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Sinn Fein actively pursuing route into government, insists leader McDonald, revealed in this year's September event, has a first-of-its-kind feature called Hearing Aid. The feature is designed to help people with hearing impairment to get clearer and more vibrant sounds through the earbuds. Hearing Aid is also (FDA). So far, the Hearing Aid in AirPods Pro 2 has garnered much acclaim, and the latest person to admire the feature is the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk. Apple CEO Tim Cook an advertisement for Hearing Aid on Thursday, in which a father with hearing loss is using AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aid to hear his daughter opening Christmas gifts. In response to this, Elon Musk , "This is cool." "I'm so proud of the many teams across Apple developing powerful technologies that are improving people's lives. The Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2 uses your personalized sound profile so you can hear the moments that matter." Tim Cook said in his tweet. According to the (NIDCD), the standard hearing examination has shown that 1 in 8 people in the United States (13%, or 30 million) ages 12 or older have hearing loss in both ears. Additionally, about 5% of adults ages 45-54 have disabling hearing loss. AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are compatible with iPhone or iPad with iOS 18/ iPadOS 18 and later. Mac devices with macOS Sequoia and later have also received support for Hearing Aid. Apple says the feature is intended for people 18 years old or older. Currently, over 100 countries and regions around the world are covered by Hearing Aid, with dozens of more regions added to the Hearing Test feature. Meanwhile, the only countries that support Apple's Hearing Protection feature are the United States and Canada.
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto State, Faruku Fada, has commenced the sponsorship of the annual mass circumcision for children in the state, targeting a minimum of 1,000 boys. The state chairman of the party, Hon. Bello Aliyu Goronyo, while speaking to newsmen at the circumcision venue at Alhuda College of Health Technology, Sama Road, on Saturday, said that Mr. Fada is reviving the age-long tradition and culture of Hausa-speaking communities. He explained that circumcision, in a traditional Hausa setting, is conducted on boys under the age of ten during the harmattan season. Also speaking after the exercise began, Mr. Fada, stated that the initiative was aimed at assisting less privileged parents who could not afford to circumcise their children when they reached the appropriate age. READ MORE: Suspected Terrorists Abduct Two Residents In Sokoto He said: “The mass circumcision will be carried out in all communities within Sokoto North and Sokoto South Local Government Areas, regardless of tribal or political affiliations. “We will do our best within our God-given resources to give back to society, especially in these times of economic hardship.”Article content If Game 1 of the second season of the PWHL is any indication, buckle up for even more physicality than the league provided in Year 1. Recommended Videos Toronto squeaked out a 3-1 win in a very physical season opener over Boston, but needed a power-play goal with just over a minute and a half remaining to push things in their favour. Hannah Miller was camped netside with Toronto on the power play and Hillary Knight in the penalty box after a dangerous boarding penalty left Renata Fast slow to get up. Miller was Janey on the Spot as a Daryl Watts rebound bounced directly to her and she made no mistake hitting the wide open net. Emma Maltais sealed it with an empty netter seconds later. Boston struck first in the game on the power play. With Maggie Connors off for a tripping minor, Boston’s big line of Knight, Alina Muller and Hannah Bilka converted very quickly with Knight taking a pass in the slot from Megan Keller and ripping one past Toronto goaltender Kristin Campbell on her low glove side. Toronto gave up just six power-play goals all of last season for an almost 92% success rate on the kill. Playing in Coca-Cola Coliseum, their new home which provides almost triple the number of seats they had at the Mattamy Athletic Centre last season, the Sceptres were cheered on by a near sellout crowd of 8,089. Boston’s physical play gave that crowd plenty of chances to get vocal. Four different Sceptres during the game – Noemi Neubauerova, Emma Maltais, Izzy Daniel and in the dying minutes Fast – all went down hard in the game and either stayed down or waited for a whistle before making their way to the bench. After the game, head coach Troy Ryan said he had checked on all his banged up players and none looked like they had sustained anything that would hold them back going forward. Fast, in fact, was back on the ice for the power play and wound up assisting on Miller’s game winner. Next up for Toronto is a road trip to Ottawa where they will take on the Charge on Tuesday night with a 7 p.m. puck drop. mganter@postmedia.com
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died in an avalanche on Monday. She was 26. Hediger, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Olympics as a member of ’s national snowboard cross team, died in in the . The 26-year-old was snowboarding with another person in Arosa, a village in east Switzerland, when they left the slope and were caught in an avalanche, reports. Swiss Alpine Club rescuers, search dog specialists, nearby employees and Alpine police all responded in search of Hediger, according to the . Two hours later, rescuers found her. Hediger was pronounced dead at the scene after they tried to resuscitate her. “We are stunned and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we express our deepest condolences,” Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser said in a . “For the Swiss Ski family, the tragic death of Sophie Hediger has cast a dark shadow over the Christmas holidays,” he added. “We are immeasurably sad. We will keep an honorable memory of Sophie,” Reusser added. Hediger grew up in Horgen, Switzerland, and spent much of her time in Arosa, Switzerland. Hediger and fellow Swiss snowboarder Kalle Koblet placed seventh in the mixed team snowboard cross race at the Beijing Olympics. She also placed 19th in the women’s race. In 2023 and 2024, Hediger earned her first two World Cup podium places. She was set to compete at the home World Championships in Engadin, Switzerland, in March. Competing in the event was “one of her sporting dreams,” according to Swiss-Ski. Hediger posted on social media just days before her death, celebrating yet another victory in her sport. “p9 in the first worldcup of the season @cervinoskiparadise - crashed in 1/4-finals...happy about my riding and my best qualification I’ve ever had with p3,” she wrote on .
MIAMI — Lionel Messi, fresh off accepting his MLS MVP trophy, kicked off the holiday season by traveling 6,870 miles to Azerbaijan this week and brought along teammates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba for a private charity event in the capital city of Baku. Azerbaijan is a landlocked country in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, Russia, Georgia, and Turkey. Messi and his friends attended a gathering on Wednesday at the Crystal Hall, a famous music and sports venue. The event included a concert featuring French singer Willy William and Romanian group Morandi. The Argentine legend received a personalized rug with an image of himself lifting the World Cup trophy. “I have discovered the culture and the people of Azerbaijan,” Messi said. “Thank you for the warm greeting. Thank you very much for the support.” Messi, Suárez, Busquets and Alba also paid a visit and laid flowers at the tomb of former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, on the eve of the 21st anniversary of his death Dec. 12, 2003. That part of the visit drew some criticism on social media from opponents of Aliyev’s regime. Inter Miami vs. Club America in Las Vegas? Speaking of travel, Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas said last week that the club is not planning another four-country, seven-game globetrotting preseason tour, as it did last year. The team played in El Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Japan in early 2024 and wound up dealing with injuries to a few players and a controversy when Messi sustained an injury and was unable to play in Hong Kong. Mas said the team does plan a trip abroad in early 2025, but it will be a more compact itinerary, and that a high-profile game was being planned in the United States. Deporte Total USA reported that Inter Miami will play Mexican power Club America in Las Vegas and that the game is tentatively set for Jan. 18. An MLS source confirmed that Inter Miami and Club America are in talks about a game, but details had not been finalized. Also, the club announced it will play a friendly match against Orlando City in Tampa on Feb. 14. CJ Dos Santos traded to San Diego FC Inter Miami traded backup goalkeeper CJ dos Santos to expansion club San Diego FC in exchange for $100,000 in 2025 general allocation money (GAM). Dos Santos, 24, signed for Inter Miami ahead of the 2022 MLS season. He made three appearances for the first team — two in MLS and one in the Leagues Cup, in which he kept a clean sheet against Mexican side Club Puebla in 2024 — and 28 matches for Inter Miami II in MLS NEXT Pro. New ‘Fortitude’ jersey unveiled Inter Miami on Thursday released its new “Fortitude” away jersey for the 2025 season. It has black and granite-gray blocks with the trademark pink trim. The club explained in a press release that the name came from the Latin word “Fortis,” which means strength, and the Spanish word “Fortaleza,” which stands for resilience and determination. This shirt also serves as a tribute to Fort Lauderdale, “a city that has become a fortress for Inter Miami CF and the stage for some of the Club’s most significant milestones”. This coming season will be the team’s final season in Fort Lauderdale before moving to Miami Freedom Park in 2026. The new kits are on sale at the team store at Chase Stadium beginning Thursday (Dec. 12), while supplies last. It is also available online at MLSstore.com and adidas.com . Royal Caribbean, the club’s official jersey partner, will soon have the jersey available for purchase on its ships. ©2024 Miami Herald. Visit miamiherald.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.As the holiday season kicks into gear, retailers are scaling down their holiday catalogs to pamphlets in response to rising postal rates and evolving consumer habits. With consumers gearing up to do some holiday shopping this year, Lands' End, Duluth Trading Company, and Hammacher Schlemmer are among the many brands opting for smaller, postcard-like formats in a bid to cut postage and paper expenses. The downsizing trend reflects broader shifts in marketing as the once staple of American living rooms, thick catalogs from brands like Sears and J.C. Penney have dwindled and been replaced by compact mailings and digital platforms. Lisa Ayoob, a tech-savvy shopper from Portland, Maine, noted the size difference as she was taken aback by a recent catalog from outdoor apparel company Carbon2Cobalt. "It almost felt like it was a pamphlet compared to a catalog," she told the Associated Press. The shift comes as recent postal hikes have pushed brands to adopt smaller formats. The latest round of postage hikes was in July, with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) increasing the price by 7.8 percent and impacted the category with the 8.5-by-11-inch size that used to be ubiquitous for the catalog industry. Newsweek has reached out to USPS via email for comment on Saturday morning. Paul Miller, executive vice president and managing director of the American Commerce Marketing Association, told the AP that brands are opting to put them in a lower-cost letter category such as one called a "slim jim," which measures 10.5 by 5.5 inches. However, there are other sizes as some retailers have further reduced costs by mailing large postcards to consumers. Angie Rieger, chief transformation officer of Lands' End, told the AP the brand is testing new compact formats to supplement its traditional catalogs, adding that this year, that included folded glossy brochures and postcards. However, iconic brands like L.L. Bean said they are sticking with its classic catalog designs, citing its enduring appeal. "By showcasing our icons, the catalog became an icon itself," L.L. Bean spokesperson Amanda Hannah told the AP. "Even as we invest more in our digital and brand marketing channels, the catalog retains a strong association with our brand, and is therefore an important part of our omni-channel strategy, especially for our loyal customers." L.L. Bean is not the only brand continuing its classic catalogs as J.Crew relaunched its glossy catalog this year. According to Jonathan Zhang, a marketing professor at Colorado State University, the tactile nature of printed catalogs still holds effective even in the digital age. "The reason why these paper formats are so effective is that our human brains haven't evolved as fast as technology and computers over the past 10 to 20 years. We retain more information when we read something on paper. That's why paper books remain relevant," he told the AP. "The psychology shows that three-dimensional, tactile experiences are more memorable." However, this comes as there is a 40 percent drop in catalog mailings between 2006 and 2018, when an estimated 11.5 billion were mailed to homes, according to the trade group formerly known as the American Catalog Mailers Association. Retailers mailed more than 300 million catalogs in November 2021 , according to the USPS, even after postal rates were given a hefty 9 percent boost in August 2021. Officials also said that the total number of catalogs has increased 12 percent over 2020, signaling that the shopping publications might still have a place in an increasingly digital world. Despite the drop these printed pieces remain relevant as strategic tools. Retailers now embed QR codes and promo links, transforming catalogs into gateways for online shopping. Notably, even e-commerce giants like Amazon have entered the game, distributing toy catalogs since 2018. Newsweek has also reached out to Amazon via email for comment. Some companies' catalogs have remained present and steady throughout the years, including those from L.L. Bean, Lands' End and Hammacher Schlemmer. Amazon and Wayfair are among those that have just begun sending out catalogs in recent years, and others that were previously halted, like Sharper Image and J. Peterman, have re-emerged. Meanwhile, for eco-conscious consumers and cost-cutting retailers alike, smaller catalogs might just be the perfect fit for a new era of holiday shopping. This article includes reporting from The Associated Press.Political turmoil mounts in S Korea as second president impeached