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Leadership survey in Lagos showed that PoS operators were charging between N800 and N1,000 for customers withdrawing N20,000 while customers withdrawing N5,000 or less were charged between N200 and N300. This is despite the warnings of sanctions to be placed on banks that fail to adequately stock their ATMs with cash. A visit to some bank branches showed that many ATMs were out of cash while those that had put a limit of between N5000 and N10,000 on not-on-us cards and N20,000 for cards issued by the bank. The few ATMs that had cash also had long queues as some customers said they were not ready to pay the hefty charges by the PoS operators. A PoS operator, Okolie who spoke with Leadership, said he had to increase the charges as it was difficult to get the cash needed. The operator, who also runs a grocery store, said some of the cash he gives out used to come from customers buying wares, “but all the people buying things since morning are doing transfers and I could not get cash even in the banking hall. I had to hustle for the small cash. That is why I am charging N300 for N5000.” A bank customer who declined to give her name said she had been doing transfers to make some of her “last minute Christmas shopping, but there are some things I need cash for, like paying for transport. Also, I cannot afford not to hold cash as tomorrow is Christmas, what if there is an emergency spending and the bank network is not going, that means I will be stranded.” Ahead of the Christmas holiday, many banks had closed shop early with some branches closing as early as 12 noon while some others closed at 1pm. A customer who wanted to use the banking hall said she could not get cash at all the ATMs she visited and wanted to get some in the banking hall. Meanwhile Nigeria’s currency outside the banking system hit an all-time high of N4.2 trillion as at October 2024. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that currency outside banks had grown from N792 billion in January 2023, when new Naira notes were introduced, and older ones were slated for withdrawal, to the record N4.2 trillion. Total currency outside the banking system rose to N4.2 trillion in October 2024, up from N4 trillion in September 2024, while total currency in circulation rose to N4.5 trillion in October from N4.3 trillion recorded a month earlier. Total money supply in the country stood at N107.6 trillion for the month, slightly lower than the N109.4 trillion reported in the previous month.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dominic Zvada kicked a 21-yard field goal with 45 seconds left and Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday, likely ending the Buckeyes ’ hopes of returning to the Big Ten title game. Kalel Mullings broke away for a 27-yard run, setting up the Wolverines (7-5, 5-4) at Ohio State's 17-yard line with two minutes remaining in the game. The drive stalled at the 3, and Zvada came on for the chip shot. Ohio State (10-2, 7-2, No. 2 CFP) got the ball back but couldn't move it, with Will Howard throwing incomplete on fourth down to seal the Wolverines' fourth straight win over their bitter rival. “You come to Michigan to play this game,” Zvada said. “So, it's the biggest one of the year. It's the one that everyone looks forward to, and to be able to come in here and take the win, it's amazing.” This Ohio State loss in the “The Game” might have been the toughest of the past four because Michigan was unranked and wrapping up a disappointing season. The Wolverines were also playing without a couple of top players: tight end Colston Loveland and cornerback Will Johnson. The Buckeyes were favored by 21 points, the widest point spread for this rivalry since 1978, according to ESPN Stats and Info. Records — and point spreads, for that matter — rarely mean much when these two teams meet. “Our defense played outstanding," Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said. "We held a high-powered offense to 10 points, 77 rushing yards.” The Buckeyes were off all afternoon. Howard was 19 for 33 for 175 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions and Jayden Fielding missed two field-goal attempts. The run game was hardly there. “It's hard, man,” an emotional Howard said. “I really don’t have much right now. I do know we're a two-loss team. We're going to get into the playoffs and make a run. But, I mean, this one hurts.” Mullings was Michigan's primary weapon. He rushed for 116 yards and the Wolverines only touchdown of the game in the first half as neither team could get much going offensively on the frigid afternoon. “They made plays, we made plays, so as the game wore on you could definitely, slowly feel them starting to lose confidence, lose that energy and lose that faith,” Mullings said. Howard was clunky all day. In the first half he threw an interception from deep in his own territory that led to Michigan's touchdown. He went out for a play in the second quarter to be checked for a head injury. After the game, he said he was fine. “We're very disappointed, and never thought this would happen right here,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. “We expected to win this game and go play in the Big Ten championship game.” After the game, Michigan players attempted to plant their flag at midfield and were confronted by Ohio State players. A skirmish ensued as both teams pushed and shoved before being separated. Michigan: Did just enough and caught Ohio State on an off day. Ohio State: It's inexplicable how badly the Buckeyes played in their biggest game of the season. They would need No. 4 Penn State and No. 10 Indiana to lose later Saturday in order to make it into the Big Ten title game next week. There has been talk all season about how many of the Ohio State team leaders, including receiver Emeka Egbuka, running back TreVeyon Henderson and defensive end Jack Sawyer, chose to return for another year instead of entering the NFL draft because they wanted to beat Michigan at least once. Those players were inconsolable after the game. One of them, linebacker Cody Simon, was asked how he felt. “I just can't speak that right now,” Simon said. “I feel like we let the whole Buckeye nation down.” Michigan will wait for a minor bowl game. Ohio State, assuming either Penn State or Indiana wins on Saturday, will see how the final College Football Playoff rankings shakeout on Dec. 8. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25People have once again endorsed PM Modi's leadership development vision NaddaVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The janitors who clean Vancouver's International Airport have ratified a new collective agreement. The strike at the airport ended on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Strike action was set to escalate today, however SEIU Local 2 suspended those actions and was able to quickly organize a ratification vote for the 233 janitors working for Alpine Building Maintenance (Alpine). The workers had set out to win $25 per hour, an overnight shift premium and retirement security. "We're happy because it won't be long before we reach the $25 we were looking for and the premiums will help many of us as well," said Goutam Luthra, one of the cleaners. "No one ever wants to go on strike, but sometimes you just have to make a stand." Every janitor will be at $25 per hour or higher in 2025. There will be a raise of $1.29 in April bringing pay to $24.55 per hour. A second wage hike in October will bring wages to $25. There will be more raises in 2026. In addition to the raises, there is also premium pay for lead hands and hours worked overnight. The cleaning contractor has also committed to providing the living wage over the course of the two-year agreement. Their medical benefits package remains intact. While there is relief that the strike is over, the big demand the janitors didn't win was retirement security. It will be made a priority in the next round of bargaining and workers say they look forward to coming back to the table in two years when they will continue the fight for that and other improvements. "We didn't win everything we wanted, but we think it's a good deal and this experience brought us closer together," said Varinder Singh, one of the overnight workers. "We know our job here is not done. Our grandparents shouldn't have to keep on working well into their senior years just because they can't afford to retire. We need to do better, and we will fight for that next time." Back to Work The parties agreed to a back-to-work protocol. Alpine will recall all striking employees to their first regularly scheduled shift following today's the ratification vote, with no loss of seniority and/or service by virtue of their absence during the strike. Some workers may be back as early as this afternoon. The employer agreed that there will be no discipline, termination of employment, discrimination, intimidation, interference, restraint, coercion, recrimination or reprisal action of any kind whatsoever against union members for their participation in the strike and strike related activities. The Union agreed to publicly rescind any notification of job actions and any escalating activities. Background The janitors' job action began last Thursday evening. The workers and their supporters had been gathering at YVR's designated "Authorized Demonstration Area," Chester Johnson Park, since Friday morning. That was set change on Christmas Eve, as the cleaners planned to exercise their right to set up lawful picket lines at undisclosed areas of the airport and ask airport workers who have the legal right to honour picket lines to not cross. The janitors' contract expired at the end of September. They clean nearly the entire airport including the terminals, bathrooms, hallways, exterior, and airport operations facilities on both sides of security checkpoints. For more information visit www.YVRjanitorStrike.ca SEIU Local 2 represents 20,000 workers in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. We are proud members of the largest, fastest growing, and most dynamic union in North America. Media Contact: Tina Oh (902) 955-9966 toh@seiulocal2.ca © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay-Rainy River’s member of Parliament says he understands why some of his constituents are opposed to nuclear waste disposal in the region, but he supports this week’s decision to build a deep geological repository in Northwestern Ontario. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization announced Thursday it has selected a location south of Highway 17 between Wabigoon Lake and Ignace as the site of a future underground repository for spent fuel from Canada’s nuclear power plants. “I know a lot of people are upset about it,” Powlowski, a Liberal government MP, said Friday after a news conference for Nature Conservancy of Canada. “I acknowledge that. I know there are a lot of really good, decent people who are totally opposed to this,” he said. Powlowski, who is also a physician, said he is always concerned about public safety as “somebody who spent my whole life trying to look after people’s health and protecting people’s health.” Opponents of the repository have expressed concerns about risks involved in transporting high-level nuclear waste to a repository but “I really do believe that the risks are absolutely minimal,” he said. Canada has a solid safety record in transporting nuclear materials, and the canisters for spent fuel rods have been crash-tested, he said. “So I think I understand people’s concern, but I really do think that the risk is absolutely minimal. Otherwise I would be totally against it, and I’m not totally against it,” he said. “Why am I not totally against it? Somebody’s got to take the stuff right now. A lot of it is being stored above surface near Lake Ontario, where there is a far bigger risk to it leaking out and affecting people.” “For the greater good,” Powlowski said, “somebody’s got to take (the nuclear waste).” Also, he noted, “on the good side, it’s about $20 billion coming to northern Ontario, which is going to be huge economically.” As an aside, he pointed out that the repository’s proponent, the NWMO, is “a body which is arm’s length from the government. “It’s not the government, it has nothing to do with me, I did not contribute to this decision,” he said. “It was their decision that was made.” Contacted by Newswatch for comment on the NWMO’s decision, Conservative MP Eric Melillo sent a written statement saying he respects the organization’s decision and appreciates Wabigoon Lake and Ignace “for their work throughout the willingness process.” In a referendum earlier this month, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation members voted to continue in the process toward building a deep geological repository. Ignace township council voted to continue as a potential host municipality in July. “I look forward to working with the host communities and NWMO on the next steps of this process,” said Melillo, whose Kenora riding includes Ignace and Wabigoon Lake. Greg Rickford, who represents Kenora-Rainy River in the Ontario legislature, posted on social media a statement saying the provincial government “is committed to working alongside local residents, Indigenous partners and businesses to ensure this project creates safe legacy infrastructure and economic benefits” for the region. The NWMO estimates construction of the deep-underground facility could begin in 2033 and be completed about 10 years later.Inspirato CEO Payam Zamani buys $105,740 in company stockBy BILL BARROW, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said. Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office. The 39th president leveraged his ambition with a keen intellect, deep religious faith and prodigious work ethic, conducting diplomatic missions into his 80s and building houses for the poor well into his 90s. “My faith demands — this is not optional — my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have to try to make a difference,” Carter once said. A president from Plains A moderate Democrat, Carter entered the 1976 presidential race as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad smile, outspoken Baptist mores and technocratic plans reflecting his education as an engineer. His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter repeated before narrowly beating Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, who had lost popularity pardoning Nixon. Carter governed amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over racism, women’s rights and America’s global role. His most acclaimed achievement in office was a Mideast peace deal that he brokered by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the bargaining table for 13 days in 1978. That Camp David experience inspired the post-presidential center where Carter would establish so much of his legacy. Yet Carter’s electoral coalition splintered under double-digit inflation, gasoline lines and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His bleakest hour came when eight Americans died in a failed hostage rescue in April 1980, helping to ensure his landslide defeat to Republican Ronald Reagan. Carter acknowledged in his 2020 “White House Diary” that he could be “micromanaging” and “excessively autocratic,” complicating dealings with Congress and the federal bureaucracy. He also turned a cold shoulder to Washington’s news media and lobbyists, not fully appreciating their influence on his political fortunes. “It didn’t take us long to realize that the underestimation existed, but by that time we were not able to repair the mistake,” Carter told historians in 1982, suggesting that he had “an inherent incompatibility” with Washington insiders. Carter insisted his overall approach was sound and that he achieved his primary objectives — to “protect our nation’s security and interests peacefully” and “enhance human rights here and abroad” — even if he fell spectacularly short of a second term. And then, the world Ignominious defeat, though, allowed for renewal. The Carters founded The Carter Center in 1982 as a first-of-its-kind base of operations, asserting themselves as international peacemakers and champions of democracy, public health and human rights. “I was not interested in just building a museum or storing my White House records and memorabilia,” Carter wrote in a memoir published after his 90th birthday. “I wanted a place where we could work.” That work included easing nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, helping to avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiating cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, The Carter Center had declared at least 113 elections in Latin America, Asia and Africa to be free or fraudulent. Recently, the center began monitoring U.S. elections as well. Carter’s stubborn self-assuredness and even self-righteousness proved effective once he was unencumbered by the Washington order, sometimes to the point of frustrating his successors . He went “where others are not treading,” he said, to places like Ethiopia, Liberia and North Korea, where he secured the release of an American who had wandered across the border in 2010. “I can say what I like. I can meet whom I want. I can take on projects that please me and reject the ones that don’t,” Carter said. He announced an arms-reduction-for-aid deal with North Korea without clearing the details with Bill Clinton’s White House. He openly criticized President George W. Bush for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He also criticized America’s approach to Israel with his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” And he repeatedly countered U.S. administrations by insisting North Korea should be included in international affairs, a position that most aligned Carter with Republican President Donald Trump. Among the center’s many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful. With hardhats and hammers, the Carters also built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The Nobel committee’s 2002 Peace Prize cites his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter should have won it alongside Sadat and Begin in 1978, the chairman added. Carter accepted the recognition saying there was more work to be done. “The world is now, in many ways, a more dangerous place,” he said. “The greater ease of travel and communication has not been matched by equal understanding and mutual respect.” ‘An epic American life’ Carter’s globetrotting took him to remote villages where he met little “Jimmy Carters,” so named by admiring parents. But he spent most of his days in the same one-story Plains house — expanded and guarded by Secret Service agents — where they lived before he became governor. He regularly taught Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church until his mobility declined and the coronavirus pandemic raged. Those sessions drew visitors from around the world to the small sanctuary where Carter will receive his final send-off after a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. The common assessment that he was a better ex-president than president rankled Carter and his allies. His prolific post-presidency gave him a brand above politics, particularly for Americans too young to witness him in office. But Carter also lived long enough to see biographers and historians reassess his White House years more generously. His record includes the deregulation of key industries, reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, cautious management of the national debt and notable legislation on the environment, education and mental health. He focused on human rights in foreign policy, pressuring dictators to release thousands of political prisoners . He acknowledged America’s historical imperialism, pardoned Vietnam War draft evaders and relinquished control of the Panama Canal. He normalized relations with China. “I am not nominating Jimmy Carter for a place on Mount Rushmore,” Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s domestic policy director, wrote in a 2018 book. “He was not a great president” but also not the “hapless and weak” caricature voters rejected in 1980, Eizenstat said. Rather, Carter was “good and productive” and “delivered results, many of which were realized only after he left office.” Madeleine Albright, a national security staffer for Carter and Clinton’s secretary of state, wrote in Eizenstat’s forward that Carter was “consequential and successful” and expressed hope that “perceptions will continue to evolve” about his presidency. “Our country was lucky to have him as our leader,” said Albright, who died in 2022. Jonathan Alter, who penned a comprehensive Carter biography published in 2020, said in an interview that Carter should be remembered for “an epic American life” spanning from a humble start in a home with no electricity or indoor plumbing through decades on the world stage across two centuries. “He will likely go down as one of the most misunderstood and underestimated figures in American history,” Alter told The Associated Press. A small-town start James Earl Carter Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains and spent his early years in nearby Archery. His family was a minority in the mostly Black community, decades before the civil rights movement played out at the dawn of Carter’s political career. Carter, who campaigned as a moderate on race relations but governed more progressively, talked often of the influence of his Black caregivers and playmates but also noted his advantages: His land-owning father sat atop Archery’s tenant-farming system and owned a main street grocery. His mother, Lillian , would become a staple of his political campaigns. Seeking to broaden his world beyond Plains and its population of fewer than 1,000 — then and now — Carter won an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1946. That same year he married Rosalynn Smith, another Plains native, a decision he considered more important than any he made as head of state. She shared his desire to see the world, sacrificing college to support his Navy career. Carter climbed in rank to lieutenant, but then his father was diagnosed with cancer, so the submarine officer set aside his ambitions of admiralty and moved the family back to Plains. His decision angered Rosalynn, even as she dived into the peanut business alongside her husband. Carter again failed to talk with his wife before his first run for office — he later called it “inconceivable” not to have consulted her on such major life decisions — but this time, she was on board. “My wife is much more political,” Carter told the AP in 2021. He won a state Senate seat in 1962 but wasn’t long for the General Assembly and its back-slapping, deal-cutting ways. He ran for governor in 1966 — losing to arch-segregationist Lester Maddox — and then immediately focused on the next campaign. Carter had spoken out against church segregation as a Baptist deacon and opposed racist “Dixiecrats” as a state senator. Yet as a local school board leader in the 1950s he had not pushed to end school segregation even after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, despite his private support for integration. And in 1970, Carter ran for governor again as the more conservative Democrat against Carl Sanders, a wealthy businessman Carter mocked as “Cufflinks Carl.” Sanders never forgave him for anonymous, race-baiting flyers, which Carter disavowed. Ultimately, Carter won his races by attracting both Black voters and culturally conservative whites. Once in office, he was more direct. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over,” he declared in his 1971 inaugural address, setting a new standard for Southern governors that landed him on the cover of Time magazine. ‘Jimmy Who?’ His statehouse initiatives included environmental protection, boosting rural education and overhauling antiquated executive branch structures. He proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the slain civil rights leader’s home state. And he decided, as he received presidential candidates in 1972, that they were no more talented than he was. In 1974, he ran Democrats’ national campaign arm. Then he declared his own candidacy for 1976. An Atlanta newspaper responded with the headline: “Jimmy Who?” The Carters and a “Peanut Brigade” of family members and Georgia supporters camped out in Iowa and New Hampshire, establishing both states as presidential proving grounds. His first Senate endorsement: a young first-termer from Delaware named Joe Biden. Yet it was Carter’s ability to navigate America’s complex racial and rural politics that cemented the nomination. He swept the Deep South that November, the last Democrat to do so, as many white Southerners shifted to Republicans in response to civil rights initiatives. A self-declared “born-again Christian,” Carter drew snickers by referring to Scripture in a Playboy magazine interview, saying he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” The remarks gave Ford a new foothold and television comedians pounced — including NBC’s new “Saturday Night Live” show. But voters weary of cynicism in politics found it endearing. Carter chose Minnesota Sen. Walter “Fritz” Mondale as his running mate on a “Grits and Fritz” ticket. In office, he elevated the vice presidency and the first lady’s office. Mondale’s governing partnership was a model for influential successors Al Gore, Dick Cheney and Biden. Rosalynn Carter was one of the most involved presidential spouses in history, welcomed into Cabinet meetings and huddles with lawmakers and top aides. The Carters presided with uncommon informality: He used his nickname “Jimmy” even when taking the oath of office, carried his own luggage and tried to silence the Marine Band’s “Hail to the Chief.” They bought their clothes off the rack. Carter wore a cardigan for a White House address, urging Americans to conserve energy by turning down their thermostats. Amy, the youngest of four children, attended District of Columbia public school. Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style. But the larger concern was that “he hated politics,” according to Eizenstat, leaving him nowhere to turn politically once economic turmoil and foreign policy challenges took their toll. Accomplishments, and ‘malaise’ Carter partially deregulated the airline, railroad and trucking industries and established the departments of Education and Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He designated millions of acres of Alaska as national parks or wildlife refuges. He appointed a then-record number of women and nonwhite people to federal posts. He never had a Supreme Court nomination, but he elevated civil rights attorney Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the nation’s second highest court, positioning her for a promotion in 1993. He appointed Paul Volker, the Federal Reserve chairman whose policies would help the economy boom in the 1980s — after Carter left office. He built on Nixon’s opening with China, and though he tolerated autocrats in Asia, pushed Latin America from dictatorships to democracy. But he couldn’t immediately tame inflation or the related energy crisis. And then came Iran. After he admitted the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979 by followers of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Negotiations to free the hostages broke down repeatedly ahead of the failed rescue attempt. The same year, Carter signed SALT II, the new strategic arms treaty with Leonid Brezhnev of the Soviet Union, only to pull it back, impose trade sanctions and order a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Hoping to instill optimism, he delivered what the media dubbed his “malaise” speech, although he didn’t use that word. He declared the nation was suffering “a crisis of confidence.” By then, many Americans had lost confidence in the president, not themselves. Carter campaigned sparingly for reelection because of the hostage crisis, instead sending Rosalynn as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy challenged him for the Democratic nomination. Carter famously said he’d “kick his ass,” but was hobbled by Kennedy as Reagan rallied a broad coalition with “make America great again” appeals and asking voters whether they were “better off than you were four years ago.” Reagan further capitalized on Carter’s lecturing tone, eviscerating him in their lone fall debate with the quip: “There you go again.” Carter lost all but six states and Republicans rolled to a new Senate majority. Carter successfully negotiated the hostages’ freedom after the election, but in one final, bitter turn of events, Tehran waited until hours after Carter left office to let them walk free. ‘A wonderful life’ At 56, Carter returned to Georgia with “no idea what I would do with the rest of my life.” Four decades after launching The Carter Center, he still talked of unfinished business. “I thought when we got into politics we would have resolved everything,” Carter told the AP in 2021. “But it’s turned out to be much more long-lasting and insidious than I had thought it was. I think in general, the world itself is much more divided than in previous years.” Still, he affirmed what he said when he underwent treatment for a cancer diagnosis in his 10th decade of life. “I’m perfectly at ease with whatever comes,” he said in 2015 . “I’ve had a wonderful life. I’ve had thousands of friends, I’ve had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence.” ___ Former Associated Press journalist Alex Sanz contributed to this report.
ANDY Reid could possibly reunite with a former coach on his staff. Mike Kafka formerly served as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs . Kafka served as the Chiefs' quarterbacks coach from 2018 to 2022, helping Patrick Mahomes blossom into an MVP. It was always expected that he would eventually become the team's next offensive coordinator, but Eric Bieniemy stayed with the team longer than expected. Because of that, Kafka went on to sign with the New York Giants as their offensive coordinator. In his first season with the team they went on to the playoffs and won a playoff game for the first time in 11 seasons. Read more on the NFL However, things have gone downhill since then for the Giants, missing out on the playoffs last season and on track to miss again. That playoff drought could force Kafka out of his job offseason, and he could be in the hunt for a new position. What would be a better plan than to return to the place where he established himself as a head coach? Andy Reid loves Kafka as a coach, and has previously endorsed him for the head coaching position in Arizona. Most read in American Football "He is very intelligent, great human being," Reid said . "The quarterback will love him. He’ll challenge him to be better than he even is now. "But he’ll do a great job and challenge the team. The guys will respond. He played in the National Football League. "I think he would be tremendous for the city, for the Bidwill family and for you all." Mahomes had similarly high praise for his former quarterbacks coach. "Coach Kafka is a special person and a special coach," he said. "He kind of took me [under his wing], when he first got here he was quality control and that was my first year as a rookie. August 1 - Hall of Fame Game - Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears August 8 - Pre-season begins August 27 - Deadline for 53-man rosters September 1 - Final day of pre-season September 5 - Season opener - Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs November 5 - Trade deadline January 5 - Week 18 of regular-season January 11 - Playoffs begin February 9 - Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana "I spent a lot of hours with coach Kafka where he was teaching me the playbook and teaching me how to become a quarterback in the NFL. "That continued for a long time." While Kafka may want to return to the Chiefs if given the opportunity, it probably wouldn't be as the offensive coordinator. Read More on The US Sun Matt Nagy, the current offensive coordinator for the Chiefs, has won two consecutive Super Bowls with the team. It seems unlikely that the team would replace him unless he got a head coaching job.
More than 30 crew members of Thai fishing boats were detained in Myanmar waters on Saturday after three Myanmar patrol vessels opened fire on them, leaving one person dead and two injured, a navy commander said. Vice Admiral Suwat Donsakul, a commander in the 3rd Naval Area, said that one Thai fisherman drowned and “31 people were taken into Myanmar”, without specifying who had detained them. Some media reports said there were two fatalities but this could not be confirmed. Vice Adm Suwat said several Thai fishing boats were operating in Myanmar waters off Ranong province at the time of the incident. The man who is thought to have drowned “jumped into the water during the attack,” he said. Vice Adm Suwat said he had instructed local authorities to negotiate with their Myanmar counterparts to secure the release of the fishermen. He added the 31 crew — four Thais and 27 Burmese — were believed to have been taken to Yan Cheuk Island in Myanmar. Thai fishing boats have often defied warnings from Myanmar and continued to operate in Myanmar waters, which have more fish stocks than Thai waters, he said. The Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre said that about 50 Thai boats were fishing around 20 kilometres west of Koh Phayam when they were approached by three Myanmar patrol vessels, which opened fire on them. The attack prompted the fishermen to escape by cutting their nets and revving their engines, heading towards Koh Phayam where they were rescued by a Thai patrol boat stationed near the island. However, two Thai fishing boats were taken by the Myanmar vessels and subsequently towed into Myanmar waters. Crew members abandoned their vessels, jumping into the sea, and one of them drowned. The others were rescued by other Thai fishing vessels. Two crew members from another Thai fishing boat sustained injuries — one from gunfire from the Myanmar vessels and the other from an electric shock. The injured were taken to a hospital in Ranong. Nikorndej Balankura, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the navy is trying to contact its Myanmar counterpart to hold talks to secure the release of the fishermen. The Thai-Myanmar Maritime Border Fisheries Coordination Centre is also working with the Thai-Myanmar Local Border Committee to resolve the situation. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has also instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Thai embassy in Myanmar to work with Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist the detained crew members, said Mr Nikorndej. Ms Paetongtarn has also told state agencies to investigate whether international laws were broken during the incident, and whether overly heavy-handed action was taken against the fishermen on the Thai boats. Adm Jirapol Wongwit, the navy commander, said it was exploring every possible channel to help the detained Thai crew members. The Department of Fisheries also issued a warning urging all operators and vessel owners to be cautious when navigating near the maritime border. Thailand and Myanmar share approximately 2,400 kilometres of land and maritime borders, including in the Andaman Sea. According to a notice on the department’s website, some Thai fishing boats have been illegally operating in Myanmar waters, raising tensions between the neighbours.
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