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Kazakhstan’s progress faces many headwinds; the West should not be one of them

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

The escalation of geopolitical tensions linked to the Ukrainian crisis has highlighted two main opposing camps of countries — an Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian Regimes on the other - writes Luc Rodehefer. A number of countries have resisted choosing sides, however, as they strive to balance their national interests with international developments while simultaneously advocating the need to maintain peaceful diplomacy and global connections.While the number of these so-called “in-between” countries abound (particularly in Latin America, Africa, and South and Central Asia), only a few of them have upheld an outspoken commitment to the principles of multilateralism and non-violence. One of these is Kazakhstan, which, through its rhetoric and actions, has consistently demonstrated a commitment to international principles enshrined in the UN Charter despite severe challenges to the country’s economy and stability brought on by recent global developments....

49ers rookie minicamp: Moody’s mental strength, Brown’s starting potential, Bell’s catches

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

SANTA CLARA — A southeasterly, 6-mph breeze came off the Alviso wetlands. The sun reflected off Josh Moody’s shiny black cleats. A leather, NFL-branded football lied in wait.Moody’s right foot stepped forth and launched that ball through the uprights, over a net and into the 49ers’ player parking lot.The legend was born.Okay, too much hyperbole, too soon. Friday, however, introduced the 49ers’ rookies to their practice field.No one comes with more scrutiny – and with an assured starting role – than Moody, who tops the following list of things we learned at the Class of 2023’s rookie minicamp:MOODY’S MENTALSMoody’s first kicks showed why a third-round pick seems fair for Robbie Gould’s replacement. It won’t be all sunshine and field goals forever, however. “I’m going to miss. It’s inevitable,” Moody said Thursday as the rookie class convened.Mentally overcoming a miss – and making pressure-packed kicks – is what the 49ers need right away from the 23-year-old “Money Moody,” as h...

Kurtenbach: If this is the end of the Warriors dynasty, remember it for what it was — incredible

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

LOS ANGELES — If this is indeed the end of the Warriors’ dynasty, don’t remember the way it ended.No, remember all the incredible moments that came before Friday’s loss to the Lakers.Remember the four titles in eight years, starting with the baby-faced Dubs’ improbable but convincing run to their first title in 2015 and perhaps culminating in Steph Curry’s brilliant NBA Finals last June.Remember the early games of the 2014-2015 season, when Steve Kerr’s new offense was taking shape in Oakland. This was basketball being played in its highest form, and it would spoil everyone who regularly watched it for years to come.Remember Klay Thompson’s incendiary performances — 37 points in a quarter, 60 points on 11 dribbles, 14 made 3-pointers — that turned Oracle Arena into a basketball tent revival.Remember Draymond Green’s defensive brilliance — a singular and unique force at stopping opposing teams — and his near-cosmic ability to affect win...

Mathews: ‘Being a live ghost’ on the struggling streets of East Oakland

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

Kiara Johnson, 17, lives at the Regal-Hi apartments on High Street in East Oakland — for now.She doesn’t have the money for next month’s rent. She can’t rely on parents — her dad’s dead and her mom’s in prison. For work, she begs for shifts in a liquor store.She can’t support her older brother, who won’t get a job, or care for Trevor, her 9-year-old neighbor, whose mother has disappeared. So, Kiara has started doing sex work.How does she cope? She walks around Oakland. “When there is no choice, the only thing you have left to do is walk,” she says.Kiara Johnson isn’t real. She’s the fictional central character and narrator of the novel “Nightcrawling,” by 21-year-old Leila Mottley.Oakland author Leila Mottley at the Lakeview branch of the Oakland Public Library in 2022. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)Nightcrawling is a bestseller, with a page-turning plot involving sex-trafficking, housing displacement, mass incarceration and police scandal. But the book’s real mag...

Opinion: Our failure to treat people with psychosis is killing them

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

Compassionate involuntary intervention for people suffering from untreated psychosis is getting an undeserved bad rap these days.Opponents, including disabilities rights groups, push a fear-mongering narrative that frames any kind of lifesaving medical treatment for people unable to consent due to the effects of their brain disease as “forced,” “coercive,” “brutal” or “tortuous.” They push an agenda that no treatment is better than any kind of lifesaving involuntary care.In effect, they are promoting the status quo. Do we, as a society, want to continue to leave very sick, treatable people deteriorating, suffering and dying on our streets and in our jail cells, and ultimately winding up in the morgue? I certainly do not.We should be striving towards a common goal of saving the lives of people sick with severe treatable neurological brain diseases, like schizophrenia and other psychosis spectrum disorders. Today we know what we didn’t know in the 1960s when California legislation, kn...

Cómo se ha desarrollado la búsqueda de respuestas desde que Natalee Holloway desapareció en 2005

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

(CNN) — Han pasado casi 18 años desde que la adolescente estadounidense Natalee Holloway desapareció durante un viaje de graduación de la escuela secundaria a Aruba.Ahora, el principal sospechoso de su desaparición pronto podría ser extraditado a Estados Unidos para enfrentar a la Justicia en un caso relacionado. Él mantiene su inocencia, y nadie ha sido juzgado ni está acusado actualmente de su muerte.Natalee Holloway, de Alabama, posa para su retrato de último año en el anuario de Mountain Brook High School. (Mountain Brook High School/Holloway family)Así se ha desarrollado la historia de la desaparición de Natalee Holloway30 de mayo de 2005: Natalee Holloway, de 18 años, de los suburbios de Birmingham, Alabama, sale de un bar con tres jóvenes: dos hermanos y Joran van der Sloot, entonces de 17 años.9 de junio de 2005: Van der Sloot y los hermanos Satish y Depak Kalpoe son arrestados en Aruba en relación con la desaparición de Holloway.Joran van der Sloot, centro, llega para...

Jin Young Ko, Sarah Kemp share lead halfway through LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Two-time LPGA Tour player of the year Jin Young Ko shot her second straight 4-under 68 on Friday in the Founders Cup and shared the halfway lead with 37-year-old non-winner Sarah Kemp.Kemp, whose best finish on tour is a tie for second in 2019, had a one-stroke lead with three holes to play but pulled her drive on the par 4 16th at Upper Montclair Country Club. The Australian was short of the elevated green on her second shot and missed a long par putt after a chip from a tough stance. She had a 65 to match Ko at 8-under 136.“I think this is going to be the week, every week,” Kemp said, “But it’s just such a small percent that win, right? Everyone’s win percentage is real small. I think if I keep doing what I’m doing now maybe I’ll get close soon.”Kemp’s best finish this year in six events — including a team event — was a tie for 13th in the JM Eagle LA Championship.Defending champion Minjee Lee (69), South Korean rookie Hae Ran Ryu (70) and Ad...

Smoking third-rail wiring causing service disruptions on Red Line

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

Smoke on the tracks at the MBTA’s Central Station is causing some service disruptions on the Red Line on Saturday morning.The Cambridge Fire Department responded to the report of an odor of smoke around 7 a.m. It was determined smoke was coming from third-rail wiring.Shuttle buses are being run from Harvard to Park Street to assist riders while the situation is addressed.The MBTA says power crews are on scene and it is expected to be resolved by 11 a.m.https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/1657370546848276480https://twitter.com/CambridgeMAFire/status/1657341168882008069No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Transit police: Rider punches MBTA driver for asking to put bike on front of bus

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

Transit police are investigating after an MBTA bus driver said they were punched in the face by a passenger after they asked them to mount their bicycle on the front of the bus.The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Friday night.No additional information was immediately available.

2 seriously injured in Cohasset motorcycle crash

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:22:29 GMT

Two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries early Saturday morning following a motorcycle crash in Cohasset, police said. Emergency crews responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Border Street and Otis Avenue around 2:30 a.m. found a man and a woman who had been on the motorcycle when it struck a pole, according to police.The driver of the motorcycle, a 23-year-old man, was determined to have not been wearing a helmet and suffered life-threatening injuries. The passenger, a 26-year-old woman, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.They were taken to South Shore Hospital.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.