The Republican-controlled chamber recently agreed without opposition to update its conflict of interest rule to clearly exclude from voting any member who has a direct personal or pecuniary interest in a proposed new law. Senate rules previously set guidelines for senators to consider when evaluating potential conflicts of interest. But the rules did not explicitly require senators to sit out votes on those matters. The updated rules state that a senator "is precluded" from voting on legislation when his or her personal interest in it is "so substantial as to affect the senator's independent legislative judgment." "When that is the case, we feel it's appropriate that member of the body not vote," said Senate President Rod Bray, R-Martinsville. The new conflict of interest rule, similar to the old one , allows a senator with a conflict to still participate in committee and floor debate on the legislation, so long as the senator openly discloses his or her conflict prior to speaking. Senators may also continue to request an opinion from the Senate Ethics Committee to determine whether a potential conflict of interest is sufficiently substantial as to require the senator to sit out a vote, according to the rules. The Senate's updated conflict of interest rule more closely aligns with the longstanding Indiana House rule that specifies any representative with a direct personal or pecuniary interest "shall" ask to be excused on any vote related to that interest — except the state budget or general revenue legislation. "Any member requesting to be excused from voting may make a brief statement of the reasons for making such request and the question then shall be taken without further debate," according to the House rules. In general, both state senators and state representatives are expected to vote on every question that comes up when they are physically present in their chamber at the Statehouse and not otherwise ineligible to vote due to a conflict of interest or another excuse permitted by the Senate or House rules. The four-month regular session of the Indiana General Assembly is set to begin Jan. 8 when the 100 representatives and 50 senators return to Indianapolis focused primarily on devising a new, two-year state budget, while also potentially tackling property tax reform, education policy, health care costs, and gambling expansion, among other issues.The Showdown: Jam-packed Nebraska week starts with in-state rivalry doubleheaderCompany powers down planned expansion of B.C. battery plantU.S. stock indexes reached more records after tech companies talked up how much artificial intelligence is boosting their results. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Wednesday to add to what looks to be one of its best years of the millennium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7%, while the Nasdaq composite added 1.3% to its own record. Salesforce pulled the market higher after highlighting its artificial-intelligence offering for customers. Marvell Technology jumped even more after saying it’s seeing strong demand from AI. Treasury yields eased, while bitcoin climbed after President-elect Donald Trump nominated a crypto advocate to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 rose 36.61 points, or 0.6%, to 6,086.49. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 308.51 points, or 0.7%, to 45,014.04. The Nasdaq composite rose 254.21 points, or 1.3%, to 19,735.12. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 10.22 points, or 0.4%, to 2,426.56. For the week: The S&P 500 is up 54.11 points, or 0.9%. The Dow is up 103.39 points, or 0.2%. The Nasdaq is up 516.95 points, or 2.7%. The Russell 2000 is down 8.16 points, or 0.3%. For the year: The S&P 500 is up 1,316.66 points, or 27.6%. The Dow is up 7,324.50 points, or 19.4%. The Nasdaq is up 4,723.76 points, or 31.5%. The Russell 2000 is up 399.49 points, or 19.7%.

What diversity does — and doesn't — look like in Trump's CabinetThrivent Financial for Lutherans trimmed its stake in shares of Vontier Co. ( NYSE:VNT – Free Report ) by 2.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 182,845 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,446 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vontier were worth $6,170,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 17.0% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 19,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $864,000 after acquiring an additional 2,774 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its holdings in shares of Vontier by 17.6% during the first quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 108,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,941,000 after purchasing an additional 16,305 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vontier in the first quarter valued at approximately $344,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Vontier by 24.1% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,695,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,898,000 after buying an additional 329,191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Vontier during the 1st quarter worth approximately $9,072,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.83% of the company’s stock. Vontier Stock Up 1.4 % Shares of NYSE:VNT opened at $38.84 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $35.48 and its 200-day moving average is $36.74. Vontier Co. has a 1 year low of $31.22 and a 1 year high of $45.62. The company has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.23. Vontier Dividend Announcement The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.26%. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio is currently 3.83%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on VNT shares. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Vontier from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Argus downgraded Vontier from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Vontier from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Vontier from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vontier has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.50. Get Our Latest Research Report on VNT About Vontier ( Free Report ) Vontier Corporation provides mobility ecosystem solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobility Technologies, Repair Solutions, and Environmental and Fueling Solutions segments. The Mobility Technologies segment provides digitally equipment solutions for mobility ecosystem, such as point-of-sale and payment systems, workflow automation, telematics, data analytics, software platform, and integrated solutions for alternative fuel dispensing. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding VNT? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Vontier Co. ( NYSE:VNT – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Vontier Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vontier and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

A little over six months ago Ezra, a young Congolese artist, landed in Australia with his large family straight from one of the largest refugee camps in Malawi to a quiet, leafy street where he appreciated the sounds of chirping birds. or signup to continue reading "Cockatoos are the most unique creatures I've ever seen in my life and that's why I decided to paint them," he told AAP. "There is much security here not the same as overseas, we were insecure." The 18-year-old was referring to Dzaleka, the sprawling United Nations-administered camp housing over 50,000 people, mostly comprised of Democratic Republic of Congolese like himself where millions have fled violence into neighbouring countries in recent years. "Once you move outside of the camp, you would get beaten and robbed. You have no rights once you step outside of the camp," Ezra noted. The renewed fighting in February between Rwanda-backed Tutsi rebels and the army in the resource-rich nation has displaced over seven million internally. "Sometimes I look at it (violence in DR Congo) on social media and feel depressed because we have friends and relatives back in Congo so I usually feel sad about it." Packed in classrooms of 250 students in the Malawi refugee camp where his learning was impeded, Ezra was quickly drawn to stencil drawing and painting aged 9. "I didn't get the chance to study arts formally because I was assisting my family financially but I started learning from my friends and would pick up information from them then use my own perspective and my own ideas." He and one of his brothers would sell chickens at the markets to make ends meet because they would go hungry for days without food due to looters. "Life was so difficult. I couldn't even afford to have my own mobile phone so I couldn't even capture what my paintings are about," he said. Since joining a creative arts mentorship program with Settlement Services International, a large Australian agency tasked with resettling refugees, he has been able to track his progress with photos of his canvases on his phone. The initiative which began last year is spearheaded by Ghasan Saaid, a prolific Sudanese-Australian visual artist who is a manager with the Humanitarian Settlement Program which helps new arrivals navigate their way in Australia from education to housing to finding a job. "Art is powerful because there's emotions and it's a very good tool for healing where artists become leaders in their communities," Mr Saaid explained. "So when we take care of those talents we are increasing the sense of belonging and enriching the cultural scene in Australia too." The creative arts project run out of Sydney provides refugees with artistic opportunities whether it is in music, theatre or visual arts with a professional industry setting. They pair them with experts and masterclasses in collaboration with cultural bodies such as the Art Gallery of NSW and link them with local art centres such as Casula Powerhouse and Blacktown Arts Centre in culturally diverse western Sydney with the view to earning a living off their work. "The art scene in Australia is very difficult to navigate especially with all the settlement barriers so ... guidance is the best thing to nurture them," Mr Saaid said. This was Ezra's experience, having sold one of his paintings displayed at an exhibition at NSW Police headquarters recently. He is hard at work painting a couple of new canvases for an upcoming exhibition next month marking International Human Rights Day. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. 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Advertisement AdvertisementWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration is set to be less diverse than President Joe Biden's administration, but several people of color and women appear likely to serve in top roles. While Trump vigorously campaigned against diversity and inclusion efforts in business and government, his Cabinet selections and other high-profile staffing choices include some barrier-breaking nominations. The Cabinet, if confirmed, is set to be one-third women and include some historic firsts. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick to lead the State Department, would be the first Latino secretary of state. Scott Bessent, an American hedge fund manager and Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, would be the first openly gay man in that post. Susie Wiles, Trump’s choice for White House chief of staff, will also be the first woman to serve in the position. Scott Turner, a former NFL player who led the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in the first Trump term, will serve as secretary of housing and urban development. Turner, who is Black, will be the fourth confirmed HUD secretary of color since 2014. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who is also Black, served in that post under Trump. Trump's first administration also included some historic firsts, including Veteran spy Gina Haspel serving as the first female director of the CIA, but, overall, it still lagged behind his predecessors on diversity. The incoming administration is set to include some people of color in other high-profile roles. Vivek Ramaswamy, a former biotechnology executive and 2024 GOP presidential candidate, will co-lead an outside advisory committee on government efficiency with billionaire Elon Musk. Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, is Trump's pick to serve as director of national intelligence, the chief coordinator of the nation's intelligence departments. Gabbard is of Samoan descent and Ramaswamy is Indian American. Mehmet Oz, a former TV doctor who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania, has been tapped by Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. And Janette Nesheiwat, a physician and Fox News personality, is Trump's pick to serve as surgeon general. Nesheiwat is the daughter of Christian Jordanian immigrants; Oz is Turkish American and would be the first Muslim to serve in the role. Trump’s Cabinet also includes a wide breadth of ideological diversity with some nominees holding views broadly considered eccentric in Washington. Others have clashing opinions on priorities for the incoming administration like trade and foreign policy. 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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game with 21 seconds left after Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin connected on an 86-yard touchdown, Dallas’ Juanyeh Thomas returned the ensuing onside kick attempt for a touchdown, and the Cowboys pulled out a 34-26 victory Sunday that extended the Commanders’ skid to three games. Seibert, who missed the previous two games with a right hip injury, was wide left on the point-after attempt following a low snap. Thomas then took the kick back 43 yards as the Cowboys (4-7) ended their losing streak at five in improbable fashion. Part of that was the play of backup Cooper Rush, who threw for 247 yards and two TDs in his third start in place of starter Dak Prescott. Part was also the defense forcing two turnovers, as Chauncey Golston ripped the ball out of Brian Robinson Jr.’s hands for what was called an interception of Daniels in the second quarter, and Donovan Wilson stripped John Bates midway through the fourth. KaVonte Turpin provided the fireworks with a spinning, 99-yard kickoff return TD seconds after Daniels found Zach Ertz in the end zone and scored on a 2-point conversion to cut the deficit to three with 3:02 left. In the final three minutes alone, the Commanders (7-5) scored 10 points and allowed Thomas' TD. All that after the score was 10-9 through three quarters before madness ensued. Washington's playoff hopes that looked solid not long ago are now in serious jeopardy after losing to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Dallas. Before the scoring outburst late, much of this defeat had to do with Daniels and the offense not being able to find any kind of a rhythm. The Cowboys did, despite playing without their two best offensive linemen, top cornerback and starting tight end. Rush's 6-yard pass to Jalen Tolbert was Dallas' first third-quarter TD of the season, and his 22-yarder to Luke Schoonmaker came after Wilson's forced fumble. Daniels finished 25 of 38 for 274 yards, including his second interception of the game on a failed Hail Mary as the clock expired. Rico Dowdle ran 19 times for 86 yards to spring the upset for the Cowboys, who were 10 1/2-point underdogs on BetMGM Sportsbook. Cowboys: LG Tyler Smith was inactive with ankle and knee injuries. ... RG Zack Martin (ankle), CB Trevon Diggs (groin/knee) and TE Jake Ferguson (concussion) were ruled out prior to game day and did not travel for the game. Commanders: RB Austin Ekeler was injured on a kickoff return in the final seconds. ... Robinson left with an ankle injury in the first half, returned and then left again. ... RT Andrew Wylie was concussed in the third quarter and did not return. ... C Tyler Biadasz was evaluated for a concussion in the fourth. ... CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) missed a third consecutive game since being acquired at the trade deadline from New Orleans. Cowboys: Host the New York Giants on Thursday in the traditional Thanksgiving Day game in Dallas. Commanders: Host the Tennessee Titans next Sunday in Washington’s final game before its late bye week. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflIreland rookies impress in big win as Fiji dominated 52-17

Israel approves proposed ceasefire with Lebanon's HezbollahNew Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday questioned the timing of the US indictment of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, arguing why such allegations by foreign countries are of late coming just before the beginning of Parliament session. The BJP spokesperson was speaking at a session titled "RSS ke 100 saal" on the concluding day of Sahitya Aaj Tak, a literary festival, at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. "For the past three-four years, such allegations are surfacing whenever a Parliament session is about to start, be it the Hindenburg report, BBC report, the Great Thunberg report and now this. Such allegations coming from foreign countries should be objected by everyone. Ideally, we should say we would work as per our own legal system, and not theirs," Trivedi said. The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on Monday and run till December 20. The US Department of Justice has accused Adani of being part of an elaborate scheme to pay USD 265 million (about Rs 2,200 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts in four Indian states. The Adani Group has called the charges "baseless", and vowed to pursue all possible legal recourse against them. Citing the indictment, Trivedi said the states where government officials were allegedly paid bribes by the Adani Group between July 2021 and February 2022 were Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, which were all ruled by the opposition parties then, including the Congress. "If you feel these allegations are true, those who were ruling the states then should resign. You can't have it both ways," he added. While Odisha was then ruled by the BJD and the YSR Congress Party was in power in Andhra Pradesh, two regional parties unaffiliated to either the ruling or the opposition alliance at the time, Congress ally DMK was and remains in power in Tamil Nadu. Congress was also at the helm in Chhattisgarh when bribes were allegedly paid to government officials. Taking about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which will complete its 100 years in 2025, Trivedi said it is a vast organisation pro-actively working for the welfare of the society since 1925, and limiting it to just the BJP and politics will be absolutely wrong. To buttress his point, Trivedi gave the example of how out of the total strength of 3,376 RSS pracharaks, only 26 are currently part of the BJP. "The biggest student's body today -- the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad -- is an RSS wing. Vidhya Bharti, which runs 30,000 schools across the country, is an RSS body. "The biggest union of farmers -- the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh -- is run by the RSS. Seva Bharti, which works for the upliftment of Dalits in villages, is also an RSS body. Similarly, the Vishva Hindu Parishad, the largest organisaton working in the field of religion, is also part of the RSS," he said. (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)

Market participants once again scooped up risk assets after some disappointing economic data solidified bets that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut rates at a gradual pace later this month. Markets gapped higher at Wednesday's open and remained in positive territory throughout the session, bolstered by a couple of economic reports supportive of current Fed policy. "The Santa Rally is gaining steam, thanks to weaker-than-expected economic data pointing to decelerating but still solid employment conditions," writes José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers . Subscribe to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Be a smarter, better informed investor. Sign up for Kiplinger’s Free E-Newsletters Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on investing, taxes, retirement, personal finance and more - straight to your e-mail. Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice - straight to your e-mail. This morning's "one-two punch" featured a modest miss on a proprietary payrolls report, the economist says, as well as a services sector report that came in well below estimates. "The results are weighing on interest rates while serving to increasingly cement another quarter-point cut at the next Fed meeting," adds Torres. Econ data disappoints The ADP National Employment Report showed that private sector employment increased by 146,000 jobs in November and annual pay was up 4.8% year over year. "While the ADP measure of job growth slowed, we expect workers returning from strikes and the reversing drag from recent hurricanes – which did not appear to have a meaningful impact on ADP either this month or last – to boost the official payroll figures this Friday ," Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius wrote in a note to clients. Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 52.1% in November, expanding for the fifth consecutive month. However, it was down 3.9 percentage points from October's reading of 56%. "Although the U.S. services sector is expected to continue fueling the economic expansion , momentum has faded this quarter," writes Priscilla Thiagamoorthy, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets . "That, along with a still-subdued ISM manufacturing index, suggests growth is likely moderating. Markets will now await Chair Powell's remarks this afternoon for clues on the Fed's December decision, before turning to Friday's jobs report." In other news, factory orders increased 0.2% to $586.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau . Taken together, the economic data were supportive of current Fed policy and helped increase the odds of a quarter-point cut coming later this month. As of December 4, interest rate traders assigned a 78% probability to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cutting the short-term federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps), or 0.25%, at the next Fed meeting , according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool . That's up from 67% a week ago. At the closing bell, the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.7% at 45,014, while the broader S&P 500 added 0.6% to 6,086. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1.3% to end at 19,735. Stocks on the move UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) stock rose 0.9% despite the healthcare giant abruptly canceling its investor day presentation following news that the CEO of its insurance unit had been fatally shot . Ahead of the presentation, UNH provided its outlook for fiscal 2025, calling for revenue in the range of $450 billion to $455 billion and earnings per share between $29.50 to $30. "Overall, the outlook is in-line with expectations and represents a solid starting point for a company that guides conservatively, though the devil will be in the details," said Oppenheimer analyst Michael Wiederhorn, who has an Outperform (Buy) rating on UNH. UNH, a Buy-rated Dow Jones stock , has the greatest influence in the price-weighted benchmark. The healthcare giant also routinely makes the list of analysts' top S&P 500 stocks to buy now . Dollar Tree ( DLTR ) stock increased 1.9% after the discount retailer beat top- and bottom-line expectations for its third quarter and raised the low end of its revenue forecast for the full year. The company now expects to achieve revenue in the range of $30.7 billion to $30.9 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of $5.31 to $5.51. DLTR had previously called for revenue in the range of $30.6 billion to $30.9 billion and EPS of between $5.20 to $5.60. It added that it continues to anticipate comparable-store sales growth in the low-single-digits. In addition, Dollar Tree announced that its chief financial officer, Jeff Davis, is stepping down and an external search for his replacement is underway. Pure Storage ( PSTG ) stock soared almost 22% after the data storage company beat expectations for its fiscal 2025 third quarter and announced it had been awarded a design win from a "top-four hyperscaler." As a result of its strong financial performance in the first nine months of its current fiscal year, Pure Storage raised its full-year outlook. The company now anticipates revenue of approximately $3.15 billion and operating income of roughly $540 million. That's up from its previous forecast for revenue of approximately $3.1 billion and operating income of about $532 million. CRM pops on Agentforce AI AI came to the rescue for software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Salesforce ( CRM ) in its most recent quarter, making CRM the top-performing stock in the Dow Industrials on Wednesday. CRM stock popped 11% after the software provider beat revenue expectations for its fiscal 2025 third quarter and provided a strong revenue forecast for its fourth quarter and full year. CEO Marc Benioff noted the company's artificial intelligence (AI) system, Agentforce, is leading a transformation at Salesforce. "The rise of autonomous AI agents is revolutionizing global labor, reshaping how industries operate and scale," Benioff said in a statement . "With Agentforce, we're not just witnessing the future – we're leading it, unleashing a new era of digital labor for every business and every industry." CRM stock lags the broader market by a couple of percentage points for the year to date – but it's gaining momentum heading into 2025. Shares are up by a third over the past three months vs an increase of almost 10% for the broader market. As for CRM's prospects going forward, the 50 analysts covering the stock surveyed by S&P Global Market Intelligence give it a consensus recommendation of Buy with high conviction. Related content Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for Dependable Dividend Growth Best Bargain Stocks: Stocking Stuffers for the Holidays Is Nvidia Stock on Sale?Batangas gives survival kits to typhoon victimsThe Tampa Bay Rays have had six of their 2025 regular-season games shifted to the early season due to weather issues from playing outside, Major League Baseball announced Monday. The Rays' usual home, domed Tropicana Field, was damaged by Hurricane Milton last month with almost all of its roof shredded and no possibility of playing there next year. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Isaacman, CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments, has flown to space twice on SpaceX capsules in fully private missions arranged by his Polaris program, working with Musk and spending hundreds of millions of dollars as a key customer of SpaceX's nascent private astronaut business. If confirmed by the Senate, Isaacman, who has no government or political experience, would oversee the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's roughly $25 billion budget. The agency's top priority has been returning humans to the moon under its Artemis program, an effort promoted by Trump during his first term that will lean heavily on SpaceX's Starship. "Jared will drive NASA's mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in Space science, technology, and exploration," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump's pick for NASA came months earlier than in past presidential transitions as Musk, SpaceX's CEO and founder as well as major donor to Trump's election campaign, has used his close proximity to the president-elect to discuss missions to Mars and other space exploration matters that could boost SpaceX. Trump attended SpaceX's sixth Starship test launch in Texas last month. Isaacman, 41, is expected to deepen the agency's strategy of depending on private companies for accessing space as a commercial service. This has posed an existential threat to NASA's Space Launch System rocket, a massive, over-budget launch vehicle built by Boeing and Northrop Grumman and a crucial element of its Artemis program alongside Starship. "Space holds unparalleled potential for breakthroughs in manufacturing, biotechnology, mining, and perhaps even pathways to new sources of energy," Isaacman said in a statement, adding he is "passionate about America leading the most incredible adventure in human history." Isaacman would also command the agency's aeronautics portfolio, which has been funding green aviation concepts, and a sprawling space science unit that in some areas has faced layoffs and budget cuts under Democratic President Joe Biden. NASA's last two appointed administrators were former politicians. Trump's first NASA chief, former Oklahoma congressman Jim Bridenstine, launched the Artemis program and persuaded Congress to increase the agency's budget to fund it. Biden appointed former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida to run NASA. Dozens of space industry veterans and lobbyists had recommended candidates for NASA chief including SpaceX's Kathy Lueders, who has overseen the company's Starship operation in Texas, and California Republican Representative Mike Garcia, who lost reelection last month, according to five people close to the nomination effort. Isaacman in September was one of four crew members to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk in orbit, using new SpaceX-built spacesuits in a novel mission he helped bankroll.Horoscope Today, November 25 By Astrologer Sundeep Kochar: Taurus, Avoid Office Gossip And Politics - Zee News

The UK's longest-serving MP has called for the assisted dying bill to be delayed as he said there is not enough time "to consider the immense complexities". MPs will get a free vote, where they can vote however they want, on legalising assisted dying on 29 November, after the details were published on 11 November. Sir Edward Leigh, the longest-serving MP (father of the House), told the Commons on Wednesday: "There has simply not been enough time to consider the immense complexities of the issue until we are required to make a decision." Politics latest: Defence secretary under fire over timing of military cuts The Conservative, who has been an MP since 1983, introduced a bill to parliament to require the government to issue guidance on the criminal law of health professionals administering pain relief to terminally ill people. He said the bill is an attempt to delay the assisted dying vote and to provide more information to those voting. It has been given a second reading on 6 December - after the assisted dying bill's first vote. Sir Edward and Diane Abbott, the longest-serving female MP, have also... Alix CulbertsonSeibert misses an extra point late as the Commanders lose their 3rd in a row, 34-26 to the CowboysLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Andrej Jakimovski converted an off-balance layup with 8 seconds left, and Colorado handed No. 2 UConn its second loss in two days at the Maui Invitational, beating the two-time defending national champion 73-72 on Tuesday. A day after a 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis that left Huskies coach Dan Hurley livid about the officiating, UConn (4-2) couldn't shake the unranked Buffaloes (5-1), who shot 62.5% in the second half. With Colorado trailing 72-71 in the closing seconds, Jakimovski drove to his right and absorbed contact from UConn’s Liam McNeeley. He tossed the ball toward the glass and the shot was good as he fell to the floor. Hassan Diarra missed a 3-pointer just ahead of the buzzer for UConn. Elijah Malone and Julian Hammond III scored 16 points each for Colorado, and Jakimovski had 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Huskies led 40-32 at halftime and by nine points early in the second half, but Colorado quickly closed that gap. McNeeley led UConn with 20 points. UConn: Hurley's squad is facing its first adversity in quite a while. The Huskies arrived on Maui with a 17-game winning streak that dated to February. Colorado: The Buffaloes were held to season lows in points (56) and field goal percentage (37%) in a 16-point loss to Michigan State on Monday but shot 51.1% overall and 56.3% (9 of 16) from 3-point range against the Huskies. Hurley called timeout to set up the Huskies' final possession, but the Buffs forced them to take a contested 3. Colorado had a 28-26 rebounding advantage after being out-rebounded 42-29 by Michigan State. Colorado will play the Iowa-Dayton winner in the fifth-place game on Wednesday. UConn will play the loser of that matchup in the seventh-place game. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball .

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday questioned the timing of the US indictment of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, arguing why such allegations by foreign countries are of late coming just before the beginning of Parliament session. The BJP spokesperson was speaking at a session titled "RSS ke 100 saal" on the concluding day of Sahitya Aaj Tak, a literary festival, at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. "For the past three-four years, such allegations are surfacing whenever a Parliament session is about to start, be it the Hindenburg report, BBC report, the Great Thunberg report and now this. Such allegations coming from foreign countries should be objected by everyone. Ideally, we should say we would work as per our own legal system, and not theirs," Trivedi said. The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on Monday and run till December 20. The US Department of Justice has accused Adani of being part of an elaborate scheme to pay USD 265 million (about Rs 2,200 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts in four Indian states. The Adani Group has called the charges "baseless", and vowed to pursue all possible legal recourse against them. Citing the indictment, Trivedi said the states where government officials were allegedly paid bribes by the Adani Group between July 2021 and February 2022 were Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, which were all ruled by the opposition parties then, including the Congress. "If you feel these allegations are true, those who were ruling the states then should resign. You can't have it both ways," he added. While Odisha was then ruled by the BJD and the YSR Congress Party was in power in Andhra Pradesh, two regional parties unaffiliated to either the ruling or the opposition alliance at the time, Congress ally DMK was and remains in power in Tamil Nadu. Congress was also at the helm in Chhattisgarh when bribes were allegedly paid to government officials. Taking about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which will complete its 100 years in 2025, Trivedi said it is a vast organisation pro-actively working for the welfare of the society since 1925, and limiting it to just the BJP and politics will be absolutely wrong. To buttress his point, Trivedi gave the example of how out of the total strength of 3,376 RSS pracharaks, only 26 are currently part of the BJP. "The biggest student's body today -- the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad -- is an RSS wing. Vidhya Bharti, which runs 30,000 schools across the country, is an RSS body. "The biggest union of farmers -- the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh -- is run by the RSS. Seva Bharti, which works for the upliftment of Dalits in villages, is also an RSS body. Similarly, the Vishva Hindu Parishad, the largest organisaton working in the field of religion, is also part of the RSS," he said. (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)

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