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Title: The Trend of Young People Choosing Disney for Study SessionsSince leaving Liverpool, the player's form has taken a significant dip. Injuries, lack of playing time, and a general decline in performance have all contributed to his fall from grace. As a result, his market value has plummeted from a lofty £150 million to a mere £6 million. This stark contrast highlights just how quickly things can change in the world of football.
While closing the Mamas’ three-day Flower Sales at Independence Park last Friday, the Association’s President, Mr. Maurice Horry, said he was rather disappointed at not having a Government Official from the Ministry of Climate Change or Ministry of Health capitalise on the event to promote the Government’s current policies on Climate Change and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). He said, as a former long-time Quarantine Officer, he is proud of all the mamas in his organisation who continue to promote Government policies through their flowers, fruit, and timber seedlings. “However, it would be especially important for the Government to use the event to encourage the mamas to do all they can to promote the nation’s policies on our green environment and healthy living,” he said. He said his organisation fulfilled its commitment by paying VT15,000 to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a charitable organisation, to use the lawn below the Government Offices at Independence Park for three days. Asked why the mamas were not addressed, he suspected an "end-of-year fatigue," which is experienced by all Government employees at the end of each year. But he said it was an ideal opportunity for the Government to speak to the mamas, as they had come together for one purpose, which was to sell their plants. “We come together to sell our flowers to beautify homes, and we encourage both political leaders and public servants to use our gathering to promote the Government’s policies,” he said. He wished all mamas a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025.Exploring the traditional wall architecture
There were too many stars in the kitchen when Taylor Swift and fellow WAGs Brittany Mahomes and Lyndsay Bell dodged paparazzi by sneaking out of the kitchen of a Wolfgang Puck restaurant in Beverly Hills. A video of the incident at Spago was reportedly taken in January but has only been making the rounds on TikTok since Sunday. In the now-viral clip, several staffers can be seen leading the group toward the back of the restaurant as Swift waves to onlookers, who are calling out their thanks and goodbyes. Swift’s friendship with the WAGs has made headlines since the popstar began attending Kansas City Chiefs games last fall, in the early days of her romance with tight end Travis Kelce . She’s been seen sitting and celebrating in the stands with Brittany Mahomes and Lyndsay Bell, who are married to quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Blake Bell, respectively. Back in August, fans speculated there might be a rift in Swift and Brittany’s relationship, after the latter appeared to support Donald Trump’s controversial presidential platform . Swift, who has been known to support progressive policies related to LGBTQ and reproductive rights, shortly thereafter issued her endorsement for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris . Though the women cheered on the Chiefs from different suites during the Super Bowl champs’ home opener in early September, talk of a political-based feud was put to rest when Swift attended the birthday party Brittany threw for Patrick two weeks later. Swift is currently in the home stretch of her record-breaking Eras Tour , which has just three shows left in Vancouver before she takes her final bow on Dec. 8.
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Cardiff Council has issued an update on what will be open and what further disruption will continue on Sunday December 8 in the wake of Storm Darragh. The council said its crews were out “battling against the elements” to respond to more than 130 reports of fallen trees and debris as more than 300 reports came in. Cars were crushed by fallen trees on Cathedral road and uprooted by the storm in the city's parks. “Prioritising cases based on risk to life or public safety, it has been the highest number of incidents dealt with by the council during a single storm event for more than 20 years,” a spokesperson said. Join our WhatsApp news community here for the latest breaking news. As extremely high winds hit the city in the early hours, crews were on site within 20 minutes to the first report of the day at 2.30am and continued to work across the city to unblock roads and clean up the mess left by the storm. Read live updates on Storm Darragh here. The council said: “In dreadful conditions, teams prioritised clearing roads affected by fallen trees as much as possible during daylight hours. Heol Goch in Pentyrch, closed from early this morning, will remain closed overnight while the slip road off Leckwith roundabout to join the A4232 towards Culverhouse Cross has been closed this evening (Saturday)due to a fallen tree.” Crews will return on Sunday to continue with clear up work across the city. The council asked people to “please bear with us” as crews manage the damage caused by Storm Darragh. The council’s contact centre Connect to Cardiff fielded more than 300 reports of fallen trees and damage caused by the storm which were all passed on to teams on the ground on a priority basis. The council said its emergency contact lines are now in a better position to take over with calls as reports have fallen to a manageable level. To ensure reports are addressed promptly, the public is asked to report any fallen trees or highways issues that are likely to cause serious accident or injury to the emergency teams on 029 2087 2087 as social media channels won’t be monitored overnight. With weather warnings remaining in place for Cardiff and other parts of Wales for the rest of Saturday and into Sunday, the council said it will continue to focus on essential services particularly in the areas of social services, housing (including homelessness provision), meals on wheels, Telecare, highways, and harbour authority. You can get more story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here .1. Evergrande Group
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Recently, a piece of news claiming that Tianjin has launched a "Free Education Assistance Program" has been circulating on various social media platforms. This news has caused a great deal of speculation and excitement among the public, especially among students and parents who are eager for more affordable education options. However, the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission has come forward to clarify that this news is false and misleading.Trump transition team says several Cabinet picks targeted with bomb threats and swatting
DENVER (AP) — Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder, Colorado, refuted assertions this week that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old girl that they are not pursuing. JonBenet Ramsey, who competed in beauty pageants, was found dead in the basement of her family’s home in the college town of Boulder the day after Christmas in 1996. Her body was found several hours after her mother called 911 to say her daughter was missing and a ransom note had been left behind. The details of the crime and video footage of JonBenet competing in pageants propelled the case into one of the highest-profile mysteries in the United States. The police comments came as part of their annual update on the investigation, a month before the 28th anniversary of JonBenet’s killing. Police said they released it a little earlier due to the increased attention on the case, apparently referring to the three-part Netflix series “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey.” In a video statement, Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said the department welcomes news coverage and documentaries about the killing of JonBenet, who would have been 34 this year, as a way to generate possible new leads. He said the department is committed to solving the case but needs to be careful about what it shares about the investigation to protect a possible future prosecution. “What I can tell you though, is we have thoroughly investigated multiple people as suspects throughout the years and we continue to be open-minded about what occurred as we investigate the tips that come into detectives," he said. The Netflix documentary focuses on the mistakes made by police and the “media circus” surrounding the case. JonBenet was bludgeoned and strangled. Her death was ruled a homicide, but nobody was ever prosecuted. Police were widely criticized for mishandling the early investigation into her death amid speculation that her family was responsible. However, a prosecutor cleared her parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, and brother Burke in 2008 based on new DNA evidence from JonBenet's clothing that pointed to the involvement of an “unexplained third party” in her slaying. The announcement by former district attorney Mary Lacy came two years after Patsy Ramsey died of cancer. Lacy called the Ramseys “victims of this crime.” John Ramsey has continued to speak out for the case to be solved. In 2022, he supported an online petition asking Colorado’s governor to intervene in the investigation by putting an outside agency in charge of DNA testing in the case. In the Netflix documentary, he said he has been advocating for several items that have not been prepared for DNA testing to be tested and for other items to be retested. He said the results should be put through a genealogy database. In recent years, investigators have identified suspects in unsolved cases by comparing DNA profiles from crime scenes and to DNA testing results shared online by people researching their family trees. In 2021, police said in their annual update that DNA hadn’t been ruled out to help solve the case, and in 2022 noted that some evidence could be “consumed” if DNA testing is done on it. Last year, police said they convened a panel of outside experts to review the investigation to give recommendations and determine if updated technologies or forensic testing might produce new leads. In the latest update, Redfearn said that review had ended but that police continue to work through and evaluate a “lengthy list of recommendations” from the panel. Amy Beth Hanson contributed to this report from Helena, Montana.
“One of the most universal cravings of our time is a hunger for compelling and creative leadership,” wrote one of our mentors, political scientist James MacGregor Burns. Yet, nowadays, leaders nearly everywhere are having a rough time. Syrians have tossed out their brutal dictator and are scrambling to put together provisional leadership. South Koreans have impeached their president, who briefly declared martial law. Several incumbent African leaders have been defeated or replaced. Canadians are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign. Germans have passed a vote of no confidence in their leader. The leaders of Japan, France and the United Kingdom are under fire. College presidents have been fired or are resigning in record numbers. Corporate CEOs and many big-city mayors are in trouble. An excellent FBI director, appointed by Donald Trump nearly eight years ago, is being ill-advisedly forced to resign. U.S. voters this year rejected President Joe Biden's administration. Biden earned about 57% approval in early 2021 is now leaving the White House with a 37% rating. And even though former President Donald Trump boasts of being one of the greatest presidents of all time, his Gallup approval ratings during his first term averaged a modest 41%. He left the White House with a 34% approval rating. Why are leaders today having such a hard time? And what does this mean for the U.S. in the next few years? Effective leadership remains in many ways the most baffling of the performing arts. There is often an element of mystery about it. Intuition, passion, flair and stagecraft come into play, along with strategic reasoning and problem solving. Stagecraft — or the lack of it — has been front and center in recent times. Biden, while credited with important accomplishments, lacked stagecraft. His limited communication and inspirational skills, combined with his health challenges, proved a major handicap. A curious contrast is the currently popular Argentinean President Javier Milei. A Trump admirer, Milei is even more libertarian and anti-government, and even more of a theatrical and operatic showman, than Trump. So far, "chainsaw" Milei, who is trying to fight inflation, is popular. Argentina, however, is known to be rough on its leaders, so time will tell. Leadership in these polarized times is complicated. The U.S. has witnessed a hardening of party loyalties for Democrats and Republicans. This is occurring even while most U.S. voters tell pollsters they are moderate and increasing numbers are registering to vote as independent or unaffiliated. There are now sizable activist voting groups who view political leaders through highly critical political party lenses. In their eyes, only their own party has the correct philosophy and the right programs. These activists are quick to blame the opposition party for policies they deem weird or wrongheaded. Obamacare, Trump's tax cuts, COVID shutdowns, electric vehicle mandates — these are all examples of policies that the opposition party blamed on leadership overreach. Today's instant internet communications trigger nationwide feuds. Even if the political mood of the country was less polarized than it is today, leadership is hard because of many inherent paradoxes. For example, we want a strong, bold leader, yet we are suspicious of a leader becoming autocratic or violating constitutional norms. After the Watergate scandal in 1972, President Richard Nixon famously commented "If the president does it, it's not illegal." Nixon, of course, was forced to resign in 1974, and most Americans were appalled at his claim. Another paradox is that we simultaneously want visionary, leadership that brings out the best in us, yet we also want incremental, pragmatic policy changes. In the past election, for example, Democrats were blamed for being too aggressive on “woke-ism” and not bold enough on border security and illegal immigration. President John Quincy Adams had a succinct definition of a leader: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” Leadership is a collective enterprise. It is an ongoing, subtle, and often complicated interplay between widely shared common desires and a leader's capacity to understand and respond to those desires. President-elect Trump is in an unusual position. He already has experience as president. His party has narrow control of the Senate, the House and the Supreme Court. The Republican Party is more unified now than when he moved into the White House in 2017. And, at least for now, Trump enjoys support by big business and the working class. But he does not have an electoral mandate from voters. While he won the 2024 election, the election was relatively close. Biden won by a bigger margin in 2020. And more than a third of eligible voters didn't bother to vote in November. During his first term, Trump enjoyed strong stock market increases until the pandemic came along. His allies say that Trump is inclined to consider how the stock market does as akin to a national poll. Thus, the performance of the market might, in some ways, limit Trump’s popularity, providing guardrails in his second term. Trump likes to compare himself to President Abraham Lincoln, and there are several opportunities for Trump to win more public support. Americans yearn to see a sensible ending of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Trump wants to be a negotiator in these areas, and he could be a successful peacemaker. He should join with our allies and help rebuild a viable Syria — though his much-talked-about department to cut government spending and his isolationist views may undercut such efforts. Americans want more effective border control but do not favor the huge mass deportations that Trump has proposed. Trump should win approval for a more limited and nuanced solution to border control and the illegal immigration issue. This will be tricky, because Trump has made virtually impossible claims as to what he will do at the border and all at once. He must find an acceptable moderate balance on the immigration issue, and this will be a daunting challenge for him. Trump will earn applause for sensible efforts to lessen waste in government operations. Nobody favors waste, but few favor government shutdowns. Some agencies could be consolidated. Some regulations can surely be reduced. And some programs can be postponed or delivered over a longer time span. The soaring national debt is a major problem. Trump faces tough leadership decisions on both tax cuts and government spending reductions. But Trump will face a huge backlash if he and his super-wealthy advisers go after the most popular programs like Social Security, Medicare or veterans’ entitlements. Trump is trying to win approval by joining the movement to end daylight saving time. Most presidents have feuded with the media, yet Trump has taken criticism of the media to the next level. But Trump as president needs and basks in media attention. The media needs him. Leadership and intimidation don't mix well for very long. Trump and some of his supporters have expressed their desire to get “revenge” on his political opponents. He would be well-advised to control these impulses and concentrate on improving the economy. His models should be Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant — not Lear and Othello. As a letter writer to The New York Times said recently about Trump: “Imagine a presidency in which the president seeks to uplift the most vulnerable and implement programs that benefit all Americans, not just those who vote for him.” Leaders are lifters. Trump is a gifted campaigner, a good storyteller, and he is an accomplished showman, as was former President Ronald Reagan. But even though he is inheriting a strong national economy, Trump has set high expectations for himself. He has made countless promises, and he will be presiding over a country that has become even more skeptical of national leaders and national institutions. He won the presidency in good part because inflation was high, and groceries were expensive. But inflation is not coming down as fast as we would like, and additional tariffs may well be inflationary. American voters seem to want what former President Warren G. Harding promised in 1920 — “A Return to Normalcy.” That is a promise that will be hard to achieve in this time of constant change. His decisions about the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will continue to be controversial. His TikTok decisions will divide. His deference to Elon Musk could prove problematic. We yearn for leaders to unite us as well as help us solve problems. Opportunities are always there for a new presidential administration, and the hopes for Trump’s presidency are high in many places. But exercising effective leadership is hard to do.
The Taiwan authorities are keeping a close eye on the movements of the People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait as the activities of mainland Chinese warships draw attention. Tensions have been escalating in the region, with frequent maneuvers by Chinese vessels prompting concerns about potential military confrontation.Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. Strikes during busy periods like the holidays can help unions exercise leverage during negotiations or garner support from sympathetic consumers. One expert says he thinks workers at both companies are “desperate” to make progress before President-elect Donald Trump can appoint a Republican majority to the National Labor Relations Board. Workers at Starbucks, Amazon and some other prominent consumer brands are fighting for their first contracts after several locations voted to unionize. Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms. The platform grew out of the company then known as Twitter and was eventually intended to replace it. While this is still very much a pie in the sky, Bluesky’s growth trajectory could make it a serious competitor to other social platforms. With growth, though, comes growing pains. It’s not just human users who’ve been flocking to Bluesky but also bots, including those designed to create partisan division or direct users to junk websites. Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Farmers in Georgia are still reeling more than two months after Hurricane Helene blew away cotton, destroyed ripened squash and cucumbers and uprooted pecan trees and timber. Agribusinesses in other Southern states saw costly damage as well. The University of Georgia estimates the September storm inflicted $5.5 billion in direct losses and indirect costs in Georgia alone. In rural Toombs County, Chris Hopkins just finished harvesting his ravaged cotton crop and figures he lost half of it, costing him about $430,000. Poultry grower Jeffrey Pridgen in Georgia's Coffee County had four of his 12 chicken houses destroyed and others badly damaged. Farmers say more government disaster assistance is needed. Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI’s strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products. But he grew disillusioned with the company and told The Associated Press this fall he would “try to testify” in copyright infringement cases against it. Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price pressures cooled after two months of sharp gains. Prices rose just 0.1% from October to November. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices also ticked up just 0.1%, after two months of outsize 0.3% gains. The milder inflation figures arrived two days after Federal Reserve officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, rocked financial markets by revealing that they now expect to cut their key interest rate just two times in 2025, down from four in their previous estimate. Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says the government will shut down video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents following the stabbing death of a teenager in mid-November by another teenager following a quarrel that started on TikTok. Prime Minister Edi Rama, speaking at a meeting with teachers and parents, said TikTok “would be fully closed for all. ... There will be no TikTok in the Republic of Albania.” Rama says the ban will begin sometime next year. Albanian children comprise the largest group of TikTok users in the country, according to domestic researchers. Stock market today: Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a pretty bad one. The S&P 500 rallied 1.1% Friday to shave its loss for the week down to 2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped nearly 500 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. A report said a measure of inflation the Federal Reserve likes to use was slightly lower last month than expected. It’s an encouraging signal after the Fed shocked markets Wednesday by saying worries about inflation could keep it from cutting interest rates in 2025 as much as earlier thought. Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve Workers at U.S. Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve. Workers at 535 of the 10,000 company-owned Starbucks stores in the U.S. have voted to unionize. The Starbucks Workers United union accuses the Seattle-based coffeehouse chain of failing to honor a commitment made in February to reach a labor agreement this year. Starbucks says the union prematurely left the bargaining table this week. It said Friday there's been no significant impact to store operations. It's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day. The two weekends on either side of Christmas are tempting a lot of people to head out earlier. U.S. airlines expect to have their busiest days to be Friday and Sunday this week and next Thursday, Friday and Sunday. A government shutdown that could start as soon as Saturday was not expected to immediately affect flights and airport operations. Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here's what you should know Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are on strike for a second day at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just days before Christmas. At midnight on Saturday, the Teamsters say workers at a prominent unionized warehouse in New York will also join. The union has not indicated how many employees were participating in the walkout or when it will end. The Teamsters say the workers were continuing their strike on Friday after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union had set for contract negotiations. The company says it doesn’t expect the strikes taking place in Southern California, San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, and Skokie, Illinois, to impact holiday shipments.Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit