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ITV I’m A Celebrity viewers ask ‘how’ as they spot Tulisa detail after two weeks in jungleJERUSALEM — Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. In the hours leading up to the Cabinet meeting, Israel carried out its most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs and issued a record number of evacuation warnings. At least 24 people were killed in strikes across the country, according to local authorities, as Israel signaled it aims to keep pummeling Hezbollah in the final hours before any ceasefire takes hold. Israel's security Cabinet approved the ceasefire agreement late Tuesday after it was presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking in Washington, called the agreement “good news” and said his administration would make a renewed push for a ceasefire in Gaza. People are also reading... An Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire would mark the first major step toward ending the regionwide unrest triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. But it does not address the devastating war in Gaza. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to bring peace to the Middle East, but neither he nor Netanyahu have proposed a postwar solution for the Palestinian territory, where Hamas is still holding dozens of hostages and the conflict is more intractable. Still, any halt to the fighting in Lebanon is expected to reduce the likelihood of war between Israel and Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas and exchanged direct fire with Israel on two occasions earlier this year. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. Israel says it will ‘attack with might’ if Hezbollah breaks truce Netanyahu presented the ceasefire proposal to Cabinet ministers after a televised address in which he listed a series of accomplishments against Israel’s enemies across the region. He said a ceasefire with Hezbollah would further isolate Hamas in Gaza and allow Israel to focus on its main enemy, Iran, which backs both groups. “If Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” he said. “For every violation, we will attack with might.” Netanyahu's office later said Israel appreciated the U.S. efforts in securing the deal but "reserves the right to act against every threat to its security.” It was not immediately clear when the ceasefire would go into effect, and the exact terms of the deal were not released. The deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. Thousands of additional Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers would deploy in the south, and an international panel headed by the United States would monitor all sides’ compliance. But implementation remains a major question mark. Israel has demanded the right to act should Hezbollah violate its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected writing that into the proposal. Biden said Israel reserved the right to quickly resume operations in Lebanon if Hezbollah breaks the terms of the truce, but that the deal "was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Hezbollah has said it accepts the proposal, but a senior official with the group said Tuesday that it had not seen the agreement in its final form. “After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Al Jazeera news network. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state” of Lebanon, he said. “Any violation of sovereignty is refused.” In this screen grab image from video provide by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a televised statement Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. Warplanes bombard Beirut and its southern suburbs Even as Israeli, U.S, Lebanese and international officials have expressed growing optimism over a ceasefire, Israel has continued its campaign in Lebanon, which it says aims to cripple Hezbollah’s military capabilities. An Israeli strike on Tuesday leveled a residential building in the central Beirut district of Basta — the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near the city’s downtown. At least seven people were killed and 37 wounded, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least one person and wounded 13, it said. Three people were killed in a separate strike in Beirut and three in a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. Lebanese state media said another 10 people were killed in the eastern Baalbek province. Israel says it targets Hezbollah fighters and their infrastructure. Israel also struck a building in Beirut's bustling commercial district of Hamra for the first time, hitting a site that is around 400 meters (yards) from Lebanon’s Central Bank. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said it struck targets in Beirut and other areas linked to Hezbollah's financial arm. The evacuation warnings covered many areas, including parts of Beirut that previously have not been targeted. The warnings, coupled with fear that Israel was ratcheting up attacks before a ceasefire, sent residents fleeing. Traffic was gridlocked, and some cars had mattresses tied to them. Dozens of people, some wearing their pajamas, gathered in a central square, huddling under blankets or standing around fires as Israeli drones buzzed loudly overhead. Hezbollah, meanwhile, kept up its rocket fire, triggering air raid sirens across northern Israel. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings for 20 buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a major presence, as well as a warning for the southern town of Naqoura where the U.N. peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, is headquartered. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told The Associated Press that peacekeepers will not evacuate. A police bomb squad officer inspects the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in a backyard in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024. Israeli forces reach Litani River in southern Lebanon The Israeli military also said its ground troops clashed with Hezbollah forces and destroyed rocket launchers in the Slouqi area on the eastern end of the Litani River, a few kilometers (miles) from the Israeli border. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah would be required to move its forces north of the Litani, which in some places is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of the border. Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel, saying it was showing support for the Palestinians, a day after Hamas carried out its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, triggering the Gaza war. Israel returned fire on Hezbollah, and the two sides have been exchanging barrages ever since. Israel escalated its campaign of bombardment in mid-September and later sent troops into Lebanon, vowing to put an end to Hezbollah fire so tens of thousands of evacuated Israelis could return to their homes. More than 3,760 people have been killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon the past 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Hezbollah fire has forced some 50,000 Israelis to evacuate in the country’s north, and its rockets have reached as far south in Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers have died in the ground offensive in Lebanon. Chehayeb and Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press reporters Lujain Jo and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.
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This image provided by the City of Bend, Oregon, shows a a set of googly eyes placed on a public art sculpture in Bend, Ore. (City of Bend, Oregon, via AP) This image provided by the City of Bend, Oregon, shows a pair of googly eyes placed on a public art sculpture in Bend, Ore. (City of Bend, Oregon, via AP) This image provided by the City of Bend, Oregon, shows damage cardboard and tape following the removal of a pair of googly eyes that were placed on a public art sculpture in Bend, Ore. (City of Bend, Oregon, via AP) This image provided by the City of Bend, Oregon, shows a a set of googly eyes placed on a public art sculpture in Bend, Ore. (City of Bend, Oregon, via AP) By CLAIRE RUSH PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and featured on a popular late-night talk show. 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It’s not yet known who has been putting them on the sculptures. “While the googly eyes placed on the various art pieces around town might give you a chuckle, it costs money to remove them with care to not damage the art,” the city said in its posts. The Facebook post received hundreds of comments, with many users saying they liked the googly eyes. “My daughter and I went past the flaming chicken today and shared the biggest laugh,” one user said, using a nickname for the “Phoenix Rising” sculpture. “We love the googly eyes. This town is getting to be so stuffy. Let’s have fun!” Another Facebook user wrote: “I think the googly eyes on the deer specifically are a great look, and they should stay that way.” Others said the city should focus on addressing more important issues, such as homelessness, instead of spending time and money on removing the googly eyes. Over the years, the city’s sculptures have been adorned with other seasonal decorations, including Santa hats, wreaths, leis. The city doesn’t remove those, and views the googly eyes differently because of the adhesive, Bend’s communications director, Rene Mitchell, told The Associated Press. “We really encourage our community to engage with the art and have fun. We just need to make sure that we can protect it and that it doesn’t get damaged,” she said. The post and its comments were covered by news outlets, and even made it on a segment of CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert .” The city regrets that its post was misunderstood, Mitchell said. “There was no intent to be heavy-handed, and we certainly understand maybe how that was taken,” she said. “We own this large collection of public art and really want to bring awareness to the community that applying adhesives does harm the art. So as stewards of the collection, we wanted to share that on social media.” The city has so far spent $1,500 on removing googly eyes from seven of the eight sculptures impacted, Mitchell said, and has started treating some of the art pieces, which are made of different types of metal such as bronze and steel. The “Phoenix Rising” sculpture might need to be repainted entirely, she said. 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At just 40 years old, the last thing anyone would expect is to lose the ability to read, write or speak. But for one man, a sudden stroke left him unable to express himself and communicate with others. This disorder is called aphasia, an acquired condition that impairs language and communication. Speech and language therapist Evelyn Khoo, 47, recalled her patient’s frustration. For someone who had been fluent in at least four languages prior to his medical ordeal, the experience was nothing short of devastating. “Seeing other older stroke patients in the ward who could still speak, he wondered why he was the only one with the problem,” she said. His outlook shifted dramatically after he attended a Chit Chat Cafe session, a free pop-up cafe Khoo started. The cafe is one of the flagship programmes run by Aphasia SG , a non-profit organisation that supports individuals with aphasia. At the free cafe session, which runs once every two months with the help of volunteers, people living with aphasia enjoy a cup of coffee, share some finger food, play games and engage in conversations – whether or not they can fully understand one another. For the first time since his stroke, Khoo’s patient realised he was not alone in his struggles. “I think he had a Eureka moment and realised that he could cope better with the knowledge that there are others going through the same thing, many of them around his age,” Khoo said. “I’ve seen how patients who come to the session, meet other individuals with similar challenges, and it just changes their worldview entirely.” APHASIA IS MORE THAN JUST A SPEECH PROBLEM Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that impairs part or all of a person’s ability to use language. People with aphasia may have difficulty speaking, understanding others, reading and writing, though the symptoms, severity and impact can vary from person to person. Most commonly caused by a stroke, aphasia can also occur after head trauma, brain tumour or infections, when parts of the brain controlling language are damaged. About a third of stroke survivors suffer from aphasia, Khoo said. There are no local population studies specifically on aphasia, but it is estimated that as many as 3,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year, she added. Khoo stressed the importance of destigmatising aphasia, pointing out that it can strike anyone, even young people. In fact, her youngest patient with aphasia is just 23 years old, who suffered a stroke while on holiday and had to be medically evacuated back to Singapore. Having seen its crippling and isolating effects, the speech and language therapist has made it her life mission to raise awareness and provide a voice for those who have lost their ability to communicate. Khoo is especially troubled by the “common misconception that people with aphasia are stupid”. “People often associate fluency with intelligence; we think that somebody who's eloquent is very intelligent. But a person with aphasia knows far more than they can express. They have a wealth of knowledge in their minds – they just have difficulty communicating it,” she explained. Khoo uses an analogy to help others understand the frustration that comes with aphasia: “Imagine you don’t speak or understand Polish and you’re suddenly teleported to Poland. You’re handed a menu that has no pictures, only foreign words, and the waiter comes up to you speaking in Polish. How would you feel? How would you order your food?” For someone with aphasia, this is not an isolated, once-off incident. “It’s their daily existence,” she said. AN INTEREST IN COMMUNICATION LED TO A LIFE-CHANGING CAREER Khoo had always been fascinated by language and communication. After earning her degree in communication studies, Khoo explored several career options, eventually landing a marketing job for a company that works with children with dyslexia. It was during that time that she discovered the field of speech therapy. Her first experience observing a speech therapist in action in a public hospital was eye-opening. The speech therapist was assisting an ear, nose and throat specialist with a laryngoscopy, a procedure that allows the larynx (voice box), vocal cords, and back of the throat to be examined. “I think I nearly fainted (at the sight),” she said. “But it changed the way I viewed the profession – it could be ‘soft’ but also so medical and scientific. That really piqued my interest.” Khoo went on to do a mid-career switch. She pursued a master’s degree in Science in Speech and Language Pathology then began a new career at a public hospital in 2012, where she worked closely with brain-injured patients, especially those recovering from stroke. It was there that she developed a deep empathy for people who were cut off from their ability to communicate. “I always imagine myself in their shoes,” Khoo told CNA Women. “To me, it's so heartbreaking that the person has all these thoughts, but they just cannot find the words to express themselves. It often leads to self-isolation and depression.” THE POWER OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND CONNECTION Witnessing the emotional and social toll of aphasia, Khoo founded Aphasia SG, together with a group of like-minded speech therapist volunteers in 2019. Providing a platform for people with aphasia to meet and interact creates a sense of community and belonging – something that may not always occur in the clinical setting. Even if therapy improves communication challenges, patients do not always immediately regain their confidence or rebuild social networks. “All of these can only be rebuilt when they go into the community, meet people with similar challenges, and are in an environment that is supportive. That’s when a lot of change happens,” Khoo said. Besides the successful Chit Chat Cafe, the team also runs another initiative, Aphasia SG Choir. Guided by music therapist and musician volunteers, the choir members, some with severe aphasia, sing their hearts out at regular rehearsals. Khoo explained that the language centres of the brain are typically located in the left hemisphere, but when one listens to music, “the whole brain lights up”. Music bypasses the damaged language areas, engaging the right hemisphere of the brain. This allows the choir members to express themselves fluently through music and singing. “They may find it hard to say the words, but with music, they can actually sing the words or lyrics,” she said. CHANGING LIVES, ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME Both the Chit Chat Cafe and the choir rely entirely on volunteers, whom Khoo and her team train to facilitate “supported conversations”. This involves using strategies such as open-ended questions, clarifying when needed, and acknowledging the person's efforts, even if they struggle to communicate. Besides difficulty in understanding words or conversations, individuals with aphasia can also have trouble writing in sentences that make sense, or spelling words correctly. Khoo emphasises the importance of patience, respect and allowing the person to express themselves at their own pace – something she encourages everyone to do when communicating with individuals with aphasia. For a start, she suggests slowing down and doing a mental count to 10 while waiting for a response. “People with the aphasia still have their thoughts, so when you speak over them, or you complete their sentence, you take away their power to communicate,” she said. Khoo’s work with the aphasia community has also influenced her perspective on life. It has made her more aware of its unpredictability and fragility. She is particularly moved by the dedicated caregivers who stand by their loved ones through thick and thin. As a caregiver to her elderly parents, Khoo often reflects on the challenges they face: “Sometimes I wonder how they do it because I wear the caregiver hat too, and know it can be really stressful. Seeing them has taught me to cherish and appreciate the resilience and strength of human beings. “We often read about heroic stories in the news, but seeing the day-to-day struggles that patients and caregivers go through, I believe we all have it in us to be everyday heroes,” she said. CNA Women is a section on CNA Lifestyle that seeks to inform, empower and inspire the modern woman. If you have women-related news, issues and ideas to share with us, email CNAWomen [at] mediacorp.com.sg .LOS ANGELES — The locker room after the Rams’ 37-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was as quiet as any this season. Players shouldered blame in quiet, shorts responses to reporters’ questions before filing out and into the night. As they dissected what had just happened, the Rams (5-6) also looked ahead and stated they could not afford for this game to spiral into the next game, which is Sunday’s matchup with the New Orleans Saints (4-7). “Just make sure you turn the page. Obviously, there are things that we want to correct from the game and find ways to be better moving forward, but make sure that we come out with great energy today. It starts today,” Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford said before Wednesday’s practice. “There are going to be things we want to clean up from practice, make sure we do that and move on day-to-day with the right attitude and the right spirit.” As the Rams have gone about making those corrections, a consistent word has come to mind: Consistency. Asked what he’s looking for from the defense Sunday after its worst performance since the early weeks of the season, head coach Sean McVay used that word. He spoke about playing as a unit, sticking to assignments, coverage and pass rush complementing each other. Then he added with a smile, “Same things I’m looking for on the defense would be exactly how I would answer your offensive question as well.” Even 11 games into the season, we still haven’t seen the Rams offense perform with the type of consistency you would expect from a group with this much talent. Against the Eagles, the Rams moved the ball well in the first quarter, reaching the red zone twice without needing a third down. But any momentum was quickly lost with a 10-play second quarter that resulted in a loss of six yards. It was the same story a week before, with the offense blazing in the second and third quarters against the Patriots while going nowhere in the first and fourth quarters. “It’s kind of the word ‘consistency’ right now,” Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur said. “There are times where it feels like we go right down the field and put it in, and there are other times where it just feels a little bit harder than it should. I think that’s the biggest key right now.” The defense is facing a similar obstacle. The Rams are among the best in the NFL at holding teams without a touchdown in the red zone, limiting opponents to a 48.8% success rate. That ranks eighth in the league, but the flip side is that the Rams allow teams 3.7 trips into the red zone per game, which is tied for 28th. Defensive tackle and captain Kobie Turner raised the issue of allowing too many long drives following the Eagles loss, and defensive coordinator Chris Shula agreed with the assessment. “Some of that, especially the other night, they were in third downs a decent amount of time and it was a third and favorable,” Shula said. “Then, finding a way to get stops, finding a way to play, get them off track, get them into 2nd-and-longs where you get those 3rd-longs, and you can earn the right to rush the passer.” Entering Week 13, it’s not encouraging that the Rams are still struggling to find consistency in their execution. But to this point, it hasn’t upended their season. The wild card might be out of reach, but the NFC West title is still up for grabs. But that starts with a road win against a Saints team playing with nothing to lose. “We know that it’s going to be a great challenge, especially at their place. It’ll be rocking atmosphere and environment with the holidays and the momentum they have,” McVay said. “We’ve a lot of guys that are experiencing things for the first time. I have seen the resolve of this group show itself. Now, we’ve to do it.” When: 1:05 p.m. Sunday Where: Superdome, New Orleans TV/radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 382, 226
There was a queue at the door ahead of the opening of a new charity shop in the centre of Huddersfield . More than a dozen eager customers waited outside the new YMCA charity shop in King Street, which opened at 9.45 on Tuesday, November 26. Shop manager Laura Hughes and assistant manager April Roberts were on hand to greet the customers as the ribbon was cut to mark the shop's opening day. Laura said the charity was committed to helping transform the lives of young people in Huddersfield and beyond. She said the shop has a wide selection of clothing for women, men and children, as well as toys and games, books, footwear, DVDs, CDs, and gifts for Christmas. "We opened this morning and have been really busy," she said, with customers snapping up ladieswear, and toys for Christmas presents. The store has a special 'designer rail' where you might find branded clothing from a DKNY shirt (£8) to a children's football top (£5). The YMCA is always looking for new stock and anyone can call into the shop and drop off bags of good quality used items. The shop accepts homeware, clothing, toys, electrical goods, and more. Anything that isn't sold is recycled. The shop is also looking for volunteers to help out. Get all the latest and breaking Huddersfield news straight to your inbox by signing up to our daily newsletter here.
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