mpo99bet Congress unveils bill to avert Friday government shutdown with over $100B in disaster aidOTTAWA — The RCMP will create a new aerial intelligence task force to provide round-the-clock surveillance of Canada's border using helicopters, drones and surveillance towers. The move is part of the federal government's $1.3-billion upgrade to border security and monitoring to appease concerns of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump about the flow of migrants and illegal drugs. Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican exports to the U.S. as soon as he is inaugurated next month unless both countries move to improve border security. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he has discussed parts of the plan with American officials and that he is optimistic about its reception. Canada will also propose to the United States to create a North American "joint strike force" to target organized crime groups that work across borders. The government also intends to provide new technology, tools and resources to the Canada Border Services Agency to seek out fentanyl using chemical detection, artificial intelligence and canine teams. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2024. Jim Bronskill, The Canadian PressThis new free AI chatbot protects Discord users with AI technology to identify potential scams

3DBIOLABS ACHIEVES PIVOTAL MILESTONE IN DEVELOPMENT OF 3D PRINTED LIVER IMPLANTWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump's movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump's Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer's comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar." Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry's need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump's world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift. His presidential transition team did not respond to questions about positions on visas for highly skilled workers or the debate between his supporters online. Instead, his team instead sent a link to a post on X by longtime adviser and immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller that was a transcript of a speech Trump gave in 2020 at Mount Rushmore in which he praised figures and moments from American history. Musk, the world's richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump's movement but his stance on the tech industry's hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry's need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent," he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Trump's own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump's businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country" and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country," he told the “All-In" podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump's budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

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By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. “President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act’s deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case,” said Trump’s amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case. The filings come ahead of oral arguments scheduled for Jan. 10 on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment. Earlier this month, a panel of three federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld the statute , leading TikTok to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The brief from Trump said he opposes banning TikTok at this junction and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office.”

Wicked fans rush to buy 'tacky' glasses Elphaba wore in the film... and they only cost $26 By LILLIAN GISSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 22:19, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 22:22, 25 November 2024 e-mail View comments Wicked fans have been rushing to buy the 'tacky' glasses that Elphaba wore in the film - and they only cost $26. The long-anticipated movie adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical hit theaters on Friday, and it has already earned a record-breaking $114 million at the US box office. Millions flocked to the cinema over the weekend to watch the Wizard of Oz prequel - which stars Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good Witch and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. And afterwards, many of the movie's die-hard fans sought out clothes and accessories that looked similar to those the women wore in the film so they could dress up as their favorite characters. One person on X, formerly Twitter, even found a pair of round glasses that looked exactly like the ones that Elphaba sported for the first half of the flick on the website Zeelool for just $26. Immediately, fans rushed to purchase the spectacles, despite claims from some that they were 'tacky' and 'cheap' looking. One woman shared a snap of the glasses laying on her bed, which she captioned, 'My Elphie glasses came in time [to see the movie].' Another posted a photo of herself wearing them and wrote, 'If you have nothing else to make you smile this week, at least let me help in my Elphaba glasses, team Wicked Witch shirt, and Glinda crown/wand.' Wicked fans have been rushing to buy the 'tacky' glasses that Elphaba wore in the film - and they only cost $26 Millions flocked to the cinema over the weekend to watch the Wizard of Oz prequel - which stars Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good and Cynthia Erivo as the Wicked Witch of the West Read More Wicked fans slam Ariana Grande's 'distracting' makeup malfunction in the blockbuster movie Others admitted that they hadn't gotten them yet, but were considering it. 'So like, do I buy the $20 Zelool glasses to be Elphaba for Halloween next year or...' one user asked. 'I really REALLY want Elphaba's glasses,' confessed someone else. 'I kinda need [Elphaba's glasses],' read another tweet. A different person begged, 'Someone please tell me to not buy Elphaba's glasses.' When someone else branded them as 'cheap, tacky, and lazy,' fans were quick to come to the glasses' defense. 'Just cheap, tacky, and lazy,' the user, named Will, wrote alongside the screenshot of the glasses for sale on Zelool's website. 'I don't care that Elphaba's glasses were off the rack. They looked really cute and suited the art direction of the film,' a different user fired back. Many of the movie's die-hard fans sought out clothes and accessories that looked similar to those the women wore in the film so they could dress up as their favorite characters One person on X, formerly Twitter, even found a pair of round glasses that looked exactly like the ones that Elphaba sported for the first half of the flick on the website Zeelool for just $26 One woman shared a snap of the glasses laying on her bed, which she captioned, 'My Elphie glasses came in time [to see the movie]' Others admitted that they hadn't gotten them yet, but were considering it When someone else branded them as 'cheap, tacky, and lazy,' fans were quick to come to the glasses' defense 'The glasses match the aesthetic of the movie and her character. Why do they need to spend $1,000 to impress y'all?' said another person. 'Y'all truly just picking things to criticized. Anyway, thanks for plugging me in.' The movie premiered on Friday earned a whopping $114 million at the US box office opening weekend, the most for any musical adaptation ever. It got another $50.2 million internationally for a global take of $164,180,000, according to The Numbers. Previously, Into the Woods, released in 2014, held the record after earning $31 million in its opening weekend. Ariana Grande Cynthia Erivo Twitter Share or comment on this article: Wicked fans rush to buy 'tacky' glasses Elphaba wore in the film... and they only cost $26 e-mail Add commentBoston Scientific BSX has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 10.11% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.27%. Currently, Boston Scientific has a market capitalization of $131.76 billion. Buying $100 In BSX: If an investor had bought $100 of BSX stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $690.85 today based on a price of $89.47 for BSX at the time of writing. Boston Scientific's Performance Over Last 10 Years Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time. This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

(Bloomberg) — Libya’s oil production has risen to the highest daily level in more than a decade, just months after a political crisis slashed the country’s output. Crude and condensate production hit 1.422 million barrels on Thursday, the National Oil Corp. said in a post on X. That exceeds the state oil-firm’s target by 22,000 barrels. It’s also the highest daily volume since 2013, according to the NOC. The surge marks a stunning turnaround for Libya’s oil industry this year. In August, a feud between the country’s rival eastern and western governments halved output, stoking fears of a renewed war. The two sides resolved their dispute a month later. The North African country is now planning its first tender for energy exploration since the 2011 civil war that ousted leader Moammar Al Qaddafi. Italy’s Eni Spa and BP Plc resumed drilling last month, ending a pause in place since 2014. Libya, home to the Africa’s largest oil reserves, in November boosted crude output to 1.14 million barrels a day, providing a sense of the nation’s oil rebound. The ramp-up would help bring foreign currency into the country, after seesawing production in recent years — largely the result of unrest — limited revenues. Power struggles have compounded years of neglect in developing or revamping the oil infrastructure. Still, the increase comes at a tricky time for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, of which Libya is a member. The producer group and its allies on Thursday delayed a revival of its production for three months, amid faltering demand in China and booming supplies from the Americas. While Libya is exempt from the OPEC+ system of production caps, its production feeds into the group’s performance, adding to global supplies.FEV and ProLogium develop high-performance vehicle batteryIndigenized Energy Names Lorilee J. Morsette as Chief Operating Officer

While the 49ers' 2024 NFL season is far from over, some outside the organization already have begun looking ahead to the team's offseason. Maybe for good reason, but with six weeks remaining in the regular season and San Francisco just one game out of first place in the NFC West, there still is , albeit a difficult one. However, The Volume's Colin Cowherd has seen enough and declared on the latest episode of "The Colin Cowherd Podcast" that the 49ers need a franchise reboot in the offseason after its on Sunday at Lambeau Field. “49ers need a reboot” & discuss the state of the 49ers after loss to Packers — The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) "San Francisco is like an old boxer. Last year, hanging on, had one last good fight," Cowherd told co-host John Middlekauff. "Stop drafting receivers, rebuild the O-lines and D-lines, [Nick] Bosa's hurt, [George] Kittle's hurt, [Christian] McCaffrey's hurt. I think San Francisco has to hyper-aggressively reboot the franchise." Cowherd's criticism of the 49ers' draft strategy and his belief that the organization needs to reinforce the trenches certainly is fair, but he did not specify what a "hyper-aggressive reboot" entails. Would that require the firings of coach Kyle Shanahan and/or president of football operations John Lynch? Or perhaps trading or cutting certain star players? It remains to be seen what the 49ers might do in the offseason, but with the playoffs still within reach and the return of key players possibly right around the corner, the topic of a franchise reboot, at least within the organization, likely is a discussion for a different day.These fast food brands don’t use ‘real eggs’ in their breakfasts, report says

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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration has launched a new tool designed to demonstrate progress made on some key promises she made while on the campaign trail. Categories for Philly Stat 360 are broken down into safer , cleaner , greener , economic opportunity and core services , echoing Parker’s mantra of a “safer, cleaner, greener city with economic opportunity for all.” “We’re going to tell you about our progress, and some things we will be doing well, some things we need to do better at and some things we may not be doing well at all,” Parker said. “But we need to empower the tool of transparency .” Parker said fellow mayors were spending a lot of money hiring outside consultants to do the job, while the city of Philadelphia hired its own experts to save money and still have quality control over the site. Kristin Bray heads Philly Stat 360. She believes the website is easy for anyone to navigate . Parker herself admits she’s not much of a computer wiz, calling herself a “dinosaur” when it comes to technology. “Philly Stat 360 will make all city services more interactive, more transparent and more accessible to all Philadelphians, giving them a government that they can see, touch and feel,” Bray said. “This is a major step forward in connecting Philadelphians with their government in a meaningful and direct way.” Weekend violence in Philly leaves 4 people dead, 20 others injured Philadelphia police said they plan to increase law enforcement’s presence outside City Hall in the wake of a triple shooting in Dilworth Park. 1 day ago The site has already been recognized by the Biden administration for its effort to promote transparency in the delivery of government services. Parker said it is a way of “demystifying government” and eliminating what she called “hook-up culture,” where people need inside connections to access free city services on a priority basis. “You usually have to know somebody, who knows somebody, who knows somebody to get connected to these services that are free and readily open and available to the public,” she said. “So, this effort helps to demystify government and it tells the public what we want to do, why we do it, how we do it and how they can be a part of it.” Parker added the goal is to show people the good and the bad of city government and keep departments accountable. Dozens rally, call for Mayor Cherelle Parker to reaffirm Philly’s sanctuary city protections In the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations, advocates are rallying support for immigrant communities in Philadelphia. 7 days ago Get daily updates from WHYY News! The free WHYY News Daily newsletter delivers the most important local stories to your inbox. WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.

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Company Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.17 Per Share LAS VEGAS , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $500 million under the Company's share repurchase program. Considering the additional authorization, the Company had approximately $843 million remaining in repurchase authority as of September 30, 2024 . Additionally, the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, payable January 15, 2025 , to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2024 . About Boyd Gaming Founded in 1975, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) is a leading geographically diversified operator of 28 gaming entertainment properties in 10 states, manager of a tribal casino in northern California , and owner and operator of Boyd Interactive, a B2B and B2C online casino gaming business. The Company is also a strategic partner and 5% equity owner of FanDuel Group, the nation's leading sports- betting operator. With one of the most experienced leadership teams in the casino industry, Boyd Gaming prides itself on offering guests an outstanding entertainment experience and memorable customer service. Through a long-standing company philosophy called Caring the Boyd Way, Boyd Gaming is committed to advancing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives that positively impact the Company's stakeholders and communities. For additional Company information and press releases, visit https://investors.boydgaming.com . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/boyd-gaming-announces-additional-500-million-share-repurchase-authorization-302324275.html SOURCE Boyd Gaming CorporationPublished 4:48 pm Friday, November 22, 2024 By Data Skrive The Saturday college basketball schedule includes three games with a ranked team on the court. Among those games is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish squaring off against the USC Trojans. Watch women’s college basketball, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link to sign up for a free trial. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle.