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HOUSTON — Just a day after political crisis erupted in South Korea, protestors across the nation are calling for the resignation of its embattled president, Yoon Suk Yeol. This comes after Yoon declared martial law on Tuesday, accusing the country's democratic party of sympathizing with communist North Korea. His declaration was later struck down by lawmakers. RELATED: South Korean President Yoon is urged to resign or face impeachment over martial law As political unrest continues, Houstonians from South Korea are closely watching the situation happening in the country, including President of the Korean American Association and Community Center of Houston, Casey Youn. Youn is 1 of 40,000 Korean Americans currently living in the Greater Houston area. Like so many, he said he is still processing the shocking move. "I was flabbergasted, I didn't think something like that would happen in Korea, last time it happened was some 40 years ago when Korea was under military rule,” said Youn. The declaration was short-lived. "I didn't think that martial law would work in Korea, that was my first impression and sure enough it didn't last too long,” said Youn. President Yoon rescinded the order 6 hours after the country's parliament unanimously rebuked it in an emergency session. Lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach Yoon. "I kind of wonder what President Yoon was thinking when he started this whole mess,” said Youn. Some claim his decision was spurred by his own political troubles rather than external threats, Yoon is now facing mounting pressure to resign or be impeached with Korean citizens taking to the streets and protesting, demanding he step down. Youn said the unrest is concerning. He said Korean Americans in Houston appear to be split. "Korean politics is quite polarized like U.S. politics and worldwide politics, so there were people who said they put President Yoon into a corner, and he didn't have a choice, and other groups said what is this, this is sheer non-sense,” said Youn. Youn said one of their biggest concerns include what this could mean for the Korean and U.S. alliance. "Korea was devastated by wars 70 years ago, and through the help of the United States and allies, Korea became world economic power, but it is still in somewhat of a juvenile state as far as peoples concept of democracy,” said Youn. South Korea has had a series of authoritarian leaders early in its history before becoming a democracy in 1987. Youn shared, he like many Koreans hope stability will follow the country’s most recent chaos. "Every time this happens it solidifies our better understanding of democracy, so I hope it will move in the positive direction as far as our future position,” said Youn.Luke Wattenberg settling in as Broncos starting center: 'He's such a great communicator'House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of the House of Representatives of the Philippines LEGAZPI, Albay — Speaker Martin Romualdez has urged “some senators” opposing the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (Akap) to talk to the people so that they can understand its significance. “Yes, we heard that some people in the Senate do not understand [Akap’s huge impact] because they rarely engage with the people,” he told journalists in Filipino on the sidelines of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair on Thursday. “That’s why we’re here visiting provinces and attending the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair. Over two dozen provinces have been visited ... We saw that the people here want this program,” he added. READ: House insists on ‘ayuda’ Senate wants to defund Romualdez urged senators to “move around and ask the people what programs they want” so that they would know their sentiments and then asked his audience if they wanted Akap, which means “embrace” in Filipino. “So that I can tell my friends in the Senate that they should stop cutting the budget for Akap, which is really a big help for the people, and it is very popular,” he added. Romualdez made the remarks after the Senate committee on finance recommended the removal of Akap funds from the proposed 2025 national budget, as stated in the Senate’s committee report on House Bill No. 10800, or the House version of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill. The chair of the House’s budget committee, Ako Bicol party list Rep. Elizaldy Co, said they would push for the reinstatement of the P39-billion allocation for Akap during the congressional bicameral conference on the budget. “We can’t allow the administration’s most vital socialized program to disappear,” he said in a statement. “Until these families earn at least P45,000 per person monthly, Akap remains essential.” Co said Akap provides a one-time P5,000 cash aid to near-poor individuals earning P23,000 or less and it is the government’s most vital amelioration program. “Our people need Akap now more than ever. We will not allow this essential program to be dismantled without a fight,” he added. Other lawmakers, including Ako Bicol party list Rep. Raul Angelo Bongalon, said they were open to criticism, but it should be constructive. “I would suggest and I would appreciate it if the criticism would help the government on how to improve the program. Because for me, personally, I visit our region, our province, and I see that the program helps people,” Bongalon said in a separate interview. “If there is a move to criticize the program, maybe we should criticize in the sense that we should improve the program, not to the point that it will be totally removed, because our people will suffer,” Bongalon added. “What we’re doing is we’re just giving back the rightful share of these individuals, who are also paying taxes,” he said. Much controversy has surrounded Akap since House leaders conceptualized it for the 2024 national budget. Sen. Imee Marcos, Romualdez’s cousin, claimed that the P26.7-billion insertion for Akap has “defunded billions of pesos in pensions for retired military and uniformed personnel as well as government workers.” But Marcos later said she was unaware whether funds were diverted to Akap. At the same time, House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. said Marcos was one of the senators who signed the page containing the Akap provisions in the 2024 General Appropriations Budget’s committee report. Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS party list Rep. Erwin Tulfo said he thought of the Akap when he was still secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . Tulfo said he had observed that middle-class workers are often neglected or left behind in most government aid programs because the government has been focused on implementing measures to help the poor.

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NoneScammers are a determined, creative bunch, and they’re hard to catch. Scammers will sometimes even trip up trained professionals. Many of us have received text messages claiming there’s a problem with either a U.S. Postal Service or UPS delivery. The best thing to do is to immediately delete those messages. But Eagle County Sheriff James van Beek received one of those messages very early one morning a few days after sending a package to relatives overseas. He followed the link, and about the time he’d finished his first cup of coffee, quickly canceled the card he used to try to “correct” what was ultimately a scam. But that’s how easy it is to fall for some of these schemes. “Sometimes people are using our numbers,” van Beek said, who added that his office receives scam reports “multiple times a week.” One of the most recent calls was from someone reporting a call that claimed a resident had failed to appear in “federal court in Eagle,” van Beek said. There is no such facility. Vail Police Chief Ryan Kenney said many scam calls are generated overseas. That means the information technology element of tracing those calls is “extremely challenging,” he said. Then there’s the jurisdictional component. Searching internet service providers in different countries, and even for different domestic banks, requires separate search warrants, Kenney said. Following a money trail also takes separate warrants, he noted. “Everything is manpower intensive,” Kenney said. And with only two full-time detectives, along with another officer who rotates in and out of that role, there aren’t a lot of hours to devote to those cases. Still, Kenney added, detectives take those cases “as far as we can.” Recovering lost money is difficult, at best. Avon Police Chief Greg Daly’s officers did recover some cash in a case he called “unique.” That case got the FBI involved and actually resulted in an arrest. Daly said the suspect sent an email, persuading the victim that his bank account had been compromised. Ultimately, the victim was persuaded to give cash to someone posing as an agent of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. That “agent” was then arrested in possession of the cash and is currently free on bond. “Our FBI partners told us this is happening more often” since cash is essentially untraceable, Daly said. Daly noted that many scammers “have degrees from scammer university,” and know exactly how to present themselves. But that doesn’t always work, depending on who’s on the other end of the phone. One potential victim, who’d been told to buy Walmart gift cards, was cautioned against it by the cashier at the store. At Avon’s police headquarters, a call from the scammer came in. Daly, who’s Irish, answered, and doing his best Liam Neeson impression, went into the actor’s soliloquy from “Taken” — “I have a certain set of skills ... I will find you...” That ended the call. Not long after taking office, van Beek answered the office phone and fielded a call from someone claiming to be one of his detectives. That didn’t end well, either. But, van Beek said, “The guy had it down. It would have convinced anyone else.” In addition to those calls, scammers are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to copy the voices of either yourself or your loved ones. Daly said “99.999%” of those calls are scams, and the best advice is to call the police. To avoid having your voice cloned, local police are advising changing the way we answer our phones. When van Beek answers a call from an unknown number, he’ll say “Hello.” When asked if it’s him, he’ll then ask who’s calling. Kenney’s even more vague. “If it’s not a number you know, don’t even say ‘hello,'” he said. “It’s just safer.”Inclement weather leads to multi crashes near Ridgetown

Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don't lose weightGEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Javan Buchanan's 28 points off of the bench led Boise State to an 83-82 victory against South Dakota State on Monday. Buchanan went 11 of 17 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Broncos (5-1). Alvaro Cardenas Torre added 16 points while going 6 of 13 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) while they also had seven assists. Julian Bowie went 4 of 4 from the field (3 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit GivingTuesday . The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, now known as GivingTuesday, has become a major day for nonprofits to fundraise and otherwise engage their supporters each year, since the 92nd St Y in New York started it as a hashtag in 2012. GivingTuesday has since become an independent nonprofit that connects a worldwide network of leaders and organizations who promote giving in their communities. “This just really shows the generosity, the willingness of American citizens to show up, particularly collectively,” said Asha Curran, CEO of the nonprofit GivingTuesday. “We are just seeing the power of collective action and particularly collective giving over and over and over again.” This year, about 18.5 million people donated to nonprofits and another 9.2 million people volunteered, according to GivingTuesday's estimates. Both the number of donors and the number of volunteers increased by 4% from the group's 2023 estimates. “For us, it’s not just about the number of dollars," Curran said. "It’s about the number of people who feel like they have agency over the way their communities progress forward into the future.” The nonprofit GivingTuesday estimates the amount of money and goods donated and the number of participants using data from donor management software companies, donation platforms, payment processors and donor-advised funds. Curran said they are purposely conservative in their calculations. Nonprofits in the U.S. raised $3.1 billion in both 2022 and 2023 on GivingTuesday. That mirrored larger giving trends where the overall amount of donations dropped in 2022 and mostly held steady in 2023 after accounting for inflation. It’s never easy to predict current giving trends, but Una Osili, associate dean at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, said there were economic forces pushing in both directions. “At the very same time, there’s a lot of uncertainty, especially around prices, the cost of living, the supermarket toll that people are expecting to continue even though inflation has moderated,” she said. Donating or volunteering with nonprofits aren't the only ways people participate in their communities. Many give to crowdfunding campaigns , political causes or support people directly in their networks. But tracking charitable donations is one way that researchers use to understand people's civic engagement. “This country is undeniably in a lot of pain and very divided right now,” Curran said. “And so to have a day that felt as hopeful and as optimistic as yesterday did, I’m sure was not only comforting to me, but to many, many millions of people.” Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy . Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.

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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country's presidential election , with the conservative governing party and a left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as emblematic of the country's strong democracy. As polls closed Sunday evening, turnout stood at 89.4% — around the same as during the first round last month in which the two moderate coalitions both failed to win an outright majority. Voting in Uruguay is compulsory. Depending on how tight the vote turns out to be, electoral officials may not call the race for days — as happened in the contentious 2019 runoff that brought center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou to office and ended 15 years of rule by Uruguay’s left-leaning Broad Front by a razor-thin margin. Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party’s candidate who won nearly 27% in the first round of voting on Oct. 27, has campaigned under the slogan “re-elect a good government." Other conservative parties that make up the government coalition — in particular, the Colorado Party that came in third place last month — notched 20% of the vote collectively, enough to give Delgado an edge over his challenger. Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front, who took 44% of the vote in the general election, is promising to forge a “new left” in Uruguay that draws on the memory of stability and economic growth under his Broad Front coalition, which presided over pioneering social reforms that won widespread international acclaim from 2005-2020, including the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and sale of marijuana . With inflation easing and the economy expected to expand by some 3.2% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, surveys show that Uruguayans remain largely satisfied with the administration of Lacalle Pou, who constitutionally cannot run for a second consecutive term. But persistent complaints about sluggish growth, stagnant wages and an upsurge in violent crime could just as easily add the small South American nation to a long list of places this year where frustrated voters have punished incumbents in elections around the world. With most polls showing a virtual tie between Delgado and Orsi, analysts say the vote may hinge on a small group of undecided voters — roughly 10% of registered voters in the nation of 3.4 million people. “Neither candidate convinced me and I feel that there are many in my same situation,” said Vanesa Gelezoglo, 31, in the capital, Montevideo, adding she would make up her mind at “the last minute.” Analysts say the candidates’ lackluster campaigns and broad consensus on key issues have generated extraordinary indecision and apathy in an election dominated by discussions about social spending and concerns over income inequality but largely free of the anti-establishment rage that has vaulted populist outsiders to power in neighboring Argentina and the United States. “The question of whether Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) raises taxes is not an existential question, unlike what we saw in the U.S. with Trump and Kamala framing each other as threats to democracy," said Nicolás Saldías, a Latin America and Caribbean senior analyst for the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit. “That doesn't exist in Uruguay.” Both candidates are also appealing to voter angst over the current government's struggle to stem the rise in violent crime that has shaken a nation long regarded as one of the region’s safest, with Delgado promising tough-on-crime policies and Orsi advocating a more community-oriented approach. Delgado, 55, a rural veterinarian with a long career in the National Party, served most recently as Secretary of the Presidency for Lacalle Pou and promises to pursue his predecessor’s pro-business policies. He would continue pushing for a trade deal with China that has raised hackles in Mercosur, an alliance of South American countries promoting regional commerce. "We have to give the government coalition a chance to consolidate its proposals,” said Ramiro Pérez, a street vendor voting for Delgado on Sunday. Orsi, 57, a former history teacher and two-time mayor from a working-class background, is widely seen as the political heir to former President José “Pepe” Mujica , an ex-Marxist guerilla who became a global icon for helping transform Uruguay into one of the region's most socially liberal and environmentally sustainable nations. “He's my candidate, not only for my sake but also for my children's,” Yeny Varone, a nurse at a polling station, said of Orsi. “In the future they'll have better working conditions, health and salaries.” Mujica, now 89 and recovering from esophageal cancer , turned up at his local polling station before balloting even began, praising Orsi's humility and Uruguay’s famous stability. “This is no small feat,” he said of Uruguay's “citizenry that respects formal institutions.” Orsi planned no dramatic changes, and, despite his call for a revitalized left-wing, his platform continues the Broad Front's traditional mix of market-friendly policies and welfare programs. He proposes tax incentives to lure investment and social security reforms that would lower the retirement age but fall short of a radical overhaul sought by Uruguay's unions. The contentious plebiscite on whether to boost pension payouts failed to pass in October, with Uruguayans rejecting generous pensions in favor of fiscal constraint. Both candidates pledged full cooperation with each other if elected. “I want (Orsi) to know that my idea is to form a government of national unity,” Delgado told reporters after casting his vote in the capital's upscale Pocitos neighborhood. He said that if he won, he and Orsi would chat on Monday over some yerba mate, the traditional herbal drink beloved by Uruguayans. Orsi described Sunday's democratic exercise as “an incredible experience" as he voted in Canelones, the sprawling town of beaches and cattle ranches just north of Montevideo where he served as mayor for a decade. “The essence of politics is agreements,” he said. “You never end up completely satisfied.” ___ Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, contributed to this report. Nayara Batschke, The Associated PressRuben Amorim impressed with Arsenal’s corners after first defeat as Man Utd boss

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