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James Lemons was carrying daughter Kensley on his shoulders at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade when he felt a bullet enter the back of his right thigh. In the chaos of being shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, then hospitalized, Sarai Holguin lost her purse and cellphone. In the chaos of being shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, then hospitalized, Sarai Holguin lost her purse and cellphone. A bullet went through the jaw of Mireya Nelson during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14, 2024. Erika NelsonMireya Nelson, who was shot during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14, 2024, undergoes her first physical therapy session while still in the hospital.

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☆ German government unveils budget fixes as way out of crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Christian Kraemer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The government said the spillover effects from the energy crisis that hit in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and caused rocketing prices had created an emergency situation that justified suspending the debt brake. The leader of Scholz's SPD urged the government to consider suspending the debt brake next year, a move rejected in particular by the fiscally hawkish Free Democrats (FDP). "The debt brake must remain." The debt brake, introduced after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, was first suspended in 2020 to help the government support firms and health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday he stressed the need to give companies, which have been worried by the uncertainty caused by the budget crisis, clarity as quickly as possible.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner, Robert Habeck, Annegret, Olaf Scholz's, finalising, Scholz's, Christian Duerr, Bijan Djir, Christian Kraemer, Riham Alkousaa, Amir Orusov, Rachel More, Matthias Williams, Thomas Escritt, Alison Williams, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Finance, Climate, REUTERS, Free Democrats, ZDF, Greens, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, BERLIN, Ukraine, Sarai, East Germany

☆ German government to agree budget fixes as way out of crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Christian Kraemer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks next to Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck during a hearing at Germany’s lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 15, 2023. The budget would see Germany suspend its constitutionally enshrined debt brake for a fourth year in a row as Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government fights its way out of a crisis that has triggered warnings about growth and an industry exodus. "The debt brake must remain." The debt brake, introduced after the global financial crisis of 2008-09, was first suspended in 2020 to help the government support firms and health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday he stressed the need to give companies, who have been worried by the uncertainty caused by the budget crisis, clarity as quickly as possible.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner, Robert Habeck, Annegret, Olaf Scholz's, finalising, Christian Duerr, Bijan Djir, Christian Kraemer, Riham, Matthias Williams, Alison Williams Organizations: Finance, Climate, REUTERS, Rights, Free Democrats, ZDF, Greens, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Sarai, East Germany

LONDON (AP) — A Star Wars-obsessed man who was encouraged by a chatbot “girlfriend” to slay Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for taking his plot to Windsor Castle, where he scaled the walls and was caught with a loaded crossbow on Christmas Day 2021. Chail said the assassination was his life's mission, something he'd thought about since adolescence, but had only shared with the artificial-intelligence powered “girlfriend” he named Sarai. Chail called himself “Darth Chailus,” an identity he said he had assumed as a Sith lord, one of an order from the dark side in Star Wars that included Darth Vader. “I am not a terrorist, I am an assassin, a Sikh, a sith,” he had written in a journal. In one chatbot exchange about a week before his arrest, he told Sarai that his purpose was to assassinate the queen.

Persons: ”, Queen Elizabeth II, “, Jaswant Singh, Chail, Sarai, Nicholas Hilliard, Darth Chailus, Darth Vader, ” Chail Organizations: Windsor Castle, Star Wars, Broadmoor Hospital, Star Locations: Windsor, Amritsar, Chail, London’s

☆ Crossbow man detained for nine years over treason threat to kill Queen Elizabeth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A man who was arrested with a loaded crossbow at Windsor Castle saying he wanted to kill Queen Elizabeth was detained for nine years on Thursday after admitting an offence under the Treason Act and making threats against the late monarch. "He had conceived of killing the queen early in 2021 when he was not psychotic. He took steps to try and get closer to his target and learn useful skills when, again, he was not psychotic," the judge said. The recovered crossbow was a "Supersonic X-bow", the discharged bolt from which has the potential to cause serious or fatal injuries. Reporting by Michael Holden and Sam Tobin; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Queen Elizabeth, Jaswant Singh Chail, Elizabeth, Charles, Chail, Bailey, Nicholas Hilliard, CHAILUS, Hilliard, Michael Holden, Sam Tobin, Andrew Heavens Organizations: British, Thomson Locations: London, Broadmoor, Windsor, Sarai, Southampton, England, Amritsar, India, Britain

But in Australia, relative newcomers to the game’s big leagues, the arrival of the world’s best women’s players has left old and new fans starry-eyed with possibility. Despite placing fourth – the team’s best finish at a World Cup – the ability of relative outsiders to make it that far has elevated Australia’s Matildas to hero status. Fans cheer Spain's victory while watching a live transmission of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 in Madrid. Australia fans celebrate at Melbourne's Federation Square after the Matildas scored the opening goal in their FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Denmark on August 7. It’s not just football, it’s different.”Spain's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2023 Women's World Cup.

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☆ Mega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in US history
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Mega Millions jackpot soared to over $1 billion after no big winner was declared in Friday's draw. The next estimated jackpot now stands at $1.05 billion, which would make it the fourth-largest Mega Millions prize ever offered, the lottery said in a press release on Saturday. According to the lottery, there are nine different ways to win a prize in the Mega Millions draw, ranging from $2 to the jackpot. The huge prize follows a $1.08 billion Powerball winner earlier this month, which was the sixth-largest lottery win ever and the third-largest Powerball win. The largest lottery win of all time belongs to Edwin Castro, who took home $2.04 billion after winning the Powerball jackpot in November 2022.

Persons: Sarai Palacios, Nabor Herrera, hadn't, I'm, Palacios, Edwin Castro Organizations: Service, Mega Locations: Friday's, Wall, Silicon, Pennsylvania, Arizona , California, New York

☆ Afghanistan's exiled soccer team wants the right to play for their country
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

It’s not like going on a moon.”The Afghan Women's Team took on Football Empowerment during The Hope Cup on July 18, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. The Afghan Women's Team began training last year with local club Melbourne Victory. “If the Afghan Football Federation recognize a team and say: ‘Yes, we accept a team to represent Afghanistan,’ they can be shot. Afghan Women's Team goalie Fatima Yousifi buried her kit before fleeing Afghanistan. When told the Afghan women’s team was in the crowd, cheering the Matildas on, she said: “I think that’s great they’re here tonight supporting us.

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☆ A woman claiming to be the winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was lying and 'just wanted to be on TV,' store owner's granddaughter says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A woman was accused of falsely claiming to win the Powerball jackpot — the third largest ever won. Video footage shows the woman crying with joy at the LA store that sold the winning ticket. But the granddaughter of the store owner said the winner has yet to come forward. California Lottery confirmed on Thursday that the store had sold the winning ticket, which is the third-largest Powerball jackpot — and the sixth-largest US lottery jackpot — ever won. Californian Edwin Castro won a record $2 billion Powerball Jackpot last year, with a ticket purchased 13 miles from Herrera's store, the Mail reported.

Persons: Sarai Palacios, Nabor Herrera, hadn't, I'm, Palacios, she'd, Herrera, Edwin Castro Organizations: Service, Daily Mail, Mail, California Lottery, Inside, CAL Locations: Wall, Silicon, Herrera's

☆ All eyes on Australia, New Zealand as co-hosts kick off Women's World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Previews - Perth, Australia - July 19, 2023 A general view of a sign outside the Perth Rectangular Stadium REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezAUCKLAND, July 20 (Reuters) - The ninth Women's World Cup and by far the biggest in the tournament's history kicks off on Thursday with co-hosts New Zealand and Australia in action, with record attendances expected at both their matches. What began as a 12-team tournament in 1991, the Women's World Cup has steadily grown in stature and expanded to 32 teams - the same as the men's tournament. New Zealand kick things off in Auckland against former champions Norway while Australia host Ireland, with both matches set to welcome more than 100,000 fans in total. "It will set the tone for a Women's World Cup that I expect to become a watershed moment in global women's sports," FIFA Chief Women's Football Officer Sarai Bareman said. The pressure is on New Zealand, however, not just as co-hosts but also because they have never won a match at the World Cup in five prior appearances.

Persons: Luisa Gonzalez AUCKLAND, Sarai Bareman, Ada Hegerberg, Sam Kerr, Kerr, Rohith Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, New Zealand, Norway, Australia, Ireland, Women's, Chelsea, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Perth, Australia, New, Auckland, Canada, Norway, Bengaluru

☆ A Fantastical Art Gallery Masquerading as a Suburban Garage
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Alice Newell-Hanson | Jared Soares | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

ON A QUIET residential street in Arlington, Va., one garage is not like the others. Clad in white corrugated steel, the structure is tall and thin with a sharply peaked roof, suggesting a giant pencil poking up through the earth. At the center of the spread are a pair of ornately dimpled pastel-glazed earthenware vases by the French ceramist Saraï Delfendahl, each the size and silhouette of a baby elephant’s foot. A chubby-armed sky blue ceramic chandelier by the New York-based artist Braxton Congrove hangs from the ceiling. The 12 unique place settings feature, among other items, an orange tumbler with three spiky legs by the New York-based artist and tableware designer Grace Whiteside and a clay oyster plate inlaid with shells by the ceramist Michele Mirisola of Brooklyn.

☆ Venezuela's working-class communities get together to eat Christmas 'hallacas'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Children eat "Hallacas", a local traditional Christmas dish, during a Christmas activity organised by the NGO "Mi Convive" and the foundation "People who need love" in the neighbourhood of "El Cementerio", in Caracas, Venezuela, December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Gaby OraaCARACAS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Residents in working-class neighborhoods of Venezuela's capital city of Caracas are coming together to break bread over "hallacas," a dish commonly served around Christmas, as part of an initiative to unite communities depleted by migration. The neighborhoods' smallest residents noshed on hallacas, leaving their faces caked in the crumbs. During the meal, residents busted out the drums and tambourines to sing "gaitas," or seasonal songs characterized by Venezuela's mixed heritage, and "aguinaldos" - similar to Christmas carols. So this Christmas dish is our connection to that family abroad," she said.

☆ German government defends plan to ease citizenship rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

German language requirements for citizenship would also be eased for members of the so-called "Gastarbeiter" generation, many of them Turkish, who came to Germany in the 1950s and 1960s as migrant workers. It would also be made easier to study or obtain qualifications in Germany, he said. Scholz defended allowing immigrants to hold dual citizenship, arguing that "belonging and identity are not a zero-sum game." The secretary-general of the FDP, the junior partner in coalition with the SPD and environmentalist Greens, has spoken out against the plan. Faeser played down differences in the coalition and said that all parties had signed up to the plan in their coalition agreement.

☆ How to 'act your wage,' according to 2 millennials who did it: 'If a company is paying you, let's say minimum wage, you're gonna put in minimum effort'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Workers are quiet quitting and acting their wage by doing their jobs as written — and nothing more. Here's how Soto's characters and other workers are quiet quitting, or, as some workers have rebranded it, "acting your wage." "If a company is paying you, let's say minimum wage, you're gonna put in minimum effort," Soto said. "If you're acting your wage, that means that the amount of labor that you're putting in reflects the amount that you're getting paid. And those victories of making work work for you — and acting your wage — can push towards something even greater.

China became Germany's single biggest trade partner in 2016. A recent survey by the Ifo think-tank found that nearly half of German industrial firms now rely on significant inputs from China. But Scholz's trip comes at a time of growing concern in the West - particularly in Germany's top security ally, the United States - about China's trade practices, human rights record and territorial ambitions. FDP General Secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai called the decision "naive" and criticized the timing of Scholz's trip to China as "deeply unfortunate". But the German chancellor declined Macron's offer, the sources said.

☆ Viceprimarul Chironda acuză Direcția Arhitectură că a pregătit un certificat pentru construcția unui bloc locativ la Botanica pentru un agent economic care, potrivit lui, a obținut în mod fraudulos te
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +7 min

Noi acuzații aduse de viceprimarul Capitalei Victor Chironda în adresa Direcției Generale Arhitectură, Urbanism și Relații Funciare. Chironda acuză că Direcția Arhitectură a pregătit spre semnare un certificat de urbanism pentru construcția unui bloc locativ la Botanica pentru un agent economic care, potrivit viceprimarului, a obținut în mod fraudulos cu participarea unor funcționari din cadrul Direcției Juridice a Primăriei, terenul pe care vrea să construiască blocul locativ. Chironda afirmă că tot în timp ce se afla în concediu, Direcția Arhitectură a pregătit un certificat de urbanism pentru construcția unui bloc locativ la Botanica. Nu înțelegeam esența acestei decizii de judecată și am decis să găsesc această decizie a Consiliului Municipal. Și această decizie a Consiliului și acest contract de arendă contravine deciziei CMC anterioare, care interzice construcțiile noi în curțile blocurilor locative.

Persons: Capitalei Victor Chironda, Ilie Ceban, Svetlana Dogotaru, Victor Chironda, Ion Organizations: Municipal, Dacia, Consiliului, Consiliului Municipal, Anticorupție, CNA, Funciare Locations: Capitalei, SRL, Centru, Chișinău, sarai, Procuratura

„Este vorba despre tentativele de construcție a unui bloc la Botanica, într-o curte, chiar la interesecția străzilor bulervardul Decebal și Dacia. La 1 martie 2021 apare înregistrarea în Registrul bunurilor imobile a dreptului de superficie pe o construcție care se află pe acest teren. Această se consideră construcție capitală - un sarai, care cândva a fost un bar, o construcție care poate fi demolată cu mâinile. Acesta a menționat că a depus o plângere la Procuratura Anticorupție, iar recent a fost înștiințat că dosarul a fost recepționat și transmis către Centrul Național Anticorupție (CNA). Conflictul dintre Ceban și Chironda nu a fost rezolvat.

Persons: Ion, Victor Chironda Organizations: Dacia, Anticorupție, CNA, Lux Locations: sarai, Procuratura Anticorupție, Primărie

☆ PRĂPĂD ÎN URMA PRECIPITAŢIILOR ABUNDENTE: Mai multe gospodării din Cimişlia au fost înnămolite, iar beciurile şi fântânile - pline cu apă
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

În comuna Albina din raionul Cimişlia mai multe gospodării au fost înnămolite, iar beciurile şi fântânile s-au umplut cu apă. Toată apa a venit din partea din deal, de acolo de la stână, prin porumb şi a venit încoace, toată apa s-a mutat încoace. Miercuri, angajaţii Inspectoratului General pentru Situații de Urgență au intervenit pentru a pompa apa din 10 gospodării din satul Văleni, raionul Cahul. O situație similară a fost și în localitățile din raioanele Telenești, Florești, Ungheni, dar și UTA Găgăuzia. Ploile au distrus mai multe hectare de culturi agricole din raioanele Ocnița, Ungheni, Dondușeni, Criuleni, Leova și Sângerei.

Persons: Soţii, beciul, Filip Paşcaneanu, Mariana Plaxivii Organizations: UTA Găgăuzia Locations: Albina, Cogâlnic, reparaţie, văruim, dos, sarai, ţării, Miercuri, Văleni, Cahul, Telenești, Florești, Ungheni, Ocnița, Dondușeni, Criuleni, Leova, Sângerei

☆ Grijă pentru patrimoniu. Muzeul de istorie şi etnografie din Soroca va fi restaurat
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

15 milioane de lei vor fi alocaţi pentru restaurarea Muzeului de istorie şi etnografie din municipiul Soroca. ", a menționat directorul muzeului, Nicolae Bulat. Apoi am zis că, cu o sală de 45 de metri pătraţi nu poţi face o expoziţii temporare. Mi-am dorit o sală care să unească aceste clădiri, o sală multifuncţională. ", a spus directorul muzeului, Nicolae Bulat.

Persons: Nicolae Bulat, Grigore, Grigore Bucătaru Organizations: Vă, Uniunii Europene Locations: Soroca, sarai, RDN

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