A 17-year-old was shot just outside of a Staten Island high school during the middle of a school day, according to police. The teen was near McKee High School on St. Marks Place in the St. George neighborhood just before 1 p.m. when the gunfire rang out, according to police. The victim was shot in the left leg and was taken to the hospital, where he is expected to survive. The city’s Department of Education noted that the shooting did not take place on school grounds, but said it is a “concerning consequence of the proliferation of guns” in New…
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NEW YORK, USA – The United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Body on AI’s Final Report, “Governing AI for Humanity,” builds on months of work, including extensive global consultations, and the publication of an interim report in December 2023. Proposals for Global Governance on AI This report outlines a blueprint for addressing AI-related risks and sharing its transformative potential globally, including by: Urging the UN to lay the foundations of the first globally inclusive and distributed architecture for AI governance based on international cooperation; Proposing seven recommendations to address gaps in current AI governance arrangements; Calling on all governments and stakeholders to work…
The Portfolio Committee on Police has requested the Minister of Police, National Commissioner of Police and the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation to outline the rationale for appointing Major General Patrick Mbotho as Divisional Commissioner: National Priority Offences in the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation. The committee has learned that the SAPS has made the appointment despite major integrity and reputational concerns. “The fight against crime requires police officers of high integrity that are beyond reproach,” said Mr Ian Cameron, Chairperson of the committee. “The fact that Major General Mbotho has had various allegations of impropriety against…
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After becoming the fastest player to ever hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani stands alone as the only person in MLB history to have a 50-50 season. Ohtani joined the 50-50 club (and subsequently the 51-51 club) in one of the best offensive games of his career. In the Dodgers’ 20-4 drubbing over the Miami Marlins, Ohtani went 6-for-6 for the first time with three home runs, two doubles, 10 RBI and two stolen bases. He was a triple shy of the cycle. As soon as the ball went…
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says the pager and walkie-talkie attacks against its members in Lebanon and Syria this week crossed “all red lines” and the group will retaliate and is undeterred in its fight against Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza. In his first televised speech since the unprecedented attacks, which took place over two days and killed at least 37 people, Nasrallah on Thursday called them a “big blow in terms of security and humanity” but said they have failed to bring the group to its knees. The blasts, which the Iran-backed group blames on Israel, wounded more…
Federal investigators are looking into two more prominent figures with ties to Mayor Eric Adams — a close advisor and a monsignor with the Brooklyn Diocese, according to sources familiar with the matter. A Catholic church in Brooklyn received a subpoena requesting information about financial or business dealing between Frank Carone, the one-time chief of staff to Adams, and a monsignor named Jamie Gigantiello. Gigantiello and Carone have been friends for decades, the monsignor has said. Several sources familiar with the matter tell NBC New York federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are looking into any business dealing involving Carone and the…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – Guyana is making significant strides in its national digitisation efforts, which promise to improve comfort, security, and business expansion across the country, according to Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). During a press briefing held on Thursday at Freedom House in Georgetown, Dr Jagdeo outlined the various ongoing projects aimed at modernising Guyana’s public sector and key industries. Highlighting that many of these initiatives have gone unreported, Jagdeo said the government’s digitisation strategy includes making Guyana’s airports paperless and leveraging technology to bolster national security and economic opportunities. “These are projects…
The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total. If debt payments and stifled budgets are unaddressed in the next three to five years, countries will be “under-resourced to fund their HIV responses,” according to the UN agency’s report. Further data reveals that “the region’s success in having reduced new HIV infections by 56 per cent since 2010 will not be sustained if fiscal space is constrained.” Paying back sovereign…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria retained its position in Africa and the world following the latest ranking released by the body governing football in the world, FIFA.The Super Eagles remained in the 6th and 39th position in Africa and the world, respectively, after the ranking was released on the official website of FIFA on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Despite Nigeria’s impressive performance at the last two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Benin Republic and Rwanda, they still maintained their position.Morocco are the top ranked team in Africa, and 14th in the world, Senegal, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire and Tunisia…