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Rashford, a product of United's youth academy, has been a key figure for the club in recent years. However, despite his undoubted talent and potential, the English striker has come under scrutiny for his inconsistent performances and lack of end product in front of goal.---Excited by the prospect of achieving her desired look, the woman went ahead with the procedure without conducting thorough research or verifying the credentials of the beauty salon. Little did she know that this decision would lead to a nightmare of complications and regret. Following the surgery, she began to experience severe pain, swelling, and infection in her legs, causing her distress and discomfort.
Upon arriving in the UK, Coach Xu was thrilled to have the opportunity to watch a thrilling match between two top Premier League teams. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric, with fans cheering and chanting throughout the game. As Coach Xu observed the strategies and tactics employed by the teams, he took mental notes and analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of each side. It was a valuable learning experience for him, providing new ideas and inspiration for his coaching style.CEO Shooting ‘Person of Interest’ Ripped Insurance Industry in Manifesto: Reports
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In conclusion, the swift response and actions taken by the authorities in Zhengzhou following the incidents of multiple people fainting at bathhouses reflect a commitment to protecting public health and safety. The collaborative efforts of medical teams, investigators, and regulatory bodies have been instrumental in addressing the situation promptly and effectively. By enforcing temporary closures, conducting thorough inspections, and implementing preventive measures, the authorities are working towards creating a safer environment for residents and visitors in Zhengzhou. It is essential to remain vigilant, proactive, and transparent in addressing potential health risks to safeguard the well-being of the community.In recent years, Manchester United has struggled to bring in top-tier players who can make an immediate impact on the team. Despite spending large sums of money on transfers, the club has often failed to secure the signatures of high-profile targets. This has raised questions about the recruitment strategy employed by the club and the effectiveness of their scouting network. The lack of success in the transfer market has led to a sense of frustration among the fans, who have grown accustomed to seeing the club compete for major trophies.
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One at a time as Sue Bird, Rebecca Lobo, Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi took the microphone on court and spoke about the impact their two former coaches had not only on them but on the 160 players they have mentored through the decades, the fans smiled, laughed and applauded both the architects of their dynasty and those legends. From the 44-point victory over Fairleigh Dickinson University cementing Auriemma’s legacy with win No. 1,217, to the 60-plus former players who returned to Storrs on a Wednesday night in mid-November to the live goat they had at the game to honor the Greatest Of All Time, everything about the night felt perfectly scripted. Except maybe one thing. Azzi Fudd managed to steal some of the spotlight away from Geno and CD by making her first appearance in a game in more than a year and receiving one of the loudest cheers of the night as she checked into the game with 3:39 to play in the first quarter. “I thought everybody was here for Azzi Fudd Night,” Auriemma said. “I was pretty excited to be part of Azzi Fudd Night.” All joking aside, Auriemma is incredibly excited by the return of Fudd, and the fans were justified in excitedly showering her with love and acknowledgment. The redshirt junior elevates the Huskies from a really good young contender into arguably the favorite to win this year’s national championship. She’s one of the best shooters in the country, and when she is healthy she can carry a team like she did the first six games of her sophomore season when she averaged 24.0 points. “It is going to be slow going in the beginning, but she changes our team,” Auriemma said. “She makes us better. Not that others can’t, but I think we would have the makings of what makes a really, really competitive team, a team that can compete for a championship.” Auriemma’s rationale is that she completes the triangle of greatness that has always allowed the Huskies to win multiple champions at a time. “You have to have great inside play, you have to have a really good wing player, and you have to have a really, really good guard,” Auriemma said. “When you look at the best teams I have had whether it was Renee (Montgomery), Maya and Tina (Charles) or Sue and Dee and they had too many with Asjha (Jones), Tamika (Williams) and Swin (Cash) or whether it was Stewie (Breanna Stewart) and (Morgan) Tuck and Moriah (Jefferson) we had all three. “I think Azzi makes us whole,” Auriemma said. “She gives us the three things we need. It is not going to show itself this week, next week or maybe the whole month of November, but when we get her fully acclimated, we are a different team.” It will take time. Fudd played only 12:27 and finished with four points on 1-for-4 shooting including three missed 3-pointers. But after rehabbing the torn ACL in her knee for the past year, she overcame the biggest hurdle which was simply getting back on the court. “I was looking at the schedule, and I wanted to wait at least a year after surgery until I came back,” Fudd said. “After talking to the doctors, (strength and conditioning coach Andrea) Hudy and (athletic trainer) Janelle (Francisco) and with the tough games coming up, this was the best game that would give me enough time to prepare and get myself back into game mode with everyone else. “I chose this game with the staff and doctors and didn’t realize this was the big 40th and most winningest celebration. It happened perfectly, and I am so grateful to have played in this game and been part of it. “It felt incredible. I had a lot of nerves. I am glad the game is over. The first-game jitters are hopefully done with.” On a night when so many were at Gampel to honor the past, Fudd gave them all reason to dream about the future while she enjoyed a long-awaited opportunity to just enjoy being in the present no matter what the results were. So much of her career has been in flux. She’s missed more games (73) than she has played (43), and prior to Wednesday night, she had played only 17 games with Paige Bueckers. She said she clearly had some anxiety, but Bueckers helped her work through that. One second after Fudd subbed into the game, Bueckers ran an out of bounds play to get Fudd a 3-point attempt. She missed it, but on the very next possession the Huskies got her the ball again, she was fouled, went to the free throw line and sank her two shots. “I was nervous but so excited and happy to be out there,” Fudd said. “I was talking to Paige about it earlier. I just wanted to play. I was nervous for this, nervous to not play well. She said, ‘It doesn’t matter as long as you are out there. You can miss, you can air ball, you can do whatever, but you are out there playing.’ “So I took that to heart. I could have made all my shots. I could have missed all my shots. I was just so excited and grateful to be out there again playing with my teammates.”
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Login or signup to continue reading "We're talking significant periods of time ... two or three decades," Victoria's Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority chief executive Jen Brereton told a federal nuclear inquiry hearing in Melbourne on Wednesday. "It's for operators to decide what to do with their asset," Dr Brereton said, with three swathes of the Latrobe Valley to be cleaned up after a century of providing coal to adjoining power stations. Nor would there be short cuts available on legal obligations to make the sites safe and stable if the federal government compulsorily acquired the freehold land to meet its nuclear generation timeline. Engie's Hazelwood has already closed. Energy Australia is scheduled to close Yallourn in 2028, unless a deal is struck to extend operations, while AGL's Loy Yang A power station is due to close in 2035. If elected in 2025, the federal opposition says it will build reactors at seven former coal power plant sites across Australia - including Latrobe Valley - to support "cheap, clean and consistent energy". Small modular reactors will start producing electricity by 2035 or by 2037 if larger plants are the best option, under the coalition plan . However, women voters are strongly opposed to nuclear energy and are most concerned any consideration of the controversial power source will delay the switch to renewables, polling shows. A national survey released by the Australian Conservation Foundation found a stark gender divide, with a mere 26 per cent of women saying nuclear would be good for Australia, compared with 51 per cent of men. But only one in three of the men surveyed were willing to live near a nuclear plant, according to the DemosAU poll of 6709 adults. A women's climate change movement, 1 Million Women, surveyed an additional 3351 women and found 93 per cent of its supporters were concerned about nuclear energy, with the top-ranked concern its potential to derail the rollout of renewable energy. The independent Climate Council said it was concerned the coalition was relying on one private sector " base case " for nuclear costings compared to renewables rather than experts at the Australian Energy Market Operator. The Clean Energy Council said it would confuse policy makers and confound the public's understanding of the cost of replacing ageing energy infrastructure. "Ultimately what's crucial is that any new investment is made at the least cost to Australian consumers," a spokesperson for the industry body told AAP. "Only renewable energy - solar, wind, hydro - together with energy storage, is capable of delivering on this - and it's being built right now," she said. 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Holly Valance’s husband is to become Reform UK’s treasurer, after renouncing his Conservative Party membership over what he described as “too many broken promises.” Billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy accused the Tories of a “complete breach of trust with the wealth creators in our country” and said he would take up the fundraising role in the new year. Ms Valance is also a prominent Reform backer. Holly Valance and Nick Candy at a Reform UK event in July (Yui Mok/PA) Reform has been buoyed by a series of Tory defections, including former minister Andrea Jenkyns, and described Mr Candy’s appointment as its “latest coup” as it prepares for the local elections in May. Mr Candy said: “I have today resigned my membership of the Conservative Party after many years of active support and substantial donations to the party. “I am sorry to say there have been too many broken promises and a complete breach of trust with the wealth creators in our country. “Nigel Farage is a close personal friend of mine, and Reform UK represents the future of British politics. “I am pleased to announce that I will now become the treasurer for Reform UK and intend to raise enough funds for them to win the next general election. “I will take up the role in the new year.” Reform leader Nigel Farage MP said: “I warmly welcome this decision. We are the fastest-growing movement in British politics today and Nick’s efforts will help Reform UK transform our country.”
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his 13-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. The exit of Assad, 59, stood in stark contrast to his first months as Syria’s unlikely president in 2000, when many hoped he would be a young reformer after three decades of his father’s iron grip. At age 34, the Western-educated ophthalmologist appeared as a geeky tech-savvy fan of computers with a gentle demeanor. But when faced with protests of his rule that erupted in March 2011, Assad turned to the brutal tactics of his father to crush dissent. As the uprising hemorrhaged into an outright civil war, he unleashed his military to blast opposition-held cities, with support from allies Iran and Russia. The war has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half of the country’s prewar population of 23 million. International rights groups and prosecutors alleged widespread use of torture and extrajudicial killings in Syria’s government-run detention centers. The conflict appeared to be frozen in recent years, and though Damascus remained under crippling Western sanctions, neighboring countries began to resign themselves to Assad’s continued hold on power. In November, opposition groups in northwest Syria launched an offensive. Government forces quickly collapsed while Assad’s allies, preoccupied by other conflicts — Russia’s war in Ukraine and the wars between Israel and the Iran-backed militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas — appeared reluctant to forcefully intervene. Assad came to power in 2000 by a twist of fate. His father cultivated Bashar’s oldest brother, Basil, as his successor, but in 1994, Basil was killed in a car crash in Damascus. Bashar was brought home from his ophthalmology practice in London, put through military training and elevated to the rank of colonel to establish his credentials so he could one day rule. When Hafez Assad died in 2000, parliament quickly lowered the presidential age requirement from 40 to 34. Bashar’s elevation was sealed by a nationwide referendum, in which he was the only candidate. Hafez, a lifelong military man, ruled the country for nearly 30 years during which he set up a Soviet-style centralized economy and kept such a stifling hand over dissent that Syrians feared even to joke about politics to their friends. He pursued a secular ideology that sought to bury sectarian differences under Arab nationalism and the image of heroic resistance to Israel. He formed an alliance with the Shiite clerical leadership in Iran, sealed Syrian domination over Lebanon and set up a network of Palestinian and Lebanese militant groups. Tall and lanky with a slight lisp, Bashar had a quiet, gentle demeanor. His only official position before becoming president was head of the Syrian Computer Society. His wife, Asma al-Akhras, whom he married months after taking office, was attractive, stylish and British-born. The young couple, who eventually had three children, seemed to shun trappings of power. They lived in an apartment in the upscale Abu Rummaneh district of Damascus, as opposed to a palatial mansion like other Arab leaders. Initially upon coming to office, Assad freed political prisoners and allowed more open discourse. In the “Damascus Spring,” salons for intellectuals emerged where Syrians could discuss art, culture and politics to a degree impossible under his father. But after 1,000 intellectuals signed a public petition calling for multiparty democracy and greater freedoms in 2001, and others tried to form a political party, the salons were snuffed out by the feared secret police, who jailed dozens of activists. Assad turned to economic reforms. He slowly lifted economic restrictions, let in foreign banks, threw the doors open to imports and empowered the private sector. Damascus and other cities saw a flourishing of shopping malls, new restaurants and consumer goods. Tourism swelled. Abroad, he stuck to the line his father set, based on the alliance with Iran and a policy of insisting on a full return of the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, though Assad never militarily confronted Israel. In 2005, he lost Syria’s decades-old control over neighboring Lebanon after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. With many Lebanese accusing Damascus of being behind the slaying, Syria was forced to withdraw its troops from the country and a pro-American government came to power. At the same time, the Arab world split into two camps — one of U.S.-allied, Sunni-led countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the other of Syria and Shiite-led Iran with their ties to Hezbollah and Palestinian militants. Assad relied largely on the same power base at home as his father: his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam comprising about 10% of the population. Many of the positions in his government went to younger generations of the same families that worked for his father. Drawn in as well were members of the new middle class created by his reforms, including prominent Sunni merchant families. Assad also turned to his own family. When 2011 protests erupted in Tunisia and Egypt, eventually toppling their rulers, Assad dismissed the possibility of the same occurring in Syria, insisting his regime was more in tune with its people. After the Arab Spring wave reached Syria, he blamed “foreign-backed terrorists” for trying to destabilize his regime and his security forces staged a brutal crackdown. As the uprising spiraled into a civil war, millions of Syrians fled to Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon and on to Europe. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!As the investigation into the shooting continues, questions linger about the circumstances surrounding the attack and the motivations of the suspect. While the arrest may provide some closure to those affected by the tragedy, the scars left behind by such a heinous act will take time to heal.
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The winning ticket was purchased at a local convenience store, where the lucky citizen had decided to try their luck on a whim. Little did they know that this spur-of-the-moment decision would completely alter the course of their life. When the winning numbers were announced, disbelief turned into overwhelming joy as it became clear that they were the sole winner of the massive prize.Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after they say a Pennsylvania McDonald's worker alerted authorities to a customer who resembled the suspected gunman. The suspect, identified by police as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, had a gun believed to be the one used in Wednesday’s attack on Brian Thompson , as well as writings expressing anger at corporate America, police said. Here are some of the latest developments in the ongoing investigation: Where was the man captured? Mangione was taken into custody at around 9:15 a.m. after police received a tip that he was eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 85 miles (137 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh, police said. People are also reading... Mangione was being held in Pennsylvania on gun charges and will eventually be extradited to New York to face charges in connection with Thompson’s death, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. What evidence did police find? In addition to a three-page, handwritten document that suggests he harbored “ill will toward corporate America,” Kenny said Mangione also had a ghost gun , a type of weapon that can be assembled at home and is difficult to trace. Officers questioned Mangione, who was acting suspiciously and carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a U.S. passport, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. Officers also found a suppressor, “consistent with the weapon used in the murder,” the commissioner said. He had clothing and a mask similar to those worn by the shooter and a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the shooting, Tisch said. What do we know about Mangione? Kenny said Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco and that his last known address is in Honolulu. Mangione, who was valedictorian of his Maryland prep school, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a university spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday. He learned to code in high school and helped start a club at Penn for people interested in gaming and game design, according to a 2018 story in Penn Today, a campus publication. His social media posts also suggest that he belonged to the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. They also show him taking part in a 2019 program at Stanford University, and in photos with family and friends at the Jersey Shore and in Hawaii, San Diego, Puerto Rico, and other destinations. The Gilman School, from which Mangione graduated in 2016, is one of Baltimore’s elite prep schools. Some of the city’s wealthiest and most prominent people, including Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., have had children attend the school. Its alumni include sportswriter Frank Deford and former Arizona Gov. Fife Symington. In his valedictory speech, Luigi Mangione described his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things,” according to a post on the school website. He praised their collective inventiveness and pioneering mindset. Mangione comes from a prominent Maryland family. His grandfather Nick Mangione, who died in 2008, was a successful real estate developer. One of his best-known projects was Turf Valley Resort, a sprawling luxury retreat and conference center outside Baltimore that he purchased in 1978. The father of 10 children, Nick Mangione prepared his five sons — including Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis Mangione — to help manage the family business, according to a 2003 Washington Post report. The Mangione family also purchased Hayfields Country Club north of Baltimore in 1986. On Monday, Baltimore County police officers blocked off an entrance to the property, which public records link to Luigi Mangione’s parents. A swarm of reporters and photographers gathered outside the entrance. Luigi Mangione is one of 37 grandchildren of Nick Mangione, according to his obituary. Luigi Mangione's grandparents donated to charities through the Mangione Family Foundation, according to a statement from Loyola University commemorating Nick Mangione’s wife’s death in 2023. They donated to various causes ranging from Catholic organizations to colleges and the arts. One of Luigi Mangione’s cousins is Republican Maryland state legislator Nino Mangione. A spokesman for the lawmaker's office confirmed the relationship Monday. The shooting and a quick escape Police said the person who killed Thompson left a hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side at 5:41 a.m. on Wednesday. Just 11 minutes later, he was seen on surveillance video walking back and forth in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, wearing a distinctive backpack. At 6:44 a.m., he shot Thompson at a side entrance to the hotel, fled on foot, then climbed aboard a bicycle and within four minutes had entered Central Park. Another security camera recorded the gunman leaving the park near the American Museum of Natural History at 6:56 a.m. still on the bicycle but without the backpack. After getting in a taxi, he headed north to a bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge, arriving at around 7:30 a.m. From there, the trail of video evidence runs cold. Police have not located video of the suspected shooter exiting the building, leading them to believe he likely took a bus out of town. Police said they are still investigating the path the suspect took to Pennsylvania. “This just happened this morning," Kenny said. "We’ll be working, backtracking his steps from New York to Altoona, Pennsylvania,” Kenny said. Associated Press reporters Lea Skene in Baltimore and Cedar Attanasio in New York contributed to this report. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.
