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Despite a preponderance of data on the high level of financial and environmental risks, the World Bank has opted to become a major financial backer of the Rogun hydropower dam project in Tajikistan, an initial $350 million grant to help finish the first phase of construction. Following up on the World Bank’s decision, the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank a $270 million loan for dam construction and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development a $100 million line of credit to the project, the first loan installment of which has already been delivered. Though largely unspoken, Rogun’s potential as a hotbed of cryptocurrency production may have been the difference in making the project financially attractive enough to secure international financing, some analysts appear to believe. Rogun is envisioned to become the world’s tallest dam with an annual of 3,600 megawatts, an amount of power that could turn it into a goose that keeps laying golden bitcoins. “Taking into account the gigantic volumes of generated electricity, the mining capacity of the Rogun HPP should be simply fantastic,” said Alexander Kolotov, who heads a regional environmental watchdog, Rivers Without Boundaries. In a sent earlier this year to another regional watchdog group, CEE Bankwatch, World Bank officials defended Rogun as a potentially “transformative clean energy project that will improve domestic and regional welfare and contribute to the decarbonization of regional power grids in Central Asia, provided it is managed under sound macro-economic, commercial, and social and environmental sustainability frameworks.” The rapidly changing nature of the electricity market in Central Asia, as well as crypto-mining’s notoriety for causing environmental harm, appear to undermine the World Bank’s “clean energy” argument for Rogun. A UN published in 2023 on crypto-mining’s environmental impact noted that “in addition to a substantial carbon footprint, global Bitcoin mining activities have significant water and land footprints.” The report added that hydropower, “an energy source with significant water and environmental impacts, is the most important renewable source of energy of the Bitcoin mining network, satisfying 16 percent of its electricity demand.” International financial institutions are probably reluctant to discuss the Rogun-crypto connection because of bad optics, Kolotov said. “Mining cryptocurrency is not a story about the development of a country or a region,” he added. “A mining farm does not create jobs for local residents, does not develop the surrounding area. It produces a purely virtual and extremely volatile product.” Officially, the dam has long been billed as a driver of economic development for Tajikistan, Central Asia’s poorest state. Plans currently call for roughly 70 percent of the electricity generated by the hydropower station to be exported, thus bringing in considerable revenue for the government. But watchdogs, including Rivers Without Boundaries, warn that the project’s skyrocketing construction costs, as well as the growing efficiency of solar and wind power generation, threaten to render Rogun uncompetitive before it can reach its maximum generating potential. The cost of completing Rogun according to its present specifications now stands at $6.4 billion and is expected to keep climbing. Meanwhile, export options for the dam’s power appear rapidly shrinking. One challenge for Rogun is it will be before it is fully operational, while its main potential customers need added power than that to alleviate chronic electricity supply problems. Kazakhstan, originally seen as a major taker of Rogun’s electricity, appears to be moving in a different direction. In October, a approved the idea of building a nuclear power plant in the country. also has a deal in place to build a nuclear plant with Russia’s . Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan is pondering nuclear power while at the same time pushing its own hydropower project, dubbed , which is projected to generate 2,000 megawatts of electricity per year. Yet another source of competition for Rogun is a joint initiative launched in 2024 by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to export solar and wind power to Europe via an underwater cable beneath the Caspian Sea. A possible role model for Rogun is the Bratsk hydropower plant on the Angara River in Russia’s Irkutsk Region. A locally based entity called has taken advantage of the comparatively cheap power generated by the Bratsk plant to rapidly expand operations: the company now bills itself as the biggest crypto player in Eurasia and one of the biggest in the world, even though it was subjected to by the US Treasury Department in 2022. Rogun becoming a major power source for crypto-mining offers perhaps the most certainty that international investors will get a return on their investments. Whether the dam can fulfill its promise as a driver of economic growth and prosperity for Tajikistan is far less certain. Tajikistan is by watchdogs as one of the least democratic and most corrupt states in the world. “I am sure that we will hear about the [crypto] mining [link] at the Rogun HPP only when the budget of the project swells to some completely indecent size,” said Chinara Aitbaeva, director of the Kyrgyzstan-based watchdog group Nash Vek. “That’s when it’s possible to present the option of creating crypto-mining at [Rogun] as an additional instrument for project profitability.”JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. The World Health Organization's director-general said the bombardment occurred close to where he was at the time, getting ready to board a flight in Sanaa and that a crew member was injured. “The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few meters from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and U.N. colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said, without mentioning anything about the source of the bombardment. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in the cities of Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations. It didn't immediately respond to questions about Tedros' statement. The latest strikes came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned" as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. Netanyahu monitored Thursday's strikes along with military leaders, his government said. The Iran-backed Houthis' media outlet confirmed the strikes in a Telegram post but gave no immediate details. The U.S. military also has targeted the Houthis in Yemen in recent days. The United Nations has noted that the targeted ports are important entryways for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014 . Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv . Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. 5 journalists killed in Gaza Meanwhile, an Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight , the territory's Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said that all were militants posing as reporters. The strike hit a car outside Al-Awda Hospital in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The journalists were working for the local news outlet Al-Quds Today, a television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group. Islamic Jihad is a smaller and more extreme ally of Hamas and took part in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel, which ignited the war. The Israeli military identified four of the men as combat propagandists and said that intelligence, including a list of Islamic Jihad operatives found by soldiers in Gaza, had confirmed that all five were affiliated with the group. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian militant groups operate political, media and charitable operations in addition to their armed wings. Associated Press footage showed the incinerated shell of a van, with press markings visible on the back doors. Sobbing young men attended the funeral outside the hospital. The bodies were wrapped in shrouds, with blue press vests draped over them. The Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 130 Palestinian reporters have been killed since the start of the war. Israel hasn't allowed foreign reporters to enter Gaza except on military embeds. Israel has banned the pan-Arab Al Jazeera network and accused six of its Gaza reporters of being militants . The Qatar-based broadcaster denies the allegations and accuses Israel of trying to silence its war coverage, which has focused heavily on civilian casualties from Israeli military operations. Another Israeli soldier killed Separately, Israel's military said that a 35-year-old reserve soldier was killed during fighting in central Gaza early Thursday. A total of 389 soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ground operation more than a year ago. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed across the border in an attack on nearby army bases and farming communities. They killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. About 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third believed to be dead. Israel's air and ground offensive has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry. It says more than half the fatalities have been women and children, but doesn't say how many of the dead were fighters. Israel says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The offensive has caused widespread destruction and driven around 90% of the population of 2.3 million from their homes. Hundreds of thousands are packed into squalid tent camps along the coast, with little protection from the cold, wet winter. Also Thursday, people mourned eight Palestinians killed by Israeli military operations in and around the city of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Israeli military said that it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of uninvolved civilians who were harmed in the raid. Shurafa reported from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. A previous version of this story was corrected to show that the name of the local news outlet is Al-Quds Today, not the Quds News Network. Follow AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war
World number one Luke Humphries retained his Players Championship Finals title with an 11-7 victory over teenager Luke Littler in Minehead. Littler, who won the Grand Slam of Darts last week, hit checkouts of 170, 164 and 136 as he threatened to overturn an early deficit, but Humphries held his nerve to win the last three legs. “I’m really, really proud of that one to be honest,” Humphries told Sky Sports. FOR THE SECOND TIME 🏆🏆 Luke Humphries retains his 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals title, beating Luke Littler 11-7 in the final. pic.twitter.com/QUhxvSbGeu — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 24, 2024 “I didn’t feel myself this week playing-wise, I felt like I was a dart behind in a lot of the scenarios but there’s something that Luke does to you. He really drives me, makes me want to be a better player and I enjoy playing him. “He let me in really early in that first session to go 4-1 up, I never looked back and I’m proud that I didn’t take my foot off the gas. These big games are what I live for. “Luke is a special talent and he was right – I said to him I’ve got to get these (titles) early before he wins them all. “I’d love to be up here and hitting 105 averages like Luke is all the time but he’s a different calibre, he’s probably the best player in the world right now but there’s something about me that never gives up. “This is a great way to go into the worlds.” HUMPHRIES GOES BACK-TO-BACK! 🏆 Luke Humphries retains his Players Championship Finals title! Cool Hand puts on an absolute clinic to defeat Luke Littler 11-7 in an epic final! 📺 https://t.co/AmuG0PMn18 #PCF2024 | Final pic.twitter.com/nZDWPUVjWE — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 24, 2024 Littler, who lost the world championship final to Humphries last year, said: “It was tough, missed a few doubles and if you don’t take chances early on, it’s a lot to come back. “I hit the 170 and the 164 but just didn’t have enough in the end. “It’s been a good past two weeks. I just can’t wait to go home, chill out, obviously practice at home for the worlds. That’s it now, leading up to the big one.”
Viral Video: Passenger Suffers Heart Attack Inside Train, TTE Saves Life(The Center Square) – The University of Maryland is offering a course called "Intro to Fat Studies: Fatness, Blackness and Their Intersections" this spring. The three-credit course will be taught by Professor Sydney Lewis on Tuesdays and Thursdays and looks at “fatness as intersectional,” particularly highlighting “the relationship between fatness and blackness,” according to the course description. When contacted twice by The Center Square, Lewis did not respond. “Intro to Fat Studies” will examine “fatness as an area of human difference subject to privilege and discrimination that intersects with other systems of oppression based on gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and ability.” “We approach this area of study through an interdisciplinary humanities and social-science lens which emphasizes fatness as a social justice issue,” the description said. “The course closes with an examination of fat liberation as liberation for all bodies with a particular emphasis on performing arts and activism as a vehicle for liberation and challenging fatmisia,” according to the description. Fatmisia is the hatred of fatness, versus fatphobic which means fear of fatness, according to the Simmons University Library. “Intro to Fat Studies” is offered through the University of Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Other courses available through the Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) include Gender, Race and Computing; Quare/Queer Contentions: Exploration of Sexualities in the Black Community; and Feminist, Critical Race, and Queer Theories. Lewis strives to “blur the boundaries between the academy, art, and activism” in her teaching, according to a school bio. Her subject interests are black feminist theory and culture, black queer theory, mad studies, and disability justice to name a few. In the winter of 2022, Lewis taught a course called “Bodies in Contention.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The class looked at bodies that, according to the course description, cause “societal discomfort,” and how observing these “marginalized” groups encourage people to consider all body types “as socially constructed.” Such bodies were stated as “non-white bodies, fat bodies, disabled bodies, queer, intersex, and trans gender bodies.” The Center Square reached out to WGSS academic program manager Gwen Warman and University of Maryland media relations. Warman did not respond, while the university’s media relations did not provide comment in time for publishing.HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans made mistakes in every facet of the game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans to lose for the third time in four games. C.J. Stroud threw two interceptions, the defense gave up multiple big passing plays and Ka′imi Fairbairn missed a 28-yard field goal that would have tied it late in a 32-27 loss . “Just a disappointing loss for us,” coach DeMeco Ryans said. “We didn’t do anything well enough to win this game. Out of all the positives that we did have, there were way too many negatives, too many negative plays.” Jimmie Ward had a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter and the Texans tied a franchise record with eight sacks. Danielle Hunter led the group with a season-high three sacks and Will Anderson Jr. added two in his return after missing two games with an ankle injury. But the offense sputtered for most of the game as Joe Mixon was held to 22 yards on 14 carries. But Ryans refused to blame the offense for the loss. “Our offense did plenty," Ryans said. "They gave us enough points. On defense, we have to be able to stop them.” Chig Okonkwo grabbed a short pass and rumbled 70 yards for a touchdown to put the Titans (3-8) up 30-27 with 91⁄2 minutes remaining. Safety Eric Murray missed a tackle that would have stopped him near midfield. It was the last of three big passing plays the Titans had Sunday. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine got in front of the defense and was wide open for a 38-yard TD catch that made it 10-7 late in the first quarter. Calvin Ridley had a 63-yard reception that set up their next touchdown in the second. “It was just way too many negative plays,” Ryans said. “Defensively, unexplainable explosives for touchdowns. We didn’t play good across the board and that starts with me.” Despite this, the Texans (7-5) had a chance to tie it with less than two minutes remaining, but Fairbairn’s short field-goal attempt sailed wide left. He fell to the ground after the miss before getting up and slamming his helmet on the field. “The most frustrating part about it is out of all the bad things that happened, we still had a chance to finish the game,” Ryans said. “Everything that could go wrong, it went wrong. We still had a chance there to tie it up and finish the game, and we didn’t.” The Texans forced a three-and-out, but couldn’t move the ball after that and Harold Landry sacked Stroud in the end zone for a safety to make it 32-27 and allow Tennessee to snap a two-game skid. Stroud threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, but his two interceptions Sunday give him five combined in the past three games. He now has more interceptions in 12 games this season (nine) than he had in 15 games as a rookie last season (five). “It’s no secret that I haven’t been playing well ... I’ve got to be harder on myself,” he said. “I’m not going to hold my head down. I know I can be a great player, but I’ve got to make better plays.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
The West High boys soccer team will enter Tri-City Athletic League (TCAL) play in the new year on the back of a win as the Wolf Pack took out Millennium High 2-1 at Steve Lopez Stadium last Friday night to end their non-league schedule on the right note. The Wolf Pack snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 3-3 on their campaign when first-half goals from seniors Alvin Gaitan and Sawyer Lemos propelled them over the Falcons in a local rivalry clash. Sophomore Jordan Lujan also had an assist on the day. The visitors fought back admirably and found life in the game after the interval courtesy of yet another link-up between junior brothers Dario and Leo Kristo. The former was the provider while Dario got on the end of the pass to turn in the finish to make it 2-1. Time ran out on the Falcons, however, with Millennium dropping to 5-3-1 on the year in their first defeat since Dec. 6 when they fell to Downey at the Ervin Mendiola Tournament. They won three and tied one after that on their four-game unbeaten run. Both teams performed well in their last outings before the start of their respective league campaigns. The Wolf Pack will be on the road on Jan. 7 when they return to action in Stockton against Lincoln in their TCAL curtain raiser. The Falcons will host Aspire Langston Hughes Academy on Jan. 4 to kick off Central California Athletic Alliance (CCAA) play. Contact Arion Armeniakos at aarmeniakos@tracypress.com , or call 209-830-4229.Prayers are pouring in for the family of a young cheerleader found dead in the woods. A 13-year-old cheerleader was found dead by her father on a hiking trail near her home. The cheerleader reportedly went for a walk with a 15-year-old boy on a hiking trail near her home. The young man allegedly stabbed the cheerleader to death, using a pocket knife. Prosecutors are reportedly pushing for the 15-year-old boy to be charged as an adult. Savannah Copeland, a 13-year-old cheerleader at Powell United Methodist Church, was the one found dead. It's unclear how the two teenagers knew each other. “I think it was a lack of compassion and a lack of empathy that drove the hand that took my daughter’s life,” his father, Michael Copeland, told 8 WVLT. UCG/Getty Images The 13-year-old girl was involved in cheerleading, karate, gymnastics and art, according to an obituary posted by her family. She reportedly dreamed of attending the University of Tennessee. Prayers are pouring in for her family. "At the age of 15 he knew what he was doing was wrong. Clearly he doesn’t care about right and wrong and doesn’t belong in human society," one fan wrote. "Tragically,and yet again,we are presented with another opportunity to have a national conversation about common sense knife control," one fan added. "All felony crimes need to be prosecuted in adult courts. Juveniles should not be exempt," another person wrote. "Back in the olden days, if a troubled boy wanted to ask a young girl to sneak out of her house late at night, he had to call her on the family phone that hung on the wall in the kitchen, where appropriately nosey parents could hear at least half the conversation. Now, thanks to supposedly "smart" phones and social media apps that are ubiquitously available to tweens and minor teens with zero-to-little supervision, the troubled boys and the billionairetechkweerswho destroy their minds are silently in charge. It's high time Congress acted to limit minors' access to phones and apps, just as we limit their access to booze and cigarettes," another person suggested. 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Hyderabad: The Mailardevpally police solved the mystery behind the murder of a man who was suspected to have been killed and the body discarded, packed in a bag. The police arrested the wife and sister-in-law of the man who was later identified as Mohammad Mumtaz, a native of Bihar, residing in the locality. Mailardevpally station house officer (SHO), P Narender said, the body was found on Tuesday morning on the roadside by the GHMC workers who informed the police. Based on the footage of closed circuit cameras the accused were identified and arrested. The police identified the accused as Roushan Khatun, wife of the deceased Mumtaz, and Rabiya Bibi, sister-in-law of the deceased. “Roushan Khatun had problems with Mumtaz because he was coming home drunk every night and beating. Mumtaz was into an extramarital relationship with some other woman and it became a point of worry for Roushan,” said P Narender. Both the sisters planned to kill Mumtaz in an attempt to end their troubles. “On December 21 early hours, Roushan and Bibi strangled Mumtaz using a rope at their house and stuffed the body in a plastic bag. Both of them carried the body and threw it at a small roadside water channel,” said Mailardevpally SHO. The incident came to light on December 23, Thursday, when the GHMC workers found the leg of a human protruding out of the bag. On closer inspection of the bag, they noticed the body of the man. On information, Mailardevpally police reached the spot and started an investigation. The police then identified the two women who were carrying the bag in the early hours of December 21. The police took them into custody and on interrogation Roushan and Bibi admitted to killing Mumtaz.Winners, losers as Packers shutout Saints 34-0 on Monday Night FootballVande Bharats to get a bullet boost
Romania PM fends off far-right challenge in presidential first roundSet to host the Ravens on Christmas Day, the Houston Texans claimed wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers on Monday after Baltimore waived him last week. Thin at receiver behind star Nico Collins due to season-ending injuries to Stefon Diggs (torn ACL) and Tank Dell (torn ACL, dislocated kneecap), the Texans are hoping Johnson, 28, can provide depth at the position alongside Robert Woods, Xavier Hutchinson and John Metchie III. With the Ravens, Johnson reeled in just one catch for 6 yards and received a one-game suspension for what the team said was refusing to enter a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 1. Baltimore waived him on Friday. An unrestricted free agent after this season, Johnson is joining his fourth team this calendar year after he was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to Carolina in March and then moved from the Panthers to the Ravens in October. A third-round draft pick in 2019, Johnson had 30 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns in seven games (all starts) for the Panthers earlier this season. In six career seasons, the 2021 Pro Bowl selection has 422 receptions for 4,726 yards and 28 TDs for the Steelers (2019-23), Panthers and Ravens. --Field Level Media
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Romania's pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu was leading in the first round of presidential elections Sunday according to exit polls, with the far right not yet assured of a place in the second round, despite a breakthrough in support. With 25 percent of the vote according to two exit polls, Ciolacu appeared to be well ahead of far-right challengers looking to capitalise on this EU member's concerns about inflation and the war in neighbouring Ukraine. The same exit polls gave second place to centre-right former journalist turned small-town mayor Elena Lasconi at 18 percent, with two far-right candidates scoring 15 and 16 percent. In the absence of an outright winner in the first round -- scoring more than 50 percent -- the top two candidates go through to a second-round run-off in the poor NATO member on December 8. Ciolacu, a Social Democrat, is leading a field of 13 contenders in the race to take over from President Klaus Iohannis in the largely ceremonial post. He welcomed the exit polls putting him in the lead, but said all the votes would have to be counted before he knew who he would face in the second round. Lasconi too, was cautious. "The scores are very tight, it's not yet time to celebrate," said the 52-year-old politician. Far-right leader George Simion, 38, who some had forecast might take second place, is for the moment in fourth. Exit polls put him just behind the 62-year-old pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu. But Simion said Sunday evening: "We'll see the results of the ballot boxes at 11:00 pm (2100 GMT)." Ciolacu's party has shaped Romania's politics for more than three decades, and as he voted Sunday he promised stability and a "decent" standard of living. But political analyst Cristian Parvulescu told AFP: "The far right is by far the big winner of this election." Simion saw his popularity surge by tapping into voter anger over record inflation while promising more affordable housing. Looking for a new election breakthrough for European far-right parties, Simion warned of possible "fraud" and "foreign interference" when voting. But he added: "I am happy that we are giving Romanians hope and the prospect of a better future." The stakes are high for Romania, which has a 650-kilometre (400-mile) border with Ukraine and has become more important since Russia invaded its neighbour in 2022. The Black Sea nation now plays a "vital strategic role" for NATO -- as it is a base for more than 5,000 soldiers -- and the transit of Ukrainian grain, the New Strategy Center think tank said. Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election has further "complicated" Romania's choice, political analyst Cristian Pirvulescu told AFP. Known for his fiery speeches, Simion is a Trump fan who sometimes dons a red cap in appreciation of his idol. Simion opposes sending military aid to Ukraine, wants a "more patriotic Romania" and frequently lashes out against what he calls the "greedy corrupt bubble" running the European Union. Having campaigned hard to win over Romania's large diaspora working abroad, he said the country had only "minions and cowards as leaders". Pirvulescu predicted that if Simion reached the second round his AUR party would get a boost in the December parliamentary election. "Romanian democracy is in danger for the first time since the fall of communism in 1989," he said. "I'm really afraid we'll end up with Simion in the second round," 36-year-old IT worker Oana Diaconu told AFP, expressing concern about the far-right leader's unpredictable nature and attacks on the European Union. The campaign was marked by controversy and personal attacks, with Simion facing accusations of meeting with Russian spies -- a claim he has denied. Ciolacu has been criticised for his use of private jets. Some observers had tipped Lasconi, now mayor of the small town of Campulung and head of a centre-right opposition party, as a surprise package. Sunday's exit polls appeared to suggest they were right. During campaigning, she had said she wanted a future "where no one has to pack their suitcases and leave" the country and for "institutions that work". bur/js-jj/The Houston Texans are not a Super Bowl team | Sporting NewsSAN DIEGO , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. 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Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he was meters awayWASHINGTON — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington . As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race , held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets , he didn't just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin. “It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.” After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris , many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote in their communities. They had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Harris, who would have been the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to win the presidency. Harris' loss spurred a wave of Black women across social media resolving to prioritize themselves, before giving so much to a country that over and over has shown its indifference to their concerns. AP VoteCast , a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy in the United States was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, with Trump set to return to office in two months, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. “America is going to have to save herself,” said LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter. She compared Black women’s presence in social justice movements as “core strategists and core organizers” to the North Star, known as the most consistent and dependable star in the galaxy because of its seemingly fixed position in the sky. People can rely on Black women to lead change, Brown said, but the next four years will look different. “That’s not a herculean task that’s for us. We don’t want that title. ... I have no goals to be a martyr for a nation that cares nothing about me,” she said. AP VoteCast paints a clear picture of Black women's concerns. Black female voters were most likely to say that democracy was the single most important factor for their vote, compared to other motivators such as high prices or abortion. More than 7 in 10 Black female voters said they were “very concerned” that electing Trump would lead the nation toward authoritarianism, while only about 2 in 10 said this about Harris. About 9 in 10 Black female voters supported Harris in 2024, according to AP VoteCast, similar to the share that backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump received support from more than half of white voters, who made up the vast majority of his coalition in both years. Like voters overall, Black women were most likely to say the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing the country, with about one-third saying that. But they were more likely than many other groups to say that abortion and racism were the top issues, and much less likely than other groups to say immigration was the top issue. Despite those concerns, which were well-voiced by Black women throughout the campaign, increased support from young men of color and white women helped expand Trump’s lead and secured his victory. Politically engaged Black women said they don’t plan to continue positioning themselves in the vertebrae of the “backbone” of America’s democracy. The growing movement prompting Black women to withdraw is a shift from history, where they are often present and at the forefront of political and social change. One of the earliest examples is the women’s suffrage movement that led to ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution , which gave women the right to vote. Black women, however, were prevented from voting for decades afterward because of Jim Crow-era literacy tests, poll taxes and laws that blocked the grandchildren of slaves from voting. Most Black women couldn’t vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Black women were among the organizers and counted among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, during the historic march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded federal legislation. Decades later, Black women were prominent organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes. In his 2024 campaign, Trump called for leveraging federal money to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government programs and discussions of race, gender or sexual orientation in schools. His rhetoric on immigration, including false claims that Black Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats and dogs, drove support for his plan to deport millions of people . Tenita Taylor, a Black resident of Atlanta who supported Trump this year, said she was initially excited about Harris’ candidacy. But after thinking about how high her grocery bills have been, she feels that voting for Trump in hopes of finally getting lower prices was a form of self-prioritization. “People say, ‘Well, that’s selfish, it was gonna be better for the greater good,''' she said. “I’m a mother of five kids. ... The things that (Democrats) do either affect the rich or the poor.” Some of Trump’s plans affect people in Olivia Gordon’s immediate community, which is why she struggled to get behind the “Black women rest” wave. Gordon, a New York-based lawyer who supported the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, Claudia de la Cruz, worries about who may be left behind if the 92% of Black women voters who backed Harris simply stopped advocating. “We’re talking millions of Black women here. If millions of Black women take a step back, it absolutely leaves holes, but for other Black women,” she said. “I think we sometimes are in the bubble of if it’s not in your immediate circle, maybe it doesn’t apply to you. And I truly implore people to understand that it does.” Nicole Lewis, an Alabama-based therapist who specializes in treating Black women’s stress, said she’s aware that Black women withdrawing from social impact movements could have a fallout. But she also hopes that it forces a reckoning for the nation to understand the consequences of not standing in solidarity with Black women. “It could impact things negatively because there isn’t that voice from the most empathetic group,” she said. “I also think it’s going to give other groups an opportunity to step up. ... My hope is that they do show up for themselves and everyone else.” Brown said a reckoning might be exactly what the country needs, but it’s a reckoning for everyone else. Black women, she said, did their job when they supported Harris in droves in hopes they could thwart the massive changes expected under Trump. “This ain’t our reckoning,” she said. “I don’t feel no guilt.” ____ AP polling editor Amelia Thomson DeVeaux and Associated Press writer Linley Sanders in Washington contributed to this report.Many of the residents of Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila took to the waters of Manila Bay to escape the blaze that consumed their community on Sunday morning. In Nico Waje’s report on 24 Oras Weekend on Sunday, almost 2,000 families were affected by the fire that started past 8 a.m. More than 30 fire trucks responded to the fire, as well as two helicopters that were used to scoop water from the sea, and four fireboats of the Philippine Coast Guard. Video showed residents taking to the water on makeshift rafts with a few belongings. “Dito na namin sa bangka dinaan kasi di kami makadaan sa gitna,” affected resident Maria Pagaduan said. (We used the boats since we couldn't pass through the fire.) Some men were seen carrying a coffin away from the scene. “Nagising kami malaki na yung sunog, Di ko po alam, sir kung paano makabangon ulit,” resident Richelle Loberiano said. (The fire was already big when we woke. I don’t know how we can recover from this.) Residents hurriedly salvaged whatever belongings they could. “Nadaanan ko ito, hinablot ko na lang diretso sabay talon dagat. Kahit paano pwede ko to mabenta para may makain,” affected resident Leonido Dilantar said, holding two roosters. (I just picked them up and then jumped into the sea. At least I can sell them so that I can eat.) According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the fire left about P3.5 million worth of damage. Authorities are still finding out the number of casualties. The fire started on the second floor of a house in Purok Tres but authorities are still investigating the cause of the blaze. “Napakahirap po unang-una po yung dami ng tao. Pangalawa yung pong yari ng kanilang mga bahay. Most po ay gawa sa light materials po na madaling magliyab o masunog. Pangatlo po ay yung mga daan, napakaliit po,” said Fire Senior Inspector Alejandro Ramos of the Bureau of Fire Portection. (It is difficult since there are a lot of people. Second, the houses are mostly made of light materials that easily catch fire. Third, the streets are narrow.) He added that since the location is beside the sea, the strong winds intensified the fire. Firefighters also had to use a ladder to put out the fire through the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). MICT continued normal operations. The fire was declared out at 4:07 p.m. The Department of Social Welfare and Development ordered its National Capital Region field office to help the affected residents. Another fire hit a commercial-residential area near the Dangwa flower market in Sampaloc, Manila at around 6:30 p.m. It reached third alarm before it was declared fire out at 8:12 p.m. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/BM, GMA Integrated News
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