Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday. The militant group said the volley, its first during the truce, was a warning shot in response to what it called repeated Israeli truce violations . Israeli leaders threatened to retaliate and within hours, Israel’s military carried out its biggest wave of strikes in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a village killed five people, while another airstrike killed four. Israeli strikes had already killed two people on Monday before the Hezbollah attack. Both sides accuse each other of violating the ceasefire, which began Wednesday. Israel says that under the truce deal it reserves the right to retaliate for Hezbollah violations. Hezbollah began launching its attacks on Israel last year in solidarity with Hamas militants who are fighting in the Gaza Strip. The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 250 people hostage . Israel’s blistering retaliatory offensive has killed at least 44,429 Palestinians , more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were combatants. Israel says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The war in Gaza has destroyed vast areas of the coastal enclave and displaced 90% of the population of 2.3 million, often multiple times . WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says Israel “is committing war crimes & ethnic cleansing in Gaza.” The Vermont lawmaker said he agreed with a former top Israeli general and defense minister, Moshe Yaalon, who accused the government of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza , where the army has sealed off the towns of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya and the Jabaliya refugee camp and allowed almost no humanitarian aid to enter. “You don’t fight terrorism by starving people & killing tens of thousands of civilians,” Sanders said Monday in a post on social media. Last month, the Senate rejected attempts by Sanders to block sales of offensive weapons to Israel over mounting civilian deaths in Gaza. WASHINGTON — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office for a second term there will be “HELL TO PAY.” “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site . He added that, “Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!” It was not immediately clear whether Trump was threatening to directly involve the U.S. military in Israel’s ongoing campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Trump allies have said he hopes there will be a ceasefire and hostage release deal before he returns to office early next year. The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 250 people hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. Some 100 are still held inside Gaza , around two-thirds believed to be alive. WASHINGTON — Senior American officials have had conversations with Israelis to raise questions about some of the strikes they have carried out against Hezbollah since a ceasefire went into place but have not found the Israelis to be in gross violation of the terms of the ceasefire, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly about the sensitive conversations with the Israelis, said those conversations were part of a mechanism that was created to ensure that ceasefire agreement is implemented. “This is that mechanism working,” the official added. White House national security spokesman John Kirby on Monday that “largely speaking the ceasefire is holding.” “We’ve gone from, you know dozens of strikes, you know, down to one a day maybe two a day,” Kirby told told reporters aboard Air Force One as President Joe Biden made his way for a visit to Angola. “That’s a tremendous, tremendous reduction. And we’re going to keep trying and see what we can do to get it down to zero so that both sides are fully implementing it. But, this is, this is the only it’s only a, a week or so old.” — By Aamer Madhani JERUSALEM — Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday, the militant group’s first attack since its ceasefire with Israel took hold last week, after Lebanon accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days. The Israeli military said two projectiles were launched toward Mount Dov, a disputed Israeli-held territory known as Shebaa Farms in Lebanon, where the borders of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel meet. Israel said the projectiles fell in open areas and no injuries were reported. Hezbollah said in a statement that it fired on an Israeli military position in the area as a “defensive and warning response” after what it called “repeated violations” of the ceasefire deal by Israel. It said complaints to mediators tasked with monitoring the ceasefire “were futile in stopping these violations.” The U.S.- and French-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday calling for a 60-day halt in fighting, aiming to end more than a year of exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel. Since then, Israel has carried out a number of strikes in Lebanon, most recently on Monday, when a drone strike killed a man on a motorcycle in southern Lebanon and another hit a Lebanese army bulldozer in the northeastern town of Hermel, wounding a soldier. The Lebanese army had stayed on the sidelines of the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel says the strikes are in response to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire, without giving specifics. BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament speaker on Monday accused Israel of committing 54 breaches of the ceasefire that ended the war between Hezbollah and Israel, demanding urgent intervention to halt what he called “flagrant violations.” Speaking to the Lebanese newspaper Al Joumhouria, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri condemned Israel’s “aggressive actions,” including the alleged demolition of homes in border villages, the persistent overflight of Israeli reconnaissance drones, and airstrikes that have caused casualties. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Berri’s assertions. Israel says it reserves the right under the ceasefire deal to respond to perceived ceasefire violations. An Israeli drone strike on Monday hit a Lebanese army military bulldozer in the northeastern town of Hermel, wounding a soldier, the Lebanese army said in a statement. Also on Monday, an Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in Jdeidet Marjayoun in southern Lebanon killed one person, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. In Bint Jbeil province, a drone strike injured one person, the state-run National News Agency said. On Saturday, two people were killed in an airstrike on Marjayoun province, Lebanon’s state media said. Berri called on the technical committee established to monitor the ceasefire to take immediate action, urging it to “oblige Israel to halt its violations and withdraw from Lebanese territories without delay.” He said that Lebanon and Hezbollah have fully adhered to the terms of the ceasefire since the early hours of Wednesday. Berri is the leader of the Shiite Amal movement, which is closely allied with the Shiite militant group Hezbollah. BEIRUT — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Monday one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike that hit a motorcycle, while the Lebanese army said that a soldier was wounded in an Israeli strike on a military bulldozer at an army base. The Israeli military said that it carried out a series of strikes in Lebanon on Sunday and Monday, including one in the same area where the soldier was said to have been wounded. It said it struck several military vehicles in Lebanon’s Bekaa province as well as strikes on Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. The incidents underscored the fragility of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah reached after nearly 14 months of cross-border fighting. Since the ceasefire went into effect on Wednesday, Israel has struck several times in response to what it says have been ceasefire violations by Hezbollah. Lebanon has accused Israel of violating the deal but so far Hezbollah has not resumed its rocket fire. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday rejected accusations that Israel is violating the tenuous ceasefire agreement, saying it was responding to Hezbollah violations. In a post on X, Saar said that he made that point in a call with his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot. France, along with the U.S., helped broker the deal and is part of an international monitoring committee meant to ensure the sides uphold their commitments. Israel says that it reserves the right under the deal to respond to perceived ceasefire violations. TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said Monday an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been taken hostage alive on Oct. 7, 2023, is now presumed to have been killed during Hamas’ attack and his body taken into Gaza. Neutra, 21, was a New York native who enlisted in the Israeli military and was captured when Hamas attacked southern Israel. Neutra’s parents, Ronen and Orna, led a public campaign while he was thought to be alive for their son’s freedom. They spoke at protests in the U.S. and Israel, addressed the Republican National Convention this year and kept up ties with the Biden administration in their crusade to secure their son’s release. In a statement announcing the death, the military did not say how it came to the conclusion over Neutra’s fate. He was one of seven American Israelis still held in Gaza, four of whom are now said to be dead. Hamas released a video of one, Edan Alexander, over the weekend, indicating he was still alive. In late summer, Israel said Hamas killed Hersh Goldberg-Polin , another prominent Israeli American hostage, along with five other captives, whose bodies the Israeli military recovered. The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 250 hostage. Some 100 captives are still held inside Gaza , around two-thirds believed to be alive. Iraqi militias supported by Iran deployed in Syria on Monday to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by insurgents who seized the largest city of Aleppo, a militia official and a war monitor said. Insurgents led by jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a two-pronged attack on Aleppo last week and the countryside around Idlib before moving toward neighboring Hama province. Government troops built a fortified defensive line in northern Hama in an attempt to stall the insurgents’ momentum while jets on Sunday pounded rebel-held lines. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus Sunday and announced Tehran’s full support for his government. He later arrived for talks in Ankara, Turkey, one of the rebels' main backers. Iran has been of Assad’s principal political and military supporters and deployed military advisers and forces after 2011 protests against Assad’s rule turned into an all-out war. Tehran-backed Iraqi militias already in Syria mobilized and additional forces crossed the border to support them, said the Iraqi militia official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. According to Britain-based opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, some 200 Iraqi militiamen on pickups crossed into Syria overnight through the strategic Bou Kamal. They were expected to deploy in Aleppo to support the Syrian army’s pushback against the insurgents, the monitor said. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden. No damage or injuries were reported. U.S. Central Command said late Sunday that the destroyers USS Stockdale and USS O’Kane shot down and destroyed three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three drones and one anti-ship cruise missile. The merchant ships were not identified. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement and said they had targeted the U.S. destroyers and “three supply ships belonging to the American army in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.” Houthi attacks for months have targeted shipping through a waterway where $1 trillion in goods pass annually over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon. A ceasefire was announced in Lebanon last week. The USS Stockdale was involved in a similar attack on Nov. 12 . Read more of the AP's coverage of the Middle East wars: https://apnews.com/hub/mideast-warsALPHA PRO TECH, LTD. ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION EXPANSION OF SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seemed to face strong socio-political headwinds on Christmas Eve on Tuesday. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) alleged disruption of a Christmas carol taken out by Nallepilly Government Upper Primary School students appeared to imperil the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) expanding outreach to the Christian community in Kerala. It also did not help the BJP that the Palakkad district police were investigating Sangh Parivar workers suspected of vandalising a crib depicting the nativity of Jesus Christ assembled by students of GBUP School, Thattamangalam. For one, Yuhanon Meletius, Metropolitan bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church’s Thrissur Diocese, sparked a condemnatory public debate by noting in a social media post that cribs were revered in some places and vandalised in other regions. Notably, the Bishop’s post came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Christmas celebration hosted by the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India (CBCI) in New Delhi. Soon, Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, the Catholicos of the East and Metropolitan of the Malankara Church, denounced the incidents as “disturbing”. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Congress, smarting from BJP candidate Suresh Gopi’s thumping victory in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, where Christians form a sizeable electoral bloc, seized on the incident to derail the BJP’s “Christmas outreach” to the minority community. CPI(M) and Congress workers protested in Palakkad, singing Christmas carols and dressing up as Santa Claus. At the same time, the BJP’s rank and file fanned out across Kerala, knocking on the doors of parishioners and Church leaders to convey Mr. Modi’s festival greetings. In his Christmas message, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Sangh Parivar’s attack on Christmas celebrations had brought ignominy to Kerala. He called for social unity to isolate such “divisive and uncivilised forces”. Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan spotlighted the “sharply contrasting aspects” of the BJP’s attempt to court the Christian community in Kerala. He equated BJP’s “overtures” “to Christians to a “wolf in the sheep’s clothing”. The BJP scrambled to hit the reset button, facing stiff public opposition. Union Minister of State George Kurian quickly denounced the incidents. BJP State president K. Surendran told The Hindu that the BJP expelled its Wayanad district secretary for anti-Christian remarks. “The Congress welcomed him to its fold,” he noted. VHP State secretary Viji Thampi said Bajrang Dal and VHP workers had gently pointed out to school authorities that sending schoolchildren to perform Christmas carols at nearby homes violated juvenile justice rules. “The police arrested them on trumped-up charges, he claimed. Published - December 24, 2024 09:25 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
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long the bayous of Louisiana, south of New Orleans, five Native American settlements are clinging to disappearing earth. Their homes outline the narrow strips of land deposited by the Mississippi Delta like the fingers of a skeletal hand disappearing into the Gulf of Mexico. Southeast Louisiana is losing this land at an alarming rate—approximately a every 100 minutes—mostly due to human impacts of oil and gas extraction, subsidence, sea level rise, and brought by climate change. The people who make their homes here are continually seeking and finding creative solutions. A role they’ve taken on for centuries. Many can trace their roots in the area to the 18th and 19th centuries, when a small number of Choctaw, Chitimacha, and other Native Americans—including some of my maternal ancestors—survived the vagaries of colonial settlement, wars, and waves of Indian removal policies in the remote coastal marshes of southeast Louisiana. Over generations, they formed unique communities descended from a handful of shared Native American ancestors who intermingled with French and other European settlers. Here they farmed, raised animals, trapped, fished, and grew into large families for generations—until massive coastal erosion began eating away at the land. I have been photographing two of these communities, Isle de Jean Charles and Pointe-aux-Chenes, since 2005. In 2024, I returned to the project after a 12-year hiatus. In many cases, I ended up photographing the same location with more than a decade between each image. Most of the residents of Isle de Jean Charles—which was featured in the 2012 film —have recently relocated together to a new community called New Isle, 33 miles farther inland. As a result, the community is far less inhabited now than it was when I last visited—I see plants and animals filling in the spaces that humans have vacated. In this selection of photographs, I attempt to crystalize changes happening at both a geological and a human time scale so that they are more observable. The cycles of storm damage and recovery, erosion and displacement, are becoming more visible by the year. Developing relationships with people and landscape, I have come to see the fluid and powerful dynamics of loss and adaptability, the fragility and the strength of humans and a rapidly shifting ecosystem. Sign at the entrance to Isle de Jean Charles. Sign in front of a house on Island Road, Isle de Jean Charles. Susie Danos in her garden on Isle de Jean Charles where she grew melons, cucumbers, beans, and okra. After years of storm flooding, some residents fear that the soil is contaminated by residue from offshore oil drilling. Frequent salt water intrusion kills plants and trees like the dead oak tree visible in the background. The site of Susie Danos’ gardens in 2024, marked by alligator tracks in the mud left by Hurricane Florence in 2018. Susie has left the island to live with her daughter’s family farther inland. The single road that connects Point-aux-Chenes to Isle de Jean Charles. The road often floods and is in need of frequent repair due to coastal erosion. The single road that connects Point-aux-Chenes to Isle de Jean Charles after Hurricane Francine, looking east. The road has been reinforced with riprap. Drainage pipes have been installed to allow water to recede after flooding. Edison Dardar, Sr. on his porch in Isle de Jean Charles pictured after flooding receded from the island. Dardar cast for shrimp with a net nearly every day, just a few hundred meters from his house. He was vocal about not wanting to live anywhere other than his home on Isle de Jean Charles. The house of Edison Dardar, Sr. on Isle de Jean Charles pictured after Hurricane Francine hit this year. Dardar died in December 2023 at age 74. He never left his island home. A dead oak tree, known as a “skeleton tree” en route to Isle de Jean Charles and Pointe-aux-Chenes. Dead oak trees are a common sight along the eroding coastline of Louisiana. As salt water encroaches, trees and other fresh water flora are dying. The same tree. Posted on Kael Alford is a photographer, writer, and educator whose work engages with political violence, environmental justice, and the tenuous personal relationship to others. She has published two photography books: (2012) and (2005). Cutting-edge science, unraveled by the very brightest living thinkers.
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Wave of Democrats slam Biden's pardon of his son HunterMoment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders gameCathie Wood is the head of money management firm Ark Invest and is best known on Wall Street for her bullish stances on emerging technologies in artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics. One of Wood's higher-conviction investment themes resides in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Not surprisingly, Ark's top EV position is Tesla . Outside of EV cars, Wood also is optimistic about another pocket of the electric transportation realm, called electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Across three of Ark's exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the company owns a position in eVTOL leader Archer Aviation ( ACHR -1.32% ) . Archer shares have soared by 82% in 2024, and its current share price of $11 is near its highest levels in three years. While these moves could suggest that investors have missed out, I see an interesting catalyst for Archer going into 2025. I'm going to explore a new partnership that Archer recently formed and outline why this particular deal could serve as a major tailwind for the company as President-elect Donald Trump and his administration assume power in Washington. Archer's stealthy opportunity For much of its history, Archer has been seen as a potential airborne alternative to traditional ride-hailing services such as Uber or Lyft . Unlike premium services offered by the likes of Blade Air Mobility , Archer's primary use case has been focused on decongesting areas that experience abnormally high levels of traffic (i.e., cities) by offering an alternative platform to taxis or subways. However, in this video, Archer Chief Executive Officer Adam Goldstein explains an under-the-radar opportunity for the company in the public sector. Why Archer could soar under President-elect Trump As part of Archer's defense ambitions, the company partnered with autonomous systems company Anduril . Anduril is the brainchild of Palmer Luckey, a serial entrepreneur most famous for selling his virtual reality start-up, Oculus, to Meta Platforms . Anduril develops a series of new-age rockets and drone technologies. I think the partnership between Anduril and Archer makes a lot of sense, given the overlap these companies have in the aviation sector. What makes Archer a particularly nice fit with Anduril is that the company's eVTOL aircraft emit very little sound, making them an attractive vehicle choice during military stealth operations. And while such an opportunity in the public sector may seem niche, keep in mind that the estimated market for stealth operations and military robotics is expected to reach more than $100 billion by early next decade. When speaking about the incoming administration, Goldstein said he thinks Trump could be "very positive" and a "big benefit" to companies such as Archer as it pertains to regulatory approvals needed to further commercialize the business, as well as get more involved with public sector operations. Is Archer stock a buy right now? One of the hardest things to do in investing is making the distinction between a real business and an alluring narrative. I see Archer as smack in the middle of this divide. Although the opportunities for Archer are intriguing, the company is in a pre-revenue state. And although it's signed billions of dollars worth of purchase orders, the company has not yet scaled. Could Trump pave the way for more streamlined regulatory frameworks and speed up Archer's commercialization timeline? Maybe, but it's not entirely known yet if an issue like this is anywhere near the top of the priority list for the new administration. Moreover, while Archer's use cases in the public sector make a lot of sense, it could be years before its aircraft are used anywhere. I am curious and ever-so-slightly cautiously optimistic that Archer could emerge as a winner during the next four years. However, I think an investment in Archer is best for those who can afford a small allocation in their portfolio for speculative opportunities. If that type of risk is too much for you, I'd encourage you to move on and identify more mature opportunities in the EV or defense sectors.
NEW YORK , Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") is clarifying the float-adjusted liquidity ratio (FALR) eligibility criteria used in the S&P U.S. Indices and Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Indices Methodologies. No constituent changes for any U.S. companies currently in the S&P Composite 1500 indices or Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market indices will occur, as this simply clarifies and provides more transparency to the existing FALR rule. Current Updated A float-adjusted liquidity ratio (FALR), defined as the annual dollar value traded divided by the float-adjusted market capitalization (FMC), is used to measure liquidity. Using composite pricing and U.S. consolidated volume (excluding dark pools), annual dollar value traded is defined as the average closing price multiplied by the historical volume over the 365 calendar days prior to the evaluation date. A float-adjusted liquidity ratio (FALR), defined as the annual dollar value traded divided by the float-adjusted market capitalization (FMC), is used to measure liquidity. Using composite pricing and all publicly reported U.S. consolidated volume (excluding dark pools) , annual dollar value traded is defined as the average closing price multiplied by the historical volume over the 365 calendar days prior to the evaluation date. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.During the Philadelphia Eagles' Week 13 win over the Baltimore Ravens, TE Dallas Goedert injured his knee and did not return. According to Jeff McLane of the Inquirer, Goedert's injury isn't a season-ender, but he could be headed to short-term IR. After an MRI, #Eagles TE Dallas Goedert’s knee injury will likely sideline him on a week-to-week basis, an NFL source said. Goedert could be a candidate for short-term IR based on his recovery, but the injury isn’t season ending. https://t.co/eIF1p5QldP Goedert also missed three games in 2023 and five games in 2022. If he goes on IR he will miss at least the next four games. The Eagles' remaining regular season schedule: • Week 14: Panthers • Week 15: Steelers • Week 16: At Commanders • Week 17: Cowboys • Week 18: Giants Goedert has 38 catches on 46 targets for 441 yards and 2 TDs. He doesn't have high volume stats, but he has been an efficient receiver when the ball has come his way, averaging 9.6 yards per target. Follow Jimmy & PhillyVoice on Twitter: @JimmyKempski | thePhillyVoice Like us on Facebook: PhillyVoice Sports Add Jimmy's RSS feed to your feed reader
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Australia's first noise-actived cameras were switched on at Brighton-Le-Sands today as the start of a 12-month trial to crack down on car hoon behaviour. or signup to continue reading Two of the noise cameras have been placed at undisclosed locations in Bayside and will be moved at a moment's noise to hoon hotspots throughout the local government area. A third noise camera has been placed at an undisclosed location in Wollongong. The noise cameras are a joint trial between the EPA, Bayside Council, police and Transport for NSW. UK company Intelligent Instruments has provided the emerging technology, the SoundVue Noise Camera System, which has been used in London and New York. The noise cameras record audio and video of noisy vehicles and use an advanced microphone to identify which vehicle is causing the noise and how loud it is. The video and audio recording is then automatically sent to the camera operators and police for further action. The cameras have been installed in seven areas of the UK, Paris and some areas in New York. The first camera installed in the UK resulted in excess of 150 fines within a three-month period. The trial of noise cameras in Bayside to tackle hooning was a pre-election promise by Rockdale MP Steve Kamper was first suggested in the Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Heidi Lee Douglas in 2022. Mr Kamper and Bayside Mayor Edward McDougall were at Brighton this morning to announce the official start of the trial. "The cameras are moveable depending on the data that comes in," Mr Kamper said. " If they need to be moved from somewhere on The Grand Parade to Dolls Point or somewhere else they are needed we will do it. It's about making sure we are capturing noise levels from car hoons. "This is emerging technology. The key is to extract sounds from car hoons from the background noise. It's about getting the right data and making a decision. If we need legislation to enforce penalties then we will. "The impact of 'hooning' behaviour on residents in the Bayside community should not be underestimated. Local residents and businesses have had enough," Mr Kamper said. "The locations of the cameras were chosen after consultation with the local community, councils and experts. Feedback on the locations saw some of the highest ever engagement on the EPA 'have your say' website. "We are committed to finding solutions that make our community safer, and this trial will help us better understand the potential of noise cameras to identify and respond to anti-social behaviour and reckless driving." Bayside Mayor Edward McDougall said the noise camera trial was fantastic news for Bayside. "We have been lobbying for this for a long time. With speed cameras and now the noise camera trial it goes to show that our concerns about car hoons are being taken seriously by the State Government," he said. Fines will not be issued during the trial period, but a review will help determine if the cameras can be used for regulatory purposes in the future. The trial will conclude by December 2025. Covering Georges River Council, Bayside Council and general news. For news tips contact me at jgainsford@theleader.com.au Covering Georges River Council, Bayside Council and general news. For news tips contact me at jgainsford@theleader.com.au
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NEW YORK — I’ll get you, my pretty! And your little pygmy hippo, too! Forgive us the shameless attempt to link the fantasy hit “Wicked” to the delightful Moo Deng . But, hear us out — there’s something the two have in common as the year draws to a close. Escapism. Whether we found it on the yellow brick road, or in videos from a Thailand zoo, or perhaps in unlikely Olympic heroes , we gravitated toward fantasy and feel-good pop culture moments this year. There were new trends, as always. “Brat summer” became a thing, as did “demure, mindful.” And for some inexplicable reason, we became obsessed with celebrity lookalike contests. There were breakups — Bennifer is, again, a thing of the past — and reunions: Oasis, please try to stay together for the tour. Yet some things stayed, remarkably, the same: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé kept on breaking records and making history. So, after a year where much changed but some things held steady, here’s our annual, very selective trip down pop culture memory lane: Lily Gladstone poses in the press room Jan. 7 with the award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture, drama for "Killers of the Flower Moon" at the 81st Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. It starts as a cheery tweet from a beloved “Sesame Street” figure: “ ELMO is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” The answers hint at something deeper and more worrisome. “Not great, Elmo. Not great,” says one milder reply. Doing much better is the viral phenomenon called “BARBENHEIMER,” which makes its awards season debut at the GOLDEN GLOBES . But perhaps the most poignant moment comes from neither film: LILY GLADSTONE , first Indigenous winner of best actress in a drama for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” begins her remarks in the language of her tribe, Blackfeet Nation. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) kisses Taylor Swift on Feb. 11 after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in overtime during the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game in Las Vegas. Valentine’s Day — a perfect time to settle into a sweet love saga via TikTok. Only that’s not quite what we get with “Who TF Did I Marry?,” REESA TEESA ’s depressing, fascinating, 50-part account of her disastrous marriage with a man who lied about absolutely everything. Meanwhile, if you're looking for a single week that encapsulates peak SWIFT cultural dominance , try this: she begins with the Grammys in Los Angeles (becoming the first artist to win album of the year four times AND announcing a new album), then heads to Tokyo for four tour dates, then jets back just in time for the Super Bowl in Las Vegas — where she shares a passionate smooch with boyfriend TRAVIS KELCE on the field of victory. Ryan Gosling performs the song "I'm Just Ken" from the movie "Barbie" on March 10 during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “What was I made for?” BILLIE EILISH sings at the OSCARS, channeling BARBIE . And what was KEN made for? Not entirely clear — but it's clear RYAN GOSLING was made to play him. His singalong version of “I’m Just Ken” is one of the most entertaining Oscar musical moments in years. Still, Christopher Nolan's “OPPENHEIMER” prevails, a rare case of the top prize going to a blockbuster studio film. Will it happen again in 2025? CYNTHIA ERIVO and ARIANA GRANDE sure hope so; as presenters, they make a sly reference to their upcoming juggernaut, “WICKED.” Speaking of marketing, people are obsessed with that bizarre “DUNE” popcorn bucket. Beyonce And BEYONCÉ carves her space in country music with “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which will make her the first Black woman to top the Billboard country chart. Taylor Swift performs June 21 at Wembley Stadium in London as part of her Eras Tour. Tennis, anyone? The game’s been around for centuries, but it’s having a cultural moment right now, helped mightily by “CHALLENGERS,” the sweaty romance triangle starring ZENDAYA, MIKE FAIST and JOSH O'CONNOR (40-love? More like 40-sex.) Elsewhere, a new era dawns: At midnight, SWIFT drops “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT," then drops another 15 songs two hours later. The fascinating and disturbing “BABY REINDEER,” the story of a struggling comedian’s extended encounter with a stalker, debuts on Netflix. Ben Affleck, left, and Jennifer Lopez arrive Feb. 13 at the premiere of "This Is Me ... Now: A Love Story" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It’s MET GALA time — or as it's known in 2024, another early marketing moment for “WICKED.” ERIVO and GRANDE make fashion waves on the carpet and then musical ones at dinner, with a soulful performance of “When You Believe.” If the “Wicked” tour is in full force, another one stops in its tracks: JENNIFER LOPEZ cancels her summer tour amid reports of both poor ticket sales and trouble in her marriage to BEN AFFLECK . It’s been an eventful year for J.Lo, who's released an album and movie called “THIS IS ME ... NOW" — both reflections on her renewed love with Affleck. Welcome to BRAT SUMMER ! CHARLI XCX releases her hit “Brat” album , with its lime green cover, and launches a thousand memes. Collins Dictionary defines “brat,” its word of the year, as “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.” At the celeb-heavy SWIFT shows in London, we see PRINCE WILLIAM shaking it off, which is either charming or cringe, you decide. Even better: KELCE dons a top hat and tux and performs for one night. At another stadium across the pond, METS infielder JOSE IGLESIAS delights the crowd with his cheery number “OMG.” Stephen Nedoroscik is introduced June 29 at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials in Minneapolis. Bonjour, it’s OLYMPICS time! In Paris! An audacious opening ceremony along the Seine is punctuated by a fabulous CELINE DION , perched on the EIFFEL TOWER , singing her heart out — in the rain, too. Controversy swirls over a scene critics feel mocks Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” (organizers say it does not). Olympic stars are born — including French swimming superstar LEON MARCHAND , rugby player ILONA MAHER , and bespectacled “Pommel Horse Guy” gymnast STEPHEN NEDOROSCIK , who nets two bronze medals and comparisons to Clark Kent. Baby pigmy hippo Moo Deng plays with a zookeeper Sept. 19 in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand. Also capturing hearts: yep, MOO DENG , born this month. Her name means “bouncy pork.” Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes Aug. 9 during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. This is them ... now: BENNIFER is no more. After two decades, two engagements and two weddings, J.Lo files for divorce. One union dissolves, another returns: OASIS announces a reunion tour. Everyone seems to want to get in on TikToker JOOLS LEBRON 's “ DEMURE, MINDFUL ” act — even the WHITE HOUSE press team. Back at the Olympics, in the new sport of breaking, we meet Australia’s RAYGUN , arguably neither demure nor mindful with her “kangaroo” move. Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani brings his dog Decoy to the mound Aug. 28 before Decoy delivered the ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles in Los Angeles. Cute animal alert: SHOHEI OHTANI ’s perky pooch DECOY does a great “first pitch” in his Major League Baseball debut. Chappell Roan performs "Good Luck, Babe" on Sept. 11 during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. One of the year’s biggest breakout artists, CHAPPELL ROAN , withdraws from a music festival after speaking out about frightening fan interactions. And more on the price of fame: In an excruciating moment, “Bachelorette” JENN TRAN , the franchise’s first Asian American lead, is forced to sit through a painful viewing of her proposal to her chosen suitor, after tearfully explaining how he’d later dumped her over the phone. Tran is keeping busy though — she’s announced as part of the new “Dancing with the Stars” lineup. Also on the list: rugby player Maher, and Pommel Horse Guy! Also, ANNA SOROKIN , dancing with an ankle monitor. Online fandom, meanwhile, is shaken when X is temporarily suspended in Brazil and celebrity stan accounts post tearful farewells, revealing to many across the globe that their favorite accounts are run by Brazilians. Miles Mitchell, 21, wins of the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest Oct. 27 near Washington Square Park in New York. “Dune” Chalamets! “Wonka” Chalamets! Thousands gather in Manhattan for a TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET lookalike contest, and things really get interesting when Chalamet himself shows up. He doesn’t enter the contest, though, and with his mustache, he may not even have won. The trend continues with contests for JEREMY ALLEN WHITE, ZAYN MALIK and — in a very Washington version — Kennedy scion JACK SCHLOSSBERG , who's been gathering a following with some interesting social media posts. New York Liberty Kennedy Burke dances with the mascot, Ellie the Elephant, during an Oct. 24 ceremony after a parade in honor of the Liberty's WNBA basketball championship at City Hall in New York. Turning to basketball, who’s that dancing with USHER ? Why it’s ELLIE THE ELEPHANT , the now-viral NEW YORK LIBERTY mascot. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, appears Nov. 2 with Maya Rudolph on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in New York. MAYA RUDOLPH does a pretty good KAMALA HARRIS laugh on “Saturday Night Live,” but you know who does it better? HARRIS herself. The Democratic candidate makes a surprise cameo three days before the U.S. presidential election, following in the footsteps of HILLARY CLINTON , SARAH PALIN and others. Elsewhere in television, Bravo announces that “VANDERPUMP RULES,” the Emmy-nominated reality show that has lived through countless scandals, is entirely recasting its 12th season — apart from namesake LISA VANDERPUMP . As for MOO DENG , she doesn't have her own TV series yet, but our favorite pygmy hippo is generating plenty of merch . And THAT brings us back to ... Ariana Grande, left, and Cynthia Erivo pose for photographers Nov. 11 prior to the premiere of "Wicked" at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. “WICKED” ! Director JON M. CHU ’s emerald-hued fantasy remains very very popular, to quote one of its buzzy show tunes, dancing through life and defying gravity at the multiplex. Moviegoers also come for “GLADIATOR II” and, in a veritable tidal wave, Disney's “MOANA 2,” which beckons us back to the seas of Oceania. Once again, 2024 seems to be telling us: Give people some whimsy, a place to escape, maybe some catchy tunes — and no one knows how far they’ll go. The stories and images that defined 2024. Searching for something? From queries about U.S. politics to cricket in India, Wikipedia has become a source of information for millions of people across the globe. From the Paris Olympics to the Super Bowl. From Simone Biles to Shohei Ohtani. And, of course, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. These are the sp... AP photographers assembled a visual catalog of our civilization as life in 2024 hurtled directly at us at every speed and in every imaginable ... In 2024, photographers captured glimpses of humanity, ranging from a deeply divisive presidential election, to hurricanes and fires that ravag... Associated Press photographers captured voters with raw emotions of joy, excitement, contemplation or sorrow. See entertainment's biggest moments in 2024, through the lens of Associated Press photographers. It beat five other finalists: demure, slop, dynamic pricing, romantasy and lore. News anchors, politicians and other public figures in the U.S. struggled with these words the most this year. Is it any surprise Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "polarization"? Here are the other words that rounded out the top 10 for 2024. Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!What do many kids like most about the coming of a new year? The fireworks. Investors don't mind seeing some fireworks in their portfolios with a new year starting, either. Three Motley Fool contributors think they have found stocks that could provide a big bang for growth investors . Here's why they believe Novo Nordisk ( NVO -0.32% ) , Summit Therapeutics ( SMMT -5.55% ) , and Viking Therapeutics ( VKTX -3.56% ) could be monster winners for 2025. Novo Nordisk could be due for a big comeback in 2025 David Jagielski (Novo Nordisk): It's been a tough 2024 for drugmaker Novo Nordisk. Entering this week, its shares were down 14% as the company behind the popular diabetes drug Ozempic has been generating good growth, but that hasn't been enough to win over investors. To make things worse, the company recently unveiled results from a trial involving weight loss treatment CagriSema. In a late-stage trial, the drug helped participants lose an average of 22.7% of their weight, versus the 25% that was expected. The stock fell by around 20% on the news in what looked to be a gross overreaction about what may still be the top weight loss drug in the future. The company already has an approved weight loss treatment in Wegovy, which shares the same active ingredient (semaglutide) with Ozempic. CagriSema's trial results were by no means awful, but the market has already responded in a big (negative) way. The sell-off in the stock has pushed it near its 52-week low, and it's now trading at 22 times next year's estimated future earnings (based on analyst estimates). Given its low valuation and the seeming overreaction in the markets to the recent trial results, this is a stock that could generate monster gains next year as a rebound could be in the cards. Novo Nordisk has been investing in additional manufacturing capacity to help meet the surging demand for its weight loss and diabetes treatments, and its results have been great in recent quarters. The business has been growing its operating profit by 21% through the first nine months of this year. And with a lot more growth still ahead for the business, investors should be careful not to overlook Novo Nordisk -- the healthcare stock could have plenty of upside next year. A potential blockbuster on the way Keith Speights (Summit Therapeutics): 2024 has been a fantastic year for Summit Therapeutics, with its stock delivering an explosive 7x gain. I think the new year will bring more good fortune for this up-and-coming drugmaker. Summit expects to announce top-line results in mid-2025 from a phase 3 study evaluating ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already granted Fast Track Designation to the therapy for this indication. This means the approval process could be expedited and guarantees the FDA will work closely with Summit on advancing ivonescimab. To be sure, there's a degree of risk associated with any clinical trial. However, Summit's chances of success with this late-stage study appear to be great. Why? The company's partner, Chinese pharmaceutical company Akeso , reported spectacular results from its phase 3 study of ivonescimab earlier this year as a first-line treatment for NSCLC. Patients receiving the drug experienced significantly increased progression-free survival rates than patients receiving Merck 's Keytruda immunotherapy. It's important to note that Keytruda ranked as the world's top-selling drug last year with sales of $25 billion. With ivonescimab outperforming Keytruda in Akeso's late-stage study, I predict Summit will have a blockbuster drug on its hands in the not-too-distant future. And Summit won't be content with the second-line NSCLC indication. The company is evaluating ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy in a late-stage study as a first-line NSCLC therapy. It also plans to initiate another phase 3 study of the drug as a monotherapy in the first-line NSCLC setting. Lightning can strike the same place twice Prosper Junior Bakiny (Viking Therapeutics): Can a stock deliver monster returns two years in a row? Under the right conditions, the answer is yes. Consider Viking Therapeutics, a mid-cap biotech that soared this year following excellent phase 2 results for its investigational weight loss medicine, VK2735. The company should make progress on this program next year, when it will probably start a phase 3 study. It is also working on an investigational medicine for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, which should also enter pivotal trials in 2025. Viking has more promising early-stage candidates, and progress from those could be what jolts the stock price. Its oral formulation of VK2735 is a good example. Billion-dollar weight loss medicines like Zepbound and Wegovy are administered via injection. An oral formulation would be a welcome sight for many patients. Although several drugmakers are working on this project , Viking has more upside potential than the large leading pharmaceutical companies, while smaller ones haven't shown the kinds of results it has so far. And the company is still working on promising anti-obesity programs. It recently reported encouraging pre-clinical results from a brand-new clinical compound. Viking is looking to establish itself as a leader in this therapeutic area, which happens to be the hottest and one of the fastest-growing in the industry. It has shown more promise in the field than most other companies, even those with far more resources than it has. So, Viking Therapeutics' shares could once again soar next year and deliver strong performance in the next half-decade.Why I recommend this Android phone for kids over a cheap Samsung or Motorola model
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