Stewart had five rebounds and six assists for the Blue Hose (5-3). Kory Mincy added 16 points while shooting 4 for 11 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Jamahri Harvey shot 5 for 14, including 3 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. The Hawks (0-8) were led in scoring by Jack Collins, who finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Monmouth also got 12 points and two steals from Justin Ray. Madison Durr had seven points. The loss is the eighth straight for the Hawks. Presbyterian took the lead with 4:56 left in the first half and never looked back. Stewart led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them ahead 45-32 at the break. Presbyterian used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 17-point lead at 61-44 with 8:51 left in the half before finishing off the win. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
If you’re new to snowboarding, you may not realize the importance of a solid pair of snowboard bindings. In reality, this piece of gear does more than just secure your boots to the snowboard. Bindings are responsible for transferring the power from your legs to the board, allowing improved control and comfort. A quality pair of bindings could last for years, so the decision to buy is a big one. For snowboard bindings that are durable, lightweight and comfortable, check out the BURTON Malavita Snowboard Bindings . Some snowboard bindings are better suited for certain riding styles. Consider how you plan to use your snowboard before settling on a specific pair of bindings. If you’re not sure, try renting some gear for a day and see how the bindings feel on the slopes. Many snowboard manufacturers include a 1 to 10 flexibility rating with their bindings. A high number indicates stiff bindings, while a low number is assigned to bindings that are particularly soft and flexible. Most snowboard bindings have straps that secure the ankle and toe sections of your boots to the board. The ankle straps keep you in a flexible yet fixed position when you lean forward onto your toes, while the toe straps keep your feet in place when you lean back. Padding is used on snowboard bindings to absorb some of the shock caused by bumpy runs. Think about your riding style when deciding how much padding you need. Mounts secure the bindings to the board. You can use mounting screws to attach the bindings and adjust the foot positioning to your preference. Just like a snowboard, snowboard bindings come in a wide variety of different colors and patterns. If you want a cohesive look, pick out bindings that match the rest of your gear. When shopping for snowboard gear online, try to purchase from well-known brands like Burton, Salomon or Rossignol. Cheap snowboard bindings from an obscure manufacturer might be tempting, but you could find yourself with an inferior product once you hit the slopes. The cost of snowboard bindings can vary depending on the brand name and the quality of the parts. Beginner and intermediate snowboarders can expect to pay around $100-$250 for a quality pair of bindings, while advanced snowboard bindings regularly exceed $300. A. Most snowboard bindings are sold in two to five size options. Look at the model’s sizing chart and compare it with your boot size to find bindings that fit you. A. Yes. Although there are women’s snowboard bindings that advertise particular design features, snowboard bindings are universal. This means you can choose any pair you want, as long as they’re the right size. BURTON Malavita Snowboard Bindings What you need to know: Despite being advertised as men’s snowboard bindings, these bindings use advanced technology to deliver quality support and performance for any rider. What you’ll love: Backed by Burton’s legendary reputation, these snowboard bindings offer an advanced level of performance, control and comfort in a stylish package. The padding has a gel to absorb extra shock, and the bindings come in five color options. What you should consider: These bindings might be too expensive for beginner and intermediate riders. Salomon Pact Snowboard Bindings What you need to know: These versatile bindings are durable and affordable enough for almost any rider. What you’ll love: A solid choice for beginners, these snowboard bindings have a rear-entry design with high-quality straps for fine adjustments. Many users note their durability and comfort during long days of riding. What you should consider: These bindings have a limited number of size options, and the mounting discs may not attach to every board type. BURTON Grom Snowboard Bindings What you need to know: Designed for kids and small snowboarders, these popular bindings have a solid construction and reasonable price tag. What you’ll love: Perfect for young riders hitting the slopes for the first time, these beginner bindings are compatible with most snowboard mounting systems and feature a single-component baseplate for consistent control and responsiveness. They’re also available in two sleek color options, black and white. What you should consider: Some users questioned the quality and longevity of the bindings’ highback. Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change. Check out our Daily Deals for the best products at the best prices and sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter full of shopping inspo and sales. BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. BestReviews and its newspaper partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links.US indices slid lower at the opening bell, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite losing two percent during morning trading. Shares in Tesla were down over three percent in late morning trading while those in AI chipmaker NVIDIA shed around two percent. Wall Street stocks have historically performed well around the year-end holidays in what is popularly known as a Santa Claus rally. A Christmas Eve jump in equities got the Santa rally off to a flying start and indices barely budged in Thursday trading. Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare also pointed to an increase in 10-year US Treasury bond yields to around 4.6 percent, which he noted is an increase of nearly 0.9 percentage points since the US Federal Reserve made its first interest rate cut in September. "The Fed doesn't hold sway over longer-dated maturities like it does over shorter-dated securities, so the bump in rates at the back end of the curve is being watched with an anxious eye as a possible harbinger of a pickup in inflation and/or the budget deficit," O'Hare said. Wall Street stocks took a knock earlier this month when the Fed indicated it would likely cut interest rates less than it had previously expected to. That was in part because of uncertainty tied to the stated intention of incoming president Donald Trump to raise tariffs, which could boost inflation that is already proving sticky. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei index closed up nearly two percent, with the yen's recent weakness proving a boon for major exporters. The yen hit 158.08 per US dollar on Thursday evening -- its lowest in almost six months -- following comments made by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda that failed to give a clear signal on a possible interest rate increase next month. Recent data has showed Japan's inflation rose for a second month in December, while industrial production declined less than expected in November and retail sales came in higher than estimated last month. Japan's government also on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare for its ageing population and on defence to tackle regional threats. In Seoul, the stock market closed down one percent after the won plunged to a nearly 16-year low of 1,487.03 against the dollar on Friday morning. South Korea is struggling to emerge from political turbulence in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration this month, which prompted his impeachment. Acting President Han Duck-soo was also impeached Friday in a vote that prompted governing party lawmakers to protest with angry chants and raised fists. South Korea's business outlook for January fell in the Bank of Korea's composite sentiment index, the biggest month-on-month slide since April 2020, according to data based on almost 3,300 firms released Friday. In Europe, Frankfurt's DAX index rose after German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected date for the early general election, emphasising the need for "political stability" in Europe's largest economy. 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Monoculars are basically a half pair of binoculars and can be a super compact way for you to enjoy stargazing wherever your travels take you. Because of their small size, monoculars are highly portable, meaning that you don’t have to worry about lagging a heavy telescope to a dark sky site to enjoy some skywatching. Monoculars use a lens and prism system to magnify an image for the user. They are great for beginner stargazers due to their simple operation: point your monocular at your subject, and look through it. Operating monoculars with higher magnification requires a tripod to keep the view from wobbling, but they enable deep-sky viewing. Depending on what you need a monocular for, there are a range of top models on the marke t . They boast a whole range of benefits including night vision, high color fidelity, and rugged durability. Whichever monocular you are using, this guide will help you track down stars in the night sky. How to focus on stars with a monocular Ideally, pick a monocular with a minimum objective lens diameter of 50mm. This will allow enough light to reach the eyepiece. If the device is digital, adjust the shutter speed and exposure length to settings that allow enough light to hit the sensor. Remember that the longer the shutter stays open, the more you need to stabilize the monocular to avoid blurring the image. Consider using two hands to steady the monocular or use surrounding objects like fences or walls to lean against while composing your image. Orientation If your vantage point is in the mid to high-latitude northern hemisphere, which includes the UK and America, then the best find is the Plough (or the Big Dipper in the USA). This group of seven stars never goes below the horizon and is fairly bright, perfect for stargazing on a clear night at any time of year. To locate the Plough, you just need to know where north is from where you are looking. Using a compass is ideal; most smartphones now include a basic compass. The Plough doesn't rise and set like the sun and moon; it is always there 365 days of the year, which makes it one of the best patterns to learn. You can use the Big Dipper to help you find Polaris (the North Star). Once you do this, you will have completed your first star hop. The southern hemisphere has a whole host of bright stars visible with a monocular. These seasonal upside-down constellations include the Milky Way , where Alpha Centauri is the third brightest star in the nighttime sky. As you move into finding more dark sky objects with a monocular, the size of the magnification and objective lens diameter will increase. This, in turn, creates stability issues as bigger magnification amplifies wobble. Using a tripod can help to stabilize things but does introduce other problems. Bending down to view the night sky through a tripod-mounted monocular isn't ideal and can cause neck pain. This is because of the angle desired to observe the night sky. It is a trade-off for stabile-focused images with a tripod or more comfort and flexibility while holding the monocular. The best areas for stargazing are those with low levels of light pollution . If it's not possible to travel to a location, then you can still find out what your location is like for this particular problem using the Bortle scale. This nine-level numeric scale measures the night sky's brightness in a particular location. One is the darkest skies with zero to no light pollution, compared to nine — very high levels of light pollution. Many of the best stargazing apps use this scale, enabling you to work out what number your area has. This can help you work out what stars you should be able to see from any given place. How to find suitable locations for stargazing with a monocular. Remember a few simple things when looking for a good spot for stargazing. These include areas of open space with clear views of the horizon. What season are you in? This affects what you can see relative to your location. The Milky Way is best in the spring if you are in the northern hemisphere, and the northern lights are best in the winter. Weather conditions play a large part in stargazing. Cloudy nights make it difficult to see stars. Find out how much light pollution there is in your area by using one of the many online websites with light pollution maps. There are many great locations for astrophotography and skywatching wherever you are on the planet! Night vision monoculars have seen vast technological improvement over the last few years, but are they worth it for stargazing ? The most recent Gen 3 versions of these devices can now be used for stargazing. The devices can see a far greater spectrum of light than the human eye and are particularly useful in areas of high light pollution. You can now record and store on memory cards with digital night vision monoculars, further enhancing their nighttime ability. If you use spectacles, adjust the eye relief on the monocular so that you have as big a field of view as possible while maintaining comfort. Ideally, the eyecups should have rubber surrounds rather than the plastic ones included on cheaper models. Make sure your tripod has rubber feet to increase stability. It's also a good idea to have a headlamp so that you can safely set up your equipment in the dark. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook .
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of The Toronto-Dominion Bank ("TD Bank") TD securities between February 29, 2024 and October 9, 2024, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), have until Monday, December 23, 2024 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the TD Bank class action lawsuit. Captioned Tiessen v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank , No. 24-cv-08032 (S.D.N.Y.), the TD Bank class action lawsuit charges TD Bank and certain of TD Bank's top executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. If you suffered substantial losses and wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the TD Bank class action lawsuit, please provide your information here: https://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases-the-toronto-dominion-bank-class-action-lawsuit-td.html You can also contact attorneys J.C. Sanchez or Jennifer N. Caringal of Robbins Geller by calling 800/449-4900 or via e-mail at info@rgrdlaw.com . CASE ALLEGATIONS : The Toronto-Dominion Bank offers its products and services in the United States under the "TD Bank" and "America's Most Convenient Bank" brand names. The TD Bank class action lawsuit alleges that defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse facts concerning the true state of TD Bank's anti-money laundering ("AML") program; pertinently, TD Bank concealed or otherwise minimized the significance of the failures of TD Bank's AML program and made no indication that the imposition of an asset cap or other punitive or compliance measures would be imposed that would undermine TD Bank's continued growth for the foreseeable future. The TD Bank class action lawsuit further alleges that, on October 10, 2024, TD Bank unveiled the resolutions reached from U.S. investigations, which included, in addition to the punitive payment of $3.09 billion, both an asset cap, preventing TD Bank's U.S. subsidiaries from exceeding a collective $434 billion, a reflection of TD Bank's assets as of September 30, 2024, and further subjects TD Bank to more stringent approval processes for its product, service, and market rollouts. Further, the U.S. Department of Justice, in their own corresponding release, highlighted the significance of TD Bank's failures as "the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures and the first U.S. bank in history to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering," the complaint alleges. On this news, TD Bank's stock price fell by more than 10%, according to the TD Bank class action lawsuit. THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS : The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 permits any investor who purchased or acquired TD Bank securities during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the TD Bank class action lawsuit. A lead plaintiff is generally the movant with the greatest financial interest in the relief sought by the putative class who is also typical and adequate of the putative class. A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the TD Bank class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the TD Bank class action lawsuit. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff of the TD Bank class action lawsuit. ABOUT ROBBINS GELLER : Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world's leading law firms representing investors in securities fraud cases. Our Firm has been #1 in the ISS Securities Class Action Services rankings for six out of the last ten years for securing the most monetary relief for investors. We recovered $6.6 billion for investors in securities-related class action cases – over $2.2 billion more than any other law firm in the last four years. With 200 lawyers in 10 offices, Robbins Geller is one of the largest plaintiffs' firms in the world and the Firm's attorneys have obtained many of the largest securities class action recoveries in history, including the largest securities class action recovery ever – $7.2 billion – in In re Enron Corp. Sec. Litig. Please visit the following page for more information: https://www.rgrdlaw.com/services-litigation-securities-fraud.html Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Services may be performed by attorneys in any of our offices. Contact: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP J.C. Sanchez, Jennifer N. Caringal 655 W. Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101 800-449-4900 info@rgrdlaw.com © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Just a few years after a bruising battle among Apollo's (APO.N) , opens new tab co-founders over succession, the alternative asset manager giant could face new upheaval if its chairman and chief executive both leave to work for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Wall Street was raking over the possibilities after Trump picked Jay Clayton , Apollo's board chair, to serve as Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, while sources said Marc Rowan , the firm's CEO, was being considered for the Treasury Secretary role. TD Cowen analysts said they were fielding calls on the implications and who might replace Rowan, as investors balanced the chances that senior government appointments could boost the industry with the challenge of changing the guard at the $722 billion manager. "Such an outcome would be a positive for the industry, as it likely tempers regulatory risk(s) while possibly accelerating the sector's entry into the retirement market, even beyond his official purview," the analysts said in a note to clients, referring to speculation about Rowan. Co-presidents Jim Zelter and Scott Kleinman, as well as a few other key executives could be likely successors as CEO, the TD Cowen analysts said. Apollo declined to comment. In a sign of Rowan's importance to Apollo, however, the alternative asset manager's stock slipped on Tuesday amid reports that he had emerged as a top contender for the Treasury job. It was up as much as 1.8% on Thursday afternoon. Rowan, who co-founded Apollo along with Leon Black and Josh Harris, stepped into the CEO role in 2021 after a messy succession process, set in motion by Black's association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . An independent review commissioned by Apollo had found Black paid Epstein for some services but was not involved in any way with his criminal activities. The events also led to a dispute between the co-founders, which resulted in Harris departing the firm as well . Clayton, the former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chief, was appointed as its lead independent director to improve corporate governance in the wake of the events. Under Rowan, Apollo has been charting a new growth strategy, going far beyond its private equity origins. Apollo bought retirement services firm Athene Holding Ltd in an $11 billion all-stock transaction, a deal that came weeks after Rowan came out of a sabbatical to become the CEO. Bringing in-house an annuities provider has helped turn Apollo into one of the world's largest corporate credit investors. In its regulatory filings, Apollo said it depends on some key employees, although it does not name them. "The loss of the services of any of our key personnel or damage to their personal reputation could have a material adverse effect on our business," the firm says in its annual report. Sign up here. Reporting by Echo Wang and Isla Binnie in New YorkEditing by Alistair Bell Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Thomson Reuters Echo Wang is a correspondent at Reuters covering U.S. equity capital markets, and the intersection of Chinese business in the U.S, breaking news from U.S. crackdown on TikTok and Grindr, to restrictions Chinese companies face in listing in New York. She was the Reuters' Reporter of the Year in 2020. Thomson Reuters Isla Binnie is Reuters's New York-based Sustainable Finance Correspondent, reporting on how the worlds of business and finance are affected by and respond to environmental, social and governance issues. Isla previously covered a broad range of business, politics and general news in Spain and Italy, where she also moderated events. She trained with Reuters in London and covered emerging markets debt for the International Financing Review (IFR).Hyderabad : Disciplinary action will be taken against a suspended assistant commissioner of police (ACP) over a press conference he held at Somajiguda press club on Sunday, December 22, regarding the ongoing Allu Arjun arrest and Pushpa 2 stampede saga. ACP Vishnu Murthy, who is under suspension under bribery charges, had criticised Allu Arjun over the issue and backed the Telangana police force. ACP Vishnu Murthy About @beemji #AlluArjun #alluarjunarrested #RevanthReddy #pushpa2 pic.twitter.com/XDfywcsOH8 He allegedly made statements such as, “law enforcement would rip Allu Arjun’s skin.” The deputy commissioner of police (DCP) of the central zone Akshansh Yadav released a statement stating that the press meeting was conducted without obtaining prior permission from higher authorities or intimating any senior officers. This act brought the suspended ACP culpable of violating the disciplinary norms of the state police. The Hyderabad police said it was set to send a report to the director general of police (DGP) over the issue to initiate disciplinary actions against the suspended ACP. Earlier in the day, the DGP said that the police department has nothing against Allu Arjun, adding that the Hyderabad police took action against him as per law. “Public safety during film promotions or events needs to be checked. Promotion of a film is not as important as public safety. 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The King is scheduled to attend the show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday which will see Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish present a musical number from their new show The Devil Wears Prada – based on the 2006 Oscar-nominated film. Cast members Vanessa Williams, who plays Miranda Priestly, and Matt Henry, who stars as art director Nigel, were among those posing on the red carpet ahead of the performance which showcases an original score by Sir Elton. The variety show will also see debuts from British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor with her hit track Murder On The Dancefloor while Eurovision winner Nemo is also featured on the bill. Also posing on the carpet were US magicians and comedy duo Penn and Teller, whose performance marks their 50th anniversary. Comedy will come from Ted Lasso star Ellie Taylor, writer and comic Scott Bennett, Scottish comedian Larry Dean and political comic Matt Forde – who posed on the red carpet with a crutch after undergoing surgery for cancer on his spine. Among the arrivals was TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, who will make an appearance in this year’s show with her Change And Check Choir led by Wet Wet Wet singer Marti Pellow. The choir, made up of women from across the UK who detected their breast cancer through Kelly’s campaign, will perform Love Is All Around, which is being re-released to raise awareness of breast cancer early detection. It comes hours after Camilla insisted the “show must go on” after pulling out of attending the performance on Friday evening as doctors advised that she should prioritise rest. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Following a recent chest infection, the Queen continues to experience some lingering post-viral symptoms, as a result of which doctors have advised that, after a busy week of engagements, Her Majesty should prioritise sufficient rest. “With great regret, she has therefore withdrawn from attendance at tonight’s Royal Variety Performance. His Majesty will attend as planned.” A royal source said the Queen was “naturally disappointed to miss the evening’s entertainments and sends her sincere apologies to all those involved, but is a great believer that ‘the show must go on'”. “She hopes to be back to full strength and regular public duties very soon,” the source added. The Royal Variety Performance will air on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player in December. Money raised from the show will go to help people from the world of entertainment in need of care and assistance, with the Royal Variety Charity launching an initiative to help those with mental health issues this year.10 hot-ticket gifts we predict will sell out on Black Friday 2024Ho Central MP-elect Pledges Transformational Development Under NDC LeadershipPhilippine Vice-President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the Speaker of the House of Representatives if she herself is killed, in a brazen public threat that she warned was not a joke. Lucas Bersamin, the country's executive secretary, referred the "active threat" against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to an elite presidential guards force "for immediate proper action." It was not immediately clear what actions would be taken against the vice-president. The Presidential Security Command immediately boosted Marcos's security and said it considered the vice-president's threat, which was "made so brazenly in public," a national security issue. The security force said it was "co-ordinating with law enforcement agencies to detect, deter and defend against any and all threats to the president and the first family." Marcos ran with Duterte as his vice-presidential running mate in the May 2022 election, and both won with landslide victories on a campaign call of national unity. Duterte and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gesture during an inauguration ceremony in Manila in June 2022. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters) The two leaders and their camps, however, rapidly had a bitter falling out over key differences, including in their approaches to China's aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea. Duterte resigned from the Marcos cabinet in June as education secretary and head of an anti-insurgency body. Like her equally outspoken father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, the vice-president became a vocal critic of Marcos, his wife, Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the president's ally and cousin, accusing them of corruption, incompetence and politically persecuting the Duterte family and its close supporters. Listen Duterte, the drug war, and the Philippines' future Duterte's latest tirade was set off by the decision by House members allied with Romualdez and Marcos to detain her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, who was accused of hampering a congressional inquiry into the possible misuse of her budget as vice-president and education secretary. Lopez was later transferred to a hospital after falling ill and wept when she heard of a plan to temporarily lock her up in a women's prison. In a pre-dawn online news conference, an angry Sara Duterte accused Marcos of incompetence as a president and of being a liar, along with his wife and the House Speaker, in expletives-laden remarks. Marcos Jr., centre, is seen with his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, right, and cousin Martin Romualdez, left, in Manila in October 2015. (Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images) When asked about concerns over her security, the 46-year-old lawyer suggested there was an unspecified plot to kill her. "Don't worry about my security because I've talked with somebody. I said 'if I'm killed, you'll kill BBM, Liza Araneta and Martin Romualdez. No joke, no joke,"' the vice-president said without elaborating and referring to the initials that many use to call the president. "I've given my order, 'If I die, don't stop until you've killed them.' And he said, 'yes,"' the vice-president said. China, Philippines accuse each other of ramming ships in South China Sea Under the Philippine penal code, such public remarks may constitute a crime of threatening to inflict a wrong on a person or his family and is punishable by a jail term and fine. Amid the political divisions, military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. issued a statement with an assurance that the 160,000-member Armed Forces of the Philippines would remain non-partisan "with utmost respect for our democratic institutions and civilian authority." Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of the Philippines army, is shown in Manila on Aug. 27. (Lisa Marie David/Reuters) "We call for calm and resolve," Brawner said. "We reiterate our need to stand together against those who will try to break our bonds as Filipinos." The vice-president is the daughter of Marcos's predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, whose police-enforced anti-drugs crackdown when he was a city mayor and later as president left thousands of mostly petty drug suspects dead in killings that the International Criminal Court has been investigating as a possible crime against humanity. The former president denied authorizing extrajudicial killings under his crackdown but has given conflicting statements. He told a public Philippine Senate inquiry last month that he had maintained a "death squad" of gangsters to kill other criminals when he was mayor of southern Davao city.
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