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rich9 link Early childhood educators and childcare workers have been recognised for their work after years of being underpaid and undervalued. or signup to continue reading More than 200,000 childcare workers will receive a 15 per cent wage increase over two years, after the pay bump passed parliament late on Tuesday night. This means those on the award rate will take home an extra $155 every week by the end of 2025, which was a first step towards ensuring the sector's workers are fairly compensated for their work. "This is what our early educators do: it's not baby sitting, it's early education.," Education Minister Jason Clare told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday. "It's not about changing nappies, it's about changing lives." To ensure costs are not passed onto parents, the federal government will cover the price of the pay bump for childcare providers that agree to limit fee increases. The law has been broadly welcomed with Jay Weatherill, the Minderoo Foundation's lead on its universal childcare campaign, noting it was an important first step. "Educators are the backbone of the early childhood education and care sector," he said. "Australia's children and families will also benefit from this reform by getting the best start to life from a high-quality early education delivered by early educators whose value to our nation is truly recognised. The Greens have argued the measure is "woefully inadequate" and say Labor should have increased wages by 25 per cent. "This is not a pay rise; this is a two-year pay bump," Greens senator Steph Hodgins-May said. "We can't fix our childcare system with half-hearted measures." The laws are part of the federal government's efforts to tackle workforce shortages in the early childhood education sector. About 21,000 more qualified professionals are required to address the current shortfall, and another 18,000 are needed to meet future demand, according to Jobs and Skills Australia. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement AdvertisementAuthorities catch ‘SMS blaster’ gang that drove around Bangkok sending thousands of phishing messages

It is known across Liverpool as the Radio City tower but that moniker may not be around much longer as the structure hosts its final live broadcast on Christmas Eve. Microphone cables are being bundled up and heaving contacts books packed into boxes, leaving empty what is arguably the most famous building of the city’s skyline – St Johns Beacon, to use its proper name. Built in 1969, originally as a luxury revolving restaurant that was one visited by Queen Elizabeth II, the tower was listed Grade II in 2020, with Historic England describing it as “embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age”. From the mid-80s it was mostly empty after it became apparent that a kitchen more than 100 metres in the air with two lift shafts and 558 stairs posed a fire hazard. In 2000 it was saved from dereliction when it become home to Radio City and emblazoned with the words “Radio City 96.7” large enough to be seen across Liverpool. “It was great excitement when we actually moved to the tower,” said Molly Marshall, who effectively managed the station’s office in a number of different roles throughout the years. “A helicopter came flying around and took a picture of us all waving from the top of the tower.” Every pop star who played the arena, Liverpool Empire, or filmed at Granada studios wanted to visit, she said, but there were “a lot of people you didn’t realise had a real fear of heights or a fear of lifts”. “One of the guys in Westlife, I think it was Nicky, he wouldn’t step foot in the lift so we had to drop a microphone down to reception while the others were interviewed in the studio.” The roads outside were often closed by police due to “thousands and thousands” of people waiting outside for pop stars, she said. Pete Price, the veteran radio DJ who spent more than two decades broadcasting from the tower, described being live on air in 2008 when an earthquake hit, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale. “It was the most unbelievable experience ever. It was a good job I was in an eight-second delay, because my language was absolute choice. So I had to cut myself off,” he said. “We just ran for our lives but we didn’t know where we were running.” Price said the tower would sway as much as seven inches (18cm) in the wind, which meant “you would actually see the blinds move and your seat on wheels would move as well, it’s scary”. During a 50-year broadcasting career, Price broke the story that Michael Jackson had died, beating the BBC and other news outlets, from the tower. On another occasion, the phone lines were blown as 19,000 people in one hour tried to get through to speak to a psychic, he said. Radio City was rebranded earlier this year, in order to consolidate Bauer’s brands, to Hits Radio Liverpool, and the decision was taken to move to a new office at ground level. Radio City’s viewing gallery, which “most of Merseyside have been in” and seen panoramic views of the city, is open until the end of December, after which the future is uncertain. Ideas have been put forward but nothing settled on: in 2020, a plan to build a zip wire between the tower and the central library was eventually vetoed by the then mayor, Joe Anderson. “I think to everybody it will always remain the Radio City tower, whatever it becomes,” said Marshall, who organised a 50th birthday party for Radio City in October with Carolyn Hughes, who worked as the founder’s PA and then in public relations for the station. Hughes said that on the last show at the tower she would “raise a glass to the memories”. She added: “Better to have loved and lost than never loved at all, I guess ... Rest easy Radio City, you can stand down now knowing you put a great shift in.”NoneIt might not have been a definitive match-winning moment and it will not be part of any end-of-season Champions League highlights package. After all, it was only a tackle. A tackle from a full-back who was shown a little too much of the ball by the attacker. But this was Conor Bradley, still a rookie at this rarefied level, spectacularly halting none other than Kylian Mbappe in full flight. Yes, you will see similar challenges on a regular basis but none will ignite an occasion and a team quite like this one did after half an hour of relative tedium. And the fact it came from a player who was keeping Trent Alexander-Arnold - assumed to be a Real Madrid player-in-waiting - on the bench made it all the more significant. There were several ramifications of what eventually became a compelling contest but perhaps the most important for Liverpool was the reminder they do have a very decent replacement if Alexander-Arnold does depart for Madrid. Ah, but surely Liverpool would miss the Trent assists? Yep, but Bradley is no slouch on that front either, teeing up the opener for Alex Mac Allister. Bradley would later dispossess Mbappe and start the move that ended with Mohamed Salah winning and missing a penalty. But that did not matter in the end, Cody Gakpo heading in an Andy Robertson cross to make it five wins in five Champions League games for the convincing Premier League leaders. But that Salah was not the only marquee player to miss from the spot told you what a miserable night this was for Real Madrid and Mbappe. As if it was not brutal enough for Mbappe to be given a going-over by 21-year-old Bradley, the Frenchman had a chance to cancel out Mac Allister’s strike after Andy Robertson had brought down Lucas Vazquez. But Mbappe saw Liverpool’s reserve keeper, Caoimhin Kelleher, keep out his penalty. It summed up Mbappe’s night - a night that started with him being pickpocketed by Salah, leading to the sort of incisive counter-attack that has become the trademark of the Arne Slot tenure. This particular break ended with Thibaut Courtois half-saving a Darwin Nunez effort and Raul Asencio, making only his third senior appearance for Real, completing a goal-line clearance. That the highlight of the opening period was that splendid Bradley tackle was also testament to how mundane the match had been to that point. While it did not seem to wake Mbappe up, it certainly energised supporters who had previously been treating the contest for what, realistically, it was ... a free hit for Liverpool. But even allowing for their litany of absentees, this was a Madrid side accustomed to intimidating atmospheres and they saw out the half with relatively few alarms. And they did not panic when Mac Allister gave Liverpool a deserved lead early in the second half, smuggling a shot into the corner of the net after playing a short exchange of passes with Bradley. But after Kelleher had pushed away Mbappe’s spot-kick and Salah’s spot-kick had not even troubled Courtois or the goal, Gakpo rose unchallenged twenty minutes from the end to give Liverpool yet another victory in a remarkable start to the season. And when Bradley had to leave the field with what looked like a hamstring problem in the dying stages, the acclaim was deafening. No wonder. If Alexander-Arnold does leave, Liverpool have a heck of a replacement. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. 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Special counsel Jack Smith has asked judges to dismiss a federal election interference case and a classified documents case against Donald Trump as he is set to become the next US president. In new documents filed on Monday, Smith told the judges the cases should be closed because of a Justice Department policy that bans the prosecution of a sitting president. Trump had pleaded not guilty in both cases. One is related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, and the other is related to his handling of sensitive files once he left the White House. “It has long been the position of the Department of Justice that the United States Constitution forbids the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting President,” Smith wrote in a filing in the election case. “This outcome is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant,” Smith added in the six-page filing. A judge must sign off on both cases for them to be officially dismissed. In a statement, Trump’s team said the move to end the cases was “a major victory for the rule of law”. “The American People re-elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate to Make America Great Again,” said Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung. “The American People and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and we look forward to uniting our country.” Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in 2022 to take over the two federal investigations into Trump’s conduct. The request to dismiss Trump’s election subversion case marks an end to a lengthy legal saga after Smith had to refile charges against the president based on a July Supreme Court ruling that Trump was immune from prosecution over "official acts" that took place while he was in the White House. Smith had argued in a revised indictment that Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results were related to his campaign and therefore not official acts. When Trump won the 2024 election this month, Smith began to take steps to wind down both the election interference case and the classified documents case, in which Trump was accused of storing sensitive files in his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them. Trump had pledged to get rid of Smith as soon as he takes office. Smith has reportedly said he plans to step down next year. Trump’s return to the White House left several of the criminal cases against him in limbo. His sentencing for his criminal conviction in the state of New York has been indefinitely delayed. Trump also faces state charges in Georgia for his attempts to overturn election results there, but that case faces delays as well. An appeals court is considering whether to overturn a previous ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to stay on the case despite a relationship she had with a prosecutor she hired. Since Trump won the 2024 presidency, “his criminal problems go away”, said former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani. “It’s well established that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted,” he said. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App . You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson was not available for Tuesday's game against the Utah Hockey Club due to a lower-body injury. The Canadiens announced his injury half an hour before puck drop. Jayden Struble took his place in the lineup as Montreal (7-11-2) faced Utah (8-10-3) for the first time. Matheson participated in the morning skate but missed practice on Monday. The 30-year-old from nearby Pointe-Claire, Que., leads all Montreal blueliners with 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 20 games as the lone defenceman on the team's top power-play unit. Struble has one goal and three assists in 15 games this season. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2024. The Canadian Press

WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors moved Monday to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him, citing longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. The decision by special counsel Jack Smith, who had fiercely sought to hold Trump criminally accountable for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, represented the end of the federal effort against the former president following his election victory this month despite the election-related cases and multiple other unrelated criminal charges against him and is headed back to the White House. The decision, revealed in court filings, also amounts to a predictable but nonetheless stunning conclusion to criminal cases that had been seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump has faced. It reflects the practical consequences of Trump’s victory, ensuring he enters office free from scrutiny over his hoarding of top secret documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Smith’s team emphasized that the move to abandon the prosecutions, in federal courts in Washington and Florida, was not a reflection of their view on the merits of the cases but rather a reflection of their commitment to longstanding department policy. “That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” the prosecutors wrote in Monday’s court filing in the election interference case. The decision was expected after Smith's team began assessing how to wind down both the 2020 election interference case and the separate classified documents case in the wake of Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The Justice Department believes Trump can no longer be tried in accordance with longstanding policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted. Trump has cast both cases as politically motivated, and had vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January. The 2020 election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing the Republican as he vied to reclaim the White House. But it quickly stalled amid legal fighting over Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he took while in the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial. The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election. Smith’s team in October filed a lengthy brief laying out new evidence they planned to use against him at trial, accusing him of using “resorting to crimes” in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will of voters after he lost to Biden. ___ Associated Press writer Colleen Long contributed to this story.Nampa library, youth group rebuke senator's claims of perpetuating grooming, pedophilia

Peller shares highest amount he made on TikTok live in one night, video trends: “How does it work?”More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Southern California in what authorities are calling the largest seizure of counterfeit musical instruments at the busiest container port in North America. If they were authentic Gibson guitars, the instruments — which were destined for the e-commerce market — would be worth an estimated $18 million, according to U.S. Customs. They were seized by federal officials at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, a sprawling coastal complex that includes the Port of LA. The massive West Coast port is the busiest in the U.S. among container ports, in the volume of shipments seen, with cargo worth an estimated $292 billion passing through in 2023. While the knockoffs seized by federal authorities were manufactured outside the country, all authentic Gibson guitars are hand-crafted and made in the U.S., said Beth Heidt, chief marketing officer at the company. The iconic guitar brand, founded in 1902 in Kalamazoo, Mich., has all its instruments made at facilities in Nashville, Tenn. and Boseman, Mont. — with several generations of artisans behind the more than 100-year-old company, she said. "This is really emotional and personal for us because our teams have generations who have dedicated their entire lives to making these instruments," Heidt said, describing Gibson's guitar-making as a craft passed down generations within American families. Among the seized guitars were imitations of designs such as the Gibson SG and Les Paul , and while the majority were Gibson knockoffs, some were counterfeits of other well-known brands like Fender , Heidt said. She said there were models worth about $2,500 each if they were authentic as well as imitations of higher value Gibsons that would typically retail for more than $10,000. Federal authorities would not release any details about suspects in the investigation or where the instruments came from. U.S. Customs officers worked with Gibson's intellectual property experts to determine whether the guitars were counterfeits, according to LA County Sheriff's Lt. Bill Kitchin, who oversees the department's piracy division. Violating the federal statute that protects U.S. consumers from counterfeit products can result in a fine of up to $250,000 and 10 years in prison, said Jaime Ruiz, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Africa Bell, director of the LA-Long Beach Seaport, said the record-breaking seizure was especially noteworthy since the port is the largest container port in the country — collecting $19 billion in import duties, taxes and fees during the last fiscal year. She said finding counterfeits and contraband "in this massive amount of cargo arriving here everyday is like trying to find the smallest of needles in the largest of haystacks." Heidt said seasoned guitar players would be able to easily tell the difference between the fake Gibsons that were seized and the brand's authentic instruments, from the sound to other elements visible to the trained eye. "We can pick it up immediately and tell," she said, describing flaws in the fakes such as in the finishing, a more "flimsy" and light feel, placement of the logo, misplaced inlays and flaws in where the neck of the guitar meets the rest of the body. Andrea Bates, an attorney for the company who protects its intellectual property rights in court, said the well-known brand only sells through its website and authorized retailers which are listed on the site. Over the past fiscal year, Bell said, more than $2 billion in counterfeit products have been seized at the Southern California port. John Pasciucco, U.S. Customs' deputy special agent in charge for Los Angeles, said the selling of counterfeit goods can not only violate intellectual property rights and undermine respected brands that play by the rules, but also put consumers at risk. They can be made with substandard, even dangerous materials posing health risks — while also potentially being made through forced labor. Products made with paint containing lead, potentially dangerous counterfeit medications and knockoff brand cosmetics bearing that can cause severe skin reactions are just a few examples given by federal authorities of such potentially harmful counterfeits. Marissa Wenzke is a journalist based in Los Angeles. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from UC Santa Barbara and is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.

will undergo surgery after tearing his left hamstring, ruling him out for three months. The Test captain limped off the field during his side’s third Test defeat to earlier this month, and was subsequently next year. It has now been confirmed that surgery will be required, as Stokes looks to return to full fitness for a crucial period. England host India in a five-Test series over the summer, before the focus shifts to the in Australia at the end of the year. A statement said: “England Men's Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of all cricket for at least three months after further assessments confirmed he has torn his left hamstring. “The Durham all-rounder will undergo surgery in January.” Stokes took to social media to confirm the news himself, posting: “Something else to overcome...go on then!!!!!!!! “I’ve got so much more left in this tank and so much more blood sweat and tears to go through for my team and this shirt. There’s a reason I have a Phoenix permanently inked on my body “See you on the field to f*** some s*** up.” Stokes had been expected to play for MI Cape Town in the SA20, South Africa's franchise T20 league, in January, but that will now not happen. The 33-year-old will focus on recovering in time for the start of the summer, when England face Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in May. This is the second time Stokes has torn his left hamstring this year, having three Tests against Sri Lanka and one against Pakistan after first suffering the injury in August when playing in The Hundred. Stokes bowled 23 overs on the opening day of the third Test against New Zealand before pulling up later in the match. That was the most he has managed in a single day, and the all-rounder has insisted he has no plans to cut down on his bowling load to avoid further injury problems. "It's just one of those unfortunate things,” he said after the match. “I ain't holding back. "Every time you walk out on the field you're at risk of injury. You can't play for anything in this game."

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to join the world’s premier racing series, and we’re committed to competing with passion and integrity to elevate the sport for race fans around the world," GM President Mark Reuss said. "This is a global stage for us to demonstrate GM’s engineering expertise and technology leadership at an entirely new level.” The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not approve the team initially started by Michael Andretti. Andretti in September stepped aside from leading his namesake organization, so the 11th team will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by new Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season. Towriss is the the CEO and president of Group 1001 and entered motorsports via Andretti's IndyCar team when he signed on financial savings platform Gainbridge as a sponsor. Towriss is now a major part of the motorsports scene with ownership stakes in both Spire Motorsports' NASCAR team and Wayne Taylor Racing's sports car team. Walter is the chief executive of financial services firm Guggenheim Partners and the controlling owner of both the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Premier League club Chelsea. “We’re excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1," Towriss said. "Together, we’re assembling a world-class team that will embody American innovation and deliver unforgettable moments to race fans around the world.’’ Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, will have an ambassador role with Cadillac F1. But his son, Michael, will have no official position with the organization now that he has scaled back his involvement with Andretti Global. The approval has been in works for weeks but was held until after last weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix to not overshadow the showcase event of the Liberty Media portfolio. Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive championship in Saturday night's race, the third and final stop in the United States for the top motorsports series in the world. Grid expansion in F1 is both infrequent and often unsuccessful. Four teams were granted entries in 2010 that should have pushed the grid to 13 teams and 26 cars for the first time since 1995. One team never made it to the grid and the other three had vanished by 2017. There is only one American team on the current F1 grid — owned by California businessman Gene Haas — but it is not particularly competitive and does not field American drivers. Andretti’s dream was to field a truly American team with American drivers. The fight to add this team has been going on for three-plus years and F1 initially denied the application despite approval from F1 sanctioning body FIA . The existing 10 teams, who have no voice in the matter, also largely opposed expansion because of the dilution in prize money and the billions of dollars they’ve already invested in the series. Andretti in 2020 tried and failed to buy the existing Sauber team. From there, he applied for grid expansion and partnered with GM, the top-selling manufacturer in the United States. The inclusion of GM was championed by the FIA and president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who said Michael Andretti’s application was the only one of seven applicants to meet all required criteria to expand F1’s current grid. “General Motors is a huge global brand and powerhouse in the OEM world and is working with impressive partners," Ben Sulayem said Monday. "I am fully supportive of the efforts made by the FIA, Formula 1, GM and the team to maintain dialogue and work towards this outcome of an agreement in principle to progress this application." Despite the FIA's acceptance of Andretti and General Motors from the start, F1 wasn't interested in Andretti — but did want GM. At one point, F1 asked GM to find another team to partner with besides Andretti. GM refused and F1 said it would revisit the Andretti application if and when Cadillac had an engine ready to compete. “Formula 1 has maintained a dialogue with General Motors, and its partners at TWG Global, regarding the viability of an entry following the commercial assessment and decision made by Formula 1 in January 2024,” F1 said in a statement. “Over the course of this year, they have achieved operational milestones and made clear their commitment to brand the 11th team GM/Cadillac, and that GM will enter as an engine supplier at a later time. Formula 1 is therefore pleased to move forward with this application process." Yet another major shift in the debate over grid expansion occurred earlier this month with the announced resignation of Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, who was largely believed to be one of the biggest opponents of the Andretti entry. “With Formula 1’s continued growth plans in the US, we have always believed that welcoming an impressive US brand like GM/Cadillac to the grid and GM as a future power unit supplier could bring additional value and interest to the sport," Maffei said. "We credit the leadership of General Motors and their partners with significant progress in their readiness to enter Formula 1." AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racingIs it safe to eat turkey this Thanksgiving amid bird flu outbreak? Here’s what experts say.Brazil's federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which must decide whether to refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who will either formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation. The former right-wing president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva . Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then. Police said in a brief statement that the Supreme Court had agreed to reveal the names of all 37 people who were indicted "to avoid the dissemination of incorrect news." The 700-page police document likely will take several days for the court to review, Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes said. Dozens of former and current Bolsonaro aides also were indicted, including Gen. Walter Braga Netto, who was his running mate in the 2022 campaign; former Army commander Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira; Valdemar Costa Neto, the chairman of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party; and his veteran former adviser, Gen. Augusto Heleno. The investigation started last year. On Tuesday, four military men and one federal police agent were arrested as part of the same probe. Other investigations focus on Bolosnaro's potential roles in smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring them, and in directing a subordinate to falsify his and others' COVID-19 vaccination status . Bolsonaro has denied any involvement in either. Another probe found that he had abused his authority to cast doubt on the country's voting system, and judges barred him from running again until 2030. The far-reaching investigations have weakened Bolsonaro's status as a leader of Brazil's right wing, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo. "Bolsonaro is already barred from running in the 2026 elections," Melo told the The Associated Press. "And if he is convicted he could also be jailed by then. To avoid being behind bars, he will have to convince Supreme Court justices that he has nothing to do with a plot that involves dozens of his aides. That's a very tall order," Melo said. Brazil Coup d'etatMy apartment is not that big: You'd think I'd remember where I placed my keys or wallet when I come home. But I never do. My super power is misplacing small, important things. Thanks to Bluetooth trackers, however, I don't really lose anything anymore. Or if lose track of something, I can easily find it. The One Point ($28) , which Chipolo released earlier this year, is a Bluetooth tracker that uses Google's relatively new crowdsourced Find My Device network of over 1 billion Android devices to help you easily find your tagged keys, wallet, luggage, backpack, car and other items you might lose track of. You can get a three-tracker bundle for 15% off the price of buying two key fobs and one card separately or a four pack of One Point trackers for 20% off , or $60 for Black Friday . Taking advantage of Google's tracking network means besides using your own phone to locate the One Point -- with the Find My Device app -- you can tap into all the other Android devices around you, from friends and strangers alike (completely privately), to better track your item, no matter where it is or how far from the item you are. For more, here's why you shouldn't put an AirTag on a pet and five unexpected placed to use a tracker . How does the Chipolo One Point tracker work? The tiny plastic tracker, which weighs relatively nothing, is about an inch and a half in diameter, roughly the size of those old Eisenhower dollar coins (I'm showing my age). Unlike the Apple AirTag, the One Point also has a built-in key ring hole, so you don't need to buy an accessory to clip the tracker to your item -- all you need is a key ring. This is the Chipolo One Point tracker on my keychain. Once your One Point is connected to your phone, you can check the location of your tracked item with Google's Find My Device app. You can easily see where the tracker is on a map, and your distance from it. If you can't find the tracker with your eyes, you can always force it to make a pretty loud sound (120db), so that you can easily hear where it is, even if it's under a pile of clothing. The battery life is about a year, but you can easily open the tracker (there's a tiny hole on the side) to replace the CR2032 battery. You can buy a 10-pack of CR2032 batteries for under $6 , and apparently that should last you a decade. And if you're placing your tracker on something shared, like a large piece of check-in luggage for you and your family, you can share the information with a loved one so that you can both keep an eye on the tracker from separate Android devices. Hey, did you know? CNET Deals texts are free, easy and save you money . Why should you get the Chipolo One Point over the AirTag? There's really only one reason why you should get the Chipolo One Point tracker, and that's if you own an Android device . The Chipolo One Point is made specifically for Android phones and tablets and works with Google's Find My Device app. If you own an Android, you definitely don't want an AirTag, mainly because there's no way to connect an AirTag to an Android device . If you've got both an Apple and Android device, there are also a few other reasons to choose the Chipolo One over an AirTag: If you're on Android, you can't use an AirTag anyway. How to setup your Chipolo One Point tracker Right out of the box, all you need to do is press in your Chipolo One Point (you'll hear a pretty loud sound come from the tiny device) and then place the tracker next to your phone. Your Android device will automatically detect the tracker, as long as you have the Find My Device app downloaded. The pop-up on your screen will walk you through all the instructions for setup, which includes linking the device to your email account, agreeing to be part of Google's Find My Device network and enabling recent locations for offline devices. If you don't have the Google Find My Device app, download it here . All in all, the setup takes under a minute. And then you can keep track of your item from the comfort of your phone. Just don't lose your phone. Why the Chipolo tracker would make a great gift I have enough soap, chocolate coins and socks to last many lifetimes. But I'd love to find the Chipolo tracker hanging over the fireplace this holiday season. And best of all, if I was up very late the night before, I should be able to find my stocking easily with the tracker inside. While you're here, check out AirTag vs. Tile and SmartTag and Apple and Google both have ways to find your lost devices, but here's the winner .

Simple Hacks to Make the Holidays Merrier (and Cheaper)TEXAS, USA — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that would have made state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower lawsuit at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023 . The court on Friday said Paxton’s office does not dispute any issue in the lawsuit by four former Paxton employees and agreed to any judgment in the case. “In a major win for the State of Texas, the state Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Paxton against former OAG employees whose effort to prolong costly, politically-motivated litigation against the agency has wasted public resources for years," a statement from Paxton's office said. An attorney for one of the plaintiffs declined immediate comment, and a second attorney did not immediately return a phone call for comment. The former employees allege they were improperly fired or forced out for bringing to the FBI allegations that Paxton was misusing his office to protect a friend and campaign donor, who in turn, they said, was helping the attorney general to conceal an extramarital affair. The Supreme Court ruling noted that the Texas governor and Legislature have expressed a desire to hear testimony from the witnesses prior to agreeing to appropriate funds to settle the lawsuit. The court said forcing Paxton, First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster, Chief of Staff Lesley French Henneke and senior advisor Michelle Smith to testify earlier could improperly be used for legislative purposes in deciding any appropriation. Under the preliminary deal , Paxton agreed to apologize to the former employees for calling them “rogue” employees, settle the case for $3.3 million and ask the state to pay for it, prompting the state House to reject the request and begin its own investigation, leading to the vote to impeach him. Paxton was ultimately acquitted after a Senate trial. The Supreme Court termed its ruling conditional upon the lower trial court complying with the decision, while saying it is “confident the trial court will comply” with the order.