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البث المباشر العراق ضد كوريا الجنوبية تصفيات كأس العالم 2026

البث المباشر العراق ضد كوريا الجنوبية، الجولة الرابعة من المرحلة الثالثة لتصفيات كأس العالم 2026 في آسيا، عبر موقعنا سعودي 24 تعرف على الموعد والتشكيل المتوقع وقنوات البث. تابعنا. البث...

ظهرت المقالة البث المباشر العراق ضد كوريا الجنوبية تصفيات كأس العالم 2026 أولاً على سعودي 24.

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Wine waiters could be replaced by AI thanks to bot with ‘electronic tongue’

WINE waiters could be replaced by AI after a bot was taught to recog­nise the taste of liquids.

The “electronic tongue” can tell the difference between Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

a robot is drinking from a bottle of wine
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Wine waiters could soon be replaced by AI after a bot was taught to recog­nise liquids[/caption]

And it knows if milk has gone off.

The device uses electrodes to detect the liquid.

Then AI mimicking the brain’s neural network deter­mines what exactly it is.

Experts say it could assess quality, freshness and authenticity of both food and drink.

In tests at Penn State University in the US, it operated with 80 per cent accuracy.

The study said it could see AI tech grade wine and even make recommendations.

Author Saptarshi Das said: “We’re trying to make an artificial tongue, but the process of how we experience different foods involves more than just the tongue.

“We have the tongue itself, consisting of taste receptors that interact with food species and send their information to the gustatory cortex — a biological neural network.”

Separate US trials saw a robot tongue tell when wine had gone bad.

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I paid $1,300 for used car that was never delivered and seller refuses to take my calls – two words should’ve been clue

A WOMAN has been left devastated after she was scammed out of $1,300 by a con man pretending to sell her a car.

Donna Stelly was shopping at a convenience store in Scott, Louisiana, which is about an hour’s drive from Baton Rouge, when she was approached by a man asking if she wanted to buy a used vehicle.

Donna Stelly, who was approached by a scammer at a convenience store in Scott, Louisiana
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The Chevy Traverse that Labbe showed Stelly
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Kendel Labbe, who is wanted on a charge of felony theft[/caption]

Kendel Shae Labbe, 38, showed Stelly pictures of a Chevy Traverse and asked her if she was interested in purchasing it, Stelly told CBS affiliate KLFY-TV.

Stelly agreed to the transaction, but said she noticed something seemed unusual when he asked for her to pay up front – meaning she had to fork over $1,300 in cash without ever seeing the car in person.

The pair decided that Labbe would drop off the car at Stelly’s home the next day.

“He would come the next day, and I gave him $1,300 dollars and he noticed I had a flat on my car,” Stelly told KLFY-TV.

“He said look, [I’m going to] take this tire and I’m going to get it fixed for you.”

Stelly said Labbe promised to drop off the new vehicle and fix her car the next day – but then he never showed.

She told the outlet she called the scammer multiple times before realizing he blocked her number.

It then became clear that she was scammed out of her $1,300 as the car was never delivered.

“I was saving up for a car and now I have to start all over again,” Stelly told the outlet through tears.

Now, she warns other car buyers to think twice about their big purchases.

“I learned my lesson the hard way, I will definitely be aware of scams from now on,” Stelly said.

“I really didn’t think this would ever happen to me but it can happen to anybody.”

Police obtained a warrant for Labbe’s arrest after he scammed Stelly on September 9 – and then he pulled off the same crime just weeks later.

Just a 30-minute drive southeast from where Stelly, was scammed, Labbe approached another Louisiana woman with a similar offer of a Chevy Traverse, according to KLFY-TV.

Tips on buying a used car

When looking to buy a used car, U.S. News & World Report experts have a few tips before walking onto the sales lot.

  1. Set a realistic budget. Some cars are more expensive to insure and register than others depending on engine type, body style, weight, and the amount of doors. Before being swindled by a crafty salesman, it’s important to know what you can and can’t afford.
  2. Researching what car would fit best into your lifestyle can save a lot of time. Would a sedan work better for your garage or narrow street? Would a truck meet hauling or towing needs? Knowing what suits your needs can narrow down your options.
  3. Look into certified pre-owned cars. Certified pre-owned cars are backed by the manufacturer and come with comprehensive warranties at affordable prices. Some manufacturers have better deals on CPO cars, so research diligently.
  4. Not all financing options are created equal. Depending on where you look to finance, if that’s on the table, be very careful about who you finance with. Your best option would be to get preapproved by your bank before going in to give you an idea of what rates are affordable, and to give a dealership incentive to meet or beat those rates.
  5. Consider a used car inspection. Depending on where you’re buying a vehicle from, you can opt to pay roughly $200 for a used car inspection to have key components examined by an expert.
  6. Consider a vehicle history report. When things get close to signing, buying a vehicle history report based on the VIN can help clarify the previous owners, maintenance records (if it was taken to a dealership), title status, and more.

Source: U.S. News and World Report

Mildred Walker told the outlet she paid $900 upfront for the car, but he never returned with a receipt or the vehicle.

Similarly to Stelly, she realized she was scammed when he didn’t return her calls after the payment.

“Never heard from him,” Walker said, adding that she’s “still waiting.”

“I called, my daughter called, my nephew called, my son called, my son-in-law called, I called early this morning when I got up three times, [and he] still never answered the phone.”

Walker said she shared her story in hopes to help other elderly people who might be at risk of getting scammed.

“That hurt me so bad,” Walker said.

“I went into my room and cried. We are elderly, they prey on the elderly, we need to get this out before he can have a chance to do this to somebody else.”

Labbe is wanted for at least one charge of felony theft.

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Leaked Delphi murders crime scene pics fuel ‘cult killing’ claim after girls’ throats slit & blood found smeared on tree

DISTURBING leaked crime scene photos discussed in court of the high-profile Delphi murders have fueled a conspiracy theory that the two teenage victims were killed in a ritual sacrifice.

The trial of Richard Allen – the 51-year-old married father accused of killing Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, on February 14, 2017 – is set to begin this week, nearly two years since his arrest.

Liberty German (left) and Abigail Williams (right) were found dead on February 14, 2017, near the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana
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Richard Allen was arrested in October 2022, over four years after Liberty and Abby were found dead
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The teenage best friends went hiking through the woods near the Monon High Bridge Trail when they went missing
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The last images taken by Liberty German, which was posted on her Snapchat account
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On February 13, 2017, on the last day of a four-day winter break, Liberty and Abby went hiking through the woods near the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Indiana, over an hour northeast of Indianapolis.

The girls had made plans to be picked up later that afternoon, but after they failed to show up, a relative called authorities to report them missing.

Liberty and Abby’s bodies were found the following day along Deer Creek, about a quarter mile east of the Monon High Bridge.

The case went cold for over five years without any arrests or updates, as investigators worked with limited evidence.

Investigators probed a Snapchat image posted by Liberty that captured a man with his head down, wearing a blue jacket, with his hands in his pocket, walking several feet behind the girls.

Nearly a week after the teenagers were found dead, Indiana State Police released an audio recording of the voice of the suspect, who is heard telling Liberty and Abby, “Down the hill.”

On October 31, 2022, authorities announced the arrest of Allen, a licensed pharmacy technician at a CVS in Delphi.

A probable cause affidavit claimed a bullet found near Liberty and Abby’s bodies was linked to a gun belonging to Allen.

Now, as Allen’s long-awaited trial is set to begin this week, details about leaked crime scene pictures from the murders have reignited conspiracy theories that Liberty and Abby were killed as part of a ritual sacrifice.

In February 2023, Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, the journalist-lawyer couple behind The Murder Sheet podcast, received an anonymous tip containing several photos of the crime scene where the girls were found.

Cain called the photos “very disturbing” and immediately called the police, as the evidence was under a protective order by the court.

Mitchell Westerman, a friend and former coworker of Andrew Baldwin, one of the two attorneys representing Allen, was eventually arrested for the leak.

LIBERTY’S PHONE ACTIVITY

The ritual killing theory was made by Allen’s defense team, who argued evidence supported their claims that a group of men with ties to the pagan Norse cult of Odinism killed Libby and Abby – and not Allen.

The defense suggested the girls may have been killed elsewhere, and the crime scene was staged, which would’ve been too complicated for Allen to pull off alone.

Investigators have carved out a timeline of the murders suggesting that Liberty and Abby were abducted at 2:14 pm on February 13, 2017, and killed somewhere between 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm.

Indiana State Police Sergeant Chris Cecil testified in August that all movement on Liberty’s iPhone 6s stopped at 2:32 pm.

The cell phone never pinged again, nor did any text messages come through Liberty’s phone.

However, Allen’s defense argued that Liberty’s smartphone “turned on” at 4:33 am, pinged at a nearby cell tower, and received more than a dozen text messages.

The defense underscored that the cell phone activity suggested the device, or the girls themselves, was moved to another location and then brought back to where they were ultimately found on February 14, 2017.

Liberty’s cell phone was found beneath her body and under one of her shoes, investigators revealed.

How the cell phone suddenly began receiving messages again more than 12 hours after the girls were killed has not been disclosed by investigators.

Decorated stones bearing the names of Abby and Liberty were placed at a memorial along the Monon High Bridge Trail on October 1
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A tribute shared on Instagram by Liberty’s sister, Kelsi
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CULT RITUAL THEORY

Patrick Cicero, a blood specialist and forensics expert from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, sought to dismiss the defense’s claims that the girls may have been killed elsewhere and brought back to where they were found.

Cicero spoke in detailed and disturbing testimony in August about the blood found at the crime scene and what it showed about the girls’ final terrifying moments of life.

Having reviewed the crime scene photos and other documents related to the case, Cicero testified that Abby likely was murdered while lying down.

Meanwhile, Liberty was cut while standing and eventually sat down, Cicero’s analysis of blood patterns purportedly showed.

Details about Liberty and Abby’s cause of death and how they were killed have not been released by investigators.

While limited information has been revealed about how the girls were killed, both their throats were cut, and their bodies were found covered in branches.

Odinist denies involvement

Richard Allen’s attorneys first shared their Odinism defense in a bombshell 136-page filing in September last year.

In the document, Allen’s attorneys made a series of sensational claims and shared intimate alleged details about the crime scene for the first time – following years of silence from law enforcement.

In the filing, Allen’s team reaffirmed his claims of innocence and alleged that the girls were instead murdered by members of a pagan Norse religion called Odinism, which in recent years has been increasingly infiltrated by white supremacists.

The attorneys claimed that two groups of Odinists, one from the Delphi area and one from the Rushville area in southeastern Indiana, were investigated for their involvement in the crimes.

Those alleged Odinists were identified in the documents as Johnny Messer, Brad Holder, Elvis Fields, Patrick Westfall, and Rod Abrams – none of whom has been publicly named as a suspect or charged with any crimes related to the murders.

Allen’s attorneys claimed that various Odinist iconography was left at the crime scene, including runes made out of sticks and blood.

Across dozens of pages, the attorneys outlined Messer and co.’s alleged ties to Odinism and pointed to what they call glaring evidence linking the men to the murders, which they alleged was “recklessly ignored” by prosecutors during their pursuit of Allen.

When approached by The U.S. Sun to share his side of the story last year, Messer refused to comment on the specific allegations made by Allen’s defense team but said he is considering legal action against them and spoke of the emotional toll their claims have had on him and his family.

“As much as I would like to defend my name, I respectfully decline to [speak] at this time,” Messer said in a written statement.

“I am seeking legal action[.] This has turned my life upside down and has taken a huge toll on my family and mental health.”

He added: “I just don’t want to say anything to jeopardize my legal action that I’m going to take.”

Messer’s sister, when contacted by The U.S. Sun, said she would “love” to speak and help clear her brother’s name, but she has been advised by legal counsel not to do so at this time.

Attempts to reach the other four men named in Allen’s attorneys’ filing were unsuccessful.

In their memorandum, Allen’s legal team called the links between the Delphi murders and Odinism “confounding.”

They alleged that Holder’s son was dating Abby at the time of her death and that Holder posted a series of “Easter eggs” to Facebook in the aftermath – including apparent images of runes and other photos mirroring elements of the crime scene – which they claim were uploaded to taunt police about his alleged involvement.

Allen’s attorneys claim that investigators failed to vigorously pursue the “obvious links” between the crime scene and Odinism.

Prosecutors, meanwhile, say Allen’s team lacks concrete evidence linking any of the men to the crime scene.

Cicero further testified that the position of Libby’s body suggested she’d been dragged by one arm to where the killer eventually left her.

Cicero argued he didn’t believe her body positioning was staged, more so the result of how Libby was moved.

The specialist also pushed back on arguments made by the defense that blood smeared on a tree near the girls was purposely painted to form the letter F, which holds significance in Odinism.

Instead of an Odinist rune, Cicero said the smear was more likely a transfer stain from Libby’s bloodied hand.

Purposely painting a symbol on the tree would have involved the killer repeatedly dipping their hand in blood, he said, which would’ve been almost “impossible.”

But, to back up their defense, attorney Andrew Baldwin called multiple witnesses to speak about their Odinist theory to the judge.

One of the witnesses was Dr. Dawn Perlmutter, an author who identified herself as an expert in ritualist crime scenes.

After reviewing a small sample of photos of crime scenes and other evidence in the case, Dr. Perlmutter told the court, “In my opinion, this was a textbook ritual murder.”

Dr. Perlmutter suggested that the way Liberty and Abby were killed, how their bodies were positioned, where they were found, and the symbolism present at the scene had “all the elements of sacrificial murder.”

Richard Allen pictured in April 2023 after he was denied bail at his initial arraignment in 2022
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A memorial for Liberty and Abby along the Monon High Bridge Trail
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Liberty and Abby went hiking near the Monon High Bridge Trail on the last day of a four-day winter break on February 13, 2017
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The expert told the judge that because the girls were found in the woods near a body of water and their throats were slit, it suggests people with magical beliefs committed the killings.

Dr. Perlmutter also argued blood smeared on a tree in one leaked crime scene photo was painted to form the letter F, which holds significance in Norse mythology.

She also said branches left atop the girls’ bodies appeared to have been placed to form runic symbols.

But, under intense questioning from Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland, Perlmutter admitted her findings were based on limited evidence.

Allen’s defense team will not get a chance to convey their theory to jurors after Judge Frances Gull ultimately said the theory inadmissible, ruling “the probative value of such evidence is greatly outweighed by confusion of the issues and its potential to mislead the jury.”

Allen, who wore a light purple button-down shirt and khaki pants, was present on Monday during the first day of jury selection at the Carroll County courthouse, NBC affiliate WTHR reported.

Fourteen jurors, six men and eight women, were selected on Monday, with the four alternative jurors expected to be chosen on Tuesday.

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Terry Bradshaw warns Howie Long ‘I’m talking, don’t interrupt me’ after Michael Strahan paid him weight-loss compliment

TERRY Bradshaw gave a stern warning to Fox NFL colleague Howie Long after receiving a compliment from Michael Strahan.

The live TV sequence occurred during the Week 6 edition of the hit program Fox NFL Sunday.

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw called out Howie Long during Fox NFL Sunday
Michael Strahan laughed after the sequence in which he complimented Bradshaw, who then called out Long

The show featured Bradshaw, Strahan, Long, Jimmy Johnson, host Curt Menafee, and Los Angeles Rams star quarterback Matthew Stafford.

The Pro Bowler appeared on the program due to the Rams’ being on the bye week.

After Stafford’s opinion concerning the Detroit Lions-Dallas Cowboys matchup, Bradshaw gave him praise while subtly shading Strahan.

“Did you not notice how Matthew Stafford is perfect for this show? … He got to the point and delivered it in 20 seconds. Not a minute. 20 seconds,” Bradshaw said.

The Pittsburgh Steelers appeared to mock Strahan’s long takes on the show.

Strahan responded, seemingly calling out Bradshaw’s personality.

“You know what else he’s perfect about? [Stafford’s] very nice and considerate of the other people on the show,” the New York Giants icon said.

Strahan then gave a compliment to Bradshaw, asking him, “Did you lose some weight? Look at you.”

“I haven’t lost enough.,” Bradshaw answered.

As he was beginning to give out his take about the NFL game, Long talked over him and appeared to remark about his weight.

But Bradshaw wanted no part of Long stealing his on-air commentary.

“Howie I’m talking right now!” the 76-year-old said to the NFL Hall of Famer Long.

The Raiders legend Long then said, “My god,” after he got scolded by Bradshaw.

And Strahan was in hysterics over the sequence.

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Strahan appearing on the Week 6 edition of Fox NFL Sunday

Johnson returned to Fox NFL Sunday after a two-week absence.

He missed Week 4 and Week 5 as Rob Gronkowski filled his spot at the end of the set.

Johnson won two Super Bowls as head coach of the Cowboys.

He saw them lose 47-9 to the Lions at their AT&T Stadium home on Sunday.

The Cowboys head to their Week 7 bye with a 3-3 record.

They will go on the road in Week 8 to face the San Francisco 49ers.

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