Circle Chart ( formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of November 10 to 16! ENHYPEN topped this week’s physical album chart with their new repackaged album “ ROMANCE : UNTOLD -daydream- ,” which debuted at No. 1. NCT DREAM ’s new album “ DREAMSCAPE ” entered the chart at No. 2, while BTS ’s Jin ’s first solo album “ Happy ” debuted at No. 3. Finally, ATEEZ swept the next two spots on the chart with their new mini album “ GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2 .” The regular version of the mini album debuted at No. 4, while the POCA version charted separately at No. 5. NCT DREAM topped the digital download chart with their new title track “ When I’m With You ,” which debuted at No. 1. PLAVE’s new song “We don’t stop” (from the soundtrack of “The Fiery Priest 2”) entered the chart at No. 2, while ENHYPEN’s new title track “ No Doubt ” debuted at No. 3. BTS’s Jin’s solo title track “ Running Wild ” debuted at No. 4 on this week’s chart, with BLACKPINK ’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ smash hit “ APT. ” rounding out the top five. Rosé and Bruno Mars once again maintained their triple crown on the Circle charts, with “APT.” remaining No. 1 on three different charts—the overall digital chart, streaming chart, and global K-pop chart—for the fourth week in a row. The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart were exactly the same as last week: “APT.” came in at No. 1, aespa ’s latest title track “ Whiplash ” at No. 2, BIGBANG’s G-Dragon ’s pre-release single “ POWER ” at No. 3, aespa’s Karina ’s solo hit “UP” at No. 4, and DAY6’s viral B-side “ HAPPY ” at No. 5. The top five songs on this week’s streaming chart were exactly the same as the overall digital chart, except Karina’s “UP” and G-Dragon’s “POWER” switched places to take No. 3 and No. 4 respectively. The top four songs on this week’s streaming chart remained the same as last week: Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” continued its reign at No. 1, with aespa’s “Whiplash” at No. 2, BTS’s Jimin ’s solo song “ Who ” at No. 3, and BABYMONSTER’s “ DRIP ” at No. 4. Finally, BLACKPINK’s Jennie ’s solo single “ Mantra ” climbed back up to No. 5 for the week. BLACKPINK maintained their position at No. 1 on the social chart this week, while BABYMONSTER rose to No. 2. FIFTY FIFTY stayed strong at No. 3 on the chart, followed by BTS at No. 4 and Choi Yu Ree at No. 5. Congratulations to all of the artists! Source ( 1 )Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgenderANOKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 25, 2024-- Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista Outdoor”, the “Company”) (NYSE: VSTO) today announced that its stockholders voted to approve the sale of The Kinetic Group to Czechoslovak Group a.s. (“CSG”) (the “CSG Transaction”) at its special meeting of stockholders held earlier today. Vista Outdoor and CSG have received all regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement for the CSG Transaction and intend to close the CSG Transaction on November 27, 2024. Under the terms of the CSG Transaction, Vista Outdoor stockholders will receive $25.75 in cash and one share of Revelyst common stock for each share of Vista Outdoor common stock they hold. “We are thrilled to have received overwhelming support from our stockholders for the compelling transaction with CSG,” said Michael Callahan, Chairman of the Vista Outdoor Board of Directors. “The CSG transaction maximizes value for our stockholders, while also providing an ideal home for our leading ammunition brands and significant opportunities for our employees.” Based on the vote count from the special meeting of stockholders, approximately 97.89% of votes cast were in favor of the CSG Transaction, representing approximately 82.57% of all outstanding shares. The final voting results will be reported in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Following the closing of the CSG Transaction, Revelyst will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “GEAR”. Subject to the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, funds managed by Strategic Value Partners, LLC (“SVP”) will subsequently acquire Revelyst in an all-cash transaction based on an enterprise value of $1.125 billion (the “SVP Transaction”), subject to a net cash adjustment. At the closing of the SVP Transaction, Revelyst stockholders will receive an estimated $19.25 in cash per share of Revelyst common stock 1. The SVP Transaction is on track to close by January 2025. No separate approval of the SVP Transaction by Vista Outdoor stockholders is required. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as sole financial adviser to Vista Outdoor and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is acting as legal adviser to Vista Outdoor. Moelis & Company LLC is acting as sole financial adviser to the independent directors of Vista Outdoor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is acting as legal adviser to the independent directors of Vista Outdoor. About Vista Outdoor Inc. Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO) is the parent company of more than three dozen renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products. Brands include Bushnell, CamelBak, Bushnell Golf, Foresight Sports, Fox Racing, Bell Helmets, Camp Chef, Giro, Simms Fishing, QuietKat, Stone Glacier, Federal Ammunition, Remington Ammunition and more. Our reporting segments, Outdoor Products and Sporting Products, provide consumers with a wide range of performance-driven, high-quality and innovative outdoor and sporting products. For news and information, visit our website at www.vistaoutdoor.com Forward-Looking Statements Some of the statements made and information contained in this press release, excluding historical information, are “forward-looking statements,” including those that discuss, among other things: Vista Outdoor Inc.’s (“Vista Outdoor”, “we”, “us” or “our”) plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; projections with respect to future revenues, income, earnings per share or other financial measures for Vista Outdoor; and the assumptions that underlie these matters. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “aim,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. To the extent that any such information is forward-looking, it is intended to fit within the safe harbor for forward-looking information provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations described in such forward-looking statements, including the following: risks related to the previously announced transaction among Vista Outdoor, Revelyst, Inc., CSG Elevate II Inc., CSG Elevate III Inc. and CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP a.s. (the “CSG Transaction”) and risks related to the previously announced transaction among Vista Outdoor, Revelyst, Olibre LLC and Cabin Ridge, Inc. (the “SVP Transaction”) including (i) the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the CSG Transaction or the SVP Transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals), (ii) the possibility that competing offers or acquisition proposals may be made, (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement relating to the CSG Transaction or the SVP Transaction, including in circumstances which would require Vista Outdoor or Revelyst, as applicable, to pay a termination fee, (iv) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the CSG Transaction or the SVP Transaction on our ability to attract, motivate or retain key executives and employees, our ability to maintain relationships with our customers, vendors, service providers and others with whom we do business, or our operating results and business generally, (v) risks related to the CSG Transaction or the SVP Transaction diverting management’s attention from our ongoing business operations, (vi) that the CSG Transaction or the SVP Transaction may not achieve some or all of any anticipated benefits with respect to either business segment and that the CSG Transaction or the SVP Transaction may not be completed in accordance with our expected plans or anticipated timelines, or at all, and (vii) that the consideration paid to Revelyst stockholders in connection with the SVP Transaction cannot be determined until the consummation of the SVP Transaction as it is subject to certain adjustments related to the net cash of Revelyst as of the closing of the SVP Transaction and the management team’s current estimate of the consideration may be higher or lower than the actual consideration paid to Revelyst stockholders in connection with the SVP Transaction due to the actual cash flows prior to the closing of the SVP Transaction or other factors; impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, the operations of our customers and suppliers and general economic conditions; supplier capacity constraints, production or shipping disruptions or quality or price issues affecting our operating costs; the supply, availability and costs of raw materials and components; increases in commodity, energy, and production costs; seasonality and weather conditions; our ability to complete acquisitions, realize expected benefits from acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses; reductions in or unexpected changes in or our inability to accurately forecast demand for ammunition, accessories, or other outdoor sports and recreation products; disruption in the service or significant increase in the cost of our primary delivery and shipping services for our products and components or a significant disruption at shipping ports; risks associated with diversification into new international and commercial markets, including regulatory compliance; our ability to take advantage of growth opportunities in international and commercial markets; our ability to obtain and maintain licenses to third-party technology; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; disruptions caused by catastrophic events; risks associated with our sales to significant retail customers, including unexpected cancellations, delays, and other changes to purchase orders; our competitive environment; our ability to adapt our products to changes in technology, the marketplace and customer preferences, including our ability to respond to shifting preferences of the end consumer from brick and mortar retail to online retail; our ability to maintain and enhance brand recognition and reputation; our association with the firearms industry, others’ use of social media to disseminate negative commentary about us, our products, and boycotts; the outcome of contingencies, including with respect to litigation and other proceedings relating to intellectual property, product liability, warranty liability, personal injury, and environmental remediation; our ability to comply with extensive federal, state and international laws, rules and regulations; changes in laws, rules and regulations relating to our business, such as federal and state ammunition regulations; risks associated with cybersecurity and other industrial and physical security threats; interest rate risk; changes in the current tariff structures; changes in tax rules or pronouncements; capital market volatility and the availability of financing; our debt covenants may limit our ability to complete acquisitions, incur debt, make investments, sell assets, merge or complete other significant transactions; foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; general economic and business conditions in the United States and our markets outside the United States, including as a result of the war in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Russia, the conflict in the Gaza strip, the COVID-19 pandemic or another pandemic, conditions affecting employment levels, consumer confidence and spending, conditions in the retail environment, and other economic conditions affecting demand for our products and the financial health of our customers. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements we make, which are based only on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date hereof. A more detailed description of risk factors that may affect our operating results can be found in Part 1, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024, and in the filings we make with the SEC from time to time. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law. 1 Based on management estimates, including an assumption the SVP Transaction closes on December 31, 2024. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241125635762/en/ CONTACT: Investor: Tyler Lindwall Phone: 612-704-0147 Email:investor.relations@vistaoutdoor.comMedia: Eric Smith Phone: 720-772-0877 Email:media.relations@vistaoutdoor.com KEYWORD: MINNESOTA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: RETAIL OTHER CONSUMER CONSUMER OTHER RETAIL MANUFACTURING OTHER MANUFACTURING SOURCE: Vista Outdoor Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 11/25/2024 04:01 PM/DISC: 11/25/2024 04:01 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241125635762/en

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Wood's 23 lead Murray State over Southeast Missouri State 73-53Blackstone-backed International Gemological Institute (IGI) India has set the price band for its initial public offering (IPO) at Rs 397-417 per share, aiming to raise Rs 4,225 crore. The three-day issue will open for subscription on December 13 and close on December 17. The offer comprises a fresh issue of Rs 1,475 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 2,750 crore by promoter BCP Asia II TopCo Pte Ltd. At the upper price band, the IPO values IGI India at a market capitalization of Rs 16,545 crore. Anchor bidding will begin on December 12, with the allotment of shares finalized on December 18. The stock is expected to debut on exchanges on December 20 and refunds and credit of shares would be processed by December 19. About IGI (India) Stock Trading Options Scalping Made Easy By - Sivakumar Jayachandran, Ace Scalper View Program Stock Trading RSI Made Easy: RSI Trading Course By - Souradeep Dey, Equity and Commodity Trader, Trainer View Program Stock Trading Stock Valuation Made Easy By - Rounak Gouti, Investment commentary writer, Experience in equity research View Program Stock Trading Candlesticks Made Easy: Candlestick Pattern Course By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Stock Trading Point & Figure Chart Mastery: A Comprehensive Trading Guide By - Mukta Dhamankar, Full Time Trader, 15 Years Experience, Instructor View Program Stock Trading Mastering Options Selling: Advanced Strategies for Success By - CA Manish Singh, Chartered Accountant, Professional Equity and Derivative Trader View Program Stock Trading Algo Trading Made Easy By - Vivek Gadodia, Partner at Dravyaniti Consulting and RBT Algo Systems 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 Advanced Strategies in Stock Market Mastery By - CA Raj K Agrawal, Chartered Accountant View Program Stock Trading Renko Chart Patterns Made Easy By - Kaushik Akiwatkar, Derivative Trader and Investor View Program Stock Trading Market 103: Mastering Trends with RMI and Techno-Funda Insights By - Rohit Srivastava, Founder- Indiacharts.com View Program Part of the globally recognized IGI Group, the company certifies natural diamonds, lab-grown diamonds, jewelry, and colored stones, while also offering gemology education. IGI India holds a 50% market share in India for certification volumes and operates 19 labs across India and one in Türkiye, making it the largest network among peers globally. Globally, IGI is the second-largest independent certification provider, with a 33% market share in diamond and jewelry certifications in 2023, as per the Redseer Report. IGI financials For the nine months ending September 2024, IGI India reported revenue of Rs 788.16 crore and a net profit of Rs 316.83 crore, slightly lower than the previous year. IGI IPO: Net proceeds Funds from the fresh issue will be used to acquire the IGI Belgium Group and IGI Netherlands Group, consolidating global operations under the IGI brand. Remaining proceeds will go towards general corporate purposes. IGI IPO: Lead managers The IPO is managed by Axis Capital, Kotak Mahindra Capital, Morgan Stanley India, and SBI Capital Markets. Also read | FII's November surprise: A tale of two halves in Indian stocks (Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times) (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel )

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Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package rejected again by US judgeWalmart becomes latest – and biggest – company to roll back its DEI policiesTEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State leading receiver, Jordyn Tyson , will not play in Saturday's Big 12 championship game against No. 16 Iowa State due to an unspecified injury. Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham said on Monday that Tyson is out indefinitely after being injured in the second half of No. 12 Arizona State's 49-7 win over Arizona last Saturday. "I don't want to give a complete three- , four-month out timetable but he's going to be out indefinitely," Dillingham said. Editor's Picks Betting odds, lines for college football conference championships 7h ESPN Tyson was injured in the third quarter after landing hard on his left side while being tackled. He left the stadium wearing a sling on his left arm. Tyson saw limited playing time last season while recovering from a knee injury suffered while he was playing for Colorado the year before. This season, he led the Sun Devils with 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. Tyson had eight catches for 143 yards and a touchdown against Arizona before the injury.

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City are now six games without a victory but appeared to be cruising towards three points before being stunned by the Eredivisie side, who hit them with goals from Anis Hadj Moussa, Santiago Gimenez and David Hancko to fight back from 3-0 down. Two goals from Erling Haaland, one of them a penalty, and one from Ilkay Gundogan had the 2023 European champions three up after 53 minutes as they sought the win that would help to get their ailing season back on track. After the team collapsed in the closing stages, Ake called on his team-mates to show their mettle if their campaign is not to wither away. Speaking to Amazon Prime, he was asked whether he believed the the team’s problem is a mental one. “Maybe it is,” he said. “It is difficult to say. Obviously we have not been in this situation many times but this is where we have to show our character. “When everything seems to go against us and everyone is writing us off, we have to stay strong mentally, believe in ourselves and stick together. “Every season there is a period when they write us off. We have to make sure we stay strong as a team and staff and make sure we get out of it.” The draw leaves City with work to do if they are to secure one of the eight automatic spots in the last 16 of this season’s Champions League. They are currently 15th in the table, two points outside of the top eight, and will need positive results in their next two games against Juventus and Paris St Germain to keep their hopes alive. They then face Club Brugge in their final league match on January 29. The result at least ended a run of five straight defeats in all competitions ahead of Sunday’s Premier League showdown with leaders Liverpool at Anfield. “When you are three goals up it feels like a defeat when you give up three goals at home,” said Ake. “It is tough now, a tough night, but the only thing we can do is look forward to the next one. Liverpool is a big game and it is another challenge to overcome. “(We were) 3-0 up and we played quite well and were under control, but then it all changed. “You just have to stay strong mentally. At 3-1 they then push on but I think we need to go for it a bit earlier so we could keep the pressure on them, but we stayed playing at the back and maybe invited more pressure on us. “Then when you concede the second one there is even more pressure and then we have to stay stronger mentally.”

SEATTLE — Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a member of the Tulalip Tribes, disappeared in 2020 without a trace. On the FBI website today , below several photos of a woman with dark hair and a resolute expression, a Missing Person poster notes, “Mary was traveling to a friend’s house and never arrived.” Her family believes she was taken against her will, but after four years, they still have no idea what happened to her. Johnson-Davis’ story is explored in the new documentary “Missing from Fire Trail Road,” which examines both one specific case and a longtime pattern of violence against Indigenous women, disproportionate mysterious disappearances or murders of those women , and a seeming lack of interest by law enforcement to solve those cases. According to the National Crime Information Center, there were 5,712 reports of missing American Indian or Alaska Native women or girls in 2016 , though the U.S. Department of Justice’s federal missing persons database only logged 116 of those cases, according to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute, in a report released in 2018 , identified 506 missing or murdered Indigenous women since 1943 from specifically urban areas across the U.S. (including 45 in Seattle alone), noting that it was extremely difficult to gather such data from the 71 cities, and is likely a significant undercount. It is, said the film’s director, Sabrina Van Tassel, “an epidemic, because there’s not one (Native) family that’s not impacted. Everyone knows someone who went missing.” Deborah Parker, former vice chairperson of the Tulalip Tribes and executive producer of the film, said, “These are our daughters, our aunties, our relatives. ... When a Native woman goes missing, the chances of our sister not returning is high.” May 5 is now recognized as a national Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Van Tassel, a French American investigative journalist whose work focuses on social justice (her latest film, “The State of Texas vs. Melissa,” brought attention to a woman facing the death penalty), said she wished she could tell the stories of “all the women who disappeared.” But she chose this story because she was familiar with the Tulalip Tribes (having previously worked with Parker on a project more than a decade ago) and she found something enormously moving in Johnson-Davis’ story, which was one of long struggle: As a child, Johnson-Davis was removed from her family and placed in foster care, where she was subjected to sexual abuse, says her sister in the film. Returning as an adult to the Tulalip Reservation, she struggled with addiction, and with a volatile marriage. “There were so many unknowns about Mary — we had to do a lot of investigation,” said Parker. “Sadly, that’s the case when families are broken apart and other relatives don’t know much information about the children that were taken by the government.” She and Van Tassel searched for “relatives, friends, anyone who knew anything about Mary,” ultimately focusing on the missing woman’s three sisters, who had been looking tirelessly for her for years with little help from law enforcement. They were guided, Parker said, by Mary’s spirit — by “paying attention to Mary’s energy that was left around us. We had to pay attention to maybe her direction, from the other side.” Though it meticulously walks us through the case (and presents a few possible suspects), “Missing from Fire Trail Road” is not simply a true-crime documentary, but an examination of the impact of multigenerational trauma. Like “ Sugarcane ,” a documentary released earlier this year, the film traces the horrifying history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S. and Canada, where for decades, Native children were subjected to cultural erasure and abuse . Van Tassel said she was particularly interested in the link between the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and what happened in the schools — “putting the two together, that’s really what my film is,” she said. “I do believe that when you have unsolved issues in the past, you can’t go forward to the present.” The film, completed some months ago, notes at the end that there has been no official U.S. government apology for the damage caused by the boarding schools. That changed a few weeks ago, when President Joe Biden issued an apology , calling the era of the schools “a blot on American history” and “a sin on our soul.” Parker, who’s now the CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, was among those personally asking for that apology, and was pleased to see it. “It’s never too late to apologize,” she said. “I was on Air Force One with him from D.C. to Arizona, and we had a long discussion about the boarding school era. ... He was very visibly sad, he had tears in his eyes, he was just angry that we could have a society that behaves so horribly toward Native children and families.” Having the president acknowledge that pain and make an apology, Parker said, is an important step. Now available on multiple digital platforms, “Missing from Fire Trail Road” is still making the rounds of film festivals and screenings, including a special local screening for the Tulalip Tribes held on Nov. 10. Parker is hopeful that the screening “really sparked some interest in folks who want to do something,” and that perhaps it might bring about some new leads in the case. Many of Johnson-Davis’ family members attended that screening and, Parker said, found some hope in the sense of community. And both filmmakers are hopeful that the documentary might help effect change. “I think this is really the right moment,” Van Tassel said. “Society has changed so much in recent years — we all of a sudden understand where victims come from. I think this is the right moment for people to really acknowledge that there is one population in the U.S. that we have really not dealt with their past trauma.” Parker hopes, first and foremost, that the film helps solve the mystery of what happened to Johnson-Davis, to give her loved ones some resolution and peace. She also hopes it will bring a realization that it’s time to “take a pause, listen to Native people, start to honor the Indigenous culture that surrounds us, and pay deep respect for those who are still with us, those who are survivors.” The government, she said, tried to devastate a people — “but we’re still here, and we have a story to tell.” 'MISSING FROM FIRE TRAIL ROAD' No MPA rating Running time: 1:41 How to watch: Available on demand from Amazon Prime, Google Play, Apple TV, Microsoft Movies and other services. ——— ©2024 The Seattle Times. Visit seattletimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

The Giants were a no-show against the Bucs after releasing quarterback Daniel JonesThe decision by special counsel Jack Smith, who had fiercely sought to hold Mr Trump criminally accountable for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, represented the end of the federal effort against the former president following his election victory this month despite the election-related cases and multiple other unrelated criminal charges against him. The move, announced in court papers, marks the end of the Justice Department’s landmark effort to hold Mr Trump accountable for what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy to cling to power in the run-up to his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol on January 6 2021. In court papers, prosecutors said the Justice Department’s position “is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated”. Mr Smith’s team emphasised that the move to abandon the prosecutions, in federal courts in Washington and Florida, was not a reflection of their view on the merits of the cases but rather a reflection of their commitment to longstanding department policy. “That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” the prosecutors wrote in Monday’s court filing in the election interference case. The decision was expected after Mr Smith’s team began assessing how to wind down both the 2020 election interference case and the separate classified documents case in the wake of Mr Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The Justice Department believes Trump can no longer be tried in accordance with longstanding policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted. Mr Trump has cast both cases as politically motivated and has vowed to fire Mr Smith as soon as he takes office in January. The 2020 election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing the Republican as he vied to reclaim the White House. However, it quickly stalled amid legal fighting over Mr Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he took while in the White House. The US Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, and sent the case back to US District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial. The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election. Mr Smith’s team filed a lengthy brief in October laying out new evidence they planned to use against him at trial, accusing him of “resorting to crimes” in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will over voters after he lost to President Joe Biden.

A ceasefire deal that could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group won backing from Israeli leaders Tuesday, raising hopes and renewing difficult questions in a region gripped by conflict. Hezbollah leaders also signaled tentative backing for the U.S.-brokered deal, which offers both sides an off-ramp from hostilities that have driven more than 1.2 million Lebanese and 50,000 Israelis from their homes. An intense bombing campaign by Israel has killed more than 3,700 people, many of them civilians, Lebanese officials say. But while the deal, set to take effect early Wednesday, could significantly calm the tensions that have inflamed the region, it does little directly to resolve the much deadlier war that has raged in Gaza since the Hamas attack on southern Israel in October 2023 that killed 1,200 people. Hezbollah, which began firing scores of rockets into Israel the following day in support of Hamas, has previously said it would keep fighting until there was a stop to the fighting in Gaza. Here’s what to know about the tentative ceasefire agreement and its potential implications: The terms of the deal The agreement reportedly calls for a 60-day halt in fighting that would see Israeli troops retreat to their side of the border while requiring Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the deal is set to take effect at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday (9 p.m. EST Tuesday). Under the deal, thousands of Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers are to deploy to the region south of the Litani River. An international panel lead by the U.S. would monitor compliance by all sides. Biden said the deal “was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Israel has demanded the right to act should Hezbollah violate its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected writing that into the proposal. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz insisted Tuesday that the military would strike Hezbollah if the U.N. peacekeeping force, known as , does not provide “effective enforcement” of the deal. Lingering uncertainty A Hezbollah leader said the group’s support for the deal hinged on clarity that Israel would not renew its attacks. “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 Qatari satellite news network Al Jazeera. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state” of Lebanon, he said. The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said Tuesday that Israel’s security concerns had been addressed in the deal also brokered by France. Where the fighting has left both sides After months of cross-border bombings, Israel can claim major victories, including the killing of Hezbollah’s top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, most of his senior commanders and the destruction of extensive militant infrastructure. A complex attack in September involving the explosion of hundreds of walkie-talkies and pagers used by Hezbollah was widely attributed to Israel, signaling a remarkable penetration of the militant group. The damage inflicted on Hezbollah has come not only in its ranks, but to the reputation it built by fighting Israel to a stalemate in the 2006 war. Still, its fighters managed to put up heavy resistance on the ground, slowing Israel’s advance while continuing to fire scores of rockets, missiles and drones across the border each day. The ceasefire offers relief to both sides, giving Israel’s overstretched army a break and allowing Hezbollah leaders to tout the group’s effectiveness in holding their ground despite Israel’s massive advantage in weaponry. But the group is likely to face a reckoning, with many Lebanese accusing it of tying their country’s fate to Gaza’s at the service of key ally Iran, inflicting great damage on a Lebanese economy that was already in grave condition. No answers for Gaza Until now, Hezbollah has insisted that it would only halt its attacks on Israel when it agreed to stop fighting in Gaza. Some in the region are likely to view a deal between the Lebanon-based group and Israel as a capitulation. In Gaza, where officials say the war has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians, Israel’s attacks have inflicted a heavy toll on Hamas, including the killing of the group’s top leaders. 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