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PLYMOUTH ARGYLE fans trolled manager Wayne Rooney after a disastrous five days that saw his team concede a staggering TEN goals. Plymouth suffered a miserable 6-1 loss at Norwich on Tuesday in the Championship. 2 Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney has seen his team concede TEN goals in five days Credit: Getty 2 Plymouth fans joked Rooney may soon be free to find his wife Coleen in Australia Credit: Rex And then the Pilgrims sustained a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Bristol City at Ashton Gate. That means, Rooney, 39, has now officially lost nine out of 19 matches during his short six-month stint in charge of Plymouth, winning only five games along the way. And some fans took to social media joking that at this pace the Manchester United record goalscorer may soon be free to fly to Australia and find his wife Coleen. The England legend's missus is currently competing in the hit reality show I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! which takes place Down Under. Read More on Football NEW START Man Utd star ‘wants to leave' after being singled-out for criticism by Amorim BOO WOO Wayne Rooney launches furious attack on Plymouth flops after brutal defeat One fan tweeted: "Think he will be able to go to Australia, if this carries on." Another commented: "Should have gone to the jungle." A third wrote: "He'd of been better off going in the jungle and let Coleen run the team." This fan said: "That's really tough for him." Most read in Football IN THE HAT Full list of teams in Scottish Cup fourth round draw as Prem big guns enter SOLD FIRM Scott Brown's stunning new £2m mansion used to belong to Rangers supremo FAB FINISH Rangers loan flop scores stunner as he and unsung Scotland star take down Barca CELTIC 5 ROSS COUNTY 0 Hoops stun visitors with FIVE first half-goals despite six changes BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S And that one stated: "Tough week for Wayne Rooney." Rooney switched to management after rolling credits on his glittering 19-year football career in 2021. Coleen Rooney shocks I'm A Celeb stars with savage swipe at husband Wayne The legendary striker underwent a two-year spell with Derby County and spent a year with DC United as well as Birmingham City before moving to Home Park.Mid-block crosswalk possible for Route 9 near Smithville Inn in Galloway TownshipHALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The first woman to command Canada’s military called out a U.S. senator on Saturday for questioning the role of women in combat. Gen. Jennie Carignan responded to comments made by Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch , the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who was asked on Friday whether President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , should retract comments that he believes men and women should not serve together in combat units. “I think it’s delusional for anybody to not agree that women in combat creates certain unique situations that have to be dealt with. I think the jury’s still out on how to do that,” Risch said during a panel session at the Halifax International Security Forum on Friday. Carignan, Canada’s chief of defense staff and the first woman to command the armed forces of any Group of 20 or Group of Seven country, took issue with those remarks during a panel session on Saturday. “If you’ll allow me, I would first like maybe to respond to Senator Risch’s statement yesterday about women in combat because I wouldn’t want anyone to leave this forum with this idea that women are a distraction to defense and national security,” Carignan said. “After 39 years of career as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations across the world, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify the contribution of women to their defense and to their service, in their country. I wouldn’t want anyone to leave this forum with this idea that this is that it is some kind of social experiment.” Carignan said women have participating in combat for hundreds of years but have never been recognized for fighting for their country. She noted the women military personnel in the room. “All the women sitting here in uniform, stepping in, and deciding to get into harm’s way and fight for their country, need to be recognized for doing so,” she said. “So again, this is the distraction, not the women themselves.” Carignan received a standing ovation at the forum, which attracts defense and security officials from Western democracies. Hegseth has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? The former Fox News commentator made it clear, in his own book and in interviews, that he believes men and women should not serve together in combat units . If Hegseth is confirmed by the Senate, he could try to end the Pentagon’s nearly decade-old practice of making all combat jobs open to women. Hegseth’s remarks have generated a barrage of praise and condemnation. Carignan was promoted to the rank of general during the change-of-command ceremony this past summer, after being chosen by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to become Canada’s first female defense chief. Carignan is no stranger to firsts. She was also the first woman to command a combat unit in the Canadian military, and her career has included deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Syria. For the last three years, she has been the chief of professional conduct and culture, a job created as a result of the sexual misconduct scandal in 2021. Her appointment this year comes as Canada continues to face criticism from NATO allies for not spending 2% of its gross domestic product on defense. The Canadian government recently said that it would reach its NATO commitment by 2032. Risch said Friday Trump would laugh at Canada’s current military spending plans and said the country must do more.
Trump discussed border, trade with Canada's Trudeau after pledging steep tariffsThe nickname "Guo Xiaomai" holds a special significance for farmers, as it reflects their appreciation for Professor Guo's expertise and his genuine commitment to their well-being. Many farmers have attested to the positive impact of Professor Guo's research and guidance on their agricultural practices, leading to improved crop quality and higher yields.The conclusion of the hearing marks the end of a tumultuous chapter in Manchester City's history. As the dust settles and the controversy fades into the background, the club can look forward to a brighter future, with the specter of the 115-item charge sheet firmly behind them.
Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder , Colorado , refuted assertions this week that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old girl that they are not pursuing. JonBenet Ramsey, who competed in beauty pageants, was found dead in the basement of her family’s home in the college town of Boulder the day after Christmas in 1996. Her body was found several hours after her mother called 911 to say her daughter was missing and a ransom note had been left behind. The details of the crime and video footage of JonBenet competing in pageants propelled the case into one of the highest-profile mysteries in the United States. The police comments came as part of their annual update on the investigation, a month before the 28th anniversary of JonBenet’s killing. Police said they released it a little earlier due to the increased attention on the case, apparently referring to the three-part Netflix series “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey.” In a video statement, Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said the department welcomes news coverage and documentaries about the killing of JonBenet, who would have been 34 this year, as a way to generate possible new leads. He said the department is committed to solving the case but needs to be careful about what it shares about the investigation to protect a possible future prosecution. “What I can tell you though, is we have thoroughly investigated multiple people as suspects throughout the years and we continue to be open-minded about what occurred as we investigate the tips that come into detectives," he said. The Netflix documentary focuses on the mistakes made by police and the “media circus” surrounding the case. JonBenet was bludgeoned and strangled. Her death was ruled a homicide, but nobody was ever prosecuted. Police were widely criticized for mishandling the early investigation into her death amid speculation that her family was responsible. However, a prosecutor cleared her parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, and brother Burke in 2008 based on new DNA evidence from JonBenet's clothing that pointed to the involvement of an “unexplained third party” in her slaying. The announcement by former district attorney Mary Lacy came two years after Patsy Ramsey died of cancer. Lacy called the Ramseys “victims of this crime.” John Ramsey has continued to speak out for the case to be solved. In 2022, he supported an online petition asking Colorado’s governor to intervene in the investigation by putting an outside agency in charge of DNA testing in the case. In the Netflix documentary, he said he has been advocating for several items that have not been prepared for DNA testing to be tested and for other items to be retested. He said the results should be put through a genealogy database. In recent years, investigators have identified suspects in unsolved cases by comparing DNA profiles from crime scenes and to DNA testing results shared online by people researching their family trees. In 2021, police said in their annual update that DNA hadn’t been ruled out to help solve the case, and in 2022 noted that some evidence could be “consumed” if DNA testing is done on it. Last year, police said they convened a panel of outside experts to review the investigation to give recommendations and determine if updated technologies or forensic testing might produce new leads. In the latest update, Redfearn said that review had ended but that police continue to work through and evaluate a “lengthy list of recommendations” from the panel. ____ Amy Beth Hanson contributed to this report from Helena, Montana.Why is the use of AI in medical healthcare rising? In order to understand this sudden popularity of using artificial technology in medicine, we must acknowledge one of the most consequential changes in our modern world. COVID-19. During the COVID pandemic, there was a great change in society, with the pandemic overwhelming medical systems around the world, affecting healthcare to a large extent. This led to a large increase in the development of useful AI systems, such as Nestler, who created many AI tools to aid with the collecting of data and quickly analyse datasets and scans in seconds. Additionally, AI can help doctors analyse photos, noticing microscopic details that can easily pass the human eye, possibly helping doctors quickly notice the source of trouble and further understand the day-to-day needs of the patients they look after. This can help detect many conditions faster, helping to save a proliferating number of lives. The use of AI during wide-scale diseases AI is a crucial element enduring widespread disease. This is because training AI to help notice important patterns and predict useful medicine can be a salient help in saving many lives. One example of this is AI analysing COVID patients to find suspected diseases, reducing the time the pathogen remains unknown and therefore helping support their speedy recovery. This had a great effect on the diagnosis of many diseases, so much so that it aided the creation of the COVID vaccine. What does the future of AI in medicine look like? It is predicted that by 2030, AI will function independently in complex environments. However, what does this mean for the future of medicine? First, there will be a large amount of change in the workforce, with new positions and skills being required in the job market. However, with human interaction being a key aspect of healthcare, we can confidently assume our roles are safe for the time being. But as our world continues to change drastically, the future may be that of a trust between humans and computers, relying on them as a main source of medical guidance. Until then, AI will continue to augment human intelligence in medical matters, supporting us over the next few decades.
Youth urged to develop behaviour of acceptance PESHAWAR: Speakers at a workshop have urged the youth to develop a behaviour of acceptance for others to promote peace in society. They were addressing a two-day national workshop on “Building Bridges: Fostering Tolerance & Inclusivity among Youth”, said a communication on Saturday. Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), an Islamabad-based think tank, organized the event. In attendance were teachers, students, rights activists, young members of civil society and others. A member of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court, Dr Qibla Ayaz, said the concept of ‘Constitution, parliament, and citizenship’ was not ideal in Pakistan, but it was fair enough to meet requirements of citizenship. “The Constitution of Pakistan provides equal citizenship to all including minorities and problems prevailing in the society are due to its social structure, not the constitution,” he said. A senior journalist, Rifatullah Orakzai, moderated the session. He explained the relationship between the Constitution, parliament, and citizenship. Professor Dr Rashid Ahmad of the University of Peshawar pointed out various flaws in the present education system. “Our education policy is neither market-oriented,” he said and suggested that youth should be engaged in giving them the right direction and to utilize their potential according to their abilities. A political activist and lawyer, Dilip Doshi, conducted an interactive session to explore the history and development of human rights, highlighting their evolution and significance in today’s world. He delved into the concept of human rights and their progression over time, emphasizing the importance of protecting fundamental rights.
NEW YORK (AP) — As she anticipates her estranged uncle's return to the White House, Mary Trump isn't expecting any future book to catch on like such first-term tell-alls as Michael Wolff's million-selling “Fire and Fury” or her own blockbuster, “Too Much and Never Enough.” “What else is there to learn?” she says. “And for people who don't know, the books have been written. It's all really out in the open now.” For publishers, Donald Trump's presidential years were a time of extraordinary sales in political books, helped in part by Trump's legal threats and angered tweets. According to Circana, which tracks around 85% of the hardcover and paperback market, the genre's sales nearly doubled from 2015 to 2020, from around 5 million copies to around 10 million. Besides books by Wolff and Trump, other bestsellers included former FBI Director James Comey's “A Higher Loyalty,” former national security adviser John Bolton's “The Room Where it Happened” and Bob Woodward's “Fear.” Meanwhile, sales for dystopian fiction also jumped, led by Margaret Atwood's “A Handmaid's Tale,” which was adapted into an award-winning Hulu series. But interest has dropped back to 2015 levels since Trump left office, according to Circana, and publishers doubt it will again peak so highly. Readers not only showed little interest in books by or about President Joe Biden and his family — they even seemed less excited about Trump-related releases. Mary Trump's “Who Could Ever Love You” and Woodward's “War” were both popular this fall, but neither has matched the sales of their books written during the first Trump administration. “We’ve been there many times, with all those books,” HarperCollins publisher Jonathan Burnham says of the various Trump tell-alls. He added that he still sees a market for at least some Trump books — perhaps analyzing the recent election — because “there's a general, serious smart audience, not politically aligned in a hard way,” one that would welcome “an intelligent voice.” “It’s like the reboot of any hit TV show,” says Eric Nelson, publisher and vice president of Broadside Books, a conservative imprint of HarperCollins that's released books by Jared Kushner, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Trump Cabinet nominees Pete Hegseth and Sen. Marco Rubio. “You’re not hoping for ratings like last time, just better ratings than the boring show it’s replacing.” In the days following Trump's victory, “The Handmaid's Tale” and George Orwell's “1984” returned to bestseller lists, along with more contemporary works such as Timothy Snyder's “On Tyranny," a 2017 bestseller that expanded upon a Facebook post Snyder wrote soon after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Books appealing to pro-Trump readers also surged, including those written by Cabinet picks — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “The Real Anthony Fauci” and Hegseth's “The War on Warriors” — and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance's “Hillbilly Elegy,” his 2016 memoir that's sold hundreds of thousands of copies since Trump selected him as his running mate. First lady Melania Trump's memoir, “Melania,” came out in October and has been high on Amazon.com bestseller lists for weeks, even as critics found it contained little newsworthy information. According to Circana, it has sold more than 200,000 copies, a figure that does not include books sold directly through her website. “The Melania book has done extraordinarily well, better than we thought,” says Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt. “After Election Day, we sold everything we had of it.” Conservative books have sold steadily over the years, and several publishers — most recently Hachette Book Group — have imprints dedicated to those readers. Publishers expect at least some critical books to reach bestseller lists — if only because of the tradition of the publishing market favoring the party out of power. But the nature of what those books would look like is uncertain. Perhaps a onetime insider will have a falling out with Trump and write a memoir, like Bolton or former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, or maybe some of his planned initiatives, whether mass deportation or the prosecution of his political foes, will lead to investigative works. A new “Fire and Fury” is doubtful, with the originally only possible because Wolff enjoyed extraordinary access, spending months around Trump and his White House staff. Members of the president-elect's current team have already issued a statement saying they have refused to speak with Wolff, calling the author a “known peddler of fake news who routinely concocts situations, conversations, and conclusions that never happened.” A publicist for Wolff said he was declining comment. Woodward, who interviewed Trump at length for the 2020 bestseller “Rage,” told The Associated Press that he had written so much about Trump and other presidents that he wasn't sure what he'd take on next. He doesn't rule out another Trump book, but that will depend in part on the president-elect, how “out of control he gets,” Woodward said, and how far he is able to go. “He wants to be the imperial president, where he gets to decide everything and no one's going to get in his way,” Woodward said. “He's run into some brick walls in the past and there may be more brick walls. I don't know what will happen. I'll be watching and doing some reporting, but I'm still undecided.” 1. “Too Much and Never Enough,” by Mary Trump: 1,248,212 copies 2. “Fire and Fury,” by Michael Wolff: 936,116 copies 3. “Fear,” by Bob Woodward: 872,014 copies 4. “The Room Where It Happened,” by John Bolton: 676,010 copies 5. “Rage,” by Bob Woodward: 549,685 copies These figures represent total sales provided by Circana, which tracks about 85% of the print market and does not include e-book or audiobook sales.