EThe former player of the NBA, Darius Morris, unfortunately passed away at the age of 33According to his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers on their social networks, in addition to the fact that the former point guard’s family from the University of Michigan confirmed his death in a statement to the TMZ site.
It has not yet been made known the cause of Morris’ deathwith his family in the statement released to the press mentioning the following about his death.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Darius Aaron Morris. During this period of mourning, his family asks that you please respect his wishes for privacy.
During his time in college basketball, Morris was a star on the University of Michigan Wolverines, where in his second season he distributed 235 assists, the fourth most in the history of said school, in addition to averaging 15 points, 6.7 assists and 4 rebounds in his last college season.
Morris’ NBA career
Morris made the jump to the NBA, being chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 Draft in the second round as the 41st overall pick. Although he played for several seasons, he never established himself as a starter.
In his career he also played for the Clippers, 76ers, Grizzlies and Nets, averaging 3.3 points, 1.4 assists and 1 rebound in his NBA career. However, his best moment was in the 2013 Playoffs with the Lakers, as he averaged 26.3 minutes in the First Round, with 10.5 points and 3 assists per game.
Unfortunately, the Lakers were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs. After finishing his NBA career, Morris continued playing professionally in leagues in China, France and Russia.
PV calls for an exception in the draft law on the exclusion of goods and services originating in Russia and Belarus from procurement
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AS “Pasažieru vilciens” (PV) calls for an exception in the draft law on the exclusion of goods and services originating in Russia and Belarus from procurement, because the old electric and diesel trains used by PV were designed and built during the former Soviet Union, so it is not possible to replace a large number of spare parts with European Union ones (EU) manufactured spare parts.
Currently, the Budget and Finance (Tax) Committee of the Saeima is considering amendments to the Law on Procurement of Public Service Providers, which stipulates that the customer, when preparing the purchase, requires the applicant to ensure that goods and services originating in Russia and Belarus are not included in the execution of the order.
PV states in its letter to the commission that it understands the purpose of the draft law, but draws attention to the fact that both the operation of PV and ensuring the continuity of public transport services on railway routes of regional significance will be significantly affected by the norm contained in the draft law.
Currently, diesel trains, electric trains, “Škoda 16Ev” low-floor electric trains and shunting diesel locomotives are used to provide public transport services.
According to PV, for the rolling stock owned and operated by the company, within the framework of the technical regulations and technical projects of the manufacturing plant, a technical solution and mutual compatibility of spare parts have been determined for repairs. Also, PV must comply with the rules of operation and repair in accordance with the instructions set by the manufacturing plant.
In order to ensure the safety requirements of vehicle operation, it is impossible to make constructive changes in the design of the wagons, because the old electric trains and diesel trains were designed and built in the space and time of the former Soviet Union, a large part of the spare parts were produced in Russian and Belarusian companies.
According to the company, PV is constantly looking for alternative solutions, but it is impossible to replace many spare parts with spare parts produced in the EU, because they do not meet the technical specifications and production projects of spare parts for old trains, which makes it impossible to buy alternative spare parts produced in EU countries.
PV emphasizes that when choosing spare parts or rolling stock equipment to be used, it is not possible to consider an alternative solution also due to the requirements of the public railway infrastructure to be used – the company is forced to use the Russian-made communication block “Blok” in the train movement safety system.
Establishing an exception in the draft law, the company states that it would allow PV to purchase goods originating in Russia and Belarus, which are necessary for the maintenance and/or repair of vehicles used to provide public transport services, in cases where it is not possible to purchase an alternative product produced in EU countries.
“Unless there is a reasonable exception, PV will be able to operate the rolling stock it owns and operates only until it has a balance of spare parts at its disposal, which in some cases will be used up already in the spring of this year. Consequently, PV will be forced to reduce the number of rolling stock used in providing the service , reaching the situation that it will not have available rolling stock to ensure safe and continuous public transport services,” the company says in the letter.
5 battalions of the Israeli Army committed human rights violations in the West Bank
The United States concluded that five battalions of the Israeli Army committed human rights violations in operations that occurred before October 7 in the occupied West Bank, the State Department reported this Monday.
Four of them took measures to “remedy” this situation, so that they will not be subject to any sanctions, while a fifth battalion remains under review and the United States has not made a decision on the matter, detailed the deputy spokesperson for the State Department. Vedant Patel.
The Israeli Armed Forces are under review because The Leahy Law prohibits the US government from providing weapons and military support to foreign units with credible allegations of human rights violations.
According to local media, the Joe Biden Administration would be considering the possibility of sanctioning the Netzach Yehuda battalion, made up of ultra-Orthodox soldiers, for alleged human rights violations in the West Bank.
“After a careful process, we found five Israeli battalions responsible for incidents that were serious violations of human rights,” explained Patel, who clarified that all of these cases occurred long before the Hamas attack on October 7 and outside the Strip. from Gaza.
According to the spokesperson, four of those units “have effectively remedied those violations”thus complying with the United States national security memorandum, which establishes that American weapons must be used without violating international humanitarian law.
Regarding the fifth battalion, Patel continued, the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu has provided additional information that the United States continues to “review” before making “a final decision.”
CNN reported Monday, citing internal sources, that the State Department is divided over whether Israel is properly using weapons provided by the United States.
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2024-05-05 12:45:41
5 battalions of the Israeli Army committed human rights violations in the West Bank