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Serena Williams recently took to social media to share a fun clip alongside her husband. Unfortunately, however, the clip has left some social media users concerned. The tennis star started trending on X today as users pointed out her skin tone in the clip, arguing that it looks much lighter than before. "That’s really Serena Williams? Has she bleached her skin? ” one user asks. “This what happens when you get with them rich white men," someone else claims. While many commenters are pointing at alleged skin bleaching as the culprit for Williams' seemingly lighter skin, others argue that there are plenty of other things that could be to blame. Several users argue that this could be a case of an incorrect makeup shade, poor lighting, or a filter. Others theorize that it could be due to Williams spending less time in the sun playing tennis than usual these days. Read More: Drake Reveals His Rihanna Collaboration, "Too Good," Is About Serena Williams At the time of writing, Williams has not addressed the skin-bleaching allegations. She's far from the only celebrity who's dealt with them, however. In August of this year, Cardi B was also accused of bleaching her skin but wasted zero time shutting down the allegations. According to her, she was anemic during her pregnancy with her third child. " Bleaching while pregnant😒😒😒? Why must yall be so d*mb? Actually NO! I’m pregnant I’m slightly anemic, this baby suckin all the energy off my body to the point I’m pale. Eyes sunken, veins green ASF, can’t tan under the sun cause I get hot super fast and dizzy.... PLEASE STOP THINKIN WITH YOUR A**HOLE," she wrote. Doja Cat has also fallen victim to these kinds of accusations, including in 2020. At the time, she didn't hesitate to fire back. “Hey, how about I’m half white , not entirely Black?” she said. “My skin gets very light when I don’t tan. I was staying in doors a lot before that shoot. New f***ing subject. Dumba**es.” Read More: Serena Williams Receives Apology From Paris Restaurant After Being Denied Entry [Via]
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Belarus president winds up 3-day Pakistan visitThe cohesiveness of a community really stands out when blazing embers are blasting across the neighbourhood, according to a Vancouver Island emergency planning officer. Erin Stockill of Saanich saw it firsthand when a large under-construction condo complex caught fire during this week's windstorm and neighbouring residents were removed from their homes in the wee hours of Nov. 20. “We really encourage people to get to know their neighbours,” Stockill said. “We certainly saw the importance and difference it can make to know your neighbours and support them.” The structure fire didn’t come with a warning, but the windstorm did. With rapidly improving information and technology, the heads-up on extreme weather comes earlier and earlier. Even as some Island residents awaited the return of power or opening of roads, a second wind alert for Vancouver Island sent some into a new tizzy. The second bout expected to arrive Friday (Nov. 22) promises to be weaker than the first, with winds peaking in the 80 km/h range, said Yimei Li, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The latest low pressure is less intense than the previous, she said, noting it should be relatively quiet for a few days, though temperatures are dipping. Overnight lows are anticipated near 0 C for Nov. 26. Experts suggest using the days where the weather is a little better to hazard hunt in the yard; perhaps packing up the patio furniture before it starts to blow and look at trees that may need a little TLC after a dry summer or extra wet fall. “Take advantage and do that now,” Stockill said. She wants folks to reflect on the moments ahead of the bomb cyclone that recently raged across the coast, leaving more than 320,000 BC Hydro customers without power at its peak. “What items could I have had at home that would make me feel more prepared and more resilient?” Stockill said. “Take those little steps toward preparedness for a power outage and you’re more ready for a larger event.” As fall slides into winter, Stockill recommends residents identify a bad-weather buddy, making those connections while the sun shines, so both parties are ready when it gets gross, or worse. “That’s a free way to take steps toward preparedness,” she said. “Make those connections now, especially if we’re looking at snow in the coming winter months.” Autumn in Greater Victoria has been wetter than normal according to Li’s data. From Sept. 1 to Nov. 18, the University of Victoria weather station saw 225 mm of rain, 24 per cent above normal, Victoria Gonzales saw 210 mm of rain, 36 per cent above normal, and there was 246 mm of rain at the Victoria International Airport, four per cent above normal for the same period in previous years. Forecasters say a wetter, colder winter is on the horizon. That likely means snow. “With a La Nina year, there’s always the possibility there could be some snow. We don’t always get snow for the South Coast but for La Nina years it’s more likely because it’s colder and wetter,” Li said. While there’s no snow anticipated at the moment, snowflakes have appeared in the forecast for parts of Vancouver Island and temperatures are expected to dip into that territory. People should start planning early and register for municipal alert programs or apps. They should also pay attention to provincial alerts that warn of expected flooding, tsunami and now even earthquakes. Those are free. Another item on the preparation agenda is sitting down and creating a family plan. “We all know we're in a time where the cost of living is astronomical and there can be hesitation to take steps toward preparedness because of costs,” Stockill said, a proponent of thrifting and re-purposing where possible. Start small, she suggests, following checklists and supports online. Find some of the Saanich supports at saanich.ca and find federal preparedness tips at getprepared.gc.ca .Stephen A. Smith’s Giants rant was based on a glaring falsehood. Despite Smith ranting on Friday’s edition of “First Take” that a member of the Giants staff had reached out to ESPN offices or executives about host Elle Duncan’s criticism of Daniel Jones , nobody on the team actually did so, The Post has learned. “The New York Giants, respectfully, shut the hell up,” Smith said of Duncan’s criticism of Jones on Friday. “Y’all are awful as an organization. You won a Super Bowl in 2007, you won a super Bowl in 2011, outside of that, since 2011, that’s 13 years, the Giants have made the playoffs twice. They’ve won one playoff game. “And you’ve got the nerve to sit up there and call the offices and complain to executives about somebody that went on national television to do their job. Why don’t you do your damn job as an organization?” Though senior vice president of communications Pat Hanlon was critical of Duncan’s comments on X, nobody from the team reached out to ESPN offices or executives, as Smith emphatically claimed. Smith’s suggestion that the Giants did was either an exaggeration or a blatant lie. ESPN declined to comment on the discrepancy. Duncan on Thursday had ripped Jones for writing his comments, that he delivered to the media after he had been benched by the Giants , down on a piece paper to read off of. An emotional Jones was notably thankful to the Giants organization and his teammates when he spoke. Duncan quickly came under fire on social media for her ridicule. “You guys think he had this saved in his notes since like 2020? In all seriousness, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds,” Duncan said during one of her “Taking the Elle” segments. “A rewrite: I’m sorry you paid me $108 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to reviving my career as Brock Purdy’s backup. The end.” On Friday, Duncan doubled down. “It started flurrying this morning after a surprising amount of snow on my drive yesterday,” Duncan wrote on X . “I guess you could say I can’t seem to escape all these snowflakes..” While Smith made his accusation on “First Take” on Friday, Duncan smirked and sipped from her mug. “This is a performance-based business,” Smith said. “Nobody is talking about your personal life, nobody has gotten into anything. Your performance was put on public display and you were 20 games under .500. You have been abhorrent. You have been awful as the quarterback for the New York Giants and on top of it all, they let go of Saquon Barkley to make sure they took care of you. They gave you the bag instead of him, which is another blemish.” The Giants named third-stringer Tommy DeVito their starting quarterback for Sunday’s clash against the Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium, bypassing backup Drew Lock. But Lock will remain the backup, and after the Giants signed Tim Boyle to their practice squad, Jones was relegated to fourth on the depth chart. He asked for and was granted his release from the Giants on Friday.USC QB Miller Moss enters transfer portal after losing starting job to Jayden Maiava
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As per industry estimates, China and the US have set aside around 2-3% of their respective GDPs for tech R&D. "The government has an aspiration that Indian entities should own at least 10% of overall 6G patents by 2030, but the country faces significant challenges in pursuing 6G leadership, particularly in infrastructure readiness and securing adequate funding for research and development," global professional services firm Grant Thornton said in a report. 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With data speeds exceeding 100 Gbps, it is estimated to be over 100 times faster than 5G mobile broadband, promising a latency of nearly one microsecond or 1,000 times lower than the millisecond latency of 5G. This sharp reduction can significantly benefit in applications like self-driving cars and factory smart management, say industry experts. 6G is also expected to leverage terahertz frequencies, offering significantly wider bandwidths than 5G. But "if the goal is to secure a significant 10% share in the global 6G patents pool, it's essential to align funding proportionately and establish a well-structured and focused R&D framework," Parag Kar, telecom sector veteran and former vice president (government affairs) of Qualcomm India, told ET. A senior telecom industry executive said the near ₹83,468 crore unused corpus with the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) can ideally be tapped to provide bulk of the initial funding to drive 6G research. 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Saints say Taysom Hill 'likely' has a season-ending knee injuryWASHINGTON — The FBI should have done more to gather intelligence before the Capitol riot, according to a watchdog report Thursday that also said no undercover FBI employees were on the scene on Jan. 6, 2021, and that none of the bureau’s informants was authorized to participate. The report from the Justice Department inspector general’s office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events that day, when rioters determined to overturn Republican Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden stormed the building in a violent clash with police. The review, released nearly four years after a dark chapter in history that shook the bedrock of American democracy, was narrow in scope, but aimed to shed light on gnawing questions that have dominated public discourse, including whether major intelligence failures preceded the riot and whether the FBI in some way provoked the violence. Rioters loyal to Donald Trump gather Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The report offers a mixed assessment of the FBI’s performance in the run-up to the riot, crediting the bureau for preparing for the possibility of violence and for trying to identify known “domestic terrorism subjects” who planned to come to Washington that day. But it said the FBI, in an action the now-deputy director described as a “basic step that was missed,” failed to canvass informants across all 56 of its field offices for any relevant intelligence. That was a step, the report concluded, “that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations in advance of January 6.” The report found 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests on Jan. 6, including three who were tasked with traveling to the city to report on others who were potentially planning to attend the day’s events. While four informants entered the Capitol, none were authorized to do so by the bureau or to break the law, the report said. Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Many of the 26 informants provided the FBI with information before the riot, but it “was no more specific than, and was consistent with, other sources of information” that the FBI acquired. The FBI said in a letter responding to the report that it accepts the inspection general’s recommendation “regarding potential process improvements for future events.” The lengthy review was launched days after the riot as the FBI faced questions over whether it had missed warning signs or adequately disseminated intelligence it received, including a Jan. 5, 2021, bulletin prepared by the FBI’s Norfolk, Virginia, field office that warned of the potential for “war” at the Capitol. The inspector general found the information in that bulletin was broadly shared. FBI Director Chris Wray, who announced this week his plans to resign at the end of Biden’s term in January, defended his agency’s handing of the intelligence report. He told lawmakers in 2021 that the report was disseminated though the joint terrorism task force, discussed at a command post in Washington and posted on an internet portal available to other law enforcement agencies. “We did communicate that information in a timely fashion to the Capitol Police and (Metropolitan Police Department) in not one, not two, but three different ways,” Wray said at the time. FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks March 11 during a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Separately, the report said the FBI’s New Orleans field office was told by a source between November 2020 and early January 2021 that protesters were planning to station a “quick reaction force” in northern Virginia “to be armed and prepared to respond to violence that day in DC, if necessary.” That information was shared with the FBI’s Washington Field Office, members of intelligence agencies and some federal law enforcement agencies the day before the riot, the inspector general found. But there was no indication the FBI told northern Virginia police about the information, the report said. An FBI official told the inspector general there was “nothing actionable or immediately concerning about it.” A cache of weapons at a Virginia hotel as part of a “quick reaction force” was a central piece of the Justice Department’s seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes and other members of the far-right extremist group. Trump supporters, including Douglas Jensen, center, confront U.S. Capitol Police on Jan. 6, 2021, in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. The conspiracy theory that federal law enforcement officers entrapped members of the mob has been spread in conservative circles, including by some Republican lawmakers. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., recently suggested on a podcast that agents pretending to be Trump supporters were responsible for instigating the violence. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who withdrew as Trump’s pick as attorney general amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations, sent a letter to Wray in 2021 asking how many undercover agents or informants were at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and if they were “merely passive informants or active instigators.” Wray said the “notion that somehow the violence at the Capitol on January 6 was part of some operation orchestrated by FBI sources and agents is ludicrous.” Rioters scale a wall at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Supporters loyal to then-President Donald Trump attend a rally on the Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Trump supporters participate in a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) People listen as then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Supporters of then-President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A supporter of then-President Donald Trump is injured during clashes with police at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A rioter pours water on herself at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) A Trump supporter holds a Bible as he gathers with others outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) A demonstrator supporting then-President Donald Trump, is sprayed by police, Jan. 6, 2021, during a day of rioting at the Capitol.(AP Photo/John Minchillo) Rioters try to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) U.S. Capitol Police try to hold back rioters outside the east doors to the House side of the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Rioters gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Jacob Anthony Chansley, center, with other insurrectionists who supported then-President Donald Trump, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber in the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Chansley, was among the first group of insurrectionists who entered the hallway outside the Senate chamber. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) U.S. Capitol Police hold rioters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Lawmakers evacuate the floor as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Police with guns drawn watch as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Congressmen shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Members of Congress wear emergency gas masks as they are evacuated from the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The House gallery is empty after it was evacuated as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Members of the DC National Guard surround the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool) A flag hangs between broken windows after then-President Donald Trump supporters tried to break through police barriers outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) A flag that reads "Treason" is visible on the ground in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) An ATF police officer cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2021, after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Fencing is placed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.
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Union members held a celebration for a new building for future builders in East Moline Friday morning. The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council held a ribbon cutting in honor of the grand opening of its new Quad-Cities campus. The 55,000 square foot building at 408 Carpenter Court in East Moline will be home to both the Associated General Contractors of the Quad Cities and the Millwright Contractors Associates. The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council had a big day on Friday, Nov. 22, when it celebrated the grand opening of its new 55,000 square foot training facility at 408 Carpenter Court in East Moline. Phil Davidson, director of communications for MACRC, said the new building is outfitted with classrooms, to allow for both classroom work and ongoing training in the field. For the millwrights, it offers more floor space and updated technology to allow them to work on the newest machines available, to help prepare students for the real world. Each of the two unions had previous buildings they were using, but outgrew them due to increased recruitment. During a welcome ceremony Friday, MACRC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Kevin McLaughlin spoke about the importance of the moment and the building. People are also reading... He became an apprentice in 1984 and worked his way up over the last 40 years. It was an honor to open the new building, he said to the crowd. "The fact that we have this many people that we have here today is a testament to the value and impact that this new training center will have on our unique partners and millwrights, as well as our Quad-Cities region as a whole," he said. "We've always said that the Mid-American Carpenters Regional Councils are positive for communities, and this partnership with East Moline is a perfect example of that." That partnership was a point East Moline Mayor Reggie Freeman hit on during his own speech. When the city was first approached about the idea of building a new facility, he said, the first thing he looked for was the opportunity to work with business partners, bring new jobs to the area and work toward economic development. Freeman said in high school he had dreams of being a carpenter himself, but ultimately followed a different path. Still, the profession is needed and developing those skills in East Moline strengthens both the job market and the economy as a whole. "You're looking at a profession now that's going to get you somewhere. You're looking at a profession now that brings continuity to the people in the Quad-Cities area, and around this area," he said to the crowd. "Not only do we have economic development here, we're bringing other things here. When all the students arrive in East Moline, they're staying in our city, they're spending money in our city and the communities around around us." Speaking from the state perspective, state Sen. Mike Halpin said Illinois a place where labor is valued, and the creation of the new building proves that. There are more than 350 apprentices enrolled across the two programs, showing a strong value and dedication in the labor force. "This building is the end result of a vision many years in the making, and I think by far the most important thing is that this center ... is of the members, by the members and for the members," he said. "You guys built this yourself the same way that you built the industry here in the Quad-Cities, throughout the State of Illinois and throughout the nation." Halpin said the building was a symbol of the path to the middle class, the path to workers being able to support their families, the path a comfortable living and a retirement that can be spent comfortably and with dignity. "That's all in part because of the collective nature of what we do for the brothers and sisters in the labor movement, providing for each other, negotiating ways and working conditions that are going to benefit you, and in exchange, you are giving the contractors a great product with higher quality work, faster completion times and the skills you can bring," he said. Local 46, union represented prison employees in East Moline, demand safer workplace conditions from IDOC. The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.DK Metcalf is happy to block as Seahawks ride streak into Sunday night matchup with Packers