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Ahead of facing defending champions Australia in the T20 Women’s World Cup in Sharjah, India opener Shafali Verma said they will aim to do well and back their strength. India have won against arch-rivals Pakistan and Asian champions Sri Lanka in Group A after suffering a 58-run defeat against New Zealand in their opening match. Shafali highlighted the importance of quick singles on large UAE grounds, adding that Smriti Mandhana’s dominance against spinners is a positive sign for the team. “Yes, we have a good team right now and that’s because we don’t just go in predetermined. Whoever…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A portion of a new Alabama law limiting help with absentee ballot applications will remain blocked, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, siding with voting rights groups who argued that it discriminated against voters who are blind, disabled or cannot read.A three-judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court unanimously affirmed a lower court decision from September that blocked a portion of the law. The measure made it illegal to distribute an absentee ballot application that is prefilled with information such as the voter’s name, or to return another person’s absentee ballot application. The new law also…

Navratri(Photo: Shutterstock)4 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 6:03 AM IST The festival of Dussehra, also called Vijayadashami, celebrates the victory of good over evil, which is represented by the defeat of Mahishasura by Goddess Durga and the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. One of the most important Hindu holidays, it signifies the conclusion of Navratri and the start of a fresh, hopeful season.  Indians will celebrate Dussehra by meeting one another and spreading happiness on October 12, 2024. To make this Dussehra even more memorable, share these 50 best wishes, thoughts, and statements with your…

The prior alleged wrongdoing of a former Louisville police officer accused of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, her boyfriend and their neighbors in 2020, when Taylor was shot and killed in a botched police raid, cannot be introduced as evidence in the ex-officer’s trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday, according to WHAS11, the ABC affiliate in Louisville covering the case in the courtroom.The United States government filed the motion in August introducing two acts of alleged misconduct by Brett Hankison while he was employed as a Louisville police officer. According to court documents, Hankison was part of a…

Combining CrustsNestlé USA, Solon, Ohio, says new DIGIORNO Thin & Crispy STUFFED Crust Pizza “combines the crispiness of thin crust with the 2.5 feet of hot, melty cheesiness of stuffed crust into one mouthwatering combination.” Three varieties are Pepperoni and Sausage, Margherita, and Pepperoni (MSRP of $8.99). Interestingly, Pepperoni comes with a packet of Mike’s Hot to pour on top.”As the reigning experts in pizza crust, we pride ourselves on offering the best and most innovative pizzas to our loyal fans and ultimate ‘za lovers,” said Kimberly Holowiak, senior brand manager. “With the continued rise in thin crust as a…

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) expressed its “deep concern” over the “severe financial repercussions” caused by the alleged failure of the IOA Treasurer, Sahdev Yadav, to file the necessary annual financial reports, despite repeated reminders from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Olympic Solidarity grants, a vital source of funding for athlete development programs and sports initiatives, were withheld due to non-compliance in submitting the financial reports, a responsibility solely within the purview of the treasurer. “This lapse shall significantly impact the IOA’s ability to provide the necessary financial support to Indian athletes, threatening their preparation and performance…

Because machine-learning models can give false predictions, researchers often equip them with the ability to tell a user how confident they are about a certain decision. This is especially important in high-stake settings, such as when models are used to help identify disease in medical images or filter job applications.But a model’s uncertainty quantifications are only useful if they are accurate. If a model says it is 49 percent confident that a medical image shows a pleural effusion, then 49 percent of the time, the model should be right.MIT researchers have introduced a new approach that can improve uncertainty estimates…

TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky.The details are among redacted portions of Kentucky’s lawsuit that contains the internal communications and documents unearthed during a more than two year investigation into the company by various states across the country. Kentucky’s lawsuit was filed this week, alongside separate complaints brought forth by attorneys general in a dozen states as well as the District of…

RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials Friday that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of federal election law.The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria says that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law. The National Voter Registration Act requires a 90-day “quiet period” ahead of elections for the maintenance of voter rolls.“Congress adopted the National Voter Registration Act’s quiet period restriction to prevent error-prone, eleventh hour…

With just about three weeks until Election Day, the two major party candidates are working hard to reach voters around the country — with a key focus on male voters.Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, was kicking off a new push to reach male voters in swing states, the Harris campaign confirmed to ABC News.This included “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan’s one-on-one interview that aired on Friday morning, as well as Walz’s Friday travel to Michigan where he met with Black male voters and did local TV interviews focused on hunting and high school football.He…