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One week after Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida, President Joe Biden is visiting the area Wednseday to assess recovery efforts and talk to affected families. Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the U.S., also is expected to be one of the costliest. Public officials’ handling of major disasters can be legacy-defining moments, which could have extra importance in the politically important state of Florida. That’s true for both Biden and for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a frequent critic of the president who is up for reelection this year and could face off against Biden in 2024. Biden has said his political disagreements with DeSantis are irrelevant to his administration's response and has offered the governor “the fullest federal support.” DeSantis has put aside his challenges to Biden on immigration and other issues to work closely with Washington. DeSantis will be among the officials briefing Biden on response and recovery efforts. “We are working as one,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. First responders welcome Biden to Fort Myers Firefighters from Cape Coral and other first responders were among those waiting for President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden after Air Force One landed in Fort Myers Wednesday. The greeters did not include Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s senators, all Republicans. But all three are expected to join the president later in his visit. The elected officials who met Biden included U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., whose district includes Fort Myers. Cecil Pendergrass, chairman of the Lee County Commission, was also on hand to welcome Biden. Search and rescue teams still going door-to-door in Lee County Seventeen search and rescue teams continue to work in Lee County, which includes Fort Myers and has had the most deaths attributed to Hurricane Ian confirmed by Florida’s medical examiners. Teams are moving door-to-door to make sure all residents are accounted for, according to FEMA Administration Deanne Criswell. On Tuesday, they assessed 24,000 structures. FEMA: Federal aid for Florida will cost billions Federal assistance to Florida will cost billions of dollars, Criswell told reporters Wednesday. Damage to infrastructure is still being assessed as the federal government remains in the “life saving and stabilization mode,” Criswell said during the flight from Washington to Florida, where President Joe Biden will be getting an update on hurricane recovery efforts. The latest on death toll, power, more The death toll – which county medical examiners said Tuesday night stands at 72 – is expected to rise as rescue and recovery efforts continue in areas battered by the Category 4 storm and the flooding it spawned. The deployment of what the administration called an unprecedented number of search and rescue teams have rescued more than 3,800 people and 200 pets, according to the White House. More than 340,000 homes and businesses remained without power as of Tuesday evening, according to the tracking website PowerOutage. The federal disaster declaration includes 17 counties, making them eligible for various forms of federal assistance. More than 4,000 federal response personnel are working in Florida and the Southeast. On Wednesday, Biden extended for another 30 days the time period for which the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of debris removal and emergency protective measures. What's about to happen Biden is traveling to Fort Myers where he is scheduled to survey storm-ravaged areas by helicopter before meeting with small business owners and local residents and thanking responders for their efforts. In addition to hearing from DeSantis, Biden will receive updates from Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell, as well as state and local officials. “They’re going to talk about what else are the needs in Florida to get to a place of recovery, to get to a place of rebuilding,” Jean-Pierre said. Biden's trip comes two days after he made a similar visit to Puerto Rico, where he promised to rebuild the island stronger than it was before Hurricane Fiona. Top takeaways Hurricanes can damage not just property, but also political reputations. After leaving office, former President George W. Bush acknowledged his response to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina tarnished his legacy. A photo of Bush looking down from Air Force One on a flooded New Orleans as he was returning to Washington from a Texas vacation made him look, in his words, “detached and uncaring.” Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles’ approval rating dropped precipitously after the state’s botched response to Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Successful disaster management can also be a political boost. In fact, some fellow Republicans blamed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for helping President Barack Obama win re-election by praising Obama’s response to Superstorm Sandy. Biden and DeSantis Biden and DeSantis, who may face each other on the 2024 presidential battlefield, have a combative history. In a trip scrapped as Ian approached, Biden had planned to appear last week with Charlie Crist, the Democratic congressman challenging DeSantis for reelection in November. Last month, DeSantis – a frequent critic of Biden’s handling of border policies – flew planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Biden and DeSantis have also clashed on pandemic policies, abortion rights, LGBTQ issues, inflation and other matters. But the leaders have already shown they can work together during a disaster. After a 12-story condo building collapsed in Surfside near Miami last year, DeSantis praised the federal government for its quick response. Biden said it was important to show the nation that “we can cooperate.” What they are saying “I just want the people in Florida to know we see what you’re going through and we’re with you, and we’re going to do everything we can for you,” Biden said Friday. “There will be plenty of time to discuss differences between the president and the governor. But now is not the time," Jean-Pierre said Tuesday of the political clashes between Biden and DeSantis. “FEMA has been a great partner. The Biden administration has responded, as they have said, so there’s no complaints there,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said on CNN Sunday. “In times like this, people realize that it’s not about politics.” "This is going to be a very long recovery, and it's going to be a complicated one," Criswell said on NPR Saturday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/05/biden-desantis-politics-hurricane-ian-recovery/8138105001/

Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are instantly recognizable thanks to their striking orange and black stripes. These apex predators are capable of taking down prey of all sizes, from rodents to elephant calves. Increasingly in recent decades, human activities such as poaching have pushed tigers to the brink. Their range in Asia is a tiny fragment of what it once was, and all remaining tiger po[CENSORED]tions are threatened with extinction. Tigers grow to between 6 and 10 feet (2 to 3 meters) long and weigh up to 660 pounds (300 kilograms), according to the World Wildlife Fund(opens in new tab) (WWF). Lions can reach similar body lengths as tigers, but lions are lighter, weighing up to about 550 pounds (250 kg), according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo No two tigers have the same markings, and like human fingerprints, their stripes are unique, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society(opens in new tab). In the wild, tiger stripes act as camouflage to help the animals blend into their environment. Wild tigers live in Asia. Most po[CENSORED]tions inhabit tropical regions in countries such as Thailand, India and Indonesia, but tigers can also be found in much colder environments, including in the far east of Russia, according to Panthera(opens in new tab), a wild cat conservation organization. Tiger habitats include tropical forests, arid forests, flooded mangrove forests and taigas (cold forests with coniferous trees), according to the San Diego Zoo(opens in new tab). Tigers used to have a much larger range, but poaching, deforestation and other human activities have caused tiger po[CENSORED]tions and habitats to shrink. Today, scientists estimate that tigers occupy less than about 6% of the land they once did, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature(opens in new tab) (IUCN). For many years, scientists separated tigers into nine subspecies, including six living subspecies and three extinct subspecies. The living subspecies were Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris), Amur tigers (P.t. altaica), South China tigers (P.t. amoyensis), Sumatran tigers (P.t. sumatrae), Indochinese tigers (P.t. corbetti) and Malayan tigers (P.t. jacksoni). Humans wiped out the extinct tiger subspecies by hunting them and destroying their habitats. Bali tigers (P. t. balica) were last documented in the late 1930s, Caspian tigers (P.t. virgata) went extinct in the early 1970s and Javan tigers (P.t. sondaica) disappeared by the early 1980s, according to the IUCN Cat Specialist Group In recent years, some researchers have challenged the traditional tiger classification. A 2015 study published in the journal Science Advances(opens in new tab) argued that there are only two subspecies of tigers: Sunda tigers, which combined Sumatran tigers and extinct Bali tigers and Javan tigers into one subspecies under the name P.t. sondaica, and continental tigers, a subspecies that contains all other tigers under the Bengal tiger name P.t. altaica. However, a study published in the journal Current Biology(opens in new tab) in 2018 presented genomic evidence supporting the traditional classification of six genetically distinct subspecies of tigers The white tigers seen in some zoos are not a separate species or subspecies from orange tigers; rather, they are the result of a mutation in a single gene. A 2013 study published in the journal Current Biology(opens in new tab) found that a mutation in a pigment gene called SLC45A2 is responsible for stopping the production of red and yellow pigments that give normal tigers their color, resulting in tigers that are white with black stripes. White tiger gene variations originate from the Bengal tiger po[CENSORED]tion. However, the mutation is extremely rare in the wild, and the last known wild white tiger was hunted and killed in 1958. A white tiger that was captured in central India in 1951 and named Mohan is the ancestor of almost all white tigers in captivity today. Mohan's descendants were deliberately inbred by humans to increase the chances of passing on his mutation. This inbreeding led to a range of health problems in the white tiger po[CENSORED]tion, including premature deaths, deformities and stillbirths, according to the 2013 study. Humans can also selectively breed tigers in captivity to change the color of their stripes to make them lighter and more golden. A rare genetic variation can even cause tiger stripes to broaden and fuse together so that the tiger appears blacker than usual. This "black tiger" coat is also seen in one po[CENSORED]tion of wild tigers in Similipal Tiger Reserve in eastern India, likely because the po[CENSORED]tion is small and isolated, with limited genetic diversity, according to a 2021 study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. All tigers are carnivores, and most of their diet consists of large prey weighing 45 pounds (20 kg) or more, such as pigs and deer. They can also take down larger, more challenging prey, including elephant calves and leopards, according to SeaWorld( To hunt their prey, tigers stalk an animal to get as close to it as possible without being seen and then launch a swift attack by sinking their teeth into the animal's neck. The tiger's canine teeth have pressure-sensing nerves, so it can feel where to deliver a fatal bite. Tigers are capable of eating more than 80 pounds (36 kg) of meat in a single sitting, according to the WWF. A tiger's hind legs are longer than its front legs, allowing it to jump distances up to 33 feet (10 m), according to SeaWorld. Tigers also have retractable claws that extend up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) long and are used to grab and hold on to their prey. Tigers are solitary creatures and spend most of their time alone, roaming their massive territories. According to the San Diego Zoo, Amur tigers have the largest range, with individuals capable of having a territory of more than 4,000 square miles (10,300 square km). Tigers mark their territory in a variety of ways, such as scratching trees and leaving feces out in the open. Male tigers can tell when a female is ready to mate by the scent of her urine. Tigers have a range of vocalizations they can use to communicate with other tigers, including roars and hisses, and a male and female will call to find each other. After mating, female tigers have a gestation period of about 100 days before giving birth to two to four cubs on average, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Life is dangerous for young tigers, and only about half of all cubs live longer than two years, the age at which they become independent, according to the WWF. Mothers must leave their cubs while they hunt, which means cubs are unprotected from predators. When tigers reach independence, they must then compete with other tigers for territory. Wild tigers usually have a life span of 10 to 15 years, but they occasionally live 20 years, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The oldest tiger in captivity is more than 25 years old, according to Guinness World Records The IUCN categorizes tigers as endangered and lists illegal poaching as the main threat to the species. Tigers are poached so their body parts and fur can be sold as part of the illegal wildlife trade. Tiger bones are used in traditional Asian medicines, and similar markets seek tigers' skin, teeth and other parts. In addition to the threat of poaching, tiger habitat is being converted into agriculture or human settlements and commercially logged. Tiger attacks on humans and livestock also bring the big cats into conflict with people, who kill them in retaliation. A 2013 study published in the journal Wildlife Biology in Practice(opens in new tab) found that tigers in the Sundarbans Reserved Forest region of Bangladesh killed an average of 22 people per year over a 63-year period. While the relative risk of a human being killed by a tiger in its range is low, such killings have a big impact on the families of the people who are killed and give tigers a bad reputation. There are fewer than about 3,900 tigers left in the wild, but the captive tiger po[CENSORED]tion is much larger. According to the WWF(opens in new tab), the U.S. alone has about 5,000 tigers in captivity. However, experts say that captive breeding won't be enough to save the dwindling wild tiger po[CENSORED]tions. "The problem is not that tigers can't breed in the wild," Dale Miquelle, coordinator of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Tiger Program and director of the WCS Russia Program, previously told Live Science. "They are perfectly capable if they are provided with the minimum needs for survival — sufficient space, sufficient prey and protection from poaching." Accredited zoos such as those belonging to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) strictly monitor animal breeding and raise money and awareness to support wild tiger research and conservation; however, only about 6% of the captive U.S. tigers are in AZA collections, Live Science previously reported. Many captive tigers are privately owned, as seen in Netflix's controversial "Tiger King" series. Tigers don't make suitable pets. They require expert care, including appropriate nutrition and adequate space. Captive tigers also sometimes attack their owners or keepers. A 2013 study published in the journal Forensic Science International noted that most of the reported fatal or near-fatal tiger attacks have involved captive tigers. To learn more about big cats and how they evolved, check out "The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives" (Columbia University Press, 2000). To see a tiger mother care for her cubs, watch this short YouTube video by BBC Earth(opens in new tab). For more information about tiger conservation, check out the IUCN website, where you can read about their Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme Save Tiger's Source

History has always weighed heavily on the shoulders of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the car that launched a thousand imitators. Of course, arguments will continue to rage over whether it really was the first hot hatch (Renault 5 Gordini, anyone? Or how about the Simca 1100Ti?), there’s no denying that the Volkswagen was the definitive example of the breed. Melding family-friendly practicality, affordable running costs and a classless swagger with a sports car-slaying turn of speed and high-jinks handling, it’s been a high-performance staple ever since the boxy first-generation machine burst onto the scene in 1976. In the four and a half decades since making its debut, the go-faster Golf has experienced some dynamic ups and downs, but ever since the fifth-generation car arrived in 2005, it has largely remained on an upward trajectory. Now in its eighth incarnation, the latest Volkswagen Golf GTI promises to be the best yet, distilling nearly half a century of know-how into an even faster and more composed package. This update hasn’t come a moment too soon either, with the competition beginning to heavily encroach on the Volkswagen Golf’s corner of the hot hatch market. Both old hands such as the Ford Focus ST and fresh-faced first-timers like the Hyundai i30 N have made a big impact on the class, undercutting the Volkswagen on price, yet delivering greater power, more outright driver enjoyment and just as much everyday versatility. Volkswagen Golf R. Not only has it displaced the GTI as the high-performance flagship, it’s also usurped it in the sales charts thanks to the prevalence of PCP deals that make the faster car barely any more expensive when it comes to the monthly payments. It rather drops the GTI into a bit of a no-man’s land in Volkswagen’s fast family hatch pecking order. As with its predecessor, this MK8 GTI is based on the same MQB architecture that underpins almost half of the Volkswagen Group’s output, from the most basic Seat Leon through to the seven-seat Skoda Kodiaq. And while the turbocharged 2.0-litre is also carried over, it now produces 241bhp in basic guise as tested here, the same amount that was reserved for the previous-generation's Performance Pack upgrade. There are also chassis tweaks, including the now standard inclusion of the clever electromechanical limited-slip differential. Yet as ever, there’s more to a Golf GTI than raw statistics. Yes, it needs to tear up Tarmac when you’re in the mood, but it also needs to be cosseting when you want to cruise, with just enough of a soft edge that it can slip into daily duties without the need for regular trips to the chiropractor or a family-sized box of Nurofen: a GTI should be fast but never frantic. And, of course, there’s the desirability angle - cliché klaxon, but so few cars can manage the Golf's trick of being classy yet classless, its cloak of maturity making it an acceptable choice no matter what the occasion. So does the new arrival deliver? https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/golf-gti

Viswanathan Anand is the first Indian chess player, who won the title of Grandmaster back in 1980. Other than this Viswanathan Anand has many awards and records one of them being he is also a former World Champion. He is one of the best chess players the nation has got. And because of his achievements in this sports Viswanathan Anand also got the opportunity to endorse brands which also helped him increase his net worth. But he also had his own shares of struggles to reach the peak of his game. So, let’s know how his journey started and how he made it to become the World Champion. Life as a boy of Viswanathan Anand Anand was born as the youngest of three siblings to a family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 11th December 1969. He started learning chess at the age of six as fun from his mother. But the real journey of Viswanathan Anand as a chess player came when the family shifted to Manila, the Philippines where he lived as a teenager. Where he learned the moves and mind games needed to play chess. And got the initial National success from learning from that place itself. Viswanathan Anand at the age of 14, became the National level sub-junior champion in Chess in 1983. And followed by a win at the Asian Junior Championship. Which came to him in two consecutive years 1984 & 85. He then went on to become the youngest Indian to get the title of International Master at the age of 15 in 1985. The following year also brought him the title of National Champion which he won at the age of 16. He won the same title again in the year 1986. A couple of years later, Anand became the first Indian Grandmaster by winning Shakti Finance International Chess Tournament at an age of 18. Recognizing this achievement of Viswanathan Anand he won his first National Honorary Award Padma Shri in 1988. Chess Career of Anand After winning the Padma Shri, Anand next qualified in the Candidates Tournament 1993. But lost is quarter finals in a very close match-up. And after all of this Viswanathan Anand gets to play the World Chess Championship. 1995 for the first time in his life. Also, afterward, he got a chance to participate in the World Rapid Chess Championship. Though Anand has turned 50, he has never given up as a chess player and still goes on to win tournaments and awards. Anand in the World Chess Championship World Chess Championship is where all the players from around the globe compete together first to qualify and then to win the World Title. It is similar to the ICC Cricket World Cup (click here to read more) the only difference being here an Individual Competes rather than two teams competing. Viswanathan Anand won the titles and cash prizes for years which helped him grow his net worth and live a decent lifestyle. Start at the World Championship Viswanathan Anand in his career so far has played 10 editions of the World Championship. Starting from the year 1995 to 2014. His career started with losses at the finals of the World Championship but came back strong to win the title 5 times in his 10 editions. He played his first final against a Russian, Kasparov in 1995. And got defeated by 10½-7½ points. Anand’s next edition of 1998 also had the same result where he lost the title to Russian Karpov after a 5-3 points defeat. Anand also talked about the unfairness of this game because he had to play 21 games in a time span of 23 games. Including taking flights and reaching for the World Title. His remarks were “It was almost as if I had been asked to run a 100-meter sprint after completing a cross country marathon… Karpov waited for the corpse of his challenger to be delivered in a coffin. If anybody else other than Karpov wins, it’s a world championship. Otherwise, it’s not.” Viswanathan Anand in1998 The remarks of Anand were then questioned by Karpov and said the Anand did not have the character to win games. But what Anand only meant was that Chess being a mind game, his mind was tired as a dead body after playing 21 matches in 23 days and then came to play the World Title. Anand then had to miss the World Championship Edition of 1999, and came back in 2000. World Champion Viswanathan Anand The edition of the World Championship of 2000, was different than the rest of them. It was a 100 player single-elimination tournament. And because of his win in the 2000 FIDE World Cup, he got to enter as the number 1 seeded player. He had some tough wins during the beginning of the tournament looking at the overwhelming response of the home crowd in India. But he managed to win them and competed in the finals held in Tehran, Iran. Viswanathan Anand won his first World Champion title against a Spanish player Spirov with 3½-½ points win. And became the first Indian and South Asian to win this title. Though in the next edition of the championship in 2005, Anand lost the finals to the Bulgarian Grandmaster. And made a comeback in the following edition. He managed to continuously win the following edition of 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2013. The 2007 edition was an eight-player double robin round tournament. And Anand became the first undisputed world champion to win the title in a tournament, rather than in match play, with the rating points of 2792 and points being 9. Other than the title Viswanathan Anand also received a cash prize of $390,000 as his award. Anand’s next title win came in the year 2008. Where he was successfully able to defend his title as the defending World Champion against a Russian player Vladimir with 6½-4½ points win. Viswanathan’s this win was followed by winning the title again against a Bulgarian player Topalov which came 6½-5½ with 12 games happening in the finals. Viswanathan Anand won his last World Champion title in the year 2012, where he defended his 2010 title. This last victory came after a tough 16 game match, against Boris Gelfand from Isreal by 8½-7½ points. Downfall Viswanathan Anand had a downfall after his last World Champion Title in the year 2010. In the next edition of the tournament in 2013, he was defeated in the finals by Carlsen and was not able to defend his title. The following year of 2014 he again did pretty well in the group stages of the robin rounds. But was defeated by the defending World Champion in a close matchup in the finals. Where Carlsen was able to make it a win in the 11th game of the 12 games final match. World Rapid Chess Championship In the year 2003, the body governing Chess made a time-controlled tournament. Where a player had 25 minutes at the start of the game with an addition 10 seconds after each move of the game. Viswanathan Anand went on to grab this title in 2003, beating the world top-12 to reach the finals and winning it to Kramnik. He was not able to win any of the other editions of this championship. But one after a gap of 14 years in 2017. Where he was able to defeat Carlsen in the finals, who took away his World Champion title in 2013 and 14. Anand also opened up on how he felt to be new in this career and how he dealt with it in an interview of his with the firstpost and how he became a living role model for the grandmasters following. Viswanathan Anand other Tournaments Viswanathan Anand has also won various other awards and titles as a chess player. During the early phase of his career that is before 2010, he focused only on major tournaments. But later, when his world ranking dropped to number 2 and then number fives because of the number of matches he played. He diversified his playing tournament all around the world and participated in every tournament he could participate in. He may not have won each of them or won them after several attempts but this made him more conscious about the game. Below, is the of tournaments he participated, and diversified the number and the title of pool he played for Tata Steel Chess Tournament Tal Memorial Sofi World Chess Championship Bilbao Masters-Grand Slam Moscow World Chess Championship London Chess Classic Zurich Chess Championship Tal Memorial Sochi World Chess Championship Norway Chess Sinquefield Club Gibraltar Chess Open Leuven Chess Tour Isle of Man Championship GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden Alekhine Memorial Shamkir Chess (Gashimov Memorial) Leon Chess Masters Rapid Tournament Net Worth of Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand has a Net Worth of around $3 million according to online sources. Though there has not been any confirmation of the same. He earns the majority of his income by playing chess. But also endorses different brands from different fields. And his sponsors have mainly been NIIT and Instaforex which is an online trading company. https://mybestguide.com/sports/viswanathan-anand/

As confidence in democracy and elections take a hit, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to devote one or two investigators to root out fraud. LaRose, a Republican running for reelection this November, says illegal voting and election fraud are extremely rare, but they are still worth investigating. He plans to hire the investigators for a new public integrity division following the 2022 elections. These investigators would probe threats ranging from racist robocalls made by far-right activists to an attempted data breach at the Lake County Board of Elections. The team would tackle illegal voting, campaign finance problems, cybersecurity and even unauthorized notaries. Without a dedicated team, these investigations fall to state or local election officials with pile of other tasks. In some instances, federal investigators get involved. "Ohio elections have safeguards built throughout them to ensure election integrity, and we think that this effort could create even more comfort for Ohioans," said Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. "It would be a big plus if there was more transparency in money in politics." Election deniers:Hundreds of elections deniers running for office nationwide in 2022 pose 'major threat' to U.S. democracy But Democrats called LaRose's proposal a political stunt to further his future U.S. Senate aspirations. “He’s creating a taxpayer-funded solution to a problem that doesn’t exist in order to further his own political ambitions,” Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Matt Keyes said. 'A crisis of confidence' in elections One in five Ohioans listed "threats to democracy" as their top concern heading into the November elections, coming in second only to economic issues, according to a recent USA TODAY Network Ohio/Suffolk University poll. But the cause of those threats varies depending on one's political ideology. "It's important that we address that kind of crisis of confidence, and part of that means we need to show Ohioans that we take this kind of crime seriously when it occurs," LaRose said. "It occurs rarely, and when it does, there will be consequences for it." LaRose blames both Republicans and Democrats for questioning the results of elections when the race doesn't go their way. "When your favorite team wins, you don't tend to question the decision made by the referees," he said. "But when your favorite team loses, sometimes it's a tendency to say, 'Oh, well, there were some bad calls.'" LaRose has walked a fine line between criticizing how other states ran their 2020 elections while reassuring Ohioans that voting here is safe and secure. Former President Donald Trump − who erroneously claims that systemic voter fraud led to this 2020 defeat − endorsed LaRose's reelection bid. "There are Republicans who are raising concerns that are not legitimate based on fears about certain kinds of voting machines or whatever else," said LaRose, without referencing Trump. "The 2020 election is over. The results of that election are known and clear that the winner of that election was President Biden." One of LaRose's opponents in November, conservative podcaster Terpsehore "Tore" Maras, falsely claims that Biden, a Democrat, lost the 2020 race. Maras, running as an independent, insists that Ohio should eliminate all voting machines and return to paper ballots to ensure accurate results. LaRose also faces Democrat Chelsea Clark, a Forest Park councilwoman. The little-known candidate is running an underfunded bid to unseat LaRose, whom she says embraced "MAGA lies." How common is voter fraud in Ohio? This year, LaRose referred 77 cases of potential voter fraud to local prosecutors. These cases include possible instances of people double voting, dead people voting and non-citizens voting. Those numbers represent an extremely small percentage of the 5.9 million votes cast in 2020. And the cases rarely lead to convictions. Still, every vote counts. Since 2020, 31 Ohio races have ended in ties. "It corrodes confidence that people have in our elections," LaRose said of voter fraud. "It can actually change the outcome of an election." Jessie Balmert is a reporter with the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau. It serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/05/ohio-election-integrity-unit-launches-despite-voter-fraud-rarity/8186207001/

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Artist: T. H. Vinayakram Real Name: T. H. Vinayakram Birth Date /Place: 11|08|1942 Age: 80 Social status (Single / Married): married Artist Picture : Musical Genres :Classical Awards: Grammy Awards and Padmabhushan Top 3 Songs (Names): Vinayaka, Tandava and Lotus Feet Other Information: Vinayakram's concert career began at the age of 13. His first performance was on 5 March 1957 at the Rama Navami festival in Thoothukudi. While proceeding for the arangetram the tuned ghatam instrument was broken by a child named Ganesh, which by itself had been a good omen for his bright career. where he accompanied V.V.Sadagopan. He was soon accompanying many vocalists in Carnatic music at the time, including Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, M K Thiagaraja Bagavathar, Dr Sirkazhi S.Govindarajan, Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, G. N. Balasubramaniam, Madurai Mani Iyer, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, M. S. Subbulakshmi and Maharajapuram Santhanam. His brother, T. H. Subhash Chandran, also excelled in the field. The Ghatam rose to fame as a percussion instrument that required nimble fingers and strong stomach muscles to control the mouth of the pot.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's presidential election Sunday is being contested by 11 candidates, but only two stand a chance of reaching a runoff: former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Both are political titans, and eight of 10 Brazilians will vote for one of them, according to pollster Datafolha. That leaves little space for challengers and means that in lieu of fresh proposals and detailed programs, the two frontrunners have mostly harped on their experience and railed against each other. "Both candidates are very well known, the vote is very crystallized," said Nara Pavão, who teaches political science at the Federal University of Pernambuco, adding that most voters made up their minds long ago. Sunday's election could signal the return of the world's fourth-largest democracy to a leftist government after four years of far-right politics led by a president criticized for challenging democratic institutions, his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed nearly 700,000 people and an economic recovery that has yet to be felt by the poor. Polls show da Silva with a commanding lead that could possibly even give him a first-round victory without any need for a runoff. But even if that doesn't happen, the vote itself marks an improbable political comeback for da Silva, a 76-year-old former metalworker who rose from poverty to the presidency — then just four years ago was jailed as part of a massive corruption investigation that targeted his Workers' Party and upended Brazilian politics. Da Silva's conviction for corruption and money laundering sidelined him from the 2018 race that polls showed him leading, and allowed Bolsonaro — then a fringe, far-right lawmaker — to cruise to victory. A year later, however, the Supreme Court annulled da Silva's convictions amid accusations the judge and prosecutors mani[CENSORED]ted the case against him, which has allowed him to run again now. 2018's race in 2022 In many ways, Sunday's vote is the race that should have been in 2018. And many voters are acutely aware of that. Among them is Antônio dos Santos, who voted for Bolsonaro in 2018 but will cast his ballot for da Silva this time "What I'm most upset about is when the pandemic started, (Bolsonaro) seemed to be taking it as a joke," said dos Santos, a 55 year-old hairdresser who lives in the working-class Rio neighborhood of Rocinha. "Children dying, women losing their husbands. He's not the man I thought he was." "What matters to me is to see Brazil doing well, everyone working, everyone eating," he said. Throughout his campaign, da Silva has sought to remind working class voters like dos Santos that his 2003-2010 presidency was marked by social advancement propelled by a massive social welfare program that helped lift tens of millions into the middle class. That isn't what Bolsonaro, who frequently refers to da Silva as a "thief" and an "ex-jailbird," wants voters to remember. A former army captain, he campaigned in 2018 on an anti-corruption platform while defending a show-no-mercy approach to crimefighting, traditional family values and national pride. His 2018 slogan — "Brazil above all, God above everyone" — is back this year. Bolsonaro's support sagging But this time around Bolsonaro's campaign has met fresh headwinds, in part due to his COVID-19 policies that a Senate investigation said warranted criminal charges to hold him responsible for Brazil's 685,000 pandemic deaths. Women in particular have turned their backs on him. Many were dismayed by his apparent lack of empathy during the pandemic as he spurned vaccines and largely ignored their plight as the primary caretakers of children and the elderly while Brazil was ravaged by the virus. "Bolsonaro was already rejected by women in 2018, but it got worse," said Carolina Botelho, a researcher with the Institute of Social and Political Studies at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. In that demographic, da Silva still enjoys a 20-point lead over Bolsonaro, who has sought to improve his standing among women and others by highlighting his administration's generous pandemic welfare program. Hunger, inflation But tough times remain. As elsewhere in the world, Russia's invasion of Ukraine stoked inflation and food insecurity in Latin America's largest nation. Bolsonaro has softened the blow by lowering taxes on fuel and supporting Congress' push to extend and increase welfare payments for millions of struggling Brazilians. Da Silva has denounced the latter measure as a temporary fix, given it ends in December. He promises to fight hunger and poverty the way he did during his presidency, through his globally acclaimed Zero Hunger strategy. His pick for running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, a center-right former rival, was a nod to financial markets — more recently bolstered by an endorsement from a former central bank governor who highlighted sound macroeconomic policy in a previous da Silva administration. Bolsonaro's four years in office have also been marred by the Amazon rainforest's worst deforestation in 15 years. But no single Bolsonaro claim has driven moderates to rally around da Silva like the current president's insistence that Brazil's electronic voting system is prone to fraud. His claim, for which he has presented no evidence, has raised concerns that he could reject election results and attempt to cling to power. Earlier this month, Bolsonaro said in an interview that if he doesn't win Sunday's first round, "something abnormal has happened within the electoral court." Bolsonaro has even accused top members of the electoral authority, who are also Supreme Court justices, of working against him. Such comments fuel a sense among Bolsonaro's avid supporters that the race is rigged, reflected in comments online and with political violence increasingly spilling into real life. "Bolsonaro is seen as a threat beyond political divergencies, but also to democracy and institutions," said Mário Braga, political analyst at Control Risks, adding that it helps explain why da Silva has garnered a bevy of endorsements. Among the few demographics where Bolsonaro is polling in front are evangelical Christians, who represent nearly a third of the po[CENSORED]tion. Evangelicals helped carry him to power in 2018, and he proceeded to tap members of their churches for important ministries and for a Supreme Court nomination. Bolsonaro has shored up their support this time around with a campaign to portray the nation as spiritually ill and arguing only he can safeguard the Christian faith. His targeting of da Silva includes linking him to the country's Afro-Brazilian faiths. Bolsonaro and his supporters have argued this year's polls underestimate the far-right leader's po[CENSORED]rity. "The ideas of the right have always been ours: family, religion, education, sexual boundaries. … We are conservative," said María do Carmo, who will vote for Bolsonaro again on Sunday. Echoing many other Bolsonaro backers, do Carmo added that she mistrusted polls and the country's electronic voting machines. Bridi reported from Brasilia. Associated Press writer Renata Brito contributed from Rio. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/09/29/bolsonaro-da-silva-brazilian-election/10460473002/