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HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GMA3: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW,’ SEPT. 25-29

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know” during the week of Sept. 25-29. “GMA3: What You Need to Know” is a one-hour program co-anchored by Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan, with Dr. Jennifer Ashton as chief health and medical correspondent. The news program airs weekdays at 1:00 p.m. EDT | 12:00 p.m. CDT on ABC, and 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EDT on ABC News Live.

Highlights of the week include the following:

Monday, Sept. 25 — “GMA3” sits down with plaintiff Asha Daniels and attorney Ron Zambrano on their new lawsuit against Lizzo; first Black female NYPD police surgeon Dr. Lynn O’Connor; Money Monday with author Erin Lowry (“Broke Millennial”); podcast host Punkie Johnson (“Love Thang with Punkie Johnson”) for Podcast of the Month series

Tuesday, Sept. 26 — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and first lady Tammy Snyder Murphy; rapper Quavo on Capitol Hill with ABC News senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott; The Cut magazine fashion and beauty writer Asia Milia Ware; comedian Sam Jay (“Sam Jay”)

Wednesday, Sept. 27 — ABC News political director Rick Klein; reality TV personality Gerry Turner (“The Golden Bachelor”); Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

Thursday, Sept. 28 — “GMA3” celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Mexican chef and restaurateur Roberto Santibañez; a performance by the cast of Broadway musical “Here Lies Love”

Friday, Sept. 29 — “20/20” contributing anchor Deborah Roberts; Faith Friday with author Sissy Goff (“The Worry-Free Parent”); entrepreneurs and TV personalities Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary and Barbara Corcoran (“Shark Tank”)

ABC Media Relations Brooks Lancaster Brooks.Lancaster@abc.com

Daniela Urso Daniela.Urso.-nd@abc.com

-- ABC --

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In honor of my beautiful Sissy's Birthday week @sunflowergirl73 I decided to do a little something different. With the help of her amazing beautiful @dad-bod-tuesday co-host @veraroaddixie I've put together a fun little game of Secret Sunday Guess who "Birthday Style" Enjoy your surprise Sissy and get ready to start guessing.🤗❤️😁😘

You do not have to send birthday wishes to participate in today's Secret Sunday but if you wish to join the birthday fun, just add 2 clues to your anonymous birthday wishes so she can guess who you are.

Much love, @daisiesandgiggles @veraroaddixie 💜😘

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Teacher!Dean Winchester: Crayons

Pairing: Teacher!Brother!Dean x Sister!Reader 

Pov: Deans 

Warnings: Cute Dean, fluff, lots of laughs, Dean making kids giggle, Dean being great with kids, Talk of Deans baby Y/n 

Summary- Dean and his sister (Y/n) doing cute little projects with his pre-school/ kindergarten class. 

Word Count: 3k 

Main Masterlist: 

Taglist: @akshi8278​ @deanswaywardgirl​

I’ve been working for the cute little mam and pop, day-care. This year will mark the second year I’ve been here.  

I grow-up with loving parents, and a baby sister. When Y/n was born I felt the natural pull to protect her, and make she was safe at all times. My parents, let me take that brotherly role in her life. My baby sister Y/n was only a year younger than me, so we pretty much did everything together.  

When we were in elementary school, I’d walk Y/n to her kindergarten class, and then I’d walk to my first-grade classroom. I honestly can’t believe I still remember that memory.  

I walked up the hall and to my classroom door. I had only had these kiddos for about three weeks now, but there were making great progress. And since today was Friday I thought it be cool if I dressed up a little and we had an arts and crafts day.  

I looked down at my watch, the digital numbers popping up it read “8:30″. ‘Great I had enough time to pull out all the supplies, and have a few more cups of coffee to keep up with the little munchkins.’  

I set my half empty coffee cup on my desk in the front of the classroom, and open the shades letting the morning sun fall into the class room. I pulled out my phone, scrolling through the abundance of playlists on my Spotify account.  

This was the only time, when the kids weren’t in my room was, I allowed to listen to my type of music. “Heck yeah, let’s rock baby.” I said as I clicked the most recent playlist.  

I set my phone down on my desk and walked around the room. I had a fairly small class this year. I had 2 baby girls that were only about ten months old, but the rest of my class was 2 years, which had the attention span of a Nat, and had the most energy I had ever seen.  

Ya, see I love working with this age group. The babies which have to come to day care are the most adorable little girls I had ever seen. Little toes and babbles coming from them as I would change them into their afternoon outfit, or we sit down and eat.  

My other kiddos were just having equally adorable. They’d raise their hands for everything, they also asked the oddest of question, but I think what I love most about being with these kiddos every day is that they make me so much happier.

I generally wake up in an over-all happy mood, but the minute my kiddos step into my room. I can feel the joy raise through me, starting at my toes and ending at head. And just like any day, I’m always the first to make it to the daycare. The second person to make their way into the building was my co-teacher. My co-teacher just so happens to be Y/n. She had a thing for being late, but I didn’t mind.  

Y/n walked into the classroom, setting her belongings on the rounded desk in the back of the classroom. When Y/n had told me, she had interned to be a part of the daycare I couldn’t help but feel so excited.  

Y/n and I’s relationship was prefect damn near unbreakable. Something about having her by my side thirty years later had a great feeling. “Hey big bro!” She said as she looked up after setting her things down on her desk.  

“Hey sis, you get enough sleep last night?” I asked knowing she probably didn’t, not with the way those two-year-old ran her ragged yesterday. Y/n and I had a system to how we took care of our class. I’d take Monday with the two-year-old, and then Tuesday I spent with the baby girls, Wednesday I was with the big kids again and then Thursday I was with the babies yet again Friday I’d take the big kids.  

Then the cycle would change and Y/n would start with having the big kids Monday. I went over to the paper section, pulling out craft paper, crayons and markers for the kids to play with. “Today if you can’t tell by my amazing outfit, it’s craft day.” I said walking past Y/n desk in the back, as I kicked out the raveling carpet.  

I set the paper down at my desk. The day care didn’t open until nine fifteen. “Sis, what may it be?” I said fancying my best London accent, doing things like this made me even happier, it got me in a mood to see my kiddos in the morning.  

“Tee time may be nine ten brother.” Y/n said trying her fancy on the old London accent. I got up, quickly turning my playlist off and standing neither my door, other teachers were starting to the same. I waited, and the first child I saw was one of baby girls. Her name was Amber. Her mother said hello handed me her Amber’s bags and then said a short and quick bye-bye to her daughter. “Y/n, Come get amber and bring her to the back room.” I said Y/n came running taking Amber to the back room.

The back room was meant for any kiddos under the age of one year old. It was a quiet space for them, a space dedicated to just them. When I handed Amber off, I heard coo at the Y/n, “Awe, good morning sweetheart.” I heard Y/n say has she walked father away from me and closer to the back room.  

The next kiddo was the other sweet baby girl. “Hey, Dean. I like the outfit today.” Said Poppies mother, and she handed me a sleeping poppy, and of course her bag for today. “And look you two match, how adorable.” Poppies mother said before kissing her baby's temple and then walking out the front door. The sun was starting to peak further above the horizon.  

I figured since Y/n wasn’t back yet that she was probably putting amber things in the respectful place. I set Poppy down slowly and softly. “Well, the two baby girls are here, you need anything with these two and I’m right outside okay, sis.” I said as I saw Y/n come back from the little kitchenette we had in the back room.  

AS Y/n got closer to me, she too noticed the matching outfits that me and Poppy were wearing. “You and poppy match today!” She spoke. Both poppy and I were wearing striped shirts, and dark blue overalls. The only different was that Poppy had a cute little bow in her short hair. “Okay, I’ve got to go out into the classroom and get ready for the other kiddos.” I said to Y/n before walking out of the back room.  

When I made it to the door, Justin, Rachel, Cassie, and Paula were standing outside with their parents. ‘Good morning!” As each kid kissed their mothers' cheeks and ran over to me.  

after all the parents had left, saying their goodbyes. We all went into the classroom. Like I said before my classroom room size was fairly small. Which I of course didn’t mind.  

The kids put all their belongings on the little racks, and ran over. In the morning time we’d sit around in a circle and say one good thing that happened yesterday. I never picked on the kids, I just let the first kid that wanted to go, start us off.  

Rachel was the first to start us off. “Yesterday, my mommy and I had ice cream for dessert.” She said her high and squeaky voice, making me smile. “Oh, that sounds awesome! Do you remember what flavor?” I asked sitting down like the kids were. “it was CHOCOLATE!” Rachel screamed the last part. “Oh, that does sounds yummy.” I spoke.  

The next kiddo to go was Paula, she started off by saying “When i got home yesterday, I help my daddy make dinner. And we had mac and cheese.” She said rubbing her tummy as she looked back at that not do long ago memory.  

Justin interrupted me before I could say anything “Mr. Dean? Where’s miss Y/n?” He spoke. playing with his shoe strings. “That a good question, but remember we have to raise out hand if we are going to ask a question.” I spoke. “I’m sorry.” Justin said.  

“To answer Justin question, Miss Y/n is in the back room’ I said pointing towards the door in the back. ‘She’s taking care of the babies today, like I did yesterday.” I spoke.  

“Really?” The four kids said in unison. I laughed a little. “Yes, Now Justin would you like to share your good thing?” I asked. “Of course, I want to share Mr. Dean. Yesterday, I helped my sissy with her make-up.” He said putting both his hands on his hips.  

I again laughed, another reason why I love working with kids. They are always no matter what so eccentric. “Okay Cassie, what was one good thing that happened yesterday?” I asked. Cassie and I had a rocky start in the begging of class. She was an overly shy girl, and talked softly. But she grew comfortable with me. “Mr. Dean?” She asked getting up from where she had been sitting. “Can I whisper it to you?” She asked.  

I just shook my head; she came closer and cupped her hands around my ear. “Yesterday, I told my mommy and daddy I couldn’t wait to come back to class.” She said in a very quiet whisper.

Awe I thought to myself, and said out loud. “I’m glad your excited to come to see me.” wrapping one of my arms around Cassie already small body and hugged her. “Okay kiddos, since today is the last day of the week. We’re are going to arts and crafts.”  I spoke.  

“Yay!” Justin said getting up and walking over to the little table. I looked over at Cassie, and smiled. she gave me a short smile and walked over to where Justin was. So, I got up and made sure that Rachel and Paula were walking with me. Once they were all sitting down at the table.

I grabbed the different colored papers, and the crayons and markers. Placing everything in the middle so they would be able to share. "Now kiddos, if you want anything else. I will be at my desks.” I spoke.

I sat down at my desk, trying to figure out anything else that I could do with the kiddos since today was Friday. ‘We could sit down and watch a movie; I could wait for them to do finished with their crafts, and then do another craft all together.’ I thought to myself.  

I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard the back-room door open, “Um, Mr. Dean. I need your help!” Y/n said. The kids rose their heads, but went back to coloring when they noticed it was just Y/n. “Listen kiddos, I have to go help miss Y/n, so just continue doing your drawing.” I spoke. I heard a “Okay, Mr. Dean.”  

I walked to the back-room, Y/n walked back through the door, not shutting it. “What’s up Y/n? ” I asked. “I just needed your help, getting them into their afternoon clothes. They both had accidents.” Y/n said walking over to grab Amber and Poppy’s bag.  

“Alright then, let's get started.” I said taking Amber’s bag. When I came over to where Y/n and had laid them out on the soft blanket on the floor, Amber had her small hand wrapped around her small ankle chewing softing on her big toes. “Awe sweetie, not that icky.” I said taking her foot from her mouth. Amber’s mother had packed two different outfits, one being a short sleeve shirt that said “Daddy's girl!” in purple glitter with a black skirt. Her second outfit was a long sleeve that had a momma and baby elephant on it, with blue leggings.  

I held up either one of the shirts, I know she’s only ten, but I bet her Amber’s mom is letting her choose some sort of her outfits. I held the shirts up and Amber did the thing that most kids her age do which is grabby hands. Amber wanted to wear the elephants, which meant she was pants.  

So, I lightly lifted Amber's head to let me put her head in through the hole at the top of the shirt, then I had to grab her arms. Amber had this thing when you changed her cloths. All the sudden she’d become a wiggle worm. Finally, after a few minutes of trying to grab her arms, she let me. I gently put her hands and arms through the holes. Afterwards I put her leggings on and I sat her up in my lap.  

“The kiddos out there asked where you were today?” I said catching Y/n attention. “Did they? Awe that’s cute” She said had she lifted Poppy into her lap. “I’ve got them drawing out there, since it’s Friday.” I said “I figured you go easy on since today is Friday. Yesterday I tried to teach them number one through twenty, but it didn’t work out as I planned.” Y/n said laughing a little when poppy babbled into her lap.  

“I was thinking that we could let them watch a Disney movie and feed these girls, maybe go for nap time too.” I said lightly bouncing Amber in my lap, and she chewed on her binky. I saw Y/n face contort like it always did when she was thinking.  

“I don’t see why not; what movie were you thinking?” Y/n asked. Without missing a beat “Frozen” I said, a little giggle erupted from my younger sister. “Okay, I guess we got a plan then.” She said putting Poppy on her hip, and walking towards the door, so I followed her. “Let’s go Amber!” I said putting her on my hip and walking out of the room.  

When I walked out the kiddos were still coloring and drawing. “Alrighty kiddos let’s be done with coloring. Because we are going to watch a movie.” I said All heads turned and looked at me, in the moment you could hear a mouse scurrying across the floor for how quiet it was.  

“What movie are we watching?” Rachel said after raising her hand. “Rachel we are watching Frozen!” I said as I put Amber in the high chair. All that could be heard for a few seconds was screams of happiness.  

“Alrighty calm down, kids. I want you all to go sit on the carpet in the front of the classroom.” Y/n said as she buckled Poppy in her high chair. “I’ll get the movie started, and you get the babies food.” Y/n said. “Okay.”  

I walked in to the back room and grabbed their food. Y/n had finished set-up the movie and it had already started playing the starting credits. She walked back over, and grabbed a fandom one from my hand, and we started to feed the babies.  

The kiddos watch the movie in silence, at one point close to when Anna meets Kristoff. The babies were done eating so we took them out of the high chairs and set them down in our laps as we sat behind the kids. When Cassie noticed that we were now on the floor, she turned around, and crawled over to me.

Laying down and resting her head on my thigh. “Are you tired Cassie?” I asked, all I got in response was a hum. I smiled, and brushed her arm. I felt the change in her breathing. I looked over at Y/n. “Cassie is out and so is Amber. Should we call it?” I asked her. She looked down at Poppy. “Poppy is asleep, and I think so is Justin.” She said looking at the kids.  

Y/n got up with poppy in her arms. She came over and grabbed a sleep Amber in my arms. And brought them into the backroom. I gently picked up Cassie, she didn’t weight much seeing as she was asleep. I moved her over to the sleep mat, and grabbed her a blanket, before walking over and noticing that the once awake Rachel and Paula were asleep, which made this whole process just so much more easier, Y/n walked out of the back-room and noticed the same thing as me.  

Whispering Y/n said “Looks like they did the job for us.” Giggling she picked up Rachel, and brought her over next to Cassie. I picked up Justin, now he weighed more than Cassie, causing me to grunt a little when I picked him up. I heard Y/n giggle a little at me. “Stop laughing at me, he’s heavy then I thought.” I said setting him down. Y/n grabbed Paula and did the same thing with her.  

“At least they are all asleep.’ She spoke. ‘I could use a lap.” She said leaning her head against my shoulder. I leaned my head against the top of hers. “How about we just take a little nap since it’s the last day before the weekend.” I spoke. She shook her head.  

We waked over to the shades that I had pulled letting the morning sun in, and Y/n pulled them back, and then she slides down to the floor, and sat down next to her and she rested the head of my shoulder, “I’m glad I work with you De.” She said a yawn passing her lips.  

“I’m glad you’re here to help, Y/n.” I said patting her knee. I kiss her forehead, something I had done since she was a baby girl. I kissed her forehead every night when it was time to go to bed. “I love you, big brother.” She said before she hugged me tightly. “I love you too baby sis.” Hugging her back.  

Completed: 03/16/2021 

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When you find out Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is spotlighting la grand dame of movies as their Star of the Month in November, you know you have a lot to be thankful for. Few actors can help you take your mind off your troubles more effortlessly than Bette Davis and few could be as bitchy doing it. Bette Davis was a gem. I invite you let me know what your favorite Bette Davis movies are as you watch them on TCM. I’m @CitizenScreen on Twitter, Citizen Screen on Facebook, or simply leave a comment down below.

The TCM Bette Davis month-long festival begins on Tuesday, November 5 with films starring Davis from the 1930s. Each week features a different time period of her career through the 1960s. I’m particularly excited about the Davis films I’ve yet to see like William Dieterle’s Fog Over Frisco (1934) and Bretaigne Windust’s June Bride (1948), but the month is replete with Davis standards everyone must see. To me this is a perfect opportunity to turn people into classics fans. Bette Davis has the kind of presence that makes it impossible to ever forget her.

“That’s me: an old kazoo with some sparklers”

I should mention that William Wyler’s The Letter, one of my favorite Bette Davis films will not air as part of the November festival. It will be featured on TCM in December instead. During this festival, however, you will be treated to such enduring classics as Jezebel, Dark Victory, All About Eve and cult favorites like What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in addition to many less known features plus a few surprises. As you plan for family gatherings, include a Bette Davis movie or two or three. They’ll bring you closer together.

in ALL ABOUT EVE

in JEZEBEL

in MARKED WOMAN

in DARK VICTORY

in DEAD RINGER

in OF HUMAN BONDAGE

  There are a few other interesting festivals on TCM in November: Wednesdays will feature movies celebrating the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers, Dennis Miller and Friends offers an eclectic array of films from various eras, and daily spotlights include the films of the great John Ford, to name a few happenings. It will be a busy month for movie fans. Have fun.

Quotable Davis:

Bette Davis remains one of the most quotable Hollywood figures in history. At least by my estimation and with good reason as you’ll see. I can’t resist her and offer some of my favorite Davis quotes about life, the film industry, Hollywood players, acting and Bette Davis. This should hold you over from Tuesday to Tuesday during her Star of the Month tribute.

I’d marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he’d be dead within a year.

Old age is no place for sissies.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

I was a person who couldn’t make divorce work. For me, there’s nothing lonelier than a turned-down toilet seat

I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn’t consider dying.

I am just too much.

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.

[referring to her parents’ divorce when she was 7] Of course I replaced my father. I became my own father and everyone else’s.

[on Greta Garbo] Oh, Garbo was divine. Soooo beautiful. I worshipped her. When I became a star, I used to have my chauffeur follow her in my car. I always wanted to meet her.

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

There was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

In this business, until you’re known as a monster you’re not a star.

Today everyone is a star – they’re all billed as ‘starring’ or ‘also starring’. In my day, we earned that recognition.

[about Katharine Hepburn‘s tie for the 1968 Oscar with Barbra Streisand] I wanted to be the first to win three Oscars, but Miss Hepburn has done it. Actually it hasn’t been done. Miss Hepburn only won half an Oscar. If they’d given me half an Oscar I would have thrown it back in their faces. You see, I’m an Aries. I never lose.

My favorite person to work with was Claude Rains.

[on John Wayne] I certainly would have given anything to have worked with John Wayne. He’s the most attractive man who ever walked the earth, I think.

[on Errol Flynn] He was just beautiful . . . Errol. He himself openly said, “I don’t know really anything about acting,” and I admire his honesty because he’s absolutely right.

Davis’ most memorable quotes pertained to Joan Crawford with whom she shared a legendary rivalry.

[on working with Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)] We were polite to each other – all the social amenities, ‘Good morning, Joan’ and ‘Good Morning, Bette’ crap – and thank God we weren’t playing roles where we had to like each other. But people forget that our big scenes were alone – just the camera was on me or her. No actresses on earth are as different as we are, all the way down the line. Yet what we do works. It’s so strange, this acting business. It comes from inside. She was always so damn proper. She sent thank you notes for thank you notes. I screamed when I found out she signed autographs: ‘Bless you, Joan Crawford.’

[After hearing that Joan Crawford cried copiously over “Dark Victory”] Joan always cries a lot. Her tear ducts must be very close to her bladder.

[Of her longtime rival] We must hand it to her. Where she came from and all that–she accomplished *much*. She became a movie star, and I became the great actress. There is of course a need for both in this business, but you have to know *when* to put a stop to the nonsense that goes with the job. Stars are people *too*. They have to eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom too, without applause or a standing ovation. But I don’t *think* Joan Crawford ever sleeps. She never *quits* being Joan Crawford. I find that tedious and quite insane.

I was not Miss Crawford’s biggest fan, but, wisecracks to the contrary, I did and still do respect her talent. What she did not deserve was that detestable book written by her daughter. I’ve forgotten her name. Horrible. I looked at that book, but I did not need to read it. I wouldn’t read trash like that, and I think it was a terrible, terrible thing for a daughter to do. An abomination! To do something like that to someone who saved you from the orphanage, foster homes, who knows what. If she didn’t like the person who chose to be her mother, she was grown up and could choose her own life. I felt very sorry for Joan Crawford, but I knew she wouldn’t appreciate my pity, because that’s the last thing she would have wanted, anyone being sorry for her, especially me.

[when told by director Robert Aldrich that the studios wanted Joan Crawford as her co-star for Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)] I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.

[on Joan] She has slept with every male star at MGM except Lassie.

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it’s because I’m not a bitch. Maybe that’s why [Joan Crawford] always plays ladies.

[on the death Joan] You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good.

[Joan Crawford] and I have never been warm friends. We are not simpatico. I admire her, and yet I feel uncomfortable with her. To me, she is the personification of the Movie Star. I have always felt her greatest performance is Crawford being Crawford.

The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

“I have been uncompromising, peppery, intractable, monomaniacal, tactless, volatile, and oftentimes disagreeable. I suppose I am larger than life.”

  Bette Davis Spotlighted on TCM in November When you find out Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is spotlighting la grand dame of movies as their Star of the Month in November, you know you have a lot to be thankful for.

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What We Know About A Ship Blocking The Suez Canal

— By Isabel Debre | March 25, 2021 | Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A giant backhoe and a squadron of tugboats look minuscule against the cargo ship’s bulk, demonstrating the enormity of the challenge at hand: freeing the wedged, skyscraper-sized container ship that has blocked the entire width of the Suez Canal and created a major traffic jam on one of the world’s most crucial trade routes.

The tugs and diggers toiled on Thursday as over 150 vessels carrying goods to destinations across the world on tight schedules remained trapped on either end of the canal, which links the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

Over its 150-year history, Egypt’s Suez Canal has seen wars and crises — but nothing quite like the stranding of the Ever Given.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

That remains murky. The vessel entered the canal from the Red Sea on Tuesday morning and ran aground 45 minutes later.

The ship’s operator and Egyptian officials blamed winds gusting as much as 50 kilometers per hour (30 miles per hour), along with a sandstorm sweeping the area.

Cargo ships have grown in recent years to take on more containers as fuel prices have risen because big boats burn less fuel per container moved. Some have wondered if the ultra-large size of the Ever Given was a factor.

While the supersize of ships can increase their risk of running aground in the Suez Canal, boats just as big buffeted by winds just as strong have passed through the waterway without incident before.

Instead, it’s likely that “a combination of factors” was at play, said Ian Woods, a marine cargo lawyer and partner with the firm Clyde & Co.

“There’s the exposure to the elements, potential for a loss of power, potential for steering problems,” Woods said. “We’d expect a full investigation.”

The obstruction could prove embarrassing for Egypt, where the waterway long has been a symbol of national pride. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi poured $8.2 billion into a lavish expansion of the canal that was unveiled in 2015. However, the Ever Given got stuck just south of that new section.

HOW WILL THEY FIX THIS?

So far, dredgers and tugboats haven’t been able to free the ship. An expert salvage team, whose job it is to respond to boat-related disasters, flew from the Netherlands to the canal on Thursday to join the efforts.

Already, it seems the ship’s massive weight, some 220,000 tons, could make it impossible to dislodge and float. To lighten the load, the team says it may have to remove at least some of the ship’s containers and drain the vessel of the water serving as ballast before further dredging the area and then trying again to nudge the ship using tugboats.

Officials had indicated initially they didn’t want to do that because the unloading itself could take days or weeks.

WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Over 10% of global trade, including 7% of the world’s oil, passes through the canal. After the blockage, the price of international benchmark Brent crude shot up some 3% to $63 a barrel.

Goods passing through the canal are typically moving from east to west. In addition to oil, liquified natural gas from the Persian Gulf and furniture, clothes and supermarket basics from China use the canal to avoid taking a circuitous 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) route around Africa.

Shipping journal Lloyd’s List estimates that the closed waterway is tying up billions of dollars of goods each day the canal is closed — at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is already causing demand in consumer goods to surge.

Not only will deliveries be delayed, but the jam also prevents the return of empty containers back to Asia, exacerbating a container shortage caused by the pandemic’s disruptions to shipping.

“It’s almost like a ketchup bottle,” said Lars Jensen, chief executive of SeaIntelligence Consulting. “The longer this lasts, the higher risk that we are going to see major congestion problems in the European ports.”

WHAT IS THE WORLD’S REACTION?

While the real-world consequences of the jam are serious, many also noted the absurdity of the situation in a seemingly endless flood of social media memes.

In one viral post, the gigantic ship was captioned “my tasks,” and the comparatively puny backhoe “me, dutifully chipping away at my tasks.” In another, the boat was “your first draft” and the backhoe “editors.”

This story has been updated to correct the mile conversion of the length of the route around Africa.

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Understanding The Background Of Winsor Watercolor | Winsor Watercolor

WINDSOR, ONT. — A bounded watercolour painter is still creating artwork for his customers, admitting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winsor & Newton Cotman Half Pan Watercolor – REFILLS .. | winsor watercolor

Ed Roach is the co-owner of Sissy and Roche in Kingsville, an art arcade that includes a allowance boutique and affable cles.

While about every angle of the business has been bankrupt back COVID-19, Roach continues a attitude he started back he opened up shop.

Painting by the window. “We absitively to accomplish to accomplish it Tuesdays and Thursdays,” says Roach. Before closing on March 17, Roach was alms art cles bristles times a week.

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“People will now advisedly bead by to see what’s activity on in the window,” Roach tells CTV Windsor.

As a clear artist for 40 years, Roach says he’s been through recessions and downtimes, but never annihilation like this.

“As bad as that was, it’s boilerplate abreast this,” he said. “I’ve never had a business area we got aught in income.”

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Roach additionally suffers from capital tremors and finds watercolour painting has eased those.

“I apprehension back I paint, my duke doesn’t agitate as much,” he said. “It absolutely diminishes that.”

Carol Bacci, who aloof confused to Kingsville from Brampton, says Roach’s artwork captures the adorableness of the town.

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“Through the window, they can see footfall by footfall of how I’m painting,” he said. “I can blanket up a painting in a brace

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vIrTual Criminal Backgrounder

Jas Mann was arrested by Toronto police on 15th July, 2012 based on a complaint of Criminal Harassment by Jean-Claude Paquette, the owner of www.ddpstudios.com after Mr. Mann sent out a tweet that exposed DDP Studios as a unethical brand that doesn't practice what it preaches. Mr. Paquette is listed as a key PR contact for Occupy Toronto and Mr. Mann was furious to discover that DDP Studios was doing story board sessions with www.alliancefilms.com around a deal with Donald Trump's Miss Universe Corporation, and at the same time posting articles supporting Pride Toronto on their website when Occupy Philosophy is against the commercialization of Pride festivities.

http://ddpstudios.com/2012/02/13/fear-huggers/

http://ddpstudios.com/2012/03/13/letters-to-minister-vic-toews-jean-claude-lafond/

http://ddpstudios.com/2012/07/07/pride-2012/

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http://sfist.com/2012/06/24/occupride_blocks_kickstarts_sf_gay.php

Mr. Mann had initially reached out to Mr. Jean-Claude Paquette on 21st June, 2012 when searching for local Toronto Occupy contacts using the Occupy Together Directory.

http://directory.occupy.net/occupation/ca/on/occupy-toronto

647-857-9212 is the contact number listed on it and its the cell phone for Mr. Paquette. On reaching out to him. Mr. Mann had a great conversation and as a result of that Mr. Paquette shared his email address with Mr. Mann and scheduled a time to meet the following week.

The links below have the complete summary of all the interactions between Mr. Mann and Mr. Paquette.

By Email:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247323688720083.52756.100003273608834&type=3&l=7840a1e53a

via Text:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247300275389091.52741.100003273608834&type=3&l=756ed3ef30

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247319992053786.52755.100003273608834&type=3&l=e78f5f202c

Voicemails left on Mr. Mann's Cell by Toronto Police Officer Clinton Westell and the second Emails with TPS14:

https://twitter.com/indocanadadavid/status/224306546358759424

https://twitter.com/indocanadadavid/status/224306243102187520

Emails with TPS14:

https://twitter.com/indocanadadavid/status/2243065463587594

https://twitter.com/indocanadadavid/status/224306243102187520

Emails with Toronto Police TPS14:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247329978719454.52761.100003273608834&type=1&l=a6807a5cdc

Despite the last email sent by Mr. Mann on 14th July at 9:09 pm, two Police Officers broke into the virTual HQ and arrested him for Criminal Harassment.

Also, here is a link to the copy of all tweets sent out by Mr. Mann from 11th July to 14th July - he was in constant contact with @TPS14,

@TorontoPolice

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247333375385781.52762.100003273608834&type=1&l=772154658a

As a part of bail conditions, Mr. Mann was restricted from going online.

Here is a copy of the brief description he put together to Mr. George Smitherman  (who he happened to be interacting with just before the arrest )the same day he was released on bail. It was send out using text messages. There are other Toronto citizens that have been subject to harassment by Toronto Police and Mr. Mann wanted to touch base with him as for Mr. Smitherman's support.

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=247319998720452&id=100003273608834&set=a.247319992053786&source=43&refid=13&__tn__=%2B%3D

Mr. Mann intent is to make the Toronto Police more accountable for its rampant disregard of Constitutional rights of Canadian Citizens, bullying tactics, and unlawful arrests, and an update in the Canadian Criminal Harassment laws which are being misused by vested interests to curb little people to speak up publically against unethical entities/acitvities.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/05/24/police-g20-illegal-arrests.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/05/16/g20-policing-report.html

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/profiles-of-four-g20-arrests/article4323039/

"I was arrested by TPS Div 14 on Sunday morning. The cops forced my landlord to hand over the set of spare keys to 209 Gerrard St. East Unit 3, entered the premises without a arrest warrant and jumped on me sleeping after knocking down my bedroom door. I was manhandled and kicked around by two TPS 14 officers in my undressed and semi-conscious state.

There are tons of other details but in a nutshell, based on the attachment that I tweeted out earlier and shared with you on 14th July 2:00 pm, I was charged with Criminal Harrassment for expressing my views and was not allowed to apply for bail on Monday under my own cognizance as per the Bail program for folks with no previous criminal record.  On Tuesday my landlord engaged one of the top barristers  n Yorkville and he was able to bail me out and also lower the bail amount from 10k to 1k. I have a medical disability that got escalated by the rough handling and forced

confinement in a cold cell and my pleas to get medical assistance fell on deaf ears of TPS 14. By the time I was finally shipped from Old City Hall to Don Jail, the nurse who examined me was able to record my injuries and the undershirt I was wearing had bloodstains.

On 19th July,  I visited my family doctor Mr. Albert Tsang and various X-rays etc were taken. My first hearing is on 1st Aug. Since I happened to be interacting with you, I felt emboldened to share my plight with you as I was warned by TPS 14 officers that they will make sure I am not able to live peacefully in GTA.

Also as a part of bail conditions, my online access has been restricted.

I can only use the phone. Hence the texts.

My twitter feed www.twitter.com/IndoCanadaDavid has the links to recorded voicemails from two TPS14 officers as well as other records -

and various twitter accounts like the Senate of Canada have been copied on various messaging that proves that TPS14 is adamant to curb my civil rights around free speech. And the court has forced me to continue living at the same address on Gerrard and Sherbourne - where I now feel like an easy prey for other Toronto cops.

Plus I am a Social Media Strategist and my means of livelihood have been taken away by the Court by restricting my Internet access. It's my first experience with the Canadian legal system ever since I immigrated in 1999 based on my skill set - and I worked hard like most immigrants do to make Canada my home and I earned the Canadian Citizenship after relinquishing my Indian Citizenship. And I have a demonstrated record of professional achievement and I have Global Credentials in the IT World.

Non-withstanding my pleas to the TPS14 Detectives that the tone and intent of my messages are my views as an active supporter of the Global Occupy Movement. I am a citizen of a free country but my constitutional rights were infringed as a cursory look at the messaging I used can

provide the proof that speaking against unethical businesses and brands has no link with criminal harassment. I have already served two nights in the

Prison with hardcore criminals and repeat offenders - in retaliation for leveraging freedom to express my views based on first hand experience with www.ddpstudios.com. And I have to now pay expensive legal fees for defending myself as the Canadian Judicial System has apparently decided to treat me as guilty based on zero evidence of intent of physical threat by the co-Owner of DDP Studios Jean-Claude Paquette.

https://twitter.com/indocanadadavid/status/224201170040799232

https://twitter.com/indocanadadavid/status/224198335903440896

Based on the content in the tweets above, Jean-Claude of www.ddpstudios.com filed the criminal Harrasment charge - which ordinarily would have resulted in a written notice from the Court to appear on a a set date and time to defend myself, not a preemptive arrest, without a arrest warrant being produced.

I was also subjected to a Level 3 search in which I was made to undress fully and police officers poked into various places left unmentioned in wn effort to make sure I was not hiding something dangerous on me.

Despite the fact that I was arrested while sound asleep in my nightshirt in my bedroom clueless that I will be spending the next 24 hours being subjected to third degree methods to discourage me from using social media against exposing certain factual aspects around the brand promise on the DDP Studios Website and the listing of Jean-Claude\'s DDP Studios official phone number and email address as Occupy Org\'s primary contact in Toronto.

DDP Studios is in the process of negotiating a deal with Canada's largest distributor Alliance Films for a programming contracts around Donald Trump's Miss Universe franchise controversy relating to the disqualification of Jenna Talackova as a contestant when it was revealed that she is a transexual.

I was tweeting Donald Trump and Alliance Films to draw their attention to the fact that Occupy Movement is against Corporations, DDP Studios felt that this would negatively impact their chances to win the contract with Donald Trump and Alliance Corp as the linkage if DDP Studios with Occupy activities tantamount to conflict of interest. Shortly after sending me a terse text message warning me to stop contacting Mr. Trump or Alliance films Jean-Claude called me up and threatened me with dire consequences and made disparaging and insulting remarks around the fact that I was a Immigrant and part of the taxi drivers breed , not a real Canadian so on so forth. After listening to his racist rants, I hung up on him. And I texted him that I was against liars, cheats, sissys and faggots. And that he cannot stop me from using social media to expose the fact that DDP studios does not live up the brand promise of being an "ethical community".

I also retweeted numerous message that highlight the fact that in the current era, the term faggot is used synonymously with the term loser or stupid, not with sexual orientation. But despite the twitter handles

@TPS14 and @TorontoPolice and various other official Ontario and Federal Twitter Accounts including that of Michaelle Jean the former GG of Canada in my tweets around DDP Studios, I was charged with Criminal Harassment for calling the openly gay DDP Studios contact Jean Claude Paquette a liar/cheat/sissy/and a faggot.

Yes I used these terms for him - as he is all the above. And if that in Canadian Law equates to criminal harassment then perhaps the Canadian Legal System needs a major overhaul. And till then Canada should take the claim back that it's the safest country in the world in terms of protection of human and civil rights.

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UN Postpones Conference on Torture After Rights Groups' Criticism

The United Nations has postponed a conference in Cairo on torture that was to take place in September following criticism from rights groups that say torture is rampant in Egypt.

"We are well aware of the growing unease in some parts of the NGO community with the choice of location," U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said.

"As a result we have decided to postpone the conference and reopen the process of consultation with all relevant actors," Colville added.

The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was to co-host the regional conference on defining and criminalizing torture with the government's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Sept. 4 and 5.

Rights activists were outraged by the U.N. decision to hold the conference in Egypt and say that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has presided over the worst crackdown on freedoms in Egypt's modern history.

Egypt was found to carry out "systematic torture by the U.N.'s principal treaty body dealing with combating torture in 2017, under both [President Mohamed] Morsi and Sissi," Felice Gaer, a member of the U.N. committee against torture, told Reuters by email Tuesday.

Cairo has frequently dismissed reports by human rights organizations on torture, saying they lack credibility and are politically motivated.

Authorities say Egypt is a law-abiding state and that any rights violations are merely individual cases whose perpetrators are held accountable.

Execution numbers

In February, the U.N. Human Rights office voiced concern over trials that led to the executions of 15 people in Egypt that month. It said torture may have been used to obtain confessions.

A Reuters report last month found that at least 179 people were executed in Egypt from 2014 to May 2019, up from only 10 in the previous six years.

"The decision to host the conference in Egypt is peculiar, it is as if they are rewarding Egypt for the amount of torture that takes place in it," said Aida Seif el-Dawla, director of the Nadeem Center, which documented alleged human rights abuses and treated torture victims.

The center was raided in 2017 and shut down.

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Jenna Bush Hager turned 38 on Monday and celebrated with a touching story about the person who has been beside her for every one of those years: twin sister Barbara Bush.

“Another trip around the sun with my sissy!!!” the Today show co-host wrote about her Sisters First co-author in an Instagram post along with three pictures of them together: one as girls, laughing and playing, and two as adults.

The daughters of former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, Hager and Barbara have recently been on tour with their latest book, a childhood story about two sisters who forge their own strong bond. (That book shares a title with their memoir, published in 2017.)

In her post on Tuesday, Hager reflected on the devotion she and her sister have for one another.

She wrote about the first time they flew alone on a plane together, when they were 7 years old and visiting their grandparents in Texas.

RELATED: Happy Birthday, Bush Sisters! Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush’s Best Throwback Photos

“Holding Barbara’s hand as I walked down the tarmac, I felt brave,” Hager wrote. “She’s always made me feel more courageous. And funny. No one laughs at my jokes like she does.”

On the plan, however, they started to argue — until a man seated on the aisle turned to her and said,

“‘Are you going to hit her or should I?’ And that ended our fight” Hager wrote. “We were a team again.”

Sister Barbara, older by one minute, “put her little arm around my shoulder,” Hager continued. “No one was going to hurt her sister. And that’s my sister: all heart and all action. She loves fiercely and lives joyfully. And, I’m so lucky she’s mine! Happy Birthday sissy!”

RELATED: Jenna Bush Hager Welcomes Son with Husband Henry Hager — ‘We Are Overcome with Joy’

The Bush twins have never not been close.

“I was born with a partner to go through everything with,” Barbara recently told PEOPLE. “She’s my reference for the world.”

RELATED: Surprise! Barbara Pierce Bush Had a Second Wedding in Texas 6 Months After Secretly Marrying Husband Craig

Barbara said she cherished her book tours with her sister, saying they got to explore new cities together, have a slumber party and watch a movie at night — as though nothing had changed since they were kids.

“Watching us fall in love with each other, my mom was so thrilled about that,” Hager told PEOPLE in an interview for this week’s issue. “There’s nothing more special than having a twin sister.”

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[bishiglomper]

There's too many things to do this week! I wanna go to bed and not wake up until friday.

Sissy and I agreed to clean so I could get the landlord TO FIX THE GODDAMN GARBAGE DISPOSAL.

My sister did hours of dishes. After I broke at her. After she cooked all day and walked in after 8pm after doing hospital things. I suck.

I cleaned up... half the living room. We're aiming to be done Tuesday and ask him Wednesday morning.

I have a meeting tuesday with my other club host, a Neuro appointment, gotta go buy stuff for cupcakes and THANK GOD I don't have DnD this time.

Wednesday is panic-because-landlord day and also anime club. With DDR and birthday because 2 peoples have birthdays this month and our next meeting we're doing Halloween stuff.

Who knows what else.

Friday is our go-shopping day with the women, not to mention grandma is in the hospital with a mysterious infection and bad kidneys who will HOPEFULLY be home by then. I mean. I hope nothing goes wrong.

And then we've been trying to get out to this corn maze kids place but it's been too wet. It'll be cold by then. Hopefully not too muddy..

Ew we're bringing other children and it's not the ones I like. I like my clubs co-host and her little feye redheads. They're good peoples.

My niece's other friends talk about dicks. And not in an entirely satirical way. The pan club is too crude for me. I don't like it.

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Shit. Here we go again...

TV legend MARY TYLER MOORE died yesterday. 

 She was 80 years old, and was with family and friends when she passed, including her husband of 33 years, Robert Levine. Her family told the "New York Times" that she died of cardiac arrest after getting pneumonia.  TMZ said she'd been on a respirator for more than a week . . . and was taken off life support late Tuesday night. Mary had been having health issues for a while . . . she had diabetes most of her life, and five years ago she had brain surgery to remove a benign tumor in the tissue lining her brain.  In 2015, Dick Van Dyke told Larry King that her diabetes had, quote, "taken a toll on her, [and] she's not well at all." Mary started out as a kid playing the elf "Happy Hotpoint" in TV commercials for Hotpoint appliances.  She took a lot of other acting gigs, but then she really hit it big co-starring on the "The Dick Van Dyke" show from 1961 to 1966. She often wore capri pants instead of a dress on the show, and it actually caused quite a stir at the time.  In 1995, she said, quote, "I think we broke new ground, and that was helped by my insistence on wearing pants . . . "I said I've seen all the other actresses and they're always running the vacuum in these little flowered frocks with high heels on, and I don't do that . . . I'll dress on the show the way I do in real life." In the '70s, she launched her own sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" with Ed Asner, Ted Knight, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper and BETTY FRICKIN' WHITE.  It lasted for seven seasons. from 1970 to '77. She also did a handful of movies, including "Ordinary People", "Thoroughly Modern Millie", "Flirting with Disaster", Elvis' Presley's last scripted movie "Change of Habit", and the Lindsay Lohan movie "Labor Pains". She got a Best Actress Oscar nomination in 1980 for "Ordinary People", but she lost to Sissy Spacek for her role in "Coal Miner's Daughter".  Mary won six Emmys . . . two for "The Dick Van Dyke Show", three for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", and another for the 1993 TV Movie "Stolen Babies". Her last role was an episode of "Hot in Cleveland" in 2013, where she reunited with her "Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-stars Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Georgia Engel, and Betty White.  (Here's a clip.)

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UN Postpones Conference on Torture After Rights Groups' Criticism

The United Nations has postponed a conference in Cairo on torture that was to take place in September following criticism from rights groups that say torture is rampant in Egypt.

"We are well aware of the growing unease in some parts of the NGO community with the choice of location," U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said.

"As a result we have decided to postpone the conference and reopen the process of consultation with all relevant actors," Colville added.

The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was to co-host the regional conference on defining and criminalizing torture with the government's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Sept. 4 and 5.

Rights activists were outraged by the U.N. decision to hold the conference in Egypt and say that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has presided over the worst crackdown on freedoms in Egypt's modern history.

Egypt was found to carry out "systematic torture by the U.N.'s principal treaty body dealing with combating torture in 2017, under both [President Mohamed] Morsi and Sissi," Felice Gaer, a member of the U.N. committee against torture, told Reuters by email Tuesday.

Cairo has frequently dismissed reports by human rights organizations on torture, saying they lack credibility and are politically motivated.

Authorities say Egypt is a law-abiding state and that any rights violations are merely individual cases whose perpetrators are held accountable.

Execution numbers

In February, the U.N. Human Rights office voiced concern over trials that led to the executions of 15 people in Egypt that month. It said torture may have been used to obtain confessions.

A Reuters report last month found that at least 179 people were executed in Egypt from 2014 to May 2019, up from only 10 in the previous six years.

"The decision to host the conference in Egypt is peculiar, it is as if they are rewarding Egypt for the amount of torture that takes place in it," said Aida Seif el-Dawla, director of the Nadeem Center, which documented alleged human rights abuses and treated torture victims.

The center was raided in 2017 and shut down.

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[omgstupendousbouquetbasement]

UN Postpones Conference on Torture After Rights Groups' Criticism

The United Nations has postponed a conference in Cairo on torture that was to take place in September following criticism from rights groups that say torture is rampant in Egypt.

"We are well aware of the growing unease in some parts of the NGO community with the choice of location," U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said.

"As a result we have decided to postpone the conference and reopen the process of consultation with all relevant actors," Colville added.

The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was to co-host the regional conference on defining and criminalizing torture with the government's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Sept. 4 and 5.

Rights activists were outraged by the U.N. decision to hold the conference in Egypt and say that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has presided over the worst crackdown on freedoms in Egypt's modern history.

Egypt was found to carry out "systematic torture by the U.N.'s principal treaty body dealing with combating torture in 2017, under both [President Mohamed] Morsi and Sissi," Felice Gaer, a member of the U.N. committee against torture, told Reuters by email Tuesday.

Cairo has frequently dismissed reports by human rights organizations on torture, saying they lack credibility and are politically motivated.

Authorities say Egypt is a law-abiding state and that any rights violations are merely individual cases whose perpetrators are held accountable.

Execution numbers

In February, the U.N. Human Rights office voiced concern over trials that led to the executions of 15 people in Egypt that month. It said torture may have been used to obtain confessions.

A Reuters report last month found that at least 179 people were executed in Egypt from 2014 to May 2019, up from only 10 in the previous six years.

"The decision to host the conference in Egypt is peculiar, it is as if they are rewarding Egypt for the amount of torture that takes place in it," said Aida Seif el-Dawla, director of the Nadeem Center, which documented alleged human rights abuses and treated torture victims.

The center was raided in 2017 and shut down.

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