A recent social media campaign by YesMadam , a Noida-based home salon services company, purported to fire employees who reported workplace stress in an internal survey - only to later announce a 'de-stress leave' policy. This has reignited the debate over the legal recognition of the ' right to disconnect ' in India. The YesMadam incident coincided with another controversy, in which Daksh Gupta, CEO of San Francisco-based AI startup Greptile, defended his company's 14-hr workdays, 6-days-a-week schedule policy on X. These instances reflect a broader pattern of industry leaders advocating for '70-hr workweeks' in the name of nation-building, ignoring research showing that mental and physical health-related issues are direct outcomes of long work hours. According to ILO, India is one of the most overworked countries, with an average of over 45 hrs a week per employed person. With research suggesting that by 2030, the working population in India could exceed 100 cr, accounting for about 25% of the global workforce over the next decade, it's crucial to recognise that the right to disconnect is not limited to white-collar professionals, but is an issue affecting millions of workers, necessitating legislative intervention. Recognition of reasonable working hours, and the right to disconnect from work, can be traced to Article 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which states: 'Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.' Addressing the issue of long working hours leading to increasing deaths, WHO and ILO have recognised the need for governments to regulate, ban mandatory overtime, and ensure maximum limits on working time. Many EU countries - France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal and Ireland - and Australia have introduced laws or policies addressing the right to disconnect after work hours. 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Restrictions on digital communication. Penalties for employers contacting employees outside working hours, making these nations top performers in the OECD Work-Life Balance Index. In a country grappling with high unemployment and underemployment, Indian workers find themselves vulnerable to exploitation through overwork. Scarcity of jobs creates an environment where employees, fearing replacement, often silently accept unreasonable demands on their time and energy - making legislative protection not just necessary but also urgent. India does not have a law recognising the right to disconnect. In 2018, a private member Bill was introduced by Supriya Sule, which proposed the right to disconnect. The Bill provided that employees would not be obliged to pick up calls after work hours, and employers who violated these provisions would face penalties amounting to 1% of their total employee compensation. Following the death of a young accountant at EY in July, Shashi Tharoor announced that he would raise the issue of legislating a fixed calendar for all workplaces - public or private - capping work at eight hours a day, five days a week, in the next Parliament session. The labour ministry initiated an investigation into the alleged unsafe and exploitative environment at EY. However, such measures fail to address the larger issue: the need to legally recognise the right to disconnect beyond stipulated working hours through comprehensive legislation. Any such law must: Establish clear, enforceable standards for working hours. Mandate employers to respect employees' right to unplug and recharge without fear of professional consequences, including designated 'no-contact' periods to ensure mental and digital detox from work pressures. It is crucial to include persons engaged in contractual employment as well as permanent/exclusive retainer roles. This is important for professionals like lawyers, accountants and consultants working in major firms, who are vulnerable to excessive work hours and face challenges in maintaining work-life boundaries. Without legislative intervention, we risk normalising - even celebrating - a culture where professional dedication is measured by digital servitude. The question isn't whether we need a right to disconnect. It's whether we can afford the human cost of failing to act. The writer is a research fellow,Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New DelhiApple is facing backlash over one of its new Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2 . The feature meant to summarize iPhone notifications inaccurately summarized some news alerts. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has called for Apple to remove the generative AI feature. Apple is facing backlash over one of its newest generative AI features . 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When Vivian Perez was growing up in the suburbs of Chicago as a first-generation Mexican American, sledding was the extent of her winter sports experience. Her parents weren’t raised with snow, so they couldn’t teach her skiing or snowboarding. Perez didn’t even entertain those activities as possibilities during her youth, which revolved around academics and helping her parents support her brother, who has nonverbal autism. “Our focus was elsewhere,” Perez said. “It was more like, when are we visiting family in Mexico? Who is picking up my brother? Who is taking me to my extracurricular activities?” But this winter, she will hit the slopes for the first time — thanks to an annual program that provides more than two dozen women of color with a free Ikon Pass, season-long ski or snowboard rentals, and a half-day lesson. Winter sports enthusiasts tend to be overwhelmingly white, with that group making up 88% of participants, according to this year’s demographic study by the National Ski Areas Association. The second-largest groups are Latinos and a combined population of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — both at 6%. African Americans represent 1% of participants. (Those surveyed had the option to choose more than one ethnicity.) Downhill snow sports participants are also still mostly male, at 62%, the study reports. But changes are afoot in Colorado’s ski towns. In recent years, Vail Resorts has set the intention of elevating women into leadership roles at the corporate and executive levels, as well as at resorts statewide. Organizations like the BIPOC Mountain Collective and the National Brotherhood of Skiers are welcoming people of color to the mountains. And SheJumps , a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit group, is seeking to do the same through its Ikon Pass Scholarship for Women of Color . Perez, 32, first came across an Instagram ad for the program while making content for her herbal apothecary, Magia Botanica . With tempered expectations, she applied. “I don’t have these opportunities often — or at all,” the Denver resident said. “I just want to see what everyone’s raving about.” Once Perez was chosen as a scholarship recipient, preparations for the upcoming ski season soon began. Last month, she visited Christy Sports in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood to pick up her Burton snowboard rental for the season. While shopping, “complete imposter syndrome just sets in,” she said. “I was just (a) deer in the headlights.” Still, Perez is ready to start learning. She even convinced a friend to join her — as she put it, “I’m already motivating others to try things that maybe they didn’t think they would ever want to try.” Perez hopes to overcome her fear and get comfortable on her snowboard by next spring. “I still remember my little-kid self, who didn’t know what sledding was,” she said. “And now here I am, 32 years old, saying: ‘You know what, let’s go snowboarding.’ “ SheJumps helps more than 4,000 women and girls, along with nonbinary people, through its outdoor programs each year. The Ikon Pass program awards 30 annual scholarships while drawing hundreds of applications. This year, seven Colorado residents were among those chosen. Claire Smallwood, the executive director and co-founder of SheJumps, has made it her mission to diversify the slopes. The 17-year-old nonprofit started the Ikon scholarship program in 2019 after receiving a private donation of eight passes. “We could give those passes to anyone we wanted, and we thought: ‘Well, who’s the most excluded from the demographic of people that are going skiing?’ ” said Smallwood, 39. “With our mission focus, we decided it was women of color.” SheJumps now works institutionally with Alterra Mountain Co., which owns the Ikon Pass, on the initiative. In total, 106 scholarships have been awarded. In Colorado Springs, the nonprofit Blackpackers aims to serve underrepresented communities by teaching outdoor skills like wilderness first aid, providing low-cost or free gear and excursions, and creating networking opportunities in the outdoor industry. Among its programs, the group has partnered with Arapahoe Basin for four years to extend free lift tickets, half-day lessons, gear and clothing to participants in ski and ride days. Between 300 and 400 people sign up every year, though Blackpackers can take only up to 70 per day. The organization planned to host ski and ride days on Dec. 21 and April 12. Blackpackers is the brainchild of executive director Patricia Cameron, who founded it as a club in 2017 after her first backpacking trip. She invited friends on adventures, but they couldn’t afford the gear. So Cameron saved her overtime pay as an EMT to build up a collection of used gear. “I created it to fill a need and be a part of my community,” she said. Growing up as a Black woman in Maryland, the outdoors were familiar to her. She recalls family reunions hosted outside with food and activities. But she notes that the definition of “outdoorsy” has shifted over the years. “We’ve always been going outdoors, especially recreating,” Cameron said. “Outdoor adventure is where most people kind of draw the barrier.” For the broader Black community, one hurdle in trying winter sports is tied to the historic challenge of accessing wealth, such as loans, at the same rate as their white counterparts, Cameron said. This systemic wealth gap doesn’t encourage Black people to shell out hundreds of dollars to attempt skiing or snowboarding for the first time, Cameron said. And they still face discrimination, even in the wilderness. Sometimes, it’s in the form of microaggressions, and, at other times, it’s overt racism, Cameron said. For example, when hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022, Cameron was told by a stranger that she didn’t belong there. “That’s what can make the experience so tough,” Cameron said. Mma Ikwut-Ukwa, 26, didn’t spend her youth in Pennsylvania doing outdoor activities with her family. It wasn’t until her undergraduate years as an astrophysics major at Harvard University that she went camping for the first time. The experience inspired her to join a backpacking club and start leading trips herself. Ikwut-Ukwa moved west after college to work in the outdoor industry. Now on a break from her doctorate program in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology, she’s made Colorado her home for over a year, working backpacking trips and teaching wilderness medicine. She learned about SheJumps’ Ikon Pass program on Instagram and applied. Earlier in the fall, Ikwut-Ukwa was selected. “I’ve been wanting to learn how to ski or snowboard for so long, but it’s just so hard to get into,” said Ikwut-Ukwa, who lives in Estes Park. “The scholarship breaks down a lot of the main barriers to doing it.” She highlighted major challenges including the staggering costs associated with snowboarding and the lack of mentorship available to marginalized people on the mountains, including herself as a Black woman. People of color — “having been historically excluded from these sports,” Ikwut-Ukwa said — often don’t have the easy access that can be facilitated by friends who lend gear and offer tips. But now she can put the money she’s saved through the scholarship toward more lessons. Since picking up her GNU-brand snowboard rental last month, Ikwut-Ukwa has already hit the slopes at Eldora Mountain Resort. Her free snowboarding lesson is booked at Winter Park, and she hopes to make the trek to Steamboat Ski Resort — also on the Ikon Pass. She’s looking forward to making progress and spending time with friends. Her long-term goal is to master backcountry skiing or splitboarding, which involves using a halved snowboard to climb uphill, then reattaching the halves to ride downhill. Ikwut-Ukwa is excited — and keeping her schedule open for shredding. “I have so many days that I can get out and go skiing this season,” she said. Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.
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Ruth Langsford spends Boxing Day in hospital with her elderly mother following horror fall as she celebrates first Christmas since Eamonn Holmes split Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By BETHAN EDWARDS FOR MAILONLINE Published: 18:39 EST, 26 December 2024 | Updated: 18:41 EST, 26 December 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Ruth Langsford has shared a health update on her elderly mother on Instagram on Thursday as she spent Boxing Day in hospital with her. The TV presenter, 64, who has had her first Christmas since her split from Eamonn Holmes , revealed she had taken her beloved mother a piece of Christmas cake to enjoy during the festive period. Ruth has been regularly visiting her 94-year-old mum Joan in the hospital after her horror fall and shared a new picture of her eating the cake with a cup of tea. In another snap the Loose Women star was seen with her blonde tresses in a neat ponytail and wearing a khaki top as she did a crossword with Joan. She wrote: 'Nothing keeps her from her crosswords!' Earlier this week, Ruth posted a video on Instagram sharing a glimpse of her Christmas preparations from her kitchen, updating followers on how things were going. Ruth Langsford has shared a health update on her elderly mother on Instagram on Thursday as she spent Boxing Day in hospital with her The TV presenter, 64, revealed she had taken her beloved mother a piece of Christmas cake to enjoy during the festive period She told the camera: 'Hello, this feels like déjà vu because last Christmas Eve, I think I was standing in the kitchen like this, with a roller in my hair, talking about last-minute things and how come I'm never organised and have everything done like people that are going to carol services tonight and pantos and everything's done, and I haven't got everything done. 'And my mum, my mum is in hospital, to be fair, and I've been doing a lot of hospital visits, but that's no excuse because, you know, I've had all year to prep. So I'm here, look, wrapping presents, I've laid the table over there, and there's Maggie. 'I have made my cranberry sauce today, but still some bits and bobs to do. 'I've got to wrap Maggie's stocking from Santa. Shhh. And here I am, roller in, but I have got a glass of fizz. 'So if I don't get to speak to you tomorrow, Merry Christmas to you and yours. I hope you have a wonderful day, whatever you're doing. Have a good one, and cheers.' Earlier in the day, Ruth showed fans the horrific bruising on her mother Joan's face after she suffered a fall last week. Displaying Joan's painful injuries, Ruth wrote: 'Mum's got a right shiner after her fall! [crying face emoji] Trying to soothe it with Arnica cream'. Keeping spirits high, Ruth joked: '94 years old and hardly a grey hair... I'm hoping I've inherited the gene!' Ruth has been regularly visiting her 94-year-old mum Joan in the hospital after her horror fall and shared a new picture of her eating the cake with a cup of tea In another snap the Loose Women star was seen with her blonde tresses in a neat ponytail and wearing a khaki top as she did a crossword with Joan This was Ruth's first Christmas without Eamonn, after they announced their split in September after 14 years of marriage Earlier in the day, Ruth showed fans the horrific bruising on her 94-year-old mother Joan's face after she suffered a fall last week Displaying Joan's painful injuries, Ruth wrote: 'Mum's got a right shiner after her fall! [crying face emoji] Trying to soothe it with Arnica cream' Ruth explained at the time of the fall that this year's Christmas was going to be different as she looks set to spend it without her mother. The star revealed that this isn't the first time her mother has broken her pelvis but was hoping she would recover as well as she did last time. Ruth wrote: 'No dancing in my kitchen peeling the veg for my darling Mum this Christmas....she's had a fall and fractured her pelvis! 'She's ok...ish, no surgery required thank goodness but she needs rest and time to heal now. She's in hospital at the moment but I'm hoping to get her home soon. 'This time last year she fell and broke her hip but recovered well...she's a very strong woman so I'm sure she'll recover from this too. Put's life and what's important into perspective eh? Happy Christmas! X x'. Earlier this week, MailOnline revealed Ruth and Eamonn Holmes are still only communicating through their lawyers, despite the pair's amicable olive branch on social media this week. Ruth appeared to accept ex husband Eamonn's peace offering and returned the like on a post of he and a his co-host Isabel Webster as they wrapped up their final show of the year. It comes after Eamonn issued a public display of support for ex-wife Ruth as she paid an emotional visit to her unwell mother Joan in hospital earlier this week . In his first notable contact with Ruth since their separation, the GB News presenter liked her post. But the estranged couple's relationship hasn't thawed despite the cryptic move on Instagram. Ruth's ill-stricken mother Joan has always played an important part in Eamonn's life, so it was important to him to like her post. MailOnline have contacted Ruth and Eamonn's representatives for a comment. The couple confirmed their 14-year marriage is over in June and are understood to be keen on ushering in a speedy divorce once Christmas and New Year are out of the way. The Loose Women presenter has been in and out of hospital visiting Joan after she broke her pelvis from a nasty fall Ruth explained at the time of the fall that this year's Christmas was going to be different as she looks set to spend it without her mother The star revealed that this isn't the first time her mother has broken her pelvis but was hoping she would recover as well as she did last time Eamonn's co-host Isabel is set to be replaced by Ellie Costello, 31, during the working week as part of a number of major changes announced by the broadcaster . The 41-year-old, who had previously worked for Sky News and the BBC, had been a part of the show since it launched in 2022. A GB News spokesperson said on Wednesday: 'Ellie Costello will now co-host GBN Breakfast five days a week, presenting alongside Eamonn Holmes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and with Stephen Dixon on Thursday and Friday. 'Stephen and Anne Diamond will continue to co-present GB News Breakfast at Weekends.' Following Eamonn's olive branch to Ruth in the post about her mother , the presenter took to Instagram on Thursday to share an emotional tribute to his late mother. He wrote: 'When folk ask me “What do u want for Christmas?” 3 Christmases without u now Mum and u r still top of my wish list ❤️' It's understood that Eamonn and Ruth are hoping to settle their divorce imminently - with Ruth to keep their £3.5million Surrey mansion. 'The aim is for Eamonn and Ruth to resolve their divorce as quickly as possible in the New Year,' a source told The Sun. 'Ruth is keen to stay in their marital home as it is where she is settled, Eamonn on the other hand wants to get out and make a fresh start. They aren't dragging their heels and want this settled and done as quickly as possible.' Earlier this week, MailOnline revealed Ruth and Eamonn Holmes are still only communicating through their lawyers, despite the pair's amicable olive branch on social media this week Ruth appeared to accept estranged husband Eamonn Holmes', 65, olive branch as she made a cryptic move in a post with he and co-host Isabel Webster on Wednesday Eamonn issued a public display of support for ex-wife Ruth as she paid an emotional visit to her unwell mother Joan in hospital earlier this week Following Eamonn's olive branch to Ruth in the post about her mother, the presenter took to Instagram on Thursday to share an emotional tribute to his late mother Eamonn recently sparked speculation that he is engaged to Alexander after she was spotted wearing a large ring on her engagement finger during a romantic getaway to Paris last week . 'Eamonn has been talking openly about his plans to marry Katie and has made it clear he wants to spend the rest of his life with her,' a source told The Sun. Read More Ruth Langsford shows off her mum Joan's, 94, bruising on her face after suffering a fall 'They’re already living together and he knows it feels right. They have a very strong connection and get on very well. She has given him a real lust for life and she looks after him.' In pictures obtained by the publication, the couple headed to the Louvre, with Alexander wearing a gold diamond ring on her engagement finger. The counsellor was not pictured wearing the band at a Christmas carol concert in West London on December 5. It was reported last month that Langsford has hired a 'fierce' divorce lawyer amid the bitter split. As reported by The Sun, Catherine Costley has been called up by Loose Women host Ruth who seeks to end her 14-year marriage to Holmes with a financial settlement . Costley is known for her fierce approach to divorce settlements and has said all women should have a 'go bag' fund when exiting a relationship, according to The Sun. The divorce lawyer was once an apprentice of 'Steel Magnolia' Baroness Fiona Shackleton, Britain's highest-profile divorce lawyer who famously represented Charles in his split from Diana in 1996. Baroness Shackleton has also worked with A-list stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher and Madonna. She was once doused with water in court by a furious Heather Mills while representing the Beatles legend during the couple's divorce in 2008. Instagram Eamonn Holmes Loose Women Share or comment on this article: Ruth Langsford spends Boxing Day in hospital with her elderly mother following horror fall as she celebrates first Christmas since Eamonn Holmes split e-mail Add comment
Invivyd, Inc. ( NASDAQ:IVVD – Get Free Report ) Director Terrance Mcguire sold 83,817 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.54, for a total transaction of $45,261.18. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,340,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,803,880.80. The trade was a 2.45 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link . Terrance Mcguire also recently made the following trade(s): Invivyd Trading Down 3.8 % Invivyd stock opened at $0.51 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $0.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $0.98. The stock has a market cap of $61.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.26 and a beta of 0.53. Invivyd, Inc. has a 52 week low of $0.40 and a 52 week high of $5.20. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Analyst Ratings Changes A number of research firms have issued reports on IVVD. D. Boral Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $9.00 target price on shares of Invivyd in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. HC Wainwright dropped their price target on shares of Invivyd from $15.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. EF Hutton Acquisition Co. I upgraded Invivyd to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Invivyd from $9.50 to $3.55 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Invivyd has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $7.89. Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Invivyd About Invivyd ( Get Free Report ) Invivyd, Inc, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of antibody-based solutions for infectious diseases in the United States. The company developed INVYMAB, a platform that combines viral surveillance and predictive modeling with advanced antibody engineering. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Invivyd Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Invivyd and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Garry Clark scored 15 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat Prairie View A&M 109-74 on Saturday night. Clark also contributed five rebounds for the Islanders (5-3). Dian Wright-Forde shot 5 of 6 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 14 points. Jordan Roberts shot 4 of 6 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 14 points. The Panthers (1-6) were led in scoring by Tanahj Pettway, who finished with 21 points and six rebounds. Nick Anderson added 15 points and two steals for Prairie View A&M. Marcel Bryant had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party and coalition partner Fianna Fail look set to return to government after the Irish election, but the prime minister could face a battle to keep his post after his popular support appeared to drop. With counting still ongoing, early tallies and the official exit poll showed little to separate the two main incumbent parties and the opposition Sinn Fein. With no party having enough support to govern alone, the status quo will likely remain after Fine Gael and Fianna Fail ruled out a deal with Sinn Fein. Although the overall outcome looks increasingly clear, it’s far from certain Harris will emerge with the upper hand in what could be difficult negotiations with Fianna Fail. Micheal Martin’s party trailed in the official exit poll, but early results suggest it could emerge with the most first-preference votes — the simplest gauge of popular support — putting him in a better position in talks. “It’s far too hard to call at this stage as to who will come out as the largest party,” Harris told RTE on Saturday. “What is clear is that Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein will be tightly bunched when it comes to final seats.” Martin predicted his Fianna Fail would outperform the exit poll, telling reporters there’s a “route to a very strong finish” for his party. But he cautioned that electoral fragmentation meant forming a government would be “challenging.” To be sure, the picture could change as counting takes in second-choice and subsequent preferences to determine final makeup of the Dail or parliament. A tight race is far from what Harris envisaged when he called the vote early — it wasn’t scheduled to be held until March — to try to capitalize on Fine Gael’s surge in support since he became Taoiseach in April. The media dubbed it the “Harris hop” and the 38-year-old made his campaign slogan “new energy” — despite being a former health minister and established government figure. A giveaway budget and what appeared to be a slump in support for Sinn Fein made it seem the optimal time to seek a new mandate. But Harris’s campaign was beset with slip-ups, starting with Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary using a Fine Gael event to make a jibe about teachers serving in government. The worst, though, was a viral video of Harris walking away from a disability care worker and dismissing her view that the government wasn’t doing enough. He later apologized. “Fine Gael may be a little bit disappointed that they didn’t make more gains,” said Lisa Keenan, political science assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin, though she added that given the campaign gaffes, Harris is also likely to be somewhat relieved. “We’ve seen a stabilization there.” From a commanding poll lead as late as September, Fine Gael appears to have slipped back into a three-party scramble to win the popular vote. It’s a key moment. Whoever forms the next government will enjoy a budget surplus and soaring tax receipts from U.S. companies including Apple Inc. operating there. What to do with Ireland’s billions has been a key focus of the election, with parties competing on spending ideas — even as the reelection of Donald Trump in the U.S. and his threat of trade tariffs injected a sense of caution. Worryingly for Harris, the exit poll also showed the premier trailing his two main rivals on the question of who should be next Taoiseach. Only 27% said they want the Fine Gael leader leading the country, while 35% said they would like Fianna Fail’s Martin, and 34% preferred Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald. McDonald’s strength comes from her support among young people, and that gels with the exit poll showing housing and homelessness were the biggest issues for voters, followed by the cost of living. Data published on election day showed homelessness in Ireland reached a record figure of almost 15,000. Sinn Fein’s steady rise has shaken up Irish politics since McDonald took over from Gerry Adams as president in 2018, becoming its first leader unconnected to the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. Its left-leaning agenda appealed to voters struggling with a housing shortage and rising inflation. While its support is well below the start of the year, when Sinn Fein appeared on course to form a government, the exit poll and early counting shows McDonald has established Sinn Fein as an electoral force. That has major implications for Irish politics. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael led every government since the state was formed 100 years ago, and while that looks set to continue, Sinn Fein’s emergence changes the dynamic. Still, without the option of a coalition with Fine Gael or Fianna Fail, Sinn Fein has no clear route to power. That means the focus in the coming days and likely weeks will be on Fine Gael and Fianna Fail and the arrangement they come to. Early tallies suggest Fianna Fail will improve on its performance in 2020, when the party that was in power during the 2008 financial crash reentered government for the first time in almost a decade. It’s possible that it wins several more seats than Fine Gael, which would give it considerable bargaining power in coalition talks and potentially restoring Martin, who served as prime minister for almost two years as part of the job share agreement between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael last time, as Taoiseach. Any deal between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail would not be the end of the story. Even combining their support, the two parties are likely to fall short of the 88 seats needed for a majority in the 174-seat parliament. The third coalition partner last time, the Green Party, face losses — not unusual for minor parties and also reflecting trends for green parties across Europe. Tallies suggest it could lose the majority of its 12 seats. But other smaller parties are expected to make gains. The Social Democrats, whose leader Holly Cairns gave birth on election day, could pick up seats. Labour are also optimistic. Although vote counting began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, a fuller picture is not expected until Sunday. Then the negotiations will begin. ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
The Cincinnati Bengals got their fifth win of the season on Monday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys . Quarterback Joe Burrow had another great game, proving that he and the offense have what it takes to win in the NFL. However, Burrow’s night worsened when he discovered that his Cincinnati home was Burglarized. Cincinnati Bengals QB Burglarized While Burrow was playing in the game on Monday night, police were called to his home for a report of a break-in. “Someone is trying to break into the house right now,” said a woman on the phone. Another burglary of an NFL star’s house during a game. The police report says a bedroom window was shattered and “the room ransacked. ... Mr. J Burrow (Victim) was out of town and could not provide details as to what items were removed from the home.” https://t.co/kIzHMCAGfP — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 10, 2024 Someone is trying to break into the house right now. My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there. He’s at the football game. She’s wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding, or if she should go outside. Update On Joe Burrow The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Monday, according to the incident report. According to the report, the woman who made the call and works for Burrow told the police that when she arrived back at the home, she discovered that a window was shattered in his bedroom that was trashed. With Burrow being out of town , he could not report on what was taken. While there are no further updates from Burrow, the investigation is ongoing and will be updated throughout the week. This article first appeared on Gridiron Heroics and was syndicated with permission.Middle East latest: Israel bombs hundreds of sites across Syria as army pushes into border zone