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Friends, colleagues remember former state Rep. Mary MurphySteve Smith's greatest asset has become his worst nightmare, and it was exposed by an extraordinary career-first on the . Smith became one of Jasprit Bumrah's four victims as the India captain produced a devastating opening spell on Friday in the . Bumrah trapped Smith plumb in front as the former captain's renowned hand-eye coordination abandoned him again. The first-ball dismissal marked just the second golden duck of Smith's illustrious career, and his first in a home Test match. And the method of dismissal sparked ugly questions about whether Smith's greatest asset is no more. The 35-year-old has made a career out of shuffling across his stumps and daring bowlers to aim for his pads. His hand-eye coordination is so impeccable that he rarely misses a ball on his pads, and happily takes the runs on offer when bowlers try and target the stumps. But his dismissal on Friday showed how that plan might be bringing about his downfall. Smith's hand-eye coordination might be dissipating in the twilight of his career, and it's posed questions about how much longer he'll be playing Test cricket. It marked the third-straight innings in which he's been dismissed lbw, after being trapped in front in both innings of the second Test in Christchurch in March (for 11 and nine). He was also out lbw in the first innings of the second Test against the West Indies in January, and four of his last six dismissals have been trapped in front. A move back to the middle-order would seemingly make his life easier after the failed experiment of using him as an opener last summer. But it lasted just one delivery on Friday after Smith came to the crease at 2-19 in just the seventh over. As cricket writer Andrew Wu wrote on social media: "Steve Smith’s technique challenges bowlers to attack his pads. In his prime, he loved it, knowing he’d get easy runs if they bowled straight. Now, he’s missing balls he used to hit. The eye is not as sharp. The best problem solver in the game has a big problem to solve." Aussie legend Mark Waugh wasn't willing to write Smith off after just one innings of a five-Test series, but admitted it was concerning. “I don’t want to read too much into it today," he said on Fox Sports. "The pitch is doing enough at pace and Bumrah is a world class bowler. "People have always questioned Steve Smith’s technique over the years, and he always responds. He’s a good problem solver. I think his footwork at times, he can go too far across (to) the off-side. So I think it’s something he’s aware of. But I think today, the first ball, I don’t want to read too much into that.” This is exactly how Steve Smith *should* have been getting out over the last decade. His hand eye coordination knew no equal at one stage, but in 2024 he is a shadow of the batter he used to be. — markus (@markusc__) Smith is going below 50 by end of his career unless he figures his flaw out . He is a hand eye coordination type player so it was bound to happen . Labuschagne I believe is still a good batter and will score tons of runs ,I expect a century at Gabba or Sydney against Us — Darkpheonix86 (@AbhisekBChoudh2) Players who depend on too much on their hand eye coordination tend to normally struggle at the end of the career because they haven't got reflexes. They need to change technique to avoid lbws. — R RAJEEV NAIK (@rajeevaryan21) Everyone knew as soon as he lost his eye he was done. — Ex-panda (@rlexpanda) Poor technique against Indian bowlers. Standing on off stump line and playing the ball coming sharply inwards! It’s obvious bumrah gonna give that delivery but why smith and Labuachane has similar technique? Making themselves uncomfortable — AR Tamil (@19ART9) Smith will be pivotal to Australia's hopes of regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India, who have won the last four Test series against the Aussies. His recent struggles, coupled with those of teammate Marnus Labuschagne, pose a huge headache for Australia - and they'll need to turn things around quickly. After bowling out India for just 150, Australia were reduced to 7-67 at stumps on the opening day. Bumrah took four scalps during a blistering display, as the Aussies were put on the brink of conceding what appeared to be an unthinkable first innings deficit.

ASST stock touches 52-week low at $0.6 amid market challengesA new round of Israeli air strikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports while the World Health Organisation’s director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight. “The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few metres from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and UN colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said. UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the UN Humanitarian Air Service. Our mission to negotiate the release of @UN staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in #Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release. As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport... pic.twitter.com/riZayWHkvf — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 26, 2024 Israel’s army later told The Associated Press it was not aware that the WHO chief was at the location in Yemen. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military in a statement said it attacked infrastructure used by the Iran-backed Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations, asserting they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Israel’s military added it had “capabilities to strike very far from Israel’s territory — precisely, powerfully, and repetitively”. The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned” as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah reported multiple deaths and showed broken windows, collapsed ceilings and a bloodstained floor and vehicle. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the strikes. The US military has also targeted the Houthis in recent days. The UN has said the targeted ports are important entry points for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014. Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, while other missiles and drones have been shot down. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor in what it says is an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The UN Security Council has an emergency meeting on Monday in response to an Israeli request that it condemn the Houthi attacks and Iran for supplying them with weapons.

London tire and automotive shops remain caught off guard by the sudden arrival of winter. Most are now booking snow tire installation appointments for next week. “The phone hasn't stopped ringing,” said Dave Raaff, who operates a Fountain Tire location just off Wharncliffe Road South. “We have three lines going pretty much all day. So, it's a lot to keep up. “ With extra staff on, his teams swapped out tires on 38 vehicles. “If you're commuting back and forth to work, or you’re going out a lot into the conditions like we had yesterday, we for sure suggest having a dedicated snow tire,” he said. According to multiple surveys over the past two years, between 70 and 80 per cent of Canadian vehicles are equipped with snow tires during the winter months. Yet, half of them wait to put them on until the white stuff falls. Dave Raaff owns a Fountain Tire location in south London, seen on Dec. 3, 2024. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) Raaff told CTV London that waiting can be risky, “With snow tires, you're going to be improving your stopping distance by about 30 per cent, which is quite a bit. If you’re in a panic, that's the difference between being in a collision and not being in a collision.” Raaff suggests drivers ask technicians to check their vehicle's brakes and battery before any out-of-town winter journey. It’s a good reminder for many drivers, including Melissa Zurch. Melissa Zurch was shovelling seen Dec. 3, 2024, in advance of an appointment to install her snow tires the following day. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) Enjoying a week off work, she decided to shovel Tuesday before hitting up her usual winter tire shop. “Tomorrow, I’ll get them on,” she said with a smile. After all, she agreed everyone should take time to enjoy the positives of winter’s arrival, “Look at it! It’s beautiful, it's quiet. 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London tire and automotive shops remain caught off guard by the sudden arrival of winter. Most are now booking snow tire installation appointments for next week. “The phone hasn't stopped ringing,” said Dave Raaff, who operates a Fountain Tire location just off Wharncliffe Road South. “We have three lines going pretty much all day. So, it's a lot to keep up. “ With extra staff on, his teams swapped out tires on 38 vehicles. “If you're commuting back and forth to work, or you’re going out a lot into the conditions like we had yesterday, we for sure suggest having a dedicated snow tire,” he said. According to multiple surveys over the past two years, between 70 and 80 per cent of Canadian vehicles are equipped with snow tires during the winter months. Yet, half of them wait to put them on until the white stuff falls. Dave Raaff owns a Fountain Tire location in south London, seen on Dec. 3, 2024. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) Raaff told CTV London that waiting can be risky, “With snow tires, you're going to be improving your stopping distance by about 30 per cent, which is quite a bit. If you’re in a panic, that's the difference between being in a collision and not being in a collision.” Raaff suggests drivers ask technicians to check their vehicle's brakes and battery before any out-of-town winter journey. It’s a good reminder for many drivers, including Melissa Zurch. Melissa Zurch was shovelling seen Dec. 3, 2024, in advance of an appointment to install her snow tires the following day. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) Enjoying a week off work, she decided to shovel Tuesday before hitting up her usual winter tire shop. “Tomorrow, I’ll get them on,” she said with a smile. After all, she agreed everyone should take time to enjoy the positives of winter’s arrival, “Look at it! It’s beautiful, it's quiet. Change is good, change is good.” Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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NoneTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — This isn’t a week when coach Todd Bowles feels he needs to find the right words to ensure his Tampa Bay Buccaneers are motivated to face the last-place Carolina Panthers. The Bucs (8-7) have won eight of the last nine meetings between the NFC South rivals, including the past three with Baker Mayfield at quarterback. It hasn’t exactly been smoothly sailing against the Panthers (4-11), though, for the three-time defending division champions. And, with at least a share of first place on the line Sunday, Bowles and his players say they are focused solely on rebounding from last week’s disappointing loss to the Dallas Cowboys. “We know it’s going to be a tough ballgame. It went overtime last time. They’re coached very well; they play very hard,” Bowles said, referencing Tampa Bay’s 26-23 win at Carolina on Dec. 1. “We know what’s at stake for us. It doesn’t need to be talked about. Everybody understands that,” Bowles added. “We’ve got to clean up our own mistakes, and we’ve got to play an error-free football game.” The Bucs are tied with Atlanta for the best record in the NFC South, however the Falcons (8-7) hold the tiebreaker after sweeping the season series between the teams. To claim a fourth straight division title, Tampa Bay needs to win remaining home games against the Panthers and New Orleans Saints while Atlanta loses at least once in the last two weeks of the regular season. If the Falcons hold on to win the South, the Bucs can earn a wild-card playoff berth if they win out and the Washington Commanders lose twice. Mayfield, who has resurrected his career since being released by Carolina two years ago, summed up the attitude in a resilient locker room. The Bucs have won four of five games following a four-game losing streak threatened their playoff hopes. “I keep saying it, this team has the mental makeup of a great team. We just have to continue to fight and find ways to win,” the quarterback said. “If we don’t take of business, we won’t be in the playoffs.” Chuba’s revenge Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard cost his team the game four weeks ago against Tampa Bay when he fumbled on the second possession of overtime just after Carolina had reached field goal range. Mayfield responded by leading the Bucs back down the field for the winning field goal. The loss was devastating for Hubbard at the time, but he promised himself when the opportunity arose again he’d make the most of it. He did that this past Sunday, when he carried twice for 49 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown run in which he broke two tackles, in overtime to lift the Panthers to a 36-30 win over Arizona, knocking the Cardinals out of the playoff hunt. “I’d let it go, but it’s definitely been in the back of my head a little bit,” Hubbard said. “Like I said, when the next opportunity came, I told myself I’m going to get it back for them. To be able to have them trust me in that opportunity again, and to have it in that way is a blessing from God.” Young’s development Bryce Young has shown solid progress in his decision making, particularly when the pocket begins to break down. Last week, the second-year QB ran for a career-best 68 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown. Young was benched after two games this season, but since returning to the lineup has played better, restoring some faith that perhaps the No. 1 overall pick in 2023 can be the team’s quarterback of the future. “Just time in the system and time as a team for us to come together,” Young said of why he has improved. “For me, being able to get reps, and get time with everyone. It’s just all of us being able to feed off of each other, and it’s been able to allow us to turn in the right direction.” Awful vs. the run The Panthers have been abysmal against the run, allowing nearly 200 yards per game on the ground over the last seven games. In the last meeting with Tampa Bay, Bucky Irving ran for a career-high 152 yards and a touchdown, so Carolina’s defense has a good idea of what’s coming Sunday. Close calls Mayfield has beaten Carolina three times since joining the Bucs in 2023. All of the meetings have been close, though, with the Panthers losing twice by three points and Tampa Bay settling for three field goals in a 9-0 regular season-ending victory that clinched its third straight NFC South championship last January. “We know them well. They know us well,” Mayfield said. ___ AP Sports Writer Steve Reed in Charlotte, North Carolina, contributed to this report. ___ NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers, accused of domestic violence, cleared to practice and playIndia National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Score Updates: The Australia national cricket team and the India national cricket team are playing the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. The opening day of the thrilling Boxing Day Test was full of action-packed moments in front of the record-breaking 87,242 people in the stands. Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first on a good batting MCG track. The 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas left everyone stunned and showcased his fearless approach with the bat against the world No. 1 Test bowler Jasprit Bumrah, which became a huge talking point. The youngster slammed two sixes to Bumrah. Konstas also had a heated exchange with veteran cricketer Virat Kohli. The debutant made 60 runs off 65 balls, including six fours and two sixes, which gave a perfect start to the host. Melbourne Cricket Ground Witnesses Highest Single-Day Attendance in India vs Australia Test Matches, Registers New Record During IND vs AUS 4th Test 2024 . Veteran batter Usman Khawaja, who has been struggling so far in the ongoing five-match Test series, registered his first fifty. The left-handed batter opener played a gritty knock of 57 off 121 balls, including six fours. Marnus Labuschagne made 72 runs off 145 balls with the help of seven fours as the host dominated the first two sessions on day 1. However, India made a brilliant comeback in the final session of Day 1. As a result, the host made 311/6 in 86 bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah bagged a three-wicket haul on Day 1 of IND vs AUS 4th Test 2024. The five-match Test series between the India national cricket team and the Australia national cricket team is locked at 1-1. Team India won the opening Test at Perth. Australia defeated the visitors in the second Test in Adelaide. The third Test match between the two archrivals in Brisbane was drawn. Virat Kohli, Sam Konstas Engage in Heated Argument After Indian Star Shoulder Charges 19-Year-Old During IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test at MCG (Watch Video) . IND vs AUS 4th Test 2024 Squad: India National Cricket Team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Tanush Kotian, Washington Sundar, Australia National Cricket Team: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Jhye Richardson, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Sean Abbott, Beau Webster (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 27, 2024 04:45 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com ).

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Kyle Fellers, one of the Bow parents suing the school district over its handling of a silent protest against transgender girls in sports, described gender inclusion policies that infringe on female protections in educational settings as an effort to “appease a mentally ill cult.” “A cult in my mind is a group of individuals who quash any type of dissent on their beliefs,” Fellers said in court on Thursday. “I have the right to believe they are biological males.” His comments came during testimony in federal court in Concord Thursday in a case that centers on First Amendment rights to free speech and expression. Fellers, along with Anthony and Nicole Foote, and Eldon Rash, a family member of Fellers, filed the lawsuit after a protest at a Bow High School girls’ soccer game against Plymouth Regional High School on Sept 17. During the game, the group wore pink armbands marked with “XX,” a reference to the chromosomes associated with biological females, to signal their opposition to transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports. A transgender girl was playing for the Plymouth team that day. Bow police confronted the demonstrators and after the game, Fellers and Foote were issued no trespass orders, accusing them of violating district policies against bullying and harassment. Fellers in court said his concerns are limited to transgender participation in sports and do not extend to broader issues involving transgender individuals. Brian Cullen, the school district’s attorney, presented emails in court to argue that wearing the pink armbands was not just about supporting women’s sports but also carried an anti-transgender message. “No one other than the United States transgender mob supports boys playing on girls’ sports teams,” Foote wrote in another email, dated Aug. 23, to Jay Vogt, the Bow girls’ varsity soccer coach. Article continues after... Cross|Word Flipart Typeshift SpellTower Really Bad Chess While the no-trespass orders have been lifted, the group of Bow parents said they want to be able to wear the pink armbands at all school and athletic events — not just girls’ soccer games — to show support for women’s sports, without facing penalties from the Bow School District. The Bow School District maintains that wearing those armbands violates its policy and is considered harassment of transgender students, including transgender girls who participate in girls’ sports. “Wearing XX wristbands, we believe it violates school policy and doesn’t comply with Title IX,” said Cullen, an attorney for the school district. “The school’s position is if they come to games with the bands, we will ask them to take off.” Del Kolde, an attorney from the Institute of Free Speech Attorneys representing the parents pushed back. “They call what my clients did as harassment,” said Kolde “We don’t call it harassment. We call this legal passive speech.”VEVES: The dance of life depends on connectednessVANCOUVER - Witnesses have described a chaotic scene leading up to a downtown Vancouver stabbing before the suspect was fatally shot by police in a convenience store. The witnesses say a man stole liquor and a knife from a restaurant then used the weapon to attack people in a 7-Eleven store across the street. “One of the kitchen guys came out, asked if he could help him, and the guy grabbed the knife and asked him if he wanted to die,” said Kylie Noel, who was working at the Original Joe’s restaurant at Robson and Hamilton streets on Wednesday. Her co-worker then told her to call police. The Vancouver Police Department said the suspect shot by police died in hospital. Police initially said on social media that “a number of people” were stabbed in the incident that was called in around 11:30 a.m., but Const. Tania Visintin told a briefing that one person was stabbed in the hand while another person suffered facial injuries. Both were treated in hospital and their injuries were not believed to be life threatening. Video captured by Mainul Islam, a student and part-time food delivery worker, shows police officers pointing their guns over the counter of the 7-Eleven, shouting at someone to “move over,” then firing at least 10 times. Islam said he had been picking up a food order when he saw a “homeless guy” trying to steal cigarettes behind the counter. He said staff were trying to stop the man. “And he just brought out his knife from his pocket, and he tried to stab ... the guy, but he ran away, and then he went to stab that lady. Maybe he already stabbed that lady in the back, I saw blood, but she was OK.” He said the police were there within minutes and “just shot this guy.” Another video shows two people being wheeled away on stretchers, with a firefighter performing chest compressions on one of them. Noel said that before the shooting, a man came into Original Joe’s and stood by the restaurant’s door, opened a laptop computer and “demanded a glass of water.” Noel said she refused, and went back to tell kitchen staff that the man was refusing to leave. She said he had left by the time other workers came out, but Noel then saw him outside with a bottle of alcohol she believed was stolen from the restaurant, which she later confirmed by watching security camera footage. When Noel returned to the restaurant’s main floor, the man was again behind the bar, and Noel ran back down to tell her colleagues in the kitchen. She said that was when the man grabbed the knife and threatened Noel’s co-worker. Noel said she ran into a neighbouring hotel lobby and stayed on the phone with police as she described the man. She said she watched him walk into the 7-Eleven across the street. “Maybe three minutes later the police showed up,” she said. In Islam’s video of the shooting, a stun gun held by an officer appears to have already been fired, with the wires trailing over the counter inside the convenience store. “Move over, right now. Move over,” one officer shouts at the unseen suspect before gunfire is heard. After the shooting, a man can be heard saying “Are you OK ma’am?” while a woman sobs. Andrew Cecil works at the Rosedale Hotel near the shooting scene and said he walked over to the 7-Eleven after the man had left Original Joe’s. “I saw him with his knife,” Cecil said. Cecil said the man went behind the counter and cornered an employee. A manager tried to “cool it” down while the man was swinging the knife around, Cecil said. He said police showed up shortly after and deployed a Taser, which “didn’t seem to affect him,” before the shots were fired. BC Emergency Health Services public information officer Rachelle Bown said in a statement that three ambulances with primary care paramedics, two ambulances with advanced care paramedics and one paramedic supervisor responded to the scene. — With files by Ashley Joannou This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 4, 2024.

Dick's Sporting Goods shares rise on analyst optimism ahead of resultsTOKYO (AP) — Troops surround South Korea's parliament overnight when the president declares martial law. He accuses pro-North Korean forces of plotting to overthrow one of the world’s most vibrant democracies. Lawmakers voice outrage and vote to end the declaration, and the president lifts the decree before daybreak. President Yoon Suk Yeol spread fear and confusion through South Korea overnight by issuing his sudden edict late Tuesday, the first martial law declaration since more than four decades ago when the country was controlled by a dictatorship. The declaration, the rushed vote by lawmakers to overturn it and the president's lifting of martial law soon afterward were moments of high drama for an unpopular leader who has struggled with political deadlock in an opposition-dominated parliament and scandals involving him and his wife. While there was no direct evidence presented, Yoon raised the specter of North Korea as a destabilizing force. Yoon has long maintained that a hard line against the North is the only way to stop Pyongyang from following through on its nuclear threats against Seoul. Amid the surreal scenes of troops massing around parliament, here are some things to know as this story unfolds: Immediately after Yoon's declaration the military chief called in key commanders for talks. South Korean troops set up barricades and then made their way into parliament. The leader of the main opposition, which controls parliament, ordered lawmakers to return to the building, where they eventually voted to lift the declaration of martial law. Yoon lifted the martial law decree around 4:30 a.m. during a Cabinet meeting. Yoon's declaration had been accompanied by an accusation that the opposition was engaged in “anti-state activities plotting rebellion.” But he did not explain what that means, and provided no specific evidence. The vague statement is reminiscent of the heavy-handed tactics of the South Korean dictatorships that ended in the late 1980s. A series of strongmen repeatedly invoked North Korea when struggling to control domestic dissidents and political opponents. The opposition lambasted Yoon's move as un-democratic. Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost to Yoon in the 2022 presidential election, called Yoon’s announcement “illegal and unconstitutional.” But the sudden declaration was also opposed by the leader of Yoon's own conservative party, Han Dong-hoon, who called the decision “wrong” and vowed to “stop it with the people.” “The people will block the president’s anti-constitutional step. The military must be on the side of the public in any case. Let’s resolutely oppose it,” Kim Dong Yeon, the opposition party governor of Gyeonggi province, which surrounds Seoul, wrote on X. Average South Koreans were in shock. Social media was flooded with messages expressing surprise and worry over Yoon’s announcement. “Martial law? I thought it was deepfake content, but is it really a martial law decree?,” one X user wrote. “I first thought about a war with North Korea when he said he would impose a martial law,” another X user wrote. There were quick claims that the emergency declaration was linked to Yoon’s political struggles. His approval rating has dropped, and he has had little success in getting his policies adopted by a parliament that has been controlled by the opposition since he took over in 2022. Conservatives have said the opposition moves are political revenge for investigations into the opposition leader, who is seen as the favorite for the next presidential election in 2027. Just this month, Yoon denied wrongdoing in an influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife. The claims have battered his approval ratings and fueled attacks by his rivals. The scandal centers on claims that Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee exerted inappropriate influence on the conservative ruling People Power Party to pick a certain candidate to run for a parliamentary by-election in 2022 at the request of Myung Tae-kyun, an election broker and founder of a polling agency who conducted free opinion surveys for Yoon before he became president . Yoon has said he did nothing inappropriate. South Korea became a democracy only in the late 1980s, and military intervention in civilian affairs is still a touchy subject. During the dictatorships that emerged as the country rebuilt from the destruction of the 1950-53 Korean War, leaders occasionally proclaimed martial law that allowed them to station combat soldiers, tanks and armored vehicles on streets or in public places to prevent anti-government demonstrations. Such scenes are unimaginable for many today. The dictator Park Chung-hee, who ruled South Korea for nearly 20 years before he was assassinated by his spy chief in 1979, led several thousand troops into Seoul in the early hours of May 16, 1961, in the country’s first successful coup. During his rule, he occasionally proclaimed martial law to crack down on protests and jail critics. Less than two months after Park Chung-hee’s death, Maj. Gen. Chun Doo-hwan led tanks and troops into Seoul in December 1979 in the country’s second successful coup. The next year, he orchestrated a brutal military crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju, killing at least 200 people. In the summer of 1987, massive street protests forced Chun’s government to accept direct presidential elections. His army buddy Roh Tae-woo, who had joined Chun’s 1979 coup, won the election held later in 1987 thanks largely to divided votes among liberal opposition candidates. AP writers Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim contributed to this story.