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The abduction of Ugandan opposition politician and former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye in Nairobi, Kenya on November 16th and his arraignment at a military court in Kampala on November 20th. In response, Thiele Chaguta, Amnesty International Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said:“Amnesty International is deeply disturbed by Dr. Besigye’s abduction and the lack of extradition procedures from Kenya. This is not the first time a foreign dissident has been abducted on mainland Kenya. It is part of a worrying trend of increasing cross-border repression that violates human rights across borders.Dr. Besigye’s abduction…

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CNN — Republicans on the House Ethics Committee announced their findings on Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz, despite growing calls from Senate Republicans to release them ahead of his confirmation hearings. , followed Republican leaders in voting not to release the findings. The Republican decision to block the findings, against the wishes of the committee’s Democratic members, raises big questions about what will happen to the top secret information the Ethics Committee has already collected about Gaetz. The committee voted to meet again in December, but Republicans on the committee want a final report, according to two people…

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List of 6 first-year eligible candidates excluded from 167 candidates. Six first-year eligible candidates are among the 25 modern-day players who have advanced to the semifinalist stage for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, announced by Visual Edge IT.The list of nominees also includes 17 semifinalists from the class of 2024.Modern players who qualified as semifinalists in their first year of eligibility include Luke Cushley, Eli Manning, Terrell Suggs, Earl Thomas, Adam Vinatieri, and Marshall Yanda. Each last played in a professional football game in the 2019 season.Another player who made it to the semifinals…

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TJX Co., Ltd. touted a “strong start” to the holiday season on Wednesday, but shares fell after the fast-growing retailer provided guidance that seemed to blow Wall Street.LSEG said TJX comfortably beat Wall Street expectations in its fiscal third quarter, but now expects holiday earnings per share to be between $1.12 and $1.14, down from expectations of $1.18. It’s below.Here’s how TJX performed compared to Wall Street expectations, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG.Earnings per share: $1.14 vs. $1.09 expected Revenue: $14.06 billion vs. $13.95 billion expectedThe company reported net income of $1.3 billion, or $1.14 per share,…

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British luxury car company Jaguar has launched a radical revamp of its classic brand with a new wake-up ad that has raised eyebrows across the internet. The 30-second spot begins with a bright yellow elevator opening to reveal a half-dozen or so androgynous models in brightly colored monochromatic outfits, but no cars in sight. The ads then flashed the models individually, paired with empty phrases like “Create Vibrance,” “Live Vibrant,” “Erasing the Everyday,” “Break the Mold,” and “Copy Nothing.” Show off your dramatic costumes. Critics are calling the failure “Bud Light 2.0” after a video resurfaced of the company’s brand…

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Donald Trump, who appeared on his eponymous daytime talk show for more than a decade, ran unsuccessfully for a Pennsylvania Senate seat in 2022 as a Medicare campaigner known for leaning heavily toward Trumpism. Mehmet Oz has been selected to head the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS). Cardiothoracic surgeons, who faced significant backlash from the medical and scientific community for spreading misinformation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, operate on an annual budget of $2.6 trillion and employ more than 100 million people. He will oversee the agency, which provides medical care to people.”I am honored to have been…

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UK-made Storm Shadow missiles fired into Russia for the first timeDan Sabbagh in Kyiv and Andrew Roth in Washington report on the use of Storm Shadow missilesUkraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, the Guardian understands according to multiple sources.The decision to approve the strikes was made in response to the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops on Russia’s border with Ukraine in what UK and US officials have warned was a major escalation of the nearly three-year-old conflict.The Guardian earlier this week reported that the…

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Reading time: < 1 minutes This week's UH News Image of the Week is by Jim Mellon, Director of International Student Services. Professor Mellon said: “The University of Hilo celebrated United Nations Day on campus on October 25, 2024. This event demonstrates the unity between different peoples and nations around the world and as a way to create more peaceful and peaceful societies. , promotes the capacity for people-to-people exchange. The International Student Association, the organizer of this event, embraces the United Nations values ​​of peace, dignity and equality for all on a healthy planet. ” previous imageafter the stormsunrise…

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Downtown Franklin is set to welcome a new mixed-use development in the coming months.A new 25-unit luxury residential development is under construction just one block south of the city’s historic downtown. It will also include retail, dining and office space.The Margin District, which spans the 700 to 800 blocks of Columbia Avenue and lies just beyond the city’s historic preservation overlay, is designed to reflect the structure of old Franklin, according to developers.The Margin District will open in downtown Franklin in 2027.“We designed the development to serve as an extension of downtown, allowing residents and visitors to explore new living,…

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