Antifa Groups Charged with Violently Countering California ‘Patriot March’

Prosecutors have charged approximately seven individuals, described as self-identified anti-fascists, regarding eight alleged assaults in January amid a Pacific Beach “Patriot March,” the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Monday. The march event was organized by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The Union-Tribune article continued: Those arraigned Monday in San Diego Superior Court were among a group arrested Thursday in raids by police officers and sheriff’s deputies across Southern California. Prosecutors allege the defendants “are self-identified to be affiliated with Anti-fascists or Antifa,” according to a criminal complaint, and began organizing themselves — with one group originating in San Diego and the other in Los Angeles — a week before the pro-Trump rally. DA charges San Diego, Los Angeles Antifa groups with violently countering P.B. Patriot March https://t.co/VZRw2NhCwx pic.twitter.com/zpkme3sPhl — San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut) December 7, 2021 It is thought to be one of the first cases to use conspiracy charges, in this instance conspiracy to commit riot, to focus on alleged members of Antifa, the article stated. A criminal complaint said the defendants charged started the criminal conspiracy “by liking and sharing” a January 2 social media post. The post reportedly called for a counterprotest on the pro-Trump event, “in essence agreeing to take part in the ‘direct action.’ Others agreed by showing up in Pacific Beach on January 9th, 2021 and participating in the violence” noted in the complaint, prosecutors asserted. The individuals were accused of using pepper spray, small flag poles, sticks, and additional items to attack event participants on January 9 in the street and boardwalk located near Crystal Pier. #breaking trump supporters clash with BLM and antifa on the boardwalk in PB. Heavy police presence some fights and scuffles. Pepper spray etc (not from pd). @fox5sandiego pic.twitter.com/SrMjWnISlZ — Paul makarushka (@heyguyfox5) January 9, 2021   Aerial footage also showed police trying to break up the protest in Pacific Beach: Many of the attacks noted in the complaint reportedly matched incidents that were filmed and posted online, such as a clip of a counterprotester pepper spraying a dog and the animal’s owner, the Union-Tribune report said. “Video evidence analysis shows that overwhelmingly the violence in this incident was perpetrated by the Antifa affiliates and was not a mutual fray with both sides crossing out of lawful First Amendment expression into riot and violence,” District Attorney Summer Stephan’s office noted in press release. The post Antifa Groups Charged with Violently Countering California Patriot March appeared first on Patabook News .

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Olaf Scholz succeeds Angela Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era

BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz became Germany‘s ninth post-World War II chancellor Wednesday, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change but faces the immediate challenge of handling the country’s toughest phase yet of the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers voted by 395-303 to elect Scholz, with six abstentions — a comfortable majority, though short of the 416 seats his three-party coalition holds in the 736-seat lower house of parliament. That’s not unusual when chancellors are elected, and some lawmakers were out sick. Scholz exchanged fist bumps with lawmakers from across the political spectrum before German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier formally appointed him as chancellor. He was due to be sworn in by the speaker of parliament later Wednesday. Merkel, who is no longer a member of parliament, looked on from the spectators’ gallery as parliament voted. Lawmakers gave her a standing ovation as the session started. Scholz, 63, Germany’s vice chancellor and finance minister since 2018, brings a wealth of experience and discipline to an untried coalition of his center-left Social Democrats, the environmentalist Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats. The three parties are portraying the combination of former rivals as a progressive alliance that will bring new energy to the country after Merkel‘s near-record time in office. “We are venturing a new departure, one that takes up the major challenges of this decade and well beyond that,” Scholz said Tuesday. If the parties succeed, he added, “that is a mandate to be reelected together at the next election.” The new government aims to step up efforts against climate change by expanding the use of renewable energy and bringing Germany‘s exit from coal-fired power forward from 2038, “ideally” to 2030. It also wants to do more to modernize the country, including improving its notoriously poor cellphone and internet networks. It also plans more liberal social policies, including legalizing the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes and easing the path to German citizenship while pledging greater efforts to deport immigrants who don’t win asylum. The coalition partners want to lower the voting age in national elections from 18 to 16. The government also plans to increase Germany‘s minimum wage to 12 euros ($13.50) per hour from the current 9.60 euros, which Scholz has said “means a wage increase for 10 million.” And the coalition also pledged to get 400,000 new apartments per year built in an effort to curb rising rental prices. Scholz has signaled continuity in foreign policy, saying the government would stand up for a strong European Union and nurture the trans-Atlantic alliance. The three-party alliance brings both opportunities and risks for all the participants, perhaps most of all the Greens. After 16 years in opposition, they will have to prove that they can achieve their overarching aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions while working with partners who may have other priorities. Greens co-leader Robert Habeck will be Scholz‘s vice chancellor, heading a revamped economy and climate ministry. The government’s No. 3 official will be Christian Lindner, the finance minister and leader of the Free Democrats, who insisted that the coalition reject tax hikes and looser curbs on running up debt. The incoming government is portraying itself as a departure in both style and substance from the “grand coalitions” of Germany‘s traditional big parties that Merkel led for all but four years of her tenure, with the Social Democrats as junior partners. In those tense alliances, the partners sometimes seemed preoccupied mostly with blocking each other’s plans. Merkel‘s final term saw frequent infighting, some of it within her own center-right Union bloc, until the pandemic hit. She departs with a legacy defined largely by her acclaimed handling of a series of crises, rather than any grand visions for Germany. Scholz told his party last weekend that “it was difficult” governing with Merkel’s bloc, which his Social Democrats narrowly beat in Germany‘s September election. He criticized the Union bloc’s “this-far-and-no-further conservatism.” The agreement to form a coalition government between three parties that had significant differences before the election was reached relatively quickly and in unexpected harmony. “If the good cooperation that worked while we were forming the government continues to work, it will be a very, very good time for the tasks that lie ahead of us,” Scholz said. He acknowledged that dealing with the pandemic “will demand all our strength and energy.” German federal and state leaders last week announced tough new restrictions that largely target unvaccinated people. In a longer-term move, parliament will consider a general vaccine mandate. Germany has seen daily COVID-19 infections rise to record levels this fall, though they may now be stabilizing, and hospitals are feeling the strain. The country has seen over 103,000 COVID-19 deaths in the pandemic so far. Merkel has said she won’t seek another political role after shepherding Germany through a turbulent era. The 67-year-old hasn’t disclosed any future plans but said earlier this year that she will take time to read and sleep, “and then let’s see where I show up.” Copyright © 2021 The Washington Times, LLC. (function (d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, script, facebook-jssdk)); The post Olaf Scholz succeeds Angela Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era appeared first on Patabook News .

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Father Pfleger, residents demand leaders address growing Chicago violence

CHICAGO — On Tuesday, discussions were held to try and rein in some of the city’s violence problems. Earlier in the day, Chicago residents gathered with Father Michael Pfleger, of St. Sabina Church, to make some demands. They want city and state leaders to address Chicago’s growing violence. Father Pfleger pointed to data analyzed by the University of Chicago Crime Lab — which found the homicide rate among Blacks in Chicago is the highest it’s ever been in the city’s history. “At least 4,501 people have been shot in Chicago this year, and while we hear daily reports on COVID, the city was silent about the blood in our streets,” Pfleger said. The social activist offered up ten demands he believes city leaders can implement to improve the violence. Among those, Father Pfleger believes residents should be allowed to testify anonymously and witnesses of homicides should be provided protection. The St. Sabina leader also believes an increase in police staffing and task forces will help in solving crimes. “We have to do something more than just taking away days off for police officers who are already stressed out in this city,” Father Pfleger said. Ald. Matt O’Shea hosted a telephone town hall meeting Tuesday night to talk, in part, about crime. During the town hall, 22nd District Commander Sean Joyce answered questions from residents. “Having a high visibility presence to try and deter criminals from coming into the 19th ward and perpetrating these types of crimes, we have them be high visible,” he said. Read more Chicago News Headlines here When asked about what residents can do to help, police said to call 911 whenever you see something suspicious. Close Modal Suggest a Correction Suggest a Correction The post Father Pfleger, residents demand leaders address growing Chicago violence appeared first on Patabook News .

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Opening statements in Daunte Wright manslaughter case expected today : NPR

In this screen grab from video, Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu presides over jury selection in the trial of former police Officer Kim Potter in the April 11, 2021, death of Daunte Wright. AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this screen grab from video, Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu presides over jury selection in the trial of former police Officer Kim Potter in the April 11, 2021, death of Daunte Wright. AP MINNEAPOLIS — Jurors will be presented with starkly different views of the Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright during opening statements at her manslaughter trial Wednesday, with the defense claiming that Kim Potter made an innocent mistake by pulling her handgun instead of her Taser and the prosecution portraying her as a veteran cop who had gone through extensive training that warned of such a mix-up. Potter, 49, is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in Wrights April 11 death in Brooklyn Center. The white former officer – she resigned two days after the shooting – has said she meant to use her Taser on the 20-year-old Wright after he tried to drive away from a traffic stop as officers tried to arrest him, but that she grabbed her handgun instead. Her body camera recorded the shooting. A mostly white jury was seated last week, setting the stage for testimony to begin in a case that sparked angry demonstrations outside the Brooklyn Center police station last spring. Those demonstrations, with protesters frequently clashing with police in riot gear, happened as former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was on trial just 10 miles (16 kilometers) away for killing George Floyd. Potter was training a new officer when they pulled Wright over for having expired license plate tags and an air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror, according to a criminal complaint. When they found that Wright had an outstanding arrest warrant, they tried to arrest him but he got back into his car instead of cooperating. Potters body-camera video recorded her shouting Taser, Taser, Taser and Ill tase you before she fired once with her handgun. Afterward, she is heard saying, I grabbed the wrong (expletive) gun. To bolster their claim that it was an accident, defense attorneys have highlighted Potters immediate reaction and later body-camera footage that hasnt been seen by the public in which Potter is said to have repeatedly expressed remorse. But they have also asserted that Potter was within her rights to use deadly force if she had consciously chosen to do so because Wrights actions endangered other officers at the scene. She believed the use of a Taser was appropriate when she saw Mr. Wrights abject denial of his lawful arrest coupled with his attempted flight, defense attorney Paul Engh wrote in a pretrial filing seeking to dismiss one of the charges. She could have shot him. Prosecutors have countered that Potter had been trained on Taser use several times during her 26-year police career, including twice in the six months that preceded the shooting. In one of their own pretrial filings, they cited training that explicitly warns officers about confusing a handgun with a Taser and directs them to learn the differences between their Taser and firearm to avoid such confusion. Potter, they argued in their filing, consciously and intentionally acted in choosing to use force on Daunte Wright and in reaching for, drawing, pointing, and manipulating a weapon. A jury of 14 people, including two white alternates, will hear the case. Nine of the 12 jurors likely to deliberate are white, one is Black and two are Asian. The jurys racial makeup is roughly in line with the demographics of Hennepin County, which is about 74% white. But the jury is notably less diverse than the one that convicted Chauvin in Floyds killing. Potter has told the court she will testify. The most serious charge against Potter requires prosecutors to prove recklessness, while the lesser requires them to prove culpable negligence. Minnesotas sentencing guidelines call for a prison term of just over seven years on the first-degree manslaughter count and four years on the second-degree one. Prosecutors have said they will seek a longer sentence. The post Opening statements in Daunte Wright manslaughter case expected today : NPR appeared first on Patabook News .

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Afghans adjust to temporary life on U.S. military bases

JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. —  A new father stopped Col. Soleiman Rahel as he walked through the old soldiers’ barracks, now dormitories for thousands of people evacuated after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. “I want you to know I named my son after you,” the man told him. The gesture stands out for Rahel as a symbol of the significance of his work assisting the largest U.S. resettlement effort in half a century. For Rahel, it’s personal — 35 years ago, he too arrived from Afghanistan as a refugee. When the Taliban stormed Kabul in August, Rahel temporarily left his wife and home in Sacramento and moved across the country to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Afghans there know him as “the governor” of their new village. Flights of up to 300 Afghans arrive at the base a couple of times a week. Three housing complexes make up Liberty Village. It is the largest of seven “safe havens” on military bases around the country where the federal government is working to process some 35,000 evacuees — and the only one still accepting new arrivals. During the facility’s first, closely supervised media tour, Department of Defense and Homeland Security officials showed reporters a children’s English class, an impromptu soccer game, a dining hall serving halal meals and a sprawling tented medical facility with capacity to see 400 patients per day. “We have built a small city,” said Gen. Adrian White, who is in charge of the 2,000 personnel who operate the village of 11,100 Afghans — referred to as “guests” — awaiting resettlement. “Our unwavering goal has been to make their life in this temporary location better every day.” Jemimah Sampong, a licensed practical nurse, attends to a 9-day-old child as her mother looks on in the pediatric ward of a medical facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. (Barbara Davidson / Pool Photo ) The federal government has evacuated 83,000 people from Afghanistan to the U.S., including nearly 75,000 Afghans and 8,000 U.S. citizens and green card holders. An additional 3,200 evacuees are waiting for U.S.-bound flights at military bases in the Middle East and Europe, according to Homeland Security. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas told lawmakers last month that the timeline to complete resettlement is between December and February. The short-term spending bill that President Biden signed last week to keep the government running into February includes $7 billion for Afghan resettlement efforts. The last-minute evacuation meant resettlement agencies didn’t have lead time to find housing for refugee families. The refugees are desperate to get off the bases and find jobs so they can start sending money back home. Afghanistan’s economy is collapsing and people are facing starvation. Many of those who have arrived want to end up in places with large Afghan communities, such as Washington, D.C., and California, but those regions have high rents. On Thursday, many families were out for a brisk morning walk, several pushing strollers. Six boys in traditional tunic shirts and pants kicked around a soccer ball, cheering when one scored a goal. Those on the base can also opt for daily legal counseling sessions, Zumba sessions, English classes and cultural orientation classes with topics including sexual consent and how to navigate police interactions. At a conversational English class, two Afghan volunteer teachers stood before a few dozen children. On a whiteboard, they had written the vocabulary words of the day: stand, sit, hot, cold, table, chair. In unison, the students chanted sentences using their new words. “This is a chair. That is a table.” Jeff Drumtra, who leads social programming for the refugees at McGuire, said some children are working though their trauma and loss in drawings. “You see the colors of the Afghan flag, either as a flag or in a heart. Some drawings have blood droplets coming from the heart,” he said. An Afghan girl at Liberty Village, her temporary home at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. (Barbara Davidson / Pool Photo ) Among those young artists is Sana Khairi, 18, who had been at the base for 47 days. In that time, she had finished 15 pieces in ink, colored pencil and oil paint. Her favorite depicted four Afghan soldiers struggling to raise their country’s flag. “We never want to let anybody think that we’re going to let the Afghan flag drop on the floor,” she said in Dari through an interpreter. Khairi said her father was in the Afghan military and worked with U.S. troops. When she and her parents arrived at the Kabul airport, he couldn’t make it safely through Taliban checkpoints and was left behind. Now he is in hiding. Though she loves art and writing, Khairi said she dreams of being a surgeon — something that felt impossible in Afghanistan because of limited education and opportunities for women. At Liberty Village, a linguist helped her translate some of her poems into English to share with military personnel. One, written Sept. 1 at a military base in Germany, is called “I Am a Refugee.” “O motherland, your season changed. Your treasures, unseen. Your children, buried. Your flag, lowered. You have been abandoned. O motherland, you are forgotten. I packed for a journey. I don’t know its destination. My dreams like torn pages fall from your sky, and you fell in the hands of unkind.” Families like Khairi’s are screened before they arrive. Homeland Security reviews fingerprints, photos and biometric and biographic data for all Afghans before they are permitted to board a flight to the U.S. Upon arrival, guests are taken for medical screening and vaccinated against COVID-19 and other illnesses. Dari, Pashto, Persian, Tajik and Urdu interpreters are on hand. Afghan refugee women wait to be seen by a doctor in the medical tent at Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. (Barbara Davidson / Pool Photo ) Just 3,500 of the 14,000 people housed at Liberty Village since it opened have been resettled, said Katy Swartz, an acting team lead with the State Department. Among all evacuated Afghans, more than 40% are eligible for special immigrant visas that are given to those who worked directly with the U.S. government, she said. The others, who got out amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, will face a case-by-case determination of their eligibility to stay. Many will seek refugee status or asylum, while others will seek green cards through immediate relatives who are U.S. citizens or residents. All arriving Afghans were temporarily admitted to the U.S. with protection from deportation for two years. More than 100 babies — including baby Rahel — have been born since the first Afghans arrived at McGuire on Aug. 24. Just under half of the guests are children younger than 14. Each housing complex is overseen by a lieutenant colonel who is identified as the “mayor” and holds weekly town halls with residents. Two “governors,” including the elder Rahel, oversee the entire village. Rahel came to the U.S. at age 15 after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Assisting Afghans in a similar position feels like his life’s purpose, he said. Villagers ask if they could someday join the military like he did. (Of course, he tells them.) Children ask if he is Afghan or American. (He explains he is both.) The hardest questions are from people asking how to bring over additional family members who are stuck in Afghanistan, including thousands of Afghan government workers, teachers, journalists and others at risk of persecution under Taliban rule and unable to move freely. “It’s heartbreaking because there isn’t much we can do,” he said. He tries to get people to focus on rebuilding their lives — the quicker they can transition to normality after resettlement, the quicker they can get jobs and assist their loved ones. After Liberty Village goes back to just being Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Rahel said, his work on Afghan resettlement will continue. Rahel’s wife recently took in three Afghan women after her husband met two of them at the base and they relocated to California. He connected a 12-year-old boy who was a gifted soccer player to a team in the Bronx, N.Y. 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Source: Cheryl Reeve To Be Next US Women’s Basketball Team Coach – WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve will be the next USA Basketball national team coach, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been publicly announced. USA Basketball will hold a news conference on Wednesday in Minnesota. The WNBA coach has been an assistant on the last two Olympic teams,. She will be the first professional women’s basketball coach to lead the team since Anne Donovan was courtside for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. UConn’s Geno Auriemma was the coach in the 2012 and 2016 Games. South Carolina’s Dawn Staley led the Americans to a seventh consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer. Reeve served as an assistant coach to both Staley and Auriemma. The veteran coach has won four WNBA championships with Minnesota. Cheryl Reeve (credit: CBS) The U.S. is in a bit of transition with five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird retiring from international play. Her backcourt partner for all those gold medals, Diana Taurasi, hasn’t decided whether she will keep playing for USA Basketball or retire as well. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sylvia Fowles, who plays for Reeve in Minnesota, also said she is retiring from USA Basketball. The Americans still will have a dominant interior presence with Britnney Griner, A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Reeve’s first major international event will be the World Cup next fall in Australia. The Americans earned an automatic berth to it by winning the Olympics. The U.S. will host a four-team qualifying tournamen t for the World Cup in February that includes Russia, Belgium and Puerto Rico. (© Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) The post Source: Cheryl Reeve To Be Next US Women’s Basketball Team Coach – WCCO appeared first on Patabook News .

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Three more missionaries released after kidnapping in Haiti earlier this year

Another three of the 17 United States and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti by an armed gang back in October have been freed. The post Three more missionaries released after kidnapping in Haiti earlier this year appeared first on Patabook News .

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Police: 12-year-old girl seriously injured during weekend shooting in the Loop

The girl had been standing in the 100 block of North Michigan Avenue with a group of people when someone opened fire, hitting the child. The post Police: 12-year-old girl seriously injured during weekend shooting in the Loop appeared first on Patabook News .

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Internet Slams Husband’s ‘Ridiculous’ List of Expectations for His ‘Birthday Month’

A woman has taken to Reddit to share the ridiculous expectations that her husband has for his birthday month, and the internet is shocked. Posting to the discussion-based site on December 6, under the account name Change-Ad9635, she started by revealing her husband is turning 30 next month and he wanted to be pampered for his special occasion. However, she then went on to explain that he has come up with a list, which he named birthday month expectations, which details some of the stuff he wants to be able to do during the entire month. The woman then lists examples of these, which includes not cooking, cleaning or doing any type of chores. He also wants to be able to play with his Xbox for hours on end and not to pay his part of rent this month. Additionally, the husband asks that he gets to go out with his friends whenever he wants. The final example of his demands is that he gets to skip any given workday and sleep in without being bothered to wake up to drive our son to school or do any emergency fixes. The mother finished by explaining she already pays the brunt of the bills and does the majority share of housework and childcare. When she pushed back he told her she was being selfish and that she should be happy to do it because his parents did this for him for years. She ended the post by asking whether or not she was being unreasonable to not comply and revealing that as a result of arguing he has been avoiding being near me making me feel like maybe I went too far here. The story has gained lots of traction on Reddit, having received more than 12,400 upvotes and attracted over 2,650 comments, with many people outraged at the husbands actions. One Redditor, Mofukin_Irisden, wrote: Lol if I pulled that s**t on my wife Id expect divorce papers for my birthday present. Another person, Snakecatcher302 added: If I pulled this on my wife Id wanna divorce myself. Big_****slap stated: Genuinely curious why youre even with him, you work, do the house work and childcare I mean youre basically a single mom. What does he bring to the table? RoseFyreFyre typed: Yeah, no responsibilities for the actual day of your birthday is a reasonable ask—you can take one day off work, sleep in late, have your spouse responsible for all meals/childcare/domestic chores, go out with friends But a whole month off? Not paying rent at all? Thats completely absurd. Hell no. Ladyughsalot1 opined: A friendly reminder that forcing ones partner into domestic drudgery and the majority of childcare is abuse. Its not cute. Its not a common gender issue that we can brush off with heehee men! RedoubtableSouth raged: As an adult you dont get a birthday month (month!? what kind of spoiled entitled s**t is this?) or get to ignore your responsibilities for a month. His request is so unrealistic and out of touch with reality. SorceryPointalism commented: Not wanting to do chores or go to work is one (still unreasonable) thing, but my heart breaks at the thought of his child finding out that one of the things dad wanted most for his birthday was to not have to be a father. A stock image of a man blowing out candles on a cake. On Reddit, a woman shared her husbands demands for his birthday month. iStock The post Internet Slams Husbands Ridiculous List of Expectations for His Birthday Month appeared first on Patabook News .

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How to Book a One-Night Stay at the ‘Home Alone’ House on Airbnb – NBC Chicago

Nearly as exciting as a whole cheese pizza all to yourself, requests to book on Airbnb the real-life Home Alone house open Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. CT. The one-night-only stay at the iconic McCallister movie house in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka takes place Dec. 12 and can host up to four guests. The price for the entire stay is $25 (plus tax), so you can keep the change, ya filthy animal. Sarah Crowley Nows your chance to stay in the iconic Home Alone house in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, IL. How to book the Home Alone house on Airbnb Beginning at 1 p.m. CT, Home Alone fanatics can request on Airbnbs website to book the one-night-only stay. According to the listing, this is not a contest, and guests are responsible for their own travel to Chicago, and to the house (just make sure you dont accidentally count Mitch Murphy in the airport shuttle). How much does the stay cost? According to the Airbnb listing, the overnight stay is $25 plus tax. Sarah Crowley Nows your chance to stay in the iconic Home Alone house in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, IL. What does the overnight stay at the Home Alone house include? According to Airbnb, renters will enjoy an evening inside the McCallister house just as you remember it filled with Christmas decorations, booby traps, a candlelit dinner of highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese, Kevins dads after shave, 90s junk food, Chicagos finest pizza and more. Kevins older brother, Buzz will be your host for the evening. He wont be accompanied by his girlfriend, but he will have his pet tarantula with him. The stay can accommodate up to four guests with two bedrooms and 1.5 baths. While some bathroom essentials will be provided, just make sure the toothbrush you bring is approved by the American Dental Association. Local COVID-19 guidelines will apply (Illinois is currently under an indoor mask mandate), and guests are responsible for their own travel to and from Chicago. Airbnb says its closely monitoring Chicago infection rates and government policies, and will offer booking guests a $1,000 USD Airbnb travel credit if it becomes necessary to cancel the stay. Sarah Crowley Nows your chance to stay in the iconic Home Alone house in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, IL. The post How to Book a One-Night Stay at the ‘Home Alone’ House on Airbnb – NBC Chicago appeared first on Patabook News .

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Thousands of Afghans a day cross borders, ‘even if it means our death’

Over the course of an hour on a recent night, the bus waiting in the Herat station filled with passengers. Mostly young men, they had no luggage, just the clothes on their backs, maybe a bag with some bread and water for the long road ahead of them.  That road is leading them to Iran.  Every day, multiple buses rumble out of Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, carrying hundreds of people to the border. There they disembark, connect with their smugglers and trek for days, sometimes crammed into pickup trucks bumping through wastelands, sometimes on foot through treacherous mountains in the darkness, eluding guards and thieves.  MASS STARVATION LOOMS IN AFGHANISTAN AS HALF THE COUNTRY FACES HUNGER UNDER TALIBAN RULE  Afghans sits in a bus in Herat, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, for a 300-mile trip south to Nimrooz near the Iranian border.  (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Once in Iran, most will stay there to look for work. But a few hope to go farther.  We’re going to get to Europe, said Haroun, a 20-year-old sitting in the bus next to his friend Fuad. Back in their village there is no work. We have no choice, the economy here is a wreck. Even if it means our death on the way, we accept that.  Afghans are streaming across the border into Iran in accelerating numbers, driven by desperation. Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, Afghanistan’s economic collapse has accelerated, robbing millions of work and leaving them unable to feed their families. In the past three months, more than 300,000 people have crossed illegally into Iran, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council, and more are coming at the rate of 4,000 to 5,000 a day.  The European Union is now bracing for a potential swell in Afghans trying to reach its shores at a time when EU nations are determined to lock down against migrants in general.  So far, a post-Taliban surge of Afghan migrants to Europe hasn’t materialized. Afghan entries into the EU have remained mostly stable, according to an EU weekly migration report from Nov. 21. The report noted that some Afghans who arrived in Italy from Turkey in November told authorities they had fled their country after the Taliban takeover.  But a significant portion of migrants likely intend to stay in Iran, which is struggling to shut its doors. It already hosts more than 3 million Afghans who fled their homeland during the past decades of turmoil.  Iran is stepping up deportations, sending 20,000 or 30,000 Afghans back every week. This year, Iran deported more than 1.1 million Afghans as of Nov. 21 — 30% higher than the total in all of 2020, according to the International Organization for Migration. Those deported often try again, over and over.  In Afghanistan, the exodus has emptied some villages of their men. In Jar-e Sawz, a village north of Herat visited by The Associated Press, an elderly man was the only male left after all the younger men left.  One smuggler in Herat — a woman involved in the business for two decades — said that before the Taliban takeover, she was transporting 50 or 60 people a week into Iran, almost all single men. Since the August takeover, she moves around 300 people a week, including women and children.  The country is destroyed so people have to leave, she said, speaking on condition she not be named because of her work. I feel like I’m doing the right thing. If some poor person asks me, I can’t refuse them. I ask God to help me help them.  She charges the equivalent of almost $400 per person, but only about $16 up front, with the rest paid after the migrant finds work. The pay-later system is common in Herat, a sign that there are so many migrants, smugglers can accept some risk that some will be unable to pay. Along the way, smugglers pass out bribes to Taliban, Pakistani and Iranian border guards to turn a blind eye, she said.  Everyone going gives the same reason.  There is nothing here. There is no work and our families are hungry, said Naib, a 20-year-old who was pausing with a group of migrants one night in a desolate area within sight of the Iranian border outside Herat. We go crawling if we have to. There is no other choice.  Afghanistan was already one of the poorest countries in the world before the Taliban takeover, and the economy has deteriorated the past year, worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and a punishing drought since late 2020.  When the Taliban came to power on Aug. 15, the main artery keeping Afghanistan’s economy alive — international donor funds — was severed. With the Taliban government unable to pay salaries, hundreds of thousands of state employees found themselves with no livelihoods. With funding for projects gone, many jobs vanished across the labor market.  Taliban authorities check passports at the Afghanistan-Iran border crossing of Islam Qala, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.  (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Farid Ahmed, a 22-year-old in Herat, used to go to a main square each day to be hired by building contractors for a day’s work. Previously, he found work most days. Now we wait all day and no one comes to hire us, he said.  So last month, he took his wife and their two young daughters — ages 8 months and 2 years — across the border. From a relative already there, he heard that a Tehran weaving factory had jobs for him and his wife.  The crossing was a nightmare, he said. They had to walk for three hours in the darkness with several hundred other people across the border. In the cold and darkness, his daughters were crying. Once in Iran, they were almost immediately caught by police and deported.  REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM: EXPERTS SAY AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL DAMAGED US RELIABILITY WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS  Back home, nothing has changed. He goes to the square every day but finds no work, he said. So he will try taking his family again. After winter, he said. It’s too cold now for the children to cross.  Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city, is a main hub for Afghans from other parts of the country making their way to Iran.  The city is only about an hour’s drive from the Iranian border, but the frontier is too heavily patrolled here. Instead, migrants embark on a 300-mile (480-kilometer) trip south to Nimrooz, a remote region of deserts and mountains that is Afghanistan’s most sparsely populated province. Here, the migrants cross into a corner of Pakistan, from where they can more easily slip into Iran.  It’s an arduous journey. Reza Rezaie, a Herat resident, made the trip with his 17-year-old son. The most harrowing moment comes at the Iranian-Pakistani border, where migrants must ascend and then descend Moshkelghar, literally Difficult Mountain, on narrow trails along steep drop-offs.  Two Afghan men pray at a bus station in Herat, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, before they embark on a bus for a 300-mile trip south to Nimrooz near the Iranian border.  (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) It’s pitch darkness and you can’t turn on flashlights for security, he recalled. On the way up, they walk in single file, each holding the scarf of the person in front of them. Descending on the Iranian side, they gingerly crawl down so they don’t tumble off the edge. If you fall, no one will help you because they will fall too, he said.  At one point in Iran, he and others hid in the luggage compartment under a bus to get around checkpoints. He worked for a few weeks doing construction in Shiraz before he was caught in a police raid and expelled.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP  But he is undaunted. His father recently died, so he has to wait for the 40-day mourning period to end. Then he’ll try Iran again.  What else can I do? Here, there is nothing, he said.  The post Thousands of Afghans a day cross borders, even if it means our death appeared first on Patabook News .

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Rep. Nunes To Retire And Work For Trump’s New Social Media Company – CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Congressman Devin Nunes announced he will leave Congress and begin working for former President Donald Trump’s social media company at the beginning of 2022.  “The time has come to reopen the Internet and allow for the free flow of ideas and expression without censorship,” Nunes said in a statement. I’m humbled and honored President Trump has asked me to lead the mission and the world-class team that will deliver on this promise.” READ MORE: Authorities Arrest Suspect Involved In Pursuit Of Suspected Stolen Vehicle, Possible DUI Nunes, who has been a staunch supporter of Trump, said he will retire from Congress in January 2022 and become the new CEO of the former president’s social media company. Some experts believe that Nunes may have decided to leave Congress as redistricting may leave his seat less secure. “It appeared that re-districting would put him in a disadvantageous position and he was afraid of losing his seat,” said Claremont McKenna College professor Jack Pitney. “Apparently there was an opportunity to go to work for the Trump organization and he saw a big payday.”  Nunes was first elected to Congress back in 2002 and was the chair of the powerful House Intelligence Committee in 2015 when Republicans controlled the House of Representatives. Because of his close ties to Trump he was forced to recuse himself during the House investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. “He started off as a moderate — reputation of being in the tradition of Ways Means Chair Bill Thomas,” said Pitney. “When Trump came along, he hitched his wagon to Trump and his legacy will always be associated with Trump.” READ MORE: Californians Could Soon Be Fined For Using Too Much Water Despite his departure, Nunes’ continues to have a strong following amongst California Republicans.  “He always served his local district,” said Mario Guerra from the California GOP Executive Committee. “He always took care of the Central Valley. That was his number one concern. Always said that and did that, and worked across the aisle to get what was in the best interest of California.” Nunes’ new role in President Trump’s social media company as the Congressman fought several legal battles of his own against social media companies and parody accounts that belittled him. None of those cases were successful.  “This decision makes sense for him because he’s been a Trump loyalist for a long time and he’s been somebody who has talked about social media for a long time,” said Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson. “Of course, the irony here is that he sued social media companies a number of times and the irony is that he will now be representing one.” Political experts say Democrats’ chances of retaining their House majority appears bleak at this moment, but Nunes’ exit may provide a glimmer of hope for Democrats. MORE NEWS: USC Student Second of Three Confirmed Omicron Cases In LA County “It increases the chances Democrats will pick up a seat and that’s important because they’re in great danger of losing their majority and this gives them a little bit of hope,” said Pitney. The post Rep. Nunes To Retire And Work For Trump’s New Social Media Company – CBS Los Angeles appeared first on Patabook News .

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Dolphin With ‘Massive Shark Bite’ on Back Found Dead on Beach

A dolphin has been found with a massive shark bite, with the wound measuring about 2 feet across. The dead Rissos dolphin was found by Michael Sutton, who shared images of the carcass on Facebook. Sutton, a photographer, was walking along Cronulla Beach, in New South Wales, Australia, at around 7:00 a.m. local time on Sunday after a local surfer had called him to tell him about the carcass. I went for a walk and found what I thought was a whale but it was actually a dolphin with a massive shark bite out of its side, he told 9News. Ive missed a handful of sunrises over the past 15 years, this is my most unusual find, Im there every day taking photos. He said the chunk missing from the dolphins back measured about 60cm (1.9ft). The carcass appeared to have been washed up on the beach for several hours. More graphic images of the dolphin can be viewed on Suttons Facebook page here. Sutton said there were very few surfers out that morning, with one person telling him they had not gone into the water because of the dolphin. The dolphin carcass was removed by Sutherland Shire Council after being alerted to the dolphin carcass. Sutherland Shire Council thanks those members of the public who alerted our staff to the issue, ensuring that Council could swiftly engage relevant authorities and ensure the carcass could be promptly removed from the site, a spokesperson told 9News. Another dolphin has also died as a result of a shark bite on Melbourne Beach, Florida. Rescuers with the Hubbs Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Team said Monday that the young female had numerous shark bites on her. Unfortunately, due to her condition, she did not make it, the team said in an Instagram post. Strandings are not always easy, but we appreciate the immense support from each of you, which allows us to continue our critical work. Dolphins are prey for many shark species, including great white, tiger and bull sharks. According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation, larger sharks will target vulnerable dolphins, including young calves and sick adults. Dolphin populations particularly at risk from shark attacks are those in Sarasota, Florida, and off the coast of Australia. In July 2020, a predation event was filmed off the coast of New Jersey, close to the shore. Footage shows the water turn red as sharks devour the dolphin as beachgoers watch in horror. Robert Schoelkopf, executive director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, told nj.com that events like these are common, but are rarely filmed. Thats what sharks are out there for, to clean the ocean, he told NJ Advance Media. He said anyone who sees a dolphin in trouble should never try to go to its aid: If youre standing next to a dolphin while this is going on, youre going to be in danger. Its just food to a shark. The sharks are not going to know the difference (between a dolphin and human), especially when theres that much blood. Stock photo of a shark fin above the surface of the ocean. Two dolphins have died after being bitten by sharks. Getty Images The post Dolphin With Massive Shark Bite on Back Found Dead on Beach appeared first on Patabook News .

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Disneyland FastPass replacement Genie+ debuts this week; here’s what to know

Disney’s replacement for its iconic FastPass program is set to launch at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park this Wednesday, the company said Monday. The debut of Genie, Genie+ and “Lightning Lane” — a new secondary lane that will allow guests to bypass the traditional standby line — comes after Disney announced earlier this year that it would permanently retire FastPass and MaxPass and replace it with the new programs. While Genie is a free tool that helps guests build a daily itinerary, Genie+ will be priced at $20 per day and is required for guests to use the Lightning Lane on certain attractions.  Select Individual Lightning Lane attractions will be available for “a la carte” purchases and will not be included in Genie+. Those rides include Radiator Springs Racers and the new Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure at Disney California Adventure park, as well as Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland. Genie+ is similar to MaxPass, a paid service previously offered at the Anaheim theme parks where guests could book FastPass times on mobile devices. Using the previous system at Disneyland, guests could obtain a paper FastPass at select attractions. MaxPass, which launched in 2017, introduced the ability for guests to reserve FastPass times without obtaining a paper ticket, offering convenience of scheduling attractions in the Disneyland app. Similar to MaxPass, Genie+ will include PhotoPass downloads and audio experiences. However, unlike MaxPass, Genie+ will only let you redeem one Lightning Lane per experience each day.  Genie+ can be purchased after you have entered the park and scanned your ticket. Tickets purchased after Dec. 8 can be added prior to your visit. All Lightning Lane reservations must be made after entering the theme park.  According to Disney, all attractions will continue to offer a traditional standby line or, in some instances, a virtual queue. “Disney Genie listens to the preferences that guests share with us to help design their best day and deliver an experience that’s made just for them,” Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Product, said in a statement earlier this year. “Pairing incredible technology with more than 60 years of expertise about how our guests visit the parks, Disney Genie will personalize their Disney day, allowing guests to spend less time planning and waiting and more time doing the things they love.” Guests can select their favorite attractions or characters, and Genie will “map out an entire day” while updating “your plan, so you can go with the flow as the day changes,” Disney said in a news release. Genie, Genie+ and Lightning Lane launched at Florida’s Walt Disney World in October.  At Walt Disney World and Disneyland, all previous versions of FastPass have included a free option. With the exception of private VIP tours, this marks the first time Disney has offered a paid alternative to the traditional standby queues at its domestic parks. First introduced in 1999 at Walt Disney World, FastPass began as paper tickets that had a return window for attractions. Disney World added FastPass+ and the ability to select attractions and return windows through My Disney Experience in 2013. Paper FastPass at Walt Disney World ended in 2014. In 2017, MaxPass was launched at Disneyland. When the parks closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both FastPass and MaxPass were suspended. Close Modal Suggest a Correction Suggest a Correction The post Disneyland FastPass replacement Genie+ debuts this week; here’s what to know appeared first on Patabook News .

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Sachem North’s Joe Cruz wins Zellner Award as Suffolk’s best lineman

There aren’t too many linemen who can move like Joe Cruz. Maybe that’s why the Sachem North product will be playing Power 5 football next fall. Cruz, who is committed to Syracuse, is 6-6, 285 pounds, but plays a lot smaller. And that’s a good thing. He pulls like a much smaller lineman, said Sachem North coach Dave Caputo. He just plays the game with an athleticism that we don’t see . . . Often times, when you get guys that size, they can’t move. No one in Suffolk saw a lineman better than Cruz this fall. The senior won the Bob Zellner Award, given annually to Suffolk’s top lineman. It is the second time the award was given out in 2021. Long Island played football last spring after COVID concerns wiped out the 2020 season. Cruz didn’t win the award as a junior — that one went to Sayville’s Max Llewellyn. Cruz told Newsday in the preseason that winning the Zellner as a senior was a goal of his. I had to prove that I was one of the best on the island [since] I got the offer from Syracuse, Cruz said Saturday. That was one of my goals, to be the best. I wanted to prove that I earned my scholarship, not just had it handed to me. Cruz said he spent a lot of time in the summer working on his pass protection skills. I think my footwork got better, said Cruz, who played offensive and defensive line in high school, but will play offensive tackle in college. I just got stronger. Blocking on the edge, I just knew what I was doing a lot more. Subscribe to Newsdays high school sports newsletter Newsdays weekly newsletter takes you on the field and inside the high school sports scene across Long Island. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. As a run-blocker, Cruz was excellent again. Sachem North averaged 250 rushing yards per game this season. He’s a very cerebral player, Caputo said. Some people may say he’s not a ‘road grater,’ where he’s going to pancake or get a knockdown on every play. He’s also a technician. I think that gets lost . . . If you watch his game film from his senior year, he’s doing things technique-wise that other high school lineman aren’t doing. Added Caputo: I’ve been doing this 20-years, and been in football my entire life, and he’s the most compete high school lineman that I’ve seen. Jordan Lauterbach joined Newsdays sports department in 2012. He covers running and the Long Island Ducks independent baseball team. Lauterbach graduated from C.W. Post University in 2010 with a degree in electronic media. The post Sachem Norths Joe Cruz wins Zellner Award as Suffolks best lineman appeared first on Patabook News .

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: A look back at December 7, 1941

Eighty years ago, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces, leaving over 3,400 casualties and pushing the U.S. to join the Allies in World War II. Japan launched the surprise attack with airplanes and submarines on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. More than 2,400 Americans were killed and over 1,000 were wounded during the bombings. More than 300 aircraft and 19 Navy ships, including eight battleships, were damaged or destroyed. WATCH: Centenarian WWII veteran recalls Pearl Harbor attack The next day, the U.S. declared war against Japan. When asking Congress for a Declaration of War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously called the attack a date which will live in infamy. On Dec. 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. The U.S., in turn, declared war on the Axis Powers, joining the Allies in World War II. Copyright © 2021 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=2.0; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,script, https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js); fbq(init, 443456229787972); fbq(track, PageView); The post Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: A look back at December 7, 1941 appeared first on Patabook News .

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Marquette Park: Man found fatally shot, Chicago police say

A 20-year-old man was found fatally shot Tuesday morning in Marquette Park on the Southwest Side. About 12:15 a.m., officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 7000 block of South Maplewood Avenue, and found him lying unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his head, shoulder, torso and arm, Chicago police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name has not yet been released. Area One detectives are investigating. The post Marquette Park: Man found fatally shot, Chicago police say appeared first on Patabook News .

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Survivors Gather to Remember Those Lost at Pearl Harbor 80 Years Ago – NBC Chicago

A few dozen survivors of Pearl Harbor are expected to gather Tuesday at the site of the Japanese bombing 80 years ago to remember those killed in the attack that launched the U.S. into World War II. Herb Elfring, 99, said hes glad to return to Pearl Harbor considering he almost didnt live through the aerial assault. “It was just plain good to get back and be able to participate in the remembrance of the day,” Elfring told reporters over the weekend. Elfring was in the Army, assigned to the 251st Coast Artillery, part of the California National Guard on Dec. 7, 1941. He recalled Japanese zero planes flying overhead and bullets strafing his Army base at Camp Malakole, a few miles down the coast from Pearl Harbor. Elfring, who lives in Jackson, Michigan, said he has returned to Hawaii about 10 times to attend the annual memorial ceremony hosted by the Navy and the National Park Service. About 30 survivors and about 100 other veterans of the war were expected to join him this year. They will observe a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m. (12:55 p.m. ET), the same minute the attack began decades ago. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro is expected to deliver the keynote speech. The bombing killed more than 2,300 U.S. troops. Nearly half — or 1,177 — were Marines and sailors serving on the USS Arizona, a battleship moored in the harbor. Several women who helped the war effort by working in factories have come to Hawaii to participate in the remembrance this year. Mae Krier, who built B-17s and B-29s at a Boeing plant in Seattle, said it took the world a while to credit women for their work. “And we fought together as far as I’m concerned. But it took so long to honor what us women did. And so of course, I’ve been fighting hard for that, to get our recognition, said Krier, who is now 95. But it was so nice they finally started to honor us.” This years ceremony takes place as a strong storm packing high winds and extremely heavy rains hits Hawaii, flooding roads and downing power lines. Navy spokesperson Brenda Way told The Associated Press in an email Monday that she has heard of no discussion of canceling the event because of the storms. The post Survivors Gather to Remember Those Lost at Pearl Harbor 80 Years Ago – NBC Chicago appeared first on Patabook News .

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HPD chase death: Michael Wayne Jackson identified as innocent victim of pursuit involving Houston police and teen carjackers

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) For the last three years, brothers Timothy and Michael Wayne Jackson shared a modest home in Houstons Sunnyside neighborhood. I could hardly walk, said Timothy. He would help me and cook for me, and stuff like that. Timothy had health problems and Michael was estranged from his wife. So the brothers did was they always do, relied on each other until Saturday morning. I saw him Saturday and I told him, Im going to run some errands and Im going to see (you) in a little bit. Then, when I got home, he was gone, Timothy recalled. Timothy didnt know it for several days, but the 62-year-old man who Houston police say was hit and killed by officers responding to the end of a chase was his brother Michael. I didnt know anything until (Monday), and I looked on Google and I saw somebody had been hit on this side of town, and it was Reed Road, Timothy said. Hhe was going to get his hair cut. Our cousin owns a barbershop on Reed Road. Timothy said the Medical Examiners Office called him the day before, but could not tell him how his brother died. According to the Harris County District Attorneys Office, the officers in the patrol car were responding to an assist the officer call after the initial chase had ended in an apartment complex. The officers were driving west on Reed Road, toward the apartment complex, when the police car lost control went up onto the curb and hit Michael. The accident was captured on video from a nearby mobile phone store. However, there were few street lights and the details are difficult to make out. The officers vehicle continued traveling and struck a trash dumpster in a business parking lot, police added. Officers stopped to perform CPR on Jackson, who was later pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, the two officers inside the patrol vehicle involved with the pedestrian crash are 25 years old and have been with the department for less than two years. HPD Internal Affairs Division is now investigating the incident. The Harris County District Attorneys Office said the case will eventually go to a grand jury. Additionally, in the wake of the crash, Eyewitness News obtained surveillance footage of the pursuit and crash showing a black pickup truck that investigators said was stolen. None of that will bring Michael Wayne Jackson back, Timothy said, who lost his parents and another brother years ago. Michael was the only relative he had left. We grew up together. He wasnt just my brother he was my friend. SEE MORE: Teens who led HPD in chase that killed pedestrian committed carjacking before pursuit, victim says For more on this story, follow Miya Shay on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Copyright © 2021 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=2.0; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,script, https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js); fbq(init, 301587867451487); fbq(track, PageView); The post HPD chase death: Michael Wayne Jackson identified as innocent victim of pursuit involving Houston police and teen carjackers appeared first on Patabook News .

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Jussie Smollett heads back to the stand

The former Empire actor, who is Black and gay, testified for more than five hours, denying he orchestrated the alleged attack, attempting to cast doubt on two of the prosecutions primary witnesses, and describing the early morning incident and his distrust for police. Special prosecutor Dan Webb will pick up his cross-examination when court begins around 9:15 a.m. CT. Smollett, 39, has pleaded not guilty to six counts of disorderly conduct for filing false police reports, a charge for which a conviction is punishable by up to three years in prison. The trial is the culmination of a case that began January 29, 2019, when Smollett told police he had been attacked. Celebrities, politicians and advocacy groups rallied behind the actor, and police poured significant resources into solving the case. Authorities eventually came to believe the actor had paid two men to fake a hate crime attack, and the trial began last week. Judge James Linn told jurors Monday that they might not get the case until Wednesday. Key moments from the defense Smollett on Monday touched on the days leading up to the alleged hate crime and his relationship with Bola and Ola Osundairo, brothers he knew from the Empire set. Prosecutors say the brothers were paid $3,500 by Smollett to stage an attack because he was disappointed in the way executives with the TV show responded to a hate letter he received. The defense has countered that Smollett had paid the men for training and nutritional advice, and Smollett on Monday testified that he and Bola Osundairo had forged a sexual relationship. One night the two were out, and Smollett testified they got a private room at a Chicago bathhouse and did more drugs and like, made out. On a separate occasion, Smollett told jurors he and Bola Osundairo snuck away from his brother after the three were at a female strip club together. Smollett testified they again got a private room and made out a little bit, masturbated together. In testimony last week, Bola Osundairo denied they had a sexual relationship and said he didnt know there was even any sexual tension. The defense has suggested at points during the trial that homophobia may have been a motive in a real hate crime attack against Smollett. During cross-examination of Ola Osundairo a defense attorney asked him about his use of words that they say paint him as homophobic. Smollett, who referred to the brother as Bon, said Osundairo also would help him get drugs, including cocaine. Smollett, who is also a musician, told jurors about frequently smoking and driving as a way to write music and as a substitute for not being approached by fans on the street. Osundairo would ride with him a lot, he said, but he also testified there was never any discussion of planning a staged hate attack. Did you talk to him about some hoax? defense attorney Nenye Uche asked. No, Smollett shot back. Did you give him the check as payment for some silly hoax? Uche then asked. Never, Smollett said. Smollett told the court that in January 2019 he was walking back to the staircase of his building after returning from the Subway sandwich shop, he heard his alleged attackers yell the word Empire. He said he kept walking and heard the words f****t and Empire n***er. Smollett told the jury he then became furious, turned around and yelled, What the f**k did you say to me? At that point, Smollett says the men walked toward him very quickly. He then fell and allegedly began tussling with his attackers. While describing the attack, Smollett appeared to briefly get emotional, prompting his attorney to ask whether he was alright. Smollett said his relationship with Chicago police began to deteriorate after police said that his attackers wore red Make America Great Again hats, favored by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The actor said no when Uche asked whether he ever told police the alleged attackers were wearing the hats. And he said one of the reasons he did not give a police detective his cell phone when she asked for it was because he didnt think police believed his story. The defense has also called five other witnesses including a security guard who testified he saw men running the night of the incident and believed one was White. The Osundairo brothers are Black. Smollett testified that one of his alleged attackers had fair skin under a ski mask. He added, With the things that they had said, I made the assumption that they were White. Other defense witnesses were Smolletts publicist, the shows executive producer and the doctor who examined Smollett at the hospital Key moments from the prosecution The prosecution called five police investigators and the brothers to the stand. Bola and Ola Osundairo testified that Smollett had actually directed them and paid them to stage a fake hate crime in an attempt to get sympathetic media coverage and further his acting career. Who was in charge of this thing? Webb asked last week. Jussie was, Bola Osundairo told the jury. He told the court that Smollett wanted me to fake beat him up, and he agreed to do so because he felt indebted to the actor. I believed he could help further my acting career, Osundairo testified. He told me that we would need another person. Osundairo testified last week that one night after he and Smollett drove back to the Osundairo residence from the Empire studio, they parked in an alley and Ola Osundairo came out to join them in the car. We went over the details of what he wanted us to say and do, Abimbola Osundairo told jurors. Smollett allegedly told him to say, Empire, f****t, n***er, MAGA then the conversation moved to the more physical aspect, he said. Ola Osundairo testified that his brother was tasked with hitting Smollett, while Smollett wanted Ola to put a noose around his neck and pour gasoline on him. They ultimately changed gasoline to bleach because, Ola Osundairo said, I wasnt comfortable pouring gasoline on somebody. In cross-examination, defense attorney Shay Allen accused Bola Osundairo of having a desire to work security for Smollett and that it became a growing point of tension. Osundairo testified he didnt remember. You attacked Jussie because you wanted to scare him into hiring you, accused Allen, to which Osundairo responded, No. Testimony grew tense at times as Allen asked whether Osundairo had a sexual relationship with Smollett, which he denied, and how he could not have expected the police to get involved if the media attention on the story grew, as Smollett allegedly planned. I wasnt thinking, Bola Osundairo said. One of the officers who testified early last week said when he arrived Smollett had a noose around his neck. My first reaction was to ask if he wanted to take it off he responded by saying hed like to take it off but he wanted us to see it first, Officer Muhammad Baig testified. Smollett was asked Monday about the noose. The special prosecutor pulled up side-by-side images of him with the noose on one of him walking into his building and one when police arrived. Webb pointed to differences in the appearance of the rope and asked, Did you try to tamper with the rope to make it look like a more serious lynching? No sir, Smollett responded, before admitting he took off the noose at his apartment but put it back on when his manager told him to do so. CNNs Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos reported from Chicago and Steve Almasy reported and wrote from Atlanta. Eric Levenson contributed to this report. The post Jussie Smollett heads back to the stand appeared first on Patabook News .

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Ahead of Biden’s Democracy Summit, China Says: We’re Also a Democracy

BEIJING — As President Biden prepares to host a “summit for democracy” this week, China has counterattacked with an improbable claim: It’s a democracy, too. No matter that the Communist Party of China rules the country’s 1.4 billion people with no tolerance for opposition parties; that its leader, Xi Jinping, rose to power through an opaque political process without popular elections; that publicly calling for democracy in China is punished harshly, often with long prison sentences. “There is no fixed model of democracy; it manifests itself in many forms,” the State Council, China’s top governing body, argued in a position paper it released over the weekend titled “China: Democracy That Works.” It is unlikely that any democratic country will be persuaded by China’s model. By any measure except its own, China is one of the least democratic countries in the world, sitting near the bottom of lists ranking political and personal freedoms. Even so, the government is banking on its message finding an audience in some countries — whether in Asia, Africa or Latin America — disillusioned by liberal democracy or by American-led criticism. “They want to put on a back foot, put on the defensive, what they refer to as Western democracy,” said Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a political scientist at Hong Kong Baptist University. China’s paper on democracy was the latest salvo in a weekslong campaign seeking to undercut Mr. Biden’s virtual gathering, which begins on Thursday. In speeches, articles and videos on state television, officials have extolled what they call Chinese-style democracy. At the same time, Beijing has criticized democracy in the United States in particular as deeply flawed, seeking to undermine the Biden administration’s moral authority as it works to rally the West to counter China. “Democracy is not an ornament to be used for decoration; it is to be used to solve the problems that the people want to solve,” Mr. Xi said at a gathering of top Communist Party leaders in October, according to Xinhua, the state news agency. (In the same address, he ridiculed the “song and dance” that voters are given during elections, contending that voters have little influence until the next campaign.) Get Ready for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Just a few months after Tokyo, the Olympics will start again in Beijing on Feb. 4. Here is what you need to know: On Sunday, the foreign ministry released another report that criticized American politics for what it described as the corrupting influence of money, the deepening social polarization and the inherent unfairness of the Electoral College. In the same way, officials later sought to play down the White House announcement that no American officials would attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February by saying none had been invited anyway. China’s propaganda offensive has produced some eyebrow-raising claims about the fundamental nature of Communist Party rule and the superiority of its political and social model. It also suggests that Beijing may be insecure about how it is perceived by the world. “The fact that the regime feels the need to consistently justify its political system in terms of democracy is a powerful acknowledgment of the symbolism and legitimacy that the term holds,” said Sarah Cook, an analyst who covers China for Freedom House, an advocacy group in Washington. When officials introduced the government’s policy paper on Saturday, they seemed to compete over who could mention “democracy” more often, while muddying the definition of the word. China’s system “has achieved process democracy and outcome democracy, procedural democracy and substantive democracy, direct democracy and indirect democracy, and the unity of people’s democracy and the will of the country,” said Xu Lin, deputy director of the Communist Party Central Committee’s propaganda department. The campaign carries echoes of the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, which sparred for decades over the merits of their political systems, said Charles Parton, a China specialist at the Royal United Services Institute, a British research group. “They are more keen, in a way, on an ideological competition, and that takes you back to the Cold War,” Mr. Parton said, referring to China. Mr. Biden’s democracy summit, which administration officials have said is not explicitly focused on China, has also faced criticism, in the West as well as from China, in part for whom it invited and whom it left out. Angola, Iraq and Congo, countries that Freedom House classifies as undemocratic, will participate, while two NATO allies, Turkey and Hungary, will not. In a move likely to anger Beijing, the White House also invited two officials from Taiwan, the island democracy China claims as its own; and Nathan Law, a former legislator in the semiautonomous territory of Hong Kong who sought asylum in Britain after China’s crackdown. At the heart of Beijing’s defense of its political system are several core arguments, some more plausible than others. Officials cite the elections that are held in townships or neighborhoods to select representatives to the lowest of five levels of legislatures. Those votes, however, are highly choreographed, and any potential candidates who disagree with the Communist Party face harassment or worse. The legislatures then each choose delegates for the next level, up to the National People’s Congress, a parliamentary body with nearly 3,000 members that meets each spring to rubber-stamp decisions made behind closed doors by the party leadership. When Mr. Xi pushed through a constitutional amendment removing term limits on the presidency — effectively allowing him to rule indefinitely — the vote, by secret ballot, was 2,958 to 2. China has also accused the United States of imposing Western values on other cultures, an argument that might resonate in regions where the two powers are competing for influence. China’s ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, recently joined his Russian counterpart, Anatoly Antonov, to denounce Mr. Biden’s summit as hypocritical and hegemonic. Writing in The National Interest, the conservative magazine, they alluded to support for democratic movements in authoritarian countries that became known as “color revolutions.” “No country has the right to judge the world’s vast and varied political landscape by a single yardstick,” they wrote. Pointing to the ways that American and other Western societies have been torn by political, social and racial divisions and hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, China is also arguing that its form of governance has been more effective in creating prosperity and stability. As officials often note, China has achieved more than four decades of rapid economic growth. More recently, it has contained the coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan, with fewer deaths throughout the pandemic than some countries have had in a single day. Skeptics reject the argument that such successes make China a democracy. They cite surveys like the one done by the University of Würzburg in Germany, which ranks countries based on variables like independence of the judiciary, freedom of the press and integrity of elections. The most recent put China near the bottom among 176 countries. Only Saudi Arabia, Yemen, North Korea and Eritrea rank lower. Denmark is first; the United States 36th. In China, the Communist Party controls the courts and heavily censors the media. It has suppressed Tibetan culture and language, restricted religious freedom and carried out a vast detention campaign in Xinjiang. What’s more, China’s vigorous defense of its system in recent months has done nothing to moderate its prosecution of dissent. Two of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, are expected to face trial at the end of this year on charges that they called for more civil liberties, according to Jerome Cohen, a law professor specializing in China at New York University. A Chinese employee of Bloomberg News in Beijing has remained in detention for a year, as of Tuesday, with almost no word about the accusations against her. Under Mr. Xi’s rule, intellectuals are now warier of speaking their minds in China than at practically any time since Mao Zedong died in 1976. “This is an extraordinary time in the Chinese experience,” Mr. Cohen said. “I really think that the totalitarianism definition applies.” Keith Bradsher reported from Beijing and Steven Lee Myers reported from Seoul. The post Ahead of Biden’s Democracy Summit, China Says: We’re Also a Democracy appeared first on Patabook News .

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Kimmel Flips 1 Of Trump’s Most Offensive Moments Back On Him Over COVID Spread

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host also spotted the moment Trump showed he was “finally coming around” to admitting he lost the 2020 election. The post Kimmel Flips 1 Of Trump’s Most Offensive Moments Back On Him Over COVID Spread appeared first on Patabook News .

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Why de Blasio’s heavy-handed vaccine mandate probably won’t last

Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate in New York is nothing less than a grandstanding move by a lame duck and may last only a few days. One telltale sign: He announced it Monday on MSNBC, which seems to be the primary venue for most of his policy pronouncements. He’s the Morning Joe mayor. Keep in mind that de Blasio, whose presidential campaign utterly fizzled, is now planning to run for New York governor. But his decision to impose a vaccine mandate on the city’s private businesses wouldn’t take effect until Dec. 27 — and he leaves office four days later. Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio attends the opening of a vaccination center for Broadway workers in Times Square on April 12, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)  (Noam Galai/Getty Images) OMICRON FUELS GLOBAL WORRIES, POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP AND MEDIA HYPE What’s more, the incoming Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, has already said we need to revisit some of de Blasio’s mandates. He was on vacation in Ghana and a statement said he would evaluate the new rule after taking office. I’ve spoken out in favor of Covid vaccinations, and the rate has jumped by a third since the emergence of omicron and wider approval of booster shots. But I understand the debate about mandates, and de Blasio has just given the Republicans fresh fodder about government overreach by the Democrats. Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Eric Adams reacts as he speaks at an election night party in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly) Omicron is here, and it looks like it’s very transmissible, the mayor said in the television interview. But what experts don’t know is whether it’s more deadly than Covid-19 or the delta variant, or relatively mild.   New York City workers, like those employed by the federal government, are already covered by a vax mandate. This sweeping, first-in-the-nation rule would apply to private businesses, andthis is keythere is no testing option for those who decline to get the shots. President Biden’s mandate would cover large businesses, but it has been blocked in court. Just under 90 percent of New York adults have already gotten at least one shot, so this is as much about headlines as health care. SUBSCRIBE TO HOWIES MEDIA BUZZMETER PODCAST, A RIFF OF THE DAYS HOTTEST STORIES How exactly would de Blasio enforce this? Hire a new army of vax police? He couldn’t exactly answer that by when asked by Mika Brzezinski, other than to muse about cooperation. New York, New York (iStock) (iStock) The city already requires employees and customers at restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues to be vaccinated. De Blasio does plan to allow medical and religious exemptions, but no details have been released. It’s a huge task, with 184,000 businesses to be covered. Now the rules for restaurants and theaters will be extended to kids aged 5 to 11, which in effect would block families with young, unvaccinated children. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP That amounts to undue pressure on parents who may well be vaccinated themselves but are understandably hesitant about having children as young as 5 get the shots. A New York Times reporter quoted Kathryn Wylde, head of a major city business group, as saying: We were blindsided. There’s no forewarning, no discussion, no idea about whether it’s legal or who he expects to enforce it. It’s hard enough trying to build public support for vaccinations, which have become embroiled in partisan politics, with participation rates much lower for Republicans than Democrats. This kind of heavy-handed move by an outgoing mayor isn’t going to help, even if it lands him a spot on MSNBC. The post Why de Blasio’s heavy-handed vaccine mandate probably won’t last appeared first on Patabook News .

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South Africa vs India: India Have Problem Of Plenty For South Africa Tour

India face a problem of plenty for their upcoming trip to South Africa having beaten New Zealand at home despite resting a number of regulars, but captain Virat Kohli said it was a good headache to have. The hosts were without Kohli in the first of the two tests, while batter Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami were rested for both matches against New Zealand. Despite the absences India came agonisingly close to victory in the opening match at Kanpur before thumping the world test champions by 372 runs to win the series 1-0. The success of fringe players has left Kohlis India in a good space as they head to South Africa in a weeks time for a three-test series. Those are discussions we are going to have now with the selectors, Kohli told reporters. It is a good headache to have. We have to have clarity with these things. Always good to know exactly what you want to do before heading to a series like South Africa. Batters Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer and spin-bowling all-rounders Axar Patel and Jayant Yadav grabbed their chance with both hands and have staked claims for selection for the trip. Kohli said he was pleased by the hunger shown by the younger players to do well in the longest format. To play test cricket you need passion and intent. Indian cricket is in safe hands when you have so many people who have that. People are hungry to play tests well, Kohli, 33, said. Its nice to see youngsters want to feel what it is to play tests. Thats how they understand why its called the toughest format, most respectful format. The only worry for India ahead of the South Africa tests will be Ajinkya Rahanes batting form, with pundits calling for the middle-order batter to be axed. Kohli said the team would back his deputy, who has not scored a fifty in his last six test innings. I cant judge his form. No one can judge it. Only the individual knows what hes going through, Kohli said. We need to back them in these moments, especially when they have done well in the past. Promoted We dont react to criticisms or praise, whatever happens outside doesnt affect us. We support everybody in the side, Ajinkya or anyone. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Topics mentioned in this article The post South Africa vs India: India Have Problem Of Plenty For South Africa Tour appeared first on Patabook Sports.

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On This Day In 1964 | RetroVideo

It’s time for some blasts from the past! On this day in history 57 years ago, the iconic Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) aired! 18 years ago, Ludacris feat. Shawnnas Stand Up was topping the charts. Think you know your pop culture history? Check out our trivia question at the end and leave your answer in the comments. See your own memories every day in Timehop! Download for free on iOS or Android http://timehop.com Watch more great TV videos here: Top 20 Best TV Shows of the Century (So Far): https://youtu.be/XZq_zYjXe-s Top 10 TV Shows Everyone Should Watch at Least Once: https://youtu.be/umeMR2eactU Top 10 TV Shows That Lasted Too Long: https://youtu.be/EiYaRPEiqrQ Have Your Idea Become A Video! https://wmojo.com/suggest Subscribe for more great content! https://wmojo.com/watchmojo-subscribe Visit WatchMojo Club for Great Deals! https://wmojo.com/WatchMojoClub Your trusted authority for Top 10 lists, reviews, tips and tricks, biographies, origins, and entertainment news on Film, TV, Video Games, Comics, Celeb, Music and Superheroes. #ThisDayinHistory #Nostalgia #Shorts #TV #Christmas #ChristmasSpecial #RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer #Rudolph #Reindeer #Ludacris #Music The post On This Day In 1964 | RetroVideo appeared first on Patabook Entertainment.

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West Side Story Exclusive Movie Clip – Tonight (2021) | Movieclips Coming Soon

Check out this exclusive movie clip from West Side Story starring Rachel Zegler! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/west-side-story-2021-224646/movie-overview?cmp=CSYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest clips and behind the scenes footage? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: December 3, 2021 Starring: Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort Directed By: Steven Spielberg Synopsis: An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Watch More: ► Coming Soon to Theaters: http://bit.ly/2mkFBqr ► Movie Clips: http://bit.ly/2FrP8VL ► Behind-the-Scenes: http://bit.ly/2qSUshz ► Cast Interviews: http://bit.ly/2qYNeZA ► Movie Trailers: http://bit.ly/2GlOAkM Fuel Your Movie Obsession: ► Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/2CMX5D1 ► Watch Movieclips ORIGINALS: http://bit.ly/2D3sipV ► Like us on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2DikvkY ► Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2mgkaHb ► Follow us on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2mg0VNU The Fandango MOVIECLIPS COMING SOON channel is home to all the movie clips, trailers, behind the scenes videos, and more from the best upcoming movies. Subscribe to learn more about the movies you love! The post West Side Story Exclusive Movie Clip Tonight (2021) | Movieclips Coming Soon appeared first on Patabook Entertainment.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) First Look (2022) | Movieclips Trailers

Check out the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) Official First Look from Brazil Comic Con starring Shameik Moore! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanAlert for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One): https://www.fandango.com/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-2-226544/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: October 7, 2022 Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae Directed By: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Synopsis: The further adventures of Miles Morales, aka Spider-Man. Watch More Trailers: ► Hot New Trailers: http://bit.ly/2qThrsF ► In Theaters This Week: http://bit.ly/2ExQ1Lb ► Action/Sci-Fi Trailers: http://bit.ly/2Dm6mTB Fuel Your Movie Obsession: ► Subscribe to MOVIECLIPS TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy ► Watch Movieclips ORIGINALS: http://bit.ly/2D3sipV ► Like us on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2DikvkY ► Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2mgkaHb ► Follow us on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2mg0VNU The Fandango MOVIECLIPS TRAILERS channel delivers hot new trailers, teasers, and sneak peeks for all the best upcoming movies. Subscribe to stay up to date on everything coming to theaters and your favorite streaming platform. #SpiderMan #AcrosstheSpiderVerse #CCXP21 The post Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) First Look (2022) | Movieclips Trailers appeared first on Patabook Entertainment.

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Kathy Griffin Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘Dumb B****’ for Comparing COVID to Cancer

Kathy Griffin has branded Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a dumb b**** for a recent Twitter thread in which the congresswoman compared COVID-19 to cancer. On Saturday, the Georgia Republican took to Twitter to lash out at COVID safety measures, stating that hundreds of thousands of people die from cancer in the U.S. each year but the country has never once shut down over the disease. Greenes tweets drew backlash online, with a number of detractors criticizing her for appearing to suggest that cancer is contagious. And Griffin—who recently announced that shes cancer-free, four months after revealing her Stage I lung cancer diagnosis—counted herself among Greenes critics. Quoting Greenes Twitter thread to her 2 million followers, the comedian wrote: Lookit this dumb bitch right here with her cancer is airborne s***. In part of her thread, Green wrote: Since #COVID19 tracking has started, 780,000+ people have died in 22 mo in the US, but more than 1 million still died of cancer. More have died in 2021 from covid than 2020 in spite of Gov mandated widespread vaccines, mass public masking, trillions spent. Its time to take a different approach based on the facts, she went on. Covid predominately targets obese older people. Shutdowns, masking, and vaccines are not stopping covid, that is just government control. Ivermectin, monoclonal antibodies, other treatments are saving lives. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that taking large doses of Ivermectin, a parasitic medicine that has not been approved as a safe treatment for COVID-19, can be highly toxic and even lead to death. In late November, a spokesperson for Greene shared an email with Newsweek, in which the congresswoman discussed her vaccination status as she weighed in on President Joe Bidens decision to restrict travel from South Africa, where the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first detected. Im not vaccinated just like 94% of African people, and the Democrats hate it, she said. Watch how the travel ban lifts after talks when the U.S. announces their life-saving plan with global partners to provide free vaccines to South Africa, who has the lowest COVID death rate. Meanwhile, Griffin revealed during a November 29 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live that she is now cancer-free, following her August lung cancer diagnosis. Explaining her higher-pitched voice as she arrived on the ABC talk show, Griffin said: I had surgery. Youre not going to believe this Ive never smoked but I got lung cancer. In August, I had half of my left lung removed Im not even kidding. When Kimmel asked if her cancer treatment was successful, Griffin responded: Yes! So Im cancer free I dont know why, I had a tumor, right? And Ive never smoked, and it was in there for 10 years. So get this—they took it out, and they found it on another scan. So I go in, and heres the thing: when youre a comic, its horrible when the doctors want to do their material on you. So I go in, and hes describing how they take half your lung out, and he goes, Its kind of like a balloon. So we do it laparoscopically and we poke it. And then he goes, And when we take it out, it kind of looks like a used condom. And then he goes, You can use that! Kathy Greene (L) has criticized Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (R), after the congresswoman compared COVID-19 to cancer in a recent Twitter thread. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images/RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images; The post Kathy Griffin Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene a Dumb B**** for Comparing COVID to Cancer appeared first on Patabook News .

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How to Do Mountain Climbers to Maximize the Ab Burn, Plus 5 Example Workouts

If you need a simple bodyweight exercise that gets your heart rate up and also tones your entire body, meet the mountain climber! Its a classic exercise youve probably done before, and we love it because it will strengthen your core as you simultaneously work on your cardio and muscular endurance. This move is a great addition to any ab workout, especially if youve already mastered the basics like crunches and planks. Mountain climbers also make a great warm-up exercise. See the instructions below to learn to mountain climbers with correct form so you cna get the most out of this exercise. Benefits of Mountain Climber Exercise This compound bodyweight move is a plank variation, so you can expect to strengthen your shoulders, upper back, and core. Since youre essentially running in place while in a stable plank position, this exercise also build leg strength. As a cardio move, mountain climbers get your heart rate up to burn more calories and increase your cardiovascular endurance. How to Do Mountain Climbers Start in a traditional plank with your shoulders directly over your wrists. Be sure to keep your back flat and your butt down, maintaining a neutral spine. Engage your core (think about pulling your belly button in toward your spine) and lift your right knee, drawing it toward your chest. Return the right knee back to the starting position as you simultaneously drive your left knee toward your chest. Return to the starting position. Continue switching legs and begin to pick up the pace until it feels like youre running in place in a plank position. Workouts With Mountain Climbers Image Source: POPSUGAR Studios The post How to Do Mountain Climbers to Maximize the Ab Burn, Plus 5 Example Workouts appeared first on Patabook Active Women.

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Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives four-year jail sentence

Myanmars deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a four-year jail sentence as a court delivers the first verdicts in a number of cases which could see her imprisoned for decades. The 76-year-old has been in detention since 1 February when the military seized power in a coup. Ms Suu Kyi has been charged with a range of offences including corruption, possessing unregistered walkie-talkies, and violating the official secrets act. Image: Supporters of Suu Kyi claim the charges are an attempt to block her fromreturning to power Combined, it is estimated the charges carry maximum jail sentences of more than 100 years. The trials have been held behind closed doors and Ms Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since her detention. Advertisement She received the four-year term on Monday on charges of incitement and breaking COVID-19 restrictions. Myanmars ousted president Win Myint was given the same jail sentence, while Dr Myo Aung, the former mayor of Naypyidaw, was given a two-year sentence. More on Aung San Suu Kyi Related Topics: Journalists are barred from entering the court and Ms Suu Kyis lawyers have been banned from speaking to the press. Supporters of Ms Suu Kyi claim the charges are bogus and an attempt to block her from returning to power. Image: Many thousands of people in Myanmar have protested against military rule Richard Horsey, an expert at International Crisis Group told Sky News This is the first of many charges against Aung San Suu Kyi to be heard. This is not a legal process, it is retribution against Aung San Suu Kyi basically, Min Aung Hlaing flexing his muscles. Amnesty Internationals deputy regional director for campaigns, Ming Yu Hah, said: The harsh sentences handed down to Aung San Suu Kyi on these bogus charges are the latest example of the militarys determination to eliminate all opposition and suffocate freedoms in Myanmar. The courts farcical and corrupt decision is part of a devastating pattern of arbitrary punishment that has seen more than 1,300 people killed and thousands arrested since the military coup in February. There are many detainees without the profile of Aung San Suu Kyi who currently face the terrifying prospect of years behind bars simply for peacefully exercising their human rights. They must not be forgotten and left to their fate. As violence escalates, displacing tens of thousands of people and setting up a humanitarian crisis in the middle of an ongoing pandemic, the situation in Myanmar today is alarming in the extreme. Without a decisive, unified and swift international response this can and will get worse. At the time of publication, the military spokesperson couldnt be reached for comment but has previously said Ms Suu Kyi would be afforded due process by an independent judiciary. Ms Suu Kyis popular National League for Democracy (NLD) party won a resounding victory in a general election in November 2020. The military later alleged the victory was a result of election fraud and claimed it needed to take over the running of the country, overthrowing the democratically elected government. More than 10,000 people have been arrested since the coup and more than 1,300 have been killed, according to figures from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners Burma (AAPPB). Many of the dead were shot by security forces as they took part in pro-democracy protests. On Sunday, it was reported that five people died and at least 15 people were arrested after junta forces rammed a car into anti-coup protestors in Yangon. The UN, UK and US are among those to have repeatedly condemned the ongoing violence and called for the immediate release of political prisoners. The post Myanmars deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives four-year jail sentence appeared first on Patabook News .

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