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3 jili Oil prices climb 1% to two-week high as Ukraine war intensifiesTwenty-five per cent of deaths in Brunei Darussalam are due to cardiovascular disease, said Gleneagles JPMC Deputy Director of Cardiac Surgery and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Pengiran Dr Nadzir bin Pengiran Mohd Juanda. He said this delivering a keynote address during ‘The Secrets to a Healthy HEART’ forum at the Design and Technology Building Hall in Kampong Anggerek Desa on Thursday. He added that Gleneagles JPMC is the only advanced cardiac centre here, incorporated on July 15, 2002 with the first procedure done in 2003. Last year, the centre recorded 1,214 hospital admissions, 1,187 angiography procedures, 621 angioplasty procedures and 187 surgical procedures. He also touched on the several diseases related to the heart and the causes as well as the signs and symptoms and preventive measures, followed by a question-and-answer session. Meanwhile, Gleneagles JPMC Senior Dietitian Nor Arfah binti Haji Mohd Taib highlighted the vital role of the heart in the body and shared practical tips for maintaining a healthy diet. Organised by Boeffi, the event aimed to raise awareness on the critical importance of heart health and overall well-being. The forum, moderated by Jenny Malai Ali, invited health professionals, wellness enthusiasts and the community with panellists Eazy Anuar, Alim Roslan, Daus Khan and Hadirah Latif. Eazy, a professional MMA fighter and Brunei’s first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, shared insights on the importance of discipline and how embracing new routines fuelled his success in combat sports. As a NASM-certified personal trainer and specialist, Alim discussed practical ways to reframe fitness routines, focusing on gradual and effective changes. Olympian runner Daus highlighted the role of consistency and how incremental improvements in training and lifestyle can lead to peak performance and overall well-being. Meanwhile, Hadirah, as a National Senior and Youth Weightlifting Champion, delved into the journey of building strength through deliberate changes, illustrating how even minor adjustments in routines can lead to significant results over time. – Lyna Mohamad

I’m A Celeb viewers in tears as Oti’s husband gives her very meaningful gift in jungle surpriseRachel Zegler And Jaeden Martell Explained The Millennial Pause To Kyle Mooney In A Generational Trivia ChallengeAnge Postecoglou has opened up on the exasperation he feels at the ­softness of his Tottenham team in particular moments, which he ­suggested was linked to mentality. The manager refuses to believe there is an “institutionalised” reason for the club to fall short of their targets and said he would never “palm off responsibility to whatever we’re going through to things that have existed in the past”. But as he looked forward to Sunday’s derby at home to ­Chelsea, he lingered on the ­frustration of Thursday’s 1-0 defeat at ­Bournemouth . After it, some of the travelling support directed abuse at him. What drove ­Postecoglou to ­distraction was how, after a ­reasonable start, his team conceded at the first sign of pressure – ­allowing Dean Huijsen a free run to head in from a 17th-minute corner. It was Spurs’ third loss in six ­Premier League games, each against teams that started below them; ­relegation-threatened Crystal ­Palace and Ipswich inflicted the others. Spurs, who are 10th, have beaten fourth-placed Manchester City and eighth-placed Aston Villa during the sequence. They drew with Fulham, who are sixth. “The key is to understand that Bournemouth is not a ‘lesser’ team,” Postecoglou said. “They have beaten City and ­Arsenal at home. We ­prepared ourselves for a tough game, that was going to be tougher than any other game we were going to face. “And the ­disappointing thing is that in a game where we started well, we once again allowed the opposition to play the game on their terms by us ­lacking discipline and ­conviction in a key moment. We can’t keep doing that.” Postecoglou was asked whether it was a physical issue, one to do with mentality or a mixture of things. “It’s a bit of everything but it can’t be a physical thing when it happens early in the game,” he replied. “We started well. And literally the first time they go up, they get a set piece and they score an unopposed header. You can’t go into a game like that and allow the opposition then to take control. “It doesn’t sit well with me. Nor should it. I’m not going to accept it. My responsibility is to change that because if we’re going to get to where I want us to get to, we need to break that cycle of not showing the belief and resilience in key moments. “Nothing’s changed in terms of my resolve to play the football I want to play. It’s just that we haven’t understood the other side of that and that’s the discipline and resilience to overcome difficult moments so that football we have can come through.” When Spurs prepared for last ­season’s home fixture with Chelsea at the beginning of November, they were top of the league with eight wins and two draws from 10 games. On a wild night, they sustained two ­injuries and had two men sent off and still carried the fight, the ­defining image coming when seven of their outfield players pushed up on ­the halfway line as Chelsea attacked. Spurs lost 4-1 , the final two Chelsea goals scored in stoppage time, but Postecoglou’s team were applauded off. Nobody would see the positives in a defeat this time because the ­climate has changed, the mood as edgy as Spurs have been inconsistent. ­Including that Chelsea game, Spurs’ record in the league since then reads: W18 D6 L18. “It’s about winning but it’s about belief in what you’re doing ­sometimes,” Postecoglou said. “You look beyond the results. That’s what happened at the start of my tenure last year. We lost against Chelsea but there was a sense that we were building something. Obviously it kind of went off the rails after that game. It’s not just about winning but where we are right now it will certainly help.” Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Postecoglou said two weeks ago that if Spurs were 10th at Christmas, there would be “a lot of scrutiny” around his position. They go to Southampton in the league next Sunday before hosting Liverpool on the Sunday after that. The injuries have piled up, Ben Davies the latest to go down, to a hamstring problem at ­Bournemouth. Postecoglou would like to ­welcome back Cristian Romero, who is ­scheduled to train on Saturday as he tries to overcome toe and hamstring problems. Postecoglou said he had not yet worked out why the team had been so erratic. “We will keep searching for those answers. Some of it is just around ­having a competitive squad where there is competition for places which keeps people on edge and we don’t have that at the moment. We haven’t had that for a while. Within the absence of that, we have to find other ways to make sure the players are clear on their responsibilities.” Postecoglou is clear that the bucks stops with him. He said if there was doubt – “whether that’s internally or externally” – it only hardened his resolve to get it right. On the other hand, it was plainly better if the fans backed him; otherwise the culture would become toxic. “Sometimes it doesn’t work out that way so I’ve got to find a way to make that happen.”

Israeli strike in Gaza allegedly kills workers with World Central Kitchen charityAerial of the Horace Wilkinson Bridge servicing Interstate 10 as it crosses the Mississippi River, seen Friday, September 13, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Funding for three major transportation “mega projects” across the state will be suspended for two years as part of the tax package championed by Gov. Jeff Landry that passed Friday. The three projects include the Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge, upgrades to Interstate 49 and upgrades to U.S. 90 between Lafayette and New Orleans. Beginning this year, about $40 million in state funds was supposed to be set aside for each of those projects along with a fourth project, replacing the Calcasieu River bridge. Funding for the Calcasieu River bridge wasn’t suspended as part of the plan because it has already been obligated for bond payments, Sen. Franklin Foil, R-Baton Rouge, said Friday. Lawmakers in 2021 passed a law defining the four priorities as “mega projects” and the following year designated $160 million in state funds to go toward the set of projects. The revenue for the Megaprojects Leverage Fund comes from a portion of the motor vehicle sales tax. But as Landry and state lawmakers over the past two weeks tried to figure out how to pay for the tax cuts and other changes in his tax package, the cash that flows to the mega project fund was factored into the equation. Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, said suspending $120 million in annual funding for the three projects is essentially meant to be a cushion for the broader tax package — which was put together based on estimates of future revenue. “We want to make sure that we have enough cushion, should one of the estimates be off too far one way or the other, that we’re able to address all the expenses in the state,” Henry said. “This is a solid reoccurring source of revenue that gives us a little flexibility for the next two years,” he said. Henry also said one-time funding could become available next year and go toward the missing transportation project revenue. For example, there could be extra cash in two state savings accounts known as the Budget Stabilization Fund and the Revenue Stabilization Fund, he said. The evening before lawmakers voted to temporarily suspend funding for the three projects, Landry, along with Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, had a paper copy of the following statement distributed to the desks of lawmakers: “We have committed to the people of Louisiana that we will ensure the necessary funding to finish I-49 North, I-49 South, the Calcasieu River bridges, and the Baton Rouge bridge.” As senators voted to approve the suspension of transportation project funding Friday, Landry posted the same message on social media.(NAPSI)—The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but when the average American is spending nearly $1,000 on gifts, food, and decorations, they can also be the most stressful. For many, the pressure to create a picture-perfect holiday can stretch budgets a bit too far. 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The Onion's rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform, which is now poised to remain in his control for at least the near future. What's next for Infowars and Sandy Hook families' long-sought efforts to hold Jones accountable over calling one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history a hoax was unclear, after a federal judge in Houston late Tuesday rejected The Onion's winning bid for the site . U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said he did not want another auction but offered no roadmap over how to proceed. One possibility includes ultimately allowing Sandy Hook families — who comprise most of Jones' creditors — to return to state courts in Connecticut and Texas to collect on the nearly $1.5 billion in defamation and emotional distress lawsuit judgments that Jones was ordered to pay them. “Our hope is that when this process ends, and it will end, and it will end sooner rather than later, is that all assets that Alex Jones has available are paid to the families, and that includes Infowars, and that as a result of that process Alex Jones is deprived of the ownership and control of the platform that he’s used to hurt so many people,” Christopher Mattei, an attorney for the Sandy Hook families, said in a phone interview Wednesday. The families, meanwhile, were preparing the mark the 12th anniversary of the Dec. 14 shooting. The sale of Infowars is part of Jones’ personal bankruptcy case , which he filed in late 2022 after he was ordered to pay the $1.5 billion. Jones was sued for repeatedly saying on his show that the 2012 massacre of 20 first graders and six educators was staged by crisis actors to spur more gun control. Lopez said there was a lack of transparency in the bidding process and too much confusion about The Onion's bid. He also said the amount of money offered in the only two bids was too low and there needed to be more effort to try to raise as much money possible from the selling of Infowars' assets. The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, submitted a $1.75 million cash offer with plans to kick Jones out and relaunch Infowars in January as a parody . The bid also included a deal with many of the Sandy Hook families for them to forgo $750,000 of their auction proceeds and give it to other creditors. Lopez called it a complex arrangement that led to different interpretations of the bid's actual value as well as last-minute changes to a proposed sale order. The other bidder was First United American Companies, which runs a website in Jones’ name that sells nutritional supplements and planned to let Jones stay on the Infowars platforms. It offered $3.5 million in cash and later, with Jones, alleged fraud and collusion in the bidding process. Lopez rejected the allegations, saying that while mistakes were made there was no wrongdoing. Christopher Murray, the trustee who oversaw the auction, said he picked The Onion and its deal with the Sandy Hook families because it would have provided more money to Jones' other creditors. The next steps remained unclear Wednesday. The judge directed Murray to come up with a new plan to move forward. Murray and representatives of The Onion did not immediately return messages seeking comment. The judge said there was a possibility there could be a trial in 2025 to settle Jones' bankruptcy. He said Murray could try to sell the equity in Infowars' parent company. He also said Murray could abandon the efforts, which could allow the Sandy Hook families to return to the state courts where they won their lawsuits against Jones and begin collection proceedings against him. The judge said he wanted to hear back from Murray and others involved in the bankruptcy within 30 days on a plan to move forward. Mattei, who represented the Sandy Hook families in the Connecticut lawsuit, said everyone is waiting to see what plan the trustee comes up with. Jones, meanwhile, continued to allege fraud and collusion on his show Wednesday and threatened legal action over what he called an attempted “rigged auction.” On the social media platform X, he called the judge's ruling a “Major Victory For Freedom Of The Press & Due Process." “I don’t want to have to go after these people, lawsuit-wise, but we have to because if you don’t then you’re aiding and abetting and they do it to other people. They made some big mistakes," he said. It's a solemn and heartbreaking week for relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The 12th anniversary is Saturday, and some of the victims' relatives were traveling to Washington, D.C., to attend the annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on Wednesday evening. The families usually mark the anniversary out of the public eye. Many of the families said their lawsuits against Jones bought back the unbearable pain of losing their loved ones, as well as the trauma of being harassed and threatened by believers of Jones' hoax conspiracy. Relatives said they have been confronted in public by hoax believers and received death and rape threats. Robbie Parker, whose 6-year-old daughter Emilie was killed, testified at the Connecticut lawsuit trial in 2022 that the decade of abuse his family suffered made them move across the country to Washington state, and even there he was accosted in person. The families have not received any money from Jones since winning the trials. Jones has been appealing the $1.5 billion in judgments, and has since conceded that the shooting did happen. Last week, a Connecticut appeals court upheld most of the judgment in that state but reduced it by $150 million. Associated Press writer Juan A. Lozano in Houston contributed to this report.

What happens next with Alex Jones' Infowars? No certainty yet after sale to The Onion is rejectedNone