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NEW DELHI, India (AP) — A 13-year-old cricketer from India’s northern state of Bihar could become the sport's latest Twenty20 batting sensation. The Rajasthan Royals think so highly of Vaibhav Suryavanshi that they paid $130,000 in the Indian Premier League's mega auction for his services, making him the youngest ever to be selected. Suryavanshi came to the limelight last month when he scored a century against Australia's under-19 team off just 58 balls before he got out for 104. At the age of 13 years and 187 days, Suryavanshi broke the record of Bangladesh’s present test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, who at the age of 14 years and 241 days held the previous record of scoring a century at youth level. The Delhi Capitals also showed interest when the bid for Suryavanshi started at his base price of $35,500. “He’s been to our high performance center in Nagpur, he had trials there and really impressed our coaching set-up there,” Rajasthan CEO Jake Lush McCrum said after the auction ended Monday. “He’s an incredible talent and of course you've got to have the confidence so he can step up to the IPL level.” McCrum described Suryavanshi as a “hell of a talent” and hoped lots of work will go into the coming months before the IPL begins on March 14 with former Indian captain Rahul Dravid among the coaching panel of the franchise. Suryavanshi idolizes legendary West Indian batter Brian Lara and often gets tips from former India batter Wasim Jaffer, with whom he met during an under-19 tournament in Bangladesh last year. Suryavanshi's father, Sanjiv, is his coach and has worked with him since his son showed interest in the game at an early age. “He is not just my son now, but entire Bihar’s son," the elder Suryavanshi told Press Trust of India. "My son has worked hard.” The IPL does not have a formal minimum age requirement, but in 2020 the International Cricket Council set the minimum age of 15 for players to compete internationally. However, the game’s governing body also said at that time that cricket boards can request permission to allow players under 15 to represent their country. Prayas Ray Barman held the previous record of youngest player to win an IPL contract. He was 16 in 2019 when the Royal Challengers Bengaluru spent about $200,000 for him. But the wrist spinner faded away after playing just one match. Pakistani batter Hasan Raza holds the record of youngest cricketer to make his test debut — the five-day cricket format — at the age of 14 years and 227 days in 1996. ___ AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket The Associated Press
Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday. Let me count some of the ways I love Thanksgiving: Because it isn’t very commercialized. Because it doesn’t leave out the lovelorn and the lonely. Because it has an intrinsic honesty: It’s about being grateful. Because it’s about as much extended family as most of us can take: just one day of them. Because the political class generally shuts up. It doesn’t feel necessary to make long atavistic speeches with dubious grandiloquence that no one believes, least of all the speakers. Because you don’t have to receive presents and lie to your close friends and family, “I always wanted a toy pig that burps,” or “Thank you for the lovely necktie. I’m sure they will come back into fashion in a few decades.” Because no flags or bunting appear, and most houses aren’t turned into glaring neon performance art, nor are skeletons hanging from swing sets. Because you don’t have to wear a funny hat and red or green or any other color that signals that you are in the spirit of the event. Because when I worked on the newspapers, I could volunteer and get paid double or better in overtime for a shift on Thanksgiving Day. From my arrival at New York’s Idlewild Airport in 1963, I have been able to luxuriate in America’s bounty and give thanks. It wasn’t always easy being an immigrant, even one of favored language and provenance (British), and it didn’t spare me and my English wife, Doreen, from hard times. We had those. But America remained the mansion on the high ground where, if we were lucky, we could be let in to enjoy the riches of acceptance. My first experience of the United States — and I give thanks for it — was the taxi driver who, when he learned I had hardly any money, gave me a free guided tour of Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn. Finally, he deposited me at an uncompromising address on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, where I was to stay while I found work and before I sent for Doreen, my cherished first wife. It was a walk-up with no air conditioning. My hosts were an English couple in their 70s: Doreen’s aunt and her husband. She helped with newborns in wealthier people’s homes well into her old age. He had worked rather unsuccessfully as an industrial jeweler. They were palpably short of money and hadn’t enjoyed an easy life since arriving in America in 1918. Their story had a fairytale, extraordinary last volume. Out on Long Island, their grandson and granddaughter were growing up with a single mother, also in straitened circumstances. She worked with seedlings in a plant nursery. The grandson was to climb to the apex of achievement, to stun his family and, in time, the world with his talent. This young man and I would swim in Long Island Sound, where we would head for anchored yachts with people partying on board. A decade older than my companion, I always believed that when they looked down on the swimmers, the partiers would invite us aboard for food and drink. It never happened, but we enjoyed our aquatic adventures and social failure. If they had only known! As I said, that young man was destined to win all that his mother and grandparents didn’t have. His name is Billy Joel, the “Piano Man.” He is someone for all in America to be thankful for — proof that in the United States, the last can be first. King is the executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for . Get local news delivered to your inbox!China to work closely with new Govt- Chinese Envoy
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There was a bit to learn from the webinar held on December 10 by EnergyCo; essentially a new organisation having grown from 20 to 200 people in three years and with a new board headed by Paul Binsted, and now also a new CEO. I have high confidence in the board: Alex Wonhas developed the ISP, Binsted did a great job as chair of Stanwell, Rebecca Colvin has a strong reputation in social license. The new CEO Hannah McCaughey is much travelled, career-wise, most recently being a senior adviser at ClimateWorks and having also worked at Ausgrid, Gelion, APA and British Gas according to her LinkedIn profile. I don’t propose to go into much detail about Energyco in this note ,but just to comment that: 1. The webinar did not address the issue of ensuring that the renewable developers will build the plant they have committed to. At the moment my strong understanding is that the developers wont commit until there is complete assurance that the transmission will be ready on time. Since the coal generators are definitely closing by the early 2030s, and will likely become even more unreliable well before then, it’s not an issue that can be ignored. The job requires that all the things necessary to keep the lights on be achieved. That involves the transmission, the connections modelling, the social licence and that the generation be built. At the moment, my sense is that the New South Wales government is fully aware of the issue but just unprepared to tackle it. 2. I was personally unhappy with Andrew Kingsmill’s response to a question about the South West Renewable Energy Zone (SW REZ). Andrew stated that the Orana zone requires 100 km of new transmission (plus some reinforcement downstream) and that the New England zone requires 250 km. However, according to Kingsmill, the SW Zone requires 500 km. That, for sure, is fair enough as far as it goes – and the SW zone, from a Sydney perspective, requires not just Humelink but also significant reinforcement of the Southern Sydney Loop. However, the SW zone is so attractive from a resource and social license perspective – and also very well located from a NEM perspective, with connections via VNI West to Victoria and Energy Connect to South Australia as well as Humelink – that I just don’t think that answer is forward-thinking enough. Equally, the quality of developer in the area and the project approvals that have already been obtained are way better than those in New England. In simple English, New Englanders are full of Barnaby Joyce types who would not know a good idea if it hit them on the head, whereas Riverina people and councils are interested in regional development. Technically it’s likely that SW development, excluding transmission, is cheaper as it is flat ground which makes crane access far more straightforward. Equally it’s an EnergyCo director – Alex Wonhas – who has written about using batteries to avoid the N-1 issues of double circuit lines, an idea basically poo-pooed by Kingsmill who said that batteries could only offer minor improvements to line capacity. An alternative view is that batteries could double capacity. At the very least, 4 GW switch gear could be used at Humelink, even though I will guess it wont be. Certainly they would be big batteries. If there was 4 GW going through Humelink and one circuit trips within 30 minutes AEMO needs to be secure for the loss of the second circuit, or so I’m told. Obviously I don’t know. I’m a financial analyst, On the we discussed the transmission links to the SW Zone with Brett Redman, CEO of Transgrid, who also expressed reservations. On the other hand, in another episode, So it’s clear that what the developers want and what the transmission people want are at odds. In my view this needs to be sorted out. Otherwise, I expect the renewable developers may well take things into their own hands as Westwind has hinted at doing in Victoria. Certainly, a far more cohesive and thoughtful response is required than it was possible for Andrew Kingsmill to give in a 30 second response to a question. In summary, EnergyCo is well on its journey now but it’s far, far too early to call it a success. Major issues still need to be sorted out. In particular I do think EnergyCo needs to be flexible, and to be fair it has shown flexibility, but also to think very hard about where the generation should be built and to ensure it is built by 2030.
Percentages: FG 35.714, FT .606. 3-Point Goals: 8-20, .400 (Ayrault 2-6, Hallock 2-4, Hampton 2-2, Tate 1-2, Shumate 1-4, Kimball 0-1, Simmons 0-1) Blocked Shots: 6 (Ayrault 4, Hallock 1, Simmons 1) Turnovers: 11 (Tate 4, Hallock 1, Hampton 1, Kimball 1, Simmons 1, Sotelo 1, VanSlooten 1, Team 1) Steals: 10 (Hallock 2, Hampton 2, Simmons 2, Ayrault 1, Blair 1, Kimball 1, Tate 1) Technical Fouls: 2 (Tate 1, Team 1) Percentages: FG 40.678, FT .667. 3-Point Goals: 8-22, .364 (Suarez 3-7, Twidale 3-8, Krimili 2-7) Blocked Shots: 8 (Abigor 3, Onyiah 2, Suarez 2, Williams 1) Turnovers: 20 (Suarez 6, Williams 4, Krimili 3, Twidale 3, Abigor 1, Donez 1, Maul 1, Onyiah 1) Steals: 4 (Williams 2, Ackerman 1, Onyiah 1) Technical Fouls: 1 (Krimili 1) A_325 Officials_Juchell Wardlow, Scott Osborne, Benny Luna
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Article content Silverthorn Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke was in lockdown late Tuesday afternoon after reports of a person with a gun inside the school. Recommended Videos Toronto Police were called to the Mill-Burnhamthorpe Rds. area at 3:59 p.m. for the gun report and said in a post on the social-media site X that there was “evidence of a firearm discharge located.” There were no injuries reported. FIREARM DISCHARGE: Mill Rd. & Burnhamthorpe Rd. area (Silverthorn Collegiate Institute) 3:59 p.m - Reports of a person w/ a gun inside the school - School in lockdown - Police o/s - Evidence of a firearm discharge located - No reports of injuries #GO2673285 ^vs In a follow-up post at 4:58 p.m., police said two individuals were reportedly inside the school with a gun. Officers were actively clearing the building, police said, and there were no immediate suspect descriptions available.JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes meanwhile carried out the most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs since the start of the conflict and issued a record number of evacuation warnings. At least 24 people were killed in strikes across the country, according to local authorities, as Israel signaled it aims to keep pummeling Hezbollah before the ceasefire is set to take hold at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Another huge airstrike shook Beirut shortly after the ceasefire was announced. Israel's security Cabinet approved the ceasefire agreement late Tuesday after it was presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking in Washington, called the agreement “good news” and said his administration would make a renewed push for a ceasefire in Gaza. An Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire would mark the first major step toward ending the regionwide unrest triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. But it does not address the devastating war in Gaza, where Hamas is still holding dozens of hostages and the conflict is more intractable. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to bring peace to the Middle East without saying how. The Biden administration spent much of this year trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza but the talks repeatedly sputtered to a halt . Still, any halt to the fighting in Lebanon is expected to reduce the likelihood of war between Israel and Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas and exchanged direct fire with Israel on two occasions earlier this year. Israel says it will ‘attack with might’ if Hezbollah breaks truce Netanyahu presented the ceasefire proposal to Cabinet ministers after a televised address in which he listed a series of accomplishments against Israel’s enemies across the region. He said a ceasefire with Hezbollah would further isolate Hamas in Gaza and allow Israel to focus on its main enemy, Iran, which backs both groups. “If Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” he said. “For every violation, we will attack with might.” The ceasefire deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. Thousands of additional Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers would deploy in the south, and an international panel headed by the United States would monitor all sides’ compliance. But implementation remains a major question mark. Israel has demanded the right to act should Hezbollah violate its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected writing that into the proposal. Biden said Israel reserved the right to quickly resume operations in Lebanon if Hezbollah breaks the terms of the truce, but that the deal "was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Netanyahu’s office said Israel appreciated the U.S. efforts in securing the deal but “reserves the right to act against every threat to its security.” Hezbollah has said it accepts the proposal, but a senior official with the group said Tuesday that it had not seen the agreement in its final form. “After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Al Jazeera news network. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state.” of Lebanon, he said. “Any violation of sovereignty is refused.” Warplanes bombard Beirut and its southern suburbs Even as Israeli, U.S, Lebanese and international officials have expressed growing optimism over a ceasefire, Israel has continued its campaign in Lebanon, which it says aims to cripple Hezbollah’s military capabilities. An Israeli strike on Tuesday leveled a residential building in the central Beirut district of Basta — the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near the city’s downtown. At least seven people were killed and 37 wounded, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least one person and wounded 13, it said. Three people were killed in a separate strike in Beirut and three in a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. Lebanese state media said another 10 people were killed in the eastern Baalbek province. Israel says it targets Hezbollah fighters and their infrastructure. Israel also struck a building in Beirut's bustling commercial district of Hamra for the first time, hitting a site that is around 400 meters (yards) from Lebanon’s Central Bank. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said it struck targets in Beirut and other areas linked to Hezbollah's financial arm. The evacuation warnings covered many areas, including parts of Beirut that previously have not been targeted. The warnings, coupled with fear that Israel was ratcheting up attacks before a ceasefire, sent residents fleeing. Traffic was gridlocked, and some cars had mattresses tied to them. Dozens of people, some wearing their pajamas, gathered in a central square, huddling under blankets or standing around fires as Israeli drones buzzed loudly overhead. Hezbollah, meanwhile, kept up its rocket fire, triggering air raid sirens across northern Israel. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings for 20 buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a major presence, as well as a warning for the southern town of Naqoura where the U.N. peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, is headquartered. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told The Associated Press that peacekeepers will not evacuate. Israeli forces reach Litani River in southern Lebanon The Israeli military also said its ground troops clashed with Hezbollah forces and destroyed rocket launchers in the Slouqi area on the eastern end of the Litani River, a few kilometers (miles) from the Israeli border. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah would be required to move its forces north of the Litani, which in some places is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of the border. Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel, saying it was showing support for the Palestinians, a day after Hamas carried out its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, triggering the Gaza war. Israel returned fire on Hezbollah, and the two sides have been exchanging barrages ever since. Israel escalated its campaign of bombardment in mid-September and later sent troops into Lebanon, vowing to put an end to Hezbollah fire so tens of thousands of evacuated Israelis could return to their homes. More than 3,760 people have been killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon the past 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Hezbollah fire has forced some 50,000 Israelis to evacuate in the country’s north, and its rockets have reached as far south in Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers have died in the ground offensive in Lebanon. ___ Chehayeb and Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press reporters Lujain Jo and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut, and Aamer Madhani in Washington, contributed. ___ Find more of AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war Josef Federman, Kareem Chehayeb And Bassem Mroue, The Associated PressStrictly Come Dancing fans were left 'screaming' as one of the show's professional dancers appeared unrecognisable during the latest live show - and sparked a demand. The hit dance show returned to screens on Saturday night (November 30) and it wasn't only the quarter-final but it was also the BBC One dance contest's Musicals Week, the last special of the series before the grand final in December. With the final edging closer, the six remaining couples performed to popular songs from famous musicals in the hope of impressing the judges - Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing pro deals Chris McCausland blow just before quarter final However, before Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman officially kicked off the latest live show, the show's gang of professional dancers entertained Strictly viewers watching from home as they took the dance floor with a Little Shop of Horrors-themed opening number. It was Carlos Gu who stole the show as Audrey II, the plant from the hit musical, rather than the film's "Audrey Junior", and instead of being a crossbreed of a butterwort and a Venus Flytrap, in the musical it is a creature from outer space intent on taking over the world. Carlos stole the show But it wasn't just Carlos' appearance that people were talking about as he sparked a demand. As fans flocked to social media, @slinehan1 said: "Carlos as the Little Shop of Horrors plant was EVERYTHING!! He needs a partner again next year!! #Strictly." @scddevereaux wrote: "THE WAY I JUST SCREAMED FOR CARLOS #strictly." @TVwhinge commented: "Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fun that is Carlos Gu? He gets a partner next year! Such a talented and upbeat guy #StrictlyComeDancing #strictly." @Ann_Armchair posted: "I mean, we were all gutted when Carlos didn't get a partner but boy that man kept GIVING this series #strictly." @ca1usx added: "Nothing to see here, just Carlos living his best life as the plant from Little Shop of Horrors #Strictly."
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