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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sacked three officials after members of the women’s national team alleged they were asked to perform sexual favours to keep their places. 
 
The Sri Lanka cricket’s governing body terminated three officials after two were found guilty of sexual harassment and the third of improper conduct. 
 
The SLC said they were shown the door at the end of their contracts last month. 
 
“There was no evidence of any physical intimacy by any of the three men, none of whom have been named. But the investigation had nevertheless determined that there have been a few incidents of sexual harassment which were committed by two male officials and that the third was guilty of improper conduct... which did not amount to sexual harassment," the body said in a statement. 
 
Sri Lanka sports ministry’s inquiry had found two team managers demanded sexual favours from team members and said that criminals prosecutions would follow. 
 
As per the island nation’s law, anyone found guilty of sexual harassment can face up to five years of imprisonment plus an unspecified fine. 
 
The board said its own report and the inquiry by the sports ministry had highlighted the unsatisfactory situation involving the women's team where there was favouritism and bias. 
 
The SLC added that the reports commented adversely on the failure to ensure that a female manager handles the women's cricket team and they would take appropriate action to rectify management issues. 
 
However, no charges have been brought against any official so far. 
 
Sri Lankan Minister Rosy Senanayake termed the incident as shameful and said she was following the case closely.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Channel 4 NewsCambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix (right) and colleague Mark Turnbull (left).</div></div></div><ul><li>Channel 4 News secretly filmed Cambridge Analytica (CA) CEO Alexander Nix offering to entrap politicians with bribes and sex workers.</li><li>The bombshell investigation also shows CA admitting to discreetly seeding compromising videos of politicians on the internet and helping them go viral.</li><li>CA entirely refutes any allegation that it uses entrapment tactics.</li><li>It comes just days after the company was suspended by Facebook over a huge data scandal.</li></ul> The CEO of Cambridge Analytica (CA), the Donald Trump-linked political research company <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/cambridge-analytica" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at the centre of a massive Facebook data scandal</a>, has been secretly filmed offering shadowy services to entrap politicians.The bombshell footage was broadcast on Monday as part of an investigation by Channel 4 News and comes just days after CA was suspended from Facebook over a data incident involving 50 million US voters.CA Chief Executive Alexander Nix and his colleagues were filmed by an undercover reporter over the course of four meetings between November 2017 and January this year. The Channel 4 News journalist posed as a fixer for a wealthy client hoping to get candidates elected in Sri Lanka.In one exchange with Nix filmed in January, the CEO said CA could send a fake "wealthy developer" to Sri Lanka to offer incumbent politicians a "large amount of money" in a "deal that's too good to be true," such as buying a plot of land."We'll have the whole thing recorded on cameras, we'll blank out the face of our guy and we post it on the internet," Nix said on camera, adding: "These sorts of tactics are very effective, instantly having video evidence of corruption."Business Insider approached CA for comment. The company told Channel 4 News that it entirely refutes any allegations that it entrapped politicians.Offering bribes to public officials is an offence under both the UK Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. CA operates in the UK and is registered in the US.At the same meeting at London's five-star Berkeley Hotel, Nix said CA could "send some girls around to the candidate's house, we have lots of history of things." He added: "It was just an idea, I'm just saying, we could bring some Ukrainians in on holiday with us you know, you know what I'm saying."Mark Turnbull, the managing director of CA Political Global, described the process by which the company goes through to discreetly seed compromising videos on the internet and help them go viral.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Channel 4 NewsMark Turnbull.</div></div></div>At a meeting in December, he told Channel 4's reporter: "We just put information into the bloodstream of the internet, and then, and then watch it grow, give it a little push every now and again… like a remote control."He also said: "It has to happen without anyone thinking, 'that's propaganda,' because the moment you think 'that's propaganda,' the next question is: 'Who's put that out?'"Channel 4 News' investigation also delves into how CA allegedly used "shadowy front companies" or sub-contractors to achieve its aims. You can watch excerpts from the secret filming below.Business Insider contacted CA more than two hours before the Channel 4 investigation was broadcast. A spokesman said it was "hard to reply to something we haven't seen." But Business Insider understands Channel 4 sent CA a 20-page document detailing the allegations and the contents of the undercover filming a week ago.A CA spokesman told Channel 4 News: "We entirely refute any allegation that Cambridge Analytica or any of its affiliates use entrapment, bribes, or so-called 'honey-traps' for any purpose whatsoever." He added: "Cambridge Analytica does not use untrue material for any purpose."The revelations follow former CA employee Christopher Wylie <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/cambridge-analytica-facebook-influence-us-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blowing the whistle on how the company harvested the Facebook data of 50 million US voters</a> and used it to power software that helped target voters with personalised political advertising.Channel 4 News will broadcast further allegations about CA's work for Donald Trump's presidential campaign later this week. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sea-craft-looks-like-a-plane-docks-boat-airfish-8-widgetworks-2018-3">This sea-craft looks like a plane, has a race-car engine, and docks like a boat</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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<ul><li><keyword id="10148" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Andrew-Symonds" source="Orion">Andrew Symonds</keyword> was killed in what police said was a single-car crash on Saturday night outside Townsville, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, <keyword id="6355478" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="australia" source="Orion">Australia</keyword>.</li><li><keyword id="10147" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="symonds" source="Orion">Symonds</keyword> averaged 40.61 with the bat from 26 Tests for his country, but was perhaps best known for his exploits in white-ball cricket.</li><li>Symonds also played 14 T20I for Australia, managing 337 runs and eight wickets.</li></ul>Andrew Symonds, the two-time <keyword id="608669" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-Cup-winner" source="Orion">World Cup winner</keyword> and one of the most recognisable faces in international cricket, was killed in what police said was a single-car crash on Saturday night outside Townsville, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Police confirmed that the 46-year-old died at the scene of the mishap. "Early information indicates, shortly after 11 p.m. (Australian time) the car was being driven on Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge when it left the roadway and rolled," the police statement said. "Emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant. However, he died of his injuries. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating." Symonds averaged 40.61 with the bat from 26 Tests for his country, but was perhaps best known for his exploits in white-ball cricket. He featured in 198 ODIs -- scoring six centuries and 30 half-centuries -- while also contributing 133 wickets with his handy off-spin and gentle medium pace. It was at the 2003 World Cup where Symonds burst on to the stage with perhaps his greatest innings, as he smashed Pakistan with an unbeaten 143 in Johannesburg early in the event and helped Australia remain unbeaten and defeat India in a one-sided final. The stocky right-hander was also part of the victorious World Cup side at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies as Australia claimed their fourth 50-over World Cup title. Symonds also played 14 T20I for Australia, managing 337 runs and eight wickets. His death is the second famous Australia cricketer to tragically pass away in 2022, after champion leg-spinner Shane Warne died from a heart-attack in Thailand in March. Former wicketkeeper Rod Marsh also passed away from a heart attack earlier this year. Cricket Australia chair, Lachlan Henderson, was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au that, "Australian cricket has lost another of its very best. Andrew was a generational talent who was instrumental in Australia's success at World Cups and as part of Queensland's rich cricket history. He was a cult figure to many who was treasured by his fans and friends. "On behalf of Australian cricket our deepest sympathies are with Andrew's family, team-mates, and friends." In the 26 Tests he played for Australia, Symonds scored 1,462 runs at 40.61 and picked up 24 wickets. He scored a superb unbeaten 162 against India in the 2008 Sydney Test, which helped the hosts to a 122-run victory. However, the match ended in controversy over the 'Monkeygate scandal'. The all-rounder accused India spinner Harbhajan Singh of calling him a "monkey", which triggering a verbal confrontation between the two teams and India threatened to cancel the tour after Harbhajan was initially suspended for three matches. But, it was white-ball cricket that was Symond's forte. Affectionately called 'Roy', the hard-hitter played 198 ODIs, scoring 5,088 runs and taking 133 wickets. Symonds was born in Birmingham but shifted base to Australia with his adoptive parents, according to cricket.com.au. He became an integral part of Australia's Word Cup-winning campaigns in 2003 and 2007, with both bat and ball. His 143 against the Wasim Akram-led Pakistan in Australia's opening match of the 2003 edition in Johannesburg was where Symonds announced his arrival on the international scene. The right-handed batter's match-winning knock came off just 125 deliveries and was embellished with 18 fours and two maximums. In the last-four clash against Sri Lanka, Symonds came at a time when Australia were struggling on 3/53. The champion all-rounder went on to score an unbeaten 91 to help the defending champions finally manage 212/7, which turned out to be the winning total in a rain-affected match. During the 2007 World Cup, Australia cruised through the pool games, easily defeating Sri Lanka in the decider in Barbados. He finished his twin World Cup campaigns averaging 103, and a strike rate of 93.29. "I think it's the fear factor he puts into the opposition because he can clear the boundary on a regular basis," former Australian captain Ian Chappell had said of Symonds. "He is going to create some run outs for you. He'll take a blinding catch and he has been very, very tidy with the ball now for a long time," Chappell had said. Queensland Cricket Chair Chris Simpson said the cricket community was devastated by Symonds' death. "On behalf of Queensland Cricket, we express our deepest sympathies to his family and will do whatever we can to assist them," he said to the website. "It is a shattering loss to those nearest to him, and his wide circle of friends which extend to all corners of the cricketing world. "His untimely passing will also resonate deeply with the many fans who thrilled to his efforts with bat, ball and in the field. He stood out for his skill, courage and determination, and the fans who saw him at his best will never forget his impact on a game. "We are all hurting and will miss him greatly. His former teammates will remember his loyalty to the playing group and recall the fun times with great fondness, and sorrow that he is gone. "He loved Queensland and its outdoor lifestyle and valued and respected the opportunities he had as a youngster growing up in North Queensland that enabled him to go onto represent his state and country." In recent years, Symonds did commentary in the Big Bash League.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9121390" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="melissa-petro">Melissa Petro</keyword> is a freelance writer who lives with her husband and two children in New York City.</li><li>In 2010, Petro lost her job as an elementary school teacher after months of negative press coverage attacking her for past experiences in the sex industry.</li><li>Instead of giving into what she says was the most humiliating experience of her life, Petro took the loss of her teaching career as a lesson, and devoted herself to pursuing the career she'd always dreamed about — being a writer.</li><li>She leaned on people who cared about her for advice and support, cut back on expenses, and hustled her way from earning under $20,000 to close to $60,000 a year.</li><li>Above all, Petro found ways to turn her biggest liability into an asset, and used her story as an opportunity to get published on high profile platforms and gain <keyword id="97496" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Writing">writing</keyword> experience.</li></ul>People often fantasize about giving up their daily grind to become a <keyword id="85176" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Freelancer">freelancer</keyword> — and for many, freelance writing has a particular appeal. For as long as I could remember, I had dreams of becoming a writer. Still, in college, I pursued what I felt was a more practical degree. I earned a BA in sociology and began a career in social services, working with economically disadvantaged women and girls. Coming from an economically disadvantaged background myself, I worked on and off in the sex industry to afford my education. I wrote about my experiences in the sex industry, and harbored ambitions to write a memoir. But even after earning an MFA in creative nonfiction from the New School, writing felt like a somewhat embarrassing — and expensive — hobby. I pursued a second master's degree, this time in childhood education, to qualify for a "real" job: teaching art and writing at a public elementary school in the South Bronx. <h2>I would've never quit my full-time job — and given up the salary and benefits — had I not been forced to do so</h2>In 2010, a reporter from the New York Post took an interest in a 900-word <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/post_803_b_707975">essay</a> I wrote for the Huffington Post in which I talked candidly about a brief period in my life (in grad school) when I traded sex for cash. Some weeks after my essay ran, the tabloid plastered my picture on its cover under an intentionally shocking headline: "Bronx Teacher Admits: I'm an Ex Hooker."My employer at the time, the New York City Department of Education, immediately yanked me from the classroom and put me in reassignment, also known as the "rubber room." After months of relentless negative press coverage, I resigned.It was humiliating, but in retrospect, I'm better off for it. Here's how I turned the worst thing that's ever happened to me into a flourishing freelance career.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-recent-college-grads-make-6-figures-freelancing-2020-10">How to make 6 figures as a freelancer right out of college, according to 3 recent grads bringing in over $100,000 a year</a><h2>I let my loss wake me up</h2>In a <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oprah-winfrey-career-advice_l_5e304f78c5b6ce51a4ec1c56">lecture</a> to Stanford Graduate School of Business students, Oprah Winfrey argued there is no such thing as failure; Instead, she says, the purpose of any failure or loss is to move you in another, better direction. As Oprah put it: "The losses are there to wake you up." While the gist of this has always been a guiding principle of mine, I had never lived through something so seismic as the loss of my teaching career. For months, news of my reassignment was everywhere. CNN ran the story as "breaking news." CBS published a slideshow of my Facebook photos. Even then-<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-bloomberg-called-for-removal-teacher-past-sex-work">New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in on the matter,</a> condemning my conduct and suggesting what I'd done was somehow criminal. Beyond the public humiliation, there were practical matters to consider. Financially, I had no savings or family to fall back on. I was scared.Initially, I applied for positions similar to the one I'd lost — teaching jobs, daycare centers, nannying, as well as work in social services. Interviews pretty much ended just as soon as my potential employer would ask, "Why did you leave your last job?" I seemed like no one wanted to associate themselves with a woman dubbed the "hooker teacher."In moments like these, there's a temptation to panic. Instead, as Oprah said: "Get still and ask yourself, 'what is the next right move?'" My situation began to improve when I stopped applying for jobs I didn't really want anyway and surrendered to reality.<h2>I turned to people I knew would have my back</h2>When the whole situation first started, I sent SOS emails to nearly everyone I knew, asking for advice and assistance. I had a fair number of contacts from grad school and within the literary community. Many expressed outrage at what was happening to me, and wanted to help.Rather than another plum salary position in a field not necessarily related to writing, I began cobbling together part-time gigs that would ultimately support my career as a writer. I did data entry for $10 an hour at a prestigious literary journal. I scored a gig teaching memoir-writing, and then another. And I worked for free, teaching writing workshops to marginalized communities including drug users, survivors of sexual exploitation, and LGBTQ teens. I applied for grants, and eventually the volunteer work started to pay. I also continued to write, pitch, and publish my writing as much as I could.<h2>I turned my biggest liability into an asset </h2>A decade later, I've written on a variety of topics: <a href="https://psmag.com/news/a-literary-festival-in-the-shadow-of-genocide">a literary festival in Sri Lanka</a>, a <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/gyxgaw/noura-al-jizawi-profile-syrian-female-prisoners">Syrian activist who survived arbitrary detention</a>, and a <a href="https://nationswell.com/bicycle-deaths-new-york-nyc/">memorial project to honor bicyclists killed in traffic accidents</a>, to name a few. But initially, I had one story that people wanted to hear about and so <a href="https://www.salon.com/2011/05/05/hooker_teacher_what_i_was_thinking/">I sold it</a>. I sold it <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/mar/28/lost-job-teacher-call-girl">again</a>, and <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2013/07/we-pardon-spitzer-not-ex-sex-workers-like-me.html">again</a>, and <a href="https://jezebel.com/dear-new-york-post-im-a-teacher-not-a-hooker-5934243">again</a>, and <a href="http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/12/a-day-to-respectandunderstandsexworkers.html">again</a>. In some ways, you might say that here, right now, I am selling it again. It's a fresh angle (humiliating scandal) on an evergreen topic (how to make it as a freelancer). I learned about things like story angles and other aspects of craft from my editors. Sure, my MFA was an enriching experience, but I wouldn't say it prepared me at all for the business of <keyword id="1132127" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Freelancing">freelancing</keyword>. Instead, thanks to my provocative story, I had the chance to publish on high-profile platforms and work with amazing professionals who were extremely patient with me as an inexperienced writer. Because I had a story they wanted that only I could tell, editors were willing to teach me the ropes. Besides the bit about brushing off failure, this is my number one word of advice to new writers: If you offer an editor a story that only you can tell, they will help you tell it. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/marketing-director-quit-job-freelance-50k-to-250k-email-template">A marketing director making $50,000 quit her job and now makes five times more as a freelancer. Here's the email template she used to build a subscriber network of over 100,000 people.</a><h2>I lowered my expenses </h2>My first year as a freelance writer, I made less than $20,000. I lived on this, plus unemployment, plus credit cards. It was rough. To lower my expenses, I moved back in with an on-again, off-again boyfriend. The apartment was in my name, and he eventually moved out, leaving me with a super cheap living situation. I saved money in other ways as well. Rather than taking the subway, I'd walk from one gig to the next. I washed my clothes by hand in the bathtub. I skipped meals. I don't recommend any of this to anyone. If you want to transition from full-time work to freelancing, have some savings, if you can. Otherwise, be prepared to make sacrifices. <h2>I hustled harder than ever</h2>When you think freelancer, you might picture Carrie Bradshaw scribbling down her most intimate thoughts on life and love, in between extravagant shopping trips and lunch dates with the girls. Especially in a slow economy, some people hear freelancer and think "unemployed."In truth, freelancing is hard work.I pitch literally hundreds of story ideas each year. I sell maybe a dozen. In the beginning, most articles sold for $100- $200 a piece. I was single and child-free then, and so I worked all the time and was always available to respond to a news peg. Side gigs — more than writing — paid my bills. These days, my rate has gone up significantly — good thing too, because as a mom of two I've got a lot less time on my hands. You can earn a decent income from writing alone if you have the time and ability to hustle, or once you have some experience. The year before I got married and became pregnant, I think I made around $60,000 — just under what I'd earned as a public school teacher. This year, I'll make about half that, in only a quarter of the time. Over a decade later, I still miss public school teaching. I loved my profession and I sometimes wish I had a "real" job — and then I remember: I do.

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