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REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alleging his death was the result of excessive force. Foster, a former New Orleans Saints defensive end, died on Dec. 6, 2021, three days after being arrested and taken to jail in rural Pickens County for alleged speeding and attempting to elude police. A judge ordered Foster taken to a medical facility in Tuscaloosa for a mental evaluation. Foster was found unresponsive in the back of a law enforcement vehicle when he arrived at the facility. He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. His widow, Pamela Foster, filed a lawsuit against officers at the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and jail saying Foster had been beaten, shocked with a Taser and strangled while at the jail. The defendants then asked a federal judge to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon ruled Thursday refused to dismiss allegations of excessive force and failure to intervene. Axon dismissed other portions of the lawsuit. The ruling came a day before the third anniversary of Foster’s death. Foster appeared in 17 games for the Saints in 2013 and 2014.
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Here's How We Know Pam Bondi Is a Great Choice for Attorney GeneralSebastian Vettel Warns Against Donald Trump Future: 'Too Narcissistic'The 26-year-old man charged in last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO appeared in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday, where he was denied bail and his lawyer said he'd fight extradition to New York City, where the attack happened. Luigi Nicholas Mangione was arrested Monday in last Wednesday's attack on Brian Thompson after they say a worker at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, alerted authorities to a customer who resembled the suspected gunman. When arrested, Mangione had on him a gun that investigators believe was used in the attack and writings expressing anger at corporate America, police said. As Mangione arrived at the courthouse Tuesday, he struggled with officers and shouted something that was partly unintelligible but referred to an “insult to the intelligence of the American people.” Mangione is being held on Pennsylvania charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. Manhattan prosecutors have charged him with five counts, including murder, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a forged instrument. Here are some of the latest developments: Wearing an orange jumpsuit, Mangione mostly stared straight ahead during the hearing, occasionally consulting papers, rocking in his chair, or looking back at the gallery. At one point, he began to speak to respond to the court discussion but was quieted by his lawyer. Judge David Consiglio denied bail to Mangione, whose attorney, Thomas Dickey, told the court that his client did not agree to extradition and wants a hearing on the matter. Blair County (Pennsylvania) District Attorney Peter Weeks said that although Mangione's fighting extradition will create “extra hoops” for law enforcement to jump through, it won’t be a substantial barrier to sending him to New York. In addition to a three-page, handwritten document that suggests he harbored “ill will toward corporate America,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Monday that Mangione also had a ghost gun, a type of weapon that can be assembled at home and is difficult to trace. Officers questioned Mangione, who was acting suspiciously and carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a U.S. passport, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Officers also found a sound suppressor, or silencer, “consistent with the weapon used in the murder,” she said. He had clothing and a mask similar to those worn by the shooter and a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the shooting, the commissioner said. Kenny said Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco and that his last known address is in Honolulu. Mangione, who was valedictorian of his Maryland prep school, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a university spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday. Mangione comes from a prominent Maryland family. His grandfather Nick Mangione, who died in 2008, was a successful real estate developer. One of his best-known projects was Turf Valley Resort, a sprawling luxury retreat and conference center outside Baltimore that he purchased in 1978. Mangione likely was motivated by his anger with what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain with corporate greed, said a law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Associated Press. He wrote that the U.S. has the most expensive healthcare system in the world and that the profits of major corporations continue to rise while “our life expectancy” does not, according to the bulletin, which was based on a review of the suspect’s hand-written notes and social media postings. The defendant appeared to view the targeted killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO as a symbolic takedown and may have been inspired by “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, whom he called a “political revolutionary,” the document said. Police said the person who killed Thompson left a hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side at 5:41 a.m. on Wednesday. Eleven minutes later, he was seen on surveillance video walking back and forth in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, wearing a distinctive backpack. At 6:44 a.m., he shot Thompson at a side entrance to the hotel, fled on foot, then climbed aboard a bicycle and within four minutes had entered Central Park, according to police. Another security camera recorded the gunman leaving the park near the American Museum of Natural History at 6:56 a.m. still on the bicycle but without the backpack, police said. After getting in a taxi, he headed north to a bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge, arriving at around 7:30 a.m. From there, the trail of video evidence runs cold. Police have not located video of the suspect exiting the building, leading them to believe he likely took a bus out of town. Police said they are still investigating the path the suspect took to Pennsylvania. “This just happened this morning," Kenny said. "We’ll be working, backtracking his steps from New York to Altoona, Pennsylvania,” Kenny said. Associated Press reporters Lea Skene, Matt O'Brien, Sean Murphy and Cedar Attanasio contributed to this report. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. 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Is President Trump prepared for President Xi? President-elect and his possible cabinet have to prepare for China The global power chess board is experiencing extraordinary changes. Old players are tumbling, and new ones are emerging. Once upon a time, US had the unchallenged and unparalleled power to define rules of global power chessboard. Thus, right after presidential elections in US, the world started preparing for new president. There was usually a race to connect with the new possible administration of the President-elect. It was considered a success to talk to president-elect. The lobbyists tried to exploit the opportunity up to maximum, and Washington became the lobbyists’ gala place. However, the paradigm started to shift in recent times. The world is not showing enthusiasm to connect with possible cabinet and president-elect, which was a common practice 20 years ago. However, situation for China is entirely different. Now, the President-elect and his possible cabinet have to prepare for China. Whether someone likes it or not, China is becoming a new rule-setter, or at least a player of equal weight to US, to set rules of global power chess board. This is not an exaggerated assumption or rhetoric; it is based on facts and data. China is fast becoming centre of global trade and economy. Countries and regions are eagerly signing free trade and economic partnerships with China. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is one of the most prominent example in recent times. The RCEP members account for 30pc of population and 30pc of global GDP ($29.7 trillion). It is considered largest trade bloc in history. On the other hand, China signed agreements with Arab countries, Gulf Cooperation Organisation, Latin American countries, African countries, etc. It is also strengthening cooperation at BRICS and SCO, among others. Besides, China International Import Expo (CIIE) was launched to strengthen trade links with the world. CIIE has been designed to promote rule-based, win-win cooperation and create opportunities for the world. Moreover, China has offered tariff-free entry into Chinese market to all the least developed countries. By doing so, China is on its way to becoming centre of global trade and ambit of global economy. China is home to many global initiatives in the fields of economy, security and diplomacy, such as BRI, GDI, GSI and GCI. First, China launched BRI to contribute to and satisfy economic and development needs of the world. Due to openness and inclusiveness in decision-making and implementation, it has become largest economic, trade, connectivity and investment program in human history, with 153 countries and 32 international organisations. The Global Security Initiative (GSI) has been built on four pillars: common, comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable security. It is helping the world combat new security challenges and secure sustainable peace without compromising dignity and sovereignty of countries. Second, Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank was introduced to achieve goals of a people-centric financial system, which must not be exploitative. It has become second-largest global bank with 109 members after World Bank. Third, China has accelerated its efforts to invest in global common goods, such as environment, free trade routes, poverty alleviation and sustainable food security. The Global Development Initiative (GDI), which was built on a vision of shared prosperity, is emerging as one of biggest common good provider initiatives. Fourth, China has emerged as leader of Fourth Industrial Revolution by strengthening its innovation and technological development base. No one can afford or dare to ignore China. Despite all propaganda and sanctions, many CEOs of leading tech companies visited China in 2023, including Bill Gates, co-founder of US tech giant Microsoft; Elon Musk, co-founder of electric vehicle front-runner Tesla; Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple and Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm. They are all in a race to build and strengthen their relationship with China. Fifth, China is home to a huge population and, in economic terms, a huge consumer market. President Xi has launched a drive to modernise Chinese economy, society and governance system. Modernisation is expected to initiate class shuffling, and almost 1,000 million people will change the class. It will create a trillion-dollar new economy. Thus, no country or bloc can ignore Chinese market, rather they will be in a race to build partnerships with China. These initiatives and strengths have made China centre of economic activity, trade, technology and hope for sustainable peace. People are keen to watch China, its policies and refine their policies to benefit from the opportunities. Plenary sessions of Central Committee of Communist Party of China attract a wide audience and media coverage. The world watches it closely because, as the centre of global trade, technology and economy, decisions at the session will have implications for global economy, trade and development. The world considers the session sets the tone for Chinese economy, society, and international economic and diplomatic engagements. People also listen to and thoroughly analyse President Xi’s and other Chinese leaders’ speeches. The importance of President Xi’s speech can be judged by its online viewership and traditional media coverage. For example, in 2021, President Xi’s speech at UN was the most viewed speech on social media and received worldwide coverage. This clearly indicates China’s importance has been enhanced, and the world considers President Xi’s speech a global tone-setter. The question is whether President Trump understands new dynamics or is ready to deal with President Xi. A bird’s-eye view of proposed cabinet and other nominees shows he neither comprehended nor prepared for President Xi. The President-elect and his team still live in the past. They think US can do anything and dictate anything to anyone. Unfortunately, most of his potential cabinet candidates are hoaxes and China bashers. They want to pick a trade and sanction war with China. They are exploring options to strengthen sanctions and CHIPS and Science Act because they believe these actions will assist American economy. Further, there are clear signs President Trump will revert back to his first-term anti-China policy. He believes his anti-China policy helped US. The above-discussed facts and data indicate US come out of past and understand the world has changed. The US is no longer in a position of strength to dictate its terms. The world is looking to China for economic and trade linkages to fulfil its growth and development goals. The President-elect and his team should try to comprehend new dynamics and realities. This will help US steer the relationship in right direction. Otherwise, the relationship may further deteriorate, which would be bad news for US, China, and the world. Moreover, US economic situation and rising debt do not allow it to engage in trade or sanction war, which will further deteriorate American economy, and inflation, inequality and poverty continue to rise.
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Surgical equipment provided to midwives Dr Shah says that MNCH programme, in collaboration with JICA, has been operating in remote parts of KP, including Mansehra MANSEHRA: The Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) programme in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency on Sunday provided surgical equipment to qualified midwives to establish birth stations in remote parts of Mansehra and Torghar districts. “We are implementing a comprehensive strategy to set up birth stations in remote parts of the Hazara division to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates,” Dr Shah Faisal Khanzada, the district health officer, told a ceremony at the Community Midwifery School here. The surgical equipment was given away to 14 qualified midwives for birth stations in the both districts. “These midwives, who have previously undergone modern training courses in obstetrics, as well as pre-and post-natal care, will establish birth stations in remote areas of both the districts,” Dr Khanzada said. He said that the MNCH programme, in collaboration with JICA, has been operating in remote parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Mansehra, Battagram, and Torghar, where 24 such stations have already been established. Dr Tariq Shah, a representative of the international programme, said that Dr Khizra Hayat, provincial coordinator for MNCH in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been focusing on addressing maternal and infant health issues, particularly in rural areas. The event was also attended by divisional social organiser for MNCH in Hazara, Hameed Turabi; district head Sayyar Khan and others. “This is why local educated girls are first trained in modern healthcare and obstetric practices and then deployed in their respective communities to provide essential healthcare and obstetric services to pregnant and lactating mothers,” said Turabi.Gold’s road to $3,000: expert analysis by global broker OctaProspera Financial Services Inc Sells 107 Shares of The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM)
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Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for KT Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for KT and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .In the weeks since Republicans decisively won the White House as well as both chambers of Congress, Democrats and pundits alike have voiced countless theories for their defeat. However, the even more critical question is, where do Democrats go from here? Do Democrats double down on the “resistance” that has defined the party for the better part of a decade? Or do Democrats try a different approach and return to the center in order to win back millions of voters who have abandoned the party? Ever since 2016, the Democratic Party’s platform can almost entirely be defined by one word: resistance. Whatever President-elect Donald Trump supported, Democrats rejected and organized in resistance to, often at the expense of formulating their own competing policies. Now, with the politics of resistance soundly rejected, if Democrats want to remain politically viable, they need to return to the center and develop policies for actual issues. They need a specific agenda to address inflation, create jobs, and better manage the economy. This should include a strong position on border security with a viable pathway to citizenship for migrants already here, instead of the open border advocacy that the resistance wing, led by the progressive “Squad” loudly called for during Trump’s first term. On the economy, Democrats should reject progressives’ preference for overbearing taxes and an expansive welfare state. Instead, moderate Democrats must work with the GOP to achieve less regulations, agree to job-boosting tax cuts, and cutting inflationary yet wasteful government spending. To be clear, the 2024 election exposed the hollowness of resistance politics. Voters made it clear that they want elected officials who will address the actual issues, not those who are defined solely by what – or who – they oppose. Indeed, rather than articulating an agenda to address voters’ concerns about the economy, cost of living, immigration, or crime, Democrats – and Vice President Kamala Harris in particular – almost entirely campaigned on the need to stop Trump, lest his “fascism” destroy our democracy. Yet as we saw, this was a costly mistake. Trump won because voters felt he had actual solutions to kitchen-table issues, and Democrats’ appeals largely fell flat with moderate and swing voters. Put another way, as Brett Stephens noted in the New York Times, adherence to resistance politics “led Democrats astray...It distracted them from the task of developing superior policy responses to the valid public concerns he was addressing.” Fortunately for Democrats, they should look to the past to develop a roadmap for the party’s future. Four decades ago, also in the wake of a devastating election loss – former Vice President Walter Mondale’s in 1984 – Democrats, led by then-Governor Bill Clinton, created the Democratic Leadership Council to bring the party back to the center and push back against the growing influence of the party’s left-wing. The DLC advocated for policies that many leftwing Democrats today would shudder at – balancing the budget, welfare reform, and a tougher stance on crime – but that was what Democrats needed then, and that is what they need now. In that same vein, what made the DLC effective was its focus on commonsense values that appealed to the majority of Americans – smaller government, fiscal responsibility, safe cities, and border security. Comparatively, the resistance playbook seeks to divide Americans via progressive identity politics, promotion of an unpopular “woke” agenda, and a refusal to compromise on solutions to challenges facing all Americans. The fact that Donald Trump won the popular vote with one of – if not the – most racially diverse coalition assembled by a Republican in decades underscores the ineffectiveness of progressives’ resistance platform, as well as its toxicity to the Democratic Party as a whole. To that end, the dangers to Democrats posed by progressive-led resistance politics are backed by the data. Beginning in 2016, progressives have driven Democrats significantly further to the left than the average American voter, risking the overall party’s viability should they continue diverging. An analysis from the Financial Times shows that in the last eight years, Democrats hard left turn on supporting increased immigration has taken them nearly 60-points to the left of the average voter. Related Articles Opinion Columnists | California’s political clout will fade as long as population growth remains slow Opinion Columnists | Here’s to hoping Trump delivers on some of his Libertarian promises Opinion Columnists | Grand DOGE promises of massive cuts to the federal government are unlikely to materialize Opinion Columnists | Republican populism goes all in for the Nanny State Opinion Columnists | After botched Gaetz nomination, Trump should pivot on Cabinet picks As John Burn-Murdoch wrote, the data “suggests that Trump’s election radicalized the left, not the right.” And while this analysis was done prior to the 2024 election, there is little reason to believe Democrats have made up the lost ground. The first step for Democrats’ new approach should be to move back to where the average voter is. They can start by committing to working with centrist Republicans for commonsense solutions to the problems we face. Doing so is also smart politically. Working with – rather than against – Trump, will benefit Democrats if his second term does in fact produce a strong economy, secure borders, a more stable geopolitical environment, and overall prosperity. Ultimately, where Democrats go from here remains to be seen, but the 2024 election was a stinging rebuke of a party with little to offer aside from stubborn opposition to Donald Trump. If Democrats want to avoid being consigned to minority status for years to come, it is critical that they shun calls to double down on the politics of resistance and begin offering genuine, centrist solutions that address Americans’ concerns. Douglas Schoen is a longtime Democratic political consultant.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Tafara Gapare scored 19 points, freshman Derik Queen had 15 points and eight rebounds and Maryland beat Bucknell 91-67 on Wednesday night. Maryland opened the game on a 15-2 run, extended it to 25-7 with 10:38 left and led 51-28 at the break. The Terrapins led by at least 16 points the entire second half, which included runs of 12-0 and 9-0. Gapare scored the 10 straight points during the second-half run. Gapare threw down a highlight dunk while being fouled with 2:08 remaining to give Maryland an 89-62 lead. He was called for a technical foul after stepping over Patrick O’Brien, who was attempting to take a charge. Jayden Williams made the two free throws for Bucknell and Gapare missed his free-throw attempt that would have tied his career high of 20 points. Maryland (6-1) has won 20 consecutive home games against unranked nonconference foes with its last loss coming on Dec. 1, 2021, against Virginia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Julian Reese added 14 points and Selton Miguel scored 13 for Maryland. Gapare, a Georgia Tech transfer, reached double-figure scoring as a Terp for the first time. The Terrapins shot 50% from the field with three 3-pointers apiece by Gapare and Miguel. Ruot Bijiek led Bucknell (4-4) with 20 points and Josh Bascoe added 10. The Bison turned it over 20 times leading to 22 Maryland points. Maryland stays at home to play Alcorn State on Sunday. Bucknell returns home to play Siena on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballKey details about the man accused of killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEONone