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It's not just 'hang loose.' Lawmakers look to make the friendly 'shaka' Hawaii's official gesture

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That’s the “shaka” in Hawaii. It's sometimes known outside the islands as the “hang loose” sign associated with surf culture. But in Hawaii, where it originated, it's a more common and nuanced gesture. A pair of bills in the Legislature would make the shaka Hawaii's official gesture. Residents have various shaka styles, and some say there's no wrong way to shaka. Others say you never shake a shaka. People in Hawaii flash their shakas often in daily life. Читать дальше...

HPD Dunne loses job after Indian boxers' poor show at Oly qualifiers

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

India's high-performance director Bernard Dunne is fired by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) due to the country's poor performance at the World Boxing Olympic qualifiers in Italy's Busto Arsizio. Dmitry Dmitruk, the chief foreign coach, is likely to be dismissed as well.

Countries closing in on digital currencies but US lagging: study

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The research by the US-based Atlantic Council think tank highlighted that all G20 countries except for Argentina are now in one of those far-along phases although, notably, the United States is falling increasingly behind.



New extremism definition unveiled despite concerns it could 'vilify the wrong people' - Sky News

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  1. New extremism definition unveiled despite concerns it could 'vilify the wrong people'  Sky News
  2. New extremism definition unveiled by government  BBC
  3. There is a far bigger threat to Britain than fringe extremists: Tory radicalisation  The Guardian
  4. Muslim groups that incite hatred to be named as extremists by Government  The Telegraph
  5. Michael Gove's 'centre of excellence' to name extremist groups  The Times

Oklahoma outlawed cockfighting in 2002. A push to weaken penalties has some crowing fowl play

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Before Oklahoma became one of the last places in the U.S. to outlaw cockfighting in 2002, it wasn't uncommon to see the bloodsport draw hundreds of spectators. Now, more than 20 years later, some worry Oklahoma is starting to waver. A proposal to weaken cockfighting penalties cleared the Oklahoma House. A political action committee is raising money to support farmers who raise game birds. And in a video since pulled from YouTube, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt recorded a message supporting the group known as the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission. Читать дальше...

ETMarkets Smart Talk: Nimesh Chandan on markets, dividend-paying stocks & why investors should exercise caution in SME space

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Nimesh Chandan, CIO of Bajaj Finserv AMC, advises focusing on companies trading below their intrinsic value. He believes that India is outperforming developed and emerging markets and expects fixed-income markets to generate good returns. Chandan also sees potential in the tourism sector and warns investors to be cautious about SME IPOs.

Women blast through gender barriers in Colombia's emerald mines, but struggle to emerge from poverty

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Deep inside mountain tunnels in Colombia where the heat is so intense it causes headaches, women with power tools are chipping away at boulders in search of gems. They have opened a difficult path for themselves in the emerald industry, a sector long dominated by men. Some once believed that if women worked in the mines, the emeralds would hide. Now female miners are pushing for the government to officially recognize them and to legalize a small number of women-owned mines. The work is hard, and the women are raising families, too. Читать дальше...

Judge to hear arguments on whether to dismiss Trump's classified documents prosecution

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team, by contrast, says the files Trump is charged with possessing are presidential records, not personal ones, and that the statute does not apply to classified and top-secret... Читать дальше...

PDP demands Akpabio’s resignation over budget controversy

The Punch 

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, demanded the resignation of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to allow an independent investigation into the alleged padding of the 2024 budget to the tune of N3.7tn. The budget padding allegation was raised by the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi. Ningi, in a media interview, claimed that

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