The Seahawks claimed defensive back A.J. Finley on Tuesday, the team announced. The Chargers waived Finley on Monday ahead of their game against the Ravens. Finley earned a spot on the roster to start the season and played in the first 10 games. He saw action on 170 special teams snaps but only 43 on defense. In 2023, Finley bounced between the active roster and the practice squad, while becoming a core special teams player. He played 12 games last season and saw action on 200 special teams plays and 26 on defense. He has 10 tackles this season after making three last season with a forced fumble.The head of the British Museum said Wednesday any deal with Greece to loan the prized Parthenon Marbles to Athens was "still some distance" away, as Greek authorities insist on their permanent return. Expectations have grown this week that a deal is imminent to send the ancient friezes back to Greece, easing a decades-long dispute over them which has soured UK-Greek ties. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Downing Street on Tuesday, just as the British Museum confirmed it has been holding "constructive" talks with Athens. A day later, museum chairman George Osborne reiterated the London institution was exploring an "arrangement where at some point some of the sculptures are in Athens", in return for Greece lending "some of its treasures". "We made a lot of progress on that, but we're still some distance from any kind of agreement," he said on a political podcast he co-hosts. But Osborne -- a former UK finance minister -- appeared eager to dampen expectations that any loan deal was imminent, noting he was speaking from New York and not the British capital. "I would be in London if we were on the verge of reaching an agreement with Greece around the Parthenon sculptures," he added. Meanwhile comments from Athens suggest the two sides are still far apart. On Monday, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis insisted the country will not "back down" on its "ownership" claims. It echoes the stance of Greece's culture minister Lina Mendoni, who said a year ago that "we are in no way talking about a loan". The Parthenon Marbles, also called the Elgin Marbles, have been a source of contention between Britain and Greece for over two centuries. Greek authorities maintain that the sculptures were looted in 1802 by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. London claims that the sculptures were "legally acquired" by Elgin and then sold to the British Museum. The issue overshadowed Mitsotakis's last official visit to Britain, when Starmer's predecessor Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting at the last minute after the Greek leader's public comments about it reportedly irked the UK side. Osborne suggested Wednesday he had been given a freer hand by the Labour government elected in July. "Keir Starmer has said this is very much a matter for the trustees of the British Museum, who are independent of the government," he said. "It seems to me a more sensible and diplomatic way to proceed." A 1963 UK law prevents the British museum from giving away treasures, but it has about 1,400 objects on long-term loan at other museums every year. Critics have warned that moving the Marbles could set a precedent for other UK museums holding contentious items from around the world. Sunder Katwala, director of the British Future think tank, said the UK "legal constraints" meant "case-by-case exploration of partnerships... is where the sector is going to go." "I think this particular issue is of a lot greater interest in Greece than in Britain," he noted of the friezes, adding the Starmer government appeared "agnostic" about their return. Outside the British Museum, Britons and tourists appeared weary of the complex issue but willing to let the friezes go. "I can see why the Greeks want them back, but it's definitely complicated," said Helge Bugge, 39, a physician from Norway. "Probably the most important part would be their conservation," he added. "If that's ensured in the original country, then I suppose they should have them back." Businessman Nick Ward, 50, visiting the museum with his young daughter, mused that a loan was probably a "good interim" measure. "We've probably had them long enough," he said, adding: "I think there are bigger problems in the world." But Greek tourist Ioannis Papazachariou, 36, a museum worker in Athens, had refused to tour the London institution with his girlfriend over the Marbles. "We think that they are stolen," he told AFP as he waited for her to emerge. Papazachariou was sceptical a loan deal would materialise anytime soon, predicting it would take "many years". "The British Museum is not going to accept that the marbles are stolen, right? "We asked the British to give us the Marbles, I think, in 1970. It's too many years."
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Sask. Party keeps up with campaign promises addressing safter communities, affordabilitySake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and served slightly chilled for special toasts. The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan's culinary traditions was enshrined on Wednesday by UNESCO on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity." At a meeting in Luque, Paraguay, members of UNESCO’s committee for safeguarding humanity's cultural heritage voted to recognize 45 cultural practices and products around the world, including Brazilian white cheese, Caribbean cassava bread and Palestinian olive oil soap. Unlike UNESCO’s World Heritage List, which includes sites considered important to humanity like the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Intangible Cultural Heritage designation names products and practices of different cultures that are deserving of recognition. A Japanese delegation welcomed the announcement in Luque. “Sake is considered a divine gift and is essential for social and cultural events in Japan,” Kano Takehiro, the Japanese ambassador to UNESCO, told The Associated Press. The basic ingredients of sake are few: rice, water, yeast and koji, a rice mold, which breaks down the starches into fermentable sugars like malting does in beer production. The whole two-monthlong process of steaming, stirring, fermenting and pressing can be grueling. The rice — which wields tremendous marketing power as part of Japan's broader cultural identity — is key to the alcoholic brew. For a product to be categorized Japanese sake, the rice must be Japanese. The UNESCO recognition, the delegation said, captured more than the craft knowledge of making high-quality sake. It also honored a tradition dating back some 1,000 years — sake makes a cameo in Japan’s famous 11th century novel, “The Tale of Genji,” as the drink of choice in the refined Heian court. Now, officials hope to restore sake's image as Japan's premier alcoholic drink even as the younger drinkers in the country switch to imported wine or domestic beer and whiskey. “It means a lot to Japan and to the Japanese,” Takehiro said of the UNESCO designation. "This will help to renew interest in traditional sake elaboration.” Also, Japanese breweries have expressed hope that the listing could give a little lift to the country's export economy as the popularity of sake booms around the world and in the United States amid heightened interest in Japanese cuisine. Sake exports, mostly to the U.S. and China, now rake in over US$265 million a year, according to the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, a trade group. Japan's delegation appeared ready to celebrate on Wednesday — in classic Japanese style. After the announcement, Takehiro raised a cypress box full of sake to toast the alcoholic brew and cultural rite.
Do carbon credits make a difference?The FBI is warning iPhone and Android users against texting each other without encryption due to a recent Chinese cyberattack. On Wednesday, deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger announced that at least eight U.S. telecom companies had been breached by a Chinese hacking operation known as "Salt Typhoon." The operation accessed private text messages and phone conversations involving an undisclosed number of Americans. The hackers are believed to have successfully intercepted the communications of senior government officials and high-profile political figures. However, Neuberger said the government did not think "any classified communications" had been accessed. In response to the attack, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance aimed at identifying the hackers and preventing future cyberattacks. Since communications between iPhone and Android users are not encrypted by default, agency officials urged Americans to stop sending texts between the two operating systems or use third-party apps with end-to-end encryption. Why Aren't Text Messages End-to-End Encrypted? SMS messaging first emerged in the early 1990s, when there were far fewer concerns surrounding text message security. At this point, altering SMS to include end-to-end encryption would likely be impractical or impossible. However, modern text messages often do not use SMS and are transmitted using other systems, such as Apple 's iMessage and Google Messages. Are iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal and Google Messages Encrypted? Text messages between iPhone users and between Android users do include end-to-end encryption by default. However, messages transmitted between the two systems are not encrypted and could be vulnerable. WhatsApp and Signal both offer end-to-end encryption. NBC News reported on Wednesday that CISA official Jeff Greene and a senior FBI official both urged Americans to use an encrypted app instead of communicating between iPhone and Android devices. "Encryption is your friend, whether it's on text messaging or if you have the capacity to use encrypted voice communication," said Greene. "Even if the adversary is able to intercept the data, if it is encrypted, it will make it impossible." How Can You Tell If Someone Has Encrypted Messages? As messages with end-to-end encryption can only be read using a type of "key" that is only available to the sender and receipt, the content of the messages remains inaccessible when hacked by a third party. Encrypted messages between iPhone users appear in blue. On Android devices, a lock icon under a message or an indication that the message is being sent using RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol denotes encryption. What Is Salt Typhoon? "Salt Typhoon" is a nickname given to the Chinese hacking operation by Microsoft . The group has also been referred to using the nicknames "FamousSparrow" and "Ghost Emperor." While U.S. intelligence officials have tied the group to the Chinese government, Liu Pengyu, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, denied involvement earlier this week while insisting that "the U.S. needs to stop its own cyberattacks against other countries and refrain from using cyber security to smear and slander China." Update 12/5/24, 6:45 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:10 p.m. EST