BBC correspondent Frank Gardner exposes the reality of living with a disability, after he was shot.
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BBC NEWS - Afghanistan conflict: IS links to Kabul student killings cause outrage
Mohammad Rahid was one of 22 students murdered by gunmen in Kabul. But who killed them?
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BBC NEWS - Fisherman in Sicily marooned in jail in 'red prawn war'
The future release of 18 Sicilian fishermen from a Libyan jail could depend on demands for a prisoner swap.
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BBC NEWS - Biden urges Americans to come together after election
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urges Americans to come together after the election.
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BBC NEWS - Church pastor exposed as a career con artist
Church pastor exposed as a career con artist.
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BBC NEWS : Lockdown: 'I swing between anger, hope, despair'
As another lockdown begins, workers not entitled to self-employment support are increasingly desperate.
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BBC NEWS : Coronavirus: Which shops will be allowed to open in lockdown?
From Thursday there will be strict rules on which retailers can and cannot remain open.
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BBC NEWS : CEO Secrets: 'You're selling a new version of yourself'
Journalist-turned-social media entrepreneur Sara McCorquodale reveals her business advice for the CEO Secrets series.
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Treasury Wine holds on to China strategy despite trade tensions
Treasury Wine Estates chairman Paul Rayner says the wine giant is committed to China for the long term even as the country is investigating Australian wine imports and trade tensions are rising.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Report: Several Steelers Players Buy Dinner for Allegheny County Ballot Counters
Several Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly decided on their own to foot the dinner bill for ballot counters at the Allegheny County voting site.
While Election Day is technically behind us, the results are still rolling in due to an unprecedented number of registered voters who decided to vote by mail, which means the ballot counters are still hard at work.
Several Pittsburgh Steelers players decided to buy dinner for those public servants at the Allegheny County voting site, NBC News photographer Paul Rigney reported.
ESPN's Brooke Pryor tweeted that she was told the move wasn't necessarily one made by the organization, rather a decision made by a few players.
Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer confirmed that the players worked with the Steelers CR department.
Pennsylvania is one of the states whose voters most heavily opted to vote by mail, and Allegheny County is among the highest in the country in terms of how many absentee ballots they need to process. As of 6:30 p.m. EDT on Nov. 4, the AP estimated that 88% of the votes had been counted, and President Donald Trump was in the lead by 260,192 votes. Most of the mail-in votes are expected to be for former Vice President Joe Biden, however, making the state's electoral result still unclear.
This is not the first instance this election cycle of the Steelers supporting election efforts. Last week, it was announced that the franchise teamed up with local organization Citrone 33 to help provide 5,000 masks to Allegheny County election officials.
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Worker falls six metres at Brisbane worksite
Emergency services are on scene after a person has fallen down a hole.
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Queensland Police Union calls for more support on border control
QPU president Ian Leavers is urging for support on borders to prevent police officers enduring long hours at checkpoints.
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Fixture release: BBL unveils travelling roadshow
The Big Bash League fixture has finally been unveiled, with the tournament to open on December 10 and be staged in four states and territories through December.
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The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
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Allegations of in-play betting by media reach racing integrity boss
Allegations of in-play betting on course by employees of a corporate media organisation have reached the office of racing integrity commissioner.
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November opener draws worst national ratings in Origin history
It couldn't have come at a worse time for the NRL, which is about to negotiate its free-to-air television rights deal, including the lucrative State of Origin series.
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Queensland Police Union calls for more support on border control
QPU president Ian Leavers is urging for support on borders to prevent police officers enduring long hours at checkpoints.
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Twitter bans David Icke over Covid misinformation
Mr Icke's account was permanently suspended for breaking Twitter's rules on Covid misinformation.
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TikTok star Emily Canham falls foul of UK ads watchdog
Social media influencer Emily Canham is the first to be reprimanded over a video posted to TikTok.
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Projector reviews: A 4K portable and a pocket-sized device
BBC Click's Lara Lewington compares some of the latest home projectors on the market.
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BBC NEWS - A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia
If the world's biggest iceberg grounds at South Georgia island, it could devastate local wildlife.
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BBC NEWS - Pet parrot saves Australian man from house fire
Anton Nguyen was in bed when his pet began repeatedly squawking "Anton", fire officials say.
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BBC NEWS - The young Norwegians taking their own country to court over oil
Despite Norway's green credentials, its infamous state wealth is due to its huge oil exports. This week, Norwegian youths are challenging this double standard in the Supreme Court.
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BBC NEWS - The Somali man who has a scorpion named after him
Somali environmentalist Ahmed Ibrahim Awale hopes it will inspire African researchers.
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BBC NEWS - India's longest burning gas fire is destroying lives
The longest-ever gas well fire in India's history continues to rage after 150 days.
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BBC NEWS : Covid: Small shops 'more agile' than big ones in pandemic
Independent shops have been better at surviving Covid-19 than chain stores, data indicates.
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BBC NEWS : TikTok star Emily Canham falls foul of UK ads watchdog
Social media influencer Emily Canham is the first to be reprimanded over a video posted to TikTok.
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BBC NEWS : Be a 'secret agent' and other new ways to exercise
Turning a run into an adventure is just one of the innovations in the exercise industry.
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Crown unfit to keep Sydney casino licence, inquiry told
A public inquiry into Crown Resorts has been told that the gambling giant is unfit to operate a casino in NSW and that the damaging influence of its billionaire backer James Packer is one of the key reasons for its unsuitability.
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Report card: Did Trump live up to his economic promises?
From his trade war with China to the impact of the COVID pandemic, the president has faced a turbulent four years.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Report: 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo Seeking Multiple Medical Opinions on Injured Ankle, QB May Undergo Season-Ending Surgery
Jimmy Garoppolo is gathering multiple medical opinions about whether he will need season-ending surgery for the new sprain.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Tuesday that the high ankle injury quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered in Sunday's loss against the Seattle Seahawks was "essentially a whole new one, just on the same foot."
The coach continued, saying that it was more serious than the sprain he suffered in Week 2 against the New York Jets and that he may require season-ending surgery.
The quarterback, who turned 29 on Nov. 2, is in the process of gathering multiple medical opinions before deciding if he'll need surgery.
"When you have those high ankle sprains, you re-injure them a lot," Shanahan said. "But it was different the way that he did it, so it's basically doing it all over again in a different way. ... Whatever's best for him, long-term, is obviously what we'll decide on. But if he does need the surgery, then it'll be all year; if not, then hoping six weeks, get a chance to get back at the end."
Shanahan said he did not "regret bringing him back any of the times," and wasn't "risking injury by going further with it." Garoppolo was able to play two more weeks after the 43-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 11, reportedly being healthier each game, before getting re-injured on Nov. 1.
Garoppolo will be placed on injured reserve for the foreseeable future alongside George Kittle, who fractured his foot.
The 49ers have a short turnaround with hosting the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Nick Mullens will start at QB with Ross Dwelley likely to step in for Kittle, per ESPN's Nick Wagoner. Kickoff is slated for 8:20 p.m. ET.
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New on Sports Illustrated: LeBron James's Donations Help Make Florida Felons Eligible to Vote
James and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg are among those who paid court fees to allow nearly 13,000 Florida felons to vote.
LeBron James aided an effort to pay court fines and fees for nearly 13,000 Florida felons in recent months, per The Tampa Bay Times' Lawrence Mower and Langston Taylor.
The initiative led by James and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg made the nearly 13,000 individuals eligible to vote in the state of Florida for the 2020 election. James, Bloomberg and various other celebrities paid a total of roughly $27 million in fines and fees, per Mower and Taylor.
“We want communities to get better by having more voices heard, and the quicker people are able to be reintegrated into the community, the better,” Neil Volz, the deputy director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition told Mower and Taylor. “If people choose to engage in that moment or not, that’s on them.”
Neither James's organization, More Than a Vote, nor Bloomberg commented on their respective donations.
Florida felons appeared to have their voting rights restored in 2018 after the passage of Amendment 4. But the enaction of the amendment was blocked by the state legislature, which ruled that felons must pay all fees and fines before regaining their right to vote. An appeal may be filed to the Supreme Court, with the deadline set for January, per Mower and Taylor.
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Teen arrested over copycat email threat at north Sydney school
A single threat was received by North Sydney Boys on October 29, which was inconsistent with emails sent to about 30 schools.
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Sally Capp has won a thumping victory in her campaign to retain the keys to Melbourne Town Hall, winning more than twice the number of primary votes of her former deputy, Arron Wood.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Forde-Yard Dash: Jim Harbaugh or Ed Orgeron? Pick Your Coaching Poison
There are four coaches in college football making $8 million or more this season, and half of them got kicked in the teeth Saturday.
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There are four coaches in the game making $8 million or more this season, and half of them got kicked in the teeth Saturday. They were the kind of losses that make everyone look and say, “Wow, that’s getting really ugly.” But the career arc of the two coaches is distinctly different.
College football fans, would you rather have see your favorite team have a Jim Harbaugh (21) tenure, or an Ed Orgeron (22) tenure?
On Saturday, Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines were upset by rival Michigan State, a team that couldn’t have looked more inept the week before in losing to Rutgers. For Harbaugh, this marked by far his worst loss in six seasons on the job—the Wolverines were favored by 21.5 points, yet they were outplayed and never led. In Harbaugh’s time at Michigan, he’d never lost a game when favored by more than 10.5 points.
This was new terrain in Harbaugh’s increasingly unsatisfying run in Ann Arbor. His track record prior to Saturday was winning almost all the games he’s supposed to win (47–8 as a favorite) and losing the games he wasn’t supposed to win (1–10 as an underdog or in a pick’em game). This was a new turn toward underachieving that brought many Michigan fans closer to the realization that the coach hailed as a conquering hero isn’t going to do anything truly heroic at his alma mater.
He’s 0–5 against Ohio State, with an increasing distance between the Buckeyes and Wolverines in the past four meetings: an infamous inch in 2016; an 11-point loss as a 12-point underdog in ’17; a 23-point defrocking in ’18 as a slight favorite; and a 29-point embarrassment last year. The losses to Ohio State underscore the fact that Harbaugh has never hit the high notes here the way he did at Stanford (a 12–1 season and No. 4 final ranking in 2010) and in the NFL with the 49ers (an appearance in the 2013 Super Bowl).
Harbaugh’s Michigan record is 48–19 overall, a .716 winning percentage that ranks slightly behind the best coaches in school history (Yost, Crisler, Schembechler, Carr) and ahead of most of the rest. The program hasn’t fallen apart on his watch by any means—it’s demonstrably better than where it was under Rich Rodriguez (23) and Brady Hoke (24). There have been no scandals on his watch.
But Jim Harbaugh wasn’t hired and paid all that money to be an average Michigan coach. The program’s all-time winning percentage is .729, which means that’s exactly what he is.
It’s hard to find a direct comparison to Harbaugh’s Michigan tenure. Among those that bear some resemblance, having been hired as saviors and then delivering something less than savior results:
Johnny Majors (25) at Tennessee. He came home to his alma mater after leading Pittsburgh to the 1976 national championship at the age of 41 behind the running of Tony Dorsett. After four seasons of struggle, Majors turned the Volunteers into a winning program but never seriously got into the national title hunt. In 16 seasons he won two SEC titles and shared a third, with a pair of top five finishes in the polls after bowl wins. Overall winning percentage: .645.
Bill Walsh (26) second act at Stanford 1992. After a pair of successful seasons on The Farm in the late 1970s, Walsh was lured up the Bay by the 49ers. You may have heard of his work there, which included three Super Bowl titles and modernizing the passing game. After four seasons away from coaching he surprisingly returned to Stanford, where the first season was very good (10-3 and a Top Ten ranking) but the next two were busts before Walsh re-retired.
John Robinson (27) second act at USC. The first stint (1976-82) included three top-two finishes in the polls, including a share of the 1978 national title. Then Robinson went to the Los Angeles Rams and coached them to six playoff appearances and a pair of NFC title game losses. The return to USC lasted five seasons in the 1990s, the best of which ended with a 1995 Rose Bowl victory and a No. 11 ranking.
When Orgeron’s LSU tenure reaches the 67-game mark where Harbaugh’s is currently, what will his winning percentage look like? Through 54 games it’s a sassy .778 — best in school history for anyone who coached 10 or more contests at the school. But the trajectory is potentially Chizikian (28).
When Gene Chizik was at Auburn, he captured lightning and Cam Newton in a bottle, producing a 2010 national championship and an undefeated season. Then the magic abruptly left: the Tigers went 11-14 the next two seasons and Chizik was fired.
After LSU’s 15-0 run last year, Orgeron lost his Heisman Trophy quarterback, his offensive play-caller, his defensive coordinator and a flotilla of other talent. This year’s team is 2-3, and it’s a baaaaad 2-3: the Tigers split their first four games against teams that currently have losing records, then were annihilated by a middling Auburn team 48-11 Saturday. That’s the program’s worst loss since 1996. Given the remaining schedule, 4-6 looks entirely possible, which would give LSU its first losing record this century.
“We’re not that far away,” Orgeron said Monday. “We’ve got to get better coaching. We’ve got to get better players. This is LSU and we’re going to do that.”
Can Orgeron get it back together in 2021? Sure, it’s possible. He’s recruited on a level that would actually make it difficult to not return to winning at a high percentage. But it’s also possible that things stay sideways and his LSU tenure ends (at some point) with one shining moment and a sour aftertaste.
In addition to Chizik, the comparison could be Larry Coker (29) at Miami. Like Orgeron, Coker was promoted from within after at least one high-profile head coach said no. Coker inherited perhaps the most talented team in college football history in 2001, and promptly won the national title. The next year he came within a controversial pass interference flag in the end zone of back-to-back undefeated titles. From there the results were 11-2, 9-3, 9-3, 7-6, and he was surprisingly fired.
Best Coker could do after that was becoming the first coach at UTSA, He went 26-32 in five seasons.
Back to the original question: fans would take the Orgeron/Chizik resume over the Harbaugh resume, right? You’d sign up for a few dark years if they followed an undefeated national title run. That’s preferable to a succession of seasons in which a team is always good but never great.
LSU fans living through the Orgeron Era will always have 2019. Michigan fans living through the Harbaugh Era will always have... what, exactly?
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