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Jamaica was so badly battered by Hurricane Melissa that officials still have no idea how many people died, government officials grimly admitted — with just four deaths confirmed on Wednesday. The island nation’s government “is not in a position to make an official statement on deaths,” Minister for Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie told reporters Wednesday. “We have not had alerts of any deaths so far. So we cannot presume that there are deaths,” he added. St. Elizabeth Parish bore the brunt of the storm and was devastated by winds and severe flooding. REUTERS The shocking situation comes…

A Philadelphia sports radio staple died at 77 following a battle with cancer.  Harry Donahue, a longtime sports and morning drive anchor at KYW Newsradio, died Wednesday, the station’s parent company, Audacy, announced.  Donahue had a 35-year career at the station, which began in 1974 as a freelance reporter before he started work as an anchor in 1979.  Harry Donahue in the KYW Newsradio studio. KYW Newsradio. Across the course of his career, Donahue served as the play-by-play voice for the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars in the 1980s, and he was the TV and radio voice for Temple University football and…

ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. I’m HBR Executive Editor Alison Beard. For business leaders, the struggle between efficiency and innovation is constant. How do businesses meet their customers’ needs while also developing new and improved products and services. In the article “Why Design Thinking Works” from the September-October 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review, author Jeanne Liedtka writes: “design thinking creates a natural flow from research to rollout” Design thinking immerses the company in their…

The deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said on Wednesday, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight, a week ahead of global climate events in the city. State police said the raids targeting a major drug gang the day before had been planned exhaustively for more than two months, designed to drive suspects into a forested hillside where a special operations unit was waiting in ambush. “The elevated lethality of the operation was expected but not desired,” Victor Santos, head of security for Rio state, told…

Sydney Sweeny enjoyed the refreshments at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night. The blonde bombshell took in Game 4 of the World Series, root-root-rooting for the home team as they took on the Blue Jays. Sporting a Shohei Ohtani jersey with cutoff denim shorts and pointy black cowboy boots, the “Anyone But You” star posted a carousel of snapshots to her Instagram account on Wednesday morning — including a couple of sultry snaps with hot dogs and co-star Kaylee McGregor. “Just a couple of dodger dogs,” Sweeney wrote alongside the photos. Sweeney’s presence wasn’t limited to just being in attendance in…

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The powerful, compelling nature of screen time is with us 24/7. For the 70 percent of people who always have their cell phone within arm’s reach, this is literally true. It’s hard enough for adults to set limits on themselves, but for kids, the allure of screens can be overwhelming and hard to ignore. All too often, the stimulation of other activities (whether one believes this is due to dopamine release or not) pales in comparison to playing a video game or watching a short video on YouTube or TikTok. Source: josecarloscerdeno/Envato It’s fine to let your kids know that…

The verdict against 10 people who allegedly orchestrated a cyberbullying campaign against President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron, by spewing rumors that the first lady is really a man has been adjourned until January, judges ruled. The verdict is expected on Jan. 5, 2026, and centers on eight men and two women who allegedly played a major role in fueling claims online about Brigitte Macron’s gender and sexuality, according to French prosecutors. The defendants were also accused of attacking the 24-year age gap between the Macrons, claiming the 72-year-old first lady engaged in “pedophilia.” French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife…

Walmart and grocery stores across the New York area are being threatened with mass looting after SNAP benefits expire on Saturday, law enforcement sources told The Post. The threats began cropping up on social media this week after the US Department of Agriculture announced that November food stamp payments would not be made to some 42 million Americans due to the federal government shutdown — which at 29 days and counting is already the second-longest in US history. The news has incensed many recipients of the 60-year-old Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, some of whom are threatening to take matters into…

WASHINGTON — The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee bashed the Pentagon’s Wednesday decision to remove hundreds of US troops from Romania — which shares a border with Ukraine — arguing the move clashes with the White House’s pressure campaign on Russia. “This decision … sends the wrong signal to Russia at the very moment President Trump is applying pressure to force Vladimir Putin to come to the table to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said in a joint statement. “The President has it exactly right:…