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SK Hynix beats Samsung by launching its 321-layer TLC NAND flash memory firstChristmas this year carries a shadow of uncertainty for the residents of South Dimai Punjee village, a local Khasi community in Moulvibazar's Barlekha upazila. The residents are reeling after miscreants destroyed around 350 trees from three betel plantations last week. For the Khasi community, betel cultivation is their primary source of livelihood, and the destruction has brought deep shock and financial hardship for them ahead of Christmas. Confirming the incident, Kennedy Sumer, the punjee headman, said the damage is estimated at Tk 6 lakh. "This happened just three days after 6-7 sacks of betel leaves were stolen from the punjee. We have filed a formal complaint, but we are unsure who is responsible as there is no known conflict," he said. The affected farmers shared their distress. Nami Lamarang, a betel farmer in the punjee, said, "Our family relies entirely on growing betel leaves for income. We had nurtured the trees over the past 10 years. We were hoping to sell the leaves ahead of Chirstmas. Now everything is destroyed." Bruceli Lamin and Mindu Sumer, two other farmers, echoed her. The incident has been met with widespread condemnation from locals, who called upon the authorities concerned to identify the perpetrators promptly and ensure their appropriate punishment. Dulal Sarkar, a sub-inspector of Barlekha Police Station, said he visited the crime scene and spoke to the victims. "The trees were destroyed at night with no witnesses, but we are pursuing leads," he said. Saju Marchiang, publicity secretary of the Khasi Social Council and also a betel grower, said, "This year was already difficult, as hailstorms caused extensive damage to the trees earlier, while betel leaves prices have been low. Even now, the prices are still going much lower compared to last year." "The recent incident would further plunge the victims into severe financial distress," he added. Subimol Lindokiri, former assistant public prosecutor at Moulvibazar Judge's Court, called for swift and permanent measures to address such recurring incidents within the punjee villages that endanger the community's security, stability and future. There are around 80 punjee villages in Moulvibazar, 10-12 in Sylhet, and another in Habiganj. Christmas this year carries a shadow of uncertainty for the residents of South Dimai Punjee village, a local Khasi community in Moulvibazar's Barlekha upazila. The residents are reeling after miscreants destroyed around 350 trees from three betel plantations last week. For the Khasi community, betel cultivation is their primary source of livelihood, and the destruction has brought deep shock and financial hardship for them ahead of Christmas. Confirming the incident, Kennedy Sumer, the punjee headman, said the damage is estimated at Tk 6 lakh. "This happened just three days after 6-7 sacks of betel leaves were stolen from the punjee. We have filed a formal complaint, but we are unsure who is responsible as there is no known conflict," he said. The affected farmers shared their distress. Nami Lamarang, a betel farmer in the punjee, said, "Our family relies entirely on growing betel leaves for income. We had nurtured the trees over the past 10 years. We were hoping to sell the leaves ahead of Chirstmas. Now everything is destroyed." Bruceli Lamin and Mindu Sumer, two other farmers, echoed her. The incident has been met with widespread condemnation from locals, who called upon the authorities concerned to identify the perpetrators promptly and ensure their appropriate punishment. Dulal Sarkar, a sub-inspector of Barlekha Police Station, said he visited the crime scene and spoke to the victims. "The trees were destroyed at night with no witnesses, but we are pursuing leads," he said. Saju Marchiang, publicity secretary of the Khasi Social Council and also a betel grower, said, "This year was already difficult, as hailstorms caused extensive damage to the trees earlier, while betel leaves prices have been low. Even now, the prices are still going much lower compared to last year." "The recent incident would further plunge the victims into severe financial distress," he added. Subimol Lindokiri, former assistant public prosecutor at Moulvibazar Judge's Court, called for swift and permanent measures to address such recurring incidents within the punjee villages that endanger the community's security, stability and future. There are around 80 punjee villages in Moulvibazar, 10-12 in Sylhet, and another in Habiganj.RB Leipzig will aim to prevent the five-point gap to Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich from extending by claiming all three points at Hoffenheim 's PreZero Arena on Saturday. The hosts drew 0-0 with Augsburg on November 10 and are fourth last in 15th place with nine points from 10 games, while their opponents are second with 21 points after 10 matchweeks and drew 0-0 with Borussia Monchengladbach on November 9. © Imago Hoffenheim sacked head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo on November 11 with the club just one point ahead of 16th-placed St Pauli, who occupy the division's relegation playoff spot. Christian Ilzer was appointed in his place during the international break and fans will hope that the Austrian can channel the success he had managing Sturm Graz where he won a domestic double and ended Red Bull Salzburg's 10-year run as league champions. In their last outing against Augsburg, Die Kraichgauer created no big chances despite accumulating 56% possession. Ilzer's side have drawn three, lost two and won one of their six most recent matches, scoring four goals, conceding seven times and failing to find the back of the net on four occasions. The hosts were held to a draw and beaten in their last two games at home, but they did triumph in the previous three fixtures at PreZero Arena. © Imago Meanwhile, Die Roten Bullen struggled for control in the first half against Borussia Monchengladbach and faced two big chances, but while their second-half showing was an improvement it was only enough to earn a point. Marco Rose was upbeat about his players' performances, but still noted that they struggled in the final third, saying: "It was bumpy in the first half, but we did very well in the second half. In the final third, we just weren't clear enough. We had a lot of crosses, but unfortunately they were too inaccurate." Indeed, though RB Leipzig are second in the top flight, they only boast the league's joint eighth-best offensive record having scored 15 goals. To Rose's credit, his team have only conceded five times in 10 Bundesliga games, and this makes them the best defensive club in the division. Die Roten Bullen have drawn one and been defeated in two of their last three games and have not won their last two league matches. Leipzig's away form has been impressive for some time, with the club having lost just one of their 11 most recent Bundesliga outings on the road, achieving victory in seven fixtures during that period. © Imago Both teams have numerous absentees, and Hoffenheim will be without left-back Christopher Lenz and centre-back Stanley N'Soki until early December 2024, as well as centre-back Ozan Kabak until February next year. In their place, Pavel Kaderabek , Arthur Chaves , Kevin Akpoguma and David Jurasek could start in defence in front of goalkeeper Oliver Baumann . Midfielders Grischa Promel and Finn Becker are also likely to miss out, while forward Ihlas Bebou is not scheduled to make a comeback from injury until late December. Anton Stach should be a guaranteed starter, and he may be joined in midfield by Florian Grillitsch and Tom Bischof . As for Leipzig, they will be unable to select defenders David Raum and El Chadaille Bitshiabu , so they are likely to field a defensive line consisting of Lutsharel Geertruida , Lukas Klostermann , Willi Orban and Benjamin Henrichs . Eljif Elmas and Xaver Schlager have been ruled out until January, while Xavi Simons could make a return in December, and in their absence, Christoph Baumgartner , Amadou Haidara , Arthur Vermeeren and Antonio Nusa may be chosen in a midfield four. Striker Yussuf Poulsen is not available for the away team, but Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko are more often than not part of the first team as a pairing up front. Hoffenheim possible starting lineup: Baumann; Kaderabek, Chaves, Akpoguma, Jurasek; Stach, Grillitsch, Bischof; Kramaric; Berisha, Bulter RB Leipzig possible starting lineup: Gulacsi; Geertruida, Klostermann, Orban, Henrichs; Baumgartner, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Openda, Sesko Hoffenheim could start well against RB Leipzig on Saturday and catch their opponents off guard given their new managerial appointment may provide Rose with new and unexpected tactical challenges. However, Leipzig have proven to be resilient on the road, and they could leave PreZero Arena with at least a point. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .

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NoneNEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction , arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ In a filing made public Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that anything short of immediate dismissal would undermine the transition of power, as well as the “overwhelming national mandate" granted to Trump by voters last month. They also cited President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of tax and gun charges . “President Biden asserted that his son was ‘selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,’ and ‘treated differently,’" Trump’s legal team wrote. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, they claimed, had engaged in the type of political theater "that President Biden condemned.” Prosecutors will have until Dec. 9 to respond. They have said they will fight any efforts to dismiss the case but have indicated a willingness to delay the sentencing until after Trump’s second term ends in 2029. In their filing Monday, Trump's attorneys dismissed the idea of holding off sentencing until Trump is out of office as a “ridiculous suggestion.” Following Trump’s election victory last month, Merchan halted proceedings and indefinitely postponed his sentencing, previously scheduled for late November, to allow the defense and prosecution to weigh in on the future of the case. He also delayed a decision on Trump’s prior bid to dismiss the case on immunity grounds. Trump has been fighting for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels to suppress her claim that they had sex a decade earlier. He says they did not and denies any wrongdoing. The defense filing was signed by Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, who represented Trump during the trial and have since been selected by the president-elect to fill senior roles at the Justice Department. Taking a swipe at Bragg and New York City, as Trump often did throughout the trial, the filing argues that dismissal would also benefit the public by giving him and “the numerous prosecutors assigned to this case a renewed opportunity to put an end to deteriorating conditions in the City and to protect its residents from violent crime.” Clearing Trump, the lawyers added, would also allow him to “to devote all of his energy to protecting the Nation.” Merchan hasn’t yet set a timetable for a decision. He could decide to uphold the verdict and proceed to sentencing, delay the case until Trump leaves office, wait until a federal appeals court rules on Trump’s parallel effort to get the case moved out of state court or choose some other option. An outright dismissal of the New York case would further lift a legal cloud that at one point carried the prospect of derailing Trump’s political future. Last week, special counsel Jack Smith told courts that he was withdrawing both federal cases against Trump — one charging him with hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate, the other with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost — citing longstanding Justice Department policy that shields a president from indictment while in office. The hush money case was the only one of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial, resulting in a historic verdict that made him the first former president to be convicted of a crime. Prosecutors had cast the payout as part of a Trump-driven effort to keep voters from hearing salacious stories about him. Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels. Trump later reimbursed him, and Trump’s company logged the reimbursements as legal expenses — concealing what they really were, prosecutors alleged. Trump has said the payments to Cohen were properly categorized as legal expenses for legal work. A month after the verdict, the Supreme Court ruled that ex-presidents can’t be prosecuted for official acts — things they did in the course of running the country — and that prosecutors can’t cite those actions to bolster a case centered on purely personal, unofficial conduct. Trump’s lawyers cited the ruling to argue that the hush money jury got some improper evidence, such as Trump’s presidential financial disclosure form, testimony from some White House aides and social media posts made during his first term. Prosecutors disagreed and said the evidence in question was only “a sliver” of their case. If the verdict stands and the case proceeds to sentencing, Trump’s punishments would range from a fine to probation to up to four years in prison — but it’s unlikely he’d spend any time behind bars for a first-time conviction involving charges in the lowest tier of felonies. Because it is a state case, Trump would not be able to pardon himself once he returns to office.

Indian stock market shows resilience, growth potential amid cautiously optimistic outlook — expert advice - MintWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities on Tuesday urged telecommunication companies to boost network security following a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. The guidance issued by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage in the future. Officials who briefed reporters on the recommendations said the U.S. still doesn’t know the true scope of China’s attack or the extent to which Chinese hackers still have access to U.S. networks. In one sign of the global reach of China’s hacking efforts, the government’s warning was issued jointly with security agencies in New Zealand, Australia and Canada, members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which also includes the U.S. and Britain. Dubbed Salt Typhoon by analysts, the wide-ranging cyberespionage campaign emerged earlier this year after hackers sought to penetrate the networks of multiple telecommunications companies. The hackers used their access to telecom networks to target the metadata of a large number of customers, including information on the dates, times and recipients of calls and texts. RELATED COVERAGE California man charged with shipping weapons to North Korea China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls The hackers succeeded in retrieving the actual audio files of calls and content from texts from a much smaller number of victims. The FBI has contacted victims in this group, many of whom work in government or politics, but officials said it is up to telecom companies to notify customers included in the first, larger group. Despite months of investigation, the true scale of China’s operation, including the total number of victims or whether the hackers still have some access to information, is currently unknown. The FBI has said some of the information targeted by the hackers relates to U.S. law enforcement investigations and court orders, suggesting the hackers may have been trying to access programs subject to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. The law grants American spy agencies sweeping powers to surveil the communications of people suspected of being agents of a foreign power. But on Tuesday, officials said they think the hackers were more broadly motivated, hoping to burrow deeply into the nation’s telecommunications systems to gain wide access to Americans’ information. The suggestions for telecom companies released Tuesday are largely technical in nature, urging encryption, centralization and consistent monitoring to deter cyber intrusions. If implemented, the security precautions could help disrupt the Salt Typhoon operation and make it harder for China or any other nation to mount a similar attack in the future, said Jeff Greene, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity and one of the officials who briefed reporters Tuesday. “We don’t have any illusion that once we kick off these actors they’re not going to come back,” Greene said. Several recent high-profile hacking incidents have been linked to China and what officials say is Beijing’s effort to steal technical and government secrets while also gaining access to critical infrastructure such as the electrical grid. In September, the FBI announced that it had disrupted a vast Chinese hacking operation that involved the installation of malicious software on more than 200,000 consumer devices, including cameras, video recorders and home and office routers. The devices were then used to create a massive network of infected computers, or botnet, that could then be used to carry out other cyber crimes. In October, officials said hackers linked to China targeted the phones of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, along with people associated with Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. China has rejected accusations from U.S. officials that it engages in cyberespionage directed against Americans. A message left with China’s embassy in Washington was not immediately returned Tuesday.NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Green scored 30 points in less than 30 minutes on the court, and the Houston Rockets cruised to a 128-111 victory over the hapless, injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. Fred VanVleet hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points for Houston, which has won four straight and six of seven while climbing to second place in the highly competitive Western Conference. Cam Whitmore added 27 points off the bench and center Alperen Sangun had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who led by 30 in the second half and sat their starters for most of the fourth quarter. Trey Murphy had 21 points for the Pelicans, who have lost eight in a row and 17 of 18. Brandon Boston and Dejounte Murray each scored 17 points, and CJ McCollum added 13 for New Orleans, which, like Houston, limited starters to 31 or fewer minutes of playing time after it became clear the game would not be competitive. Takeaways Rockets: Houston's fine recent form was evident from the start. The Rockets never trailed, led by 17 in the first quarter and 21 at halftime. Pelicans: Zion Williamson has missed 22 consecutive games, of which New Orleans has won two. Brandon Ingram missed his seventh straight game and 13th overall this season, and the Pelicans have gone 0-13 without him. Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet (5) attempts a layup against New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III (25) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. Credit: AP/Peter Forest Key moment Green and VanVleet sandwiched a pair of 3s each around Sengun's dunk in the first 3:26 of the third quarter, helping the Rockets build a 75-51 lead. Key stat VanVleet, Green and Whitmore combined to go 17 of 31 from 3-point range. The Rockets shot 18 for 47 (38.3%) overall from deep. Up next The Rockets host Minnesota on Friday night. The Pelicans host Memphis on Friday night.

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