Conservative filmmaker and commentator, Dinesh D’Souza, is under fire for his criticism of Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter . “No one is above the law—except my son Hunter!” D’Souza captioned a photo of the president and his son on X. As commenters were quick to point out, D’Souza was pardoned by Donald Trump in 2018 for illegally contributing to a New York Republican’s Senate campaign. Many replied with screenshots of headlines from D’Souza’s pardon. Long an incendiary figure, D’Souza has produced several right-wing documentaries that have even alienated some conservatives. His 2022 election denialism documentary, 2000 Mules , was too outlandish for Fox News and Newsmax to cover . He recently admitted that the evidence for the film, which argues that a ring of “mules” illegally gathered ballots and put them in drop boxes, is false. D’Souza also apologized to a Georgia voter depicted in the film who sued him for defamation. He said “the underlying premise of the film holds true,” though the stolen election claim has been debunked many times. “No one is above the law—except my son Hunter!” pic.twitter.com/cyHY5twYKy A woman has been caught on camera as she “harassed” an Indian American family after their flight landed in Los Angeles . Photographer Pervez Taufiq said he, his wife, and three sons had flown into California from Cancun where they were confronted by a flyer who had been on the same United Airlines flight. “Your family is from India, you have no respect, you have no rules, you think you can push everyone, push, push, push,” the woman yelled as Taufiq recorded on Nov. 24. “That’s what you think you are. You guys are f–--ing crazy.” At the start of the video , she also held up both middle fingers at him. Taufiq, who grew up in Boston, said he first interacted with the “clearly” drunk woman during the flight when he went to check on his child sitting next to her. He claimed he learned that the woman asked his son if he was Indian and threatened to talk to his parents. On the shuttle bus between the plane and the terminal, Taufiq accused the woman of telling his children to shut up which prompted the verbal altercation. After Taufiq told her she should tell him again to have “more curry, right?,” she replied she was going “to record your f---ing tandoori ass.” Eventually, after a bystander informed United workers that the woman was the instigator, she was removed from the transport bus. United Airlines has not yet commented on the incident. A post shared by Pervez Taufiq (@ptaufiqphotography) Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. It’s finally here: Lululemon’s Black Friday event 2024 is officially here, and we think it’s one of the biggest post-Thanksgiving sales the brand has ever had. 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In a now viral clip, Martin swoops in while another debutante is taking photos and strikes a pose. The debutante, French Countess Alienor Loppin de Montmont, appears to smile and walk away. Commenters were quick to slam Martin for “mean girl” behavior. “That looks like a scene in a teenage movie where the mean girl steals the show,” one commenter said. “She just came and stole that other girl’s thunder,” another wrote. Paltrow previously praised her daughter’s “beautiful” sense of entitlement, saying it would help pave the way for gender equality in the workforce. “They have, and I mean this word in the best possible way, a sense of ‘entitlement’ that’s beautiful. It’s not spoiled, [they] are here for what the boys are going to get too,” Paltrow explained to People . 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Jerry Nadler (D-NY) for the Democrats' top seat on the House Judiciary Committee. “After a week consulting most of our Colleagues and engaging in serious introspection about where we are, I am running today to be your Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress,” Raskin wrote in a letter to fellow House Dems on Monday. “This is where we will wage our front-line defense of the freedoms and rights of the people, the integrity of the Department of Justice and the FBI, and the security of our most precious birthright possessions: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the rule of law, and democracy itself.” A constitutional scholar, the Maryland rep led Donald Trump ’s second impeachment trial and was a member of the Jan. 6 select committee. He has served as the top Democrat on the Oversight committee during the current Congress . Raskin’s decision to run for Nadler’s committee seat comes amid several generational shifts and leadership clashes in the House and within the party. The fate of the high-profile committee leadership race is reportedly expected to be decided as soon as this week. The JonBenét Ramsey murder case is moving again, sources close to the investigation have said. The six-year-old’s body was found in the family basement with a ransom note on the morning of Dec. 26, 1996. She had been strangled and her skull was broken. There was evidence that she had also been sexually assaulted and unknown DNA was found under her fingernails and in her underwear. Now, sources have told ABC News that progress is being made. They told the publication that ultra-modern techniques are being applied to the case, in a move that offers fresh hope for the Ramsey family. A team of investigators has applied cold case techniques and taken in the opinions and guidance from top experts in their field, they added. However, there was no word on whether existing evidence is meaningful enough to inform charges. Her dad John Ramsey hopes new DNA technology could aid a renewed police investigation. Instagram , TikTok , YouTube , and the increasingly nightmarish hellscape that is MAGA billionaire Elon Musk ’s X are all behind the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024: “Brain rot.” The term—meaning “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging”—was announced Sunday as the victor of a public poll on six words chosen by a group of language experts at Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary. Usage of “brain rot” increased by 230 percent between 2023 and 2024, Oxford University Press said, as more and more people have observed the impact of being deluged with content online, from news to social media posts to streaming videos. While “brain rot” has taken on a new power, the term first appeared in Walden , Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 transcendentalist treatise on living in nature, away from the perils of the overwhelming then-modern world, when instead of poorly written MAGA tweets people’s brains were haunted by deftly-penned Edgar Allan Poe short stories. The family of a Colorado woman who has been missing since before Thanksgiving said they have received “not good news” about their loved one. Jayna Lang, 46, disappeared after texting her brother on Nov. 24 to say she was heading for the Outlets at Silverthorne. She was last seen in Littleton, about 10 miles outside downtown Denver . “Sending this with broken hearts 💔 & tears!!! 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Teeman also placed third in Personality Profile-TV, Performing & Other Arts, Theater Feature, Music Feature, and Entertainment Feature categories. A two-time winner of Journalist of the Year at the event, Teeman has won many awards for his writing there and at the New York Press Club and NLGJA (The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists). Celebrity honorees at this year’s National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards included Kathy Bates, Tiffany Haddish, Melissa Etheridge, and Kevin Frazier. Donald Trump reacted to President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, in a Sunday night statement—addressing the news only by claiming that the rioters convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection also deserved to be offered the same privilege. “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Just hours earlier, the Trump campaign vowed to overhaul what it said was a “Democrat-controlled” Department of Justice that prosecuted Hunter Biden in the first place. “The failed witch hunts against President Trump have proven that the Democrat-controlled DOJ and other radical prosecutors are guilty of weaponizing the justice system,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote in a statement. “That system of justice must be fixed and due process must be restored for all Americans, which is exactly what President Trump will do as he returns to the White House with an overwhelming mandate from the American people.” The Daily Beast Podcast episodes are released every Thursday. Like and download on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , YouTube , or your favorite podcast app. And click here for email updates as each new episode drops.Joe Burrow is no longer talking about the playoffs after another loss by the high-scoring Bengals CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have found all manner of ways to lose close games this season. Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press Dec 2, 2024 2:30 PM Dec 2, 2024 2:35 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks off the field after his team's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have found all manner of ways to lose close games this season. Sunday's 44-38 loss to AFC North rival Pittsburgh can be blamed on a defense that missed tackles and allowed 520 yards of offense, and three turnovers by Joe Burrow. It's become a familiar story in this disappointing season. Cincinnati (4-8) keeps scoring lots of points but can't close out games. Seven of the Bengals’ eight losses this year have been by one score. Burrow has stopped talking about the possibility of going on a run and making the playoffs. He'd just like to win another game or two. “Playoffs are the furthest thing from my mind,” the fifth-year quarterback said. “You never know what can happen, so I’ll keep putting one foot in front of the other and try to be the best player I can be for the rest of the season, week in and week out.” The Bengals allowed Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson to throw for a season-high 414 yards and three touchdowns. After Wilson threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, the Steelers (9-3) scored on seven of their last nine possessions. They didn't punt until early in the fourth quarter. Burrow lost two fumbles and threw an interception. “We haven’t done enough to earn the win,” coach Zac Taylor said. “It’s a simple as that. It’s nobody else’s fault but our own. We haven’t earned it.” What’s working Turnovers aside, Burrow had another strong game, finishing with 28 for 38 for 309 yards with three touchdowns. Burrow is having a great season statistically, and he hasn't hidden his disappointment and frustration about Cincinnati's narrow losses. ... WR Ja'Marr Chase had a touchdown catch to bring his league-leading total to 13. What needs help The defense missed tackles and couldn't hold off the Steelers, even with Burrow keeping the game close. It didn’t help that LB Logan Wilson (knee) and DT Sheldon Rankins (illness) had to sit out. The Bengals have allowed 34 or more points six times, including in four of the past five games. Cincinnati became the first NFL team to lose four games in a season in which it scored 33 points or more. Stock up RB Chase Brown has been dependable as the featured back since Zack Moss went down with a neck injury. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers. He also had three catches for 30 yards. The second-year back has 677 yards rushing and six TDs. “He’s really coming along, improving his game every single week,” Burrow said. “Pass game, run game, running hard, understanding his protection responsibilities. He’s a guy that practices hard, plays hard, and a guy you can count on.” Stock down The Bengals' coaching staff. Something has got to give. There was no excuse for the defense to play this badly after a bye week. The unit gave up 500-plus yards for the second time this season. Injuries None were reported in the game. Key number 30.3 — The average points per game by the Bengals against teams with a .500 or better record this season. They are 0-7 in those games. Next steps The Bengals will try to regroup before facing the Dallas Cowboys (5-7) next Monday night. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Football (NFL) Patriots turn their attention to the future after being eliminated from playoff contention Dec 2, 2024 2:54 PM 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey headed to IR with an injured right knee Dec 2, 2024 2:47 PM Titans are their own worst enemy as they fail again to string together wins Dec 2, 2024 2:36 PM
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Tragic Death of Thai Female Singer Warns of Risks of Massage: A Cautionary TaleThe Extinction of Small Used Car Dealerships: A Closer Look at Corporate Exploitation 11-22-2024 11:02 PM CET | Politics, Law & Society Press release from: ABNewswire Image: https://www.abnewswire.com/uploads/497bd2b3df522d4b49bdbb67f7103098.jpg In recent years, the used car dealership industry has seen a troubling trend: the decline of small, independent "mom-and-pop" dealerships, particularly in inner-city neighborhoods. Historically vital for providing affordable vehicles to underserved communities, these local businesses are increasingly being squeezed out by corporate giants employing unscrupulous tactics. A notable case involving NextGear Capital, Inc., one of the largest lenders to used car dealerships, exemplifies the damaging practices contributing to this trend. This article examines the systemic exploitation faced by small dealerships, particularly through corporate neglect and dishonest management. Sun Set Auto Corporation, a Detroit-based used car dealership owned by an African American entrepreneur, has become one of the latest victims of this corporate exploitation. Legal counsel Brandon Kizy of B. Kizy Law has filed a formal complaint against NextGear Capital, detailing allegations of fraudulent activities and professional misconduct that have inflicted significant financial and reputational damage on the dealership. According to Sun Set's legal team, financial abuse began with unauthorized withdrawals from the dealership's account, allegedly orchestrated by its own performance manager. These withdrawals resulted in substantial overdraft fees and other discrepancies, with the total damages claimed reaching $255,912.57 under applicable laws for treble damages. These manipulations were not isolated; rather, they formed part of a broader pattern of unethical behavior that has left Sun Set struggling to survive. Allegations of Racial Discrimination and Intimidation The case takes a more troubling turn with allegations of racial discrimination and intimidation against Sun Set's owner. The performance manager reportedly sent racially offensive messages, including an image of chicken wings aimed at mocking the owner's ethnicity. Such actions fostered a hostile work environment and severely disrupted business operations. Attempts by Sun Set to raise these concerns with NextGear leadership reportedly yielded no meaningful response. Moreover, the performance manager allegedly threatened to lock the dealership's account or repossess its inventory, tactics intended to coerce compliance regarding disputed charges. These threats pushed the owner into a corner with little legal recourse, further demonstrating the systemic neglect that plagues small dealerships. The allegations also raise critical concerns under the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination and allows victims to seek compensation for emotional distress caused by such actions. Escalation of Misconduct: Larceny and Harassment In September 2023, Sun Set claims that the performance manager coordinated the unauthorized towing of five vehicles from the dealership's lot, including a 2018 Cadillac and a 2021 Chevrolet Blazer. This repossession was executed without NextGear's authorization, suggesting it was a personal vendetta rather than corporate policy. A subsequent admission by the manager's supervisor indicated prior knowledge of the incident, further implicating NextGear in a cover-up. The situation escalated with allegations that the performance manager attempted to set fire to the dealership's vehicles in retaliation. In October, several vehicles were stolen, allegedly orchestrated by the same manager, intensifying the dealership's financial woes and safety concerns. A police report has been filed to investigate both the performance manager's actions and NextGear's potential complicity in these incidents. Legal Action and Accountability Demands In response to these severe allegations, Sun Set Auto Corporation is pursuing legal action against NextGear Capital. The dealership seeks reimbursement for all funds wrongfully withdrawn, along with treble damages totaling $255,912.57. Additionally, Sun Set is calling for administrative action against the performance manager for harassment, fraud, and theft, and has indicated readiness to subpoena relevant records, including communications related to the misconduct. A Systemic Problem for Small Dealerships Sun Set's plight highlights a pervasive issue within the used car dealership sector. Many small dealerships, especially in inner-city areas, depend on lenders like NextGear Capital to finance their operations. However, when corporate representatives abuse their authority, these businesses find themselves with limited avenues for redress. The broader implications of corporate neglect include a lack of oversight, failure to address complaints, and a culture of silence that allows misconduct to thrive. Despite reporting issues related to fraud and discrimination, Sun Set alleges that NextGear's inaction has enabled the performance manager to continue his harmful practices unchecked. The situation at NextGear Capital exemplifies the challenges small dealerships face in an industry dominated by corporate interests. If predatory practices like these are not addressed, many independent dealerships may be forced to close, diminishing affordable car-buying options in inner-city communities and erasing a critical part of the automotive landscape. There is an urgent need for greater transparency, accountability, and regulation to protect these vital businesses and the communities they serve. Media Contact Company Name: SUN SET AUTO Email:Send Email [ https://www.abnewswire.com/email_contact_us.php?pr=the-extinction-of-small-used-car-dealerships-a-closer-look-at-corporate-exploitation ] Country: United States Website: http://WWW.SUNSETAUTODETROIT.COM This release was published on openPR.
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Krispy Kreme’s Minnesota Comeback In case you haven’t heard: Krispy Kreme is coming back to Minnesota early next year after exiting the market nearly 20 years ago. The North Carolina-based donut maker is opening up a retail and dine-in location with a drive-thru in Fridley, but it’ll primarily be a donut production factory for its product to be sold at ancillary locations, such as other restaurants and retail stores. Despite when Krispy Kreme first came to the state in 2002, the donut company abruptly shut down its Minnesota location in Maple Grove just six years later. So, what happened then, and why is the donut maker coming back now? According to Jonathan Maze, editor-in-chief at , it was an issue of “overestimation.” Krispy Kreme has developed a cult-like reputation for its glazed donuts. The iconic brand and the scarcity of Krispy Kreme in Minnesota is what drove first-week sales of more than $480,000 at its Maple Grove location in 2002. But once that novelty wears off, what happens? “The mistake that [Krispy Kreme] made was in assuming that it going to be able to generate and keep generating those sales from those existing locations,” said Maze. You can only eat donuts so many times, he added, unlike coffee which is often purchased repeatedly throughout the week. Krispy Kreme is also one of the few donut chains that makes its donuts fresh in-house, but donuts have a low shelf-life and usually aren’t as good on day two, said Maze. Freshly baked donuts vary with Dunkin’ locations, for example, which can help keep costs low. Although Krispy Kreme did sell some donuts at ancillary locations like gas stations, it wasn’t enough to sustain the brand in Minnesota. “It had a tough time paying for these [Krispy Kreme stores] because they’re really expensive, and you needed really strong sales to be able to pay for those giant donut balances,” said Maze. In 2008, Krispy Kreme was struggling, and not just in Minnesota. , which also caused Krispy Kreme stock to fall. There was also a health movement at the time, where Krispy Kreme along with other fast food chains switched out ingredients for more healthy alternatives. “Krispy Kreme had to pull back massively. It exited a ton of markets, Minneapolis included, and the result is we lost our Krispy Kreme, and it never really came back,” he said. In early 2024, Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s announced an where the latter will begin selling Krispy’s donuts in its restaurants. A phased market rollout has already begun, and nationwide availability at participating restaurants is expected at the end of 2026. This partnership is what’s helping fuel Krispy Kreme’s return to the Minnesota market. “Essentially, Krispy Kreme created a hub-and-spoke model where it just opens a smaller number of these giant donut palaces and then it uses these donut facilities to ship donuts every day to ancillary sites,” said Maze, adding that the company piloted out the model successfully in the United Kingdom. Krispy Kreme calls it the Delivered Fresh Daily (DFD) door expansion, which it began heavily rolling out in the U.S. in 2022. The new McDonald’s partnership is accelerating that initiative, and it appears to be working so far. In 2024, the company had a —a positive net income after three consecutive years of losses and its first positive quarter this year. That’s why Krispy Kreme is taking over a former CVS location in Fridley. It’s right near Interstate 694, making it more accessible for quick transportation to ancillary sites. Currently, Fridley is still waiting on a contractor to be selected to issue the building permit for the Krispy Kreme store, according to Stacy Stromberg, planning manager for the city of Fridley. Maze also predicts the Fridley location will be Krispy Kreme’s only Minnesota location, applying lesson learned by making its product still somewhat limited. “Krispy Kreme has quietly done a really good job of figuring this out,” he said. “It’s perfected this hub-and-spoke model.” Krispy Kreme’s reentrance will likely be met with much excitement. That glazed donut hype is what drove one enterprising Minnesota college student to drive across state lines to Iowa—the nearest Krispy Kreme location—to pick up . Maze also added that he doesn’t think the Fridley location will do any damage to other existing donut brands in Minnesota, but actually generate more demand. “Krispy Kreme is gonna get us all thinking about donuts for a while,” he said.Let us stand together as a community to condemn such reckless behaviors and work towards creating a safer environment on our roads. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this accident, and we hope for their swift and full recovery.
In closing, let us raise a toast to Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, wishing them a lifetime of happiness, laughter, and love. May their journey together be filled with warmth, adventure, and unwavering support, as they navigate the highs and lows of life hand in hand.Efforts to develop Western Canada as an exporter of low-carbon ammonia to the Asia-Pacific region could run into similar challenges faced by the region’s LNG projects, which raises concerns about potential permitting, construction, transportation and cost hurdles, market sources said. Canada is developing several projects on both coasts to export hydrogen and derivatives like ammonia, which are viewed as potential low-carbon fuel supplies to Europe and Asia. Like its efforts with LNG and other energy-rich nations, Canada is leveraging hydrogen investment tax credits to advance these projects, aiming to finalize low-carbon trade flows. While the growing global LNG market presents an opportunity to displace coal consumption, supporters of low-carbon ammonia see it as an even cleaner alternative for its ability to facilitate overseas shipments of hydrogen, which emits no carbon when burned. A US-based renewable-derived ammonia developer told S&P Global Commodity Insights that while “hydrogen lacks this flexibility, ammonia offers it by integrating into existing systems. The focus on ammonia reflects pragmatism, given uncertainty over the establishment of hydrogen pipeline networks.” Alberta-based Hydrogen Canada Corp. plans to use abundant, low-cost natural gas as a business case to build and operate a 1 million mt/year carbon capture storage-derived “blue” ammonia facility and export infrastructure to serve Asian markets, targeting South Korea and Japan, it said on its website. Global chemicals company Linde is also planning a blue hydrogen facility in Alberta, Canada, expected to be completed by 2028, which will produce gas-fed hydrogen combined with CCS. This project has a long-term agreement to supply its clean hydrogen to Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan ethylene cracker and derivatives site Path2Zero. “A significant challenge is the domestic rail transportation from the Edmonton region to Prince Rupert,” a representative with the Canadian government told Commodity Insights. “Current Transport Canada regulations prohibit long-haul ammonia trains, and both industry and provincial governments in Alberta and British Columbia are working to address this issue.” On Canada’s West Coast, rail and insurance costs are significant challenges for ammonia export projects, said a low-carbon ammonia developer. Unless this ammonia rail liability/insurance discussion gets resolved, West Coast Canadian projects cannot physically deliver ammonia to South Korea, the Canadian government representative added. LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink faced similar challenges with respect to regulatory barriers, a Canada-based low-carbon hydrogen developer added. “Prince Rupert [Trigon Terminal] can handle ammonia. Again, the key issue is delivering the ammonia to the port from the production site,” the government representative said. Challenges previously encountered with LNG are now emerging as ammonia projects have begun to request environmental approvals, bid in auctions, and attempt to secure attractive offtakers. Canadian and global investors have faced difficulties in launching LNG projects on Canada’s West Coast, with several major LNG export projects having been canceled, stopped in court, or abandoned because of climate change disputes, pipeline issues, regulatory hurdles, and environmental concerns. “Regulatory constraints and access to First Nation land were also significant hurdles. To date, we’ve only had three Western Canada projects reach final investment decisions,” said Ross Wyeno, Commodity Insights’ director of global LNG analytics. While these project challenges are offset by a lower expected feedgas price and shorter distance to the Asia-Pacific markets, Wyeno added, “The Western Canadian LNG export projects are among the more expensive projects in the world due to the high cost of the long-haul pipelines required to feed the plant and the remote locations, which are difficult to build in and have limited access to labor.” Canadian projects on the West Coast and some projects in the Midwest US view this cost as competitive because of affordable feedstock natural gas, its economical shipping route to Asian markets, and saving it from passage through the Panama Canal. Platts assessed blue ammonia premium in the US Gulf Coast at $27.75/mt Nov 21, with an outright blue ammonia price at $527.50/mt, considering the premium and the US Gulf FOB assessment of $500/mt. The FOB US Gulf low-carbon ammonia price was assessed at $500/mt, considering a maximum carbon intensity of 0.87 kg CO2eq/kg ammonia under a well-to-gate boundary. Market participants have said projects on Canada’s West Coast are competitive with those on the US Gulf Coast, as they benefit from a shorter route to Asia and avoid the Panama Canal. Blue hydrogen and ammonia pricing from western Canada are largely influenced by rail insurance costs, the government representative said, adding, “While discussions are ongoing, the current domestic political climate, particularly with the upcoming Canada’s federal election, may impact the pace of progress.” Source:Pure Storage and Kioxia Collaborate to Drive Scalability, Efficiency, and Performance in Hyperscale Data Centers
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Ruud van Nistelrooy said he was “hurt” that Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United triggered his exit after a promising interim spell. Van Nistelrooy impressed during his four games in charge after the sacking of Erik ten Hag, opening doors to various jobs in England and overseas, with Leicester winning the race for his services. Van Nistelrooy’s first game in charge of his new club is at home against West Ham on Tuesday. Van Nistelrooy said that although he was disappointed to leave United he quickly came to terms with his departure after amicable talks with Amorim and is ready to “work around the clock” to lift Leicester, who are a point above the Premier League relegation zone after Saturday’s . The Dutchman left Old Trafford with his reputation enhanced, “astonished” at the spike in interest. “I was disappointed, yeah, very much so, and it hurt that I had to leave,” the 48-year-old said. “The only job I would take as an assistant was at United because of the bond that I have with the people in the club and the fans. But in the end I got my head round it because I also understand the new manager. I spoke to Ruben about it, the conversation was grateful, man to man, person to person, manager to manager, and that helped a lot to move on and straightaway get into talks with new possibilities which of course lifted my spirits.” Van Nistelrooy, appointed on a two-and-a-half-year contract after rounds of discussions in London with Leicester’s chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, and the club’s director of football, Jon Rudkin, said the ultimate target for a team promoted as champions last season is survival. Leicester are 16th in the Premier League after a run of six games without a win and Van Nistelrooy said he is ready for a relegation scrap. “I think I have to go back to my first three years of my playing days in the Dutch championship [Eerste Divisie] ... many people forget about that,” he said. “They see ‘Real Madrid, Manchester United’, but my first three seasons in the Dutch second tier were with a club called FC Den Bosch, and my first season as a professional when I was 18 we were 18 of 18 [in the table]. So I know what it is to fight. I know what it is like when you have to fight for every result and where you have to work around the clock to get better, to improve, that’s what I always was like in my playing days and also managing. I don’t have a problem with that, growing up and getting better bit by bit. That’s how I am.” Van Nistelrooy stressed he will prioritise results over style of play in his bid to pull Leicester clear of trouble, the Dutchman insisting he is not “the romantic type of manager”. Asked about what supporters can expect from Leicester under his leadership, he replied: “I’m thinking of one thing before any game I prepare, and that’s winning. When you play top teams in the Premier League, mid-table teams or lower-ranked teams, it sometimes requires a different approach. The style of play is adjusted on: ‘How can we win here?’ “I’m not the romantic type of manager who puts style in front of results. I love style, I love having the ball, I love creating lots of opportunities, pressing a team high, because you have more of the ball, but we are facing opponents here and we’re not the dominant side in this league. We approach every game in this league to win. Any approach for that will be made.” Van Nistelrooy will manage Jamie Vardy, who broke his goalscoring record in 2015, the Leicester captain becoming the first player to score in 11 successive Premier League matches. “It’s a problem, of course, that he broke my record ... I told him straightaway: ‘We have a big issue we need to get out of the way before we can even start together,’” he said. “I think I beat him to it. Back in the day I made a tweet about breaking the record and wishing him well and then nine years later I am here. It’s weird how things go sometimes.” Van Nistelrooy said his experience of playing under authoritative managers in Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Alex Ferguson and Fabio Capello at PSV, United and Madrid respectively serves him well as a manager. “Thank God I worked with them, because it’s lessons you don’t learn in a chorus book,” he said.KYIV, Ukraine — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile. escalating the nearly 33-month-old war. The conflict is “entering a decisive phase,” Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday, and “taking on very dramatic dimensions.” Ukraine’s parliament canceled a session as security was tightened following Thursday’s Russian strike on a military facility in the city of Dnipro. In a stark warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin said in a nationally televised speech the attack with the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile was in retaliation for Kyiv’s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks Friday during a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense, representatives of the military-industrial complex and developers of missile systems at the Kremlin in Moscow. Putin said Western air defense systems would be powerless to stop the new missile. Ukrainian military officials said the missile that hit Dnipro reached a speed of Mach 11 and carried six nonnuclear warheads, each releasing six submunitions. Speaking Friday to military and weapons industries officials, Putin said Russia will launch production of the Oreshnik. “No one in the world has such weapons,” he said. “Sooner or later, other leading countries will also get them. We are aware that they are under development. “We have this system now,” he added. “And this is important.” Putin said that while it isn’t an intercontinental missile, it’s so powerful that the use of several of them fitted with conventional warheads in one attack could be as devastating as a strike with strategic — or nuclear — weapons. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, head of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces, said the Oreshnik could reach targets across Europe and be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads, echoing Putin’s claim that even with conventional warheads, “the massive use of the weapon would be comparable in effect to the use of nuclear weapons.” In this photo taken from a video released Friday, a Russian serviceman operates at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov kept up Russia's bellicose tone on Friday, blaming “the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries” in supplying weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia. "The Russian side has clearly demonstrated its capabilities, and the contours of further retaliatory actions in the event that our concerns were not taken into account have also been quite clearly outlined," he said. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely seen as having the warmest relations with the Kremlin in the European Union, echoed Moscow’s talking points, suggesting the use of U.S.-supplied weapons in Ukraine likely requires direct American involvement. “These are rockets that are fired and then guided to a target via an electronic system, which requires the world’s most advanced technology and satellite communications capability,” Orbán said on state radio. “There is a strong assumption ... that these missiles cannot be guided without the assistance of American personnel.” Orbán cautioned against underestimating Russia’s responses, emphasizing that the country’s recent modifications to its nuclear deployment doctrine should not be dismissed as a “bluff.” “It’s not a trick ... there will be consequences,” he said. Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky speaks to journalists Friday during a joint news conference with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriiy Sybiha in Kyiv, Ukraine. Separately in Kyiv, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský called Thursday’s missile strike an “escalatory step and an attempt of the Russian dictator to scare the population of Ukraine and to scare the population of Europe.” At a news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Lipavský also expressed his full support for delivering the necessary additional air defense systems to protect Ukrainian civilians from the “heinous attacks.” He said the Czech Republic will impose no limits on the use of its weapons and equipment given to Ukraine. Three lawmakers from Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, confirmed that Friday's previously scheduled session was called off due to the ongoing threat of Russian missiles targeting government buildings in central Kyiv. In addition, there also was a recommendation to limit the work of all commercial offices and nongovernmental organizations "in that perimeter, and local residents were warned of the increased threat,” said lawmaker Mykyta Poturaiev, who said it's not the first time such a threat has been received. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said the Oreshnik missile was fired from the Kapustin Yar 4th Missile Test Range in Russia’s Astrakhan region and flew 15 minutes before striking Dnipro. Test launches of a similar missile were conducted in October 2023 and June 2024, the directorate said. The Pentagon confirmed the missile was a new, experimental type of intermediate-range missile based on its RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. Thursday's attack struck the Pivdenmash plant that built ICBMs when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. The military facility is located about 4 miles southwest of the center of Dnipro, a city of about 1 million that is Ukraine’s fourth-largest and a key hub for military supplies and humanitarian aid, and is home to one of the country’s largest hospitals for treating wounded soldiers from the front before their transfer to Kyiv or abroad. We're all going to die someday. Still, how it happens—and when—can point to a historical moment defined by the scientific advancements and public health programs available at the time to contain disease and prevent accidents. In the early 1900s, America's efforts to improve sanitation, hygiene, and routine vaccinations were still in their infancy. Maternal and infant mortality rates were high, as were contagious diseases that spread between people and animals. Combined with the devastation of two World Wars—and the Spanish Flu pandemic in between—the leading causes of death changed significantly after this period. So, too, did the way we diagnose and control the spread of disease. Starting with reforms as part of Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s, massive-scale, federal interventions in the U.S. eventually helped stave off disease transmission. It took comprehensive government programs and the establishment of state and local health agencies to educate the public on preventing disease transmission. Seemingly simple behavioral shifts, such as handwashing, were critical in thwarting the spread of germs, much like discoveries in medicine, such as vaccines, and increased access to deliver them across geographies. Over the course of the 20th century, life expectancy increased by 56% and is estimated to keep increasing slightly, according to an annual summary of vital statistics published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2000. Death Records examined data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to see how the leading causes of death in America have evolved over time and to pinpoint how some major mortality trends have dropped off. According to a report published in the journal Annual Review of Public Health in 2000, pneumonia was the leading cause of death in the early 1900s, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 deaths. By the time World War I ended in 1918, during which people and animals were housed together for long periods, a new virus emerged: the Spanish Flu. Originating in a bird before spreading to humans, the virus killed 10 times as many Americans as the war. Many died of secondary pneumonia after the initial infection. Pneumonia deaths eventually plummeted throughout the century, partly prevented by increased flu vaccine uptake rates in high-risk groups, particularly older people. Per the CDC, tuberculosis was a close second leading cause of death, killing 194 of every 10,000 people in 1900, mainly concentrated in dense urban areas where the infection could more easily spread. Eventually, public health interventions led to drastic declines in mortality from the disease, such as public education, reducing crowded housing, quarantining people with active disease, improving hygiene, and using antibiotics. Once the death rates lagged, so did the public health infrastructure built to control the disease, leading to a resurgence in the mid-1980s. Diarrhea was the third leading cause of death in 1900, surging every summer among children before the impacts of the pathogen died out in 1930. Adopting water filtration, better nutrition, and improved refrigeration were all associated with its decline. In the 1940s and 1950s, polio outbreaks killed or paralyzed upward of half a million people worldwide every year. Even at its peak, polio wasn't a leading cause of death, it was a much-feared one, particularly among parents of young children, some of whom kept them from crowded public places and interacting with other children. By 1955, when Jonah Salk discovered the polio vaccine, the U.S. had ended the "golden age of medicine." During this period, the causes of mortality shifted dramatically as scientists worldwide began to collaborate on infectious disease control, surgical techniques, vaccines, and other drugs. From the 1950s onward, once quick-spreading deadly contagions weren't prematurely killing American residents en masse, scientists also began to understand better how to diagnose and treat these diseases. As a result, Americans were living longer lives and instead succumbing to noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs. The risk of chronic diseases increased with age and, in some cases, was exacerbated by unhealthy lifestyles. Cancer and heart disease shot up across the century, increasing 90-fold from 1900 to 1998, according to CDC data. Following the post-Spanish Flu years, heart disease killed more Americans than any other cause, peaking in the 1960s and contributing to 1 in 3 deaths. Cigarette smoking rates peaked at the same time, a major risk factor for heart disease. Obesity rates also rose, creating another risk factor for heart disease and many types of cancers. This coincides with the introduction of ultra-processed foods into diets, which plays a more significant role in larger waistlines than the increasing predominance of sedentary work and lifestyles. In the early 1970s, deaths from heart disease began to fall as more Americans prevented and managed their risk factors, like quitting smoking or taking blood pressure medicine. However, the disease remains the biggest killer of Americans. Cancer remains the second leading cause of death and rates still indicate an upward trajectory over time. Only a few types of cancer are detected early by screening, and some treatments for aggressive cancers like glioblastoma—the most common type of brain cancer—have also stalled, unable to improve prognosis much over time. In recent years, early-onset cancers, those diagnosed before age 50 or sometimes even earlier, have seen a drastic rise among younger Americans. While highly processed foods and sedentary lifestyles may contribute to rising rates, a spike in cancer rates among otherwise healthy young individuals has baffled some medical professionals. This follows the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020. At its peak, high transmission rates made the virus the third leading cause of death in America. It's often compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918, though COVID-19 had a far larger global impact, spurring international collaborations among scientists who developed a vaccine in an unprecedented time. Public policy around issues of safety and access also influences causes of death, particularly—and tragically—among young Americans. Gun control measures in the U.S. are far less stringent than in peer nations; compared to other nations, however, the U.S. leads in gun violence. Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens (around 2 in 3 are homicides, and 1 in 3 are suicides), and deaths from opioids remain a leading cause of death among younger people. Globally, the leading causes of death mirror differences in social and geographic factors. NCDs are primarily associated with socio-economic status and comprise 7 out of 10 leading causes of death, 85% of those occurring in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. However, one of the best health measures is life expectancy at birth. People in the U.S. have been living longer lives since 2000, except for a slight dip in longevity due to COVID-19. According to the most recent CDC estimates, Americans' life expectancy is 77.5 years on average and is expected to increase slightly in the coming decades. Story editing by Alizah Salario. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Paris Close. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. This story originally appeared on Death Records and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. Get local news delivered to your inbox!