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President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as the US ambassador to France, in the latest of several controversial picks. Kushner "is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests," Trump said on his Truth Social website, adding that Jared "worked closely with me in the White House." The choice is in keeping with Trump's pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty. Kushner is a multimillionaire real estate executive and former attorney; his son was a senior adviser during Trump's first term. Trump did not mention, however, that the elder Kushner once served jail time -- a two-year sentence, most of it served in a federal prison. Kushner, who is now 70, pleaded guilty in 2004 to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign contributions. The case, which was prosecuted by then US attorney Chris Christie, included sordid details, to which Kushner admitted: that he had hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, a man cooperating in a campaign finance inquiry, and then videotaped the encounter and sent it to the man's wife, Kushner's sister, to dissuade her from testifying against him. Christie, who worked on Trump's first presidential transition team and then opposed him in this year's Republican primary contests, later said Kushner had committed a "loathsome" and "disgusting crime." In 2020, Trump issued a pardon to Kushner, whose conviction had resulted in him being disbarred in three states. Nominees for key ambassadorships are often business associates of a president-elect, or major political donors. But it is rare, if not unprecedented, to name a convicted felon. The first two men to fill the prestigious Paris post were famed inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin and a future president, Thomas Jefferson. If confirmed, Kushner would succeed Denise Bauer, a former ambassador to Belgium who was a major Democratic fundraiser and donor. md/bbk/mdSouth Africa vs England: Danni Wyatt-Hodge stars as tourists wrap up T20 series whitewash

Adrian Burragubba and his family were taking four of his grandchildren to the Doongmabulla Springs to perform ceremony in August last year when they were interrupted by employees of the nearby Carmichael coalmine. “Bravus employees spotted us on the road and turned around and followed us and drove up really fast and blocked our right to get into the springs,” he told NITV. UN slams Queensland laws as a 'flagrant disregard for children's rights' In late November Mr Burragubba filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission on behalf of the Nagana Yarrbayn Wangan & Jagalingou Cultural Custodians, alleging serious racial discrimination by Adani (now called Bravus Mining and Resources in Australia). The complaint references Section 9 and Section 18c of the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act 1975 . “We have endured years of discrimination and vilification from Adani, and we’re not putting up with this anymore," Mr Burragubba said. "Adani has been on notice about their conduct since our lawyers sent a concerns notice last year, and they refused to take action. "Legal recourse is the only answer.” This flash mob broke a world record to protect Country The complaint is a representative action filed by Mr Burragubba on behalf of his family and clan, who are the Nagana Yarrbayn cultural custodians. The complaint sets out the way Adani sought to “verbally and physically obstruct and prevent” Mr Burragubba and others from accessing the Doongmabulla Springs “in order to perform cultural rites and share cultural knowledge”. The complaint also seeks to highlight the way “a decade long pattern of conduct” by Adani against Mr Burragubba, his family and clan, has culminated in what the complaint deems a “smear campaign” through Adani’s media statements and social media posts, through the commentary that it publishes, through the use of media outlets, and by allowing unfettered commentary to remain on and be added to its social media platforms. Adani obtains court order to prevent Traditional Owners entering mine site Bravus did not answer NITV’s questions regarding the complaint, but did respond with the statement of 21 November 2024 already published on its website, saying it "wholly rejected the allegations made by Mr Burragubba". Over the past few years Bravus has made numerous posts to its social media accounts regarding Mr Burragubba's son, Gurridyula (also known as Coedie McAvoy), his beliefs and Waddanangu (which means 'the talking' in the Wirdi language of the Wangan and Jagalingou people), the base traditional owners have set up on Country, near the mine. On several of these posts, seen by NITV, comments attacking Gurridyula's Aboriginality and containing other racist abuse have been left unmoderated at the time of this article being published. Adani kept details secret about reef pollution The posts stand in contrast to Bravus' approach when the mining company made a statement on social media about what it was doing to celebrate NAIDOC Week, which attracted racist comments. In that case Bravus removed offensive comments and reminded followers of its social media policy, which asks people to refrain from posting offensive remarks and includes the right to remove racist content. A spokesperson in a statement sent to NITV said, “[Bravus] have a right to defend our business and shine a light on the behaviour of Mr Burragubba.” Mr Burragubba claims "it's been decades and decades of this, putting up with racism.” Adani wages 'lawfare' against Indigenous activists resisting coal mine "And now this company comes along and they think that they can just treat us as people who don't have any authority, saying that we're not the rightful traditional owners, we're not Aboriginal people. "And just denigrating us, disparaging us in social media, Facebook posts, and also getting the media to write things about us and report things about us that just is trying to destroy our credibility." In the same statement the company suggests Mr Burragubba is an ally of "anti-fossil fuel groups", saying he acts at their "behest". Traditional Owners continue their fight against Adani Carmichael coal mine Mr Burragubba has been fighting for his Country for more than a decade because, to him, it means everything. "It's destroyed my life," Mr Burragubba said in 2023. "I was bankrupted. I couldn't even rent a house. "But everything I fought for was to go back to Country, where my son Coedie is, so our family can enjoy the Country of our ancestors." Australia Decides The complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission is the latest salvo in a long-running fight that has seen bitter rifts between family, changes to legislation, Native Title being extinguished and court case after court case. Since the time Adani, a multinational company headed up by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, proposed a massive coalmine on Wangan and Jagalingou Country in the Galliee Basin of Central Queensland it has caused division between Traditional Owners. Some Traditional Owners wanted to do a deal with the mining company, others, including Mr Burragubba, were vehemently opposed. Wirdi resistance warrior recognised with international environment prize In order to break ground, Adani needed an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) with W&J people. Between 2012 and March 2016, Traditional Owners met three times and voted against an ILUA. But in May 2016 another meeting was convened in Maryborough, where a vote of 294 to one was recorded in favour of the land use agreement. Native title bill to pass next week: Labor Members of the native title group who boycotted the Maryborough meeting claim it was stacked with people who didn't have the right to vote and the agreement should never have been registered on the native title register. But it was registered and has survived legal challenges since. Then in 2017, Mingli McGlade and other Noongar people won a federal court challenge that found an ILUA was only valid if it had unanimous support from all registered native title claimants, not just a simple majority - which the Adani ILUA didn't. The federal Coalition government, with the support of Labor, promptly amended the Native Title Act so only majority support from the claim group was needed for an ILUA. 'Corrosive impact': Traditional land owners slam native title changes And then in 2019, the Queensland Government extinguished native title over 1385 hectares of Wangan and Jagalingou Country which allowed the coalmine couldto go ahead, no matter if any traditional owners opposed it. Since Bravus began exporting coal in late 2021, the company says the Carmichael Mine is producing in the order of 10 million tonnes per annum. It is subject - like all mines - to stringent environmental conditions and there is no doubt that at least some Traditional Owners support it. Queensland Premier buckles on Adani after election 'wake-up call' But there's also no doubt that other Traditional Owners, like Mr Burragubba, still hurt. "Aboriginal people, we belong to this Country," he said. "We don't come from anywhere else. "In our connection to this Country is the trees and the animals, the nature, the environment - these things mean things to us. 'Our ancestors are with us': protest and ceremony persist at Adani site "We think about these things constantly ... we think of these things all the time when we're raising our children ... when we take them on Country, we can name those things. "And so the reason why we we're doing these things is to give our people strength, dignity, self-respect, identity, who we are as a people, our integrity, our cultural integrity, and it's being worn away gradually by all this racist hate and this racial vilification." The complaint seeks compensation, an apology, the removal of offending social media, a retraction of media statements, and anti-racism and cultural awareness training for Bravus’ directors, managers and employees. Queensland Police 'regret' interrupting Traditional Owners' ceremony “This company thinks it can impair our human rights, destroy our lands and waters and smash our culture, and then denigrate us in the eyes of the world," Mr Burragubba said. Speaking to NITV about the complaint, Mr Burragubba claims "it has been a decade of dishonest, deceptive and misleading conduct against us by Adani, designed to undermine our cultural authority and our right to speak for Country, and our standing as First Nations people. It’s time for that to stop and for Adani to admit it’s wrong.” A spokesperson for Bravus said the company wholly rejects Mr Burragubba’s allegations and that Bravus had not received any notification from the Australian Human Rights Commission of a complaint. Traditional Owners appeal to UN over Adani mine Bravus' parent company Adani Group is facing legal action after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted on US bribery allegations related to a bombshell federal indictment against him, a court filing shows. The commission is suing the head of the Adani Group and his nephew Sagar Adani, alleging they engaged in hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to help an Adani company while "falsely touting the company’s compliance with anti-bribery principles and laws in connection with a $US750 million ($A1.2 billion) bond offering". A spokesperson for the Adani Group said in a statement that the allegations made by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission against directors of Adani Green are "baseless and denied". 50 religious leaders say no to Adani mine "All possible legal recourse will be sought," the spokesperson said. "The Adani Group has always upheld and is steadfastly committed to maintaining the highest standards of governance, transparency and regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions of its operations. "We assure our stakeholders, partners and employees that we are a law-abiding organisation, fully compliant with all laws." Laws to end path to treaty fast-tracked in shock move

Carter’s presidency started well, but stalled amid challengesSaquon Barkley has become the Shohei Ohtani of the NFL. There's no better home run hitter playing football right now. Barkley had touchdown runs of 72 and 70 yards for the Philadelphia Eagles in a 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. He now has five runs of 50-plus yards this season and is on pace to break Eric Dickerson's single-season record of 2,105 yards set in 1984. Barkley's historic performance against the Rams — his 255 yards set a team record — captivated a national audience and turned him into a fan favorite for the AP NFL MVP award. He's not the betting favorite, however. Josh Allen has the best odds at plus-150, according to Bet MGM Sportsbook. Two-time MVP Lamar Jackson is next at plus-250 followed by Barkley at plus-400. Running backs have won the award 18 times, including three-time winner Jim Brown, who was the AP's first NFL MVP in 1957. Quarterbacks have dominated the award, winning it 45 times. Only three players who weren't QBs or RBs have been MVP. It takes a special season for a non-QB to win it mainly because the offense goes through the signal caller. Quarterbacks handle the ball every offensive snap, run the show and get the credit when things go well and the blame when it doesn't. Adrian Peterson was the most recent non-QB to win it when he ran for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings in 2012. Playing for a winning team matters, too. Nine of the past 11 winners played for a No. 1 seed with the other two winners on a No. 2 seed. The Vikings earned the sixth seed when Pederson was MVP. Barkley is a major reason why the Eagles (9-2) are leading the NFC East and only trail Detroit (10-1) by one game for the top spot in the conference. Does he have a realistic chance to win the MVP award? Kicker Mark Moseley was the MVP in the strike-shortened 1982 season when he made 20 of 21 field goals and 16 of 19 extra points in nine games for Washington. If voters once selected a kicker, everyone has a chance, especially a game-changer such as Barkley. Defensive tackle Alan Page was the MVP in 1971 and linebacker Lawrence Taylor won it in 1986. Running back Christian McCaffrey finished third in voting last year and wide receiver Justin Jefferson placed fifth in 2022. The Offensive Player of the Year award and Defensive Player of the Year award recognize the best all-around players on both sides of the ball, allowing voters to recognize non-QBs if they choose. Wide receivers and running backs have won the AP OPOY award seven times over the past 11 seasons. McCaffrey was the 2023 winner. The AP's new voting format introduced in 2022 also gives non-QBs a better opportunity to get MVP recognition. Voter submit their top five picks for each award, with a weighted point system. Previously, voters made one choice for each award. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league vote for MVP and seven other awards. The awards are based on regular-season performance. The Chiefs (10-1) and Bills (9-2) already are in position to lock up postseason berths right after Thanksgiving. Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with a win over Las Vegas on Black Friday and a loss by Miami on Thursday night, or a win plus a loss by Denver on Monday night. Buffalo can wrap up a fifth straight AFC East title with a victory over San Francisco on Sunday and a loss by the Dolphins. It's not a given that the Dallas Cowboys will be looking for a new head coach after this season. Owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday on local radio that Mike McCarthy could end up getting a contract extension. "I don't think that's crazy at all. This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football left," Jones said. McCarthy led the Cowboys (4-7) to three straight 12-win seasons, but they went 1-3 in the playoffs and haven't reached the NFC championship game since winning the Super Bowl 29 years ago. Injuries have contributed to the team's struggles this season, but Dallas was just 3-5 before Dak Prescott was lost for the rest of the season. The Cowboys upset Washington last week and their next four games are against teams that currently have losing records. If they somehow end up 9-8 or even 8-9, Jones could make a case for keeping McCarthy. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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