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KUWAIT: The Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) took part in organizing and presenting three specialized workshops during its participation in the 11th Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, hosted by the Qatari capital, Doha. In a statement issued on Thursday, Nazaha said its contribution comes as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen international cooperation and exchange expertise in combating corruption. It noted that the workshops attracted wide interest from participating delegations at the conference, which began on Monday and concludes on Friday.During a session titled “Promoting Integrity and Accountability in Public Institutions,” Nazaha reviewed…

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary, the union announced Thursday as it continues to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the league.The WNBPA and league have been negotiating a new agreement for the past few months, extending the deadline a couple of times with the latest one set to expire Jan. 9. The move gives union negotiators another tool to use in talks.“The players’ decision is an unavoidable response to the state of negotiations with the WNBA and its teams,” the union said in a statement. “Time and…

Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged deceptive practices.The FTC said Thursday that Instacart has been falsely advertising free deliveries. The San Francisco-based company isn’t clearly disclosing service fees, which add as much as 15% to an order and must be paid for customers to receive their groceries, the FTC said.Instacart has also failed to clearly disclose that customers who enroll in a free trial for its Instacart+ program will be charged membership fees at the end of the trial. The FTC said hundreds of thousands…

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man was sentenced Thursday to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017.Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, was found guilty in late September of murder in eight killings. Jurors agreed on the death penalty in six of the killings, but they were undecided on the punishment in the deaths of Cooksey’s mother, Rene Cooksey, and stepfather, Edward Nunn.Prosecutors said they could seek the death penalty in a sentencing retrial or let a judge impose life sentences. Authorities never offered a motive for the attacks. Cooksey maintained his innocence…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson had a ready-made refrain when asked why Republicans weren’t moving to extend federal health care subsidies: their party wanted to help 100% of Americans with their costs, not just the 7% of Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans.But not 100% of his conference agreed.A rare revolt from the moderate wing of the party has upended Johnson’s plans. Four Republicans this week signed onto a Democratic discharge petition that guarantees that the House will vote on extending the ACA subsidies sometime in January, with Republican leaders now powerless to stop it.For Democrats, it was…

The Metropolitan and the Greater Manchester police forces are being accused of anti-Palestinian discrimination and clamping down on free speech after announcing that they will arrest people for chanting “globalise the intifada”.In a statement on Wednesday, they said that protesters should expect the police to “take action” against anyone saying the phrase or displaying it on a placard. “Violent acts have taken place, the context has changed – words have meaning and consequence. We will act decisively and make arrests,” they said.  At a protest outside the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday, four people were arrested for “racially aggravated public…

A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library, clearing the way for the real estate developer-turned-president to build a towering monument to his political rise in an iconic stretch of the city.A local activist brought the lawsuit against Miami Dade College, arguing the school’s board didn’t give sufficient public notice and violated the state’s open government law when board members voted in September to give away the nearly 3-acre (1.2-hectare) property in downtown Miami. The site is a developer’s dream and is valued…

Tonda Eckert has mustered more wins for Southampton in eight games than the club had previously managed in 51 attempts since the start of last season.Brought into the club in July to manage the under-21s, the 32-year-old was thrust into the main job in November following the dismissal of Will Still. The Saints had started dismally, and were labouring just above the relegation zone after just two wins in 13 games. Saturday 20th December 11:00am Kick off 12:30pm Since then, the turnaround has been stark. Six wins, 22 goals scored. A rise from 21st in the table to 10th -…

Florian Wirtz has made an underwhelming start to his Liverpool career but the player is “too good to fail”, according to former Germany international Benedikt Howedes.The 2014 World Cup winner, who later served as Germany’s team manager, was speaking to a small group of international reporters about the fortunes of German players in the Premier League. “It is nice to see [Nick] Woltemade is playing a good role in the Premier League now, getting more and more experience on a higher level. It is always good when players are playing abroad and they are turning into better players because it…

The Lululemon logo can be seen on a store in Manhattan.Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesActivist investor Elliott Investment Management has built a stake of more than $1 billion in Lululemon Athletica and is bringing a potential CEO candidate to the table, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.Lululemon’s stock rose 6% in early trading Thursday. Last week, Lululemon announced CEO Calvin McDonald would step down effective Jan. 31, following a year-long performance slump for Lululemon. Elliott has been working with former Ralph Lauren CFO and COO Jane Nielsen as a potential candidate, according to the person,…