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HCC hosts interdisciplinary mock trial: The People v. Taylor Copeland7.5% Revenue growth year-over-year driven by new venue development Eighteen open venues with Walnut Creek open as of November 15, 2024 Significant progress on removal of $15 million of annualized cost Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. ("Pinstripes" or "the Company") PNST , a best-in-class experiential dining and entertainment brand combining bistro, bowling, bocce and private event space, today reported its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended October 13, 2024. Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Highlights Total revenue increased 7.5% to $26.5 million, compared to the prior year fiscal quarter Food and beverage revenues increased 8.6% to $21.1 million Recreation revenues increased 3.6% to $5.4 million Operating loss was $7.9 million, including pre-opening expenses of $1.6 million, or (29.7)% of total revenue, compared to operating loss of $7.2 million, including pre-opening expenses of $3.0 million, or (29.3)% of total revenue, in the prior year period. Net loss was $9.3 million compared to a net loss of $7.3 million in the prior year period. Same store sales decreased (9.4)% over the prior year period Venue-Level EBITDA (1) was $1.3 million, a decrease of $0.3 million from the prior year period Venue-Level EBITDA margin was 5.0%, a decrease of 162 basis points from the prior year period due to the less efficient ramp up of our four new locations as they continue to mature. Venue-Level EBITDA margin for mature venues (2) was 8.3%, an increase of 51 basis points from the prior year period Adjusted EBITDA (1) was $(3.1) million compared to $(4.2) million in the prior year period. Dale Schwartz, Founder and CEO, stated, "We continue to make significant progress on rationalizing our cost structure by removing an annualized $15 million at the store and corporate level, and we have also initiated several local-store marketing campaigns that are driving awareness and sales at all venues. We believe these combined actions further position our brand for improved profitability as the macro environment improves. We are also excited about our most recent store opening in Walnut Creek, and continue our new location development efforts." Schwartz concluded, "We are equally focused on strengthening our balance sheet and raising additional capital to fund our operations and expansion plans, and we continue to believe that our high-quality, connection-oriented dining, entertainment and event venues attractively position us to drive long-term shareholder value." (1) Venue-Level EBITDA, Venue-Level EBITDA for mature venues and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. For reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, see the accompanying financial tables. (2) Mature Venues are defined as venues open greater than 24 months. Development Update The Company did not open a new venue during the second quarter, with a total venue count of 17 as of October 13, 2024. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the Company opened a location in Walnut Creek, CA on November 15, 2024. Review of Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results Total revenues were $26.5 million compared to $24.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Same store sales decreased (9.4)% for the second quarter of 2025 as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in total revenue was primarily due to having four new stores open in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 for the full period compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024, partially offset by modest decreases in volume at our 13 legacy locations. Food and beverage costs as a percentage of total revenues were 17.5% for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 17.4% in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. As a percentage of revenue, the food and beverage costs for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024 were relatively flat as cost efficiencies offset changes in product mix. Store labor and benefits costs as a percentage of total sales were 38.9% for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 37.9% in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. As a percentage of revenue, the increase in store labor and benefits expenses was primarily due to the addition of four new stores open for the entire second quarter of fiscal 2025, which contributed to higher store labor and benefits costs. Excluding the addition of four new stores, store labor and benefits costs were down approximately 30 basis points. Store occupancy costs, excluding depreciation, as a percentage of total revenues were 18.6% for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 18.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. As a percentage of revenue, the decrease in store occupancy costs, excluding depreciation, including as a percentage of revenue, for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024, was primarily due to four new locations open for the entire second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Other store operating costs, excluding depreciation, as a percentage of sales were 19.9% for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 20.9% in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. As a percentage of revenue, the decrease in other store operating expenses, excluding depreciation, was primarily due to decreases in repairs and maintenance activities, credit card fees and technology, offset by an increase in insurance costs and janitorial costs in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024. General and administrative expenses were $5.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $3.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses were 19.2% for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to 15.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in general and administrative expenses, including as a percentage of total revenue, was primarily due to increases in public company readiness initiatives, including additional headcount, consulting fees and increased marketing, as well as an increase in stock-based compensation expense. Operating loss was $7.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $7.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in operating loss was primarily due to higher depreciation and operating expenses of four new locations open for the entire second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024, and expenses related to being a public company. Net loss was $9.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $7.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Liquidity and Capital Resources To date, we have funded our operations through proceeds received from previous common stock and preferred stock issuances, through borrowings under various lending commitments and through cash flow from operations. As of October 13, 2024 and April 28, 2024, we had $3.2 million and $13.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, respectively. We anticipate significant positive cash flow in the fiscal third quarter as holiday sales volumes increase substantially. We continue to implement sales and cost-savings measures to increase profitability, and will also evaluate and seek to raise additional capital from outside sources as well as additional funds from our existing lenders to address our future liquidity needs. Conference Call A conference call and webcast to discuss Pinstripes' financial results is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET today. Hosting the conference call and webcast will be Dale Schwartz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Tony Querciagrossa, Chief Financial Officer. Interested parties may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing 201-389-0920. A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call has concluded and can be accessed by dialing 412-317-6671; the passcode is 13749807. The webcast will be available at investor.pinstripes.com under the events & presentations section and will be archived on the site shortly after the call has concluded. About Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. Born in the Midwest, Pinstripes' best-in-class venues offer a combination of made-from-scratch dining, bowling and bocce and flexible private event space. From its full-service Italian-American food and beverage menu to its gaming array of bowling and bocce, Pinstripes offers multi-generational activities seven days a week. Its elegant and spacious 25,000-38,000 square foot venues can accommodate groups of 20 to 1,500 for private events, parties, and celebrations. For more information on Pinstripes, led by Founder and CEO Dale Schwartz, please visit www.pinstripes.com . Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for the forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "forecasted," "projected," "potential," "seem," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or otherwise indicate statements that are not of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the ability of Pinstripes to recognize the anticipated benefits of Pinstripes' recently completed business combination transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Pinstripes to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain key relationships and retain its management and key employees; risks related to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Pinstripes; risks related to Pinstripes' current growth strategy; Pinstripes' ability to successfully open and integrate new locations on a timely basis; risks related to the substantial indebtedness of Pinstripes; risks related to Pinstripes' ability to continue as a going concern and raise additional capital; risks related to the capital intensive nature of Pinstripes' business; the ability of Pinstripes' to attract new customers and retain existing customers; the impact of labor shortage and inflation on Pinstripes; and other economic, business and/or competitive factors. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Stockholders and prospective investors should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Pinstripes on June 28, 2024 and other documents filed by Pinstripes from time to time with the SEC. Stockholders and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date made, are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks, assumptions and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Pinstripes. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, Pinstripes expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the expectations of Pinstripes with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Non-GAAP Measures We prepare our financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Within this presentation, we make reference to Venue-Level EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company includes these non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in that they provide for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) as adjusted for the effects of: (i) depreciation and amortization; (ii) interest expense, net; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) costs associated with our recently completed business combination transaction and public company readiness and related expenses; (v) venue-level adjustments; (vi) gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities; and (vii) non-cash stock compensation expense. We define Venue-Level EBITDA as income (loss) from operations as adjusted for the effects of: (i) depreciation expense; (ii) pre-opening expense; (iii) general and administrative expenses; and (iv) venue-level adjustments. We define Venue-Level EBITDA margin as Venue-Level EBITDA divided by revenue. We defined Venue-Level EBITDA margin for mature venues as Venue-Level EBITDA less income (loss) from operations for non-mature venues divided by revenue. Management uses Venue-Level EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the Company's performance and in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter. Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of certain non-cash charges and other items that affect the comparability of results in past quarters and which we do not believe are reflective of underlying business performance. Accordingly, the Company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, is a useful financial analysis tool that can assist investors in assessing the Company's operating performance and underlying prospects. This analysis should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. This analysis, as well as the other information in this press release, should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and footnotes contained in the documents that the Company files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company in this presentation may be different from the methods used by other companies. The Company is not providing a quantitative reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures presented under the heading Fiscal 2025 Guidance. In accordance with Item10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, a quantitative reconciliation of a forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure is only required to the extent it is available without unreasonable efforts. The Company does not currently have sufficient data to accurately estimate the variables and individual adjustments for such reconciliation, or to quantify the probable significance of these items. The adjustments required for any such reconciliation of the Company's forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures cannot be accurately forecast by the Company, and therefore the reconciliation has been omitted. Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited) October 13, 2024 April 28, 2024 Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,244 $ 13,171 Accounts receivable 1,339 1,137 Inventories 860 949 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,396 2,101 Total current assets 6,839 17,358 Property and equipment, net 77,265 80,015 Operating lease right-of-use assets 74,672 66,362 Other long-term assets 2,659 3,586 Total assets $ 161,435 $ 167,321 Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, and Stockholders' Deficit Current Liabilities Accounts payable $ 23,014 $ 22,706 Amounts due to customers 9,482 8,633 Current portion of long-term notes payable 6,659 4,818 Accrued occupancy costs 8,365 6,508 Other accrued liabilities 9,015 6,546 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 15,243 15,259 Warrant liabilities 766 5,411 Total current liabilities 72,544 69,881 Long-term notes payable 77,447 70,677 Long-term accrued occupancy costs 158 277 Operating lease liabilities 96,972 94,256 Other long-term liabilities 3,168 1,386 Total liabilities 250,289 236,477 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' deficit Common stock (par value: $0.0001; authorized: 430,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 40,087,785 shares at October 13, 2024 and 40,087,785 shares at April 28, 2024) 4 4 Additional paid-in capital 56,244 56,623 Accumulated deficit (145,102 ) (125,783 ) Total stockholders' deficit (88,854 ) (69,156 ) Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders' deficit $ 161,435 $ 167,321 Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Twelve Weeks Ended Twenty-Four Weeks Ended October 13, 2024 October 15, 2023 October 13, 2024 October 15, 2023 Food and beverage revenues $ 21,108 $ 19,435 $ 44,927 $ 39,952 Recreation revenues 5,374 5,188 12,150 10,412 Total revenue 26,482 24,623 57,077 50,364 Cost of food and beverage 4,638 4,278 10,173 8,715 Store labor and benefits 10,308 9,337 21,966 18,634 Store occupancy costs, excluding depreciation 4,932 4,583 11,487 5,590 Other store operating expenses, excluding depreciation 5,283 5,134 10,714 9,556 General and administrative expenses 5,080 3,774 10,584 7,302 Depreciation expense 2,547 1,697 5,065 3,341 Pre-opening expenses 1,568 3,026 2,574 5,304 Operating loss (7,874 ) (7,206 ) (15,486 ) (8,078 ) Interest expense, net (4,898 ) (1,908 ) (9,892 ) (3,601 ) Gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities and other 3,573 1,759 6,248 1,350 Other expense (48 ) — (48 ) — Loss before income taxes (9,247 ) (7,355 ) (19,178 ) (10,329 ) Income tax expense (benefit) 63 (72 ) 138 — Net loss (9,310 ) (7,283 ) (19,316 ) (10,329 ) Less: Cumulative unpaid dividends and change in redemption amount of redeemable convertible preferred stock — (394 ) — (1,951 ) Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (9,310 ) $ (7,677 ) $ (19,316 ) $ (12,280 ) Basic loss per share $ (0.22 ) $ (0.64 ) $ (0.45 ) $ (1.02 ) Diluted loss per share $ (0.22 ) $ (0.64 ) $ (0.45 ) $ (1.02 ) Weighted average shares outstanding, basic 43,099,877 12,066,454 42,905,215 12,094,424 Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted 43,099,877 12,066,454 42,905,215 12,094,424 Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) Twenty-Four Weeks Ended October 13, 2024 October 15, 2023 Cash flows from operating activities Net loss $ (19,316 ) $ (10,329 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities Gain on modification of operating leases — (3,281 ) Depreciation expense 5,065 3,341 Non-cash operating lease expense 3,136 2,646 Paid-in-kind interest 4,942 — Operating lease tenant allowances (863 ) 1,272 Stock-based compensation 1,065 361 Gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities and other (6,248 ) (1,350 ) Warrant expense 28 — Interest on finance lease obligation 24 — Amortization of debt issuance costs 1,199 897 (Increase) decrease in operating assets Accounts receivable (202 ) 188 Inventories 89 (28 ) Prepaid expenses and other current assets 705 (85 ) Operating right-of-use asset (3,602 ) — Other long-term assets 927 (5,005 ) (Decrease) increase in operating liabilities Accounts payable 2,052 3,258 Amounts due to customers 849 809 Accrued occupancy costs 1,738 (4,210 ) Other accrued liabilities 3,416 289 Operating lease liabilities (5,144 ) (4,697 ) Net cash (used in) operating activities (10,140 ) (15,924 ) Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of property and equipment (2,810 ) (9,793 ) Net cash (used in) investing activities (2,810 ) (9,793 ) Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net — 19,843 Payment of transaction costs incurred in connection with the registration statements (10 ) (1,540 ) Principal payments on finance lease obligation (73 ) — Principal payments on long-term notes payable (1,858 ) (283 ) Proceeds from warrant issuances 67 — Debt issuance costs 76 (247 ) Proceeds from long-term notes payable, net 4,821 7,499 Net cash provided by financing activities 3,023 25,272 Net change in cash and cash equivalents (9,927 ) (445 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 13,171 8,436 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 3,244 $ 7,991 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information Cash paid for interest $ 3,197 $ 2,287 Cash paid for income taxes $ 61 $ — Supplemental disclosures of non-cash operating, investing and financing activities Transaction costs incurred in connection with the registration statements but not yet paid $ 66 $ — Operating lease rent abatement $ — $ 3,214 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities $ 7,844 $ (560 ) Non-cash finance obligation $ 360 $ 665 Issuance of contingently issuable warrants $ 401 $ — Reclassification of liability-classified warrants $ 1,864 $ — Reclassification of Oaktree Tranche 2 Written Option from short-term to long-term $ 1,012 $ — Non-cash capital expenditures included in accounts payable $ 1,719 $ 2,798 Change in the redemption amount of the redeemable convertible preferred stock $ — $ 1,423 Accretion of cumulative dividends on Series I redeemable convertible preferred stock $ — $ 528 Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Loss to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) Twelve Weeks Ended October 13, 2024 October 15, 2023 Net Loss $ (9,310 ) $ (7,283 ) Depreciation expense 2,547 1,697 Interest expense, net 4,898 1,908 Income tax expense (benefit) 63 (72 ) Reported EBITDA $ (1,802 ) $ (3,750 ) Public company readiness, financing, and other extraordinary expenses 1 1,745 868 Venue-level adjustments 2 — 337 Gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities and other (3,573 ) (1,759 ) Stock-based compensation 519 141 Adjusted EBITDA $ (3,111 ) $ (4,163 ) Adjusted EBITDA Margin (11.7 )% (16.9 )% 1 Primarily represents legal and audit-related costs associated with pursuing becoming a public entity, amending financing agreements, and other related or extraordinary expenses 2 Represents adjustment to reflect non-cash gains or losses on modifications of venue leases and other related venue expenses Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of Loss from Operations to Non-GAAP Venue-Level EBITDA (in thousands) Twelve Weeks Ended October 13, 2024 October 15, 2023 Loss from Operations $ (7,874 ) $ (7,206 ) Loss from Operating Margin (29.7 )% (29.3 )% Depreciation expense 2,547 1,697 Pre-opening expenses 1,568 3,026 General and administrative expenses 5,080 3,774 Venue-Level adjustments 1 — 337 Venue-Level EBITDA $ 1,321 $ 1,628 Venue-Level EBITDA Margin 5.0 % 6.6 % 1 Represents adjustment to reflect non-cash gains or losses on restructure of venue leases, impairment loss, other related venue expenses Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of Loss from Operations to Non-GAAP Venue-Level EBITDA Mature Venues (in thousands) Twelve Weeks ended October 13, 2024 October 15, 2023 Loss from Operations $ (7,874 ) $ (7,206 ) Loss from Operating Margin (29.7 )% (29.3 )% Depreciation expense 2,547 1,697 Pre-opening expenses 1,568 3,026 General and administrative expenses 5,080 3,774 Venue-Level adjustments 1 — 337 Non-Mature Loss 521 280 Venue-Level EBITDA Mature Venues $ 1,842 $ 1,908 Venue-Level EBITDA Margin Mature Venues 8.3 % 7.8 % 1 Represents adjustment to reflect non-cash gains or losses on restructure of venue leases, impairment loss, other related venue expenses View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126232080/en/ © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience will be staged at the port city’s P&J Live event complex for one month only from July 12 to August 10 2025. The exhibition’s Scottish premiere at Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC) this summer saw 50,000 visitors come through its doors – with the attraction ending up extending its run by three weeks due to demand. (Image: free) Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience features more than 300 of the post-Impressionist icon’s paintings using technology and a specially curated musical soundtrack to tell the story of one of history’s most influential artists. Attendees will be able to wander through iconic works - including The Starry Night, Sunflowers and Terrace of a Café at Night. Tickets go on pre-sale this Thursday (November 28) at 9am for those signed up to the Beyond Van Gogh UK website. Tickets then go on general sale on Friday 29 November 2024 at 9am. Anna Parry, UK business development at Annerin Productions, said: “I’m thrilled that we’re finally able to announce that Beyond Van Gogh is coming to Aberdeen for summer 2025. (Image: Annerin Productions) “We had an amazing response from visitors when we held the Scottish premiere in Glasgow earlier this year, and we decided to almost double its run as a result. It’s evident there’s a real passion and demand in Scotland for great art and exciting experiences; we’re incredibly excited to be the first to bring an experience of this kind to Northern Scotland. We know everyone who comes to immerse themselves in Van Gogh’s incredible world at P&J Live will have a memorable visit. “The event complex is an absolutely fantastic space to showcase Beyond Van Gogh, and we’ve already enjoyed so much support and enthusiasm from the wonderful P&J Live team.” Claire-Lena Miller-Davis, exhibition sales manager at P&J Live, added: “We are delighted to welcome Beyond Van Gogh to our venue, bringing an exciting cultural experience to the people of the North East of Scotland. It’s a real privilege to host this event, and from the outset we have seen significant interest from both local and national visitors, which is fantastic for the City. The experience is truly awe-inspiring and we can’t wait to share it.”

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence "dictatorship" is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker's ongoing shift into a for-profit company. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year alleging it had betrayed its founding aims as a nonprofit research lab benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. The world's richest man, whose companies include Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X, last year started his own rival AI company, xAI. Musk says it faces unfair competition from OpenAI and its close business partner Microsoft, which has supplied the huge computing resources needed to build AI systems such as ChatGPT. “OpenAI and Microsoft together exploiting Musk’s donations so they can build a for-profit monopoly, one now specifically targeting xAI, is just too much,” says Musk's filing that alleges the companies are violating the terms of Musk’s foundational contributions to the charity. OpenAI is filing a response Friday opposing Musk’s requested order, saying it would cripple OpenAI’s business and mission to the advantage of Musk and his own AI company. A hearing is set for January before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland. At the heart of the dispute is a 2017 internal power struggle at the fledgling startup that led to Altman becoming OpenAI's CEO. Musk also sought to be CEO and in an email outlined a plan where he would “unequivocally have initial control of the company” but said that would be temporary. He grew frustrated after two other OpenAI co-founders said he would hold too much power as a major shareholder and chief executive if the startup succeeded in its goal to achieve better-than-human AI known as artificial general intelligence , or AGI. Musk has long voiced concerns about how advanced forms of AI could threaten humanity. “The current structure provides you with a path where you end up with unilateral absolute control over the AGI," said a 2017 email to Musk from co-founders Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman. “You stated that you don't want to control the final AGI, but during this negotiation, you've shown to us that absolute control is extremely important to you.” In the same email, titled “Honest Thoughts,” Sutskever and Brockman also voiced concerns about Altman's desire to be CEO and whether he was motivated by “political goals.” Altman eventually succeeded in becoming CEO, and has remained so except for a period last year when he was fired and then reinstated days later after the board that ousted him was replaced. OpenAI published the messages Friday in a blog post meant to show its side of the story, particularly Musk's early support for the idea of making OpenAI a for-profit business so it could raise money for the hardware and computer power that AI needs. It was Musk, through his wealth manager Jared Birchall, who first registered “Open Artificial Technologies Technologies, Inc.”, a public benefit corporation, in September 2017. Then came the “Honest Thoughts” email that Musk described as the “final straw.” “Either go do something on your own or continue with OpenAI as a nonprofit,” Musk wrote back. OpenAI said Musk later proposed merging the startup into Tesla before resigning as the co-chair of OpenAI's board in early 2018. Musk didn't immediately respond to emailed requests for comment sent to his companies Friday. Asked about his frayed relationship with Musk at a New York Times conference last week, Altman said he felt “tremendously sad” but also characterized Musk’s legal fight as one about business competition. “He’s a competitor and we’re doing well,” Altman said. He also said at the conference that he is “not that worried” about the Tesla CEO’s influence with President-elect Donald Trump. OpenAI said Friday that Altman plans to make a $1 million personal donation to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the incoming administration. —————————— The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement allowing OpenAI access to part of the AP’s text archives.Trump nominates Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

MEXICO CITY — It would take years, if ever, for Mexico to accomplish what incoming U.S. President Donald Trump is demanding to avoid tariffs: stemming the flow of migrants and drugs over the border. That’s why Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s efforts to avoid a full-blown trade war might be more about doing enough for both sides to claim success. Even a quick phone call — two days after Trump threatened 25% tariffs against his southern neighbor — seemed to change the tone: Trump said on social media that the Mexican president agreed to “stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately.” Sheinbaum, meanwhile, assured her constituents that she touted to Trump Mexico’s existing approach to migration, which she stressed respects human rights, and that a new deal to collaborate would avoid new tariffs, without providing specifics. The whole exchange was reminiscent of Trump’s first term, when he threatened to send troops to shut down the border and then-President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador responded by sending the national guard to help apprehend migrants. The move had a limited immediate effect, but sent a strong image that proved enough to at least avert tariffs of up to 25% on all imports from Mexico. Trump’s threats have a “dual objective,” said Palmira Tapia, a political scientist currently working for the government of the State of Mexico. The U.S. president-elect, she said, is simultaneously seeking to appeal to his constituents and strengthen his hand in talks on migration, drugs and trade. Sheinbaum also faces two challenges: She now must find a way to appease Trump to avoid tariffs that could hit 11% of Mexico’s gross domestic product, while also avoiding the perception — at home, and in the White House — that she will easily bend to demands from up north. “She’s talking to Trump, but she’s also talking to the Mexican public. It has to do with giving a dignified response before her voters, but at the same time trying to stop Trump,” said Catalina Perez Correa, a researcher at the Supreme Court’s Center for Constitutional Studies. “She’s saying, ‘I’m not going to let myself be stepped on by Trump.’ She’s saving face in front of the Mexican public.” Migration reality Mexico has long been a stomping ground for the U.S. when it comes to migration policy. It’s been tasked under successive U.S. presidents with beefing up its border security, increasing highway checkpoints and removing migrants from freight trains they often board. Even though migration rose far beyond the 2019 levels in the years after Lopez Obrador’s show of militarizing the border, Mexico has remained an at-times willing partner, accepting most of the millions of migrants who were quickly turned away from the U.S. border during the pandemic. But it hasn’t always been eager to help: The Biden administration often viewed AMLO, as the former president was known, as needing frequent reminders of its expectations for him on enforcement. In 2023, Biden Cabinet officials even visited AMLO in Mexico City just days after Christmas to urge him to do more as a record number of migrants reached the border. Under pressure from the White House during the U.S. election, Mexico helped it decrease border crossings by 65% over an 11-month period starting in December 2023. To do so, Mexican authorities have been detaining migrants in the north of the country and busing them south. There, they are forced to wait until they get an official appointment to apply for asylum in the U.S. — which can take months, if it ever happens at all. It’s all resulted in more than double the number of apprehensions of undocumented migrants between January and August compared with a year earlier, although Mexico has deported few. Experts have said that’s creating a humanitarian crisis in some of the southern cities where migrants are shipped off to. It’s also ratcheting up tensions with some locals, who argue that there aren’t enough jobs or resources to accommodate the newcomers. “What they’re doing now in Mexico is militarization of the border,” said Perez Correa. To further reduce border crossings into the U.S., Mexico could either carry out mass deportations or offer more opportunities to migrants in its territory. Both scenarios seem unrealistic. Simply increasing deportations would go against Lopez Obrador’s policy — which Sheinbaum inherited — of trying to address the problems in their origin countries that pushed them to leave, and it would be an expense for Mexico. After Sheinbaum’s call with Trump, she reiterated her government offers migrants options for international protection in its territory or “voluntary or assisted return” to their countries. The second option doesn’t seem feasible either: Most people want to go to the U.S., where they expect to have higher-paying jobs, more family or community support, and greater safety than in Mexico. Chemical diversions Deaths related to fentanyl — the cheap, synthetic opioid — have reached epidemic levels in the U.S. That’s why reining in the flow of the drug was on Trump’s list of demands. Should recent history be any indication, intervention is never simple. The U.S. arrest of a Mexican alleged drug leader has led to prolonged shootouts in recent months. And in any case, some academics argue simply confiscating more drugs means traffickers learn to produce more, to meet U.S. demand. So far, Mexico has worked to improve its technical capabilities to detect illicit substances at its ports, especially precursor chemicals and fentanyl. “The Navy has provided material and personnel to all ports for the fulfillment of these tasks, the personnel have the necessary training to be able to detect these substances,” said Captain Jose Barradas in an interview at the Manzanillo port, in the state of Colima. “All merchandise that arrives is prone to review under strict security protocols.” Sheinbaum also picked former Mexico City police chief Omar Garcia Harfuch to lead a new national security strategy, a move that was read inside Mexico as a signal of her willingness to increase enforcement in areas where the previous administration had been more hands-off. There’s more that could be done — but it would be hard. Trying to seize these substances at ports is insufficient because synthetic drugs tend to be very small, making them more difficult to detect than traditional drugs, said Victoria Dittmar, researcher at Insight Crime. Those who produce them often innovate with their recipes and use new chemicals that are not illegal. “Mexico can open collaboration paths with the private sector, with the chemical industry, because they know perfectly well its supply chains and the vulnerable areas where there could be diversions,” she said. “This collaboration is essential.” Mexico can also work to identify intermediaries that connect fentanyl producers with chemical suppliers abroad and in the country, people who work in certain companies and are authorized to divert these substances, according to Dittmar. Still, “the main weakness is not putting demand reduction as a priority, to prevent overdose deaths,” Dittmar said. “It’s a shared responsibility. It’s not just the fault of Mexico, the U.S. or Canada, but it’s an issue that affects the entire North American region.” A senior Mexican official said that the country’s actions to address drug trafficking have moved the nation in the direction of the fentanyl crackdown that Trump is demanding. The official cited a new law that will allow for coordinated intelligence efforts that is due to be implemented next year. History repeats It’s plausible that in the medium-term Trump will lower the intensity of his threats because a trade war would be the worst case scenario for both countries, said Tapia, the political scientist. But until then, she said, “Sheinbaum is on trial as to how well she will do” relative to her predecessor, who had a respectful relationship with Trump and often praised him. One strategy that Sheinbaum could pursue: Finding ways to give Trump the appearance of political victory. That was part of the rationale behind AMLO’s deployment of the National Guard — a move Trump still talks about now. “We got thousands of Mexicans patrolling our border free of charge,” he boasted at a recent event about his relationship with AMLO. “He’s a socialist,” Trump said. “But these are minor details.” ——— (With assistance from Eric Martin, Carolina Millan and Ramsey Al-Rikabi.) ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

As the health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who is on a hunger strike at Khanauri deteriorates, deputy commissioners of Jind and Ambala have written to their Sangrur counterpart, asking to provide immediate medical assistance to the veteran leader amid apprehension that any untoward incident may escalate protests. In their separate but similar communication, the officials cited that as the protests by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Majdoor Morcha is underway at the Khanauri Border, Jind and Shambhu Border, Ambala, a related matter is also under consideration before the Supreme Court that has also constituted a committee for the same. “Dallewal has been on an indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri Border since November 26 and during a recent press conference organised by farmer leaders, it was disclosed that his weight has significantly reduced, and his health has deteriorated. In the same context, farmer leaders have made an appeal for people to gather in large numbers for the Delhi march and to pray for the well-being of Dallewal,” the letter read. It further read, “Considering the potential deterioration of his health or the possibility of any untoward incident, there is a chance that the protest/demonstration could escalate. In this view, you are requested to provide him with appropriate medical facilities immediately and take all necessary measures to ensure that the ongoing farmers movement at the borders is not adversely affected and that law and order is maintained.” A copy of the letters was also sent to the chief secretaries and director generals of police of Punjab and Haryana, as well as other concerned officials of both the states. Ahead of the farmer group’s another attempt to march towards the national capital on Saturday, Ambala SP Surender Singh Bhoria asked the unions to take permission from concerned administration in Delhi to protest and there will be no issue with the local authorities. DC Parth Gupta appealed to the farmer’s union to maintain peace at the protest site.Fancy 'chatting' with Dr. Jose Rizal? A veteran voice artist develops an AI Rizal for thatJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes meanwhile carried out the most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs since the start of the conflict and issued a record number of evacuation warnings. At least 24 people were killed in strikes across the country, according to local authorities, as Israel signaled it aims to keep pummeling Hezbollah before the ceasefire is set to take hold at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Another huge airstrike shook Beirut shortly after the ceasefire was announced. Israel's security Cabinet approved the ceasefire agreement late Tuesday after it was presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking in Washington, called the agreement “good news” and said his administration would make a renewed push for a ceasefire in Gaza. An Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire would mark the first major step toward ending the regionwide unrest triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. But it does not address the devastating war in Gaza, where Hamas is still holding dozens of hostages and the conflict is more intractable. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to bring peace to the Middle East without saying how. The Biden administration spent much of this year trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza but the talks repeatedly sputtered to a halt . Still, any halt to the fighting in Lebanon is expected to reduce the likelihood of war between Israel and Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas and exchanged direct fire with Israel on two occasions earlier this year. Netanyahu presented the ceasefire proposal to Cabinet ministers after a televised address in which he listed a series of accomplishments against Israel’s enemies across the region. He said a ceasefire with Hezbollah would further isolate Hamas in Gaza and allow Israel to focus on its main enemy, Iran, which backs both groups. “If Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” he said. “For every violation, we will attack with might.” The ceasefire deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. Thousands of additional Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers would deploy in the south, and an international panel headed by the United States would monitor all sides’ compliance. But implementation remains a major question mark. Israel has demanded the right to act should Hezbollah violate its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected writing that into the proposal. Biden said Israel reserved the right to quickly resume operations in Lebanon if Hezbollah breaks the terms of the truce, but that the deal "was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Netanyahu’s office said Israel appreciated the U.S. efforts in securing the deal but “reserves the right to act against every threat to its security.” Hezbollah has said it accepts the proposal, but a senior official with the group said Tuesday that it had not seen the agreement in its final form. “After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Al Jazeera news network. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state.” of Lebanon, he said. “Any violation of sovereignty is refused.” Even as Israeli, U.S, Lebanese and international officials have expressed growing optimism over a ceasefire, Israel has continued its campaign in Lebanon, which it says aims to cripple Hezbollah’s military capabilities. An Israeli strike on Tuesday leveled a residential building in the central Beirut district of Basta — the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near the city’s downtown. At least seven people were killed and 37 wounded, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least one person and wounded 13, it said. Three people were killed in a separate strike in Beirut and three in a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. Lebanese state media said another 10 people were killed in the eastern Baalbek province. Israel says it targets Hezbollah fighters and their infrastructure. Israel also struck a building in Beirut's bustling commercial district of Hamra for the first time, hitting a site that is around 400 meters (yards) from Lebanon’s Central Bank. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said it struck targets in Beirut and other areas linked to Hezbollah's financial arm. The evacuation warnings covered many areas, including parts of Beirut that previously have not been targeted. The warnings, coupled with fear that Israel was ratcheting up attacks before a ceasefire, sent residents fleeing. Traffic was gridlocked, and some cars had mattresses tied to them. Dozens of people, some wearing their pajamas, gathered in a central square, huddling under blankets or standing around fires as Israeli drones buzzed loudly overhead. Hezbollah, meanwhile, kept up its rocket fire, triggering air raid sirens across northern Israel. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings for 20 buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a major presence, as well as a warning for the southern town of Naqoura where the U.N. peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, is headquartered. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told The Associated Press that peacekeepers will not evacuate. The Israeli military also said its ground troops clashed with Hezbollah forces and destroyed rocket launchers in the Slouqi area on the eastern end of the Litani River, a few kilometers (miles) from the Israeli border. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah would be required to move its forces north of the Litani, which in some places is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of the border. Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel, saying it was showing support for the Palestinians, a day after Hamas carried out its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, triggering the Gaza war. Israel returned fire on Hezbollah, and the two sides have been exchanging barrages ever since. Israel escalated its campaign of bombardment in mid-September and later sent troops into Lebanon, vowing to put an end to Hezbollah fire so tens of thousands of evacuated Israelis could return to their homes. More than 3,760 people have been killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon the past 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Hezbollah fire has forced some 50,000 Israelis to evacuate in the country’s north, and its rockets have reached as far south in Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers have died in the ground offensive in Lebanon. Chehayeb and Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press reporters Lujain Jo and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut, and Aamer Madhani in Washington, contributed. Find more of AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war

Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179ATLANTA (AP) — Deliberations are underway in Atlanta after a year of testimony in the gang and racketeering trial that originally included the rapper Young Thug. Jurors are considering whether to convict Shannon Stillwell and Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, on gang, murder, drug and gun charges. The original indictment charged 28 people with conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Opening statements in the trial for six of those defendants happened a year ago . Four of them, including Young Thug, pleaded guilty last month. The rapper was freed on probation. Stillwell and Kendrick rejected plea deals after more than a week of negotiations, and their lawyers chose not to present evidence or witnesses. Both seemed to be in good spirits Tuesday morning after closings wrapped the previous night. Kendrick was chatting and laughing with Stillwell and his lawyers before the jury arrived for instructions. The jury started deliberating Tuesday afternoon and was dismissed at 5 p.m. Jurors are expected to resume deliberations Wednesday morning. If they don’t reach a verdict by 3 p.m. Wednesday, the judge will send them home for the Thanksgiving weekend and they will return Monday morning. Kendrick and Stillwell were charged in the 2015 killing of Donovan Thomas Jr., also known as “Big Nut,” in an Atlanta barbershop. Prosecutors painted Stillwell and Kendrick as members of a violent street gang called Young Slime Life, or YSL, co-founded in 2012 by Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams. During closings on Monday, they pointed to tattoos, song lyrics and social media posts they said proved members, including Stillwell, admitted to killing people in rival gangs. Prosecutors say Thomas was in a rival gang. Stillwell was also charged in the 2022 killing of Shymel Drinks, which prosecutors said was in retaliation for the killing of two YSL associates days earlier. Defense attorneys Doug Weinstein and Max Schardt said the state presented unreliable witnesses, weak evidence and cherry-picked lyrics and social media posts to push a false narrative about Stillwell, Kendrick and the members of YSL. Schardt, Stillwell's attorney, reminded the jury that alleged YSL affiliates said during the trial that they had lied to police. Law enforcement played a “sick game” by promising they would escape long prison sentences if they said what police wanted them to say, Schardt said. He theorized that one of those witnesses could have killed Thomas. The truth is that their clients were just trying to escape poverty through music, Schardt said. “As a whole, we know the struggles that these communities have had,” Schardt said. “A sad, tacit acceptance that it’s either rap, prison or death.” Young Thug’s record label is also known as YSL, an acronym of Young Stoner Life. Kendrick was featured on two popular songs from the label’s compilation album Slime Language 2, “Take It to Trial" and “Slatty," which prosecutors presented as evidence in the trial. Weinstein, Kendrick’s defense attorney, said during closings it was wrong for prosecutors to target the defendants for their music and lyrics. Prosecutor Simone Hylton disagreed, and said surveillance footage and phone evidence supported her case. “They have the audacity to think they can just brag about killing somebody and nobody’s gonna hold them accountable,” Hylton said. The trial had more than its fair share of delays. Jury selection took nearly 10 months , and Stillwell was stabbed last year at the Fulton County jail, which paused trial proceedings. Judge Paige Reese Whitaker took over after Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville was removed from the case in July because he had a meeting with prosecutors and a state witness without defense attorneys present. Whitaker often lost patience with prosecutors over moves such as not sharing evidence with defense attorneys, once accusing them of “poor lawyering.” But the trial sped up under her watch. In October, four defendants, including Young Thug , pleaded guilty, with the rapper entering a non-negotiated or “blind” plea, meaning he didn't have a deal worked out with prosecutors. Nine people charged in the indictment, including rapper Gunna , accepted plea deals before the trial began. Charges against 12 others are pending. Prosecutors dropped charges against one defendant after he was convicted of murder in an unrelated case. Kramon is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Kramon on X: @charlottekramonPausha Amavasya 2024 Date and Tithi: Know Timings, Puja Rituals and Significance of the New Moon Day To Honour the Ancestors

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Pausha Amavasya is an important Hindu day dedicated to honouring and paying respect to the ancestors. Amavasya is the new moon day in Hindu calendar and it is a significant day as many rituals are performed only on Amavasya Tithi. Pausha Amavasya falls in the month of Pausha, which falls in December or January in the Gregorian calendar. The Pausha Amavasya in December 2024 will be on Monday, December 30, 2024. This will be the last Pausha Amavasya of the year 2024. The Amavasya tithi begins at 04:01 AM on December 30 and ends at 03:56 AM on December 31. In this article, let’s know more about Pausha Amavasya 2024 date in December and the significance of the day. Amavasya 2025 Dates and Tithi: Complete New Moon Calendar, Rituals and Other Important Details Dedicated to Ancestor Worship and Charity. Pausha Amavasya 2024 Date and Amavasya Tithi Pausha Amavasya Rituals Pausha Amavasya Significance On the day of Pausha Amavasya, devotees hold special prayers and engage in offerings at temples and pilgrimage sites. They offer prayers and food to their ancestors to seek their blessings and pray for the peace of the departed souls. Acts of charity, including donating food, clothes, and money to the needy, hold special significance on this day. It is thought to enhance one's spiritual merits (Punya). People observe fasts and offer prayers to deities, particularly Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi, seeking health, wealth, and happiness. (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 30, 2024 05:50 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com ).Protesters demanding the cancellation of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam held on December 13 were dispersed by the police on Sunday, resorting to water cannons and lathi charge. Protesters had gathered at Patna's Gandhi Maidan earlier in the day, where they were joined by Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore. Later in the evening, their attempt to march towards the chief minister’s residence resulted in police action, said district magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh. He added that the protesters attempted to jump over barricades while marching from Gandhi Maidan towards JP Golumber. “The protesters gathered at Gandhi Maidan despite the administration's warning that any demonstration there would be considered unauthorised. The district police has registered an FIR against 21 known persons, including Prashant Kishore, his party president Manoj Bharti, city-based tutor Ramanshu Mishra and 600-700 unknown persons for organising a gathering of students at Gandhi Maidan even after denial of permission by the authorities”, PTI quoted Singh as saying. Kishore arrived in the afternoon and stayed for about an hour, criticising chief minister Nitish Kumar for prioritising a private visit to Delhi over addressing the concerns of the youth in his state. Read: ‘GDP gira, Bihar me Pul gira aur ab...’: Khan Sir joins BPSC students' protest He also proposed that students begin a “relay fast” to reduce the number of people risking their health for the cause. “The chief minister does not have time to listen to the grievances of the protesting aspirants and has gone to Delhi. The protest will continue till their demand for the cancellation of the exam is not accepted. I am always with the protesting students”, Kishore said while addressing the BPSC aspirants. Some protestors were detained by police near JP Golumber when they refused to vacate the roads. “Water cannons and mild force were used to disperse protestors as some of them blocked traffic by lying on the roads near JP Golumber”, the DM said. “The government has been sensitive towards the concerns of the youth. The chief secretary has agreed to meet a five-member delegation approved by BPSC aspirants who have been pressing for an audience with the CM or some highly placed official. But protestors seemed to be disorganised and unable to nominate five persons,” the district magistrate added. Talking to reporters, a BPSC aspirant said, "We never expected that the government would treat us like this. We are fighting for our own rights...we have nothing to do with those who are coming here to support our stir for political gains". Police also arrested two Patna-based tutors — Ramanshu Mishra and Rohan Anand — on charges of instigating students, said a top police officer of Patna district. “Both are out on conditional bail and are undergoing treatment as they are not well,” said an official. The candidates, who have been protesting for days, are seeking the cancellation of the 70th Integrated Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) due to allegations of a question paper leak in all centres, arguing that re-examination in just one centre would be unfair. With PTI inputsSouth Florida defeats Portland 74-68

Fresh-faced Kate Hudson is opening the lid on her own fun Thanksgiving. The How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days star, 45, took to Instagram on Friday with a carousel of photos and a video from the festive holiday, complete with her intricate table setting for the turkey dinner as well as other lowkey moments. A post shared by Kate Hudson (@katehudson) The first picture featured Hudson and her daughter, Rani, 6—whom she shares with fiancé Danny Fujikawa, 38—walking the rainy streets of NYC. The actress chose to stick with her famous makeup-free look for the festive holiday as well. She slicked back her blonde hair into a messy updo and bundled up in a black turtleneck, layered underneath a khaki-colored raincoat. Her little one sported a coordinating look with a colourful winter coat and carried a patterned umbrella. “A beautiful rainy love filled NYC Thanksgiving,” the actress, musician and entrepreneur captioned her post. The actress proved back in May that she hasn't changed anything about her classic makeup-free look as she dropped some throwback pictures. A post shared by Kate Hudson (@katehudson) "Glorious couple of days," she captioned a carousel of BTS life moments. The Fabletics co-founder also shares sons Ryder, 20, and Bingham, 1, with exes Chris Robinson and Matt Bellamy respectively. The mom-of three recently posted some pictures with them as well. “A New York minute,” she captioned the collection of NYC photos she posted on November 18. A post shared by Kate Hudson (@katehudson) The Almost Famous actress has spoken at length about co-parenting with her exes before. “Love can change form. It’s interesting when you have that modern family; there’s so much love for all the kids,” she explained in a May interview. “I think the thing that's so unique about my life is that in this very patchwork family, we all have figured it out.” “The kids feel like they have this huge family,” Hudson added. “There is something that has been able to be nurtured in our family that is personally what I think is, it's very rare."Baltimore (7-4) at Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3. Against the spread: Ravens 5-5-1; Chargers 7-3. Series record: Ravens lead 9-5. Last meeting: Ravens beat Chargers 20-10 in Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 26, 2023. Last week: Ravens lost to Pittsburgh 18-16; Chargers beat Cincinnati 34-27. Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (2), pass (3), scoring (2). Ravens defense: overall (3), rush (26), pass (2), scoring (23). Chargers offense: overall (18), rush (12), pass (19), scoring (18). Chargers defense: overall (11), rush (11), pass (12), scoring (1). Turnover differential: Ravens plus-2; Chargers plus-8. Ravens player to watch K Justin Tucker missed two field goals last week and is under pressure after spending most of his career beyond reproach. He’s missed six field goals on the season and is 4 for 12 from 50-plus yards since the start of last season. Chargers player to watch WR Ladd McConkey had a career-high 123 yards on six receptions against Cincinnati. The rookie came up with clutch catches of 28 and 27 yards to set up the game-winning touchdown. Key matchup Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins vs. Ravens’ run defense. Dobbins showed promise during his time in Baltimore, but he never was able to live up to that potential because of injuries. Now in Los Angeles on a one-year “prove it” contract, Dobbins has nearly matched his most productive season as a professional with 726 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games. After seeing Pittsburgh run the ball 34 times last week, the Chargers will be glad to copy that bruising approach with Dobbins. The Ravens are allowing 77.5 rushing yards per game, but even the sturdiest defense can buckle against that volume of work, so getting off the field will be critical. Key injuries Baltimore’s defense has a couple of significant injury concerns. LB Roquan Smith (hamstring) left last weekend’s game, and S Kyle Hamilton has been nursing an ankle problem, although he played against the Steelers. ... Chargers OLB Khalil Mack (groin) didn’t play against Cincinnati. If the veteran pass rusher remains out this week, it would be a big loss to the chances of containing the Ravens' multi-faceted offense. Series notes The Ravens have won four straight over the Chargers in the regular season, but Los Angeles did earn a 23-17 AFC wild-card round upset in January 2019. ... Baltimore cruised to a 34-6 win over the Chargers in its first visit to SoFi Stadium on Oct. 17, 2021. Stats and stuff Ravens RB Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 1,185 yards rushing and 15 total TDs (13 rushing and two receiving). He’s also run for a league-high 52 first downs. ... Henry is one rushing TD shy of the Ravens’ single-season record, set by Jamal Lewis in 2003. ... Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson is 6-2 on “Monday Night Football” with 20 TD passes and no interceptions. ... Henry is one of four players in the Super Bowl era to score a TD in each of the first 11 games of a season. The others are O.J. Simpson (1975), John Riggins (1983) and Jerry Rice (1987). ... The Ravens have scored touchdowns on a league-best 77.8% of their red zone trips. ... Jackson needs 124 yards passing and 16 yards rushing for a second consecutive season with 3,000 passing and 600 rushing. Since the AFL-NFL merger, only Randall Cunningham (1988-1990), Cam Newton (2011-12), Josh Allen (2021-22) and Jalen Hurts (2021-23) have accomplished that feat. ... Dobbins ran for two touchdowns against Cincinnati, giving him multiple scores in two of his past three games. He did it twice in 24 games as a Raven. ... OLB Tuli Tuipulotu had 1 1/2 sacks of Bengals QB Joe Burrow, his third straight game with more than one. All seven of Tuipulotu’s sacks this season have come in the past four games, and six of his eight tackles for loss have come in that span. ... The Chargers allowed a season-worst 27 points to Cincinnati after holding each of their previous nine opponents to 20 points or fewer. ... QB Justin Herbert has thrown one interception in 277 attempts this season. That lone pick came in Week 2 at Carolina. ... The Chargers lost their fifth turnover of the season when Herbert fumbled to start the fourth quarter. It was their first turnover at home. ... Los Angeles does not have a takeaway in its past two games. Fantasy tip Herbert has heated up after a slow start in terms of fantasy production, having thrown for multiple touchdowns in three of his past four games. He is likely to keep that success going this week. Baltimore has allowed 22 scores through the air, which is tied with Houston for second most in the league, and Herbert should have plenty of chances to add to that total in what could be another high-scoring matchup. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL