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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Israeli peace activists toured the occupied West Bank’s largest city Friday in a show of solidarity with Palestinians, amid chants of “shame, shame” from ultra-nationalist hecklers. The encounter in the center of Hebron signaled the widening rift among Israelis over the nature of their society and Israel’s open-ended military rule over the Palestinians, now in its 56th year. After parliamentary elections last month, the most right-wing and religious government in Israel’s history is poised to be installed in coming days or weeks, with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returning to power. In coalition agreements, Netanyahu has already handed key authorities in the West Bank to ultra-nationalist faction leaders, including former fringe figure Itamar Ben-Gvir, known for his anti-Arab … [Read more...] about Israeli peace activists show presence in West Bank hot spot

As his Formula 1 career faded out with a final retirement, Nicholas Latifi says there was a “lot of frustration and disappointment” since learning of his Williams axing. Although the Canadian showed signs of promise last year, scoring seven points mid-season, he wasn’t able to follow that through in 2022. While his new team-mate Alex Albon progressed into Q2 sessions and scored a few points, Latifi qualified back of the grid after back of the grid. And yet still Williams CEO Jost Capito refused to entertain questions about his future. That came to a head at the Italian Grand Prix when Latifi was out-qualified and out-scored by substitute driver Nyck de Vries, the Dutchman in the points on his debut. He started eighth to Latifi’s P10 but finished P9, the Canadian dropping all the way back to 15th place. The writing was on the wall, Williams announcing before the next race that they would not be renewing Latifi’s contract . While he did manage to score two points in the wake … [Read more...] about Nicholas Latifi’s F1 career petered out in ‘frustration and disappointment’

The announcement ends any uncertainty about the future of the series, following the news on Wednesday that its parent body, ITR, was being dissolved. With this acquisition, the ADAC aims to reorganise the structure in German motorsport and create synergies with other categories under its umbrella, it said in a statement. GT Masters, which also runs on the GT3 ruleset like the DTM, is one of the several championships operated by Germany’s premier automobile club. ADAC said it will offer existing participants in both DTM and GT Masters an opportunity to compete in its championships in 2023, without offering any more details. A press conference has been scheduled on 8 December in Munich where more information about how the DTM will be run under ADAC will be revealed to the public. "No other brand stands for German motorsport like the DTM. The ADAC wants to preserve the DTM, because it is a cultural asset of motorsport,” said ADAC sports president Dr. Gerd Ennser. “It … [Read more...] about ADAC completes takeover of DTM from ITR

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 Julia Reichert, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker behind “American Factory” whose films explored themes of race, class and gender, often in the Midwest, has died. She was 76. She died Thursday night in Ohio from cancer, her family said Friday through a representative. She was diagnosed with stage four urothelial cancer in April 2018. Often called the “godmother of American independent documentaries,” Reichart told the stories of ordinary Americans, from autoworkers dealing with both plant closures (2009's “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”) and foreign investors (2019's “American Factory”), to members of the American Communist Party (1983's “Seeing Red”) to female labor activists in the 1930s (1976's “Union Maids”). In her 50 years of filmmaking, Reichert won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for four Oscars, winning one with her partner … [Read more...] about Julia Reichert, Oscar-winning documentarian, dies at 76

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Secretary of State has ordered a recount in the congressional race where Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert led Democrat Adam Frisch by just 550 votes in an unexpectedly tight race. The Associated Press has declared the race too close to call and will await the results of the recount. The recount, which was expected, was formally announced Wednesday. The race garnered national attention because Boebert was largely considered a lock for reelection after redistricting made the sprawling 3rd Congressional District that covers much of western Colorado more Republican. Over a week after the polls closed, Boebert claimed victory and Frisch conceded the race. Frisch, a former city councilman from the posh ski town of Aspen, acknowledged a recount is unlikely to change the results. In Colorado, an automatic recount is triggered when the margin of votes between … [Read more...] about Boebert’s race against Frisch in Colorado goes to recount

Kevin Magnussen showed he’d matured on his return to Formula 1, says Haas team principal Guenther Steiner. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Following his points-scoring comeback in Bahrain, Magnussen’s form dipped around the middle of the season. But after changing race engineers he rebounded by scoring a shock pole position for the sprint race in Brazil. Steiner said team’s first pole position in F1, achieved in a rain-affected session, was made possible by the effective combination of Magnussen and his latest race engineer, Mark Slade. The pair previously worked together at Renault in 2016 and were reunited during the latter races of 2022. The returning driver began the year with race engineer Ed Regan, who then moved into an office-based role, and Dominic Haines served as an interim replacement before Slade took over. Magnussen and Slade’s reunion quickly reaped rewards. A first points finish in eight races came at the United States Grand Prix, then … [Read more...] about Surprise Brazil pole showed Magnussen rebounded from mid-season “struggle” · RaceFans

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Houston City Council members on Wednesday approved funding to update aging infrastructure in order to address city water leaks and drainage issues. During the meeting Mayor Sylvester Turner noted an increase in leaks plaguing the city's water mains and lines, stating the city previously averaged 400 reported leaks a day. This figure has since grown to more than 700 per day, according to Turner, and recently saw the recording of more than 1,100 leaks in a single, 24-hour period—the highest ever recorded by the city. “We're being overwhelmed, and so we end up bringing on more contractors to address the situation,” Turner said. “That does come with an expense. So recognizing climate change is real and the weather conditions are changing. The infrastructure below the city is old and aging.” Turner noted that the city is looking to hire more contractors to prepare for rising water leakage issues. “As it gets hotter, things start shifting, and things start breaking,” the … [Read more...] about ‘We’re being overwhelmed’: Houston leaders say city water leaks are skyrocketing