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A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. Monday’s ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player, who has played all season, to continue competing in the Mountain West Conference women’s championship scheduled for later this week in Las Vegas. The ruling comes after a lawsuit was filed by nine current players who are suing the Mountain West Conference to challenge the league’s policies for allowing transgender players to participate. The players argued that letting her compete was a safety risk and unfair. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. The Associated Press is withholding the player’s name because she has not publicly commented on her gender identity. School officials also have declined an interview request with the player. Judge Crews referred to the athlete as an “alleged transgender” player in his ruling and noted that no defendant disputed that San Jose State rosters a transgender woman volleyball player. He said the players who filed the complaint could have sought relief much earlier, noting that the individual universities had acknowledged that not playing their games against San Jose State this season would result in a forfeit in league standings. He also said injunctions are meant to preserve the status quo. The conference policy regarding forfeiting for refusing to play against a team with a transgender player had been in effect since 2022 and the San Jose State player has been on the roster since 2022 – making that the status quo. The player competed at the college level three previous seasons, including two for San Jose State, drawing little attention. This season’s awareness of her identity led to an uproar among some players, pundits, parents and politicians in a political campaign year. The tournament starts Wednesday and continues Friday and Saturday. San Jose State is seeded second. The judge's order maintains the seedings and pairings for the tournament. Several teams refused to play against San Jose State during the season, earning losses in the official standings. Boise State and Wyoming each had two forfeits while Utah State and Nevada both had one. Southern Utah, a member of the Western Athletic Conference, was first to cancel against San Jose State this year. Nevada’s players stated they “refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes,” without providing further details. Crews served as a magistrate judge in Colorado’s U.S. District Court for more than five years before President Joe Biden appointed him to serve as a federal judge in January of this year. Gruver reported from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Hanson from Helena, Montana.

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Municipalities in B.C. are automating key aspects of their workflow in order to achieve planning efficiencies and accelerate approval timelines. In a market defined by limited housing supply and low affordability, cities are embracing technology and artificial intelligence to interact seamlessly with project proponents and speed up much-needed real estate development. With a federal goal of 3.9 million new homes by 2031, and with short-staffed municipalities facing ambitious provincial housing targets, the goal is to make interactions with city hall far more productive and user-friendly. This way, more projects can come to fruition before the passage of time renders them unviable or uneconomical. As the technology becomes more sophisticated, city staff can be redeployed to perform monitoring, verification and other higher-level tasks. “Say you make an application to re-zone a property today from residential to a mixed-use commercial zoning, and we figure you need to upsize your water and your sewer,” explained Ryan Smith, divisional director of planning, development and climate sustainability with City of Kelowna. “Today, we have someone look at the pipe sizes. Someone has to compile it and put it into a memo which gets sent to the developer. We’re working on automating all of that so that the system’s smart enough to go in and check pipe sizes and know what the standard would be, what the pipe size is today, and be able to figure out, ‘Okay, well you need to upsize your water line to this, you need a new sewer line and it’s got to be this,’ and give you a list of the civil-engineering-related improvements to your property.” Digital technology is playing an important role in advancing the City of Vancouver's permitting approval processes. Tools like the Permit Requirements Exploration Tool (PRET), eComply and the 3-3-3-1 dashboard are instrumental in helping the city achieve its goals outlined in the 3-3-3-1 permit approval framework. Vancouver city council adopted the 3-3-3-1 framework at a June 13, 2023 meeting. It includes three days to approve home renovation permits, three weeks for single-family home and townhouse permits, three months for certain multi-family and mid-rise projects, and one year for high-rise or large-scale projects. While the framework will take some time to accomplish, technologies like AI are helping the city get there sooner rather than later. According to a statement provided by city staff, two of the city’s tools, eComply and the 3-3-3-1 dashboard, have used AI-assisted technology. The first, eComply, was developed in partnership with Australia-based Archistar and uses AI-assisted technology to allow applicants to upload drawings and check them against regulations. Meanwhile, the 3-3-3-1 dashboard, which provides an overview of progress toward permitting targets, was supported by AI-assisted technology in its creation. While the tool is still in development and currently available for internal use only, staff said it will eventually be made public. “We remain committed to exploring emerging technologies, including AI, to continuously improve the efficiency, transparency and accessibility of our permitting processes,” said the City of Vancouver’s statement. The City of Kelowna, considered a pioneer in its use of technology, began its journey about five years ago, when a provincially funded grant enabled the city to explore ways to search zoning rules in a more efficient and user-friendly manner. The city pitched the idea to Microsoft Corp., which helped the city implement a chatbot that gives advice on zoning and building-related feedback if members of the public are trying to apply for various types of permits, such as upgrades or infill housing. “How do I apply for a swimming pool permit?” said Smith. “It will walk you through the different things you need to know and try to answer your questions about being able to do that.” Kelowna’s next phase is behind the scenes, where the city is replacing its 30-year-old legacy software with improved tools for processing building-permit and re-zoning applications. “We also needed to get better data out of that system so that we could start making better data-driven decisions related to housing, and track progress related to the Housing Supply Act in B.C., our own housing needs assessment and our housing accelerator fund commitments,” said Smith. The new software program, Cityworks, features a chatbot that guides the making of building permit applications, with everything done online. You won’t need to come into city hall for anything or to drop anything off. The software also enables digital plan checking, and building inspectors can even manage their inspections online. “The thing about AI is, the quality of the information that the municipality feeds into the system is the quality of the information that the user can get out the other side,” said Tegan Smith, CEO of Channel Consulting. “The more that the municipality has an updated official community plan, updated zoning bylaws, updated development permit area requirements and updated infrastructure plans, the more they can leverage AI and chatbots to provide specific feedback to applicants right down to the site level.” Right now, infrastructure such as roads, water and sanitary, is assessed on a site-by-site basis. For example, if a single-family lot is being turned into a six-storey apartment building, there may be a requirement to upgrade a water main to allow for adequate fire flows. Right now, all of that is done by engineering studies specific to the project. This is one reason why infrastructure master plans are critical, she said. “If we are able to develop models that can actually be predictive about the implications on a site level, then we’ve got the key with AI to unlock its full potential.” Today, AI can be used internally by city staff to enhance their workflow and easily consult building, plumbing and electrical codes. It can be used to conduct risk-based building inspections, and can be used to communicate with members of the public during major snow events. ChatGPT can quickly review zoning bylaws and answer whether or not a certain use can be implemented. Tomorrow, AI could be used to make permit approval recommendations, predict market cycles or help optimize the use of public land for affordable housing. It could also make recommendations about how best to re-develop any property based on what’s allowed by the municipality, accompanied by immediate quotes from suitable builders and financiers. In the aggregate, these novel applications could help solve regional and national housing shortages. But AI also has gaps and limitations. For example, coordinated data is needed to ensure you’re measuring apples to apples. Also, AI cannot easily be implemented for planning and development, since there are many more possible journeys with many more variables, necessitating highly complex answers to questions. “While AI can accelerate planning processes and offer fresh insights, its outputs must be combined with other data sources and assessed by professional planners and decision-makers,” said the City of Vancouver in its statement. “Relying solely on AI, or any single source of information, can pose risks when making complex, impactful decisions.” By empowering human decision-makers, redistributing their workflow and training them to interact with and oversee bleeding-edge technologies, precious staff time can be reallocated, scarce resources redistributed and personnel retrained. AI “gets me a lot of the way there because I’m able to have a certain probability of success,” said Smith of Channel Consulting. “I’m able to say it’s probably correct, and then I can go and verify. But you have to actually have the expertise to know what to ask and what to verify. I think the critical thinking and human involvement is going to continue to be important.” [email protected] @JamiMakanIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashes Labor over synagogue fire

Shares of apparel company Lululemon Athletica ( LULU 15.89% ) shot up on Friday after the company provided a solid financial report for its third quarter of 2024 and raised its full-year guidance. As of 3 p.m. ET, Lululemon stock was up 16%. Lululemon's growth and profits were higher than estimates It's been a good earnings season for apparel stocks , generally speaking, but I don't wish to take anything from Lululemon. Its Q3 report was strong, showing a 9% year-over-year increase in revenue, which hit $2.4 billion. For its part, management expected revenue closer to $2.3 billion. The financial report from Lululemon was praised by most in the professional analyst community, with many increasing their price targets for the stock. When this happens, investors tend to pay attention. Lululemon also updated aspects of its full-year guidance, considering Q3 sales were better than expected. Previously, it expected 8% to 9% full-year top-line growth, and now it expects growth to come in at 9%. Management anticipates the bottom-line numbers to be toward the higher end of its previous guidance as well. Lululemon is still looking to the long term In 2022, Lululemon's management laid out a plan to double its revenue by 2026. The plan implied an aggressive 15% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) . But the business is well on track, much to the delight of its shareholders. Revenue for 2024 should be close to $10.5 billion and needs to reach $12.5 billion by 2026. That's less than 10% growth in each of the next two years. In conclusion, Lululemon has a credible management team, and that's important for investors who trust what a company's leadership has to say. Moreover, the management team takes care of its shareholders, as evidenced by just adding $1 billion to its buyback plan . In other words, things are still looking good for Lululemon's business, and the big jump in the stock price today seems justified to me.Netflix Stock Gets Price-Target Hikes As Shares Surge To Record Heights

Swansea boss Luke Williams thought his side were second best for the majority of the contest despite earning a 2-1 win at Derby. The Swans stunned Pride Park into silence with less than two minutes on the clock when Zan Vipotnik sent a bullet past Jacob Widell Zetterstrom before Ronald slotted home his first of the season in the 14th minute. Cyrus Christie brought Tom Barkhuizen down inside the box and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing dispatched the resulting penalty to cut the deficit in half and, despite piling on the pressure, Derby succumbed to a second home defeat of the season. Williams told a press conference: “We started the game very well, we were good up until we scored the second goal then we lost the grip on the game and I thought Derby were the better team. “The next thing for us we have to be able to maintain that level throughout the game and we weren’t able to do that to be quite honest today. “They made it difficult, reacted very well after the second goal and didn’t go under, far from it.” Swansea leapfrogged their opponents into the top half of the table with their sixth win of the season and took three points back to south Wales following two last-minute defeats by Burnley and Leeds heading into the match. Williams added: “We’ve recently conceded late goals but they’re a very resilient group and we saw it out in the end. “We’ve dominated games a lot but probably failed to score when we’ve been that dominant and tonight we managed to score the goals when we were dominant. “We scored the goals at the right time today.” Derby had been unbeaten in their last three matches coming into this one but Paul Warne put defeat down to a poor start. He said: “We conceded two and didn’t get close enough, weren’t aggressive enough, not enough body contact and looked soft, that’s my fault. “Maybe I didn’t message it properly. Sometimes it doesn’t come down to shape and tactics but I thought that was what the difference was. “Credit Swansea for the win but after the 25 mins it looked like we would score. I really enjoyed it, that’s the truth. I had 70 minutes of a team giving everything, I don’t think we’ve had that many attempts in the Championship this season. “It’s a rude awakening, last year we would’ve won that 4-2.”

Losses for big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3% from its record high a day earlier, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.6%. Losses for Nvidia, Microsoft and Broadcom were the biggest weights on the market. Dell sank 12.2% after reporting revenue that fell shy of forecasts, and HP dropped 11.4% after giving a weaker-than-expected outlook. Treasury yields fell in the bond market. U.S. financial markets will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will reopen for a half day on Friday. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 fell 22.89 points, or 0.4%, to 5,998.74. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 138.25 points, or 0.3%, to 44,722.06. The Nasdaq composite fell 115.10 points, or 0.6%, to 19,060.48. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 1.88 points, or 0.1%, to 2,426.19. For the week: The S&P 500 is up 29.40 points, or 0.5%. The Dow is up 425.55 points, or 1%. The Nasdaq is up 56.83 points, or 0.3%. The Russell 2000 is up 19.52 points, or 0.8%. For the year: The S&P 500 is up 1,228.91 points, or 25.8%. The Dow is up 7,032.52 points, or 18.7%. The Nasdaq is up 4,449.12 points, or 27%. The Russell 2000 is up 399.12 points, or 19.7%.

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Michigan tight end Colston Loveland , the No. 13 player on Dane Brugler’s big board , has declared for the NFL Draft, joining teammates Mason Graham and Will Johnson . Loveland announced his decision Friday on social media . Though Michigan struggled in the passing game during a 7-5 regular season, Loveland was one of Michigan’s bright spots. He finished his junior season with 56 receptions, a school record for a tight end, 582 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Advertisement Loveland, an unheralded prospect from Gooding, Idaho, earned playing time as a freshman and was one of the key players in Michigan’s national championship season as a sophomore. The 6-foot-5 Loveland’s fluidity as a route runner made him one of the top tight end prospects in college football and a potential top-15 pick. “If he’s not ready to go play in the NFL , I don’t know who would be,” tight ends coach Steve Casula said earlier this season. “He’s outstanding. When you compare his movement skills, his athleticism, ball skills, all that stuff, (you can) compare him against NFL players right now.” Loveland became the third Michigan junior to declare for the draft, joining Johnson and Graham, two other potential first-round picks. Loveland didn’t address the ReliaQuest Bowl in his announcement but the mid-December draft declarations indicate the Wolverines will be without some of their top players when they face Alabama on Dec. 31. Loveland and Johnson were recovering from injuries, and neither played in Michigan’s season-ending upset of Ohio State . Analyzing Loveland’s draft stock In terms of pure receiver ability, Loveland is the best tight end in the 2025 NFL Draft class. His route nuance, ball skills, hand reliability and toughness at the catch point was simply more consistent over a longer period of time than Penn State stud Tyler Warren or anyone else. In just about every area, Loveland has first-round traits as a big, bendy target with speed and an ability to adjust in the air. As a blocker, Loveland was often the spread tight end during Michigan’s national title run with former tight end A.J. Barner occupying much of the inline responsibility. Loveland is a solid inline blocker, he’s not an elite one. In fact, some NFL teams may wind up preferring Warren – a more powerful and, frankly, bigger athlete – over Loveland simply based on this. He also missed the Ohio State game, his last in the series, with a shoulder injury. At the same time, he’s easily a top-20 talent in this draft. Whether or not he winds up in the top 20 — or completely locked into the first round in a weird year — remains to be seen. #Michigan TE Colston Loveland lined up all over the place as usual Saturday night. Made plays all over the place, per usual. pic.twitter.com/tHaDtOyBh6 — Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) September 1, 2024 (Photo of Colston Loveland: Gregory Shamus / Getty Images)

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