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‘Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale’: The Netflix docu promises to offer a never-seen-before glimpse into the star’s life

The documentary features accounts from friends and colleagues, including Rana Daggubatti, Taapsee Pannu, and Nagarjuna Akkineni




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Webinar to focus on IT workforce development

The free virtual event is hosted by SolluCIO Partners, a Seattle-based company with a presence in Hawaii.




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Discord leaker Jack Teixeira gets 15-year sentence for sharing classified documents

Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira received a 15-year sentence in federal prison for leaking classified military documents on Discord in a Boston federal court, according to The Washington Post.

Teixeira appeared before the court earlier today and asked the judge for leniency. He also issued a statement apologizing for “all of the harm that I’ve caused, to my friends, family and those overseas.”

Defense attorney Michael Bachrach also claimed that Teixeira was subjected to bullying in high school and his military unit as an adjudicating factor for his actions. Judge Indira Talwani didn’t buy the defense’s bullying claims stating that the Air Force has already disciplined 15 other members connected to Teixeira for not taking more actions “that might have stopped him from doing this.”

Teixeira shared classified military documents as far back as late 2022 on a Discord server dedicated to the pixelated sandbox game Minecraft. The leak included information about the Ukrainian and Russian troop movements and military equipment used in the war in Ukraine and Russia's attempts to obtain more weapons from Egypt and Turkey. The documents eventually found their way to other Discord servers as well as 4chan and Telegram.

FBI officials arrested Teixeira at his home in April of last year. Teixeira originally agreed to a plea deal with federal prosecutors in March that included a 16-year prison sentence for pleading guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information and violating the Espionage Act. If he stuck with his not guilty plea and received a guilty verdict, Teixeira faced a much steeper maximum prison term of 60 years.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/discord-leaker-jack-teixeira-gets-15-year-sentence-for-sharing-classified-documents-231319586.html?src=rss




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Security focus for Abe visit

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe will arrive in Sydney tomorrow for a weekend meeting with Malcolm Turnbull.






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Healthcare in Focus: Political Hurdles and Policy Progress in Africa

On April 23, the final session examined healthcare access policies and public health initiatives across Africa. In our discussions, we explored the politics of health and healthcare policy, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We identified political barriers to expanding healthcare coverage and access, and the dialogue centered on areas of progress in addressing infectious and chronic diseases. Beyond focusing on the challenges in implementing effective healthcare policies, in this session we invited participants to propose policy solutions as we look towards the future. The study group counted with the presence of external expert guest Dr. Salma Abdalla. Dr. Abdalla is a Sudanese medical doctor and Assistant Professor in Global Health and Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. She was the Director of the Rockefeller-Boston University 3-D Commission on Determinants of health, Data science, and Decision making. She also served as a secretariat member for the WHO Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, Katie Chen, Master in Public Administration/ International Development Candidate at Harvard Kennedy School, delivered a memo briefing on how to boost childhood immunization rates in African countries, including through increased vaccine manufacturing, drone delivery., and behavioural interventions to combat vaccine hesitancy.




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Africa In Focus Speaker Series

Africa in Focus, run by the Africa Futures Project, aims to create a forum for intellectual and critical analysis of processes and policies from the continent and its engagement with the international community. Through thoughtful and dynamic programming, Africa in Focus seeks to bring more African perspectives into broader policy conversations at HKS.

 




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EU Must Focus on Getting Better Results From its Spending, say EU Auditors - European Court of Auditors

European Court of Auditors








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Invest in a Child's Future: St. Baldrick's Foundation Calls for Increased Focus on Funding Pediatric Cancers - Just Imagine

St. Baldrick�s Foundation grants reach the best research far and wide, funding both individual doctors and groups of institutions focused on childhood cancers and their cures. Every cent benefits children everywhere.




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March Of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card Grades Cities, Counties; Focuses On Racial And Ethnic Disparities - Photographer Anne Geddes

March of Dimes volunteer ambassador and world famous photographer Anne Geddes is featured in a PSA to raise awareness about preventing preterm birth and give more babies a healthy start in life.




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Common Mistakes to Avoid in Food License Document Submission

In this article, we shall outline the everyday mistakes made at some stage during the submission of food license documents and guide how to avoid them.




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Documents Required for APEDA Registration in India

In this article, we shall cover the common documents required for APEDA registration, the eligibility standards and additional documents required for the same.




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Tax-News.com: Australian Tax Agency Announces Virtual Currency Tax Focus

The Australian Taxation Office has expressed its concern that some taxpayers do not fully understand the tax implications of cryptocurrency gains.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Indicates New Focus On Virtual Currency Tax Issues

The OECD has released a new report on countries' tax rules for virtual currencies, alongside an announcement that the Common Reporting Standard will be expanded next year to newly cover virtual currency assets.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Indicates New Focus On Virtual Currency Tax Issues

The OECD has released a new report on countries' tax rules for virtual currencies, alongside an announcement that the Common Reporting Standard will be expanded next year to newly cover virtual currency assets.




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WHO Urges Health-Focused Climate Action

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report urging global leaders to prioritize health in their climate action plans ahead of the upcoming




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Can India Become Amputation-Free? Focus on Vascular Health

Raising awareness and promoting preventive measures can significantly reduce the number of amputations and improve the medlinkquality of life/medlink for many individuals.




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Deloitte Debate: In the Era of Healthcare Reform, Should Employers Focus First on Benefits - or Get Moving on Workforce Planning?

Deloitte Debate: In the Era of Healthcare Reform, Should Employers Focus First on Benefits - or Get Moving on Workforce




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Can't Focus on a Task? Over Exploring is the Answer

medlinkChildren/medlink find it difficult to focus on a particular task and often take in information that won't help them finish their assignments on stipulated time.




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Indian Drug Maker Procures Two Patents for Neurodegenerative Drug

Indian biopharmaceutical company, Suven Life Sciences has secured two patents from two different countries on its new chemical entities (NCE's) for the treatment of several neurodegenerative diseases.




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Focus More on Leprosy: WHO Goodwill Ambassador

Covid-19 pandemic has increased the challenges and many patients have been neglected, especially the people affected by Leprosy. Reinforcing the need




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The Progressive Luxury Hotel Evolution in Focus with EAST Hotels

The 21st century has already seen immense changes in how people travel and their demands for hotel services and amenities. In focus here is the growth, evolution and diversification of the luxury segment, wherein we recently sat down with the team behind the rebranding of EAST Hotels, a hotel brand that’s emblematic of this modern dynamic and the aspirational nature of travel for the 2020s and beyond. EAST Hotels has launched three hotels in Beijing, Hong Kong and Miami, with several more in the pipeline on multiple continents.




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The Smart Bet: Hoteliers Reveal Top Focus Areas to Sustain Positive Growth

With the peak travel rush behind them, accommodation owners are eyeing 2025 and beyond, setting their sights on strategic investments they believe will help drive and sustain positive industry growth and provide a sharp competitive edge. Where do they see they’ll get the most bang for their buck?




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HotelRunner to Attend The Phocuswright Conference: The New Age(nts)

The leading global hospitality and travel technology company, HotelRunner, is excited to announce its attendance at The Phocuswright Conference, running from November 19 to 21, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. As a proud sponsor, HotelRunner will join the top industry thought leaders at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa this year.




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MP bypolls: CM Mohan Yadav highlights focus on poor, women on last day of campaign

On the last day of campaigning for bypolls in Madhya Pradesh's Budhni and Vijaypur Assembly seats, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday that the state government is committed to the welfare of the poor, women, youth, and farmers.




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Omnea raises $25M to tackle the painfully annoying procurement market

Procurement — the process of requesting, vetting, and eventually buying IT and other supplies in an organization — is typically one of the more frustrating, dry, yet inevitable aspects of a workplace.  When you are in need of a new app or device, or when you need to renew an existing contract for one in […]

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Instagram upgrades DMs with focus on creators

Instagram on Friday announced an update to DMs, its direct messages inbox, which will improve the experience for those who receive a lot of inbound messages, like creators and influencers. Now, the app is introducing tools that will allow users to sort and filter their “message requests” — meaning those messages that don’t arrive in […]

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EIA to initiate collection of data regarding electricity use by U.S. cryptocurrency miners

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is initiating a provisional survey of electricity consumption information from identified cryptocurrency mining companies operating in the United States.




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Betaworks focuses on AI applications in its latest Camp

For its most recent Camp, VC and accelerator Betaworks was on the lookout for startups building native applications made possible by AI. The program was first announced in May. To explain this focus, managing partner John Borthwick wrote at the time that while things like AI chatbots and writing assistants exist, “we aren’t yet living […]

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This fintech-focused VC firm just closed a $75 million debut fund; backers ‘came out of the woodwork’

It’s no secret that a massive digital transformation is happening within financial services companies and amid the growing number of non-financial outfits that are also adding financial products to their offerings. Still, Sheel Mohnot, who was formerly a general partner at the fintech fund of 500 Startups, and Jake Gibson, co-founder of personal finance startup […]

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Groupon cuts over 500 staff, plans to focus ‘only on mission-critical activities’ from now on

Chicago-based Groupon today laid off more than 500 of its employees — 15% of its 3,416-person headcount — according to posts from former employees on social media. The reduction impacted workers in teams including merchant development, sales, recruiting, engineering, product and marketing. Groupon confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch after the publication of the story. “Our […]

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Call for renewed government focus on achieving fiscal balance and sustainably cutting the costs of doing business - 17 Feb

Governments must apply renewed focus to achieve fiscal balance and sustainably reduce the cost of delivery.




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Driver launches an AI-powered platform for creating technical documentation

The technical documentation for chips in the semiconductor industry is often thousands of pages long. Keeping those documents updated with every revision is a massive lift, as is generating the manuals and tutorials for engineers who then implement those chips in their own products. And to make matters even more complicated, very few products only […]

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How Confidential Documents Get Stored at the White House

The transcript of President Trump's call with Ukraine shed light on a method for classifying documents that's even more top secret than top secret. WSJ spoke to a former National Security Council official to understand the intricacies of the White House server security system.




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Two Infrastructure Bills Come Into Focus, but Challenges Remain

The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and the $3.5 trillion Democratic healthcare and antipoverty plan will face obstacles as they make their way through Congress in tandem. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann




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Rise of Shiba Inu Signals New Meme Coin Trends in Cryptocurrency

Shiba Inu Coin’s recent surge, and subsequent fall in value, is part of a growing trend of meme coins that are rivaling some of the largest digital tokens in the world. WSJ retail investing reporter Caitlin McCabe explains why investors are pouring money into this meme based cryptocurrency. Photo: Amber Bragdon/Getty Images




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Trump's First Week as President-Elect: Focus on Administration Building at Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump spends his first week as president-elect at Mar-a-Lago, focusing on building his administration and reconnecting with foreign leaders.




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Jack Teixeira Receives 15-Year Prison Sentence for Leaking Classified Military Documents

Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, receives a 15-year prison sentence for leaking classified military documents about Ukraine.




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Boost Your Memory And Focus : Practise These Easy Brain Workouts For All Ages

We all have those moments, when you walk into a room and forget why you're there, or when you're trying to focus, but your mind keeps wandering. It happens to the best of us. With so many distractions and things on




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Uncovering Anna Perenna : a focused study of Roman myth and culture [Electronic book]/ edited by Gwynaeth McIntyre and Sarah McCallum.

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.




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Representing reality : issues and concepts in documentary [Electronic book] / Bill Nichols.

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1991.




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Projecting race : postwar America, civil rights and documentary film [Electronic book] / Stephen Charbonneau.

London : Wallflower Press, [2016]




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Political camerawork : documentary and the lasting impact of reenacting historical trauma [Electronic book] / D. Andy Rice.

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]




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A new history of documentary film [Electronic book] / y Betsy A. McLane.

New York ; London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013.




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Focus [Electronic book] : music of South Africa / Carol A. Muller.

New York : Routledge, 2008.