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The renowned naming controversy surrounding North America's highest peak, Denali, has once again ignited political discussions. Originally christened Mount McKinley after President William McKinley, the name was changed by former President Obama to embrace the native traditions and preferences of Alaskans. This shift was part of a broader governmental initiative to amend place-names deemed disrespectful to Native populations. Now, President-elect Donald Trump has hinted at reversing Obama's decision, citing an unfair action against President McKinley's legacy. This suggestion revived debates during a recent rally in Phoenix. Both Democratic and Republican Alaskan senators have expressed strong opposition to Trump's proposal, underscoring Denali's cultural significance and historical roots among the Athabascan tribes. (With inputs from agencies.)
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies. The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by Republicans when Trump takes office Jan. 20, 2025. Rollins would succeed Tom Vilsack , President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary who oversees the sprawling agency that controls policies, regulations and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition. Recommended Videos Rollins, who graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural development, is a longtime Trump associate who served as his former domestic policy chief. She is president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a group helping to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration. Rollins, 52, previously served as an aide to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and ran a think tank, the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Rollins’ pick completes Trump’s selection of the heads of executive branch departments, just two and a half weeks after the former president won the White House once again. Several other picks that are traditionally Cabinet-level remain, including U.S. Trade Representative and head of the small business administration. Trump didn’t offer many specifics about his agriculture policies during the campaign, but farmers could be affected if he carries out his pledge to impose widespread tariffs. During the first Trump administration, countries like China responded to Trump’s tariffs by imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports like the corn and soybeans routinely sold overseas. Trump countered by offering massive multibillion-dollar aid to farmers to help them weather the trade war. President Abraham Lincoln founded the USDA in 1862, when about half of all Americans lived on farms. The USDA oversees multiple support programs for farmers; animal and plant health; and the safety of meat, poultry and eggs that anchor the nation’s food supply. Its federal nutrition programs provide food to low-income people, pregnant women and young children. And the agency sets standards for school meals. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has vowed to strip ultraprocessed foods from school lunches and to stop allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries from using food stamps to buy soda, candy or other so-called junk foods. But it would be the USDA, not HHS, that would be responsible for enacting those changes. In addition, HHS and USDA will work together to finalize the 2025-2030 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. They are due late next year, with guidance for healthy diets and standards for federal nutrition programs. ___ Gomez Licon reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Associated Press writers Josh Funk and JoNel Aleccia contributed to this report.Elon Musk’s preschool is the next step in his anti-woke education dreamsA colourised version of a 1969 Doctor Who adventure appears to have confirmed a decades-long fan theory (Picture: BBC) Longtime Doctor Who fans are in shock after the new colourisation of an iconic 60s episode seems to have just confirmed a major fan theory. The BBC released a colourised version of the Second Doctor's (Patrick Troughton) final ten-part adventure, The War Games, which originally aired in 1969. It's their second effort to revitalise Classic Who episodes after releasing the colourised version of the First Doctor's (William Hartnell) adventure, The Daleks, in 2023. The new 90-minute special aired on BBC Four on Monday night and promised 'updated visual effects'. As well as featuring the never-before-seen regeneration of Patrick in the Third Doctor, played by Jon Pertwee. But one aspect fans weren't anticipating was the soundtrack essentially confirming that the episode' antagonist, rogue Time Lord The War Chief, is an earlier iteration of the Doctor's arch-nemesis, The Master. The Master, originated by Roger Delgado, was officially introduced in 1971. The character has gone on to play a key role across the franchise, most recently portrayed by Sacha Dhawan. Edward Brayshaw plays The War Chief during the 90-minute special (Picture: BBC) But fans have noticed that Murray Gold's 'Master' theme song was playing during his scenes (Picture: BBC) But given the glaring similarities between The War Chief and the Master – from devilish schemes targeting the Doctor to his rugged, slightly mad appearance – fans have long thought they are one and the same. Although various Doctor Who materials (from BBC books to... Asyia Iftikhar
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The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it is implementing a new integrated border management system known as the “Immigration 360” meant to fully automate passenger processing and data management at all the 48 approved entry/exit points of the country and other operational commands. The $94.6 million new border management system, it said, also seeks to address challenges with sovereignty, interoperability and other inadequacies associated with the existing systems installed at 12 approved borders. The GIS explains that as part of Phase One of the project, it was installing border management systems including an e-Gate component at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra KIA which was geared at enhancing smooth passenger clearance and processing. The Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCI) Special Duties/Public Affairs Department of the GIS, Maud Anima Quianoo said the whole component at the KIA comprising the immigration control systems and the e-gates cost $5.5 million. The e-Gate system alone comprising 15 units of e-Gates with accessories which form part of the border management system being installed at KIA costs $1.7 million. Reacting to claims circulating on social media and other platforms suggesting that the e-Gates System deployed at the KIA) costs the taxpayer $240 million, the GIS in the statement clarified that the $240 million referenced in the circulating article on social media was in relation to the whole cycle cost of the project including the initial implementation cost of $94,664,374.57. “The $240 million includes two periodic wholesale upgrades of the critical components of the system and cost of maintenance and licenses over the 10-year cycle of the project. The first upgrade type is in three replacement cycles of key components of the system. The second upgrade type is two (2) 5-year upgrade cycles within ten (10) years to replace major components of the technical infrastructure. This is to ensure a refresh of the system at all times and to ensure the hand back of a brand-new system at the end of the ten-year period, the GIS press statement said. It added that after accounting for Valued Added Tax (VAT) and other taxes, the total came to $274 million, which includes maintenance and hands-on support services over a 10-year period to guarantee the system was operational around-the-clock. “It is worth noting that the Immigration 360 provides the benefits of integrating seamlessly with local Databases which include the Ghana’s National Identification System (NIS), Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), National Stop/Watch List, and International Systems. Namely , Interpol, ICAO’s Public Key Directory (PKD), Advanced Passenger Information (API) , Passenger Name Record (PNR), Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) which facilitate travel, trade and security. Concluding, the GIS said the system developed by Margins ID Systems Application Ltd, a private, local Ghanaian company, offers the capabilities to also integrate the various visas and permits issued by the GIS with the border controls processes across the country. “It is important to note that, Margins ID Systems Application Ltd (MIDSA) is pre-financing the implementation cost of $94,664,374.57 and will be repaid from revenue that will accrue from the use of the system. “ BY TIMES REPORTERBucs rout Panthers, keep pace in race for first in NFC SouthEver feel like your fancy 4K TV’s built-in speakers are letting down those epic movie moments? You might be a good candidate for a soundbar. It can turn humdrum sound into huge moments that you’ll feel all throughout the room. And when it comes to sound, it can fundamentally transform things for you in terms of entertainment. 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After an exhausting two weeks of negotiations in Azerbaijan's Caspian Sea capital of Baku, COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev declared open the final summit plenary after midnight, two days after the conference was officially scheduled to end. A final text was released following several sleepless nights for negotiators, with tensions boiling over as small islands states and the world's poorest countries walked out of one meeting. "This package is an affront to us. We are the countries that have the most at stake," said Tina Stege, climate envoy of the Marshall Islands, an atoll nation threatened by rising seas. Top German negotiator Jennifer Morgan told AFP that countries would be presented a "take it or leave it" deal. Before the closing session, delegates huddled in small groups on the floor of the main conference room inside Baku's sports stadium to pore over copies of the latest draft deal line by line. "I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome," Babayev said. A number of countries have accused Azerbaijan, an authoritarian oil and gas exporter, of lacking the experience and will to meet the moment, as the planet again sets temperature records and faces rising deadly disasters. Small island nations and impoverished African states on Saturday angrily stormed out of a meeting with Azerbaijan, saying their concerns had been ignored. "I think it caught a lot of people by surprise," said Brazil's climate envoy, Ana Toni. "It all happened very quickly." The walkout triggered an emergency meeting between those nations and top negotiators from the European Union, United States and Britain with the COP29 presidency in which new proposals were made. Wealthy countries and small island nations have also been concerned by efforts led by Saudi Arabia to water down calls from last year's summit to phase out fossil fuels. The final text proposes that rich nations raise to at least $300 billion a year by 2035 their commitment to poorer countries to fight climate change. It is up from $100 billion now provided by wealthy nations under a commitment set to expire -- and from $250 billion proposed in a draft Friday. That offer was slammed as offensively low by developing countries, which have demanded at least $500 billion to build resilience against climate change and cut emissions. Sierra Leone's climate minister Jiwoh Abdulai, whose country is among the world's poorest, called the draft "effectively a suicide pact for the rest of the world". Developing power Brazil pleaded for at least some progress and said it would seek to build on it when it leads COP30 next year in the Amazon gateway of Belem. "After the difficult experience that we're having here in Baku, we need to reach some outcome that is minimally acceptable in line with the emergency we're facing," Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva told delegates. As staff at the cavernous and windowless stadium began packing up, diplomats rushed between meetings, some armed with food and water in anticipation of another late night. Panama's outspoken negotiator, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, warned not to repeat the failure of COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. "I'm sad, I'm tired, I'm disheartened, I'm hungry, I'm sleep-deprived, but there is a tiny ray of optimism within me because this cannot become a new Copenhagen," he told reporters. Climate activists shouted "shame" as US climate envoy John Podesta walked the halls. "Hopefully this is the storm before the calm," he said. Wealthy nations say it is politically unrealistic to expect more in direct government funding. Donald Trump, a sceptic of both climate change and foreign assistance, returns to the White House in January and a number of other Western countries have seen right-wing backlashes against the green agenda. The draft deal posits a larger overall target of $1.3 trillion per year to cope with rising temperatures and disasters, but most would come from private sources. South African Environment Minister Dion George, however, said: "I think being ambitious at this point is not going to be very useful." The United States and EU have wanted newly wealthy emerging economies like China -- the world's largest emitter -- to chip in. The final draft encouraged developing countries to make contributions on a voluntary basis, reflecting no change for China which already pays climate finance on its own terms. The EU and other countries have also tussled with Saudi Arabia over including strong language on moving away from fossil fuels, which negotiators say the oil-producing country has resisted. "We will not allow the most vulnerable, especially the small island states, to be ripped off by the new, few rich fossil fuel emitters," said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. bur-np-sct-lth/jm