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House Oversight Chairman James Comer is scrapping his plans to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress after the two sides reached an agreement over an FBI document that includes an unverified allegation that Joe Biden, while vice president, was involved in a bribery scheme involving a foreign national. Comer, a Kentucky Republican, accepted the FBI’s offer to allow all members on the House Oversight panel to view the internal law enforcement document he initially subpoenaed, known as an FD-1023, in exchange for halting contempt proceedings. The FBI will also make two additional documents available to Comer and the top Democrat on the panel, Rep. Jamie Raskin, according to Comer’s statement announcing the agreement. As a result of the deal, Comer removed Thursday’s scheduled committee meeting to refer Wray for contempt from the schedule. “Allowing all Oversight Committee members to review this record is an important step toward conducting oversight of the FBI and holding it accountable to the American people,” Comer said in a statement. Oversight Committee members can begin viewing the FBI document starting Thursday, a source familiar told CNN. Lawmakers on the panel will have multiple opportunities to view the document, the source added. In response to the deal, Raskin said Wednesday night in a statement, “Chairman Comer’s acceptance of these further accommodations comes after he has spent weeks attacking the FBI despite its extraordinary efforts to provide Committee Republicans the information they claim to seek.” CNN first reported the FBI’s offer earlier Wednesday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had said earlier in the day that Comer and Wray were planning to speak Wednesday night to negotiate, and signaled that he would accept the FBI’s offer and cease contempt efforts if all committee members could view the document in question. “He needs to show it to every Republican and every Democrat on the committee. If he is willing to do that, then there’s not a need to have contempt. But if he doesn’t follow through with that, then there would be a need for contempt,” McCarthy said of Wray. Earlier this week, senior FBI officials briefed Comer and Raskin. Previously, Comer had said he wanted the FBI to actually turn the document over to him. While the FBI had previously declined to hand over a hard copy of the document, noting it contains unverified information from a confidential human source, the bureau said it was willing to hold a briefing with members of the panel and allow them to view the document as early as Wednesday, sources told CNN, in an effort to stave off contempt of Congress proceedings. The alleged bribery claims documented in the 1023 form surfaced years ago under the Trump administration and eventually became part of Delaware US Attorney David Weiss’ investigation of Hunter Biden, which remains ongoing, people briefed on the matter said. The 1023 includes allegations related to Hunter Biden, as well as Joe Biden, according to people familiar with matter. The FBI interviewed the informant, who was known to the bureau and had considered him a trusted source based on interactions in a previous investigation. Investigators were unable to corroborate the claims, but Pittsburgh US Attorney Scott Brady, who then-Attorney General William Barr had appointed to review allegations brought to the Justice Department by Rudy Giuliani, decided to send the informant’s allegations to Weiss, who was already leading the Hunter Biden probe. It’s unclear what additional steps the FBI took to investigate the claims, but Weiss’ investigation of Hunter Biden has since narrowed in scope to focus on alleged tax violations and a possible false statement. The White House has denied the allegation and dismissed the GOP probe as a political stunt. The decision to halt contempt proceedings comes as a number of House Republicans have been pushing to hold Wray in contempt. GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, a member of the Oversight Committee, told CNN she plans to vote in favor of contempt. “I voted to hold people in contempt up here before. If you don’t follow through with the subpoena, there are consequences to it,” she said. “They’ve stonewalled, they’ve obfuscated, they’ve bullshitted, you know what I mean? It’s like, just follow the law.” GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, also a member of the Oversight panel, told CNN, “It’s an unclassified form. Just showing it to our chairman and to the ranking member, Congressman Raskin, that’s not enough. We subpoenaed the form. And so, the form needs to be handed over. This is his job – Chris Wray’s job.” “If the director of the FBI is flouting subpoenas from Congress, I’m fully supportive of every effort to enforce the subpoena,” GOP Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee told CNN. This story and headline have been updated to reflect additional developments. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/07/politics/fbi-oversight-committee-document/index.html

Controls on deer numbers have led to woodland regeneration around the Cairngorms' green lochan, according to Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). An Lochan Uaine, south of Aviemore, is one of the area's best-known lochs because of its emerald colour. FLS said deer culls had allowed woods in the Ryvoan Pass, which overlooks the lochan, to flourish. The public agency said photographs taken in 1984 and the present day showed the scale of recovery. Why are large numbers of red deer being killed? An Lochan Uaine - meaning the Green Lochan - gets its colour from the Sun reflecting minerals in rocks in and around the lochan. According to folklore, the colour is the result of fairies washing their clothes in the small loch at night. An Lochan Uaine lies within an area of surviving ancient Caledonian Forest. FLS said a photograph taken in 1984 by a forester, George Dey, and an image taken by one of its ecology interns, Rossina Parvanova, showed how well the woodland had expanded. Woodland restoration has been ongoing since the early 1990s and has involved increased deer management and removal of non-native trees. Tom Cameron, an FLS area wildlife manager, said: "In the 1984 photo, you can see the trees were sparse with limited regeneration and vegetation growth. "That was down to deer trampling and grazing on vegetation and new shoots." He added: "Ryvoan Pass has regenerated itself incredibly well in the absence of deer. "You can see the Caledonian pine has expanded back up the hillside, accompanied by the associated native broadleaf species such as willow, rowan and birch. "We haven't added or planted anything here - nature did this all by herself once we increased deer management efforts." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65820467

India to host Miss World 2023: The announcement has come as a surprise as it comes months after confirmation of United Arab Emirates (UAE) as this year's venue for the much-awaited event.(Facebook/Miss World) "I am delighted to announce India as the new home of the 71st Miss World Final! I have had a great affection for India from the first moment I visited this incredible country more than 30 years ago! We cannot wait to share your unique and diverse culture, world class attractions and breathtaking locations with the rest of the world," said Julia Morley, Chairperson and CEO, Miss World Organization in a statement. India that last hosted the event in the year 1996 is set to host 71st Miss World 2023 pageant after a gap of 27 years. The announcement has come as a surprise as it comes months after confirmation of United Arab Emirates (UAE) as this year's venue for the much-awaited event. Though the exact date is yet to be announced, the beauty pageant is expected to take place in November or December this year. (Also read: Sushmita Sen celebrates 29 years of her Miss Universe win with pic from when she was 18: 'It brings me to tears of joy') Reigning Miss World Karolina Bielawska with Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.(Miss World) Contestants from over 130 countries will gather in India to showcase their unique talents, intelligence, and compassion and will participate in a series of rigorous competitions, including talent showcases, sports challenges, and charitable initiatives. The statement further said that there will be several rounds to shortlist participants taking over a period of one month before the grand finale scheduled in November/December 2023. “The 71st Miss World Festival is in the most deserving country, to showcase this magnificent event. It enables representatives of 140 countries to come and experience Incredible India!” said Jamil Saidi, Chairman, PME. “India prepares to welcome the world with open arms with the 71st Miss World 2023 and showcase the country's grace, beauty, and progressive spirit. Join us in celebrating the power of women to make a difference, as we embark on this extraordinary journey together,” said the current Miss World Karolina Bielawska. In February this year, Julia Morley had announced that the competition will take place in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. "Further details to follow," Morley had said at the time. Julia Morley is a former model and is the chairman and CEO of the Miss World Organization, which organizes the Miss World and Mr World(Facebook/Miss World) The first-ever Miss World from India Reita Faria won the contest in 1966. Aishwarya Rai (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999), Priyanka Chopra (2000) and most recently Manushi Chillar (2017) are the other Indian winners of the contest. Miss India World 2022 Sini Shetty will be representing India in Miss World 2023 contest. https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/lifestyle/janhvi-kapoor-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air-in-black-plunging-neckline-ribbed-dress-101686223523954.html

Russia has blamed Ukraine for a blast on a key ammonia pipeline and says it may have a "negative" impact on efforts to renew a landmark grain export deal. Moscow has accused Ukrainian "sabotage" groups for the blast that damaged the Togliatti-Odesa pipeline on Monday. And the Kremlin says it will not renew last year's grain export deal with Kyiv unless the pipeline is operational. But President Volodymyr Zelensky denied the allegations and said the explosion was likely caused by Russian shelling. Before the war, the 2,500-km (1,530-mile) pipeline - which runs from the Russian city of Togliatti to three Black Sea ports in southern and western Ukraine - exported 2.5 million tonnes of ammonia annually. But operations on the pipeline ceased after Russian's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. During talks to ensure the export of grain from Ukraine last year, Kyiv and Moscow struck a deal to ensure the safe passage of ammonia through the pipeline, which is a key ingredient in the production of fertiliser. The landmark deal brokered by the UN and Turkey was initially agreed in June 2022 for 120 days, and has been extended three times since. The current agreement is set to expire on 17 July. But speaking to reporters in Moscow, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said the blast "can only have a negative impact" on talks to renew the deal. "You know that this topic figured as an integral part of the half of the deal that concerned us, so this is yet another complication in terms of extending the deal." "We don't know what kind of destruction there is, we don't know what the Ukrainian side is going to do next," Mr Peskov added. On Wednesday, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said it would take between one and three months to repair the damage caused to the pipeline, but Industry and Trade minister Denis Manturov said on Thursday that Moscow has no access to the damaged section. Ukraine has strenuously denied being behind the blast, and insisted that Moscow conducted the attack. President Zelensky told reporters that the attack had occurred in a "grey zone" between territory controlled by Ukraine and Russia, and drew a distinction between the explosion and the blast at the Khakovka dam. "It's one story when it is the consequences of war. Yes, the Russian Federation is to blame, but those are the consequences of war," President Zelensky said. "But [in Kakhovka], we understand that this is terrorism. They mined it in advance and did it with their own hands." "We see this as a completely different category," he added. What we know about Ukraine dam incident What is the Ukraine grain deal? Dam destruction devastates vast Ukraine farmland Elsewhere, Russian pro-war bloggers have suggested that a long awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia. Andrey Rudenko, a correspondent for Russian state television channel Rossiya 24, claimed that Ukrainian tanks had launched attacks on Russian lines in the region and said Russian forces had repelled the attack. And Vladimir Rogov, the Russian-installed governor of occupied Zaporzhzhia told state TV that he believed there had been an "attempt at a full-scale offensive for three days, even four" in the region. But Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's national security council, denied reports of the new offensive and said that when Kyiv does launch an offensive "everyone will know about it". Senior US officials have previously told the BBC's US partner CBS News that it is accurate to say that the Ukraine counter offensive is in its opening phases, but that the main thrust has not yet begun. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65845441

Redmi 12 4G has surfaced online in an unboxing video ahead of its launch. The unofficial video gives us a glimpse at the design of the phone and its possible price and specifications. The purported Redmi 12 is seen with a hole-punch cutout on the display and is said to be powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G88 SoC. The 4G smartphone could be offered in three different colour options. The Redmi 12 is tipped to carry a triple rear camera unit, led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor. Tipster Paras Guglani (@passionategeekz), in collaboration with Newzonly, leaked an unboxing video of the Redmi 12 4G. As per the leak, the handset will go on sale in the next 10 days with a price tag of $155 (roughly Rs. 12,700). It is said to be offered in midnight black, polar silver, and sky blue shades. The alleged video of Redmi 12 4G shows off the retail box of the handset. It is shown in a sky blue colour option with a hole-punch display design. As per the video, the power button and volume rockers are arranged on the left spine of the smartphone, while the sim tray is seen on the right. It appears to have an AI-backed triple rear camera setup and LED flash as well. Redmi 12 4G specifications (expected) Redmi 12 is tipped to feature a 6.79-inch full-HD LCD display with a refresh rate of 90Hz. It is said to run on an octa-core MediaTek Helio G88 SoC. The handset is expected to come with a triple rear camera unit, headlined by a 50-megapixel primary sensor. For selfies and video chats, the phone could include an 8-megapixel sensor at the front. The Redmi 12 was recently spotted on Redmi's official Portugal website. The listing confirmed a 5,000mAh battery with 18W wired charging support on the handset. It is said to feature a side-mounted fingerprint sensor as well. The purported smartphone is expected to succeed the Redmi 10. The latter was launched in March last year with a price tag of Rs. 10,999 for the base 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/redmi-12-4g-specifications-price-usd-155-design-unboxing-video-leak-4102194

It looks like Microsoft is in trouble again with European Union regulators over anti-competitive practices, and it could sacrifice Teams in Windows 11 to avoid any conflicts. While I don’t usually applaud companies for removing features from their products, in this case it would be a good move. Let’s be honest: Windows 11 has a bloat problem, with Microsoft filling it with apps and services that most people don’t use, but can’t be easily removed from the device the operating system is running on. Teams is one of those. While Microsoft Teams is an app that’s used by businesses for communication between team members (hence the name), Microsoft also wanted to inflict it on regular users of Windows 11 as well, so built it into the operating system as the Chat app. However, despite Microsoft bundling in Teams via the Chat app, it never properly took off. Most people use the likes of Facebook and WhatsApp for instant messaging these days. That wouldn’t be much of an issue, but not only is Chat pre-installed in Windows 11, you can’t uninstall it. Add it to the list of other apps you don’t want to use but are installed anyway, and Windows 11 can start feeling rather bloated. Right move, wrong reasons However, as Windows Latest reports, it looks like Microsoft may be considering adding the ability to remove Chat in an upcoming version of Windows 11, with references to “RemoveChat” in early Windows 11 preview builds. When enabled, this seems to allow users to completely remove Chat from their system, rather than simply hiding it. This would be a good move for people who want to keep their PCs organized and tidy, without any unused apps clogging things up. However, it doesn’t seem like Microsoft is doing this voluntarily. As Windows Latest points out, the EU is keeping a close eye on Microsoft and how it combines its products like Office and Teams with Windows 11, which could give those products an unfair advantage over rivals. Adding an option to fully remove Chat could avoid those accusations, while also allowing Microsoft to still preinstall it. Interestingly, the RemoveChat option appears to be linked to geographical data, which suggests this might only be available to users in certain regions – such as the European Union. If that’s the case, then it looks like Microsoft is determined to do the absolute minimum so that it can avoid any fines from the EU, but still trying to make Chat po[CENSORED]r with users. This is frustrating, as while Windows 11 is a decent enough operating system, Microsoft continues to add apps and services, or adverts for those apps and services, to the OS, regardless of whether users want them or not. By doing this, and not allowing users to remove the apps or adverts, many people – myself included – have increasingly felt like Microsoft has been pushing its luck, and been a bit too aggressive when trying to get us to use its products. So, while I certainly would welcome this move, I can’t say I’m too thrilled about Microsoft’s seeming reluctance to give its customers more freedom at the expense of its own commercial ambitions. https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-is-willing-to-sacrifice-teams-in-windows-11-and-im-ok-with-that

There’s nothing quite like delving into an unknown story inside of a brand new book. But what if you could find a new adventure every time you opened the cover? That’s exactly what this Raspberry Pi project, created by Erin St Blaine for Adafruit, does and it’s beyond magical. This Raspberry Pi-powered storybook writes new stories on demand using ChatGPT, merging the creative potential of AI with the fun of microelectronics. When you open the cover, you’re met with a touch screen display. It has a microphone integrated that listens for you to say a story prompt out loud. Inside is a Raspberry Pi that processes the speech to text and parses it to Open AI. From there, a new story is written on the spot using your own parameters—much like Roald Dahl’s short story The Great Automatic Grammatizator. In addition to writing stories on the spot, it also has a special prompt file that you can use to edit in specific features. For example, you can create a list of character names that will insert into the stories it creates. You can also choose how long the stories are and even specify a specific writing style for ChatGPT to emulate. For this tutorial, St Blaine recommends using a book that measures in at 8 x 6 x 2.5in. She used a jig saw and drill to hollow out a cavity for the electronics. Inside is a Raspberry Pi 4B with 8GB of RAM, a USB microphone, and a 7-inch touchscreen display. A magnetic contact switch is used to trigger the startup script so it knows when the cover has been opened. Because this project uses OpenAI, it helps to have plenty of processing power so the 8GB Raspberry Pi 4B is an optimal choice but you might get away with a lesser Pi model—as long as it can run the 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS. You can find a detailed tutorial on how to recreate this project over at the Adafruit website. This Raspberry Pi project looks great on paper but we definitely recommend checking out the live demo. You can see it in action over at YouTube. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-ai-storybook

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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said Sunday that he is “seriously considering” a bid for Senate and expects to announce a decision before July 4. “I have not decided,” Raskin told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked if he would seek the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin. “I love the House of Representatives, I love the people I serve with, and I love being in the People’s House. But, as some of my House colleagues have pointed out, these Senate seats only open up every 25 or 30 years. A lot of people are encouraging me to check it out.” “I’m hoping, before the Fourth of July, I will have an answer for everybody,” said Raskin, who is the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee. Cardin announced last month that he would not seek reelection in 2024 after three terms in the Senate. The field of Democrats looking to succeed him in deep-blue Maryland already includes US Rep. David Trone, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando. Former House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer, the senior member of the Maryland congressional delegation, endorsed Alsobrooks last week. Asked by Bash if that would affect his decision to run, Raskin said: “Steny Hoyer is my friend, and so I have talked to him. I have talked to all of my colleagues about it.” “We have got awesome political leaders in Maryland, and I would not run against anybody else,” Raskin said. “It’s totally based on the experience I have had trying to defend our democracy and our freedom and the Bill of Rights against the Trump movement, which I think is such a danger.” https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/04/politics/jamie-raskin-maryland-senate-election-cnntv/index.html

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/gettyimages-147469741-647bafba60acc.jpg?crop=1xw:0.8700567400275103xh;center,top&resize=1200:* Oh, the Internet. Sometimes a website address takes you to a bicentennial history site; sometimes, that same URL brings up a site advertising gambling. Most of the time, when a URL changes owners or content, it's not news. But it is when the new gambling URL can be found on almost a million official Maryland license plates. The mixup came from a 2007 plan to promote the state's history with the War of 1812. After 15 years, someone forgot to renew the URL or just let it lapse. And here we are. Around 800,000 vehicles in Maryland have been driving around with official government documents that publicly promote an online casino in the Philippines. The documents in question here are license plates, leaving few options available to anyone who'd rather not support international Internet gaming as they're out and about. Originally spotted by Reddit user Samuel Zehr and reported by Vice, the situation here revolves around Maryland license plates that were issued between 2012 and 2016. These plates were created to commemorate the War of 1812 as part of the state's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. The commission, established in 2007, came up with many ways for citizens to learn about and remember the war, including a social studies curriculum, improvements to historic war sites in the state, and a series of bicentennial activities and events. And, of course, the idea to put a website address, or URL, on state license plates that would direct people to a page with more information about the war. Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Maryland was heavily involved in the war two centuries ago, so the idea to promote local history was good while it lasted. In fact, in 2010, people in Maryland approved of the “star-spangled design,” as The Baltimore Sun called it in a poll it conducted on the new plate design at the time. The problem came after the Commission's authorization ended in June 2015, and you can probably guess how the website printed on the license plates, fell into someone else's hands. According to Vice and the Internet Archive, the War of 1812 information was still up as of December, but since then, a new owner decided that online gambling was a better use of the domain name and adding useful information like the fact that "gambling is permitted in the Philippines" where "extremely lenient laws govern gaming." The Washington Post noted that the 798,000 now-pro-gambling license plates are on about 15 percent of all registered vehicles in Maryland. Drivers who'd rather not promote gambling on their cars don't have a lot of easy options. Sure, they could order a new plate, but that costs money and time. Maryland does not allow drivers to use any sort of aftermarket plate cover that obscures “any of the characters of a vehicle's registration plate.” We're not sure if that applies to duct tape on top of a URL. Perhaps what's most interesting is that a spokesperson for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration told the Washington Post that "The URL is not and was never owned or maintained by the MVA." Seems like that's maybe something a government agency should do before printing a URL on almost a million government-issued pieces of metal that will be displayed on cars for years. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44083580/maryland-license-plates-filipino-gambling-accident/

The owner of Colchester Zoo has vowed to maintain the attraction as a conservation project and not as a "theme park". Speaking on the Essex zoo's 60th anniversary, Dr Dominique Tropeano also said he never worried for its future during the bleak days of the pandemic. The zoo is due to transfer from operating as a commercial business, to a charitable trust, in 2025. "I want to ensure the zoo will continue forever," said director Mr Tropeano. "I want it to continue as a zoo. I don't want it to become a theme park; we want to continue the work we are doing now, this is work in conservation and work in education." The site in Maldon Road was first opened on 2 June 1963 as Stanway Hall Zoo Park by former RAF pilot Frank Farrar and his Australian-born wife Helena. An estimated 12,000 people visited on the first two days, and its first animals included a bactrian camel, a red kangaroo and a cheetah. The Farrars' niece, Angela Tropeano, and her husband - who grew up with livestock on a farm in France - bought the zoo in 1983. The team opened a 1.9 acre elephant enclosure in 1998 and a 24-metre (79ft) long underwater viewing tunnel in the sea lion enclosure in 2003 - two of its largest ever building projects. The site made national headlines in November 2013, when three of its timber wolves were shot dead after escaping through their steel wire fence and beyond the perimeter fence. The zoo said it continued to pay £25,000 per day in energy and maintenance bills during the Covid lockdowns, and posted a £667,000 drop in profits in 2020, but those operating profits picked up two years later. The zoo is home to more than 160 species across 60 acres of parkland and lakes. " never worried for its future. Even during the Covid tough times [I thought] we will never lose, we won't be beaten; we had aims and we want to stick to them," said Mr Tropeano, speaking to BBC Essex. "Whatever obstacle we face we have to jump over this obstacle and we will never give in - we will always be there." The zoo celebrated the anniversary with a dedicated "zoobilee" week during half term, culminating in a timetable of workshops, magic shows and steel drum performances on the Saturday. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-65774776

Manchester City are setting the standards at the moment and it is down to Manchester United - and the rest - to catch up. At the moment, the gap between City and Erik ten Hag's side feels pretty big. They did well to hang on at 1-0 down in Saturday's FA Cup final and then to come back into the game and equalise, but the best team definitely won in the end. City had more possession, better chances and the superior players. They fully deserved their 2-1 win at Wembley and their margin of victory could and should have been even bigger than that. Yes, United threw everything at them in the final few minutes but, for the vast majority of the game, they simply weren't allowed to do anything because of the way City play. Pep Guardiola's side pass you to death when they have possession, so that when you get the ball back you are exhausted. But then, for the first five or six seconds, they press with such intensity that it's very difficult for teams to use it effectively. That happened on Saturday and it meant none of United's big hitters like Marcus Rashford, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes played well. Instead, United were dominated - but it's not as if they could have done much differently with the players they have got. When they were chasing the game, they just didn't have the depth or the quality to turn the game, as hard as they tried. Alejandro Garnacho added a bit of a spark when he came on with half an hour to go but Ten Hag's options felt limited, especially compared to City's substitutes. When United needed a goal at the end, they only really had Wout Weghorst to turn to on the bench. United need to spend big to challenge again Whether it was some brilliant skill to open up City's defence or the ability to round it off with a great finish, United did not have the magic they required. It was a disappointing day for them but this defeat should not take anything away from what they've achieved this season - winning the Carabao Cup and finishing third to qualify for the Champions League definitely qualifies as a success. They've made lots of progress after losing their opening two league games of the season but it's also obvious how much work is left to do for them to reach City's level. United finished 14 points behind the champions in the end but the gulf seems larger than that. In terms of the scoreline, they pushed City quite close in a one-off game here but they are miles away from challenging them for the Premier League title. They need to spend - and spend big - if they want to be serious contenders again. I think they probably need to bring in three or four big hitters for that to happen. They need to spend well too, which hasn't always happened in recent seasons. Ten Hag said after the Cup final that he's got a plan to improve his team but he needs some players who fit into his style of play. Signing them is not going to be easy. It obviously depends on how much United have got to spend and that is affected by what happens with the ownership situation at Old Trafford, which is pretty confusing at the moment. What do United need? United definitely need a top-class centre-forward, just to take the pressure off Marcus Rashford, who has had a brilliant season, with his 30 goals in all competitions, but needs some help. Bruno Fernandes was their next highest scorer, with 14 goals, but he was their only other player to reach double figures in 2022-23. Weghorst, who arrived in January, found the net just twice. It's easy to say they should just break the bank and bring in Harry Kane to solve that particular problem but we just don't know if that is a viable transfer or not. But if Tottenham are willing to sell and Kane wants to go there, then yes, he would definitely be one that United should be looking at. Along with people like West Ham's Declan Rice. Those should be the calibre of the signings United are trying to bring in, to take them to the next level. Ten Hag has a lot to think about though, right through his side. I don't know if a new goalkeeper is a priority but we saw David de Gea make another costly mistake at Wembley - he really should have saved Ilkay Gundogan's winner. I am no goalkeeping expert but I was sitting next to Peter Schmeichel, who is one of the very best around, and he said De Gea should have kept it out. De Gea's form has not been very convincing all season and he is a free agent in the summer but it could be that he gets a new contract because Ten Hag decides he has other positions which need strengthening first. City are one game away from immortality City, meanwhile, march on. First the Premier League title, now the FA Cup - next up is the Champions League final. They are one game away from immortality and they are never going to get a better chance than next Saturday in Istanbul to win the Treble. That would give this team legendary status and put them in the same bracket as those Manchester United boys in 1999. I think they will do it too - I am expecting them to be too good for Inter Milan. City have so many special players but at the heart of it all, of course, is Guardiola. While he is there, they are going to be hard to stop. I have been talking about how United can strengthen but there is speculation City could lose two of their stars this summer, with Gundogan and Bernardo Silva's futures both in doubt. They are brilliant players but even if they both go, I can't see it hurting City significantly next season. They have already coped with losing the likes of David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure, and the problem for United and everyone else is that we've not just seen this team evolve under Guardiola, they seem to keep getting better and better. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65799012

The question We have three adult children: our daughter is the eldest and two sons. The boys have never been a problem, but our daughter’s resentment has created a rift. Last year, she sent an angry email to her father, accusing him of neglect and describing her childhood as miserable. In response, he sent one back criticising her for being difficult, argumentative and dramatic. With hindsight, I realise she felt neglected compared to her brothers. I had to juggle the responsibilities of raising three children close in age, managing several house moves and caring for an elderly relative, my daughter wasn’t always provided with the attention she deserved. She exhibited rebellious behaviour and my husband lacked patience for her attention-seeking tendencies. I decided to take the initiative to visit her. I acknowledged our mistakes during her upbringing, recognising that we prioritised her brothers. I genuinely apologised, conceding her points. Since then, our relationship has improved a lot. I regularly visit her, assisting with her baby, and she is happier than ever. She has a loving husband, a successful career and a wonderful child. Her resentment towards me has largely dissipated and she acknowledges that I did my best as a parent and am not responsible for her father’s behaviour. She refuses to allow her father to visit. Her husband supports her. There was a glimmer of hope at Christmas, when they stayed overnight with us but, sadly, my husband’s anger resurfaced, with him stating he has no interest in maintaining a relationship if he is unwelcome at their house. How do I improve this heartbreaking situation? It saddens me that their child will grow up without knowing his grandfather. Philippa replies I don’t think you’ve got a problem daughter, you have a problem husband. He doesn’t acknowledge or validate her experience. He would rather be right than be reconciled, and to protect herself from his influence or his temper, she has withdrawn from him, and this may be the best choice for her. By expressing her grievances to him in writing, she has presented him with an opportunity for reconciliation – an opportunity that you embraced and have reaped the rewards from, but one that he has yet to seize. You did listen, you did see things from her point of view, you have acknowledged your mistakes (I don’t mean to shame you, we all make mistakes). Apologising for any harm we may have done is a better way to get unstuck than denying the other person’s experience or trying to justify our behaviour. You have seen your daughter’s upbringing from her point of view and are doing what you know you can to repair the rupture that happened in your relationship with her. You can do a bit more, though. I think unconsciously you are still allowing your husband’s influence, which may get in the way of how you are with her. Number one is to stop thinking of her as a problem. She is not the problem. She has justifiable resentment, because she was not given equal billing with her brothers. Maybe this was down to your husband valuing boys more than a girl? Or I wonder whether, as you describe your sons as “never a problem”, your daughter was the family scapegoat? All of us have or cause problems at some time, but I wonder if your daughter had the blame piled on her for any family problem? You describe her as “attention seeking”. Children resort to this when they don’t get enough attention. Or when they feel their brothers are adored and they are not. All behaviour is communication. Children do not always have the articulation skills to say how they feel and what they need, so inconvenient behaviour is sometimes their only way to communicate unhappiness. She now does have those skills, but still your husband does not want to listen. To give reconciliation a chance, play the Audible version of my book to him. It is called The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did). He needs to hear about how ruptures in family relationships come about, how to repair them, and how not to get sucked into the winning and losing game. I expect you feel stuck between two people you love. One has shown she can be flexible and is capable of reconciliation, the other only that he cares about being right and justifies it with name-calling and losing his temper. If the situation is to get unstuck, he will need to move from this rigid position to a more flexible one. I get the feeling that you accept your husband’s inflexibility and seem to be thinking your daughter should be the one to concede by inviting him to visit. He, however, does have a choice not to be stubborn. I’m glad your daughter has a great life and that you can be a part of it. It is your husband’s choice not to acknowledge that his behaviour towards her provoked her behaviour towards him, he will either see this or refuse to, don’t let it get in the way of your relationship with her. If you have a question, send an email to askphilippa@observer.co.uk Submissions are subject to our terms and conditions https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/04/my-husband-and-daughter-wont-speak-to-each-other-philippa-perry

A two-year-old girl has been killed and 22 injured after an alleged Russian air strike in a residential area of Ukraine's central city Dnipro. Her body was pulled from the rubble of a house in the Pidhorodnenska community overnight, the region's governor said. Serhiy Lysak said five of those injured were children, with three boys in a serious condition in hospital. An earlier video shared by Ukraine's president showed rescuers searching the remains of a two-storey building. Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed Russia for the attack, but the Kremlin has yet to comment on the events. In a later post, Mr Lysak said the girl, whose name was Lisa, was "cheerful and full of life". She and her mother were buried beneath rubble after a rocket exploded near their home. Her mother was taken to intensive care, Mr Lysak said, along with three boys aged six, 11 and 15, all of whom have multiple injuries, concussions and fractures. The boys are now said to be "on the mend". Explosions have also been heard over the capital, Kyiv, where air defence systems have again been deployed. The entire country had been placed under air raid alerts earlier. Mr Zelensky described the blast in Dnipro as a deliberate Russian strike, although Russia has previously denied targeting civilians during its invasion of the neighbouring country. Fires broke out following the alleged strike in a northern district of the city, according to the regional governor, who said 17 of those injured in the blast were taken to hospital. Explosions were reported in other parts of the country. Air defence systems were engaged early Sunday in repelling air attacks near Kyiv, the head of the city's military administration said. All missiles targeting the city were shot down, Serhiy Popko wrote on the Telegram messaging channel. Officials in Sumy, in the north, recorded 87 blasts as a result of Russian shelling, speaking of injuries and destruction of infrastructure. An operational airfield near the central city of Kropyvnytsky was hit by cruise missiles, Ukrainian air force spokesman Yury Ignat said on TV. He said air defences were only able to shoot down four of the six missiles, and gave no details about damage at the site. More than a dozen explosions were also reported in the Russian-occupied southern cities of Berdyansk and Melitopol, though details were scant. In Russia, the governor of the border region of Belgorod said that a market area in the town of Shebekino, about four miles (7 km) from the Ukrainian border had been shelled on Sunday morning. Earlier Vyacheslav Gladkov said two people had been killed in attacks near the town on Saturday. He urged residents in towns and villages along the border to leave their homes. Local authorities said Ukraine was to blame, although Ukraine itself said the deaths were the result of Russia trying to target fighters who oppose the government in Moscow. Tracking the rise of Russia’s missile strikes on Kyiv Who are the fighters infiltrating Russia from Ukraine? 'We’re ready to begin counter-offensive' - Ukraine There has been a spate of attacks in the region in recent weeks, notably including a major cross-border incursion late last month which reached Shebekino and which Moscow said ended in the deaths of 70 attackers. Kyiv denied having any direct involvement, again saying the attack was mounted by Russian paramilitaries. In other developments, a close aide of President Zelensky has said his country is not yet ready to begin its long-promised counter-offensive against occupying Russian soldiers. Speaking to the UK's Sunday Times newspaper, Dr Ihor Zhovkva blamed a lack of weaponry and ammunition. His words appeared at odds with those of Mr Zelensky, who was quoted just a day earlier saying Ukraine was ready to start the manoeuvre. But inconsistent comments from Ukrainian officials may be a deliberate effort to confuse Moscow, the Sunday Times noted. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65800870

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Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report. As per the category-wise information disclosed by Meta, Facebook "actioned on" less than one-fourth of grievances of users where they claimed that the content is showing them in partial nudity or in a sexual act. In the case of Instagram, the platform actioned on less than one-third of users' reports it received for violation of its policy on "content showing me in nudity/partial nudity or in a sexual act". Meta transparency report shows the other categories of the report, on which Facebook's action rate was less than a quarter of the percentage, including grievances raised by users for "bullying or harassment" (over 17 percent), "inappropriate or abusive content" (around 18 percent) and fake profiles (over 23 percent). Facebook received a total of 8,470 grievances from users and provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 2,225 cases. "Of the other 6,245 reports where the specialized review was needed, we reviewed content as per our policies, and we took action on 1,244 reports in total," Meta said in the report for Facebook. The category-wise details of action taken on 1,244 additional reports were not disclosed by Facebook. Facebook on its own acted on over 27.7 million pieces of content that it found were violating its community guidelines across 13 policies. The top three categories on which Facebook took action on its own comprised 21.7 million spam content, 1.6 million content faced action for violating policy around adult nudity and sexual activity, and 1.4 million for violent and graphic content. Instagram received 9,676 grievances from users, out of which it acted on 5,255 incidents. The company provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 3,591 cases. Instagram provided tools only in around 11 percent of cases where users reported their account being hacked, and around 30 percent in cases where users claimed that the content showed them in partial nudity or in a sexual act. "Of the other 6,085 reports where the specialized review was needed, we reviewed content as per our policies, and we took action on 1,664 reports in total," Meta said for action taken by Instagram. The category or the policy-wise details of 1,664 reports were not shared by the company in the report. Instagram on its own acted against over 5.46 million content. Meta received five orders from the Grievances Appellate Committee (GAC) on which it acted. The GAC looks into complaints of users who are not satisfied with the resolution of social media majors. https://www.gadgets360.com/social-networking/news/facebook-instagram-took-action-on-41-percent-complaints-received-april-2023-meta-india-report-4091303

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference for this year – WWDC 2023 – gets underway tomorrow, June 5. We've already heard plenty of rumors about what to expect, and it would seem that Apple's digital assistant Siri is in line for some major updates too. According to well-known Apple tipster Mark Gurman (via MacRumors), there's a possibility that Apple will announce that the "hey Siri" phrase used to trigger Siri on iPhones and other devices is being shortened to simply "Siri". While this might not sound major from a user perspective, it has apparently required a significant amount of engineering work: accurately recognizing a single word rather than two words is a lot trickier, and Apple's AI engines have been updated to cope. Listen up Gurman first suggested this update was on the way back in November, though at the time it wasn't clear exactly when "hey Siri" would become simply "Siri". Deeper Siri integrations with third-party apps and a better understanding of context have also been rumored. At the moment, Google Assistant still requires a "hey Google" wake up command, though you can disable it for certain quick commands, and there has been talk of further changes here. As for Amazon Alexa, just an "Alexa" command is enough to get started. We're expecting a whole host of software and hardware announcements at WWDC 2023 this year, including all the news about iOS 17 and a big reveal for the Apple VR headset – and of course you'll be able to read all about it here on TechRadar. Analysis: expect yet more AI Amidst the flurry of generative AI updates we've had in recent months, it's easy to forget that digital assistants like Siri have been around for many years now, with AI models leveraged to recognize and interpret voice commands from users. At Google I/O 2023, Google seemed keen to remind everyone that it has a lot of artificial intelligence tools to show off, and the company has since been busy pushing more AI into more of its products – such as Google Messages. We can probably expect the same from Apple at WWDC 2023: a look back at the AI that it's already been using, and a look forward to new innovations on the way. Siri, based on tech Apple acquired in 2010, is likely to play a big part in those new innovations. AI is a hot topic at the moment, and we know that Apple isn't going to want to miss out or fall behind, whether that's with Siri or any of its other software: Google, OpenAI, Microsoft and others have set the pace, and Apple needs to catch up. https://www.techradar.com/news/apple-rumored-to-be-announcing-major-siri-updates-at-wwdc-2023