NoneThe Ravens looked better defensively last week, but now Roquan Smith's injury is a concernThe Village of Valemount hosted consultants from Strategies North, the consultancy firm Council contracted to develop a business recovery plan, last Wednesday, November 27th. Over the next six months, the firm will gather information on the economic impacts of this summer’s highway closures, lobby the provincial and federal government for more financial support of local businesses, and to find other potential solutions to help struggling businesses survive. Attendees discussed the challenges they have faced as a result of the highway closures, as well as immediate and long-term solutions for struggling business owners in Valemount. The boom-and-bust cycle of a mostly tourism-dependent economy puts business owners in a precarious place, said Michele Dallaire, owner of Infinity Office and Health. “We need to focus on the long-term, on finding people with greater capacity to spend locally,” Dallaire said. “If there are no jobs here, if rent is outrageous, then families are just struggling to meet everyday needs. Spending extra is just not going to happen.” However, attendees agreed that immediate financial aid would be a boon to businesses in the short term. “Most of us, we’re looking for some kind of grant funding to help financially float our businesses through the tough times,” said Sherrie Houghton, owner of Emerald Earth Organic Spa. “But long-term, we’re looking for some kind of solution as to how we can have more people here in Valemount to keep the community running.” President of Strategies North Grant Barley said he wasn’t surprised to hear businesses are struggling. “When you start adding up COVID, the fluctuations in weather with snowpack, then the fire, the compound effects this particular town has been dealt is tough,” he told The Goat. “I’m sure other places in Canada have those kinds of challenges, but in a B.C. context, it’s pretty unique to be impacted greatly by a fire, but not in your community.” Still, Barley said he was happy to hear that business owners are determined to stay afloat. “The one reassuring piece is when you talk to a group of entrepreneurs and somehow see they’re doing what they can to survive and look at things in a positive way,” he said. “It always gives me a sense of optimism, that sense of mentality that it takes to open a business.” It has been difficult for the Village to access government grants, since the emergency that caused the economic downturn took place in a different province, as Mayor Owen Torgerson remarked during the November 12th Council meeting. Barley said this is a challenge, but believes there may be ways for Strategies North to work around it. “We’ve had success in the past in convincing government departments to look at the way they’re administering that grant money differently on a short-term or medium-term basis because of a specific set of events,” he said. “It’s all about making it politically advantageous for them to support Valemount. It’s pretty easy when you sit in a room with them and have these discussions. You can see how important it is.” Barley added that grants may not be the only option: a tax deferment could also provide relief to Valemount businesses, he said. In any case, the firm will get creative in its efforts to provide support. “It’s trying to find out what [businesses] need and then use a variety of mechanisms to get them through this next period so that they survive it and can get back to business in the summer,” he said.phmacao com 。

‘The Matt Gaetz Show’ to premiere on OAN next month, but might be hard to find on Florida cablehe offseason took a fiery turn, quite literally, as one of their most cherished stars, , jumped ship to the crosstown rival . , shattering as the largest in U.S. sports history. The move has left in uproar, with some venting their frustration in dramatic fashion- and branding him a marks the culmination of an intense offseason chase. Ballclubs across the league sought to secure the Dominican superstar's services, but , further fueling the already simmering For Yankees fans, the stings deeper as Soto was instrumental in their , forming a lethal one-two punch with . The journey to this contentious moment has been nothing short of remarkable. , signed as an by the , burst onto the in . A year later, he claimed a title with before his . His stint in San Diego was brief but impactful, leading to his blockbuster move to the Bronx in a ahead of the trade deadline. In , Soto thrived in pinstripes, , earning his fifth and a spot on the . His clutch performances and consistency at the plate cemented him as a fan favorite and a pivotal figure in the resurgence, even as they fell to the in the . Soto's move fuels Subway Series rivalry Now, with his record-breaking deal, . His arrival adds fuel to an already heated dynamic, with celebrating their coup and . One thing is certain-the Bronx faithful won't forget the sight of anytime soon. The fallout has extended beyond social media rants and jersey bonfires. As reported by , Yankees fans voiced their , viewing his move as prioritizing . Meanwhile, highlighted how this deal signals the under owner aggressive vision. With cementing his place in the next chapter of his career will unfold under the bright lights of -while , scorned, from the other side of the city.

Swiss National Bank Reduces Stock Holdings in Range Resources Co. (NYSE:RRC)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana 38-15 on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1, No. 5 CFP) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. “In life, all good things come to an end,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said. Late in the first half, Indiana punter James Evans fumbled a snap and was buried at his own 7-yardline with the Buckeyes taking over. That turned quickly into a 4-yard TD run by Henderson that gave the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead. Early in the second half, Caleb Downs fielded an Evans punt at the Ohio State 21, raced down the right sideline, cut to the middle and outran the coverage for a TD that put the Buckeyes up 21-7. It was the first time a Buckeye returned a punt for a touchdown since 2014. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. “Our guys just played with a chip today, and that’s the way you got to play the game of football,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Indiana scored on its first possession of the game and its last, both short runs by Ty Son Lawson, who paced the Hoosiers with 79 rushing yards. Rourke was 8 for 18 for 68 yards. “We had communication errors, pass (protection), every time we dropped back to pass, something bad happened," Cignetti said. Indiana's 151 total yards was its lowest of the season. And it was the most points surrendered by the Hoosier's defense. Indiana: Its special season was blemished by the Buckeyes, who beat the Hoosiers for the 30th straight time. Indiana was eyeing its first conference crown since sharing one with two other teams in 1967. That won't happen now. “Ohio State deserved to win,” Cignetti said. “They had those (third quarter scores), and we just couldn’t respond.” Ohio State: Didn't waste the opportunities presented by the Hoosiers when they got sloppy. The Buckeyes led 14-7 at the break and took control in the second half. An offensive line patched together because of multiple injuries performed surprisingly well. “We know what was at stake," Day said. “We don't win this game, and we have no chance to go to Indianapolis and play in the Big Ten championship. And that's real. We've had that approach for the last few weeks now, more than that.” Some voters were obviously unsure of Indiana because it hadn't played a nationally ranked team before Ohio State. After this one, the Hoosiers will drop. Howard made history by completing 80% of his passes for the sixth time this season. No other Ohio State quarterback has done that. He completed his first 14 passes in a row and finished with a 85% completion rate. “I think Buckeye nation is now seeing, after 11 games, that this guy is a winner, he's tough, he cares about his teammates, he's a leader,” Day said. Indiana hosts Purdue in the regular-season finale next Saturday. Ohio State hosts rival Michigan on Saturday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballTracy Stone-Manning, the Missoulian who has led the U.S. Bureau of Land Management under President Joe Biden, will leave that post for a new job as president of The Wilderness Society, a leading conservation organization that supports preservation of public lands and efforts to combat climate change. Stone-Manning, who has lived in Missoula since the 1980s, will take the helm of the storied 87-year-old nonprofit in February, the group announced late last month. Her departure from the federal agency comes as the Biden administration prepares to depart Washington, D.C., to make way for the incoming second term of President-elect Donald Trump. Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning delivers remarks from Belmont Creek in the Blackfoot Corridor on Aug. 16, 2023, as the BLM announced more than $18 million in funding for 39 ecosystem restoration and resilience projects on public lands across 10 states, including Montana. Funding for the projects is aimed to restore habitats, improve recreation experiences and to reduce the threat of wildfire to communities. Trump's return to the White House, and Republicans' accompanying control of both chambers of Congress, following November's general election is set to result in a sea change of people and policies that guide agencies like the BLM. Trump and other Republicans have vowed to undo Biden-era regulations meant to slow climate change and promote conservation, such as the BLM's shift away from fossil-fuel extraction and prioritization of renewable energy development and conservation. But Stone-Manning won't be giving up her long-distance commute from Montana to D.C.: The Wilderness Society is headquartered on Pennsylvania Avenue just 1,500 feet northwest of the White House's West Wing. The group's founders include early American conservation luminaries like Bob Marshall and Aldo Leopold. A longtime executive secretary of the organization, Howard Zahniser, authored the landmark Wilderness Act of 1964. "The Wilderness Society, with its coalition-based approach, has been involved in nearly every public lands victory of the last century, and I am honored to have been selected to lead it into the future," Stone-Manning stated in an announcement from the nonprofit of her new role there. "Wild places and our public lands are vital to the health of our environment, our communities and our climate. When I start next February, I am eager to work alongside our dedicated staff, partners and supporters to ensure these treasures are protected for all to enjoy." Tracy Stone-Manning, director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, at Axolotl Lake near Virginia City, Mont., on June 29, 2022. Prior to her time as director of the BLM, which oversees 245 million acres in the American West, Stone-Manning led the public lands program at the National Wildlife Federation. She was previously the chief of staff for Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat, and had served as his director of the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. She served as a senior aid to Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana, before that. She was the director of the Missoula-based Clark Fork Coalition from 1999 to 2006. During Stone-Manning's tenure, the BLM increased the royalties charged on the extraction of oil and gas on federal land overseen by the agency and enacted a rule that elevated conservation to be a recognized "use" of land on par with natural resource extraction. The agriculture and fossil-fuel industries pilloried the rule, which Republicans have vowed to undo. The agency also developed new management plans for recreation, which has markedly increased on BLM land in recent years, and steered hundreds of millions of dollars toward habitat conservation from Biden-supported legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. In Montana alone the BLM allocated $27 million from the infrastructure law for landscape-scale restoration work . Although the BLM's shift toward conservation, recreation and renewable energy under Stone-Manning's leadership was widely supported by conservation, wildlife and environmental groups, she and the agency occasionally drew the ire of some wildlife advocates who opposed the agency's forest-thinning work aimed at reducing wildfire risk. On Tuesday, five environmental groups sued Stone-Manning and the BLM over the agency's plan to log, thin and burn nearly 17,000 acres of federal land in the Garnet Mountains east of Missoula. Other times, she drew attention for her association with groups vehemently opposed to logging. Four years ago, Senate Republicans blasted Biden's selection of Stone-Manning to head the BLM, citing a 1989 incident in which she was associated with potentially dangerous anti-logging activity on federal land. Stone-Manning, then a UM grad student in her early 20s, warned federal officials that activists had placed metal spikes into trees in Idaho to deter logging. So-called "tree spiking" can be dangerous to people operating saws or other machinery that strikes a spike. Although she tipped-off officials, testified against two men charged with crimes in the incident and was never charged with any crimes herself, Republicans used her involvement in the episode to brand her an "eco-terrorist." She was confirmed by a majority-Democrat Senate along party lines. She was the first confirmed director of the agency since the second Obama administration. Trump's first-term appointee to the position, William Perry Pendley, was never confirmed by the Senate and served only as acting director of the agency. Stone-Manning oversaw the return of the BLM headquarters to D.C. after the first Trump administration moved the agency's main offices to Grand Junction, Colorado, shedding hundreds of D.C.-based employees along the way. She reworked the Colorado office's into the agency's Western headquarters. Joshua Murdock covers the outdoors and natural resources for the Missoulian. He previously served as editor-in-chief of The Boulder Monitor in Jefferson County, Montana, and has worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer in rural towns in Idaho and Utah. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! 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Stock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back lossA CRIME scene has been established after the body of a man was discovered at New Lambton in the early hours of Friday morning. Login or signup to continue reading NSW Police told the Newcastle Herald it's believed a man had a medical episode and collapsed while jogging near the corner of Birdwood Road and Henley Street. The grim discovery was reported to Newcastle City Police District officers about 1am on Friday. At about 7am, Newcastle City Police District officers and the forensic team were still at the scene. Birdwood Road was cordoned off and a blue tent was erected at the scene while forensic officers assessed the situation. NSW Police were unable to confirm the man's age. It's unclear at this stage what caused the man's medical episode but the death is not being treated as suspicious. The Herald understands police have since reopened Birdwood Road to traffic. Madeline Link is a born and bred Novocastrian who started her career as a journalist in the New England North West in 2016. She is an experienced council and court reporter, former deputy editor of the Northern Daily Leader and two-time Kennedy Award finalist. In unrelated incidents, she previously reported on country music in Australia's country music capital and was once flung across Lake Macquarie in a power boat at more than 100 kilometres per hour. Maddie now works at the Newcastle Herald with a focus on Newcastle council. To keep up with my stories, follow my X @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au. Madeline Link is a born and bred Novocastrian who started her career as a journalist in the New England North West in 2016. She is an experienced council and court reporter, former deputy editor of the Northern Daily Leader and two-time Kennedy Award finalist. In unrelated incidents, she previously reported on country music in Australia's country music capital and was once flung across Lake Macquarie in a power boat at more than 100 kilometres per hour. Maddie now works at the Newcastle Herald with a focus on Newcastle council. To keep up with my stories, follow my X @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Get the latest property and development news here. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. WEEKLY Follow the Newcastle Knights in the NRL? Don't miss your weekly Knights update. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!Starmer says ‘bulging benefits bill’ is ‘blighting our society’Jude Law on How Gene Hackman Inspired His Rugged FBI Agent in ‘The Order’ — Watch

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Costco Wholesale Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gainsA handful of Senate Democrats are taking an unexpectedly conciliatory approach toward President-elect Donald Trump’s slate of cabinet nominees , even pledging to be “open-minded” when the confirmation process begins. The Dems’ approach signals a big departure from 2017, when many of Trump’s cabinet picks endured overwhelmingly acrimonious confirmation hearings. “Until these folks are scheduled to face the Senate, Democrats are going to let the Republicans do the knifing,” one senior congressional Democratic aide told The Post. The move suggests that at least some Dems — particularly incumbents in the swing states Trump swept last month — are more willing to reach across the aisle as they brace themselves to be the minority by a margin of 53-47 come January. “I will give any president’s nominees good-faith consideration and will be eager to learn how they believe their tenure, should they be confirmed, will benefit Georgia,” Sen. Jon Ossoff (R-Ga.) told Punchbowl News , adding, “I am, as always, open-minded.” Michigan Democrat Gary Peters closely echoed Ossoff’s sentiment, saying he will act in good faith and consider “every candidate on their own qualifications and on their own merit.” Still, it is unlikely any Senate Democrats will vote to confirm Trump’s more divisive choices such as Kash Patel for FBI chief or Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense. “If they are reasonable, we will be reasonable. I think you will see less blanket opposition than the first time around, but we will not give up our roles,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) told the outlet. “Hegseth is a huge person of interest — just because of the lack of international experience and alcohol issues and sexual misconduct as well,” the Democratic aide also told The Post, referencing recent allegations of personal and professional misconduct against Trump’s Pentagon pick. “That’s judgment, could be at 3 a.m.,” the aide added of the round-the-clock job. This means nominees including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state or Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez DeRemer for secretary of labor are unlikely to be held up as vulnerable Dems look to pick their battles more carefully. “I’m going to give everybody a fair shake,” said Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who watched last month as the Garden State tilted to the right by 10 points. Sen. Jon Fetterman (D-Pa.) was pragmatic when summing up the shift in tone among his colleagues. “That’s what happens when the other side wins. “They get their choices in those things,” he said. The junior senator from the Keystone State even spared a kind word for Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk, who has taken a highly visible role in the nascent Trump administration and is set to co-head the Department of Government Efficiency with fellow MAGA magnate Vivek Ramaswamy. “I admire Elon Musk. He has been involved in very important parts of American society,” Fetterman said from the Capitol on Thursday. “Yes, he’s on a different team, but that doesn’t make me an enemy. ... He has made our economy and our nation better, and our politics are different, [but] that doesn’t make him an enemy.” The Senate has not scheduled any confirmations yet, but the hearings will kick off in January after the new Congress is sworn in.

LEE Mack's The 1% Club has returned for a festive special, with Christmas themed questions already catching out contestants. The ITV show sees contestants faced with questions designed to test how their brain works, rather than their intelligence level. They have to use their logic, reasoning and common sense as they are whittled down to one final question that only 1% of the country can answer correctly. This is all in an effort to try and take home the jackpot prize of up to £100,000. This year's Christmas special featured festive themed questions, but it wasn't long before those trying to win the money were stumped. With the second question focusing on a Christmas 'spot the difference', viewers at home were left stunned to find that 28 contestants had failed to get the answer right. The question pictured a festive scene where contestants had to spot what was differing between the two, with the answer being a missing pair of Santa's legs. Taking to X, one viewer wrote: " 28 people getting the second question wrong!" Another shared: "28 people. Wow". "What on earth were those 28 people looking at?" asked another baffled viewer. This wasn't the only question that viewers at home were shocked to see the contestants struggling with, as some questioned whether the Christmas special quiz had been made 'easier'. One viewer shared on social media: "these questions are exceptionally easy . how anyone’s getting them wrong i’ll never know." Another simply put: "Too easy." The festive special sees comedian Lee Mack back at the helm of the quiz show, which won Best Quiz Game Show for the third year in a row at the NTA Awards. The series has also been recommissioned for a fifth series , with ITV bringing back the show for this festive special and also a charity one for Soccer Aid . A source previously told us: "The show has well and truly proved its popularity with viewers, and so it’s only natural to bring it back for not one, but two more rounds. "This will also include two Christmas specials, which will air on ITV after the main series have run." Previous episodes of The 1% Club are available on ITVX.

How Clean Remedies & Their Customers Achieved Wellness & Growth Together In 2024Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% Thursday, its first loss after three straight gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Gains by retailers and health care stocks helped temper the losses. Trading volume was lighter than usual as U.S. markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. The Labor Department reported that U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years. Treasury yields fell in the bond market. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Stocks wavered on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday, as gains in tech companies and retailers helped temper losses elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% after drifting between small gains and losses. The benchmark index is coming off a three-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 3:20 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite was up 0.1%. Trading volume was lighter than usual as U.S. markets reopened after the Christmas holiday. Chip company Broadcom rose 2.5%, Micron Technology was up 1.3% and Adobe gained 0.8%. While tech stocks overall were in the green, some heavyweights were a drag on the market. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes, slipped 0.1%. Meta Platforms fell 0.5%, Amazon was down 0.4%, and Netflix gave up 0.7%. Tesla was among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500, down 1.4%. Health care stocks helped lift the market. CVS Health rose 1.4% and Walgreens Boots Alliance rose 3.9% for the biggest gain among S&P 500 stocks. Several retailers also gained ground. Target rose 3.1%, Ross Stores added 1.8%, Best Buy was up 2.5% and Dollar Tree gained 3.6%. Traders are watching to see whether retailers have a strong holiday season. The day after Christmas traditionally ranks among the top 10 biggest shopping days of the year, as consumers go online or rush to stores to cash in gift cards and raid bargain bins. U.S.-listed shares in Honda and Nissan rose 4.2% and 15.9%, respectively. The Japanese automakers announced earlier this week that the two companies are in talks to combine. Traders got a labor market update. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week , though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years, the Labor Department reported. Treasury yields turned mostly lower in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.58% from 4.59% late Tuesday. Major European markets were closed, as well as Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Trading was expected to be subdued this week with a thin slate of economic data on the calendar. Still, U.S. markets have historically gotten a boost at year’s end despite lower trading volumes. The last five trading days of each year, plus the first two in the new year, have brought an average gain of 1.3% since 1950. So far this month, the U.S. stock market has lost some of its gains since President-elect Donald Trump’s win on Election Day, which raised hopes for faster economic growth and more lax regulations that would boost corporate profits. Worries have risen that Trump’s preference for tariffs and other policies could lead to higher inflation , a bigger U.S. government debt and difficulties for global trade. Even so, the U.S. market remains on pace to deliver strong returns for 2024. The benchmark S&P 500 is up roughly 26% so far this year and remains near its most recent all-time high it set earlier this month — its latest of 57 record highs this year. Wall Street has several economic reports to look forward to next week, including updates on pending home sales and home prices, a report on U.S. construction spending and snapshots of manufacturing activity. ___ AP Business Writers Elaine Kurtenbach and Matt Ott contributed. Alex Veiga, The Associated PressSanta Clara County official resigns more than year after infant dies of overdose

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