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Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children's hospitalSip, savor and stay sober with mocktails this holiday seasonBOULDER, Colo. — A 72-year-old lifelong Colorado fan with end-stage kidney failure waited to the side of the field in his wheelchair for Travis Hunter and the rest of the Buffaloes. One by one, players strolled over and signed a football for Riley Rhoades, his face lighting up with each signature. Standing close by and taking in the scene was Jeremy Bloom. He's become a wish facilitator for older adults. Bloom, the former Colorado wide receiver and Olympic freestyle skier, started the Wish of a Lifetime foundation in 2008, which has made thousands of aspirations turn into reality for older adults. The list of granted wishes range from taking veterans back to the beaches of Normandy to helping late-in-life authors publish a book. He's staged concerts for musicians, assisted some in daredevil feats such as jumping out of an airplane and even lined up a meeting between an Olympic medalist and former President Barack Obama. For Rhoades, his wish was simply to return to Folsom Field again, the place where he used to have season tickets but hasn't attended a game since 2004. "Everybody has somebody in their life —a grandparent, friend, neighbor — at that age where you wish you had more resources to help," said Bloom, whose college career was cut short two decades ago when the NCAA denied his reinstatement to play football and still ski professionally after receiving endorsement money to fuel his Olympic dreams. "Nothing can compare to seeing someone else's eyes light up because you helped make their dream come true." The foundation is a tribute to his grandparents. But the concept began to take root when he was a teenager. He was in Japan for a World Cup freestyle skiing competition when a woman tried to hop on a crowded bus. There was no room, but everyone in front rose from their seats to make space. That stuck with him, along with seeing these acts of kindness for older adults all over Europe and Asia as he traveled. An idea formed — bring that same level of appreciation to the United States, with a wish-granting element. Bloom's organization has been a charitable affiliate of AARP since 2020. It was the yearning of Rhoades that brought the two of them to Folsom Field last weekend. Rhoades, who had season tickets at Colorado for 27 years, wanted to see the Buffaloes in person after watching the team's resurgence on television. A few years ago, Rhoades, who was born with spina bifida, was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. Being among the 54,646 fans Saturday stirred up plenty of emotions for Rhoades, as he watched the 16th-ranked Buffaloes (8-2, 6-1 Big 12, No. 16 CFP) beat Utah. Colorado remains in the race for not only a conference title but a spot in the College Football Playoff. "It's just great to be back here again," Rhoades said as he pointed out the section where he used to watch games. "It's just ... so cool." For Bloom, the success that coach Deion Sanders has brought to the program means more reunions with teammates as they pass through town. "I've been through many years where nobody comes to visit," Bloom said. "It's fun that Boulder has become the epicenter of college football." Leading the way for Colorado this season have been quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Hunter, who's the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. But what particularly pleases Bloom is that Sanders, Hunter and the rest of college football players are able to finally profit through name, image and likeness. In his day, Bloom got caught in the NCAA crosshairs for wanting to play both sports and to have sponsors in one (skiing) so he could fund his Olympic aspirations. How time have changed. "I'm just really grateful that this generation of athletes gets to monetize their skills and ability," said Bloom, who finished sixth in moguls at the 2006 Winter Games in Italy. "It's the right thing." He's thrown his passion into fulfilling wishes such as learning ballet, riding in a Formula 1 pace car or taking a flight in a fighter jet. He's also helped reconnect families and friends, including a reunion for a trio of centenarian sisters who hadn't seen each other in more than a decade. This granted wish has stuck with Bloom: A person in Alabama wasn't able to travel after being diagnosed with end-of-life emphysema. So he asked for postcards to be sent, just to learn what made someone's town so special. He received 2,000 postcards from 26 different countries. "There's no end to the things that they've done for us in the world," Bloom said of older adults. "We're one of the organizations that reminds them that their dreams still do matter and that we still appreciate them and we cherish them." Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Even in this banner season for military academy football — complete with winning streaks, national rankings and a conference championship — the biggest goal remains the same. For Army: Beat Navy. For Navy: Beat Army. With the college football landscape changing at a furious rate, the significance of this matchup adds a dose of tradition to mid-December, amid all that talk about the transfer portal and the new expanded playoff. "We've had a good year. You make it a great year by winning this game coming up on Saturday. Frankly, that's just the way it goes around here," Army coach Jeff Monken said. "It's a game and a season really all of its own. We don't apologize for talking about it all the time. We talk about it all the time, and it's 365 days a year." Saturday in Landover, Maryland, is the 125th matchup between Army and Navy, and although these two programs are long removed from their days winning national titles and Heisman Trophies, this is a historic moment in the rivalry. The Black Knights and Midshipmen have combined for 19 wins this season, their highest total ever entering this game. Army (11-1) is ranked 19th in the AP poll after beating Tulane last week to win the American Athletic Conference — the first league title of any kind in the team's 134-year history. Navy (8-3) was ranked as well earlier this season after starting with six straight victories. "I knew we were going to be an improved football team," Navy coach Brian Newberry said. "Didn't know exactly what that was going to look like. I think certainly we've improved in a lot of different areas. I'm excited about the season we've had." This was Army's first season in the AAC, putting the Black Knights and Midshipmen in the same league, although their annual matchup is considered a nonconference game. For a while, there was a chance the teams could meet twice, with a conference championship clash coming before the regularly scheduled Army-Navy game, but that didn't happen. Their most prominent common opponent came from outside the league. Notre Dame handed both Navy and Army its first loss, beating the Midshipmen 51-14 and the Black Knights 49-14. Within the AAC, both teams beat Temple, UAB and East Carolina. Army beat Tulane and Rice and Navy lost to those two teams. Army and Navy also each won its nonconference game against Air Force. Those victories over Air Force mean this season's Commander-In-Chief's Trophy comes down to the Army-Navy game. It's the first time since 2017 that both teams enter this game with a shot at the trophy. It's also the first time since 2017 that both teams enter the game with bowl bids secured. Navy faces Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl and Army takes on Marshall in the Independence Bowl. This year's Army-Navy game is at the Washington Commanders' home stadium in Landover. It was also held there in 2011. This is the first time the game has been in Maryland since Baltimore hosted it in 2016. Baltimore is also up next in 2025. Army quarterback Bryson Daily has 29 rushing touchdowns this season, which is tied for the FBS lead with running back Ashton Jeanty, Boise State's Heisman finalist. Only one QB in FBS history has run for more TDs in a season than Daily. That was Navy's Keenan Reynolds, with 31 in 2013. "You come here to play in this game. The biggest stage possible, millions of people watching and a sold-out NFL stadium. It's awesome," Daily said. "None of the games that happened before this matter. We're going into this game like we're 0-0, they're 0-0 because that's just how you have to come into this game." Navy's closest game this season — win or lose — was a 56-44 win over Memphis. The Midshipmen are the only FBS team that hasn't had a game this season decided by eight points or fewer. AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report. Get local news delivered to your inbox!INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. (KYTX) on Behalf of InvestorsToday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting via the digital system with the participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers T. Atahallyyev and velayat khyakims to consider the dynamics of work in the regions and the agricultural sector, as well as issues of implementing the National Rural Program. The first to speak was the khyakim of the Ahal velayat S. Soltanmyradov, who reported on the state of affairs in the agricultural lands of the region. As reported, at present, in the fields where uniform wheat shoots have been obtained, mineral fertilizers are being applied and vegetation irrigation is being carried out. In addition, in order to prepare for sowing cotton for the harvest of the coming year, plowing of the allocated areas is being carried out with the introduction of phosphorus fertilizer. At the same time, measures are being taken to maintain the functionality of equipment and units that will be used in next year’s agricultural campaigns, as well as to repair bio-enterprises in the region and supply them with the necessary tools and equipment. Everything necessary is being done to ensure timely payments to cotton producers for the harvest delivered to the state. The head of the regional administration reported on steps to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in residential buildings, schools and kindergartens, as well as uninterrupted energy, gas and water supply to the population. At the same time, information was provided on the pace of work in accordance with the National Rural Program. Summarizing the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the importance of implementing current seasonal campaigns in accordance with agricultural technology requirements. In this regard, the head of the regional administration was given specific instructions. The head of state also ordered to monitor compliance with quality requirements for construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Next, the khyakim of the Balkan velayat, H. Ashyrmyradov, reported on seasonal agricultural activities. As reported, mineral fertilizer application and vegetation irrigation of wheat fields continue in the region. As part of the preparation of land for sowing cotton for next year’s harvest, work is underway to apply the necessary fertilizers and plowing the allocated areas. At the same time, appropriate measures are being taken to prepare the relevant equipment and units for the spring sowing campaign, including their repair. Repair work continues at bio-enterprises located in the region. Everything necessary is being done to provide them with the necessary means and equipment. Efforts are being made to ensure timely payments to agricultural producers for the cotton harvest delivered to the state. It was also reported on the measures being taken to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems at social infrastructure facilities, in public institutions, for uninterrupted energy, gas and water supply to the region’s population. Information was provided on construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Having heard the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the importance of caring for wheat in accordance with agricultural standards and the appropriate preparation of areas for the cotton sowing of the coming year. Specific instructions were given to the head of the regional administration on this matter. The head of state also ordered to monitor compliance with quality standards for construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. The working meeting on the digital system continued with a report by the khyakim of the Dashoguz velayat D. Babayev on the pace of seasonal field work. As reported, along with plowing the areas allocated for sowing next year’s cotton, they are being nourished with phosphorus fertilizer. Equipment and units are also being repaired in light of the upcoming spring campaign. At the same time, a special commission has been formed to prepare the region’s bio-enterprises for sowing: production facilities are being repaired, and all measures are being taken to provide them with the necessary funds. Payments to producers for the raw cotton delivered are being made without interruption. With the onset of cold weather, every effort is made to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in residential buildings and social infrastructure facilities: the population is also provided with electricity, drinking water and natural gas without interruption. In addition, the head of the regional administration informed about the pace of construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Summarizing the report and indicating that the main factor in obtaining a high harvest is the high-quality completion of current seasonal campaigns within the timeframes established by agricultural technology, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov ordered to keep them under control. The head of the regional administration was also instructed to monitor compliance with quality requirements for construction work carried out in accordance with the country’s socio-economic development programs. Then, the khyakim of the Lebap velayat M. Annanepesov made a report on seasonal agricultural campaigns. As reported, mineral fertilizers are currently being applied and vegetative irrigation of wheat fields is being carried out: all work is being carried out in accordance with agricultural standards. At the same time, preparation of areas for the cotton sowing of the coming year continues: plowing is carried out and the necessary fertilizers are applied. In addition, the equipment and units that will be involved in the campaign are brought into proper operational condition. The region’s bio-enterprises are also preparing for spring field activities: efforts are being made to provide them with the appropriate means and equipment. Settlements with raw cotton producers for the harvest delivered to the state continue. The head of the regional administration reported on measures to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in residential buildings, at social facilities, and on uninterrupted energy, water and gas supply to the population. Information was also provided on the pace of construction of social and industrial infrastructure facilities in accordance with the National Rural Program. Having heard the report and focusing on the need to complete seasonal field activities in strict accordance with the requirements of agricultural technology, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov ordered that they be kept under control. The head of the regional administration was also instructed to monitor compliance with quality requirements during construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Then, the khyakim of the Mary velayat B. Orazov reported on the dynamics of seasonal agricultural campaigns. As reported, these days, mineral fertilizers are being applied and vegetation irrigation of areas sown with wheat is continuing. At the same time, the areas allocated for cotton are being prepared for sowing: plowing and fertilizing are being carried out. The equipment and units that will be used in the spring sowing are being repaired and, in general, are being brought into proper operational condition. In preparation for the upcoming campaign, repairs are being carried out at bio-enterprises: measures are being taken to provide the necessary means and equipment. Efforts are being made to harvest the sugar beet crop without losses. Payments are being made to producers for the cotton harvest delivered to the state in a timely manner. It was also reported on the measures being taken to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in social institutions and public institutions, uninterrupted supply of electricity, drinking water and natural gas to the population. As reported, construction work is continuing in accordance with the National Rural Program. Summarizing the report and focusing on the importance of high-quality implementation of seasonal agricultural activities in accordance with agro-technical standards, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov ordered to keep them under control. The head of the regional administration was also instructed to monitor compliance with quality requirements for construction work carried out in accordance with the country's socio-economic development programs. Then, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers T. Atahallyyev reported on the pace of seasonal campaigns in the agricultural sector. As reported, currently, fields sown with wheat are being tended, and in particular, their fertilization with minerals and vegetation irrigation, all work is being carried out in accordance with agricultural technology standards. In preparation for sowing cotton, plowing and application of necessary fertilizers are being carried out in the allocated areas. In this regard, repairs are being carried out on equipment and units that will be involved in the spring sowing. In addition, in order to supply farmers with biomaterial in sufficient quantities, repair work is being carried out at bio-enterprises. Every effort is being made to provide them with the necessary raw materials and equipment. Measures are being taken to complete the sugar beet harvest in the Mary velayat on time. Having heard the report and stressed the key role of agriculture in the structure of the national economy, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed the Deputy Prime Minister to monitor the high-quality and organized implementation of current seasonal work. Addressing the participants of the working meeting, the head of state noted the need for constant monitoring of the care of wheat fields in the regions. In this regard, the implementation of vegetation irrigation and fertilization of crops with minerals in accordance with agricultural technology standards was emphasized. The head of state also ordered to strictly monitor measures to lay agricultural crops for next year’s harvest. At the end of the working meeting via the digital system, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov wished its participants good health, family well-being and great success in their work.
World-renowned health innovator will lead global collaboration and health equity work FLINT, Mich. , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Health System (Insight), a physician-led organization focused on excellence in health care and community well-being, has named Dr. Maliha Hashmi , a pioneer in the fields of AI-driven prevision care, health equity and wellness advocacy, as the organization's first Global Ambassador. "Dr. Hashmi's unparalleled reputation as a health leader and innovator around the world, combined with her dedication to underserved populations and her commitment to using technology for good, aligns perfectly with Insight's mission focused on providing care that is second to none through love and compassion," said Dr. Jawad Shah , founder and chief executive officer of Insight. "Her leadership will be invaluable in helping Insight shape the future of health care." As Global Ambassador, Dr. Hashmi will be intimately involved in a range of large-scale initiatives aimed at population health, health equity, value-based care and preventative care. She will play a critical role in ensuring that Insight hospitals remain leaders in global health care innovation and advancing patient-centered care while fostering sustainable growth and economic development within the communities they serve. Her strategic vision will ensure that Insight continues to deliver health equity and forward-thinking care for generations to come. Throughout her career, Dr. Hashmi has championed the humanization of technology, ensuring advancements in health care strengthen human connection, compassion and accessibility. Her innovative approach integrates smart systems designed to enhance efficiency, elevate patient care and improve health outcomes – all under the guiding principle of "health care for everyone, everywhere." Dr. Hashmi has earned numerous accolades, including recently being ranked first among the Top 10 Female Innovators and Leaders Globally by Entrepreneur Mirror, and one of the Top 50 Most Influential Muslims in America by EqualityX. She holds advanced degrees from Harvard and MIT and has served as a World Economic Forum Global Future Expert and V20 Delegate for G20. "I am deeply honored to take on this role as Global Ambassador for Insight," said Dr. Hashmi. "My goal is to champion health care for everyone, everywhere, supporting Insight's mission to refine processes, increase efficiency and deliver patient care second to none to communities across the globe. I am excited to drive innovation, compassion and excellence in patient care, making health care accessible and dignified for all." Insight, led by Dr. Jawad Shah , is committed to serving underserved communities through a multidisciplinary approach that balances cutting-edge medical technologies with compassionate patient care. Dr. Hashmi's appointment as Global Ambassador further solidifies Insight's mission to expand the boundaries of health care innovation and equitable service delivery. Follow along with the latest from Insight Health System on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , TikTok and YouTube . Follow updates on Dr. Maliha Hashmi on the following platforms: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/dr-maliha-hashmi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malihahashmiofficial/ About Insight Health System Insight Health System is a physician-led organization focused on pioneering excellence in health care and community well-being. Our expertise is in transforming distressed hospitals into stable, patient-centric care that is second-to-none. With a track record for innovation in health care, research and development, Insight Health System provides the communities we serve with world-class health care services at the forefront of medical technology. Our network currently includes a portfolio of entities encompassing six acute care hospitals (three of which are nonprofit), six surgery centers, 28 clinics, 580 physicians, 10 unions and 4,200 employees. Collectively, Insight Health System hospitals provide nearly 100,000 patient days annually. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/insight-health-system-appoints-dr-maliha-hashmi-as-global-ambassador-302332878.html SOURCE Insight Health SystemESPN announced Thursday that Smith, an ESPN reporter and SEC Network host, will be part of ESPN's three-man broadcast team for the inaugural TGL season. Smith will be the reporter for the telecasts. He will interview the golfers during the matches, and will also interview team owners and celebrity guests. All the matches will be held at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Scott Van Pelt will host for the pre-match, intermission and post-match shows from Washington, D.C., while Matt Barrie be at SoFi Center to handle the play-by-play. A company founded by Woods and Rory McIlroy is behind the new league, whose season will run from January to March. There will be six teams of four PGA Tour players apiece, with matches on Mondays and Tuesdays. The first telecast will be Jan. 7 at 9 p.m. Smith will also be on ABC's Jan. 5 season preview special. Smith will still do his other assignments, including the College Football Playoff and The Masters. VMI promotes Hampton VMI assistant coach and Lord Botetourt graduate A.J. Hampton tweeted Wednesday that he has been promoted to offensive coordinator. Hampton has been on the VMI staff since January 2023. He was the receivers coach and recruiting coordinator his first year, then added the title of passing game coordinator to his duties for the 2024 season. Patrick Ashford was VMI's offensive coordinator the past three seasons, including the 2022 season under then-coach Scott Wachenheim and the past two seasons under coach Danny Rocco. The Keydets won just one game this year. When asked Thursday in a text message if he had opted to let Ashford go, Rocco replied, "No. I am in the process of realignment within our staff." Hampton, a former receiver, was a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech in 2022. He was the passing game coordinator at West Virginia State in the 2021 season. — Mark Berman Ohanian makes UVa donation Virginia's athletic fundraising arm announced Thursday that Reddit co-founder and UVa graduate Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis legend Serena Williams, has made a "transformational" gift to the women's basketball program to help UVa recruit and retain "championship level talent." The unnamed sum is the largest donation in UVa women's basketball history and the second-largest donation in UVa women's athletics history, according to the announcement. The multiyear donation will address "the financial and competitive demands of this new era of college athletics," according to the news release. “I am proud to support the women’s program at my alma mater with this donation," Ohanian said in the news release. "It’s time to bring the nation’s best hoops talent to Charlottesville and win some championships in the next four years.” Peek joins Brewers' organization Jefferson Forest graduate Zach Peek was plucked from the Baltimore Orioles' Class AA team by Milwaukee in the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings in Dallas on Wednesday. The former Winthrop standout pitched for two of the Orioles' minor-league teams this year. He pitched in five games for the Orioles' Carolina League affiliate and in three games for the Orioles' Class AA team. Milwaukee took him in the second round of the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft; he was the 45th overall pick. Milwaukee assigned him to Triple-A Nashville. In the third round, the Chicago Cubs drafted former Salem Red Sox pitcher Robert Kwiatkowski from Boston's Double-A team. He was assigned to the Cubs' Triple-A team. In the fourth round, St. Louis drafted former Salem Red Sox outfielder Miguel Ugueto from Boston's South Atlantic League affiliate. He was assigned to the Cardinals' Triple-A team.
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TOUGH NUT Then Chancellor Angela Merkel met with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on April 27, 2018. REUTERS BERLIN — Angela Merkel sought advice from Pope Francis on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected US president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a property developer’s winner-or-loser mentality not to quit the Paris climate accords. In her memoir, extracts of which were published in German weekly Die Zeit late on Wednesday evening, the long-serving German chancellor detailed her difficulties in dealing with Trump, who, she said, appeared to her fascinated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian leaders. “He saw everything from the perspective of the property developer he was before entering politics,” she wrote. “Each parcel of land could only be sold once, and if he didn’t get it someone else did. That’s how he saw the world.” READ: Marcos’ call to Trump highlights ‘positive’ bilateral ties, says DFA The Pope, when Merkel asked him, in general terms, for advice on dealing with people “with fundamentally different views,” immediately understood she was referring to Trump and his desire to quit the climate accords, she wrote. “Bend, bend, bend, but make sure it doesn’t break,” he told Merkel, according to her account. When Trump first took office in 2017, Merkel was one of the world’s longest-serving elected leaders and the most influential in the European Union by far after having shaped Germany and the continent’s response to the euro zone debt crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s initial 2014 invasion of Ukraine. As much of the world fretted over Trump’s presidency, Merkel’s unruffled demeanor and her frequent invocations of values like freedom and human rights led to some dubbing her the true “leader of the free world”—a moniker traditionally reserved for US presidents. READ: Donald Trump has sweeping plans: Here’s what he’s proposed Written before Trump’s reelection, the book expresses the “heartfelt hope” that Vice President Kamala Harris would defeat her rival. Her memoir, entitled “Freedom: Memories 1954-2021” will be published in more than 30 countries on Nov. 26. She will launch the book in the United States a week later at a Washington event with former President Barack Obama, with whom she forged a close political relationship. Germany’s first female leader was still popular with voters at the end of 16 years in office, but her legacy has come under greater scrutiny, with some blaming the huge bets on Russian energy made by her governments for both Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Germany’s current economic doldrums. Merkel herself has expressed no regret about her Russia policies and kept a low profile since leaving office. In the published extracts of her memoir, she discusses her many encounters with Putin, describing how he struck her as a man desperate to be taken seriously. “I experienced him as someone who didn’t want to be disrespected, ready to lash out at all times,” she wrote. “You might find that childish and contemptible, you might shake your head at that. But it meant Russia never vanished from the map.” At one point she appears to suggest that Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was timed to follow her departure from office. “You won’t always be Chancellor, and then they’ll join Nato,” he said of Ukraine. “And I want to prevent that.” Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . Some Central and Eastern European leaders, she added, had been guilty of wishful thinking: “They seem to want the country to just disappear, to not exist. I couldn’t blame them... But Russia, heavily nuclear armed, did exist.”
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It will be a matter of everlasting shame if there is no domestic investigation by Indian agencies into allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that billionaire businessman Gautam Adani and his associates offered bribes to officials in more than one State. Federal prosecutors have filed their indictment based on perceived violations of U.S. laws that prohibit corrupt transactions with foreign entities. India will have to order its own probe in terms of domestic anti-corruption law. So far, especially following revelations by Hindenburg Research , a U.S.-based short-seller, the Modi regime has shown a marked reluctance to countenance the idea of any wrongdoing by the Adani Group. The BJP has been putting up a stout defence of the group as though its political interests are inseparable from Mr. Adani’s corporate interests. The Union government has so far remained impervious to entreaties from the Opposition for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the allegations, which range from manipulation of share prices, non-disclosure of related party transactions, round-tripping of funds and even regulatory capture. Sporadic and possibly perfunctory probes by some agencies have yielded little by way of action. However, the Supreme Court of India found the outcome of investigations by the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, credible enough to reject a demand for handing the Adani probe to an independent agency. Several State governments, most notably Andhra Pradesh, have now been named in the overseas indictment pertaining to the supply of solar power from Adani Green and Azure Power Global Ltd., the companies at the centre of the storm. The alleged amount offered as bribes amounted to ₹2,029 crore ($265 million) , of which ₹1,750 crore was meant for a ‘foreign official’ in Andhra Pradesh. The YSR Congress Party, which was in power in A.P. at the relevant time, and the Tamil Nadu government, have denied any link with the Adani Group , maintaining that their deals were with the SECI. The indictment, however, talks of internal messages among the defendants about how “the discoms are being motivated”. Instead of taking potshots at the non-BJP parties that ran these State governments at the relevant time, the Centre should shed its reluctance to investigate the Adani Group. The fortunes of Mr. Adani, counted as one of the world’s richest, may now see a steep spiral, as not only have shares of his companies crashed but also countries that have entered investments from his conglomerate may turn their backs on him. However, this is not an issue about one tycoon suffering a setback due to developments beyond the control of his political patrons. It is about how far a government can be seen as shielding an individual. Published - November 23, 2024 12:20 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit USA / investigation / laws / Prime Minister Narendra Modi / corporate crime / government / judiciary (system of justice) / India / Andhra Pradesh / solar / corruption & bribery / Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party / Tamil Nadu / Bharatiya Janata Party / political partiesGaetz's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn’t unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time. Matt Gaetz’s decision to pull his name Thursday from consideration for attorney general — amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation — represents the first indication of resistance that the president-elect could face from his own party to picks facing allegations of sexual misconduct or other questions. Other Trump picks have drawn negative attention as well, including Pete Hegseth for defense secretary and Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence. Vance takes on a more visible transition role as he works to boost Trump's most controversial picks WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role. He's been helping Donald Trump’s most contentious Cabinet picks try to win confirmation in the Senate, where he has served for the last two years. Vance spent part of Wednesday at the Capitol with Rep. Matt Gaetz sitting in on meetings with Trump’s controversial choice for attorney general. On Thursday, Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings over the coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump’s picks. Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, but he didn't focus exclusively on large religious voter blocs. He and his allies also wooed smaller religious groups, away from the mainstream. He posted a tribute to Coptic church members on social media and met with members of Assyrians for Trump — two smaller Christian communities with Middle Eastern roots. He visited the grave of the revered late leader of an Orthodox Jewish movement. His allies sought votes from the separatist Amish community. While Trump won decisively, the outreaches reflected aggressive campaigning in what was expected to be a tight race. NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new hypersonic missile KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with a hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. Ukraine's parliament canceled a session Friday over the security threat. In a stark warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin said in a nationally televised speech Thursday that the attack with the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile was retaliation for Kyiv’s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Putin said Russia is launching production of the Oreshnik, saying it's so powerful that several of them fitted with conventional warheads could be as devastating as a strike with strategic — or nuclear — weapons. Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board has voted to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools. The approval Friday follows other Republican-led states that have pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms. The curriculum adopted by the Texas State Board of Education is optional for schools to adopt, but they’ll receive additional funding if they do so. Parents and teachers who opposed the curriculum say the lessons will alienate students of other faith backgrounds. Supporters argue the Bible is a core feature of American history and that teaching it will enrich learning. 2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family’s death FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A prosecution spokesperson says a jury has convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand each faced four charges related to human smuggling before being convicted Friday. Patel is an Indian national. Shand is an American from Florida. They were arrested after the family froze while trying to cross the desolate border during a 2022 blizzard. Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm with heavy snow and record rain that's moving through Northern California has toppled trees, closed roads and prompted evacuations in some areas after knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people in Washington and Oregon. Forecasters warn that the risk of flash flooding and rockslides will continue through Friday. The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for areas north of San Francisco as a plume of moisture known as an atmospheric river inundates Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Up to 16 inches of rain is forecast in Northern California and southwestern Oregon. The storm system unleashed winds earlier this week that left two people dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Washington. Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 decaying bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes have pleaded guilty to corpse abuse. Jon and Carie Hallford entered the plea on Friday. Prosecutors say the owners of the Return to Nature funeral home began improperly storing bodies in a building outside Colorado Springs as far back as 2019. They allege the couple gave grieving families dry concrete in place of their loved ones’ cremains. Over the years, the Hallfords spent lavishly, buying luxury cars and laser body sculpting. That ended when the bodies were discovered last year. What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies? NEW YORK (AP) — The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just $150,000 and self-distributed in theaters, has managed to gnaw its way into a movie culture largely dominated by big-budget sequels. It’s a wordless black-and-white bonanza of slapstick antics about a stranded 19th century applejack salesman at war with a bevy of beavers, all of whom are played by actors in mascot costumes. It’s been called “the future of cinema” — a proclamation that may sound extreme for a movie about a guy with a giant beaver hat. But in a shrinking movie industry, DIY microbudget filmmaking may increasingly be left to fill some of the void left by risk-adverse, corporate-driven Hollywood. Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in China's doping saga Blame it on the noodles. That's what one Chinese official suggested when anti-doping leaders were looking for answers for the doping scandal that cast a shadow over this year's Olympic swim meet. Earlier this year, reports that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned heart medication emerged. None were sanctioned because Chinese authorities determined the swimmers were contaminated by traces of the drug spread about a hotel kitchen. In a strange twist, the leader of China's anti-doping agency suggested this case could have been similar to one in which criminals were responsible for tainting noodles that were later eaten by another Chinese athlete who also tested positive for the drug.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Meets Virtual Reality. A Game-Changing FusionPresident-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he would work to end the "inconvenient" custom of moving clocks forward one hour every spring, which he said was imposing an unnecessary financial burden on the United States. "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn't! Daylight Saving Time (DST) is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation," Trump posted on his website, Truth Social. DST was adopted by the federal government during World War I but was unpopular with farmers rushing to get produce to morning markets, and was quickly abolished. Many states experimented with their own versions but it wasn't reintroduced nationwide until 1967. The Democratic-controlled US Senate advanced a bill in 2022 that, like Trump's plan, would bring an end to the twice-yearly changing of clocks, in favor of a "new, permanent standard time." But The Sunshine Protection Act called for the opposite switch -- moving permanently to DST rather than eliminating it -- to usher in brighter evenings, and fewer journeys home in the dark for school children and office workers. The bill never made it to President Joe Biden's desk, as it was not taken up in the Republican-led House. It had been introduced in 2021 by a Republican, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is about to join the incoming Trump administration as secretary of state. He said studies had shown a permanent DST could benefit the economy. Either way, changing to one permanent time would put an end to Americans pushing their clocks forward in the spring, then setting them back an hour in the fall. Colloquially the practice is referred to as "springing" forward and "falling" back. The clamor has increased in recent years to make DST permanent especially among politicians and lobbyists from the Northeast, where frigid conditions are normal in the early winter mornings. "It's really straightforward. Cutting back on the sun during the fall and winter is a drain on the American people and does little to nothing to help them," Rubio said in a statement ahead of the vote. "It's time we retire this tired tradition." Rubio said the United States sees an increase in heart attacks and road accidents in the week that follows the changing of the clocks. Any changes would be unlikely to affect Hawaii and most of Arizona, the Navajo Nation, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which do not spring forward in summer. ft/nro
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Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children's hospitalSip, savor and stay sober with mocktails this holiday seasonBOULDER, Colo. — A 72-year-old lifelong Colorado fan with end-stage kidney failure waited to the side of the field in his wheelchair for Travis Hunter and the rest of the Buffaloes. One by one, players strolled over and signed a football for Riley Rhoades, his face lighting up with each signature. Standing close by and taking in the scene was Jeremy Bloom. He's become a wish facilitator for older adults. Bloom, the former Colorado wide receiver and Olympic freestyle skier, started the Wish of a Lifetime foundation in 2008, which has made thousands of aspirations turn into reality for older adults. The list of granted wishes range from taking veterans back to the beaches of Normandy to helping late-in-life authors publish a book. He's staged concerts for musicians, assisted some in daredevil feats such as jumping out of an airplane and even lined up a meeting between an Olympic medalist and former President Barack Obama. For Rhoades, his wish was simply to return to Folsom Field again, the place where he used to have season tickets but hasn't attended a game since 2004. "Everybody has somebody in their life —a grandparent, friend, neighbor — at that age where you wish you had more resources to help," said Bloom, whose college career was cut short two decades ago when the NCAA denied his reinstatement to play football and still ski professionally after receiving endorsement money to fuel his Olympic dreams. "Nothing can compare to seeing someone else's eyes light up because you helped make their dream come true." The foundation is a tribute to his grandparents. But the concept began to take root when he was a teenager. He was in Japan for a World Cup freestyle skiing competition when a woman tried to hop on a crowded bus. There was no room, but everyone in front rose from their seats to make space. That stuck with him, along with seeing these acts of kindness for older adults all over Europe and Asia as he traveled. An idea formed — bring that same level of appreciation to the United States, with a wish-granting element. Bloom's organization has been a charitable affiliate of AARP since 2020. It was the yearning of Rhoades that brought the two of them to Folsom Field last weekend. Rhoades, who had season tickets at Colorado for 27 years, wanted to see the Buffaloes in person after watching the team's resurgence on television. A few years ago, Rhoades, who was born with spina bifida, was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. Being among the 54,646 fans Saturday stirred up plenty of emotions for Rhoades, as he watched the 16th-ranked Buffaloes (8-2, 6-1 Big 12, No. 16 CFP) beat Utah. Colorado remains in the race for not only a conference title but a spot in the College Football Playoff. "It's just great to be back here again," Rhoades said as he pointed out the section where he used to watch games. "It's just ... so cool." For Bloom, the success that coach Deion Sanders has brought to the program means more reunions with teammates as they pass through town. "I've been through many years where nobody comes to visit," Bloom said. "It's fun that Boulder has become the epicenter of college football." Leading the way for Colorado this season have been quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Hunter, who's the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. But what particularly pleases Bloom is that Sanders, Hunter and the rest of college football players are able to finally profit through name, image and likeness. In his day, Bloom got caught in the NCAA crosshairs for wanting to play both sports and to have sponsors in one (skiing) so he could fund his Olympic aspirations. How time have changed. "I'm just really grateful that this generation of athletes gets to monetize their skills and ability," said Bloom, who finished sixth in moguls at the 2006 Winter Games in Italy. "It's the right thing." He's thrown his passion into fulfilling wishes such as learning ballet, riding in a Formula 1 pace car or taking a flight in a fighter jet. He's also helped reconnect families and friends, including a reunion for a trio of centenarian sisters who hadn't seen each other in more than a decade. This granted wish has stuck with Bloom: A person in Alabama wasn't able to travel after being diagnosed with end-of-life emphysema. So he asked for postcards to be sent, just to learn what made someone's town so special. He received 2,000 postcards from 26 different countries. "There's no end to the things that they've done for us in the world," Bloom said of older adults. "We're one of the organizations that reminds them that their dreams still do matter and that we still appreciate them and we cherish them." Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Even in this banner season for military academy football — complete with winning streaks, national rankings and a conference championship — the biggest goal remains the same. For Army: Beat Navy. For Navy: Beat Army. With the college football landscape changing at a furious rate, the significance of this matchup adds a dose of tradition to mid-December, amid all that talk about the transfer portal and the new expanded playoff. "We've had a good year. You make it a great year by winning this game coming up on Saturday. Frankly, that's just the way it goes around here," Army coach Jeff Monken said. "It's a game and a season really all of its own. We don't apologize for talking about it all the time. We talk about it all the time, and it's 365 days a year." Saturday in Landover, Maryland, is the 125th matchup between Army and Navy, and although these two programs are long removed from their days winning national titles and Heisman Trophies, this is a historic moment in the rivalry. The Black Knights and Midshipmen have combined for 19 wins this season, their highest total ever entering this game. Army (11-1) is ranked 19th in the AP poll after beating Tulane last week to win the American Athletic Conference — the first league title of any kind in the team's 134-year history. Navy (8-3) was ranked as well earlier this season after starting with six straight victories. "I knew we were going to be an improved football team," Navy coach Brian Newberry said. "Didn't know exactly what that was going to look like. I think certainly we've improved in a lot of different areas. I'm excited about the season we've had." This was Army's first season in the AAC, putting the Black Knights and Midshipmen in the same league, although their annual matchup is considered a nonconference game. For a while, there was a chance the teams could meet twice, with a conference championship clash coming before the regularly scheduled Army-Navy game, but that didn't happen. Their most prominent common opponent came from outside the league. Notre Dame handed both Navy and Army its first loss, beating the Midshipmen 51-14 and the Black Knights 49-14. Within the AAC, both teams beat Temple, UAB and East Carolina. Army beat Tulane and Rice and Navy lost to those two teams. Army and Navy also each won its nonconference game against Air Force. Those victories over Air Force mean this season's Commander-In-Chief's Trophy comes down to the Army-Navy game. It's the first time since 2017 that both teams enter this game with a shot at the trophy. It's also the first time since 2017 that both teams enter the game with bowl bids secured. Navy faces Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl and Army takes on Marshall in the Independence Bowl. This year's Army-Navy game is at the Washington Commanders' home stadium in Landover. It was also held there in 2011. This is the first time the game has been in Maryland since Baltimore hosted it in 2016. Baltimore is also up next in 2025. Army quarterback Bryson Daily has 29 rushing touchdowns this season, which is tied for the FBS lead with running back Ashton Jeanty, Boise State's Heisman finalist. Only one QB in FBS history has run for more TDs in a season than Daily. That was Navy's Keenan Reynolds, with 31 in 2013. "You come here to play in this game. The biggest stage possible, millions of people watching and a sold-out NFL stadium. It's awesome," Daily said. "None of the games that happened before this matter. We're going into this game like we're 0-0, they're 0-0 because that's just how you have to come into this game." Navy's closest game this season — win or lose — was a 56-44 win over Memphis. The Midshipmen are the only FBS team that hasn't had a game this season decided by eight points or fewer. AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report. Get local news delivered to your inbox!INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. (KYTX) on Behalf of InvestorsToday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting via the digital system with the participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers T. Atahallyyev and velayat khyakims to consider the dynamics of work in the regions and the agricultural sector, as well as issues of implementing the National Rural Program. The first to speak was the khyakim of the Ahal velayat S. Soltanmyradov, who reported on the state of affairs in the agricultural lands of the region. As reported, at present, in the fields where uniform wheat shoots have been obtained, mineral fertilizers are being applied and vegetation irrigation is being carried out. In addition, in order to prepare for sowing cotton for the harvest of the coming year, plowing of the allocated areas is being carried out with the introduction of phosphorus fertilizer. At the same time, measures are being taken to maintain the functionality of equipment and units that will be used in next year’s agricultural campaigns, as well as to repair bio-enterprises in the region and supply them with the necessary tools and equipment. Everything necessary is being done to ensure timely payments to cotton producers for the harvest delivered to the state. The head of the regional administration reported on steps to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in residential buildings, schools and kindergartens, as well as uninterrupted energy, gas and water supply to the population. At the same time, information was provided on the pace of work in accordance with the National Rural Program. Summarizing the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the importance of implementing current seasonal campaigns in accordance with agricultural technology requirements. In this regard, the head of the regional administration was given specific instructions. The head of state also ordered to monitor compliance with quality requirements for construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Next, the khyakim of the Balkan velayat, H. Ashyrmyradov, reported on seasonal agricultural activities. As reported, mineral fertilizer application and vegetation irrigation of wheat fields continue in the region. As part of the preparation of land for sowing cotton for next year’s harvest, work is underway to apply the necessary fertilizers and plowing the allocated areas. At the same time, appropriate measures are being taken to prepare the relevant equipment and units for the spring sowing campaign, including their repair. Repair work continues at bio-enterprises located in the region. Everything necessary is being done to provide them with the necessary means and equipment. Efforts are being made to ensure timely payments to agricultural producers for the cotton harvest delivered to the state. It was also reported on the measures being taken to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems at social infrastructure facilities, in public institutions, for uninterrupted energy, gas and water supply to the region’s population. Information was provided on construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Having heard the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the importance of caring for wheat in accordance with agricultural standards and the appropriate preparation of areas for the cotton sowing of the coming year. Specific instructions were given to the head of the regional administration on this matter. The head of state also ordered to monitor compliance with quality standards for construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. The working meeting on the digital system continued with a report by the khyakim of the Dashoguz velayat D. Babayev on the pace of seasonal field work. As reported, along with plowing the areas allocated for sowing next year’s cotton, they are being nourished with phosphorus fertilizer. Equipment and units are also being repaired in light of the upcoming spring campaign. At the same time, a special commission has been formed to prepare the region’s bio-enterprises for sowing: production facilities are being repaired, and all measures are being taken to provide them with the necessary funds. Payments to producers for the raw cotton delivered are being made without interruption. With the onset of cold weather, every effort is made to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in residential buildings and social infrastructure facilities: the population is also provided with electricity, drinking water and natural gas without interruption. In addition, the head of the regional administration informed about the pace of construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Summarizing the report and indicating that the main factor in obtaining a high harvest is the high-quality completion of current seasonal campaigns within the timeframes established by agricultural technology, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov ordered to keep them under control. The head of the regional administration was also instructed to monitor compliance with quality requirements for construction work carried out in accordance with the country’s socio-economic development programs. Then, the khyakim of the Lebap velayat M. Annanepesov made a report on seasonal agricultural campaigns. As reported, mineral fertilizers are currently being applied and vegetative irrigation of wheat fields is being carried out: all work is being carried out in accordance with agricultural standards. At the same time, preparation of areas for the cotton sowing of the coming year continues: plowing is carried out and the necessary fertilizers are applied. In addition, the equipment and units that will be involved in the campaign are brought into proper operational condition. The region’s bio-enterprises are also preparing for spring field activities: efforts are being made to provide them with the appropriate means and equipment. Settlements with raw cotton producers for the harvest delivered to the state continue. The head of the regional administration reported on measures to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in residential buildings, at social facilities, and on uninterrupted energy, water and gas supply to the population. Information was also provided on the pace of construction of social and industrial infrastructure facilities in accordance with the National Rural Program. Having heard the report and focusing on the need to complete seasonal field activities in strict accordance with the requirements of agricultural technology, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov ordered that they be kept under control. The head of the regional administration was also instructed to monitor compliance with quality requirements during construction work carried out in accordance with the National Rural Program. Then, the khyakim of the Mary velayat B. Orazov reported on the dynamics of seasonal agricultural campaigns. As reported, these days, mineral fertilizers are being applied and vegetation irrigation of areas sown with wheat is continuing. At the same time, the areas allocated for cotton are being prepared for sowing: plowing and fertilizing are being carried out. The equipment and units that will be used in the spring sowing are being repaired and, in general, are being brought into proper operational condition. In preparation for the upcoming campaign, repairs are being carried out at bio-enterprises: measures are being taken to provide the necessary means and equipment. Efforts are being made to harvest the sugar beet crop without losses. Payments are being made to producers for the cotton harvest delivered to the state in a timely manner. It was also reported on the measures being taken to maintain the proper functioning of heating systems in social institutions and public institutions, uninterrupted supply of electricity, drinking water and natural gas to the population. As reported, construction work is continuing in accordance with the National Rural Program. Summarizing the report and focusing on the importance of high-quality implementation of seasonal agricultural activities in accordance with agro-technical standards, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov ordered to keep them under control. The head of the regional administration was also instructed to monitor compliance with quality requirements for construction work carried out in accordance with the country's socio-economic development programs. Then, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers T. Atahallyyev reported on the pace of seasonal campaigns in the agricultural sector. As reported, currently, fields sown with wheat are being tended, and in particular, their fertilization with minerals and vegetation irrigation, all work is being carried out in accordance with agricultural technology standards. In preparation for sowing cotton, plowing and application of necessary fertilizers are being carried out in the allocated areas. In this regard, repairs are being carried out on equipment and units that will be involved in the spring sowing. In addition, in order to supply farmers with biomaterial in sufficient quantities, repair work is being carried out at bio-enterprises. Every effort is being made to provide them with the necessary raw materials and equipment. Measures are being taken to complete the sugar beet harvest in the Mary velayat on time. Having heard the report and stressed the key role of agriculture in the structure of the national economy, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed the Deputy Prime Minister to monitor the high-quality and organized implementation of current seasonal work. Addressing the participants of the working meeting, the head of state noted the need for constant monitoring of the care of wheat fields in the regions. In this regard, the implementation of vegetation irrigation and fertilization of crops with minerals in accordance with agricultural technology standards was emphasized. The head of state also ordered to strictly monitor measures to lay agricultural crops for next year’s harvest. At the end of the working meeting via the digital system, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov wished its participants good health, family well-being and great success in their work.
World-renowned health innovator will lead global collaboration and health equity work FLINT, Mich. , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Health System (Insight), a physician-led organization focused on excellence in health care and community well-being, has named Dr. Maliha Hashmi , a pioneer in the fields of AI-driven prevision care, health equity and wellness advocacy, as the organization's first Global Ambassador. "Dr. Hashmi's unparalleled reputation as a health leader and innovator around the world, combined with her dedication to underserved populations and her commitment to using technology for good, aligns perfectly with Insight's mission focused on providing care that is second to none through love and compassion," said Dr. Jawad Shah , founder and chief executive officer of Insight. "Her leadership will be invaluable in helping Insight shape the future of health care." As Global Ambassador, Dr. Hashmi will be intimately involved in a range of large-scale initiatives aimed at population health, health equity, value-based care and preventative care. She will play a critical role in ensuring that Insight hospitals remain leaders in global health care innovation and advancing patient-centered care while fostering sustainable growth and economic development within the communities they serve. Her strategic vision will ensure that Insight continues to deliver health equity and forward-thinking care for generations to come. Throughout her career, Dr. Hashmi has championed the humanization of technology, ensuring advancements in health care strengthen human connection, compassion and accessibility. Her innovative approach integrates smart systems designed to enhance efficiency, elevate patient care and improve health outcomes – all under the guiding principle of "health care for everyone, everywhere." Dr. Hashmi has earned numerous accolades, including recently being ranked first among the Top 10 Female Innovators and Leaders Globally by Entrepreneur Mirror, and one of the Top 50 Most Influential Muslims in America by EqualityX. She holds advanced degrees from Harvard and MIT and has served as a World Economic Forum Global Future Expert and V20 Delegate for G20. "I am deeply honored to take on this role as Global Ambassador for Insight," said Dr. Hashmi. "My goal is to champion health care for everyone, everywhere, supporting Insight's mission to refine processes, increase efficiency and deliver patient care second to none to communities across the globe. I am excited to drive innovation, compassion and excellence in patient care, making health care accessible and dignified for all." Insight, led by Dr. Jawad Shah , is committed to serving underserved communities through a multidisciplinary approach that balances cutting-edge medical technologies with compassionate patient care. Dr. Hashmi's appointment as Global Ambassador further solidifies Insight's mission to expand the boundaries of health care innovation and equitable service delivery. Follow along with the latest from Insight Health System on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , TikTok and YouTube . Follow updates on Dr. Maliha Hashmi on the following platforms: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/dr-maliha-hashmi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malihahashmiofficial/ About Insight Health System Insight Health System is a physician-led organization focused on pioneering excellence in health care and community well-being. Our expertise is in transforming distressed hospitals into stable, patient-centric care that is second-to-none. With a track record for innovation in health care, research and development, Insight Health System provides the communities we serve with world-class health care services at the forefront of medical technology. Our network currently includes a portfolio of entities encompassing six acute care hospitals (three of which are nonprofit), six surgery centers, 28 clinics, 580 physicians, 10 unions and 4,200 employees. Collectively, Insight Health System hospitals provide nearly 100,000 patient days annually. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/insight-health-system-appoints-dr-maliha-hashmi-as-global-ambassador-302332878.html SOURCE Insight Health SystemESPN announced Thursday that Smith, an ESPN reporter and SEC Network host, will be part of ESPN's three-man broadcast team for the inaugural TGL season. Smith will be the reporter for the telecasts. He will interview the golfers during the matches, and will also interview team owners and celebrity guests. All the matches will be held at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Scott Van Pelt will host for the pre-match, intermission and post-match shows from Washington, D.C., while Matt Barrie be at SoFi Center to handle the play-by-play. A company founded by Woods and Rory McIlroy is behind the new league, whose season will run from January to March. There will be six teams of four PGA Tour players apiece, with matches on Mondays and Tuesdays. The first telecast will be Jan. 7 at 9 p.m. Smith will also be on ABC's Jan. 5 season preview special. Smith will still do his other assignments, including the College Football Playoff and The Masters. VMI promotes Hampton VMI assistant coach and Lord Botetourt graduate A.J. Hampton tweeted Wednesday that he has been promoted to offensive coordinator. Hampton has been on the VMI staff since January 2023. He was the receivers coach and recruiting coordinator his first year, then added the title of passing game coordinator to his duties for the 2024 season. Patrick Ashford was VMI's offensive coordinator the past three seasons, including the 2022 season under then-coach Scott Wachenheim and the past two seasons under coach Danny Rocco. The Keydets won just one game this year. When asked Thursday in a text message if he had opted to let Ashford go, Rocco replied, "No. I am in the process of realignment within our staff." Hampton, a former receiver, was a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech in 2022. He was the passing game coordinator at West Virginia State in the 2021 season. — Mark Berman Ohanian makes UVa donation Virginia's athletic fundraising arm announced Thursday that Reddit co-founder and UVa graduate Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis legend Serena Williams, has made a "transformational" gift to the women's basketball program to help UVa recruit and retain "championship level talent." The unnamed sum is the largest donation in UVa women's basketball history and the second-largest donation in UVa women's athletics history, according to the announcement. The multiyear donation will address "the financial and competitive demands of this new era of college athletics," according to the news release. “I am proud to support the women’s program at my alma mater with this donation," Ohanian said in the news release. "It’s time to bring the nation’s best hoops talent to Charlottesville and win some championships in the next four years.” Peek joins Brewers' organization Jefferson Forest graduate Zach Peek was plucked from the Baltimore Orioles' Class AA team by Milwaukee in the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings in Dallas on Wednesday. The former Winthrop standout pitched for two of the Orioles' minor-league teams this year. He pitched in five games for the Orioles' Carolina League affiliate and in three games for the Orioles' Class AA team. Milwaukee took him in the second round of the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft; he was the 45th overall pick. Milwaukee assigned him to Triple-A Nashville. In the third round, the Chicago Cubs drafted former Salem Red Sox pitcher Robert Kwiatkowski from Boston's Double-A team. He was assigned to the Cubs' Triple-A team. In the fourth round, St. Louis drafted former Salem Red Sox outfielder Miguel Ugueto from Boston's South Atlantic League affiliate. He was assigned to the Cardinals' Triple-A team.
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TOUGH NUT Then Chancellor Angela Merkel met with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on April 27, 2018. REUTERS BERLIN — Angela Merkel sought advice from Pope Francis on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected US president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a property developer’s winner-or-loser mentality not to quit the Paris climate accords. In her memoir, extracts of which were published in German weekly Die Zeit late on Wednesday evening, the long-serving German chancellor detailed her difficulties in dealing with Trump, who, she said, appeared to her fascinated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian leaders. “He saw everything from the perspective of the property developer he was before entering politics,” she wrote. “Each parcel of land could only be sold once, and if he didn’t get it someone else did. That’s how he saw the world.” READ: Marcos’ call to Trump highlights ‘positive’ bilateral ties, says DFA The Pope, when Merkel asked him, in general terms, for advice on dealing with people “with fundamentally different views,” immediately understood she was referring to Trump and his desire to quit the climate accords, she wrote. “Bend, bend, bend, but make sure it doesn’t break,” he told Merkel, according to her account. When Trump first took office in 2017, Merkel was one of the world’s longest-serving elected leaders and the most influential in the European Union by far after having shaped Germany and the continent’s response to the euro zone debt crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s initial 2014 invasion of Ukraine. As much of the world fretted over Trump’s presidency, Merkel’s unruffled demeanor and her frequent invocations of values like freedom and human rights led to some dubbing her the true “leader of the free world”—a moniker traditionally reserved for US presidents. READ: Donald Trump has sweeping plans: Here’s what he’s proposed Written before Trump’s reelection, the book expresses the “heartfelt hope” that Vice President Kamala Harris would defeat her rival. Her memoir, entitled “Freedom: Memories 1954-2021” will be published in more than 30 countries on Nov. 26. She will launch the book in the United States a week later at a Washington event with former President Barack Obama, with whom she forged a close political relationship. Germany’s first female leader was still popular with voters at the end of 16 years in office, but her legacy has come under greater scrutiny, with some blaming the huge bets on Russian energy made by her governments for both Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Germany’s current economic doldrums. Merkel herself has expressed no regret about her Russia policies and kept a low profile since leaving office. In the published extracts of her memoir, she discusses her many encounters with Putin, describing how he struck her as a man desperate to be taken seriously. “I experienced him as someone who didn’t want to be disrespected, ready to lash out at all times,” she wrote. “You might find that childish and contemptible, you might shake your head at that. But it meant Russia never vanished from the map.” At one point she appears to suggest that Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was timed to follow her departure from office. “You won’t always be Chancellor, and then they’ll join Nato,” he said of Ukraine. “And I want to prevent that.” Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . Some Central and Eastern European leaders, she added, had been guilty of wishful thinking: “They seem to want the country to just disappear, to not exist. I couldn’t blame them... But Russia, heavily nuclear armed, did exist.”
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It will be a matter of everlasting shame if there is no domestic investigation by Indian agencies into allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that billionaire businessman Gautam Adani and his associates offered bribes to officials in more than one State. Federal prosecutors have filed their indictment based on perceived violations of U.S. laws that prohibit corrupt transactions with foreign entities. India will have to order its own probe in terms of domestic anti-corruption law. So far, especially following revelations by Hindenburg Research , a U.S.-based short-seller, the Modi regime has shown a marked reluctance to countenance the idea of any wrongdoing by the Adani Group. The BJP has been putting up a stout defence of the group as though its political interests are inseparable from Mr. Adani’s corporate interests. The Union government has so far remained impervious to entreaties from the Opposition for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the allegations, which range from manipulation of share prices, non-disclosure of related party transactions, round-tripping of funds and even regulatory capture. Sporadic and possibly perfunctory probes by some agencies have yielded little by way of action. However, the Supreme Court of India found the outcome of investigations by the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, credible enough to reject a demand for handing the Adani probe to an independent agency. Several State governments, most notably Andhra Pradesh, have now been named in the overseas indictment pertaining to the supply of solar power from Adani Green and Azure Power Global Ltd., the companies at the centre of the storm. The alleged amount offered as bribes amounted to ₹2,029 crore ($265 million) , of which ₹1,750 crore was meant for a ‘foreign official’ in Andhra Pradesh. The YSR Congress Party, which was in power in A.P. at the relevant time, and the Tamil Nadu government, have denied any link with the Adani Group , maintaining that their deals were with the SECI. The indictment, however, talks of internal messages among the defendants about how “the discoms are being motivated”. Instead of taking potshots at the non-BJP parties that ran these State governments at the relevant time, the Centre should shed its reluctance to investigate the Adani Group. The fortunes of Mr. Adani, counted as one of the world’s richest, may now see a steep spiral, as not only have shares of his companies crashed but also countries that have entered investments from his conglomerate may turn their backs on him. However, this is not an issue about one tycoon suffering a setback due to developments beyond the control of his political patrons. It is about how far a government can be seen as shielding an individual. Published - November 23, 2024 12:20 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit USA / investigation / laws / Prime Minister Narendra Modi / corporate crime / government / judiciary (system of justice) / India / Andhra Pradesh / solar / corruption & bribery / Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party / Tamil Nadu / Bharatiya Janata Party / political partiesGaetz's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn’t unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time. 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Matt Gaetz sitting in on meetings with Trump’s controversial choice for attorney general. On Thursday, Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings over the coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump’s picks. Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, but he didn't focus exclusively on large religious voter blocs. He and his allies also wooed smaller religious groups, away from the mainstream. He posted a tribute to Coptic church members on social media and met with members of Assyrians for Trump — two smaller Christian communities with Middle Eastern roots. He visited the grave of the revered late leader of an Orthodox Jewish movement. His allies sought votes from the separatist Amish community. While Trump won decisively, the outreaches reflected aggressive campaigning in what was expected to be a tight race. NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new hypersonic missile KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with a hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. Ukraine's parliament canceled a session Friday over the security threat. In a stark warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin said in a nationally televised speech Thursday that the attack with the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile was retaliation for Kyiv’s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Putin said Russia is launching production of the Oreshnik, saying it's so powerful that several of them fitted with conventional warheads could be as devastating as a strike with strategic — or nuclear — weapons. Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board has voted to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools. The approval Friday follows other Republican-led states that have pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms. The curriculum adopted by the Texas State Board of Education is optional for schools to adopt, but they’ll receive additional funding if they do so. Parents and teachers who opposed the curriculum say the lessons will alienate students of other faith backgrounds. Supporters argue the Bible is a core feature of American history and that teaching it will enrich learning. 2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family’s death FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A prosecution spokesperson says a jury has convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand each faced four charges related to human smuggling before being convicted Friday. Patel is an Indian national. Shand is an American from Florida. They were arrested after the family froze while trying to cross the desolate border during a 2022 blizzard. Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm with heavy snow and record rain that's moving through Northern California has toppled trees, closed roads and prompted evacuations in some areas after knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people in Washington and Oregon. Forecasters warn that the risk of flash flooding and rockslides will continue through Friday. The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for areas north of San Francisco as a plume of moisture known as an atmospheric river inundates Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Up to 16 inches of rain is forecast in Northern California and southwestern Oregon. The storm system unleashed winds earlier this week that left two people dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Washington. Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 decaying bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes have pleaded guilty to corpse abuse. Jon and Carie Hallford entered the plea on Friday. Prosecutors say the owners of the Return to Nature funeral home began improperly storing bodies in a building outside Colorado Springs as far back as 2019. They allege the couple gave grieving families dry concrete in place of their loved ones’ cremains. Over the years, the Hallfords spent lavishly, buying luxury cars and laser body sculpting. That ended when the bodies were discovered last year. What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies? NEW YORK (AP) — The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just $150,000 and self-distributed in theaters, has managed to gnaw its way into a movie culture largely dominated by big-budget sequels. It’s a wordless black-and-white bonanza of slapstick antics about a stranded 19th century applejack salesman at war with a bevy of beavers, all of whom are played by actors in mascot costumes. It’s been called “the future of cinema” — a proclamation that may sound extreme for a movie about a guy with a giant beaver hat. But in a shrinking movie industry, DIY microbudget filmmaking may increasingly be left to fill some of the void left by risk-adverse, corporate-driven Hollywood. Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in China's doping saga Blame it on the noodles. That's what one Chinese official suggested when anti-doping leaders were looking for answers for the doping scandal that cast a shadow over this year's Olympic swim meet. Earlier this year, reports that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned heart medication emerged. None were sanctioned because Chinese authorities determined the swimmers were contaminated by traces of the drug spread about a hotel kitchen. In a strange twist, the leader of China's anti-doping agency suggested this case could have been similar to one in which criminals were responsible for tainting noodles that were later eaten by another Chinese athlete who also tested positive for the drug.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Meets Virtual Reality. A Game-Changing FusionPresident-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he would work to end the "inconvenient" custom of moving clocks forward one hour every spring, which he said was imposing an unnecessary financial burden on the United States. "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn't! Daylight Saving Time (DST) is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation," Trump posted on his website, Truth Social. DST was adopted by the federal government during World War I but was unpopular with farmers rushing to get produce to morning markets, and was quickly abolished. Many states experimented with their own versions but it wasn't reintroduced nationwide until 1967. The Democratic-controlled US Senate advanced a bill in 2022 that, like Trump's plan, would bring an end to the twice-yearly changing of clocks, in favor of a "new, permanent standard time." But The Sunshine Protection Act called for the opposite switch -- moving permanently to DST rather than eliminating it -- to usher in brighter evenings, and fewer journeys home in the dark for school children and office workers. The bill never made it to President Joe Biden's desk, as it was not taken up in the Republican-led House. It had been introduced in 2021 by a Republican, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is about to join the incoming Trump administration as secretary of state. He said studies had shown a permanent DST could benefit the economy. Either way, changing to one permanent time would put an end to Americans pushing their clocks forward in the spring, then setting them back an hour in the fall. Colloquially the practice is referred to as "springing" forward and "falling" back. The clamor has increased in recent years to make DST permanent especially among politicians and lobbyists from the Northeast, where frigid conditions are normal in the early winter mornings. "It's really straightforward. Cutting back on the sun during the fall and winter is a drain on the American people and does little to nothing to help them," Rubio said in a statement ahead of the vote. "It's time we retire this tired tradition." Rubio said the United States sees an increase in heart attacks and road accidents in the week that follows the changing of the clocks. Any changes would be unlikely to affect Hawaii and most of Arizona, the Navajo Nation, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which do not spring forward in summer. ft/nro
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