Trump pick for critical foreign policy role thinks Islam incompatible with the WestBills welcome back LB Nicholas Morrow, put Baylon Spector on IRNew York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers discussed his NFL future during a Tuesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “I feel like I’ve been kind of year to year,” Rodgers said during the interview. “Obviously last year getting hurt, my whole focus was trying to get back to the end of the season and then getting back for this season. Again, when you’re 40 going on 41, you’re obviously at the end of your career. Advertisement “So there’s a lot of things that, obviously, if it’s New York, they have to want me to be here, and then the new GM, new staff all have to want me to be with the Jets. And then body-wise I’ve got to see how I’m feeling and if I want to sign up to go back to the grind and all that. But it feels good. I’m healthy now. It’s not as much fun when you’re dealing with the kind of rehab time all the time.” Rodgers, who turns 41 on Dec. 2, is a four-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion with the Green Bay Packers , but his play has fallen off this season, his 20th in the NFL. He has started every game for the Jets in 2024, returning from an Achilles injury that ended his 2023 season after just four snaps. Rodgers has completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 2,442 yards, 17 touchdowns to seven interceptions through 11 games, putting him on a statistical pace far short of his best seasons. The Jets are 3-8 and likely to miss the playoffs for a 14th consecutive season, the longest playoff drought in the major North American sports leagues. The team fired general manager Joe Douglas last week after firing head coach Robert Saleh in October. The Athletic ’s Dianna Russini and Zack Rosenblatt reported last week that Jets owner Woody Johnson suggested to coaches that Rodgers be benched after the team’s Sept. 29 loss to the Denver Broncos dropped their record to 2-2. “If I can stay healthy the rest of the year, and play the way I want to play and everybody feels good about bringing me back, then there’s a decision there,” Rodgers said on Tuesday’s show. “And if not, then there’s all the other options. I think this one I’m open to everything and attached to nothing, so it’s a good place to be.” The Jets, who were on bye last week, host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Required reading (Photo: Luke Hales / Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, is seeking to put his son Lachlan in control of the media empire. A United States probate commissioner has ruled against billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch ‘s bid to change his family trust to put his global television and publishing empire under the control of his eldest son Lachlan, The New York Times has reported. Nevada commissioner Edmund Gorman concluded that Murdoch and his son Lachlan, who run Fox Corp and News Corp, the owners of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, had acted in “bad faith” in their effort to amend the irrevocable trust, the Times reported on Monday, citing a sealed court document. The trust currently would divide control of the company equally among Murdoch’s four oldest children – Lachlan, James, Elisabeth and Prudence – after his death. In his opinion, Gorman said the plan to change the trust was a “carefully crafted charade” to “permanently cement Lachlan Murdoch’s executive roles” inside the empire “regardless of the impacts such control would have over the companies or the beneficiaries” of the family trust, the Times said. A lawyer for Rupert Murdoch, Adam Streisand, said they were disappointed with the ruling and intended to appeal, the Times reported. The Murdochs’ conservative media empire is poised to play an important role in the political future of the US as President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House in January. Fox News has bounced back after losing an $800m defamation lawsuit last year due to its handling of the 2020 election results. Rupert Murdoch was one of the most prominent Trump detractors to line up behind the former president during the recent election campaign, with the full-throated support of Fox News. The succession battle for control of Murdoch’s media holdings has been going on behind closed doors for three months in a Reno, Nevada, courtroom. Married five times, the 93-year-old Murdoch retired last year and is attempting to change the terms of the family’s trust to ensure that after he dies, the media companies remain under the control of Lachlan Murdoch. Rupert Murdoch’s proposed amendment would block any interference by three of Lachlan’s siblings, who are more politically moderate, The New York Times has reported. Lachlan Murdoch already runs Fox and is the sole chair of News Corp. Lachlan Murdoch is viewed as ideologically aligned with his conservative father. James Murdoch, who has donated to progressive political groups, resigned in 2020 from the News Corp board, citing disagreements over editorial content. The Murdoch trust was formed around the time of Rupert Murdoch’s divorce from his second wife, Anna, in 1999. The trust is the vehicle through which the elder Murdoch controls News Corp and Fox, with roughly a 40 percent stake in voting shares of each company.

BURLINGTON, N.J., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE: BURL), a nationally recognized off-price retailer of high-quality, branded apparel, footwear, accessories, and merchandise for the home at everyday low prices, announced today that Shira Goodman, former Chief Executive Officer of Staples, Inc., is joining its Board of Directors and its Audit Committee effective January 1, 2025. John Mahoney, Chairman of the Board, stated, “We are very pleased to welcome Shira to our Board as a highly accomplished business leader with considerable public company board experience. I believe that she will enhance the depth and strength of our Board as it continues to oversee the Company’s continued strategic growth.” Michael O’Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are very excited to have Shira as a Board member. She has almost three decades of experience in the retail industry, and her perspectives and expertise will benefit us as we continue to execute on the Burlington 2.0 strategy and aim to drive sales and earnings growth in the years ahead.” Ms. Goodman added, “I am excited to join Burlington’s Board and work with the leadership team. I believe the Company is well positioned for continued growth and I am eager to contribute to the Company's continued success.” About Shira Goodman Ms. Goodman has served as an Advisory Director to Charlesbank Capital Partners, a private equity firm, since January 2019. She previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Staples, Inc. from September 2016 to January 2018. Ms. Goodman served in roles with increasing responsibility at Staples since joining the company in 1992, including President and Interim Chief Executive Officer from June 2016 to September 2016, President, North American Operations from January 2016 to June 2016, and President, North American Commercial from February 2014 to June 2016. Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President of Global Growth from February 2012 to February 2014, Executive Vice President of Human Resources from March 2009 to February 2012, Executive Vice President of Marketing from May 2001 to March 2009, and in various other management positions. Prior to Staples, Ms. Goodman worked at Bain & Company from 1986 to 1992, in project design, client relationships and case team management. She currently serves on the board of directors of CarMax, Inc. and CBRE Group, Inc., and previously served on the board of directors of Henry Schein, Inc., Staples, Inc. and The Stride Rite Corporation. About Burlington Stores, Inc. Burlington Stores, Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, is a nationally recognized off-price retailer with Fiscal 2023 net sales of $9.7 billion. The Company is a Fortune 500 company and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BURL.” The Company operated 1,103 stores as of the end of the third quarter of Fiscal 2024, in 46 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, principally under the name Burlington Stores. The Company’s stores offer an extensive selection of in-season, fashion-focused merchandise at up to 60% off other retailers' prices, including women’s ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, baby, beauty, footwear, accessories, home, toys, gifts and coats. For more information about the Company, visit www.burlington.com . Investor Relations Contacts: David J. 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Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Police have arrested five people including the son of a BJP leader for vandalising the vehicle service centre owned by Milind Mahajan, son of former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, an official said on Monday. One accused is still at large. Two employees of the service centre got injured in the incident. On Monday, hundreds of Mahajan’s supporters reached police commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh’s office and gave him a memorandum demanding strict action against the accused. The CP assured them that he had formed a special investigation team (SIT) under the supervision of DCP zone (1) Vinod Kumar Meena to investigate the case thoroughly and will present a strong charge sheet before the court so that all accused get strict punishment. CCTV Footage: The car showroom of former LS speaker Sumitra Mahajan's son, Milind Mahajan vandalized #MadhyaPradesh #madhyapradeshnews pic.twitter.com/35jR5sWqyL According to police, the accused Saurabh Karosiya, Mohit Gehat, Abhay Bhatrod, Sahil alias Bittu Dhaulpur and Tarun alias Tannu are arrested while the tanker driver is still absconding. Saurabh Karosiya is the nephew of BJP leader Pratap Karosiya, who holds designation of a minister of state. One of the arrested, Tarun, is a sanitation worker in the municipal corporation. Another accused, Mohit, works in place of his father in IMC. DCP Vinod Kumar Meena informed Free Press that the SIT will be led by ACP Ashish Patel and he will supervise it. He said police have added severe sections of rioting and extortion against the accused. The police have got their remand till December 14. DCP Meena further said that the altercation was over paying a service bill. The service centre’s bill was made for Rs 12,500 and the main accused Saurabh was willing to pay only Rs 10,000, leading to an argument. The accused allegedly tried to leave without paying the full amount. When the showroom staff attempted to stop him, Saurabh, along with his associates assaulted the employees and vandalized the premises. Initially, the police registered a case under minor sections. However, after video footage emerged and the case became politically sensitive, the police conducted a thorough investigation. On Sunday night, additional charges under Section 308(5) (extortion), Section 190 and Section 191(2) (rioting) were added. These charges are non-bailable and carry imprisonment up to 10 years. SIT to monitor case till chargesheet is filed: CP Commissioner of Police Santosh Kumar Singh said, "We are looking into the criminal records of all accused. They would be interrogated during their remand. The charges added are severe and non-bailable. The SIT will work till the chargesheet is filed. It will ensure that witnesses are present in court and scientific evidence, like video footage is used to secure convictions. If threats are made to the complainant, we will file another FIR against those responsible."NoneOver 2L old property docus to be digitised under 21 cr initiative

Insurgents' stunning march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and with the government forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country. The rebels' moves around Damascus, reported by an opposition war monitor and a rebel commander, came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of southern part of the country, leaving more areas, including several provincial capitals, under the control of opposition fighters. > Philadelphia news 24/7: Watch NBC10 free wherever you are The advances in the past week were among the largest in recent years by opposition factions, led by a group that has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the United Nations. In their push to overthrow Assad's government, the insurgents, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have met little resistance from the Syrian army. For the first time in the country's long-running civil war, the government now has control of only four of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Homs, Latakia and Tartus. The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Saturday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition.” Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the situation in Syria was changing by the minute. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, whose country is Assad's chief international backer, said he feels “sorry for the Syrian people.” In Damascus, people rushed to stock up on supplies. Thousands went to Syria's border with Lebanon, trying to leave the country. Many shops in the capital were shuttered, a resident told The Associated Press, and those still open ran out of staples such as sugar. Some were selling items at three times the normal price. “The situation is very strange. We are not used to that,” the resident said, insisting on anonymity, fearing retributions. “People are worried whether there will be a battle (in Damascus) or not.” It was the first time that opposition forces reached the outskirts of Damascus since 2018, when Syrian troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. The U.N. said it was moving noncritical staff outside the country as a precaution. Assad's status Syria’s state media denied social media rumors that Assad left the country, saying he is performing his duties in Damascus. He has had little, if any, help from his allies. Russia, is busy with its war in Ukraine . Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which at one point sent thousands of fighters to shore up Assad's forces, has been weakened by a yearlong conflict with Israel. Iran has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria. Pedersen said a date for talks in Geneva on the implementation a U.N. resolution, adopted in 2015, and calling for a Syrian-led political process, would be announced later. The resolution calls for the establishment of a transitional governing body, followed by the drafting of a new constitution and ending with U.N.-supervised elections. Later Saturday, foreign ministers and senior diplomats from eight key countries, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Turkey and Iran, along with Pederson, gathered on the sidelines of the Doha Summit to discuss the situation in Syria. No details were immediately available. The insurgents' march Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said insurgents were in the Damascus suburbs of Maadamiyah, Jaramana and Daraya. Opposition fighters were marching toward the Damascus suburb of Harasta, he added. A commander with the insurgents, Hassan Abdul-Ghani, posted on the Telegram messaging app that opposition forces had begun the “final stage” of their offensive by encircling Damascus. HTS controls much of northwest Syria and in 2017 set up a “salvation government” to run day-to-day affairs in the region. In recent years, HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has sought to remake the group’s image, cutting ties with al-Qaida, ditching hard-line officials and vowing to embrace pluralism and religious tolerance. Syria’s military, meanwhile, sent large numbers of reinforcements to defend the key central city of Homs, Syria’s third largest, as insurgents approached its outskirts. The shock offensive began Nov. 27, during which gunmen captured the northern city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest, and the central city of Hama , the country’s fourth largest city. Opposition activists said Saturday that a day earlier, insurgents entered Palmyra, which is home to invaluable archaeological sites had been in government hands since being taken from the Islamic State group in 2017. To the south, Syrian troops left much of the province of Quneitra including the main Baath City, activists said. Syrian Observatory said government troops have withdrawn from much of the two southern provinces and are sending reinforcements to Homs, where a battle loomed. If the insurgents capture Homs, they would cut the link between Damascus, Assad’s seat of power, and the coastal region where the president enjoys wide support. The Syrian army said in a statement that it carried out redeployment and repositioning in Sweida and Daraa after its checkpoints came under attack by “terrorists." The army said it was setting up a “strong and coherent defensive and security belt in the area,” apparently to defend Damascus from the south. The Syrian government has referred to opposition gunmen as terrorists since conflict broke out in March 2011. Diplomacy in Doha The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey, meeting in Qatar, called for an end to the hostilities. Turkey is a main backer of the rebels. Qatar's top diplomat, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, criticized Assad for failing to take advantage of the lull in fighting in recent years to address the country’s underlying problems. “Assad didn’t seize this opportunity to start engaging and restoring his relationship with his people,” he said. Sheikh Mohammed said he was surprised by how quickly the rebels have advanced and said there is a real threat to Syria’s “territorial integrity.” He said the war could “damage and destroy what is left if there is no sense of urgency” to start a political process. ____ Karam reported from London. Associated Press writers Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria and Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.