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With technical prowess and considerable style, Marta danced around two sliding defenders, outwitted a goalkeeper and calmly scored as another player rushed forward in desperation to stop her. It was more Marta Magic. That goal last weekend helped propel the Orlando Pride into Saturday's National Women's Soccer League championship game against the Washington Spirit. Barbra Banda also scored in the Pride's 3-2 semifinal victory over the Kansas City Current . While Banda has had an incredible first season with the Pride, captain Marta has been the talisman that has helped lead the team in its remarkable turnaround this year. The last time the Pride were in the NWSL playoffs was in 2017 — Marta's first year with the club. But this season they nearly went undefeated, going 23 games without a loss to start the season before losing 2-0 to the Portland Thorns with just two regular-season games left. “I think because of the way that we did it, during this season, from beginning to now, it’s something very special that I’ve never had before with any other club that I’ve played for," Marta said. "Plus year by year, we see in America, strong competition. This is the best league in the world. And you never know what’s going to happen, and it’s hard to keep winning the games, being in the first place almost like the whole season. That’s why it’s really different and so special.” Marta’s goal was the latest gasp-inducing moment in a stellar career filled with them. Known by just her first name, the 38-year-old is a six-time FIFA world player of the year. "Let's see if tomorrow I can do something similar — or even better," Marta said on Friday. Her teammate Kylie Strom chimed in: “That was the greatest goal I've ever witnessed, hands down." Appropriate. Earlier this year, FIFA announced that the best goal in women's soccer each year would earn the Marta Award. In a lighthearted moment the day before the title match, Marta was asked if she thought it was possible she might give the award to herself. “You guys need to decide, because who votes for the best goal in the year? It’s you. It’s the people in the public. So it should be really interesting, like Marta’s Award goes to Marta!” she said with a laugh. Marta has played in six World Cups for Brazil and played this summer in her sixth Olympics, winning a silver medal after falling in the final to the United States . She previously said this would be her final year with the national team. But since then Brazil was named the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup. "I had a conversation with my coach, the national team coach, and I was really clear about playing in 2027. I told him it’s not my goal anymore,” she said. “But I’m always available to help the national team. And if they think I still can do something during this preparation for the World Cup, yeah, I would be happy to help them." Marta's club career started in Brazil when she was just 16. She has also played in Sweden and in the U.S. professional women's leagues that came before the NWSL. With nine regular-season goals, Marta has had one of her best seasons since she joined the Pride. “I can never pick a side, I never pick favorites — but I love to see this for Marta," U.S. coach Emma Hayes said. “Marta is someone we all like, admire and are grateful for. And that goal was just like prime Marta at her best. And so grateful for and thankful for her that she got the opportunity with another game with her team.” The Pride went 18-2-6 this season, clinching the NWSL Shield for the first trophy in club history. Orlando also set a record with 60 regular-season points to finish atop the standings. “We are sitting top of the table, but I think there still are a lot of doubters. I think there’s people out there who say, maybe this was a one-off season,” Strom said. “But we’re here to prove them all wrong. So I think we do carry a bit of that underdog mentality still with us.” The second-seeded Spirit advanced to the title match at Kansas City's CPKC Stadium last weekend on a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw against defending champions Gotham FC. The Spirit's roster includes Trinity Rodman, a standout forward who formed the so-called “Triple Espresso” trio with Mallory Swanson and Sophia Smith for the United States at the Olympics. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerRohit Sharma and Virat Kohli appear to be on their last legs in Test match after failing with the bat once again in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Day 5. Published: December 30, 2024 8:52 AM IST By Edited by India captain Rohit Sharma and former skipper Virat Kohli have carried the Indian batting on their shoulders for more than a decade now. But the two superstars from India appear to be on their last legs in the longest format of the game. Monday could be the final time that the world has seen both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Test cricket. At least that will be the case at one of the best grounds in the world – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). But if Indian selectors and possibly head coach Gautam Gambhir have their say, it would be from international Test cricket as well. We have already seen legendary off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin walking away from Test cricket after their drawn third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane earlier this month. If India go on to lose the fourth Test at the MCG on Monday and fail to qualify for the World Test Championships (WTC) 2025 final next year at Lord’s, both Rohit and Kohli could have played their final games in Test cricket. Rohit has had a disastrous 2024 in Test cricket, scoring only 164 runs at an average of 11 and things didn’t get better on the final day of the Boxing Day Test on Monday. The Indian skipper was dismissed for 9 off 40 balls and has only 31 runs in 5 innings so far in this series after missing the first Test in Perth due to the birth of his second child. Kohli’s woes of balls outside the off stump continued as he fell for just 5 off 29 balls, chasing another wide ball off Mitchell Starc to depart just before lunch on Day 5. WATCH Virat Kohli’s dismissals in India vs Australia 2024 series so far HERE... Edged and caught behind the wicket, all of Virat Kohli’s dismissals this series have had a common theme — 7Cricket (@7Cricket) Former India skipper Kohli now has only 167 runs in 7 innings, with 100 of those coming in one innings – the second innings at Perth last month. While former India head coach Ravi Shastri might believe that Kohli has got a few years left in him as a Test batter, the patience of Indian selectors might be running thin. According to a report from PTI news agency, Indian chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar is in Melbourne right now and it is possible that they will have a conversation about Rohit’s future in Test cricket soon. The report added that Rohit will step down if India fail to qualify for the WTC final in this cycle. At lunch on the fifth day, India were struggling at 33 for 3 in 26.1 overs, still needing another 307 runs to win this Test or survive 60 overs to draw this game. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and . Read more on Latest on . TopicsAmid the ongoing conflict with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has taken decisive action by ordering a significant boost in funding for military brigades to acquire additional drones. This move reflects his growing focus on utilizing drone technology in the extended war effort. Zelenskiy, in his nightly video address, shared that he had received a crucial report from Pavlo Palisa, the newly appointed deputy chief of staff, leading to the decision to amplify financial support for drone acquisition. The president instructed the prime minister to enhance the funding multiple times in the coming days. Initially non-existent in drone production, Ukraine has seen a remarkable change since Russia's invasion in February 2022. In October, Zelenskiy highlighted Ukraine's contract to produce 1.5 million drones this year, with plans to escalate production to four million annually. (With inputs from agencies.)

December 9, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Vienna University of Technology About 100 years ago, humanity learned to see with the help of electrons. In 1924, Louis de Broglie posited that—like light particles—electrons have wave properties. In 1927, the U.S. physicists Davisson and Germer provided experimental proof of this. A few years later, the engineers Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll built the first electron microscope, which was more powerful than any light microscope . Given that electron waves are diffracted by much smaller objects than photons, the optical resolution limit of light was surmounted, heralding a new era of microscopy. Combining two worlds: Quantum electron microscopy "Electron microscopy is a crazy, cool technique," Philipp Haslinger, Associate Professor at the TU Wien, says. "In principle, we could use it to look at the spike proteins of a virus or its DNA—at the level of atoms, the pixels of reality." Haslinger, a quantum optics specialist, deliberately says "could," because there is a catch: The electrons are typically so high in energy that they destroy sensitive samples. For this reason, biological processes cannot be observed "live" with electron microscopes. According to Haslinger, there is one possible solution: "Gaining more information from fewer electrons." In pursuit of this goal, his 11 member team uses "quantum electron microscopy," which combines classic electron microscopy with the newer world of photon -based quantum optics. Spooky imaging One of their possible ideas is based on a method going by the evocative name of "quantum ghost imaging" or Zou-Wang-Mandel effect . In this method, an entangled electron–photon pair generates the image of the object. This is how it works: first, an electron races through a translucent medium and "overtakes" the light there, "a bit like an airplane going supersonic," explains Haslinger. This creates a photon, which is taken to be entangled with the electron. While the electron travels towards the sample, the photon enters a camera detector. As the two are entangled, the photon can be used to measure whether the electron has hit the sample. If the detected photons can be space-resolved successfully, the image of the object can be constructed. At least, this is the theory behind the approach published in Quantum Science and Technology . "Several research groups around the world are working on establishing the first proof of this entanglement—and we are up in the front line," says Haslinger. In practice, the innovative ideas are fraught with technical challenges. The team first had to adjust the existing microscope. "Normally, electron microscopes are built completely sealed from light—but we drill holes in them so that photons can escape so as to be measured," says the physicist. Promising outlook for biology and materials science What is needed now is proof of principle that the method can generate electron–photon pairs. "In fact, it could happen any day now," hopes Haslinger. "We have already recorded a ghost image. So we were able to see with electrons what the photon 'saw.' Now we are looking for evidence of interference phenomena between the two particles. Finding this evidence would give us clear smoking-gun proof of entanglement." An established variant of ghost imaging that uses entangled photon–photon pairs has proven its worth when observing particularly light-sensitive objects. If Haslinger's plan works out, this sparing treatment of the sample could for the first time be combined with the high optical resolution of electrons. Such a development would open up promising applications, for example, in battery research: The molecular and atomic changes on the surfaces of materials during charging and discharging could be better observed and this would help to identify optimized materials. There might also be spectacular new insights in biology, such as observing proteins as they fold without their being broken during irradiation. "Watching life as it happens, that would be a dream," beams Haslinger. A good 20 years ago, as a young physics student, he attended lectures by Anton Zeilinger, who got him interested in quantum optics. Now he and his colleagues could bring a new quality to electron microscopy, the history of which began a century ago. More information: Philipp Haslinger et al, Spin resonance spectroscopy with an electron microscope, Quantum Science and Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1088/2058-9565/ad52bc Journal information: Quantum Science and Technology Provided by Vienna University of TechnologyCarleton University faces backlash for employing professor convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing

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High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Redfin RDFN , and it's important for retail traders to take note.\This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in RDFN often signals that someone has privileged information. Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 options trades for Redfin. This is not a typical pattern. The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 35% bullish and 57% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $210,000, and 13 calls, totaling $551,896. Projected Price Targets After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $9.0 and $20.0 for Redfin, spanning the last three months. Volume & Open Interest Development Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Redfin's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Redfin's whale trades within a strike price range from $9.0 to $20.0 in the last 30 days. Redfin Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days Largest Options Trades Observed: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume RDFN PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/27/24 $0.7 $0.55 $0.7 $9.00 $210.0K 10 3.0K RDFN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/16/26 $1.9 $1.9 $1.9 $20.00 $114.0K 8.7K 978 RDFN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $4.1 $3.9 $3.9 $10.00 $68.2K 3.1K 29 RDFN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 02/21/25 $1.65 $1.6 $1.6 $11.00 $48.0K 1.5K 517 RDFN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/16/25 $1.45 $1.4 $1.4 $15.00 $41.8K 1.0K 825 About Redfin Redfin Corp is a residential real estate broker. It pairs its agents with the technology to create a service that is faster and costs less. The company meets customers through a listings-search website and mobile application. The company uses the same combination of technology and local service to originate mortgage loans and offer title and settlement services. It has five operating segments and three reportable segments, real estate services, rentals, and mortgage. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Real estate services. In light of the recent options history for Redfin, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance. Current Position of Redfin Trading volume stands at 7,177,454, with RDFN's price up by 3.71%, positioned at $9.5. RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought. Earnings announcement expected in 92 days. What The Experts Say On Redfin Over the past month, 4 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $8.8125. Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move Benzinga Edge's Unusual Options board spots potential market movers before they happen. See what positions big money is taking on your favorite stocks. Click here for access .* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from JP Morgan keeps a Neutral rating on Redfin with a target price of $8. * An analyst from Wedbush has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Redfin, which currently sits at a price target of $10. * An analyst from Susquehanna persists with their Neutral rating on Redfin, maintaining a target price of $10. * An analyst from DA Davidson has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Redfin, which currently sits at a price target of $7. Options trading presents higher risks and potential rewards. Astute traders manage these risks by continually educating themselves, adapting their strategies, monitoring multiple indicators, and keeping a close eye on market movements. Stay informed about the latest Redfin options trades with real-time alerts from Benzinga Pro . © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.“We are sending a very clear message in Pennsylvania, the use of AI to harm others, especially our children, will not be tolerated,” said state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

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George Norcross III, right, and lawyer Michael Critchley speak to reporters in Trenton on June 17, 2024, after hearing Norcross has been indicted by the state Attorney General's Office. (Photo by Hal Brown for New Jersey Monitor) State prosecutors have urged a judge to deny Democratic power broker George Norcross III’s motion to dismiss his racketeering indictment , accusing defense attorneys of trashing their investigation to “indoctrinate the press, the public, and, worst of all, the prospective jury pool.” In a new filing, state prosecutors implored Judge Peter E. Warshaw Jr. to reject Norcross’ argument that he and five co-defendants were engaged in “hard-bargaining,” not extortion, conspiracy, and other crimes, in deals since 2012 to secure land, easements, and tax incentives along the Camden waterfront. “Defendants resist any further scrutiny of their actions, claiming that this is all just ‘garden-variety politics,’ ‘how deals get done,’ and even ‘a feature of democratic self-government.’ But the grand jury did not think so, and nothing about its view is manifestly or palpably wrong,” prosecutors wrote. In a letter Friday, Attorney General Matt Platkin also asked Warshaw to reject a separate motion defense attorneys filed last Wednesday to compel prosecutors to produce the applications and other documents authorizing the federal wiretaps. The defense plans to press Warshaw to suppress the wiretapping evidence but needs the underlying documents to do so, they wrote. The wiretaps initially were approved for a federal investigation into John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, the disgraced labor leader in Philadelphia who went to prison this year for embezzling from the labor union he had headed. Investigators listening to conversations in that probe shifted their focus in 2016 to Norcross — but they did so without a fresh wiretap order, defense attorneys said. “These circumstances raise obvious red flags as to whether prosecutors and agents followed Department of Justice policies, the letter of the federal wiretap laws, and truly established probable cause as to Mr. Norcross,” defense attorneys wrote in their motion. The documents prosecutors did provide were so heavily redacted that defense attorneys accused them of “playing a cynical game of hide-the-ball.” The defense also accused Platkin of overreach by taking on a case that investigators had first “shopped” around unsuccessfully to U.S. attorney offices in New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors in those offices closed the case because they “saw no crime,” the defense alleges. “There is just one conclusion to be drawn — that the Attorney General prizes headlines over prosecution standards,” defense attorneys Jeffrey S. Chiesa and Lee Vartan said in a statement. The two represent William M. Tambussi, Norcross’ personal attorney and co-defendant. Platkin bristled at defense attorneys’ claims that his office shirked their legal duty to turn over such documents during discovery. “So far, the State has turned over to the defense more than 4.3 million files ranging in length from one-page documents to documents that are thousands of pages long,” Platkin wrote. “The State has also given the defense more than 6,000 wiretap recordings and at least 700 hours of audio recordings, which include the interviews of about 100 people.” Defense attorneys sought additional documents his office doesn’t have, and the office requested them accordingly from federal prosecutors, Platkin added. He dismissed defense attorneys’ claims that his office improperly picked up an investigation the feds abandoned. “That the U.S. Attorney’s Office on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River used wiretap materials that federal officials alone generated to prosecute a Norcross associate while declining to pursue Norcross and his codefendants for different criminal schemes in New Jersey is no barrier to this prosecution,” he wrote. New Jersey will “safeguard its residents from corruption — even if it invites the wrath of powerful people like George Norcross or less powerful people like Tambussi,” Platkin added. Federal prosecutors did not pass on prosecuting Norcross and his associates because they saw no crime, Platkin said. Instead, prosecutors close cases without taking them to court for all sorts of discretionary reasons that have nothing to do with guilt or innocence, such as whether their office has the bandwidth to handle such a prosecution, he said. Defense attorneys in the Norcross case say federal prosecutors in New Jersey who closed the probe without charges in 2018 cited “a review of the applicable law and evidence obtained during the investigation,” while federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania gave up last year “based upon review of the available admissible evidence, the applicable law, the probability of a successful trial and the prosecution standards of the office.” Platkin attributed defense attorneys’ “distorted” claims to “their months-long effort to barrage the media with inflammatory rhetoric designed to sway the jury pool.” Norcross was charged in June in a 13-count indictment along with Tambussi and four others — Norcross’ brother Philip A. Norcross, an attorney with Parker McKay; former Camden mayor Dana Redd; Sidney Brown, the head of trucking company NFI and a Norcross business partner; and John J. O’Donnell, a real estate developer and president of The Michaels Organization. Norcross is accused of overseeing a criminal enterprise, using direct threats and intimidation to win development rights along the waterfront and then benefiting from millions of dollars in state-issued tax credits. Norcross and his co-defendants have denied the charges against them. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOXThe No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers (21-5, 15-2 Big Ten) travel to face the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-1, 11-0 Big Ten) in a crucial Big Ten volleyball matchup at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Saturday, November 22, 2024. This top-10 showdown carries significant implications for the Big Ten title race and potential NCAA tournament seeding. Nebraska aims to maintain their perfect conference record, while Wisconsin looks to avenge their earlier loss to the Huskers. How to Watch Wisconsin vs Nebraska: Nebraska, under head coach John Cook, enters this match with an impressive 20-1 record and a perfect 11-0 mark in Big Ten play. The Huskers boast the 3rd-best hitting percentage in the nation at .297 and have been particularly strong defensively, holding opponents to a .170 hitting percentage. Wisconsin, led by head coach Kelly Sheffield, comes into this matchup with a 21-5 record (15-2 in Big Ten). The Badgers have the 2nd-best hitting percentage in the country at .300 and lead the Big Ten in blocks per set with 3.1. Outside hitter Sarah Franklin has been a key offensive weapon for Wisconsin with 304 kills on the season. This match is a rematch of their November 1st encounter, where Nebraska swept Wisconsin 3-0 in Madison, ending an 11-year drought for the Huskers at the UW Field House. The Badgers will be looking to turn the tables and secure a crucial road victory. Key players to watch include Nebraska's Bergen Reilly, who leads the team with 799 assists, and Wisconsin's Charlie Fuerbringer, who has 689 assists on the season. 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Gippsland South MP Danny O’Brien has been appointed leader of the Victorian Nationals, replacing long-time leader Peter Walsh, who helmed the party for 10 years. The change in leadership was confirmed at a Nationals party room meeting at state parliament on Tuesday morning. Danny O’Brien is the Victorian Nationals’ new leader. Credit: Chris Hopkins Lowan MP Emma Kealy, who was Walsh’s deputy, had been floated as a candidate for leader, rivalling O’Brien, before Tuesday’s vote. In a statement, the Nationals said O’Brien was elected unopposed after Walsh recently advised the party room he would step down. Kealy will continue as deputy leader. “It is the greatest honour to have been elected as leader of the Nationals,” O’Brien said. “For over 100 years, the Nationals have served the interests of rural and regional Victoria. That will not change. “It remains our singular focus as the only party solely dedicated to serving the interests of the 25 per cent of the population who live outside the metropolitan area.” Emma Kealy will remain the party’s deputy leader. Credit: Eddie Jim Kealy said the Nationals had a “formidable” team of champions in the parliament. “I look forward to continuing my role in leadership, working with Danny, our MPs and all our members and supporters who are fighting together for a fair deal for regional Victorians,” she said. O’Brien, a former journalist, political staffer and policy adviser, has been the Coalition’s spokesman for roads, liquor and gambling regulation since the 2022 state election. Walsh, who turned 70 in January, has led the Victorian Nationals since December 2014. The member for Swan Hill was first elected in 2002 and elevated to a ministerial appointment in 2010. Outgoing Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh. Credit: Justin McManus At the last election, the party spruiked their ability to win three additional seats as their best result since 1943. They won back Mildura, Shepparton and Morwell from independent candidates. Two Nationals sources, speaking anonymously to detail private discussions, told The Age the halfway point of term was an ideal time for any leadership transition in the party, giving the new leader two years to build up their profile and grow into the role. More to come Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Victorian Parliament Nationals Peter Walsh Kieran Rooney is a Victorian state political reporter at The Age. Connect via email . Rachel Eddie is a Victorian state political reporter for The Age. Previously, she was a city reporter and has covered breaking news. Connect via Twitter or email . Broede Carmody is a state political reporter for The Age. Previously, he was the national news blogger for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Connect via Twitter or email . Most Viewed in Politics Loading