https://www.tomshardware.com/news/forensic-watermarking-tool-embeds-trackable-info-in-every-frame Amsterdam-based Digital Rights Management (DRM) company castLabs has introduced what it feels is the next step in content protection through a new technique, dubbed "single-frame forensic watermaking". The concept behind the DRM system is to leverage the company's cloud-based "Video Toolkit solution", which processes and protects uploaded content (such as video, images, and documents) by adding "tunable watermarks", which are then redistributed alongside the (now-watermarked and monitored) content. The basic idea of the service is that it can be applied either standalone or alongside other DRM-protection mechanisms, while offering an additional layer of "tunable" security to any sensitive content. When the content is uploaded through the company's AWS-hosted solution, the company's software secretly embeds identifying information on each frame by "creating unique watermark IDs, [and] strategically hiding them within video frames or other visual digital assets." How strategic that hiding is, however, is unclear: the company does say that at least for video streaming, its service watermarks "every frame entirely", meaning that there must be included redundancies in how the data is encoded across frames. According to the company, a single frame that's been treated with its "forensic watermark" tech is all that's required to recover the original copyright information - even when attempting to recover data from a picture or video shot of the computer screen (one of the easier ways of defeating metadata-based protections). According to the company, this "blind extraction" capability (where the software detects existing watermarks without knowing whether or not the source file contains it) is one of its differentiators in the content-protection scene. The ability for its watermarking feature to survive digital-to-analog conversion is also relatively striking. The tool seems to be more geared toward enterprise and industrial-espionage use-cases. Tech companies, for instance, usually distribute advanced information on unreleased-products to journalists, influencers and, distribution partners that's provided under the terms of what are known as non-disclosure. But as the existence of leaks attests, even the existence of physical watermarks and a distribution list can lead to leaks - as soon as information leaves its origin, the Internet takes care of distributing it. The company's solution aims to alleviate this problem immensely. It's unclear when and if this technology could be used for other mediums. For instance, could this technology be applied to internal game builds, or gone-gold game releases? If this technology finds its way into games, then at least theoretically, anyone "streaming" a pirated version of a game could be caught unaware by the digital rights holder. The idea here might be to include an executable check that verifies online licensing for the game in question, activating the watermark in case of failure. To be clear, that's not happening here, and nothing says it will happen. But with gaming companies in particular being on the forefront of anti-piracy DRM techniques such as Denuvo, it sounds plausible that this sort of "forensic watermarking" would turn around some heads within that sector. Time will tell; but for now, it seems that per-frame watermarking that survives even media changes has arrived. We're wondering whether AI companies are taking a look at this technology; considering the difficulties in separating synthetic from emergent data for AI training, and these companies' own promise of introducing competent watermarking technology to Ai-produced content, we'd expect them to be craning their necks.

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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mortal-kombat-1-narrates-its-gruesome-fatalities-to-you-with-new-accessibility-option/1100-6517036/ "Also, HOLY S--T #MortalKombat1 has a descriptive audio option for Fatalities and it is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE." In the video, we're shown two Li Mei, with one of them about to perform a fatality on the other. As soon as the animation begins, a narrator begins to describe what Le Mei is doing to her opponent, and the narration sounds like something you'd hear in an animal documentary when a lion is about to eat its prey. What makes it even more funnier is how calmly the narrator describes these horrific actions. If you want to see even more videos like this and have a few minutes to spare, head over to the GamesHubDotCom TikTok account, where they captured footage of a handful of other fatalities with the same narrator describing what's happening. Mortal Kombat 1 is scheduled to come out later this year on September 14 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

https://gamingonphone.com/esports/pel-last-chance-qualifier-2023-for-pmgc/ PEL Last Chance Qualifier 2023 is the final shot that the Chinese teams will get in order to qualify to play in the PMGC or the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2023, the highest level of competition in the Esports system of the game. The big giants such as Nova, 4AM, and STE will look forward to excelling in this competition and clinching the final available slot for the Chinese region in the Global Championship. PEL Last Chance Qualifier: Format The PEL or the Peace Elite League Last Chance Qualifier 2023 will serve the sole purpose of being a qualifier and will not hold any importance whatsoever in terms of the title and will not be a major title despite being an S-tier tournament. The tournament will consist of 15 teams competing for the top spot, anything else will not be enough. PUBG Mobile Global Championship PMGC 2023 cover impact The 15 teams participating in PEL Last Chance Qualifier will take part in 4 matchdays and will compete against each other in 24 matches, 6 matches per day, and will be contested in Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok. The top 3 teams are based on the points accumulated from the two seasons of PEL in 2023. The top 3 teams, namely, WBG, TEC, and Tianba will not participate in the said qualifier. Also, RSG and JTeam won’t take part, being the worst-performing teams of the season so far. Barring these 5 teams, the remaining 15 teams will take part. And after 4 days, the team at the top will get a ticket to the PMGC 2023 in the later part of the year. PEL Last Chance Qualifier: Participating Teams The 15 participating teams of the PEL Last Chance Qualifier are: PEL LCQ Four Angry Men (4AM) TeamPai (PAI) ThunderTalk Gaming (TT) Six Two Eight (STE) KONE Esport (KONE) All Gamers Club (AG) Action Culture Technology (ACT) ShowTime (ST) LGD Gaming (LGD) Nova Esports (Nova) Tong Jia Bao (TJB) JD Esports (JDE) Vision Esports (VS) Wolves Esports (Wolves) The Chosen (TC) PMGC is on the sight for many of the teams Nova, the greatest team to participate in PUBG Mobile Esports will be playing with a handicap in the PEL Last Chance Qualifier, due to the absence of Paraboy, lauded as the best player to grace the game besides Order, who is his teammate. Also, 4AM, another fan favorite, missed out on the PMGC slots from PEL Summer 2023 as well. But only one team will be able to qualify, and it remains to be seen which team will do so.

https://www.pcgamer.com/modern-warfare-3-is-bringing-back-warzones-most-beloved-map-but-not-in-the-way-youre-hoping/ Call of Duty is going back to Verdansk, but not in the way most Warzone players would hope. Activision dropped the official campaign trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 today, and while it's definitely another globe-trotting story, fans were quick to notice that at least part of the campaign will take place in locations from Warzone's first map. Near the start of the trailer, Captain Price and friends scale the exterior of a coastal prison, an iconic location on the Warzone Verdansk map. There are even glimpses of the interior that almost exactly match the layout of the old map, though we can probably expect some alterations (things tend to blow up in a CoD campaign, after all). The other big locale I noticed was Verdansk Stadium, the crown jewel of year one Warzone that was famously a closed off dome until a later update blew up its ceiling and added an interior. Well, it looks like Captain Price is gonna blow it up again. Nostalgia seems integral to Activision's playbook this year. Details in today's Modern Warfare 3 dev blog suggest the game won't be as ambitious as usual with its multiplayer, opting instead for cross-progression with last year's Modern Warfare 2 and a slate of maps that'll get people my exact age pretty excited—all 16 launch maps from the original Modern Warfare 2 (2009) will be there, reimagined and modernized for 2023. The only catch is that classic maps will be the only 6v6 Modern Warfare 3 maps at first. Lead studio Sledgehammer Games has 12 additional 6v6 maps in the works, but those will come in seasonal updates. Ground War will also make a return with three unique battle maps, and there'll be a big open-world Zombies map that kinda sounds like Black Ops Cold War's Outbreak mode. As for other multiplayer details, Sledgehammer's sequel is largely focused on tweaks to movement and rules. Sledgehammer's list of changes read like a wishlist written by sweaty players who didn't like Infinity Ward's efforts to slow down Call of Duty: You can cancel slide animations (i.e., “slide cancel”), but slide cancelling does not reset tactical sprint. You can cancel partial reloads during an animation (i.e., “reload cancel”) to immediately return fire. Mantling is faster, and you can mantle while sprinting. You can fire during and immediately after sliding. Tactical sprint durations are increased (the exact duration depends on the weapon being used). Tactical sprint recharges while sprinting. Classic minimap behavior, with red dots indicating when an enemy is firing an unsuppressed weapon. All chosen perks are available at the start of each match. The Covert Sneakers perk allows for silent movement (assuming you’ve chosen the correct footwear). Core multiplayer health is increased to 150, lengthening the yime-to-kill (TTK). Hardcore mode is not affected. Such is the cycle of CoD, even in these unprecedented times for the series: you can't get too attached to any one feature or mechanic introduced in a new CoD game, because it'll probably get backspaced the next year and never mentioned again. Sledgehammer is actually expanding on one feature that PC Gamer executive editor Tyler Wilde and I glommed onto last year—the canted laser sight attachment that allows players to ADS from the hip will return in the form of "Tac Stance," an aiming style that you can toggle at any time with seemingly any gun. Here's how it'll work: The operator unshoulders the weapon and holds it in a canted firing position. You can toggle in and out of Tac-Stance dynamically while aiming down sights. Tac-Stance trades precise accuracy for improved mobility and handling. Some spread to your firing will occur, best described as a middle ground between full ADS and hipfire. It is designed to be used in aggressive, close-quarter combat situations. By default, you fire in Tac-Stance while Sliding. Significant changes, though I'll be curious to see if nostalgic maps, cross progression, and movement tweaks will be enough to beat the impression by some that Modern Warfare looks like a glorified, $70 expansion of last year's game. Check out the full blog for a few other details shared, like expanded operator customization and more on the Zombies mode designed by Treyarch. The Modern Warfare 3 Steam page is now live, too. As for other multiplayer details, Sledgehammer's sequel is largely focused on tweaks to movement and rules. Sledgehammer's list of changes read like a wishlist written by sweaty players who didn't like Infinity Ward's efforts to slow down Call of Duty: You can cancel slide animations (i.e., “slide cancel”), but slide cancelling does not reset tactical sprint. You can cancel partial reloads during an animation (i.e., “reload cancel”) to immediately return fire. Mantling is faster, and you can mantle while sprinting. You can fire during and immediately after sliding. Tactical sprint durations are increased (the exact duration depends on the weapon being used). Tactical sprint recharges while sprinting. Classic minimap behavior, with red dots indicating when an enemy is firing an unsuppressed weapon. All chosen perks are available at the start of each match. The Covert Sneakers perk allows for silent movement (assuming you’ve chosen the correct footwear). Core multiplayer health is increased to 150, lengthening the yime-to-kill (TTK). Hardcore mode is not affected. Such is the cycle of CoD, even in these unprecedented times for the series: you can't get too attached to any one feature or mechanic introduced in a new CoD game, because it'll probably get backspaced the next year and never mentioned again. Sledgehammer is actually expanding on one feature that PC Gamer executive editor Tyler Wilde and I glommed onto last year—the canted laser sight attachment that allows players to ADS from the hip will return in the form of "Tac Stance," an aiming style that you can toggle at any time with seemingly any gun. Here's how it'll work: The operator unshoulders the weapon and holds it in a canted firing position. You can toggle in and out of Tac-Stance dynamically while aiming down sights. Tac-Stance trades precise accuracy for improved mobility and handling. Some spread to your firing will occur, best described as a middle ground between full ADS and hipfire. It is designed to be used in aggressive, close-quarter combat situations. By default, you fire in Tac-Stance while Sliding. Significant changes, though I'll be curious to see if nostalgic maps, cross progression, and movement tweaks will be enough to beat the impression by some that Modern Warfare looks like a glorified, $70 expansion of last year's game. Check out the full blog for a few other details shared, like expanded operator customization and more on the Zombies mode designed by Treyarch. The Modern Warfare 3 Steam page is now live, too.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66428191 A black hole in local authority budgets continues to grow, a BBC investigation reveals, prompting fears some will not be able to provide basic services. The average council now faces a £33m ($42m) predicted deficit by 2025-26 - a rise of 60% from £20m two years ago. Unison said the situation meant some councils would not be able to offer the "legal minimum of care" next year. The government said decisions on the funding beyond the next financial year had not yet been made. The BBC's Shared Data Unit surveyed 190 upper-tier authorities in the UK to find out the extent of the financial difficulties facing town halls, which provide services from adult social care to bin collections and pothole repairs. It revealed council chiefs expect to be £5.2bn short of balancing the books by April 2026 even after making £2.5bn of planned cuts. At least £467m will be stripped from adult care services, which include elderly care homes, respite centres and support services for people with disabilities. This year, councils are closing leisure centres, reducing care packages and raising fees for services like waste collection and parking in order to break even. Unison's head of local government Mike Short said town halls were in the "direst of states". "This is not a sustainable situation," he said. "Local authorities simply don't have the funds to provide even statutory services." Councillor Shaun Davies, who chairs the Local Government Association (LGA), said inflation, the introduction of the National Living Wage, energy costs and increasing demand for services were adding "billions of extra costs just to keep services standing still". Gateshead Leisure Centre was opened in 1981 by Elizabeth II and featured a pool, a soft play and a gym, as well as badminton and basketball courts. But in November 2022, Gateshead Council recommended closing it, claiming it had no other choice "after government cuts". The centre, which had more than 480,000 visits a year and served an area with high levels of deprivation, closed in July. A community bid is being put together to raise £40,000 and take over the site - but so far it has raised £5,000. Mental health worker Layla Barclay, 39, from Bensham, led the campaign to keep it open. "Everyone is just horrified it's actually come to this," she said. "There is a lot of anger towards the council. We just feel that they didn't come to the community until it was too late." A pool has existed at the Alexandra Road site since 1941 and Wendy Arkle, 64, remembers first using it in the late 1960s as part of a Brownies swimming gala. "There is just this huge void now," she said. 'Unprecedented' savings Our investigation found on top of cuts, town hall chiefs are expected to use up £1.1bn of reserves to balance the books this year. Bradford Council said the authority was using reserves at an "unprecedented level" while Leicester City Council said it was going to run out during the next financial year. Several councils have called for financial support from the government. Among them Slough, Croydon, Thurrock, Kensington and Chelsea, and newly created Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness councils will share around £393m in government funding this year. Thurrock declared bankruptcy in December 2022 after a series of failed solar farm investments saw the council run up a £500m deficit - one of the largest ever reported for a council of its size. Slough was also forced to effectively declare bankruptcy after borrowing more than £700m to buy land and properties. Kensington and Chelsea has been given an agreement in principle to borrow up to £51.8m to help pay the compensation due to the survivors and first responders of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. In a statement, the council said it had "healthy finances" and had frozen council tax this year. Meanwhile other large councils have indicated being in financial distress. Birmingham City Council, Europe's largest local authority, halted all non-essential spending in June after announcing it was facing a bill for a £760m unequal pay claim. The £51m of savings being made at Shropshire amount to a fifth of its overall budget this year - the highest proportion for any council in the UK. A spokesman for the council said its financial position had been compounded by its "rural nature and sparse po[CENSORED]tion," which it said made it "more expensive to provide services like social care". Councils are funded through a mix of council tax, business rates, income from services like parking and social housing rent, as well as money from the government known as the Revenue Support Grant. That funding declined by nearly a third between 2010 and 2021, according to the Public Accounts Committee, which found council income was £8.4bn lower in real terms than it had been a decade before. Its chair Meg Hillier said the BBC study showed councils were at a "tipping point" where "only so many more savings" could be made. Ms Hillier, the Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, said: "These findings should have the dashboard flashing red across the board for the government." Despite high profile failures, many councils have continued to take risks on commercial investments to increase their income. A Freedom of Information request by the BBC found Somerset Council had bought more than £136m worth of retail property since the start of the pandemic, including a B&Q in Ayr and a Wickes in Birmingham. Analysis by Alex Forsyth, BBC Political Correspondent Stories about pressure on council budgets may not seem new. Local authorities were hit hard during the period of austerity. The government has made more money available to councils in recent years, but rising prices and the cost of delivering services for which there is growing demand means budgets remain squeezed. This research shows the future looks bleak for some authorities who have already cut back on what they offer local communities. Questions have been raised over investment decisions some councils have made, but beyond that there is a wider call for a rethink of the way local government is funded, to try and break what seems to be a cycle of pressure on the services on which so many people rely. Neil Crouch, from Harlow in Essex, has motor conversion disorder, severe arthritis and suffers from kidney disease. Essex County Council, which is set to save £36m this year, cut the 48 hours of weekly funded social care he received down to 42, and removed his eligibility for respite care. Previously, he was allowed two funded weeks a year at a centre that provides holidays for people with disabilities. "It's such a shame," said Neil, who is becoming increasingly immobile and relies on carers and his elderly parents for support. "It helps so much to have that respite care. "My mum and dad are both in the mid-70s now, and it's getting hard for them. It's not an easy process to look for after somebody with a disability." Neil, who said many others like him are suffering from having their respite eligibility removed, is urging councils to rethink such cuts. "They have holidays," he said. "Because we are disabled does it mean we're not entitled?" Essex County Council said, while it could not comment on individual cases, it still offered "significant support" to people needing respite care in the area. Currently, councils discover how much money they are going to receive from the government one year at a time. The LGA has repeatedly called on the government to change the way local authorities are funded. It has said multi-year settlements would give councils more clarity to plan effectively. A plan to allow councils to retain 75% of the business rates they collect instead of the current 50% was paused indefinitely in 2021. Councillor Tim Oliver, who chairs the County Councils Network, said: "We must remember that while inflation is beginning to reduce, these costs councils have incurred won't just disappear from our budgets overnight - they are now embedded into the future." A Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities spokesman said that, as no decision on council funding levels would be taken until the Spending Review next year the predicted deficit figures for 2025-26 were "unsupported". He said the government had pledged to make £4.7bn available for the adult social care system in England in 2024-25 and confirmed there would be an increase in the Revenue Support Grant councils receive. The Scottish and Welsh governments said they had increased resources for councils this financial year. The government of Northern Ireland declined to comment.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lolita-po[CENSORED]r-miami-seaquarium-orca-dies-ahead-planned-release-natura-rcna100738 Lolita, a Miami Seaquarium whale with her own fan club, died Friday from an unspecified ailment related to her kidneys, a nonprofit group dedicated to her care announced. Also known as Tokitae and Toki, the orca captured in 1970 off the Washington state coast was to be returned to a custom enclosure in her home habitat, the Puget Sound, under an agreement between the Seaquarium and the nonprofit, Friends of Toki, that was announced in spring. “Despite receiving the best possible medical care, she passed away Friday afternoon from what is believed to be a renal condition,” Friends of Toki said in a statement. The group said the whale, believed to be about 57-year-old, showed “signs of discomfort” in the last few days. She has had health issues in the last few years, and a July 31 welfare assessment of the marine mammal written by two veterinarians said she was “still fighting infection,” suffered abdominal discomfort, and had a lesion on a lung. The infection was described as a "chronic pulmonary infection" in a July 12 Friends of Toki update, which said she was on daily antibiotics. Her treatment featured care from veterinarians, but also included daily monitoring of her aquatic environment, where the use of chlorine was being discontinued, the water was turning green from algae (“quite healthy,” the nonprofit said), and chillers were used to keep the otherwise tropical water as cold as the Pacific, according to the veterinarians’ assessment and the nonprofit’s updates. Southern resident orcas, which spend summer and fall in Puget Sound, were added to the federal endangered species list in 2005. The effort to return the Lolita to the Puget Sound faced regulatory hurdles, including approvals from state and federal officials, Friends of Toki said in July. It named Jim Irsay, owner of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, as a financial backer of Lolita’s return.

https://ridermagazine.com/2023/07/11/2024-motorcycle-buyers-guide-new-street-models/ At the annual Club BRP event in August 2022, Can-Am unveiled two all-new, all-electric motorcycles – the Origin dual-sport and the Pulse roadster (below). Detailed specs won’t be provided until mid-2023 (at Can-Am’s 50th anniversary celebration), but both will be powered by BRP’s all-new, proprietary Rotax E-Power technology, said to provide “highway-worthy speeds with plenty of horsepower and torque.” The Can-Am Origin has rally-style bodywork, fork guards, and spoked wheels, in diameters that appear to be 21 inches in front and 18 inches out back, common sizes for off-road tires. The final drive is enclosed, and Can-Am reps would not reveal whether power is sent to the rear wheel via chain (used on nearly all dual-sports) or belt (used on many production electric bikes).

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66554874 Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will leave the club by mutual agreement after a six-month internal investigation into his conduct. Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 following allegations surrounding material which was published online. Charges against the 21-year-old England international, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped on 2 February 2023. United said in a statement: "All those involved, including Mason, recognise the difficulties with him recommencing his career at Manchester United. "It has therefore been mutually agreed that it would be most appropriate for him to do so away from Old Trafford, and we will now work with Mason to achieve that outcome. "Based on the evidence available to us, we have concluded that the material posted online did not provide a full picture and that Mason did not commit the offences in respect of which he was originally charged. That said, as Mason publicly acknowledges today, he has made mistakes which he is taking responsibility for." In a statement, Greenwood accepted he had "made mistakes" and took his "share of responsibility", but added: "I did not do the things I was accused of." He said: "Today's decision has been part of a collaborative process between Manchester United, my family and me. The best decision for us all is for me to continue my football career away from Old Trafford, where my presence will not be a distraction for the club. I thank the club for their support since I joined aged seven. There will always be a part of me which is United. "I am enormously grateful to my family and all my loved ones for their support, and it is now for me to repay the trust those around me have shown. I intend to be a better footballer, but most importantly a good father, a better person, and to use my talents in a positive way on and off the pitch." Greenwood, whose contract Old Trafford runs until 2025, could now be sold or loaned to another club for the remainder of his contract. He remains on full pay but will not return to training with United. What is the background? In material published online, a man - alleged to be Greenwood - could be heard shouting at a woman to "move your [expletive] legs up". The woman responded that she did not want sex, and the man replied: "I don't give a [expletive] what you want, you little [expletive]." The man then says: "Push me again and watch what happens to you. " Greenwood was charged in October 2022 with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Following his arrest, Nike ended its sponsorship deal with Greenwood and Electronic Arts removed him from active squads on its Fifa 22 game. After the charges were dropped in February 2023, the Crown Prosecution Service said key witnesses had withdrawn and new material had come to light, meaning there was "no longer a realistic prospect of conviction". At the time, a statement released on Greenwood's behalf said he was "relieved". United then started their own internal investigation in to the player, who was previously named one of the most valuable players in Europe's top five leagues. Greenwood has one England cap, and was sent home from the international camp during which he won it after an "unacceptable" breach of coronavirus quarantine guidelines in Iceland. In a statement last week, the club said they had gathered "extensive evidence and context not in the public domain" and spoken to "numerous people with direct involvement or knowledge of the case". In an open letter to fans on Monday, United chief executive Richard Arnold said the extra evidence included the alleged victim requesting the police to drop their investigation in April 2022, and the club receiving alternative explanations for the material that was posted online. "While I am satisfied that Mason did not commit the acts he was charged with, Mason's accepted that he has made mistakes which he takes responsibility for," Arnold said. Greenwood said that: "I understand that people will judge me because of what they have seen and heard... and I know people will think the worst. I was brought up to know that violence or abuse in any relationship is wrong." An announcement of the investigation's results was expected before United's opening Premier League game of the season against Wolves on 14 August, but the decision was delayed amid fierce debate about Greenwood's potential reintegration at Old Trafford. What has happened in recent weeks? A group of female United supporters protested about his potential return outside Old Trafford before the Wolves game, and said they wanted the club to "demonstrate a zero-tolerance approach" towards violence against women. Female Fans Against Greenwood's Return put out a lengthy statement to say Greenwood's reintegration would tell them "as women, that we don't matter". The club said they wanted to consult with their women's team, some of whom were part of England's World Cup squad playing in Australia, before announcing a decision about Greenwood's future. United announced their decision while the Lionesses were flying home. In a statement last Wednesday, United said the "fact-finding phase" of their investigation was complete, adding a decision about Greenwood's future - which rested with Arnold - was in the final stages. The Athletic reported United's executive leadership team had been told in early August that Greenwood - who scored 35 goals in 129 games - would be returning to the club. However, United said the decision had not been made and was "the subject of intensive internal deliberation". The following day, television presenter Rachel Riley said she would stop supporting United if Greenwood was allowed to stay. A number of MPs criticised the club when it was reported they were considering bringing Greenwood back, with Labour MP Apsana Begum saying such a decision would be "a stain on your club that will be hard to forget". After Monday's announcement, Female Fans Against Greenwood's Return said the club had "done the right thing, for the wrong reasons". Women's Aid, a charity which works to end domestic abuse against women and children, said it welcomed United's decision. "We know that today's news from Manchester United that Greenwood will be moving on will be a relief for many survivors of domestic and sexual abuse," it said in a statement. "Football is loved by so many people worldwide, and players are often idolised by fans, so the way that alleged domestic abuse cases are treated in clubs has a huge impact on public understanding about what is accepted and tolerated in society." The Manchester United Supporters Trust said: "Since the deeply distressing initial allegations surfaced, this episode has been allowed to drag out for far too long as the club has carried out an investigative process. "Moreover, the complete lack of consultation with fans even with respect to process added fuel to the fire. Whilst the speculation and discussion in the last couple of weeks has been profoundly unhelpful and reflected very poorly on the club, it is clear that they have in the end reached the right decision. "We are relieved that this matter can now be put behind us and will be working with the club to ensure lessons have been learned from this very troubling episode." The Female Fans Against Greenwood's Return group hold up a banner outside Old Trafford The Female Fans Against Greenwood's Return group held up banners outside Old Trafford last week Man Utd's open letter in full Chief executive Richard Arnold wrote to supporters: "Now that we have concluded and announced the outcome of the club's investigation into Mason Greenwood, I want to be direct and transparent with our fans about the process and the reasons for our decision. "This was an internal disciplinary investigation between employer and employee which would ordinarily take place outside of the public eye. Given the public nature of the allegations and Mason's profile, I acknowledge that this was not an ordinary situation, but I felt it important that we still follow due process and, so far as possible, avoid media comment until I had made a definitive decision. "When audio footage and imagery was posted online in January 2022, my feelings were of shock and concern for the alleged victim. Her welfare, wishes and perspective have been central to the club's approach ever since, as have the club's standards and values. While we immediately concluded that Mason should be suspended pending investigation, we were also conscious of our duty of care towards him and the importance of making a decision based on full information. Until February this year, this was a matter for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service. It was only when charges were dropped that the club discussed the allegations with Mason and others involved in the case. "Our investigation sought to collate as much evidence as possible to establish facts and context. This was not a quick or straightforward process for a variety of reasons. It was essential for us to respect the rights and wishes of the alleged victim. Also, we have limited powers of investigation which meant we were reliant on third-party co-operation. Timings have also been influenced by my desire to minimise the impact of the investigation on our men's and women's teams, as well as our Lionesses. I acknowledge that this gave more time for speculation, but the alternative would have been to compromise due process or create untimely disruption. "While we were unable to access certain evidence for reasons we respect, the evidence we did collate led us to conclude that Mason did not commit the acts he was charged with. I am restricted as to what I can say for legal reasons, including the alleged victim's ongoing right to anonymity, but I am able to share the following with you which should give you some insight into the complexity of this case. The alleged victim requested the police to drop their investigation in April 2022. We were provided with alternative explanations for the audio recording, which was a short excerpt from a much longer recording, and for the images posted online. The alleged victim's family participated in the process and were given the opportunity to review and correct our factual findings. "Last week the media reported that we had decided to reintegrate Mason and that elements of a plan to do so had been leaked to them. Reintegration was one of the outcomes we considered and planned for. For context, over the course of the past six months several outcomes have been contemplated and planned for, and my view has evolved as our process progressed. While the ultimate decision rested with me, I was taking various factors and views into account right up until the point of finalising my decision. "While I am satisfied that Mason did not commit the acts he was charged with, Mason's accepted that he has made mistakes which he takes responsibility for. I am also mindful of the challenge that Mason would face rebuilding his career and raising a baby together with his partner in the harsh spotlight of Manchester United. Further, this case has provoked strong opinions, and it is my responsibility to minimise any distraction to the unity we are seeking within the club. "Although we have decided that Mason will seek to rebuild his career away from Manchester United, that does not signal the end of this matter. The club will continue to offer its support both to the alleged victim and Mason to help them rebuild and move forward positively with their lives."

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/surviving-beatles-join-dolly-parton-let-it-be-cover-2023-08-18/ LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two living members of The Beatles, have reunited for a cover of their 1970 hit "Let It Be" on country singer Dolly Parton's coming rock album. Parton released the single on Friday ahead of the November debut of her album "Rockstar." McCartney sang and played piano while Starr played drums on the recording. Two other music luminaries joined the collaboration, Parton said. Peter Frampton played guitar and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac did percussion. "I mean, seriously, how much better does it get?" Parton wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. The "Rockstar" album was inspired by Parton's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year. It will include nine original songs and 21 covers with an all-star list of collaborators, including Elton John, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett and Chris Stapleton.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66573842 A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports. Images posted on social media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg. Moscow said that a drone was hit by small-arms fire but managed to "damage" a plane. Ukraine has not commented. The Tu-22 can travel at twice the speed of sound and has been used extensively by Russia to attack cities in Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defence said in a statement that an attack by a "copter-type UAV" took place at around 10:00 Moscow time (08:00 BST). It stated the location as "a military airfield in the Novgorod region", where Soltsy-2 is situated. "The UAV was detected by the airfield's observation outpost and was hit with small-arms fire," the ministry said. "One airplane was damaged; there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist act." The statement also said a fire which broke out in the airfield parking lot was quickly extinguished. However, images posted on the social media platform Telegram showed a large fire engulfing a jet with the distinctive nose cone of the Tu-22. BBC Verify analysed the images and believes them to be credible. While the destruction of a single aircraft will have little effect on the potency of Moscow's current 60-strong fleet, the operation highlights Kyiv's growing ability to strike targets deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv has over recent months launched dozens of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft to attack Moscow, a journey of several hundred miles. Soltsy-2 is around 400 miles (650km) from the Ukraine border. However, the Russian MoD's description of the drone as a "copter-type UAV" suggests a cheap, commercially available device launched at short range. The Tu-22 is a Cold War-era, swing-wing supersonic bomber, codenamed "Backfire" by Nato, which has been used extensively in attacks on Ukrainian cities. Modern versions such as the Tu-22M3 can reach speeds of Mach 2 (2,300km/h or 1,430mp/h) and can carry up to 24,000kg of weapons, including "dumb bombs" and homing missiles. They have been used in conflicts in Syria, Chechnya, and Georgia and most recently in Ukraine. According to prosecutors in Kyiv, 30 people were killed when a Tu-22-launched missile hit a block of flats in Dnipro in January. They said Russia's 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment carried out the attack. The regiment is based at Soltsy-2. BBC Verify confirmed the location of the Ukrainian drone attack on Soltsy-2 by comparing visual clues - such as the appearance of aircraft and bays - to historical satellite images of the airbase. The weather conditions at the time - wet and overcast - also matched the weather in the images, as well as other witness photos of the incident. The remnants of the aircraft visible in the footage are consistent with that of a Tu-22M3. Historical satellite imagery analysed by BBC Verify shows that aircraft of this kind were stationed at the base.

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