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Washington Football Team Puts Trainer on Leave After Feds Raid Practice Facility ] The 2-2 Washington Football Team will prepare for its upcoming home game against the New Orleans Saints without their full training staff, after head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion was placed on administrative leave in connection with a federal criminal investigation. The WFT said in a statement that the investigation involving Vermillion “is unrelated to the Team,” according to NBC4, which broke the story. ...

Round 3 of Anonymous hack of China site uses image of Taiwan president ] TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The decentralized international hacktivist group Anonymous early on Saturday (Oct. 2) posted the third round of its defacement of a Chinese government tourism promotion website, including Taiwan’s national emblem, “Tank Man,” and Winnie the Pooh. On Thursday (Sept. 30), Reddit user “Allez-opi_omi” uploaded links to 10 pages Anonymous created on a website for the China Cultural Center. Early Friday morning at 12:01 a.m., the Anonymous representative posted “Round 2” with eight more links to content dumped onto the Chinese government platform. ...

Exclusive: Afghan ambassador speaks out on her country’s “betrayal” ] Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz, has lost her country and her faith in the U.S. government — and her life’s work of liberating women and girls is in shambles. She shared her despair with “Axios on HBO” in her first television interview since the fall of Kabul. The big picture: Raz said, bluntly, she doesn’t think President Biden cares about the fate of Afghan women and girls. She also revealed new details to Axios indicating former President Ashraf Ghani’s secret escape was more premeditated than publicly known. ...

China intensifies belligerence against Taiwan - but what is the conflict about? ] We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Sign up to receive our rundown of the day’sdirect to your inbox On October 4 Beijing sent 56 military aircraft in Taiwan ’s air defence identification zone, raising concerns that tensions could escalate into a military conflict. The 56 aircraft included 34 J-16 fighter jets and 12 H-6 bombers, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence, the highest number since China began operations in the area in September 2020. ...

Delhi govt school students interact with army colonel ] In a session as part of the motivational speaker series of the government, students of government schools interacted with Colonel Rajesh Gupta, an army officer, on Monday, who shared tips on joining the army with students. An alumni of a Delhi government school, Gupta shared his experience of working with the army with students during the interaction that was presided over by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. While 75 students attended the interaction in person at SKV No. 1 Shakti Nagar, around 13,000 children joined the program through YouTube Live. ...