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Should You Forget Palantir and Buy These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Instead? - Yahoo FinanceTetairoa McMillan, one of the best wide receivers in Arizona history, will skip his final year of eligibility and enter the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced on social media on Thursday. Projected as a top-10 draft pick, the 6-foot-5, 212-pound McMillan finished his illustrious career at Arizona with 3,423 receiving yards, breaking the mark set by Bobby Wade (3,351). In three seasons, the Hawaii native also posted the fourth-most catches (213) and third-most touchdowns (26) in school history. "Wildcat Nation, this journey has been everything I dreamed of and more," McMillan wrote on Instagram. "From the moment I committed to the University of Arizona, to every second spent wearing that Arizona jersey ... it's been an absolute honor. "The University of Arizona has provided me with the platform to grow and chase my dreams. ... Thank you from the bottom of my heart. To the best fans in the country, I appreciate you for all of the love and support you have given me these last 3 years. I will always be a Wildcat." In 2024, McMillan totaled 84 grabs (ninth in Division I) for 1,319 yards (third in Division I) and eight touchdowns for the 4-8 Wildcats. He also ranked third in Division I with 109.9 receiving yards per game. McMillan is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the most outstanding receiver in college football. --Field Level Media
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Kunlavut eyes SF spot after tough lossFormula 1 expands grid to add General Motors' Cadillac brand and new American team for 2026 seasonColumn: Brady Corbet’s epic movie ‘The Brutalist’ came close to crashing down more than onceLOS ANGELES — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar Assad, was charged by a federal grand jury with several counts of torture and conspiracy to commit torture. “It’s a huge step toward justice,” said Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the U.S.-based Syrian Emergency Task Force. “Samir Ousman al-Sheikh’s trial will reiterate that the United States will not allow war criminals to come and live in the United States without accountability, even if their victims were not U.S. citizens.” Federal officials detained the 72-year-old in July at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of immigration fraud, specifically that he denied on his U.S. visa and citizenship applications that he had ever persecuted anyone in Syria, according to a criminal complaint. He had purchased a one-way plane ticket to depart LAX on July 10, en route to Beirut, Lebanon. Human rights groups and United Nations officials have accused the Syrian government of widespread abuses in its detention facilities, including torture and arbitrary detention of thousands of people, in many cases without informing their families. Get the latest breaking news as it happens. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy . The government fell to a sudden rebel offensive last Sunday, putting an end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family and sending the former president fleeing to Russia. Insurgents have freed tens of thousands of prisoners from facilities in multiple cities since then. In his role as the head of Adra Prison, al-Sheikh allegedly ordered subordinates to inflict and was directly involved in inflicting severe physical and mental pain on prisoners. Arab league observers, with orange vests, oversee the releasing of Syrian prisoners as they leave Adra Prison on the north-east outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 15, 2012. Credit: AP/Bassem Tellawi He ordered prisoners to the "Punishment Wing,” where they were beaten while suspended from the ceiling with their arms extended and were subjected to a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist, sometimes resulting in fractured spines, according to federal officials. “Our client vehemently denies these politically motivated and false accusations,” his lawyer, Nina Marino, said in an emailed statement. Marino called the case a “misguided use” of government resources by the U.S. Justice Department for the “prosecution of a foreign national for alleged crimes that occurred in a foreign country against non-American citizens.” U.S. authorities accused two Syrian officials of running a prison and torture center at the Mezzeh air force base in the capital of Damascus in an indictment unsealed Monday. Victims included Syrians, Americans and dual citizens, including 26-year-old American aid worker Layla Shweikani, according to prosecutors and the Syrian Emergency Task Force. Federal prosecutors said they had issued arrest warrants for the two officials, who remain at large. In May, a French court sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes in a largely symbolic but landmark case against Assad’s regime and the first such case in Europe. Al-Sheikh began his career working police command posts before transferring to Syria’s state security apparatus, which focused on countering political dissent, officials said. He later became head of Adra Prison and brigadier general in 2005. In 2011, he was appointed governor of Deir ez-Zour, a region northeast of the Syrian capital of Damascus, where there were violent crackdowns against protesters. The indictment alleges that al-Sheikh immigrated to the U.S. in 2020 and applied for citizenship in 2023. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the conspiracy to commit torture charge and each of the three torture charges, plus a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each of the two immigration fraud charges.
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A far-right leader and general secretary of the Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti Jitendranand Saraswati made inflammatory remarks stating that India might witness violence reminiscent of the 2002 Gujarat riots if there is a “Godhra-like plot” against Hindus. Saraswati made this statement during a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar, reportedly organized by the extremist group, Hindu Raksha Samiti to protest against “persecution” faced by Hindus in Bangladesh in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar on December 5. While addressing a huge audience, Saraswati claimed opposition leaders, including Leader of Opposition of Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi issued a warning that a “Bangladesh-like” situation could emerge in India. He said, “If such a thing happens it will lead to a repeat of the 2002 Gujarat massacre.” A post shared by Hindutva Watch (@hindutvawatchin) His speech aligns with a border narrative among far-right bigwigs in India who often use fear-mongering of communal violence to rally support from Hidus communities. Similarly, by invoking the memory of the tragic circumstances of the Gujarati riots, Saraswati seeks to mobilise his base while simultaneously issuing a threat against perceived threats to Hindu rights. The Godhra train burning and the Gujarat pogrom of 2002 have always been focal points for discussions about communal violence in India. As a consequence of the event, widespread riots erupted in Gujarat, leading to significant loss of life and property, particularly affecting Muslim community members in the state. The violence, especially in the form of riots, stirred up severe criticism and even accusations of complicity against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.Jimmy Spithill introduces his new Red Bull Italy SailGP TeamTexas unleashed a really innovative trick play on a QB sneak to convert a key fourth down