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Earlier today, we told you that J.D. Vance invited New York Marine veteran and subway rider Daniel Penny to the Army-Navy game. There are some people who aren't happy with this: The message here is so horrifying. https://t.co/9lk3Tgi43m We have very different definitions of 'horrifying', Marianne. What was horrifying was Jordan Neely attacking subway riders -- including breaking one woman's orbital bone. What was horrifying was the way NYC DA Alvin Bragg prosecuted this case after letting guys like Neely off with reduced or dropped charges and little (if any) prison time. Yeah if you see a dangerous man on the subway, you shouldn’t be afraid to act to save everyone else around you. That’s what you’re referring to right? That's not what she's referring to, unfortunately. Just two dudes who have never been convicted of anything going to a football game, what’s the issue? Exactly. If this terrifies you, wait until you’re on facing a lunatic on the subway and there is no Daniel Penny there. That's terrigying. Daniel Penny is a hero and was acquitted by a jury of his peers. Clearly you have no respect for the rule of law, or your country. Clearly. Vance inviting a man to a football game, that protected women on a subway train from being assaulted by a habitual violent offender is horrifying? https://t.co/pVdZqNZxrr That's what she said. “Allow people to be attacked or killed by a maniac on a subway who declared he was going to do just that” is Marianne’s preferred message... https://t.co/U0vIMeLKjT Daniel Penny said he would never be able to forgive himself if Neely had hurt someone on his watch. A Marine saved the lives of passengers as a belligerent criminal threatened to murder everyone and VP-elect Vance has the AUDACITY to invite the hero to attend a game after a jury of his peers finds him not guilty. HORRIFYING!!!!!!! https://t.co/h3yBjoZ7nO Like we said, that word means something different to us. can't believe I have to remind a literal presidential candidate: he did not commit a crime. in the eyes of the law, he protected others and himself. https://t.co/c3SuyfjMQe Lots of people need this reminder. Liberal women are a main driving force behind cultural decay. They hate masculinity and worship victims, they have taken sympathy and made it the only virtue. They demand you have empathy with criminals and castigate heroes. https://t.co/wgVvdYsI3V Exactly this. Daniel Penny said no, and a jury agreed with him.Sher Afzal opposes talks in prevailing political situationjili mk 。

Ryan Poles can’t be trusted with the plethora of offseason resources the Chicago Bears haveLETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Alberta's Opposition NDP says a decision not to mail out voter registration cards due to the Canada Post strike could hurt turnout in a provincial byelection that is set for a week before Christmas. The NDP’s executive director, in a letter to chief electoral officer Gordon McClure, says the registration cards are "one of the few remaining supports provided by Elections Alberta to promote access to democracy." The cards let voters know when and how they can vote. Premier Danielle Smith announced last week that the byelection for Lethbridge-West would be held Dec. 18, to fill the vacancy that opened when former NDP legislature member Shannon Phillips resigned July 1. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi had urged Smith to call the byelection earlier, as both NDP and the governing United Conservative Party candidates have been in place since September. Alberta Elections notes on its website that due to the Canada Post strike, "Where to Vote" cards will not be mailed to electors, and it warns that in the event of a continuing strike electors choosing to vote by special ballot may have to use other ways to send them in, such as a courier. NDP executive director Garett Spelliscy, in the letter, says that’s not good enough. He says the NDP wants Elections Alberta to conduct "robust voter outreach," which could include billboards, road signs, radio ads and a phone and text campaign. "Byelections tend to have lower voter turnout. The premier’s cynical decision for a winter election so close to Christmas and Hanukkah risks an even lower than typical turnout," Spelliscy said in the letter posted on social media late Monday. Spelliscy said a plan by Elections Alberta to issue social media posts and ads through the Lethbridge Herald newspaper "is constructive, but woefully inadequate." He noted seniors are less likely to access information through social media. The outcome of the byelection won’t affect the government, as the UCP currently has 49 seats in the 87-seat legislature compared with 37 for the NDP. The NDP candidate is Rob Miyashiro, while the UCP banner is carried by John Middleton-Hope. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2024. The Canadian PressAn Italian war correspondent was arrested in Iran and has been held at an infamous Tehran prison for more than a week, Italian officials said. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19, according to Italy’s foreign ministry, but her arrest was only made public on Friday. Officials did not provide a reason for her arrest. The prominent Italian journalist works for Il Foglio newspaper and hosts “Stories,” a daily podcast on Chora Media. In a statement, Chora Media said Sala was being held in solitary confinement at the Evin prison in Tehran, infamous for its mistreatment of political prisoners since the 1970s. Sala left Rome for Iran on Dec. 12 with a valid journalist’s visa, according to Chora Media. During her time in Tehran, she produced three episodes of her podcast and published several stories. Her reporting said many women were no longer wearing the hijab to protest the country’s leaders. While in Tehran, she also interviewed an Iranian stand-up comedian who had been jailed in the country. Sala was supposed to board a return flight to Italy on Dec. 20, but never made it to the airport, Italian officials said. She stopped sending messages from her phone on Dec. 19, according to Chora Media. Iranian officials did not immediately confirm the arrest. “Cecilia was in Iran, with a valid visa, to cover a country she knows and loves — a country where information is stifled through repression, threats, intimidation, violence, and detentions, often targeting journalists themselves,” Il Foglio said in a statement . “Journalism is not a crime,” the paper added. Last week, Iran had summoned a senior Italian diplomat over the arrest of an Iranian national, Reuters reported, based on Iranian media. The day before Sala’s arrest, Italian police said they arrested an Iranian man accused of providing drone parts to Iran’s military. The 38-year-old man faces extradition to the US, Italian officials said in a statement.

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Daniel Chapo says he will be ‘president of all’, calls for ‘non-violence’ after week of protests against vote-rigging. Mozambique’s president-elect has called for “non-violence” and “unity” after widespread rioting this week sparked by his governing party’s contested election win. Daniel Chapo, of the long-governing Frelimo party, said on Friday that he “regretted” the violence, and promised that after his inauguration in mid-January, he would be “the president of all” in the Southern African country, despite opposition claims of widespread vote-rigging. Chapo’s disputed win in October’s election – which was confirmed by Mozambique’s top court on Monday – prompted a week of unrest, following months of protests. It has also resulted in thousands of Mozambican citizens fleeing to neighbouring Malawi. During four days of protests called by opposition leader Venancio Mondlane this week, streets were blocked, and some shops and businesses were looted. Amid the chaos, thousands of inmates also broke free from a prison in Maputo. Some 134 people were killed in the week of unrest, according to local NGO Plataforma Decide, taking the overall death toll since the elections to at least 261. Chapo said in his first public statement since the court decision that the worst affected cities were the capital Maputo, neighbouring Matola, the central city of Beira and Nampula in the north. “These acts only contribute to the decline of the country and the increase in the number of Mozambicans who are heading towards unemployment and poverty,” he said, adding that several police officers died during the clashes. Frelimo has governed Mozambique since the end of the war against Portuguese colonial rule in 1975. However, the opposition under Mondlane, which has strong support among Mozambique’s youth population, claimed the October 9 election was rigged. International observers also pointed to electoral irregularities in the disputed poll, which the Constitutional Council said Chapo won with about 65 percent of the vote. Fleeing to Malawi Amid the post-electoral tensions, more than 2,000 Mozambican families have sought refuge in Malawi this week, Malawian authorities said. A senior Malawian official said that as of Wednesday, 2,182 Mozambican households fleeing the violence had crossed into Malawi’s Nsanje district, which borders Mozambique. “The situation remains dire as these individuals urgently require humanitarian assistance,” Nsanje district commissioner Dominic Mwandira said in a letter to the country’s commissioner for refugees seen by the Reuters news agency. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reporting from Maputo said regional leaders in Africa say they are ready to assist Mozambique resolve its political crisis. “Countries in the region need Mozambique because they rely on Mozambique’s ports. For example, the fuel that goes to Zimbabwe comes through Mozambique,” she said. “[Regional countries are] urging leaders in Mozambique to have a dialogue ... and resolve the unrest and the political impasse in the country.”Almost three quarters of Scottish businesses are confident about their prospects next year, a survey has suggested. The Bank of Scotland’s business barometer poll showed 73% of Scottish businesses expect to see turnover increase in 2025, up from 60% polled in 2023. Almost a quarter (23%) of businesses expect to see their revenue rise by between six and 10% over the next 12 months, with just over a fifth (21%) expecting it to grow by even more. The poll found that 70% of businesses were confident they would become more profitable in 2025, a two per cent increase when compared with the previous year. Revenue and profitability growth was firms’ top priority at 52%, though 40% said they will be targeting improved productivity, and the same proportion said they will be aiming to enhance their technology – such as automation or AI – or upskill their staff (both 29%). More than one in five (22%) want to improve their environmental sustainability. Other areas businesses are hoping to build upon AI-assisted technology (19%), and 24% will be investing in expanding into new UK markets and 23% plan to invest in staff training. The business barometer has surveyed 1,200 businesses every month since 2002, providing early signals about UK economic trends. Martyn Kendrick, Scotland director at Bank of Scotland commercial banking, said: “Scottish businesses are looking ahead to 2025 with stronger growth expectations, and setting out clear plans to drive this expansion through investments in new technology, new markets and their own teams. “As we enter the new year, we’ll continue to by their side to help them pursue their ambitions and seize all opportunities that lie ahead.”

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Jets running back Hall 'looks promising' to play vs. Jags, but cornerback Reed is doubtfulThis summer, a curious trend took hold on social media. People started posting content about items like five-year-old water bottles, sweatshirts from high school and old shoes that had been mended and remended. “Underconsumption core,” they called it — because any trend worthy of an algorithm needs a “core” suffix. The goal was to enjoy using existing belongings, as well as to repair and repurpose items instead of buying new. Those who were thrifty and environmentally minded rejoiced. But now, with Black Friday sales heralding the holiday buying season, are we now over underconsumption core? A new Netflix documentary aims to keep the concept alive. Now streaming, Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy explores tactics companies use to make you purchase ever more stuff. Industry insiders reveal the manipulation methods at brands such as Adidas, Apple and Amazon. “You’re being 100 per cent played, and it’s a science,” says Maren Costa, a former designer at Amazon who helped develop the site. She says marketers even use testing and data to determine which colours on the “click to buy” and “free shipping” buttons will make the most money. In response, an Amazon spokesperson told U.K. newspaper The Mirror the company was left out of the film’s production process. “Amazon wasn’t given an opportunity to respond to or fact-check the claims in this documentary, and the assertions that we encourage or hide product waste are false,” the spokesperson said. From writer-director by Nic Stacey (an Emmy nominee for The World According to Jeff Goldblum), Buy Now! also explores the environmental costs of overconsumption. Footage shows a beach in Ghana buried under discarded clothes. A repair expert also explains how companies make products unmendable so customers keep buying new things — and creating waste. We produce about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste globally each year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. We also make 92 million tonnes of textile waste annually, per the World Economic Forum. And, in 2022, we produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of waste globally from electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste), says the World Health Organization. Nirav Patel, a former Apple software development engineer, says in the film that the latter fact seems far from the minds of those in the tech industry — and, we might guess, other industries. “In my own personal experience, if you’re a designer or engineer in one of these companies, waste never enters the conversation,” he says. “There is no meeting within a company building a laptop or phone or other device that’s, ‘Let’s talk about what happens as the end of life.’”

Jason Robertson, Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and an assist for Dallas, which had lost three of four. Jake Oettinger made 24 saves. Chicago dropped its fourth consecutive game. It lost three of four in its season series against Dallas. Connor Bedard scored his 10th goal for the Blackhawks, and Arvid Soderblom made 26 stops. Next up for Bedard and company is the Winter Classic on Tuesday against St. Louis. Dallas grabbed control after Chicago forward Tyler Bertuzzi was ejected 8:11 into the second period. Bertuzzi was sent off for elbowing Stars forward Colin Blackwell in the face. Robertson made it 2-1 when he converted a wrist shot from the right circle at 8:23. It was Robertson's first goal since Dec. 14 and No. 8 on the season. Dadonov got a slick pass from Duchene and scored his 10th goal with 5:14 left in the second. Stars: Miro Heiskanen added two assists as the Stars used their superior depth to control much of the game. Blackhawks: Once again, not enough offensive opportunities. It has been a recurring problem for the Blackhawks for much of the season so far. Johnston's stick broke right before he scored his eighth goal 10 seconds into the third period. Duchene's pass went off Johnston and past Soderblom, giving the Stars a 3-1 lead. The Stars are 12-3-0 against the Blackhawks since the 2021-22 season. Dallas opens a three-game homestand on Tuesday night against Buffalo. Chicago plays St. Louis on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl