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Range Rover has released images teasing its first electric SUV, which the company says will arrive next year. The Range Rover EV is currently undergoing prototype testing, including wading through up to 33.4 inches of water. With waiting lists now open, Range Rover fans who can't wait to get their hands on the forthcoming EV can get in line for pre-orders. The first electric Range Rover is getting closer to reaching the heated garages and privately accessed driveways of well-heeled customers. To whet their appetites, JLR has released images that tease the look of the upcoming large, luxurious EV SUV. From what we can see, the Range Rover Electric will look a lot like its gas-powered and plug-in-hybrid counterparts. That's not surprising, because when the newest generation was revealed a couple years ago, it was designed with an EV in mind. Range Rover's First EV The British brand's first electric model will share the Modular Longitudinal Architecture (a.k.a. MLA Flex) platform with the more conventional Range Rover. Even though it'll have a high-voltage battery, the EV version will still be able to adventure off the beaten path like models with internal-combustion engines. Range Rover says it has started putting prototypes through rigorous tests, including driving in extremely hot and cold temperatures and wading through water that's up to 33.4 inches deep, which is exactly two inches shallower than what gas-fed models can handle. Unlike Range Rovers with a fuel tank, the EV's drivers will need to be wary of how far they wander from the nearest charging station. Otherwise, the electric Range Rover's 800-volt architecture that's designed to allow ultra-fast charging will be rendered useless. Much like most other technical details about the forthcoming electric model, there's no word yet on its available battery sizes or estimated driving range. What we do know—and have for some time—is that the Range Rover Electric's batteries and electric motors will be built at the company's factory in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the vehicle itself will be built alongside the regular Range Rover at the assembly plant in Solihull, U.K. While the Range Rover EV isn't expected to arrive until sometime next year as a 2025 model, customers who can't wait to get their hands on one can now get on the waiting list. That will put them near the front of the line when pre-orders become available. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46129531/2025-range-rover-ev-teased/

Three months after leaving French soccer club OGC Nice, Julien Fournier, who had served as their sporting director until July 2022, spoke of tensions with his former colleague Christophe Galtier. The 57-year-old Galtier had coached OGC Nice during the 2021-22 season, before his appointment as Paris Saint-Germain coach in July 2022. “If I explain the real reasons why we quarreled,” Fournier told radio station RMC, “Christophe would never enter a locker room again, neither in France nor in Europe … It wasn’t about soccer. It was about something much more serious.” At the time Fournier refused to elaborate on the exact reasons for the dispute between the two men. Fifteen months and several allegations later, Galtier is standing trial on Friday at the Nice courthouse on counts of moral harassment and discrimination, according to the Nice prosecutor. If he is found guilty, Galtier could face up to three years in prison and a €45,000 fine ($49,000), according to the prosecutor’s office. Galtier has himself and via his legal team repeatedly denied any allegations against him and has received support from former players, notably from Burak Yilmaz – the French coach and former Turkish international worked together at Lille. Galtier ‘reserving his statements for court’ Since Fournier’s radio interview, several players signed to OGC Nice, as well as directors and staff members at the club, were interviewed by the police, the public prosecutor in Nice said in a June statement. A recent investigation published by French sport newspaper L’Équipe revealed that among those interviewed by police were assistant coach and former OGC Nice captain Frédéric Gioria, as well as a number of the club’s current players. As reported by L’Équipe, which cited police depositions the paper itself obtained, the players and Gioria alleged Galtier displayed discriminatory and coercive behavior towards colleagues and players of color and/or Muslim faith. CNN cannot independently verify the testimonies and allegations cited in L’Équipe’s investigation. Gioria alleged that Galtier said “another Muslim, I don’t want him, we’ve had enough,” following the recruitment of Billal Brahimi, a French-Algerian left winger. L’Équipe says that Galtier contests these allegations. When reached for comment about the allegations made in the investigation, Galtier’s lawyer told CNN that the coach was “reserving his statements for the court,” but reasserted the 57-year-old’s innocence. The Nice prosecutor did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment regarding L’Équipe’s report. Fournier and Gioria, according to L’Équipe, claim Galtier opposed signing players based solely on their race or religion. According to L’Équipe, Fournier told police that Galtier said, “I don’t want any more blacks or Arabs.” Gioria alleged that Galtier said “another Muslim, I don’t want him, we’ve had enough,” following the recruitment of Billal Brahimi, a French Algerian left winger. L’Équipe says that Galtier contests these allegations. And according to L’Équipe, Teddy Boulhendi , one of OGC Nice’s goalkeepers, says he felt obliged to eat on match days – thereby breaking fast during Ramadan – to avoid his career being held back. Three other Muslim players similarly said they felt pressured by Galtier to break their fast during Ramadan, according to L’Équipe. CNN asked OGC Nice for comment about the L’Équipe allegations but hadn’t received a reply at the time of publication. A leaked email that kickstarted a police investigation About six months after the initial consternation caused by Fournier’s enigmatic radio comment, a leaked email, suddenly shared online, brought Galtier back into the headlines. On April 11 2023, independent sport journalist Romain Molina revealed in a YouTube video the contents of a long e-mail that he said had been sent by Fournier to Dave Brailsford, the director of sport at INEOS, the company that owns OGC Nice. PSG's team players applaud after the Champions League Group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Paris Saint-Germain squeezes into Champions League knockout round after dramatic group stage finale In the email, according to Molina, Fournier recounted a series of incidents involving Galtier that had “weighed heavily” on him during the soccer season. The email detailed a discussion held in August 2021 during which Galtier had allegedly stated that OGC Nice had to “take into account the reality of the city” and could not have so many “blacks and Muslims” playing for the team. Molina told CNN that the email was shared with him “by mistake,” and that, after contacting those involved, he decided to go public with it, claiming that “nobody else wanted to talk, because they were all afraid.” CNN cannot independently verify the circumstances under which the email was shared and hasn’t been able to view the email. Galtier has denied the allegations made in the email. Citing the leaked email and Fournier’s 2022 interview, Nice’s public prosecutor’s office moved to open an investigation into discrimination soon after Molina posted his video, according to the prosecutor’s June statement. OGC Nice’s headquarters were then searched, the statement added. Molina said he was surprised that even after the email was made public, little was said or done in the French soccer world to address its contents. “I thought that some people would talk … I was so disappointed … It destroyed maybe the last hope I had for this game,” Molina told CNN. The day after Molina posted his video, OGC Nice published a three-sentence statement saying that the situation had been treated “with the utmost seriousness at the time,” and that the club would make “no further comment.” Neither Nice nor INEOS have replied to CNN’s requests for comment. Similarly, Galtier’s current club – Qatari owned Al-Duhail – where he has been coaching since October, did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. PSG, where Galtier was coaching at the time of the email leak, did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. However, in April, the club immediately came out in Galtier’s defense. In a press conference held on April 14, a spokesperson for PSG declared that “the club supports Christophe Galtier after the numerous and unacceptable threats he has received.” Fournier did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment, but in an interview earlier this month on RMC’s After Foot, the former OGC Nice sporting director said he was not surprised by the allegations made against Galtier in L’Équipe’s article, given that they were “in line with what I discovered and experienced.” When asked if he would attend Galtier’s trial, Fournier said it was the victims who would “testify and take the stand,” confirming that he had been involved in the investigation that was carried out. In response to CNN’s request for comment, Galtier’s lawyers shared the following statement: “He [Christophe Galtier] is reserving his statements for the court, and is looking forward to this public and adversarial debate in which he will demonstrate that he has obviously never discriminated against or harassed anyone. His entire career and reputation bear witness to his irreproachable character.” An ‘inflection point’ for France In recent years, French soccer has witnessed its fair share of high-profile scandals featuring accusations of racism, corruption, and sexual abuse. Just this year, Noël Le Graët resigned as head of the French Football Federation after an an audit by the Ministry of Sports amid allegations of sexual and moral harassment. Le Graët has denied any wrongdoing. ANKARA, TURKIYE - DECEMBER 11: Referee Halil Umut Meler falls to the ground after Faruk Koca, President of MKE Ankaragucu throws a punch to him after the Turkish Super Lig week 15 soccer match between MKE Ankaragucu and Rizespor at Eryaman Stadium in Ankara, Turkiye on December 11, 2023. The match ended 1-1. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images) Turkish soccer club president quits after punching referee Galtier’s case, however, is unique given the charges of racism and discrimination leveled against an individual of such prominence in the soccer world and the fact that it has actually reached a French courtroom. It comes at a time when France is under scrutiny, given that the country is due to host the 2024 Olympic Games next summer. “This is an inflection point,” Dr. Lindsay Krasnoff, who is a lecturer at NYU Tisch Institute for Global Sport, told CNN. “If this issue had come to light … five years ago, it would be a vastly different outcome than what we are likely to see this week,” she added. According to Dr. Krasnoff, the spotlight placed on France due to the upcoming Olympics, combined with the broader reckoning with issues of racism and discrimination that the global sporting world has undergone in the past couple years, elevate the pressure on Galtier’s case, and might even play a role in its outcome. Jean-Jacques Bertrand, a leading sport lawyer in France, believes it highly unlikely that Galtier will receive the maximum penalty the Nice court could impose. “If he is not acquitted, Mr. Galtier will likely receive a sentence, I believe suspended, of several months’ imprisonment, and perhaps a fine,” Bertrand told CNN “In a case of this nature, [the court] won’t … rule immediately,” said Bertrand. “It will… put the matter under advisement … and indicate the date in the coming weeks it’ll give its decision,” he added. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/15/sport/christophe-galtier-trial-french-soccer-racism-spt-intl/index.html

Almost two million people in Gaza - more than 85% of the po[CENSORED]tion - are reported to have fled their homes in the two months since Israel began its military operation in response to Hamas's deadly attacks of 7 October. The Strip has been under the control of Hamas since 2007 and Israel says it is trying to destroy the military and governing capabilities of the Islamist group, which is committed to the destruction of Israel. The situation for ordinary people in Gaza - a densely po[CENSORED]ted enclave 41km (25 miles) long and 10km wide, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on one side and fenced off from Israel and Egypt at its borders - is "getting worse by the hour", according to United Nations aid agencies. Israel warned civilians to evacuate the area of Gaza north of the Wadi Gaza riverbed, ahead of its invasion. The evacuation area included Gaza City - which was the most densely po[CENSORED]ted area of the Gaza Strip. The Erez border crossing into Israel in the north is closed, so those living in the evacuation zone had no choice but to head towards the southern districts. Southern Gaza evacuation areas The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are now focusing its operations on southern Gaza and have told Palestinians that even Khan Younis - the largest urban area in the south - is not safe and they should move south, or further west to a so-called "safe area" at al-Mawasi, a thin strip of mainly agricultural land along the Mediterranean coast, close to the Egyptian border. Fighting in Khan Younis has pushed tens of thousands of people to flee to the southern district of Rafah in recent days, the UN said. According to the UN, just over 75% of Gaza's po[CENSORED]tion - some 1.7 million people - were already registered refugees before Israel warned Palestinians to leave northern Gaza. Palestinian refugees are defined by the UN as people whose "place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 War". The children of Palestinian refugees are also able to apply for refugee status. Most of Gaza's po[CENSORED]tion displaced More than 500,000 of those refugees were already in eight crowded camps located across the Strip. Following Israel's warnings, the number of displaced people has risen rapidly and 1.9 million have fled their homes since 7 October, the UN says. On average, before the conflict, there were more than 5,700 people per sq km in Gaza - very similar to the average density in London - but that figure was more than 9,000 in Gaza City, the most heavily po[CENSORED]ted area. The UN warns that overcrowding has become a major concern in its emergency shelters in central and southern Gaza, with some housing at four times its capacity. Many of these emergency shelters are schools and in some there are dozens of people living in a single classroom. Other families are living in tents or makeshift shelters in compounds or on waste ground in open spaces. Israel has already launched hundreds of airstrikes across Gaza and says it has used more than 10,000 bombs and missiles, causing extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure. Gazan officials say more than 50% of housing units in Gaza have been destroyed, left uninhabitable or damaged since the start of the conflict. The map below - using analysis of satellite data by Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University - shows which urban areas have sustained concentrated damage since the start of the conflict. They say over 100,000 buildings across the whole Gaza Strip have suffered damage. North Gaza and Gaza City have borne the brunt of this, with around half the buildings in the two northern regions believed to have been damaged, but their analysis now suggests up to 20% of buildings in Khan Younis have also been damaged. Map showing damage to buildings in Gaza Even healthcare facilities have been left unable to function as a result of bomb damage or lack of fuel. The UN says hospital capacity in the enclave has more than halved from 3,500 beds before 7 October to about 1,500 now - and "hardly any" in the north. More than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed during the Hamas attacks on 7 October. More than 18,000 Palestinians - including about 7,700 children - have been killed in Israeli airstrikes and operations since then, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. It is difficult for the BBC to verify exact numbers, but the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) has said it has no reason to believe the figures are inaccurate. The airstrikes were accompanied by a "complete siege" of Gaza by Israel, with electricity, food and fuel supplies cut, followed by military action on the ground. The IDF began its ground operations by moving into Gaza from the north west along the coast and into the north east near Beit Hanoun. A few days later Israeli forces cut across the middle of the territory to the south of Gaza City. Armoured bulldozers created routes for tanks and troops, as the Israeli forces tried to clear the area of Hamas fighters based in northern Gaza. Having cut Gaza in two, the Israelis pushed further into Gaza City, where they faced some resistance from Hamas. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-20415675

Photographer: Tom J Johnson. Styling: Melanie Wilkinson Jess Cartner-Morley on fashionFashion A pop of red adds glamour and gravitas to a minimalist outfit A red sock, bag or shoe is the fashion power move that has caught fire this year Jess Cartner-Morley @JessC_M Fri 15 Dec 2023 10.00 GMT 11 Iknow it’s v uncool to have regrets, but I do have one, and that is never having got the hang of red lipstick. I would so love to be that woman, the one who wears red lipstick. Such an instant, chic style signature. I never got the knack of applying red lippy without smudging it or chewing it off, and never felt comfortable with what I look like wearing it. But I love it on other people. So I was thrilled to notice a new styling trick that I want to share with you today. I first spotted it among fashion audiences at shows in Paris and Milan earlier this autumn, and since then I’ve been seeing it out and about in London. A pop of red, it turns out, doesn’t have to be a lipstick. If a swipe of Mac’s Ruby Woo or Revlon’s Fire & Ice isn’t your thing, you can reach for a red shoe, or a red bag, or a red sock. A pop of red anywhere in your outfit has the same effect as a red lip. It adds an upbeat note, without making you look in any way less serious. It enhances both glamour and gravitas, which is an excellent combination. The pop of red has always been around – a classic fire-engine-red manicure, the red flash of the sole of a Christian Louboutin shoe – but this year, it has caught fire. So for your redness, you want something subtle, something that flirts rather than throws itself at you The reason that red accents are popping off right now? Quiet luxury, in all its neutral-toned, spenny-blank-canvas glory. Just as a red lip is the ideal foil for a classic LBD, a flash of red works particularly well played off against a minimalist outfit. This is why it is relevant that I first noticed the pop of red as a fashion power move at a show by The Row in Paris last year. The Row sells exquisitely made, incredibly chic clothes that are phenomenally expensive. Believe me, you don’t even want to know just how expensive, but it doesn’t actually matter, because the most important function of The Row in fashion is less as a shop and more of a kind of high church of good taste. Is there a fashion equivalent of having moral authority? If there is, it belongs to The Row. Anyway, at this show, the whole collection was black or white or shades of grey or beige, except for two flashes of red. After that, pops of red kept popping up all around me. A classic trenchcoat with a red shoulder bag peeking out from under one arm. Jeans and loafers with a red sock that winked from across the street. A low-key trouser suit worn with a red sweater draped over the shoulders. A red polo neck sweater under a neutral crew neck, for a regal stripe of crimson at the throat. There is only one rule for making it work, and it is both simple, and simple to remember. The rule is: keep it simple. That goes both for the red accent piece, and also for the rest of your look. So for your redness, we’re not talking about a big shaggy red faux fur coat, or a frock plastered in sparkling red sequins. You want something subtle, something that flirts rather than throws itself at you. So, for example, my shoe happy-place right now is pancake-flat red Mary Janes by Charles & Keith: its plain, almost school-shoe shape is pleasingly unexpected with dark pleat-front trousers or white jeans. For maximum impact, keep the rest of your clothes quiet, too. Not just a soft palette, but no prints or logos, and a cut that allows fabric to fall in a natural drape, rather than one engineered to cinch your waist or exaggerate your shoulders. Red lipstick has always been a chic way to sign off in style. And if you apply the red lipstick principle to your outfit, it won’t even smudge. Hair and makeup: Sophie Higginson using Ouai haircare and Tom Ford beauty. Model: Marie at Milk. Shoes: Penelope Chilvers. Blazer: Hush. Jumpsuit: by Norma Kamali from Matches Fashion. Earrings: Maanesten https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/dec/15/a-pop-of-red-adds-glamour-and-gravitas-to-a-minimalist-outfit

Delilah gave birth to a 55-pound male calf at a sanctuary for Sumatran rhinos in Way Kambas National Park in Lampung province, at the southern tip of Sumatra island. A newly born Sumatran rhino calf born on Sumatra Island on Nov. 25 walks in its enclosure at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia.Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry via AP By The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. A female named Delilah gave birth to a 55-pound male calf at a sanctuary for Sumatran rhinos in Way Kambas National Park in Lampung province, at the southern tip of Sumatra island. The calf is fathered by a male named Harapan, who was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2006. He was the last Sumatran rhino in the world to be repatriated to Indonesia, meaning that the entire po[CENSORED]tion of Sumatran rhinos is now in Indonesia. Most of the remaining rhinos live on Sumatra, several in captivity. They are threatened by destruction of tropical forest habitat and poachers who kill the animals for their horns, which are prized for making ornaments and for use in traditional medicine in China and other parts of Asia. A female Sumatran rhino named Delilah after having given birth to a calf at Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia.Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry via AP “This birth is also the birth of the second Sumatran rhino in 2023. It emphasizes the government commitment of the Indonesian Government on the rhino conservation efforts in Indonesia, especially the Sumatran rhino,” Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said in a written statement. She added that, from the semi-natural breeding efforts, there were five live births of Sumatran rhinos at the Way Kambas sanctuary. A conservation guard found Delilah with the newborn male calf next to her on Saturday morning, 10 days earlier than the estimated date of delivery. Delilah and her baby are in good condition as the calf is now able to stand upright and walk. Not long after he was discovered, he was able to breastfeed in a standing position, said a statement from Indonesia’ Environment and Forestry Ministry. Veterinarian Zulfi Arsan tends to a newly born Sumatran rhino calf at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia.Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry via AP The Sumatran rhino is legally protected in Indonesia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species describes the Sumatran rhinos as critically endangered: the po[CENSORED]tion is declining and only about 30 mature animals remain. The yet-to-be-named calf is the first success delivery from Delilah. Delilah, a 7-year-old female, was born in an Indonesian sanctuary in 2016. She was the second calf born to her mother, Ratu, who also gave birth to a male named Andatu in 2012, the first rhino birth in captivity in Indonesia in 124 years. The father, Andalas, was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2001. In September, Ratu, a 23-year-old female rhino, gave birth to a female rhino at the sanctuary in Lampung. Sumatran rhinos typically have a life expectancy of 35 to 40 years, according to the WWF conservation group. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/critically-endangered-sumatran-rhino-named-delilah-successfully-gives-rcna126818

Human rights organisations argued that the exportation of F-35 jet parts made the Netherlands complicit in the war. A Dutch court has dismissed a case brought by human rights organisations against the delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts, which are used by Israel in its war in Gaza. The district court in The Hague ruled on Friday that it would not halt the exports. Delivering the parts is primarily a political decision that judges should not interfere with, it reasoned. “The considerations that the minister makes are to a large extent of a political and policy nature, and judges should leave the minister a large amount of freedom,” the court explained of the ruling. The United States-owned F-35 parts are stored at a warehouse in the Netherlands and then shipped to several partners, including Israel, via existing export agreements. However, NGOs including the local branches of Amnesty International and Oxfam argued that the supply route makes the Netherlands complicit in the war. Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters] These parts “make it possible for real bombs to be dropped on real houses and on real families,” said Michiel Servaes, director of Oxfam Novib. Dutch authorities said it was unclear whether they even had the power to intervene in the deliveries, which are part of a US-run operation. “On the basis of current information on the deployment of Israeli F-35s, it cannot be established that the F-35s are involved in serious violations of humanitarian law of war,” the government said in a letter to parliament. Liesbeth Zegveld, a human rights lawyer for the plaintiffs, dismissed that claim as “nonsense”. The Dutch government, she asserted, is familiar with what she termed “the enormous destruction of infrastructure and civilian centres in Gaza”. Government lawyers also argued that if the Dutch did not supply the parts, Israel could easily procure them elsewhere. The war in Gaza, sparked after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, is currently in its third month. Israel’s bombardment of the enclave is increasingly attracting criticism, even from the US, its closest ally. Gaza’s Ministry of Health reports that the war has killed more than 18,700 people, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 51,000. Thousands more are thought to be buried under the rubble. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/15/dutch-court-dismisses-case-against-delivery-of-f-35-parts-to-israel

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NEW YORK (AP) — Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer ), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. The ongoing Israel-Hamas war topped news trends in 2023, per Google’s global data, followed by queries related to the Titanic-bound submersible that imploded in June, as well as February’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Damar Hamlin was Google’s top trending person on search this year. A safety with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, Hamlin experienced a near-death cardiac arrest on the field during a January game, but has since completed a celebrated comeback. Actor Jeremy Renner, who survived a serious snowplow accident at the start of 2023, followed. Meanwhile, the late Matthew Perry and Tina Turner led search trends among notable individuals who passed away. In the world of entertainment, “Barbie” dominated Google search’s movie trends this year — followed by Barbenheimer co-pilot “Oppenheimer” and Indian thriller “Jawan.” In TV, “The Last of Us,” “Wednesday” and “Ginny and Georgia” were the top three trending shows in 2023. Yoasobi’s "アイドル (Idol)” was Google’s top trending song on search. Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” — which soared in the charts after controversy this summer — and Shakira and Bizarrap’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” followed. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for Google’s 2023 global search trends. Bibimbap was the top trending recipe. Inter Miami CF, the new home of Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi, led Google’s sports teams trends. And in the U.S. specifically, many consumers spent 2023 asking why eggs, Taylor Swift tickets and sriracha bottles were so expensive — while “rizz” (recently named Oxford’s word of the year ) was a frontrunner for trending slang definition inquires. You can find more data, including country-specific lists and trends from years past, on Google’s “Year in Search” archive. The company says it collected its 2023 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 27 of this year. Google isn’t the only one to publish annual data as 2023 draws to a close — and from dictionary lookups to music streams, chances are, you’ve probably seen other lists recapping online activity this year. Last week, for example, Wikipedia released its year-end list of most-viewed entries — with its article about ChatGPT leading the pack. To mark the search engine’s 25th birthday, Google also released top search data “of all time” across various specific categories. Since 2004 (when the company’s trends data first became available globally), the most-Googled Grammy winner of all time has been Beyoncé, for example, while Portuguese soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-searched athlete, and the most-searched movie or TV cast is “Harry Potter.” https://apnews.com/article/google-search-trends-2023-top-queries-9f6b2bdf38a26bef731fb7f62131ccc4

This new trim level, starting at $46,355, includes features and chunky tires that encourage taking the Ridgeline off-road. UPDATE 12/12/23: Pricing for the 2024 Ridgeline starts at $40,175 for the base Sport trim and $46,105 for the new TrailSport off-road model, which replaces the RTL-E in the lineup. There's also a $43,955 RTL and a $47,725 Black Edition to round things out, and these prices are up between $120 and $950 compared with last year, depending on trim level. The TrailSport also has slightly lower fuel-economy ratings than the other trims, with the EPA highway and combined numbers taking a 1-mpg hit. The press materials for the 2024 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck use the word "rugged" nine times, three in the first two paragraphs, so it's clear that Honda's main marketing push on the refreshed Ridgeline is the dirt-scrabbling new TrailSport trim. The TrailSport has the most goodies to showcase, but all the 2024 models have some new design cues, and increased in-cabin features. For 2024, Ridgeline will be offered in four trim levels, the entry Sport, the midrange RTL, the new TrailSport with its skidplates and all-terrain rubber, and the top-of-the-line Black Edition. All models have a new grille design, with the TrailSport getting its own version, with larger mesh, as well as the underbody protection, pewter-gray 18-inch wheels wearing General Grabber A/T Sport tires, power-folding mirrors, and a special sky blue paint option. Around the back, everyone will know what truck you're repping, as the tailgate now has "Ridgeline" stamped proud from edge to edge. The Ridgeline's back end isn't just for displaying the truck's name. Honda's "Dual Action" tailgate opens either in the traditional hinge-down format or swings wide like a door, for easier access to the bed. Tailgaters will make use of the bed's molded-in seating and 7.3-cubic-inch underfloor cooler, while folks who want a truck for actual truck reasons, like hauling materials, will be pleased to know that the wide bed can carry a four-foot piece of plywood flat across. It won't be easily damaged by cargo, either, with eight tie-down points and a composite material construction that doesn't require a bedliner. Inside, the Ridgeline is a comfortable truck with plenty of room for passengers. Heated seats and steering wheel add luxury, and rear seats with hidden storage and a 60/40 split offer utility. The biggest physical change inside is the new console, with a bigger, padded armrest, cupholders deep enough to hold two buckets full of cold brew, and space for a tablet or a small laptop inside. The 7.0-inch digital gauge cluster is standard, and you still get a physical needle sweeping the speedometer. To the right, a 9.0-inch infotainment screen, with a small ledge for resting your hand against while swiping, features fewer menus and a faster processor for promised zippy response. Both Android and Apple users can pair phones as a standard feature, and the phone tray at the front of the console is big enough to set two phones side by side, although only one can use the wireless charging. For Black Edition buyers, the sound system gets a bump with better speakers in the premium audio system. Under the hood all Ridgelines use the 3.5-liter V-6 making 280 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque, backed by a nine-speed transmission. Honda hasn't made any major changes to the chassis it's still a unibody construction offering a 1583-pound payload and towing capability of up to 5000 pounds. The TrailSport uses the same chassis but bolts on a metal skid plate across the front of the frame to protect the V-6's oil pan from sharp rocks off-road and retunes the springs, dampers, and stabilizer bars for a more capable, pliant, off-pavement experience. All Ridgelines are all-wheel-drive and use Honda's i-VTM4 torque-vectoring system to move up to 70 percent of the truck's power to the rear wheel, or wheels, as needed. The TrailSport also offers several terrain modes with modified throttle and traction management programs for better performance in sand, snow, mud, or on the road. In addition to the TrailSport trim, the 2024 Ridgeline lineup also offers the HPD package, which includes a different grille treatment, black fender flares, unique wheels, and HPD graphics. All Ridgeline models come with the Honda Sensing suite of driver-assist features standard, and new models should go on sale in early December 2023. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45744377/2024-honda-ridgeline-trailsport-revealed/

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The banner stretched out along the full length of the famous Gallowgate End at St James' Park as Newcastle United emerged to a thunderous roar carried a message of hope and defiance. Newcastle's players glanced to their right as the Champions League anthem blared out before this match with AC Milan to see the words: "It's Not Beyond Our Wildest Dreams Because We Did Have Some Wild Dreams". Those were words previously spoken by the legendary former Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson, and for a few minutes either side of half-time, those wildest dreams were not beyond the home side or their supporters. They were beating Milan 1-0 after Joelinton's superb 33rd-minute strike while Borussia Dortmund's lead over Paris St-Germain in Germany meant they were edging into the last 16 ahead of the French champions on head-to-head results. Cut to the final whistle and those wild dreams had been put to bed until next season at the earliest as Newcastle's naivety and lack of energy overcame them. Milan came back to win 2-1 and consign Eddie Howe's side to the bottom of Group F without even qualification for the Europe League to console them. It was all a far cry for the emotional outpouring that swept around the place the Toon Army calls "The Cathedral On The Hill" in October. That night PSG were swept away on a tide of Tyneside passion and beaten 4-1 as Champions League football returned to St James' Park for the first time in two decades. Let's deal with the mitigating circumstances first. Newcastle were undoubtedly hit by injuries during the course of the campaign that reduced their effectiveness and numbers to the point where they have looked exhausted at the end of each of their past three defeats against Everton, Tottenham and Milan. There has also been, however, a certain naivety about Newcastle and the odd tactical shortcoming that means they cannot simply lean on injuries as an excuse for their demise. Yes, they may have been cursing the woodwork towards the end of the home defeat against Borussia Dortmund but it was a classic example of one side just being too streetwise and too experienced for the other, a night when Newcastle's lack of nous at this level was exposed. Dortmund had too much for Newcastle in Germany while manager Howe will long, and justifiably, regret the controversial decision to award PSG a 98th-minute penalty in Paris, But they were also tactically short and unable to control possession, inviting pressure until trouble and misfortune did eventually arrived. PSG had 72% possession and 31 shots. Howe can discuss fine margins but the bottom line is they finished at the foot of an admittedly tough group. Both players and manager have looked what they are (and it is not their fault, simply a statement of fact) on occasions. They are Champions League rookies and it has showed against others who have been around this particular block a few times. Injuries cannot be used as a disguise for the fact Newcastle were eventually found wanting at this level. As learning experiences go it was a brutal one but over the whole piece they actually did not do themselves full justice. At home there was a shortage of measure about their play. Intensity is Newcastle's trademark but they seem unable to put the brakes on when control of a game is required. Campaigns like this should put this knowledge in the bank for the future. Once Christian Pulisic took advantage of shabby defending to equalise for Milan, Newcastle swiftly looked drained and disorganised, losing discipline and shape. The outstanding Milan keeper Mike Maignan did superbly to turn Bruno Guimaraes' shot on the frame of the goal but the Italian visitors knew Newcastle were there for the taking. Rafael Leao struck a post before Samuel Chukwueze scored what turned out to be the winner 68 seconds after coming on as substitute. Fikayo Tomori, who cleared off the line miraculously from Joelinton in the first half, also struck a post while Milan were unable to cash on in Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka being stranded at the wrong end of the pitch amid some chaos at the end. Newcastle's fans, their dreams dashed, showed appreciation of their side's efforts but the final table told the tale. The home win over PSG may be remembered forever by those who witnessed a truly special night but it was their only victory in six group games. Howe and his players will benefit from the bitter experiences of life at this elite level. It will whet the appetite for more, especially from the club's Saudi Arabian owners who see the Champions League as the most natural fit for their ambitions. The challenge for Howe now is to fix what currently looks like a broken Newcastle squad so those "wildest dreams" can be dreamed again next season after what turned out to be nightmare end to their Champions League return. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67711697

Washington, DC – Huwaida Arraf’s house is usually the most brightly decorated in her Michigan neighbourhood at Christmastime. But this year, with war raging in Gaza, the Palestinian American human rights lawyer is hanging only one sign in her front yard: “Bethlehem canceled Christmas because Israel is slaughtering Palestinians #GazaGenocide.” Like many Palestinian Christians, Arraf is not celebrating the holiday this year. As the death toll in Gaza soars past 18,600, she and others Al Jazeera spoke to are struggling to enjoy the holiday season. Flashes of happiness — if they come — are often drenched in guilt. “There is really no joy right now — no joy to be had, no joy that can be had,” Arraf, a mother of two who lives in the Detroit area, said. “How can the world really celebrate Christmas and celebrate the birth of the prince of peace, when in the very homeland and the very place that he was born, there’s such atrocious crimes against humanity taking place and nothing is being done to stop it?” Arraf is hardly alone. In the United States, activists and Palestinian Americans are taking cues from Palestine, where many churches and Christian communities have nixed their Christmas celebrations to honour the dead and protest the continuing Israeli violence. Even Bethlehem, considered the birthplace of Jesus in the occupied West Bank, has seen quiet streets and dimmed decorations where ordinarily there would be revellers and light. The Lutheran Church in the city is displaying a nativity scene that shows Jesus as a child born in the rubble to reflect the destruction in Gaza. “If Christ were to be born today, he would be born under the rubble and Israeli shelling,” Reverend Munther Isaac told Al Jazeera last week. “Bethlehem is sad and broken,” he added, reflecting on the sense of helplessness he and other residents feel as bombs continue to rain down on Gaza. Celebrations ‘just very muted’ Thousands of miles away, in the United States, many Palestinian and Arab Americans share that anguish and pain. “There’s no joy. There’s no celebration. It’s hard to celebrate when we have a lot of family and friends and countrymen who are suffering a genocide. It’s just kind of incongruent,” said Nabil Khoury, a physician from southeast Michigan. “So, unfortunately, no Christmas tree this year, and no big gatherings. It’s just very muted.” Christmas traditions are intimately tied to Palestine. The area is home to some of the holiest places in Christianity, including the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in annexed East Jerusalem. For decades, Palestinians have drawn on that history — and the imagery of Jesus — to protest the Israeli occupation of their territories, particularly around Christmastime. Leading human rights groups like Amnesty International have compared Israeli treatment of Palestinians to “apartheid“, noting a pattern of unlawful killing, detention and discrimination. Some Palestinians note, for example, that if Jesus were born today in Bethlehem, the three wise men who visited him in the Biblical story would have to traverse a towering concrete “separation” wall that Israel built, dividing the city from nearby Jerusalem. The majority of Palestinians are Muslims, but throughout the past century, Palestinian Christians have played a decisive role in shaping and advancing Palestine’s struggle for liberation. Khoury, the Michigan physician, said sectarianism does not fracture the Palestinian national identity, and Palestinian Christians do not view themselves as separate from their Muslim brethren. “We’re part of the Palestinian society, and our faith in our future is with our countrymen,” he said. ‘Another day, another month’ Husam Marajda, a Palestinian American who grew up in Bethlehem, also said he does not differentiate himself from other Palestinians because of his Christian faith. An organiser with the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) in Chicago, Marajda echoed the profound sense of loss many are feeling this holiday season. “It’s cold in Chicago, so you usually get your Christmas sweaters. It’s a festive season: You’re with family, going gift-shopping, putting up decorations. But this year, nothing. We didn’t feel anything. We don’t feel any happiness. We don’t feel any joy, any festivities,” he told Al Jazeera. “It’s just going to be another season, another day, another month.” But Lexis Zeidan, a Palestinian American activist in Detroit, said that, despite the pain, she is not making major changes to the way she is observing Christmas. To her, the holiday is about giving, not commercialised celebrations. “My parents have always instilled in me that Christmas is about faith and family,” Zeidan told Al Jazeera. “And that’s what we should always ground ourselves in. It’s about caring for others and doing for others and really trying to reignite the spirit of what it means to love your neighbour.” Still, Zeidan said she is feeling “angry” and “sad” about the continued violence, which has obliterated large parts of Gaza, levelling schools, homes, hospitals and libraries. “I just can’t help but continue to question: Why? Why are leaders not putting a stop to the bloodshed? Why is it that we, as a country, have elected leaders that are blatantly showing us they care more about their political power than they do for human life?” Zeidan said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/13/christmas-cancelled-us-palestinians-feel-no-holiday-joy-amid-war-on-gaza

Scientists hope their rediscovery will help protect the De Winton's golden mole's habitat, which is threatened by diamond mining. By Natalie Kainz: Scientists are making a mountain out of a mole hill after finding a rare breed of sightless burrowing mammal not seen for the better part of a century. Researchers spent two years searching the sand hills of South Africa for a critically endangered blind mole that navigates burrows using its sharp hearing and sensitivity to vibrations, the mole hunt team said in a press release this week. De Winton's golden mole was last seen 87 years ago on Port Nolloth beach, a mile long sandy stretch of South Africa's northwest coast. Its survival is threatened by diamond mining in the coastal sands of its habitat, according to the IUCN Red List. The team of scientists from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the University of Pretoria that rediscovered the mole hope their findings will help turn Port Nolloth beach into a protected area. "The search for De Winton’s golden mole was not easy by any means," Christina Biggs, a manager for the campaign which helped find De Winton's mole, said in the release. "They left no sandhill unturned and now it’s possible to protect the areas where these threatened and rare moles live." The scientists searched up to 11 miles of dune habitat a day to find the mole, Esther Matthew, a senior field officer with the EWT, said in the release. The "golden" part of the mole's name comes from the iridescent appearance of its fur coat, which secretes oil to make it easier for the mole to almost "swim" through sand. The rediscovery of the mole is part of a campaign to search for lost species launched in 2017 by the nature charity Global Wildlife Conservation, which has been renamed Re:Wild. The project won a Guinness World Record in 2020 for the number of species it is looking for: Over 2000 species of animals, plants and fungi that have not been seen in at least 10 years. De Winton's golden mole was ranked number 11 on Re:Wild's "25 Most Wanted" species list. The list also includes Attenborough's Long-Beaked echidna, a bizarre-looking egg laying mammal that researchers recently rediscovered in Indonesia. Border collies trained to sniff out golden moles helped the researchers find the trails the creatures left behind, the researchers said. The burrows were made more visible by rainfall. The scientists also relied heavily on a new technique called environmental DNA (eDNA), which locates animals using the skin cells, hair and other bodily excretions they shed when they move through an environment, Re:Wild said in a press release. Without eDNA, finding De Winton's golden mole would be extremely difficult. The creature rarely leaves its largely inaccessible burrows and can detect movements above ground through vibrations, Re: Wild said. Cobus Theron, a senior conservation manager for EWT that helped find the mole, said he never lost hope that De Winton’s golden mole was still out there. “I was convinced it would just take the right detection method, the proper timing, and a team passionate about finding it,” Theron said in the press release. “Now not only have we solved the riddle, but we have tapped into this eDNA frontier where there is a huge amount of opportunity not only for moles, but for other lost or imperiled species.” Aside from De Winton's golden mole, Re: Wild's "Search for Lost Species" has also led to the rediscovery of an endangered climbing yellow salamander in Guatemala, a miniature fanged deer in Vietnam and a rainbow-hued crab in Sierra Leone https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/endangered-blind-sand-mole-rediscovered-south-africa-87-years-rcna127568

The firm’s largest-ever recall comes after a two-year investigation by federal safety regulator focused on autopilot function. Tesla is recalling more than two million cars in the United States, nearly all of its vehicles sold there, after a federal regulator said defects with the autopilot system pose a safety hazard. In a recall filing on Wednesday, the carmaker said autopilot software system controls “may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse”. “Automated technology holds great promise for improving safety but only when it is deployed responsibly,” said a spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has been investigating the autopilot function for more than two years. “Today’s action is an example of improving automated systems by prioritizing safety.” The decision marks the largest-ever recall for Tesla, as autonomous vehicle development in the US hits a series of snags over safety concerns. The company has said that it will install new safeguards and fix current defects. The recall covers models Y, S, 3 and X produced between October 5, 2012, and December 7, 2023. Speaking before the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, acting NHTSA Administrator Ann Carlson said she was happy Tesla had agreed to a recall. She said that the agency first started investigating Tesla’s autopilot function in August 2021 after hearing about several fatal crashes that occurred when the autopilot was on. “One of the things we determined is that drivers are not always paying attention when that system is on,” she said. Documents posted on Wednesday by the agency said the current autopilot design can lead to “foreseeable misuse of the system,” and that the changes to be instituted will “further encourage the driver to adhere to their continuous driving responsibility”. Some experts have raised questions over whether such steps go far enough. “The compromise is disappointing,” Phil Koopman, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University who studies autonomous vehicle safety, told The Associated Press. “Because it does not fix the problem that the older cars do not have adequate hardware for driver monitoring.” Driverless cars, exalted by supporters as an exciting technological advancement, have faced a series of setbacks in recent months. In October, California suspended testing by the self-driving car firm Cruise, after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) raised questions about safety concerns. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/13/tesla-recalls-nearly-all-us-vehicles-over-autopilot-system-defects

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