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Stakeholders applaud‘tedious’ unified fee payments for BoracayPyxus Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Sustainability ReportDaniels and the Commanders host Penix and the Falcons in prime time with playoff chances at stake Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr. trained and went through the NFL draft process together on the way to becoming two of the five quarterbacks taken in the top 10. Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press Dec 26, 2024 3:21 PM Dec 26, 2024 3:35 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILES - At left, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) plays in the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Atlanta, Dec. 22, 2024, and at right, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels throws a pass against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photos/Danny Karnik, Butch Dill, File) Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr. trained and went through the NFL draft process together on the way to becoming two of the five quarterbacks taken in the top 10. After going off the board earlier with the second pick by the Washington Commanders, Daniels has been their starter all season and one of football's breakout stars . Penix, taken eighth in a move coach Raheem Morris joked “shocked the world," waited behind Kirk Cousins until usurping the veteran and making his first pro start last week. On Sunday night, they'll face off in the league's first prime-time showdown of rookie QBs selected in the first round, and the spotlight is bright with significant playoff implications at stake. “I'm happy for him — he waited his time,” Daniels said of Penix. “He's a phenomenal player in my eyes, and I'm excited to be able to match up against him.” Daniels and the Commanders (10-5) are in the playoffs with a win. They might already be in before kickoff if Tampa Bay loses at home to Carolina, though the Buccaneers are 8-point favorites on BetMGM Sportsbook. Washington is favored by 4 against the Falcons (8-7), who are vying with the Bucs for the NFC South title and a home playoff game and also in contention with the Commanders and others for the conference's wild-card spots. “The reality is that you fight, you fight, you fight and you put yourself in a position to go out there and win your division,” Penix said. "You put yourself in a chance to get yourself to qualify for extra play. We’re right in the mix of doing that, and we’ve got to go do it and finish.” Daniels, who threw five touchdown passes to beat Philadelphia last week and end the Eagles’ winning streak at 10 games, is the prohibitive favorite to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Penix completed 18 of 27 passes for 202 yards in a rout of the New York Giants that included two touchdowns by Atlanta's defense and two on the ground from running back Bijan Robinson. “I was really pleased with his composure, his poise, his ability to click through progressions,” Morris said. "Realistically, it was a pretty clean game at the quarterback position. I’m very pleased with what he did and how he did it and the support that he had around him.” Coaching connection Washington's Dan Quinn is facing the Falcons as a head coach for the first time since they fired him in 2020. He was replaced then on an interim basis by Morris, who was an assistant on his staff in Atlanta the entire time Quinn was in charge, including the run to the Super Bowl in the 2016 season. “It’s always fun to play against your friends, your confidants, your mentors — whatever you want to look at it as — that we’ve been able to grow up with throughout this whole process,” said Morris, who was an assistant in Washington from 2012-14 under Mike Shanahan and interviewed for the Commanders job last winter. “Dan coaching me in college," Morris added, "and then having a chance to work together and then having a chance to really follow the same path to the National Football League and then to now being in a fortunate position to be head coaches in this awesome league and having a chance to compete against each other at a very high level with high stakes on the line in prime time and all of those things — I just enjoy those moments of being able to go against guys that you care about.” Morris said conversations from their close working relationship, which dates to their time together at Hofstra, are on a break right now. “Obviously you swap texts on normal weeks,” Morris said. “I won’t talk to him this week. I’ll ban him. I’ll block him on the phone.” More zip leads to more drops Penix's results would have been even more impressive if not for some drops by receivers. Ray-Ray McCloud and Drake London had miscues on Atlanta’s opening drive. Tight end Kyle Pitts bobbled a pass later that led to Penix's interception. Serving as scout-team QB while Cousins was the starter , Penix had little practice time with the first-string offense before last week. As a left-hander, Penix gives receivers a different look, but perhaps the biggest adjustment was the added zip on his passes when compared with Cousins. “We kind of talked about that,” Morris said. “We figured that would happen. ... We talked about the reps with these guys, not having as many. So, things like that are going to happen. But I do like the fact that we’re able to keep playing and pushing and watch the guys get better and better as we went. Fuller strength The Commanders are expected to get two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen back after surgery in October to repair a torn pectoral muscle initially looked to be season-ending . “We know the caliber of Jon and what he can bring,” Quinn said. “He’s strong. He’s tough. So when that does happen, that’ll be something that will definitely bring energy to our defense.” Allen had 15 tackles and two sacks in five-plus games before getting injured at Baltimore on Oct. 13. Sacks on the rise After ranking last in the league with 10 sacks through the first 11 games, Atlanta’s long-struggling pass rush has enjoyed a dramatic surge. The Falcons have at least three in four consecutive games, the longest active streak in the league, with 16 total over this stretch. Arnold Ebiketie recorded his fifth sack and recovered a fumble against the Giants, and Kaden Elliss had a strip sack. Elliss also has five sacks and has dropped opposing QBs in four consecutive games: the longest streak by a Falcons defender since Patrick Kerney's five in a row in 2001. ___ AP Sports Writer Charles Odum contributed. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Football (NFL) Eagles look to clinch NFC East title while Cowboys hope to play spoiler Dec 26, 2024 3:29 PM Playoff hopes in the balance when the Broncos face the Bengals in Cincy Dec 26, 2024 3:20 PM Broncos cornerback Riley Moss is set to return after missing a month with knee injury Dec 26, 2024 3:05 PM
Adrian Kempe scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season and the Los Angeles Kings held off a late flurry to defeat the visiting Seattle Kraken 2-1 Saturday afternoon in the first meeting of the season between the Pacific Division rivals. Quinton Byfield also scored and Anze Kopitar added two assists for the Kings, who won for just the second time in their past five games. Goaltender David Rittich made 19 saves. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland will find his form so long as the rest of his Manchester City team-mates raise their game but has not ruled out January transfer window signings as he looks to revive the Premier League champions' fortunes. City are enduring a slump unlike any Guardiola has known in his celebrated managerial career, having lost eight and won just one of their last 11 games in all competitions. The downturn has seen the usually prolific Haaland, a key figure while City were winning an unprecedented four successive Premier League titles, denied of service... AFP
NEW YORK (AP) — used his image as a successful New York businessman to become a celebrity, a reality television star and eventually the president. Now he will get to revel in one of the most visible symbols of success in the city when he rings the opening bell of the on Thursday as he's also named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Trump is expected to be on Wall Street to mark the ceremonial start of the day's trading, according to four people with knowledge of his plans. He will also be announced Thursday as , according to a person familiar with the selection. The people who confirmed the stock exchange appearance and Time award were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. It will be a notable moment of twin recognitions for Trump, who at times has treated the stock market as a measure of public approval and has long-prized signifiers of his success in New York's business world and his appearances on the covers of magazines — especially Time. Trump was named the magazine's Person of the Year in 2016, when he was first elected to the White House. He had already been listed as a finalist for this year's award alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, X owner Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kate, the Princess of Wales. Time declined to confirm the selection ahead of Thursday morning's announcement. “Time does not comment on its annual choice for Person of the Year prior to publication,” a spokesperson for the magazine said Wednesday. The ringing of the bell is a powerful symbol of U.S. capitalism — and a good New York photo opportunity at that. Despite his decades as a New York businessman, Trump has never done it before. It was unclear whether Trump, a Republican, would meet with New York's embattled mayor, Democrat , who and has not ruled out changing his political party. Adams has been and accused of selling influence to foreign nationals; he has denied wrongdoing. Trump himself was once a symbol of New York, but he gave up living full-time in his namesake Trump Tower in Manhattan and moved to Florida after leaving the White House. CNN first reported Wednesday Trump’s visit to the stock exchange and Politico reported that Trump was expected to be unveiled as Time's Person of the Year. The stock exchange regularly invites celebrities and business leaders to participate in the ceremonial opening and closing of trading. During Trump’s first term, his wife, Melania Trump, rang the bell to promote her “Be Best” initiative on children’s well-being. Last year, Time CEO Jessica Sibley rang the opening bell to unveil the magazine's 2023 Person of the Year: . After the Nov. 5 election, the S&P 500 rallied 2.5% for its best day in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,508 points, or 3.6%, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 3%. All three indexes topped records they had set in recent weeks. The U.S. stock market has historically tended to rise the White House, with Democrats scoring bigger average gains since 1945. But Republican control could mean big shifts in the winning and losing industries underneath the surface, and investors are adding to bets built earlier on what the that Trump favors will mean. Trump has long courted the business community based on his own status as a wealthy real estate developer who gained additional fame as the star of the TV show “The Apprentice” in which competitors tried to impress him with their business skills. He won the election in part by about an economy that seemed unable to meet the needs of the middle class. The larger business community has applauded his promises to reduce corporate taxes and cut regulations. But there are also concerns about his stated plans to impose broad tariffs and possibly target companies that he sees as not aligning with his own political interests. Trump spends the bulk of his time at his Florida home but was in New York for weeks this spring during his hush money trial there. He was convicted, but his lawyers are pushing for the case to be thrown out in light of his election. While he spent hours in a Manhattan courthouse every day during his criminal trial, Trump took his presidential campaign to the streets of the heavily Democratic city, holding a rally in the Bronx and popping up at settings for working-class New Yorkers: a bodega, a construction site and a firehouse. Trump returned to the city in September to meet with Ukrainian President at his Manhattan tower and again in the final stretch of the presidential campaign when he held a rally at Madison Square Garden that drew immediate blowback as speakers made . At the stock exchange, the ringing of the bell has been a tradition since the 1800s. The first guest to do it was a 10-year-old boy named Leonard Ross, in 1956, who won a quiz show answering questions about the stock market. Many times, companies listing on the exchange would ring the bell at 9:30 a.m. to commemorate their initial offerings as trading began. But the appearances have become an important marker of culture and politics -- something that Trump hopes to seize as he’s promised historic levels of economic growth. The anti-apartheid advocate and South African President Nelson Mandela rang the bell, as has Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone with his castmates from the film “The Expendables.” So, too, have the actors Robert Downey Jr. and Jeremy Renner for an “Avengers” movie and the Olympians Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. In 1985, Ronald Reagan became the first sitting U.S. president to ring the bell. “With tax reform and budget control, our economy will be free to expand to its full potential, driving the bears back into permanent hibernation,” Reagan said at the time. “We’re going to turn the bull loose.” The crowd of traders on the floor chanted, “Ronnie! Ronnie! Ronnie!” The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed in 1985 and 1986, but it suffered a decline in October 1987 in an event known as “Black Monday.” Long reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Josh Boak in Washington contributed to this report.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is pumping more artificial intelligence into the latest iPhones during the holiday shopping season with a free software update that includes a feature that enables users to create customized emojis within a matter of seconds. The Wednesday release of the iPhone's upgraded operating system, iOS 18.2, extends Apple's expansion into AI months after rivals such as Samsung and Google began implanting the revolutionary technology on their devices. The update builds upon another one that came out in late October to usher in the AI era for Apple and the iPhone, as well as for the iPad and Mac.
Hysterical “I felt like Linda Blaire in The Exorcist ” - one of the victims There is a reason why I put this first on my list: it is because of the well-structured script and production that hook you within the first three minutes of the first episode. This podcast from Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios investigates the mysterious 2011 outbreak that affected a group of high school girls at Le Roy Junior-Senior High School in New York. It is said to be the most severe case since the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. This podcast is filled with twists and turns, a fantastic music score, and a host who is engaged in every minute detail. What caused the mass hysteria which all thought was long dead? Is there something in the water or inside the school or “all in the head”? The episodes cover it all. The Modi Raj “There have always been two Narendra Modi’s...” With PM Narendra Modi returning to power for the third time this year, The Economist released “ The Modi Raj ,” an eight-episode limited podcast series exploring the rise of Narendra Modi and his transformation of India. The podcast, hosted by The Economist ’s Avantika Chilkoti, traces Mr. Modi’s life from 1950, the year he was born and moves periodically from there to map out his entire journey. She speaks to many people close to him, RSS members, and even his tailor. Topics such as the RSS, Mr. Modi’s time as a pracharak, his untold marriage, The Emergency and the Ayodhya dispute are covered, among others. She tells us how Mr. Modi plans to balance both parts of his agenda and turn India into a superpower. PM Modi is seen in the spotlight like no other. Wrongly Accused: The Annette Hewins Story Annette Hewins was one of the three women convicted in 1997 for the deaths of Diane Jones (21) and her two daughters in Merthyr Tydfil, a town in Wales. She was accused of supplying petrol for the arson attack . This took a toll on Annette who died in 2017 less than 24 hours after being detained in a mental health unit. She suffered a fatal arrhythmia caused by the drug problem she developed in prison. After serving 18 months in custody, the judges said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to convict her. So why was she targeted? This podcast from BBC Studios focusses on her story and is hosted by none other than Nicole Jacobs, who was just four years old when her mother was arrested for a crime she was wrongly accused of. Ms. Nicole talks about everything in great detail. She takes us back to October 10, 1995, when the attack took place, and uncovers the truth. The Good Whale “An imperfect attempt to understand what might be best for an animal who can’t speak for himself. An intention to make things right for him, to make things better.” This is a podcast from the studios of Serial and The New York Times . In it, host Daniel Alarcon tells the story of Keiko, the killer whale famously known as Willy from the 1993 classic Free Willy . This limited series focusses on the science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean from an amusement park in Mexico. This celebrity orca needed a Hollywood ending, and how he ended up in Norway is a story you must listen to. This 7,000-pounder became a good friend to me after the podcast — imagine the bond formed by those who cared for him. It’s truly a “deep dive.” Broomgate: A Curling Scandal Curling is one sport I wasn’t that aware of but the title intrigued me to listen to this six-part series by CBC which talks about “a broom that almost killed Curling.” If you don’t know what that means, it’s fine, I didn’t know about it either until I discovered this. John Cullen, the host, reveals the never-told-before scandal that shook the sport of Curling. This podcast shows how a simple change to a piece of gaming equipment led to an uproar. Players remained quiet for many years due to fear but this series swept the truth about a broom across the board. Long Shadow S3: In Guns We Trust “We were interested in going to the moon we are not interested in solving the gun problem.” The United States has more guns than people, with more than 400 million privately owned firearms. There have been more than 488 mass shootings across the U.S. so far in 2024. The United States is the centre of gun violence compared to other countries. In this podcast , host Garrett Graff’s exceptional presentation explains how firearms went from being an ordinary part of rural American life to a menacing element in modern society. How did the U.S. get here? How did the U.S. become so divided over guns? Can we find a way forward? Mr. Graff covers it all. He investigates each mass shooting, starting with the Columbine High School massacre of 1999, one of America’s deadliest school shootings. The podcast also examines why the perpetrators did what they did and explores the main reasons behind these heinous crimes. This is produced by Long Lead and Campside Media in collaboration with The Trace and distributed by PRX. The Curious History Of Your Home In this podcast from the Noiser Network, Historian Ruth Goodman, with her rich-toned voice, guides you through the surprising stories behind everyday objects in your home: coffee, beds, ovens, cats, fridges, and other simple items that were once precious discoveries. Where did the concept of the oven come from? What was the connection between a wasp and the discovery of paper? Did you know that coffee was once called the ‘bitter invention of Satan’? Well, this is one podcast that may surprise you! Black Box In 2023, The Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, quit his position at Google after deciding he had to “blow the whistle” on the technology he helped develop. Mr. Hinton said AI will find ways to circumvent our restrictions and manipulate people to do what it wants. This seven-part podcast series , brought to you by The Guardian , explores the collision of humanity and AI. Michael Safi investigates the story of a technology so strange and complex that it’s even baffled its creators such as the tech has a mind of its own. This series looks at different weird interactions between humanity and technology. The host also talks about a term I was first introduced to called ‘AI vertigo’ - dizziness when trying to comprehend what is coming with AI. This reminds me of the interaction between Theodore and Samantha in the 2013 film Her . If you want to know what’s in store, the presenter dives into the question “If we are falling towards some new place with great speed, who pushed us?” Soul Boom We always thought of Dwight Schrute helping us grow beets right? but here he helps us grow spiritually. The actor and comedian Rainn Wilson brings a podcast where he sits with super interesting people from actors, authors, and athletes, to comedians. Whether it be the idea of the afterlife, religion, God, the Universe, spiritual practices, healing, love, mental space, or the journey of the soul, Mr. Wilson makes sure the conversations are meaningful and digs into the core of the human experience: creativity, spirituality, and psychology. I’m sure you’ll have one favourite episode, mine is the conversation with Anne Lamott, What is the Key to Lasting Love? Strangers on a Bench After all these heavy recommendations, one podcast caught my attention. In it, Tom Rosenthal singer-songwriter and composer, approaches a stranger on a bench in the park and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation. He talks about random things to strangers with interesting thoughts, great lessons, and anecdotes that could brighten one’s day. The ambient sound invites us to sit with them on that bench to hear the stories. Also, while you’re here. Listen to our homegrown podcasts of 2024 The Rearview The Rearview is a podcast where the hosts Jacob Koshy and Sobhana K. Nair guide you on a scenic route through the history of science. Filled with fascinating anecdotes, deep archival dives, and a closer look at the quirky minds behind groundbreaking ideas. This is a podcast that not only refreshes my knowledge of history and general knowledge questions I once knew but also offers more in-depth conversations. This is the rearview of the time-travelling DeLorean automobile. The Interface Technological acceleration is increasing exponentially. Innovations that once took decades are now happening in a matter of years, or even months. AI, automation and robotics are making jobs and industries obsolete while creating new roles and economic opportunities. To better understand this acceleration, John Xavier engages with a diverse group of experts, including scientists, business leaders and policymakers such as Anima Anandkumar, Nitin Seth, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Mihir Shukla, and Bruce Schneier. The podcast aims to inform listeners about the dynamic technological landscape and the mindset needed to navigate this terrain. Published - December 28, 2024 03:42 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit The Rearview Podcast / The Hindu Podcasts / entertainment (general)
Brady Tkachuk remembers skipping school to watch his dad play in the 2006 Olympics. Now it’s his turn — finally — to play international hockey against the best players in the world. The Ottawa Senators captain has been named to the United States’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. He’s one of 20 players on Canadian NHL teams set to take part in February’s battle between Canada, the U.S., Finland and Sweden. “You grow up and it’s Stanley Cup and winning a gold medal. Those are the two goals,” Tkachuk said Thursday. “I think I’ve dreamt of an event like this since I was a little kid. I know it’s still a long way away, but can’t help just be super excited about it.” The rosters unveiled Wednesday include the NHL’s brightest lights, from Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid and Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Auston Matthews to Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck and Vancouver Canucks blueliner Quinn Hughes. Many clubs are sending players to different international squads, including the Sens, who’ll see Tkachuk play for the U.S. while goalie Linus Ullmark takes the crease for Sweden. Ullmark was quick to answer when asked whether he planned to trash talk his NHL teammate. “Buddy, he’ll sucker punch me out of the blue if I do that,” he said with a grin. “No, no. I’m not going to do that. ... But there might be a wink here and there for certain players if I have the opportunity to play.” The 4 Nations tournament — set to take place in Montreal and Boston — is the closest NHLers have come to playing best-on-best international hockey since the 2016 World Cup. “I think it’s going to be really exciting for the players, of course, but the fans,” said Matthews. “It’s been a while since we’ve seen kind of best-on-best like this. It’s a pretty good precursor for the Olympics the following year. I think everybody’s really excited. It’ll be fun.” Now that the rosters have been announced, speculation has turned to details such as which players will skate together and what each country’s power play will look like. “We were joking around, like, if you’re a coach sitting in the dressing room, looking at the whiteboard, picking out lines and power plays and combinations and all that, there are so many great options,” said Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey, who’s on Team Canada. “To get that opportunity, it’s definitely something I don’t take lightly.” The tournament will replace the 2025 NHL all-star game, but Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm believes hockey fans will still get a chance to see the sport’s very best. “I think every team that’s in the tournament is pretty much an all-star roster,” said Ekholm, who’s been named to Sweden’s team. “You can look at all the rosters and think whatever you think. But, in my opinion, it’s going to come down to whoever can get it together the quickest and to the highest level in that short period of time. I mean, you lose the first game and you’re pretty much out of it, almost.” Ekholm will be joined on Sweden’s squad by regional rival Rasmus Andersson. The Calgary Flames defenceman will partake in international hockey for the first time since the U-18 World Championships in 2014. From playoffs to parenthood, a variety of factors have barred Andersson from playing in a tre kronor jersey over the past decade. “I’ve never been able to play (at the senior level) and I’ve always loved playing for my country. It’s something I never take for granted,” he said. “It’s the first time in — what — eight years that it’s best-on-best. ... I’m super excited about it.” Winger Patrik Laine just returned to the Canadiens’ lineup on Tuesday, but said he had a feeling he was in the running to make Finland’s team. “It’s always really cool to put on that jersey. It’s always a privilege to be representing our country,” he said. “And obviously with these best-on-best events, the World Cup for us didn’t go too well last time. So we’ll try to get a little redemption this time. I feel like we’ve got a really good team.” Finland tends to be underrated heading into international hockey play, said Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen. “We’re just a small country from the north there. It’s pretty unique that we’ve produced so many good players,” he said. “And just being part of (4 Nations), I think we want to go there with the winning mindset and prove that we’re the top country in the world.” Being tapped for the tournament had some NHLers reminiscing about their favourite memories of watching their country play Thursday. Canucks centre Elias Pettersson can still vividly recall the gold-medal game where Sweden bested Finland at the 2006 Olympics in Turin. “I was so fired up watching (Henrik) Lundqvist, I was goalie the next practise,” he said. “It brings back good memories and now to be part of this, it’s very cool.” — With files from Donna Spencer in Calgary. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2024. Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey, lawmaker saysMichigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday after three seasons with the Wolverines. The 6-foot-3, 339-pound junior was a third-team All-American and a second-team All-Big Ten selection this season. He had three sacks among his 32 total tackles over 12 games in 2024. As a sophomore, Grant helped the Wolverines claim the national championship with 29 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks in 15 games. "I am very appreciative to Coach (Jim) Harbaugh and coach (Sherrone) Moore and the rest of the University of Michigan staff that I have crossed paths with," Grant posted on social media. "It has been an honor to be developed into a Michigan Man." Other Michigan players who intend to leave the program for the draft include defensive lineman Mason Graham, cornerback Will Johnson and tight end Colston Loveland. --Field Level Media
Democratic New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman has not figured out yet that Americans are fed up with the BLM-esque race-hustling that has sapped this country’s morale for the better of, I don’t know, four or five years. In June, Bowman suffered a crushing defeat in the Democratic primary for New York’s 16th Congressional district. The left-wing ‘Squad’ member, whose greatest achievement in Congress was pulling the fire alarm in a Capitol Hill office building, is still bitter about his constituents giving him the old boot, and now he wants to take out his frustration on white people. (Stream the Daily Caller’s ‘Demand For Hate’ documentary HERE) Bowman had a conniption for the ages Tuesday on X after a jury acquitted Daniel Penny of negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely. “Dear White People,” Bowman’s racist diatribe began. “I don’t know why I feel the need to keep talking to you. I don’t know why part of me still has hope for you and for us. Some of you are too far gone. But maybe enough of you aren’t and will join us in fighting to end white supremacy.” Dear White People, I don’t know why I feel the need to keep talking to you. I don’t know why part of me still has hope for you and for us. Some of you are too far gone. But maybe enough of you aren’t and will join us in fighting to end white supremacy. — Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (@JamaalBowmanNY) December 10, 2024 Bowman went on to compare Neely’s death to Eric Garner’s, Trayvon Martin’s, George Floyd’s and Breonna Taylor’s, even though each case is so uniquely different. Then, he dropped the doozy. The two words everyone in this country is sick of hearing paired together: white and supremacy. “Black people are harmed or killed. And there is never accountability or justice. This is the evil of white supremacy. It spans across geography and political parties and sickens us all,” Bowman wrote before lamenting the “trauma” that resides “deep” in his bones. “I wish I didn’t have to live with all of this trauma deep in my bones. I wish I could just be free to be me. I marvel at the beauty and greatness of my people in spite of white supremacy. It’s extraordinary. That is what I will continue to lean on,” he concluded. Now that Bowman’s term in Congress is coming to an end, he will have plenty of time to ruminate on his deep trauma. He can pull all the fire alarms he wants, yell and express all the anger he wants, without feeling judgment, now that he is just an ordinary citizen, not an elected official. He’s finally free to be himself, but the only difference in 2025, compared to 2020, is that Americans no longer want to listen to race-baiters like him. Did you enjoy this post? Consider checking out John’s full weekly newsletter, Mr. Right, available here: MrRight.DailyCaller.comConor McGregor’s Wife: Find Out if He Married Fiancee Dee Devlin
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WASHINGTON — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the United States asked for its retraction, U.S. officials told the Associated Press. The move came after the U.S. ambassador to Israel publicly criticized the report. The rare public dispute drew accusations from prominent aid and human-rights figures that the work of the U.S.-funded Famine Early Warning System Network, meant to reflect the data-driven analysis of unbiased international experts, has been tainted by politics. A declaration of famine would be a great embarrassment for Israel, which has insisted that its 15-month war in Gaza is aimed against the militant group Hamas and not against its civilian population. U.S. Ambassador Jacob Lew this week called the warning by the internationally recognized group inaccurate and “irresponsible.” Lew and the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds the monitoring group, both said the findings failed to properly account for rapidly changing circumstances in north Gaza. Humanitarian and human rights officials expressed fear of U.S. political interference in the world’s monitoring system for famines. The U.S. Embassy in Israel and the State Department declined to comment. Officials at the warning network did not respond to questions. “We work day and night with the U.N. and our Israeli partners to meet humanitarian needs — which are great — and relying on inaccurate data is irresponsible,” Lew said Tuesday. USAID confirmed to the AP that it had asked the famine-monitoring organization to withdraw its stepped-up warning issued in a report dated Monday. The report did not appear among the top updates on the group’s website Thursday, but the link to it remained active. The dispute points in part to the difficulty of assessing the extent of starvation in largely isolated northern Gaza. Thousands in recent weeks have fled an intensified Israeli military crackdown that aid groups say has allowed delivery of only a dozen trucks of food and water since roughly October. The warning network said in its withdrawn report that unless Israel changes its policy, it expects the number of people dying of starvation and related ailments in north Gaza to reach between two and 15 per day sometime between January and March. The internationally recognized mortality threshold for famine is two or more deaths a day per 10,000 people. The warning network was created by the U.S. development agency in the 1980s and is still funded by it. But it is intended to provide independent, neutral and data-driven assessments of hunger crises, including in war zones. Its findings help guide decisions on aid by the U.S. and other governments and agencies around the world. A spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Oren Marmorstein, welcomed the U.S. ambassador’s public challenge of the famine warning. “FEWS NET - Stop spreading these lies!” Marmorstein posted on X . In challenging the findings publicly, the U.S. ambassador “leveraged his political power to undermine the work of this expert agency,” said Scott Paul, a senior manager at Oxfam America, a humanitarian nonprofit. Paul stressed that he was not weighing in on the accuracy of the data or methodology of the report. “The whole point of creating FEWS is to have a group of experts make assessments about imminent famine that are untainted by political considerations,” said Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch and now a visiting professor in international affairs at Princeton University. “It sure looks like USAID is allowing political considerations — the Biden administration’s worry about funding Israel’s starvation strategy — to interfere.” Israel says it has been operating in recent months against Hamas militants still active in northern Gaza. It says the vast majority of the area’s residents have fled and relocated to Gaza City, where most aid destined for the north is delivered. But some critics, including a former defense minister, have accused Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza’s far north, near the Israeli border. North Gaza has been one of the areas hardest-hit by fighting and Israel’s restrictions on aid throughout its war with Hamas militants. Global famine monitors and United Nations and U.S. officials have warned repeatedly of the imminent risk of malnutrition and deaths from starvation reaching famine levels. International officials say Israel in the summer increased the amount of aid it was allowing into Gaza, under U.S. pressure. The U.S. and U.N. have said Gaza’s people as a whole need between 350 and 500 trucks a day of food and other vital needs. But the U.N. and aid groups say Israel recently has again blocked almost all aid to that part of Gaza. Cindy McCain, the American head of the U.N. World Food Program, called this month for political pressure to get food flowing to Palestinians there. Israel says that it places no restrictions on aid entering Gaza and that hundreds of truckloads of goods are piled up at the teorritory’s crossings, and accused international aid agencies of failing to deliver the supplies. The U.N. and other aid groups say Israeli restrictions, ongoing combat, looting and insufficient security by Israeli troops make it impossible to deliver aid effectively. Lew, the U.S. ambassador, said the famine warning was based on “outdated and inaccurate” data. He pointed to uncertainty over how many of the 65,000 to 75,000 people remaining in northern Gaza had fled in recent weeks, saying that skewed the findings. The warning network said in its report that its famine assessment holds even if as few as 10,000 people remain. USAID in its statement to AP said it had reviewed the report before it became public, and noted “discrepancies” in population estimates and some other data. The U.S. agency said it had asked the famine warning group to address those uncertainties and be clear in its final report to reflect how those uncertainties affected its predictions of famine. “This was relayed before Ambassador Lew’s statement,” USAID said in a statement. “FEWS NET did not resolve any of these concerns and published in spite of these technical comments and a request for substantive engagement before publication. As such, USAID asked to retract the report.” Roth criticized the U.S. challenge of the report, given the gravity of the crisis there. “This quibbling over the number of people desperate for food seems a politicized diversion from the fact that the Israeli government is blocking virtually all food from getting in,” he said, adding that “the Biden administration seems to be closing its eyes to that reality, but putting its head in the sand won’t feed anyone.” The U.S., Israel’s main backer, provided a record amount of military support in the first year of the war. At the same time, the Biden administration repeatedly urged Israel to allow more access to aid deliveries in Gaza overall, and warned that failing to do so could trigger U.S. restrictions on military support. The administration recently said Israel was making improvements and declined to carry out its threat of restrictions. Military support for Israel’s war in Gaza is politically charged in the U.S., with Republicans and some Democrats staunchly opposed to any effort to limit U.S. support over the suffering of Palestinian civilians trapped in the conflict. The Biden administration’s reluctance to do more to press Israel for improved treatment of civilians undercut support for Democrats in last month’s elections. Knickmeyer writes for the Associated Press. Sam Mednick and Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
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Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland will find his form so long as the rest of his Manchester City team-mates raise their game but has not ruled out January transfer window signings as he looks to revive the Premier League champions' fortunes. City are enduring a slump unlike any Guardiola has known in his celebrated managerial career, having lost eight and won just one of their last 11 games in all competitions. The downturn has seen the usually prolific Haaland, a key figure while City were winning an unprecedented four successive Premier League titles, denied of service... AFPHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 12/11/2024Fijiana 7s needs shake-up The performance of the Fijiana 7s needs a shake-up. When Saiasi Fuli was in charge, the Fijiana 7s showed some brilliance, but then the girls faltered as the season progressed. I remember vividly the Fijiana 7s beating Australia 14-12 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in what was the biggest upset of the Games. The Fijiana 7s lost to the Black Ferns 22-17 in extra time and went on to beat Great Britain 21-12 to finish third in the Olympics meet. However, in the last Olympic Games in Paris, the Fijiana 7s lost all their games. They lost 17-14 to Canada, 40-12 to China and 38-7 to the Black Ferns. Brazil added salt to our wounds with a 28-22 win. We finished 12th in Paris after losing 21-15 to South Africa. Fuli stepped down and in came Ratu Timoci Volavola, but the performance has worsened. In Dubai, the Fijiana 7s lost to Ireland 30-12, Australia 42-7 and China 15-14. The side lost again to China 24-7 in the nineth place semi-final and then to Spain 22-5, finishing last in Dubai. In Cape Town, the Fijiana 7s got thrashed by the USA 31-0. In their second pool match, the Fijiana 7s got beaten by Great Britain 22-5. The team managed to win their match against Brazil 22-19 but lost to China again 14-12. I urge FRU to carry out a SWOT analysis on the dismal performance of the Fijiana 7s. We need to get things right! RAJNESH ISHWAR LINGAM, Nadawa, Nasinu. Respect for Fiji The British Lions, Italy, Scotland, Japan and many others have all played international rugby test matches against Fiji in Fiji. And it is heartening to note that Scotland will be playing Fiji in Fiji in July, 2025. However, it is sad and disappointing that two of the world’s rugby superpowers and our closest neighbours in New Zealand and Australia who normally consider ourselves as members of their Pacific family have never considered Fiji as good enough to agree to play test rugby against us in Fiji. This is despite the fact that they have been playing against Fiji for over 100 years and some of these matches played in their own countries. The most recent is the Fiji/New Zealand rugby match played in the US last June supposedly to improve the sport in the biggest economy in the world. What a joke! And Fiji and the interest of Fijians? They obviously were considered even with Fijian Government’s involvement but not considered to be that important to have the test match in Fiji. As always with world rugby involved, we in Fiji are kept in the dark and we should accept whatever they decide supposedly for our interest without any question. Now that we’re in the 21st century, we in Fiji demand that New Zealand and Australia in particular should give Fiji the recognition and respect that it deserves by playing rugby test matches against Fiji in Fiji. The Fiji Government should include this as an agenda item in their next high level dealings with their Governments. Fiji should also as a matter of priority directly approach the South African Government to request rugby test matches between the two countries in their respective countries. I believe Fiji can expect a greater appreciation and respect from them compared to the type of treatment we have been getting from our immediate neighbours. SAVERIO BALEIKANACEA, Delainavesi, Lami Newfound freedom It would appear to me that since the last election when Fijians found their freedoms after 16 long years of “oppression”, personal prejudice and personal opinions by those in power is the basis of all new laws. I believe the elite and those who are in positions of influence have taken this newfound freedom to mean they can make laws based on their personal prejudices and opinions. We are already seeing this not just by what politicians are saying but by village chiefs as well. We are seeing this arrogance almost daily at the highest levels. Isn’t this new found freedom just great? I have always maintained; the people of Fiji are truly blessed. May I add, no one else in the world is as blessed as Fijians. JAN NISSAR, Hiroshima, Japan Nothing has changed! During the FFP’s governing era, most of the current government ministers and senior government officials including some prominent legal eagles, vehemently decried the hosting of conferences, seminars, symposiums, conventions, meetings, etc, at lavish resorts and hotels. However, nothing seems to have changed over the past two years. Recently, the 26th Attorney-General’s Conference was held at the 5-Star Sheraton Fiji Golf & Beach Resort at Denarau. Was it a necessity to have it at such a venue? A school hall somewhere in Suva or Nadi could’ve been pre-arranged/organised as it’s the school holidays or even a tent erected at the Albert Park precinct and pay for your own meals and drinks. Imagine the thousands of dollars that could be saved and better utilised elsewhere. Sa sega tu mada mehn ! We have four-legged banded iguanas living in the forests on some of our maritime islands including the invasive iguana on Taveuni.Subsequently, we do have 2-legged chameleons (a lizard which has the ability to change colours to suit the environment) walking the corridors of power. Shame. ANTHONY SAHAI, Levuka, Ovalau Diabetes issue Diabetes has been the subject of the Government and NGOs’ attention in awareness programs to curb the current trend which has put Fiji as one of the highest recorded populations in the world which suffer from this disease. Other than awareness, one sure way to convince people to change their lifestyle is to compel them to become aware of the level of sugar in their blood and this can only be achieved through regular blood tests with glucometers. If Government assists registered diabetes patients and makes these glucometers and its test strips more affordable then this would be a step in the right direction to compel sufferers to change their lifestyle to avoid the extreme results of amputations and untimely demise. Food for thought for Government. EMOSI BALEI, Suva Stop it! The FICAC Commissioner has stressed that it is illegal for civil servants and government entities to ask for Christmas donations and food. Despite her stern warning, I believe one organisation here in the West has sent out an email to various clients requesting for contributions to fund their Christmas festivities. Did they not get the memo? Or did this organisation in question simply chose to disregard FICAC’s firm directive? I strongly urge FICAC to follow up on this specific instance and possibly take action for their lack of adherence and to ensure compliance with the rule. This shameful practice of begging the public for funding must stop. Go source your own dalo, chicken and vuaka. NISHANT SINGH, Lautoka . Ultimate thievery With an unbelievable quizzical state of theft in the country, one of my mates has shared the ultimate thievery act. Upon returning home from a busy Saturday CBD, one realises that his underwear is gone. Not from the clothes line. The one which he had worn to town. MOHAMMED IMRAZ JANIF, Natabua, Lautoka Mice will play! This week, LTA enforcement officers and police were out around Lautoka City advocating the road safety message with their pens. However, they were not seen around in the evening and late hours of the night. Habitual mindset of illegal drivers, drive around any how. A truck driver double parked on the road to buy booze saying who are you? Meanwhile, a private car loaded seven passengers and made a U-turn before driving off. By the looks of it, when the cat is away, the mice have the field. Thank you LTA and police, don’t give up. Old habits die hard, eh Nishant Singh! NAVNEET RAM (TD), Lautoka Arriving on time Colin Deoki wants the PM to ask his parliamentary colleagues why they arrive late at official speaking engagements (FT 11/12). I can tell him why. It’s a lack of respect for ordinary people and an arrogance of power and an inflated sense of self-importance. I remember the same thing used to happen routinely at Fiji Football organised soccer tournaments. And it was for the same reason. RAJEND NAIDU, Sydney, Australia Rip off! I received an envelope from our friends from abroad with some contents worth $36 together with freight costs. I paid $10.95 to customs and $5.80 to the post office to retrieve the envelope. Being an unemployed senior citizen, the total charge was a rip off in accordance with the envelope. The relevant ministry should seriously consider such costs which vulnerable citizens have to bear. DAVID SUSHIL LAL, Malolo St, Lautoka Multiple coups? Violence against children costs $460m — study (FT 11/12). Is there any study on the cost of the violence and setbacks of our multiple coups? That would make an interesting and illuminating study and warn us not to go down that path ever again if we want our country and its people to progress. RAJEND NAIDU, Sydney, Australia Harmful scenario! I thank Conan Hatch for joining the club, so to speak! And a very special thank you to The Fiji Times for giving his letter the headline — Discipline crisis — for that is exactly what we have on our hands; and it should be on our consciences, too. I received a letter the other day which made the salient point concerning this issue, that today, in the main, the world’s governments mostly comprise younger people — young men and women who have little or no experience — whereas, in days gone by the people we voted into office on our behalf were older: people with experience who had no need to make a mark on society. Today’s authority has been passed to young people who have yet to make their mark and so come up with harebrained schemes without giving thought to the consequences. I recently read Descartes’ Error – Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain, by Antonio R. Damasio: Professor of Psychology, Philosophy and Neurology at the USC — adjunct professor at the Salk Institute — winner of many awards. I confess it is not an easy read, but well worth the effort. He has this to say . . . Early in development, punishment and reward are delivered by parents and other elders and peers, who actually embody the social conventions and ethics of the culture to which (they) belong. In Germany and the Soviet Union during the 1930s and 1940s . . .in Cambodia during the Pol Pot regime . . . a sick culture prevailed upon a presumably normal machinery of reason, with disastrous consequences. Adding that he fears sizeable sectors of society are gradually becoming tragically similar. He states further . . . If the proposed solution to individual and social suffering bypasses the causes of individual and social conflict, it is not likely to work for very long. It may treat a symptom, but it does nothing to the roots of the disease. Damasio stresses: One of the most distinctive human traits is the ability to learn to be guided by future prospects rather than by immediate outcomes, something we begin to acquire in childhood. If we are permitted to acquire it, that is! Most pertinently he claims . . . Lack of reward can constitute punishment and be unpleasant, just as lack of punishment can constitute reward and be quite pleasurable. I have written many times on the loss of a parent’s right to discipline their child and I commend all of those who, few though they may be, have the sense to see the harm we are doing to our children. SUE CAUTY, Pacific Harbour Blood shortage Recently, an elderly relative was admitted to the Acute Surgical Ward at the CWM Hospital in Suva due to a sickness which required her needing a blood transfusion. My concern here is when a patient needs blood, the blood bank will not release blood to the patient until donors are found and donate to the patient due to the existing low levels of blood at the blood bank. To my knowledge, this has been an ongoing problem for many years. A possible solution is if the Army, Navy and Police, etc., were able to donate a pint of blood each. That would lead to a significant boost to the blood bank at the hospitals around the country. Is there sufficient storage space at the major hospitals? In saying that I would like to say a big vinaka vakalevu to the donors who came forward and donated upon our request. Not forgetting the hard-working doctors, nurses and auxiliary staff at the Acute Surgical Ward and the hospital in general. Much respect to you all. Lastly, could the Health Minister please look into this matter which will benefit our people who are in dire need. DEREK FONG TOY, Navua.Space Don't miss out on the headlines from Space. Followed categories will be added to My News. Large unidentified drones displaying advanced technology have been flooding the night skies of New Jersey for weeks, spooking residents and leaving authorities scrambling to identify them. Now a New Jersey Congressman says he’s pretty sure he knows where they’re coming from, urging that they be “shot down”. Representative Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he had “gotten to know people” and he had it from “very high sources, very qualified sources”, that “Iran launched a mothership, probably about a month ago, that contains these drones”. “That mothership is off the east coast of the United States of America,” he told Fox News on Wednesday morning. “They’ve launched drones, everything that we can see or hear. Again [this] is from high sources. I don’t say this lightly.” The Pentagon has since denied Mr Van Drew’s claims. “There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there’s no so-called ‘mothership’ launching drones toward the United States,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said during a Wednesday briefing. “At this time we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or are the work of an adversary. We’re going to continue to monitor what is happening but at no point were our installations threatened when this activity was occurring. These are not US military drones. This is being investigated by local law enforcement.” Mystery drones have been flying over New Jersey. Picture: X Mr Van Drew told Fox News the three possible origins for the drones were the US government, “glorified hobbyists” or an adversary nation. “We know it’s not our own government, because they would have let us know,” he said. “It could have been some glorified hobbyist or hobbyists that were doing something unbelievable. They don’t have the technology. The third possibility was somebody, an adversarial country doing this. Know that Iran made a deal with China to purchase drones, motherships and technology in order to go forward.” He stressed “the sources I have are good, I can’t reveal who they are because they’re speaking to me in confidentiality”. “These drones should be shot down,” he said. “Whether it was some crazy hobbyist that we can’t imagine, or whether it is Iran and I think it very possibly could be, they should be shot down. We are not getting the full deal. The military is on alert with this.” The comments left Fox News host Harris Faulkner stunned. “You’ve given us some pretty dire information just here and I want to make sure our viewers are digesting this,” she said. “Iran has the capability to pull up along our eastern seaboard and launch drones the size of an SUV into the skies of several states, particularly New Jersey where we know the incoming President has a large home in the same county where some of these drones have been seen.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Picture: khamenei.ir/AFP Faulkner questioned how the drones were being fuelled. “They have to land somewhere, drones don’t fly forever,” she said. “Why don’t they close down the airspace? Yes it’s inconvenient, yes it’s the holidays — shut it down. But if you start shooting things and you don’t know how they’re fuelled, that’s going to be mass explosions. This isn’t like one spy balloon. Congressman, this is serious.” Mr Van Drew insisted “we’ve got to bring them down”. “I don’t know exactly where they’re landing,” he said. “I have some information ... again this isn’t just Jeff Van Drew ... I’m telling you the straight deal from very high positioned individuals who are telling me this. The bottom line is they’re launching them, they’re all across the country. We don’t even have anything like this. We’ve got to get them down, we’ve got to determine how they function, what they do, make sure that we can get them and you’re right, in a safe way. This is a clear and present danger to the United States and our President-elect, and this is serious business.” Drones all over my town in Bergen County NJ tonight. I walked up by the police station and library b/c thatâs where they were clustered. I have tons of videos. Police said they are aware and following their movements. (Sorry for the commentary I was sending to my friends) pic.twitter.com/RXw0a2j0fY — Kateðoð ̧ (@Kate_inNJ) December 9, 2024 The startling claim comes as officials have continually told Americans that the drones pose no threat — even as the FBI has admitted it has no idea what they are or how to stop them. The large drones have been spotted flitting across the night skies across New Jersey for weeks, baffling residents with mysterious arrays of flashing lights and seemingly aimless movements. During a briefing on Wednesday, a Pentagon spokeswoman said the US government “at this time have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or are the work of an adversary”. “We’re going to continue to monitor what is happening but at no point were our installations threatened when this activity was occurring,” she continued. “These are not US military drones. This is being investigated by local law enforcement.” Meanwhile, more footage captured by a New Jersey mother and shared on X showed blinking lights buzzing over Bergen County on Sunday night. “They’re just pacing back and forth going very slow,” she said in the clip, adding she counted five or six flying machines hovering overhead. “It doesn’t sound like a plane ... no, no, it’s too quiet — that’s a drone.” Similar videos have flooded social media since November 18, when police first responded to calls about the drones hovering over Morris County. Sometimes numerous objects have been spotted flying in formation, and they’ve begun appearing across parts of New York, too. One Sunday alone, there were 49 reported sightings, mostly in New Jersey, although Governor Phil Murphy said some of those could have been misidentified aircraft or multiple reports of the same object. NEW: Governor Phil Murphy has spoken with White House officials about the âvery sophisticatedâ drones over New Jersey. âThe minute you get eyes on them, they go dark⦠This is something weâre taking deadly seriously.â pic.twitter.com/aS12aM693P — UAP James (@UAPJames) December 9, 2024 “I don’t blame people for being frustrated,” the Democratic Governor told reporters on Monday. “Let me say most importantly right upfront, we see no evidence, and when I say we this includes Homeland Security, FBI, Secret Service, our state police, authorities at all levels of government, the most important point to say is we don’t see any concern for public safety. Having said that, it’s really frustrating that we don’t have more answers as to where they’re coming from and why they’re doing what they’re doing.” Mr Murphy said he had been in contact with the White House and top national security officials “pretty much all day” on Sunday. “I’m hoping we’ll get answers sooner rather than later,” he said. “I would just ask folks to continue to let the FBI or their local law enforcement know when they see something and we’ll continue to do everything we can with our federal partners to get clearer answers.” He noted the technology appeared to be “very sophisticated”. “The minute you get eyes on them they go dark,” he said. “We’re obviously most concerned about sensitive targets and sensitive critical infrastructure. This is something we’re taking deadly seriously. We’ve got good co-operation out of the feds but we need more. We’re not aware of any nefarious drones that have crashed. If there is one that’s crashed can someone please call me and let me know where that is?” Speculation about the objects’ origins has ranged from Chinese spy operations — to visitors from other planets — to top-secret experimental military tech operated by the US government itself. “Unfortunately, we don’t have many answers, and we don’t want to guess or hypothesise about what’s going on,” FBI spokeswoman Amy J. Thoreson told NJ.com last week. “We are doing all we can to figure it out.” — with NY Post More Coverage ‘Black object’: Pentagon’s wild UFO revelation Frank Chung Pentagon powerless to stop UFO drone spying Ronny Reyes — NY Post Originally published as Congressman claims mystery drones spooking New Jersey for weeks come from Iranian ‘mothership’ More related stories Space Mysterious space radio wave origin revealed The slowly repeating bursts of intense radio waves from space have puzzled astronomers for years. 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