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Continuity in changeDid you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Should the crowd at Parken Stadium on Thursday evening get close to or even exceed the anticipated 30,000 mark, a deafening din is guaranteed. Hearts must cope with the noise, hostility and general atmosphere if they are to take anything from this UEFA Conference League visit to FC Copenhagen. Midfielder Blair Spittal is keen not to release too much detail on the Edinburgh club’s gameplan, although he did indicate how head coach Neil Critchley is approaching this tie. Any kind of result for Hearts would be seen as hugely positive against the Danish league leaders, fresh from last season’s Champions League campaign. Advertisement Advertisement “I think it's all about how we manage the ball,” said Spittal. “In the first couple of games in Europe, I thought we did that pretty well, controlled most of the games. In Bruges [against Cercle], I don't think we used the ball well enough but we learn from that, we don't have to wait any longer. “As soon as you win the ball back you don't have to go and score straight away, it's all about having a few passes and getting control of the game. That's what we want to do tomorrow but when the chances come along we've got the confidence we can take them.” One of the main protagonists when it comes to creating chances is left-back James Penrice. With Spittal in an advanced left-midfield role, the pair are rekindling a productive partnership first fostered at Partick Thistle. “I played with Penners before when I was at Partick,” explained Spittal. “We had played on the same side of the pitch before and we’ve built up a good relationship since we've come to Hearts. It's just kind of happened. “We work on patterns in training in terms of how we can hurt opponents. When Penners gets the ball, I know where to be and vice versa. Hopefully tomorrow, if selected, we can create a couple of problems for Copenhagen as well.” Advertisement Advertisement Regarding the size of the task facing Hearts against an experienced European side full of internationalists, Spittal is determined not to be overawed. “You don't really get opportunities like this often in your career,” he remarked. “It's all about trying to seize those moments. It’s a massive game tomorrow, one we're looking forward to and hopefully, when the opportunity comes along, we've got a few goals in the squad and I'm feeling confident in that.” Hearts have done plenty research on their opponents, who boast familiar names like Thomas Delaney and former Celtic winger Mohamed Elyounoussi. “I know Elyounoussi from past experience,” recalled Spittal. “I expect a tough game obviously, being the Pot 1 team. We don't want to just come here and sit behind the ball and force ourselves to get deeper and deeper on the park and just invite them on to us. It's all about how we count on their threats as well. There's definitely signs in training this week that we can go and do that. “It's top quality opposition that we're playing against. I think last year in the Champions League they did very well as well. They'll be expecting to come here and put on a show, but at the same time you've got to go and try to spoil that. Like I said, we don't want to come here and sit with men behind the ball and just defend and hope for something. We feel as though there's an opportunity that we can go and create issues for them and we'll do what we can to do that.”live casino free play 。

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Fadnavis hints national stage for Bhujbal; Ajit says internal matter of partyAP Business SummaryBrief at 4:44 p.m. ESTI'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! fans think the contestants are starting to turn on Dean McCullough. The 33-year-old radio host may be rubbing some of his fellow campmates the wrong way - for a variety of reasons. While the radio host has admitted he is an early riser and knows to be chipper first thing - as his early morning radio show job demands it of him - he may be antagonising fellow campmates. In recent episodes of the ITV reality show, N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos has made it clear she does not appreciate him singing loudly first thing in the morning when she is still trying to sleep. Despite her politely sharing this news, he continued to loudly sing at her in scenes that aired on Monday. While others are getting frustrated by the fact he keeps getting nominated by the public to take on all of the challenges. Loose Women star Jane Moore particularly objected to Dean being nominated for a sixth trial when she is desperate to undertake one herself. She turned to Dean - who is also sick of being nominated - and suggest he stay silent in order to avoid being nominated. Her remark suggests she's noticed his behaviour could be considered attention seeking and leading to him getting the most airtime. Viewers watching along have suggested the campmates are beginning to get wise to Dean's behaviour and how it might be portrayed in the show. One fan wrote on X: "Everyone clocking Dean and him always being chosen for the trials #ImACeleb." Another wrote: "Love how they are all seeing through Dean’s act #ImACeleb." And another wrote: "Not once has dean asked 'but why do they keep picking me, what am I doing wrong' for these trials like most usually do at this point. Because he knows why. He knows what he's doing and he wants the air time. Stop voting for this loser! #ImACeleb." Another typed: "Sounds like all the camp mates are onto Dean and have had enough #ImACeleb." And other berated the radio host for the way he sang at Tulisa after she asked him not to. One wrote: "Can’t Dean just respect anyone’s wishes please like just don’t sing while Tulisa is asleep? #ImACeleb." And another typed: "Dean is really annoying. As the president of the Tulisa fan club I would like him to apologise to her #ImACeleb." On Monday, Dean undertook a trial called Jack and the Scream Stalk. He had to scale a huge construction while safely attached to a safety line and dip his hand into various boxes - filled with critters such as spiders and scorpions - to retrieve stars. It was his most successful trial to date - as he retrieved 10 stars out of a possible 12 before falling from the structure. Dean’s valiant efforts won him a round of applause from hosts Ant and Dec – and an ostrich egg dinner for the camp. Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads.

NoneBy LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In an angry outburst in a New York courtroom, Rudy Giuliani accused a judge Tuesday of making wrong assumptions about him as he tries to comply with an order requiring him to turn over most of his assets to two election poll workers who won a libel case against him. U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman responded by saying he’s not going to let the former New York City mayor and onetime presidential candidate blurt things out anymore in court unless he’s a sworn witness. The interruption to an otherwise routine pretrial hearing in Manhattan came as the judge questioned Giuliani’s lawyer about why Giuliani has not yet provided the title to a car he has relinquished in his effort to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment won by two former Georgia election workers. “Your client was the U.S. attorney for this district,” the judge said, referring to Giuliani’s years in the 1980s as the head of the federal prosecutor’s office in the Southern District of New York, as he suggested it was hard to believe that Giuliani was incapable of getting a duplicate title to the car. Giuliani learned forward and began speaking into a microphone, telling the judge he had applied for a duplicate copy of the car’s title but that it had not yet arrived. “The implication I’ve been not diligent about it is totally incorrect,” Giuliani said in a scolding tone. “The implication you make is against me and every implication against me is wrong.” Giuliani went on: “I’m not impoverished. Everything I have is tied up. I don’t have a car. I don’t have a credit card. I don’t have cash. I can’t get to bank accounts that truly would be mine because they have put ... stop orders on, for example, my Social Security account, which they have no right to do.” Liman responded by warning defense lawyers that the next time Giuliani interrupts a hearing, “he’s not going to be permitted to speak and the court will take action.” The judge said Giuliani could either choose to represent himself or let lawyers do so, but “you can’t have hybrid representation.” If Giuliani wants to speak in court again, he can be put on the witness stand and be sworn as a witness, Liman added. The exchange came at a hearing in which the judge refused to delay a Jan. 16 trial over the disposition of Giuliani’s Florida residence and World Series rings. Those are two sets of assets that Giuliani is trying to shield from confiscation as part of Liman’s order to turn over many prized possessions to the poll workers. Earlier in the proceeding, defense attorney Joseph M. Cammarata asked Liman to delay the trial, which will be heard without a jury, for a month because of Giuliani’s “involvement” in inauguration planning for President-elect Donald Trump. “My client regularly consults and deals directly with President-elect Trump on issues that are taking place as the incoming administration is afoot as well as (the) inauguration,” Cammarata said. “My client wants to exercise his political right to be there.” The judge turned down the request, saying Giuliani’s “social calendar” was not a reason to postpone the trial. Giuliani, who once served as Trump’s personal attorney, was found liable last year for defaming two Georgia poll workers by falsely accusing them of tampering with ballots during the 2020 presidential election. The women said they faced death threats after Giuliani falsely claimed they sneaked in ballots in suitcases, counted ballots multiple times and tampered with voting machines.

viewers have ignited debate by taking photos during movie screenings, leading some film fans to feel that such actions are defying decorum. Over the course of s at the box office, devotees of the Broadway musical adaptation shared images of the screen to , spurred in part by a viral X (formerly Twitter) from an fan account that read, “Show ur ‘Wicked part 1’ photos.” Although the post led to a lot of users sharing their own pics of the action, plenty of were of the “Kick these people out of the theater” variety. “Any cell phone is distracting in a darkened theater, of course — even people trying to hide it,” Jason E. Squire, USC School of Cinematic Arts professor emeritus and host of podcast , tells . “It’s just intolerable behavior and should not be allowed in theaters that show any movie.” Premium theater chain Alamo Drafthouse, known for encouraging patrons to notify staff of any disruptive behavior or phone use, to the viral photo-callout post with, “Or, don’t do that.” The chain emphasizes to that they work with influencers to help provide awareness of screenings, but that any opportunities to share images from the theatrical experience would be offered before the movie begins. “We absolutely feel strongly about no phone usage once the movie starts,” says Alamo Drafthouse chief marketing office Chaya Rosenthal. “You’ve got a lot of influencers who want that self-expression and sharing their experience with their social community. So we embrace that but do it in a very different way, where we want people to specifically take those photos before the film starts and enjoy that experience in our lobbies.” Starring Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in the story of s characters prior to Dorothy’s arrival, the movie got off to a magical start in its box office run, making history with the best opening weekend for a Broadway musical adaptation. Previously, the 2024 summer box office was from the year prior, suggesting that the impact from the recent Hollywood strikes was not as devastating as it could have been. That said, clearly the industry can benefit from the support of young and social media-savvy audience members. Some exhibitors have opted not to rely on the ephemeral trends dictated by social media. The Art Theatre, a single-screen house in Long Beach, California, has pivoted post-pandemic to playing second-run titles for roughly six months after the Academy Awards ceremony, although the theater will still screen new titles through the rest of this year. Notably, the venue has no plans to show or , instead opting to play , and in the coming weeks. “For every single movie, a manager does an old-time walk-through from the front of the screen to the back, just to combat if that behavior would ever exist,” says Kerstin Kansteiner, head of the board for the nonprofit theater. “We have seen it a couple times, but it’s fairly rare.” did not respond to requests for comment on the topic, but Rosenthal says that studios have generally been aligned with Alamo’s policy of staunchly discouraging phone use. Granted, studios have come to embrace for spreading the word about a movie, but the companies would want any video to be taken before a screening or in the lobby afterward. Even the concept of singing along to a theatrical musical has proven polarizing. Ahead of s release, AMC Theatres issued a statement asking theatergoers to not only avoid phone use but also not sing along with a screening, and some chains, including Alamo Drafthouse, have set up separate sing-along events to accommodate enthusiastic viewers. John Bucher — executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation who has served as story consultant for projects released by Paramount, HBO and A24 — notes that our society has gradually been moving toward satisfying the needs of the individual over those of the group, due to the advent of such technologies as the smartphone. “Rudeness and civility have slowly been making their way to the bottom of our values list for a long time,” Bucher says. “Encouraging people to snap pictures of the screen during a movie says something to those around us. It says that the invisible community, who isn’t here with me, is more important than the community that is here with me.” THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood ReporterThe Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the foremost socio-political body of the South-South region, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decision to release Rivers State’s statutory allocation. During a media interaction at Uyo Airport on Saturday, PANDEF’s newly appointed National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, expressed satisfaction with the President’s move, describing it as a commendable and statesmanlike decision. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by PANDEF Spokesman, Chief Dr. Obiuwevbi Ominimini, and made available to The Guardian in Abuja. The statement quoted Ambassador Igali as stressing that the action would bring much-needed relief not only to the people of Rivers State but also to Nigeria as a whole. Ambassador Igali further stressed that the decision would shield the citizens of Rivers State from suffering due to the ongoing political conflict within the state’s leadership. READ ALSO: PANDEF rejects ACF claim, says Niger Delta most marginalised He expressed hope that the President’s action would complement the peace efforts led by the Obong Victor Attah-led High-Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee, recently set up by PANDEF. The PANDEF leader also called on all political figures, youth, and women’s groups in Rivers State to embrace peace, follow the federal government’s example, and support the reconciliation process being spearheaded by the region’s elders. PANDEF reiterated its commitment to fostering peace and unity across the Niger Delta region, saying that collaboration among political leaders is essential to the region’s progress and stability.

Lawyers for a voting machine company that’s suing Fox News want to question founder Rupert Murdoch about his contentious efforts to change his family trust , the attorneys told a court Monday. Election-tech company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation suit regards Fox's reporting on 2020 voting fraud claims. But Smartmatic’s attorneys suggest the separate succession fight over Murdoch's media empire might shed light on any Fox Corp. involvement in editorial matters. It's an important, if technical, question as Smartmatic seeks to hold the deep-pocketed Fox parent company responsible for statements that the news network aired. Fox contends that there's no such liability and that it was engaging in journalism, not defamation, when it broadcast election-fraud allegations made by then-President Donald Trump 's attorneys. Rupert Murdoch may already have given a deposition — out-of-court questioning under oath — in the defamation suit. Such records aren't public at this stage, but plans for his deposition were briefly mentioned at a 2022 hearing. Smartmatic now is seeking to talk to Murdoch about his efforts to rewrite his plans for his businesses after his death. The matter is playing out behind closed doors and in sealed files in a Nevada probate court. The New York Times has reported that Rupert Murdoch wants to keep his eldest son, Lachlan , in charge of the conglomerate's newspapers and television networks in order to ensure a continued conservative editorial outlook . Smartmatic wants to get the 93-year-old patriarch on record while the probate matter plays out, company attorney Edward Wipper told a judge Monday. Fox News lawyer K. Winn Allen said the probate case “has nothing at all to do with” Smartmatic's claims and is “not appropriate” fodder for the suit. Fox Corp. declined to comment after court. Fox News' lawyers, meanwhile, want Smartmatic to provide records about a U.S. federal criminal case against people, including Smartmatic co-founder Roger Piñate, accused of scheming to bribe a Filipino election official . Piñate has pleaded not guilty. Smartmatic isn't charged in the criminal case, and Smartmatic attorneys have said the matter was irrelevant to the defamation suit. Fox lost prior bids for a court order to get the information, but a hearing on the network's renewed request is set next week. It's unclear how soon Judge David B. Cohen will decide on that request or on Smartmatic's bid to dig into the Murdoch family trust case. Both requests are part of pretrial information-gathering, and no trial date has been set. Smartmatic says it was a small player, working only with California's heavily Democratic Los Angeles County, in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. In subsequent Fox News appearances, Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell portrayed Smartmatic as part of a multi-state scheme to steal the vote from the Republican. Federal and state election officials , exhaustive reviews in battleground states and Trump’s own attorney general found no widespread fraud that could have changed the outcome of the 2020 election. Nor did they uncover any credible evidence that the vote was tainted. Dozens of courts, including by judges whom Trump had appointed, rejected his fraud claims. Fox News ultimately aired an interview with an election technology expert who refuted the allegations against Smartmatic — an interview done after the company demanded a retraction . The network is countersuing Smartmatic , claiming it violated a New York law against baseless suits aimed at squelching reporting or criticism on public issues. The New York defamation suit is one of several stemming from conservative-oriented news outlets' reports on Trump’s 2020 vote-rigging claims. Smartmatic recently settled with One America News Network and Newsmax . Fox News settled for $787 million last year with Dominion Voting Systems, another election-technology company that sued over conspiracy theories blaming its election equipment for Trump’s 2020 loss. Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press13-year-old train surfer survives being electrocuted while train surfing — and again during botched rescue attempt, scary video showsNone

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