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NoneGriezmann double makes it nine wins in a row for Atletico after stunning 4-3 victory over SevillaUS President Joe Biden on Sunday said deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be "held accountable" but called the nation's political upheaval a "historic opportunity" for Syrians to rebuild their country. In the first full US reaction to Assad's overthrow by an Islamist-led coalition of rebel factions, Biden also warned that Washington will "remain vigilant" against the emergence of terrorist groups, announcing that US forces had just conducted fresh strikes against militants from the Islamic State organization. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. Get the latest need-to-know information delivered to your inbox as it happens. Our flagship newsletter. Get our front page stories each morning as well as the latest updates each afternoon during the week + more in-depth weekend editions on Saturdays & Sundays.

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As science continues its evolution, discoveries and technologies can act like a master key that open doors leading to novel advancements. Artificial intelligence is one such key, making innovations possible by solving complex problems, automating tasks and enabling research that would have been impossible, or very time-consuming, without it. Mohammad Hosseini But do we want to do research on all topics, and shall we try the AI master key on every door? To explore this question, let’s consider the use of AI by genomics experts as an example. In recent years, genomics experts have added unbelievable depth to what we know about the world and ourselves. For example, genetics researchers have revealed facts about when certain animals and plants were domesticated. In another example, researchers used DNA from 30,000-year-old permafrost to create fertile samples of a plant called narrow-leafed campion. Importantly, genetic engineering has facilitated extraordinary advances in the treatment of complicated conditions, such as sickle-cell anemia. Thanks to AI, we are witnessing a dramatic increase in the pace and scalability of genomic exploration. But given the risks and possible consequences of AI use in science, should we rush headlong into using AI in all kinds of projects? One relevant example is research on Neanderthals, our closest relatives, who lived about 40,000 years ago. Neanderthals have been studied for several years now through genetic investigation of their fossils and their DNA. Genetic engineering can potentially use ancient DNA and genome editing methods to re-create a Neanderthal or aspects of a Neanderthal’s genetics and physiology. To do this, scientists could start by figuring out the DNA sequence of a Neanderthal by comparing it with the DNA of modern humans, because they are closely related. Then, scientists could use the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR to swap out parts of human DNA with Neanderthal DNA. This process would require a lot of trial and error and might not succeed soon. But based on what we know about genetics, if something is possible, AI can help make it happen faster, cheaper and with less effort. Scientists are excited about these developments because they could facilitate new discoveries and open up many research opportunities in genetic research. With or without AI, research on Neanderthals will proceed. But the extraordinary power of AI could give the final push to these discoveries and facilitate this kind of resurrection. At that point, the scientific community must develop norms and guidelines about how to treat these resurrected beings with dispositions very similar to humans. We would need to carefully consider their rights and well-being almost in the same way as when humans are involved and not as research subjects or artifacts of scientific curiosity. These ethical issues are discussed in more detail in a new paper published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence. A more holistic question to consider is: Should we prioritize the use of resource-intensive AI, researchers’ time and public funds to resurrect extinct beings? Or should we invest these resources into conserving species that are critically endangered today to prevent biodiversity from more degradation? Hosseini is an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He wrote this for The Chicago Tribune . Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!

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IT was an occasion to behold as former political foes came together during the Penang MIC Deepavali gathering at Tapak Pesta in Sungai Nibong. Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan leaders along with their party members were seen mingling. More than 800 people attended the gathering, the first such event since Pakatan Harapan took over the state administration in 2008. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow was the guest of honour, with Penang Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir, DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, MIC vice-president Datuk M. Asogan and MIC secretary general Datuk S. Ananthan in attendance. Also present were Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, Batu Uban assemblyman A. Kumaresan, Bagan Dalam MP K. Kumaran and Senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran, as well as Barisan representatives from the MCA and Umno. Chow, in his speech, thanked Barisan for being a “pillar of political stability” in both the Federal and state governments over the past two years. Chow thanked Barisan component parties, including MIC, for their efforts in supporting his Penang administration. He said there was a need for continued and greater cooperation between Pakatan and Barisan to face future challenges, including the next general election. During the event, state MIC chief Datuk J. Dhinagaran urged the Penang Hindu Endowment Board to consider installing an escalator for Hindu devotees to go up to the hilltop Waterfall Temple. “Such a move will provide access for the sick and elderly to visit the temple, as well as boost tourism in the state,” he said. Dhinagaran and party members surprised Chow with an elaborate flower garland and celebrated his 65th birthday, which fell on Nov 14.

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MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid conceded three goals in a Spanish league game for the first time this season but still managed to beat Sevilla 4-3 on Sunday with Antoine Griezmann’s double helping to make it nine wins in a row for Diego Simeone’s in-form side. Third-place Madrid restored its three-point lead over fourth-place Athletic Bilbao, which beat Villarreal earlier Sunday. Rodrigo De Paul gave Atletico the perfect start when he lashed home a stunning opener in the 10th minute. However, goals from Dodi Lukébakio, Isaac Romero and Juanlu Sanchez put Sevilla 3-1 up early in the second half and Atletico, without the vocal support of some home fans in a dispute over tickets, seemed lost in an unusually quiet at Metropolitano Stadium. Simeone’s side, though, is known for its resilience and it was not long before the fightback began. Griezmann reduced the deficit in the 62nd minute and 17 minutes later, after Simeone made five substitutions in a quarter of an hour, Samuel Lino got the equalizer with a low shot from 30 yards. Griezmann himself got the winner in stoppage time to consolidate Atletico’s third place. The Madrid club now has 35 points, one behind city rival Real and three behind league leader Barcelona. “We struggled to get into the game,” Griezmann said. “We missed the support of the fans behind the goal. But in the end we managed to come back.” Fourth-place Bilbao beats Villarreal Athletic Bilbao consolidated fourth place with a comfortable 2-0 win over Villarreal, the team immediately below it in the table and one of its closest rivals for a Champions League spot. Aitor Paredes put Athletic ahead when he glanced home a corner kick in 14 minutes and Iñaki Williams made it 2-0 midway through the second half. It was the fourth consecutive league win for Athletic but the victory was marred by a silent protest from an organized fan group. The group refused to sing or chant in response to a rift between it and the club president, who reported threats to police earlier in the week. Several Athletic players expressed solidarity with the president and the team did not salute the fans behind the goal after the match. “It’s a very sad win and a time for everyone to pull together,” club captain Óscar De Marcos said in comments reported by newspaper Marca. “The silence was notable during the game but we need to keep doing our job.” Earlier Sunday, Real Sociedad won for the fourth time in a row, beating Leganes 3-0 at the Butarque stadium near Madrid. Three days after his extra-time goal gave Sociedad a 1-0 win at fourth-tier Conquense in the Copa del Rey, Brais Méndez scored again to give the visitors an early lead. Substitute Ander Barrenetxea’s first goal of the league season doubled its lead 10 minutes from time and then Mikel Oyarzabal added a third in stoppage time. It was only the fourth time in 16 matches that Sociedad has scored twice in a league game and the win lifted it into sixth, above Osasuna, which drew 2-2 with Alaves. Alaves took only 37 seconds for Kike Garcia to put the team ahead with a diving header. However, Ante Budimir and Rubén García scored early in the second half to put Osasuna in front before Kike Garcia got his second of the game to tie the scores at 2-2. The point was the first for new Alaves coach Eduardo Coudet but still leaves it in 15th place without a win in five games. ___ AP soccer:

OTTAWA - Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in the Conservative party’s last leadership race that installed Pierre Poilievre at the helm. But he offered up Thursday that he changed some of the language he was using after getting pushback from an Indian diplomat that some of his comments could sound like he was endorsing ideas of Sikh nationalism. Brown, who was a candidate for the leadership in 2022, was summoned to a House of Commons committee Thursday to answer questions on the 2022 race after a report from a committee on national security referred to allegations of Indian interference in an unspecified Conservative leadership campaign. “I don’t believe foreign intervention affected the final outcome of the Conservative leadership race,” Brown told the House of Commons public safety and national security committee Thursday. A CBC/Radio-Canada article this week quoted several confidential sources from Brown’s campaign alleging that representatives from India’s consulate interfered to undermine his leadership bid. On Monday, Brown posted on social media about the committee’s summons to say that he had no new evidence to add, and that the public inquiry on foreign interference was the proper venue to evaluate the allegations. Brown insisted to the committee Thursday that no members of the Indian government reached out to him or his campaign workers during his leadership bid, saying the relationship was “already very strained” at that point. The CBC News story also contained allegations that his national campaign co-chair Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner was pressured to withdraw her support for Brown — something she denied. When NDP MP Alistair MacGregor quizzed him on the news report, asking why she left the campaign, Brown said she left seeking to launch her own leadership bid to replace UCP leader Jason Kenney in Alberta — not from pressure from India. “At no time when we talked about her departing the campaign did she ever say it was over pressure from the consul general,” he said. He said the article likely referred to a conference call more than a month before she left, after the consul general raised concerns with Rempel Garner about Brown using the words “Sikh nation.” “The consul general had expressed directly to (Rempel Garner) that, obviously that was something they didn’t agree with, that it could be viewed in nationalistic terms towards the Sikh community,” he said. That led him to change the language he was employing to a Punjabi term that he said meant the same thing. Liberal MP Jennifer O’Connell asked if that’s “an appropriate election activity by a foreign government,” charging it was a clear instance of foreign interference. Brown replied that Indian officials “have been more robust in their opinions than some of us would be comfortable with.” A bombshell report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians into foreign interference released last spring referred to “India’s alleged interference in a Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.” Brown said he was not under any kind of non-disclosure agreement with the Conservative Party that prevents him from speaking publicly about what happened during the race. He said he believes it’s important to guard against foreign meddling in democracy but that he does not want to get drawn into partisan debates on Parliament Hill. Brown was not included as a witness in the public inquiry into foreign interference, which wrapped up hearings earlier this fall with a final report due in the new year. He was disqualified from the party’s 2022 leadership race due to allegations related to financing rules in the Canada Elections Act. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2024.

Over 65s should hand over their voting rights – the young have much more to loseJared Birchall, Elon Musk’s money manager and the head of his family office, is listed as the chief executive officer. Jehn Balajadia, a longtime Musk aide who has worked at SpaceX and the Boring Co., is named as an official contact. Related Articles But they’re not connected to Musk’s new technology venture, or the political operation that’s endeared him to Donald Trump. Instead, they’re tied to the billionaire’s new Montessori school outside Bastrop, Texas, called Ad Astra, according to documents filed with state authorities and obtained via a Texas Public Information Act request. The world’s richest person oversees an overlapping empire of six companies — or seven, if you include his political action committee. Alongside rockets, electric cars, brain implants, social media and the next Trump administration, he is increasingly focused on education, spanning preschool to college. One part of his endeavor was revealed last year, when Bloomberg News reported that his foundation had set aside roughly $100 million to create a technology-focused primary and secondary school in Austin, with eventual plans for a university. An additional $137 million in cash and stock was allotted last year, according to the most recent tax filing for the Musk Foundation. Ad Astra is closer to fruition. The state documents show Texas authorities issued an initial permit last month, clearing the way for the center to operate with as many as 21 pupils. Ad Astra’s website says it’s “currently open to all children ages 3 to 9.” The school’s account on X includes job postings for an assistant teacher for preschool and kindergarten and an assistant teacher for students ages 6 to 9. To run the school, Ad Astra is partnering with a company that has experience with billionaires: Xplor Education, which developed Hala Kahiki Montessori school in Lanai, Hawaii, the island 98% owned by Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison. Ad Astra sits on a highway outside Bastrop, a bedroom community about 30 miles from Austin and part of a region that’s home to several of Musk’s businesses. On a visit during a recent weekday morning, there was a single Toyota Prius in the parking lot and no one answered the door at the white building with a gray metal roof. The school’s main entrance was blocked by a gate, and there was no sign of any children on the grounds. But what information there is about Ad Astra makes it sound like a fairly typical, if high-end, Montessori preschool. The proposed schedule includes “thematic, STEM-based activities and projects” as well as outdoor play and nap time. A sample snack calendar features carrots and hummus. While Birchall’s and Balajadia’s names appear in the application, it isn’t clear that they’ll have substantive roles at the school once it’s operational. Musk, Birchall and Balajadia didn’t respond to emailed questions. A phone call and email to the school went unanswered. Access to high quality, affordable childcare is a huge issue for working parents across the country, and tends to be an especially vexing problem in rural areas like Bastrop. Many families live in “childcare deserts” where there is either not a facility or there isn’t an available slot. Opening Ad Astra gives Musk a chance to showcase his vision for education, and his support for the hands-on learning and problem solving that are a hallmark of his industrial companies. His public comments about learning frequently overlap with cultural concerns popular among conservatives and the Make America Great Again crowd, often focusing on what he sees as young minds being indoctrinated by teachers spewing left-wing propaganda. He has railed against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and in August posted that “a lot of schools are teaching white boys to hate themselves.” Musk’s educational interests dovetail with his new role as Trump’s “first buddy.” The billionaire has pitched a role for himself that he — and now the incoming Trump administration — call “DOGE,” or the Department of Government Efficiency. Though it’s not an actual department, DOGE now posts on X, the social media platform that Musk owns. “The Department of Education spent over $1 billion promoting DEI in America’s schools,” the account posted Dec. 12. Back in Texas, Bastrop is quickly becoming a key Musk point of interest. The Boring Co., his tunneling venture, is based in an unincorporated area there. Across the road, SpaceX produces Starlink satellites at a 500,000-square-foot (46,000-square-meter) facility. Nearby, X is constructing a building for trust and safety workers. Musk employees, as well as the general public, can grab snacks at the Boring Bodega, a convenience store housed within Musk’s Hyperloop Plaza, which also contains a bar, candy shop and hair salon. Ad Astra is just a five-minute drive away. It seems to have been designed with the children of Musk’s employees — if not Musk’s own offspring — in mind. Musk has fathered at least 12 children, six of them in the last five years. “Ad Astra’s mission is to foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in the next generation of problem solvers and builders,” reads the school’s website. A job posting on the website of the Montessori Institute of North Texas says “While their parents support the breakthroughs that expand the realm of human possibility, their children will grow into the next generation of innovators in a way that only authentic Montessori can provide.” The school has hired an executive director, according to documents Bloomberg obtained from Texas Health and Human Services. Ad Astra is located on 40 acres of land, according to the documents, which said a 4,000-square-foot house would be remodeled for the preschool. It isn’t uncommon for entrepreneurs to take an interest in education, according to Bill Gormley, a professor emeritus at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University who studies early childhood education. Charles Butt, the chairman of the Texas-based H-E-B grocery chain, has made public education a focus of his philanthropy. Along with other business and community leaders, Butt founded “Raise Your Hand Texas,” which advocates on school funding, teacher workforce and retention issues and fully funding pre-kindergarten. “Musk is not the only entrepreneur to recognize the value of preschool for Texas workers,” Gormley said. “A lot of politicians and business people get enthusiastic about education in general — and preschool in particular — because they salivate at the prospect of a better workforce.” Musk spent much of October actively campaigning for Trump’s presidential effort, becoming the most prolific donor of the election cycle. He poured at least $274 million into political groups in 2024, including $238 million to America PAC, the political action committee he founded. While the vast majority of money raised by America PAC came from Musk himself, it also had support from other donors. Betsy DeVos, who served as education secretary in Trump’s first term, donated $250,000, federal filings show. The Department of Education is already in the new administration’s cross hairs. Trump campaigned on the idea of disbanding the department and dismantling diversity initiatives, and he has also taken aim at transgender rights. “Rather than indoctrinating young people with inappropriate racial, sexual, and political material, which is what we’re doing now, our schools must be totally refocused to prepare our children to succeed in the world of work,” Trump wrote in Agenda 47, his campaign platform. Musk has three children with the musician Grimes and three with Shivon Zilis, who in the past was actively involved at Neuralink, his brain machine interface company. All are under the age of five. Musk took X, his son with Grimes, with him on a recent trip to Capitol Hill. After his visit, he shared a graphic that showed the growth of administrators in America’s public schools since 2000. Musk is a fan of hands-on education. During a Tesla earnings call in 2018, he talked about the need for more electricians as the electric-car maker scaled up the energy side of its business. On the Joe Rogan podcast in 2020, Musk said that “too many smart people go into finance and law.” “I have a lot of respect for people who work with their hands and we need electricians and plumbers and carpenters,” Musk said while campaigning for Trump in Pennsylvania in October. “That’s a lot more important than having incremental political science majors.” Ad Astra’s website says the cost of tuition will be initially subsidized, but in future years “tuition will be in line with local private schools that include an extended day program.” “I do think we need significant reform in education,” Musk said at a separate Trump campaign event. “The priority should be to teach kids skills that they will find useful later in life, and to leave any sort of social propaganda out of the classroom.” ©2024 Bloomberg News. Visit at bloomberg.com. 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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas won the Big 12 title in 2023 on its way out the door to the Southeastern Conference. It was still swinging open when Arizona State waltzed in and won the league title in its debut season. And now the old Big 12 champs meet the new Big 12 champs on the path toward a potential national title. The fifth-seeded Longhorns and fourth-seeded Sun Devils play News Years Day in the Peach Bowl in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff . Both had their doubters they could get here. Texas (12-2) still had to prove is was “ready” for the SEC. Arizona State (11-2) was picked to finish last in the Big 12. But the Sun Devils quickly started winning and having fun in some new road environments in college towns smaller than some of their stops in the more cosmopolitan old Pac-12. All-American running back Cam Skattebo led the barnstorming tour. “We were not used to getting tortillas thrown at us at Texas Tech. You're not used to some of these environments," Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham said Monday. “When you're in the Pac-12, you're playing in Seattle, you're playing in L.A., you're playing in Salt Lake City. We got to face a lot more small college town football with really, really great environments. ... It was definitely fun to join a new league," Dillingham said. And Dillingham laid down some Texas roots. The Sun Devils are recruiting Texas players out of high school, and the current roster has six transfers who started their college careers in burnt orange in Austin. “The guys we’ve gotten from Texas and coach (Steve Sarkisian's) program have been unbelievable,” Dillingham said. “We know what we’re getting when we’re getting a guy from that program, and that’s a guy who has worked really hard, competed and been pushed. Those are the things that we like to bring in.” Safety Xavion Alford was named All-Big 12 . Defensive end Prince Dorbah is another Sun Devils starter. Defensive lineman Zac Swanson, who has two sacks this season, is another former Longhorn who said he relished a chance to beat his former team. Recruited by Texas out of Phoenix, Swanson was a reserve in 2022 and 2023 behind future NFL draft picks T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy. “That's a team who kicked me out and said I'd never I was never going to be good enough to play there,” Swanson said last week. “That's something that has been on my agenda for a while.” Dillingham joked he'd like to get more Texas transfers this week. Sarkisian simply noted that he wished he'd signed Skattebo, a Californian who transferred from Sacramento State after the 2022 season. “I was unaware, so kudos to them. They found him, he's a heckuva player,” said Sarkisian, who also is a California native. Sarkisian said he was impressed by the Sun Devil's first-year success in the Big 12. “We were in that Big 12, what, for 27 years? We won four. This is their first year in and they won a Big 12 Championship. It’s a really hard thing to do,” Sarkisian said. “They’re playing with a ton of confidence right now. The last two months, I think they’re playing as good a football as anybody in the country.” Despite wining that last Big 12 title and a playoff appearance in 2023, Texas still faced skeptics that the Longhorns would take their lumps in the SEC this year. Texas was more than ready for the league and the Longhorns made it to the SEC championship game. Their only two losses have been to Georgia, the No. 2 seed in the playoff. Sarkisian still remembers his 5-7 Texas debut in 2021. The program wasn't ready for the SEC and the playoff back then, but it certainly is now. Texas is the only one of last year's four playoff teams to make the expanded 12-team field this year. “There’s a lot to be proud of, but mostly I’m proud of our veterans, our leaders, our seniors, because those guys went from 5-7 in year one, they went through 8-5 in year two, and they didn’t jump ship. They hung in there with us. They believed in what they were doing,” Sarkisian said. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

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Beer and liquor may be recession-proof , but they're certainly not tariff-proof. If President-elect Donald Trump follows through with proposals to impose a 25% tariff on all items from Canada and Mexico, the result would be a stiff penalty on some of America's favorite libations, not to mention the No. 1 beer brand in the nation: Modelo . Some business owners have started stockpiling popular products - specifically tequila, which can be made only in Mexico - and taking other actions to help stave off potential price hikes. However, industry leaders and analysts say consumers would still have to pay more in the end. "A lot of those companies, especially the smaller ones, don't have much choice except to pass those costs along," said Dave Williams, president of Bump Williams Consulting, which provides consulting and analytics services to the alcoholic beverage industry. He added: "The unfortunate reality is that would trickle down." The same is likely true for even the biggest companies in the business. Constellation Brands , which imports Modelo and Corona beer as well as Casa Noble tequila from Mexico, could see its costs leap 16% under Trump's proposedtariff and would likely have to raise prices by about 4.5%, Chris Carey, a Wells Fargo equity analyst, wrote in a note issued Tuesday. At this stage, the tariffs are technically still just talk, with plenty of caveats and scenarios strewn about. But if large tariffs are levied against two of America's top trading partners, it would be a blow to a US industry that's still nursing its hangovers from recent trade wars, a pandemic, supply chain disruptions and a global battle against inflation, Williams said. "That's the whole point of negotiations like this is you need something to start the conversation or get the ball rolling," he said. "The hope is that it just comes down to not the worst-case scenario but something that everyone can be better walking away from. But, at the same time, you do need to prepare and start thinking about what to do should this become a reality." At Meximodo, a popular Mexican restaurant and tequila bar in Metuchen, New Jersey, those arrangements are already underway. Meximodo, which opened last year, holds the Guinness World Records title for most varieties of agave spirits: Its "library" of tequila, mezcal and agave-based spirit is 1,033 bottles strong. For a business that trades heavily in tequila and serves up authentic dishes featuring distinctive ingredients from Mexico, a 25% tariff could be a significant burden. But Meximodo has arelatively large footprint at 7,000 square feet and is one of six restaurants operated under Le Malt Hospitality Group, which is taking steps to limit price hikes, TJ Pingitore, Le Malt's senior vice president for North America, told CNN. Le Malt has leaned heavily into technology to improve the efficiency of inventory, operations, accounting, sourcing ingredients and portioning, he said. "As we tighten more and more in terms of how much we control, this really all plays in at the bottom-line level," Pingitore said. "So, if we do experience a 20% or 30% type of tariff, the end customer might only experience a very small portion of that." The company is also implementing another precautionary strategy, one that's less technical: loading up. Its Meximodo Organic Blanco Tequila brand is set to launch in just weeks. Le Malt doesn't know if the tariffs are coming,"but 25% tariffs will definitely affect our pricing coming into the port of New York," Saurabh Abrol, the company's founder and chief executive, told CNN. So, just in case, Abrol and his team this week tripled the order from 12,000 to 36,000 bottles. "We didn't want to take a chance," he said. Earlier this year, Mexico supplanted China as the top exporter of products to the United States. While cars, oil and computer chips are among the top products imported by the US from its neighbor to the south, beer and alcohol have quickly risen through the ranks in recent years. In 2023, the US imported $5.69 billion of beer and $4.81 billion of alcohol from Mexico, according to International Trade Administration data. When combined, the two categories were the 10th-biggest import from Mexico last year and mark a sharp 126% increase from 2017, International Trade Administration data shows. From the Canadian side, the US imported $543 billion of alcohol last year, including $200 million of whiskey, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. But it's not just the increasingly popular imports that are at risk, said Chris Swonger, president and CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council. "When tariffs might be imposed on imported spirits, typically, the natural reaction is the other government will impose a tariff on a like-minded product," Swonger said. In 2023, Canada ranked as the second-largest export market and Mexico was the third-largest for American spirits, according to the Distilled Spirits Council. And there are cases where even unrelated tariffs can have negative consequences. Swonger noted how the European Union in 2018 imposed a 25% retaliatory tariff on American whiskey in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminum. As a result, whiskey exports to the EU sunk 20% between 2018 and 2021. After the retaliatory tariffs were suspended, whiskey exports surgedfrom $440 million to a record high of $2.2 billion in 2023, according to the Distilled Spirits Council. Even if certain products are excluded, some tariff actions could affect US beer and spirits businesses, especially smaller operations, said Katie Marisic, senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association, a trade association for small and independent craft brewers. "There are more than 9,900 small and independent breweries; we create almost 190,000 jobs directly; (craft beer is) an American-made product," she told CNN. "It can't be made anywhere else, but that doesn't fully insulate us from those tariffs." Costs could suddenly spike for key ingredients such as Canadian malted barley and materials such as sheet aluminum, Marisic said. In 2018, the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum did result in prices climbing for the material behind craft beer's critical vessel, she said. "Breweries are innovative, but of course adaption comes with difficulties," she said. The-CNN-Wire TM & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. 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Andy Murray to coach long-time rival Novak Djokovic at Australian OpenPresident-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, calling Charles Kushner “a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker." Kushner is the founder of Kushner Companies, a real estate firm. Jared Kushner is a former senior Trump adviser who is married to Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka. The elder Kushner was pardoned by Trump in December 2020 after pleading guilty years earlier to tax evasion and making illegal campaign donations. Prosecutors alleged that after Charles Kushner discovered his brother-in-law was cooperating with federal authorities in an investigation, he hatched a scheme for revenge and intimidation. RELATED STORY | Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are discussing tariffs. What should consumers expect? Kushner hired a prostitute to lure his brother-in-law, then arranged to have the encounter in a New Jersey motel room recorded with a hidden camera and the recording sent to his own sister, the man’s wife, prosecutors said. Kushner eventually pleaded guilty to 18 counts including tax evasion and witness tampering. He was sentenced in 2005 to two years in prison — the most he could receive under a plea deal, but less than what Chris Christie, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey at the time and later governor and Republican presidential candidate, had sought. Christie has blamed Jared Kushner for his firing from Trump’s transition team in 2016, and has called Charles Kushner’s offenses “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted when I was U.S. attorney.” Trump and the elder Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.Best Black Friday SSD and storage deals you can still buy this weekend

The Las Vegas Raiders made no mistake in drafting Brock Bowers last offseason. Did they need a quarterback? Yes. But, instead, they got a guy who is easily the best tight end in the league right now and a guy who looks like he could be for quite some time if all goes well. Bowers was a steal at pick No., 13, as the Raiders said. And, general manager Tom Telesco nailed it. Now, when the Raiders get their quarterback, they will be paired with Bowers, a tight end who just cannot stop showing the world what he is. And, he did that on Black Friday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Brock Bowers continues to break, set, and tie records for rookies and tight ends. He did that during his stellar game on Friday. Here is everything the Raiders PR team tweeted out about Bowers' huge day vs. Kansas City. TE Brock Bowers ( @brockbowers17 ) now has two receiving touchdowns of at least 30 yards this season. He is just the second rookie tight end in #Raiders history with two receiving touchdowns of at least 30 yards, joining Raymond Chester in 1970 (also two). https://t.co/TmNp98ZaJx TE Brock Bowers has now surpassed 800 receiving yards, one of two tight ends in NFL history to reach 800+ receiving yards in the first 12 games of his rookie season - joining Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka (974). Bowers is also one of two players of any position in Raiders history to reach 800+ receiving yards in the first 12 games of his rookie season. TE Brock Bowers now has two receiving touchdowns of at least 30 yards this season. He is just the second rookie tight end in Raiders history with two receiving touchdowns of at least 30 yards, joining Raymond Chester in 1970 (also two). Bowers' four receiving touchdowns are tied for the third most in Raiders history by a tight end in their rookie season. TE Brock Bowers has now eclipsed 80 receptions this season. He is the only player of any position or experience level in Raiders history to reach 80 receptions through the first 12 games of a single season. The Raiders really struck gold. Bowers is on pace to break any and every rookie tight end and pass catcher record you can think of. And, imagine he was on a good team, in a good offense, with a good quarterback. He would be even better. The fact that this is probably his floor, and maybe the worst he will ever be during his NFL career, is crazy. And he's wearing silver and black. The Raiders will take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons next. This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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It’s generally assumed that the intended targets of fishing lines and hooks are, well, fish. It wouldn’t occur to most of us that fishing tackle could impact an owl — especially not a fluffy-headed great horned owlet. But that’s exactly what happened at Novato’s Stafford Lake last spring. A park visitor noticed an injured owlet and reported the bird to the rangers. Ranger Reilani Peleti found an abnormal-looking owlet sitting on a picnic table. She called the Marin Humane officer on duty, who came out for a welfare check. The officer discovered that the owlet had fishing line wrapped around its legs, and he rushed the young bird to WildCare’s wildlife hospital. On intake, an exam and X-rays revealed shocking news: the owlet had ingested a fishing line and hook, and the hook was lodged in the owl’s heart and lung. WildCare’s veterinarian determined that this was an injury that, unfortunately, the owl could not survive. For the staff at Stafford Lake and the park visitor, the tragedy of the owlet left a lasting impression. They discovered that the owl’s nest was actually partially made of used fishing line and guessed that the owlet had likely swallowed the hook and become hopelessly entangled while still in the nest. They monitored the remaining owlets and the owl parents to make sure no other owls became entangled. They also took real action to prevent such a tragedy from happening again by installing two fishing line chutes along the lake’s shoreline, and another at the Black Point Boat Launch. Fishing chutes are L-shaped containers that make it easy to dispose of fishing line and render it inaccessible to wildlife. The effectiveness of this intervention can’t be overstated. “So far, the fishing line chutes have been filling up quickly and we have already seen a reduction in the amount of fishing line along our shoreline,” Peleti writes. “Our intention with the fishing line chutes was to not only clean up our shoreline of litter but also to help prevent other birds from using fishing line as a material for their nests.” This is fantastic news for wildlife. WildCare sees entanglement injuries every day in its wildlife hospital. Most days, WildCare’s medical team admits animals with their body parts tightly constricted in fishing line, string, netting — both soccer nets and garden netting — and even human hair. There are so many ways human detritus can endanger wildlife of all species. Human-made filaments are meant to be hard to break without cutting, and for an entangled animal with no tools, it’s virtually impossible to escape. You can make a real and tangible difference for wildlife by properly disposing of anything that could potentially present an entanglement hazard, including fishing line, string, netting and more. Tightly wrap the potential entanglement hazard and dispose of it in a closed garbage container. The proactive work by the park visitor and Peleti and her team to install and monitor the fishing line chutes has without a doubt saved many animals from suffering and death. Always properly dispose of fishing line, hooks and tackle, and, as long as it’s safe for you to do so, pick up improperly disposed-of line and throw it away safely in a chute or bin. Alison Hermance is the director of communications and marketing for WildCare. Marin Humane contributes Tails of Marin articles and welcomes your comments and questions. Visit marinhumane.org , find us on social media @marinhumane, or email lbloch@marinhumane.org.Serge Joncour’s “Human Nature” published in Persian

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Susan Walsh is Newfoundland and Labrador's Seniors' Advocate. She says the finding of a recent report into the wellbeing of seniors is a concerning revelation that deserves more attention. (Keira Mahoney/CBC) Newfoundland and Labrador's seniors' advocate is sounding the alarm with a new report that says the well-being of seniors in the province falls behind national averages in areas like health, finances and overall safety. "My main take away, really, was just how poorly that seniors are doing in Newfoundland and Labrador," Susan Walsh told reporters Tuesday morning. "We now have the data that clearly supports ... that in every situation seniors were falling behind the rest of the country." The 68-page report outlines senior well-being through six categories: physical and mental health, health care, finances, housing, transportation and safety. Walsh said people over the age of 65 now make up nearly a quarter of Newfoundland and Labrador's population, an increase of over 20 per cent since 2019. Seniors generally perceive their physical and mental health to be at or above national averages, she said, but data connected to the social determinants of health could paint a different picture. For example, the report says only 14 per cent of seniors in the province eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, compared to 26 per cent nationally. Newfoundland and Labrador seniors also lag in statistics around their diet and exercise, Walsh said, and are eight percentage points behind the rest of Canada in having access to a regular health-care provider. "They are continuing to struggle in many of the social determinants of health. They are lagging their Canadian counterparts. They are not receiving the level of care and respect they deserve," Walsh said. There are other concerning figures that show themselves in health-care statistics, she said. The percentage of completed hip and knee replacement surgeries that meet national benchmarks is well below the national average. WATCH | Seniors in N.L. have the lowest median income in Canada : Seniors’ median income in N.L. is lowest in Canada, says advocate in first report 4 hours ago Duration 1:06 In her first report on how seniors are doing on key issues, Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors’ Advocate Susan Walsh says money is scarce as people age, especially compared to other jurisdictions. Newfoundland and Labrador is also more than double the national average in its usage of restraints and the potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs in care — with the highest usage in the Labrador-Grenfell health zone. "Often times, that's tied to [limits] or challenges around resources on units," Walsh said. "What was most concerning to me inside of that was the difference regionally, and I think we need to get inside of that and determine why." The report also shines a light on the finances seniors rely on. Walsh said seniors in Newfoundland and Labrador have the lowest median income in Canada at just $27,800. Seniors in the province also avail of Canada's Guaranteed Income Supplement more than anywhere else in the country, she said. "To put that into perspective, more than half of the seniors in this province have an income that is less than a full-time salary on minimum wage, which is approximately $32,000," she said. "The percentage of seniors in Newfoundland and Labrador receiving [GIS] is concerning, as it certainly can be considered an indicator of poverty." Seniors' advocate says elderly are struggling and deserve $250 federal rebate cheque Lastly, Walsh said crimes against seniors have increased dramatically since 2019. The report found the number of criminal violations involving a senior victim rose from 332 in 2019 to 580 in 2023 — a 72 per cent increase. She hopes the report can become an annually released document to determine if the well-being of seniors is improving, noting this report was completed with one-time funding. The report has been delivered to each of Newfoundland and Labrador's MHAs, she said, and hopes to continue advocacy soon. "That's the next step, now. Really analyzing it and determining where do we intervene." Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here . Click here to visit our landing page .Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited has said that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the enablers of organizational growth which will enhance national growth. It also identified human capital development as a veritable strategy to advance national development It reaffirmed its commitment to CRS so as to assist its host communities enjoy human capital development and infrastructural growth. According to a statement by the Head, Corporate Communications, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, Olugbenga Adebola, on Sunday, it also identified quality and accessible education as the bedrock of societal development and that it provides a platform for human capital development. It explained that being alive to its CRS, and recognizing the pivotal role of education in national growth as well as the importance of human capital development, its philanthropic arm, Mainstream Foundation, commissioned the newly renovated and equipped Madaki Primary School in Zungeru, Niger State. Adebola said the gesture is a remarkable display of the company’s corporate social responsibility strategy. He stated that this maiden intervention project showcased the foundation’s determination to revolutionize the socio-economic landscape of the community after the takeover of operations at the hydropower plant. He explained that the Madaki primary school was built in 1990 and like many public primary schools had been plagued by infrastructural decay. He, however, said Mainstream Foundation’s intervention has breathed new life into it. According to him, at the commissioning ceremony, dignitaries such as the representatives of the emir of Kagara, the Emir of Minna and the Local government Chairman of Wushishi were all present to witness the transformative work carried out on the school. The Chairman, Board of Directors for Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, Col Sani Bello (Rtd) at the occasion emphasized the importance of education in shaping the future. He stated that “times are changing, and only the educated can take part in changing the future.” He urged the stakeholders to ensure children remain in school. The Executive Secretary of Mainstream Foundation, Mr. Siraj Abdullah, reiterated the Foundation’s commitment to community development. He said: “We assure the Chairman and the people of the community that this work given to us will not stop until it is achieved.” He thanked the civil project team of the Foundation and acknowledged the hard work put into making the inauguration a reality. Adebola said: “Mainstream Foundation’s intervention in the school extends beyond improving the infrastructure and providing furniture as the teachers have also been earmarked for training to provide holistic teaching and learning improvement. This approach underscores the foundation’s dedication to creating a lasting impact. “As Mainstream Foundation continues to transform the landscape of Zungeru, its focus on education, environment, health, and community empowerment serves as a shining example of responsible corporate citizenship. “With projects like Madaki Primary School, the foundation is rewriting the narrative of community development in that geographic corridor.”Deion Sanders continues to be linked with an NFL move ahead of the 2025 season - where some interesting opportunities could present itself to the Pro Football Hall of Famer . Colorado's impressive 2024 season continued with another win this past weekend when they defeated Utah - moving up to the 16th ranked team and competing for a spot in the NCAA playoffs . Sanders has turned the school around from being somewhat of a laughing stock in the NCAA, going 1-11 in 2022 and now sitting at 8-2 and looking like legitimate playoff contenders. Sanders' head coaching resume speaks for itself at this point with an impressive 39-16 in his five years since beginning at Jackson State while greatly improving both schools - helped out by his son, Shedeur Sanders , and Travis Hunter in the last three years. Dak Prescott makes feelings very clear on farcical Dallas Cowboys fake punt Patrick Mahomes lays clear challenge to Kansas City Chiefs after latest defeat This offseason though, both Shedeur and Hunter will leave for the NFL Draft , along with Deion's other son on the Buffaloes roster, Shilo, with the head coaches future still uncertain. Despite the school already declaring their intent to see Deion remain after his two sons leave the school for the draft, the head coach is rumored to be drawing interest from the NFL. With multiple head coaching spots likely to become available this offseason, Mirror U.S. Sports has evaluated the three team's that might consider bringing in the legendary figure. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy keeping his job heading into the 2025 season feels incredibly unlikely at this point, with owner Jerry Jones admitting that he considered making the move after their previous year with the team falling apart in 2024. If Sanders is to make a move to the NFL, doing so with his former team feels the most likely . Sanders has a good relationship with owner Jerry Jones - who is no stranger to bringing back old faces to the franchise. The Cowboys gave quarterback Dak Prescott a hefty contract this past offseason, so they'd be unlikely to bring in Shedeur, but they could target Hunter in the draft. Expect Bill Belichick to be heavily linked to the Cowboys. After benching Daniel Jones ahead of this weekend , the Giants have pretty much made it clear that they will be drafting a quarterback this year - with Sanders likely to be their number one priority. The opportunity to continue to coach his son will undoubtedly one that Deion would love, with the Giants giving him a great opportunity to do so while being in New York City, with the one of the league's most storied franchises. It remains to be seen whether current head coach Brian Daboll will keep his job, after winning coach of the year in 2022 with two brutal years following. The Giants will also likely be seen as an ideal landing spot for Belichick, in what would be a return to the team of which he made his name as their defensive coordinator in the 1980's. Deion Sanders to the Raiders just feels right, doesn't it? The Raiders love going against the grain and making big decisions out of left field, with a new head coach likely to be atop of their agenda with Antonio Pierce struggling. The Raiders are competing in what might be the toughest division in football, led by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs and are in desperate need of a new direction. And when considering that the Raiders are also in need of a quarterback, they could pair Deion with Shedeur and instantly become one of the more exciting teams in the NFL. It might not work out... it probably won't... but at least it would be fun! Want to watch more live sports? Peacock has your favorite sports, shows, and more all in one place. Peacock offers plans starting at $7.99 so you can stream live sports like NFL, Premier League, and Big Ten Football.

NEW DELHI: The BJP's relentless efforts to unseat Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren have ended in failure, as JMM-led alliance secured a decisive victory in the state assembly elections. Despite facing multiple crises, including cases by the ED and CBI, Soren has emerged stronger, cementing his position as a leader deeply rooted in the state's tribal identity. This victory underscores the enduring influence of the JMM among tribal groups and marginalized communities, a legacy inherited from Hemant Soren's father, Shibu Soren. The alliance comprising the JMM, Congress, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) garnered significant support across key regions like Chhota Nagpur, Kolhan, Koyalanchal, Palamu and Santal Pargana. The elections witnessed a record voter turnout of 67.74%, reflecting heightened political engagement among the electorate. Hemant Soren and his wife, Kalpana Soren, led a vigorous campaign, addressing over 200 rallies and emphasizing their commitment to tribal welfare and grassroots development. Factors behind the victory 1. Tribal support: The backing of tribal communities proved to be the cornerstone of JMM's success. 2. Welfare schemes: Initiatives like the 'Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana', which provides ₹1,000 per month to women, struck a chord with voters. 3. Sympathy wave: BJP's campaign, marked by allegations of political vendetta, backfired, with CBI and ED cases against Soren generating public sympathy. 4. Kalpana Soren's leadership: During Soren’s legal battles, his wife Kalpana emerged as a prominent face, rallying public sentiment against the BJP. 5. Misfired BJP strategies: BJP's focus on national issues and its campaign to deport Bangladeshi immigrants failed to resonate with the electorate. 6. Defections backfire: Efforts to bring key JMM leaders like Champai Soren and Sita Soren into the BJP fold did not yield the desired results. The BJP faced a leadership vacuum in its Jharkhand campaign, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam, tasked with overseeing the strategy, failing to deliver. Sarma’s focus on infiltration issues did not align with the priorities of Jharkhand’s voters, further weakening the BJP’s position. Hemant Soren attributed his victory to the unwavering support of the people and his family. Sharing a photo with his wife Kalpana and sons Nithil and Biswajit on social media, he captioned it “My Strength,” symbolizing his reliance on family values and public trust. Kalpana Soren, too, celebrated the victory by sharing a family photograph after winning from the Gande constituency.World's 'best airline' unveils new jumbo jet - and it will fly from the UK

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Murdoch loses 'Succession' battle for son's control of media empire: reportI worked alongside former US President Jimmy Carter for 30 years. Here's what he was like as a mentor.Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to politics after an era of White House scandal and who redefined post-presidential service, died Sunday at the age of 100. The Carter Center said the 39th president died in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. Carter had been in home hospice care since February 2023 after a series of short hospital stays. Carter, a Democrat, served a single term from 1977 to 1981, losing a reelection bid to Ronald Reagan. Despite his notable achievements as a peacemaker, Carter’s presidency is largely remembered as an unfulfilled four years shaken by blows to America’s economy and standing overseas. His most enduring legacy, though, might be as a globetrotting elder statesman and human rights pioneer during an indefatigable 43-year “retirement.” President Joe Biden said in a statement that “America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” as well as a man of “great character and courage, hope and optimism.” “With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us. He saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe,” Biden said, and officially ordered a state funeral to be held in Washington, DC. President-elect Donald Trump urged everyone to keep the Carter family in their prayers. “Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.” Carter became the oldest living former president when he surpassed the record held by the late George H.W. Bush in March 2019. Carter’s beloved wife, Rosalynn, died in November 2023. They had been inseparable during their 77-year marriage, and after she passed away, the former president said in a statement that “as long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.” The former president attended his wife’s memorial events, including a private burial and a televised tribute service in Atlanta, where he was seated in the front row in a reclined wheelchair. He did not deliver any remarks. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter smiles during an interview in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff) Carter took office in 1977 with the earnest promise to lead a government as “good and honest and decent and compassionate and filled with love as are the American people” following what had started as an unlikely long-shot bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination. The Southerner with a flashing smile did enjoy significant successes, particularly abroad. He forged a rare, enduring Middle East peace deal between Israel and Egypt that stands to this day, formalized President Richard Nixon’s opening to communist China and put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. But Carter was ultimately felled by a 444-day hostage crisis in Iran, in which revolutionary students flouted the U.S. superpower by holding dozens of Americans in Tehran. The feeling of U.S. malaise triggered by the crisis was exacerbated by Carter’s domestic struggles, including a sluggish economy, inflation and an energy crisis. At times, Carter’s principled moral tone and determination to strip the presidency of ostentation, such as by selling the official yacht, Sequoia, seemed to verge on sanctimony. But out of office, Carter won admiration by living his values. Just a day after one of several falls he suffered in 2019, he was back out building homes for Habitat for Humanity, even with an ugly black eye and 14 stitches — and teaching Sunday school as he had done several hundreds of times . The devout Southern Baptist’s life’s work was only just beginning when he limped out of the White House, humiliated by Reagan’s 1980 Republican landslide, in which the incumbent won only six states and the District of Columbia. “As one of the youngest of former presidents, I expected to have many useful years ahead of me,” Carter wrote in his 1982 memoir, “Keeping Faith.” He proved as good as his word, going on to become a humanitarian icon, perhaps more popular outside the United States than he was at home. Over four decades, Carter, Rosalynn and his Atlanta-based organization monitored hot-spot elections, negotiated with despots, battled poverty and homelessness, fought disease and epidemics, and promoted public health in the developing world. In the process, Carter did nothing less than reinvent the concept of the post-presidency, blazing a philanthropic path since adopted by successors such as Bill Clinton and, in Africa, George W. Bush. His efforts on behalf of his Carter Center, founded to “wage peace, fight disease and build hope,” yielded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Even into old age, Carter remained a polarizing political figure. He was an uneasy member of the ex-presidents’ club, sometimes frustrating successors like Clinton and criticizing the foreign policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and of U.S. allies such as Israel. In recent years, he came full circle as he warned of the corrosive impact on American politics of a scandal-plagued White House — just as he did when his critique of the Nixon era helped him beat the disgraced Republican ex-president’s unelected successor, Gerald Ford, in 1976. (After Carter left office, he and Ford became close friends.) In September 2019, Carter warned Americans against reelecting Trump. “I think it will be a disaster to have four more years of Trump,” he said. In the subsequent presidential election, with Trump again on the ballot, Carter’s grandson Jason Carter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this year that the former president wanted to live long enough to cast a ballot for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. He did just that, voting by mail for the vice president, who lost to Trump in November. After losing reelection, his work at the Carter Center became a great consolation. The ex-president said in a moving news conference detailing a cancer diagnosis in August 2015 that being president had been the highlight of his political career, even if it ended prematurely — though he would not swap another four years in the White House for the joy he had taken after leaving office in working with the Carter Center. And he said he was at peace with his legacy after a rich, fulfilling life: “I think I have been as blessed as any human being in the world.” Carter also said at that August news conference that marrying Rosalynn was the “pinnacle” of his life. He is survived by four children — Jack, Chip, Jeff and Amy — 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, according to the Carter Center. In April 2021, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the Carters at their home in Plains, after the former presidential couple was unable to travel to Washington for the 46th president’s inauguration. U.S. president Jimmy Carter, right, and Queen Elizabeth II stand with French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, at Buckingham Palace in London, In this photo dated May 1977. (AP Photo) An unlikely president Carter had always seemed an unlikely president. No one gave the Georgia governor and former Navy submariner a hope when he launched his campaign for the White House. But Carter spent months crisscrossing the cornfields and small towns of Iowa, building support voter by voter. In many ways, his success created the political lore of the modern Iowa caucuses as a place where little-known outsiders — Obama, for instance — could build a grassroots campaign that could lead to the White House. Democrats have recently downgraded the Hawkeye State’s role in their nominating process, reasoning that its mostly White demographic doesn’t represent the diversity of their supporters or the nation. Timing is crucial for presidential hopefuls, and as it turned out, Carter proved to be the right man at the right time in 1976. The deep political wounds of the Watergate scandal, which had forced the resignation of Nixon, remained raw. The nation was still deeply cynical about politicians following the social dislocation of the Vietnam War. “I’ll never lie to you,” Carter promised voters, forging a public image as an honest, humble, God-fearing, racially inclusive son of the “New South.” “He was never embarrassed to have a Georgian accent or be in blue jeans and play horseshoes and softball,” said his biographer Douglas Brinkley. That down-to-earth persona of Carter proved alluring. He followed up victory in the Iowa caucuses with wins in New Hampshire and Florida, beating out Democratic candidates including George Wallace of Alabama, Morris Udall of Arizona and Jerry Brown of California. “My name is Jimmy Carter and I’m running for president,” Carter said, poking fun at his leap from obscurity as he accepted his party’s nomination at the 1976 Democratic convention in New York City, where he tapped Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota as his running mate. Carter’s openness was crucial to his appeal with voters — but occasionally, his truth-telling appeared off-key. On one such occasion, Carter admitted to Playboy that he had looked on women with lust and “committed adultery in my heart many times.” Jimmy Carter, his wife Rosalynn and daughter Amy, lower left, respond to a huge crowd that welcomed them to New York, July 10, 1976. (AP Photo) A focus on human rights Carter beat Ford by 297 to 240 electoral votes and vowed in his inaugural address to put universal rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. “Our moral sense dictates a clear-cut preference for those societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights. We do not seek to intimidate, but it is clear that a world which others can dominate with impunity would be inhospitable to decency and a threat to the well-being of all people,” he said. Carter’s most significant achievement as president was the Camp David Accords, reached after exhaustive negotiations between Egypt and Israel that peaked at the presidential retreat in Maryland. It was the first peace deal between the Jewish state and one of its Arab enemies. The agreement, signed by Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1978, called for a formal peace between the foes and the establishment of diplomatic relations. It resulted in the Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula and called for an Israeli exit from the West Bank and Gaza, with promised future negotiations to resolve the Palestinian question. While it did not settle the question of East Jerusalem, and subsequent violence and political unrest between Israel and the Palestinians meant the deal’s full potential was never realized, the enduring peace between Israel and Egypt remains a linchpin of U.S. diplomacy in the region. In subsequent decades, Carter soured on the Israeli leadership, becoming deeply critical of what he saw as a failure to live up to obligations toward the Palestinians. He sparked controversy in 2006 by saying that Israel’s settlement policies on the West Bank were tantamount to the apartheid policies of South Africa. The Carter administration also forged progress outside the Middle East, in Latin America and Asia. He countered growing hostility to the United States throughout the Western Hemisphere by concluding the Panama Canal treaties in 1977, which would return the strategic waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to the control of its host nation in 1999. There had been fears that the Panamanians, increasingly resentful of U.S. sovereignty, could trigger a showdown by closing the canal — a step that would have had significant economic and strategic consequences. Carter also built on Nixon’s achievement of opening China by formalizing an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations in January 1979. An iconic visit to the United States by a cowboy-hat-wearing Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping followed. The decision was a tough one for Carter and required him to sever formal diplomatic relations with the renegade government and U.S. ally in Taiwan — which had claimed to be the legitimate government of China — in favor of the communists in Beijing. That June, Carter and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev signed the treaty concluding the second round of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II), which placed broad limits on strategic nuclear arms. Some analysts also give Carter credit for beginning the buildup of sophisticated weaponry that later helped Reagan outpace the Soviet Union and win the Cold War — a heavy political lift as the Pentagon remained unpopular in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter is escorted by Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Sept. 30, 1976, as Carter landed at Boston's Logan Airport for a campaign stop on his New England tour. (AP Photo/Jeff Taylor) Crises at home and abroad At home, meanwhile, Carter established the Department of Energy and exhorted Americans to cut down on consumption amid an oil price spike. He installed solar panels on the White House roof. He also began the process of deregulating the airline and trucking industries. But in 1979, Carter did himself significant political damage in an extraordinary address to the nation on the energy crisis in which he listed criticisms of his presidency, painting a picture of a listless nation trapped in a moral and spiritual funk. “It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. We can see this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation,” Carter said. Ultimately, the speech came back to haunt Carter and made it easy for opponents, not least Reagan, to portray him as a pessimistic and uninspiring leader. Still, in the late 1970s, it seemed conceivable that Carter’s command of foreign policy at the height of the Cold War would give him a fair shot at a second term. But a swelling of revolutionary Islam — heralding a trend that would confound future presidents — conspired to sweep him out of the White House. In October 1979, the United States let the shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi — who had been overthrown by the Iranian Revolution a few months earlier — enter the country for medical treatment. That infuriated Islamic revolutionaries who saw him as an oppressive US puppet and wanted him returned to Iran for trial. On November 4, a year before the U.S. election, students who supported the Islamic revolution seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 66 Americans hostage. The 444-day standoff transfixed the nation, souring the national mood day by day as television news bulletins tallied how long the hostages had been in custody. Gradually it dashed Carter’s hopes of a second term. His fortunes were also battered by a daring and ultimately disastrous rescue bid in which a U.S. helicopter carrying special forces crashed in the desert, killing eight U.S. servicemen. At the same time, the Cold War was approaching a pivotal point. After the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, Carter decided to boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow and asked the Senate to delay ratification of SALT II. As November 1980 approached, a sense of Soviet belligerence and the lengthening humiliation of the hostage crisis fostered an impression of U.S. power under siege. “It was a perfect storm of unpleasant events, and that inability of Carter to get those Iranian hostages released before the 1980 elections spelled doomsday,” Brinkley said. Carter wrote in his memoirs that his destiny was out of his hands as the election approached, but he prayed the hostages would be released. “Now, my political future might well be determined by irrational people on the other side of the world over whom I had no control,” he said. “If the hostages were released, I was convinced my election would be assured; if the expectations of the American people were dashed again, there was little chance I could win.” Throughout the campaign, Reagan berated Carter as an ineffectual leader consigning America to perpetual decline. “A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his,” Reagan charged. The actor-turned-California governor pulled off a stunning landslide on Election Day 1980, winning 489 electoral votes. In the final humiliation for Carter, on January 20, 1981, 20 minutes after Reagan was sworn in, Iran released the hostages. Humble beginnings Carter was born on October 1, 1924, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter, who lived in a house without electricity in the south Georgia village of Plains. The oldest of four children, he was the first future U.S. president to be born in a hospital. Growing up during the Great Depression in the segregated Deep South, Carter showed a flair for music, art and literature, and often played with African American children — a factor influencing his thoughts on integration that played out in his political career. Jimmy Carter as Ensign, USN, circa Second World War. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) After studying reactor technology and nuclear physics at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., Carter was assigned to the submarine force. The future peacemaker served in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets before he was tapped by Adm. Hyman Rickover, the crotchety “Father of the Nuclear Navy,” to serve as a senior officer of the pre-commissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second U.S. nuclear submarine. After leaving active Navy duty in 1953, Carter spent time raising his children, running the family peanut farm and taking his first political steps, winning election to the Georgia Senate in 1962. He lost the Democratic nomination to run for governor to segregationist Lester Maddox in 1966 but ran successfully for the same office four years later. Political energy undimmed Carter was 56 when he left the White House, and he soon looked for new outlets for his undimmed political energy. “In the presidency, he got a sense of the fact that the world can be changed, and it doesn’t take a government to change it; it can be changed one person at a time, one disease at a time, building one house at a time,” said Andrew Young, who was a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Carter. The former president and first lady visited more than 130 countries to meet with foreign leaders and other prominent individuals. Carter was still traveling after his 90th birthday. As recently as May 2015, Carter went to Guyana to monitor the country’s most important election in two decades. The Carter Center has observed more than 125 elections in 40 nations since its founding in 1982. “We try to fill vacuums in the world,” Carter told an audience at the center in 2010, “by doing things that others don’t want to do or cannot do because of diplomatic niceties. That’s part of bringing peace.” Sometimes that meant mixing with unsavory company. In 1994, the United States and North Korea were edging toward conflict over U.S. concerns that Pyongyang was building a nuclear weapon. Absent diplomatic relations between the two countries, President Clinton gave Carter and Rosalynn permission to travel to the isolated Stalinist state to meet its supreme leader, Kim Il-Sung. In exchange for dialogue with the United States, North Korea agreed to freeze its nuclear program, which defused the crisis — for a few years at least. The same year, Carter was credited with helping avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and restoring President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. In 2002, he became the first former or sitting U.S. president since 1928 to visit Cuba, where he called on the United States to end its “ineffective” economic embargo and challenged President Fidel Castro to hold free elections, grant more civil liberties and improve human rights. In 2008, he met with leaders from the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, designated a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department, and from Syria. At times, Carter also criticized the United States in public. In a June 2012 op-ed in The New York Times, Carter accused the United States of “abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights.” He cited revelations that officials were targeting people — including U.S. citizens — for assassination abroad as “disturbing proof” that the nation’s stance on human rights had changed for the worse. Former State Sen. Jimmy Carter listens to applause at the Capitol in Atlanta on April 3, 1970, after announcing his candidacy or governor. In background, his wife Rosalyn holds two-year-old daughter Amy who joined in the applause. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly) An enduring partnership In the summer of 1945, Carter, then a fresh-faced U.S. Naval Academy student, met Eleanor Rosalynn Smith and, after their first date, told his mother, “She’s the girl I want to marry.” Rosalynn rejected his first proposal but accepted the second a few weeks later. They wed in 1946 and would eventually become the longest-married presidential couple in history. Carter was asked the secret of his enduring marriage on CNN’s “The Lead” in July 2015. “Rosalynn has been the foundation for my entire enjoyment of life. ... First of all, it’s best to choose the right woman, which I did. And secondly, we give each other space to do our own things,” Carter told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “We try to be reconciled before we go to sleep at night and try to find everything we can think of that we like to do together. So we have a lot of good times.” When he published his book “A Full Life” shortly before he was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, Carter contemplated his own mortality. He wrote that he was at peace with his accomplishments as president as well as his unrealized goals. He said he and Rosalynn were “blessed with good health and look to the future with eagerness and confidence, but are prepared for inevitable adversity when it comes.” This story has been updated with additional information. Tom Watkins and CNN’s Jeff Zeleny and Haley Talbot contributed to this report. 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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Kelowna B.C. team building 100 beaver 'starter homes' in the name of wetland preservation More than 70 manmade beaver dams have been installed in Interior waterways since the B.C. Wildlife Federation project launched last year with the goal of building 100 dams by the end of 2025. B.C. man charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences after CBSA investigation A resident of B.C.'s Interior has been charged with weapon and drug trafficking offences after an investigation launched by border agents at Vancouver International Airport earlier this year. B.C woman awarded nearly $750K in court case against contractor A B.C. woman has been awarded nearly $750,000 in damages in a dispute with a contractor who strung her along for a year and a half and failed to complete a renovation, according to a recent court decision. Lethbridge Lethbridge residents pay it forward as Salvation Army’s Kettle Campaign exceeds fundraising goal with $232K The Salvation Army surpassed what it considered to be an ambitious fundraising goal for this holiday season. Lethbridge fire crews greet Christmas putting down structure fire at oil change business Lethbridge firefighters started off Christmas morning responding to a major structure fire at an oil change business. Lethbridge Police investigating suspicious death inside motel room Lethbridge Police are investigating after a body was found inside a southside motel room on Saturday. Sault Ste. Marie Provincial police investigate fatal commercial vehicle crash in northwestern Ont. Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash on Highway 17 between Sistonen's Corner to Upsala in northwestern Ontario. Mississauga tow truck driver charged for impersonating a cop in northern Ont. A southern Ontario resident has been charged for allegedly impersonating a peace officer during a towing incident in northwestern Ontario. Man shot by officer after firing at police car near Thunder Bay: SIU Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is probing a shooting near Thunder Bay in which a man was shot and wounded by a police officer on Boxing Day. N.L. Icebreaker on hand in Labrador to guide season's last freight arrivals by ferry A Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker is in central Labrador until Saturday to guide the Kamutik W ferry on its last freight deliveries of the season. Whooping cough in Canada: Outbreaks or case increases reported in these provinces Canadian health officials say they're seeing spikes in whooping cough cases in parts of the country as the U.S. deals with case numbers not seen in more than a decade. Her son needed help with addiction. Instead, he's spending Christmas in N.L. jail. 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As the case continues to unfold, it is crucial for the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation, prosecute those responsible for their wrongdoing, and take corrective measures to rectify the damage caused by the reckless decisions of the accused official. By doing so, justice can be served, and the trust and confidence of the public in the government's commitment to poverty alleviation can be restored.Halifax security forum begins amid questions about Canada's military spendingJake Paul vs. Conor McGregor: Is fight between combat sports stars happening?

In addition to trade, investment, and tourism, cooperation between Europe and China on key global issues such as climate change and sustainable development has also been instrumental in driving economic growth. By working together to address common challenges, Europe and China have been able to leverage their respective strengths and resources to create new opportunities for growth and prosperity. For example, initiatives aimed at promoting clean energy and environmental protection have not only benefited the planet but have also opened up new avenues for economic cooperation between Europe and China.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2024-- Trinasolar US, a global leader in smart solar products and solutions, today announces that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation as to Trina’s patent infringement complaint against a number of Canadian Solar, Inc. entities (“Canadian Solar”). Having considered Trina’s complaint, filed on October 23, 2024, the U.S. government ordered an investigation of whether Canadian Solar is in violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. In particular, the investigation will examine whether Canadian Solar infringed Trina’s TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) solar cell technology patents. Trina has requested that the ITC issue a Limited Exclusion Order to bar importation and Cease and Desist Orders to bar further sales and marketing in the United States, of solar cells, modules, panels and components that infringe Trina’s patents. “Trina appreciates the ITC’s decision to investigate the unauthorized use of our patented technology,” said Steven Zhu, president of Trinasolar US. “We are pleased our patent infringement complaint is being taken seriously, and we look forward to the final determination by the ITC.” The U.S. ITC Notice of Institution of Investigation can be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/09/2024-28832/certain-topcon-solar-cells-modules-panels-components-thereof-and-products-containing-same-ii-notice In addition to this action at the ITC, Trinasolar has filed a separate patent infringement suit relating to TOPCon technology pending against Canadian Solar in the District of Delaware. Trinasolar is also seeking injunctive relief in a separate ITC investigation as to patent infringement of TOPCon technology that was instituted on November 5, 2024, against a number of Runergy and Adani entities. About Trinasolar Trinasolar was founded in 1997. As a leading global provider of photovoltaic (PV) modules and smart energy solutions, Trinasolar delivers PV products, applications, and services to promote sustainable development for the benefit of all humanity. By the end of June 2024, Trinasolar has shipped more than 225GW of modules. Trinasolar has obtained extensive technical and brand recognition from renowned independent institutes worldwide, demonstrating the PV market's strong confidence in Trina’s product value, technological innovation, and financial performance. It has scored 100% in the BNEF Bankability Survey 7 years in a row, has won “Overall Highest Achiever” by RETC for 4 consecutive years, was awarded the highest ranking, AAA, 5 times in a row in the PVTech Bankability Ratings report, and has been awarded “Top Performer” by PVEL for 10 consecutive years. Trinasolar’s global business footprint has delivered clean energy to more than 170 countries and regions. With its mission of “Solar energy for all,” Trinasolar is committed to working with others to create a net-zero future. For more information, please visit www.trinasolar.com . View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212392600/en/ CONTACT: Media Contact TrinaUS@teamsilverline.comLegal Contact Legal.americas@trinasolar.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES OTHER ENERGY OTHER TECHNOLOGY NATURAL RESOURCES OTHER MANUFACTURING GREEN TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT ENERGY SOURCE: Trinasolar Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/12/2024 02:56 PM/DISC: 12/12/2024 02:56 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212392600/en

Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surgeThunder rout short-handed Grizzlies 130-106 for their 11th straight victoryTwo giants of European football lock horns in what promises to be a thrilling encounter. Liverpool's attacking prowess, led by the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, will be put to the test against AC Milan's solid defense. Expect fireworks in this matchup.Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of many industries, including e-commerce. With physical stores facing restrictions and closures, online shopping has become the go-to option for consumers seeking to purchase goods and services. The E-commerce Logistics Index in China has played a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of e-commerce activities during these challenging times, highlighting the importance of a reliable logistics network.

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One thing nearly all former presidents have in common is a love of sports. For Donald Trump, the game was golf. For Barack Obama, the sport was basketball. President George W. Bush owned Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers. For Jimmy Carter, the sport was tennis. At the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park is a clay tennis court. The tennis court was installed during Carter’s childhood on the family farm. The farm and his childhood home later became the location for the park in Plains, Georgia. In his 1975 book “Why Not the Best?” Carter described how he would play against his father as a teenager. “My father ... was an excellent tennis player,” Carter wrote. “I could never beat my father. He had a wicked sliced ball which barely bounded at all on the relatively soft dirt court.” RELATED STORY | Former President Jimmy Carter dies at age 100 Carter was able to upgrade his court when he entered the White House in 1977. The complex had a court installed during President Theodore Roosevelt’s tenure. But during his time in the White House, the use of the tennis courts became political fodder. Staffer James Fallows wrote in The Atlantic that Carter would personally sign off on when the White House tennis court could be used, and by which staffers. “The in-house tennis enthusiasts, of whom I was perhaps the most shameless, dispatched brief notes through his secretary asking to use the court on Tuesday afternoons while he was at a congressional briefing, or a Saturday morning, while he was away,” Fallows wrote. “I always provided spaces where he could check Yes or No; Carter would make his decision and send the note back, initialed J.” Carter was asked by Bill Moyers about whether he personally signed off on the tennis court’s use. Carter told Moyers he delegated the task to a secretary. Carter’s love of tennis came home to Plains in 1977 during his first year in the White House. World Team Tennis staged a match in the small Georgia town, which was attended by Carter’s mother Lillian. The competition was between a team of Soviet Union stars against top Americans playing on the Phoenix Racquets.But that's not all – 'Elden Ring,' the long-awaited collaboration between FromSoftware and George R. R. Martin, is also set to make its debut on the PS platform in 2025. With its trademark blend of challenging gameplay, intricate world-building, and dark fantasy storytelling, 'Elden Ring' has captured the imagination of gamers worldwide since its announcement. The PS promo reel offers a tantalizing glimpse at the game's stunning visuals, epic battles, and rich lore, promising an unforgettable journey for players brave enough to venture into the lands of the Elden Ring.BOULDER, Colo. — A 72-year-old lifelong Colorado fan with end-stage kidney failure waited to the side of the field in his wheelchair for Travis Hunter and the rest of the Buffaloes. One by one, players strolled over and signed a football for Riley Rhoades, his face lighting up with each signature. Standing close by and taking in the scene was Jeremy Bloom. He's become a wish facilitator for older adults. Bloom, the former Colorado wide receiver and Olympic freestyle skier, started the Wish of a Lifetime foundation in 2008, which has made thousands of aspirations turn into reality for older adults. The list of granted wishes range from taking veterans back to the beaches of Normandy to helping late-in-life authors publish a book. He's staged concerts for musicians, assisted some in daredevil feats such as jumping out of an airplane and even lined up a meeting between an Olympic medalist and former President Barack Obama. For Rhoades, his wish was simply to return to Folsom Field again, the place where he used to have season tickets but hasn't attended a game since 2004. "Everybody has somebody in their life —a grandparent, friend, neighbor — at that age where you wish you had more resources to help," said Bloom, whose college career was cut short two decades ago when the NCAA denied his reinstatement to play football and still ski professionally after receiving endorsement money to fuel his Olympic dreams. "Nothing can compare to seeing someone else's eyes light up because you helped make their dream come true." The foundation is a tribute to his grandparents. But the concept began to take root when he was a teenager. He was in Japan for a World Cup freestyle skiing competition when a woman tried to hop on a crowded bus. There was no room, but everyone in front rose from their seats to make space. That stuck with him, along with seeing these acts of kindness for older adults all over Europe and Asia as he traveled. An idea formed — bring that same level of appreciation to the United States, with a wish-granting element. Bloom's organization has been a charitable affiliate of AARP since 2020. It was the yearning of Rhoades that brought the two of them to Folsom Field last weekend. Rhoades, who had season tickets at Colorado for 27 years, wanted to see the Buffaloes in person after watching the team's resurgence on television. A few years ago, Rhoades, who was born with spina bifida, was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. Being among the 54,646 fans Saturday stirred up plenty of emotions for Rhoades, as he watched the 16th-ranked Buffaloes (8-2, 6-1 Big 12, No. 16 CFP) beat Utah. Colorado remains in the race for not only a conference title but a spot in the College Football Playoff. "It's just great to be back here again," Rhoades said as he pointed out the section where he used to watch games. "It's just ... so cool." For Bloom, the success that coach Deion Sanders has brought to the program means more reunions with teammates as they pass through town. "I've been through many years where nobody comes to visit," Bloom said. "It's fun that Boulder has become the epicenter of college football." Leading the way for Colorado this season have been quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Hunter, who's the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. But what particularly pleases Bloom is that Sanders, Hunter and the rest of college football players are able to finally profit through name, image and likeness. In his day, Bloom got caught in the NCAA crosshairs for wanting to play both sports and to have sponsors in one (skiing) so he could fund his Olympic aspirations. How time have changed. "I'm just really grateful that this generation of athletes gets to monetize their skills and ability," said Bloom, who finished sixth in moguls at the 2006 Winter Games in Italy. "It's the right thing." He's thrown his passion into fulfilling wishes such as learning ballet, riding in a Formula 1 pace car or taking a flight in a fighter jet. He's also helped reconnect families and friends, including a reunion for a trio of centenarian sisters who hadn't seen each other in more than a decade. This granted wish has stuck with Bloom: A person in Alabama wasn't able to travel after being diagnosed with end-of-life emphysema. So he asked for postcards to be sent, just to learn what made someone's town so special. He received 2,000 postcards from 26 different countries. "There's no end to the things that they've done for us in the world," Bloom said of older adults. "We're one of the organizations that reminds them that their dreams still do matter and that we still appreciate them and we cherish them." Get local news delivered to your inbox!

In the world of celebrity children, Elly, the eldest daughter of well-known Taiwanese host and actress Little S, has been making waves with her recent social media posts. The 15-year-old teenager shared a series of stunning life photos where she flaunted her impeccable fashion sense and youthful charm. One particular photo that caught the attention of netizens features Elly sporting a slim white T-shirt paired with a stylish hoodie and a chic short skirt. Her trendy and sophisticated look has earned her praises from fans and onlookers alike, who couldn't help but admire her beauty and confidence.

After-hours movers: Intuit, NetApp, Ross Stores, GAPThe English Premier League is known for its unpredictability and competitiveness, and the dominance of the older players in the first 15 rounds is just another chapter in its storied history. As the season unfolds, it will be fascinating to see if the trend continues or if the younger generation of players can rise to the challenge and make their mark in one of the toughest leagues in the world.Another new move in the Tiger Vanguard's arsenal is the Thunderclap Strike. With lightning-fast speed, it charges towards players, leaving a trail of electric energy in its wake. The force of its impact is so powerful that it can knock players off their feet and deal devastating damage.In conclusion, each of these plug-in hybrid systems offers unique advantages and features that cater to different preferences and priorities. Whether you value performance, luxury, or environmental sustainability, there is a plug-in hybrid system out there for you. The Changan UNI-Z, Song Pro, and Enovate L7 represent the forefront of automotive innovation, paving the way for a greener and more efficient future on the roads. As technology continues to evolve, it is exciting to see how these advanced plug-in hybrid systems will shape the automotive landscape in the years to come.

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Investment in Italy Data Center Colocation Market to Hit $910 Million by 2029 - Arizton 12-04-2024 09:34 PM CET | Associations & Organizations Press release from: ABNewswire Italy Data Center Colocation Market Research Report by Arizton According to Arizton's latest research report, the Italy data center colocation market [ https://www.arizton.com/market-reports/italy-data-center-colocation-market ] is growing at a CAGR of 5.50% during 2023-2029. Looking for More Information? Click: https://www.arizton.com/market-reports/italy-data-center-colocation-market Report Scope: Market Size - Colocation Revenue: $910 Million (2029) CAGR - Colocation Revenue: 5.50% (2023-2029) Market Size - Utilized White Floor Area: 3.94 Million Sq. ft (2029) Market Size - Utilized Racks: 90.33 Thousand Units (2029) Market Size - Utilized IT Power Capacity: 850 MW (2029) Base Year: 2023 Forecast Year: 2024-2029 Italy data center colocation market is currently led by several key players in the retail segment, including Vantage Data Centers, CloudHQ, and Compass Datacenters. Hybrid operators, such as Equinix, Colt Technologies, and Digital Realty, offer both retail and wholesale colocation services. Wholesale colocation is primarily driven by operators like Keppel Data Centres, Retelit, and TIM Sparkle. Revenue from retail colocation largely comes from sectors like telecommunications, content delivery networks, entertainment and media, healthcare and education, and energy, among others. Wholesale colocation revenue, on the other hand, is mainly generated by industries such as cloud and technology, IT, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), and more. The growing presence of hyperscale cloud providers-such as Microsoft, Google, Oracle, and AWS-is expected to significantly boost demand for wholesale colocation services. As a result, wholesale colocation is projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 9.54% during the forecast period. For example, Google provides dedicated and private access to its Google Cloud from the Data4 Campus data center in Milan, underscoring the increasing importance of high-capacity colocation facilities. Additionally, many businesses are migrating from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud to improve performance and enhance scalability. A notable example is the partnership between Oracle and TIM in June 2023 to establish a new cloud region in Italy. This collaboration aims to migrate TIM's internal applications to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and offers both public and private sector organizations in Italy enhanced cloud services and support. Key Trends * Italy has a high 5G coverage, and 5G telecommunication operators cover around 98.9%-99.7% of the Italian population. The 5G private market is expected to account for more than $210 million by 2025. In July 2023, Vodafone Italy expanded its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service by introducing an indoor router for its Casa Wireless 5G offering. The service, priced at $30.5 per month, provides unlimited bandwidth with download speeds of up to 300 Mbps, including complimentary national fixed and mobile calls. * Italy witnesses substantial investments in AI innovations, with a focus on enhancing computing capabilities and data processing. This strategic move is expected to generate a surge in data, necessitating high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. The National AI Strategy, launched by the Italian government in November 2021, was aimed at facilitating the adoption of AI by over 70% of businesses by 2030. * Italy is a prime location for data center investments, fueled by the NRPP/Next Generation EU plan. It offers a dynamic industrial ecosystem, ideal for tech innovation and infrastructure growth, as Europe's second-largest manufacturer. Smart cities are on the rise in Italy, with local governments leveraging data and technology to improve urban life. Matera, Bologna, Turin, and Milan, Italy's financial hubs, exemplify this with their Digital City initiative, showcasing significant advances in smart city development. What's Included in the Report? * Transparent research methodology and insights on the market's colocation of demand and supply. * The market size is available in terms of utilized white floor area, IT power capacity, and racks. * The market size available in terms of Core & Shell Vs Installed Vs Utilized IT Power Capacity along with the occupancy %. * An assessment and snapshot of the colocation investment regarding core & shell area, power, and rack in Italy and a comparison between other APAC countries. * The study of the existing Italy data center market landscape and insightful predictions about Italy's data center market size during the forecast period. * An analysis of the current and future colocation demand in Italy by several industries. * Study on sustainability status in the region * Analysis of current and future cloud operations in the region. * Snapshot of upcoming submarine cables and existing cloud-on-ramps services in the region. * Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Italy * Facilities Covered (Existing): 65 * Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 18 * Coverage: 30+ locations * Existing vs. Upcoming (White Floor Area) * Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity) * Data Center Colocation Market in Italy * Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2023-2029) * Retail Colocation Revenue (2023-2029) * Wholesale Colocation Revenue (2023-2029) * Retail Colocation Pricing along with Addons * Wholesale Colocation Pricing along with the pricing trends. * An analysis of the latest trends, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the Italy data center colocation market. * Competitive landscape, including industry share analysis by the colocation operators based on IT power capacity and revenue. * The vendor landscape of each existing and upcoming colocation operator is based on the existing/ upcoming count of data centers, white floor area, IT power capacity, and data center location. Looking for More Information? Click: [ https://www.arizton.com/market-reports/italy-data-center-colocation-market ] The Report Includes: * Colocation Supply (MW, Area, Rack Capacity) * Colocation Demand (MW, Area, Rack Capacity) and by End-User (Cloud/IT, BFSI, etc) * Colocation Revenue (Retail & Wholesale Colocation Services) * Competitive Scenario (Share Analysis by Revenue & MW Capacity) Vendor Landscape Existing Operators * Aruba * DATA4 * Equinix * IRIDEOS * Keppel Data Centres * BT * Eni * Telecom Italia (TIM) * STACK Infrastructure * Others * New Colocation Operators * cloudHQ * Compass Datacenters * DATA for MED * Digital Realty * Nehos * Rai Way * Vantage Data Centers * Vitali * Deda Group The Arizton Advisory & Intelligence market research report provides valuable market insights for industry stakeholders, investors, researchers, consultants, and business strategists aiming to gain a thorough understanding of the Italy data center colocation market. 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Media Contact Company Name: Arizton Advisory & Intelligence Contact Person: Jessica Email:Send Email [ https://www.abnewswire.com/email_contact_us.php?pr=investment-in-italy-data-center-colocation-market-to-hit-910-million-by-2029-arizton ] Phone: +1 3122332770 Country: United States Website: https://www.arizton.com/market-reports/italy-data-center-colocation-market This release was published on openPR.Half of people with HIV in the United States are living in places that are vulnerable to extreme weather and climate disasters, according to a new analysis from the left-leaning Center for American Progress (CAP). The report from CAP released Wednesday finds that the areas of the country where HIV is being diagnosed at disproportionately high rates are also places most at risk of disasters. The analysis used data from the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) program, a federal program that aims to reduce the rate of new HIV infections, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) national risk index. FEMA’s tool takes into account the frequency of disasters, but also the vulnerability of the population, accounting for certain at-risk demographics like low-income and socially disadvantaged people. Fifty locations, including 48 counties, Washington, D.C., and San Juan, Puerto Rico, have been designated by EHE as high-priority areas to combat HIV because they are where more than 50 percent of new HIV cases occur. On average, those places had a national risk index score of 96.8 out of a 100. “It is not surprising that those most at-risk live in areas particularly vulnerable to extreme weather and climate events. That is true for many other climate-sensitive health outcomes,” said Kristie Ebi, professor of global health at the University of Washington, who reviewed the analysis. “The poor and marginalized are generally at higher risk and often live in less desirable locations that are less desirable because of vulnerability to extreme weather and climate events.” Haley Norris, policy analyst with CAP and author of the report, said what stood out to them was the variability in threats faced by the different parts of the country. On the West Coast, wildfires cause issues for people with HIV because many develop lung conditions that are exacerbated by wildfire smoke. In the South and Northeast, flooding and hurricanes pose unique health issues for people with HIV by making it more difficult to access medical care. All three of these types of climate disasters are becoming more destructive due to climate change. “We’re seeing extreme weather and climate events that are quite far outside of historic experience,” Ebi said, pointing to flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, as one recent example. For those with HIV, those extreme events are making it harder to stay on track with their medications, which stop the disease from progressing to AIDS and prevent transmission to others. Vatsana Chanthala is director of the New Orleans Health Department’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, a federal initiative that provides funding for clinics and treatments that support low-income people. New Orleans is located in one of the priority jurisdictions to combat new HIV infections. After Hurricane Ida in 2021, her team surveyed patients in the program to gain a better understanding of how the disaster may have disrupted their care or access to medications. HIV treatment involves taking antiretrovirals daily or bimonthly injections to suppress the virus and keep it at a level that prevents it from spreading. After Ida, pharmacies closed due to damage; electricity was also out for nearly two weeks in parts of the city, making it difficult to contact pharmacies to refill lost prescriptions or others that had run out, Chanthala said. The high cost of the drugs means some pharmacies were hesitant to fill prescriptions, worried that people wouldn’t come to pick them up. The cost of the drugs were also an issue for those who evacuated: Many did not know that they could use their insurance to cover medication out of state, so they did not attempt to purchase the medication due to out-of-pocket costs, Chanthala found. Of the 194 patients surveyed, 30 percent of those who evacuated said they had trouble accessing care, and of those who stayed in New Orleans, 32 percent also had trouble accessing care. Another barrier to taking medications is the stigma surrounding HIV. In times of disaster, many people evacuate to the homes of family and friends, and some people in the survey said their family was unaware they had HIV. “There’s still a lot of fear with HIV and so many clients don’t disclose their status,” Chanthala said. “And so they find ways to hide their medications, and if they’re around people, they’re less likely to take those medications out.” Norris, the author of the CAP report, said one study on HIV care and wildfires in California also found that people expressed fear of disclosing they had the disease. “These are people who are going through extremely stressful, life-destroying situations and they have to do the emotional calculation of, ‘will disclosing this make me less safe?’” they said. “That is the hardest part of the puzzle for us to figure out. It is not just about access, it is the reality that HIV stigma is still very alive and well and still very powerful.” The risk associated with not taking medications is high for people with HIV. If someone stops taking their antiretrovirals, also known as ART, or if they run out of medication, their viral load will go up over time, said Dr. Paula Seal, who works at the HIV Outpatient Clinic at the University Medical Center New Orleans. The length of time it would take for that to happen depends on the individual patient and when they were diagnosed with HIV. But Seal said they stress the importance of patients staying on their medication. “When you have trouble is when patients are running out of medications because if they don’t have enough medicine, then they start skipping doses to make it last longer, that’s when we run into problems, and then the virus can become resistant to those medications,” Seal said. To offset those risks, Seal and other providers follow a hurricane preparedness protocol, talking with patients every year before hurricane season hits and urging them to refill their prescriptions. In many instances people can get up to 90 days covered by insurance, which could last through a hurricane season. Seal also provides numbers to pharmacies they can contact if something happens to their medication. This October, the Biden administration updated its guidelines for providers who are treating people with HIV who have been displaced, Norris said. The new guidelines walk providers, who might not have expertise in treating HIV, through how to assess and prescribe medication for new patients who otherwise may have disruption in their care. “Providing ART is very complex, it’s really really good that they were able to get that out when they did,” they said. One way that the Ryan White Program could become more nimble is by having its services follow the enrolled patients, Chanthala said. Currently patients at the Ryan White clinics have access to wrap-around services, like transportation and help with housing, but they lose that support if they evacuate. “Medications are important, and adherence is important. But if a person needs food, needs a place to stay, that’s going to be first on their minds,” she said. Currently these supports are not provided through money directly, but Chanthala thinks that in disaster situations having that flexibility to provide funds for people with high medical needs could also help: “If they can’t afford gas to get out of the area, they aren’t going to evacuate.”ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jojo Uga's 2-yard touchdown run capped a 24-point fourth quarter and Albany beat Hampton 41-34 on Saturday in a season finale. Jack Iuliano recovered a fumble by Malcom May at the Hampton 24, and though it took 10 plays, Uga went in for the touchdown and the game's final lead. Malcolm Mays scored on a 25-yard run for Hampton (5-7, 2-6 Coastal Athletic Association) but the PAT was blocked and Kevon Angry ran it back for Albany (4-8, 2-6), leaving Hampton with a 34-27 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Alex Jreige's 53-yard run then tied the game. Hampton led 28-0 before Van Weber threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Carter Moses with a couple minutes left in the first half. Albany added 10 points in the third quarter, including Jackson Parker's 38-yard touchdown catch. Nick Totten's pick-6 early in the fourth quarter got the Great Danes within 28-25. Weber threw for 184 yards with two scores and an interception. Jreige rushed for 110 yards. Robinson rushed for 80 yards and 21 carries and scored four times for Hampton, all in the first half. 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French government falls in historic no-confidence voteUnless you live alone, there's a good chance you've clashed with partners, roommates or other family members over just how warm your home should be in the winter. It's a debate as old as the HVAC system itself: What is the ideal thermostat setting to balance personal comfort and the bank? And now that the cold months are upon us, battles over the thermostat are sure to begin. Depending on what kind of HVAC system you have and how well you handle the cold, you could save some money by understanding the best method for programming your thermostat. So, before you go instigating more thermostat wars with others in your household, consider these tips from experts about proper home temperatures for the winter. What you should set your thermostat at in the winter Turns out, there's a magic number for what experts say you should set your thermostat to in the winter. That setting? 68 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Department of Energy. If that's too specific, anywhere around 70 degrees is a good target when it gets cold, Ram Narayanamurthy, deputy director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office, told USA TODAY. “A home that’s at 70 degrees is quite comfortable,” Narayanamurthy said. Turn the heat down when you're away But setting your thermostat to a specific temperature and never changing it won't be good for your heating bills . While around 70 degrees is ideal, it's unwise to set your thermostat to one temperature and never change it. Lower temperatures may be more comfortable when sleeping at night and can help keep your bill down when you're away from your home, Narayanamurthy cautioned. The Energy Department says that even turning thermostats back 7 to 10 degrees from their normal settings for 8 hours a day can save as much as 10% a year on homeowners' heating and cooling costs. And contrary to one prevailing misconception, your heating system doesn't work any harder to warm your house back up after you lower the heat for a set time. Narayanamurthy said he usually sets his at 64 degrees if he leaves his home for an extended period of time, though everyone's comfort levels may be different. “You don’t want your heater turning on all the time when no one’s at home,” he said. Don't set your thermostat too low Penny-pinchers may be tempted to set their thermostat at bracing levels and survive the winter by bundling up in layers or piling on blankets. While you'd have to set your home at a pretty low temperature for it to become a health risk, Narayanamurthy warns against going below 60 degrees. “You have to keep it really low to really get into a health concern," he said. "What you want to do is keep it at a reasonable temperature that’s not chilly.” The World Health Organization recommends keeping indoor temperatures between 64 and 75 degrees for healthy people. But for those who are very young, elderly, or who have health problems, the minimum temperature shouldn't dip below 68 degrees, the organization says. Heating and cooling: Check out USA TODAY Homefront for more HVAC tips for your home Space heaters can help, but use with caution Many homeowners may be tempted to rely on fireplaces, space heaters, electric blankets and wood-burning stoves to keep warm in the winter. According to Direct Energy , these types of secondary heating sources can help to slash costs since they offer heating to a more targeted area of your home at a fraction of the cost of cranking up the thermostat. But many of these options come with their own safety risks and similarly require routine maintenance, care and even replacement. Once a fire hazard, modern electric space heaters are much safer than they used to be with built-in safety features that turn the heaters off if they tip over, overheat, or have been left turned on for too long. Ways to save on heating bills Experts offer a variety of other tips that, altogether, could cut down on your bills and ensure your heating unit is working at maximum efficiency. Editor's note: A version of this story was last published in November 2023. Eric Lagatta covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at elagatta@gannett.com

Southwest states certify election results after the process led to controversy in previous yearsNoneNo. 24 Arizona is coming off consecutive defeats for the first time in the Tommy Lloyd era when it faces undefeated Davidson on Wednesday to begin the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Arizona (2-2) lost at Wisconsin 103-88 on Nov. 15 and followed that with a home loss against Duke 69-55 on Friday. The Wildcats have dropped 15 spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll in two weeks. Arizona's record is .500 this early in a season for the first time since it was 3-3 to start the 2017-18 schedule. "I've got work to do, so let's get to work," said Lloyd, in his fourth year as Arizona's head coach. "Let's see where we're at in a month, and if we're still struggling, you know what I'll do? I still got work to do, but I'm gonna get to it." Arizona shot 39.6 percent from the field against Duke, and just 26.1 percent (6 of 23) from 3-point range. The Wildcats were outrebounded by 43-30 and their 15 turnovers led to 19 points. Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 18 points and KJ Lewis added 12. Preseason All-American Caleb Love had eight points on 3-of-13 shooting from the field, including 1-of-9 from 3-point range. Arizona made only one field goal in the last 5:39 as Duke pulled away after its lead was trimmed to six points. "We didn't play great," Lloyd said. "Now we need to take a step back and figure out why. Are there some schematic problems? Are there some problems with how our personnel is kind of put together? "We got to figure out what our certainties are, and the things we have to have, and then over the course of the next couple of days, if there's adjustments we need to make, we need to figure out what those are." Davidson is 4-0 after a 15-17 record last season, in which it lost its last six games to put an end to postseason hopes. A 93-66 win over visiting VMI on Friday followed a 91-85 win at Bowling Green and 76-70 victory over visiting East Tennessee State. The two wins by 10 points or fewer are important because Davidson was 6-12 in such games last season. It was 4-11 in games decided by five points or fewer. "The goal (is) to get better," Davidson head coach Matt McKillop said after the season opener. "We talk about fighting to win every possession. I think we had to figure out what that really felt like with the lights on." Davidson made 13 shots from 3-point range in the win over VMI. Reed Bailey had 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Bobby Durkin added 19 points, including 17 of them and a career-best five 3-pointers in the first half. Bailey leads Davidson in scoring (19 points per game) and rebounding (7.8). Durkin is shooting 57.9 percent (22 of 38) from the field and 54.2 percent (13 of 24) from 3-point range. By contrast, Arizona's Love is shooting 32 percent (16 of 50) from the field and 21.4 percent (6 of 28) from beyond the arc. Bradley leads Arizona with 15.5 points per game. He is shooting 50 percent (24 of 48) from the field and is 35.7 percent (5 of 14) from 3-point range. --Field Level Media

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Louisville will aim to end a three-game losing streak when it hosts UTEP on Wednesday, but beating the Miners may not be an easy feat. UTEP (6-2) comes to the Derby City winners of three straight, most recently beating Seattle 88-72 on Saturday. The Miners shot 56.1 percent (32 of 57) and used a 24-2 first-half run to essentially put the game away. Coach Joe Golding said that first-half performance may have been UTEP's best in his four years leading the school. "I thought offensively and defensively the first 20 minutes we were really locked in and ready to go. (The game) never got close," he said. "We kept it at 20-plus points for the majority of the game. Our ball movement was terrific." Ahamad Bynum led the Miners with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting off the bench, while Otis Frazier III added 18 points and five assists. Frazier (13.6 points per game) and Bynum (12.1 ppg) are among four UTEP players averaging in double figures. Bynum leads the country shooting 63.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, though he has attempted just 30 threes, making 19. Louisville (5-4) also started hot in its last game but could not sustain its momentum in a 76-65 home loss to then-No. 9 Duke on Sunday. Coach Pat Kelsey's team, which had just seven players healthy, made 10 of its first 14 shots to build a 30-16 lead before the Cardinals' lack of depth caught up to them. Louisville shot just 9-of-37 (24.3 percent) after its hot start and was outscored 43-28 after halftime. Terrence Edwards Jr. paced the Cardinals with 21 points in his first game as a reserve this season. Edwards (11.9 ppg) is one of four Louisville scorers averaging double figures, led by Chucky Hepburn leads the team in scoring (14.3 ppg) and is second in the country with 3.2 steals per game. The Cardinals entered the season with expectations of rotating 10 or more players to utilize Kelsey's up-tempo attack. However, swingman Kasean Pryor (knee) and guard Koren Johnson (shoulder) will both miss the rest of the season, while forward Aboubacar Traore (arm) is out indefinitely. After Sunday's loss, Kelsey did not rule out adding players to the roster during the season. "Everything's on the table," he said. "I don't sleep, figuring out what buttons to push to get this team to be the best that they can be. We'll scour every inch of the Earth to figure out how we can improve our team. And whether that happens or not, I have no idea, but I'm willing to try anything." --Field Level Mediaroulette casino game

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It’s been awhile since Niagara Wheatfield went into the season not knowing who was going to score late in games — they’ve graduated a 1,000-point scorer three years in a row. But, things are different now. After losing nine seniors at the end of the 2023-24 season, many of whom played a part in winning Class A1 in 2022, it became clear that there was some rebuilding needed at Niagara Wheatfield if they want to be crowned champions anytime soon. The loss of Luke Walck, a two-time All-Niagara Frontier League player who was one vote away from player of the year last season, is sure to not only hurt, but change, the Falcon’s offense. Now 1-6 on a three-game skid, Niagara Wheatfield is off to its worst start since the 2019-20 season, when the team went 2-5 and finished the season 9-12 overall. There's only one starter with varsity experience, Cameron Gruarin, who made it into the lineup after an injury halfway through his junior season. Starting besides him is a seventh-grader and three juniors. “We played so well the other night against North Tonawanda and then all of a sudden we just kinda had this moment and it was like, ‘Holy cow. What are we doing out there?,’” Niagara Wheatfield head coach Erik O’Bryan. “And it's just a lack of experience.” The team is very inexperienced, but that doesn’t mean good things can’t happen, it just might take a little longer because they have growing pains to work through. There’s no big man like the 6-foot-5 Walck to rely on this year so the team has more shooters so they’re looking at a quick concept on the court. The Falcons weren’t able to all get together over the summer either, as so many of the players are multi-sport athletes. While it helps to have a team of athletes, it is no doubt a struggle when the group lacks individual experience, and experience playing as a team. While Gruarin’s experience makes him the unquestioned leader, he’s still learning with the rest of the group. With the Falcons all being thrown in the fire, they have the opportunity to rise or burn, but either way it is something they will do together. The lack of experience allows for the opportunity to be coached and learn things the way the coaches intend, hopefully minimizing bad habits and building team chemistry along the way. Niagara Wheatfield has a history of turning it around in recent years. O’Bryan’s teams have gone 20-16 before Jan. 1 dating back to 2019-20 — excluding the COVID-19 spring season in 2021 — and have rebounded to go a combined 46-17 in the New Year. “Obviously losing is definitely not the goal, but at the end of the day as long as we’re getting better, and each game has been much better,” Gruarin said. “Right now losing is fine, as long as we keep growing, I'm sure we’ll start winning by the middle of the season.” The energy presented at practices and games each day also helps NW stay focused and positive, two things that can help them improve their slow start to the season. The team is seeing improvement the more they play together and as team chemistry gets stronger. There are shots they trust each other to make now that they might’ve been hesitant with at the start of the year, and the team has already improved since their 37-77 loss to McKinley High School to open up the season. “As the season goes on our games keep getting closer and closer and I can see the fight and energy in our team as we keep going along and keep building this team,” Gruarin said.

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We've noticed that many retailers are starting their 'Boxing Day' sales earlier than ever in recent years. One such brand, famous for its iconic footwear, has launched its discounted range, offering up to 40% off. The Dr Martens sale was initially launched only for those subscribed to the brand's newsletter for 'early access', but is now available to everyone. This pre-Christmas treat includes a wide variety of styles, from the classic 1460 boots and loafers to accessories like bags and even insoles, all massively reduced. The Dr Martens sale runs until January 27 at 5pm, giving you plenty of time to browse. However, we anticipate that many styles will sell out quickly, so it's best to be proactive and secure your favourite design before it's gone. READ MORE: Zara Tindall's Christmas Day burgundy handbag is still available to buy and comes in four colours READ MORE: Charlotte Tilbury launches Boxing Day sale with up to 40% off makeup and skincare favourites For example, you can get a pair of the 1460 Pascal Fleece Lined Leather Boots - perfect for the colder weather - for £133, down from £190, saving you a hefty £57. These shoes, available in a gorgeous chocolate brown or black, are still in stock in sizes 3 - 13 and feature a welted slip-resistant WinterGrip outsole. Naturally, they're finished with the iconic yellow stitching and branded heel tab, but these 1460 style boots also boast a fleece lining for added warmth. The shoes are water-resistant and feature an oiled finish that adds a touch of character. Customers who have bagged these beauties claim they require no breaking in period, dubbing them as 'the best [I've] ever had'. Fancy a fur-lined boot for extra snugness? 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NEW YORK , Dec. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Council for Autism Service Providers (CASP) honored ABA Centers, the nation's fastest growing autism care provider, by partnering to ring the iconic Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange together. Lorri Unumb , Chief Executive Officer of CASP; Christopher Barnett , Founder & Chairman of ABA Centers; and his daughter, Madison Mulvey , were the official bell ringers during the 1 pm ceremony, marking an early close of the markets in preparation for the upcoming Christmas holiday. ABA Centers was founded as a testament to a father's love for his daughter, sparked from Mr. Barnett's personal experience attempting to acquire a diagnosis and then quality care for his own child, Ms. Mulvey, who spent years dealing with a misdiagnosis and missing out on the proper treatment that she desperately needed. What Mr. Barnett experienced as the parent of a child on the spectrum – the inadequacies, the lack of services available, and the long wait lists within the autism care system – were simply unacceptable. As a longtime healthcare entrepreneur, Mr. Barnett recognized that he already harnessed the infrastructure to effectuate real change within the autism care industry, so he set out to create a mission-driven organization, where every employee throughout the corporate and clinical teams is dedicated to making a lasting impact in the lives of autistic children and their families. "I hope that the sound waves of this bell ringing transcend the trading floor and serve as a rally call for quick, compassionate, and top quality autism care across our country," remarked Mr. Barnett. "Seeing CASP and ABA Centers on the New York Stock Exchange podium should encourage other decision makers and deal makers alike to find ways in which they can positively impact the autism care industry further because there are millions of children currently languishing on wait lists and missing out on the autism care that they deserve during the most crucial times." In 2024, ABA Centers achieved the following monumental milestones, which served to amplify its commitment to providing every kid in the country with world class autism care: "For mission-driven organizations like CASP and ABA Centers, this bell ringing ceremony offers a platform to amplify our message and highlight the importance of autism care, as well as the challenges faced by the autism community, to a robust and influential audience," stated Mrs. Unumb. Mrs. Unumb and Mr. Barnett were joined on the bell ringing podium by the C-suite of ABA Centers: Jason Barker ; Joseph Heilner ; Kristy Johnson ; Quatiba Davis; Michael Holohan ; Michael Holzum ; Michael Holzum, Jr. ; and Ted Bender ; members of The Christopher M. Barnett Family Foundation: Julie Barnett , Kaitlyn Mulvey , Madison Mulvey , and Kennedy Mulvey ; and Dan Unumb of the Autism Legal Resource Center. About ABA Centers ABA Centers provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services to children with autism spectrum disorder through a play-based approach rooted in positive reinforcement. The company was designed to disrupt the autism care industry by demolishing wait times traditionally experienced by those in search of a diagnosis or treatment. Its strategically designed behavioral care centers offer the greatest opportunity for growth to young clients and their families. In-home and in-school therapy services are also available to deliver the most impactful continuum of care and to best meet each client's specific needs. In 2024, ABA Centers was named the No. 5 fastest growing private company in America on the Inc. 5000. More information can be found at www.abacenters.com . About the Council of Autism Service Providers Founded in 2016, the Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) is a non-profit trade association of over 380 autism service provider organizations from all 50 states and multiple countries. It supports members by cultivating, sharing, and advocating for best practices in autism services. From developing clinical practice guidelines for applied behavior analysis to educating legislators about good policy, CASP works every day to ensure individuals with autism receive quality care. Learn more at www.CASProviders.org . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-council-of-autism-service-providers-and-aba-centers-partner-to-ring-closing-bell-at-the-new-york-stock-exchange-302337682.html SOURCE ABA Centers

Louisville will aim to end a three-game losing streak when it hosts UTEP on Wednesday, but beating the Miners may not be an easy feat. UTEP (6-2) comes to the Derby City winners of three straight, most recently beating Seattle 88-72 on Saturday. The Miners shot 56.1 percent (32 of 57) and used a 24-2 first-half run to essentially put the game away. Coach Joe Golding said that first-half performance may have been UTEP's best in his four years leading the school. "I thought offensively and defensively the first 20 minutes we were really locked in and ready to go. (The game) never got close," he said. "We kept it at 20-plus points for the majority of the game. Our ball movement was terrific." Ahamad Bynum led the Miners with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting off the bench, while Otis Frazier III added 18 points and five assists. Frazier (13.6 points per game) and Bynum (12.1 ppg) are among four UTEP players averaging in double figures. Bynum leads the country shooting 63.3 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, though he has attempted just 30 threes, making 19. Louisville (5-4) also started hot in its last game but could not sustain its momentum in a 76-65 home loss to then-No. 9 Duke on Sunday. Coach Pat Kelsey's team, which had just seven players healthy, made 10 of its first 14 shots to build a 30-16 lead before the Cardinals' lack of depth caught up to them. Louisville shot just 9-of-37 (24.3 percent) after its hot start and was outscored 43-28 after halftime. Terrence Edwards Jr. paced the Cardinals with 21 points in his first game as a reserve this season. Edwards (11.9 ppg) is one of four Louisville scorers averaging double figures, led by Chucky Hepburn leads the team in scoring (14.3 ppg) and is second in the country with 3.2 steals per game. The Cardinals entered the season with expectations of rotating 10 or more players to utilize Kelsey's up-tempo attack. However, swingman Kasean Pryor (knee) and guard Koren Johnson (shoulder) will both miss the rest of the season, while forward Aboubacar Traore (arm) is out indefinitely. After Sunday's loss, Kelsey did not rule out adding players to the roster during the season. "Everything's on the table," he said. "I don't sleep, figuring out what buttons to push to get this team to be the best that they can be. We'll scour every inch of the Earth to figure out how we can improve our team. And whether that happens or not, I have no idea, but I'm willing to try anything." --Field Level MediaMGL partners Nawgati to promote CNG adoption among commercial fleet operators in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad

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The newly elected president Donald Trump communicated that Kevin Marino Cabrera is his nominee for the new U.S. ambassador to Panama, just days after announcing that his country should take control of the Panama Canal, sparking a diplomatic crisis with an allied country. PUBLICIDAD "I am pleased to announce that Kevin Marino Cabrera will serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, a country that is ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams," Trump posted on his social network Truth Social. PUBLICIDAD Trump wants to fight for the Panama Canal "Few understand Latin American politics as well as Kevin. He will do a FANTASTIC job representing the interests of our nation in Panama!" added on Truth Social. During his announcement on Christmas Day, Trump mentioned that the United States should extend its territory by taking control of the Panama Canal, Greenland, and Canada. While Trump wished a Merry Christmas, he added that "including the wonderful soldiers from China, who operate with love, but illegally, the Panama Canal". Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected Trump's sudden idea: "The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable," he said in a video. The Panama Canal is an important commercial route that was originally built by the United States in 1904. The waterway has been under Panama's control since 1999 after negotiations between the Carter administration and Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos in 1977 led to the establishment of two treaties. Who is the new ambassador of Panama? Cabrera was born in Miami and won the elections in his county two years ago. He is loyal to Trump and in 2020 he was the state director of Florida for the campaign and a member of the Platform Committee of the National Republican Committee. According to their social media, they were born to Cuban parents in exile and graduated from Miami Dade College and Florida International University.REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Zuora Inc. (ZUO) on Monday reported a loss of $32.2 million in its fiscal third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had a loss of 21 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 16 cents per share. The enterprise software company posted revenue of $116.9 million in the period. This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap ) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ZUO at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ZUO

It might seem like air fryers have been around forever, but this clever cooking invention didn’t actually hit the market for the first time until 2010, when Dutch multinational Phillips debuted the first-ever model in Berlin, Germany. Fast-forward more than a decade, and air fryers are in kitchens all over the world. Jump to the air fryers In 2022, the market was worth more than $897 million, and by 2030, it’s expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2 percent. It’s no surprise that air fryers are popular; they can cook food quickly and efficiently, and they don’t need anywhere near as much oil as a deep fryer. But which ones are the best? Here’s what you need to know. What is an air fryer and how does it work? Air fryers work by circulating hot air around food in order to cook it. This is in contrast to a deep fryer, which cooks food by heating large amounts of oil to high temperatures. Air fryers can still help to give foods that tasty crispy layer, but the resulting dish is usually much healthier because the fat content is lower. That said, it’s important to note that air-fried food is still fried food. However, she adds that the “real driver” of healthy food is still the type of food you’re putting in the air fryer. It’s not going to make French fries good for you, for example. But Rissetto notes that nutrient-dense foods “are generally just as nutritious in the air fryer as in the oven.” What vegan foods can you cook in an air fryer? As well as convenience foods like French fries, nuggets, and vegan sausages, you can cook plenty of vegetables in the air-fryer. Cauliflower wings are a particularly good example, and air fryers will also help to crisp up ingredients like sweet potatoes, tofu, and falafel. Canva For more inspiration on the type of foods to cook in the air fryer, find our guide here . We also love this recipe for spicy air-fried buffalo tofu poppers and this recipe for crispy air-fryer wontons. The best air fryers to buy now If you’re looking to purchase an air fryer, here are 14 of our top picks (listed in no particular order). Philips 1 Philips Premium XXL Airfryer, $189 Phillips was the first to introduce an air fryer to the market, and it’s still one of the leading manufacturers of the popular appliance. If you’re looking for something premium and sophisticated, this model comes with an easy digital interface as well as fat removal technology. According to the brand, this means that the appliance “reduces and captures excess fat.” FIND IT HERE Ninja 2 Ninja Air Fryer Max XL, $129.99 Again, if you’re willing to spend a little more on your air fryer (in this case, just over $125), the Air Fryer Max XL from Ninja is worth a go. It has seven cooking programs, including air fry, air roast, and, arguably, the selling point: max crisp. Yep, this means that those cauliflower wings are going to be even crispier and more satisfying than ever, a definite plus. FIND IT HERE Instant Pot 3 Instant Pot Duo Crisp, $119.99 As you would expect from an Instant Pot appliance, this air fryer can also slow cook your food, as well as steam, broil, sauté, and much, much more. So if you’re looking for a kitchen gadget that will multi-task along with you when you’re cooking in the kitchen, this is the one for you. FIND IT HERE Cosori 4 Cosori Air Fryer Pro, $79.92 For those who are prepared to spend a little on a good air fryer, but not too much, this reliable appliance from Cosori comes in at just under $80. It’s still incredibly efficient, has nine functions, and will heat your food quickly and efficiently, thanks to its “industry-leading temperatures.” FIND IT HERE Black + Decker 5 Black + Decker Purify 2-Liter Air Fryer, $59.99 If you’ve got limited kitchen space, this 2-liter air fryer from Black + Decker will sit neatly in the corner without taking up too much room. It doesn’t have the fancy digital interface or the multiple cooking options, but it will do the job it was built for efficiently. So if you’re not looking for anything fancy and you don’t want to spend tons of money, it’s well worth giving it a shot. FIND IT HERE Dash 6 DASH Tasti-Crisp Digital Air Fryer, $53.99 This compact, lightweight digital air fryer is ideal for beginners. It’s neat, it’s fast, and it’s healthier, as it will help reduce added fat by between 70 and 80 percent, according to the brand. Like most air fryers, it’s also energy efficient, as it doesn’t require pre-heating. Plus, it looks stylish and quirky, thanks to the range of colors on offer (hello, aqua!). FIND IT HERE Cuisinart 7 Cuisinart Air Fryer + Convection Toaster Oven, $179.95 This kitchen gadget combines a 1,800-watt toaster oven with an air fryer, which can also bake, broil, grill, and warm your food, too. Plus it has plenty of space and comes complete with an oven rack, a baking pan, and an air fry basket. Choose from white, stainless steel, or black, depending on your preference. FIND IT HERE Our Place 8 Our Place Wonder Oven, $175 If you know Our Place , you’ll know that the brand’s specialty is multifunctional products, and this Wonder Oven is no exception. Not only is it an efficient countertop oven, but it’s also an air-fryer, too. It’s sleek, aesthetically pleasing, durable, versatile, and it’s high-performance, too, so essentially, it ticks all of the boxes. Find it here 9 Chefman TurboFry Touch Air Fryer, $70 Chefman’s TurboFry air fryer is popular for several reasons, including its easy-to-use touch settings, LED alarm (which handily reminds you when it’s time to shake your food), and dishwasher-safe basket and tray. Reviewers on Amazon say it’s easy to use, easy to clean, and it’s a good size for a small family. Find it here 10 Bella Air Fryer Oven, $30.79 For under $35, Bella’s air fryer offers five different settings (including bake, roast, and reheat), a removable easy-to-clean basket, and the ability to cook around two to three servings at the same time. Plus its handy compact size means it’s easy to store, too. Find it here 11 GoWise USA Digital Air Fryer, $49.61 GoWise’s air fryer boasts eight different cooking presets designed to help you cook everything from fries to pizza efficiently and evenly. Again, it has a timer that will regularly remind you to shake the basket, touch screen controls, and a wide temperature range. If you need cooking inspiration, it even comes complete with a recipe book. Find it here 12 Calphalon Performance Countertop Air Fryer, $273.25 With its sleek and elegant-looking French double doors, this large-capacity countertop air fryer looks good and it’s easy to use. Plus it’s multifunctional and comes with a whopping 11 precision cooking functions, including toast, roast, broil, pizza, and cookies. Find it here Breville 13 Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer, $349.95 Breville’s Smart Oven design has 10 cooking functions, including a dedicated air fryer setting. Plus, with its Element IQ System, the oven uses algorithms to always set the correct cooking environment for your ingredients. “The Breville is high quality, easy to use, extremely versatile, roomy, and easy to clean,” raves one reviewer on Amazon . Find it here 14 Typhur Dome Air Fryer, $298.99 This Typhur Dome air fryer design isn’t the only thing that sets it apart from the competition. It also cooks food quietly, efficiently, and 30 percent faster than competitors, according to the brand. It’s also nonstick and self-cleaning, which means that it will remove stubborn oil and grease stains all on its own. Find it here DON'T MISS OUT : Get breaking news, recipes, and our weekly vegan deal by signing up for our FREE VegNewsletter Why a Vitamix Blender Is as Essential as Your Favorite Cookware These 11 Handy Products Are Ideal for Setting Up Your Vegan Kitchen Non-Toxic Cookware: The Best Options on the Market JUMP TO ... Latest News | Recipes | Guides | Health | Subscribe Charlotte is a VegNews editor and writer based in sunny Southsea on England's southern coast. Here at VegNews, we live and breathe the plant-based lifestyle, and only recommend products we feel make our lives amazing. Occasionally, articles may include shopping links where we might earn a small commission, but in no way does this effect the editorial integrity of VegNews.NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion ban earlier this year when aides staged an intervention. According to Time magazine’s cover story on his selection as its 2024 Person of the Year, Trump’s aides first raised concerns in mid-March that the abortion cutoff being pushed by some allies would be stricter than existing law in numerous states. It was seen as a potential political liability amid ongoing fallout over the overturning of Roe v. Wade by a conservative majority on the Supreme Court that includes three justices nominated by Trump in his first term. Trump political director James Blair went to work assembling a slide deck — eventually titled “How a national abortion ban will cost Trump the election” — that argued a 16-week ban would hurt the Republican candidate in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, the magazine reported. “After flipping through Blair’s presentation” on a flight to a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in April, Trump dropped the idea, according to the report. “So we leave it to the states, right?” Trump was quoted as saying. He soon released a video articulating that position. RELATED COVERAGE Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor Ontario premier says US energy exports will be cut off if Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his At the time, Trump’s campaign denied that he was considering supporting the 16-week ban, calling it “fake news” and saying Trump planned to “negotiate a deal” on abortion if elected to the White House. Here are other highlights from the story and the president-elect’s 65-minute interview with the magazine: Jan. 6 pardons could start in the ‘first nine minutes’ Trump reaffirmed his plans to pardon most of those convicted for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. “It’s going to start in the first hour,” he said of the pardons. “Maybe the first nine minutes.” Trump said he would look at individuals on a “case-by-case” basis, but that “a vast majority of them should not be in jail.” More than 1,500 people have been charged with federal crimes stemming from the riot that left more than 100 police officers injured and sent lawmakers running into hiding as they met to certify Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory . More than 1,000 defendants have pleaded guilty or been convicted at trial of charges, including misdemeanor trespassing offenses, assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. Trump is open to holding detained migrants in camps Trump insisted he has the authority to use the military to assist with his promised mass deportations , even though, as his interviewers noted, the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the military in domestic law enforcement. “It doesn’t stop the military if it’s an invasion of our country, and I consider it an invasion of our country,” he said. “I’ll only do what the law allows, but I will go up to the maximum level of what the law allows. And I think in many cases, the sheriffs and law enforcement is going to need help.” Trump did not deny that camps would be needed to hold detained migrants as they are processed for deportation. “Whatever it takes to get them out. I don’t care,” he said. “I hope we’re not going to need too many because I want to get them out and I don’t want them sitting in camp for the next 20 years.” Trump told Time he does not plan to restore the policy of separating children from their families to deter border crossings, but he did not rule it out. The practice led to thousands of children being separated from their parents and was condemned around the globe as inhumane. “I don’t believe we’ll have to because we will send the whole family back,” he said. “I would much rather deport them together, yes, than separate.” Musk prioritizes the country over his business interests, Trump insists Trump dismissed the idea that Elon Musk will face conflicts of interest as he takes the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency , an advisory group that Trump has selected him to lead. The panel is supposed to find waste and cut regulations, including many that could affect Musk’s wide-ranging interests , which include electric cars, rockets and telecommunications. “I don’t think so,” Trump said. “I think that Elon puts the country long before his company. ... He considers this to be his most important project.” Trump acknowledges the difficulty of lowering grocery prices Trump lowered expectations about his ability to drive down grocery prices. “I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard. But I think that they will,” he said. Trump plans ‘virtual closure’ of the Education Department Trump said he is planning “a virtual closure” of the “Department of Education in Washington.” “You’re going to need some people just to make sure they’re teaching English in the schools,” he said. “But we want to move education back to the states.” Yet Trump has proposed exerting enormous influence over schools. He has threatened to cut funding for schools with vaccine mandates while forcing them to “teach students to love their country” and promote “the nuclear family,” including “the roles of mothers and fathers” and the “things that make men and women different and unique.” Trump offers conflicting answers on future of abortion pills Asked to clarify whether he was committed to preventing the Food and Drug Administration from stripping access to abortion pills , Trump replied, “It’s always been my commitment.” But Trump has offered numerous conflicting stances on the issue, including to Time. Earlier in the interview, he was asked whether he would promise that his FDA would not do anything to limit access to medication abortion or abortion pills. “We’re going to take a look at all of that,” he said, before calling the prospect “very unlikely.” “Look, I’ve stated it very clearly and I just stated it again very clearly. I think it would be highly unlikely. I can’t imagine, but with, you know, we’re looking at everything, but highly unlikely. I guess I could say probably as close to ruling it out as possible, but I don’t want to. I don’t want to do anything now.” Trump says US support for Ukraine will be leverage for a deal with Russia Pressed on whether he would abandon Ukraine in its efforts to stave off Russia’s invasion , Trump said he would use U.S. support for Kyiv as leverage against Moscow in negotiating an end to the war. “I want to reach an agreement,” he said, “and the only way you’re going to reach an agreement is not to abandon.” Does he trust Netanyahu? ‘I don’t trust anybody’ Trump would not commit to supporting a two-state solution, with a Palestinian state alongside Israel, as he had previously. “I support whatever solution we can do to get peace,” he said. “There are other ideas other than two state, but I support whatever, whatever is necessary to get not just peace, a lasting peace. It can’t go on where every five years you end up in tragedy. There are other alternatives.” Asked whether he trusted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , he told Time: “I don’t trust anybody.” War with Iran? ‘Anything can happen,’ he says Trump would not rule out the possibility of war with Iran during his second term. “Anything can happen. It’s a very volatile situation,” he said. Trump mum on conversations with Putin Asked if he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin since the Nov. 5 election, Trump continued to play coy: “I can’t tell you. It’s just inappropriate.” Trump insists he had the votes to confirm Gaetz as attorney general Trump insisted that his bid to install Matt Gaetz as attorney general ”wasn’t blocked. I had the votes (in the Senate) if I needed them, but I had to work very hard.” When the scope of resistance to the former Republican congressman from Florida became clear, Trump said, “I talked to him, and I said, ‘You know, Matt, I don’t think this is worth the fight.’” Gaetz pulled out amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations, and Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the Cabinet post. Trump is open to changes for childhood vaccines Trump, who has named anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, did not rule out the possibility of eliminating some childhood vaccinations even though they have been proved safe in extensive studies and real world use in hundreds of millions of people over decades and are considered among the most effective public health measures in modern history. Pressed on whether “getting rid of some vaccinations” — neither Trump nor the interviewers specified which ones — might be part of the plan to improve the health of the country, Trump responded: “It could if I think it’s dangerous, if I think they are not beneficial, but I don’t think it’s going to be very controversial in the end.” Trump weighs in on family political dynasty “I think there could be, yeah,” Trump said of the prospect of others in his family continuing in his footsteps. He pointed to daughter-in-law Lara Trump , who served as co-chair of the Republican National Committee and is now being talked about as a potential replacement for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, whom Trump has chosen for secretary of state. Melania Trump will return to the White House, he says Trump said the former and soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump will be joining him at the White House during second term and will “be active, when she needs to be.” “Oh yes,” he said. “She’s very beloved by the people, Melania. And they like the fact that she’s not out there in your face all the time for many reasons.”

'Where are we supposed to go?': Emotional reaction to Ford government’s hard line on encampmentsO n Thursday evening Wes Streeting found himself in an unusual position — being in apparent agreement with Piers Morgan. Morgan put it to the health secretary that Ed Miliband’s decision to oppose military intervention in Syria in 2013, when he was leader of the opposition, had been a “big mistake”. “With hindsight I think we can say, looking back at the events, that the hesitation of this country and the US created a vacuum that Russia moved into and kept Assad in power much longer,” Streeting said on BBC1’s Question Time . “I think if the West had acted faster ­Assad would have been gone.” The direct response was typical of Streeting ’s approach. He could have, as many of his cabinet colleagues would have done, taken the diplomatic route and given a nebulous answer. Instead he chose to set out what he really thought, prompting a public row with Miliband, who is now energy secretary.The holiday season can be challenging for many – whether it’s lonely, overwhelming, busy, quiet, or a reminder of people that can’t be with you. It’s also the time of year we get the least daylight, with colder and drearier weather. To take care of yourself, here are some tips issued by London Health Sciences Centre to help take care of yourself Stay physically active – whether it’s going for a walk, or maintaining a workout routing, getting active can help relieve stress. Make time for the things you love – there’s always more to do, but it’s important to balance the chaos with fun and joy to avoid holiday burnout. Spend time with people that support you – spend quality time with people that care for you and help you feel good. Perhaps consider reaching out or joining a new activity where you can meet new people. Practice relaxing – put away the distractions and take a minute to soak in the moment. Bring present and not thinking about everything that needs to be done can be a good way to slow down and take a moment. Set simple and attainable goals – if you have something to work toward and look forward to, it can be a great way to reduce burnout. Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution or a lifestyle change, progress always feels good. If all else fails, it’s important to make use of the resources available to you. Whether it’s tapping in to mental health supports, or engaging in programming, stay connected, and remember to take care of yourself. 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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A look back at the most-read stories for Edmonton and northern Alberta in 2024 From the wildfire in Jasper to Danielle Smith and the United Conservative government and its policies to alleged and confirmed professional misconduct of police officers, teachers and doctors, these are the top 10 news stories for 2024. WEATHER | Josh Classen's forecast: Warm and melty again, but cloudy and breezy We should get back to some sunshine in the Edmonton area and across much of central and eastern Alberta for Christmas day. Regina 'A nice way to connect': Christmas card exchange between Sask. friends spans 60 years What started out as a little holiday fun between two Regina friends has turned into a tradition that now spans six decades. Dog lost in Saskatchewan during cross-country trip reunited with family A family moving from Ontario to Alberta in November had a scare when their family dog got loose during a stop in Dafoe, Sask. and ran away. More drivers opt for personalized plates in Sask. — and behind every one there's a story You may have noticed a few more vanity plates on Saskatchewan roads in recent years, and every one of them comes with a personal story. Saskatoon More drivers opt for personalized plates in Sask. — and behind every one there's a story You may have noticed a few more vanity plates on Saskatchewan roads in recent years, and every one of them comes with a personal story. 'People prop the doors open': Saskatoon resident concerned as people shelter in her stairwell With the number of homeless people in Saskatoon at an unprecedented high, it’s no surprise people are looking for places to warm up. Saskatoon-born comedian Brendan Flaherty returns for to ask, 'what'd I miss?' As a Saskatoon-born comedian pursuing a career in the Six, Brendan Flaherty says he often hears the same question from friends back home. Vancouver B.C. friends nab ‘unbelievable’ $1M lotto win just before Christmas Two friends from B.C’s lower mainland are feeling particularly merry this December, after a single lottery ticket purchased from a small kiosk landed them instant millionaire status. Storms to continue rolling through B.C.’s South Coast over Christmas Day The tempestuous weather that descended on southern B.C. Monday afternoon will linger for the next few days, with a storm forecast for Christmas Day. Year-end interview: B.C. Premier David Eby reflects on nail-biting 2024 election It was a year that saw David Eby elected B.C. premier for the first time, and lead his party to government for a third consecutive term. Vancouver Island B.C. woman sentenced for impaired driving crash that killed retired Mountie A Vancouver Island woman who was high on drugs when she crashed a car into a pickup truck, killing a retired Mountie and injuring his two passengers, "did not realize what was happening and took no steps to avoid the accident" a B.C. Supreme Court judge found. 5 rescued after avalanche triggered north of Whistler, B.C. RCMP say Emergency crews and heli-skiing staff helped rescue five people who were caught up in a backcountry avalanche north of Whistler, B.C., on Monday morning. Cleanup underway after rockslide derails train in B.C. No injuries were reported after a rockslide derailed a freight train, sending railcars into British Columbia's Fraser River, on Sunday night. Stay Connected

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor said Tuesday at his arraignment on murder charges. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was not required to enter a plea and did not speak at the hearing in Brooklyn criminal court. Zapeta, wearing a white jumpsuit over a weathered black hooded sweatshirt, will remain jailed and is due back in court on Friday. His lawyer did not ask for bail. Zapeta is charged with two counts of murder, accusing him of intentionally killing the woman and killing her while committing arson. He is also charged with one count of arson. The top charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez called the attack a “gruesome and senseless act of violence” and said it would be “met with the most serious consequences.” The apparently random attack occurred Sunday morning on an F train that was stopped at the Coney Island station. Police said Tuesday the victim's identification is still pending. Authorities say Zapeta approached the woman, who may have been sleeping in the train, and set her clothing on fire with a lighter. Zapeta then fanned the flames with a shirt, engulfing her in fire, Assistant District Attorney Ari Rottenberg said in court Tuesday. Zapeta then sat on a bench on the subway platform and watched, police said. According to Rottenberg, Zapeta told detectives that he didn’t know what happened but identified himself in images of the attack. Zapeta's lawyer, Ed Friedman, did not speak to reporters after the arraignment. Video on social media appears to show some people looking on from the platform and at least one police officer walking by while the woman is on fire inside the train. NYPD Transit Chief Joseph Gulotta said Sunday that several officers responded to the fire and one stayed to keep the crime scene “the way it’s supposed to be" while the others went to get fire extinguishers and transit workers. “Officers who were on patrol on an upper level of that station smelled and saw smoke and went to investigate. What they saw was a person standing inside the train car fully engulfed in flames,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. They eventually put the fire out, but “unfortunately, it was too late,” Tisch said, and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Zapeta was taken into custody Sunday afternoon while riding a train on the same subway line after teenagers recognized him from images circulated by the police. A Brooklyn address for Zapeta released by police matches a shelter that provides housing and substance abuse support. The shelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Federal immigration officials said Zapeta was deported in 2018 but later reentered the U.S. illegally. The crime deepened a growing sense of unease among some New Yorkers about the safety of the subway system, amplified by graphic video of the attack that ricocheted across social media. Overall, crime is down in the transit system compared to last year. Major felonies declined 6% between January and November compared to the same time period last year, according to data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. But murders are up, with nine killings this year through November compared to five during the same period last year. Earlier this month, a Manhattan jury acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny in the chokehold death last year of an agitated subway rider. The case became a flashpoint in debates over safety, homelessness and mental illness on the system. Policing the subway is difficult, given the vast network of trains moving between 472 stations. Each stop contains multiple entry points and, in many stations, multiple floors and platforms.You better not pout, you better not cry, because Santa Claus is coming to town! And he’s going to be visiting all the towns around the world to bring children their much anticipated gifts - hopefully even if they have been just a little naughty at times. Powered by his nine majestic reindeer, Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen, Santa’s sleigh is currently rushing through skies across the globe to ensure that children around the world get their well deserved gifts at the end of the year. And he has a lot to cover! Santa travels 300,000,000 miles tirelessly to deliver presents to children in around 75 million houses every year. And if your curious little ones want to know where Santa is at any given moment — WalesOnline and NORAD are at their service. North American Aerospace Defence Command have been tracking Santa as he makes his journey around the world for over 60 years and nothing gets past them. For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter If you or your children want to see where Santa is at any given moment or when he’ll get to your house, you can check our livestream here on Facebook or head straight to the NORAD tracker here . NORAD said on its website: “While the tradition of tracking Santa began purely by accident, NORAD continues to track Santa. We're the only organisation that has the technology, the qualifications, and the people to do it. And, we love it! NORAD is honoured to be Santa's official tracker!”

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Immigration measures announced as part of Canada’s border response to president-elect Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat are starting to be implemented, beginning with a ban on what’s known as “flagpoling.” This is when someone who was in Canada on a temporary visa leaves for the U.S. then quickly re-enters Canada to access immigration services at a port of entry. The restriction on providing work and study permits to flagpolers takes effect today. Last week, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said that going forward temporary visa holders will have to apply online to extend their stay in Canada. The Canadian Border Services Agency processed more than 69,300 people who engaged in flagpoling in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. There are still rare exceptions where a person will be granted a work or study permit even though they meet the definition of flagpoling, including international truck drivers with a work permit, professionals under certain free trade agreements and American citizens. Miller first announced the plan to ban the practice on Dec. 17, alongside Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc who promised a border control package worth $1.3 billion. This includes removing the point value for having a job offer in Canada’s express entry immigration system. The stated goal of this change is to reduce and prevent immigration fraud. In a social media post, Miller said this will take effect in the spring and that it will be a temporary measure. A broader review of the express entry program is being conducted, and a future decision on the value of a job offer in that system will be made at that time. A labour market impact assessment, a key document required for an employer to hire a foreign worker, is currently worth 50 to 200 points in the express entry system. Applicants are not supposed to pay for these, but a black market has emerged where people are charging tens of thousands of dollars for these documents. Applications that are already in progress won’t be affected once this change takes effect. Miller also said the government is looking at ways to streamline Canada’s asylum system at that Dec. 17 press conference. This includes exploring options to “quickly deal with” illegitimate claims. The government’s broader border measures plan to respond to Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat also includes enhanced aerial surveillance and drug detection efforts.

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Ukraine is slowly losing the three-year conflict on the battlefield. Russia is slowly losing the economic conflict at a roughly equal pace. The Kremlin’s oil export revenues are too low to sustain a high-intensity war and nobody will lend Vladimir Putin a kopeck. Russia’s overheated, military-Keynesian war economy looks much like the dysfunctional German war economy of late 1917, which had run out of skilled manpower and was holed below the waterline after three years of Allied blockade – as the logistical failures of the Ludendorff offensive would later reveal. Vladimir Putin’s war has crippled Russia’s economy. Credit: AP Photos Putin’s strategic victory in Ukraine was far from inevitable a fortnight ago and it is less inevitable now after the Assad regime collapsed like a house of cards , shattering Putin’s credibility in the Middle East and the Sahel. He could do nothing to save his sole state ally in the Arab world. “The limits of Russian military power have been revealed,” said Tim Ash, a regional expert at Bluebay Asset Management and a Chatham House fellow. Turkey is now master of the region. Turkish forces had to step in to rescue stranded Russian generals. Even if Putin succeeds in holding on to his naval base at Tartus – a big if – this concession will be on Ottoman terms and sufferance. “Putin now goes into Ukraine peace talks from a position of weakness,” said Mr Ash. When Trump won the US elections in 2016, corks of Golubitskoe Villa Romanov popped at the Kremlin. There were no illusions this time. Anton Barbashin from Riddle Russia says Donald Trump imposed 40 rounds of sanctions on Russia, belying his bonhomie with Putin before the cameras. He has since warned that Putin will not get all of the four annexed (but unconquered) oblasts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. The Kremlin had banked on a contested election outcome in the US, followed by months of disarray that would discredit US democracy across the world. The polite interregnum has been a cruel disappointment. Barbashin says Russia’s leaders expect Trump to issue ultimatums to both Kyiv and Moscow: if Volodymyr Zelensky balks at peace terms, the US will sever all military aid; if Putin drags his feet, the US will up the military ante and carpet-bomb the Russian economy. That economy held up well for two years but this third year has become harder. The central bank has raised interest rates to 21 per cent to choke off an inflation spiral. “The economy cannot exist like this for long. It’s a colossal challenge for business and banks,” said German Gref, Sberbank’s chief executive. Sergei Chemezov, head of the defence giant Rostec, said the monetary squeeze was becoming dangerous. “If we continue like this, most companies will essentially go bankrupt. At rates of more than 20 per cent, I don’t know of a single business that can make a profit, not even an arms trader,” he said. If the Saudis again decide to flood the world with cheap crude to recoup market share – as many predict – oil will fall below $US40 and Russia will spin out of economic control. Credit: AP The resurrection of the Soviet military industrial complex – to borrow a term from Pierre-Marie Meunier, the French intelligence analyst – is cannibalising the rest of the economy. Some 800,000 of the young and best-educated have left the country. The numbers slaughtered or maimed in the meat grinder are approaching half a million. Russia’s digital minister says the shortage of IT workers is around 600,000. The defence industry has 400,000 unfilled positions. The total labour shortage is near 5 million. Anatoly Kovalev, head of Zelenograd Nanotechnology Centre, said his industry was crippled by lack of equipment and could not replace foreign supplies. “There is a shortage of qualified specialists: engineers, technologists, developers, designers. There are practically no colleges and technical schools that train personnel for the industry,” he said. Total export earnings from all fossil fuels were running at about $US1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) a day in mid-2022. They have fallen for the last 10 months consecutively and are now barely $US600 million. The Kremlin takes a slice of this for the budget but it is far too little to fund a war machine gobbling up a 10th of GDP in one way or another. Oil tax revenues slumped to $US5.8 billion in November, based on a Urals price averaging near $US65 a barrel. That price could fall a lot further. Russia is facing an incipient price war with Saudi Arabia in Asian markets. Putin is raiding the National Wealth Fund to cover the shortfall. Its liquid assets have fallen to a 16-year low of $US54 billion. Its gold reserves have dropped from 554 to 279 tonnes over the last 15 months. The fund is left with illiquid holdings that cannot be crystallised, such as an equity stake in Aeroflot. The long-awaited rally in oil prices keeps refusing to happen. JP Morgan said excess global supply next year would reach 1.3 million barrels a day due to rising output from Brazil, Guyana, and US shale. Rosneft’s Igor Sechin has told his old KGB friend Putin to brace for $US45-$US50 next year. Adjusted for inflation, that matches levels that bankrupted the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The purpose of the G7’s convoluted oil sanctions was – until a month ago – to eat into Putin’s revenue without curtailing global oil supply and worsening the cost of living shock in the West. This has been a partial success. Russia had to assemble a shadow fleet of tankers and ship oil from Baltic and Black Sea ports to buyers in India and China, who pressed a hard bargain. The International Energy Agency estimates that the discount on Urals crude has averaged $US15 over 2023 to 2024, depriving Putin of $US75 million a day in export revenues. ‘The economy cannot exist like this for long. It’s a colossal challenge for business and banks.’ Russia can get around technology sanctions but its systems are configured to Western semiconductors. These chips cannot easily be replaced by Chinese suppliers, even if they were willing to risk US secondary sanctions, which most are not. The chips are bought at a stiff premium on the global black market and are unreliable. Ukrainian troops have noticed that Russian Geran-2 drones keep spinning out of control. The Washington Post reports that laser-guided devices on Russia’s T-90M tanks have “mysteriously disappeared”, greatly reducing capability. The industry ministry has been trying to develop analogues to replace chips from Texas Instruments, Aeroflex and Cypress but admitted in October that all three tenders had failed. Alexey Novoselov from the circuits company Milandr said Russia could not obtain the insulator technologies needed to make chips of 90 nanometers or below. It is the dark ages. The US tightened the noose three weeks ago, imposing sanctions on Gazprombank and over 50 Russian banks linked to global transactions. This has greatly complicated Russia’s ability to trade energy and buy technology on the black market. It briefly crashed the rouble, now hovering at around 100 to the dollar. Chinese banks have stopped accepting Russian UnionPay cards. The Chinese press says exporters have pulled back from Russian e-commerce sites such as Yandez or Wildberries because payment fees through third-parties no longer cover thin profit margins. Some have been unable to extract their money from Russia and are facing large losses. Few foresaw the sudden and total collapse of the Soviet regime, though all the signs of economic decay and imperial overreach were there to see by 1989. Putin’s regime is not yet at this point but it would only take one more change in the Middle East to bring matters to a head. If the Saudis again decide to flood the world with cheap crude to recoup market share – as many predict – oil will fall below $US40 and Russia will spin out of economic control. The Ukraine war may end in Riyadh. Telegraph, London The Business Briefing newsletter delivers major stories, exclusive coverage and expert opinion. Sign up to get it every weekday morning .Berlin confirmed plans to reform its legal framework make it a clear criminal offence to “facilitate the smuggling of migrants to the UK” as part of the agreement, the Home Office said. The Home Office said the move would give German prosecutors more tools to tackle the supply and storage of dangerous small boats. Both countries will also commit to exchange information that may help to remove migrant-smuggling content from social media platforms and tackle end-to-end routes of criminal smuggling networks as part of the deal. It comes ahead of the UK and Germany hosting the so-called Calais Group in London, which sees ministers and police from the two countries, alongside France, Belgium and the Netherlands, gather to discuss migration in Europe. Delegates are expected to agree a detailed plan to tackle people-smuggling gangs in 2025 at the meeting on Tuesday. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “For too long organised criminal gangs have been exploiting vulnerable people, undermining border security in the UK and across Europe while putting thousands of lives at risk. “We are clear that this cannot go on. “Germany is already a key partner in our efforts to crack down on migrant smuggling, but there is always more we can do together. “Our new joint action plan with deliver a strengthened partnership with Germany, boosting our respective border security as we work to fix the foundations, and ultimately saving lives.” Nancy Faeser, German federal minister of the interior said: “We are now stepping up our joint action to fight the brutal activities of international smugglers. “This is at the core of our joint action plan that we have agreed in London. “It will help us end the inhumane activities of criminal migrant smuggling organisations. “By cramming people into inflatable boats under threats of violence and sending them across the Channel, these organisations put human lives at risk.” She said that “many of these crimes are planned in Germany” and the deal would help to counter “this unscrupulous business with even more resolve.” “This includes maintaining a high investigative pressure, exchanging information between our security authorities as best as possible, and persistently investigating financial flows to identify the criminals operating behind the scenes,” Ms Faeser said. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the announcement “doesn’t go far enough”. “The British public deserves a serious plan to control our borders and stop criminal gangs,” he said. “The National Crime Agency has said a deterrent is necessary to reduce the number of crossings, yet Labour scrapped the only deterrent before it even got started. “Meanwhile the numbers of illegal immigrants coming here continue to climb, with an 18% increase compared to the same period last year, with more than 20,000 people having made the crossing since the election.”Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians

This is CNBC's live blog covering European markets. European markets are expected to open in negative territory Tuesday, retreating from yesterday's mostly positive trading session , as traders gear up for the latest U.S. inflation report this week. > 24/7 San Diego news stream: Watch NBC 7 free wherever you are The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 38 points lower at 8,315, Germany's DAX down 76 points at 20,274, France's CAC down 31 points at 7,454 and Italy's FTSE MIB down 139 points at 34,429, according to data from IG. There are no major earnings releases in Europe Tuesday. Data releases include final German inflation data for November. Traders are looking ahead to U.S. inflation data due Wednesday. The consumer price index data will likely influence how the Federal Reserve proceeds on interest rates at its Dec. 17-18 meeting. Economists polled by Dow Jones forecast that headline inflation rose 0.3% in November and 2.7% over the prior 12 months. U.S. stock futures hovered near the flatline on Monday evening, after both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back from record highs in yesterday's trading session. Overnight in the Asia-Pacific region, China stocks rose Tuesday amid broader gains among other regional markets. Money Report Travel is finally back — and an era of huge growth is upon us Luigi Mangione charged with murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, court record shows — CNBC's Brian Evans contributed to this market summary CNBC Pro: Deutsche Bank names its UK “top pick” stocks with compounding growth potential — and one has more than 50% upside Deutsche Bank has named seven London-listed companies in the business services sector as its top investment picks for 2025, highlighting shares with strong growth potential and defensive characteristics in an uncertain market environment. One of the stocks has the potential to rise by more than 50% over the next 12 months, the bank said. CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here. — Ganesh Rao European markets: Here are the opening calls European markets are expected to open in negative territory Tuesday. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 38 points lower at 8,315, Germany's DAX down 76 points at 20,274, France's CAC down 31 points at 7,454 and Italy's FTSE MIB down 139 points at 34,429, according to data from IG. There are no major earnings releases in Europe Tuesday. Data releases include final German inflation data for November. — Holly Ellyatt Also on CNBC Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Oracle, C3.ai and more Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite retreat from records Why investing in midcaps may be the way to go in 2025

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the two weeks since won the presidency, he’s tried to demonstrate his dominance by naming loyalists for top administration positions, even though many lack expertise and some face sexual misconduct accusations. It often seems like he’s daring Congress to oppose his decisions. But on Thursday, Trump’s attempt to act with impunity showed a crack as , his choice for attorney general, Trump had named Gaetz, a Florida congressman, to be the country’s top law enforcement official even though he was widely disliked by his colleagues, has little legal experience and was accused of having sex with an underage girl, an allegation he denied. After being plagued by investigations during his first presidency, Trump wanted a devoted ally during his second. However, it was never obvious that Gaetz could win enough support from lawmakers to get confirmed as attorney general. Trump chose for a replacement Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general who defended him during his first impeachment trial and supported his false claims of voter fraud. Now the question is whether Gaetz was uniquely unpalatable, or if Trump’s other picks might exceed his party’s willingness to overlook concerns that would have sunk nominees in a prior political era. The next test will likely be Pete Hegseth, who Trump wants to lead the Pentagon despite an allegation of sexual assault that he’s denied. So far, Republicans are , an Army veteran and former Fox News host. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the controversy over Gaetz would have little bearing on Trump’s other choices. He said they would be considered “one at a time.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, suggested otherwise, claiming “the dominoes are falling.” “The drip drip of evidence and truth is going to eventually doom some others,” he said. Trump’s election victory was a sign that there may not be many red lines left in American politics. He won the presidential race despite authoritarian, racist and misogynist rhetoric, not to mention years of lies about election fraud and his role in sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was also of falsifying business records to pay hush money, and he was in a civil case. Empowered by voters who looked past his misconduct and saw him as a powerful agent of change, Trump has shown no deference to Washington norms while . The transition team hasn’t pursued for Trump’s personnel choices. While some of his selections have extensive experience in the areas they’ve been chosen to lead, others are who have impressed and flattered Trump over the years. Several have faced . Related Articles Hegseth is facing the most scrutiny after Gaetz. Once Trump announced Hegseth as his nominee for Pentagon chief, allegations emerged that he sexually assaulted a woman in California in 2017. The woman said he took her phone, blocked the door to the hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing, the report said. However, he paid the woman in 2023. Hegseth’s lawyer said the payment was made to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit. Trump’s choice for secretary of health and human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has faced allegations of misconduct too. A woman who babysat for him and his second wife told Vanity Fair magazine that Kennedy groped her in the late 1990s, when she was 23. Kennedy did not deny the allegation and texted an apology to the woman after the article was published. That isn’t the only hurdle for Kennedy; he’s spent years spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about vaccines, raising fears about making him a top health official in the new administration. Linda McMahon, chosen by Trump to be education secretary, is fighting a lawsuit connected to her former company, World Wrestling Entertainment. She’s accused of knowingly enabling sexual exploitation of children by an employee as early as the 1980s, and she denies the allegations. Tulsi Gabbard is another person who could face a difficult confirmation battle, but for very different reasons. The former Democratic representative from Hawaii has been a vocal Trump ally, and he chose her to be national intelligence director. But there’s grave concern by lawmakers and national security officials over Gabbard’s history of Critics said she would endanger relationships with U.S. allies. Gaetz was investigated by federal law enforcement for sex trafficking, but the case was closed without charges and Republicans have of a related report from the House Ethics Committee. However, some allegations leaked out, including that Gaetz paid women for sex. One of the women testified to the committee that she saw Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old girl, according to a lawyer for the woman. As Gaetz met with senators this week, it became clear that he would face stubborn resistance from lawmakers who were concerned about his behavior and believed he was unqualified to run the Justice Department. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction,” Gaetz wrote on social media when announcing his withdrawal. Sen. Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, said he believed there were four to six members of the caucus who would have voted against Gaetz, likely dooming his nomination, and “the math got too hard.” He said some of the issues and allegations around Gaetz were “maybe beyond the pale.” “I think there were just too many things, it was like a leaky dike, and you know, it broke,” Braun said. Trump thanked Gaetz in a post on Truth Social, his social media website, without addressing the substance of the allegations against him. “He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect,” Trump wrote.Federal prosecutors link Lil Durk to 2022 Chicago murder ahead of detention hearingStock market today: Wall Street rallies ahead of Christmas

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GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) ("EHang" or the "Company"), the world’s leading Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company, today announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., (“Changan Automobile”), a leading Chinese car manufacturer listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (ticker symbol:000625), in the presence of the Chongqing Municipal Government and representatives from various industry sectors. The parties will collaborate on the research and development, manufacturing, sales, and operation of flying car-related products, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft and innovative flying cars. Leveraging EHang's strong product development capabilities in aerial vehicles and low-altitude flight management technology solutions and combining Changan Automobile's robust production and manufacturing foundation and rich market resources in the automotive sector, the parties will explore the establishment of a joint venture focused on future mobility ecosystem technologies. This cross-industry strategic partnership will further enrich and expand EHang's eVTOL product line, unlocking a vast potential market for flying cars targeting a broad C-end customer base. Zhao Wang, Chief Operating Officer of EHang and Xiaoyu Zhang, Executive Vice President of Changan Automobile sign a strategic cooperation agreement The signing ceremony was held at the planned site of the Changan Global Science and Art Center in Chongqing. Distinguished attendees included Henghua Hu, Deputy Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chongqing, and Xiangdong Zheng, Vice Mayor of Chongqing, and management from Changan Automobile, including Huarong Zhu, Chairman; Jun Wang, President; and Benhong Tan, Chief Human Resources Officer. Also present were EHang's Huazhi Hu, Founder, Chairman, and CEO; Zhao Wang, Chief Operating Officer, and Conor Yang, Chief Financial Officer. Ceremony highlights included a flight of the EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft. The EH216-S pilotless eVTOL performs a flight demonstration at the signing ceremony, while the EH216-F and EH216-L pilotless eVTOLs are displayed on-site As one of China's top four automotive groups, Changan Automobile boasts strong capabilities in R&D, manufacturing infrastructure, supply chain, sales channel resources, and significant market influence in automobile market. EHang, as a pioneer in the global UAM sector, is leading the way in the R&D and design, mass production, certifications and large-scale safe operation for pilotless passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft. Under this agreement, the two parties will leverage their respective strengths and resources to jointly develop flying cars and with cutting-edge technologies, future-oriented design, and market competitiveness. The collaboration covers R&D, production, market promotion, channel development, user experience and after-sales service, while integrating low-altitude economy applications to accelerate the commercialization of flying cars and EHang's pilotless eVTOL products. The signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between EHang and Changan Automobile The low-altitude economy represents a national strategic emerging industry and a new quality productive force. The 2024 Central Economic Work Conference clearly pointed out the importance of leading the development of new types of productive forces with technological innovation and carrying out large-scale application demonstrations of new technologies, products, and scenarios. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments in China have proposed to encourage the research and development of flying car technologies, product validation, and the exploration of commercial application scenarios, with a strong focus on developing unmanned, electric, and intelligent low-altitude equipment. As a new type of aircraft for the development of the low-altitude industry, eVTOLs have vast development potential. According to data by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the scale of China’s low-altitude economy exceeded 500 billion yuan in 2023, and it is expected to reach 2 trillion yuan by 2030, with the market potentially growing to 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035. Earlier this year in September, the Chongqing Municipal Government Office issued the Action Plan for Promoting Low-Altitude Airspace Management Reform and High-Quality Development of the Low-Altitude Economy (2024–2027) . The plan aims to position Chongqing as an innovative benchmark city in low-altitude economy and supports intelligent automobile manufacturers in exploring eVTOL R&D and production. EHang and Changan Automobile are collaboratively aligning with the low-altitude economy development strategy, basing strategies upon Chongqing’s favorable policies to accelerate the complementary integration of the automotive and low-altitude economy industry. The emergence of a new generation of low-altitude mobility products will introduce a higher-quality, more efficient, and environmental-friendly three-dimensional transportation solution designed to meet the challenges of Chongqing's complex mountainous terrain. This innovation will set a new benchmark for advancing the low-altitude economy. Huarong Zhu, Chairman of Changan Automobile, speaking at the strategic cooperation signing ceremony Huarong Zhu, Chairman of Changan Automobile, said: "The cooperation between Changan Automobile and EHang in the development of flying cars is of great significance, allowing both parties to leverage their respective strengths. Over the next five years, Changan Automobile plans to invest more than 20 billion yuan in the low-altitude economy sector to accelerate the development of the flying car industry. Over the next decade, we will invest more than 100 billion yuan to explore integrated mobility solutions across land, sea and air." Huazhi Hu, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of EHang, speaking at the strategic cooperation signing ceremony Huazhi Hu, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of EHang, stated: "During this rapid development stage of the low-altitude economy, EHang remains committed to collaborating with upstream and downstream partners to enhance the pilotless eVTOL industrial chain and its ecosystem. We look forward to more cross-industry cooperation with mature domestic automakers, leveraging each other's strengths and resources to create complementary and synergistic effects, continuously enriching and developing eVTOL product series that cater to diverse scenario demands and customers. This strategic partnership with Changan Automobile, aimed at jointly advancing the R&D, manufacturing, sales, and operation of next-generation flying cars product, will further enrich the ecosystem of the low-altitude economy and offer consumers more travel options." About EHang EHang (Nasdaq: EH) is the world’s leading urban air mobility (“UAM”) technology platform company. Our mission is to enable safe, autonomous, and eco-friendly air mobility accessible to everyone. EHang provides customers in various industries with unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) systems and solutions: air mobility (including passenger transportation and logistics), smart city management, and aerial media solutions. EHang’s flagship product EH216-S has obtained the world’s first type certificate, production certificate and standard airworthiness certificate for pilotless eVTOL issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. As the forerunner of cutting-edge UAV technologies and commercial solutions in the global UAM industry, EHang continues to explore the boundaries of the sky to make flying technologies benefit our life in smart cities. For more information, please visit www.ehang.com . 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On subreddits dedicated to Luigi Mangione , tens of thousands of followers pore over the links between the man who allegedly shot the CEO of United Healthcare and the number 286. On Discord servers, dedicated groups obsess over individual eyebrow hairs. On X, accounts share the Monopoly-linked trail of clues that could prove Mangione’s innocence. And on TikTok, all of these conspiracy theories and more are shared in videos viewed tens of millions of times and set to songs like Britney Spears’ Criminal . This is the online world of conspiracy theories dedicated to Mangione, which have exploded in the week since he was arrested and charged with the December 4 murder of Brian Thompson. Following the shooting, a community of fans lionized the shooter as a left-wing folk hero standing up for the common man against the evils of the US health care system. Even though his real identity didn’t match this idealized version, fans on TikTok and X embraced him anyway , buying hoodies with his image and writing songs dedicated to him, along with posting AI-generated music videos . While a huge fandom has emerged in support of Mangione, though, there is a parallel world online where seemingly just as many people are dissecting every single aspect of the shooting and Mangione’s arrest to try and find the “truth.” One of the earliest of these conspiracy theories relates to Mangione’s distinctive eyebrows, which were one of the main ways in which he was reportedly identified by a customer in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. (It should be pointed out that some in conspiracyland believe a previously unknown face recognition technology was used to identify him—something for which there is no evidence.) Online sleuths have been comparing the images of the suspected shooter released by police prior to his arrest and Mangione’s mugshot and have come to the conclusion, based purely on eyebrow examination, that these are not the same person. On Reddit, where there is now a dedicated Luigi Mangione subreddit with 21,000 followers, one user took the time to “ photoshop Luigi Mangione's eyebrows onto the UHC CEO shooter ” to prove their point that these are not the same person. In one particularly testy exchange on a conspiracy theories subreddit, two hair stylists clashed over Mangione’s eyebrows. “I was a hairstylist for 20 years back in the day, no one’s eyebrows grow that fast in three days,” one user wrote. “It was on the state board test. Hair on your head grows a quarter of an inch a month. Hair on your brows grows slower.” “I’m also a hair stylist and I work with models,” another user responded. “Different lighting and different facial expressions cause different shadows in photos. This man is trying to start a revolution. Don’t make a conspiracy out of someone who is for the people.” This is just one of the conspiracy theories swirling around about Mangione, though. Another popular theory relates to the number 286 and its multiple links to the alleged shooter. In his profile on X, Mangione features the Pokémon Breloom, which is the 286th Pokémon. Mangione also had posted exactly 286 times on X when he was arrested. 286 is also the code health insurance companies use when “when the appeal time limits for a health care claim are not met.” Other users on TikTok pointed out a potential link to the Bible, with Proverbs 28:6 stating: “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.” Finally, some people online claimed the distance between the location of the shooting and the McDonald’s where Mangione was spotted is 286 miles. However, according to Google Maps , the distance is actually 279 miles. Whatever the distance between it and Manhattan, the location of this McDonald’s has itself sparked some conspiracy theories, as seen in the work of one Reddit poster who took the time to document the many links between the board game Monopoly and the shooting. First, they pointed out that the backpack found in Central Park by police contained money from the game. They also noted that Altoona is the home of Pennsylvania Railroad, one of four railroads for sale in the standard US version of the game. Finally, the poster highlighted the fact that McDonald’s ran a promotional campaign with the game for decades, though it was halted briefly at the beginning of the century after a massive fraud scandal involving, among dozens of others, a key insider and Gennaro “Jerry” Colombo, who claimed to be a member of the Colombo crime family. Some conspiracy theorists on X are also trying to claim that Mangione is a “patsy” or a “CIA plant”—a typical suggestion in the wake of any high-profile shooting. One claim is that former House speaker Nancy Pelosi was somehow involved because her brother, a former mayor of Baltimore, once mentioned Mangione’s grandfather, a well-known businessman, in an interview in The Baltimore Sun. Beyond comments like “suspicious” or “well, well, well,” though, there appears to be little interest in this one even among the conspiratorially-minded. One of the more interesting theories floated over the weekend on Reddit claimed that the mysterious drones seen in New Jersey in recent weeks——which are quite possibly neither mysterious nor drones —are being used to “try to distract us from the United Healthcare uprising.” As with pretty much every other major incident that has happened in the US in the last century, for some people it just comes down to one idea. “It’s a psyop,” an account called Illuminati Eyes wrote as part of a 1,000-word post on X that has been viewed 4.6 million times. Having laid out the case for why this is a psyop—a psychological operation typically conducted by a government to influence a target audience’s beliefs—the account concludes: “Luigi didn’t kill Brian Thompson, the deep state did. 3/10 psyop—lazy execution, but it’s working.”Albania declares one-year TikTok ban over stabbing

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Doré Copper Mining Corp. (" Doré Copper ”) (TSXV: DCMC; OTCQB: DRCMF; FRA: DCM) is pleased to announce that, at the special meeting (the " Meeting ") of shareholders of Doré Copper (" Doré Copper Shareholders ") held earlier today, Doré Copper Shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favour of approving the special resolution (the " Arrangement Resolution ") authorizing the previously announced plan of arrangement (the " Arrangement ") ( news release October 15, 2024 ) whereby Cygnus Metals Limited (" Cygnus "), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, 1505901 B.C. Ltd., will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Doré Copper (the " Doré Copper Shares ") and, in exchange, Doré Copper Shareholders will receive 1.8297 ordinary shares in the capital of Cygnus (the " Cygnus Shares ") for each Doré Copper Share held. Doré Copper would like to thank its shareholders for their overwhelming support of the combination of Cygnus and Doré Copper to create a Québec-focused critical minerals explorer and developer with high-grade copper and lithium resources. At the Meeting, the Arrangement Resolution was approved by (i) approximately 100% of the votes cast by Doré Copper Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote, and (ii) approximately 100% of the votes cast by the minority Doré Copper Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote, which excluded the votes cast in respect of the Doré Copper Shares beneficially owned, or over which control or direction is exercised, by Mario Stifano, Ernest Mast and Ocean Partners Holdings Limited, as determined in accordance with Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Shareholders in Special Transactions . A total of 121,067,401 Doré Copper Shares were voted at the Meeting, representing approximately 71.50% of the issued and outstanding Doré Copper Shares as of the record date of November 13, 2024. Assuming that all remaining approvals are obtained and all other remaining conditions precedent to the completion of the Arrangement are satisfied or waived, Doré Copper anticipates that the Arrangement will be completed on or about December 31, 2024. Completion of the Arrangement remains subject to, among other things, satisfaction of all conditions precedent to the completion of the Arrangement, including the final approval of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the approval for listing of the Cygnus Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the " TSXV ”). The hearing for the final order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to approve the Arrangement is scheduled to take place on December 19, 2024. Further details regarding the Arrangement are set out in the management information circular of Doré Copper dated November 13, 2024, which is available on SEDAR+ ( www.sedarplus.ca ) under Doré Copper's issuer profile. About Doré Copper Mining Corp. Doré Copper Mining Corp. aims to be the next copper producer in Québec with an initial production target of +50 million pounds of copper equivalent annually by implementing a hub-and-spoke operation model with multiple high-grade copper-gold assets feeding its centralized Copper Rand mill 1 . Doré Copper has delivered its PEA in May 2022 and is proceeding with a feasibility study. Doré Copper has consolidated a large land package in the prolific Lac Doré/Chibougamau and Joe Mann mining camps that has historically produced 1.6 billion pounds of copper and 4.4 million ounces of gold. 2 The land package includes 13 former producing mines, deposits and resource target areas within a 60-kilometer radius of Doré Copper's Copper Rand Mill. 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All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this news release, including, without limitation, statements with respect to the proposed Arrangement and the terms thereof, the completion of the Arrangement, including, receipt of all necessary court and regulatory approvals and timing thereof, the listing of the Cygnus Shares on the TSXV, and the plans, operations and prospects of Doré Copper and its properties are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the ability to obtain approvals in respect of the Arrangement and to consummate the Arrangement, the ability to obtain approvals for the listing of the Cygnus Shares on the TSXV, integration risks, actual results of current and future exploration activities, benefit of certain technology usage, the ability of prior successes and track record to determine future results, changes in project parameters and/or economic assessments, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, future prices of metals, uninsured risks, risks relating to estimated costs, regulatory changes, delays or inability to receive required regulatory approvals, health emergencies, pandemics and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Doré Copper with securities regulators. Although Doré Copper has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause such actions, events or results to differ materially from those anticipated. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Doré Copper disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 2 Sources for historic production figures: Economic Geology, v. 107, pp. 963-989 - Structural and Stratigraphic Controls on Magmatic, Volcanogenic, and Shear Zone-Hosted Mineralization in the Chapais-Chibougamau Mining Camp, Northeastern Abitibi, Canada by François Leclerc et al. (Lac Dore/Chibougamau mining camp) and NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Joe Mann Property dated January 11, 2016 by Geologica Groupe-Conseil Inc. for Jessie Ressources Inc. (Joe Mann mine).WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it will not reconsider a landmark rule finalized in April requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced automatic emergency braking systems. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and other automakers, had said the requirement that all cars and trucks must be able to stop and avoid striking vehicles in front of them at up to 62 miles per hour is "practically impossible with available technology" and had asked the agency to reconsider it. NHTSA rejected the request but said it was clarifying some technical requirements. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where they came from and why. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Sen. Andy Kim have both gone out on drone hunts, hoping for answers. The FBI, Homeland Security, state police and other agencies are investigating. Murphy and law enforcement officials have stressed that the drones don’t appear to be a threat to public safety , but many state and municipal lawmakers have nonetheless called for stricter rules about who can fly the unmanned aircraft — and to be allowed to shoot them out of the sky. Dozens of witnesses have reported seeing drones statewide since mid-November, including near the Picatinny Arsenal, a military research and manufacturing facility, and over President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster. Murphy, a Democrat, said Monday that equipment supplied by the federal government has yielded little new information. He declined to describe the equipment except to say it was powerful and could even “mitigate” the drones, though he added that’s not currently legal on U.S. soil. The state tallied 12 sightings Saturday and just one on Sunday. Murphy urged Congress to give states more authority to deal with the drones. The growing anxiety among some residents is not lost on the Biden administration, which has faced criticism from Trump for not dealing with the matter more aggressively. White House national security spokesman John Kirby on Monday said the federal government has yet to identify any public safety or national security risks from reported drone sightings in the northeast, saying officials believe they were lawfully flown drones, planes or even stars. “There are more than 1 million drones that are lawfully registered with the Federal Aviation Administration here in the United States,” Kirby said. “And there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones that are lawfully in the sky on any given day. That is the ecosystem that we are dealing with.” The federal government has deployed personnel and advanced technology to investigate the reports in New Jersey and other states, and is evaluating each tip reported by citizens, he said. The FBI received more than 5000 tips in recent weeks, he added, with only “about 100” deemed credible enough to require additional investigation. Authorities say they do not know. The Department of Homeland Security and FBI said they have no evidence that the aircraft pose “a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus.” Speculation has nevertheless raged online, with some expressing concerns that the drones could be part of a nefarious plot by foreign agents. Officials stress that ongoing investigations have found no evidence to support such concerns, but U.S. Rep Chris Smith, a Republican, on Saturday echoed such speculation. “The elusive maneuvering of these drones suggests a major military power sophistication that begs the question whether they have been deployed to test our defense capabilities — or worse — by violent dictatorships, perhaps maybe Russia, or China, or Iran, or North Korea,” he said. On Monday, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder cast doubt on the idea that the drones are engaged in intelligence gathering, given how loud and bright they are. He said about 1 million drones are registered drones in the U.S. and about 8,000 flying on any given day. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh has said the aircraft are not U.S. military drones. In Boston, city police arrested two men accused of operating a drone “dangerously close” to Logan Airport on Saturday night. Authorities said an officer using drone monitoring technology detected the aircraft and the location of the operators. A third man fled police and remains at large. Authorities said the two men face trespassing charges and could face more charges and fines. Drones flying around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, forced base officials to close its airspace for about four hours late Friday into early Saturday, said Robert Purtiman, a base spokesperson. It was the first time drones had been spotted at the base, one of the largest in the world, and no sightings have been reported since, Purtiman said Monday. He said the drones had no impact on any facilities on the base. Trump has said he believes the government knows more than it’s saying. “Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!” he posted on Truth Social. Kim said he’s heard no support for the notion the government is hiding anything. He said a lack of faith in institutions is playing a key part in the saga. “Nothing that I’m seeing, nothing that I’ve engaged in gives me any impression of that nature. But like, I get it, some people won’t believe me, right? Because that’s the level of distrust that we face," Kim said Monday. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut last week called for the drones to be “shot down." Rep. Smith urged the Pentagon to authorize the use of force to bring down one or more drones to try to figure out who deployed them. The objects could be downed over the ocean or in an unpopulated area on land, Smith said Saturday. “Why can't we bag at least one of these drones and get to the bottom of it?” Smith said. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said members of the public must not try to shoot down drones, as that would violate state and federal laws. Drone sightings were also reported in New York, where a permit is required. Mayor Eric Adams said the city was investigating and collaborating with New Jersey and federal officials. The runways at Stewart International Airport — about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of the city — were shut down for about an hour Friday night because of drone activity, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “This has gone too far,” she said in a statement. The governor called on Congress to strengthen the FAA’s oversight of drones and give more investigative authority to state and local law enforcement. Associated Press writers John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio; Bruce Schreiner in Shelbyville, Kentucky; and Aamer Madhani in West Palm Beach, Florida, contributed.

What is Robin Radar Systems and how can it help track drones?FOR YOUR EYES ONLYHer colleagues at the University of Nebraska at Kearney call her a “dream hire” who “truly embodies the meaning of being a teacher-scholar.” The students she’s taught describe her as enthusiastic, caring and knowledgeable — the “best teacher I’ve ever had here.” Brooke Envick was recognized Friday with the Leland Holdt/Security Mutual Life Distinguished Faculty Award, the university’s most prestigious faculty honor. Named after UNK alumnus Leland Holdt, the annual award is presented during winter commencement to an individual who demonstrates excellence in teaching, research and service. It comes with a $5,000 stipend. A UNK alumna, Envick earned a bachelor’s degree in management and master’s degree in business administration, then completed a doctorate in organizational behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She taught at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, for nearly 20 years before returning to Kearney in 2017 and becoming the third generation of her family to teach at UNK. Currently, she’s a professor in the Department of Management, an associate dean of engagement and retention and an associate dean of faculty and strategic initiatives. “When Dr. Envick agreed to join the CBT leadership team, I was thrilled,” Tim Jares, dean of the UNK College of Business and Technology, said. “She is thoughtful and hardworking and will work tirelessly to help our students have a better future.” As a teacher, Envick emphasizes active learning and innovation, engaging students in the knowledge-construction process. Her classes often include experiential learning exercises that encourage student engagement and development. For example, students created their own board games in her Creativity and Innovation course, and they generate growth plans for small businesses in the Small Business Management class. “Her students have praised her ability to expand on class material by bringing in examples of real-world applications. She also does a great job of connecting with her students and making the material enjoyable to learn,” noted Kyle Luthans, a professor and chair in the Department of Management. Their course evaluations support this statement. “Professor Envick is really good about getting students to engage. The concept of the class is different and very innovative, so I was nervous about it because I don’t see myself as creative. She made me excited to come to class and speak up about my ideas,” one student wrote. “She does a great job of applying the information to the real world. She is very knowledgeable about the stuff she teaches us. She also is very passionate about the subjects she teaches. I wish she taught more of my classes,” another remarked. Envick has received numerous teaching accolades during her career, including the UNK College of Business and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award and the Outstanding Educator Award for Innovative and Creative Teaching from the Academy of Educational Leadership. She also supports students as an undergraduate research mentor and supervisor for graduate-level capstone projects. With a focus on entrepreneurship and small business management, Envick’s research complements her classroom instruction. She has more than 30 peer-reviewed journal publications, and her research has been cited over 800 times. Envick served as an editorial review board member for the Global Journal of Entrepreneurship and Journal of Organizational Leadership and as a reviewer for the Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology. She has presented at numerous conferences and received multiple Distinguished Research Awards from the Institute of Global Business Research and Academy of Entrepreneurship. Her work was featured in UNK’s New Frontiers magazine highlighting the best research and creative activity on campus in 2022. “Dr. Envick’s track record in scholarship is just as impressive as her exceptional teaching. The fact that many of her articles grew from projects in her classes clearly illustrates how important the teacher-scholar model has been in guiding her career and how foundational it is to her as a professional,” Jares said. Envick is a member of the University of Nebraska’s “Developing Excellence in Academic Leaders” program and she serves on committees at both the campus and system levels, including the NU President’s Excellence Awards Committee, UNK Enrollment Steering Committee and UNK chancellor search committee. “If every faculty member in CBT, or at UNK, displayed her level of energy and commitment, the sky would surely be the limit for us,” Jares said. Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox.

Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s Pick to Run the DEA, Withdraws Name From Consideration

TAMPA, Fla. — Three days after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said late Tuesday that he no longer wants to be considered for the job. The sheriff made the abrupt announcement on social media. “Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration,” Chronister wrote. “There is more work to be done for the citizens of Hillsborough County and a lot of initiatives I am committed to fulfilling.” The sheriff offered no specific details about his reason for withdrawing his nomination. Trump announced Saturday evening that Chronister was his pick to be the administrator for the federal agency in charge of enforcing the nation’s drug laws. The selection, while widely praised, was unusual in that Chronister had spent his career in local law enforcement. The selection came a week after Trump picked Hillsborough County native Pam Bondi, Florida’s former attorney general, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice. Bondi, who began her career as a prosecutor in Tampa , has worked alongside Chronister and would have worked closely with him in his role at the Drug Enforcement Administration. Chronister called his nomination to lead the federal agency the “honor of a lifetime.” Though the nomination drew praise from local law enforcement leaders, some national conservative political figures were questioning the selection by Monday and Tuesday. They noted that in 2020 Chronister arrested a church pastor who refused to abide by COVID-19 lockdown orders. Some also questioned Chronister’s policies and past actions on guns, immigration, protests and other issues. ©2024 Tampa Bay Times. Visit tampabay.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.None

U.S. prosecutors moved on Monday to drop the two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and his handling of classified documents, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The steps by prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack Smith in the two cases represent a big legal victory for the Republican president-elect, who won the Nov. 5 U.S. election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20. The Justice Department policy that the prosecutors cited dates back to the 1970s. It holds that a criminal prosecution of a sitting president would violate the U.S. Constitution by undermining the ability of the country's chief executive to function. Courts will still have to approve both requests from prosecutors. The prosecutors in a filing in the election subversion case said the department's policy requires the case to be dismissed before Trump returns to the White House. "This outcome is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant," prosecutors wrote in the filing. Smith's office similarly moved to end its attempt to revive the case accusing Trump of illegally retaining classified documents when he left office in 2021 after his first term as president. But the prosecutors signaled they will still ask a federal appeals court to bring back the case against two Trump associates who had been accused of obstructing that investigation. Trump spokesman Steven Cheung hailed what he called "a major victory for the rule of law." Trump had faced criminal charges in four cases -- the two brought by Smith and two in state courts in New York and Georgia. He was convicted in the New York case while the Georgia case is in limbo. In a post on social media, Trump railed on Monday against the legal cases as a "low point in the History of our Country." The moves by Smith, who was appointed in 2022 by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, represents a remarkable shift from the special prosecutor who obtained indictments against Trump in two separate cases accusing him of crimes that threatened U.S. election integrity and national security. Prosecutors acknowledged that the election of a president who faced ongoing criminal cases created an unprecedented predicament for the Justice Department. It shows how Trump's election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris was not just a political triumph, but also a legal one. Trump pleaded not guilty in August 2023 to four federal charges accusing him of conspiring to obstruct the collection and certification of votes following his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump, who as president will again oversee the Justice Department, was expected to order an end to the federal 2020 election case and to Smith's appeal in the documents case. Florida-based Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed to the federal bench, had dismissed the classified documents case in July, ruling that Smith was improperly appointed to his role as special counsel. Smith's office had been appealing that ruling and indicated on Monday that the appeal would continue as it relates to Trump personal aide Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, a manager at his Mar-a-Lago resort, who had been previously charged alongside Trump in the case. Both Nauta and De Oliveria have pleaded not guilty, as did Trump. In the 2020 election case, Trump's lawyers had previously said they would seek to dismiss the charges based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in July that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution over official actions taken while in the White House. Smith attempted to salvage the case following that ruling, dropping some allegations but arguing that the rest were not covered by presidential immunity and could proceed to trial. Judge Tanya Chutkan had been due to decide whether the immunity decision required other portions of the case to be thrown out. A trial date originally set for March 2024 had not been rescheduled. The case was brought following an investigation led by Smith into Trump's attempts to retain power following his 2020 election defeat, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters following his inflammatory speech near the White House. Trump denied wrongdoing and argued that the U.S. legal system had been turned against him to damage his presidential campaign. He vowed during the campaign that he would fire Smith if he returned to the presidency. Trump in May became the first former president to be convicted of a crime when a jury in New York found him guilty of felony charges relating to hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election. His sentencing in that case has been indefinitely postponed. The criminal case against Trump in Georgia state court involving the 2020 election is stalled.Eva Mendes Shares The $6 Stocking Stuffer That Everyone Will Love

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A massive shift is underway across Australia’s sizzling property market, with the data throwing up 8 key real estate trends to watch in 2025. The Property Outlook Report 2025 has been released naming eight key areas to watch across 2025 in both residential and commercial property. Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee. Report co-author Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee said financial markets think the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates twice in the second half of the year. But, she said, that prediction could change depending on how inflation and the economy play out. “The most important is inflation. While it’s now back within the RBA’s target range, there are risks it could rise again. One big unknown is what happens in the United States. With Donald Trump winning the presidential election, this will boost government spending and put high taxes on Chinese goods. This could push up prices worldwide, including in Australia, making it harder for the RBA to cut rates.” Ray White Property Outlook Report 2025 says RBA will follow global rate cuts in 2025. $900k in a year: Qld’s price growth boom suburbs Qld cricket power couple’s multimillion dollar bounce back Ms Conisbee said the health of the economy would also be crucial for any rates movement in 2025. “If people start spending less in shops, house prices fall significantly, or unemployment begins to rise, the RBA might need to cut rates sooner than planned. They’ll be watching these signs closely throughout the year.” She said there will be rate cuts in 2025 but their timing and size will depend on how inflation behaves, what happens to the global economy and how the Aussie economy holds up across 2025. Ms Conisbee says there are signs that the Australian housing market is cooling into 2025, but the picture varied across the country with Perth, South-East Queensland and Adelaide still strong and Sydney and Melbourne slowing considerably and almost flat. “This pattern is likely to continue in early 2025, driven by several factors. More homeowners are feeling the strain of high mortgage payments, and we’re seeing an increase in property listings as some decide to sell. This higher supply of homes for sale could put downward pressure on prices in some areas.” But she said strong population growth, high building costs, and high expectation of rate cuts in 2025 should prevent any significant drop in house prices. Property prices were expected to be supported by continued strong population growth. Paved in gold: City’s richest streets revealed Unfixed fixer-upper’s crazy profit in just 4 months Strong population growth created “a natural floor for how far prices might fall”. “This is particularly true in Perth and Brisbane where growth remains very strong, but is also the case in Melbourne and Sydney where international migration will remain strong, although potentially at lower levels compared to 2024.” She said the cost of building new homes has not come down so there are fewer dwellings being built which pushes more buyers to existing homes that in turn supports high prices. “The outlook suggests a period of modest price growth or stability rather than significant falls. Markets that have already slowed, like Sydney and Melbourne, might stay flat until rate cuts begin. Meanwhile, cities with stronger economic conditions like Perth could continue to see some growth, though likely at a slower pace than in 2024. The key timing to watch will be when interest rates start to fall, as this could mark a turning point for price growth in the larger markets.” Ray White senior data analyst Atom Go Tian. Ray White senior data analyst Atom Go Tian expects shifts across Australia’s premium property markets that is the top 5 per cent of the market in each region. “The pecking order of Australia’s premium property markets is experiencing its most dramatic realignment in years,” he said. “with traditional hierarchies being challenged and new players climbing to the fore.” Luxury refers to houses in the top 5 per cent of the market. Sydney still has a major lead on other markets sitting above $4m across its top 5 per cent, despite having the slowest growth rate in years, but other areas like regional Queensland’s coastal markets have also surged. “The Gold Coast, with an impressive 50 per cent growth over five years, has finally achieved what many predicted: overtaking Melbourne as the second most expensive luxury market,” he said with its top 5 per cent of houses priced at $2.54m compared to Melbourne’s $2.51m. He said the Sunshine Coast looks to be following suit in by the end of 2025, having seen a 48.73 per cent five-year growth rate, with its top 5 per cent price now at $2.37m. Brisbane, Perth – both with the top 5pc over the $2m mark after 5-year growth of 55 and 53pc respectively were rising fast, as well as Adelaide which has its top 5 per cent above $1.8m off 5-year growth of 56pc. “Looking ahead, the market appears to be trending toward a new baseline, with all major cities except Darwin expected to reach or exceed the $2m mark for luxury properties.” Mr Tian said the property restructuring is seeing the creation of a “Golden Arc”, stretching from the Gold Coast to Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast which will emerge stronger in 2025 – all three having overtaken Melbourne in the last two years. “The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast have established themselves as Australia’s second and third most expensive housing markets, with remarkably similar geometric mean house prices of $1.18m and $1.14m respectively. Both regions have also witnessed an identical 76 per cent increase in prices over the past five years.” “Brisbane, while still more affordable at a geometric mean house price of $996,000, is also showing signs of joining its coastal counterparts to complete the Golden Arc. The city has the second-highest five-year growth rate of 83.5 per cent, trailing only Adelaide.” Sydney’s average house price rose to $1.59m in 2024, staying ahead of the pack, but other cities are chasing strongly. A mid market was now developing across Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide within a 17 per cent price range of each other, he said. “Five years ago, these markets were spread across an 80 per cent price range. This compression suggests that Perth and Adelaide may soon overtake Melbourne in terms of house prices, further contributing to the formation of a distinct mid-market cluster between $850,000 and $1m.” “In summary, we can expect several key developments. Perth and Adelaide may surpass Melbourne in price, reinforcing the shift in the mid-market cluster. The Golden Arc is likely to emerge with Brisbane joining the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast as premium markets. Finally, Sydney’s isolation at the top is expected to widen, further emphasising the “two-speed” nature of the market.” Mr Tian said the million-dollar club was set to rise significantly across regional Australia, having already gone from just two areas five years ago to 20 locations in 2024 – with four more on track to hit it in 2025 and a further seven serious contenders for seven-figure medians through the year. “The Sunshine Coast Hinterland, currently at $972,787, is projected to reach $1.05m, supported by an impressive 8 per cent average annual growth over the past decade,” he said. “Both Ormeau-Oxenford in the Gold Coast and Newcastle in regional New South Wales, currently hovering around $960,000, are expected to reach $1.03m, driven by consistent 7 per cent annual growth rates. Lake Macquarie-East completes this emerging group, with current house prices of $955,128 expected to rise to $1.02m in the coming year.” Four more areas in regional Australia will have $1m medians in 2025, with seven more on the verge of joining the club. The seven other areas that are serious contenders for strong price growth into the one million mark have current medians around the $850,000 to $910,000 level with decade-long growth rates around 5 to 8pc – including Augusta-Margaret River-Busselton in Western Australia’s Bunbury region which will be regional WA’s first in the elite club, and several other contenders across the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast as well regional NSW. Key features of these growth prospects are waterfront and oceanside locations, satellite cities or areas within commuting distance of major metropolitan centres, and lifestyle appeal. Ray White Group head of research Vanessa Rader. When it comes to commercial property, the retail sector is set to shine brightest in 2025, according to Ray White Group head of research Vanessa Rader, “a significant shift from recent years where industrial assets dominated”. She said retail assets had already led total returns for two consecutive quarters with a 2.8 per cent total gain in the latest results, making up 41.1 per cent of all commercial transaction numbers in late 2024 – a massive gain considering its long term average is 28 per cent. ”Despite ongoing discussion about the threat of online retail, physical stores have shown remarkable resilience. Online spending accounts for just 11.4 per cent of total retail transactions and has remained relatively stable over recent years.” The retail sector remains strong especially across metropolitan areas and despite the online threat. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sharon Smith Its strength was in metro markets, she said, with neighbourhood and subregional centres also showing resilience in the right retail mix, with food, supermarkets and services driving consumer spending. “Limited new supply against strong population growth has driven improved occupancy and rental performance in select markets. The retail landscape is also evolving, with entertainment offerings likely to emerge as a key component of successful centres, creating lifestyle destinations rather than pure shopping venues.” She said “investor attention is clearly pivoting towards retail assets. The sector’s ability to adapt and evolve, combining traditional brick-and-mortar retail with emerging entertainment offerings and online integration, positions it as the commercial property sector to watch in 2025.” Ms Rader sees a structural shift underway in the office market, “driven by evolving tenant demands and intensifying environmental, social and governance (ESG) pressures”. She said B-grade and lower quality assets would struggle without significant capital investment. “If future take up of space echoes results seen in the post pandemic era, vacancies for secondary assets across all Australian markets will reach 22 per cent (from current 15.9 per cent) in the next five years, even considering consistent withdrawal of stock.” “Prime markets however will continue to thrive, vacancies will move downward from the current 13.7 per cent to 5.4 per cent by late 2029, opening up potential for new development.” End-of-trip facilities are now par for the course to attract top tier tenants. She said significant capex was needed to bring older assets up to scratch, given tenant demands for end-of-trip facilities, sophisticated airconditioning systems and smart building technology. Lenders were also seeing this with a looming credit squeeze for the secondary sector set to force some owners to look at alternative uses, including conversion to residential or mixed use “where planning regulations permit”. “The secondary office sector faces a turning point. Buildings unable to meet rising environmental standards and tenant expectations risk becoming stranded assets. The market is likely to see an increase in opportunistic investors targeting these assets for conversion or redevelopment, particularly in locations where alternative uses can unlock greater value.” Ms Rader also expects a dynamic shift via private investors across commercial property in 2025, with “anticipated interest rate reductions expected to reignite transaction activity across all sectors”. “Private investors, armed with improved debt serviceability and renewed confidence, are likely to lead this resurgence. The expected easing of monetary policy should create a more favourable environment for leveraged buyers, potentially driving increased competition for quality assets as debt costs moderate.” Targets include metro retail assets underpinned by strong trade area demographics and essential service offerings. Service stations and retail centres will attract strong private investor interest in 2025. “Neighbourhood centres anchored by supermarkets, combined with healthcare services and daily needs retail, will likely remain highly sought after.” Across industrial assets, private investors were increasingly focusing on the smaller end of town such as industrial units and last-mile logistics facilities, particularly those with value-add potential, she said. “2025 could mark a turning point for the office sector as the market finally adjusts to hybrid working patterns.” “Childcare centres and service stations, delivering annual rental increases with long lease terms, remain highly sought after by yield-focused investors.” The ability to move quickly on opportunities would become increasingly valuable in 2025, she said, “as the market transitions to a more favourable lending environment”. FOLLOW SOPHIE FOSTER

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New Delhi: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has succeeded in increasing financial inclusion and promoting equitable economic growth and access to formal credit for the first time, by enabling underserved groups, according to a study by top professors. The authors of the study said that the success of UPI can be replicated in other countries as well and India can play a leading role in helping them adopt the fintech system. “Within a short span, UPI led to exponential penetration of digital payments across India and is used at all levels from street vendors to large shopping malls,” said the paper prepared by IIM and ISB professors. Since its launch in 2016, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed financial access in India, enabling 300 million individuals and 50 million merchants to perform seamless digital transactions, the study states. By October 2023, 75 per cent of all retail digital payments in India were through UPI. The rapid adoption of UPI was possible due to affordable internet across the country. “The affordability of digital technology played a critical role, enabling widespread UPI adoption in rural and urban areas alike,” according to the study. According to the paper, a 10 per cent increase in UPI transactions led to a 7 per cent rise in credit availability, reflecting how digital financial histories enabled lenders to assess borrowers better. Between 2015 and 2019, fin-tech loans to subprime borrowers grew to match those of banks, with fin-techs thriving in high UPI-usage areas,” according to the study. The authors said that fintech lenders scaled rapidly, increasing their loan volumes 77 times, far outpacing traditional banks in catering to smaller, underserved borrowers. The study also highlights that despite the credit surge, default rates did not rise, showing that UPI-enabled digital transaction data helped lenders expand responsibly.Republican Rand Paul Criticizes Trump’s Proposal To Use Military For Deportations

Rourkela, Nov 24 (PTI) Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday launched the disbursement of money under the state’s financial assistance scheme ‘Subhadra Yojana’ for 20 lakh women. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the scheme on September 17. So far, 80 lakh women have received Rs 5,000 as the first instalment of the scheme in phases. The latest disbursement was the third phase, and Majhi launched it from a function held at Sundergarh district. The meeting was attended by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik, among others. Under the scheme, eligible women between 21 and 60 will receive Rs 50,000 over five years till 2028-29. They will get Rs 10,000 annually in two equal instalments, credited directly to their bank accounts. Launching the disbursement, Majhi asked the women present at the function to check their mobile phones for alerts of money being credited into their bank accounts. As the mobile phones beeped, the audience cheered with applause. The deputy CM said the fourth and final phase of the first instalment is likely to be released by the end of December, covering over 1 crore women in total, after physical verification and corrections of discrepancies in applications. “Those who have not received the money will get it in the last phase in December,” she said. During his one-day visit to the mineral-rich district, Majhi laid the foundation for 288 projects worth over Rs 212 crore and inaugurated 692 projects developed at Rs 808 crore. In his address, the CM said Sundergarh as the name suggest is “beautiful” and it has a huge tourism potential. He stressed the development of different tourist spots in the district. Attacking the previous BJD government, Majhi alleged that it “utilised” women for political purposes in the name of empowerment. “They were giving interest-free loans while we are providing direct financial assistance,” he said. On the sidelines of the function, the CM told reporters that Sundergarh would be included in the proposed North Odisha Development Council (NODC) as promised by the BJP before the elections. PTI CORR AAM AAM SOM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );

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T he amalgamation of technology and the legal sphere has given rise to an indispensable offshoot, the LegalTech sector. According to Future Market Insights, the LegalTech industry, currently valued at $29.60 billion, is estimated to reach $68.04 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 8.7% from 2024 to 2034. LegalTech delivers support and services to the legal industry by helping lawyers, attorneys, and firms practise law more efficiently. With Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and blockchain being key drivers, LegalTech makes data analysis, contract review, and monetary transactions more secure and seamless. These technologies further allow professionals to automate routine tasks, providing them with ample time to focus on strategic and high-value work. With increasing dependence on AI and technology, law firms and departments worldwide are seeking tech-savvy professionals. By pursuing a career as a LegalTech professional, one can position themselves at the forefront of delivering technologically refined legal services. Here are some of the most lucrative career opportunities in this domain. Regulatory Compliance Manager : Compliance managers ensure that a company complies with all relevant laws and regulations. They are primarily responsible for monitoring legislation and industry changes, proactively implementing them, and managing risks. Getting certifications like Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and Advanced Executive Programme in Cybersecurity can boost credibility. Legal Technology Consultant: Legal technologists help law firms leverage technology and set up their website, provide online accounting services, and manage software and hardware systems. One can pursue a Legal Technology and Innovation Certificate or Certificates in Technology in Law Practice. 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The writer is Co-Founder and CEO at Lawyer Desk. Published - December 29, 2024 06:30 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit education / The Hindu Education Plus / careers / higher education / students / university / universities and colleges / lawyer / lawsPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Baylor fell 73-65 to Indiana in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Sunday afternoon. The No. 18 Bears fell into a big hole early in the game after a 17-0 run by the Hoosiers but cut the lead to four points at halftime and came all the back to tie things up with under five minutes to play. Baylor made four of its final 13 shots and made just 33.3% of their shots, matching a season low. “I thought we fought,” Baylor head coach Nicki Collen said. “We came back and had a chance in the third quarter, we had it tied with a chance to take the lead. Needed to get over the hump and needed to and we didn't shoot the ball well down the stretch.” Yaya Felder led Baylor in scoring for the first time this season, finishing with 20 points and five 3-pointers, her most in a Baylor uniform. It was the 50th game with 10 or more points of her career, which began at Ohio. Jada Walker scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Aaronette Vonleh had her third double-digit performance at Baylor, scoring 11 points and finishing with eight rebounds against the Hoosiers. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs was held to the lowest output of the season, scoring five points and grabbing eight rebounds before fouling out after 20 minutes. Bella Fontleroy finished with seven points, while Sarah Andrews made just one of her nine shots and was held to three points, but led the Bears with five assists. Indiana was led by junior guard Shay Ciezki, who poured in a career-high 34 points and made four 3-pointers for the Hoosiers. “Shay was incredible all night long,” Collen said. “She just buried us.” It was the first-ever loss for Baylor outside the United States, and head coach Nicki Collen fell to 4-1 in games on foreign soil. The Bears face Villanova in the third-place game Monday at 1:30 p.m. “We in some ways overcame the slow start,” Collen said. “When you look at the difference in the score it was our first quarter and our fouls shooting. It was a physical game on both sides. It was a tough game for the officials to call because there was a lot of reaching and grabbing.” Be the first to know

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