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In this handout photo provided by Photo host Agency RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo during a meeting with a delegation of African leaders and senior officials in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 17, 2023.Evgeny Biyatov/AP KYIV, Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled "peace mission" the day after they went to Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no visible progress.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are racing to establish a presence in space.But what rights and obligations come with that?It's not clear what the rules are, even as the $460 billion space industry is growing quickly.Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by Mr. Branson, announced on Thursday that it would launch its first commercial spaceflight this month, joining Mr. Bezos' Blue Origin, and Mr. Musk's SpaceX in sending ticketed passengers to space.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are racing to establish a presence in space.But what rights and obligations come with that?It's not clear what the rules are, even as the $460 billion space industry is growing quickly.Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by Mr. Branson, announced on Thursday that it would launch its first commercial spaceflight this month, joining Mr. Bezos' Blue Origin, and Mr. Musk's SpaceX in sending ticketed passengers to space.

Land rematriation is the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people.The term, more commonly known as "land back," acknowledges how colonization contributed to the theft and plunder of Indigenous land and communities-and has grown into an effort to help reclaim stolen lands.In recent years, the land back movement has grown to include many Indigenous land trusts.

Guest post by W. Keith Robinson, Professor of Law, Faculty Director for Intellectual Property, Technology, Business, and Innovation, Wake Forest University School of Law.Watch his video proposing a Law and Technology Pipeline Consortium.This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative, which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research.

The new podcast " You Didn't See Nothin " takes a critical look at the media narrative that followed the 1997 Armour Square neighborhood beating of 13-year-old Lenard Clark Jr., a Black child who lived in the Stateway Gardens public housing development, going to get air for his bike tire, by a group of white Bridgeport teens ages 17 to 19.

At the tender age of 15, Adam Siska and his pop-punk bandmates in The Academy Is were on the cusp of making the big time.The group received an offer from then-independent record label Fueled by Ramen.While a future as rock stars interested the teens, they didn't sign their contract at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

A slight angle can create a big difference.If you hit up your local commercial gym on any given Monday evening, you'll see that chest training is one of the most popular workouts for many lifters.Two classic lifts regularly used in this high-priority session are the time-tested flat bench press and its close cousin the incline bench press.

Supporters pose for a group photo during a rally in support affirmative action policies outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on October 31, 2022.Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to wipe out affirmative action in higher education any day now.

Shooting woes plagued the Raptors over the past few years, and their offensive futility got them to this position where they have an opportunity to address that need via the draft.If Raptors president Masai Ujiri and GM Bobby Webster can just move away from drafting a long power forward that can't shoot for just once, they should do their due diligence and look into UConn 's Jordan Hawkins.

A British Sign Language GCSE is one step closer to being taught in schools as the Government launches a consultation on the content of the subject.The Government is aiming for the British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE to be first taught to pupils in England from September 2025.Views on the qualification including the language skills to be studied and the role of history are being sought from teachers, employers and the deaf and hearing communities in a 12-week consultation.

Dezeen School Shows: an aquatic research centre designed to raise awareness of freshwater ecosystems is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts.Also featured is a healing centre designed to promote wellbeing through exposure to white noise and a multiethnic restaurant that provides space for chefs to share their cultural heritage through food.

In the spring of 2020, a few months after we became parents, my wife asked what I wanted for Father's Day.Being a dad still had new-car smell, so I felt a little funny about celebrating what is already a contrived holiday.My instinct was that I wanted a bunch of Number One Dad gear: chintzy junk declaring its owner the top living father.

Dezeen School Shows: a fashion collection that aims to evoke childhood memories and another informed by Disney's The Little Mermaid are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar.Also featured are a fashion project that combines traditional Pakistani and Qatari silhouettes and a gothic clothing collection that aims to express "the darker emotions triggered by the pandemic".

Uniqlo is aiming to create "modern classics" that people wear for longer to be more sustainable, says the clothing retailer's UK COO Alessandro Dudech, but questions remain over whether the strategy is working.Speaking at the opening of the Japanese brand's latest UK store in Covent Garden, Dudech explained how Uniqlo aims to differentiate itself from fast-fashion brands by incrementally improving the design of its clothes and focusing on longevity, including by launching repair services in its stores.

Neuroscientists usually investigate one brain at a time.They observe how neurons fire as a person reads certain words, for example, or plays a video game.As social animals, however, those same scientists do much of their work togetherbrainstorming hypotheses, puzzling over problems and fine-tuning experimental designs.

When Ella time traveled in my office for the first time, I did not realize what was happening right away.She was sitting comfortably in a chair, her hands folded, her back straight and her feet flat on the floor.There was no dramatic change, no shuddering or twitching.But then I saw it: a slight shift in how she held her body.

(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Feelings of indignation and anger fueled by religious conservatives culminated in a protest Friday afternoon at Dodger Stadium over the honoring of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a satirical performance and activist organization made up of queer nuns in drag that are considered blasphemous by some Christians.

MIAMI GARDENS - Last season, Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou, as an undrafted rookie from Texas A&M-Commerce, learned how to survive in the NFL.He started 13 games, and despite often playing with a cast on his right hand to protect an injured thumb and battling an oblique injury, he ended with 72 tackles, one interception, 10 passes defended and one forced fumble.

Radio broadcaster Ken Bruce said he hopes being made an MBE will highlight the challenges facing autistic people following his son's diagnosis.The 72-year-old Scottish broadcaster is among the people recognised in the King's Birthday Honours as he is appointed to the rank for his services to radio, autism awareness and to charity.

A day after the Lakers lost in the Conference Finals to the eventual champion Denver Nuggets, Rob Pelinka sat in front of the assembled media and spoke highly of - and with a general excitement - about the team and roster he reshaped at the trade deadline.The group did not accomplish what their ultimate goal was, but the level they did reach and the resiliency they showed to get as far as they did was admirable.

The FDA cautions that prescription testosterone is only approved for men who have low testosterone due to certain medical conditions.Wladimir Bulgar /Getty Images/Science Photo Libra In 2014 Time magazine ran a cover story titled Manopause?!, documenting the rise of the $2 billion testosterone industry, which marketed the hormone as a way to fend off age-related declines in sexual function, energy and strength.

Dopamine is part of an ancient neural pathway that ensures human survival.It is also part of the reason it is so hard to stop playing a video game or pass up a cupcake.Meredith Miotke /for NPR Back when my daughter was a toddler, I would make a joke about my phone: "It's a drug for her," I'd say to my husband.

T ributes have been paid to a Holocaust survivor who tirelessly campaigned for greater awareness of the genocide and represented Britain at the Olympics.Sir Ben Helfgott, 93, survived Buchenwald concentration camp and was one of 732 child survivors who came to the UK to rebuild their lives, known as The Boys.

Blue singer Lee Ryan has appealed his conviction for assaulting a police officer, saying he received bad advice.At a trial in January, Ryan, 39, was found guilty of several charges including racially aggravated common assault by beating in relation to an incident on a plane last July.He had pleaded guilty to biting a police officer following advice from his solicitor at the time.

Ibram X. Kendi's books have become a frequent target for the library book-banning movement.It's been a swift backlash for the author, historian, and director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, whose New York Times No. 1 bestseller, How To Be An Antiracist, popularized the term "antiracism" and became a prominent resource for Americans working to process the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020.

Andrew Tate is a despicable character.Most grown-ups understand this without much thought.After all, the proudly misogynistic social media influencer was charged with human trafficking and rape in Romania, a nation the U.S. State Department considers " a primary source country for sex trafficking."

A friend asked me recently how I managed to read all the things I recommend in my Friday newsletter.Was this newsletter a collective effort, he asked?Was there some committee of like-minded readers who consumed a great deal of material and then sent me their recommendations?I have no assistants, no committee, I told him.

Rachel Maddow has something special for anyone who appreciates the occasional digressions into history on her weekly MSNBC show.She and her longtime producer, Isaac-Davy Aronson, debuted the first episode of Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News on Monday.The six-episode podcast looks at historical incidents that can teach us lessons about current events.

Energy bill support took too long to reach those most in need and the Government must clarify how it will protect consumers from future price rises as a matter of urgency, MPs have said.The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said about 1.7 million people were left waiting months for help due to the Government's lack of bandwidth to ensure all groups including those who were vulnerable received support at the same time.

Two teenage boys have been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old who died after being attacked at a house party.A 15-year-old from Dorset and a 16-year-old from Wiltshire have been charged with murdering Mikey Roynon and possessing an offensive weapon.Mikey, from Kingswood in Bristol, died from a single stab wound at a property in Eastfield Avenue in the Weston area of Bath at about 11pm on Saturday.

The King has hailed new portraits of the Windrush generation as pictorial records of a very special group of people.Charles hosted a Buckingham Palace reception where he met the 10 individuals whose faces have been immortalised in paint, and was given a special preview of the artworks marking the 75th anniversary of the Windrush crossing.

Bruins general manager Don Sweeney admitted in the organization's end-of-season news conference that changes likely are coming, and it would not be a surprise if Boston looked at all possible options.The situation in Winnipeg could be one to monitor.Pierre-Luc Dubois's camp informed the Jets he is not interested in signing a one-year deal, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun on Wednesday.

Disabled people in England are finding themselves in severe financial hardship owing to rising social care costs and the increase in the cost of living.Social care, unlike the NHS, is not free at the point of need.As disabled people are being forced to pay for their care out of their benefits, some are finding themselves thousands of pounds in arrears to councils.

"The nuances of preparing, prosecuting, acquiring, and maintaining patents are the craft of the patent attorney.Understanding the impact of actions along that path is something that requires true collaboration from many disciplines within an organization."As a patent practitioner and corporate strategist speaking at IPWatchdog's Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management Masters program next week, on a panel titled "Strategic Portfolio Acquisition and Maintenance; Ensuring Business Objectives Align with Patent Strategy," I decided to gather some resources that help organize potential business objectives and questions that can be answered so that patent strategy, portfolio maintenance, and portfolio acquisition are able to be aligned with a business strategy.

Bears teammates have remarked on how quickly the connection between quarterback Justin Fields and wide receiver DJ Moore has developed since the start of the team's offseason program and the interior view of the partnership is similar to the exterior one.The team wrapped up its minicamp on Thursday and Fields spoke to reporters before heading off on a short break.

Norwich City sporting director Stuart Webber is to leave the role following a six-year spell at Carrow Road.Norwich have twice won promotion to the Premier League during Webber's time at the club but were relegated 12 months later on both occasions.He informed the board of his decision in March and work to find a replacement is already under way.

The 2023 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its winners list.The top honors went to "Cypher" for the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, "A Strange Path" for Best International Narrative Feature, and "Between the Rains" for Best Documentary Feature.The competition categories include Feature Film, Short Film, Audio Storytelling, Immersive, Games, Human/Nature, and Tribeca X.
"We take great pride in recognizing this year's collection of diverse, trailblazing works and creators," said Cara Cusumano, fest director and vice president of programming, said in a statement.

Wes Anderson has explored many distinctive milieus over the years, from the fictional Zubrowska of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" to the bottom of the sea in "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" and "Isle of Dogs."However, " Asteroid City " may be Anderson's most personal backdrop yet, as its chief subject is storytelling itself.

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success.This article is part of a VB special issue.Read the full series here: Building the foundation for customer data quality.In today's fast-paced business landscape, where competition is fierce and customers are more demanding than ever, data has become the ultimate game-changer for enterprise leaders.

This article is part of a VB special issue.Read the full series here: Building the foundation for customer data quality.From Netflix to Amazon, almost every company today is racing to grow its business through personalization.They are using data; they are pushing out ads, recommendations and messages; and they are expecting customers to interact with those communications for increased sales and long-term relationships.

Microsoft announced the public preview availability of Datamarts in May 2022.When authoring this chapter, Datamarts are still in preview, so using them in production environments is not recommended.The Datamarts capability opens endless possibilities for organizations to achieve their data analytics goals on the Power BI platform.

Ayo Walker Typically, one hears the term "carceral" used in discussions of prisons and jails.One significant aim of the prison abolition movement is to critique and eliminate carceral forms of state punishment that encage, degrade and dehumanize human beings while stripping them of agency.

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Two days after a warrant was served on Mar-a-Lago last August, I wrote this:

We could have seen it coming after all this time.They're reliably predictable, no crystal ball required.Trump appears to be in trouble: The FBI serves a warrant on Mar-a-Lago, seizing papers.

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA community, and today we look at those represented by the "I" which stands for "intersex."In a broadcast exclusive, we are joined by the filmmaker and three stars of a new documentary, Every Body, which follows their work as intersex activists who share childhoods marked by shame, secrecy and nonconsensual surgeries.

A Vermont man died in jail on Thursday morning while awaiting trial on federal charges that he had lured his mother on a fishing trip, killed her and sank the boat in a scheme to inherit his family's estate, the U.S. Marshals Service said.The Marshals Service, which announced the death in a statement, did not say how the man, Nathan Carman, 29, of Vernon, Vt., had died.

The Biden administration has been negotiating quietly with Iran to limit Tehran's nuclear program and free imprisoned Americans, according to officials from three countries, in part of a larger U.S. effort to ease tensions and reduce the risk of a military confrontation with the Islamic Republic.The U.S. goal is to reach an informal, unwritten agreement, which some Iranian officials are calling a political cease-fire.

Most Americans have run into trouble using their health insurance in the past year, but the majority still like their coverage, a new report has found.Some 58% of insured adults have had at least one problem in the past year, according to a survey from KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation, released on Thursday.

When Lonnie Walker and the Lakers inked a deal with one another this past summer, both parties did so with the understanding that it was a gamble.For Walker, the decision to leave the cozy confines of the San Antonio Spurs ' organization for glitzy Los Angeles was a strategic one.Not only was the aim to make more money if he put up a strong year, but also, reveal previously untapped parts of his game.

Three years and a bit into the coach-centric rebuild, the Washington Commanders' roster is largely a product of Ron Rivera's making.Using Bill-in-Bangkok's depth chart projection as a guide, only four of Washington's 22 starters on offense and defense were on the team when Rivera was hired.They happen to be four of Washington's best players: WR Terry McLaurin, DT Daron Payne, DT Jonathan Allen, DE Montez Sweat.

The party started early.Like, 10:30 a.m., still-drinking-lousy-hotel-coffee early.It was late March, a warm and overcast coastal morning, and all I knew of the day's schedule was that Danny McBride, the creator and star of the HBO comedy The Righteous Gemstones, planned to swing by with a driver who would take us to an oyster farm, located somewhere among the islands and salt marshes of South Carolina Lowcountry.

Nadine Dorries has claimed Rishi Sunak is a privileged posh boy who cruelly blocked her from a future in the House of Lords.Using an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV to launch a fresh attack on the Prime Minister, she claimed he'd used weasel words and sophistry in a meeting with Boris Johnson last week.

In the realm of React development, understanding and utilizing the useRef hook can significantly enhance your coding efficiency.In this beginner-friendly guide, we will explore the useRef hook and its practical applications.We'll walk through a real-world scenario and provide an in-depth explanation of the code flow.

The family of university student Barnaby Webber have described their complete devastation at the senseless murder of our son, saying he was a beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to.Parents David and Emma Webber, and younger brother Charlie, said Barnaby, who attended the University of Nottingham, was at the start of his journey into adulthood and was developing into a wonderful young man.

HERSHEY, PA - The Hershey Bears had a special guest in the house for Game Three of the Calder Cup Finals.New Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery was spotted sitting in the suite level with vice president of hockey operations Bryan Helmer and other Capitals representatives.The news was confirmed to RMNB by the Hershey Bears.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

J.C. Jackson said Tuesday he hopes to be ready for the start of Chargers training camp as he continues to work his way back from a ruptured patellar tendon.And that's not all the veteran cornerback said.Jackson explained in blunt terms how rough the 2022 season was for him.

Lionel Messi is making the move to MLS, following a long line of stars who found success in Europe but came stateside to add a new chapter towards the end of their careers.The Argentine legend has announced that he'll be joining Inter Miami and diving headfirst into the top flight of North American soccer.

Patriots "I had my hand in the dirt and everything.I think I've played everything."FOXBORO - Marte Mapu kept things straightforward on Monday afternoon.Despite spending a majority of his OTA and minicamp reps in New England's defensive backfield, the 2023 third-round pick is listed as a linebacker on the official Patriots' roster.

The New England Patriots officially wrapped up OTAs on Friday with the third open practice to the media.Before the schedule flips to mandatory minicamp from Monday through Wednesday, let's break down what we've seen so far in this week's #PostPulpit mailbag.@RochesterPats If the Patriots can acquire Hopkins, how do they find targets for the other guys on the roster with Hopkins, JuJu, Gesicki, Henry, And either Bourne & or Parker being on the roster?

(Image credit: Bickerstaff.938)Several things make Bickerstaff.938(and Bickerstaff.555for that matter) a little unusual as an advertising agency.Its name changes from day to the next, and its logo looks like a child's drawing.It's also operating from country that's facing a horrendous military invasion.

Right now, AI does what we want.But what if it gets to the point where it only does what it wants?The current AI gold rush might leave many thinking about what AI might look like as it develops.In this post, we'll discuss sentient AI, what it could look like, and if we should be worried about a world where robots are conscious (with scientific insight, too).

Would it have mattered to posterity if Pep Guardiola had not won the Champions League again?Would it have mattered if he had remained stuck on two European titles, his last triumph Barcelona's sumptuous 3-1 victory over Manchester United at Wembley in 2011?We can tell ourselves that we know what Guardiola is, how he had transformed football and our understanding of what is possible; that we know the magnitude of Arrigo Sacchi, who won two European Cups, and Rinus Michels, who won one, and Valeriy Lobanovskyi, who didn't win any; but, still, it feels appropriate to have it confirmed, just as it was fitting to have Lionel Messi's greatness confirmed at the World Cup.

In this Cython vs CPython Article, we will be conducting a speed comparison using 10 different benchmarks, covering diverse scenarios and edge cases.Python is a popular programming language known for its simplicity and readability.However, it is an interpreted language, which can sometimes result in slower execution speeds compared to compiled languages like C. To address this limitation, developers have introduced Cython, an optimizing static compiler for Python.