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All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer is set to return home from his stint with Lancashire in England for the domestic season-opening Duleep Trophy and the county side shared a fun-filled video of a 'This or That' segment on social media. Iyer played five List A matches for the club in the One-Day Cup and one first-class match against Surrey in the County Championship, but it was an unmemorable one and came to an end in Lancashire's next game.His scores in five One-Day Cup matches were 15, 4, 9, 15 and 25, and he took three wickets. In the match against County against…

Former Sonoma County Health Director Barbie Robinson is facing intense scrutiny over her hiring of Houston-based DEMA Consulting & Management as Harris County public health director. The investigation follows the collapse of Sonoma County's DEMA and a Press Democrat investigation into questionable billing and finances by the company's founder and former president, Michelle Patino. Robinson has sought to distance himself from the company, which provided emergency housing and homeless services, and has argued that DEMA's government contracts trace their origins to former deputy director Tina Rivera, who served as interim director and then Sonoma County health commissioner until she resigned…

East Alabama Sports Today editor Joe Medley has picked the winners from this week's regular season high school football games featuring area teams: The winners are in bold. Piedmont coach Jonathan Miller talks with East Alabama Sports Today editor Joe Medley (Photo by Gene Blackstone/Courtesy of East Alabama Sports Today) Thursday, August 29Hokes Bluff's Southside Friday, August 30Jacksonville vs. AlexandriaBeauregard in AnnistonBenjamin Russell of Central ClayCherokee County ArabSardis, Cleburne CountyRagland at DonohoWestbrook Christian of GlencoeHandley at DadevilleJacksonville Christian TabernacleMumford's LincolnLocust Fork of OhatcheeMoody of OxfordPiedmont on SaxPleasant Valley Spring GardensWoodland's LambourneRandolph County, Central CoosaTalladega at ChildersburgWadleigh's Horseshoe BendWelborn, JB PenningtonOpen:…

Victims held in inhuman conditions in secret detention centres run by the Bangladesh military's intelligence wing have just begun to speak out about their horrific experiences, some of whom have been held for more than a decade and who come from all ages and political and social backgrounds.Years after the toppling of Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian regime, victims of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh deserve justice. Their relatives, who are also victims of the disappeared, have the right to know the whereabouts of their loved ones for peace of mind and soul.However, justice is needed not only for the victims of enforced…

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Asian crude oil imports rose in August from a two-year low in July as major buyers China, India, South Korea and Japan increased imports.Total imports are expected to rise to 26.74 million barrels per day in August from 24.56 million barrels in July, according to data compiled by LSEG Oil Research.While the 2.18 million bpd increase seems large, it is worth noting that July imports were the lowest since the same month in 2022, and August's total was only the fifth-highest in the eight months so far in 2024.The recovery in crude oil arrivals…

The San Francisco Giants (67-67) and Milwaukee Brewers (76-56) meet in the final game of a three-game series on Thursday. First pitch at American Family Field is scheduled for 2:10 pm ET. Break down Giants vs. Brewers odds from BetMGM Sportsbook and make your best betting predictions and forecasts from MLB experts. Season series: 1-1 draw Milwaukee held a -162 advantage at home on Wednesday, beating San Francisco 5-3. The Brewers scored five runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-0 lead, but gave up three to the Giants, but were able to avoid a late crisis. Right-hander Freddy…

The bill, SB 1047, was introduced seven months ago by Sen. Scott Weiner and passed the state Assembly on Wednesday. The bill now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, who has until Sept. 30 to either sign it into law or veto it. The governor has not publicly stated his position.The bill aims to require companies that spend more than $100 million to train AI models to develop safeguards to ensure the technology isn't used to harm society, such as building dangerous weapons or carrying out cyberattacks.The measures include requiring companies doing business in California to report any safety incidents…

Updated 7:01 p.m. Several government officials, including a former U.S. president and a Georgia native, were the targets of a plot by two European men to threaten dozens of people by having false police emergency calls made to their homes, according to court records unsealed Wednesday. According to the federal indictment, Tomas Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, made “swatting” calls to approximately 100 people, provoking aggressive responses by police officers at the victims' homes. The Secret Service agent's affidavit did not name any former U.S. presidents or other government officials who were allegedly victims of…

BBCHolly Hennessy has been waiting in Belfast since May for her boat to be ready.Passengers on a round-the-world cruise have been stranded in Belfast for three months after their voyage was delayed.Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey was scheduled to depart on May 30 for the first leg of a three-year cruise but has arrived in Queensland, Northern Ireland's capital, for fitting out.However, the ship has not yet departed due to problems with the rudder and gearbox.Holly Hennessy, a Florida resident, is one of those “hunkered down” migrants who unexpectedly made the city their home.The round-the-world cruise ship has been docked in…

By Gaurav Dogra and Paturaja Murugaboopathi(Reuters) – Asia's main stock indexes saw their profit forecasts rise by the most in more than three years as the region's semiconductor companies benefit from a boom in generative artificial intelligence.Strong second-quarter results across a broad range of industries helped push the average 12-month earnings per share forecast for MSCI Asia Pacific index companies up 3.9% in the past month, according to LSEG IBES data, a compilation of analyst estimates.The increase is especially sharp after downward revisions and small gains in the first seven months of the year.Forecasts for South Korean companies rose 8…