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Article content Mayor Olivia Chow says she never got the emails — but the Toronto Sun got ’em. Recommended Videos Dozens of pages worth of emails, released to the Sun after a freedom-of-information request, appear to show at least two messages about the Oct. 7 vigil were delivered to Chow’s inbox well before the event took place. The vigil, hosted by the United Jewish Appeal Federation in North York, was held one year after the attack on Israel by Hamas to honour the 1,200 people who were slain. Several politicians attended, including city councillors and Premier Doug Ford, but not Chow. Arianne Robinson, who until recently was Chow’s press secretary, told the Sun ’s Joe Warmington shortly after the vigil that the mayor’s office “didn’t receive an invitation.” The documents released to the Sun tell a different story. On Sept. 6, the Jewish humanitarian group Ve’ahavta sent its newsletter to a list of email addresses that included Chow. That email ended with a link to register for the UJA vigil. On Oct. 1, Marni Blustein, director of strategic community initiatives and engagement with the UJA, was more personal — and direct. “Enough is enough!” Blustein began the email. “On Oct. 7, my community has organized a peaceful vigil in honour of the victims. Countless counter-protests are already been (sic) organized — what are you going to do to keep us safe? Whose side are you on?” Chow does not appear to have replied to either message. However, other emails lend credence to Chow’s story that an invitation, sent Sept. 23, was lost to the digital ether. Michelle Stock is a vice-president with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, which worked with the UJA on the invitations for the vigil. In October, she shared with the Sun an email sent to the mayor’s office on Sept. 23 that invited Chow to the event. She said that message followed emails to Chow on Sept. 3 and 10. A series of emails show that Sara King, Chow’s executive assistant, was in touch with the city clerk’s office’s IT department on Oct. 8 and 9 regarding that invitation. “I’m still having issues with this email that supposedly was sent to me. The sender insists I would have received it,” King wrote. “Could you do whatever is in your IT power to check if any incoming mail was rejected (or) bounced back from my inbox on Sept. 23 at 14:24?” That evening, King was told: “The results indicate that the email did not reach the city servers. The messaging team will look into this further, and will report back to me tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted.” It’s unclear if anything else came of the matter, and the Sun can’t rule out that Chow’s office did receive the CIJA emails. That’s because of the 135 pages of emails disclosed to the Sun , all but 44 are fully redacted — nothing but blank grey pages. “An unjustified invasion of privacy” was cited as the reason. (Bradley Hammond, Chow’s new director of communications, referred a question about these pages back to the office of the city clerk, which made the redactions.) Blustein’s email wasn’t the only one from the UJA that Chow received over the time span — all of September and the first 10 days of October — covered by the Sun ’s freedom-of-information request. About an hour before Blustein’s message, Florence Glickman, a donor relations representative for the UJA, urged Chow to do more about “hate” — presumably referring to anti-Israel protests. “I am asking for your help in ensuring that the city of Toronto be a safe place. Hate has no place in Toronto. We implore you to have the appropriate steps to ensure police monitor these events for incitement and hate speech,” Glickman wrote. (Chow also did not appear to respond to this email.) In a statement, Chow told the Sun she “should have been at the Oct. 7 vigil hosted by UJA.” “My lack of attendance hurt members of the Jewish community,” Chow added, “and I have offered my deepest apologies. I am very sorry and take full responsibility for missing such an important event. “As mayor, I should have been there to show the Jewish community how much I care about their safety and well-being in this city, especially during this time of rising antisemitism and hate. Antisemitism and acts of hate have no place in Toronto.” Councillor James Pasternak has said he personally asked Chow before the vigil if she would attend. In a statement to the Sun , he acknowledged that feelings were hurt, but “the mayor has apologized and it’s time to move on.” “That being said,” he added, “when a part of our mosaic in Toronto, in this case the Jewish community, is in grief and under siege it is vital that the mayor remain a source of healing, unity and collective safety no matter what the blowback is in social media or on the streets. These hateful mobs do not represent the vast majority of Torontonians.” Representatives with the UJA and CIJA declined to get into specifics about the emails, echoing Pasternak’s comment about the mayor having already apologized. jholmes@postmedia.com RECOMMENDED VIDEOThe world stands at the dawn of a “third nuclear age” in which Britain is threatened by multiple dilemmas, the head of the armed forces has warned. But alongside his stark warning of the threats facing Britain and its allies, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said there would be only a “remote chance” Russia would directly attack or invade the UK if the two countries were at war. The Chief of the Defence Staff laid out the landscape of British defence in a wide-ranging speech, after a minister warned the Army would be wiped out in as little as six months if forced to fight a war on the scale of the Ukraine conflict. The admiral cast doubt on the possibility as he gave a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) defence think tank in London. He told the audience Britain needed to be “clear-eyed in our assessment” of the threats it faces, adding: “That includes recognising that there is only a remote chance of a significant direct attack or invasion by Russia on the United Kingdom, and that’s the same for the whole of Nato.” Moscow “knows the response will be overwhelming”, he added, but warned the nuclear deterrent needed to be “kept strong and strengthened”. Sir Tony added: “We are at the dawn of a third nuclear age, which is altogether more complex. It is defined by multiple and concurrent dilemmas, proliferating nuclear and disruptive technologies and the almost total absence of the security architectures that went before.” The first nuclear age was the Cold War, while the second was “governed by disarmament efforts and counter proliferation”, the armed forces chief said. He listed the “wild threats of tactical nuclear use” by Russia, China building up its weapon stocks, Iran’s failure to co-operate with a nuclear deal, and North Korea’s “erratic behaviour” among the threats faced by the West. But Sir Tony said the UK’s nuclear arsenal is “the one part of our inventory of which Russia is most aware and has more impact on (President Vladimir) Putin than anything else”. Successive British governments had invested “substantial sums of money” in renewing nuclear submarines and warheads because of this, he added. The admiral described the deployment of thousands of North Korean soldiers on Ukraine’s border alongside Russian forces as the year’s “most extraordinary development”. He also signalled further deployments were possible, speaking of “tens of thousands more to follow as part of a new security pact with Russia”. Defence minister Alistair Carns earlier said a rate of casualties similar to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would lead to the army being “expended” within six to 12 months. He said it illustrated the need to “generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis”. In comments reported by Sky News, Mr Carns, a former Royal Marines colonel, said Russia was suffering losses of around 1,500 soldiers killed or injured a day. “In a war of scale – not a limited intervention, but one similar to Ukraine – our Army for example, on the current casualty rates, would be expended – as part of a broader multinational coalition – in six months to a year,” Mr Carns said in a speech at Rusi. He added: “That doesn’t mean we need a bigger Army, but it does mean you need to generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis.” Official figures show the Army had 109,245 personnel on October 1, including 25,814 volunteer reservists. Mr Carns, the minister for veterans and people, said the UK needed to “catch up with Nato allies” to place greater emphasis on the reserves. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Defence Secretary John Healey had previously spoken about “the state of the armed forces that were inherited from the previous government”. The spokesman said: “It’s why the Budget invested billions of pounds into defence, it’s why we’re undertaking a strategic defence review to ensure that we have the capabilities and the investment needed to defend this country.”golden empire jili slot 。

NoneDANBURY — Although each athlete had already officially completed the paperwork, Danbury celebrated its trio of seniors heading to collegiate programs. With Wednesday’s signing ceremony more of a formality, Aidan Fiala will continue his baseball career at nearby Alvin Community College for the next two seasons. Meanwhile, Blinn Junior College landed softball player Lexi Fief, and teammate Jessica Spillars signed with Oklahoma Wesleyan inside Danbury High School’s cafeteria with coaches, teammates, friends and family in attendance. FIALA The Alvin Community College signee arrived at Danbury ahead of his sophomore season on the diamond. In his first performance during a preseason scrimmage, Danbury head baseball coach Rusty Sample said Fiala got beat up on the mound. Fiala reversed his fortunes the next time he toed the rubber and since has been one of the most reliable arms for Sample. As a junior, Fiala threw 81 1/3 innings, winning 10 games to just one loss, recording a 1.63 ERA with 136 strikeouts and only six walks. Fiala finished in the top five in the state in strikeouts last season. Danbury won District 24-3A and reached the area round, where it fell to Central Heights. “I want to make an all-state (team) and appearance in the state championship,” Fiala said of his senior-year aspirations. Fiala came onto Alvin’s radar in recent months. Josh Jones, Fiala’s coach with the Texas Bluechips, messaged Alvin’s head coach, Jason Schreiber, earning Fiala a private workout. “I felt good,” Fiala said. “They said I topped 89 or 90 (mph) and struck five out in two innings.” Fiala later attended a camp on campus, where Alvin officially offered him a position on the team as a pitcher. Alvin Community College is 15 miles away from Danbury High School. The Dolphins finished 18-34 last season. Schreiber has been at the school since 2000, and hundreds of players have gone to the Division 1 level during his tenure. Fiala hopes to be one of the next. “I plan to transfer out after two years to a D1, hopefully, a Power 5 school,” he said. Fiala will study criminology during his two years at Alvin. FIEF Fief had had signed with Blinn Junior College for the last two months, but Wednesday, she got the opportunity to thank her friends, family and coaches. In her speech, she spent extra time thanking her dad and mom. “She pushed me a lot through the process,” Fief said. “Having feedback from college coaches and coach (Jack) Brown helped.” Fief handled her recruiting by emailing Blinn’s softball coach, Rich Church, in the summer. Discussions of Fief attending the school began to pick up, materializing into a signing during the fall. “They want me to hopefully be their leadoff hitter for slapping and then run bases and play defense,” Fief said. Blinn finished last season 28-22 overall, earning a trip to the Region 14 tournament. The Buccaneers aim to return to the National Junior College Athletic Association championships, where they have yet to be since 2015. Blinn has multiple locations, but Fief will attend the one in Brenham, which is about two hours away from Danbury. “It’s close to home, so I can come home on the weekends. The environment is really good there,” Fief said. “It’s kind of a small school, and they have all the medical programs I need.” Fief will study anesthesiology in her two years at Blinn. The school beat out three other Fief options: Alvin Community College, Hilbert College in New York and East Texas Baptist University. SPILLARS Spillars’ journey to Oklahoma Wesleyan started more than two years ago when she visited the campus. She took another visit in October when she decided to commit. Spillars chose Oklahoma Wesleyan over nearby schools including the University of St. Thomas. “I was thinking about St. Thomas, and other schools are closer, but I just liked the campus a lot,” Spillars said. Oklahoma Wesleyan is a private university of the Wesleyan Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The university is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member. The Eagles have competed in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference since the 2015-16 season. Last season, Oklahoma Wesleyan finished 33-18. University representatives first connected with Spillars at a tournament, which had an area for players to meet with coaches. “They’re nice, and I’m looking forward to it,” Spillars said. Spillars plays multiple positions for the Lady Panthers, but she’ll primarily settle on one at Oklahoma Wesleyan. “They want me at second base, but they’ll also use me at different places if they need it,” Spillars said. Spillars wants to be an accountant, and she will study business or finance. In his speech about both players, Danbury head softball coach Jack Brown made it clear that his two future collegiate players will help the Lady Panthers chase a district title before transitioning to the next level.CLEVELAND (AP) — Germain Ifedi became the fourth left tackle to start this season for the Cleveland Browns, lining up Thursday night against the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers. Ifedi moved up the depth chart and into the lineup after starter Dawand Jones broke his left leg last week at New Orleans and had surgery. He'll be responsible for blocking quarterback Jameis Winston's blindside. Jedrick Wills Jr., who had lost his starting job to Jones, figured to start against the Steelers (8-2), but was ruled out Wednesday with a knee injury that has bothered him for weeks. A first-round pick in 2020, Wills recently caused a stir by saying he made a “business decision” to sit out a game on Oct. 27 against Baltimore because of his knee. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Wills used a “poor choice of words.” James Hudson started Cleveland's first two games at left tackle while the Browns (2-8) waited for Wills to recover from knee surgery in December. The first-place Steelers were without outside linebacker/edge rusher Alex Highsmith, who missed his second straight game with an ankle injury. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl The Associated Press

, /PRNewswire/ -- ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions, the global leader in cutting-edge metrology and inspection technologies and software, today announced a transition to direct sales in the Canadian market for ZEISS Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), Vision Measuring Machines (VMMs), CT/X-Ray solutions, industrial light microscopes, and Surface, Form and Geometry (SF&G) products, effective . This strategic shift follows the dissolution of its distributor agreement with Elliott Matsuura Canada Inc., which had previously been the supplier of these technologies in . "We thank Elliott Matsuura Canada Inc. for their partnership over the years and wish them good luck in their endeavors. Our decision to move to direct sales for these specific technologies allows us to partner more closely with our customers to resolve their toughest challenges and help them reach their goals. To demonstrate our dedication to supporting the Canadian market and our existing customers, we are actively investing in the expansion of ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions Canada," said , National Sales Manager, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions Canada. ZEISS Canada is established in the market as a prominent leader in precision optics and innovative solutions and a trusted and local partner to various industries. Earlier this year, ZEISS established a Sales and Service Company in for its Industrial Quality Solutions portfolio to strengthen customer excellence throughout the region. "For more than 175 years, ZEISS has empowered people to change the world with transformative technologies that drive innovation. ZEISS Canada's commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction is evident with the expansion of ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions Canada and the growth of our expert team. By delivering cutting-edge solutions and providing superior customer care, ZEISS Canada continues to impact the Canadian market profoundly," said , President of ZEISS Canada. The Canadian market will benefit from direct collaboration with ZEISS sales, support, and applications teams. ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions Canada will also provide training, service, and maintenance for these products. The ZEISS Canada facility, based in , features various models of ZEISS metrology technologies, including ZEISS CMMs and VMMs. Beginning in , the showroom will be open for visitors to experience live demonstrations of these technologies. Fostering a blended go-to-market strategy that leverages both direct sales and the power of its experienced network of local partners, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions Canada maintains its distributor agreements for the sale of other ZEISS technologies, including electron microscopes, optical 3D measurement solutions, and its line of HandsOnMetrology 3D scanning technologies. This approach enables ZEISS to support all customers throughout in realizing their ambitions in digitalization and decarbonization. For more information about ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions Canada, visit . For questions, contact: ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling 10 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (status: 30 September 2023). For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars. With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future. With over 44,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, 35 research and development facilities, and 35 production facilities worldwide (status: 31 March 2024). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG. Further information at ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions is a leading manufacturer of multidimensional metrology solutions. These include coordinate measuring machines, optical and multisensor systems, microscopy systems for industrial quality assurance as well as metrology software for the automotive, aircraft, mechanical engineering, plastics and medical technology industries. Innovative technologies such as 3D X-ray metrology for quality inspection round off the portfolio. In addition, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions offers a broad global spectrum of customer services with ZEISS Quality Excellence Centers close to its customers. The company is headquartered in Oberkochen. Production and development sites outside Germany are located in Minneapolis in the USA, Shanghai ( ) and Bangalore ( ). ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions is part of the Industrial Quality & Research segment. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, LLCNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically neglected corner of the state. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry called it “game-changing” for his state's expanding tech sector, yet some environmental groups have raised concerns over the center's reliance on fossil fuels — and whether the plans for new natural gas power to support it could lead to higher energy bills in the future for Louisiana residents. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, is expanding its existing supercomputer project in Memphis, Tennessee, the city's chamber of commerce said Wednesday. The chamber also said that Nvidia, Dell, and Supermicro Computer will be “establishing operations in Memphis,” without offering further details. Louisiana is among a growing number of states offering tax credits and other incentives to lure big tech firms seeking sites for energy-intensive data centers. The U.S. Commerce Department found that there aren’t enough data centers in the U.S. to meet the rising AI-fueled demand, which is projected to grow by 9% each year through 2030, citing industry reports. Meta anticipates its Louisiana data center will create 500 operational jobs and 5,000 temporary construction jobs, said Kevin Janda, director of data center strategy. At 4 million square feet (370,000 square meters), it will be the company's largest AI data center to date, he added. “We want to make sure we are having a positive impact on the local level,” Janda said. Congressional leaders and local representatives from across the political spectrum heralded the Meta facility as a boon for Richland parish, a rural part of Louisiana with a population of 20,000 historically reliant on agriculture. About one in four residents are considered to live in poverty and the parish has an employment rate below 50%, according to the U.S. census data. Meta plans to invest $200 million into road and water infrastructure improvements for the parish to offset its water usage. The facility is expected to be completed in 2030. Entergy, one of the nation's largest utility providers, is fast-tracking plans to build three natural gas power plants in Louisiana capable of generating 2,262 megawatts for Meta's data center over a 15-year period — nearly one-tenth of Entergy's existing energy capacity across four states. The Louisiana Public Service Commission is weighing Entergy's proposal as some environmental groups have opposed locking the state into more fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure. Meta said it plans to help bring 1,500 megawatts of renewable energy onto the grid in the future. Louisiana residents may ultimately end up with rate increases to pay off the cost of operating these natural gas power plants when Meta's contract with Entergy expires, said Jessica Hendricks, state policy director for the Alliance for Affordable Energy, a Louisiana-based nonprofit advocating for energy consumers. “There’s no reason why residential customers in Louisiana need to pay for a power plant for energy that they’re not going to use," Hendricks said. "And we want to make sure that there’s safeguards in place.” Public service commissioner Foster Campbell, representing northeast Louisiana, said he does not believe the data center will increase rates for Louisiana residents and views it as vital for his region. “It’s going in one of the most needed places in Louisiana and maybe one of the most needed places in the United States of America,” Foster said. “I’m for it 100%.” Environmental groups have also warned of the pollution generated by Musk's AI data center in Memphis. The Southern Environmental Law Center, among others, says the supercomputer could strain the power grid, prompting attention from the Environmental Protection Agency. Eighteen gas turbines currently running at xAI’s south Memphis facility are significant sources of ground-level ozone, better known as smog, the group said. Patrick Anderson, an attorney at the law center, said xAI has operated with “a stunning lack of transparency” in developing its South Memphis facility, which is located near predominantly Black neighborhoods that have long dealt with pollution and health risks from factories and other industrial sites. “Memphians deserve to know how xAI will affect them,” he said, “and should have a seat at the table when these decisions are being made.” Sainz reported from Memphis, Tennessee. Associated Press writer Matt O’Brien in Providence, Rhode Island, contributed to this report. Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Brook on the social platform X: @jack_brook96

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Cadence design's sr. vice president sells $199,023 in stockPolice in Georgia on Saturday fired water cannons to disperse pro-EU protesters rallying for a ninth consecutive day against the prime minister's decision to shelve talks on joining the European Union. The Caucasus nation has been engulfed in turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party declared that it had won a disputed October 26 election. The party's critics have accused it of creeping authoritarianism and of steering the country back towards Russia. Thousands of defiant pro-EU protesters in Georgia began to rally Friday eve after the prime minister claimed victory in a "battle" against the opposition. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets since the election to protest against alleged electoral fraud. Fresh rallies took place across the country after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced last week that Georgia would not hold talks on European Union membership until 2028. Police have fired tear gas and water cannon against pro-EU protests in Tbilisi and hundreds of arrests have been made, triggering outrage at home and mounting international condemnation. France, Germany and Poland condemned what they called the government's "disproportionate" use of force against protesters and opposition leaders in a joint statement Friday. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, riot police in full gear moved in with water cannons to disperse the rally outside the parliament building, making arrests as the crowd retreated a few metres (yards), an AFP reporter witnessed. Earlier on Friday evening, several thousand people blocked the street outside parliament, with some blowing whistles and others setting off firecrackers. The crowd was smaller than on previous nights and the mood quieter, but protesters rejected claims the movement was dying out. "People will continue the protest," said one demonstrator, 23-year-old Giorgi, wearing a Georgian flag and a back scarf pulled over his nose. "They're patient, I will be here for the rest of my life if it is necessary to save my country." Separate protests were held outside Georgia's Public Broadcaster -- accused of being a government propaganda tool -- as well as the education ministry and the country's tourism administration offices. Shalva Alaverdashvili, founder of the Georgian hotels' federation, told AFP that the "unexpected and unacceptable" suspension of EU accession talks has severely hit the country's tourism industry, which accounts for seven percent of the country's GDP. Thousands have also staged anti-government rallies in the second city of Batumi on the Black Sea coast. On Friday evening, a court in Tbilisi put a 19-year-old youth activist in pre-trial detention. Zviad Tsetskhladze had been arrested during the protests on charges of "organising, leading, and participating in group violence". Tsetskhladze told the judge: "Democracy in Georgia is no more. The rule of law has been crushed. "Our actions are a form of resistance, aimed at preserving the rule of law, defending democracy, and protecting the rights of every individual." Earlier Friday Prime Minister Kobakhidze praised his security forces for "successfully neutralising the protesters' capacity for violence". "We have won an important battle against liberal fascism in our country," he told a news conference, using language reminiscent of how the Kremlin in Russia targets its political opponents. "But the fight is not over. Liberal fascism in Georgia must be defeated entirely," Kobakhidze said, repeating an earlier threat to "complete the process of neutralising the radical opposition". With both sides ruling out a compromise, there appeared to be no clear route out of the crisis. The leader of the opposition Lelo party, Mamuka Khazaradze, said the ruling party "no longer has the strength or resources to stand against the people." The government "has resorted to arresting young activists and political opponents out of fear of relentless public protests and growing civil disobedience by public servants," he told AFP. The interior ministry said police had detained three more individuals Friday for "participating in group violence", punishable by up to nine years' jail. Masked officers have raided several opposition party offices and arrested opposition leaders earlier this week, while around 300 people have been detained at rallies. On Friday Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition Akhali party, was sentenced to 12 days in prison. Alexandre Elisashvili, leader of the Strong Georgia opposition group, was remanded in custody for two months of pretrial detention. More trouble is expected after December 14, when Georgian Dream lawmakers elect a loyalist to succeed pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili. She has vowed not to step down until the parliamentary polls are re-run. Local media has also reported protests across the country, including in the cities of Batumi, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Rustavi and Telavi. Critics of Georgian Dream are enraged by what they call its betrayal of Tbilisi's bid for EU membership, enshrined in the constitution and supported by around 80 percent of the population. Several ambassadors, a deputy foreign minister, and other officials have resigned over the suspension of EU talks. Georgian Dream, in power for more than a decade, has advanced controversial legislation in recent years, targeting civil society and independent media and curbing LGBTQ rights. Brussels warned such policies were incompatible with EU membership, while domestic critics accuse the government of copying Russia's playbook. 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The lawsuit against former Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr. — originally filed in July 2020 after Hill's law license was temporarily suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court for violating the professional conduct rules for Hoosier attorneys by committing acts of misdemeanor battery — is scheduled for a five-day jury trial beginning Monday at the Marion Superior Court. The sole claim remaining against Hill after numerous procedural and pretrial rulings over the past four years is the accusation that Hill committed battery against each of the women by touching them in a "rude, insolent or angry manner," according to court records. Records show the women, including former state Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster, and three former state legislative staffers of both political parties, are expected to testify about Hill's behavior toward them during a late-night celebration following the March 15 adjournment of the 2018 General Assembly. Hill repeatedly has denied the allegations that he groped the four women. Indeed, his denials were so strenuous prior to and during his unsuccessful 2020 attorney general reelection campaign that the civil lawsuit filed by the four women initially included claims of defamation and false light invasion of privacy, in addition to battery, records show. According to court records, Marion Superior Judge Patrick Dietrick granted Hill summary judgment on the first two claims and dismissed them in February 2023 after Hill argued he was immune from civil liability since he was acting within the scope of his employment as attorney general. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts The remaining battery claims center on Hill allegedly reaching into Candelaria Reardon's dress and grabbing her buttocks, Hill allegedly touching the back and buttocks of Niki DaSilva, Hill allegedly rubbing the back of Gabrielle McLemore for an extended period of time, and Hill allegedly grabbing Samantha Lozano around the waist and pulling her close to him — without the consent of any of the women, records show. According to court records, Special Prosecutor Daniel Sigler declined to file criminal charges against Hill in 2018 after Sigler determined he could not successfully make the case that Hill's actions amounted to either a felony or misdemeanor crime. But the five Republican-appointed justices of the Indiana Supreme Court had no doubt Hill committed misdemeanor battery since that was the basis for their professional discipline against Hill's law license. The civil lawsuit does not seek a specific payment from Hill. Instead, it requests the four women be awarded compensatory damages for the mental anguish, emotional distress and other damages they've suffered because of Hill's conduct; punitive damages in recognition of Hill's allegedly malicious behavior and to deter others from similar conduct; and all other appropriate relief the jury recommends.House Democrats who voted yes on NDAA lament transgender restrictions