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Prince Harry wins phone hacking lawsuit against British tabloid publisher, awarded 140,000 pounds

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry won his phone hacking lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mirror and was awarded over 140,000 pounds ($180,000) in the first of his several lawsuits against British tabloids to go to trial.Justice Timothy Fancourt in the High Court found phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at Mirror Group Newspapers over many years and private investigators “were an integral part of the system” to gather information unlawfully. He said executives at the papers were aware of the practice and covered it up. Fancourt said he awarded the Duke of Sussex damages for 15 of the 33 newspaper articles in question at trial that were the result of unlawful information gathering and resulted in the misuse of Harry’s private information.“Today is a great day for truth, as well as accountability,” Harry said in a statement read by his lawyer outside court.Fancourt awarded the duke damages for the distress he suffered and a further sum for aggravated damages to...

Think there are fewer members of the opposite sex where you live? New census data may confirm it

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

Anyone who has suspected that there are more women than men where they live, or vice versa, will find fodder for their suspicions in new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.Whether it refutes or confirms their suspicions likely depends on where they live.Women outnumber men in the largest urban counties east of the Mississippi River, along the Eastern Seaboard and in the Deep South, while the West skews male, according to data released last week from the 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most comprehensive source of data on American life. Those numbers were also backed up by age and sex figures from the 2020 census released earlier this year.There are limitations to what can be concluded from the data. Still, Nancy Averbach, 57, doesn't find the numbers surprising. She lost her husband eight years ago, and has since found it hard to meet a compatible partner.Across the U.S. in 2022, the most recent year that figures are available, there were 96.6 adult men for every ...

2 injured in crash on entrance ramp caused by wrong-way driver

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two people were injured in a crash caused by a wrong-way driver on an entrance ramp Friday morning. The crash happened on the I-35 southbound ramp to westbound Ben White Boulevard, according to Austin Travis County EMS. The Austin Fire Department responded to the crash around 3:50 a.m.ATCEMS said medics transported two adults; one of them was declared a trauma alert with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries, and the other had non-life-threatening injuries. Austin Police watch command said the crash involved a wrong-way driver on the entrance ramp.

Volokh, Creeley: The trouble with Congress or college presidents policing free speech on campuses

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

Last Tuesday, the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology testified at a congressional hearing on “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism.”At the hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., asked University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill: “Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Penn’s rules or code of conduct, yes or no?” Stefanik was referring, among other things, to phrases such as “There’s only one solution: Intifada revolution,” which suggest mass violence against Jews in Israel.Magill’s reply — that the answer was “context-dependent” — has prompted rare bipartisan unity and a chorus of condemnation. Indeed, it led Magill to later backtrack, then to call for reevaluating university policy to restrict more speech, and finally to resign.Antisemitism on campus is a real problem, and in this fraught moment, many Jew...

Ask Amy: Illness interferes with holiday plans

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

Dear Amy: Last year we had my husband’s daughter, her husband and their four children come and stay with us for a couple of weeks around Christmas.When they arrived, the husband was clearly sick: coughing, sneezing, etc.Consequently, I became sick (I have severe COPD) and had to miss our annual Christmas Eve celebration as a result.Here’s my question: Can I ask my daughter-in-law not to come here when anyone in the family is sick?I feel this should be common sense, but apparently it is not.I don’t want to offend anyone, but when my health is compromised, I feel the added stress.My husband and I are not young.They are currently planning their trip, and I am worried.Can you help?— WorriedDear Worried: You should not need my help to inspire you to take care of your own health, but when it comes to extended family members, it is vital to clarify your needs and boundaries, because their understanding and cooperation are essential.Related ArticlesAsk Amy | Ask Amy: Financ...

Extra-EU personal transfers reach €43.5 billion in 2022

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

In 2022, flows of money sent by EU residents to non-EU countries, referred to as personal transfers, amounted to €43.5 billion (bn), an increase of 14% compared with €38.2 bn in 2021. Inflows to the EU totalled €13.5 bn, an increase of 10% compared with €12.4 bn in 2021. Personal transfers consist of flows of money sent by migrants to households of their country of origin.Recently, a substantial growth of extra-EU outflows was observed, especially in the last five years. From 2018, outflows have surged by 41%, while inflows have demonstrated a more modest growth pattern with an increase of just 15%. As a result, there has been a widening negative balance for the EU vis-à-vis non-EU countries, reaching €30.0 bn in 2022. This information comes from data on personal transfers and compensation of employees published by Eurostat. This article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article.Source dataset: bop_rem6LinkWeight of net personal transfers of ...

Review: Chalamet waltzes through ‘Wonka,’ but thrill is missing

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

By Jake Coyle | Associated PressThe original 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” may have been a delicious dream, lined with trees of gumballs and fields of lollipops. But never has there been a more cautionary tale about the danger of too much of a good thing.Magical as that Roald Dahl-scripted film was, it remains lodged in our imaginations less for its sugary goodness than the way darkness, satire and even mania ebb around its edges — flowing down that nightmarish watery tunnel and pooling somewhere in the back of Gene Wilder’s eyes. Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe may bubble with laughter all the way up the ceiling, but there’s a spinning metal blade up there.“Wonka,” the latest attempt to revisit Dahl’s masterwork, bears no such danger. It’s going more for the taste of an Everlasting Gobstopper — an ingenious confection that piles flavor on top of flavor. Tasty though that can be, you miss the daring of Dahl in the more wa...

Word Game: Dec. 15, 2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — ALPHABET (ALPHABET: AL-fuh-bet: A set of letters with which languages are written.)Average mark 34 wordsTime limit 45 minutesCan you find 42 or more words in ALPHABET? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — HIRSUTE heir heist hers hest hire hurt rest rise rite ruse rush rust ruth shier shire shirt shut shute sire site stir suer suet suit suite sure user usher their this thus tier tire true etuiTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator...

Analysis: NFL playoff race defines parity, though competition doesn’t always equal quality footbal

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.___The NFL playoff race defines parity.Thirty teams entered Week 15 still alive for a Super Bowl run. Of course, several of those teams had astronomical odds and a few more know they’re not going anywhere. But, it’s been five years since only two teams were mathematically eliminated this late in the season.Close scores and competitive games don’t always translate into quality football — just ask Tom Brady — but the NFL takes pride in balance.They’ve sure got it in 2023.There are 24 teams in or within one game of a playoff spot. Seven of eight division races are within two games, including four that are within one or tied.Eleven AFC teams have a winning record. Since the 1970 merger, that’s only happened three times previously through 14 weeks. Five NFC teams that are 6-7 are tied for the final wild-card spot. Three 6-7 teams are tied for the top spot in the NFC South.Three ...

2-time All-Star Ja Morant set to talk with 25-game suspension nearing an end

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:56:30 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Ja Morant told reporters after the Los Angeles Lakers ousted Memphis in six games to start the playoffs in April that he had to make better decisions, knowing off-the-court issues affected the Grizzlies’ season. Now the dazzling point guard given a 25-game timeout by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is about to get a second chance to prove he really means that. Morant will talk with the media Friday after Memphis’ morning shootaround before the Grizzlies host Houston that night. It will be the first time that Morant has talked with reporters since that disappointing first-round ouster April 29. And the Grizzlies really need a boost. Morant’s suspension is one of several factors that have left the Grizzlies near the bottom of the NBA after earning the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference each of the past two seasons. The No. 2 pick overall in the 2020 draft, 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2022 Most Improved Player didn’t sh...