Davis shot 8 of 17 from the field, including 7 for 14 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 12 from the line for the Monarchs (4-8, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference). Sean Durugordon scored 15 points while shooting 4 of 11 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line and added five rebounds. R.J. Blakney had 11 points and went 5 of 11 from the field (0 for 4 from 3-point range). Old Dominion led 68-63 with 21 seconds left in regulation but the Warhawks came up with a Jacob Wilson 3-pointer, a Jalen Bolden steal and two free throws by Bolden to force overtime. In OT, Davis hit a tying 3-pointer with 1:09 to go and the Monarchs held the Warhawks scoreless over the final 97 seconds. The Warhawks (4-10, 0-1) were led by Wilson, who recorded 23 points, six rebounds and three steals. Bolden added 17 points and two steals for UL Monroe. Tyreese Watson finished with 14 points and six assists. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Novocastrians invited to have their say on city-shaping roadmapTEHRAN – Iran has decided to activate new advanced centrifuges, rejecting an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors resolution that rebuked Tehran despite its offer of new concessions. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the Iranian Foreign Ministry released a joint statement early Friday, criticizing the IAEA's resolution as politically driven, unrealistic, and unjust. A significant number of advanced centrifuges will be deployed in response to the unconstructive move, the statement read. The resolution, passed by the IAEA's Board of Governors with a vote of 19 to 3 and 12 abstentions, accused Iran of “insufficient cooperation” and demanded a comprehensive report on its nuclear activities by spring 2025. The statement added that despite taking new measures to accelerate its nuclear program, Iran will maintain its technical cooperation with the IAEA based on previous agreements. Referring to the IAEA chief’s recent trip to Iran, the statement explained that Rafael Grossi’s meetings with senior Iranian officials and his subsequent visits to the Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites showed a solid foundation for enhanced collaboration between Iran and the nuclear agency. It accused the UK, France, Germany, and the U.S. of advancing political agendas under the guise of nuclear concerns, especially in light of their past failures to uphold agreements like the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA was established in 2015 between Iran and the P5+1 countries. It imposed restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities in return for the termination of Western sanctions. However, the accord collapsed in 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the agreement and reimpose sanctions on Iran. In a televised interview on Friday, AEOI spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi confirmed the immediate implementation of "compensatory actions," including a substantial increase in uranium enrichment capacity alongside the accelerated development of advanced centrifuge technology. “We will significantly increase our enrichment capacity, deploy various advanced machines, and enhance the speed of industrial research and development for each machine,” he added. Tehran had reportedly agreed not to expand its stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity during Grossi’s visit to Iran. Kamalvandi said the agreement is no longer viable, as Iran had only taken up the offer contingent upon the fact that the IAEA does not pass a censure against the country.
Ajit Pawar, who parted ways with his uncle last year and was seeking an eighth term from this seat in Pune district. Baramati: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar on Saturday won from his traditional Baramati assembly constituency by defeating his nephew and NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar by more than one lakh votes. The 65-year-old politician, thus, settled the score with his uncle Sharad Pawar (83), inflicting on him the first-ever defeat in this family bastion. Though Sharad Pawar himself was not in the fray, the high-stakes contest was being seen as a battle between him and Ajit. Ajit Pawar, who parted ways with his uncle last year and was seeking an eighth term from this seat in Pune district, polled 1,81,132 votes while Yugendra Pawar polled 80,233 votes. He, thus, defeated his younger brother Shriniwas' son by 1,00,899 votes. Five months ago, Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) had triumphed in Baramati in the Lok Sabha elections, with incumbent MP and Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule defeating Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra by a margin of 1.5 lakh votes. Both the NCP factions did not leave a single stone unturned during the assembly campaign, and even Sharad Pawar's wife Pratibha Pawar and Sule's daughter Revati were seen campaigning for Yugendra, while Ajit Pawar brought his mother on stage during his concluding rally in Baramati. While Sharad Pawar told the people of Baramati that they needed a new leadership, alluding to Yugendra Pawar whom he described as a highly-educated candidate, Ajit cautioned people not to fall prey to the "emotional pitch" by the senior Pawar. The deputy chief minister also highlighted his development record in the area, and vowed to make Baramati "the number one tehsil in the country". After Saturday's results, Ajit Pawar, who along with several other NCP legislators sided with the BJP-Shiv Sena government in 2023, could claim to be the real political heir of his estranged uncle who founded the NCP in 1999. Sunetra Pawar, now a Rajya Sabha member, thanked the people of Baramati for reposing their faith once again in `Dada' (elder brother in Marathi, as Ajit is fondly called). Sharad Pawar, 83, started his political career in Baramati where he contested his first assembly election in 1967, and so far, he or a candidate backed by him had never tasted defeat in the constituency. Following the split in the NCP in 2023, Ajit Pawar managed to get the party name and symbol from the Election Commission of India, forcing the Sharad Pawar faction to rename itself as NCP(SP) with a new symbol -- 'Man Blowing Turha'. With his party winning 37 seats (out of the 59 it contested) so far and leading on four seats, Ajit in a post on X on Saturday evening said, "Our victory today makes our shoulders heavy with the huge responsibilities the people of Maharashtra have bestowed upon us for the next 5 years. We shall spend every moment working to fulfil their aspirations. We shall not spend a single moment speaking against anyone, we will speak only and only for the development of Maharashtra and the welfare of its people." Get Current Updates on India News , Entertainment News along with Latest News and Top Headlines from India and around the world. Published 20:15 IST, November 23rd 2024BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WV News) — While it’s not a matchup of the top two seeds, No. 4 Herbert Hoover and No. 3 Bridgeport each enter Saturday’s Class AAA state championship game as undefeated teams who have dominated opponents. Bridgeport will head down on Saturday morning. No pep rally. No fluff. “Business,” Bridgeport coach Tyler Phares said. Bridgeport’s overall record in the playoffs is 70-33. The Indians have won 10 state championships, most recently in 2019, and are 10-1 in state title games. Saturday’s matchup is the first for a team coached by Phares, who took over in 2021. Herbert Hoover and Bridgeport have only met once, a 2002 playoff matchup at Wayne Jamison Field. Hoover won 13-6. The Huskies have an overall playoff record of 16-18. Saturday will be the second time in three seasons that the Huskies have played for a state championship, but they have never won. This season, Herbert Hoover has outscored its schedule 591-153, posting two shutouts. The Huskies are led by quarterback Dane Hatfield. He nears 2,000 rushing yards on the season while also eclipsing 1,600 passing yards. Hatfield will finish the season with over 50 touchdowns as one of the states’ best overall players, regardless of class. Hatfield is known best for his ability to read the opion. Hatfield does it better than just about anyone, and his running mate Blake Fisher is also capable of breaking free at a moment’s notice. The two combine for just about every touchdown that isn’t a kick return, which Fisher has also done, or a late-game punch. In the playoffs, Hatfield has scored 11 touchdowns. In the first round against Elkins, he showed that he’s not just legs. He had 342 passing yards while Elkins held him to 58 rushing yards. Fisher had four touchdowns on 213 receiving yards, and Hoover won 49-7. The next week, Hatfield had five total touchdowns, and Fisher added three more. At No. 1-seeded Princeton, Hatfield scored four times in a 35-12 romp. To stop Hatfield and Fisher is to stop Hoover, but that is far from a task anyone has been able to accomplish in a box score. “He’s a really great athlete,” Bridgeport coach Tyler Phares said of Hatfield. “The offensive line doesn’t get enough credit. They do a really good job of blocking in the second level. (Fisher) is tough. They put him in the slot and move him around. They’ve got talented skill players as well as a good line. Really good system. They are sharp in a lot of aspects.” But along comes Bridgeport, a team outscoring opponents 752-105. Bridgeport has had six shutouts this season and didn’t allow a touchdown from its first-team defense until mid-October. “Happy for the kids,” Phares said. “They work their tails off and do the little things that we ask them to do. It starts in January. We’re excited to be in this spot, and we hope to keep rolling.” Overall, the Tribe has only let up three rushing touchdowns this season and has only let teams into its red zone 11 times. Teams have only scored from it five times all season, no one more than twice in a single game. While the offense has set a single-season school record for scoring, the defense is also one of the best to ever take the field. Bridgeport played 14 games in 2000 and only allowed 118 points, winning the Class AA state championship. That team scored 516 total points and is the only team that will likely beat the 2024 unit in total points allowed for a 14-game season in school history, barring a shootout on Saturday. Statistically, the 2024 Tribe is one of Bridgeport’s all-time best. Josh Love leads the offense with 1,425 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns. Alex Moses is close behind with 1,023 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns. Tim Jeffress (12) and Jack Spatafore (17) join as double-digit TD scorers. Phares’ offense is akin to his coaching journey. It began as an offensive line coach at his alma mater, Elkins. He became the offensive coordinator there before moving to William Campbell (VA) as an OC from 2013-15. He moved back to the area for a pair of seasons as Morgantown’s offensive line coach before coming to Bridgeport. Has it always been hard-nosed? “When I’ve called the offense, yes,” Phares said. “I’ve switched it up a bit and done some different things. We ran a lot of spread in Morgantown. When I first got here, we ran the power pistol and a little bit of stick.” The fight within the trenches is the game within the game. If you establish the run and defend it well, you have a good chance of coming out on top. “That’s a big part of it,” Phares said of the line. “Who’s going to win in the trenches? We hope that we’re the better team there. That’s what we’ve trained for all year.” The only common opponent for the two teams is Nitro. Hatfield had two touchdowns, logging 156 rushing yards and 79 passing yards. Ultimately, Hoover won 13-7 in overtime in mid-September. Bridgeport faced Nitro in the state quarterfinals, winning 70-21. In that game, Bridgeport tied its mark for the most points in a playoff game in school history. Alex Moses had 191 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Josh Love had 128 yards and four touchdowns on eight carries. Bridgeport forced Nitro backwards at -39 rushing yards. Nitro quarterback Josh Moody played well with 375 passing yards and three touchdowns, but he was also sacked six times and lost two interceptions. Both teams saw comfortable victories in the state semifinals, and there are no underdogs in a state title game. The Class AAA state championship game begins at noon on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Laidley Field in Charleston.
The Telugu thriller KA, featuring emerging star Kiran Abbavaram, has been a remarkable success story in 2024. Directed by Sujith and Sandeep, the film hit theaters on Diwali, October 31, and quickly garnered critical acclaim and box office success. With its engaging plot and gripping climax, KA managed to collect over Rs 50 crore globally on a modest budget of Rs 12 crore. Assembly Election Results Live Updates Maharashtra Election Results Jharkhand Election Results Bypoll Election Results KA OTT Release Announcement Following its theatrical success, fans can now look forward to the film's OTT release. Starting November 28, 2024, the Telugu version of KA will stream on ETV Win, which secured the digital rights for a substantial sum. While the Telugu version will be available this month, dubbed versions, including Malayalam, will be released later to honor their ongoing theatrical run. Produced by Chinta Gopalakrishna Reddy, Chinta Vineesha Reddy, and Chinta Rajashekar Reddy under Srichakraas Entertainments, KA combines a compelling narrative with stellar production values. The music, composed by Sam CS, enhances the film's intense and suspenseful atmosphere. After its massive success in the Telugu market, the Malayalam version of KA was released in theaters on November 22, 2024, extending the film's reach to a broader audience. However, the decision to delay the OTT release of dubbed versions reflects the makers' commitment to maximizing theatrical viewership. — etvwin (@etvwin) KA Plot and Cast Set in the fictional village of Krishnagiri, KA is a suspenseful mystery centered around Abhinaya Vasudev, played by Kiran Abbavaram. An orphaned postman, Abhinaya treats the villagers as his family. The story takes a dark turn when women in the village begin to disappear, prompting him to uncover the truth behind the abductions. The film stars Thanvi Ram and Nayan Sarika as female leads, alongside a supporting cast that includes Achyuth Kumar, Redin Kingsley, and Bindu Chandramouli. With a 7.4 rating on IMDb and positive reviews on social media, KA has been described as a "slow burn" with a rewarding climax. Fans have praised Kiran Abbavaram’s performance and the film's unique storyline, marking it as a significant milestone in the actor's career. The success of KA underscores the growing popularity and creative storytelling of Telugu cinema. Kiran Abbavaram, once seeking a breakthrough, has solidified his position as a promising talent in Tollywood. Mark your calendars for November 28 and enjoy the thrill of KA from the comfort of your home! Assembly Election Results Live Updates Maharashtra Poll Results Highlights 2024 Jharkhand Poll Results Highlights 2024Trae Young, Hawks hoping to win big in Vegas at the NBA Cup semifinals
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AP News Summary at 2:01 p.m. ESTWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) closed a historic chapter in his political career this week, chairing his final hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Known as a tireless advocate for people with disabilities, Casey used his platform to push groundbreaking reforms during his 18 years in the Senate. This final hearing, titled “ Empowering People with Disabilities to Live, Work, Learn, and Thrive ,” was a fitting testament to the senator’s enduring legacy in disability rights and a stark reminder of the void his departure will leave. Throughout his Senate tenure, Casey fought with an unwavering resolve to dismantle the systemic barriers that suppress opportunities for millions of Americans with disabilities. Reflecting on his work, he spoke about the voices that motivated him to act. “From the beginning of my time in the Senate, I heard a constant refrain from disability advocates...they faced barriers to save for their future, they were being paid well below a living wage, and they could not afford or access the care they needed,” Casey said. It was this consistent call to action that shaped his legislative mission. Perhaps his most notable achievement was the creation of the ABLE program, which revolutionized the way people with disabilities could save for their future. Before ABLE, many people with disabilities could not accrue savings without risking the loss of crucial benefits like Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income. Casey changed that reality. To date, the program has helped hundreds of thousands of people save for essential costs, from healthcare and housing to educational expenses. His legislative fingerprints don’t end there. Casey played a central role in making federal websites more accessible, a major step in ensuring equal access to government services. He also championed the fight to prioritize home-care access and relentlessly pressured Congress to phase out exploitative subminimum wage practices, an archaic policy that enables employers to pay disabled workers less than the federal minimum wage. Witnesses at the hearing underscored Casey’s unparalleled impact on the disability community. Lydia Brown, Director of Policy at the National Disability Institute, praised his leadership in passing the ABLE Act. “Ten years ago, Senator Casey’s leadership...changed the game. For many disabled people on Medicaid, an ABLE account is also their only available means to save for retirement,” Brown said. Ai-Jen Poo, President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, highlighted the stakes of Casey’s absence. “It is daunting to think about facing the challenges ahead...without you at the helm,” she said, emphasizing the ripple effects of his advocacy. For Neil McDevitt, Mayor of North Wales, Pennsylvania, Casey’s work resonated deeply at both local and national levels. “You have been a steadfast ally... We owe you a debt that can never be repaid,” he said. Despite these milestones, Casey’s departure comes at a critical time. The path to achieving full disability equity remains riddled with challenges. Advocates are bracing for a fight to safeguard Medicaid and continue expanding access to housing, education, and economic opportunity. Bob Casey’s exit from the Senate signifies the end of an era—not just for Pennsylvania, but for the national disability rights movement. His legacy will be remembered as one driven by compassion, intellect, and a relentless pursuit of justice. Yet for those following in his footsteps, the message is clear: the work must—and will—continue. Though this chapter closes with Casey stepping away, the blueprint for progress he leaves behind is an indelible reminder of what leadership can achieve when it is fueled by purpose and driven by the voices of those who need it most. For the latest news on everything happening in Chester County and the surrounding area, be sure to follow MyChesCo on Google News and MSN .Trump posts 'how it's going' message contrasting Time Person of the Year cover with mugshot
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Maverick McNealy steadied himself after a rugged start Saturday with a 4-under 66 and caught up with Vince Whaley in a wild third round at the RSM Classic in which a half-dozen players had at least a share of the lead. McNealy looked as though he might have the lead when he hit wedge on the final hole that rolled just by the cup and settled 8 feet away. He missed the putt, still in great position to go after his first PGA Tour victory. Whaley, also winless on tour, birdied the 18th for a 63 and will be playing in the final group for the first time on the PGA Tour. McNealy, who joined him at 14-under 198, also shared the 54-hole lead in 2021 at the season opener in Napa, California. Whaley was playing with a sense of freedom not everyone has at the final PGA Tour event this year. He was playing on a medical extension and fulfilled the necessary points in July. The next step was finishing in the top 125 in the FedEx Cup. He secured that last week with a tie for fifth in the Bermuda Championship. Everything else feels like a bonus, and there could be no greater perk than a victory to get into the Masters and PGA Championship, along with a two-year exemption. “I've really got nothing to lose and everything to gain, so I'm just excited for the opportunity,” Whaley said. Opportunity abounds going into the final round. Daniel Berger shot a 63 and played his way into the final group, just two shots behind. He was tied with former Sea Island winner Mackenzie Hughes (65), Michael Thorbjornsen (67) and Patrick Fishburn (69). Berger and Thorbjornsen were among those who arrived at Sea Island outside the top 125, the number required to keep full status on tour on next year. Thorbjornsen already has that locked up as the No. 1 player in the PGA Tour University ranking. Berger needed a big week and he's delivering, even though he says he doesn't feel stress. Berger missed 19 months with a back injury that he feared might end his career. Now he's healthy enough to have played 27 times this year. “Regardless when I play well, I'm going to be fine,” said Berger, who played in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. "When you miss that much amount of time it takes a little bit of a while to get back. It's just a matter of being patient and eventually good things come around.” Henrik Norlander and Hayden Springer, also on the the wrong side of No. 125, each shot 63 and were among those tied for 12th, a position that currently would let them move into the top 125. Joel Dahmen, who had to make a 5-foot par putt on Friday to make the cut, shot 70 and was tied for 61st. He is at No. 124 and his future depends on a big round Sunday, along with how Thorbjornsen, Berger, Norlander and Springer fare. Closer to the top, eight players were separated by three shots. That includes Luke Clanton, the Florida State sophomore and No. 1 amateur in the world who already has three top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour and was going after another one. AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golfHill shot 9 for 15, including 6 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Red Wolves (10-3, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference). Joseph Pinion scored 19 points while shooting 5 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and three steals. Taryn Todd finished 6 of 11 from the field to finish with 13 points, while adding five rebounds and six assists. Jordan Battle finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Chanticleers (6-6, 0-1). Colin Granger added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Coastal Carolina. Denzel Hines also had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Arkansas State next plays Thursday against Old Dominion on the road, and Coastal Carolina will host Warner on Sunday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Lantheus ( NASDAQ:LNTH – Get Free Report ) was downgraded by StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective (down previously from $135.00) on shares of Lantheus in a research report on Friday, November 8th. B. Riley increased their price target on shares of Lantheus from $105.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. JMP Securities lowered their price objective on Lantheus from $125.00 to $112.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic began coverage on Lantheus in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lantheus currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.50. View Our Latest Research Report on LNTH Lantheus Trading Up 3.7 % Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lantheus Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lantheus during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $250,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Lantheus during the 3rd quarter worth $230,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lantheus by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,683,500 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $184,798,000 after purchasing an additional 32,551 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in Lantheus by 40.4% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 6,847 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $752,000 after buying an additional 1,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment acquired a new position in shares of Lantheus during the 3rd quarter valued at $439,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.06% of the company’s stock. About Lantheus ( Get Free Report ) Lantheus Holdings, Inc develops, manufactures, and commercializes diagnostic and therapeutic products that assist clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of heart, cancer, and other diseases worldwide. It provides DEFINITY, an injectable ultrasound enhancing agent used in echocardiography exams; TechneLite, a technetium generator for nuclear medicine procedures; Xenon-133, a radiopharmaceutical gas to assess pulmonary function; Neurolite, an injectable imaging agent to identify the area within the brain where blood flow has been blocked or reduced due to stroke; Cardiolite, an injectable Tc-99m-labeled imaging agent to assess blood flow to the muscle of the heart; and PYLARIFY, an F 18-labelled PSMA-targeted PET imaging agent used for imaging of PSMA positive-lesions in men with prostate cancer. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Lantheus Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lantheus and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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Russ Vought, the hard-driving budget director from President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration, will be nominated for a second stint in the job. An unapologetic fiscal and social conservative, Vought is an aggressive advocate of cutting nondefense spending — but not what he calls the earned entitlements, Social Security and Medicare — and using presidential powers to shape government spending during Trump’s first term. Vought is “an aggressive cost cutter and deregulator who will help us implement our America First Agenda across all Agencies,” Trump posted Friday on Truth Social, his social media platform. “Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government, and he will help us return Self Governance to the People.” Vought has stressed the need for a president to exert control over the bureaucracies in agencies and departments, which he said have gotten used to pursuing their own agendas. In a chapter he contributed to “Project 2025,” a Heritage Foundation-sponsored report to help the next president to “deconstruct the administrative state,” Vought wrote that the “great challenge confronting a conservative president is the existential need for aggressive use of the vast powers of the executive branch to return power — including power currently held by the executive branch — to the American people.” He said success in doing this requires “boldness to bend or break the bureaucracy to the presidential will and self-denial to use the bureaucratic machine to send power away from Washington and back to America’s families, faith communities, local governments, and states.” And during a recent interview with Tucker Carlson posted on X, he said the Office of Management and Budget has a central role to play in this effort. OMB is “the president’s most important tool to dealing with the bureaucracy, administrative state,” he said. “And the nice thing about President Trump is he knows that and he knows how to use it effectively.” Among the ways to achieve this, Vought said, are to make clear that federal agencies are accountable to the president and not “independent,” and to restore “impoundment” authority , allowing the president to spend less than appropriated by Congress. Laying the groundwork Since Trump lost his reelection bid in 2020, Vought has been laying the groundwork for a second Trump term. He founded the Center for Renewing America, a think tank populated by former administration officials. And he served as policy director of the committee that wrote the 2024 GOP convention platform. In a fiscal 2023 budget blueprint put out by the center and dubbed “A Commitment to End Woke and Weaponized Government,” Vought challenged the view that the projected exhaustion of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds is the most serious fiscal priority. His plan has no cuts for Social Security or to Medicare beneficiaries. Instead, Vought proposed cutting nondefense discretionary programs by $3.5 trillion over a decade, trimming Medicaid by more than $2 trillion and repealing the 2010 health care law’s insurance subsidies, among other reductions. He argued that Americans “are simply not going to buy the notion that their earned entitlements must be tweaked while the federal government is funding Bob Dylan statues in Mozambique or gay pride parades in Prague.” Partisan past Vought joined OMB early in the Trump administration, rising to deputy director and then acting director before he was confirmed as director in a party-line 51-45 Senate vote in July 2020. No Senate Democrat voted to confirm him for either post. Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., charged during a Budget Committee confirmation hearing in 2020 that he was “unfit and unqualified to lead” OMB “or any office.” She cited Vought’s role in temporarily withholding $400 million in aid to Ukraine, an action that led to Trump’s impeachment by the House and later acquittal in the Senate. In a 2017 confirmation hearing for deputy director, Democrats questioned whether he would comply with oversight requests from minority Democrats on committees. And they faulted him for writing in a conservative blog in 2016 that Islam was a “deficient theology.” Democrats cut him off before he could answer their questions about his religious views. Then-Colorado GOP Sen. Cory Gardner warned Democrats not to question Vought’s faith. He has been under a microscope lately, with news organizations releasing video of speeches and conversations in which he said, among other things, that he wants to put bureaucrats “in trauma.” “We want their funding to be shut down so that the EPA can’t do all of the rules against our energy industry because they have no bandwidth financially to do so,” he said in speech obtained by ProPublica. “We want to put them in trauma.” In the Carlson interview, Vought acknowledged the “trauma” comments. But he added that “there’s a lot of people there who have come to serve and do great public service” in the agencies, “and we want to affirm that.” ‘Shadow offices’ In speeches and conversations, Vought said his think tank has been drafting potential executive actions and building “shadow offices” of OMB, the Office of Legal Counsel and National Security Council. “We’re trying to build a shadow Office of Legal Counsel so that when a future president says, ‘What legal authorities do I need to shut down the riots?,’ we want to be able to shut down the riots and not have the legal community or the defense community come in and say that’s an inappropriate use of what you’re trying to do,” he said in a speech obtained by ProPublica. Before going to work for OMB, Vought was a vice president at Heritage Action. Earlier, he had served as policy director for the House Republican Conference under then Indiana Rep. and later Trump Vice President Mike Pence. Vought also worked as executive director of the conservative Republican Study Committee and as an aide to former Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas.
After a hectic week gone by, the primary market is set to catch its breath next week, though it won’t be entirely quiet on the IPO front. Unimech Aerospace has already announced its public offer, while the SME segment will see two additional issues opening for subscription. Alongside these three new IPOs, the coming week will also witness the listing of eight companies, whose public offers were launched in the latest week. Here's what's on the IPO table next week. Unimech Aerospace IPO Bengaluru-based space startup Unimech Aerospace has announced that it will launch Rs 500 crore initial public offering (IPO) on December 23. The issue, which is priced at Rs 745-785 apiece, will be available for bidding till December 26. The IPO of Unimech is a combination of fresh equity issue of up to Rs 250 crore and an offer of sale (OFS) of up to Rs 250 crore by promoter and promoter group selling shareholders. Stock Trading Derivative Analytics Made Easy By - Vivek Bajaj, Co Founder- Stockedge and Elearnmarkets View Program Stock Trading Technical Analysis Demystified: A Complete Guide to Trading By - Kunal Patel, Options Trader, Instructor View Program Stock Trading Complete Guide to Stock Market Trading: From Basics to Advanced By - Harneet Singh Kharbanda, Full Time Trader View Program Stock Trading Stock Investing Made Easy: Beginner's Stock Market Investment Course By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Stock Trading Options Trading Made Easy: Options Trading Course By - Anirudh Saraf, Founder- Saraf A & Associates, Chartered Accountant View Program Stock Trading Macroeconomics Made Easy: Online Certification Course By - Anirudh Saraf, Founder- Saraf A & Associates, Chartered Accountant View Program Stock Trading Market 103: Mastering Trends with RMI and Techno-Funda Insights By - Rohit Srivastava, Founder- Indiacharts.com View Program Stock Trading RSI Trading Techniques: Mastering the RSI Indicator By - Dinesh Nagpal, Full Time Trader, Ichimoku & Trading Psychology Expert View Program Stock Trading Renko Chart Patterns Made Easy By - Kaushik Akiwatkar, Derivative Trader and Investor View Program Stock Trading Cryptocurrency Made Easy: Cryptocurrency Course By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Stock Trading Market 104: Options Trading: Kickstart Your F&O Adventure By - Saketh R, Founder- QuickAlpha, Full Time Options Trader View Program Stock Trading Candlesticks Made Easy: Candlestick Pattern Course By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Stock Trading Commodity Markets Made Easy: Commodity Trading Course By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Stock Trading Stock Valuation Made Easy By - Rounak Gouti, Investment commentary writer, Experience in equity research View Program Stock Trading Dow Theory Made Easy By - Vishal Mehta, Independent Systematic Trader View Program Stock Trading A2Z of Stock Market for Beginners: Stock Market Course For Beginners By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Stock Trading Technical Trading Made Easy: Online Certification Course By - Souradeep Dey, Equity and Commodity Trader, Trainer View Program Under the OFS, Ramakrishna Kamojhala, Rajanikanth Balaraman, Preetham S V and Rasmi Anil Kumar will offload part stakes. Also Read: It's a long shot, but investors can check NACDAC Infrastructure IPO allotment here The proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to fund capital expenditure for expansion through the purchase of machinery and equipment, to meet working capital requirements, for investment in its material subsidiary, for repayment of debt and for general corporate purposes. Unimech is an engineering solutions company, specialising in manufacturing and the supply of critical parts such as aero tooling, ground support equipment, electro-mechanical sub-assemblies and other precision-engineered components for aerospace, defence, energy, and semiconductor industries. Anand Rathi Advisors and Equirus Capital are the book-running lead managers to the issue and KFin Technologies is the registrar. SME segment The SME segment will see two new public offers from Solar91 Cleantech and Anya Polytech, opening on December 24 and December 26, respectively. Solar91 Cleantech, which is promoted by four IIT graduates, has fixed a price band of Rs 185-195 per share for its IPO. Meanwhile, Anya is offering its shares to investors at Rs 14 apiece. ( Disclaimer : Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of Economic Times) (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel )China's getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?
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Major stock indexes on Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday, capping a rare bumpy week for the market. The S&P 500 ended essentially flat, down less than 0.1%, after wavering between tiny gains and losses most of the day. The benchmark index posted a loss for the week, its first after three straight weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%, ending just below the record high it set on Wednesday. There were more than twice as many decliners than gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. Gains in technology stocks helped temper losses in communication services, financials and other sectors of the market. Broadcom surged 24.4% for the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. The company also raised its dividend. The company's big gain helped cushion the market's broader fall. Pricey stock values for technology companies like Broadcom give the sector more weight in pushing the market higher or lower. Artificial intelligence technology has been a focal point for the technology sector and the overall stock market over the last year. Tech companies, and Wall Street, expect demand for AI to continue driving growth for semiconductor and other technology companies. Some tech stocks were a drag on the market. Nvidia fell 2.2%, Meta Platforms dropped 1.7% and Google parent Alphabet slid 1.1%. Among the market's other decliners were Airbnb, which fell 4.7% for the biggest loss in the S&P 500, and Charles Schwab, which closed 4% lower. Furniture and housewares company RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, surged 17% after raising its forecast for revenue growth for the year. All told, the S&P 500 lost 0.16 points to close at 6,051.09. The Dow dropped 86.06 points to 43,828.06. The Nasdaq rose 23.88 points to 19,926.72. Wall Street's rally stalled this week amid mixed economic reports and ahead of the Federal Reserve's last meeting of the year. The central bank will meet next week and is widely expected to cut interest rates for a third time since September. Expectations of a series of rate cuts has driven the S&P 500 to 57 all-time highs so far this year . The Fed has been lowering its benchmark interest rate following an aggressive rate hiking policy that was meant to tame inflation. It raised rates from near-zero in early 2022 to a two-decade high by the middle of 2023. Inflation eased under pressure from higher interest rates, nearly to the central bank's 2% target. The economy, including consumer spending and employment, held strong despite the squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. A slowing job market, though, has helped push a long-awaited reversal of the Fed's policy. Inflation rates have been warming up slightly over the last few months. A report on consumer prices this week showed an increase to 2.7% in November from 2.6% in October. The Fed's preferred measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures index, will be released next week. Wall Street expects it to show a 2.5% rise in November, up from 2.3% in October. The economy, though, remains solid heading into 2025 as consumers continue spending and employment remains healthy, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY. “Still, the outlook is clouded by unusually high uncertainty surrounding regulatory, immigration, trade and tax policy,” he said. Treasury yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.40% from 4.34% late Thursday. European markets slipped. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%. Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% month-on-month in October, following a 0.1% decline in September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Asian markets closed mostly lower.
Fort Worth City Council faces pushback over Jay Chapa selection for City ManagerNvidia’s Rollercoaster: Skyrocket to Slip! Is it Time to Buy Back In?THE COMMUNITY has been invited to have their say on a 10-year roadmap for Newcastle's future. Login or signup to continue reading The City of Newcastle has updated its Community Strategic Plan, Newcastle 2040, to ensure it continues to align with Novocastrians' vision for a liveable, sustainable and inclusive global city. Lord mayor Ross Kerridge said the updated plan is an important step in ensuring Newcastle remains aligned with the community's aspirations and priorities. "Newcastle 2040 is a 10-year roadmap identifying where we are now, where we want to be in the future, and how we'll get there," he said. "It's a plan that represents the community's shared vision for Newcastle, bringing together who we are, what we love, our challenges, and our opportunities." Newcastle's population is expected to grow to 205,445 across 52 suburbs by 2046. A least 84 per cent of people who responded to a council survey on the plan said it aligns with their hopes for the future. The plan sets out four main priorities; creating a city that is liveable, creative, sustainable and one where goals are achieved together. Cr Kerridge said since the plan was initially adopted, the council has delivered projects that enhance livability and inclusivity, including local centre upgrades, improved safety for pedestrians and cyclists and investments in infrastructure like sports facilities and stormwater drainage. "We've also made strides in sustainability through climate action and initiatives to achieve net-zero emissions," he said. "The review process aims to ensure these efforts remain aligned with community expectations and contribute to the continued success of Newcastle." Public exhibition is open until January 30, 2025 and submissions can be made on the council's website. Community members who get involved by either completing the online survey or sharing what they love about Newcastle with a text, photo or video submission have the chance to win a share of $1,500 in prizes. 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!
