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OU JAC receives threats after attack on Allu Arjun’s home in HyderabadComcast, the parent company of NBC and its affiliated properties, recently announced plans to spin off its cable television networks, including CNBC and MSNBC, into a new company. Following this news, Elon Musk, owner of X, shared a meme online fueling speculation he might purchase MSNBC if it becomes available. A video of Rachel Maddow, one of MSNBC’s leading personalities, went viral on social media , appearing to show her reaction to Musk’s memes about buying MSNBC. The clip appears to show Maddow on air during a breaking news segment with a banner on screen reading: “BREAKING NEWS ELON MUSK POSTS DANGEROUS MEME.” Maddow becomes visibly upset, then requests a graphic to be displayed and the screen cuts to an explicit meme about Musk's buying MSNBC. The video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. Google Trends data shows a spike in searches for terms including “Elon Musk meme,” “Rachel Maddow crying,” and “Rachel Maddow Elon Musk.” People in the comments on the video expressed surprise that Maddow would act like that on air. THE QUESTION Is the video of an emotional Rachel Maddow during a news segment about speculation that Elon Musk could MSNBC real? THE SOURCES Video of Maddow’s show on June 19, 2018 MSNBC network spokesperson VERIFY analysis of the video Rachel Maddow social media post from June 19, 2018 Review of recent episodes from “The Rachel Maddow Show” InVid and RevEye , video and photo forensics tools THE ANSWER No, the video is not real. It was created using a real video of Maddow from 2018 and was edited to include fake onscreen graphics and a meme about Musk. WHAT WE FOUND The viral video appearing to show Maddow upset on air in response to social media posts depicting the potential sale of MSNBC to Elon Musk is fake. It was created using a real clip from “The Rachel Maddow Show’s” June 19, 2018 episode that was then edited to include graphics and images to make it appear like she is reacting to a story about Musk. An MSNBC network spokesperson told VERIFY the video “has been manipulated and is fake.” Using InVid, a video forensics tool, VERIFY analyzed the video and conducted a reverse image search, which led us to clips of Maddow’s original 2018 news segment about immigration policy. When comparing the edited video with the original clip from 2018, it was clear Maddow was making the same gestures, wearing the same outfit and the background is identical. A thumbnail promoting MSNBC’s live coverage from the southern border also appears in the bottom corner of both versions. In the original segment, Maddow got emotional while reading an Associated Press report about children separated at the southern border and placed in “tender age” shelters. After her show aired, Maddow apologized on social media for becoming emotional during the broadcast. There have been no verified reports that Musk is considering purchasing MSNBC or that the network would be sold as part of Comcast’s restructuring. Other posts from Musk included retweets of articles from satirical websites. None of Maddow’s recent broadcasts contain this fake news segment. Related Articles No evidence that Elon Musk’s Starlink technology was used to interfere with the election No, the Department of Government Efficiency is not a new government agency No, Taylor Swift didn’t cancel the Eras Tour in red states The VERIFY team works to separate fact from fiction so that you can understand what is true and false. Please consider subscribing to our daily newsletter , text alerts and our YouTube channel . You can also follow us on Snapchat , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok . Learn More » Follow Us YouTube Snapchat Instagram Facebook TikTok Want something VERIFIED? Text: 202-410-8808WASHINGTON — Joe Biden and Donald Trump have led tributes to former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100. Carter, who lived longer than any president in history, died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Plains, Georgia. Biden described him as "a man of principle, faith and humility," while Trump said all Americans owe Carter a "debt of gratitude". Carter rose from a peanut farmer to become president in 1977, before being forced out of the White House after just one four-year term when Ronald Reagan stormed to victory in the next election. After leaving the White House with low approval ratings, his reputation was restored through humanitarian work which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. "Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian," President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden said in a statement. "To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning - the good life - study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility," they added. "He showed that we are great nation because we are a good people - decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong." President-elect Trump posted on Truth Social: "The challenges Jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. "For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude." Trump previously mocked Carter's single term on the campaign trail ahead of his victory in this year's presidential election, and previously described him in 2019 as: "He's a nice man. He was a terrible president." This came after Carter called Trump an "illegitimate president", claiming he was helped into the White House by Russian interference in the 2016 election, something Moscow and Trump deny. World leaders also paid tribute to Carter. King Charles III said "his dedication and humility served as an inspiration to many, and I remember with great fondness his visit to the United Kingdom in 1977". UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Carter was "motivated by his strong faith and values" and that he "redefined the post-presidency with a remarkable commitment to social justice and human rights at home and abroad". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Carter "was a leader who served during a time when Ukraine was not yet independent, yet his heart stood firmly with us in our ongoing fight for freedom". French President Emmanuel Macron said he had been a "steadfast advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable and has tirelessly fought for peace". Before becoming president in 1977, Democrat Carter was governor of Georgia, a lieutenant in the US navy and a farmer. Carter's presidency will be remembered for his struggles in dealing with acute economic problems and several foreign policy challenges, including the Iran hostage crisis, which ended with the deaths of eight Americans. There was, however, a notable foreign policy triumph in the Middle East when he helped broker an accord between Egypt and Israel, signed at Camp David in the US in 1978. But that seemed a distant memory two years later, when voters overwhelmingly chose Republican Ronald Reagan, who had portrayed the president as a weak leader unable to deal with inflation and interest rates at near record highs. Carter lost the 1980 election by a landslide, winning only six US states plus Washington DC. After leaving the White House, he became the first and only president to return full-time to the house he lived in before politics — a humble, two-bedroom ranch-style home. He chose not to pursue the lucrative after-dinner speeches and publishing deals awaiting most former presidents, telling the Washington Post in 2018, that he never really wanted to be rich. Instead, he spent his remaining years trying to address global problems of inequality and disease. He founded the Carter Center in 1982 to pursue his vision of world diplomacy, and received the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts with the foundation to promote human rights around the world. He also teamed up with Nelson Mandela to found The Elders, a group of global leaders who committed themselves to work on peace and human rights. Carter is survived by his four children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. His wife, Rosalynn, who he was married to for 77 years, died in November 2023. Announcing his death, Carter's son Chip said his father was "a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love". "My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs. The world is our family because of the way he brought people together." Since 2018 and the death of George HW Bush, Carter was the oldest surviving US president. Carter stopped medical treatment for an undisclosed illness last year and instead began receiving hospice care at his home. He had suffered from health issues including a melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. Another leading tribute came from Barack Obama, who reflected on spending time with Carter, saying that "he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service". Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where Carter taught Sunday school well into his 90s, "will be a little quieter on Sundays", Obama said. "But President Carter will never be far away – buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels." Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, also spoke of Carter's faith. "President Carter lived to serve others — until the very end," they said in a statement. — BBC < Previous Page Next Page >Digital Innovations Will Enhance Capital Market, Says Nnadozie
“I am excited to introduce our next step in this journey,the Webex AI agent. This is in pilot right now, it will be available to our customers in an early calendar quarter in 2025. This AI agent brings together conversational intelligence and generative AI to deliver natural conversations with hyper-personalization.” Those words came from Cisco, the enterprise digital communications and technology company; specifically from Anurag Dhingra, SVP and GM of Cisco Collaboration. The words sounded strangely familiar. In the same month of October, we had heard about similar initiatives from Oracle, which also primarily serves the enterprise, as well as from Zendesk which serves mid-size to enterprise customers and has a narrower offering very much focused on the customer experience. Something was in the air. On the one hand, the aim of automating the customer experience (including automating the work of service reps) seemed very ambitious. At the same time, if everyone starts doing it, it will soon be table stakes. But is it a realistic aim? And is customer experience really reducible to the service (or support or success) experience? We spoke to an expert, Isabelle Zdatny, head of thought leadership at the Qualtrics XM Institute. Defining experience management First, its useful to clarify the relationship between Qualtrics, an experience management software vendor, and the Institute. The first thing to know is that the Institute is product-agnostic. “Our role is like a think tank inside Qualtrics,” said Zdatny. “We are focused on CX and EX [employee experience] professionals and providing them with the insights, practices and principles they need to be successful in their role — to grow their personal skills as well as help to build an effective and sustainable experience management program. Unlike other internal experts at Qualtrics, we’re less client-focused and more focused on category building — what is experience management and what do people need to know to do it well?” The XM Institute was formed in 2018 when Qualtrics acquired Temkin Group, a boutique consulting firm founded by Bruce Temkin, who Zdatny calls “the godfather of customer experience.” She had been with Temkin Group since 2013. Zendesk’s intention of providing AI agents across all channels, working either autonomously or in harness with humans to field customer queries, is an approach to what it calls “customer experience management.” Certainly, customer experience “refers to all the interactions between a business and its customers,” but its explanation of its new capabilities always seems to circle back to the call center or to digital customer service channels; the same could be said about the announcements from Oracle and Cisco. Isn’t that perspective narrow? “It absolutely is,” said Zdatny, “because that’s just reactive fire fighting. Experience management is about more than responding to customer complaints. You have limited resources as an organization. There are probably thousands of problems you could go fix. Experience management is going to help you figure out which ones to focus on, where you should be allocating attention and resources. And it’s not just about fixing what’s broken,” she emphasized. “It’s about how we are delivering the emotionally engaging, innovative experiences that will help us to stand out in a crowded market.” How does Zdatny think about customer (and employee) experience? She had two definitions, first a “scholarly” one used internally at the Institute; the second, one used in conversation with the C-suite. First: “The discipline of driving actions using an ongoing flow of insights into how customers and employees are thinking, feeling and behaving. It is a systematic business practice, not a set of isolated activities.” Second, and more simply: “Understanding and optimizing the experiences of customers and employees.” How should experience management evolve within organizations? “What we see in early stage organizations is a fragmented approach,” said Zdatny. “Product, sales. “What makes for a good program is a centralized group that is able to consolidate and coordinate experiences across the entire organization; you call a contact center or walk into a store, you are having the same type of experience.” For very small companies, she said, centralizing responsibility for experience in one person can work just fine. Key to optimizing the customer experience, as Qualtrics has long emphasized, is gathering feedback. That isn’t necessarily straightforward. “Early stage CX programs focus really heavily on feedback. Unfortunately, they don’t take a lot of action based on that feedback. They’re collecting a lot of insights but not using those insights to make changes,” explain Zdatny. “An effective CX team has that data and analytics but also other supporting functions like experience design and change management. Feedback is foundational but you can’t have an effective experience program if the insights are just being passed over the wall for other teams to deal with.” The road to fully the automated experience Perhaps the simple solution to centrally organizing and continually optimized CX, whether in the broad sense or the narrower sense of support and service, solves for a lot of these challenges. That’s a view enthusiastically advanced by Jeff Wartgow, VP product management, Oracle CX service. But he agrees it’s a matter of advancing along a continuum. First comes improving service by switching from traditional chatbots to conversational AI. Second, improving the performance of human service reps by providing them with AI assistance (or, indeed, assistants). Third and fourth: improving execution by automating service processes and transforming service with automated execution plans. I asked Wartgow to distinguish between the latter two. The third stage is: “I know how to fix this, I’m going to automate how we fix it.” The fourth: “What if I don’t know how to fix it, can I automate the planning for how to fix it?” In other words, it’s the difference between using AI to automate a known response to a service issue and using AI to figure out the response to a service issue.” One challenge businesses will face in pursuing this path is that it will need to have its knowledge base in order for the AI agents to be successfully trained. Two years ago, said Wartgow, Oracle completely rebuilt the knowledge base in Oracle Fusion Cloud. “Say there are 15 service requests and we fixed them all the same way. Shall we just turn that into a knowledge article? You just press a button and genAI will write the article and put it in the knowledge database.” Wartgow agrees that the knowledge base will also need to be constantly refreshed and says that Oracle has a mechanism to “put fresh water in the fish tank.” Oracle’s knowledge base can also ingest large quantities of legacy knowledge, even hidden in large manuals, and create knowledge articles tuned to specific tasks. “We had to do all this first before we could even start talking about these agents,” he said. Oracle will encourage clients to use the Oracle knowledge base rather than some internal alternative as the main source of truth for Oracle service agents. The holistic experience When asked, Oracle, like Zendesk, will agree that the customer experience is not reducible to the service experience. “I’m the service guy at Oracle,” said Wartgow, “so I talk a lot about service. But 70% of the interactions a customer will have, whether it be B2C or B2B, will be with the service department. But I don’t feel like I am talking to a brand’s service center, I feel like I’m talking to the brand. I should be able to change from a sales, to a service, to a marketing conversation as fluidly as possible.” Oracle and Zendesk, then, have blueprints for an almost entirely automated future, at least for the service part of customer experience. How will that sit with a world in which customer experience is more holistic than that? “Consumer concern about having a human to connect to is the only concern that went up over the last year and it was over 50% that were concerned,” said Zdatny, referring to (registration required). Indeed, she points out that there are regulations in Europe that say you have to make it easy to reach a human. “I understand from the company’s perspective it’s more efficient if you’re deflecting calls away from high cost call centers. Right now, consumers are saying pretty clearly that’s not what they want.” But Zdatny agrees that it’s hard to say what consumers (or B2B clients) will want three years from now, if the AI agents get really good at their jobs. “Over the long term, that is the direction we’re moving. In the short term, I think a lot of companies are out over their skis,” she said.Preview: Sunderland vs. West Bromwich Albion - prediction, team news, lineups
For Iowa, it's a chance to tune up going into the bulk of its Big Ten Conference schedule. For New Hampshire, it's an opportunity to collect a nice paycheck and perhaps even pull off a memorable upset. The Hawkeyes and Wildcats will finish their nonconference schedules Monday night when they meet in Iowa City. Iowa (9-3) last played on Dec. 21, erasing an 11-point second-half deficit to outgun Utah 95-88 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Payton Sandfort scored a season-high 24 points and added eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes, while Owen Freeman added 16 despite running into foul trouble. Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery praised fifth-year senior Drew Thelwell, Iowa's sixth-leading scorer, who matched his season high with 15 points. "The energy in the building was phenomenal. Drew was right in the middle of that," McCaffery said. "His defense and drawing six fouls, those are stats that are critical to a team's ability to win. Get to the bonus, get to the double bonus. We do that by driving the ball and drawing fouls and that's what we did." Freeman is averaging a team-high 17.1 points and shooting 66.1 percent from the field, while Sandfort adds 16.7 ppg. Iowa has its usual high-powered attack, ranking seventh in Division I in scoring at 87.8 ppg and canning 50.2 percent from the field. The Hawkeyes could add more gaudy offensive numbers against New Hampshire (2-12), which has lost six straight games, including a 90-83 decision on Dec. 22 at Stonehill. The Wildcats have experienced trouble defensively, allowing opponents to sink 45.2 percent of their field goal attempts and score 76.5 ppg. Coming off a successful 2023-24 campaign that saw the Wildcats go 16-15 and win a game in the America East Conference tournament, New Hampshire returned just three players and had to replace AEC Player of the Year Clarence Daniels and his 19.4 ppg. It hasn't gone to the plan of second-year coach Nathan Davis, but he's still hopeful his team can figure things out in conference play. "We've improved across the board as far as our talent level," he said this summer. "I like our pieces." This is the first meeting between the Wildcats and Hawkeyes. --Field Level Media
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As an investor, especially one with a healthy level of risk tolerance, it’s natural to be intrigued by artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. It’s a new phenomenon in the market, and considering the meteoric growth of companies like , it can also be highly profitable. However, there are risks involved. Choosing a safe AI stock can be challenging if you need help understanding the underlying technology, business model, and, by extension, its prospects. One way to balance out the risks is to diversify, and instead of pouring all the capital (that you have set aside for this purpose) into one AI stock, divert some of it to a more trusted growth stock. You can do that without going out of the tech sector. An AI stock Calling ( ) an AI stock might be a bit of a stretch because that’s not its primary focus. Their original forte is customer experience (CX), but since it heavily leverages data and, to an extent, algorithms and solutions that fall under AI, we put it in this category. They also offer a range of AI solutions and services, including chatbots, and have their own enterprise-grade generative AI engine called Fuel iX. Ironically, despite having a significant amount of AI DNA at its core, Telus Digital is in a perpetual phase. Apart from a few disparate bullish phases, the stock has mostly gone down and is currently trading at a massive 88% discount from its price at the inception. However, the company is still afloat, and insiders have trust in its prospects, as evidenced by its director’s recent purchase of 100,000 stock in the company. While it’s not a traditional vote of confidence, the parent company, , still has massive holdings in Telus Digital, and we might even say that it has helped keep the stock afloat. A conventional tech stock If you are looking for a traditional tech stock that may offer consistent returns and have an impressive performance track record, ( ) is arguably a top pick. The stock is constantly reaching new heights, and even though its current pace is a fraction of its long-term annualized growth, it’s still among the top growth stocks in Canada. The stock rose by about 220% in the last five years. It pays dividends as well, but the yield is tiny — 0.12% at the time of writing this. The stock is quite dangerously overvalued. However, its compelling and consistent performance undermines these danger signals. The stock has pushed through unfavourable conditions in the past as well, and unless something fundamental to the company changes, it may keep outperforming the general market, even the vibrant tech sector, in the future. Foolish takeaway The two offer two completely different types of growth opportunities. Constellation Software offers tried and tested growth, while Telus Digital offers the early bird advantage, assuming the stock would take off. Both stocks carry different types of risks as well. Another significant fall or period of slump might crush the confidence of Telus Digital investors. In contrast, the main risk with Constellation Software is slow or no growth.Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line. The Briton was identified by state news agency Tass and other media as James Scott Rhys Anderson. Tass quoted him as saying that he had served as a signalman in the British army for four years and then joined the International Legion of Ukraine, formed early on in Russia's nearly 3-year-old war against its neighbor. On the battlefield, Ukrainian forces are straining to hold at bay a push by Russia's bigger army at places in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian forces recently have gained ground at “a significantly quicker rate” than they did in the whole of last year, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank. The Russians have detected and are exploiting weaknesses in the Ukrainian defenses, it said in an analysis late Sunday. The war surpassed 1,000 days last week, and the milestone coincided with a significant escalation in hostilities. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said Russia is adapting its drone tactics, as it fired 145 Shahed drones at Ukraine. Russia has started launching drones during the day, whereas in the past most drone attacks occurred during the night, the air force said. Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the National Security Council’s Counter-disinformation Center, said earlier this month that the Russians were looking to conserve their stocks of more destructive but more expensive missiles and also terrorize civilians. The air force said it stopped almost all the drones before they struck. But a morning missile attack on downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast, injured at least 23 people, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. He said the attack on a densely populated residential area was carried out by a modified surface-to-air S-400 missile. The captured Briton reportedly served as an instructor for Ukrainian troops and was deployed to the Kursk region against his will. Tass published a video of the man saying in English that he doesn’t want to be “here.” The report couldn’t be independently verified, but if confirmed it could be one of the first publicly known case of a Western national captured on Russian soil while fighting for Ukraine. The U.K. Embassy in Moscow said officials were "supporting the family of a British man following reports of his detention” but provided no further details. The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The soldier’s father, Scott Anderson, told Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper that his son’s Ukrainian commander had informed him that the young man had been captured. Scott Anderson said his son had served in the British military for four years, then briefly worked as a police custody officer before going to Ukraine to fight. He said he tried to convince his son not to join the Ukrainian military, and now he fears for his safety. “I’m hoping he’ll be used as a bargaining chip, but my son told me they torture their prisoners and I’m so frightened he’ll be tortured," he told the newspaper. The International Legion for Defense of Ukraine was created at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. The Legion is a unit of Ukraine’s Ground Forces that consists mostly of foreign volunteers. Apart from the Legion, Ukraine recruits foreigners to other units of its army, filling squads, companies, or even battalions. Early on in the war, Ukraine’s authorities said over 20,000 people from 52 countries came to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's aggression. Ever since, the numbers of foreign fighters in the ranks of the Ukrainian military have been classified.The vote could usher in the desert nation's first woman leader even as her party, the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) faces the strongest challenge yet to its 34-year grip on power. Some voters told AFP they queued all day, for up to 12 hours, blaming technical problems which included issues with voter identification tablets or insufficient ballot papers. According to Namibia's electoral law, those in the queue before the polls closed -- scheduled at 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) -- should be allowed to vote. "We have the obligation to make sure that they pass their vote," said Petrus Shaama, chief officer of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). The main opposition party, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has blamed the ECN for the long lines and cried foul play. "We have reason to believe that the ECN is deliberately suppressing voters and deliberately trying to frustrate voters from casting their vote," said Christine Aochamus of the IPC. She said the party had "started the process" of approaching a court "to order the ECN to extend the voting time". At one polling station inside Namibia's University of Science and Technology in the capital Windhoek, hundreds of people were still in line at 09:00 pm despite some having arrived at 6:00 am, an hour before polls opened. It was a similar situation at the Museum of Independence, according to an AFP reporter, where one voter said he arrived 12 hours earlier and was still in line with hundreds of others. SWAPO's candidate and current vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, was one of the first to vote and called on Namibians "to come out in their numbers". An estimated 1.5 million people in the sparsely populated nation had registered to cast their ballot. SWAPO has governed since leading mineral-rich Namibia to independence from South Africa in 1990 but complaints about unemployment and enduring inequalities could force Nandi-Ndaitwah into an unprecedented second round. Leader of the IPC, Panduleni Itula, a former dentist and lawyer said he was optimistic he could "unseat the revolutionary movement". "We will all march from there and to a new dawn and a new era of how we conduct our public affairs in this country," the 67-year-old told reporters after voting. Itula took 29 percent of votes in the 2019 elections, losing to SWAPO leader Hage Geingob with 56 percent. It was a remarkable performance considering Geingob, who died in February, had won almost 87 percent five years before that. Namibia is a major uranium and diamond exporter but not many of its nearly three million people have benefitted from that wealth. "There's a lot of mining activity that goes on in the country, but it doesn't really translate into improved infrastructure, job opportunities," said independent political analyst Marisa Lourenco, based in Johannesburg. "That's where a lot of the frustration is coming from, (especially) the youth," she said. Unemployment among 15- to 34-year-olds is estimated at 46 percent, according to the latest figures from 2018, almost triple the national average. For the first time in Namibia's recent history, analysts say a second round is a somewhat realistic option. That would take place within 60 days of the announcement of the first round of results due by Saturday. "The outcome will be tight," said self-employed Hendry Amupanda, 32, who queued since 9:00 pm the night before to cast his ballot. "I want the country to get better and people to get jobs," said Amupanda, wearing slippers and equipped with a chair, blanket and snacks. Marvyn Pescha, a self-employed consultant, said his father was part of SWAPO's liberation struggle and he was not going to abandon the party. "But I want SWAPO to be challenged for better policies. Some opportunistic leaders have tarnished the reputation of the party, they misuse it for self-enrichment," the 50-year-old said. While lauded for leading Namibia to independence, SWAPO is nervous about its standing after other liberation-era movements in the region have lost favour with young voters. In the past six months, South Africa's African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority and the Botswana Democratic Party was ousted after almost six decades in power. clv/br/lhd/sbk
HOUSTON (AP) — Will Levis and the Tennessee Titans were far from perfect Sunday. But they did just enough to outlast the mistake-prone Houston Texans and get their first AFC South win of the season. Levis threw for 278 yards and his 70-yard touchdown pass to Chig Okonkwo put Tennessee on top in the fourth quarter and the Titans held on for the 32-27 victory. “The coolest thing about this game was just the way our team fought,” coach Brian Callahan said. “It was a back-and-forth game. Our guys did a good job of not flinching and keeping the blinders on. We’ve been in games like this before, and we haven’t been able to make a play, but this week, we made a play.” Okonkwo grabbed a short pass and rumbled for the touchdown to put the Titans (3-8) up 30-27 with 91⁄2 minutes remaining. Safety Eric Murray missed a tackle that would have stopped him near midfield. The Texans (7-5) had a chance to tie it with less than two minutes remaining, but Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 28-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide left. He fell to the ground after the miss before getting up and slamming his helmet on the field. Callahan held both hands in the air and smiled after watching the miss that allowed his team to win on a day it had three turnovers. The Texans forced a three-and-out, but couldn’t move the ball after that and Harold Landry sacked C.J. Stroud in the end zone for a safety to make it 32-27 and allow Tennessee to snap a two-game skid. Stroud threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions as the AFC South-leading Texans lost for the third time in four games. Stroud has thrown five interceptions combined in the past three games to give him more interceptions in 12 games this season (nine) than he had in 15 games as a rookie last season (five). “It’s no secret that I haven’t been playing well... I’ve got to be harder on myself,” he said. “I’m not going to hold my head down. I know I can be a great player, but I’ve got to make better plays.” Jimmie Ward had a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter and the Texans tied a franchise record with eight sacks. Danielle Hunter led the group with a season-high three sacks and Will Anderson Jr. added two in his return after missing two games with an ankle injury. But the offense sputtered for most of the game as Joe Mixon was held to 22 yards on 14 carries. “Just a disappointing loss for us,” coach DeMeco Ryans said. “We didn’t do anything well enough to win this game. Out of all the positives that we did have, there were way too many negatives.” It was Tennessee's first win of the season in a game that Levis both started and finished. The second-year player missed three games this year with a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder. “I’m really proud of Will,” Callahan said. “He’s done a lot of things to get himself back in the right place, mentally and physically. It was a really good performance.” Levis knows he can be better, but was happy to leave Houston with a victory in this difficult season. “It feels awesome,” he said. “A lot of people have been working really hard to get a win like this. I’m just happy for the organization, top down.” Tennessee extended the lead to 23-17 on a 51-yard field goal by Nick Folk with nine minutes left in the third. Stroud threw his second interception with about 90 seconds left in the third quarter but Ward’s touchdown came three plays later to put the Texans on top 24-23. The Titans fumbled a punt early in the fourth quarter and Houston recovered it. A 54-yard field goal by Fairbairn extended the lead to 27-23 with about 10 minutes to go. Dameon Pierce returned the opening kickoff 80 yards to get the Texans in the red zone. Houston cashed in on the next play when Stroud found rookie Cade Stover on a 19-yard pass for his first touchdown reception. The Titans trailed by four after a field goal by Folk when Nick Westbrook-Ikhine got in front of the defense and was wide open for a 38-yard TD catch that made it 10-7 late in the first quarter. Tennessee extended the lead to 17-7 when Tony Pollard ran 10 yards for a touchdown with about 11 minutes left in the second. Pollard finished with 119 yards and a touchdown. Nico Collins scored on a 5-yard reception with about six minutes left in the second. Levis levis lost a fumble with about 3 1/2 minutes left and the Texans added a 28-yard field goal to tie it at 17-17. Houston forced a punt after that, but rookie Jarvis Brownlee Jr. got his first career interception two plays later to give Tennessee the ball back. Folk’s 56-yard field goal, which tied his career long, put the Titans up 20-17 at halftime. The Titans were without cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, after he was placed on injured reserve with a quadriceps injury, and safety Amani Hooker, who was added to the injury report Sunday morning with an illness. Callahan said Hooker was vomiting “every time he stood up” Sunday. ... Houston S Jalen Pitre injured his shoulder in the second quarter and didn’t return. ... CB Ka’dar Hollman left in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. Titans: Visit the Commanders next Sunday. Texans: Visit Jacksonville next Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.I track the best deals on Apple 's stunning MacBooks all year round, so trust me when I say this week is a superb time to buy. Thanks to the ongoing Black Friday sales, we're seeing record-low prices across the board in both the US and UK. For example, you can get the latest MacBook Air M3 with 16GB of RAM for just $849 (was $1,099) at Amazon right now, which is an incredible deal. We've seen the baseline 8GB configuration hit $799 before, but this 16GB model is the one that we always recommend to people since it gives you more headroom in terms of performance and longevity. Over in the UK, you can get yourself the still-excellent MacBook Air M2 for just £749 (was £999) at Currys, which is easily a new record-low price. Generally speaking, UK retailers tend to be a little more stingy when it comes to Black Friday MacBook deals , but this particular listing bucks that trend. It gets full marks from me for value, for sure. As TechRadar's Deals Editor, I've rounded up more of today's best prices just down below. If you're interested in even more recommendations, then you can head on over to our main Black Friday deals hub. Black Friday MacBook deals in the US Display - 15 inches Processor - Apple M3 RAM - 16GB Storage - 256GB OS - macOS Top US pick : The 2024 MacBook Air is TechRadar's pick for the best overall Apple laptop and this is the first discount we've spotted on the new version with 16GB of RAM for improved performance. It also houses the super-powerful M3 processor, which is strong enough to support Apple Intelligence and the majority of advanced computing jobs you can throw at it, including video editing, photo editing, and coding. As part of the Air family, it measures only half an inch thick, with battery life that can reportedly last up to 18 hours. If you want a build with more storage, you can upgrade to the 512GB model for an extra $200. Display - 13 inches Processor - Apple M1 RAM - 8GB Storage - 256GB OS - macOS While we've seen the Air M1 go for as little as $699 previously, Walmart has beaten that already excellent discount by a whole $50. Not only is this an outstanding price for such a powerful laptop that still holds up great for 2024, but this could be the last chance to pick one up now that it's officially discontinued. Don't miss this incredible deal if you're looking for a great bang for the buck MacBook. Display - 15 inches Processor - Apple M3 RAM - 16GB Storage - 256GB OS - macOS It may essentially be just a larger version of the MacBook Air 13-inch, but if that's what you want then that's what you get – and it's now reduced to its lowest-ever price at Amazon (it's actually dropped further since just a few days ago). Our MacBook Air 15-inch review praised the display, performance, design and speaker array, although we did think the jump in size hurt one of the MacBook Air's key selling points – its portability. Nevertheless, this is still an impressive laptop that was awarded a full five stars – and it's now available for a record-low price - and the new base model gets 16GB of memory, double what it used to be. Black Friday MacBook deals in the UK Display - 13.6 inches Processor - Apple M2 RAM - 8GB Storage - 256GB OS - macOS As suspected, with Apple bumping up the base memory of the MacBook Air M2 and M3 to 16GB, retailers are cutting the prices of their existing stock of models with 8GB. While not the most powerful MacBook out there, this version with the M2 chip remains an excellent all-rounder, especially when it comes to day-to-day tasks like browsing the internet and writing up documents. For this new low price, you'll struggle to find a better value laptop than this, even if there's less memory than I'd like to see. Display - 13.6 inches Processor - Apple M3 RAM - 8GB Storage - 256GB OS - macOS Apple's latest version of the MacBook Air is our pick for the best laptop you can buy right now and today's record low price at Amazon UK it makes Apple's best-value MacBook even better. Windows 11 laptops at this price point just can't compare, and this is an ideal Black Friday MacBook deal for people looking for a thin, light and dependable laptop to use for school and work. This deal is sure to be popular so don't hesitate to pick it up before the big day itself. Display - 15 inches Processor - Apple M3 RAM - 16GB Storage - 512GB OS - macOS If you fancy the larger model of Apple's latest MacBook Air, then Amazon has a decent £150 off for a record-low price. This is still quite pricey for a non-Pro MacBook, but the M3 is an excellent chip, and it comes with 16GB of unified memory and a roomy 512GB SSD, which means for most people, this MacBook will last you for years to come. 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Walmart+ Travel Get up to 5% Walmart Cash & make every trip more rewarding. Powered by Expedia. How it works RECOMMENDED • silive .com Walmart 2024 Black Friday toy sale underway Nov. 19, 2024, 11:57 a.m. These are the Black Friday deals to snag right now, according to retail experts Nov. 18, 2024, 7:31 a.m. Returns from home Walmart comes to you. There is no printing, no repackaging and no need to leave your home. Restrictions apply.It’s rare to experience a perfect blend of traditional culture, ancient buildings and spirituality alongside towering skyscrapers, ultra modern technology and lightning-fast trains, but Japan is a country of wonderful contrast, one that should be on everyone’s travel wish list. After our wedding back in September, my husband and I jetted off to Japan for our honeymoon. Wrecked from the journey and the celebrations, we arrived in Narita International Airport, which is an hour outside Tokyo, a tad dazed and confused. At the airport, we bought a pocket wifi, which is a little portable box that ensures you’ve internet access. Read more: Harry Potter fans can stay at the real Hogwarts this Christmas from under €85 Read more: I went to Europe’s number one Christmas market and I wouldn’t recommend it We then got Suica cards, which act as a Leap card and rechargeable bank card all in one. The subway system is very complicated so I advise booking the Limousine Bus (don’t be fooled by the fancy name, it’s a coach) to the Tokyo City Air Terminal (T-CAT), which is a bus and train station in central Tokyo. Immediately we noticed how amazing the toilets are in Japan. Each one has a remote with various functions, from warming the seat, playing the sound of running water for privacy, to a bidet that shoots out water! After we emerged into the quiet part of Shinjuku, we were greeted by the sound of running water and relaxing music at our hotel, the Onsen Ryokan Yuen. Our room was small but cosy and afforded us an amazing view of the city’s skyscrapers. The hotel also offered a delicious traditional Japanese breakfast. For our first few days, we explored all of the glittering towers that made up Tokyo’s skyline. Shibuya Crossing is a must see, think Times Square except cleaner and less tacky. Flashing neon signs, glowing restaurants and the most amazing shops await tourists here. I recommend going to Uniqlo for some great basics and Don Quiote for souvenirs and Asian beauty products (it’s like Dealz on steroids). I also loved the Nintendo and Pokemon stores which are located in the Shibuya Parco shopping centre. Here they have an army of plushies, stickers and accessories, all exclusively available in Japan, so stock up! During our stay in Tokyo, we also visited the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. It showcases the creative processes of the famous Japanese animation studio and the building is straight out of the films. Afterwards, we visited the Corn Barley restaurant in Kichijoji for a Ghibli-themed six-course meal. I consider myself a spiritual person and one of my favourite parts of my trip was visiting the Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Shintoism is an ancient religion involving the belief in the natural world and kami (spirits). The entrance to Shinto shrines are marked by giant Torii gates, and usually worshippers purify themselves with sacred water before ringing a large bell in front of the shrine (so the spirits are alerted to the worshipper’s presence), bowing twice, clapping twice, making their silent prayer, and bowing again. Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine, dedicated to the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, was one of my favourites. This shrine was like a peaceful forest in the middle of the city. I also enjoyed the Gotokuji Temple, the birthplace of the lucky beckoning cat. Temples and shrines sell omamori, which are amulets promising various kinds of good luck, along with omikuji (fortune-telling slips), and original stamps known as goshuin. I purchased a goshuin book and got stamps at the majority of the temples and shrines I visited in Japan. The kannushi (priests) and monks also do calligraphy over the stamp and each one is unique, making my goshuin book a perfect memento of my honeymoon. After the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, we took a bullet train (which can be booked the night before) to the mountainous region of Hakone. This beautiful forested area was so peaceful and our hotel, which was a traditional Japanese inn called Hakone Onsen Guesthouse Tsutaya, was embedded into the mountain beside a gushing waterfall. We were instructed to take our shoes off at the door and were provided with slippers. Our bedroom boasted incredible views and traditional tatami flooring. Here, I enjoyed an onsen, which is a communal hot spring bath that is segregated by gender. A stipulation of using an onsen is getting completely naked, which I was a little shy about, but there was no one in the outdoor or indoor onsen when I used it, so I enjoyed a relaxing few minutes alone in the hot spring water. The best way of seeing Hakone is purchasing the Hakone Free Pass and doing the loop, which consists of bus journeys, trains, a funicular, cable cars and a pirate ship across Lake Ashinoko. On this journey, we saw the volcano Mount Hakone, Hakone Shrine with its famous red Torii gate that overlooks the lake, and on clear days you can see Mount Fuji. Traditional wooden Japanese architecture (minka) and some of the country’s finest temples and shrines are in Japan’s former capital. It’s well worth doing a walking tour to understand the city’s ties to the samurai and the history behind geishas. Our hotel, Gionkoh, was located in the historical Gion area and was complete with a koi pond, tatami flooring and futon beds. The city is famed for its many temples and shrines, and the Chion-in Temple with its massive front gate is worth seeing, as is the inside of the temple where you can see Buddhist monks chanting. My husband and I also went to the Kodaiji Temple, where newly-married couples can write a wish or a prayer on a wooden sign. This temple encompasses beautiful gardens and a bamboo forest. One of the most beautiful sites we visited while in Kyoto was the Fushimi Inari Shrine, which had a walkway of thousands of red Torii gates circling up a wooded mountain. While in Kyoto, we also enjoyed an amazing nine-course meal in Korin in the Higashiyama area. The owner of the restaurant correctly guessed we were honeymooners and gave us a little charm to wish us well. Arcades are still massive in Japan and Round 1 in Kyoto was filled with tourists as well as professional arcaders. They have hours of entertainment here, from karaoke, bowling, snooker, UFO (claw) machines, casinos and arcade games. After blowing our money on Dance Dance Revolution and Mario Kart Arcade, we got a bite to eat in a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. While in Japan, we did a short one-night trip to Hiroshima to pay our respects to the victims of the atomic bomb. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was hard-hitting but necessary to understand the devastation caused by nuclear weapons and why they must never be used again, and the surrounding Peace Park offers a quiet place for reflection.
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