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Cricket World Cup final four includes the hosts, the 5-time champions, 2 contenders. But no England

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Host India, five-time champion Australia and long-time title contenders South Africa and New Zealand navigated the five-week first phase of the Cricket World Cup to reach the semifinals.When the tournament got underway on Oct. 5, few could imagine a final four that didn’t feature defending champion England — the World Cup holders in both the one-day and Twenty20 formats.But that script went awry on opening night as New Zealand beat England by nine wickets in rematch of the 2019 final that was only decided four years ago on a countback of boundaries after the game and a Super Over finished tied.The England squad lost six of its first seven games and sat in last place on the 10-team standings until putting together back-to-back wins over Netherlands and Pakistan to finish a 3-6 record and in seventh place, one spot behind Afghanistan.Then there was 1992 Pakistan, which stayed in contention for a top-four spot until the penultimate day of league stage but ultimatel...

Dos políticos del partido Movimiento Ciudadano se registran como aspirantes a la presidencia de México

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

(CNN Español) — La senadora Indira Kempis y el gobernador de Nuevo León, Samuel García, se registraron este domingo como aspirantes a la candidatura presidencial del partido Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) para las elecciones de 2024, según lo anunciaron ambos políticos en sus redes sociales.Kempis, senadora por el estado de Nuevo León, acudió a registrarse por la mañana y, después del trámite, dijo en su cuenta en X que si se convierte en candidata, México tendría una boleta electoral “histórica” porque habría tres mujeres en la contienda por la presidencia: ella con MC, Claudia Sheinbaum con el bloque formado por Morena, Partido del Trabajo y Partido Verde, y Xóchitl Gálvez con la alianza formada por los partidos Acción Nacional, Revolucionario Institucional y de la Revolución Democrática.Acaba de sonar la campana. @MovCiudadanoMX NO es la cúpula ni la nómina ni los contratos. Se sostiene de los impuestos.Aquí hay mujeres y hombres LIBRES, adentro y afuera, y éste es nuestro vehíc...

Forgetting someone? Theresa May posts pic of former PMs — but Liz Truss is cropped out

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

Former U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May shared a photo on social media of a gathering of the current and former British PMs on Remembrance Sunday — with one notable absence.Liz Truss, who also attended the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, appeared to have been cropped out from the photo posted by May on social media.The photo posted by May featured current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his predecessors Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major, as well as May herself. In photos posted by others, Truss, whose famously brief premiership lasted just 49 days, can be seen standing next to Johnson.“Each year on Remembrance Sunday, we assemble at the Cenotaph to honour the sacrifice of the fallen and pay tribute to the servicemen & women we place in harm’s way,” May wrote. “Today — as every day — we will remember them. #LestWeForget.”It is tradition for all current and former prime ministers to pay th...

Mike Preston: Ravens, exposed as work-in-progress in loss to Browns, can’t be trusted yet | COMMENTARY

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

Ravens fans made a mistake if they booked airline and hotel tickets for the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.Most fans became giddy last week when the Ravens routed the Seattle Seahawks, but that perspective changed Sunday after a 33-31 loss to the Cleveland Browns before an announced crowd of nearly 70,000 at M&T Bank Stadium.After last week, the Ravens had supposedly become this monster with a quarterback who was going to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award and a record-setting defense that was as good as the famed 2000 group that led the team to a championship.But the voice of reason kept saying, hold on, be patient, and let’s see where this ends. So, if you’re out of a few hundred to a thousand dollars, you can always get a refund.Or better yet, be patient.Some thought the Ravens started to peak a week ago, but it’s way too early. Sometime in December we’ll find out exactly how talented this team is and how far it can go in the postseason.But right now, don...

A contest erupts in Uganda over the tainted legacy of late dictator Idi Amin

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated?The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa’s most infamous leaders.Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, died in Saudi Arabia in 2003. His passing was barely acknowledged in Uganda, and some of Amin’s supporters over the years have unsuccessfully lobbied for his remains to be returned home, underscoring his tainted legacy.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, whose rebel group was among those that ousted Amin with the help of Tanzanian troops, regularly dismisses Amin, and once even described him as “a primitive dictator.” There are no monuments to Amin in Kampala, the capital, where not even a street is named after him.But some Ugandans want to change that — not to emphasize Amin’s tyrannical rule but to highlight any positive aspects of it, including what they say was his commit...

Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, plus petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time. It’s the third gathering in a compressed five-meeting schedule intended to complete negotiations by the end of next year. Power dynamics and positions became clear in the first two rounds of talks in Paris and Punta del Este, Uruguay and echo some of the same positions as in international climate talks, and with good reason — many of the players are the same. Plastic is largely made from crude oil and natural gas, giving oil-producing countries and companies a large stake in any treaty.Global negotiators last met in Paris in June and agreed to produce initial treaty text before reconvening in Nairobi. The draft was published in early September. The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committ...

Rescuers dig to reach 40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and water. He said the rescuers had established contact with the trapped individuals. The collapse occurred Sunday in Uttarakhand, a mountainous state dotted with Hindu temples that attracts many pilgrims and tourists. Massive construction of buildings and roadways have taken place in recent years in Uttarakhand. The trapped workers were building part of the Chardham all-weather road, a flagship federal government project connecting various Hindu pilgrimage sites.The number of workers trapped was confirmed Monday by Rajesh Pawar, the project manager at the Navyug Construction Company, which is overseeing the construction of the tunnel.Rescue efforts began Sunday, with aut...

Record bill filings suggest more LGBTQ+ legislation ahead in Texas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In 2023, a fifth of all state-level bills filed impacting the LGBTQ+ community came from Texas, according to a Human Rights Campaign analysis. Equality Texas tracked a record 141 such bills this year up from just 12 in 2015. Because the state does not readily compile these statistics, we relied on those advocacy groups’ data. Some policies passed and several others progressed substantially in the most recent legislative session. KXAN’s team of journalists – many LGBTQ+ staff members with unique, developed and inside perspectives providing nuance to our fair, rigorous and balanced reporting standards – produced multimedia stories for the “OutLaw” project, taking an in-depth look at what this trend could mean for Texas’ future.Read more here.

OUTLAW: A Half-Century Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Texans

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

(KXAN) — “Trans rights are human rights!” one protester yelled into a bullhorn. “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re not going anywhere,” another chanted.Roughly a hundred LGBTQ+ activists and advocates chanted, raised banners and made their voices heard outside the gates of the Texas State Capitol.Dozens in opposition, meanwhile, stood nearby. One raised a sign: “Gender identity is a lie.” Feet away, dozens of others in biker gear stood watch – one with a Confederate flag patched to his leather vest. Another man in a ballistic vest stared silently from behind the crowd with his index finger perched just above the trigger of the AR-15 style rifle hanging from his shoulder.The juxtaposition played out on a sweltering August afternoon in the shadow of the building where the recent legislative session focused more than ever before on LGBTQ+ issues.Read the full story here.

What a birth certificate change means to transgender Texans and the state's debate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:10:34 GMT

Project Summary: In 2023, a fifth of the country’s state-level bills impacting the LGBTQ+ community were filed in Texas, according to a Human Rights Campaign analysis. Equality Texas tracked a record 141 such bills this year up from just 12 in 2015. Some policies passed and several others progressed substantially in the most recent legislative session. KXAN’s team of journalists – many LGBTQ+ staff members with unique, developed and inside perspectives providing nuance to our fair, rigorous and balanced reporting standards – produced multimedia stories like this one for the “OutLaw” project, taking an in-depth look at what this trend could mean for Texas’ future. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Chin hair: that's how it started for Rocky Lane. Little hairs popping up on his chin and his voice deepening as testosterone took effect. "I was like, by the time I have a full beard, I'm probably going to need a driver's license that says 'M' on it," Lane said. Explore OutLaw: A half-century of crimina...