paano mag withdraw sa ph365 YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has criticised the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Andhra Pradesh, accusing it of neglecting all sectors and not paying the fee reimbursement benefits to the students. In a post on social media platform X on November 24 (Sunday), Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the NDA was ‘playing with the lives of students’. Non-payment of fee reimbursement benefits in the last three quarters is forcing the students to discontinue their education, he alleged. “I am deeply saddened by the news that a student of J. Panguluru of Ongole district has turned into a labourer as he was unable to pay the fee,” he posted. All sectors appear to have taken the regressive path as soon as Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu assumed the office, he said, pointing out that ‘the education sector was badly hit’ with several initiatives undertaken during the YSRCP’s tenure such as Amma Vodi, English medium in schools, TOFEL from third standard, CBSE to IB, tabs to 8th class students, Byju’s content, Nadu-Nedu scheme were discontinued. Vasathi Deevena and Vidya Deevena schemes were dropped and students of professional courses are being deeply troubled, he said. ‘Benefits pending’ “During YSRCP’s tenure, we used to deposit money to mothers’ accounts quarterly. During the previous academic year until December, ₹12,609 crore was deposited for Vidya Devena. As we believe that only education can change the fate of generations, we spent ₹18,000 crore on the two schemes,” he said. Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said due to the election code, the benefits for the January-March quarter could not be paid as the NDA lodged a complaint with the Election Commission. The NDA government did not pay the amount after assuming office. Vasathi Deevena has met the same fate. Now, the October-December quarter is coming to a close and fee reimbursement benefits of ₹2,800 crore is due. For Vasathi Devena, ₹1,100 crore is pending. “The total amount due by December would touch 3,900 crore. This government is high on talk and nil on deeds,” said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The former Chief Minister further alleged the students are not getting certificates until they clear their dues. “Around 11 lakh students are affected by the neglect of the NDA government. Parents are taking loans or selling their properties. If they have no resources, they are sending their children to work. This is the situation in the State,” he said. “There have been scams in sand and liquor after the NDA government assumed office. Gambling dens are being opened. Medical colleges and ports are being privatised, but there is no concern for education. “We demand that Ammaku Vandanam, fees reimbursement and Vasathi Devena dues be released immediately,” he added. Published - November 24, 2024 08:26 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Andhra Pradesh / Vijayawada / education / politics (general)The Friday, November 22 episode of AEW Rampage averaged 249,000 viewers on TNT, up 33.9 percent from the previous week (which went against Netflix’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing special). This is the highest audience total for the show since October 11. Rampage drew a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, finishing 10th on the primetime cable charts. That’s up 50 percent from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since September 20. The show faced weaker competition than it has in recent weeks. An NBA game on ESPN and a college football game on Fox only aired against the first half of Rampage. As compared to the same week in 2023, Rampage’s overall viewership was down 5.7 percent while the 18-49 rating was up 12.5 percent. It’s the first time since July 12th the show has had a year-over-year increase in the demo. Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Rampage, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 4.1 percent in viewers and 12.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages. SourceIf this is TikTok’s last Christmas in America, it’s not going out quietly. The social media platform’s shopping arm, TikTok Shop, has seen heavy levels of consumer spending so far this holiday shopping season, Reuters reported Saturday (Dec. 7), citing its own analysis of spending patterns measured by data firm Facteus. That data showed U.S. spending on TikTok Shop surpassing spending on Shein and Temu in the seven days leading up to Cyber Monday. According to Reuters, Facteus said its data comes from 140 million consumer debit and credit cards accounting for 7% to 10% of all U.S. spending. In late November, TikTok Shop announced that its sales had reached $100 million on Black Friday, after previously revealing that the number of people purchasing goods on TikTok Shop each month had nearly tripled. However, the company’s future in the U.S. is uncertain, as a ban on TikTok is set to kick in next month unless its China-based owner ByteDance divests itself of the company. ByteDance has been fighting the ban in court, and lost a battle in that war last week when a U.S. appeals court ruled that the law requiring it to sell TikTok does not violate the First Amendment . The ruling means the ban will go into effect unless the app is sold or the Supreme Court steps in. “The First Amendment exists to protect free speech in the United States,” Judge Douglas Ginsburg wrote for the panel, per a Bloomberg News report. “Here the government acted solely to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation and to limit that adversary’s ability to gather data on people in the United States.” TikTok said in a statement on the decision that it expects the Supreme Court to protect “Americans’ right to free speech” on this issue as the court has done historically. “Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people,” the statement said. If the ban does go into effect, merchants in the U.S. will be among those who suffer, Erik Huberman , CEO of marketing agency Hawke Media , which has clients selling goods through the platform, told Reuters. “TikTok Shop is a new distribution channel and brands are doing really well on it,” Huberman said. “Honestly, there isn’t an alternative. It will be a lost revenue stream.”

Palestinian health officials and U.N. aid workers report at least 30 people killed in Israeli strikes in central Gaza overnight, while the Israeli military reports that it conducted operations in Gaza and southern Lebanon in the past 24 hours. Senior emergency officer Louise Wateridge with the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees — UNRWA — reported Friday that 30 people were killed in Israeli strikes in central Gaza, citing local media sources. She spoke via videoconference at a news briefing in Geneva. Wateridge described the scene to reporters as "horrific." "There are parents looking for their children, children covered in dust and blood looking for their parents, multiple injuries on top of the casualties reported, and people still buried under the rubble," she said. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reported Friday that a total of 40 people were killed in the previous 24 hours. The ministry does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces, said on the X social media platform that its troops conducted operations in the Jabaliya and Beit Lahia areas of northern Gaza, where the troops located and destroyed launchers they said were aimed at perimeter Gaza communities. The report said numerous weapons were discovered as well. The IDF also reported one of its combat teams continues to fight in the Rafah area of southern Gaza. Over the past 24 hours, the IDF, said its troops located shafts, eliminated terrorists and destroyed terrorist infrastructure. As part of the attacks, Israeli forces identified a squad of armed terrorists moving toward the forces, and an Israel Air Force aircraft attacked the squad and eliminated it. In Lebanon The IDF also reported Friday that its 769th Brigade "remains deployed in southern Lebanon and along the border, conducting operational activities to eliminate threats to Israeli citizens, while acting in accordance with the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon." The report said IDF soldiers discovered a large cache of weapons, including concealed Kornet missile launchers, AK-47 rifles, magazines, other military equipment and missiles hidden in dense, mountainous terrain. The troops also located and confiscated an antitank missile launch site they said had been used by Hezbollah to fire at communities in northern Israel during the past year. Ceasefire talks The activities come a day after U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan raised hopes for a Gaza ceasefire. Sulivan, who was in Tel Aviv as part of a Mideast tour, said Hamas negotiators "did adapt" after the announcement of a ceasefire deal in Lebanon. "For months, we believe Hamas was waiting for lots of other actors and forces to come to their rescue, to come to their aid," Sulivan said, adding that "we believe that it puts us in a position to be able to close this negotiation." The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire halted months of intensified fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which included Israeli ground operations inside Lebanon and airstrikes that killed multiple Hezbollah leaders. Hezbollah launched cross-border attacks against Israel in solidarity with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip following the October 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel. That attack killed about 1,200 people and took 250 hostages. Israel's counteroffensive in Gaza has killed more than 44,800 people, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its count. The United States, United Kingdom and several other Western countries designate Hamas as a terror group. Natasha Mozgovaya, senior analyst with VOA's Eurasia Division, contributed to this report. Some material came from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.MLB Winter Meetings Notebook: Juan Soto, Roki Sasaki drive Day 1 chatterSocial Security Makes It Official – Important New Notice to Retirees in December About Their Social Security Check

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The Taoiseach has said that he "is human and made a mistake" in his interaction with a Cork carer. Simon Harris on Saturday apologised to care worker Charlotte Fallon after a video of her challenging him on the Government's record on disability services went viral over the weekend. She had challenged Mr Harris while he was canvasing in a Kanturk supermarket. Asked about the incident on Sunday in Mayo, Mr Harris said that he was "holding his hands up" on the incident but was not "over-analysing" it. "I'm human, I make mistakes. But you know what I do when I make a mistake? I own it," he said. "I mean, there have been far too many occasions during general elections in this country and abroad where something goes wrong on the campaign trail and people dilly-dally and debate for days. I put my hands up. I got it completely wrong. I was wrong, simple as The Fine Gael leader went on to say: "I think people, I hope people, like to see humility in politics. If you get something wrong, you own it." Mr Harris said that he had engaged with Ms Fallon and was committed to improving disability services. He said he has had "hundreds of conversations with people" during the campaign and some conversations were "very complimentary about the work of Government", adding that there were "some conversations where people raise difficult, harrowing cases". "I got that one wrong ... and no matter how many times I say that, that reality won't change. So I made the decision to put my hands up and to apologise. That's what I do. I'm a human and I make mistakes." 'Very tightly contested' Mr Harris said that he wasn't concerned about an opinion poll published on Sunday which showed that Fine Gael support has dropped by four points , and now gives Mr Harris's party just a two-point lead on Fianna Fáil. "I think we always know the polls reset from the elections, because I've heard lots of people talk about that right back to Bertie Ahern — who makes that point on a regular basis — and it's been very clear to me, really since day one of this election campaign, that this is going to be a very tightly contested, close general election. "What I would say to the Irish people is this we need, when the results are out and the ballots are counted on Saturday, we need to be able to put together a strong, stable Government, because we are living in very difficult and challenging times. There is economic uncertainty growing in the world, and I really want my party to be in a position to play a leadership role in that Government Mr Harris said that, aside from the national poll, there were 43 local contests and the polls he has seen on a constituency level are "good news". Separately, the Taoiseach would not be drawn on reports that party chief whip Hildegarde Naughton campaigned with a councillor who was expelled from Fine Gael after sending inappropriate messages to a staff member. Patsy O'Brien is running in the Mayo constituency as an independent, but Mr Harris said that the situation was being treated confidentially. "A complaint was made to our party, the now independent councillor was suspended, was expelled, and has contested the local elections — a Seanad election — and now a general election against Fine Gael," Mr Harris said. "I've been very clear that my party took the right action in acting to expel them on the basis of gross misconduct. Due process obviously has to be followed. "My party is in touch with the complainant. If the complainant has asked media, as well as my party, to keep that engagement confidential, I want to respect their privacy." The Taoiseach also denied that there was a €5.5bn hole in his party's manifesto's financial projections. Economist Barra Roantree had written that all of the major parties had not followed the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's projections for the money needed to keep public services running at their current level. Mr Harris said that the Fine Gael numbers predict that services will cost more or less what they have done in recent years.TEHRAN – Iran unveiled the country’s largest domestically-developed heavy-duty cone crusher on Saturday at the 18th International Exhibition for Mines, Mining, Construction Machinery and Related Industries and Equipment (Iran CONMINE) in Tehran. The unveiling ceremony was attended by the Head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Samad Hassanzadeh, and two other ICCIMA board members, Mohammad Reza Bahraman and Payam Bagheri. According to the representatives of Teknotak Company, the manufacturer of this equipment, the Super 66 cone crusher has a crushing capacity of 600 tons per hour in the fine-crushing model and 1,200 tons per hour in the heavy-duty model. The importance of this device lies in the fact that nearly 100 million tons of iron ore and 27 million tons of copper ore are extracted annually in the country, while 40% of the machinery and mining equipment are worn out. So far, the company has exported its products to more than 28 countries worldwide, and with the production of this new device, it can eliminate the need for imports in this sector. Iran ConMine, which opened in the Iranian capital on Saturday, showcases advancements in mining technology, aims to foster collaborations, and addresses key challenges in the sector. It will run for four days at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds. EF/

After three months of bargaining over issues like artificial intelligence, wages, shrinking crews, and more, The Animation Guild has reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract with the group that represents Hollywood's studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Negotiations initially began on August 12 between TAG and the AMPTP, although the two organizations did not come to an agreement in the five days allotted for bargaining. Negotiations resumed on September 16, with the tentative agreement being reached on Saturday morning and announced on Monday, per a email from TAG sent to guild members. Among the issues that TAG touts gains in are stronger AI guardrails, including consultation and notification provisions; health and pension fund improvements; wage increases; protections for remote work; additional sick days; and the recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday. They also note "craft-specific gains," including staffing minimums for writers rooms. A tentative agreement between TAG and the AMPTP is a massive step forward, but it doesn't mean the new contract is set in stone quite yet. The next step will be a ratification vote by the members, which is currently being scheduled. While there were many issues at play, getting stricter protections for generative AI was a major one for this round of negotiations, something that also played a large role in last year's writers' and actors' strikes and the ongoing video game actor strike . IGN ran a comprehensive report last year about how it's become a hot-button topic in the animation industry specifically, with some believing the technology could make their work more efficient and others arguing it's not worth risking jobs or artistic integrity. “After weeks of negotiations that covered months in the calendar, I am very proud of the agreement that we reached with the studios for our new contract,” said Steve Kaplan, TAG Business Representative, said in a statement. “Not only have we seen the inclusion of the advancements in the industry realized by the other Unions and Guilds, but we were able to address industry-specific issues in a meaningful way. The animation industry at large has been facing issues like crunch, layoffs, and low pay for years now, spawning an entire #StandWithAnimation movement. For more, check out our report about the tumultuous making of Inside Out 2 . Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.Topa, Stewart, McKenzie, Sulser reach deals ahead of tender deadlineApple’s bad week has suddenly gotten worse. Just a few days after the FBI warned iPhone users to stop texting Android users , given the lack of encryption in RCS, the Bureau has now confirmed that U.S. law enforcement want access to encrypted iPhone content . And now, with perfect timing, Apple is being sued for not scanning encrypted user content for dangerous material, playing right into the FBI’s hands. The net result is that the security all iPhone, iPad and Mac users rely on to keep their content safe and secure is under attack. The risk is the forced addition of backdoors into encrypted content. And once that line is crossed, there’s no going back. This new lawsuit comes at the worst possible time. According to the filing lawyers, the class action is “on behalf of thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse for [Apple] knowingly allowing the storage of images and videos documenting their abuse on iCloud and the company’s defectively designed products. The lawsuit alleges that Apple has known about this content for years, but has refused to act to detect or remove it, despite developing advanced technology to do so.” The claims relate to Apple’s proposal to scan on-device imagery for known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) before its upload to iCloud, using hashes of known images to flag matches on phones for manual review. An unsurprising backlash followed, and Apple withdrew its proposal before it was ever released. Just a few hours before details of the lawsuit were first published in the New York Times , the FBI told me that “law enforcement supports strong, responsibly managed encryption. This encryption should be designed to protect people’s privacy and also managed so U.S. tech companies can provide readable content in response to a lawful court order.” The stories are different but the point is the same. U.S. law enforcement wants to force U.S. big tech to police the content on its platforms. The lawsuit claims that “the images and videos of the plaintiffs’ childhood sexual abuse, which have been stored thousands of times, would have been identified and removed had Apple implemented its 2021 “CSAM Detection” technology.” As I commented at that time, the issue is not scanning for CSAM, the issue is introducing screening of any content on one side of Apple’s end-to-end encryption . Right now, Apple can tell China, Russia and others that it does not have the technology to monitor for political dissent or religious or sexual behaviors, but bring in a backdoor for CSAM and there’s no impediment to its expansion. Apple and others defend decisions such as the removal of certain apps as compliance with local laws. You can see the risks as to where this might go if Pandora’s box is opened . Realistically, the new lawsuit is just a sideshow to the real debate that will take place under the new Trump administration. During the last Trump presidency, Deputy U.S Attorney General Rod Rosenstein introduced the concept of “ responsible encryption ,” which aims to tackle ‘warrant-proof’ encryption, where tech platforms don’t hold any decryption keys, which law enforcement describes as “going dark.” As The New York Times explains, “the lawsuit is the second of its kind against Apple, but its scope and potential financial impact could force the company into a yearslong litigation process over an issue it has sought to put behind it. And it points to increasing concern that the privacy of Apple’s iCloud allows illegal material to be circulated without being as easily spotted as it would be on social media services like Facebook. For years, Apple has reported less abusive material than its peers, capturing and reporting a small fraction of what is caught by Google and Facebook. It has defended its practice by saying it is protecting user privacy, but child safety groups have criticized it for not doing more to stop the spread of that material.” Now the FBI has reopened the debate into “responsibly managed encryption,” under the guise of Salt Typhoon hacking U.S. telco networks and the consequent warnings for American citizens to use encrypted messaging and calls where they can. The lawsuit makes the same point in a different way, but at the same time. And there’s a third leg to this stool—Europe. EU regulators and lawmakers are still fighting amongst themselves over the proposal to resolve this problem differently. Again, taking CSAM as its starting point, the EU proposal is to introduce “chat control,” essentially making tech platforms responsible for the illegality of the content they transmit, forcing them to monitor content without actually participating in the monitoring itself. Users would need to agree to such content screening to install and use end-to-end encrypted platforms. This does not yet have the votes and sponsorship it needs amongst EU member states to proceed, but that could change. A perfect storm could now be brewing for Apple and the 2 billion users that rely on its market-leading end-to-end encryption across much of its ecosystem to secure their data—even Apple, Apple says, cannot access their data under any circumstances. But if the new Trump administration wants to push the FBI point, that “U.S. tech companies can provide readable content in response to a lawful court order,” and if Europe does the same, and if there’s a sensitive lawsuit exposing the risks in such encryption running in the background, then 2025 could prove difficult. For all those Apple’s users this is a huge risk. Any breaks in the end-to-end encrypted enclave change it completely. If you’re an Apple user, you need to take this seriously. Meanwhile, I have approached Apple for any comments on the lawsuit.

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The Lorain County Chamber of Commerce announced the retirement of its president and CEO Tony Gallo. Tony Gallo After more than two decades of service, including 11 years as president/CEO and 12 years as director of business development, Gallo has decided to retire at the end of 2025, according to a news release. “Tony Gallo has been a steadfast leader for the Lorain County Chamber, championing the growth and success of our business community for over 20 years,” said Philip Amos, chairman of the Lorain County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, in the release. “On behalf of the Board of Directors and our members, we thank Tony for his unwavering commitment and leadership, which have left an indelible mark on the Chamber and the Lorain County region.” Related Articles Local News | Lorain County Community Action Agency launches annual Winter Crisis Program Local News | North Ridgeville author Thomas Walker pens first book, ‘Tommy and the Flying Mattress’ Local News | Lorain County Junior Fair Board donates 32,580 pounds of food for ‘Fight Hunger, Stock the Trailer’ contest Local News | Lorain Gold Star Spouses of America honors fallen soldiers Local News | Farah L. Emeka announces candidacy for Oberlin Municipal Court judge Under Gallo’s leadership, the Chamber has fostered partnerships, advanced the mission of promoting and supporting the success of Lorain County businesses, and played a pivotal role in the economic development of the region, according to the release. As the second president and CEO in the Chamber’s 36-year history, Gallo has set a high standard for innovation, collaboration and service, the release said. The Board of Directors is embarking on a search for the Chamber’s next leader. This new leader will guide the organization and implement its refreshed strategic plan, ensuring the continued growth and success of the Lorain County business community. “This is an exciting time for the Chamber and the Lorain County region as we prepare to welcome new leadership,” Amos continued. “With only two CEOs in our history, we are poised to embrace this next chapter with great anticipation and a renewed commitment to our mission. “The Lorain County Chamber of Commerce remains committed to promoting and supporting the success and growth of our business community, and we look forward to welcoming a dynamic leader who will continue this legacy.” Over the next year, the Chamber is planning many events to celebrate Gallo’s success and career in Lorain County, Amos said. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications to board Chairman Philip Amos at info@magisadvisorygroup.com.

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