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SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV - Văn hoá & Xã hội - TTXVN
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SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV - Văn hoá & Xã hội - TTXVN

SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN SEA Games 33: Đội tuyển bắn súng Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV Tại trường bắn súng quốc gia (Trung tâm huấn luyện thể thao Quốc gia Hà Nội), các xạ thủ tham dự SEA Games 33 đang tập luyện với sự tập trung cao độ khi thời gian thi đấu đã cận kề. SEA Games 33 đánh dấu sự trở lại của môn bắn súng sau khi nội dung này bị loại khỏi chương trình thi đấu tại SEA Games 32. Chính vì vậy, việc chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng càng được chú trọng, nhằm hướng tới những thành tích cao nhất, quyết tâm duy trì vị thế là một trong những môn thể thao mũi nhọn của Việt Nam. Tại Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 33 (SEA Games 33), đội tuyển bắn súng đặt mục tiêu giành 7 HCV. Ảnh: Minh Quyết - TTXVN

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Roxbury man stands trial for 2nd-degree murder of teen dragged by car in 2018

A Roxbury man is on trial after he allegedly “dragged” a teen by his car, leading to the victim’s death, after an iPhone sale gone bad in 2018. “Nov. 16, 2018, was an unthinkable day for Kemoni Miller,” said Suffolk ADA Alexandra Rahimi. “The unimaginable happened when the defendant, Kenneth Ford, dragged him down Gallivan Boulevard at a high rate of speed. He hung from the outside of the vehicle, fell from that car, and he died. In the simplest terms, this is a robbery gone wrong.” Ford, 30, of Roxbury, was charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of Kemoni Miller, 18, in 2018 and returned to Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday for the start of his trial nearly seven years later. In opening statements, Rahimi alleged “the defendant knew Miller was outside of the vehicle” and drove off at a high rate of speed — allegedly about 45 mph in a 30 mph speed zone — for just under half a mile with that knowledge. Miller fell from the car around the intersection Gallivan Boulevard and Washington Street in Dorchester and sustained multiple skull fractures, prosecutors said. He died four days later from blunt force trauma injuries. Defense attorney Joseph Krowski called the prosecutor’s statement a “half-baked, cherry-picked presentation of what took place on that day,” criticizing the use of a key “bought-and-paid-for witness” involved in the incident, Dejon Barnes. Prosecutors originally sought murder charges against both Ford and Barnes, who was allegedly in the passenger seat, but the witness cooperated with the DA’s office in Ford’s case and pleaded guilty to unarmed robbery in 2019. Barnes’s sentencing has been postponed until after Ford’s trial. “What did Dejon Barnes get for setting up this deal, for bringing the counterfeit money, for prying the fingers off for Kemoni Miller?” Krowski said to the jury Thursday. “He got a deal. He got time served. He is now a cooperating witness. It is true that you decide credibility, but in this regard, he is on different footing than other witnesses.” Prosecutors allege Miller was looking to sell an iPhone and got in contact with Barnes through his then-girlfriend to arrange a location for the sale. Barnes asked Ford for a ride to 322 Gallivan Blvd., the ADA said. On the way, Rahimi said, the two men “hatched a plan” to pay Miller partially in counterfeit money to increase the resale profit. Krowski claimed that Miller’s girlfriend ran a “cell phone scam” with Barnes, and “all (Ford) was doing was giving a ride.” At the sale location, Miller approached the car, and Barnes partially rolled down the passenger-side window. There were “four or five people in the area of the car,” Krowski claimed, including one armed with a knife that witnesses allegedly likened to a sword or machete. Barnes and Miller start going back and forth over “the phone, the condition, the price that will be paid,” Rahimi said. It’s then that Ford allegedly starts driving. “Everything was fine until it wasn’t,” Rahimi said. “The car took off at a high rate of speed, drove just shy of half of a mile. Kemoni hanging from the outside of the car on the window. The defendant blew through a red light. He was weaving in and out of traffic.” Krowski described his client as “nervous” and said it was only as Miller “breaches into the car” that Ford pulls off to “get away from a potential problem.” “What you didn’t hear in their opening statement, and you’re going to hear from their bought-and-paid-for witness, Dejon Barnes, is when Mr. Ford starts to pull away, Kemoni Miller doesn’t let the car pull off,” said Krowski. “He has a very easy choice. He jumps onto the car and is holding on to the window.” One of Miller’s friends at the scene, Krowski alleged, would later say, “Why didn’t he just let go? He could have let go.” A prosecution witness said he saw a body hanging from a car as it ran a red light, though he did not recollect specific details about in which lane or how fast the car was traveling. Barnes allegedly “shoves” his counterfeit money under Miller’s fingers, the defense alleged, “which is what caused him to fall off, hit his head and die.” The two men drove off, Krowski continued, as “neither one of them knew he was hurt, just thought he fell off the car.” The prosecution claimed Barnes was a “participant, no doubt,” but in the robbery, not the murder. “Your task as jurors in this case is actually going to be far more simple at the end of the day,” said Rahimi. “One, who was operating the car on Nov. 16, 2018? And two, did their actions rise to the level of second degree murder?” The trial will continue at 9 a.m. Friday in Suffolk Superior Court.

Grace Zokovitch
Column | FOMO and instant regret on WhatsApp
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Column | FOMO and instant regret on WhatsApp

Friends, readers and people who purchased street food in old newspaper and are now reading this while consuming vada pav or dabeli or some such item, lend me your ears. Because I have some bad news for you. And that bad news is this: there is less than 14% of 2025 left. No? Still not feeling a sense of alarm. Let me explain this in terms that anybody in India will understand. If the year 2025 were a T20 innings, then we currently have less than three overs of batting to go. See. Now you feel a sense of urgency? Very good. Now, most other columnists will tell you that this is the time to take stock, reflect on the year that has passed, before you even think of planning for the year 2026. Those columnists are fools. Ignore all of them. Taking stock, looking back, reflecting and all are such 1990s concepts. Along with other outdated concepts such as ‘parliamentary language’, ‘law and order’, ‘journalism’, ‘humility’, ‘dental hygiene’, and ‘stable job’. Instead, it is time for us to look forward. This is the perfect time for smart, informed readers such as yourself to start planning for your New Year’s resolution. Perhaps you want to lose weight. Or save more money. Or eat more protein. Or spend more time outdoors. Or maybe 2026 is the year you finally figure out what a ‘mutual fund’ is. (Don’t ask me. I don’t know anything about personal finance. My constant doubt is this: if it is called a mutual fund, then how come I am always giving them money, and they never give me any money?) But if you are struggling for a genuinely useful, life-changing idea for a New Year’s resolution, then look no further. I have an idea. And it is such a great idea, that it requires its own lexical entry. Earlier this month, I met a friend who is also a fellow football fan. Midway through our conversation, he showed me a football joke on his phone. It was very funny. We laughed heartily. And then I asked him: “So who sent you this joke, bro?” I call everyone bro, except my actual brother. Who I call by the same name my mother used to call him: “uncultured barbarian”. Bro said: “Oh, it was sent on this WhatsApp group. The group is for hardcore Indian football fans. Some very famous people are on it.” Readers, how do you think I felt? Exactly. That irresistible human urge to hear of a WhatsApp group and then immediately feel tremendous social pressure to join it, in order to avoid the Fear of Missing Out. This urge is one of the strongest forces known to science. For nothing triggers the primal gene in our brains more than the idea that somewhere out there other humans are congregating secretly. So, of course, I begged him to add me to the group. A few days and numerous reminders later, he added me. In that moment, when the notification popped up on my phone, it felt like I had become the first man in history to win both the Nobel Prize for Peace and the Mr. Universe contest. Readers, this excitement lasted all of 180 seconds. For in those 180 seconds, I realised that I had just done it again. I had once again voluntarily joined a group of the most under-employed, irritating, shameless, spammy, joke-recycling people. The joy turned into regret instantly. But now, I was in a quandary. I could not leave without making my friend look bad. I could not participate in the conversations because I am not a moron. Instead, I quietly archived the group. And once every week or so, I go back to the group and say “LOL” or “Haha” or “Shabaash!” to one of the comparatively less offensive jokes. In fact, there should be a word for this regret one feels immediately after joining a WhatsApp group that one was very eager to be a part of. And that word is: chatastrophe. Example sentence: “Within three minutes of joining the ‘Hardcore Babu Antony Fans of Europe’ group, Rajesh experienced acute chatastrophe when he realised it was just members reposting their execrable LinkedIn posts.” And that is my idea for a New Year’s resolution. Dear readers, I implore you to make 2026 the year that you will no longer succumb to chatastrophe. Fight the urge. Save your phone. Protect your brain. Have you joined any WhatsApp groups that you instantly regretted? Leave all the gory details in the comments. Or send me an email. Maybe all of us can form a WhatsApp group? The writer helps early stage companies communicate better. He blogs at www.whatay.com.

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Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ are trained as technicians to help light up communities
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Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ are trained as technicians to help light up communities

By JACK DENTON ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — When darkness came, so did the smoke. Hamna Silima Nyange, like half of the 2 million people in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, did not have a house connected to the electricity grid. After sunset, she would turn to smoky oil lamps that provided the only light for her eight children to study. ”The light was too weak,” Nyange said. “And the smoke from the lamp hurt my eyes.” Then one day a neighbor, Tatu Omary Hamad, installed solar panels and bulbs that lit her home with help from the strong sunlight along the Indian Ocean coast. “Today we have enough light,” Nyange said. Training women to be solar technicians Hamad is one of dozens of “solar mamas” trained in Zanzibar by Barefoot College International, a global nonprofit, through a program that brings light to rural communities and provides jobs for local women. So far in Zanzibar, it has lit 1,845 homes. The program selects middle-aged women, most with little or no formal education, from villages without electricity and trains them over six months to become solar power technicians. It is one of a small number of programs in Africa including Solar Sister. The women return to their communities with at least 50 sets of household solar panel kits as well as the skills and equipment to set them up and keep them running. Barefoot College International focuses on middle-aged women because they tend to have the strongest links to their communities while not often involved in intensive child care. “We want to train women who become change makers,” said Brenda Geofrey, the director of Barefoot College International Zanzibar. The Zanzibar campus is in its 10th year of teaching local women. Before that, it sent women for training in India, where Barefoot College International was founded. One was Khazija Gharib Issa, who had been an unemployed widow. Now she is a master trainer. “I got a job. I got a place to stay. Before, I didn’t have one,” Issa said. The importance of health Improving health is at the heart of the program’s mission. Alongside its flagship solar power course, Barefoot College International offers programs for women in tailoring, beekeeping and sustainable agriculture. Every woman who completes a program is trained in general health knowledge that they are expected to take back to their villages. The “solar mamas” are health catalysts in another way, by replacing harmful light sources like kerosene. “Using kerosene has many problems,” said Jacob Dianga, a health care worker at a local clinic who is familiar with the group’s work. The fuel can irritate the eyes, while inhaling its smoke can cause long-term lung damage. It’s also a fire hazard in cramped homes and shops, and can poison children who mistake it for a drink. “Clean energy is very important,” Dianga said. “It helps protect our health.” Challenges remain Barefoot College International has scaled up across Africa, with other campuses in Madagascar and Senegal. In recent years, women have been brought to Zanzibar from Malawi and Somaliland, and this year some are being recruited from Central African Republic. Funding remains a challenge as major donors, notably the United States and European ones, cut foreign aid and projects face more competition for money that remains. Barefoot College International is run with public and private donations and revenue generated by its social enterprises. Another challenge is resistance in local communities, where some people find it hard to accept the women technicians in a radical new gender role. While the solar training program recruits with the approval of village leadership, who put forward candidates, some husbands have stopped their wives from training. “In most African communities, women are pictured as somebody who is just at home,” Geofrey said. But the solar mamas say the results often speak for themselves. “People used to say this work is for men. They were surprised and laughed at me,” Issa said. “But now they see how important my work is. I have become an example.” For more on Africa and development: https://apnews.com/hub/africa-pulse The Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.

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Morning Digest: Bihar set for counting of votes ahead of Assembly poll results today; two more detained in Delhi blast case, and more
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Morning Digest: Bihar set for counting of votes ahead of Assembly poll results today; two more detained in Delhi blast case, and more

ECI all set for counting day in Bihar after record turnout The Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to count votes in Bihar’s 243 Assembly constituencies on Friday (November 14, 2025), starting with postal ballots at 8 a.m., with the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tallies to begin at 8:30 a.m. A record 67.13% of voters cast their ballots in two phases of polling, the highest voter turnout in the State since 1951. Eight killed, 14 injured in truck accident in Pune At least eight persons were killed, and 14 others injured in an accident near Navale Bridge in Pune district in Maharashtra on Thursday (November 13, 2025). According to preliminary information from the Pune Police, 20 to 25 vehicles rammed one another in a chain collision around 5:30 p.m. A container truck is said to have set off the collision following which several vehicles caught fire. Two more held for Delhi blast; Al-Falah University faces audit A medical college professor and a medical student, both from Jammu and Kashmir, were detained in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday (November 13, 2025), in connection with the car blast near Red Fort. The Jammu and Kashmir police issued a Red Corner Notice against another doctor from Kashmir, now believed to be based in Dubai, whose brother has already been arrested. Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea seeking compensation for deaths ‘linked’ to COVID-19 vaccines The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) reserved for orders a petition seeking compensation for ‘After Effects From Immunisation’ (AEFI) deaths allegedly caused by COVID-19 vaccination. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the writ petition filed by Rachna Gangu and Venugopalan Govindan, who alleged their daughters died due to adverse effects of COVID vaccination. Air India crash investigation aimed at finding cause, not apportioning blame, says Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) clarified that the ongoing investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the Air India Flight 171 crash at the Ahmedabad airport, killing 12 crew members and 229 passengers on June 12, was not meant to “apportion blame” but to unearth “what” caused the accident, and to safeguard against such tragedies in the future. Centre suspends over 4,000 fertiliser distributor licences on hoarding charges The Union Department of Fertilisers has cancelled or suspended 4,298 licences and the registration of fertiliser distributors for black marketing, hoarding, and diversion of stocks. The Ministry had earlier issued 8,777 show cause notices to the erring traders, and 547 FIRs have so far been registered nationwide. Centre releases draft Seeds Bill; industry welcomes; farm outfits cautious After two failed attempts in the past by the United Progressive Alliance and National Democratic Alliance governments in 2004 and 2019, the Centre has brought in yet another draft Seeds Bill. The Union Agriculture Ministry said the draft is aligned with current agricultural and regulatory requirements. The proposed legislation is intended to replace the existing Seeds Act, 1966 and the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983. Supreme Court finds T.N. challenge to Mekedatu reservoir project ‘premature’ The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) termed Tamil Nadu’s application challenging the proposed construction of a reservoir by Karnataka at Mekedatu across the inter-state river Cauvery as “premature”. Declining to entertain Tamil Nadu’s plea for now, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai said, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) on the reservoir, submitted by Karnataka, was only being considered by the experts in the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC). Supreme Court wants government to promote EVs amid high air pollution Amid worsening air pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) observed that it may be high time to revisit the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 to promote electric vehicles and even launch a pilot project in metropolitan cities. India’s carbon emission rise slower in 2025, says report While global carbon emissions are expected to rise 38 billion tonnes, or by 1.1%, in 2025, the growth in India’s emissions is expected to increase by 1.4%, according to the Global Carbon Project, an authoritative tracker of global fossil fuel emissions. This is lower than in recent years – in 2024, India’s emissions grew by 4% to the previous year. Trump wants skilled overseas workers to ‘train Americans’ then ‘go back home’: U.S. Treasury Secretary A day after U.S. President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the “vision” is to bring in skilled overseas workers who train Americans and then go back home. “The President’s vision here is to bring in overseas workers, where these jobs went, who have the skills. Three, five, seven years to train the U.S. workers, then they can go home. The U.S. workers fully take over,” Bessent said in an interview to Fox News on Wednesday (November 12, 2025).

Rachna Gangu
Bihar election results 2025 LIVE: ECI geared up for counting day after record voting turnout
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Bihar election results 2025 LIVE: ECI geared up for counting day after record voting turnout

Bihar election results 2025 LIVE updates: All eyes are now on the counting of votes, which will determine whether Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U)-BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retains power, or if Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD-led Mahagathbandhan (INDIA bloc) succeeds in unseating the nine-time chief minister. Despite being conducted amid the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls -- which led to the removal of over six million voters -- the Bihar Assembly elections recorded a turnout of 67.13 per cent, the highest since 1951. The overall turnout for the 243-seat Assembly election was 67.13 per cent, marking a rise of 9.6 percentage points compared to the last Assembly elections. Bihar election exit poll 2025 predictions: Most exit polls project a clear lead for the NDA, projecting it to secure between 130 and 167 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan is expected to win around 70 to 100 seats. A major takeaway from the surveys is the performance of Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, which, according to most estimates, is likely to bag only up to five seats. Bihar election results date and time: When will the results be declared?The counting of votes for all 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar will be held on Friday, November 14, under the supervision of the Election Commission of India (ECI). According to the ECI, the counting process will commence at 8:00 am, with early trends expected in the morning. The final results are likely to be declared by evening, officials said.Bihar election results 2025: Where to track Bihar vote countingVoters can follow real-time vote counting updates and official trends on the Election Commission’s websites — eci.gov.in and results.eci.gov.in. Bihar election results 2020 vs 2025: What happened in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections? In the 2020 Assembly elections, the NDA bagged 125 seats, while the Opposition alliance won 110 seats. Bihar Assembly election results 2025: NDA vs Mahagathbandhan The NDA alliance consists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM). The Opposition Mahagathbandhan includes the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), and the Left parties -- CPI, CPI-ML, and CPI(M).

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Homebuilders bet on 1% mortgage rates to wake up US buyers
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Homebuilders bet on 1% mortgage rates to wake up US buyers

By Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg News With the average mortgage rate near 6%, U.S. homebuyers are looking at the most affordable monthly payments in a year. But San Antonio real estate agent Tavyn Weyman knows how to get them lower — much lower. The trick is simple: buy new. In markets across the U.S., homebuilders sitting on unsold inventory are subsidizing mortgage rates so heavily they sometimes match the record lows last seen during the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s in addition to perks like free appliances, finished basements and zero closing costs. Weyman said a large private builder just gave one client a 3.49% fixed rate on a $414,000 home on the west side of town. The sales agent even bumped up Weyman’s commission to cover the cost of breaking the buyer’s lease and threw in another $2,000 to make the first month effectively free. “You want to pay $2,000 a month on a brand new 4-bedroom home and have a 2% rate, I can find that now — as crazy as that sounds,” Weyman said. “It’s all negotiable.” A single mother relocating from Florida is interested in a 3.99% fixed rate offered by D.R. Horton Inc., the biggest U.S. builder by stock market value. But it’s the introductory rate of less than 1% for the first year that really caught her eye, Weyman said. These aren’t the perks of a healthy housing market. They’re the tactics of an industry trying to get the attention of buyers as tariffs, a government shutdown and artificial intelligence add to feelings of job insecurity. Year-to-date job cuts have exceeded 1 million, the most since the pandemic, according outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Last month alone firms announced 153,000 cuts, the most for any October since 2003. The anxiety is taking the wind out of a prophesied jump in homebuyer demand as mortgage rates decline. “We would have expected to see a little bigger bump out of the reduction in mortgage rates that we’ve seen,” D.R. Horton Chief Executive Officer Paul Romanowski said on a call with analysts last month. “It truly is choppy.” Other builders have shared disappointing feedback from the market. Century Communities Inc. in an earnings call said demand is especially weak from entry-level buyers. PulteGroup Inc. said first-time buyer orders plunged 14% in the latest quarter compared with a year earlier. “Lower interest rates are a positive for housing demand, but rates don’t operate in a vacuum,” Ryan Marshall, chief executive officer of PulteGroup, said in an earnings call last month. “There is a clear offset if rates are coming down because the economy is slowing and people are worried about their jobs.” A big obstacle for new sales agents is that renting is now much cheaper than buying. Rents are starting to dip, and landlords are reporting retention rates that are near record highs. Meanwhile, resale listings are no longer in short supply, giving buyers plenty of other options. Still, few are biting. Pending sales stalled in September, still barely above record lows. “The existing market is a much more formidable competitor to the homebuilders than it has been for a long time,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “There’s a lot of angst about job security, given there is no hiring. And artificial intelligence is coming on.” For the first time, the price for a typical new home in July and August was cheaper than that of an existing home, according to a John Burns Research & Consulting analysis of Census and National Association of Realtors data. The average premium since 1973 was 16%. The analysis doesn’t include incentives. Production builders spent an average of 7.5% of sales prices on incentives in the three months ended August, up from 4.8% in May 2024, according to the company’s builder surveys. “There is an opportunity to buy new homes at really low rates,” said Eric Finnigan, vice president at John Burns. “The big surprise is why sales are still so soft.” But not all rate buydowns are created equal. Some permanently lower borrowing costs for a full 30-year term, while others keep rates low only temporarily. Those deals can work well for households expecting rising income or a future refinancing — but they carry real risk for borrowers who aren’t prepared for the jump in monthly payments once the promotional period ends. Lennar Corp. is in the midst of a nationwide “Inventory Close-Out Sale,” offering rates of 3.75% in Denver and up to $70,000 in price reductions in Charleston, South Carolina. Lennar spent 14% per home on incentives as a share of revenue this year, up from 10% in 2024. The strategy of undercutting the resale market seems to be working, at least according to Weyman. The agent in San Antonio said seven of the eight homes he sold this year were newly built. “New home buyers are expecting a lot of things so you’ve got to get them more,” Weyman said. “I always advertise that I’m never going to make a client pay for closing costs, especially now.” —With assistance from Julia Fanzeres. (Updates with October job cuts in eighth paragraph.) ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Numerology Horoscope Today, November 14, 2025: See What's In Store For You
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Numerology Horoscope Today, November 14, 2025: See What's In Store For You

Numerology Predictions for November 14, 2025: Today’s numerology message brings varied results for different numbers. Number 1s will benefit from power and new opportunities, enjoy entertainment, and maintain harmonious relationships. Number 2s will have to distinguish between true and false information, and will see less reward than their hard work, but new friendships will strengthen. Number 3s will be drawn to spirituality. Expenses may increase, but opportunities for wealth will arise, and relationships will remain positive. Number 4s will experience improved relationships, and good health, but disagreements with their boss are possible, and marriage is possible. Number 5s will face domestic tensions and significant expenses, but an evening romance will brighten the day.Number 6s will have to patiently deal with administrative hurdles, and will receive support from a mother-like figure, and profits are possible from the stock market. Number 7s will have to avoid conflicts with coworkers or neighbors. Opponents will trouble them, but goals will be achieved, and love life will improve. Number 8s will have a proud day, receiving affection from their mother, new business alliances, and special romance. Government work of people with number 9 will get resolved, anger will have to be controlled, health will be good and ideas will bring success, however, spouse’s health may be a matter of concern. Number 1 (People born on 1, 10, 19 and 28 of any month)Ganesha says you are in a position of strength and wield considerable power at this time. Entertainment is topmost on your agenda today. Lock your doors carefully; better to be safe than sorry. A new and better job opportunity comes your way. You and your mate seem to be cruising on the same wavelength, so make the most of it. Your lucky number is 11 and your lucky colour is Orange. (Image: AI-Generated) Number 2 (People born on 2, 11, 20 or 29 of any month)Ganesha says its important that you differentiate between authentic information and petty rumour. You are happy and content as a communication from afar proves lucrative. Be diplomatic; dont get drawn into needless arguments. The gains you make today are painfully disproportionate to the hard work you put in. The seeds of an enduring friendship with a very captivating person are sown now. Your lucky number is 15 and your lucky colour is Chocolate. (Image: AI-Generated) Number 3 (People born on 3, 12, 21, 30 of any month)Ganesha says you are drawn towards spirituality and want to find more meaning in your life. You feel remorseful and want to make amends today. There is an opportunity to acquire land or property. Expenses go up and you may find it difficult to make ends meet. Your attitude towards sex is positive and healthy; don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Your lucky number is 4 and your lucky colour is Navy Blue. (Image: Pinterest) Number 4 (People born on 4, 13, 22 or 31 of any month)Ganesha says your relationship with a sibling or close friend begins to improve. You are in a flamboyant mood today. You are in high spirits all day, due to your excellent health. There could be a difference of opinion with your boss. You are close to fixing a wedding date; you may be able to come to a decision now. Your lucky number is 17 and your lucky colour is Violet. (Image: Pinterest) Number 5 (People born on 5, 14, 23 of any month)Ganesha says the constant domestic stress is telling on you. You may be undergoing a great deal of stress and need to speak to a friend. You may feel feverish today; wrap up warm. This is a day of heavy expenses as you entertain prospective clients from overseas. Your partner reciprocates your sensuality; look forward to a great evening. Your lucky number is 1 and your lucky colour is Orange.(Image: Pinterest) Number 6 (People born on 6, 15 or 24 of any month)Ganesha says bureaucracy is becoming harder to deal with; exercise restraint and patience. Some unexpected help may be forthcoming from a mother-like figure. You encounter resistance to your ideas. Persevere. The share market yields good profits after the recent uncertain phase. Plan a romantic trip to the middle of nowhere on the weekend. Your lucky number is 8 and your lucky colour is Violet. (Image: AI-Generated) Number 7 (People born on 7, 16, and 25 of any month)Ganesha says a spat with a colleague or neighbour could get out of hand. You are in a flamboyant mood today. Your opponents give you a hard time. You will achieve the goals that you set for yourself with ease. Your love life has been in depression for a while; don’t worry, things will look up soon. Your lucky number is 3 and your lucky colour is Light Yellow. (Image: AI-Generated) Number 8 (People born on 8, 17 and 26 of any month)Ganesha says while you enjoy your moment of glory, try not to let it go to your head. A loving interaction with your mother is indicated. Health is a trifle indifferent, so take it easy. This is a good day to forge new business alliances. This is a great day for romance as even a mild flirtation results in something quite special. Your lucky number is 22 and your lucky colour is Violet. (Image: AI-Generated) Number 9 (People born on 9, 18 and 27 of any month)Ganesha says matters linked with the government are finally sorted out after a long delay. You struggle to keep your temper in check today. You will enjoy fine health throughout the day. Your ideas impress someone deeply, and you are well rewarded for your efforts. Health of your partner gives you a few anxious moments during this period. Your lucky number is 3 and your lucky colour is Dark Yellow. (Image: AI-Generated)

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Vir Das and his cinematic dreams
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Vir Das and his cinematic dreams

Comedian, actor and now a debutant filmmaker — Vir Das’s storied career has been one of constant reinvention. Arguably the best-known Indian comedian in the world, Das recently published The Outsider: A Memoir for Misfits (HarperCollins India). In short, punchy chapters Das recounts the story of his life, a very Bollywood story full of ups and downs. How did this awkward guy from Noida end up washing dishes at a Chicago café? Moreover, how did this quotidian life end up intersecting with show-business? Teeming with entertaining anecdotes and self-deprecating humour, The Outsider is a lively account of an unusual path to stardom. The Hindu spoke to Das recently during a video interview. The following are edited extracts from the same. When you dedicate this book to your parents at the beginning, you also write, ‘See, I finally did some homework’. Towards the end, you write about being dyslexic and taking up journaling. Tell us about how you began writing The Outsider—and about how your relationship with the written word has evolved down the years. To be very honest, I was against writing this book. My agents in the US called me and convinced me to do it since it felt like the natural progression of an American comic’s career path; ‘you’ve won an Emmy, now write a book’. And because my career has kind of been divided between two markets, India and America, I feel like I have a lot more to do in both places, y’know? I’ll write a book about failure if you let me, about wondering how the hell I got invited to this cool party. I’m a five foot eight-and-a-half inches man from Noida and I’ve gatecrashed the film industry, the stand-up comedy industry. When you look back at the time you were working multiple jobs in America, trying to make ends meet, what lessons do you feel this phase taught you—in life, not just re: your art? I’ll be honest with you; I don’t know. When you’re in the moment, you’re in the moment. I was a security guard, an underpaid intern, I was washing dishes. But it wasn’t like a ‘mindfulness’ moment, it was pure hustle. I was just trying to get enough money to buy the next pack of cigarettes or to buy a glass of wine for that cute girl I saw, and then maybe I’d get to kiss her, y’know? Actually, it’s very difficult for me to retrospect because I feel like that’s for the audience. That’s part of why writing this book was such a struggle, because I had to go back to all these phases in my life and think about them in terms of the ‘larger context’. Your directorial debut Happy Patel is a spy comedy produced by Aamir Khan. As a world-class storyteller in your chosen medium (stand-up) and as an experienced actor, how did you deal with sitting in that director’s chair day after day? In the book you write about how your dreams “have camera angles”. They do, I have very cinematic dreams, there’s camera angles, there’s a soundtrack. I say this with no arrogance: I don’t know yet if I am any good as a director. But I know it’s what I have been searching for. What’s great about standup is that your madness infects every breath of the audience. But that ‘flow state’ only lasts for an hour or so every time, for a standup comedian. And as an actor, I would find it frustrating to hang around a film set the entire day for maybe 45 minutes of work, 45 minutes of ‘flow state’. When I was directing Happy Patel, I felt that way for the whole day, for 9 hours at a time. Before Covid, at least, most comedians had this time-honored method of testing new material at smaller venues, and tweaking the jokes based on feedback and so on. For obvious reasons, this has changed fundamentally since Covid; how have you found this transformation impacting your own writing, your own style of comedy? Covid changed my entire comedy voice. I was hiking up the side of a hill with a speaker, doing Ten on Ten, this series of YouTube videos. All of a sudden, you’re in the middle of a forest with these people, so you can’t be talking about inane shit. I was like, you know guys, we’ve hiked up the side of a hill for this, let’s talk about the country, right? It was a decent time to do political comedy because the country was on lockdown. And once I got a taste for it there was no going back. In India, it’s not feasible for me to do too much testing of material because I know it’ll get out…I see the phones during my shows in Delhi and Mumbai. Sometimes it’s easier to test stuff in a famous venue like the Comedy Cellar in New York, where everybody’s an assassin, where you have to be on your A-game. Since you are on tour in America right now, I have to ask, have you worked on a Zohran Mamdani impression yet? What do you think about his Bollywood-themed campaign videos? Yeah, I have some bits worked out. Ramy (Youssef) got the gig playing Mamdani at Saturday Night Live, but all five of us brown guys got the audition call (laughs), me and Hasan (Minhaj) and Nimesh Patel and a few other guys. Look, I think he is leaning into who he is. Say what you will about the current phase of America but it is, at its best, a place where strangers turn up with their stories, and where those stories get eyeballs. And he (Mamdani) has been able to do that incredibly well, in an authentic way.

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Candidatos presidenciales cierran sus campañas a tres días de las elecciones en Chile
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Candidatos presidenciales cierran sus campañas a tres días de las elecciones en Chile

Por NAYARA BATSCHKE SANTIAGO (AP) — Los aspirantes a la presidencia de Chile cerraron el jueves sus campañas electorales a tres días de las elecciones, cuyos resultados son inciertos y en las que despuntan como favoritos un veterano ultraderechista y una comunista como representante del oficialismo. A partir de la primera hora del viernes, se termina el periodo legal de toda propaganda electoral correspondiente a los comicios presidencial y parlamentarios del domingo, así como las manifestaciones o reuniones públicas con fines electorales, la publicidad en prensa escrita, radio y redes sociales y la instalación de carteles, afiches, lienzos o entrega de volantes. En unos comicios altamente polarizados entre la extrema derecha y el comunismo, Jeannette Jara, la comunista aspirante oficialista, y el ultraderechista José Antonio Kast se perfilan como los favoritos, alternándose en la cabeza de los principales sondeos hasta el momento y oscilando entre un 24% y 30% de apoyo. En total, ocho candidatos presidenciales disputarán la contienda electoral, aunque la pelea se concentra entre los cuatro candidatos que se posicionan en la parte alta de las preferencias: además de Jara y Kast, la derechista Evelyn Matthei y el libertario Johannes Kaiser. Los cuatro aspirantes que aparecen más atrás y también han cerrado sus campañas son el economista Franco Parisi, del Partido de la Gente, y los independientes Harold Mayne-Nicholls, Marco Enríquez-Ominami y Eduardo Artés. El primero en cerrar su campaña fue Kast, fundador del Partido Republicano y quien volvió a aparecer detrás de un vidrio blindado, estrategia que ya había utilizado en su mitin en Viña del Mar y que generó críticas entre sus opositores. “Lamentablemente, en algunas ocasiones hay que tomar medidas que uno no quisiera”, empezó diciendo en su discurso en Concepción, zona central de Chile, agregando que los “que sí tienen que tener miedo son los terroristas, los delincuentes, los que violan y matan”. Kast, quien postula por tercera vez consecutiva a La Moneda y fue derrotado en el balotaje por el saliente presidente Gabriel Boric hace cuatro años, insistió en su última aparición pública en que su candidatura es la “ruta del cambio”. Mantuvo el estilo línea dura contra el crimen organizado y aseguró que de llegar al poder cerrará las fronteras y expulsará los inmigrantes indocumentados, aunque moderó su discurso e instó a construir un futuro juntos para “sacar a Chile adelante sin odio, sin rencor”. “Podemos tener miradas que sean algo distintas pero tenemos un fin único: que Chile sea grande, libre y justo nuevamente”, sentenció. Mientras, Jara celebró su acto final en la costera ciudad de Valparaíso, dos días después de que su masivo cierre de campaña en Santiago se quedara empañado por cánticos del público contra carabineros, lo que desató críticas de los demás candidatos e incluso dentro del oficialismo. La otrora ministra del Trabajo de Boric, la primera comunista en encabezar una candidatura única que abarca todos los sectores progresistas del país, centró su discurso en las medidas para fortalecer tanto la seguridad pública como la economía y abogó por el diálogo y la unidad. “Estamos a puertas de un nuevo camino, si lo hacemos juntos”, señaló. “No hay candidatura más comprometida que la nuestra en temas de seguridad: seguridad para combatir el crimen y seguridad para llegar a fin de mes”. Ya en la capital Santiago, Matthei, abanderada del bloque que representa la derecha tradicional y quien se postula por segunda vez a La Moneda, finalizó su campaña en un estadio de la comuna de Independencia, en el norte de la ciudad. “Lo primero que vamos a hacer es recuperar la seguridad… vamos a enfrentar el crimen organizado con toda la fuerza del Estado”, señaló. Igualmente reafirmó su compromiso en hacer que Chile vuelva a crecer a un 4%” anual, al tiempo en prometió “devolverle el respeto a carabineros y las fuerzas armadas”. Además, vertió duras críticas al gobierno de Boric, al que acusó de haber “abusado del Estado” y “endeudado” el país. “La historia los juzgará de manera impecable”, afirmó. Unas 15,7 millones de personas están llamadas a las urnas el domingo para votar en las elecciones presidenciales y parlamentarias de Chile, donde el voto es obligatorio. Para elegirse, cualquiera de los candidatos presidenciales debe alcanzar más de la mitad de los sufragios válidamente emitidos, de lo contrario se realizará una segunda vuelta el 14 de diciembre.

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Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve
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Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve

By BECKY BOHRER JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife. The U.S. Interior Department said the final rule would be published next week but announced it is repealing rules put in place last year. Those rules restricted future leasing and industrial development in areas within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska designated as special for wildlife, subsistence or other values. Thursday’s announcement is in line with an Alaska-specific executive order President Donald Trump signed upon his return to office. The order sought to unravel policies put in place by his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, that state political leaders complained had limited Alaska’s ability to develop its vast energy resources, including oil and gas. The Biden-era rules also had called for the Interior Department to evaluate regularly whether to designate new special areas or to boost protections in those areas. They cited rapidly changing conditions in the Arctic — such as melting permafrost and changes in plant life and wildlife corridors — due to climate change. The agency under Biden said the rules would not affect existing leases or operations, including the large Willow oil project, but would “raise the bar” for future development. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in June said the Biden-era rules were at odds with a leasing program mandate for the petroleum reserve and prioritized “obstruction over production.” There has been longstanding debate over where oil and gas should be developed within the reserve. Supporters cite the petroleum reserve’s name to underscore their point that it’s a place for drilling. But opponents say federal law requires a balancing act for managing the reserve that includes environmental considerations and protections. The reserve, roughly the size of Indiana, was set aside more than a century ago as an emergency oil supply for the U.S. Navy. It’s been overseen by the Interior Department since the 1970s. Biden had angered many environmentalists when his administration approved Willow in the northeast portion of the reserve in 2023. Development of that project has being ongoing. The most recent lease sale for the reserve was in 2019. A law passed earlier this year by Congress calls for at least five sales within the reserve over a 10-year period. Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat, an advocacy group that includes leaders from Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, has seen responsible development as important for the economic wellbeing of communities in the region. Members expressed concerns during the Biden administration that their views weren’t being heard, and lauded Thursday’s announcement. Josiah Patkotak, North Slope Borough mayor, in a statement called repealing the rules “a meaningful step toward restoring a federal process that respects local knowledge and leadership.” But environmentalists criticized the administration’s decision as short-sighted. Erik Grafe, an attorney with Earthjustice, in a statement called it “another example of how the Trump administration is trying to take us back in time with its reckless fossil fuels agenda.” “This would sweep aside common-sense regulations aimed at more responsibly managing the Western Arctic’s irreplaceable lands and wildlife for future generations,” he said.

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David Szalay’s Booker Prize win and the role of literary awards in building bridges
World

David Szalay’s Booker Prize win and the role of literary awards in building bridges

Hungarian-British writer David Szalay’s Flesh, this year’s Booker Prize-winning novel, is a narrative of displacement, masculinity, and the weight of moral choices. A Hungarian teenager, Istvan, drifts through life — a physical relationship, an older woman, juvenile detention, the Iraq war, and finally a job as a driver for the extremely wealthy in London. Globalisation is not an abstract concept in Flesh — it is felt in the teeth. Some citizens are more equal than others. The novel probes spaces, however close to the bone, where human feeling survives — including in the face of mortality. “There’s still something there,” says a woman about her dying husband. On a train to see his mother, in a rare, poetic moment, Istvan glimpses the landscape of his youth: “Deer flee across flooded fields. In the distance are low hills the colour of smoke.” Coincidentally, this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature was also awarded to a Hungarian writer — the 71-year old László Krasznahorkai — for his work which, in the words of the Swedish Academy, “in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. The small and land-locked nation of Hungary in Central Europe has produced some remarkable writers. The nation has also had a tumultuous history. After World War I, in the Treaty of Trianon, Hungary lost more than two-thirds of its territory and its people — compelling a turn to a past that has always seemed larger than the present. Questions of diversity and access remain Krasznahorkai’s university thesis was on the anti-fascist and anti-communist writer Sandor Marai, who left Hungary to live in exile. In the 1930s, Marai had been one of Hungary’s leading literary figures. In 1944, when the Nazis invaded, he decided to stop writing; and in 1948, when the Russians arrived, he left. Ironically, he died by suicide in 1989, the very year when Hungary began cutting through its barbed wire border with Austria — within months, bringing down the Iron Curtain in Europe. In a 2025 interview with novelist Hari Kunzru for The Yale Review, Krasznahorkai described art as “humanity’s extraordinary response to the sense of lostness that is our fate”. If Hungary’s literary history reflects loss and renewal, Szalay brings these themes into a globalised, unequal world. Flesh explores themes of migration and human connection. Yet, the institutions that celebrate such writing invite their own scrutiny. Does literary prize culture build bridges in the wider community, or is it out of touch, perceived as elitist — culturally or economically — and restricted to a certain type of well-heeled reader? Whom does it include — and whom does it exclude? Literary culture reflects the ongoing tension between creative expression, access, and inequality. The Booker Prize website announces that it is the “leading literary award in the English-speaking world”. The longlist, shortlist, and award process have the power to transform writers’ careers with global audiences and surging book sales. Nevertheless, questions of diversity, readability, and gatekeeping persist. Literary prizes have their histories of omission and oversight. Tolstoy, who was repeatedly nominated for the Nobel, but never awarded, remarked that he would decline even if offered, for he believed money was the greatest source of evil. Writers like Chekhov, Proust, Borges, Woolf, and Premchand were overlooked. Sartre declined, unwilling to be institutionalised. More recently, in 2019, Austrian novelist Peter Handke — who denied the Bosnian genocide (1992-95) — was awarded the Nobel prize, provoking outrage. Training the imagination to care While the benefits of literary prizes are clear — sales, visibility, readership — we should look for more ways to achieve these outcomes. Organisers of literary events should also hold book discussions in local community spaces, universities, libraries, and parks, where a more diverse public can participate. Public libraries should offer these books, and conversations, to less privileged readers. Access can take the conversation beyond what can sometimes feel like self-congratulatory echo chambers. Another, larger question remains: when attention spans diminish and people are always scrolling, does the novel still matter? On my desk is a reminder why the answer is a clear ‘yes’. Since September, I have been re-reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace, first published nearly 160 years ago. I have been reading on flights and trains, at bus stops, park benches, and cafes — and I am still reading it. It is, as the publishing world likes to say, unputdownable. It is alive, and contains multitudes. Not least of all, there is the question of how we read. The activity of reading a novel is a slow, thoughtful process. A novel is not a commodity to be “consumed” like a social media reel; it must be experienced reflectively, in an unhurried manner. When we read, we bring to the act of reading everything that makes us what we are — our contexts, personal experiences, and questions. Reading is personal, yes; but literary prizes help to sustain the conditions in which writers can produce books and readers can read them. Novels are one of the ways in which we can make sense of the world, and train the imagination to care. As Szalay reminds us, “Fiction can take risks — aesthetic, formal or even moral.” The writer is in the IAS.

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NDA return or Mahagathbandhan revival? Bihar decides today
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NDA return or Mahagathbandhan revival? Bihar decides today

Bihar stands on the edge of a political cliffhanger. As counting begins on Friday for the high-stakes Assembly elections, the big question is whether Nitish Kumar, the state’s longest-serving chief minister, will script history with a record fifth term or whether a change of guard is on the cards.Most exit polls have given the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a clear edge over the Mahagathbandhan, setting the stage for what could be one of Bihar’s most closely watched results in years. The outcome will hinge on whether Nitish Kumar’s two-decade-old promise of sushasan (good governance) still holds sway over an electorate that turned out in record numbers.Counting of votes across 46 centres will begin at 8 am, with early trends expected by 9 am. The results will determine the fate of 2,616 contestants across 243 constituencies.Bihar Assembly elections in a nutshell Over two phases of polling, Bihar logged a record 66.91 per cent turnout, the highest since 1951. This surge may prove to be decisive in a state where high voter participation has often signalled change. Women outnumbered men by over 4.3 lakh votes despite being fewer on the rolls. Their turnout, 69 per cent in Phase 1 and a stunning 74 per cent in Phase 2, could tilt the balance towards Nitish Kumar. During his 20-year reign, the JD(U) chief's welfare schemes, from cycles to cash transfers, have long targeted women beneficiaries..preferred-source-banner{ margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;} Both camps have claimed the higher turnout will work in their favour. While the Mahagathbandhan pegged it as a yearning for change, the NDA touted it as a reflection of the people’s trust in Nitish’s governance. If the NDA holds its ground, Nitish Kumar, written off by many before the campaign began, will return as chief minister for a record fifth term. The JD(U) chief faces the twin challenges of anti-incumbency and questions over his health, but the exit polls suggest a late surge in his favour. The Axis My India survey forecast 121-141 seats for the NDA, while giving 98-118 seats to the Mahagathbandhan, led by RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav. Boosted by Chirag Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha’s parties, the ruling coalition's predicted vote share stands at 43 per cent, up from its 37 per cent in 2020. A combined average of nine exit polls puts the NDA comfortably past the halfway mark, projecting over 147 seats in the 243-member Assembly. The Mahagathbandhan, led by RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, is not expected to cross 100 seats. Pollsters predict a marginal 4 per cent vote share for Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, which drew crowds but may fail to win seats. However, its presence could fragment the Mahagathbandhan vote in tight contests. Key battles to watch include Raghopur, where Tejashwi Yadav is seeking re-election. His estranged brother Tej Pratap is in a three-cornered fight in Mahua. In Tarapur, Finance Minister Samrat Choudhary is in the fray, while Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha is contesting from his home turf, Lakhisarai. In the run-up to the polls, Bihar saw campaigning of contrasts. The ruling NDA leaned on its welfare record, promising Rs 10,000 to women entrepreneurs and 125 MW of free electricity. PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah campaigned extensively, invoking the “jungle raaj” refrain against the RJD’s return. The Mahagathbandhan countered with its own populist pitch — one government job per family and a Rs 30,000 dole for poor women. Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, campaigned on alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming it "vote chori". - EndsPublished By: Devika BhattacharyaPublished On: Nov 14, 2025Must Watch

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