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But alongside his stark warning of the threats facing Britain and its allies, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said there would be only a “remote chance” Russia would directly attack or invade the UK if the two countries were at war. The Chief of the Defence Staff laid out the landscape of British defence in a wide-ranging speech, after a minister warned the Army would be wiped out in as little as six months if forced to fight a war on the scale of the Ukraine conflict. The admiral cast doubt on the possibility as he gave a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) defence think tank in London. He told the audience Britain needed to be “clear-eyed in our assessment” of the threats it faces, adding: “That includes recognising that there is only a remote chance of a significant direct attack or invasion by Russia on the United Kingdom, and that’s the same for the whole of Nato.” Moscow “knows the response will be overwhelming”, he added, but warned the nuclear deterrent needed to be “kept strong and strengthened”. Sir Tony added: “We are at the dawn of a third nuclear age, which is altogether more complex. It is defined by multiple and concurrent dilemmas, proliferating nuclear and disruptive technologies and the almost total absence of the security architectures that went before.” He listed the “wild threats of tactical nuclear use” by Russia, China building up its weapon stocks, Iran’s failure to co-operate with a nuclear deal, and North Korea’s “erratic behaviour” among the threats faced by the West. But Sir Tony said the UK’s nuclear arsenal is “the one part of our inventory of which Russia is most aware and has more impact on (President Vladimir) Putin than anything else”. Successive British governments had invested “substantial sums of money” in renewing nuclear submarines and warheads because of this, he added. The admiral described the deployment of thousands of North Korean soldiers on Ukraine’s border alongside Russian forces as the year’s “most extraordinary development”. He also signalled further deployments were possible, speaking of “tens of thousands more to follow as part of a new security pact with Russia”. Defence minister Alistair Carns earlier said a rate of casualties similar to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would lead to the army being “expended” within six to 12 months. He said it illustrated the need to “generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis”. In comments reported by Sky News, Mr Carns, a former Royal Marines colonel, said Russia was suffering losses of around 1,500 soldiers killed or injured a day. “In a war of scale – not a limited intervention, but one similar to Ukraine – our Army for example, on the current casualty rates, would be expended – as part of a broader multinational coalition – in six months to a year,” Mr Carns said in a speech at Rusi. He added: “That doesn’t mean we need a bigger Army, but it does mean you need to generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis.” Official figures show the Army had 109,245 personnel on October 1, including 25,814 volunteer reservists. Mr Carns, the minister for veterans and people, said the UK needed to “catch up with Nato allies” to place greater emphasis on the reserves. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Defence Secretary John Healey had previously spoken about “the state of the armed forces that were inherited from the previous government”. The spokesman said: “It’s why the Budget invested billions of pounds into defence, it’s why we’re undertaking a strategic defence review to ensure that we have the capabilities and the investment needed to defend this country.”FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that the elite class, enjoying luxurious lifestyle, would be brought into the tax net as more than 190,000 people had been evading tax net despite having more than one house and vehicles. He was talking to the media during a meeting with the local businesspeople, agriculture, dairy and poultry. He termed the taxes lifeline for any economy, saying we could not manage the country on borrowed money as the countries run on taxes and not on charity. He said that there were some discrepancies in the current taxation system. However, the government was already working to simplify it to tackle the tax-evasion issue. The tax system would also be made faceless and run without any human intervention for elimination of leakage and corruption up to the maximum extent, he added. He stressed the need for earning maximum foreign exchange by enhancing exports and termed it imperative to make Pakistan self-reliant and reduce dependency on imports and external financial aid. He said that the government was taking various steps to control double-digit interest rate with a vision to trim it down to single digit as it was imperative to flourish businesses. He said that the economic survival depends on surplus production and exports. He stressed the need for political unity and robust reforms in taxation and energy sectors put the country on the road to progress and prosperity. He suggested privatisation as a means to enhance transparency and productivity and said that the government had already started work for privatisation of various entities in greater national interest. 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() );In a flurry of nominations last week and over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump added nine potential officials to his administration, including hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for treasury secretary, Brooke Rollins for agriculture secretary and Project 2025 author Russell Vought as head of the Office of Management and Budget. Most of Trump's picks share a certain quality: Loyalty. Bessent, for example, raised money for Trump's campaign, and both Rollins and Vought were part of the administration during Trump's first term in office. Rollins' selection as agriculture secretary rounds out Trump's choices cabinet-level secretary positions. RELATED STORY | Here's who Trump has asked to join his administration Trump and his cabinet appointments now face confirmation tests in the Senate, which are not a guarantee. Pushback from senators against Trump's first pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general, for example, show that lawmakers are prepared to scrutinize and object to at least some of Trump's appointments. "The Senate, of course, under the Constitution, has the job of advising and consenting on nominations, and I take that responsibility very seriously," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) told CBS' "Face the Nation." "It will be really important that the new Republican leader in the Senate uphold the Senate's prerogatives under the Constitution and not try to do an end run." Another concern, raised by President Biden's White House, is that the Trump transition team has not yet signed memorandums of understanding or ethics pledges that smooth the transition from one administration to the next. Without the paperwork in place, the FBI has so far not been able to conduct background checks into administration appointments.
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Three people have been charged with a host of hunting violations following a yearlong investigation led by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Prosecutors in Broadwater County say two of the defendants illegally harvested three six-point bull elk with rifles during the 2023 archery season in Hunting District 380, which covers the Elkhorn Mountains and where permits to harvest a bull elk can only be obtained through a lottery process with extremely narrow chances. Broadwater county prosecutors said the two primarily involved, Tylor Castona and Alisha Byrd, also poached three whitetail buck deer near Townsend in the following month. One of those deer was shot at night and left on the ground for waste when the landowner turned his lights on to investigate the gunshots around midnight. The landowner called FWP that night, triggering an investigation that uncovered the alleged poaching spree of deer, elk and a spike bull elk taken over the two-month period. Tylor Castona is currently in custody at Montana State Prison following a conviction earlier this year for sexual assault. As measured by an FWP game warden, one of those bucks met the regulatory criteria to be considered a trophy, meaning the defendants could face additional $8,000 in restitution if convicted of the charge relating to that buck. According to charges filed Oct. 8, Castona and Byrd of East Helena face a combined 29 criminal counts and both are facing felony tampering with witness charges for allegedly attempting to coordinate their stories ahead of interviews with game wardens investigating the case. Castona faces an additional felony tampering charge for deleting GPS waypoints on the mapping tool OnX Maps once they learned game wardens were investigating the case. Aside from the felony tampering charges, Castona is accused of two counts of hunting without a license, four counts of unlawful possession or transportation of a game animal, four counts of killing over the limit, two counts of unlawful use of artificial light while hunting, two counts of illegal transfer of hunting licenses, one count of waste of a game animal and one count of failing to obtain a landowner's permission to hunt. Byrd, beyond the felony tampering charge, is accused of hunting without a license, three counts of unlawful possession or transportation of a game animal, two counts of unlawfully transferring hunting licenses, killing over the limit, two counts of wasting a game animal and one count of failing to obtain a landowner's permission to hunt. Charging documents filed in Broadwater County against the pair, following multiple interviews with the defendants, lay out the events as such: In early October 2023, weeks before the rifle season opened, Byrd told investigators she was with Castona when she shot a six-point bull in the Elkhorn Mountains when she did not have a permit to hunt bull elk there. Only 0.94% of hunters who applied for that tag drew it in the 2023 season. A herd of elk is seen in the Elkhorn Mountains near Helena. The two placed a GPS marker on the spot, and drove to Helena to pick up Tracer Castona, Tylor's nephew, to help them retrieve the bull elk. Tracer Castona faces two misdemeanor charges in Broadwater County Justice Court for his alleged role in retrieving the animal. On the return drive to recover first bull elk that night, Tylor Castona shot another six-point bull that crossed the road. According to charging documents, Castona turned his headlights into the field and shot it with a rifle. Byrd also told investigators Castona killed the third six-point bull earlier that year during archery season in another Helena area hunting district managed for hunter opportunity on mature bull elk. A GPS marker for this area investigators were able to retrieve from Castona's OnX account was created on Sept. 17. Byrd also used her general elk tag on a spike bull elk in the Elkhorn Mountains in late October, but she told investigators the elk was too far away and Castona shot and killed it. Law enforcement's first foray into the alleged poaching activities came just after midnight on Nov. 15, 2023. A landowner called the FWP tip line to report a person had fired at a deer in their headlights near Beaver Creek Road. The vehicle fled when the landowner flipped his lights on, but the landowner recorded a video of the red pickup in retreat, according to charging documents. What began as a sweeping prosecution for three bull elk poached in Musselshell County ended last month a man's hunting privileges revoked for 10 years. Montana Highway Patrol and an FWP game warden responded to the area, and the trooper, Eric Arnold, pulled a red pickup over for traveling 73 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone. Castona and Byrd were in the pickup, both wearing hunting clothes, according to court documents. The two denied being in the area of the reported night hunting but said they had successfully harvested an elk on private land earlier that day. Warden Troy Hinck met the property owner and found a dead whitetail buck in the field, as well as an elk carcass disposed of further down the road. Hinck noted that road had recently been graded, and matched the tire tracks from the elk to the scene of the dead buck, according to court documents. FWP investigators interviewed Castona at his home in East Helena on Nov. 16; he denied shooting an animal on Beaver Creek Road or driving in that area. In a second interview, Castona changed his story, according to prosecutors, now admitting to driving on Beaver Creek Road but claiming he saw someone else shooting at the deer, and that he only went to the area to check on the activity. The following day, Byrd called Warden Hinck and said she and Castona had killed elk on public lands earlier that season, and that she and Castona had killed two whitetail bucks on a section of state land, according to court documents. The officers had noted two large whitetail deer heads, each five-point bucks, at Castona's residence. Byrd said she and Castona shot the deer with a single rifle, and Hinck responded with doubt that they had shot two large whitetail bucks with a single rifle in the daytime. On Nov. 20, Hinck obtained a search warrant and seized three elk antler sets, all six-point bulls, and two whitetail deer antler sets, both five-point bucks, according to charging documents. Byrd voluntarily met with FWP investigators again in December, this time admitting Castona had beamed his headlights into the field near Beaver Creek Road before shooting a buck, according to court records. Castona went to find the deer, but returned to the pickup and fled when the landowner turned the lights on, she told them. Byrd reportedly told investigators she and Castona had colluded to create a story regarding another vehicle in the area where the buck was shot, prosecutors wrote in charging documents. The two five-point bucks were likewise both shot by Castona while he was hunting alone, Byrd told investigators, although she agreed to put her deer tag on one of the bucks, according to charging documents. In this interview, Byrd reported the incidents in which she and Castona had illegally killed the bull elk. Investigators recovered waypoints Castona created but later deleted on OnX; charging documents repeatedly describe these points helped confirm the incidents Byrd reported to law enforcement. All three people charged in the spree pleaded not guilty at their initial appearances. Castona is currently in custody at Montana State Prison following a conviction earlier this year for sexual assault. The Broadwater County and Lewis and Clark County sheriff's offices both assisted in the investigation. The Elkhorn Mountains, with Casey Peak in the background, are shown covered in snow, as seen from McClellan Creek Road. Seaborn Larson has worked for the Montana State News Bureau since 2020. His past work includes local crime and courts reporting at the Missoulian and Great Falls Tribune, and daily news reporting at the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. State Bureau Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.No. 5 Alabama has a reputation as 3-point gunners, but it's defense and rebounding that have become a focus as the Tide welcome South Dakota State to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to end the 2024 calendar year. Alabama (10-2) is frequently thought of as an offensive 3-point shooting free-for-all program, but Nate Oats' 2024-25 squad has thrived largely on the basis of inside play. The Tide are shooting 62.2 percent on their two-point attempts and grab 45 rebounds per game, each figure placing the team among the national leaders in those categories. Alabama does still shoot an average of 31 3-point shots per game, again one of the nation's highest totals. But so far, Alabama's 31.2 percent connection rate is very ordinary. But connecting inside and owning the glass has held benefits for Alabama. Meanwhile, defense has concerned Oats, particularly coming off a 97-90 win over North Dakota on Dec. 18. Oats issued warnings about players losing spots in the rotation if defensive execution didn't improve. Alabama passed the first post-North Dakota test in an 81-54 win over Kent State on Sunday. "We did make a big point of emphasis on defense, especially after that debacle up in North Dakota," said Oats after the Kent State victory. "It was a much better defensive effort, so it will be a lot better Christmas break for us." Alabama won the rebounding battle over Kent State 60-40, although Oats contended that the Tide "gave up too many second-chance points." Alabama made 72 percent of its two-point attempts even as just 9 of 35 3-point attempts connected. Alabama has battled personnel uncertainty early in the season. An Achilles injury ended the season of guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. just as transfer Chris Youngblood was preparing to return from an ankle injury. The Tide have 11 players averaging double-digit minutes and eight averaging 7.4 points per game or better, led by super senior guard Mark Sears with 17.8 ppg. Super senior forward Grant Nelson remains a key player, leading the Tide with 8.7 rebounds per game while adding 12.8 ppg. Meanwhile, South Dakota State (9-5) will pin its upset hopes largely on Aussie transfer Oscar Cluff. A 6-foot-11 senior who transferred in from Washington State, Cluff has averaged 16.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. Cluff is connecting on 71.4 percent of his shot attempts. He's also shooting 79.2 percent at the foul line and has stabilized a young Jackrabbits team with four freshmen among the top seven scorers. "Oscar's just built the right way," said coach Eric Henderson. "We have probably played through the post more than any other team in the country the last five years and we just felt like we needed a big man that had some experience and boy does he ever." Cluff had a streak of five straight double-doubles, but that ended in recent losses to Nevada and Colorado. The Jackrabbits won 87-72 over Chadron State in their last game on Dec. 19. --Field Level Media
W.W. Grainger Inc. stock rises Tuesday, still underperforms marketBOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is slated make his season debut Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers following offseason ankle surgery. The 7-foot-2 Latvian center was upgraded from probable to available about an 90 minutes before tipoff, though Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said how much he'd play was to be determined. Veteran center Al Horford, who has started 14 of the Celtics 17 games this season, is out Monday with an illness. Fellow big man Luke Kornet is also sitting out as he continues to deal with hamstring tightness. “He has worked hard, he's in good shape. We'll put him in position to be healthy and be successful and do what's best for the team,” Mazzulla said. “He's been pretty consistent, just based on his work ethic and what he's done to get to this point.” Porzingis had surgery to fix a tear in the tissue that holds the ankle tendons in place. The issue limited him to seven playoff games during the Celtics' NBA championship run last season. Boston is 14-3 this season, but has missed his presence on the inside, with teams routinely outscoring the defending champions in the paint. Mazzulla acknowledged that how Porzingis plays on the offensive end, particularly how he operates sometimes out of the high and low post, will force some adjustment from how the team has played this season without him on the floor. “I think last year we had an opportunity to see how teams were guarding him,” Mazzulla said. "That'll take a little bit of time to figure out what the coverages are, just get used to that spacing. That'll take some time. ... Then we'll figure out how we go from there." The original window for Porzingis' return following surgery was five to six months. But Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said before the season that they didn't want to hold to a specific timeline because of the uniqueness of the injury. Porzingis injured his ankle in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks and missed the next two games. He returned for Game 5, contributing five points and one rebound in 16 minutes as the Celtics beat Dallas 106-88 to clinch their record 18th title. Porzingis averaged 20 points and seven rebounds in 57 games for last season. He signed a $60 million, two-year extension with Boston in the summer of 2023 after the Celtics acquired him in a trade with Washington. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba Kyle Hightower, The Associated Press
Target Corp. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitorsMaschmeyer's 34 saves carry Ottawa Charge past New York Sirens, 3-1 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Emerance Maschmeyer turned in 34 saves on 35 shots on goal and the Ottawa Charge held off the New York Sirens 3-1 on Sunday for their second win in six games. Canadian Press Dec 29, 2024 1:39 PM Dec 29, 2024 2:05 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Emerance Maschmeyer turned in 34 saves on 35 shots on goal and the Ottawa Charge held off the New York Sirens 3-1 on Sunday for their second win in six games. Playing their first game in 10 days, the Charge got a first-period goal from Emily Clark and Shiann Darkangelo and Kateřina Mrázová added second-period goals to build a 3-0 lead through two periods. Ottawa has scored at least three goals in all five of its meetings with New York over two seasons. Alex Carpenter earned a third-period assist to extend her scoring streak to nine straight games dating to last season. Sarah Fillier's goal moved her into a tie for the league lead with eight points in her first eight games after being drafted No. 1 by the Sirens. Ottawa's defense neutralized much of New York's speed advantage and used a strong penalty kill to take a 1-0 lead after one period after Clark tipped home a wrist shot from the point by Brianne Jenner six minutes into the game. The Charge added two goals in the first seven minutes of the second period but could not capitalize on a pair of power plays late in the period. Fillier wasted little time getting New York on the board in the third period, firing a shot past Maschmeyer 23 seconds into the period, but the keeper saved the next dozen shots, including an almost three-minute finish when the Sirens pulled goalkeeper Corinne Schroeder to gain a player advantage. New York's Jill Saulnier was activated off long-term injured reserve following an upper body injury sustained in the opening game December 1. ___ AP hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/hockey The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message More National Sports Willander scores twice to lead Sweden to 7-5 win over Switzerland at world juniors Dec 29, 2024 1:08 PM Moeller earns first World Cup win as another injured skier is airlifted off 2026 Olympics slope Dec 29, 2024 10:39 AM Raptors-Knicks trade a year ago reshaped both teams, but who won the trade? Dec 29, 2024 10:34 AM Featured Flyer
Make that eight goals in two games since the international break for Arsenal after its 5-1 hammering of Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday, tying the English team’s heaviest ever away win in the competition. Odegaard is back in Arsenal’s team after missing two months with an ankle injury . In that time, Mikel Arteta’s attack stuttered, with a 2-0 loss to Bournemouth and a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle dropping the Gunners well off the pace in the Premier League. There was also a 0-0 draw at Atalanta in the Champions League as well as a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan last month, when Odegaard made his comeback from injury as an 89th-minute substitute. Since then, Arsenal hasn’t lost and the goals have returned. After a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday came the cruise in Lisbon — and Odegaard was at the heart of everything as Sporting’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end. “He’s an unbelievable player,” Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka said of Odegaard. “The day he returned, there was a big smile on my face. You can see the chemistry we have. I hope he stays fit for the rest of the season.” Odegaard was involved in the build-up to Arsenal’s first two goals against Sporting — scored by Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz — and was fouled to win the penalty converted by Saka in the 65th to restore Arsenal’s three-goal lead at 4-1. Odegaard was seen flexing his leg after that but continued untroubled and was substituted in the 78th minute. The last thing Arteta would want now is another injury to Odegaard as Arsenal attempts to reel in first-place Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool is already nine points ahead of fourth-place Arsenal after 12 games. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
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Fox News national correspondent Alexis McAdams has the latest on former President Jimmy Carter's health condition on 'Fox Report.' Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, has died at the age of 100. He served a single term as president, but he also will be remembered for his decades of humanitarian work . Those who knew him – opponents and supporters alike – described him as a man of integrity, whatever flaws he may have had as president. "When we look at the whole thrust of Jimmy Carter’s life, it’s an amazing American story," Douglas Brinkley, author of The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House , told Fox News Digital. "He grew up with no electricity, went to work in the... Navy. He became President of the United States at the height of the Cold War and won the Nobel Prize for his post-presidency," Brinkley said. "All the time, his ambitious humanity was aimed at trying to make sure that everybody he came in contact with, had a better, fair shake at life." JIMMY CARTER HAD ONE OF THE ‘GREATEST SECOND ACTS’ IN AMERICAN HISTORY, CONSERVATIVE HISTORIAN SAYS FILE: Former president Jimmy Carter prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 30, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) A peanut farmer and former one-term governor of Georgia, Carter beat the odds and was elected president in 1977. "Nobody thought Carter could procure the Democratic nomination. But Carter had a unique amount of bulldog tenacity [and] gumshoe perseverance," Brinkley said. American politician Jimmy Carter smiles and waves to the auditorium at the close of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, where Carter was confirmed as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, 15th July 1976, Later that year, the former Governor of Georgia won the 1976 United States presidential election. (Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) His campaign befuddled Democrats, as Carter was deeply religious and ran to the right of his Republican opponent, Gerald Ford, on some social issues. As a Washington outsider, Carter’s agricultural background and accent endeared him to the deep south. He took office at a time when Watergate, the Vietnam War, and stagflation had left the country in a sour mood. In Washington, his populist campaign inevitably collided with establishment Democrats who never fully accepted Carter. TIM SCOTT'S MASSIVE WAR CHEST COULD GIVE HIM HEAD START IN 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN "He never had a full grip on his own Democratic Party. Ted Kennedy liberals didn’t like Carter, and the Scoop Jackson Cold War hawks didn’t like him," Brinkley said. "So, he was kind of an island unto himself as president." Carter’s foreign policy wins included brokering Mideast peace by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the bargaining table for nearly two weeks in 1978. At home, Carter partially deregulated the airline, railroad, and trucking industries and established the departments of Education and Energy and the Federal Emergency Manager Agency. Jimmy Carter signs Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 ca. 9 November 1977. (Hum Images/Universal Images Group) Carter designated millions of acres in Alaska as national parks or wildlife refuges and he appointed a then-record number of women and non-whites to federal posts. He also built on Nixon’s opening with China and pushed Latin America from dictatorships to democracy. Yet, his president was also marked by double-digit inflation, long gasoline lines, and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran . His bleakest hour came when eight Americans died in a failed hostage rescue in April 1980, helping to ensure his landslide defeat. FILE: Former President Jimmy Carter addresses the crowd gathered for his 28th annual town hall meeting at Emory University on September 16, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) Carter was also crippled by his – as Brinkley put it – "lack of communication chops." Oratory, Brinkley said, was not his strong suit. In 1979, Carter delivered his famous "Crisis of Confidence" speech in which he lamented that the United States, once a nation "proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God" had descended into "self-indulgence and consumption." SIX DEMOCRATS WHO COULD RETIRE AHEAD OF A POSSIBLY GRUELING 2024 SENATE ELECTION CYCLE "Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we’ve discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning," Carter said. "We’ve learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose." Craig Shirley, a Reagan biographer and historian, recalled watching the speech while working for a senator on Capitol Hill. "I remember watching it that Sunday night and feeling for the first time in my life, I felt scared as an American. The speech was such a downer. It was so depressing," Shirley said. "A president is supposed to tell the truth to the American people, but also appeal to the American people’s hopes and aspirations and not their worst feelings or desires." President Jimmy Carter and his Republican challenger, Ronald Reagan, shake hands as they greet one another before their debate on the stage of the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. (Getty Images) Carter ultimately served a single, tumultuous term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980. But whatever flaws his presidency may have had, Carter will perhaps be most fondly remembered for the decades he spent post-presidency advocating for democracy, public health, and human rights via The Carter Center. CHRISTIAN GROUP URGES BIDEN TO PREVENT ‘GENOCIDE’ DEVELOPING ON RUSSIA'S DOORSTEP The Center, which Carter opened with his wife, Rosalynn, in 1982, has been a pioneer of election observation, monitoring at least 113 elections in Africa, Latin America, and Asia since 1989. In perhaps its most widely hailed public health effort, the organization recently announced that only 14 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported in all of 2021, the result of years of public health campaigns to improve access to safe drinking water in Africa. Carter's work with the Center garnered a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Haitian President Michel Martelly (2L) and former US President Jimmy Carter (C) visit a housing project on November 8, 2011, in Leogane (33 Km in the south of Port-au-Prince) which built by Carter Foundation for 500 families, victims of the last quake on January 12, 2010, in Port-au-Prince. (THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP via Getty Images) For his humanitarian work, Shirley argued, Carter will be remembered as "one of the best ex-presidents of the 20th century." "Carter really wasn’t for PR stunts. He really threw himself into his charitable works and did so for many years," Shirley said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "We’re going to remember him kindly. He was a terrific former president with what he did with the Carter Center and the various initiatives around the country. His book writing stands out [as does] his charitable works. So, he goes down in his history as an extraordinarily good, former president." The Associated Press contributed to this report. This article was written by Fox News staff.After-hours movers: Zoom, Agilent, HanesBrands, Kohl'sBen Sheizaf Appointed as Board Member and Chairman of the Board Tel-Aviv, Israel, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe, Israel and the USA, announced today that Shlomo Nehama, after serving as chairman of the board for 16 years, has decided to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Nehama served on the Board of Directors and as the Company’s Chairman of the Board since March 2008 and is a controlling shareholder of the Company. In connection with Mr. Nehama’s resignation, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously appointed Mr. Ben Sheizaf as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Sheizaf will serve as a director until the Company’s 2025 annual general meeting, at which he can be nominated for reappointment to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Sheizaf, 67, is the founder and CEO of B.P.O. Ltd., a consulting firm since 2019, and has held many senior positions in the Israeli finance and insurance sectors. Mr. Sheizaf currently serves as a member of the board and chairman of the risk management committee of Isracard Ltd. (TASE: ISCD) and as chairman of the board of Detelix Software Technologies Ltd. Between 2008-2019 he held several positions in Phoenix Financial Ltd. (TASE: PHOE), including Deputy CEO and Head of the Long-Term Savings Division, CEO of The Phoenix Pension and Provident Fund Ltd. and a board member of other companies in the group, chairman of Excellence Provident Fund Ltd. and a member of the board of Excellence Investments Ltd. (between 2018-2019), and chairman of Shekel Insurance Agency (2008) Ltd. (between 2012-2015). Mr. Sheizaf holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University and completed a supplemental year of accounting studies. “Having served as chairman of the board for 16 years, it is time for me to step down. We have achieved extraordinary growth and expansion with an impressive geographical spread as well. I am proud of what we have accomplished. It is with great pleasure that I thank the shareholders for their trust in us, the board members, and management for their responsible and accurate implementation of our strategic plans. The future holds many opportunities for us. I am pleased to announce Benny Sheizaf’s appointment. I am confident that he will bring impressive knowledge and experience. This will help move the company forward to new heights. Needless to mention that if so requested or required I shall personally assist the board and the chairman in all aspects,” said Mr. Nehama. “It is my pleasure to thank Shlomo and the members of the board for their confidence in me. Together with Ellomay’s excellent team, I am confident that we will lead the company to significant and sustainable growth,” said Mr. Sheizaf, the incoming Chairman of the Board. About Ellomay Capital Ltd. Ellomay is an Israeli based company whose shares are listed on the NYSE American and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “ELLO”. Since 2009, Ellomay Capital focuses its business in the renewable energy and power sectors in Europe, USA and Israel. To date, Ellomay has evaluated numerous opportunities and invested significant funds in the renewable, clean energy and natural resources industries in Israel, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Texas, USA, including: For more information about Ellomay, visit http://www.ellomay.com . Information Relating to Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including statements that are based on the current expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding the Company’s plans and objectives, expectations and assumptions of management are forward-looking statements. The use of certain words, including the words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those that may be expressed or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements, including changes in electricity prices and demand, continued war and hostilities in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, regulatory changes, including extension of current or approval of new rules and regulations increasing the operating expenses of manufacturers of renewable energy in Spain, increases in interest rates and inflation, changes in the supply and prices of resources required for the operation of the Company’s facilities (such as waste and natural gas) and in the price of oil, the impact of continued military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, technical and other disruptions in the operations or construction of the power plants owned by the Company and general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates, including Israel, Spain, Italy and the United States. These and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business are described in greater detail in the filings the Company makes from time to time with Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements are made as of this date and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Contact: Kalia Rubenbach (Weintraub) CFO Tel: +972 (3) 797-1111 Email: hilai@ellomay.com
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The case for killing the tax credit for electric vehiclesQueens Burn Injury Attorney Keetick L. Sanchez Releases Article Advocating for Burn Injury VictimsJade Rose's job for Canada is to prevent goals. Younger sister Nyah Rose is looking to score them. While 26 appearances, including 25 starts, under her belt, 21-year-old Jade is already a veteran of the Canadian senior side. The Harvard senior is part of Canada's first-choice back three alongside veterans Vanessa Gilles and Kadeisha Buchanan, who is currently sidelined with a knee injury. Just 19, Nyah is taking her first steps with the senior side after excelling as a youth international. Nyah is in camp with the sixth-ranked Canadian women in Spain, preparing for friendlies Friday against No. 13 Iceland and next Tuesday against No. 19 South Korea, with both games at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia. She is learning the ropes in the absence of Jade, who is sidelined with an ankle injury. "It's been a great experience," Nyah said Tuesday after getting a taste of the step up from the youth level to the senior side in the team's first full training session in Spain. "I think the biggest difference is the intensity, like ball speed during practice," she added. "And within the team environment, everyone kind of holds each other to the same high standard and level." WATCH | Matheson says Canada looks to emulate Spain's domestic successs: Canada aiming to emulate Spain's domestic women's soccer success in order to build national program 1 month ago Duration 3:45 Ahead of Canada's women's national soccer team's friendly exhibition against Spain, Canadian interim staffers Diana Matheson and Katelyn Collar took part in a media availability, where Matheson, a Northern Super League co-founder, explained her vision to help build Canada's national program via the women's professional domestic league. Nyah, a former centre back who grew up in Markham, Ont., has a nose for goal. At the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia, Nyah scored in Canada's opening 23-2 draw with France on Aug. 31 and recorded seven shots on goal in a 9-0 romp over Fiji as Canada reached the round of 16 in the tournament for the first time since 2014, eventually losing 2-1 to Spain. As a freshman last year at Dallas-based SMU (Southern Methodist University), she led the American Athletic Conference in goals with 11, was named conference Co-Rookie of the Year and earned All South Region first team, All-AAC first team, and All-Rookie team honours. As a sophomore, Nyah missed five games early this season due to the U-20 World Cup. Upon her return, she scored five goals in 11 games to rank second on the team with the Mustangs facing stiffer competition after shifting to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Suspended Bev Priestman makes first public comments in wake of drone-spying scandal Canada Soccer tabs U20 women's coach Cindy Tye interim bench boss for senior friendlies In September, Nyah scored in a 1-1 draw with defending NCAA champion Florida State. That came three days after a highlight-reel goal at Miami, with Nyah rising high to control a cross with her right foot before swivelling to volley the ball home before it hit the turf. In camp with Canada, Nyah has been reunited with under-20 coach Cindy Tye, who is serving as Canada interim coach for the two friendlies. Canada Soccer has said head coach Bev Priestman will not be returning in the wake of the recent independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal. Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joey Lombardi are currently serving one-year suspensions from FIFA, with Lombardi having already resigned his Canada Soccer position. WATCH | Priestman out as Canadian women's soccer head coach: Bev Priestman out as women’s head soccer coach after drone-spying scandal 14 days ago Duration 2:38 Bev Priestman is out as the head coach of Canada's women's soccer team, following an independent report into drone spying at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada Soccer says assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi are also gone. Nyah said her call-up came out of the blue. "I was not expecting it whatsoever," she said. She was disappointed at first that Jade would not be in camp with her. But her sister told her it was a good thing, given she could find her own way with the team. The sisters are close — and competitive, says Nyah. "I felt like I kind of pushed myself a lot more when I went up against her just because I wanted to beat her, because she's my sister. Examining who could crack Canada Soccer's shortlist for next women's head coach Priestman won't return as Canada women's soccer head coach after drone-spying investigation Mehkai, their 16-year-old brother, also plays soccer as a winger. Earlier this year, Nyah was one of only three sophomores among the 44 players named to the 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, The annual award goes to the top NCAA soccer player, with former Canada captain Christine Sinclair (2004 and '05) and Buchanan (2106) among the past winners. Nyah, who is studying sports management at SMU, and her sister both hope to play professionally in Europe after college. Jade and Nyah Rose are no relation to forward Deanne Rose, a Leicester City forward with 84 caps for Canada who is also in camp in Spain. Tye has also brought North Carolina State University defender Janet Okeke, another under-20 player, into the senior camp for the first time. And there are second call-ups for 18-year-old midfielder Jeneva Hernandez Gray from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls elite team and 28-year-old defender Megan Reid from the NWSL's Angel City.
Ravens' running game was crucial in a big win over the Chargers, especially on 4th downAngloGold Ashanti Empowers Youth in Obuasi with Apprenticeship and Entrepreneurship ProgramPresident of Qaumi Awami Tehreek Ayaz Latif Palijo has issued a warning of blocking 700-kilometre road from Karachi to Ghotki in protest if Indus River's flow towards Sindh is disrupted under any pretext. "You will have to wage a fight after every five kilometres," he cautioned while speaking at an event in Kambar Shahdadkot on Sunday. He said Sindh was not given the river as a gift or did the province win it through some lottery rather it has been flowing through the province for thousands of years. "The river is ours and our next generations'." He maintained that the future of 70 million people of Sindh depends on this very river. Palijo claimed that people are running out of patience because the federal government is not resolving the issue of construction of six new canals on the Indus. "We want President Asif Ali Zardari, PPP's Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to let us know if they consider Sindh an African desert." He reiterated criticism over the PPP's government saying that the party has secured power by bargaining resources of Sindh to the centre. Palijo pointed out that Badin, Thatta and Sujawal are already suffering from acute water shortage and the consequent sea intrusion which is fast eating the land. He demanded that all members of the Council of Common Interests (CCI), Indus River System Authority (IRSA), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Central Development Working Party (CDWP) who are prejudicial to Sindh should be fired from their positions. "If Cholistan canal is built, water flowing towards Sindh will be stopped." SUP sets up hunger strike camp The Sindh United Party set up a hunger strike camp in front of the Mirpurkhas Press Club to protest against the construction of six canals to be drawn from the Indus River. The protest witnessed participation from various political and social leaders. Addressing the protest camp, SUP leaders Aftab Qureshi, Raja Abdul Haq, and Lala Izhar Pathan expressed their concerns, accusing the federal government of pushing Sindh towards economic and agricultural destruction. They claimed that the ruling parties, including the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), had collectively decided to deprive the people of Sindh of their rights. The party leaders vowed to resist the canal project with the same determination that prevented the construction of the Kalabagh Dam. "Our struggle to protect the resources of Sindh will continue until the plan is withdrawn," they stated. Party members, nationalists, lawyers, and civil society representatives stood in solidarity with the Sindh United Party during the protest. COMMENTS Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see ourIsraeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
The size of the standard iPhone may change in 2025: what is knownMSI has unveiled the new MSI 322URX, the successor to 321URX, which will be among the first monitors to feature 80Gbps DisplayPort 2.1. There are several design similarities between the 321URX and the 322URX. They both have the same third-generation QD-OLED panel with 1000 nits peak brightness, 3840×2160 resolution and 240Hz refresh rate. The panel is covered by MSI’s 3-year burn-in warranty. However, MSI’s latest flat gaming display features a DisplayPort 2.1 with support for the full 80Gbps (UHBR20) bandwidth – something that isn’t offered by the likes of LG and Sony. The monitor has thus transitioned from DP 1.4a to DP 2.1, which along with the UHBR20 (Ultra High Bit Rate 20) which increases the total bandwidth from 25.92 Gbps to a whopping 80 Gbps. The DP 1.4a can currently carry 8.1 Gbps per lane across four lanes, while the DP 2.1 can carry 20 Gbps per lane. It increases the bandwidth by around three times, which helps the connector support up to 16K displays at 60 Hz, 8K at 120 Hz, or 10K at 60 Hz. With enhanced encoding and compression capabilities, the MPG 322URX can therefore display up to 240 Hz at 4K resolution without any compression, claims Wccftech. Currently, no consumer GPUs from AMD or Nvidia are believed to feature the DisplayPort 2.1. Next-generation GPUs from Nvidia with DisplayPort 2.1 are expected to be announced early next year. The monitor is equipped with other ports including two HDMI 2.1 ports (support 4K 240Hz using DSC) and one USB-C that delivers up to 98W power delivery. The 322URX is so far listed on MSI’s website in China for 8499 RMB (A$1819) and is expected to reach other regions later. Exact pricing and availability for Australia are yet to be confirmed.‘All we can do is fight’
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