防止等重点措置 (Man’en bōshi tō jūten sochi, semi-emergency priority measures to prevent mass infection).
We also need to be aware that what politicians say and what they actually mean can be very different at times. When I asked Wallace and Harris about political vocabulary that would be helpful for students of Japanese, without being prompted they both gave the same first response: 慎重に考える (Shinchō ni kangaeru, Consider carefully). “It really means ‘something we’re dead set against,’” Wallace says.
Understanding global politics clearly isn’t as simple as knowing all the individual words. But you can put yourself in a stronger position by training your ears and digging into the specifics of the systems in Japan so that you won’t be as thrown off by the realization that politics, wherever you are, is equal parts art and science. | www.japantimes.co.jp | Make Japanese politics more concrete by training your ears | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2021/08/20/language/make-japanese-politics-concrete-training-ears/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29 |
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[] | 2021-08-20 02:04:39+00:00 | 2021-08-20 01:23:52 | This may be the beginning of a new standard of a new COVID test made for vaccinated and also non- vaccinated people. The test will show how resistant your body is to catch the virus. If you are positive, it will tell you how good your body is able to fight COVID-19. This test is only needed once every 6 months. It's considered a game changer and a life saver. | Breaking Travel News | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | https%3A%2F%2Feturbonews.com%2F3001072%2Fnew-covid-19-antibody-test-one-need-only-once-every-6-months-changes-the-game%2F%3Futm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Dnew-covid-19-antibody-test-one-need-only-once-every-6-months-changes-the-game.json | en | Last year, Epitome Risk’s team of doctors, scientists, researchers, and partners learned that neutralizing antibodies is what protects people from COVID. Dr. Fauci and the White House agree that knowing the number of neutralizing antibodies your body produced after the COVID vaccine is the key to understanding your protection level against COVID and all its variants. Epitome Risk’s team developed a test that you can take from home that will let you know your neutralizing antibody level in 24-48 hours.
Epitome is a U.S.-based risk management company, specializing in COVID-19 compliance and safety support. It is the leading provider of neutralizing antibody tests.
Lisa Wilson, CEO of Epitome Risk’s team, is based in Florida, USA.
Lisa Wilson was a guest on today’s Breaking News Show, produced in cooperation with the World Tourism Network.
Dr. Fauci and the White House agree that knowing the number of neutralizing antibodies a body produced after the COVID vaccine is the key to understanding an individual’s protection level against COVID and all its variants.
Epitome Risk’s team developed a test that will let a person know his or her neutralizing antibody level in 24-48 hours. The result of such a test is good for months to come after done and will give a clear indication of how much risk it is for a person to catch or spread COVID-19.
The US released a study yesterday, August 18, 2021, showing that vaccine protection, or the neutralizing antibodies your body produced after you got your vaccine, declines after a few months.
Each person’s neutralizing antibody level drops at a different rate, because everyone is different. Neutralizing antibody levels drop no matter which vaccine you received. It’s important for people to know their neutralizing antibodies.
Not all antibody tests provide you with the same information. Epitome Risk’s neutralizing antibody test is the only FDA EUA test on the market that will detail your level of protection.
“Whether you take an at-home test or another antibody test, you must make sure that your test is measuring neutralization,” said Lisa.
Epitome Risk provides risk management services, including COVID risk management to people, businesses, movie productions, sports events, and other gatherings around the world.
Epitome Risk is in the process of becoming a member of the World Tourism Network and will lead a new COVID-19 testing interest group.
Listen to today’s breaking news presentation. | eturbonews.com | New COVID-19 antibody test one need only once every 6 months changes the game | https://eturbonews.com/3001072/new-covid-19-antibody-test-one-need-only-once-every-6-months-changes-the-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-covid-19-antibody-test-one-need-only-once-every-6-months-changes-the-game |
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[] | 2021-08-20 01:47:17+00:00 | 2021-08-20 01:23:52 | This may be the begin of a new standard of a new COVID test made for vaccinated and also none- vaccinated people. The test will show how resistant your body is to catch the virus. It will also tall you if you are infected how good your body can fight COVID-19. This test is only needed once every 6 months. It's considered a game changer and live safer. | Breaking Travel News | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | https%3A%2F%2Feturbonews.com%2F3001072%2Fnew-covid-19-antibody-test-one-need-only-once-every-6-months-changes-the-game%2F.json | en | Last year Epitome Risk’s team of doctors, scientists, researchers and partners learned that neutralizing antibodies are what protect people from COVID. Dr. Fauci and the White House agree that knowing the number of neutralizing antibodies your body produced after the COVID vaccine is the key to understanding your protection level against COVID and all its variants. Epitome Risk’s team of doctors, scientists, researchers and partners developed a test that you can take from home that will let you know your neutralizing antibody level in 24-48 hours.
Epitome is a U.S.-based risk management company, specializing in COVID-19 compliance & safety support. We are the leading provider of Neutralizing Antibody Tests.
Lisa Wilson, CEO of Epitome Risk’s team of doctors, scientists, researchers, and partners is based in Florida, USA
Lisa Wilson was a guest on today’s Breaking News Show, produced in cooperation with the World Tourism Network
Dr. Fauci and the White House agree that knowing the number of neutralizing antibodies a body produced after the COVID vaccine is the key to understanding an individual’s protection level against COVID and all its variants.
Epitome Risk’s team of doctors, scientists, researchers, and partners developed a test that will let a person know his or her neutralizing antibody level in 24-48 hours.
The result of such a test is good for months to come after done and will give a clear indication of how much risk it is for a person to catch or spread COVID-19.
The US released a study yesterday, August 18, 2021, showing that vaccine protection, or the neutralizing antibodies your body produced after you got your vaccine, decline after a few months.
Each person’s neutralizing antibody level drops at a different rate because everyone is different. Neutralizing antibody levels drop, no matter which vaccine you received. It’s important for people to know their neutralizing antibodies.
Not all antibody tests provide you with the same information. Epitome Risk’s neutralizing antibody test is the only FDA EUA test on the market that will detail your level of protection.
“Whether you take an at-home test or another antibody test, you must make sure that your test is measuring neutralization,” said Lisa
Epitome Risk provides Risk Management services, including COVID Risk management to people, businesses, movie productions, sports events, and other gatherings around the world.
Epitome Risk is in the process to become a member of the World Tourism Network and will lead a new COVID-19 testing interest group.
Listen to today’s breaking news presentation. | eturbonews.com | New COVID-19 Antibody Test one need only once every 6 Months changes the Game | https://eturbonews.com/3001072/new-covid-19-antibody-test-one-need-only-once-every-6-months-changes-the-game/ |
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[] | 2021-08-20 01:48:34+00:00 | 2021-08-19 20:23:10 | The Wyoming Community College Commission issued the following statement today following voter approval of a new Community College District in Campbell County: The Wyoming Community College Commission (WCCC) congratulates the residents of Campbell County on approving the creation of Gillette Community College District. On August 17th the citizens of Campbell County were asked whether or […] | https%3A%2F%2Fwrrnetwork.com%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Fgillette-college-to-become-independent-following-campbell-county-vote%2F.json | en | The Wyoming Community College Commission issued the following statement today following voter approval of a new Community College District in Campbell County:
The Wyoming Community College Commission (WCCC) congratulates the residents of Campbell County on approving the creation of Gillette Community College District. On August 17th the citizens of Campbell County were asked whether or not to approve the creation of a new community college district and a mill levy not to exceed four mills. The ballot question was approved and a Board of Trustees was elected, concluding the state authorization process. While Campbell County had previously been part of Northern Wyoming Community College District’s (NWCCD) service area along with Johnson County, the new Gillette Community College District will encompass Campbell County while Johnson County will continue to be served by NWCCD.
The next step for the Gillette Community College District is to obtain accreditation – a formal, independent verification that a college or university meets established quality standards, and is required for the transferability and formal recognition of the credits, certificates and degrees it produces, as well as access to federal financial aid and participation in intercollegiate athletics. This process can take several years, during which Northern Wyoming Community College District will be a key partner in ensuring a smooth transition. Dr. Walt Tribley, President of NWCCD, stated: “Our Board of Trustees and I are ready to go to work to help the newly created Gillette Community College District become independent and successful.”
The WCCC appreciates Campbell County’s strong show of support for higher education, and looks forward to supporting the new district’s accreditation efforts. | wrrnetwork.com | Gillette College to become independent following Campbell County Vote | https://wrrnetwork.com/2021/08/19/gillette-college-to-become-independent-following-campbell-county-vote/ |
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[] | 2021-08-20 01:48:34+00:00 | 2021-08-21 00:00:00 | Laramie, Wyo. (Aug. 19, 2021) – It’s been fought over and celebrated with in football locker rooms for over five decades, and before its life in bronze began, it was on the foot of an American soldier, captain Dan Romero, on the ground of the Vietnam War. And, after 53 years on college football sidelines, it […] | https%3A%2F%2Fwrrnetwork.com%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Fwyoming-and-colorado-state-jointly-restore-the-bronze-boot%2F.json | en | Laramie, Wyo. (Aug. 19, 2021) – It’s been fought over and celebrated with in football locker rooms for over five decades, and before its life in bronze began, it was on the foot of an American soldier, captain Dan Romero, on the ground of the Vietnam War.
And, after 53 years on college football sidelines, it was beginning to show its age.
That’s why, in January 2021, officials from Colorado State and Wyoming got together and decided the time was right to restore The Bronze Boot to protect it for the next 50-plus years of its existence and beyond.
“I know both schools are extremely proud and passionate about the rivalry we share, and The Bronze Boot has been symbolic of that rivalry since 1968,” said Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman. “More than that, it is truly one of the greatest traveling trophies in all of college sports. We are excited for fans to see the restored Boot this coming season when the Cowboys and Rams play in Laramie on Saturday, Nov. 6 for an afternoon kickoff. We want to thank everyone involved in the restoration, including CSU Athletics Director Joe Parker. I know the two teams can’t wait to play for The Bronze Boot for the 54th time this season.”
“The Bronze Boot is one of, if not the most coveted trophies in all of college football, and we both knew this was an undertaking that needed to occur to protect the trophy for the next half-century of competition,” said Colorado State Director of Athletics Joe Parker. “Over the years, both teams have had hard-earned celebrations handling The Boot, and that wear-and-tear was really beginning to take hold. We’re thankful to Wyoming for their partnership, and for the team of individuals who were able to restore and protect The Bronze Boot for years to come.”
Cowboys hoist Bronze Boot in the snow after a Border War Victory in Laramie in 2019. UW Athletics Media Image
In its previous state, the original bronzing around the sole of the boot had begun to crack and separate, and the base of the trophy was disheveled and showing signs of rot from five decades of mud, snow, and rain. In short, The Bronze Boot was in danger of falling apart in front of our very eyes in the traditional post-game sprint and celebration to follow.
With the help of Colorado State volunteer historian John Hirn, The Bronzery in Escondido, Calif., was identified as the sole remaining foundry in the United States that could bronze a material object. Owner Hoss Khollesi and his team took great care in strengthening the boot with modern techniques that now include a doubled plating of bronze while retaining all of the unique wrinkles and indents of a real-life wartime boot.
Additionally, the bolts that attached the trophy to the base, which originally simply ran through a raw leather boot and rubber sole, have been strengthened around a metal plate.
In short, The Bronze Boot is stronger than ever without losing any of its original leather or components.
While the base sat empty without its other half, the team at Alpine Cabinets in Timnath, Colo., – owned and operated by Dick and Ellie Chinn – got to work on restoring the walnut base to its original condition. After their work, the base is as refreshed as its counterpart and ready to receive the next 50-plus years of inscriptions.
The Bronze Boot and its base were officially reunited on July 29 after two months of restoration work.
The 2021 meeting between the Wyoming Cowboys and Colorado State Rams is set for Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1:30 p.m. on Wyoming’s Johan Field at War Memorial Stadium. | wrrnetwork.com | Wyoming and Colorado State Jointly Restore The Bronze Boot | https://wrrnetwork.com/2021/08/19/wyoming-and-colorado-state-jointly-restore-the-bronze-boot/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:58:50+00:00 | 2021-08-20 01:27:17 | They want to spruce up their backstage area with temporary murals or art installations. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.krqe.com%2Fnews%2Falbuquerque-metro%2Fkimo-theater-searching-for-new-artists-to-feature-inside-historic-building%2F.json | en | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico quarterback Terry Wilson has had quite the week. Wilson was named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List Wednesday. Tuesday the University of Kentucky graduate transfer was officially named starting quarterback for the Lobos.
A winner of the Unitas Golden Arm Award will be announced on Dec. 10th. Wilson came to New Mexico and immediately had the most experience in the quarterback room, having compiled a 17-8 record as a starter at Kentucky where he is the only player in school history with at least 3,000 career passing yards (3,436) and 1,000 career rushing yards (1,015). Wilson left Kentucky with a degree in communications. The Lobos will open the season by hosting Houston Baptist Sep. 2. | www.krqe.com | Kimo Theater searching for new artists to feature inside historic building | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/kimo-theater-searching-for-new-artists-to-feature-inside-historic-building/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:58:56+00:00 | 2021-08-20 00:41:34 | The New Mexico Public Education Department is changing its COVID-19 protocols for schools with cases to try and keep schools open. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.krqe.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Fped-changing-covid-19-protocols%2F.json | en | NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Public Education Department is changing its COVID-19 protocols for schools with cases to try and keep schools open. Until Thursday, PED required schools to close if they had four or more rapid responses in a 14 day period.
A rapid response is considered one or more COVID cases reported in a 24 hours period. Many argued the system was unfair. PED says instead of forced closures, they will now work with schools to implement enhanced COVID-safe practices. They say their top priority is keeping kids in schools as much as possible.
Starting Friday, everyone is required to wear a mask on campus while indoors. | www.krqe.com | PED changing COVID protocols | https://www.krqe.com/news/education/ped-changing-covid-19-protocols/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:58:44+00:00 | 2021-08-20 00:58:30 | With the delta variant of COVID-19 overwhelming hospitals across the country, government health officials have recommended a booster shot of Moderna or Pfizer vaccine – but what about Americans who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine? | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.krqe.com%2Fhealth%2Fjj-booster-shot-what-to-know-if-you-got-the-one-dose-vaccine%2F.json | en | FILE – In this April 8, 2021 file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a pop up vaccination site in the Staten Island borough of New York. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine bulk substance to resume, the company said Thursday, July 29. The Baltimore factory was shut down by the FDA in mid-April due to contamination problems that forced the company to trash the equivalent of tens of millions of doses of vaccine it was making under contract for Johnson & Johnson. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
(NEXSTAR) – With the delta variant of COVID-19 overwhelming hospitals across the country, government health officials have recommended a booster shot of Moderna or Pfizer vaccine – but what about Americans who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine?
The good news is that Health and Human Services officials say there will likely be a J&J booster update in the near future, but it’s not yet clear when that announcement will come.
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that, starting Sept. 20, the Biden administration plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots for people who were given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least eight months earlier.
“Based on our latest assessment, the current protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death could diminish in the months ahead, especially among those who are at higher risk or were vaccinated during the earlier phases of the vaccination rollout,” public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement. “For that reason, we conclude that a booster shot will be needed to maximize vaccine-induced protection and prolong its durability.”
When it comes to the single shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, HHS officials said they are still awaiting data because “administration of the J&J vaccine did not begin in the U.S. until March 2021.”
“For those who got the J&J vaccine: We do expect that boosters will be needed in the future and we are expecting more data in the coming weeks that will help us make recommendations for people who got J&J,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in a tweet.
CDC data show that more than 14,000,000 Americans have received the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.
Murthy assured Americans that the protection from all of the vaccines against the worst COVID-19 outcomes remains high, but the new data show that protection against mild and moderate cases is decreasing over time because of normal waning immunity and the impact of the delta variant.
“We are concerned that this pattern of decline will continue and eventually lead to less protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death.” Murthy said. “Boosters may help restore that protection.
HHS officials say their top priority remains staying ahead of the “constantly changing” virus as it continues to mutate, creating a fluid situation that may require modifications to the plan.
“We also want to emphasize the ongoing urgency of vaccinating the unvaccinated in the U.S. and around the world,” the statement concludes. “Nearly all the cases of severe disease, hospitalization, and death continue to occur among those not yet vaccinated at all.”
Can I mix vaccines?
The government is encouraging people to stick with the same vaccine provider, but hasn’t mandated it.
The CDC recommends people with compromised immune systems who received either Pfizer or Moderna when they were originally vaccinated should seek an mRNA vaccine for their third dose, and should stop at three doses.
For people who received the J&J vaccine, however, the science is again unclear. “There is not enough data at this time to determine whether immunocompromised people who received the Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine also have an improved antibody response following an additional dose of the same vaccine,” the CDC guidance reads.
The federal stance hasn’t stopped local health officials from making their own decisions when it comes to the J&J vaccine.
San Francisco’s Public Health Director Grant Colfax said earlier this month that the city is allowing people who first received the J&J vaccine to be given a booster shot of Pfizer or Moderna as long as they consult with their doctor or health provider first.
A new study also found that mixing an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine like Pfizer with a viral vector vaccine, which is what the J&J shot is, can elicit a strong immunological response.
As J&J recipients in the U.S. wait out the lag on test data, Dr. Murthy reassured all vaccinated Americans that their current protection is strong and that “we are not recommending that everyone go out and get a booster today.” | www.krqe.com | J&J booster shot? What to know if you got the one-dose vaccine | https://www.krqe.com/health/jj-booster-shot-what-to-know-if-you-got-the-one-dose-vaccine/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:58:38+00:00 | 2021-08-20 00:10:56 | SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The ritual burning of a giant, ghostly marionette in Santa Fe will be a hybrid event this year. Organizers of the Zozobra burning are planning to limit in-person attendance to 10,000 while also broadcasting the event on television and online, they announced Thursday. The nighttime spectacle that’s been transformed by […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.krqe.com%2Fhealth%2Fcoronavirus-new-mexico%2Fburning-of-zozobra-to-be-hybrid-event-amid-pandemic%2F.json | en | SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The ritual burning of a giant, ghostly marionette in Santa Fe will be a hybrid event this year. Organizers of the Zozobra burning are planning to limit in-person attendance to 10,000 while also broadcasting the event on television and online, they announced Thursday.
The nighttime spectacle that’s been transformed by modern pyrotechnics is in its 97th year. A team of a dozen puppeteers heaves on cords to flex the groaning marionette’s arms, head and jaw.
Will Shuster, a painter from Philadelphia who migrated to the Southwest, created Zozobra, a name derived from a Spanish word for “anguish.” Donations from energy companies ensured the event could move forward on Sept. 3. It typically happens around Santa Fe’s weeklong community fiestas that include historic and religious processions.
Anyone attending in person must prove they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus or tested negative within 72 hours of the event. Face masks will be required for anyone who is not vaccinated.
The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe uses the event to raise money for youth charities. Organizers said they’ll tweak the event as needed to comply with federal and state public health orders. | www.krqe.com | Zozobra to limit capacity | https://www.krqe.com/health/coronavirus-new-mexico/burning-of-zozobra-to-be-hybrid-event-amid-pandemic/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 02:14:33+00:00 | 2021-08-20 01:00:00 | There is a lot of talk lately, in my virtual workplace and others around the country, about what returning to the office should look like. But we need to reframe the terms. We must think about what it could look like. | https%3A%2F%2Fvancouversun.com%2Fopinion%2Fmichel-rodrigue-returning-to-the-office-we-need-to-reinvent-the-culture-of-work.json | en | This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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Article content When I first joined the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) nearly seven years ago, psychological health and safety at work was still a nascent concept. While protocols around hard hats, eye wash stations and exit signs were well understood, the bricks that make up the foundation of psychological health and safety weren’t yet widely recognized. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Michel Rodrigue: Returning to the office, we need to reinvent the culture of work Back to video We now know, thanks in part to the creation of the world’s first workplace mental health standard, that there are as many as 13 factors that spell psychological success in workplaces, but I suspect as our knowledge grows, those elements may shift and change. We are at a touchpoint in our early 21st-century corporate life. The pandemic has turned the world of work upside down. It’s not an exaggeration to say we’re facing a collective reckoning. Having only recently assumed the helm of the MHCC, I understand management’s instinctive call for return to office. But just as we can’t turn back the clock on the advent of the cellphone or the explosion of Zoom, we cannot expect to simply rewind to pre-pandemic times.
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Article content A small part of me regrets that I haven’t yet sat in my new office or that I haven’t been able to check in with employees face-to-face. A celebratory lunch might have been nice too. But they are trappings, at the end of the day. They are nice-to-haves that I would enjoy, but they pale in comparison to the many reasons my staff have for wanting to reinvent the culture of work. Long commutes in the dead of winter on unreliable transit. Noisy cubes with no door to close. Constant interruptions. Lack of flexibility. The pandemic has given people an opportunity to think seriously about how they want to live, and upwards of 40 per cent are rejecting the status quo, with economists dubbing the impending wave of office departures ‘the great resignation.’
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Article content While I’m an accountant by trade, you don’t need to crunch numbers for a living to know that losing staff puts you into the red — in more ways than one. The best thing we can do to keep our top talent is to ask them how they want to work and try our best to imagine how we might accommodate. We also need to consider that accommodation shouldn’t be a concept that is applied to the few. We all require something to be successful, and that need not include reams of formal paperwork. At the MHCC, working from home used to be a privilege. But now that we’re all doing it, our productivity has increased. How can we argue against a sea change that’s benefiting both employer and employee? And why would we want to? This is an opportunity to support staff as they design their futures through supportive measures like flexible schedules, professional development, wellness days and, above all, creating psychologically safe workplaces that foster a culture of respect and shared accountability.
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Article content It’s an era of accommodation — for all. If we want to retain and attract the best and brightest, we can’t assume everyone has the same needs or wants. As employers, we need to mirror the qualities we desire in our staff. If we want to employ flexible innovators, we need to demonstrate flexibility and innovation and embody that value. When you consider that a Bloomberg survey found as many as 39 per cent of workers would quit if forced to return to full-time office work, the writing is clearly on the wall. Our goal, as employers, shouldn’t be to marshal our employees under one roof and demand they re-adapt to old ways of doing when they’ve proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they deserve our implicit trust and utmost respect. Instead, our shared ambition should be seizing the silver lining wrought by the pandemic by redefining a future of work that better serves us all. Michel Rodrigue is president and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Letters to the editor should be sent to [email protected]. The editorial pages editor is Hardip Johal, who can be reached at [email protected]. CLICK HERE to report a typo. Is there more to this story? We’d like to hear from you about this or any other stories you think we should know about. Email [email protected].
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"Derrick Penner"
] | 2021-08-20 02:14:26+00:00 | 2021-08-20 01:44:00 | Reopening of the Coquihalla Highway opened potential routes to evacuate Merritt, where residents remain on alert to leave on short notice. | https%3A%2F%2Fvancouversun.com%2Fnews%2Flocal-news%2Fmerritt-wildfire-evacuation-fears-eased-but-community-remains-on-alert-to-leave-at-short-notice.json | en | This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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Merritt wildfire evacuation fears eased but community remains on alert to leave at short notice Merritt remains on evacuation alert, although Lytton Creek fire, its biggest threat, hasn't grown and reopening of Coquihalla Highway eases concerns about potential escape routes. Photo by DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Article content Merritt and its 7,100 residents remain on edge under an evacuation alert issued Sunday that hadn’t been lifted as of Thursday, despite more favourable weather conditions over fires around the community.
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Article content The notorious Lytton Creek fire to the northwest of town remains Merritt’s biggest threat; it has burned through 843 square kilometres and is classified as out of control by the B.C. Wildfire Service as of Thursday afternoon. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Merritt wildfire evacuation fears eased but community remains on alert to leave at short notice Back to video Warmer and drier weather caused a slight increase in fire activity Thursday, according to the fire service’s latest bulletin, but there was “no significant growth” to any of the four fires that make up the overall fire complex. And reopening of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt on Tuesday, after a closure due to the July Mountain and Brooks Creek fires burning on either side of the road, has eased some evacuation concerns in the community, said Ken Gillis, chairman of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.
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Article content “Merritt has lots of roads in and roads out, and it was something that never occurred to us would be the question of evacuation routes, until last weekend when suddenly two of the most important ones were closed,” Gillis said. “That came as a surprise and a shock.” So “concerns that we had a couple of days ago have been very much alleviated,” Gillis added. Still, residents are advised to have “go bags” packed, make sure vehicles are fuelled, and have plans ready to care for livestock and other animals in the semi-rural community, said Greg Lowis, public information officer for Merritt’s emergency operations centre. And if people need to travel longer distances from their homes, they should carry essentials with them in case conditions change.
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Article content “We’re asking people to basically live their lives, at the moment, in a way that bears in mind that they could need to be evacuated at any time,” Lowis said. The atmosphere around Merritt was smokier Thursday than it was Wednesday, Lowis said, when the more favourable weather briefly brought blue skies, he said. Firefighters are “making good progress” on the Lytton Creek fire, said Todd Nessman, manager of fire operations for the wildfire service, “but I’m not able to give you a clear answer on (when evacuation notices will be lifted) at this point” Nessman, in a media briefing Thursday, said there are 258 fires now burning in B.C., 54 of which started in the past week, most sparked by lightning. “We’re averaging five to 10 fires a day, primarily (initial-attack) fires, and we’ve done well in containing and managing those,” Nessman said. “And none of our existing fires have had significant growth, which has been great.”
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Article content To date, B.C. has seen 1,524 forest fires that have burned through 8,520 square kilometres of forest, making this year the third-worst fire season, eclipsed only by the successive record years of 2017 and ’18. And some 6,126 residents remain displaced from their homes under the terms of evacuation orders, said Brendan Ralfs, director of response for Emergency Management B.C., during the briefing. Merritt’s is one of 122 evacuation alerts still in force covering some 19,840 properties, Ralfs said. Merritt is listed by Emergency Management B.C. as one of the province’s reception centres for evacuees, but Lowis said the town has closed its emergency support services centre to new arrivals while the town is under its own alert.
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Article content The town opened the centre to receive people displaced when the village of Lytton was burned out June 30, Lowis said, and they’ve asked any evacuees still in the community to consider moving to places such as Chilliwack, which aren’t under alerts at this point. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said that if Merritt’s evacuation alert were upgraded to an order, “there are plans in place to send people to other evacuation reception centres in different parts of the province.” [email protected] twitter.com/derrickpenner CLICK HERE to report a typo. Is there more to this story? We’d like to hear from you about this or any other stories you think we should know about. Email [email protected].
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"Sarah Grochowski"
] | 2021-08-20 02:14:20+00:00 | 2021-08-20 02:07:00 | The B.C. Lions kicked off against the Edmonton Elks in a contest that brought back live sports to Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium. | https%3A%2F%2Fvancouversun.com%2Fnews%2Fb-c-lions-fans-get-free-ticket-to-next-game-in-exchange-for-jab-of-covid-vaccine-at-leos-game.json | en | B.C. Lions fans get free ticket to next game in exchange for jab of COVID vaccine at Leos game
The B.C. Lions kicked off against the Edmonton Elks in a contest that brought back live sports to Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium.
B.C. Lions fans were back in the stands Thursday, cheering on the return of pro football with the team’s first home game since the outset of COVID-19.
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The team kicked off against the Edmonton Elks at 7 p.m. in a contest that brought back live sports to Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium.
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Season-ticket-holder Jenn Caine was one of the many fans ecstatic to get back inside the stadium.
“Six-hundred-and-sixty-five days was way too long without football,” exclaimed the New Westminster resident.
For Vancouver’s Judy Sharp, being able to watch a game in-person meant honouring a long-held family tradition.
“My uncle first introduced me to the game when I was a kid,” Sharp said. “We’ve had seasons tickets for 20 years now.”
Thursday’s game was the first large event Sharp’s been to since the pandemic lockdown.
“It’s nice to finally be out and about with a bunch of people,” she said. | vancouversun.com | B.C. Lions fans get free ticket in exchange for jab of COVID vaccine | https://vancouversun.com/news/b-c-lions-fans-get-free-ticket-to-next-game-in-exchange-for-jab-of-covid-vaccine-at-leos-game |
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[
"Christina Cala"
] | 2021-08-20 01:44:28+00:00 | 2021-08-19 15:15:55 | On the Code Switch podcast, Ross Gay reflects on his 2019 collection The Book of Delights, the difficulty of allowing yourself to be moved, and why he thinks it's important to use the word "love." | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fsections%2Fcodeswitch%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2F1029287927%2Fhow-ross-gay-finds-joy-in-the-smallest-of-delights.json | en | How Ross Gay Finds Joy In The Smallest of 'Delights'
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This summer on Code Switch, we're talking to some of our favorite authors about books that taught us about the different dimensions of freedom. In the last installment, we caught up with the romance writer Helen Hoang to talk about sex, love and autism. Today, we're sitting down with the writer Ross Gay.
So many things delight Ross Gay: handmade infinity scarves and loitering, the joy of carrying a heavy bag between two people, paw paws and even weeds. The author and poet began writing daily essays on things that delighted him when he turned 42; those reflections became the basis of his 2019 collection The Book of Delights.
The book is filled with such joy and effusiveness that I find myself revisiting it over and over again. Over the years, it has offered me a template for how to hold the good with the bad, to be more present, and to revel in the little things. This summer, I reread it yet again and found myself meditating on a desire Gay had voiced: wanting to be softer in a world so ready to sharpen us and to make us hard.
So, in a recent interview, I talked to Gay about that desire, as well as the role of joy in daily life, the difficulty of allowing yourself to be moved, and why he thinks it's important to use the word "love." Our conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Can you describe a moment when you felt free?
So I'm writing about joy. The thing is, I'm not exactly sure what joy is. I'm constantly trying to wonder about it. In fact, I'd tell you, that's one little definition of freedom I enjoy: wondering about joy with other people. I am writing because I'm thinking about these moments where I have felt the immense experience of joy.
For instance, I've worked for years on this project called the Bloomington Community Orchard. Within about eight months, we planted this orchard. And since then, it's been cared for by so many people. When we planted that orchard, there was the feeling of watching those trees go into the ground and thinking about all of that labor, all of that care and all of that struggle, too. But I think everyone felt that it would be something that we together could make that might care for people we do not know, and might care for people in the future who we could not imagine.
And I can just remember it plain as day, when I was leaving that day, my eyes were welled up. I was just so filled up, and I was so profoundly indebted to these people — and it's a lot of people. There were all the potlucks, all the arguments, all the going to get limestone, all the talking about what kind of trees there were going to be. I've been thinking about that as joy, but I'm also going to say I think maybe that was an experience of freedom.
When I read your book this time, I really sat with what you were saying about wanting to be softer. And I think it offers this roadmap of someone saying, it's OK to love things, and it's OK to feel joy. There is a lot of freedom in that: in finding something delightful, taking time with it and sharing that joy.
Yeah. One of the projects of the book is allowing oneself to be moved. And I think one of the studies in the book is that to be moved is to be connected. To be moved is to be alive.
I think for any number of reasons, I have wanted to participate in the brutal fantasy of not being movable. I've wanted to imagine myself as a discrete creature that is not movable. You know, I grew up playing college football, and a lot of my training was about how to be unmovable.
But to be moved, it's all kinds of things. It's tears, and it's shock and it's flabbergasting. And it feels like a profound sorrow when I am reluctant to say, I love this, I love this. I've never seen anything as beautiful in my life; that flower gives me a reason to be alive.
I teach, and last year I started class off like this: "Tell me something that was beautiful that you saw on the way to class." And it can be really challenging for people to say it, because it feels vulnerable. Once you've admitted that, you've also admitted that you're movable, which I think also is an admission that you have needs. I'll say, "Say something that you love, that you realize you loved in the last week or so." And not only is it difficult for people, it's amazing how quickly people turn the word "love" into "like": Oh, I like that. And I have to be like, Let's go with love. What did you learn that you love in the last week? Which is to say, What did you learn that you were really moved by in the last week?
Yeah, I was doing a writing exercise last night, and it was to write, "I love it when..." And I found myself turning it sarcastic!
I'm telling you! To be like, "I love it when you just touched me on the arm and said, 'Are you OK?'" Or, "I love it when you drop off seeds for the garden." The experience or the understanding of one's need, also puts us into this other thing, which is realizing, Oh, I'm grateful. You know, I think a lot of imaginations of freedom do not hold gratitude. But the fact is that we are constantly in profound need, which makes gratitude a deep and fundamental aspect of our lives. | www.npr.org | How Ross Gay Finds Joy In The Smallest of 'Delights' | https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/08/19/1029287927/how-ross-gay-finds-joy-in-the-smallest-of-delights |
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[
"Levi Damien",
"Marcus Mosher",
"August",
"Pm Pt"
] | 2021-08-20 01:44:53+00:00 | 2021-08-19 13:40:24 | Big fight ends Raiders practice early, Chucky not happy about 'child's play' | https%3A%2F%2Fraiderswire.usatoday.com%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Fbig-fight-has-jon-gruden-end-raiders-practice-early-chucky-not-happy-about-childs-play%2F.json | en | A lot of trash talking and heated exchanges over two days of Raiders and Rams scrimmaging came to a hilt today. With still what was supposed to be a good 45 minutes of practice, a huge fight broke out. One that lasted a good five minutes with several waves.
After the fight finally began to disperse, head coach Jon Gruden had seen enough and ended practice abruptly.
“I thought we had great work today until the end of the special teams period,” Gruden said, speaking of the fight. “I have no idea what that was, but that’s enough of that crap. It’s not good for football, it’s not good for anything, so that was the end of that practice session.”
It was difficult to tell exactly what went down that sparked the brawl, but it caused Yannick Ngakoue and Maxx Crosby in particular to run out onto the field and come after Rams players to defend their teammates.
Neither were letting it go easily and other Raiders players were trying to hold them back. Crosby was really furious and it appeared as if his unwillingness to walk away and his choice words for some Rams players is what caused the fight to pick up again after it seemed like it might dissipate.
After Wednesday’s practice, which had quite a few squabbles as well, Crosby gave a pretty strong indication he was gonna be that dude.
“This is when you can get your punches out,” said Crosby. “You get away with a little bit extra. You know, tempers get flaring and it is what it is. It’s the first day going against somebody else, so things like that happen sometimes.”
Crosby was in good spirits after practice, even going over and giving GM Mike Mayock a big hug. His head coach was not nearly as happy.
“There’s no message, they know. They know better. Everybody knows better. And, again, it wasn’t everybody fighting, you’ll see it on TV, everybody’s screaming and yelling, but it was two guys in a special teams period and then it was a lot of trash talking that escalated. It’s just sickening really. It’s just stupidity. I’m done with that. It’s just child’s play to me.”
“Child’s play” is an interesting choice of words for the man they call ‘Chucky’.
It is a shame, though, because that ‘child’s play’ disrupted what was otherwise some good work being put in between starters for both teams.
“Emotions get a little bit higher when you introduce another team. But we got to try to overcome that,” said Kolton Miller. “Definitely we have each other’s backs, but it’s something we don’t want to get in the way of practice, you know, you want to be able to finish practice. So, obviously we could’ve ended better.”
The fights along the way and the big one that ended it not withstanding, there was a lot of good work put in. The starters got more reps in a full go session the past couple days than they will get all the rest of camp and preseason.
Next up is one of those preseason games this Saturday against these same Rams. Though with the officials on hand and the cameras on, the players should be a bit better behaved. | raiderswire.usatoday.com | Big fight has Jon Gruden end Raiders practice early, Chucky not happy about 'child's play' | https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/19/big-fight-has-jon-gruden-end-raiders-practice-early-chucky-not-happy-about-childs-play/ |
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[
"Levi Damien",
"Marcus Mosher",
"August",
"Pm Pt"
] | 2021-08-20 01:44:59+00:00 | 2021-08-19 14:04:17 | A little over an hour into practice, at nearly the same moment, both Richie Incognito and Nicholas Morrow went down on the field. Morrow on the North field and Incognito on the South field. In both instances, it was the last snap of the session. | https%3A%2F%2Fraiderswire.usatoday.com%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Frichie-incognito-and-nicholas-morrow-leave-raiders-practice-with-injuries%2F.json | en | A little over an hour into practice, at nearly the same moment, both Richie Incognito and Nicholas Morrow went down on the field. Morrow on the North field and Incognito on the South field. In both instances, it was the last snap of the session.
Morrow stayed down for a while, with teammates kneeling around him. They brought out a cart, just in case, but Morrow would ultimately get up and walk to the side, where he then worked with trainers.
Incognito walked off as well, though very slowly. He then made his way toward the team tent, heavily favoring his right leg and, again, moving very slowly.
Before either player could be assessed, the big fight broke out on the field during special teams sessions and practice was called off. It all happened so fast, there was little time to assess the severity of either injury.
“I think we’ll look into it, we’ll know something in the next couple of days, but I don’t have anything to report yet,” Jon Gruden said after practice.
Not that Incognito would have played in Saturday’s preseason game against the Rams, and perhaps not Morrow either, but their injuries should seal the deal on any chance they had of playing. The hope now will be that neither injury is serious enough to cause them to cost them regular season games.
Certainly it appeared serious enough to warrant close monitoring.
When Richie has missed time this training camp it has been second-year guard John Simpson who has stepped in for him. Morrow plays multiple linebacker spots, so the group would shuffle around if he can’t go. Javin White got the start in the first preseason game.
Others not practicing today due to injuries include RB Jalen Richard, WR John Brown, and LB Nick Kwiatkoski.
Defensive tackle Darius Stills returned to practice today sporting a club cast on his right hand. | raiderswire.usatoday.com | Richie Incognito and Nicholas Morrow leave Raiders practice with injuries | https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/19/richie-incognito-and-nicholas-morrow-leave-raiders-practice-with-injuries/ |
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[
"Kellie Meyer",
"Sean O'Donnell",
"Barbara Ortutay",
"Associated Press",
"Dave Fraser"
] | 2021-08-20 01:49:59+00:00 | 2021-08-20 00:04:10 | The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That's much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day. | https%3A%2F%2Fkdvr.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fwashington-dc-bureau%2Fonly-7k-evacuated-from-afghanistan-this-week-much-lower-than-goal%2F.json | en | WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That’s much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
“We want to make sure we are taking care of those people who have helped us,” Rep. Rob Wittman said.
The Virginia Republican wants not only U.S. military and their families out safely, but the Afghan translators that helped over the last 20 years. He’s worried they won’t get out in time.
“There are so many SIV – Special Immigrant Visa – applications that the State Department is just overwhelmed,” Wittman explained.
Wittman says, in addition to Special Immigrant Visas, the humanitarian parole option could allow Afghan allies into the United States temporarily.
“We encourage everyone that is there in Afghanistan trying to get out to pursue both of those processes in unison,” he said.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, enters a plane evacuating people, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Capt. William Urban/U.S. Navy via AP )
In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
The Afghan flag remains on the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan’s airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The Pentagon says the Kabul airport is secure, but Nexstar’s Washington D.C. bureau asked Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby what they’re doing to make sure U.S. citizens and our allies can even get to the airport.
“There has been no hostile interactions between the Taliban and our forces,” Kirby said Thursday.
And Kirby adds they’ve made something clear to the Taliban.
“Any attack on our people and our operations at the airport will be met with a forceful response.”
For now, U.S. troops are still scheduled to be out of the country by Aug. 31. The Pentagon says any change to that deadline would require new conversations with the Taliban. | kdvr.com | Only 7K evacuated from Afghanistan this week, much lower than goal | https://kdvr.com/news/politics/washington-dc-bureau/only-7k-evacuated-from-afghanistan-this-week-much-lower-than-goal/ |
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"Brynne Connolly",
"Eric Kane"
] | 2021-08-20 01:59:13+00:00 | 2021-08-21 00:00:00 | https%3A%2F%2Fwhdh.com%2Fnews%2Fresidents-cleaning-up-after-remnants-of-ts-fred-churned-through-bay-state-possibly-generating-tornado%2F.json | en | CLINTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A tornado warning was issued for parts of Worcester County Thursday morning as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred churned through New England.
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In Clinton, several trees along Beech and Birch streets were mangled by high winds as the storm moved through around 1 p.m. Large limbs came crashing down across the roadways and left debris scattered across lawns and driveways.
“I was in the attic playing games and then on my phone there came an alert and right as the alert popped up I heard roaring and a bunch of trees falling outside so I ran downstairs,” said resident Daniel Allen.
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Allen and his sister Hanna hid in their basement as the strong storm tore apart their backyard from porch to fire pit.
“I saw that come down and went into the laundry room and made everyone come with me so fast,” said Hanna Allen.
SKY7 HD flew over the area where crews have been called in to clean up the mess.
No injuries or severe property damage has been reported. As of 4:30 p.m., only about two dozen homes and businesses were reported to be without power.
So far, there have been no official reports of any tornado touchdowns in the area.
Visit the 7Weather page for the latest weather updates.
(Copyright (c) 2021 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) | whdh.com | Residents cleaning up after remnants of TS Fred churned through Bay State, possibly generating tornado | https://whdh.com/news/residents-cleaning-up-after-remnants-of-ts-fred-churned-through-bay-state-possibly-generating-tornado/ |
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[] | 2021-08-20 01:45:16+00:00 | 2021-08-19 00:00:00 | Meet Jarod Hamilton the new recruiting and preps reporter for the Jackson Sun. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonsun.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Fmeet-jarod-hamilton-new-jackson-sun-preps-reporter%2F8126952002%2F.json | en | What’s going on Jackson?
I am your new high school sports reporter for The Jackson Sun and the USA Today Network.
Now I am not new to the USA Today Network, I interned with the Tuscaloosa News this summer and you may have seen me on The Paul Finebaum Show for my five minutes of fame at the end of SEC Media Days.
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Now I am game to moving to Jackson, as I have lived all over the country.
I am an Army brat by way of Ft. Riley, Kansas (15 minutes from Kansas State University). In addition to living in Kansas (twice), I have lived in Kentucky, California and my home for the last 12 years Charlotte, North Carolina.
I graduated with magna cum laude honors from North Carolina A&T State University and obtained my bachelor's in journalism and mass communications in May,
Last year, as the editor in chief of the A&T Register, I led the newspaper to a top-five Best in a Show at the North Carolina College Media Awards in 2021. This would probably be my second-greatest crowning achievement in my tenure as a staff member.
If you wondered what my crowning achievement is it'd be covering the 2019 Celebration Bowl (the Historically Black College and University national championship game) in Atlanta—four days after getting a tonsillectomy.
Why?
Because I thought, 'What would my favorite player Kobe Bryant (a month before his passing no less) do?' He won a championship with a broken finger before so I think I can do my job with a sore throat.
So, against several doctors' wishes and the wishes of my mother, I covered the game and it was great. N.C. A&T won 64-44 in the highest scoring game in bowl history. I did end up having to junk my 1996 Toyota Camry as it died on the way back from Atlanta (the engine failed as I was driving on the highway).
My reward for doing all of this was the $128 monthly check I got for being a section editor, a happy teammate, two stories for our newspaper and a story I can tell the rest of my life.
So, if you were unsure about whether or not I care about Jackson and its sports scene—I do. Probably too much.
Enough about me. I can't wait to meet you, learn what’s important to you and tell the stories you want to hear. I’m open to story ideas and any food recommendations (I eat more than my 185-pound frame suggests). | www.jacksonsun.com | Meet Jarod Hamilton, the new Jackson Sun preps reporter | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/2021/08/19/meet-jarod-hamilton-new-jackson-sun-preps-reporter/8126952002/ |
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Known as ‘Afghani’ in the area, 36-year-old Mirwais has become synonymous with saving critically injured animals for the past four years. Mirwais also managed a small ‘Gaushala’ at the same place and a rehabilitation centre for the animals.
Mirwais, who hails from Afghanistan’s Ghazni province- one of the strongholds of Taliban, has treated more than 500 injured animals in the last five years. His wife, Sunita Sharma, also assists him in the work along with his domestic help, Kishore.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Mirwais said that he had come to India in 2011 to marry Sunita Sharma who was living in Pune. After marrying Sunita, he started living in Pune, and in 2016 he decided to open a clinic to treat injured animals.
“While I was in Afghanistan, my father used to take care of injured animals. After 2016, I dedicatedly got involved in this work and along with my wife, I treated dogs, cows, bulls who met with accidents or suffered injuries,” Mirwais added.
Speaking further, Mirwais said that he and his wife had bought 4 bigha land on the outskirts of Macchlikalan village to run the clinic after their eldest daughter passed away due to a heart ailment a few years ago. The couple have two daughters now.
“When an animal is found injured in an accident in Rajpura, Morinda, Kurali and neighbouring areas, people dial the number of the clinic,” he said.
When asked about the volatile situation in Afghanistan, Miwais said that he has not visited his native land since he left in 2011. “I keep watching the news on television. My wife does not want me to go back there as the situation is not good, but everyone has a dream to return to their homeland at some point,” Mirwais replied.
Replying to a question about if he faced difficulty he faced while managing the gaushala, Mirwais praised the locals, saying that people now help him out when needed.
Sunita said that her father is an ex-serviceman and would help the couple in running the clinic and rehabilitation center. “I too am an animal lover. After my marriage we both used to take care of the injured dogs but this love has turned into a passion and now we are taking care of the injured cows, bulls and dogs,” she added. | indianexpress.com | In Mohali, an Afghan couple is saviour of injured animals, tend to them at their clinic | https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/in-mohali-an-afghan-couple-is-saviour-of-injured-animals-tend-to-them-at-their-clinic-7462139/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:44:21+00:00 | 2021-08-20 06:38:25 | An 11-member inspection team found that only one auction recorder was deputed for open auction, while the auction was going on at more than 15 places in the market | https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fcities%2Fchandigarh%2Fsurprise-raid-at-apple-market-finds-fees-evasion-worth-lakhs-7462141%2F.json | en | EVASION OF market fee and Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) amounting to lakhs of rupees, along with several other violations came to the fore during a surprise check at the Sector 20 Apple Market.
The check lasted 36 hours and was conducted between August 13 and August 15. The violations included no records of entry of apple laden trucks and no maintenance of stock registers.
An 11-member inspection team observed that the arrival of apple loaded trucks was increased up to five times on August 14 during the surprised checking and it was increased by four times after starting the incoming and outgoing gate entry in the gate registers. The inspection team concluded that market fee/HRDF was being evaded on a daily basis.
The inspection was ordered by Chief Administrator (CA), Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board (HSAMB), Vinay Singh, IAS. The Sector 20 apple market is a hub for apple growers mostly from Himachal Pradesh and a few from Kashmir also.
The team found that two of the three market entry gates were unmanned and there was no employee of Market committee at Gate number-2 and 3 to record the incoming and outgoing agriculture produce. It was after the intervention of the inspection team that men were deployed at the two gates and blank registers were handed to them for making entries.
The team found that only one auction recorder was deputed for open auction, while the auction was going on at more than 15 places. The observed that the mandi was crowded at the time of auction and secret signs were also exchanged between the purchaser and the Commission agent.
It was also found that the detail of unsold/ unauctioned Agricultural produce has not been entered in the ‘H’ register of MC and H’ register of Commission Agent. It was also found that there was no ‘HH’ register. The CCTV camera was also found to not be working properly and not properly focused on the gates.
The team summitted its findings to CA Nitin Yadav, recommending that the Secretary Marketing Committee (SMC) has no control over the Apple Market-20, due to which there is an evasion of market fees and HRDF. During inspection it was observed that heavy arrival was recorded on August 14 and 15 as compared to the previous days. The arrival had been increased by up to five times on August 14, during supervision of inspection team and it was increased by four times after starting the incoming and outgoing gate entry in the gate registers.
“I ordered the surprise inspection by a special constituted team. I received the recommendation. There are so many grey areas. As we started recording the entry of every truck and boxes, now there is a resentment on the side of apple growers and farmers. We will take care of all the issues and redress them within the framework of rules,” said Vinay Singh. | indianexpress.com | Surprise raid at apple market finds fees evasion worth lakhs | https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/surprise-raid-at-apple-market-finds-fees-evasion-worth-lakhs-7462141/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:56:13+00:00 | 2021-08-18 17:55:00 | The FBI is reportedly investigating sexual assault allegations against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news5cleveland.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ffbi-reportedly-investigating-texans-qb-amid-sexual-assault-allegations.json | https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5ecbe02/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3394x1782+0+241/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fewscripps.brightspotcdn.com%2Fb0%2F60%2F81b5ef774deebc68b10c18619d93%2Fap21230703480141.jpg | en | The FBI is reportedly investigating sexual assault allegations against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Watson’s lawyer said the football player spoke with the FBI about allegations of extortion, ESPN reports.
"In April, the FBI came to us and told us they were investigating a matter as to whether one of Mr. [Tony] Buzbee's clients had committed extortion in the way they were demanding money from Deshaun or what they would do if they didn't pay it," ESPN quoted Hardin saying in a news conference Wednesday.
Tony Buzbee is the attorney representing more than 20 women who have filed civil lawsuits that stem from sexual misconduct allegations.
He told The Associated Press that the FBI reached out to him and that he responded.
In April, Harden said that Watson engaged in sexual activity while getting massages, but claimed that all the encounters were consensual.
The NFL told USA Today Sports that it would be reaching out to Watson following news of the FBI’s involvement.
Watson did not play for Houston in their first preseason game.
The quarterback is not currently facing any charges. | www.news5cleveland.com | FBI reportedly investigating Texans QB | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/fbi-reportedly-investigating-texans-qb-amid-sexual-assault-allegations |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:56:07+00:00 | 2021-08-18 17:18:00 | Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will allow visitors to chose whether or not to wear face coverings in outdoor lines, outdoor theatres and outdoor attractions. They previously had been required. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news5cleveland.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fdisney-world-tweaks-face-mask-policy-optional-for-outdoors.json | https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/693f993/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1000x525+0+19/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fewscripps.brightspotcdn.com%2Fd0%2F81%2F09709fe2406c8cdf6f56ab0609e8%2Fap20233754433793.jpg | en | Walt Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy.
Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will allow visitors to chose whether or not to wear face coverings in outdoor lines, outdoor theatres, and outdoor attractions. They previously had been required.
Face coverings will remain optional in outdoor common areas.
They will still be required for visitors age 2 and up at all indoor locations, such as restaurants, theaters, and transportation, with the exception of ferry boats.
Last March, Disney World closed due to the pandemic before reopening that July with strict new safety measures that involved wearing masks, making reservations, and social distancing.
In May, officials announced that park visitors did not have to wear masks while outdoors, USA Today reported.
In July, Disney announced that all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S. working at any of their sites were required to be fully vaccinated. | www.news5cleveland.com | Disney World tweaks face mask policy, optional for outdoors | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/disney-world-tweaks-face-mask-policy-optional-for-outdoors |
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"Kaitlin Gates"
] | 2021-08-20 01:55:54+00:00 | 2021-08-18 17:00:00 | The surprisingly sour candies are lurking inside each pack! | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news5cleveland.com%2Fnew-scary-sour-skittles-halloween%2F.json | https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3e63056/2147483647/strip/true/crop/0x0+0+0/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simplemost.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F11%2Fskittles-500x333.jpeg | en | Summer is quickly coming to an end, which means it’s almost time to start loading up on pumpkin spice goodies and Halloween candy.
After giving us a surprising — and disgusting — “Rotten Zombie” flavor in 2019, Skittles has another Halloween collection, this time full of sour surprises. The new Skittles Shriekers are filled with super-sour Skittles that look just like the rest of the pack, so you won’t know if you have a regular Skittle or something much more pucker-worthy until you’ve eaten one.
The new packs are available now in retailers like Walmart and each bag comes with five flavors: Citrus Scream, Ghoulish Green Apple, Rattled Raspberry, Shocking Lime and Spine-Tingling Tangerine.
Mars Wrigley
There will be plenty of other Halloween candy hitting store shelves soon as well, including the return of Hershey’s Vampire Kisses and Witches Brew Kit Kats, and new treats like Nerds candy corn.
Nerds candy corn has the triangular shape of traditional candy corn, but comes in multiple solid colors, and has a chewy mellowcreme center and a crispy candy shell exterior. The brand says the candy is sweet, tangy, crunchy and chewy.
If candy isn’t your favorite part of Halloween, the holiday’s spooky decorations are also starting to hit stores. Home Depot’s collection this year includes giant inflatables, while Sam’s Club has Halloween hot cocoa bombs and plenty of decorations.
Target also has everything from costumes to lights and decor, like these zombie hand yard stakes, an animated doorbell and a reversible light-up stop sign that informs trick-or-treaters whether they should stop at your house or keep moving because you’re out of candy.
You can also grab Halloween candles, soaps and body products at Bath & Body Works or some giant animatronics from Party City, Spirit Halloween and HalloweenCostumes.com like this life-size animated grim reaper for just $70.
Are you getting excited for Halloween?
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories. | www.news5cleveland.com | New Scary-Sour Skittles To Hit Shelves For Halloween | https://www.news5cleveland.com/new-scary-sour-skittles-halloween/ |
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] | 2021-08-20 01:56:01+00:00 | 2021-08-18 17:40:00 | The latest surge of COVID-19 continues as the Ohio Department of Health reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the state over the past 24 hours. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news5cleveland.com%2Fnews%2Fcontinuing-coverage%2Fcoronavirus%2Fohio-reports-4th-day-of-over-3-000-daily-covid-19-cases-in-a-week-amid-delta-surge.json | https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a4889a5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1896x995+0+35/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc9%2F52%2F0214dd084c659a5ecfb4dccd4019%2Fcoronavirus-in-ohio.jpg | en | COLUMBUS, Ohio — The latest surge of COVID-19 continues as the Ohio Department of Health reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the state over the past 24 hours.
Since Tuesday, 3,303 COVID-19 cases have been reported by the state. This marks the fourth day in a week that the state has reported over 3,000 daily COVID cases, representing a significant and sustained surge in new cases of the disease.
Key Metrics
The number of new cases today is higher than the rolling 21-day average of daily cases, which is 2,033. These numbers include both cases confirmed by a viral test and cases that meet the CDC's definition of probable.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine pointed out that as recently as July 7 there were 17 cases per 100,000 people statewide reported over two weeks. That number has since gone up to 236 cases per 100,000 statewide over the past two weeks.
Many of the new cases reported in the latest surge of COVID-19 in Ohio have been the delta variant, which the state is reporting as the dominant strain across the state.
"The delta variant is more contagious and can make you sicker quicker. Delta spreads like wildfire, and it clearly seeks out anyone who is unvaccinated," said Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff in a press conference Tuesday. "Now, it is also clearly the dominant strain in Ohio, driving the troubling increases that we are currently seeing and will continue to see, and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations."
Ohio Department of Health Dashboard showing the current trends of several key COVID-19 metrics in Ohio, as of August 18, 2021.
Hospitalizations
The ODH reported 174 new hospitalizations today, with 12 ICU admissions. There are currently 1,641 COVID-19 patients in Ohio's hospitals, and 495 COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
Non-COVID patients are currently occupying 70.1% of the state's hospital beds, according to ODH. COVID-positive patients account for 6%, leaving 23.9% of beds currently available. COVID patients make up 10.25% of the state's ICU beds, non-COVID patients are occupying 62.19% of ICU beds, and 27.55% of ICU beds are currently open.
There have now been 20,648 coronavirus-related deaths across the state; no new deaths were reported today as the state changes the frequency in which mortality is reported.
As other states do not send the death certificates for Ohioans who die out of state to ODH's Bureau of Vital Statistics on a regular schedule, the mortality data provided by Ohio will continue to fluctuate and those deaths will be assigned to their appropriate dates.
Vaccinations
Here's how Ohio's vaccination rate compares to other states:
To date, the COVID-19 vaccine has been started in 5,947,520 people in Ohio, which is 50.88% of the state's population. The vaccine has been started in 12,073 people in the last 24 hours.
Ohio Department of Health
The COVID-19 vaccination has been completed in a total of 5,499,271 people, which is 47.05% of the state's population. In the last 24 hours, the vaccine has been completed in 9,034 people.
Ohio Department of Health
This chart shows the vaccination rates of each Ohio county:
Note: The charts above are updated from a variety of sources, and may or may not reflect the latest COVID-19 data released by the state. These charts are regularly updated with new data and may not reflect the statistics in the text of this story at the time it was published.
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View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University. | www.news5cleveland.com | Over 3,000 daily COVID cases reported in OH for 4th day this week | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/coronavirus/ohio-reports-4th-day-of-over-3-000-daily-covid-19-cases-in-a-week-amid-delta-surge |
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[
"Kellie Meyer",
"Blake Stevens",
"Davis Nolan",
"Mye Owens"
] | 2021-08-20 02:20:15+00:00 | 2021-08-20 00:05:47 | The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That's much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wate.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington-dc%2Fonly-7k-evacuated-from-afghanistan-this-week-much-lower-than-goal%2F.json | en | WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That’s much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
“We want to make sure we are taking care of those people who have helped us,” Rep. Rob Wittman said.
The Virginia Republican wants not only U.S. military and their families out safely, but the Afghan translators that helped over the last 20 years. He’s worried they won’t get out in time.
“There are so many SIV – Special Immigrant Visa – applications that the State Department is just overwhelmed,” Wittman explained.
Wittman says, in addition to Special Immigrant Visas, the humanitarian parole option could allow Afghan allies into the United States temporarily.
“We encourage everyone that is there in Afghanistan trying to get out to pursue both of those processes in unison,” he said.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, enters a plane evacuating people, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Capt. William Urban/U.S. Navy via AP )
In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
The Afghan flag remains on the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan’s airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The Pentagon says the Kabul airport is secure, but Nexstar’s Washington D.C. bureau asked Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby what they’re doing to make sure U.S. citizens and our allies can even get to the airport.
“There has been no hostile interactions between the Taliban and our forces,” Kirby said Thursday.
And Kirby adds they’ve made something clear to the Taliban.
“Any attack on our people and our operations at the airport will be met with a forceful response.”
For now, U.S. troops are still scheduled to be out of the country by Aug. 31. The Pentagon says any change to that deadline would require new conversations with the Taliban. | www.wate.com | Only 7K evacuated from Afghanistan this week, much lower than goal | https://www.wate.com/news/washington-dc/only-7k-evacuated-from-afghanistan-this-week-much-lower-than-goal/ |
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[
"Blake Stevens",
"Davis Nolan",
"Mye Owens",
"Hannah Moore"
] | 2021-08-20 02:20:09+00:00 | 2021-08-20 01:57:51 | Two weeks after class resumed in Hamblen County, half of the 7th grade at West View Middle School is quarantining. COVID-19 cases are climbing, and virtual learning has made a comeback. It's different than last year. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wate.com%2Fnews%2Ftop-stories%2Fvirtual-learning-making-temporary-comeback-for-one-grade-in-hamblen-county%2F.json | en | KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two weeks after class resumed in Hamblen County, half of the 7th grade at West View Middle School is quarantining. COVID-19 cases are climbing, and virtual learning has made a comeback. It’s different than last year.
This year learning from home is optional, temporary, and more targeted. Hamblen County Schools Superintendent Jeff Perry said Wednesday this approach is meant to slow the spread of the virus and keep as many students in the classroom as possible. He noted some of their schools have no cases, while some have a lot. Among those with a lot of cases, they’re often isolated to one grade level or classroom.
With state restrictions on how many learning days can be virtual, and the recent executive order on mask wearing being optional, Perry feels this is really the best, and only, option the district has for keeping kids learning and safe.
“There’s not going to be any set number. There’s not going to be any set percentages because each school will be different. But, when we reach the point the principal of that school feels like they can no longer effectively have school and keep students safe in that kind of environment, then we will go to a temporary optional virtual program,” he said.
Beginning Friday, the district is strongly encouraging 7th graders at West View to take part in the virtual learning. In that time, symptom-free students, who were not part of an existing quarantine, will still be able to attend class in-come to class in person.
“This is not long term. This is not a situation where we’re going six months or a semester. This will just be a situation in which, in those seven days, if anyone was infected at school, they will begin to present systems. Then those students would of course stay home through the duration of their quarantine,” Perry added. | www.wate.com | Virtual learning making temporary comeback for one grade in Hamblen County | https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/virtual-learning-making-temporary-comeback-for-one-grade-in-hamblen-county/ |
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[
"Jack Kennedy",
"Jack Kennedy Is A Freelance Journalist Based In Dublin"
] | 2021-08-20 02:11:27+00:00 | 2021-08-19 10:28:49 | An open letter says the proposals from Apple for detecting child sexual abuse material could create a backdoor for surveillance. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.siliconrepublic.com%2Fenterprise%2F90-organisations-apple-open-letter-privacy.json | en | A new open letter says the proposed tech to detect child sexual abuse material could create a backdoor for surveillance.
More than 90 civil society, digital rights and human rights organisations around the world have today (19 August) published an open letter calling for Apple to abandon its controversial plans to scan devices for child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
The coalition said that the proposed measures, despite being designed to protect children and limit the spread of CSAM, will “create new risks for children and could be used to censor speech and threaten the privacy and security of people around the world”.
The organisations added that “the breadth of the international coalition joining the letter demonstrates the extent to which Apple’s plans open the door to threats to human rights across the globe”. Signatories include the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
The features, announced earlier this month, include the detection of CSAM-related search queries on Siri and Search, where users will be directed to information about why this search is harmful and how they can get help.
More controversially though, the plans also include using machine learning to detect if explicit images are being sent or received by users registered on a family account as being under the age of 13. The child will receive a notification letting them know that this form of material can be harmful and that their parents will be alerted if they choose to view or send the image.
The open letter published today noted that “algorithms designed to detect sexually explicit material are notoriously unreliable” and can mistakenly flag art, health information, educational resources and other imagery. It added that the corresponding parental notification feature is open to abuse. “LGBTQ+ youths on family accounts with unsympathetic parents”, it said, are “particularly at risk”.
The part of Apple’s plan that has raised the most concern is more complex. Using cryptographic principles, users’ content uploaded to iCloud will be checked against existing CSAM in the US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children database. If the system finds that CSAM is being collected in a user’s iCloud, it plans to alert authorities.
The open letter said that this could create a precedent of adding image-scanning backdoors to Apple’s systems, and “governments could compel Apple to extend notification to other accounts” for purposes other than child protection.
Last week, Apple said it would “refuse any such demands” from governments to add non-CSAM images to its new tech process.
But the letter raised concerns that Apple and other tech companies “will face enormous pressure — and potentially legal requirements — from governments around the world to scan photos not just for CSAM, but also for other images a government finds objectionable”.
“Those images may be of human rights abuses, political protests … or even unflattering images of the very politicians who will pressure the company to scan for them. And that pressure could extend to all images stored on the device, not just those uploaded to iCloud,” it added.
“Thus, Apple will have laid the foundation for censorship, surveillance and persecution on a global basis.”
Despite the company’s claims that it will always refuse government pressure to aid in repression, The Citizen Lab reported this week that the company bans many political phrases from iPhone engravings in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The letter concluded that while the proliferation of CSAM is undoubtedly a serious issue and that efforts to protect children are laudable, Apple’s plans “put children and its other users at risk, both now and in the future”. The coalition asked the company to abandon the plans and work with civil society groups in future on issues of privacy.
This is the latest in a slate of criticism the tech giant has received for the plans, including from its own employees. Rules for detecting child abuse content online passed by the European Parliament in July drew similar responses. | www.siliconrepublic.com | More than 90 rights groups urge Apple to abandon image inspection plans | https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/90-organisations-apple-open-letter-privacy |
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[
"Jenny Darmody",
"Jenny Darmody Is The Deputy Editor Of Silicon Republic"
] | 2021-08-20 02:11:34+00:00 | 2021-08-19 14:55:00 | Confidential computing could be seen as the next frontier in data privacy. But what exactly is it and why is it necessary? | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.siliconrepublic.com%2Fenterprise%2Fwhat-is-confidential-computing.json | en | Confidential computing could be seen as the next frontier in data privacy. But what exactly is it and why is it necessary?
Data protection has become more important than ever, especially in light of sophisticated cyberattacks such as the HSE ransomware attack earlier this year.
And while data can be encrypted at several stages of the data management process, there are still gaps where it can be left exposed.
To explain how this might happen, Siliconrepublic.com spoke to Paul O’Neill, who works in Intel’s confidential computing group.
Giving a simple example, he said to imagine a hospital administrator uploading sensitive healthcare records to a research firm to perform a clinical trial. You have the patients’ consent to do this and the research firm has assured you the data will be protected. But still, there are concerns.
“What would happen if a rogue employee of the research firm, for example, stole the data? What if the research firm is using your patients’ data in a way that they didn’t agree to?” said O’Neill.
“I think that’s pretty terrifying when you think about it, yet somehow we see this as kind of normal. It’s just the way things kind of work at the moment. So ultimately when you send data to someone else’s computer, you’ve handed over full control to them.”
Essentially, this means those who you hand data over to could change algorithms, copy the data or even give false results without you ever knowing.
However, this is where confidential computing comes in. Confidential computing essentially allows data to be processed in memory while that data is still encrypted, reducing its exposure. This also means that the data is hidden from third-party processors.
“Confidential computing is not just a fancy technology or a solution looking for a problem, but it’s a disruptive enabler of data protection and secure computing,” said O’Neill.
“It’s privacy by design. So the fundamental value of confidential computing using hardware-based technologies is the ability to isolate the software and data from the underlying infrastructure, the hardware [and] the operating system, by means of hardware-level encryption.”
O’Neill said this ability to encrypt the data at a hardware-based level could give those who manage and protect data “a new weapon in our privacy arsenal”.
“Confidential computing allows us to imagine a future where you know for sure what will happen to your information after you click that upload button. Confidential computing makes it possible to run programs on someone else’s computer where the owner of that computer can neither influence nor observe what’s happening.”
Real-world use cases for confidential computing include banking and healthcare, and O’Neill said Intel is part of the Confidential Computing Consortium, where many companies have come together to make confidential computing open source and available for everybody.
“Ultimately, down the line we’d like to see where confidential computing really takes multiple different technologies, not just Intel technology, to make this a reality for all enterprises.” | www.siliconrepublic.com | What exactly is confidential computing? | https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/what-is-confidential-computing |
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[
"Blathnaid O Dea",
"Blathnaid O Dea Joined Silicon Republic In As Careers Reporter",
"Coming A Background In The Humanities. She Likes People",
"Pranking",
"Pictures Of Puffins",
"Apparently Alliteration."
] | 2021-08-20 02:11:21+00:00 | 2021-08-19 13:32:18 | Facebook subsidiary Oculus is trying to let workers feel as if they are in the office with a new VR platform, Horizon Workrooms. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.siliconrepublic.com%2Fcareers%2Foculus-vr-virual-reality-horizon-workrooms-office.json | en | Facebook subsidiary Oculus is trying to let workers feel as if they are in the office with a new VR platform.
Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality business, has created a new platform to enable workers to replicate the traditional office experience, albeit virtually.
The new feature, called Horizon Workrooms, can be downloaded for free by Oculus Quest 2 users and account holders.
According to a blog post by Oculus, the Facebook team has already been using the platform as they work remotely themselves.
Horizon Workrooms boasts several VR features and product tools that could come in handy for teams, especially if they are finding remote work difficult.
While a Quest 2 headset is required for the person who initially sets up their team’s Workrooms account, anyone can join from then on through VR or dialling into the virtual room from their computer by video call.
The Workrooms web app also syncs with Google Calendar and Outlook. Guests can be invited to join Workrooms calls by receiving a shared meeting link.
Up to 50 people can appear on a call, or 16 people in VR together, with participants appearing virtually on screen as if in an actual meeting room.
Users can adjust the room’s layout to fit the size of the group and they can also share files and sketch ideas in real time using the product’s virtual whiteboard feature.
Workrooms also lets users converse in real time, and Facebook said it has improved Oculus Avatars – a tech feature that was launched earlier in the year – to make colleagues feel as though they are actually together in a room chatting.
Once users enable hand tracking on their devices, they can also use their hands as their primary input method, rather than controllers, to make the experience feel more realistic.
Facebook bought Oculus for $2bn in 2014, and two years later it began shipping the Oculus Rift, which was mainly targeted at gamers.
The Oculus Quest 2, which was launched last year, marked the company’s first foray into the workplace market. | www.siliconrepublic.com | Facebook is trying to replicate the office with a new VR workspace | https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/oculus-vr-virual-reality-horizon-workrooms-office |
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[
"Sam Cox",
"Sam Cox Is A Journalist At Silicon Republic Covering Sci-Tech News"
] | 2021-08-20 02:11:40+00:00 | 2021-08-19 13:35:22 | Researchers said their work was ‘truly venturing into the unknown’ as they combined immunology and neuroscience to examine visceral fat. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.siliconrepublic.com%2Finnovation%2Fvisceral-fat-cells-neuro-immune-process-nature.json | en | Researchers said their work was ‘truly venturing into the unknown’ as they combined immunology and neuroscience to examine visceral fat.
Fat has a tricky reputation. While some fat cells are needed to sustain us, visceral fat can be particularly problematic. This envelops our vital organs but, if is too abundant, produces unhealthy levels of proteins and hormones that negatively affect the tissues and organs around it.
Visceral fat stores have been linked to different forms of cancer, including breast and colorectal, as well as cardiovascular disease.
But understanding the biological processes underpinning visceral fat is no easy task. This was the goal of new research published yesterday (18 August) in the journal Nature, where scientists used mice to study the neuroimmune process involved in the body’s stores of visceral fat.
“Excess visceral fat is very dangerous and at the same time very difficult to eliminate,” explained Henrique Veiga-Fernandes, principal investigator and co-director at the Champalimaud Research Programme in Portugal.
“In this project, our team set out to explore the mechanisms that naturally reduce it, with the hope of uncovering potential clinical applications.”
Back to basics
Understanding the structure of visceral fat tissue was the first step in the research. The tissue is comprised of fat cells, immune cells, nerve fibres and a variety of other cells. One immune type cell of particular interest for the team was Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC2s).
“ILC2s are essential for various immune functions in many tissues and organs, including maintaining the overall wellbeing of fat tissue. However, we didn’t know which cells control ILC2s in visceral fat and what molecular messages they use to communicate,” explained Ana Filipa Cardoso, the first author of the study.
The lab previously found that in the lungs, it was the nervous system that was responsible for controlling the activity of ILC2s. Much to the team’s surprise, this wasn’t the case in visceral fat. In fat, there was no direct communication between neurons and the immune cells.
What they found was that Mesenchymal cells (MSCs) were acting as a mediator between these immune cells and the neurons.
“Mesenchymal cells have been widely ignored until about one to two decades ago,” said Veiga-Fernandes. “The widespread view was that they mainly produced the scaffolding of the tissue, over which other cells would ‘do the work’. However, scientists have since discovered that MSCs carry out multiple essential active roles.”
Understanding the sequence
Through experimentation, the researchers discovered the cascade of events within visceral fat. First, the neural signals communicate to the MSCs. These MSCs then send the message onto the ILC2s, which in turn tells the fat cells to increase their fat metabolism.
With these mechanisms understood, the team was ready to look at the broader picture and try figure out what was causing the neural activity to store visceral fat.
The team knew that the nerve fibres within visceral fat are controlled by the peripheral nervous system, which is in charge of processes such as regulating blood pressure. This system is driven by the central nervous system. This was why the researchers looked to the brain as the next step of the puzzle.
‘The most challenging thing in a project like this one is that you’re truly working at the frontier. This is not immunology anymore, and it’s not neuroscience either’
–DR HENRIQUE VEIGA-FERNANDES
There, they isolated the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus (PVH) as the culprit. The hypothalamus is known for its wide range of functions, from metabolism and reproduction all the way to cardiovascular functions.
Putting the science in context
“This finding is quite significant. It’s the first clear example of a cross-body neuronal circuit that translates brain information into an obesity-related immune function. It also raises many new questions,” said Veiga-Fernandes.
“For instance, what triggers the PVH to issue the ‘fat burning’ command? Is it something related to behaviour, such as eating certain foods or exercising? Or is it dependent on internal metabolic signals? Or both? It’s a white canvas – we don’t know what it is, and it’s tremendously fascinating.”
The team highlighted the potential applications that could arise from understanding these mechanisms, as it creates multiple access points into the processes that cause visceral fat.
“The most challenging thing in a project like this one is that you’re truly working at the frontier. This is not immunology anymore, and it’s not neuroscience either. You have to master technology, methods and approaches that are cross-disciplinary or multidisciplinary,” Veiga-Fernandes said.
“Some of them don’t even exist, and you have to develop them by scratch. Yet, at the same time, the conceptual challenge is exhilarating; we are truly venturing into the unknown.” | www.siliconrepublic.com | Unpacking the neuroimmune processes involved in fat cells | https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/visceral-fat-cells-neuro-immune-process-nature |
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[
"Vish Gain",
"Vish Gain Is A Journalist",
"Copywriter With Silicon Republic"
] | 2021-08-20 02:11:47+00:00 | 2021-08-19 14:03:37 | As tech continues to shake up industry 4.0, here are some early-stage companies innovating in the advanced manufacturing and production space. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.siliconrepublic.com%2Fstart-ups%2F7-advanced-manufacturing-production-startups.json | en | As technology continues to shake up industry 4.0, here are some early-stage companies innovating in the advanced manufacturing and production space.
The list of 2021 Technology Pioneers from the World Economic Forum (WEF) features 100 early to growth-stage companies breaking new ground with technologies and innovations.
This year’s list includes start-ups shaking up data and cybersecurity, blazing a trail in blockchain and digital assets, and innovating in the IoT and smart cities space.
Here, we take a look at the advanced manufacturing and production start-ups on the list, with seven companies looking to change the future of the factory floor.
Black Lake Technologies
Black Lake Technologies is a SaaS start-up that creates cloud and IoT software solutions for manufacturing companies to transform factory floor activities. Its data-driven platform integrates with production facilities and equipment, helping staff to collaborate digitally, monitor data, extract insights and make decisions.
Founded in 2016 by CEO Yuxiang Zhou, Black Lake is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and has more than 250 team members across eight offices in the country. The company counts nearly 1,000 medium and large manufacturing companies as clients.
Black Lake raised €77m in a Series C round in February, and its investors include Temasek, Lightspeed, ZhenFund, Bertelsmann Asia Investments and GGV Capital, among others.
CloudNC
This UK start-up uses AI technology to automate the end-to-end manufacturing process with the aim of creating parts faster, cheaper and more accurately than traditional methods. CloudNC claims that its specialised software allows users to eliminate manufacturing errors, develop on-demand and environmentally friendly production, and reduce the cost of parts by an average of 20pc.
Co-founded by CEO Theo Saville in 2015, the start-up is based in London and has a factory in Chelmsford, England. It is an alumnus of Entrepreneur First, the international talent investor the backs early-stage tech companies. Investors in the company include European VC firm Atomico.
Dyndrite
Headquartered in Seattle, Dyndrite is a 3D printing software developer that is looking to help manufacturers produce at scale. It says that its flagship product, the Dyndrite Accelerated Computation Engine, gives companies the power, freedom and control necessary to “deliver the future of digital manufacturing”.
Founded in 2015 by Harshil Goel, the company creates GPU-accelerated software to provide customers hyper-scalability and automation, helping them solve complex geometrical and computational problems. Dyndrite’s investors include Google’s AI-focused venture fund Gradient Ventures and former Autodesk CEO Carl Bass.
Last year, Dyndrite signed a long-term licensing agreement with HP to help power the hardware company’s next-generation cloud and edge-based digital manufacturing.
EnginZyme
EnginZyme is a Swedish tech start-up that is trying to make sustainable bioproduction economically competitive through the use of enzymes. It says it is on a mission tackle the climate crisis by accelerating the chemical industry’s transition to sustainability and minimising its environmental footprint.
The company combines enzymatic cascade reactions from nature with packed bed reactors from the chemical industry to make the “best of both worlds”, it says, and help produce plastics, nylons and rubbers in a sustainable way.
The Stockholm-based company was co-founded by Karim Engelmark Cassimjee, Samuel Härgestam and Robin Chatterjee in 2014. In 2020, it announced a €6.4m Series A investment led by European biotech VC firm Sofinnova Partners. Earlier this year, the round was extended to €11m, with fresh funding led by Industrifonden, SEB Greentech and other existing investors.
Greyparrot
This UK-based waste analysis start-up uses the power of AI to monitor and sort recyclable waste at scale.
Through its computer vision waste recognition software deployed on conveyor belts to sort and recover facilities across the globe, Greyparrot looks to equip waste managers, producers and regulators with data to increase recycling rates and enhance product value.
Founded by CEO Mikela Druckman along with Ambarish Mitra, Nikola Sivacki and Marco Paladini in 2019, Greyparrot’s ambition is to become a world-leading waste analytics platform. Last year, the London-headquartered start-up secured £1.825m in seed funding led by tech investor Speedinvest, with participation from UK early-stage B2B investor Force Over Mass.
MakinaRocks
MakinaRocks is a South Korean industrial AI company that uses machine learning to detect anomalies in customers’ equipment, increase product quality and improve process control. This aims to help reduce human risk and machine downtime in the advanced manufacturing industry.
It was founded in 2017 by CEOs Andre Yoon and Jaehyuk Lee, along with data scientists Sangwoo Shim and Yongsub Lim. The Seoul and Silicon Valley-based start-up, which has partnerships with companies in the semiconductor, battery and energy industries, raised $10m in Series A funding last year. Investors included LG, Hyundai Motors, Applied Ventures, Korea Development Bank and more.
Earlier this year, MakinaRocks announced a partnership with Hyundai Robotics to develop AI-based anomaly detection for robotic arms. The two companies plan to develop operating environments for deep learning models and integrate them with Hyundai’s Robot Monitoring System.
Natural Fiber Welding
Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) is a tech company focused on the sustainable use of plants and natural fibres to create aesthetic and durable textile products. In an attempt to revolutionise the materials industry, the start-up uses innovative scientific methods to shape and mould natural fibres at the molecular level to match up to performance previously only seen in synthetics.
The Illinois-headquartered start-up, which was founded by CEO Luke Haverhals in 2015, aims to make all its products renewable, non-toxic and price competitive when compared to petrochemical-based products with a lower carbon footprint.
Last month, NFW raised $15m in a funding round led by the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance, with participation from BMW i Ventures and others.
Want stories like this and more direct to your inbox? Sign up for Tech Trends, Silicon Republic’s weekly digest of need-to-know tech news. | www.siliconrepublic.com | 7 advanced manufacturing start-ups focusing on factories of the future | https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/7-advanced-manufacturing-production-startups |
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[] | 2021-08-20 02:00:46+00:00 | 2021-08-20 05:55:59 | Zaki Anwari, one of two who fell from a US plane on the Kabul mayhem day after the Taliban takeover, has been identified to be a footballer of the Afghan national youth team, | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F366081-afghan-footballer-loses-life-after-falling-from-us-plane-in-kabul.json | en | KABUL: An Afghan footballer who played for the national youth team fell to his death after trying to cling to a US plane airlifting people out of Taliban-controlled Kabul, a sports federation said Thursday.
The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan, a government institution that worked with sporting groups, confirmed the death of Zaki Anwari in the mayhem that erupted at the airport in the capital this week.
"Anwari, like thousands of Afghan youths, wanted to leave the country but fell off a US plane and died," the group said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Thousands of Afghans have flocked to the airport this week in a bid to flee the country, following the Taliban's lightning offensive that ended with them assuming power when president Ashraf Ghani fled.
In a harrowing video from the airport on Monday, hundreds of people were seen running alongside a US Air Force plane as it gathered speed on the runway -- several men desperately holding onto the side.
Further clips on social media appeared to show two people falling to their deaths from a C-17 aircraft after it took off.
Human remains were later found in a wheel well, the US military confirmed, adding that it was investigating the reported deaths linked to the C-17.
"Before the air crew could offload the cargo, the aircraft was surrounded by hundreds of Afghan civilians," US Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said.
"Faced with a rapidly deteriorating security situation around the aircraft, the C-17 crew decided to depart the airfield as quickly as possible."
US President Joe Biden has come under pressure at home and abroad to explain how his administration was seemingly unprepared for the Taliban's quick assault -- and the way in which US troops are retreating from Afghanistan.
Memories of the Taliban's brutal regime of the 1990s -- which saw music and television banned, people stoned to death and women confined to their homes -- have caused panic about what lies ahead, prompting many Afghans to try to flee. | www.geo.tv | Afghan footballer loses life after falling from US plane in Kabul on Taliban takeover day | https://www.geo.tv/latest/366081-afghan-footballer-loses-life-after-falling-from-us-plane-in-kabul |
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"Oakville News"
] | 2021-08-20 01:58:19+00:00 | 2021-08-19 16:30:00 | After a small, one-day drop, Oakville and Halton report more active cases and hospitalizations today. Active cases and ICU admissions are rising across Canada. The WHO is criticizing countries for allowing booster shots before billions of people worldwide get their first dose. | https%3A%2F%2Foakvillenews.org%2Foakville-health-news%2Faugust-19-2021-oakville-coronavirus-update%2F.json | en | × Expand Unsplash
This is the Thursday, August 19, 2021 coronavirus update. After a one day decline in active cases due to a large one-day number of recoveries, the regional total is rising again. Oakville's active cases today are unchanged, but still at its highest number this summer.
There is a concern over the number of patients in hospitals and ICUs rising again - just today there's a new patient at OTMH and three more across Halton. In the last week, Ontario's hospitalizations are up 50% and Canada's ICU patients have nearly doubled.
Active cases remain high in Ontario and across Canada, which surpassed 20,000 active cases today, but they are especially high in Alberta and British Columbia, which have the most of any province.
Canada's Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault assures Canadians that voting in next month's federal election will be safe, even though staff working the polls will not be required to be vaccinated.
World Health Organization (WHO) directors, meanwhile, are criticizing the decision to allow some countries, like the USA, to authorize COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, before billions of people, including almost all of Africa, has had even had one dose.
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**Vaccine booking update: Halton is now booking first AND second dose vaccinations for all residents age 12 and older. Halton is also now offering same-day, walk-in appointments at multiple locations.
All vaccines approved for use in Canada are highly effective in protecting you against COVID-19 and all known variants of concern, including the Delta variant.
**CLICK HERE to book or re-book a first or second vaccination appointment at a Halton Region vaccine clinic**
Note: Oakville figures, including Halton vaccine updates, are again being published seven days a week. Effective August 9, 2021, Oakville News will share Halton's new data from Monday to Friday and Ontario, Canada, daily global updates.
Oakville and Halton COVID-19 update
After a one day decline in active cases due to a large one-day number of recoveries, the local total is rising again
A new outbreak at an unnamed workplace opens in Oakville
Mayor Rob Burton comments on the "drastic and unexpected drop in vaccinations," urging everyone to get vaccinated and to share ideas on how to "encourage more unvaccinated people to get their first dose."
Summary of local vaccinations
77% of eligible Halton residents are fully vaccinated
83% have received at least one dose
823,094 vaccine doses have been administered - plus 1,611
Changes in figures are since the last Oakville News update yesterday, on August 18, 2021.
40 active cases - no change
2 patients at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital - plus 1
5,788 total cases (confirmed and probable) - plus 7
67 deaths - no change
5,681 recoveries - plus 7
5,748 completed (recoveries+deaths) cases - 99.3% of cases
1,862 variant cases - no change
1 active outbreak - no change
Status in Halton
124 active cases - plus 7
8 cases in hospitals across Halton - plus 3
18,492 total cases (confirmed+probable) - plus 23
237 deaths - no change
18,131 recoveries - plus 16
18,368 completed (recoveries+deaths) cases - 99.3% of cases
6,164 variant cases - no change
4 active outbreaks - no change
Note: Halton Region combines its recovery count into one number with probable, now closed cases. This total includes some cases that were not coronavirus recoveries. Halton Region does not publish the names of workplaces with active outbreaks.
× #HaltonON vaccine uptake: August 16 – 83% of residents 12+ have received at least one dose and 77% have received both doses. Get your second dose as soon as possible to gain protection sooner– walk-in appointments available now! Learn more: https://t.co/QPf5npqscd pic.twitter.com/BoND312I2c — Halton Region (@RegionofHalton) August 17, 2021
Ontario COVID-19 update
Summary of provincial vaccinations
10.67 million people have received at least one vaccine dose (72.14% of total pop.)
At least 9.67 million people are fully vaccinated (65.38%)
20.34 million vaccine doses administered - plus 45,500
Changes are from figures over 24 hours. The province released this information on August 19, 2021, as of the end of yesterday.
4,243 active cases - plus 176
176 people hospitalized - plus 13
557,451 confirmed cases - plus 531
543,760 recovered cases - plus 338
9,448 deaths - plus 17* (15 are from other dates, only 2 today)
553,208 resolved cases (deaths & recovered) or 99.2%
26,213 tests conducted with a positive rate of 2.4%
98 people in ICU (that are COVID-19 positive)
57 people on ventilators (COVID-19 positive)
9 active, ongoing institutional outbreaks - plus 1
Note: There have been discrepancies with ICU and hospitalization numbers in Ontario for almost two months; some days, the number of people in hospital is less than that of those in the ICU, which is impossible.
The aggressively fluctuating numbers of patients in hospitals are likely the cause, with those in ICU easier to track province-wide. Until the province resolves these errors, Oakville News reports only on ICU and ventilator patients still testing positive for COVID-19 and not those recovering from the virus but still in ICU care.
Summary of variants of concern (VOC)
145,705 confirmed cases of the Alpha variant - plus 11
1,496 confirmed cases of Beta variant - plus 3
5,206 confirmed cases of Gamma variant - plus 23
6,656 confirmed cases of Delta variant - plus 117
Canadian and Global COVID-19 updates
Active cases in Canada are again above 20,000 (more than double two weeks ago)
Canada's Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault assures Canadians that voting in the federal election will be safe
Some World Health Organizations (WHO) directors are criticizing the decision of rich countries to encourage vaccine booster shots before billions of people, including almost all of Africa, has even had one dose
More than 24.5 million people are now vaccinated in Canada
82.91% of all eligible Canadians (age 12 and older) have received one or more doses of vaccine
Summary of national vaccinations
27.52 million people have received at least one vaccine dose (72.18% of total pop.)
At least 24.50 million people are fully vaccinated (64.27%)
52.03 million vaccine doses administered - plus 97,000
Changes in figures are since the Oakville News update on August 18, 2021. With the high number of cases nationwide and globally, all numbers are approximate (within 0.1% of the total.)
20,845 active cases - plus 1,086
716 active hospitalizations - plus 29
1.46 million confirmed and suspected cases to date
1.41 million recoveries - plus 1,348
26,777 deaths - plus 43
Ranked 72nd in global deaths per capita at 70.81 per 100,000 people
US COVID-19 Update
37.25 million cumulative cases
623,244 deaths - plus 2,850
60.2% of people have one dose (70.4% of those age 12+ who are eligible)
51.1% are fully vaccinated (59.8% of those eligible)
Ranked 22nd in global deaths per capita at 187.92 per 100,000 people
World COVID-19 Update
209.20 million cases
4.39 million people have died worldwide
At least 4.84 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide (source: Our World Data)
Sources: | oakvillenews.org | August 19, 2021 coronavirus update for Oakville | https://oakvillenews.org/oakville-health-news/august-19-2021-oakville-coronavirus-update/ |
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"New Delhi",
"Image Source"
] | 2021-08-20 02:03:16+00:00 | 2021-08-20 07:16:43 | PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects in Gujarat's Somnath on Friday at 11 am. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatvnews.com%2Fnews%2Findia%2Fpm-modi-unveil-multiple-projects-in-gujarat-s-somnath-today-727668.json | en | Follow us on Image Source : PTI PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects in Gujarat's Somnath on Friday at 11 am.
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects in Gujarat's Somnath on Friday at 11 am via video conferencing. The projects to be inaugurated include the Somnath Promenade, Somnath Exhibition Centre, and the reconstructed temple precinct of Old (Juna) Somnath.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Shree Parvati Temple during the event. The temple is proposed to be constructed with a total outlay of Rs 30 crore. This will include temple construction in Sompura Salats Style, development of Garbha Griha and Nritya Mandap.
According to a release by the PMO, the release said that Somnath Promenade has been developed under the PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive) Scheme at a cost of over Rs 47 crore.
The Somnath Exhibition Centre, developed in the premises of 'Tourist Facilitation Centre', displays the exhibits from dismantled parts of the old Somnath temple and its sculptures having Nagar style temple architecture of old Somnath.
The reconstructed temple precinct of Old (Juna) Somnath has been completed by Shree Somnath Trust with a total outlay of Rs 3.5 crore.
This temple is also referred to as Ahilyabai Temple since it was built by Queen Ahilyabai of Indore when she found that the old temple was in ruins. The entire old temple complex has been holistically redeveloped for the safety of pilgrims and with augmented capacity.
(With ANI Inputs)
Latest India News | www.indiatvnews.com | PM Modi to unveil multiple projects in Gujarat's Somnath today | https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/pm-modi-unveil-multiple-projects-in-gujarat-s-somnath-today-727668 |
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[
"New Delhi",
"Image Source",
"Twitter Taranadarsh"
] | 2021-08-20 02:02:45+00:00 | 2021-08-20 07:00:38 | The trailer of Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom had already piqued the interest of the fans. After its opening with 50 per cent occupancy, the spy thriller managed to earn Rs 3 cr at the box office. It is expected that the business will be good at the weekend | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatvnews.com%2Fentertainment%2Fbollywood%2Fbell-bottom-box-office-collection-day-1-akshay-kumar-vaani-kapoor-spy-thriller-good-opening-report-727665.json | en | Follow us on Image Source : TWITTER/TARANADARSH Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom Box Office Collection Day 1
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar ended the drought at the ticket window with the release of his film Bell Bottom on Thursday (August 19). The cinema halls were shut for around a year due to the covid19 pandemic. Also starring Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Huma Qureshi and Adil Hussain in important roles, the spy thriller opened on more than 1600 screens in India. Trade analysts were contemplating the opening numbers of the film and were expecting the opening day collection to be Rs 5 cr. Akshay Kumar's last film Good Newwz had earned Rs 17.56 cr on Day 1.
According to Box Office India, with 50 per cent occupancy, Akshay Kumar and Vaani Kapoor's film earned Rs 3 cr approx on its opening day. While these numbers are said to be low, the business in the weekend is expected to pick up. Also, Rs 3 cr in the post covid era is equal to Rs 10 cr approx in the normal times. A number of users shared their disappointment of not being able to watch the film on the big screen as cinema halls in Maharashtra remain shut and in most other states only 50% occupancy has been allowed by the government owing to COVID safety measures.
Bell Bottom Movie Review: Akshay Kumar's punchlines and Lara Dutta's confidence are whistle-worthy
The audience reaction to Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom has been good. Fans have taken to the internet to share their experience of watching the film in 3D and called it 'nail bitting.'Dubbing it as 'must watch' a user wrote, "For what one would want to see in one of these kinds of movies, it was perfect. Had great screenwriting, incredible acting by @akshaykumar, and had the innate ability to draw the viewers into the intricate plot sequences. A Must Watch!!"
The trailer of Bell Bottom had already piqued the interest of the fans in the film. Directed by Ranjit M Tewari, the spy thriller is about a real-life hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in 1984. In the film, Akshay Kumar is seen as the RAW agent who makes 'Mission Mirage' a success. He is seen in a vintage avatar wearing Bell Bottoms, which is also his code name for the mission. It also stars Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta. Lara essays the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was in power at that time. Vaani plays Akshay's wife in the film.
Bell Bottom was the first major Bollywood film to start and finish its shooting during the coronavirus pandemic. The film marks Vaani's first collaboration with Akshay.
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] | 2021-08-20 02:03:34+00:00 | 2021-08-20 06:40:57 | Afghanistan crisis, G7, Taliban, taliban commitments, civilians safety, latest international news updates, Taliban, Afghan, latest afghanistan international news updates, afghanistan news, afghanistan latest updates, afghanistan news updates, taliban attack, afghan burning, afghan news updates | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatvnews.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fafghanistan-crisis-g7-taliban-must-hold-their-commitments-ensure-civilians-safety-latest-international-news-updates-727659.json | en | Follow us on Image Source : AP/ REPRESENTATIONAL. Afghanistan crisis: G7 says Taliban must hold their commitments to ensure civilians' safety.
The G7 ministers on Thursday underlined the importance of the Taliban holding to their commitments to ensure the protection of civilians and expressed their concerns by reports of violent reprisals in parts of Afghanistan, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement on Thursday.
Raad chaired a call of G7 Foreign and Development Ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States of America, as well as the High Representative of the European Union to discuss the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.
G7 Ministers stated that the crisis in Afghanistan requires an international response including intensive engagement on the critical questions facing Afghanistan and the region: with the Afghans most affected, parties to the conflict, the UN Security Council, the G20, international donors, and with Afghanistan's regional neighbours.
Raab also said that the G7 called for the Taliban to guarantee safe passage to foreign nationals and Afghans wanting to leave and are doing everything possible to evacuate vulnerable persons from Kabul airport.
Afghanistan's future is hanging in balance as the country's government collapsed on Sunday soon after president Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul. The Taliban entered the presidential palace in the Afghan capital on Sunday and declared its victory over the government.
Efforts are being made to maintain stability in Afghanistan. However, thousands of people are rushing to the airport to flee the nation as they are afraid of the terror group's brutal atrocities in the nation.
G7 ministers have also vowed to engage with partners in the coming days and weeks to seek to secure an inclusive political settlement, enable life-saving humanitarian assistance and support in Afghanistan and the region, and prevent any further loss of life in Afghanistan and to the international community from terrorism.
(With inputs from ANI)
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] | 2021-08-20 02:03:47+00:00 | 2021-08-10 00:00:00 | Wardak, a high-profile Afghan national police officer, was being hunted by the Taliban because of his years working with the American military. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatvnews.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fafghanistan-taliban-us-forces-afghan-officer-rescued-us-embassy-kabul-latest-updates-727661.json | en | Follow us on Image Source : AP Mohammad Khalid Wardak is seen in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, after the U.S. military and its allies rescued him and his family.
Time was running out for Mohammad Khalid Wardak, a high-profile Afghan national police officer who spent years working alongside the American military.
Hunted by the Taliban, he was hiding with his family in Kabul, constantly moving from place to place as they tried — and failed — several times to reach a rendezvous point where they could be rescued.
After at least four attempts in as many days, the family finally was whisked away by helicopter Wednesday in a dramatic rescue — called Operation Promise Kept — carried out under cover of darkness by the U.S. military and its allies, said Robert McCreary, a former congressional chief of staff and White House official under President George W. Bush, who has worked with special forces in Afghanistan.
The rescue of Khalid, as he’s called by friends, came after frantic efforts by his supporters in the U.S. military, who said he was a brother in arms who helped save countless lives and faced certain death if found by the Taliban. They sought help from members of Congress and the Defense and State departments.
“I don’t think people understand the chaos that is reigning right now in the capital, the brutality and the efficient lethality the Taliban are using ... to ensure their rise to power as they eliminate their greatest threat, which are these military and special police,” said U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. Major Chris Green, who worked with Khalid in Afghanistan.
Khalid and his family were unable to get inside the airport where the Taliban controlled the entrances. He was widely known because of his position as police chief in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province and from television appearances, including one in which he challenged the Taliban to a fight, supporters said.
Green said he was “incredibly happy ... elated,” when he learned that Khalid and his family were safe, noting that some of his American rescuers had worked alongside Khalid, which he called “serendipitous.”
McCreary said multiple allies, including the British, helped, and that Khalid, his wife and their four sons, ages 3 to 12, were “safe in an undisclosed location under the protection of the United States.”
Officials said other Afghan partners, including police and military, also deserved to be saved and that more rescue efforts were in progress, but they could not discuss details.
Khalid’s friends said he had no intention of leaving Afghanistan, and planned to stand with his countrymen to defend his homeland after U.S. forces were gone. But the government collapsed with stunning speed, and the president fled the country.
“He fought until he had nothing left to fight with,” Green said. “He was wounded. He was surrounded. His forces were not being resupplied. And echelons above him in the government had already begun to make their exit plan ... and striking deals. So people like him who were fighting were left stranded, and they were left without support.”
McCreary said Khalid originally sought protection only for his family while he kept fighting. Khalid and other fighters were completely surrounded by the Taliban last week and their location overrun, McCreary said.
When the Afghan government fell, that’s when “we quickly changed gears to also work on getting him to safety.”
At one point, rescuers lost contact with Khalid for several days, “and we all assumed that that he was killed,” McCreary said. “Just last week, we thought it was over, and then we were just going to ... keep working harder to protect his family.”
Khalid’s supporters said it would have been unthinkable to leave him behind after his years of partnership with Americans.
Khalid came to the rescue in March 2013, when a special forces detachment in eastern Afghanistan’s Wardak province suffered an insider attack. Someone dressed in an Afghan National Security Forces uniform opened fire, killing two Americans.
When the outpost was almost simultaneously attacked from the outside, a U.S. commander called on Khalid, who within minutes raced into the valley with a quick-reaction force to defend his American partners.
In 2015, when Khalid lost part of his right leg in a rocket-propelled grenade attack, friends in the U.S. military helped get him medical care and a prosthetic leg outside the country. A month later, he was again leading special police operations in Afghanistan alongside the U.S., Green said.
Along the way, he helped apprehend al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders. He went on to serve as police chief in Ghazni province and then Helmand province, where he was wounded again last month in a mortar attack and continued to direct the resistance from his hospital bed.
Khalid’s family has applied for refugee status in the U.S. based on fear of persecution, but it’s unclear how long that process might take or if they will be approved. Translators, interpreters and others who worked for the U.S. in Afghanistan are eligible to apply for special immigrant visas, but current Afghan military members or police officers are not, supporters said.
His supporters said it was most important to get them out of harm’s way and then figure the rest out later. People who are top Taliban targets because of their work with U.S. forces deserve special consideration, McCreary said.
“No one wants to live with the guilt of turning our backs or not ... honoring our promises,” McCreary said. That commitment and the collaboration it took to rescue Khalid “makes you proud to be an American.”
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] | 2021-08-20 02:02:39+00:00 | 2021-08-20 07:11:25 | Sources said that in view of the elections, the strategy for the upcoming party programmes in the coming months was discussed, including the party's Booth Vijay Sankalp program which is going to start on August 23. | https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatvnews.com%2Felections%2Fnews-up-assembly-elections-2022-amit-shah-meets-nadda-yogi-adityanath-in-delhi-727666.json | en | Follow us on Image Source : PTI UP Assembly elections 2022: Amit Shah meets Nadda, Yogi Adityanath in Delhi
Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting with BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here that lasted for over 3 hours.
The meeting was held at Shah's official residence here. Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swantantra Dev Singh, national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, general secretary (organisation) of party's state unit Sunil Bansal were also present in the meeting.
According to party sources, many important issues were discussed in the meeting.
Sources said that in view of the elections, the strategy for the upcoming party programmes in the coming months was discussed, including the party's Booth Vijay Sankalp program which is going to start on August 23.
As per sources, through this program, the BJP plans to strengthen every booth across Uttar Pradesh. The upcoming programmes, that are scheduled to be held by top state leaders ahead of polls, were also discussed.
Sources said that Nishad Party president Sanjay Nishad who was also present at today's meeting is likely to be nominated to one of the four MLC seats lying vacant in Uttar Pradesh.
Sanjay Nishad also put forward his points regarding the share of his party in the upcoming assembly elections, informed sources. Nishad Party is demanding more seats, they added.
(With ANI inputs)
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A total of 7,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the start of evacuation operations on August 14 and over 5,200 US troops are in Kabul, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Cumulatively, the number of people moved out of Afghanistan is somewhere near 12,000. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Sunday. Their sudden victory, which comes as the US withdraws from the country following a 20-year-war, has sparked chaos at Kabul's airport, from where America and allied nations are trying to safely evacuate thousands of citizens and allies.
"The US military footprint and Kabul now has more than 5,200 total troops on the ground. Kabul airport remains secure and open for flight operations. There are now multiple gates that have access for entry into the airfield, which will help expedite processing in a safe and orderly manner," said Major General Hank Taylor, Commanding General of the Army Operational Test Command.
Major General Taylor, who has been given the responsibility to airlift US citizens from Afghanistan amid the Taliban crisis, said in the past 24 hours, 13 C-17s arrived with additional troops and equipment, and 12 C-17 military planes departed. These flights, containing more than 2,000 passengers, left Kabul and arrived at designated safe havens and staging areas in the CENTCOM area of operation, he said.
"Since the start of evacuation operations on August 14, we have airlifted approximately 7,000 total evacuees. This increase is reflective of both a ramp up of aircraft and airlift capability, faster processing of evacuees, and greater information and fidelity in reporting, Taylor told reporters at a Pentagon news conference.
The US, he said, is ready to increase throughput and have scheduled aircraft departures accordingly.
"We intend to maximize each plane's capacity. We're prioritising people above all else. And we're focused on doing this as safely as possible with absolute urgency, he said.
At a separate news conference, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that there are 6,000 people at the airport right now who've been fully processed by a consular team and will soon board planes.
"Overnight, we significantly expanded how many American citizens locally employed staff, SIV applicants, and other vulnerable Afghans who are eligible for departure, and we offered to consider transit to the airport. We're aware of congestion around the airport. We are working closely with the Department of Defense to facilitate safe and orderly access for consular processing on the airport compound, he said.
Secretary of State Tony Blinken spoke with the G7 foreign ministers and the high representative of the European Union to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, he said.
"All leaders underscored the imperative of safe passage for those who wish to leave Afghanistan and the need for an inclusive political resolution that protects the fundamental human rights of all Afghans, Price said.
He said the leaders agreed that the international community's relationship with the Taliban will depend on their actions and not their words.
"Blinken and the G7 foreign ministers also exchanged views on counterterrorism, humanitarian efforts, refugee migration, and they agreed to remain in close contact on all fronts going forward. Secretary Blinken thanked his foreign counterparts for their steadfast commitment to supporting the Afghan people," Price said.
Latest World News | www.indiatvnews.com | 7,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14: Pentagon | https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/7000-people-evacuated-afghanistan-august-14-pentagon-afghan-taliban-crisis-latest-international-news-updates-727663 |
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Gear up for ‘Partners Week on ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi where all the contestants will participate in a ‘Compatibility Test. The show's host Rohit Shetty has come up with an innovative stunt that will truly test the skill, strength and ability of the contestants to work with each other. With a flurry of tough yet quirky questions asked, every contender, including Arjun Bijlani, Shweta Tiwari and Divyanka Tripathi, will need to be quick on their feet to answer with the name of a fellow contestant.
They end up roasting each other in a friendly way, revealing and poking fun at their own peculiar habits. For example, to the question "Who would you save if you have only one parachute while in a helicopter?", Shweta promptly names her partner Arjun; while Varun Sood wittily nominates himself, as Divyanka laughs.
In a fun task, many contestants target Nikki Tamboli because of her tendency to give up. Her fellow contestants explain how she "aborts" almost every task assigned to her.
Arjun, meanwhile, names Rahul Vaidya when asked whom he would kill given a chance. In a hilarious response, he explains how he feels betrayed by Rahul which made him give this answer.
The heat is turned on as the contestants also take some serious jibes at each other, which show the reflection of their competitive spirit.
Amid all the fun and laughter, the contestants are about to find out the fresh high-octane stunts that host Rohit Shetty has in store for them!
‘Khatron Ke Khiladi' airs on COLORS. | www.indiatvnews.com | Khatron Ke Khiladi 11: Divyanka Tripathi, Varun Sood and others lash out on Nikki Tamboli | https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/khatron-ke-khiladi-11-divyanka-tripathi-varun-sood-and-others-lash-out-on-nikki-tamboli-727657 |
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At least one terrorist was neutralized by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pampore area of Awantipora of the Pulwama district on Friday.
An encounter broke out in the Pampore area of Awantipora of the Pulwama district in the wee hours of Friday. A joint team of Police, Army, and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Krew.
As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight. As per the sources two militants are believed to be trapped.
"#Encounter has started at Khrew, #Pampore area of #Awantipora. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.
Further details are awaited. Two days before Independence day, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed during an encounter in Kulgam.
Latest India News | www.indiatvnews.com | J&K: One unidentified terrorist neutralised in encounter at Awantipora | https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jammu-and-kashmir-encounter-awantipora-security-officials-militants-727658 |
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