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Indonesia has agreed to return to Australia the five remaining members of the so-called “Bali Nine” drug smuggling ring who are currently serving life sentences, senior government officials said over the weekend. On Friday, The Australian newspaper quoted Yusril Ihza Mahendra, the coordinating minister for law, human rights, immigration, and correctional institutions, saying President Prabowo Subianto had “approved the steps” to settle the matter. He said that the transfer was expected to be done next month. Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas subsequently told several media outlets that Prabowo had agreed to the repatriation in principle. However, the details were yet to be worked out, given that the two nations do not have a prisoner swap arrangement. It was likely that in return, Jakarta would seek the repatriation of Indonesian prisoners held in Australia, he added, although this was disputed by some Australian officials. The Guardian quoted Supratman as saying that the remaining members of the Bali Nine would “hopefully” be home by the end of the year, although the president would have the final word. “It’s based on humanitarian grounds and also about good relations between Australia and Indonesia,” he added. Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens, and Michael Czugaj were among the nine Australians arrested for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin into Australia from the island of Bali. They are currently serving life sentences in prisons on the islands of Bali and Java. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raised the issue of their repatriation during a meeting with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Peru earlier this month, Australian Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said in a press conference on Saturday. He reportedly also discussed the five Australians with Prabowo’s predecessor, Joko Widodo, whose term ended in October. The Albanese government says it is still discussing the details of the prisoners’ repatriation. The announcement came less than a week after the Philippines announced that Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino woman on death row for drug trafficking in a separate case, would be allowed to serve the rest of her sentence in her home country. Indonesia confirmed the arrangement. Veloso, now 39, has been on death row in Indonesia since her arrest for heroin trafficking in Yogyakarta in 2010. The mother of two enjoyed a last-minute reprieve in 2015, when she was scheduled to be executed along with eight other drug convicts at Nusa Kambangan prison off the coast of Java. These included Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the “Bali Nine.” Of the remaining two members of “Bali Nine,” Tan Duc Than Nguyen died of cancer in June 2018, and the sole female member of the group, Renae Lawrence, was released and deported to Australia in November 2018. The Albanese government has now enjoyed considerable success in securing the release of Australian nationals held in overseas prisons. These included the economist Sean Turnell , who was released by Myanmar’s military junta in November 2022, journalist Cheng Lei , who was freed from prison in China in October 2023, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange , who flew home to Australia in June after his release from prison in the United Kingdom. There is a lot that needs to happen before the five Australians return home – the prisoners’ release has already become the subject of political sniping by Albanese’s opponents, who have demanded that he divulge the details of its agreement with the Indonesian government – and there will almost certainly be conditions attached to their return. As in Veloso’s case, the Indonesian government will expect its Australian counterparts to respect the Indonesian court verdicts. Appearing on Sky News yesterday, Special Minister of State Don Farrell said that the prisoners would likely not be released . “They would continue to serve their sentence, except they’re serving them in Australia,” Farrell said. However, the fact that the new Indonesian government has approved repatriation deals for both Veloso and the remaining “Bali Nine” members could be a sign that it intends to take a more flexible approach to foreigners serving long drug-related sentences in Indonesian prisons. These compromises could perhaps be interpreted as a low-cost gesture of friendship to longstanding partners, on the part of a leader who is expected to take a much more active interest in foreign affairs than his predecessor. At the same time, Jakarta has given no sign that it plans to slacken its notoriously severe drug laws.One day, Emma decided to host a special dinner party, but the guests were not her friends or family – they were the different versions of herself at various stages of her life. As she sat at the head of the table, surrounded by her inner child, her teenage self, and her younger adult self, Emma felt a sense of peace and healing wash over her. She listened to their stories, their fears, and their dreams, and she offered them the love and acceptance they had been longing for.

Community housing group in Southgate talks in regional forumRumors about the future of Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde are taking on a Chicken Little feel to them. This guy is falling! This guy is falling! In this instance, it was TSN floating the Lalonde ouster speculation. The NHL insiders on the 24/7 Canadian all-sports network were suggesting that if this weekend’s three-game homestand didn’t go well for the Red Wings, then Lalonde could be shown the door. Yeah, we’ve heard that one before. We even previously were making a similar suggestion here at DHN when Detroit was on the verge of completing a winless California swing earlier in November. The Red Wings went 0-2-1, but the bottom line is that Lalonde didn’t go anywhere. Derek Lalonde should have to pay Red Wings fans reparations for every time he makes us watch Petry and Chiarot lose us the game. #LGRW — Mr Ronok (@Rockin_Ronok) November 29, 2024 Should we give the latest talk about Lalonde’s future any greater credence? Well, the bottom line is there’s two things we know for sure about the situation. Firstly, Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman isn’t one for sharing his thoughts on any subject regarding his team and the inner workings of his decision-making process. If Yzerman is contemplating a coaching change, the only one who knows about is him. Secondly, firing a coach in the midst of a season isn’t traditionally his style, or that of the Ilitch family for that matter. Yzerman did it once. Interestingly, Guy Boucher, the guy that he fired in Tampa Bay, was just accepting a coaching position in the KHL. As for the Ilitches, they’ve been owners of the Red Wings since 1982. During that time frame, they’ve intiated one in-season coaching switch, going from Harry Neale to Brad Park in 1985-86. Red Wings fans of a certain generation can tell you that decision worked out about as well for the team as the switch to new Coke was working out for Coca-Cola. Lalonde Blunder Cost Red Wings Game What has to have Yzerman and the rest of the Red Wings brass more than a little concerned is Lalonde’s decision to make a coach’s challenge on New Jersey’s first goal during the Devils’ 5-4 victory over Detroit on Friday. Certainly, it was clear there was contact between Detroit goalie Cam Talbot and Devils forward Stefan Noesen at the net front. What was appearing to be almost as clear to the naked eye was that it was Talbot moving out of the blue paint into white ice who was initiating contact with Noesen. At the best of times, which way a goalie interference call is going to go is a toss up. In this instance, there didn’t look to be much hope of the goal being overturned. I am a fan of the Devils and we profited BUT there is nothing more I hate then idiotic coaching decisions. Derek LaLonde challenging the Devils first goals was one of the dumbest challenges ive ever seen. – DET is cruising vs NJ, they had complete control of the game. -... — Top Cheddar (@TopCheddarPicks) November 29, 2024 “I think our group would challenge that 100 out of 100 times,” Lalonde insisted. Detroit was leading 2-0 at the time of the first Devils goal. The Wings were playing a strong period up until that point. Making a decision that was putting the NHL’s worst penalty-killing unit back on the ice was a risk not worth taking. And it backfired spectacularly whrn the New Jersey power play scored again to make it 2-2. “Unfortunately, it was a pretty big turning point,” Lalonde was admitting . . . “it was a huge momentum.” Could it prove to be a turning point in Lalonde’s future as coach of the team? Only Yzerman knows that answer for sure. This article first appeared on Detroit Hockey Now and was syndicated with permission.The conversation between Zhou Haichao and Zhao Xiuchi touched on several key themes, including the impact of technology on commercial real estate, the rise of e-commerce and its implications for brick-and-mortar retail, and the importance of creating flexible spaces that can adapt to changing needs. Both speakers emphasized the importance of collaboration and creativity in driving innovation in the industry.

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Afghan women turn to entrepreneurshipAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put time limit on anesthesiaManitobans with learning disabilities gathered with allies on Sunday afternoon to raise awareness about “Marin’s principle” and related gaps in the public school system. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Manitobans with learning disabilities gathered with allies on Sunday afternoon to raise awareness about “Marin’s principle” and related gaps in the public school system. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Manitobans with learning disabilities gathered with allies on Sunday afternoon to raise awareness about “Marin’s principle” and related gaps in the public school system. More than 50 people showed up to the Corydon Community Centre to participate in an education forum hosted by Jon Gerrard, former MLA for River Heights, and the Manitoba Liberal Party. Twila Richards, a teacher, spoke about how her now-adult daughter struggled in school as a result of dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia, among other diagnoses, and inadequate interventions. “Marin is not a dropout. Marin is a survivor, and the trauma is still there,” Richards said. “I spoke to a couple of Marin’s former classroom teachers this past couple of days. They, her former teachers, signed Marin’s principle and they are saddened still as they never received the proper training to teach the students like Marin.” The mother of two launched the call to action named after her daughter, as well as a petition to draw attention to the challenges many marginalized students face and improve school screening, instruction and intervention. Marin’s principle is about ensuring every struggling student receives support to realize their human right to become literate, and so much more, she said. The Manitoba Human Rights Commission launched a special project to document concerns about reading instruction in fall 2022. There have been numerous unexplained delays in what’s been dubbed the “Manitoba Right to Read” consultations via survey and in-person meetings. Richards originally advocated for the commission-led initiative in 2020. She launched Marin’s principle this year, owing to concerns about the delays and the urgency of the situation — especially the deteriorating wellbeing of struggling learners. Gerrard, a retired pediatrician, said he’s disappointed in the stalled project and that Manitoba has not introduced meaningful changes in response to a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling that affirmed the legal rights of students with learning disabilities in 2012. (The retiree has taken a special interest in learning disabilities dating back to 1980, when he worked under a mentor-professor with dyslexia in medical school, and because some of his in-laws have the same diagnosis.) Ahead of the forum, he published a 36-page report detailing research tying undiagnosed and untreated learning disabilities to low levels of self-esteem, substance abuse, suicide, homelessness, anti-social behaviour and criminal activity. The document relies heavily on the findings of the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s 2022 Right to Read inquiry, and offers a slew of recommendations, beginning with a holistic provincial plan. The NDP government pledged to establish “clear outcomes for literacy instruction” in the throne speech, marking the start of the second session of the 43rd legislature, last week. “There’s no recommended screening tool. School divisions are left to their own devices to choose whichever screening tool they feel is best — or cheapest (right now),” Ian McIntyre, a retired teacher and former president of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society, said Sunday. The other panelists included Jamie Pfau, president of the Manitoba Foster Parent Association, and Willard Reeves, a former running back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who spoke about his challenges in elementary school. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Tyndall Park MLA Cindy Lamoureux, the sole representative for the Liberals in the Manitoba legislature, is expected to introduce the Marin’s principle petition when she returns to work; Lamoureux gave birth to her first child on Nov. 3. Citing concerns about declining reading performance and literacy being a key social determinant of health, the Canadian Paediatric Society recently released a position statement on the subject. “In-class quality reading programs must include phonemic awareness, phonics, and reading practice to improve word-reading accuracy and speed,” per the statement. The organization’s Manitoba branch has endorsed the advocacy initiative in support of structured literacy lessons and launched a petition in support of “evidence-based literacy instruction.” maggie.macintosh@freepress.mb.ca Maggie Macintosh reports on education for the . Originally from Hamilton, Ont., she joined the newsroom as a reporter in 2019. . Funding for the education reporter comes from the Government of Canada through the . Every piece of reporting Maggie produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the ‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about , and . Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider . Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support. Maggie Macintosh reports on education for the . Originally from Hamilton, Ont., she joined the newsroom as a reporter in 2019. . Funding for the education reporter comes from the Government of Canada through the . Every piece of reporting Maggie produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the ‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about , and . Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. 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Streaming Platform BroadwayHD Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Making Theater AccessibleWashington Capitals (16-6-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (16-8-2, in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Devils -168, Capitals +142; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Washington Capitals after the Capitals knocked off the New York Islanders 5-4 in overtime. New Jersey is 16-8-2 overall with a 4-1-2 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Devils are fifth in the league with 89 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game). Washington is 16-6-1 overall with a 6-4-0 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Capitals have a 5-2-1 record in games decided by one goal. Saturday's game is the fourth time these teams square off this season. The Devils won the last meeting 3-2. TOP PERFORMERS: Jesper Bratt has 10 goals and 19 assists for the Devils. Stefan Noesen has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Dylan Strome has eight goals and 26 assists for the Capitals. Connor McMichael has scored five goals and added four assists over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 7-3-0, averaging 3.1 goals, five assists, four penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game. Capitals: 7-2-1, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game. INJURIES: Devils: None listed. Capitals: None listed. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated Press

About 5,000 miles west of the Caribbean nation, similar climes awaited Maui Invitational men's teams in Hawaii. They’ve often been greeted with leis, the traditional Hawaiian welcome of friendship. College basketball teams and fans look forward to this time of the year. The holiday week tournaments feature buzzworthy matchups and all-day TV coverage, sure, but there is a familiarity about them as they help ward off the November chill. For four decades, these sandy-beach getaways filled with basketball have become a beloved mainstay of the sport itself. “When you see (ESPN’s) ‘Feast Week’ of college basketball on TV, when you see the Battle 4 Atlantis on TV, you know college basketball is back,” said Miller-Tooley, the founder and organizer of the Battle 4 Atlantis men's and women's tournaments. “Because it’s a saturated time of the year with the NFL, college football and the NBA. But when you see these gorgeous events in these beautiful places, you realize, ‘Wow, hoops are back, let’s get excited.’” MTE Madness The Great Alaska Shootout was the trend-setting multiple-team event (MTE) nearly five decades ago. The brainchild of late Alaska-Anchorage coach Bob Rachal sought to raise his program’s profile by bringing in national-power programs, which could take advantage of NCAA rules allowing them to exceed the maximum allotment of regular-season games if they played the three-game tournament outside the contiguous 48 states. The first edition, named the Sea Wolf Classic, saw N.C. State beat Louisville 72-66 for the title on Nov. 26, 1978. The Maui Invitational followed in November 1984, borne from the buzz of NAIA program Chaminade’s shocking upset of top-ranked Virginia and 7-foot-4 star Ralph Sampson in Hawaii two years earlier. Events kept coming, with warm-weather locales getting in on the action. The Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Cancun Challenge in Mexico. The Cayman Islands Classic. The Jamaica Classic. The Myrtle Beach Invitational joining the Charleston Classic in South Carolina. Numerous tournaments in Florida. Some events have faded away like the Puerto Rico Tipoff and the Great Alaska Shootout, the latter in 2017 amid event competition and schools opting for warm-weather locales. Atlantis rising Miller-Tooley’s push to build an MTE for Atlantis began as a December 2010 doubleheader with Georgia Tech beating Richmond and Virginia Tech beating Mississippi State in a prove-it moment for a tournament’s viability. It also required changing NCAA legislation to permit MTEs in the Bahamas. Approval came in March 2011; the first eight-team Atlantis men’s tournament followed in November. That tournament quickly earned marquee status with big-name fields, with Atlantis champions Villanova (2017) and Virginia (2018) later winning that season’s NCAA title. Games run in a ballroom-turned-arena at the resort, where players also check out massive swimming pools, water slides and inner-tube rapids surrounded by palm trees and the Atlantic Ocean. “It’s just the value of getting your passport stamped, that will never get old,” Miller-Tooley said. “Watching some of these kids, this may be their first and last time – and staff and families – that they ever travel outside the United States. ... You can see through these kids’ eyes that it’s really an unbelievable experience.” ACC Network analyst Luke Hancock knows that firsthand. His Louisville team finished second at Atlantis in 2012 and won that year’s later-vacated NCAA title, with Hancock as the Final Four's most outstanding player. “I remember (then-coach Rick Pitino) saying something to the effect of: ‘Some of you guys might never get this opportunity again. We’re staying in this unbelievable place, you’re doing it with people you love,’” Hancock said. “It was a business trip for us there at Thanksgiving, but he definitely had a tone of ‘We’ve got to enjoy this as well.’” Popular demand Maui offers similar vibes, though 2024 could be a little different as Lahaina recovers from deadly 2023 wildfires that forced the event's relocation last year. North Carolina assistant coach Sean May played for the Tar Heels’ Maui winner in 2004 and was part of UNC’s staff for the 2016 champion, with both teams later winning the NCAA title. May said “you just feel the peacefulness” of the area — even while focusing on games — and savors memories of the team taking a boat out on the Pacific Ocean after title runs under now-retired Hall of Famer Roy Williams. “Teams like us, Dukes, UConns – you want to go to places that are very well-run,” May said. “Maui, Lea Miller with her group at the Battle 4 Atlantis, that’s what drives teams to come back because you know you’re going to get standard A-quality of not only the preparation but the tournament with the way it’s run. Everything is top-notch. And I think that brings guys back year after year.” That’s why Colorado coach Tad Boyle is so excited for the Buffaloes’ first Maui appearance since 2009. “We’ve been trying to get in the tournament since I got here,” said Boyle, now in his 15th season. And of course, that warm-weather setting sure doesn’t hurt. “If you talk about the Marquettes of the world, St. John’s, Providence – they don’t want that cold weather,” said NBA and college TV analyst Terrence Oglesby, who played for Clemson in the 2007 San Juan Invitational in Puerto Rico. “They’re going to have to deal with that all January and February. You might as well get a taste of what the sun feels like.” Packed schedule The men’s Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, got things rolling last week with No. 11 Tennessee routing No. 13 Baylor for the title. The week ahead could boast matchups befitting the Final Four, with teams having two weeks of action since any opening-night hiccups. “It’s a special kickoff to the college basketball season,” Oglesby said. “It’s just without the rust.” On the women’s side, Atlantis began its fourth eight-team women’s tournament Saturday with No. 16 North Carolina and No. 18 Baylor, while the nearby Baha Mar resort follows with two four-team women’s brackets that include No. 2 UConn, No. 7 LSU, No. 17 Mississippi and No. 20 N.C. State. Then come the men’s headliners. The Maui Invitational turns 40 as it opens Monday back in Lahaina. It features second-ranked and two-time reigning national champion UConn, No. 4 Auburn, No. 5 Iowa State and No. 10 North Carolina. The Battle 4 Atlantis opens its 13th men’s tournament Wednesday, topped by No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 16 Indiana and No. 17 Arizona. Michigan State Hall of Famer Tom Izzo is making his fourth trip to Maui, where he debuted as Jud Heathcote’s successor at the 1995 tournament. Izzo's Spartans have twice competed at Atlantis, last in 2021. “They’re important because they give you something in November or December that is exciting,” Izzo said. Any drawbacks? “It’s a 10-hour flight,” he said of Hawaii.

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