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Pembina Trails School Division is warning students and staff their personal information, including payroll information for staff, may have been accessed during a cyberattack earlier this month. The southwest Winnipeg school division previously said its information technology team identified "unusual activity" in its network system, resulting in phone and computer outages, on Dec. 2, and it began an investigation. A Thursday email statement from Pembina Trails said it has learned personal information was "either accessed or could have been accessed" by an unauthorized third party in the incident. A separate memo, sent to staff on Thursday and obtained by CBC News, said a database containing payroll information may have been among the information accessed in the days leading up to Dec. 2. The memo, signed by superintendent Shelley Amos, said that database includes bank account and compensation information, along with social insurance numbers, names, birthdates, addresses and phone numbers. "We have no evidence that the contents of the database were actually accessed," the memo reads, but it said the school division is notifying staff and offering a 36-month credit monitoring service to staff whose information was in the database out of an abundance of caution. Pembina Trails School division calls in investigator after network outage The division is recommending its employees enrol in the credit monitoring service. It's also recommending anyone who attended a Pembina Trails school as a student since 2014, or staff who worked there since 2009, visit a website it has set up for further details about the incident, which it says will be posted within the next 24 hours. Pembina Trails School Division said it is working with third-party cybersecurity professionals and gradually restoring school functions. It has notified law enforcement and the Manitoba Ombudsman, Amos's memo said. The division deeply regrets the incident, the memo said, and finds it "appalling that an organization dedicated to the education and safety of children should be the focus of this kind of criminal activity." CBC News reached out to the school division's board, which declined to comment beyond its statement. Pembina Trails has 36 schools, with more than 17,000 students and almost 2,500 full- and part-time staff, the division says.Britain, Germany, France, Italy and several other European countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged nation, Austria signalled it would soon deport refugees back to Syria. Far-right politicians elsewhere made similar demands, including in Germany -- home to Europe's largest Syrian community -- at a time when immigration has become a hot-button issue across the continent. Alice Weidel, of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany, reacted with disdain to Sunday's mass rallies by jubilant Syrians celebrating Assad's downfall. "Anyone in Germany who celebrates 'free Syria' evidently no longer has any reason to flee," she wrote on X. "They should return to Syria immediately." World leaders and Syrians abroad watched in disbelief at the weekend as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus, ending Assad's brutal rule while also sparking new uncertainty. A German foreign ministry spokesman pointed out that "the fact that the Assad regime has been ended is unfortunately no guarantee of peaceful developments" in the future. Germany has taken in almost one million Syrians, with most arriving in 2015-16 under ex-chancellor Angela Merkel. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said many Syrian refugees "now finally have hope of returning to their Syrian homeland" but cautioned that "the situation in Syria is currently very unclear". The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees had imposed a freeze on decisions for ongoing asylum procedures "until the situation is clearer". She added that "concrete possibilities of return cannot yet be predicted and it would be unprofessional to speculate in such a volatile situation". Rights group Amnesty International slammed Germany's freeze on asylum decisions, stressing that for now "the human rights situation in the country is completely unclear". The head of the UN refugee agency also cautioned that "patience and vigilance" were needed on the issue of refugee returns. In Austria, where about 100,000 Syrians live, conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer instructed the interior ministry "to suspend all ongoing Syrian asylum applications and to review all asylum grants". Interior Minister Gerhard Karner added he had "instructed the ministry to prepare an orderly repatriation and deportation programme to Syria". "The political situation in Syria has changed fundamentally and, above all, rapidly in recent days," the ministry said, adding it is "currently monitoring and analysing the new situation". The French interior ministry said it too would put asylum requests from Syrians on hold, with authorities in Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway announcing similar moves. Britain's interior ministry said it was taking the same measure "whilst we assess the current situation". The Italian government said late Monday after a cabinet meeting that it too was suspending asylum request "in line with other European partners." The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats, a coalition partner in the government, said residence permits for Syrian refugees should now be "reviewed". "Destructive Islamist forces are behind the change of power" in Syria, wrote their leader Jimmie Akesson on X. "I see that groups are happy about this development here in Sweden. You should see it as a good opportunity to go home." In Greece, a government spokesman voiced hope that Assad's fall will eventually allow "the safe return of Syrian refugees" to their country, but without announcing concrete measures. In Germany, the debate gained momentum as the country heads towards February elections. Achim Brotel, president of a grouping of German communes, called for border controls to stop fleeing Assad loyalists reaching Germany. The centre-right opposition CDU suggested that rejected Syrian asylum-seekers should now lose so-called subsidiary protection. "If the reason for protection no longer applies, then refugees will have to return to their home country," CDU legislator Thorsten Frei told Welt TV. CDU MP Jens Spahn suggested that Berlin charter flights to Syria and offer 1,000 euros ($1,057) to "anyone who wants to return". A member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats criticised the debate as "populist and irresponsible". Greens party deputy Anton Hofreiter also said "it is completely unclear what will happen next in Syria" and deportation talk was "completely out of place". Many Syrians in Germany have watched the events in their home country with great joy but prefer to wait and see before deciding whether to return. "We want to go back to Syria," said Mahmoud Zaml, 25, who works in an Arabic pastry shop in Berlin, adding that he hopes to help "rebuild" his country. 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Laptop or desktop: which is better?I’M a Celebrity star Coleen Rooney is poised to bag a mega-money deal that could see her become the new Holly Willoughby — if she continues to perform well in the jungle. Her every move is being closely observed by bosses at ITV as they eye her up to be a presenter on a new batch of lucrative shows backed by big-spending advertisers. They also want to tap into the “Coleen Effect”, which sees thousands copy her purchases — such as the £1,000 silk pyjamas the 38-year-old Wag wore to fly to Australia and have now virtually sold out. A TV insider said: “Coleen already brings with her the Midas touch when it comes to endorsing the kinds of products which ITV’s advertisers sell. “She has over a million followers on Instagram alone, and most of them scan her pictures and observe everything she wears and buys. “The more glamorous Love Islanders and some soap stars also have large online followings and hugely influence what social media users spend their money on. Read More on TV “But Coleen has the girl-next-door charm of someone like Holly to connect with millions of ordinary shoppers in a way that few other stars do. “But they’ll also be watching her time in the jungle to see how she fares and just what the public reaction is to her. “There are vast sums of money at stake with the deals for the new batch of ITV shows which they are considering her up for.” She could now appear in shows bankrolled by some of Britain’s biggest firms. Most read in I’m A Celebrity 2024 The channel is set to introduce more advertiser funded programmes (AFPs), where companies not only sponsor shows but also pay the costs of creating them. Recent examples include ITV’s Cooking with the Stars, hosted by Emma Willis , and M&S: Dress for Less with AJ Odudu and Vernon Kay . Both were paid for by M&S , but more are in the pipeline with other big companies involved. Mum-of-four Coleen, wife of former England footie skipper Wayne Rooney, has previously presented for the channel on a sporadic basis. She co-hosted on a 2006 episode of Tonight with Trevor McDonald and on 2008’s Coleen’s Real Women, when she looked for females to front ad campaigns. Last year she was seen in a Disney+ documentary, Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story , which chronicled her courtroom clash with rival Rebekah Vardy . It was a huge hit for the streaming platform. But she has been brought firmly back into the ITV arena by signing up for the jungle, with reports she may also now be regarded as a potential panellist on the hit daytime talk show Loose Women . A spokeswoman for ITV and Coleen declined to comment. i'm A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, with a batch of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year.. Coleen Rooney - Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney , has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever. Tulisa - The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year's I'm A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz , Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal. Alan Halsall - The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street , was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities. Melvin Odoom - The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet - the Aussie jungle . GK Barry - The UK's biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women . She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers. Dean McCullough - A rising star amongst this year's bunch of celebs , Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live. Oti Mabuse - The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV's Dancing On Ice . Danny Jones - The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle , after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he's now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice , along with bandmate Tom Fletcher . Jane Moore - The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge - having recently split from her husband . It will be Jane's first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past. Barry McGuigan - Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan . It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer . He told The Late Late Show in 2021: "She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache." Maura Higgins - The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard . Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year. Rev. Richard Coles - Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity , and he's ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star , said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: "Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth."Weekly Money Horoscope December 29 to January 04, 2025: Week offers promising financial opportunitiesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 19, 2024-- FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 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As FiscalNote’s strategic focus has changed since that time, Yiu has decided to retire early to focus on his Australia-based business interests, family and professional commitments. “I want to thank Tim and my fellow Board members for the opportunity to serve the Company over the past four years. I remain an active, long-term investor and supporter of FiscalNote’s mission and management,” said Yiu. “Given the changes since my firm first invested, now is simply the right time for me to concentrate on my other professional commitments based in and focused on Australia, as well as to make more time for personal and family commitments. While I am retiring from the Board early, I strongly believe the Company has the right strategy and the right leadership to take it to its next phase of growth, and I have great confidence in its ability to deliver results and value for both its customers and its shareholders.” “Throughout the past four years and at pivotal times for our Company, Conrad has been a deeply respected and admired partner on our Board, whose views and guidance were especially valuable during our transition to a publicly traded company,” said Tim Hwang, Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder, FiscalNote. “On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I’d like to thank Conrad for his service and contributions, and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” Following Yiu’s retirement, the composition of FiscalNote’s Board of Directors will be reduced to nine members – reflecting the streamlined structure of the Company following its divestitures of Board.org and Aicel Technologies in 2024. For more information about the Company’s Board of Directors and its members, please visit here . About FiscalNote FiscalNote (NYSE: NOTE) is a leader in policy and global intelligence. By uniquely combining data, technology, and insights, FiscalNote empowers customers to manage political and business risk. Since 2013, FiscalNote has pioneered technology that delivers critical insights and the tools to turn them into action. Home to CQ, Dragonfly, Oxford Analytica, VoterVoice, and many other industry-leading brands, FiscalNote serves thousands of customers worldwide with global offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. To learn more about FiscalNote and its family of brands, visit FiscalNote.com and follow @FiscalNote . View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241219201851/en/ CONTACT: Media Nicholas Graham FiscalNote press@fiscalnote.comInvestor Relations Bob Burrows FiscalNote IR@fiscalnote.com KEYWORD: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY OTHER TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT SOFTWARE WHITE HOUSE/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATE/LOCAL PUBLIC POLICY DATA MANAGEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOURCE: FiscalNote Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/19/2024 04:05 PM/DISC: 12/19/2024 04:06 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241219201851/en

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Hawker culture debate: The missing ingredient is our willingness to payAfter two years of planning and two more years of construction, the Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre at the corner of Ellice Ave. and Burnell St. has undergone a modernization. With a new facade, windows, an elevator and commercial kitchen, the $1.8 million dollar renovation means the temple is poised to host its hundreds of attendees, both now and far into the future. “As long as it serves the purpose of the community, we’re happy,” said Renovations committee chair Rao Atmuri. “That’s about it, the rest doesn’t matter.” The building was originally constructed in 1950 as a church. In the late 70s, the Hindu Society of Manitoba purchased the building converting it into a Hindu temple in 1983. These were the last major renovations done to the building and it was in need of a visual and functional upgrade. Beyond the aesthetic value that the renovations have brought, Hindu Society of Manitoba’s board president, Kirit Thakrar, says that these updates are critical for aligning with Winnipeg’s evolving Hindu community. He says many of the Hindu temple’s original patrons are aging, meaning that equipment like an elevator is becoming a necessity, and at the same time, Winnipeg has been seeing an influx of newcomers who are looking to come to the temple to engage in puja, enjoy meals and meet others. “Immigration is increasing now, and lots of people are coming,” Thakrar says. “This is where everything starts when people first move to Winnipeg.” The Ellice temple’s location and proximity to the University of Winnipeg means that the temple is often a landing pad for Hindus from downtown to the Maples. For instance, on Nov. 21st, individuals at the temple were preparing for the Akhand Ramayan Path, a continuous 24-hour recitation of the Shri Ramcharitmanas - a 16th century epic poem telling to story of Ramayana. “On the 23rd, we have a big program and we can have about seven, eight hundred people,” Thakrar says. The building’s renovations mean that more people are able to participate in prayer and the meals which are served after celebrations as the building’s basement has massively increased its capacity with more seating and a fully stainless steel commercial kitchen. Thakrar says that the Hindu temple does more than just host religious cermonies. The space is also used for cultural and social needs in the wider community, such as lectures on health and finances and hosting school groups from across the city. The renovations were conducted by a committee of board and non-board members, including Thakrar, Vijay Punj, Rao Atmuri, Prem Sanggar and Surinder Goyal. Atmuri says that they “were all there almost from day number one.” Walking around the building, it is clear that the members are proud of the work they have done and their ability to serve the expanding local community.

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NoneA grizzly bear. (Photo by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program via FLICKR | Creative Commons license) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s former longtime grizzly bear recovery manager has written a new report that recommends against grizzly bear delisting and details how he believes the federal recovery plan he wrote in 1993 should be updated to treat grizzlies in the Northern Rockies as a single population and to include new research detailing how to connect separate grizzly populations to ensure their long-term recovery. Based on the report , a group of 15 environmental and animal conservation groups on Wednesday sent a petition to the Fish and Wildlife Service asking it to update its Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan just weeks before the agency is set to issue decisions on whether to delist the animals from Endangered Species Act protections in two ecosystems in Montana or in all the Lower 48 states. Chris Servheen, the Missoula-based grizzly bear recovery coordinator for the Fish and Wildlife Service from 1981 to 2016, said he had been working on the new report for the past year and that its finalization simply happened to come just before the agency’s decisions are released. Servheen is currently the co-chair of the North American Bears Expert Team for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Fish and Wildlife Service said in court filings earlier this year it would issue decisions on whether to de-list grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, and the Lower 48 states by the end of January and likely ahead of the change in administrations. Those decisions are being made in response to requests for delisting from the states of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, whose leadership believe grizzly bears have recovered either in the particular ecosystems or in the U.S. as a whole and want to be able to manage the species at a state level. But Servheen and the groups that filed the petition Wednesday morning do not believe grizzlies have recovered enough to warrant delisting in response to any of the states’ petitions. They point to 90 documented grizzly bear deaths so far this year in the Northern Rockies – including 73 in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – as showing that there is still work to do before the species’ fate goes into the hands of governors who would like to eventually open up grizzly hunting seasons. “The service has been managing bears under the same plan for the last 31 years, and yet so much has changed in the world of grizzly bear science and conservation over the last three decades, when the plan was first revised,” Earthjustice senior attorney Mary Cochenour said in a news conference detailing the petition and report. “The current practice of managing bears in isolated populations just isn’t working anymore, and recovery is more than just the number of bears.” Servheen’s report says the 1993 revision to the recovery plan that he led now fails to account for the population increases in the Northern Rockies or efforts during the past several years by states including Montana to create or enact programs focused on reducing predator populations, including for once-protected animals like wolves and grizzlies. The report proposes managing grizzly bears as a single metapopulation in the Northern Rockies rather than the current system in which there are five separate recovery zones in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and eastern Washington. While there were only an estimated 300 to 400 grizzlies when the species was listed in 1975, that has now grown to about 2,000 in the five recovery zones, Servheen said. And it recommends that federal and state governments impose stronger regulations to cut down on human-caused grizzly bear deaths and the sprawl of homes and businesses into grizzly bear territory, especially the connectivity zones where scientists hope the different ecosystem populations can at some point connect in order to bolster the overall population and diversify the species’ gene pool. “These revisions will enhance resiliency and build a strong recovery system in the 4% of their historical range where grizzlies remain within the conterminous U.S.,” the report says. “Rather than rush to delist the grizzly bear, this plan invites Tribal, State, and Federal agencies to come together to build a strong and lasting recovery framework for this vulnerable and iconic species.” Servheen’s report says that if the Fish and Wildlife Service does not adopt his proposed revisions to the recovery plan, the grizzly bear in the Northern Rockies “remains in danger and cannot be considered for delisting.” It says that since grizzlies have moved beyond the boundaries of each recovery area, treating them as a metapopulation makes more sense because grizzlies can eventually be connected between the separate areas and can be managed as a single population, and not with set population guidance for each area. “A naturally functioning metapopulation of interconnected grizzly bears in the Northern U.S. Rockies will be more demographically and genetically resilient to the ongoing impacts of climate change and increasing levels of human activity in the area,” the report says. The report and the petition also suggest that state and local governments, along with federal land agencies, need to better manage sprawl into grizzly bear territory, find ways to educate residents living in grizzly territory to keep themselves and the bears safe and out of conflict, and reduce recreation pressure on grizzly bears. That is so the bears have a greater chance to move through the connectivity areas, to keep them focused on wild food sources, and to prevent humans from artificially influencing grizzly bear habitat, several representatives of the 15 groups said in a news conference Tuesday. Servheen pointed out that the Montana Grizzly Bear Advisory Council convened by former Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock in 2020 issued recommendations that the final report said “support our vision for an interconnected metapopulation of grizzly bears in Montana.” But he said that vision has changed under Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration and with some lawmakers’ “anti-predatory attitudes.” He said regulations including allowing for hound hunting of black bears and baited wolf traps and snares were among the newly created threats to grizzly bears. Some of the same groups involved in the petition have successfully gone to court to restrict wolf trapping seasons in Montana and Idaho to when grizzlies are most likely to be inside their winter dens. “Why are the states so anti-carnivore? Well, it seems to be based on an abnormal hatred of carnivores among some people,” Servheen said. “It is not reasonable and it’s not based on facts. It’s basically the anti-predator attitudes of the 1800s in some people’s minds. These state policies toward carnivores have no place in modern-day science and fact-based wildlife management.” Kristin Combs, the executive director of Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, said Teton County, Wyoming, has been working to outfit people living and visiting there with bear-proof trash cans, assisting with paying for electric fencing, and working on other measures that allow grizzlies and humans to coexist in the area. The petition asks for an updated recovery plan that includes more funding and resources to allow people in recovery and connectivity areas to be better bear aware and tolerant of grizzlies, while helping grizzlies avoid food habituation that often leads to them being killed. “Coexistence has got to occur before we can consider grizzly bears to be safe, and we’re never going to have connectivity between those areas until we make sure that people are aware that bears could be in their area and are taking measures to do so,” Combs said. Cochenour said the group wanted to get the report and petition in front of the Fish and Wildlife Service to consider before it releases its delisting decisions. In the event that grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem alone are delisted and the recovery plan is revised, Servheen said that would be an “incomplete approach” and that if grizzlies are delisted in the Lower 48, a grizzly recovery plan would not apply and the “game is over” for grizzlies. Cochenour said regardless of the outcome of the petition and the delisting decisions, the group would be prepared to defend grizzly bears and advocate for a broader recovery. Servheen said he hopes pressure from the states does not force a decision he believes would not be grounded in science. “These bears belong to all the people of the United States. They shouldn’t be controlled by just a few anti-predator state politicians, and their future is really in our hands,” he said. “Most people think of grizzly bears as super powerful, but really, they’re really vulnerable, and they’re vulnerable to the decisions we make.” Earthjustice Center for Biological Diversity Endangered Species Coalition Friends of the Bitterroot Friends of the Clearwater Great Bear Foundation Humane Society of the United States Humane Society Legislative Fund Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment Park County Environmental Council Sierra Club Western Watersheds Project WildEarth Guardians Wyoming Wildlife Advocates Yaak Valley Forest Council Daily Montanan is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Daily Montanan maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Darrell Ehrlick for questions: info@dailymontanan.com . SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

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Teachers enhance lessons in social studies and English using INQPlus, making education more engaging and relevant. Culminating activities have included a quiz bee held in partnership with the Baguio LGU in May, and a journalism workshop held in November at Frances National High School in Calumpit, Bulacan, led by Inquirer editors Volt Contreras and Robert Jaworski Abaño. These initiatives help enrich student learning and offer unique benefits to partner schools and communities. This year, the Inquirer Read-Along program conducted five sessions, including a festival, in partnership with organizations, such as PLDT-Smart, McDonald’s, Philippine Airlines, Metrobank Foundation and Okada Manila. Over 200 children attended in-person sessions, while thousands more engaged online via the Inquirer Facebook page. NEVER-ENDING SUCCESS STORY The longest-running Inquirer advocacy, which promotes the love of reading among children turned 17 this year, finding solid partners for its sessions like the Metrobank Foundation (above) and cool venues like the Christmas Village of Okada Manila (below). —EUGENE ARANETA The program also held a special session for senior citizens, showcasing its commitment to fostering intergenerational connections and celebrating the joy of reading with people of all ages. On its 31st year, the Inquirer Journalism Scholarship Program expanded its support for aspiring journalists in partnership with AboitizPower. Three University of the Philippines (UP) students—Andre Esguerra, Lau Bacia and Jaemie Talingdan—were awarded scholarships, which include stipends, book allowances, communication support and lodging for two academic years. This collaboration underscores the Inquirer Foundation’s dedication to nurturing future journalists who will contribute to nation-building through credible and impactful storytelling. The Inquirer ESG Edge initiative highlights the Inquirer Group of Companies’ (IGC) commitment to advancing sustainability through impactful partnerships and regional collaboration. As one of the three founding members of the Asia Sustainability Impact Consortium, alongside Malaysia’s Star Media Group and Indonesia’s Kompas Gramedia, the Inquirer is part of a pioneering cross-border alliance launched in June that collectively reaches 123 million individuals across Southeast Asia to help amplify sustainability efforts and foster regional awareness. As the Philippine representative in the consortium, IGC collaborates with 15 organizations from the business, civic, education and environmental sectors to promote sustainable practices. 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NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared 28.7% to lead the market. Following allegations of misconduct and the resignation of its public auditor , the maker of servers used in artificial-intelligence technology said an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or by the company’s board. It also said that it doesn’t expect to restate its past financials and that it will find a new chief financial officer, appoint a general counsel and make other moves to strengthen its governance. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up the market. Gains of 1.8% for Microsoft and 3.2% for Meta Platforms were the two strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500. Intel was another propellant during the morning, but it lost an early gain to fall 0.5% after the chip company said CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the board. Intel is looking for Gelsinger’s replacement, and its chair said it’s “committed to restoring investor confidence.” Intel recently lost its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Nvidia, which has skyrocketed in Wall Street’s frenzy around AI. Stellantis, meanwhile, skidded following the announcement of its CEO’s departure . Carlos Tavares steps down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales and an inventory backlog at dealerships. The world’s fourth-largest automaker’s stock fell 6.3% in Milan. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 likewise fell, including California utility PG&E. It dropped 5% after saying it would sell $2.4 billion of stock and preferred shares to raise cash. Retailers were mixed amid what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record and coming off Black Friday . Target, which recently gave a forecast for the holiday season that left investors discouraged , fell 1.2%. Walmart , which gave a more optimistic forecast, rose 0.2%. Amazon, which looks to benefit from online sales from Cyber Monday, climbed 1.4%. All told, the S&P 500 added 14.77 points to 6,047.15. The Dow fell 128.65 to 44,782.00, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 185.78 to 19,403.95. The stock market largely took Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride. The president-elect on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a group of developing economies if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. Trump said he wants the group, headlined by Brazil, Russia, India and China, to promise it won’t create a new currency or otherwise try to undercut the U.S. dollar. The dollar has long been the currency of choice for global trade. Speculation has also been around a long time that other currencies could knock it off its mantle, but no contender has come close. The U.S. dollar’s value rose Monday against several other currencies, but one of its strongest moves likely had less to do with the tariff threats. The euro fell amid a political battle in Paris over the French government’s budget . The euro sank 0.7% against the U.S. dollar and broke below $1.05. In the bond market, Treasury yields gave up early gains to hold relatively steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed above 4.23% during the morning before falling back to 4.19%. That was just above its level of 4.18% late Friday. A report in the morning showed the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted again last month, but not by as much as economists expected. This upcoming week will bring several big updates on the job market, including the October job openings report, weekly unemployment benefits data and the all-important November jobs report. They could steer the next moves for Federal Reserve, which recently began pulling interest rates lower to give support to the economy. Economists expect Friday’s headliner report to show U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in November, coming off October’s lackluster growth that was hampered by damaging hurricanes and strikes. “We now find ourselves in the middle of this Goldilocks zone, where economic health supports earnings growth while remaining weak enough to justify potential Fed rate cuts,” according to Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. In financial markets abroad, Chinese stocks led gains worldwide as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing, partly driven by a surge in orders ahead of Trump’s inauguration next month. Both official and private sector surveys of factory managers showed strong new orders and export orders, possibly partly linked to efforts by importers in the U.S. to beat potential tariff hikes by Trump once he takes office. Indexes rose 0.7% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — UTR Sports, a global leader in tennis and pickleball player ratings and event management, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Stack Sports to incorporate TeamInn travel services. TeamInn, Stack Sports’ dedicated travel service platform, will now provide travel accommodations for UTR Sports tournaments and events, simplifying travel planning for players, coaches, officials, and fans. TeamInn by Stack Sports will offer streamlined, competitive travel booking solutions, enhancing the overall event experience and making it easier for the UTR Sports community to access high-quality accommodations at preferred rates. This expansion aligns with UTR Sports’ commitment to improving convenience for its global network, offering valuable support to those traveling to UTR Sports tennis and pickleball events. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Stack Sports to integrate TeamInn travel services, we are making travel easier and more affordable for our participants, officials, and families,” said Mark Leschly, Chairman and CEO of UTR Sports. “Our mission is to connect the tennis and pickleball communities around the world, and TeamInn is an important addition to that vision. Together with Stack Sports, we’re excited to enhance the event experience by offering seamless travel options tailored to our needs.” The addition of TeamInn to the UTR Sports ecosystem brings further operational efficiency and convenience, reinforcing UTR Sports’ role as a comprehensive service provider in the tennis and pickleball spaces. TeamInn offers a full suite of travel services, from hotel booking to exclusive group rates, ensuring that travel logistics are one less hurdle for participants and organizers. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Stack Sports to integrate Teaminn travel services and make travel easier and more affordable for our participants, officials, and families,” said Mark Leschly, Chairman and CEO of UTR Sports. “Our mission is to connect the tennis and pickleball communities around the world, and TeamInn is an important addition to that vision. Together with Stack Sports, we’re excited to enhance the event experience by offering seamless travel options tailored to our needs.” The TeamInn travel platform will be integrated across UTR Sports’ numerous events, including the UTR Pro Tennis Tour and various youth and amateur competitions, offering a unified solution for booking accommodations worldwide. This partnership underscores UTR Sports’ and Stack Sports’ dedication to enhancing player experiences and advancing sports engagement through comprehensive, innovative solutions. About UTR Sports: The mission of UTR Sports is to connect and grow the sports of tennis and pickleball with accurate global ratings, innovative events, and a global community centered around level-based play. The UTR Sports Platform is anchored by our patented ratings technology. UTR Sports provides the technology tools and solutions relevant and valuable to players, coaches, and organizers. UTR Sports is creating opportunities and pathways, including the UTR Pro Tennis Tour, for players from all over the world, in all stages of life, to find better matches and unlock a more fun, affordable, and flexible experience. About Stack Sports: With nearly 50 million users in 35 countries, Stack Sports is a global technology leader in SaaS platform offerings for the sports industry. The company provides world-class software and services to support national governing bodies, youth sports associations, leagues, clubs, parents, coaches, and athletes. Some of the largest and most prominent sports organizations including the U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars rely on Stack Sports technology to run and manage their organizations. Stack Sports is headquartered in Dallas and is leading the industry one team at a time focusing on four key pillars — Grassroots Engagement, Participation Growth, Recruiting Pathways, and Elite Player Development. To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit https://stacksports.com/ . NEWS SOURCE: Stack Sports Keywords: Sports and Activities, TeamInn Travel Services, UTR Sports, tennis and pickleball player ratings and event management, DALLAS, Texas This press release was issued on behalf of the news source (Stack Sports) who is solely responsibile for its accuracy, by Send2Press® Newswire . Information is believed accurate but not guaranteed. Story ID: S2P122494 APDF15TBLLI To view the original version, visit: https://www.send2press.com/wire/utr-sports-partners-with-stack-sports-to-launch-teaminn-travel-services-for-tennis-and-pickleball/ © 2024 Send2Press® Newswire, a press release distribution service, Calif., USA. Disclaimer: This press release content was not created by nor issued by the Associated Press (AP). Content below is unrelated to this news story.

A neurosurgeon has spoken about the four things he does to stave off the chances of getting dementia. Around 50 million people worldwide have dementia, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), with around one in 14 over-65s affected, as well as a significant number of younger people. But the disease doesn’t have to be an inevitable part of ageing, according to one expert. Leading neurosurgeon Dr Rahul Jandial gave a number of simple lifestyle measures that can help keep your brain healthy. The author who has published his book Life Lessons From A Brain Surgeon said: “I’ve operated on over 5,000 skulls, and they’re all different ages so you see the developing brain to the ageing brain, and everything in between. Dr Jandial said spent years trawling through scientific research in order to come up with what he believes are the best ways to help boost memory, manage stress and reduce Alzheimer’s risk. He explained: “There are habits some people have, that tend to link with them having resilience of thought and emotion as they get older. Since we don’t have a medicine for dementia, it’s really about lifestyle modification. And doing it early – early being your 40s, 50s, even 60s. There’s always a window to make a difference. “Fortunately, our brains ask so little of us that very manageable changes, like replacing your steak for salmon a few times a week, eating more plants, less fried food, a bit of brisk walking – all these changes add up. It would be great to have this be a new focus because there’s no treatment if you get dementia. Let’s see if we can make a difference with small changes, rather than waiting for a silver bullet or a single pill or food that fixes everything.” Here are four changes Dr Jandial recommends: “The brain’s 90 billion neurons share the garden inside the skull with supporting cells called glia. They’re sort of the shrubs around the roses that protect the brain environment. Those glia create fatty insulation for the neurons, so the electricity can bounce around inside our heads faster and more organised. “That fatty sheath at the microscopic level is the good fat that comes from fatty fish – and there are some good choices for vegans as well. That’s an essential part of the Mediterranean diet, and huge studies over decades show eating mostly plants, fatty fish, nuts, and drinking occasional red wine, really makes a dent in the chances of getting dementia. “It’s not about how much you eat, it’s about what you eat,” he adds. “These are the nutrients that are helpful and not difficult to adhere to, to help reduce our dementia risk. So the first and most fundamental thing is the mind diet – essentially the Mediterranean diet.” Jandial warns people should be wary about other so-called ‘brain foods’ however, as nutrients have to get past the gut wall, into the blood, and are then filtered by the liver before passing through the blood-brain barrier. “Getting to the brain requires passing three barriers and the Mediterranean diet and its nutrients, whether it’s flavonoids, antioxidants or all of them, really is an effective strategy,” he says. “So the first thing to do is to switch to more components of the mind diet. Occasional cheesecake or burger or chips isn’t an issue – it’s not the indulgences, it’s the regular things we put inside us [that matter].” Being active is among the brain surgeon’s top tips for brain health. Until the coronavirus situation settles, could you stretch your legs with a stroll in the garden, or do some exercise in the living room? “The second most important thing is exercise – and I don’t mean becoming super-athletic, I mean simply standing and walking. The neurons and their supporting cells are floating in liquid – our brain is like densely-packed tissue in an aquarium. The tissue doesn’t physically touch, it gets very close to each other and sprays chemicals at each other called neurotransmitters. “But there’s also something called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which the brain showers on itself, and the trigger for that is being vertical and moving. It doesn’t have to be a marathon; a 30-minute brisk walk gets you to a sweet spot where your brain is showering itself with BDNF – it’s a growth factor, like Miracle-Gro for the flesh of the brain. It’s something anybody can do, it’s free and can be just a micro-change in your week.” “If the arteries in your brain aren’t open, just like those in the heart, you can have small swathes of brain tissue wither, much like a garden that doesn’t get irrigated goes dry. Exercise helps with that, and good heart health with control of blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol is fundamental to keeping the plumbing of the brain open, so it’s getting the blood flow it wants. It’s an amazing amount of blood it demands – 20% of our blood flow goes to our 3lb brain.” “The brain is thinking flesh. Life is brain training – you don’t need to buy an app or pay money – but you do need to learn. Engaging the brain, learning, reading, trying to learn a new instrument or language, even if you fail miserably, just the effort of trying to learn anything will engage wider swathes of your brain, and that serves as the engagement of those brain cells,” he says. Even thinking about planning something for the future, like how you would run a company or keep up with friends, could count, he says: “Any time you’re thinking. “But it has to challenge you just a bit. If it’s too easy, your brain doesn’t need to think and you’ll rely on habits. If it’s too hard, your brain won’t engage and you’ll say it’s impossible. So the trick is to find just that one level past your comfort zone. That’s the trigger for the brain to say it’s got to dial it up.” Again, socialising isn’t as easy right now, as the government advises everybody, particularly older age groups, to make avoiding non-essential contact and minimising the risk of coronavirus their top priority. Now is the time to make use of our phones and laptops to keep in touch with friends we can’t see in person. And when the pandemic settles, we can embrace our social lives again. “Socialising is also considered an advantage because it’s forcing you to think – about others, what you’re going to wear, where you’re going to go, etc. For people who are lonely, part of the risk is that they’re thinking less and they’re thinking negative thoughts.”Daily Post Nigeria EPL: Amorim ready to bring Victor Boniface to Man Utd Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Sport EPL: Amorim ready to bring Victor Boniface to Man Utd Published on November 25, 2024 By Ifreke Inyang Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is keeping an eye on Bayer Leverkusen’s striker Victor Boniface. According to Plettigoal, Boniface is one of the strikers on United’s shortlist ahead of next summer. Amorim is looking to revamp his squad ahead of his first full season at Old Trafford. The 39-year-old is not happy with his current options upfront and left Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee on the bench for his first game at Ipswich. Marcus Rashford, who was deployed through the middle, opened the scoring but did not have a good game overall. Boniface played a crucial role as Leverkusen went the entire season unbeaten in the Bundesliga last season. Related Topics: Amorim EPL man utd Victor Boniface Don't Miss UCL: Vinicius slams UEFA as he misses Liverpool vs Real Madrid clash You may like EPL: Man City contract talks on hold — De Bruyne EPL: They didn’t listen — Graham Potter reveals his warning to Chelsea owners EPL: He’s proven his worth already – Aguero slams critics over Man United star EPL: They didn’t know Premier League – Poyet reveals what’s helping Maresca at Chelsea EPL: He won’t fit – Bent urges Arsenal to drop interest in signing Real Madrid star EPL: Van Nistelrooy set to become manager of Man Utd’s rivals Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media LtdEAST RUTHERFORD — Joe Schoen apologists will tell you that he hasn’t had a chance to “pick” his own quarterback. Yet all he did this season was assemble one of the worst quarterback rooms in modern football history. Three quarterbacks have tried and three quarterbacks have failed miserably in this putrid Giants offense — the latest example coming Sunday at MetLife Stadium when Drew Lock had poor pocket presence and missed open receivers in the Giants’ 14-11 loss to a bad Saints team. Look, the obvious caveat is that it would be difficult for many quarterbacks to thrive in this environment. The 2-11 Giants are down to backups at both offensive tackle spots, lost two more linemen during Sunday’s game, and don’t have a legitimate pass-catching tight end. No one is asking for Tom Brady-level production, though, and it’s undeniable that the front office didn’t help its cause by signing lousy quarterbacks who don’t elevate an offense in any shape or form. Remember when Schoen thought he could somehow neutralize Daniel Jones’ deficiencies by drafting wide receiver Malik Nabers instead of picking a new quarterback like J.J. McCarthy or Bo Nix, who is going to win Offensive Rookie of the Year with the Broncos? Remember when the staff didn’t have enough faith in Tommy DeVito to name him the backup this season, but suddenly wanted the No. 3 quarterback to start after benching Daniel Jones in Week 12, then changed their minds after DeVito missed one game due to injury? Or remember when they thought Lock was a legitimate backup to sign in the first place, rather than pursue a more provenly successful veteran like Russell Wilson? None of it has worked out. Schoen has made numerous miscalculations that he must own, and it’s no longer realistic for fans to trust that he’s the right man to find a franchise quarterback with one of the first picks in next year’s draft. Just how bad was Lock against the Saints’ 29th-ranked passing defense? He didn’t complete a pass until the second quarter after eight straight incompletions, and he had only 81 passing yards entering the fourth quarter, when the Giants trailed by double digits. Lock even went viral on social media in the second quarter for inexplicably cutting to the outside on a scramble when he had a first down if he continued running straight. Even when the Giants miraculously had a chance to tie or take the lead late, Lock rolled to his right and threw an interception with 1:52 remaining from the Giants’ 38-yard line. Then the Giants got the back ball thanks to their defense forcing the Saints to punt for the seventh time, yet their last-minute drive stalled at the Saints’ 17-yard line and fittingly ended with a blocked field goal. The only positive to come out of Sunday was that with a fourth-quarter touchdown, the Giants are still averaging 14.9 points per game. That’s 0.1 higher than the worst scoring average in team history (minimum 16-game schedule) set by the 1979 Giants. But there’s plenty of time for that record to be broken with four more opponents who all have a chance to make the playoffs and will be almost certainly be tougher than the Saints. The Giants are also on pace to finish with the most losses (at least 14) in franchise history after recording 13 in 2021 and 2017. They have finished with two wins or fewer five other times (not since 1974), except all of those seasons contained no more than 14 games. It’s not an ideal way to celebrate your 100th year as a franchise, but this is what happens when you run a systemic failure from the top all the way down, starting with a dreadful quarterback room.

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haha777 logo A celebrated author argues that it's not at all impractical to study subjects like writing, languages, music and historyReliance Inc. CEO Lewis sells $1.26 million in stockElon Musk started his career back in the '90s by founding major tech companies, including X.com, which eventually became PayPal. Decades later, the South African now owns X (formerly Twitter ), SpaceX , Tesla , and more, making him the richest man in the world with a net worth of $343 billion, according to Forbes . Throughout Musk's financial rise, he has been no stranger to controversy . However, he still has maintained a few solid friendships over the years. Here is everything to know about Elon Musk 's inner circle. Donald Trump Musk has been seen a lot more with Donald Trump in late 2024, as Trump plans to give Musk a position on his cabinet after winning the presidential election. Musk will be leading the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Vivek Ramaswamy , which is intended to "dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies," according to a social media statement from Trump (via BBC ). The publication also points out that Musk referred to the new agency as "the only path to extending life beyond Earth." On August 13, 2024, Musk invited Trump to have a live discussion on X (formerly Twitter), where the president elect called Tesla a "great" company, according to BBC . Most recently, Musk joined Trump's Thanksgiving dinner, where the two sat next to each other and performed "YMCA" in a viral moment. Peter Thiel Given Musk's power and origins in Silicon Valley, along with the eventual PayPal/X.com merger, it's no surprise that he's close friends with the original co-founder, Peter Thiel . The businessman would also co-found Palantir Technologies, a data analysis firm, and Thiel still serves as the chairman. Thiel has also supported other prominent tech companies over the years, including as Facebook 's first outside investor in 2004, according to The Washington Post . After the election, Thiel discussed on the Honestly podcast that Musk's alignment with Trump is encouraging other Silicon Valley leaders to be open about their right-wing views, pointing out, "There was some degree to which it was safer for people to speak out when other people were speaking out." Thiel had donated to the Trump campaign in 2016, according to Business Insider . Talulah Riley A post shared by Talulah Riley (@talulahrm) Pride and Prejudice actress Talulah Riley first married Musk in 2010, but the couple would go on to divorce in 2012. However, the two would try again and remarry in 2013. Although they eventually divorced again in 2016 and Riley went on to marry actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster, it seems things are still amicable between the two exes. "Well, you know more than anyone how what we read in the mainstream media is not necessarily an absolute truth," Riley told The Times in August 2024. "I loved/love the guy, so I'm incredibly subjective in my opinion, cannot be unbiased and shouldn't be expected to be either. I'm sure, well... You know what being in love is, right?" Joe Rogan Podcast host Joe Rogan has been a close orbiter of Musk as well. Musk appeared on a November 2024 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and has been a rotational guest over the years, joining for five episodes in total. During the November episode, the duo discussed the death of Peanut the squirrel , who was euthanized by New York state officials.

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Maupay also had a dig at Everton when he departed on loan to Marseille in the summer and his latest taunt has further angered the Premier League club’s supporters. The 28-year-old said on X after Sean Dyche’s side had lost 2-0 to Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park on Sunday: “Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile.” Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile 🙂 — Neal Maupay (@nealmaupay_) Former boxer Tony Bellew was among the Toffees’ supporters who responded to Maupay, with the ex-world cruiserweight champion replying on X with: “P****!” Maupay endured a miserable spell at Everton, scoring just one league goal in 29 appearances after being signed by the Merseysiders for an undisclosed fee in 2022. He departed on a season-long loan to his former club Brentford for the 2023-24 season and left Goodison for a second time in August when Marseille signed him on loan with an obligation to make the deal permanent. After leaving Everton in the summer, Maupay outraged their fans by posting on social media a scene from the film Shawshank Redemption, famous for depicting the main character’s long fight for freedom.Everton striker Neal Maupay has sparked outrage among Toffees fans by taking a swipe at his parent club in a post on social media. Maupay also had a dig at Everton when he departed on loan to Marseille in the summer and his latest taunt has further angered the Premier League club’s supporters. The 28-year-old said on X after Sean Dyche’s side had lost 2-0 to Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park on Sunday: “Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile.” Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile 🙂 — Neal Maupay (@nealmaupay_) December 29, 2024 Former boxer Tony Bellew was among the Toffees’ supporters who responded to Maupay, with the ex-world cruiserweight champion replying on X with: “P****!” Maupay endured a miserable spell at Everton, scoring just one league goal in 29 appearances after being signed by the Merseysiders for an undisclosed fee in 2022. He departed on a season-long loan to his former club Brentford for the 2023-24 season and left Goodison for a second time in August when Marseille signed him on loan with an obligation to make the deal permanent. After leaving Everton in the summer, Maupay outraged their fans by posting on social media a scene from the film Shawshank Redemption, famous for depicting the main character’s long fight for freedom.

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In 2024, Uganda Cricket had a good year but most of the wins came on the back of a very good 2023. The Cricket Cranes earned qualification to the 2024 T20 World Cup after finishing among the top two teams at the qualifiers in Namibia, while the Victoria Pearls got a place at the Global Qualifiers because of a top-two finish in Entebbe in late 2023. The rewards of 2024 came from the gains of 2023, and 2025 could be as definitive as 2023 was. The Cricket Cranes’ maiden appearance at the 2024 T20 World Cup in West Indies is the highlight of a good year. For the boys in yellow to line up alongside test-playing countries such as New Zealand, West Indies, and Afghanistan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity considering the gap between Uganda and the other teams. Uganda managed a win against fellow associates PNG, a nervy three-wicket win but it wasn’t deserved. Riazat Ali Shah was outstanding in the win with a player-of-the-match knock but Frank Nsubuga made history of his own with some economical bowling spell (2/4) and is also the oldest player to ever play in the World Cup at 43. The Cricket Cranes had low scores in the other games which is evidence of a gulf in class but gave a great account with the ball in hand as Brian Masaba finished with five World Cup wickets while Cosmas Kyewuta, Juma Miyagi, and Alpesh Ramjani showed that they belong. In a very uneventful year for the Victoria Pearls, a return to the Global Qualifiers in Abu Dhabi early in the year was the highlight for them. The report card was not good looking after finishing 6th out of the eight teams, a reality that there is still a lot of work to do for them to catch up with the rest of the global teams as they chase a World Cup spot. The ladies managed to win a fourth Kwibuka title in Kigali Rwanda to avenge the heartbreak of 2023 with a very young side that had U-19 players who needed some international exposure. Unfortunately, the baby Victoria Pearls failed to progress to the U-19 girls’ World Cup at the qualifiers in Kigali. They could only manage fourth place as Nigeria nicked Zimbabwe for the only one spot at the World Cup. On the local scene, the men’s league competitions got new champions, Kutchi Tigers winning the men’s 50-over League for the first time in their history while Wanderers won the men’s T20 League. The Aziz Damani dominance of the local leagues stopped only because the perennial winners chose not to take part in the local competitions. Soroti City won the Women’s T20 League for the second year in a row defeating their sister club Olila Cricket Club in the final. Wanderers and Tornado Bee had some strong performances in the ladies’ league without the usual champion Aziz Damani. Riazat Ali Shah was crowned Cricket of the Year after edging former T20 Cricket Cranes Captain Brian Masaba in a close poll while Alpesh Ramjani and Rita Musamali won the male and female cricketers of the Year respectively at the annual awards. In 2025 Uganda Cricket has some major activities with the second round of the Challenge League early in the year, a test for the Cricket Cranes as they chase a spot at the 2027 50-Over World Cup. A strong performance in Hong Kong should more or less guarantee them a place at the next stage. The major one for the Cricket Cranes will be the Africa T20 finals in Zimbabwe. The team will be chasing a second appearance at the T20 World Cup in India/Sri Lanka but they will have to go through a hostile Zimbabwe and Namibia to earn one of the two slots available for Africa. The Victoria Pearls will be chasing their third appearance at the Global Qualifiers at the women’s Africa T20 Qualifiers later in the year. Zimbabwe and other usual suspects should give them a run for the two spots available for qualification. The U-19 boys will be looking to better their last performance at the U-19 World Cup qualifiers in Nigeria in April. A single spot is up for grabs to the junior showpiece. Uganda has been to the World Cup thrice and a fourth time will be a great achievement for a new generation of players. If the national teams are successful in 2025, Uganda will qualify for two World Cups (T20 World Cup and U-19 boys World Cup) with the Victoria Pearls also qualifying for the global T20 World Cup Qualifiers.The San Francisco 49ers claimed running back Israel Abanikanda off waivers from the New York Jets on Tuesday, one day after placing running backs Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason on injured reserve. The Jets released Abanikanda on Monday after adding Kene Nwangwu to the active roster. Nwagwu had been a practice-squad elevation for the Jets last Sunday against Seattle and returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the game. Abanikanda, 22, was a fifth-round draft pick by the Jets in 2023. After running 22 times for 70 yards and catching seven passes for 43 yards in six appearances as a rookie, Abanikanda did not play a regular-season game for New York in 2024, buried on the depth chart behind Breece Hall and others. When the Niners placed McCaffrey and Mason on IR, rookie Isaac Guerendo was left as the only healthy running back on their active roster. In Sunday night's loss at the Buffalo Bills, McCaffrey left the field in pain in the second quarter and was diagnosed with a posterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee. Mason also suffered a high ankle sprain in the game. McCaffrey was playing in just his fourth game of the season after missing the first eight because of Achilles tendinitis in both legs. He was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year last season, when he led the league with 2,023 yards from scrimmage: a league-leading 1,459 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns plus 67 catches for 564 yards and seven scores. Mason is the leading rusher for San Francisco (5-7) this season with 789 yards and three touchdowns on 153 carries. It was his third season in the league. --Field Level MediaWhy Naira will remain stable in 2025 – Muda Yusuf

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If U.S. president-elect Donald Trump lives up to his word and imposes a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Canada, it would have a catastrophic impact on both sides of the border, throw an already-sputtering Canadian economy into a recession, and put the long-term future of the auto industry in this country into question, economists and trade experts say. The two countries’ economies are so intertwined — particularly in the manufacturing and energy sectors — that hitting Canada would also have a heavy impact on the U.S., argued Pedro Antunes, chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada. “This will be devastating for the Canadian economy, and devastating for the U.S. economy as well,” said Antunes. While manufacturers aren’t likely to shut down Canadian production or shift plants to the U.S. immediately, in the longer-term, they’ll likely be taking a hard look at whether they want to risk access to American consumers. “We’re going to see a deterioration of our attractiveness as an investment destination, because a lot of it is based on our access to the American economy,” said Antunes. “I think this could shut down the automotive industry in Canada.” The first impact American consumers would be likely to face is increased prices at the gas pump — particularly in the Midwest, where Canadian crude oil keeps refineries going at full-tilt, said Antunes. “There’d be an almost immediate impact on gasoline prices in the U.S., because they import a lot of Canadian crude. And we know how sensitive consumers in Canada and U.S. are to gasoline prices,” said Antunes. If the tariffs are 25 per cent across the board on all Canadian imports, the Canadian economy would shrink by 2.6 per cent, University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe estimated. “And that’s just the straight impact of the tariffs, without any of the knock-on effects, or uncertainty, so it’s almost surely an underestimate,” said Tombe. “That’s basically a recession. The typical retraction is about three per cent in a recession.” Earlier this year, Tombe had prepared a tariff impact paper for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, based on 10 per cent tariffs. After updating the numbers hastily following Trump’s Monday evening announcement on his Truth Social site, he found the potential impact to be even more grim. That 2.6 per cent drop in economic output translates into an annual loss of $78 billion for the Canadian economy, Tombe estimated. Tombe added that the tariffs would cause significant job losses, particularly in the hardest-hit sectors. “No question, there will be job losses. The tariff will result in reduced output in these heavily affected sectors, and with less production, they’re naturally going to lay off workers,” said Tombe. The U.S. market accounted for roughly 75 per cent of Canadian exports, a BMO report from economist Robert Kavcic found, making up about a quarter of Canada’s GDP. Canada sent $173 billion to the U.S. in energy exports alone last year, Kavcic’s report found, and tariffs would mean an immediate impact of higher oil and consumer gas prices in the U.S. The higher prices on goods from Canada flowing into the U.S. could depress demand for them, which could drag down an already shaky Canadian economy, Kavcic added. For the manufacturing sector, the impact of a full 25 per cent tariff would be devastating, warned Dennis Darby, CEO of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. While it might not happen in exactly the form Trump has threatened, Darby said Canada can’t afford to take the sabre-rattling lightly. “When the incoming president says he’s going to do that on Day 1, you have to take that as credible,” said Darby. In the auto sector, supply chains are so intertwined across the border that it’s hard to believe Trump would implement tariffs across the board, argued Flavio Volpe, CEO of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. “It would be like taking a sledgehammer to his own foot,” said Volpe, who estimated that roughly half of the parts going into Canadian-made cars are sourced from U.S. producers. “We’re so integrated in the automotive industry. So there’s no way to separate the American interests from the Canadian interests here,” said Volpe. While acknowledging that Trump isn’t immune from cutting off his nose to spite his face, his first term in office shows at least some glimmer of hope for rational economic action — at least eventually, Volpe added. “He did put a national security tariff on aluminum from Quebec that U.S. defence interests need. So for a while, he taxed his own military to make a point. But I’ll remind everybody that that was also a short-term point. And that we have leverage,” said Volpe. That leverage, says Volpe, comes from desperately needed Canadian critical minerals and energy resources such as oil and gas. Both of those, said Volpe, would help the U.S. loosen its trade ties with China. “You need independence from the Chinese sphere. And that comes from the resources we have in this country,” said Volpe. “We’ll be inside the tent by the time it’s all said and done, if we put in our best efforts to demonstrate that their best interests extend to this side of the border.” Laura Dawson, executive director of the Future Borders Coalition, doesn’t expect the tariffs to hit across the board. “I feel pretty confident that Canada can negotiate its way out of many of these tariffs because, for example, the U.S. imposing a tariff on Canadian oil and gas will have an immediate effect on U.S. consumers,” Dawson said. “What we know from Trump 1.0 is he does what he says. If he has a plan, he usually acts on it, but he doesn’t act on it with the magnitude that he could.” The worst case could see tit-for-tat retaliatory tariffs, a stalemate and the same politics that led to the Great Depression, Dawson warned. With files from Tonda MacCharlesAtalanta are still undefeated in the Champions League, and the goal they conceded on Tuesday night was the first they have let in in Europe all season. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side currently sit in fourth place in the overall standings with three victories and two draws on their record, although their position in the league phase table could still change depending on Wednesday’s results.

House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

WASHINGTON — The House shut down Democrats' efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate Nov. 14 in Palm Beach, Fla. The nearly party-line votes came after Democrats had been pressing for the findings to be published even though the Florida Republican left Congress and withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., was the sole Republican to support the effort. Most Republicans have argued that any congressional probe into Gaetz ended when he resigned from the House. Speaker Mike Johnson also requested that the committee not publish its report, saying it would be a terrible precedent to set. While ethics reports have previously been released after a member’s resignation, it is extremely rare. Shortly before the votes took place, Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., who introduced one of the bills to force the release, said that if Republicans reject the release, they will have “succeeded in sweeping credible allegations of sexual misconduct under the rug.” Gaetz has repeatedly denied the claims. Earlier Thursday, the Ethics panel met to discuss the Gaetz report but made no decision, saying in a short statement that the matter is still being discussed. It's unclear now whether the document will ever see the light of day as lawmakers have only a few weeks left before a new session of Congress begins. It's the culmination of weeks of pressure on the Ethics committee's five Republicans and five Democrats who mostly work in secret as they investigate allegations of misconduct against lawmakers. The status of the Gaetz investigation became an open question last month when he abruptly resigned from Congress after Trump's announcement that he wanted his ally in the Cabinet. It is standard practice for the committee to end investigations when members of Congress depart, but the circumstances surrounding Gaetz were unusual, given his potential role in the new administration. Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., the committee chairman, said Wednesday that there is no longer the same urgency to release the report given that Gaetz has left Congress and stepped aside as Trump's choice to head the Justice Department. “I’ve been steadfast about that. He’s no longer a member. He is no longer going to be confirmed by the Senate because he withdrew his nomination to be the attorney general,” Guest said. The Gaetz report has also caused tensions between lawmakers on the bipartisan committee. Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the panel, publicly admonished Guest last month for mischaracterizing a previous meeting to the press. Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and said last year that the Justice Department’s separate investigation against him into sex trafficking allegations involving underage girls ended without federal charges. His onetime political ally Joel Greenberg, a fellow Republican who served as the tax collector in Florida’s Seminole County, admitted as part of a plea deal with prosecutors in 2021 that he paid women and an underage girl to have sex with him and other men. The men were not identified in court documents when he pleaded guilty. Greenberg was sentenced in late 2022 to 11 years in prison. Among President-elect Donald Trump's picks are Susie Wiles for chief of staff, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, former Democratic House member Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Susie Wiles, 67, was a senior adviser to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and its de facto manager. Trump named Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to be secretary of state, making a former sharp critic his choice to be the new administration's top diplomat. Rubio, 53, is a noted hawk on China, Cuba and Iran, and was a finalist to be Trump's running mate on the Republican ticket last summer. Rubio is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries,” Trump said of Rubio in a statement. The announcement punctuates the hard pivot Rubio has made with Trump, whom the senator called a “con man" during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. Their relationship improved dramatically while Trump was in the White House. And as Trump campaigned for the presidency a third time, Rubio cheered his proposals. For instance, Rubio, who more than a decade ago helped craft immigration legislation that included a path to citizenship for people in the U.S. illegally, now supports Trump's plan to use the U.S. military for mass deportations. Pete Hegseth, 44, is a co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend” and has been a contributor with the network since 2014, where he developed a friendship with Trump, who made regular appearances on the show. Hegseth lacks senior military or national security experience. If confirmed by the Senate, he would inherit the top job during a series of global crises — ranging from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing attacks in the Middle East by Iranian proxies to the push for a cease-fire between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah and escalating worries about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea. Hegseth is also the author of “The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free,” published earlier this year. Trump tapped Pam Bondi, 59, to be attorney general after U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. She was Florida's first female attorney general, serving between 2011 and 2019. She also was on Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment trial in 2020. Considered a loyalist, she served as part of a Trump-allied outside group that helped lay the groundwork for his future administration called the America First Policy Institute. Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush money criminal trial in New York that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. A fierce defender of Trump, she also frequently appears on Fox News and has been a critic of the criminal cases against him. Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a well-known conservative who faced sharp criticism for telling a story in her memoir about shooting a rambunctious dog, to lead an agency crucial to the president-elect’s hardline immigration agenda. Noem used her two terms leading a tiny state to vault to a prominent position in Republican politics. South Dakota is usually a political afterthought. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, Noem did not order restrictions that other states had issued and instead declared her state “open for business.” Trump held a fireworks rally at Mount Rushmore in July 2020 in one of the first large gatherings of the pandemic. She takes over a department with a sprawling mission. In addition to key immigration agencies, the Department of Homeland Security oversees natural disaster response, the U.S. Secret Service, and Transportation Security Administration agents who work at airports. The governor of North Dakota, who was once little-known outside his state, Burgum is a former Republican presidential primary contender who endorsed Trump, and spent months traveling to drum up support for him, after dropping out of the race. Burgum was a serious contender to be Trump’s vice presidential choice this summer. The two-term governor was seen as a possible pick because of his executive experience and business savvy. Burgum also has close ties to deep-pocketed energy industry CEOs. Trump made the announcement about Burgum joining his incoming administration while addressing a gala at his Mar-a-Lago club, and said a formal statement would be coming the following day. In comments to reporters before Trump took the stage, Burgum said that, in recent years, the power grid is deteriorating in many parts of the country, which he said could raise national security concerns but also drive up prices enough to increase inflation. “There's just a sense of urgency, and a sense of understanding in the Trump administration,” Burgum said. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran for president as a Democrat, than as an independent, and then endorsed Trump . He's the son of Democratic icon Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated during his own presidential campaign. The nomination of Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services alarmed people who are concerned about his record of spreading unfounded fears about vaccines . For example, he has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism. Scott Bessent, 62, is a former George Soros money manager and an advocate for deficit reduction. He's the founder of hedge fund Key Square Capital Management, after having worked on-and-off for Soros Fund Management since 1991. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the nation’s first openly gay treasury secretary. He told Bloomberg in August that he decided to join Trump’s campaign in part to attack the mounting U.S. national debt. That would include slashing government programs and other spending. “This election cycle is the last chance for the U.S. to grow our way out of this mountain of debt without becoming a sort of European-style socialist democracy,” he said then. Oregon Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer narrowly lost her reelection bid this month, but received strong backing from union members in her district. As a potential labor secretary, she would oversee the Labor Department’s workforce, its budget and put forth priorities that impact workers’ wages, health and safety, ability to unionize, and employer’s rights to fire employers, among other responsibilities. Chavez-DeRemer is one of few House Republicans to endorse the “Protecting the Right to Organize” or PRO Act would allow more workers to conduct organizing campaigns and would add penalties for companies that violate workers’ rights. The act would also weaken “right-to-work” laws that allow employees in more than half the states to avoid participating in or paying dues to unions that represent workers at their places of employment. Scott Turner is a former NFL player and White House aide. He ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term in office. Trump, in a statement, credited Turner, the highest-ranking Black person he’s yet selected for his administration, with “helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities.” Sean Duffy is a former House member from Wisconsin who was one of Trump's most visible defenders on cable news. Duffy served in the House for nearly nine years, sitting on the Financial Services Committee and chairing the subcommittee on insurance and housing. He left Congress in 2019 for a TV career and has been the host of “The Bottom Line” on Fox Business. Before entering politics, Duffy was a reality TV star on MTV, where he met his wife, “Fox and Friends Weekend” co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy. They have nine children. A campaign donor and CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Write is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking — a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Wright also has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change. He said the climate movement around the world is “collapsing under its own weight.” The Energy Department is responsible for advancing energy, environmental and nuclear security of the United States. Wright also won support from influential conservatives, including oil and gas tycoon Harold Hamm. Hamm, executive chairman of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, a major shale oil company, is a longtime Trump supporter and adviser who played a key role on energy issues in Trump’s first term. President-elect Donald Trump tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump promised to dismantle. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s initial term from 2017 to 2019 and twice ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut. She’s seen as a relative unknown in education circles, though she expressed support for charter schools and school choice. She served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year starting in 2009 and has spent years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. Brooke Rollins, who graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural development, is a longtime Trump associate who served as White House domestic policy chief during his first presidency. The 52-year-old is president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a group helping to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration. She previously served as an aide to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and ran a think tank, the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Trump chose Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary, a position in which he'd have a key role in carrying out Trump's plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Trump made the announcement Tuesday on his social media platform, Truth Social. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s transition team, along with Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive who previously led Trump’s Small Business Administration. Both are tasked with putting forward candidates for key roles in the next administration. The nomination would put Lutnick in charge of a sprawling Cabinet agency that is involved in funding new computer chip factories, imposing trade restrictions, releasing economic data and monitoring the weather. It is also a position in which connections to CEOs and the wider business community are crucial. Doug Collins is a former Republican congressman from Georgia who gained recognition for defending Trump during his first impeachment trial, which centered on U.S. assistance for Ukraine. Trump was impeached for urging Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden in 2019 during the Democratic presidential nomination, but he was acquitted by the Senate. Collins has also served in the armed forces himself and is currently a chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve Command. "We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need," Trump said in a statement about nominating Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Karoline Leavitt, 27, was Trump's campaign press secretary and currently a spokesperson for his transition. She would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. The White House press secretary typically serves as the public face of the administration and historically has held daily briefings for the press corps. Leavitt, a New Hampshire native, was a spokesperson for MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting Trump, before joining his 2024 campaign. In 2022, she ran for Congress in New Hampshire, winning a 10-way Republican primary before losing to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. Leavitt worked in the White House press office during Trump's first term before she became communications director for New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump's choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been tapped by Trump to be director of national intelligence, keeping with the trend to stock his Cabinet with loyal personalities rather than veteran professionals in their requisite fields. Gabbard, 43, was a Democratic House member who unsuccessfully sought the party's 2020 presidential nomination before leaving the party in 2022. She endorsed Trump in August and campaigned often with him this fall. “I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community,” Trump said in a statement. Gabbard, who has served in the Army National Guard for more than two decades, deploying to Iraq and Kuwait, would come to the role as somewhat of an outsider compared to her predecessor. The current director, Avril Haines, was confirmed by the Senate in 2021 following several years in a number of top national security and intelligence positions. Trump has picked John Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman who served as director of national intelligence during his first administration, to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency in his next. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during the final year and a half of Trump's first term, leading the U.S. government's spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic. “I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation's highest Intelligence positions,” Trump said in a statement, calling him a “fearless fighter for the Constitutional Rights of all Americans” who would ensure “the Highest Levels of National Security, and PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.” Kash Patel spent several years as a Justice Department prosecutor before catching the Trump administration’s attention as a staffer on Capitol Hill who helped investigate the Russia probe. Patel called for dramatically reducing the agency’s footprint, a perspective that sets him apart from earlier directors who sought additional resources for the bureau. Though the Justice Department in 2021 halted the practice of secretly seizing reporters’ phone records during leak investigations, Patel said he intends to aggressively hunt down government officials who leak information to reporters. Trump has chosen former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to serve as his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency . Zeldin does not appear to have any experience in environmental issues, but is a longtime supporter of the former president. The 44-year-old former U.S. House member from New York wrote on X , “We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI.” “We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water,” he added. During his campaign, Trump often attacked the Biden administration's promotion of electric vehicles, and incorrectly referring to a tax credit for EV purchases as a government mandate. Trump also often told his audiences during the campaign his administration would “Drill, baby, drill,” referring to his support for expanded petroleum exploration. In a statement, Trump said Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet.” Trump has named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Carr is a longtime member of the commission and served previously as the FCC’s general counsel. He has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate three times and was nominated by both Trump and President Joe Biden to the commission. Carr made past appearances on “Fox News Channel," including when he decried Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' pre-Election Day appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” He wrote an op-ed last month defending a satellite company owned by Trump supporter Elon Musk. Trump said Atkins, the CEO of Patomak Partners and a former SEC commissioner, was a “proven leader for common sense regulations.” In the years since leaving the SEC, Atkins has made the case against too much market regulation. “He believes in the promise of robust, innovative capital markets that are responsive to the needs of Investors, & that provide capital to make our Economy the best in the World. He also recognizes that digital assets & other innovations are crucial to Making America Greater than Ever Before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The commission oversees U.S. securities markets and investments and is currently led by Gary Gensler, who has been leading the U.S. government’s crackdown on the crypto industry. Gensler, who was nominated by President Joe Biden, announced last month that he would be stepping down from his post on the day that Trump is inaugurated — Jan. 20, 2025. Atkins began his career as a lawyer and has a long history working in the financial markets sector, both in government and private practice. In the 1990s, he worked on the staffs of two former SEC chairmen, Richard C. Breeden and Arthur Levitt. Jared Isaacman, 41, is a tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk . He is the founder and CEO of a card-processing company and has collaborated closely with Musk ever since buying his first chartered SpaceX flight. He took contest winners on that 2021 trip and followed it in September with a mission where he briefly popped out the hatch to test SpaceX’s new spacewalking suits. Rep. Elise Stefanik is a representative from New York and one of Trump's staunchest defenders going back to his first impeachment. Elected to the House in 2014, Stefanik was selected by her GOP House colleagues as House Republican Conference chair in 2021, when former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was removed from the post after publicly criticizing Trump for falsely claiming he won the 2020 election. Stefanik, 40, has served in that role ever since as the third-ranking member of House leadership. Stefanik’s questioning of university presidents over antisemitism on their campuses helped lead to two of those presidents resigning, further raising her national profile. If confirmed, she would represent American interests at the U.N. as Trump vows to end the war waged by Russia against Ukraine begun in 2022. He has also called for peace as Israel continues its offensive against Hamas in Gaza and its invasion of Lebanon to target Hezbollah. President-elect Donald Trump says he's chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO. Trump has expressed skepticism about the Western military alliance for years. Trump said in a statement Wednesday that Whitaker is “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot” who “will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended” and “strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to Peace and Stability.” The choice of Whitaker as the nation’s representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an unusual one, given his background is as a lawyer and not in foreign policy. Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel's interests as it wages wars against the Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah. “He loves Israel, and likewise the people of Israel love him,” Trump said in a statement. “Mike will work tirelessly to bring about peace in the Middle East.” Huckabee, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016, has been a popular figure among evangelical Christian conservatives, many of whom support Israel due to Old Testament writings that Jews are God’s chosen people and that Israel is their rightful homeland. Trump has been praised by some in this important Republican voting bloc for moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Trump on Tuesday named real estate investor Steven Witkoff to be special envoy to the Middle East. The 67-year-old Witkoff is the president-elect's golf partner and was golfing with him at Trump's club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15, when the former president was the target of a second attempted assassination. Witkoff “is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy,” Trump said of Witkoff in a statement. “Steve will be an unrelenting Voice for PEACE, and make us all proud." Trump also named Witkoff co-chair, with former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, of his inaugural committee. Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Gen. Keith Kellogg to serve as assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, a retired Army lieutenant general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense issues, served as National Security Advisor to Trump's former Vice President Mike Pence. For the America First Policy Institute, one of several groups formed after Trump left office to help lay the groundwork for the next Republican administration, Kellogg in April wrote that “bringing the Russia-Ukraine war to a close will require strong, America First leadership to deliver a peace deal and immediately end the hostilities between the two warring parties.” (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) Trump asked Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, Trump announced in a statement Tuesday. The move puts Waltz in the middle of national security crises, ranging from efforts to provide weapons to Ukraine and worries about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea to the persistent attacks in the Middle East by Iran proxies and the push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah. “Mike has been a strong champion of my America First Foreign Policy agenda,” Trump's statement said, "and will be a tremendous champion of our pursuit of Peace through Strength!” Waltz is a three-term GOP congressman from east-central Florida. He served multiple tours in Afghanistan and also worked in the Pentagon as a policy adviser when Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates were defense chiefs. He is considered hawkish on China, and called for a U.S. boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to its involvement in the origin of COVID-19 and its mistreatment of the minority Muslim Uighur population. Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner , was a vocal spokesperson during the presidential campaign for Trump's priority of mass deportations. The 39-year-old was a senior adviser during Trump's first administration. Miller has been a central figure in some of Trump's policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families. Trump argued throughout the campaign that the nation's economic, national security and social priorities could be met by deporting people who are in the United States illegally. Since Trump left office in 2021, Miller has served as the president of America First Legal, an organization made up of former Trump advisers aimed at challenging the Biden administration, media companies, universities and others over issues such as free speech and national security. Thomas Homan, 62, has been tasked with Trump’s top priority of carrying out the largest deportation operation in the nation’s history. Homan, who served under Trump in his first administration leading U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was widely expected to be offered a position related to the border, an issue Trump made central to his campaign. Though Homan has insisted such a massive undertaking would be humane, he has long been a loyal supporter of Trump's policy proposals, suggesting at a July conference in Washington that he would be willing to "run the biggest deportation operation this country’s ever seen.” Democrats have criticized Homan for his defending Trump's “zero tolerance” policy on border crossings during his first administration, which led to the separation of thousands of parents and children seeking asylum at the border. Former Rep. Billy Long represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2023. Since leaving Congress, Trump said, Long “has worked as a Business and Tax advisor, helping Small Businesses navigate the complexities of complying with the IRS Rules and Regulations.” Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler was appointed in January 2020 by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and then lost a runoff election a year later. She started a conservative voter registration organization and dived into GOP fundraising, becoming one of the top individual donors and bundlers to Trump’s 2024 comeback campaign. Even before nominating her for agriculture secretary, the president-elect already had tapped Loeffler as co-chair of his inaugural committee. Dr. Mehmet Oz, 64, is a former heart surgeon who hosted “The Dr. Oz Show,” a long-running daytime television talk show. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as the Republican nominee in 2022 and is an outspoken supporter of Trump, who endorsed Oz's bid for elected office. Elon Musk, left, and Vivek Ramaswamy speak before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at an Oct. 27 campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. Trump on Tuesday said Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency" — which is not, despite the name, a government agency. The acronym “DOGE” is a nod to Musk's favorite cryptocurrency, dogecoin. Trump said Musk and Ramaswamy will work from outside the government to offer the White House “advice and guidance” and will partner with the Office of Management and Budget to “drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before.” He added the move would shock government systems. It's not clear how the organization will operate. Musk, owner of X and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been a constant presence at Mar-a-Lago since Trump won the presidential election. Ramaswamy suspended his campaign in January and threw his support behind Trump. Trump said the two will “pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” Russell Vought held the position during Trump’s first presidency. After Trump’s initial term ended, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a think tank that describes its mission as “renew a consensus of America as a nation under God.” Vought was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that he tried to distance himself from during the campaign. Vought has also previously worked as the executive and budget director for the Republican Study Committee, a caucus for conservative House Republicans. He also worked at Heritage Action, the political group tied to The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Dan Scavino, deputy chief of staff Scavino, whom Trump's transition referred to in a statement as one of “Trump's longest serving and most trusted aides,” was a senior adviser to Trump's 2024 campaign, as well as his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. He will be deputy chief of staff and assistant to the president. Scavino had run Trump's social media profile in the White House during his first administration. He was also held in contempt of Congress in 2022 after a month-long refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. James Blair, deputy chief of staff Blair was political director for Trump's 2024 campaign and for the Republican National Committee. He will be deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs and assistant to the president. Blair was key to Trump's economic messaging during his winning White House comeback campaign this year, a driving force behind the candidate's “Trump can fix it” slogan and his query to audiences this fall if they were better off than four years ago. Taylor Budowich, deputy chief of staff Budowich is a veteran Trump campaign aide who launched and directed Make America Great Again, Inc., a super PAC that supported Trump's 2024 campaign. He will be deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel and assistant to the president. Budowich also had served as a spokesman for Trump after his presidency. Jay Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya is a physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and is a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates. He promoted the idea of herd immunity during the pandemic, arguing that people at low risk should live normally while building up immunity to COVID-19 through infection. The National Institutes of Health funds medical research through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation. NIH also conducts its own research with thousands of scientists working at its labs in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration Makary is a Johns Hopkins surgeon and author who argued against pandemic lockdowns. He routinely appeared on Fox News during the COVID-19 pandemic and wrote opinion articles questioning masks for children. He cast doubt on vaccine mandates but supported vaccines generally. Makary also cast doubt on whether booster shots worked, which was against federal recommendations on the vaccine. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, Surgeon General Nesheiwat is a general practitioner who serves as medical director for CityMD, a network of urgent care centers in New York and New Jersey. She has been a contributor to Fox News. Dr. Dave Weldon, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Weldon is a former Florida congressman who recently ran for a Florida state legislative seat and lost; Trump backed Weldon’s opponent. In Congress, Weldon weighed in on one of the nation’s most heated debates of the 1990s over quality of life and a right-to-die and whether Terri Schiavo, who was in a persistent vegetative state after cardiac arrest, should have been allowed to have her feeding tube removed. He sided with the parents who did not want it removed. Jamieson Greer, U.S. trade representative Kevin Hassett, Director of the White House National Economic Council Trump is turning to two officials with experience navigating not only Washington but the key issues of income taxes and tariffs as he fills out his economic team. He announced he has chosen international trade attorney Jamieson Greer to be his U.S. trade representative and Kevin Hassett as director of the White House National Economic Council. While Trump has in several cases nominated outsiders to key posts, these picks reflect a recognition that his reputation will likely hinge on restoring the public’s confidence in the economy. Trump said in a statement that Greer was instrumental in his first term in imposing tariffs on China and others and replacing the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, “therefore making it much better for American Workers.” Hassett, 62, served in the first Trump term as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. 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NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction , arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ In a filing made public Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that anything short of immediate dismissal would undermine the transition of power, as well as the “overwhelming national mandate" granted to Trump by voters last month. Recommended Videos They also cited President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of tax and gun charges . “President Biden asserted that his son was ‘selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,’ and ‘treated differently,’" Trump’s legal team wrote. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, they claimed, had engaged in the type of political theater "that President Biden condemned.” Prosecutors will have until Dec. 9 to respond. They have said they will fight any efforts to dismiss the case but have indicated a willingness to delay the sentencing until after Trump’s second term ends in 2029. In their filing Monday, Trump's attorneys dismissed the idea of holding off sentencing until Trump is out of office as a “ridiculous suggestion.” Following Trump’s election victory last month, Merchan halted proceedings and indefinitely postponed his sentencing, previously scheduled for late November, to allow the defense and prosecution to weigh in on the future of the case. He also delayed a decision on Trump’s prior bid to dismiss the case on immunity grounds. Trump has been fighting for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels to suppress her claim that they had sex a decade earlier. He says they did not and denies any wrongdoing. The defense filing was signed by Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, who represented Trump during the trial and have since been selected by the president-elect to fill senior roles at the Justice Department. Taking a swipe at Bragg and New York City, as Trump often did throughout the trial, the filing argues that dismissal would also benefit the public by giving him and “the numerous prosecutors assigned to this case a renewed opportunity to put an end to deteriorating conditions in the City and to protect its residents from violent crime.” Clearing Trump, the lawyers added, would also allow him to “to devote all of his energy to protecting the Nation.” Merchan hasn’t yet set a timetable for a decision. He could decide to uphold the verdict and proceed to sentencing, delay the case until Trump leaves office, wait until a federal appeals court rules on Trump’s parallel effort to get the case moved out of state court or choose some other option. An outright dismissal of the New York case would further lift a legal cloud that at one point carried the prospect of derailing Trump’s political future. Last week, special counsel Jack Smith told courts that he was withdrawing both federal cases against Trump — one charging him with hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate, the other with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost — citing longstanding Justice Department policy that shields a president from indictment while in office. The hush money case was the only one of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial, resulting in a historic verdict that made him the first former president to be convicted of a crime. Prosecutors had cast the payout as part of a Trump-driven effort to keep voters from hearing salacious stories about him. Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels. Trump later reimbursed him, and Trump’s company logged the reimbursements as legal expenses — concealing what they really were, prosecutors alleged. Trump has said the payments to Cohen were properly categorized as legal expenses for legal work. A month after the verdict, the Supreme Court ruled that ex-presidents can’t be prosecuted for official acts — things they did in the course of running the country — and that prosecutors can’t cite those actions to bolster a case centered on purely personal, unofficial conduct. Trump’s lawyers cited the ruling to argue that the hush money jury got some improper evidence, such as Trump’s presidential financial disclosure form, testimony from some White House aides and social media posts made during his first term. Prosecutors disagreed and said the evidence in question was only “a sliver” of their case. If the verdict stands and the case proceeds to sentencing, Trump’s punishments would range from a fine to probation to up to four years in prison — but it’s unlikely he’d spend any time behind bars for a first-time conviction involving charges in the lowest tier of felonies. Because it is a state case, Trump would not be able to pardon himself once he returns to office. ___

World Junior Championship to create a buzz in Ottawa this Boxing DayCleveland Browns Pro Bowl tight end David Njoku and Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio are being listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. Kansas City . Njoku didn’t practice all week due to a hamstring injury, while Bitonio practiced Friday after sitting out Wednesday and Thursday. Browns wide receiver Cedric Tillman will miss a third straight game because Tillman has not cleared the concussion protocol. Advertisement Njoku has three touchdown receptions in the last two weeks and a team-high five touchdown receptions this season. He is second on the team in receptions (56) and third in receiving yards (439). Bitonio has been experiencing back tightness but said earlier in the week that he hoped he’d be ready for a matchup Sunday with Chiefs star defensive tackle Chris Jones . Bitonio has only missed one game due to injury in the last eight seasons. GO DEEPER AFC North Whiparound: Can Steelers hold off Ravens for division crown? Jordan Akins would start at tight end if Njoku can’t play, but Browns offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey said the team would use “a committee approach” that also could include Blake Whiteheart and potentially Tre’ McKitty , who was added to the practice squad this week. Akins, who’s in his second season with the Browns, has 24 receptions for 243 yards and one touchdown this season. Njoku told reporters he probably won’t know until Sunday morning if he can play. The Browns will make a series of roster moves at some point Saturday that will include activating rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. and rookie cornerback Myles Harden from injured reserve. By rule, Hall and Harden are listed as questionable until they’re activated. The Browns can promote up to two players from the practice squad for Sunday’s game, and it’s still unclear if one of those will be used on kicker Riley Patterson , who was added this week to the practice squad as a potential alternative to struggling veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins . If Bitonio can’t play, veteran Michael Dunn will likely start at left guard. Dunn and rookie guard Zak Zinter could also play in jumbo packages as extra tackles and tight ends if the Browns end up with a tight end shortage. Required reading (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

ResearchGate, an international academic research organisation, has recognized the work of former Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo on kidney transplantation versus dialysis in Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe, the population of patients with chronic kidney disease is rising, putting a strain on the nation’s few dialysis treatment centres, whether Government or private. Government covers the whole expense of dialysis in its facilities, increasing the financial burden. Patients from both public and private dialysis units opting for kidney transplant are referred abroad at high foreign currency costs. Moyo’s study focused on reviewing the economic advantage of kidney transplant in relation to renal dialysis as a means of establishing a kidney transplant programme in Zimbabwe. Economic advantage studies for kidney transplants versus renal dialysis were obtained using various digital resources. In studies where cost-effectiveness between a kidney transplant and dialysis was compared, it was shown that a kidney transplant is a cheaper solution with a higher quality of life compared to dialysis. It was also shown in most of the studies that among the dialysis modalities, haemodialysis was more expensive than peritoneal dialysis. In one of the studies, the cost values were US$37 395 for haemodialysis, US$27 007 for peritoneal dialysis, and US$11 426 for a kidney transplant. The transplant had the best quality of life, while hemodialysis had the worst. As far as cost-effectiveness and raising the health status, wellness level, good living, and survival, kidney transplantation is rated highly and a better modality than dialysis. While examining the obstacles to the launch of a kidney transplant program in Zimbabwe, Dr Moyo emphasised the necessity of the program. Due to factors like diabetes, hypertension, and population aging, the number of chronic kidney failure cases in Zimbabwe is increasing and currently stands at approximately 1 000 cases per million annually. This results in a high requirement for dialysis therapy in public and commercial dialysis facilities across the nation. In order to replace the only option of sending transplant patients abroad with their donor—typically a family member—the government has indicated political willingness to support the development of a living donor-related kidney transplant program. But major investments will be required to set up the infrastructure of skills, testing, tissue typing and the like required before the actual transplants can be performed in Zimbabwe. The cost-effective data of kidney transplant-related procedures has not been thoroughly studied in Zimbabwe. A thorough analysis of all kidney transplant-related cost-utility analysis findings will assist the Government in identifying the most cost-effective approaches that have the most value for investment. There will be need for personnel skills development and wages, consultations, medical and surgical costs, imaging, and diagnostic tests such as tissue typing, immunosuppressive, and essential medications. The expenses of infrastructure building and restoration are equally significant. In order to establish a kidney transplant program in Zimbabwe, Dr Moyo’s study sought to ascertain the financial benefits of kidney transplantation over dialysis. When chronic kidney disease cases reach end-stage renal failure and become symptomatic, they will require to be placed on dialysis. There are two main kinds of treatment applied when kidney failure sets in. These are kidney transplantation and dialysis. However, due to limited donations, dialysis becomes relevant for those patients who cannot get kidneys for transplant. In contrast to the high risk of infection associated with the vascular and peritoneal access required for dialysis treatment, there is conclusive evidence that individuals who have received a kidney transplant have higher survival rates and are less likely to require hospitalisation due to a lower risk of infection. The chances of kidney transplant recipients having many problems that are usually associated with dialysis are minimised. For instance, dialysis patients are confined to strict dietary control and fluid intake and have the inconvenience of attending remote dialysis centres. An effective kidney transplant might be a blessing of freedom from dialysis equipment and reliance upon everyone else. Furthermore, kidney transplant recipients have substantially fewer cardiovascular complications than patients on dialysis treatment. The usual fear with a kidney transplant is rejection. However, there is now minimal rejection with the invention of new immuno-suppressive regimens. The current dialysis program in Zimbabwe consists of HD (95 percent) and PD (5 percent). Dialysis in public health institutions is provided for free while the private centres charge. Zimbabwe is a low-income country, and the rate of dialysis is 29 percent per million population. The activities of the renal programme in Zimbabwe can be divided into three categories. First, treatment of patients with potentially reversible renal failure. Such acute kidney disease may affect patients with severe malaria, other severe infections after trauma or major surgery, after ingestion of traditional drugs or other toxic substances. These patients need short-term (1–6 weeks) support with dialysis, while a healing process occurs in the kidneys. Second, treatment of patients with chronically progressive kidney disease leading to chronic, irreversible renal failure. Such disease may be due to inflammatory or infectious disorders or inherited degenerative processes. High blood pressure, which is the cause of 33 percent of all instances of end-stage renal disease in Zimbabwe, has been linked to significant renal deaths. Other causes include diabetes mellitus, herbal intoxication, glomerulonephritis, and schistosomiasis-related occlusion. These patients need lifelong treatment with dialysis. The third category is the treatment of specific groups of patients with or without kidney disease where the equipment of dialysis may be used, for example, severe intoxications, which may be treated with hemoperfusion. While a transplant program was initiated in 1992, this has, however, not been active. There is currently no exit for patients on dialysis except through receiving transplants abroad at high costs, which are met by families and, in some cases, with some support from the medical insurance companies. The problem with foreign kidney transplants is the lack of proper follow-up of the recipients and donors on return from the countries where the operation would have been done. Government’s current policy is to meet the full costs for dialysis and provide the foreign currency through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe for all patients, who travel to receive kidney transplantation abroad. This foreign transplant element, which entails hospitalisation abroad for the donor and recipient and hotel fees for an additional relative, is consuming excessive funds that could create an effective kidney transplant programme if used locally. It also just benefits a few well-to-do patients and neglects the socially disadvantaged majority. With the outcome of this review demonstrating that kidney transplants are a less costly procedure than dialysis and all the benefits that come with it, the necessity to reintroduce kidney transplantation in Zimbabwe becomes critical. However, some key issues would need to be put in place to remove the barriers. There is a shortage of skilled workforce to provide the necessary care to the end-stage renal disease patients and the lack of training programmes in kidney transplantation surgery and postoperative care for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and scientists. To align with the planned modernised transplant program and provide a safe backup plan for patients who will need to be referred to dialysis in the unlikely event of graft rejection, the current dialysis program itself will require additional upgrading. There is a need for community education aimed at awareness and acceptance of kidney transplants and donation of organs. Preventative measures against chronic kidney disease need to be stepped up with the commencement of an intensive preventative and early treatment and education programme for the presently known causes of renal failure: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, schistosomiasis, and herbal toxicity. A renal registry would need to be set up to capture epidemiological data regarding the incidences and severity of these causes and transplant data. There is, therefore, a need to strengthen the management and coordination of the programme. A partnership with a foreign institution of higher learning and a hospital that is already involved in kidney transplantation would need to be established to kick-start the programme. Similar partnerships have been successfully set up in other areas of health. The first kidney transplantation operation was carried out in 1992, and another updated unit with the relevant infrastructure is available for use. The government’s thrust is to see an improved health delivery system in Zimbabwe. However, it is widely accepted that a significant impediment to this drive is the lack of adequate funding. However, it is to see how a lack of appropriate finance has moulded the health-care public–private partnership debate. The public–private partnership model is in keeping with national and global developments, and it will help the country strengthen its medical facilities and service delivery. The collaborative regulatory framework is now at the heart of the leadership’s desire to achieve because it will be consistent with the state’s concept of implementing good medical services. The collaboration will establish a strong, profitable scenario where both players are guaranteed to equally benefit, thus greatly improving patient care, and upgrading the centre’s capability into a global player in kidney transplantation. On the one hand, the government guarantees to provide an enabling environment for the private partner to get a return on its investments through revenue collected from the activities. The Government’s key objective is that socially disadvantaged patients will receive treatment without any prejudice and that legal compliance of the partnership process is adhered to. Moyo has won several international awards in recognition of his contribution to the international society in nephrology, and he has helped shape public policy in the care of patients with end-stage renal disease and he set up a state-of-the-art kidney transplantation unit at Chitungwiza Central Hospital in 2015. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Kidney Transplantation Science and a Masters degree in Organ (Kidney) Transplantation from the University of Liverpool UK, which he passed with a distinction. Dr Moyo qualified with another Post Graduate Diploma leading to a Master’s degree in Renal Medicine from the University of South Wales UK. He completed a Master’s degree in Chemical Pathology from the University of Zimbabwe, he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK) and a holder of a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, St Lucia, West Indies. ResearchGate, an international academic research organisation, has recognized the work of former Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo on kidney transplantation versus dialysis in Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe, the population of patients with chronic kidney disease is rising, putting a strain on the nation’s few dialysis treatment centres, whether Government or private. Government covers the whole expense of dialysis in its facilities, increasing the financial burden. Patients from both public and private dialysis units opting for kidney transplant are referred abroad at high foreign currency costs. Moyo’s study focused on reviewing the economic advantage of kidney transplant in relation to renal dialysis as a means of establishing a kidney transplant programme in Zimbabwe. Economic advantage studies for kidney transplants versus renal dialysis were obtained using various digital resources. In studies where cost-effectiveness between a kidney transplant and dialysis was compared, it was shown that a kidney transplant is a cheaper solution with a higher quality of life compared to dialysis. It was also shown in most of the studies that among the dialysis modalities, haemodialysis was more expensive than peritoneal dialysis. In one of the studies, the cost values were US$37 395 for haemodialysis, US$27 007 for peritoneal dialysis, and US$11 426 for a kidney transplant. The transplant had the best quality of life, while hemodialysis had the worst. As far as cost-effectiveness and raising the health status, wellness level, good living, and survival, kidney transplantation is rated highly and a better modality than dialysis. While examining the obstacles to the launch of a kidney transplant program in Zimbabwe, Dr Moyo emphasised the necessity of the program. Due to factors like diabetes, hypertension, and population aging, the number of chronic kidney failure cases in Zimbabwe is increasing and currently stands at approximately 1 000 cases per million annually. This results in a high requirement for dialysis therapy in public and commercial dialysis facilities across the nation. In order to replace the only option of sending transplant patients abroad with their donor—typically a family member—the government has indicated political willingness to support the development of a living donor-related kidney transplant program. But major investments will be required to set up the infrastructure of skills, testing, tissue typing and the like required before the actual transplants can be performed in Zimbabwe. The cost-effective data of kidney transplant-related procedures has not been thoroughly studied in Zimbabwe. A thorough analysis of all kidney transplant-related cost-utility analysis findings will assist the Government in identifying the most cost-effective approaches that have the most value for investment. There will be need for personnel skills development and wages, consultations, medical and surgical costs, imaging, and diagnostic tests such as tissue typing, immunosuppressive, and essential medications. The expenses of infrastructure building and restoration are equally significant. In order to establish a kidney transplant program in Zimbabwe, Dr Moyo’s study sought to ascertain the financial benefits of kidney transplantation over dialysis. When chronic kidney disease cases reach end-stage renal failure and become symptomatic, they will require to be placed on dialysis. There are two main kinds of treatment applied when kidney failure sets in. These are kidney transplantation and dialysis. However, due to limited donations, dialysis becomes relevant for those patients who cannot get kidneys for transplant. In contrast to the high risk of infection associated with the vascular and peritoneal access required for dialysis treatment, there is conclusive evidence that individuals who have received a kidney transplant have higher survival rates and are less likely to require hospitalisation due to a lower risk of infection. The chances of kidney transplant recipients having many problems that are usually associated with dialysis are minimised. For instance, dialysis patients are confined to strict dietary control and fluid intake and have the inconvenience of attending remote dialysis centres. An effective kidney transplant might be a blessing of freedom from dialysis equipment and reliance upon everyone else. Furthermore, kidney transplant recipients have substantially fewer cardiovascular complications than patients on dialysis treatment. The usual fear with a kidney transplant is rejection. However, there is now minimal rejection with the invention of new immuno-suppressive regimens. The current dialysis program in Zimbabwe consists of HD (95 percent) and PD (5 percent). Dialysis in public health institutions is provided for free while the private centres charge. Zimbabwe is a low-income country, and the rate of dialysis is 29 percent per million population. The activities of the renal programme in Zimbabwe can be divided into three categories. First, treatment of patients with potentially reversible renal failure. Such acute kidney disease may affect patients with severe malaria, other severe infections after trauma or major surgery, after ingestion of traditional drugs or other toxic substances. These patients need short-term (1–6 weeks) support with dialysis, while a healing process occurs in the kidneys. Second, treatment of patients with chronically progressive kidney disease leading to chronic, irreversible renal failure. Such disease may be due to inflammatory or infectious disorders or inherited degenerative processes. High blood pressure, which is the cause of 33 percent of all instances of end-stage renal disease in Zimbabwe, has been linked to significant renal deaths. Other causes include diabetes mellitus, herbal intoxication, glomerulonephritis, and schistosomiasis-related occlusion. These patients need lifelong treatment with dialysis. The third category is the treatment of specific groups of patients with or without kidney disease where the equipment of dialysis may be used, for example, severe intoxications, which may be treated with hemoperfusion. While a transplant program was initiated in 1992, this has, however, not been active. There is currently no exit for patients on dialysis except through receiving transplants abroad at high costs, which are met by families and, in some cases, with some support from the medical insurance companies. The problem with foreign kidney transplants is the lack of proper follow-up of the recipients and donors on return from the countries where the operation would have been done. Government’s current policy is to meet the full costs for dialysis and provide the foreign currency through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe for all patients, who travel to receive kidney transplantation abroad. This foreign transplant element, which entails hospitalisation abroad for the donor and recipient and hotel fees for an additional relative, is consuming excessive funds that could create an effective kidney transplant programme if used locally. It also just benefits a few well-to-do patients and neglects the socially disadvantaged majority. With the outcome of this review demonstrating that kidney transplants are a less costly procedure than dialysis and all the benefits that come with it, the necessity to reintroduce kidney transplantation in Zimbabwe becomes critical. However, some key issues would need to be put in place to remove the barriers. There is a shortage of skilled workforce to provide the necessary care to the end-stage renal disease patients and the lack of training programmes in kidney transplantation surgery and postoperative care for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and scientists. To align with the planned modernised transplant program and provide a safe backup plan for patients who will need to be referred to dialysis in the unlikely event of graft rejection, the current dialysis program itself will require additional upgrading. There is a need for community education aimed at awareness and acceptance of kidney transplants and donation of organs. Preventative measures against chronic kidney disease need to be stepped up with the commencement of an intensive preventative and early treat. Source: News Day

Is Enron back? If it's a joke, some former employees aren't laughing

ehrlif Introduction Enbridge ( NYSE: ENB ) stock performs good as it has delivered a total 10.3% return to investors since my previous bullish call . Developments around the company are quite positive and there is quite an ambitious and well-diversified pipeline Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of ENB either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.Is Enron back? If it's a joke, some former employees aren't laughing

OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'A Tennessee man is convicted of killing 2 at a high school basketball game in 2021(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, blasted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur Jaddou for her agency approving illegal border crossers as sponsors for illegal border crossers. At a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee hearing , Biggs also pointed out that the sponsors were found to be committing Social Security and other fraud under her watch. Biggs addressed rampant fraud in a program created by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for inadmissible citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, who don’t qualify for admission into the U.S. Under Mayorkas, they were flown into the country through a CHNV parole program, used a CBP One phone app to apply for entry, and were released into the country. Part of the process requires having a “supporter” fill out an application on behalf of the CHNV parolee. While Mayorkas claimed app user parolees and supporters were thoroughly vetted, multiple Office of Inspector General reports disproved this claim, expressing security risks at airports. In August, flights of CHNV illegal border crossers were temporarily suspended after a USCIS internal review found that tens of thousands of CHNV fraudulent applications were processed. Supporters used fake Social Security numbers and phone numbers and listed the same physical address on nearly 20,000 applications, according to the report, The Center Square reported . Biggs asked Jaddou if she disputed the fact that supporters used the same Social Security Number on CHNV applications, which “happened at least 3,200 times. The same phone number used at least 3,300 times. The same supporter email address was used on applications nearly 2,000 times.” Jaddou said she didn’t have the report in front of her and didn’t dispute it. “You don’t really want to admit there’s this much rampant fraud,” he said. Biggs next cited examples of fraud that weren’t fixed. “The same exact 184-word response was used on more than 1,800 applications by nearly 194 CHNV supporters,” he said. “More than 460 nonexistent zip codes were used on supported applications on behalf of more than 2,800 CHV aliens. You can dance around and say you don't have the report in front of you, but these are the facts. This program is rife with fraud.” As of Aug. 6, DHS had approved more than 80,000 CHNV supporters for the program who were in the U.S. on a temporary basis. USCIS approved 224 CHNV parolees who were already in the country illegally as sponsors for CHNV parolees that came after them, meaning illegal foreign nationals were sponsoring illegal foreign nationals. USCIS also approved 28,322 illegal foreign nationals shielded from deportation through Temporary Protected Status as CHVN supporters; “19,865 SLEs approved as CHNV supporters, 311 DACA recipients approved as CHNV supporters, 1,300-plus aliens in the U.S. on temporary visas approved as CHNV supporters, 64 refugees approved as CHNV supporters, 19,112 conditional permanent residents approved this season as CHNV supporters,” he said. “That is the program that you are administering. I'm not talking the aliens. I'm not getting into the violation of law of the U.S. code 1182, which states that the use of parole is supposed to be a case-by-case basis.” Biggs said the supporter application process was so rampant with fraud that it was temporarily shut down but wasn’t fixed. The fraud is “still ongoing. We're waiting for the next report to confirm that these things are still going on,” he said. In addition to the USCIS report, a U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security investigation found that "as of mid-October 2023, there were 1.6 million inadmissible aliens awaiting travel authorizations through the CHNV program” and DHS was using 50 airports worldwide to fly them in, The Center Square reported . None flown into the country have a legal basis to enter the U.S. before being paroled through the CHNV program, DHS documents the committee obtained state. "All individuals paroled into the United States are, by definition, inadmissible, including those paroled under the CHNV processes," one of the DHS documents states. The CHNV parole program was among more than a dozen that House Republicans identified as illegal and cited as reasons to impeach Mayorkas. According to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection data , more than 852,000 illegal foreign nationals were processed and released into the country through the CBP One App and more than 531,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans deemed inadmissible were released into the country through the CHNV parole program, as of October. Under the Biden administration, more than three million illegal border crossers were reported from CHNV countries, The Center Square reported . Many have been directly linked to violent crimes committed against Americans, The Center Square reported .

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New Delhi: "If everything on earth were rational, nothing would happen."—Fyodor Dostoevsky Time: 5.30 pm, early May Place: Pitampura, north-west Delhi People wait anxiously in front of a roadside food cart. The long, long queue spills over from the pavement onto the street, leaving bikes, cars, cows and canines jostling for space on the narrow road. A few paces ahead, half a dozen vloggers are filming the cart and the surrounding chaos. Across the road, some more YouTubers are dishing out raucous ‘food reviews’ for their presumably famished audience. Some poor souls, tired of the long wait, are reluctantly trickling out of the line, but many more are queuing up animatedly, resulting in the congregation getting bigger (and noisier) with every passing minute. After about an hour of push-and-shove, you finally manage to get your hands on the Holy Grail. No, it was not some piece of gastronomic masterpiece whipped up on the streets of Delhi, but a humble vada pav with much to be humble about. The bread was soggy; the mint chutney lacked chutzpah; the mashed potato patty was an ode to mediocrity. The only exceptional feature of the snack was its high price. And, not to forget, the ‘viral’ photogenic lady who sold it to you with a devastating smile. Supply creating its own demand is a central tenet of classical economics. But if there is one force which is even more potent in creating demand, it is hype. Just look at what happened on Dalal Street this year. Jumping on the bandwagon In investing, very few activities can match the exhilaration of boarding a hype train. The thrill of momentum, micro-bursts of dopamine and a galloping portfolio make for a heady cocktail. But the most important part of this game is not boarding the train but knowing when to get off. Take the case of the top-performing stock group of 2024. With around 60% returns this year, the Nifty Index towers over every sectoral index as well as small and mid-cap peers. The standout script in the defence pack has been Cochin Shipyard, with year-to-date gains at a sizzling 130%. However, in the last six months, the stock has slumped 30%, teaching new trend chasers some very old lessons. Cochin Shipyard soared to its all-time high of 2,977 on 8 July this year. It is currently trading around half of that level. Retail euphoria and manic volatility have even led to the stock being placed under stage 4 of the additional surveillance measures (ASM) framework, which imposes a price band of 5% for the stock and raises the margin requirement of clients to 100%. The price band establishes the price range within which a stock can be traded, while the margin requirement is the amount of money an investor must deposit to take a position in a stock. This arc has played out in multiple pockets of the market this year, from mid-cap to micro-cap names. A stream of rah-rah articles on a sector/stock, leading to a feverish rally, leading to more investors piling into the counter, leading to an even more furious rally...until suddenly, the profit-taking catches people unawares. Then a sombre realization dawns—the exit door is not wide enough to accommodate everyone. And it is not that this herd behaviour is limited to newbie investors. A leading asset management company (AMC) launched a defence index fund in the middle of this year—at the height of the sector’s popularity. It raised over 1,600 crore, the highest-ever fund collection by an equity index fund during the new fund offer (NFO) period. The NFO saw participation by nearly 250,000 investors. The result? The fund’s net asset value (NAV, or the per-unit market value of all its investments minus its liabilities) is yet to reach its face value of 10 per unit. Take the case of another market darling of 2024— (PSUs). Companies like Oil India Ltd (OIL), Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd (IRFC) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) have provided stellar returns of 70-80% this year, but only to those investors who entered these names before the news cycle around PSUs peaked. If we look at the previous six-month returns, 18 of the 20 constituents of the Nifty PSE index are currently trading in the red. As ‘Big Bull’ Rakesh Jhunjhunwala used to say, in the stock market, it’s not important how long it takes; what matters is how long it lasts. Of course, this is not to say that these investments will never recover. Mutual funds, after all, are long-term products. And if price volatility makes you feel nauseous, perhaps stock investing is not your cup of tea. But the probability of ‘narrative’ scoring over ‘numbers’ is the highest during bull markets, which means investors’ ‘bullshit radar’ should be working overtime during this period. Many ‘narrative’ stocks have baked in phantasmagoric projections of revenues and profits. Even a slight miss on execution would be enough to collapse the pack of cards. As even a cursory glance at previous periods of euphoria would show, many ‘hot stocks’ never recovered at all (remember Unitech, RCom, HDIL, Manpasand Beverages, etc.?) And for short-term investors, Mr Market’s message is clear. If you really are itching to board a hype train, make sure to reach the platform early. Otherwise, it doesn’t take much time for the giddy train ride to turn into one-way skydiving. Sector watch One of the top sectoral performers of 2024 has been pharma, which has maintained its post-covid momentum. Strong earnings growth from pharmaceutical companies, combined with price-to-earnings (P/E) rerating, has made pharma one of the key themes that have played out successfully. There are two primary reasons why large players have performed well. “Firstly, the generic drug shortages in the US have created opportunities, and secondly, recent government regulations for compliance with Schedule M and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) have provided a competitive advantage. These factors have disproportionately benefited larger players," Sreeram Ramdas, vice president at Green Portfolio PMS, tells Mint. GMP standards, in short, aim to build quality into a product and was first incorporated in Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, in 1988. Another notable segment has been manufacturing, fuelled by India’s strategic push to benefit from the China+1 supply chain relocation theme. “Electronic manufacturing and semiconductor industries also stood out, capitalizing on rising global demand. Infrastructure and power sectors experienced significant investments, driven by government-backed initiatives aimed to enhance economic infrastructure," says Gurpreet Sidana, chief executive officer, Religare Broking. Similarly, the capital goods sector benefited from the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, driving growth in industrials and engineering. Green energy took the centre-stage, with opportunities accelerating across solar, wind and electric vehicle (EV) ecosystems, while the residential real estate segment rebounded, propelled by growing demand for premium housing and increased urbanization, Sidana adds. Malthusian misadventures What do you think was the top-performing asset of 2024? Some micro-cap stock? Bitcoin? Real estate? It was actually tickets for ’s pan-India concerts. When the Punjabi singer announced his Dil-Luminati Tour, it set off an almost religious frenzy among fans. People rushed to book tickets online, but most were met with disappointment due to the deluge of demand. Which, in turn, set in motion the sordid second act of Malthusian scarcity—people reselling tickets in black. Tickets were offloaded for twice or thrice their original prices, sometimes even more, and that too within hours of the official sale window closing. How many financial assets can boast of such a craze? Something similar happened with British rock band Coldplay’s India concerts scheduled for January 2025. Even tickets priced at 35,000 were snapped up in minutes. Soon after, they were being offered on resale platforms for multiple lakhs. When this writer managed to attend Dosanjh’s Delhi show (thanks to passes arranged by a friend), he was surprised to see the rush in the stadium. Many groups of youngsters were delightfully discussing how they snapped up tickets for 50,000-60,000 apiece. And then, suddenly, mid-cap stocks trading at 100-PE or renewable energy stocks at 150-PE started to make some sense. The most powerful force in the market is not business models or profitability. It is liquidity. When a lot of money chases a limited supply of goods (stocks, apartments, tulips, concert tickets, etc.), old-fashioned notions of intrinsic value fall by the wayside and price is the only reality. Or, as market old-timers are fond of quipping, “bhav bhagwan che" (price is God). For Indian capital markets, the supply tap of liquidity has turned into a tidal wave. During the six years from FY16 to FY21, mutual funds, other domestic institutional investors (DIIs), and individuals net infused around 40,000 crore on average each year into the equity secondary market. Today, SIP (systematic investment plans) inflows alone stand at 25,000 crore per month, or around 3 trillion every year. Adding insurance companies, foreign investors, lumpsum investments and others would take the figure to an astounding 5 trillion or so. This far exceeds the roughly 2 trillion of annual primary market issuance spanning initial public offering (IPOs), follow-on public offering (FPOs), preferential allotments, rights issue and others. It is this demand-supply gulf which is fuelling the market’s flirtation with the stratosphere. The only hitch is that like most affairs, one party is having way more fun than the other. Casino nation When the financial history of 2024 will be written, one of the biggest chapters could be the institutionalization of a gambling industry phrase—the house always wins. With gambling prohibited in the country, domestic retail investors have taken to derivatives trading with a ferocity which would make medieval princelings blush. India is not only the largest derivatives market in the world but is also chiefly retail investor-driven. As per a recent study by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), 99.8% of total traders in the equity future and options (F&O) segment are individuals. Their track record, however, makes for doleful reading. Some 93% of over 10 million individual F&O traders, on average, lost 2 lakh each ( 1.8 trillion in aggregate), inclusive of transaction charges, in the three years through FY24. Over 75% of these traders declared an annual income of less than 5 lakh in FY24. More than 75% of loss-makers continued . Have domestic investors become the poster boys of irrational exuberance? “Market participants are chasing short-term returns with great fervour. Beyond F&O, the volumes on Indian crypto exchanges have increased nearly 4–5x, reflecting the short-sighted behaviour of market participants. In early 2024, many individual investors we spoke to were heavily inclined toward defence and PSU stocks. Now, many of these stocks have declined by 50–60% within just six months," Green Portfolio’s Ramdas notes. “Due to recency bias, new investors tend to extrapolate recent market performance into the future, often overlooking the valuations at which they are buying a stock. It is entirely acceptable to buy a stock at 60–70x P/E—as a fund, we do that too—but the potential future performance must justify such valuations," he adds. Happy New Year? With almost 13% returns year-to-date, 2024 is the ninth straight year of the . What are the chances that the momentum will continue next year as well? Religare Broking’s Sidana feels that while volatility may persist early in 2025, particularly in mid-January due to union budget expectations and ongoing global uncertainties, India’s outlook remains robust. “The economy is projected to grow at a steady 6.1% over the next five years, driven by key sectoral contributions from manufacturing, digital transformation, and renewable energy," he says. Some voices, however, are striking a note of caution. Uncertainty and potential polarization resulting from looming changes and geopolitical uncertainty globally are likely to induce bouts of volatility in the domestic market, Anil Rego, founder and fund manager at Right Horizons PMS, tells . Inflation continues to be sticky. Growth in gross domestic product (GDP) moderated in the first half of FY25, though the outlook for the next two quarters is brighter. “We believe the future of equity market gains rely on companies’ ability to deliver strong and healthy profit growth. Looking ahead, we believe demand will play a pivotal role in driving earnings. However, the demand outlook remains subdued due to an uncertain global recovery, sluggish household incomes, declining consumption credit, and a slowdown in capital expenditure among BSE500 companies," he points out. Overall, the gap between profit and revenue in FY24, which had been widening, is now starting to narrow. In the first half of FY25, there was a slowdown in profit in the high-growth sectors of FY24. “Sector-wise, the slowdown is most noticeable in domestically focused industries such as autos, consumer services, paints, and cement. Moderation in earnings will likely impact the markets if the consensus estimates a higher earnings growth," Rego notes. For a market so used to a steady supply of overpriced and overhyped vada pavs, this could be a bitter pill to swallow.

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ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GLOBEX MINING ENTERPRISES INC. (GMX – Toronto Stock Exchange, G1MN – Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Berlin, Munich, Tradegate, Lang & Schwarz, LS Exchange, TTMzero, Düsseldorf and Quotrix Düsseldorf Stock Exch anges and GLBXF – OTCQX International in the US) is pleased to provide an update regards drilling by Cartier Resources Inc. (ECR-TSXV, 6CA-FSE) on Globex’s Nordeau West claims directly east of the Chimo Gold Mine. New assays have been reported from the VG10 and VG10 South structures on the Nordeau West Royalty claims on which Globex retains a 3% Gross Metal Royalty. Drill results include the following: For detailed information on the drill program, please click here to access Cartier’s December 3, 2024 and August 27, 2024 press releases. Globex retains a 3% Gross Metal Royalty on the Nordeau East, Nordeau West and east Bateman claims. East Cadillac Property – Cartier Resources Longitudinal Section VG9 and VG10 Gold Zones – Cartier Resources This press release was written by Jack Stoch, P. Geo., President and CEO of Globex in his capacity as a Qualified Person (Q.P.) under NI 43-101. Forward Looking Statements: Except for historical information, this news release may contain certain “forward looking statements”. These statements may involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity and performance to be materially different from the expectations and projections of Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (“Globex”). No assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits Globex will derive therefrom. A more detailed discussion of the risks is available in the “Annual Information Form” filed by Globex on SEDARplus.ca . Photos accompanying this announcement are available at: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/23f9f1ad-74e3-485b-bc69-2ddaf7c0193b https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7dd2eff1-2c58-46f1-9eae-057b97a61d25Sadness as Italian restaurant announces closure after two years of serving diners

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ATIF Announces Plan to Change its Nasdaq Ticker Symbol to "ZBAI”B lack Friday is still a few days away on 29 November, but stores are already dropping prices to compete for our attention and cash – and they’re offering some delectable discounts on products we’ve recommended in the Filter . The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. We cautioned against getting carried away too early in our guide to not getting ripped off in the sales , because many prices continue to fall until Cyber Monday (2 December). However, some of the most popular items can sell out even before Black Friday comes around. So, if there’s something here you’ve had your eye on, this may be your best chance to grab it for significantly less than you’d normally pay. Keep an eye on this page over the coming days, because we’ll update it with any genuine Black Friday bargains on our favourite products of the year, from Ninja air fryers and GHD hair tools to Google Pixels and video doorbells. How we selected these deals (and excluded others) We’ve looked at more than 300 different products, ranging from £2 fabric plasters to the £1,700 Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, at the Filter. Many are discounted already, but only a select few deals are genuine enough for us to endorse here. A “genuine” Black Friday deal is a discount that undercuts the item’s long-term average price by a notable amount, rather than undoing a cheeky October price hike. Ideally, it will be the lowest price of the year. We use various tools to find this out, including the brilliant browser extension the Camelizer , a free and non-affiliated tool that reveals the price history of any Amazon item. Our recommendations here have the best discounts of all the products we checked (and we checked enough to make Santa sweat). Some categories, such as heated clothes airers and women’s coats , haven’t seen much Black Friday action yet, possibly because they’re good winter sellers anyway, whereas some of the deals below got off the starting blocks days ago. The best home and garden deals The essential air fryer Ninja AF100UK, £68.89 (was £79) johnlewis.com amazon.co.uk The experts who helped us compile our university essentials guide in September – that is, students themselves – told us an air fryer is a gamechanger for today’s house-sharers because it makes light, healthy and cheap work of preparing dinner. The supremely efficient Ninja cost as much as £149 last February, so at just under £70, it’s a brilliant buy for the undergrad in your life. Premium stand mixer Kenwood Titanium Chef Baker, £299.99 (was £399) amazon.co.uk Home bakers who love hi-tech appliances and bake in large quantities would love Kenwood’s premium stand mixer, according to our writer Dale Berning Sawa in her roundup of the best stand mixers . But with a usual price tag of between £399 and £469, it’s not cheap. This sub-£300 price is now the best you’ll find online and is about 25% off the average price. Food Thermos Thermos food flask, £14.37 (was £23) amazon.co.uk £17.25 argos.co.uk Stop forking out for lunch takeouts and treat yourself or your kids to hot food every lunchtime with this fantastic Thermos, which keeps last night’s leftovers steaming hot throughout the next day. It was the Filter editor Hannah Booth’s choice for everyday products that save you money and make life easier , and it’s a design classic to boot. At less than £15, it’s now almost a tenner off, and cheaper than many lunches. Luxurious heated throw Dreamland Hurry Home heated throw, £74.99 (was £94.99) johnlewis.com amazon.co.uk The recent frosty snap made us wish we’d invested in heated throws a little sooner because they keep you warm and are cheaper to run than central heating. Still, better late than never, and here’s a great deal: Dreamland’s magnificent heated throw, which featured in everyday products that save you money and make life easier , is now £20 off. It has been discounted before, but its average price is £89 – so this deal is worth snapping up before the temperature plunges again. Handheld steamer Philips 3000 Series handheld steamer, £27 (was £37.99) amazon.co.uk £29.49 philips.co.uk Another one from our university essential guide , this steamer is useful for pretty much anyone who wears clothes. It smoothes out fabric without the need for ironing and freshens up your clothes if you haven’t the time or the inclination to give them a full wash. This is the steamer’s lowest price ever on Amazon, and Philips’s own Black Friday deal isn’t far behind. Smart baby monitor Owlet Dream Sock, £199 (was £294.99) owletbabycare.co.uk amazon.co.uk The Dream Sock may look and sound gimmicky, but it was hailed as a must-have by parents in our guide to the baby gear parents wouldn’t go without . The medically certified sock wraps comfortably around your baby’s foot and gives you real-time data on their oxygen levels and pulse. It’s not cheap, but at £199 it’s now as affordable as it’s ever been. Subscription-free video doorbell Eufy video doorbell, £94.99 (was £155.17) amazon.co.uk £114 johnlewis.com Many video doorbells require a paid subscription, but this Eufy model doesn’t, instead storing videos on the device itself. It’s one of the more expensive video doorbells you can buy, admits tech journalist Andy Shaw in our guide to the best video doorbells , but it packs in extra features such as dual cameras (one for the face, one for the parcels on your doorstep). This is its lowest ever price. Battery-operated video doorbell Aqara video doorbell G4, £83.99 (was £119.99) amazon.co.uk Here’s another multitalented model from our roundup of the best video doorbells , this time with a handy microSD slot for videos and a battery compartment that takes six AAs. Unlike rechargeable doorbells, this one never has to be charged – just pop in new batteries and it’s good to go. It’s also available from the Apple Store, but at the time of writing, it’s still £119 there. This is the lowest price on Amazon in two years. The best technology deals Best value Android Google Pixel 8a, £354.99 (was £499) johnlewis.com amazon.co.uk We’ve not seen many early deals on Apple or Samsung phones, but Google Pixels are another story. The best value pick in our roundup of the best Android phones is now even better value, dropping from its regular price of £499 to just £354.99. Our consumer technology editor Samuel Gibbs called it a top-tier phone without the high-end price and was amazed that it comes with seven years of software support from release. It’s now its lowest price ever, and £100 off its average Amazon price. Premium Pixel Google Pixel 9 Pro, £899 (was £999) johnlewis.com amazon.co.uk Google’s superb flagship is our pick for “best camera alternative” in best Android phones . This outstanding device normally costs a whisper under £1,000 and, despite this new £100 discount, it’s still one of the most expensive smartphones you can buy. But it’s also one of the best, and this price drop may be your best chance to make a saving on it. Foldable Pixel Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, £1,449 (was £1,749) google.com amazon.co.uk If you thought the Pixel Pro was pricey, avert your eyes from this absolute beast of a device that doubles as a phone and tablet in one. In best Android phones , we praised its large screen, 256GB storage and nimble performance and if you’re into AI tools, you’ll find them all here. Its usual price tag of £1,749 is hair-raising, and with £300 off it’s merely eyebrow-raising. Budget Android for kids Moto G34, £109.99 (was £149.99) argos.co.uk amazon.co.uk Mercifully we now head to the other end of the price spectrum with an Android for just over £100. Motorola’s Moto G34 featured in our roundup of the best smartphones for kids , where we liked its big battery, large screen and 5G connectivity. Importantly, it also gets security updates until 2027. The Moto G34 is normally superb value at about £150, so this price drop makes it a brilliant buy as well as a fab Christmas present. Sign up to The Filter Get the best shopping advice from the Filter team straight to your inbox. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. after newsletter promotion Anker power banks Anker Nano, £26.98 (was £39.99) amazon.co.uk Anker Powercore 20100, £29.99 (was £44.99) amazon.co.uk Power banks are everyday necessities in the 2020s, so we couldn’t leave them out of our university essentials and autumn hiking roundups. Anker’s models are particularly powerful and reliable, with the 10,000mAh Nano adding a handy display that shows how much charge is left. The Powercore’s ultra-high 20,000mAh capacity lets you use power-hungry maps, GPS and video while you’re up a mountain all day. Both power banks have just fallen to their lowest price ever. The best deals on clothing and shoes The high street’s best jeans Levi’s 501 Original jeans, £50 (was £100) levi.com “The most brilliant jeans in the world,” said our fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley of the legendary Levi’s 501s, which rode high in our list of 50 autumn wardrobe updates under £100 . This fantastic deal sees the jeans that launched a thousand (well, a few) classic 80s and 90s adverts tumble to half price. You heard it through the grapevine (well, here). Dune block heels Dune ankle strap court shoes, £36-£63 (was £90) dunelondon.com Another one from 50 autumn wardrobe updates under £100 , these fabulous and comfortable Dune shoes have dropped from £90 to various bargain prices depending on the colour you choose. The cheapest is the two-tone metallic edition, at £36, while the gorgeous burgundy is more expensive at £63 – still nearly a third off their usual price. Women’s snow boots Merrell Siren 4 Thermo boot, £111.30-£145.80 (was £180) amazon.co.uk With snow covering the country in November this year, these seriously protective Merrell boots are suddenly an essential – and we wouldn’t be surprised to see them sell out before Black Friday. Our fashion team’s guide to the best women’s footwear for autumn praised their toasty warmth, great traction and waterproof membrane, and said they’re light enough to wear all day. Prices are as low as £111.30 for the lovely tobacco colour edition. Men’s hiking boots Danner Crater Rim, £258 (was £430) danner.com It’s not often we see the very best deal offered by a brand’s own store, but Danner is an exception. The tough, heavy and incredibly durable Crater Rim boots wowed our walking boot tester Paddy Madison, but they’re normally wildly expensive at £430. This drop to £258 makes them relatively affordable. Given how many years these boots will last you, this is a genuinely good buy for keen walkers. 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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In losing Sunday’s battle with the Buffalo Bills, perhaps the best team in football, Jerod Mayo won the war. Best I can tell, he’s staying put. For 2025, and maybe beyond. To his angry fan base and incredulous pockets of the New England Patriots’ media corps, remember Mayo’s future doesn’t hinge on winning this season. It’s not about what you want, or what I think. It’s about the Krafts, who hand-picked Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick four and a half years before he actually did, believing in him, and finding reasons to maintain that belief. In the eyes of someone who wants to believe, Sunday supplied enough reason. The Patriots led at halftime, then lost by three as 14-point underdogs. They became the first team since mid-October to hold the Bills under 30 points. Drake Maye outplayed the next MVP of the league for most of the game and took another step toward his destiny as a franchise quarterback, People are also reading... If that sounds like a low bar, that’s because it is. Such is life in Year 1 of a rebuild, a multi-year process ownership has committed to seeing through to the end with their organizational pillars now in place: Mayo, Maye and de facto GM Eliot Wolf. As frustrating as this 3-12 campaign has been, there are always nuggets of optimism amid the rubble of a losing season; particularly if you want to find them. The Krafts do, and so does Maye, who loves his head coach, by the way; calling questions about Mayo’s job security “BS.” “We’ve got his back,” Maye said post-game. Maye’s voice matters. Certainly more than any number of fans or media members. Ever since media-fueled speculation that Mayo could get canned at the end of his first season began rising, the caveat has always been the same: if, a Gillette Stadium-sized “if,” the Patriots bomb atomically down the stretch, ownership could pull the plug on Mayo. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport became the latest to join that chorus Sunday with this pregame report: “The Krafts want to keep Jerod Mayo,” he said. “They believe he is the leader for the organization for the future, and they knew it would be a multi-year process to get this thing right. Now if things go off the rails, if they really start to struggle and he loses the locker room the last couple games of the season, we’ve seen this thing turn. “But as of now, the Patriots believe Jerod Mayo is their leader for the future.” Well, Mayo hasn’t lost the locker room. That’s a fact. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts To a man, both in public and from those I’ve spoken to in private, Patriots players believe in their head coach. Mayo might be a players’ coach, yes, in the best and worst senses. But the Patriots were a few plays away Sunday from pulling off their largest upset since Super Bowl XXXVI. “I think we’re building something good,” Maye said. The Patriots also played their best half of football this season against their toughest opponent yet. Another fact. Now, to the frustrated, I am with you. To the shocked, I understand. But to the trigger-happy, lay down your arms. Mayo, by all accounts, is returning in 2025. Alex Van Pelt, however, is another story. In the same vein that the Krafts could have viewed Sunday’s performance as a reason to save Mayo — despite his pathetic punt at midfield, down 10 with just eight and a half minutes left — they could have convinced themselves their offensive coordinator is the real problem. After all, team president Jonathan Kraft was visibly exasperated over Van Pelt’s play-calling during the Pats’ loss at Arizona a week earlier. Four days later, Van Pelt told reporters he had yet to hear from his boss. Well, that time may be coming. Trailing by three in the fourth quarter Sunday, Van Pelt called a pass that resulted in an unnecessary lateral and game-winning touchdown for Buffalo. His offense later operated like it was taking a Sunday drive with the game on the line, using up 3:16 of the final 4:19 en route to its final touchdown. Van Pelt, finally, weaponized Maye’s legs in critical situations, something that arguably should have been done weeks ago. Not to mention, Van Pelt’s top running back can’t stop fumbling, and the offensive line remains a hot mess. Call him Alex Van Fall Guy. Because Van Pelt’s offense, for the first time in a while, under-performed relative to Mayo’s defense. On merit, he deserves to stay; a case that’s harder to make for defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington. But it’s not about merit this season. It’s not about what you want. It’s not about what I think. It’s about the Krafts; what they see, what they want, what they believe. Even in defeat. ____ Get in the game with our Prep Sports NewsletterBy CLAIRE RUSH President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley, wading into a sensitive and decades-old conflict about what the peak should be called. Related Articles National Politics | Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use National Politics | An analyst looks ahead to how the US economy might fare under Trump National Politics | Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal National Politics | House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl National Politics | Trump wants mass deportations. For the agents removing immigrants, it’s a painstaking process Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents. The federal government in recent years has endeavored to change place-names considered disrespectful to Native people. “Denali” is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one” or “the great one.” A prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak “Mount McKinley” after President William McKinley, who had never been to Alaska. That name was formally recognized by the U.S. government until Obama changed it over opposition from lawmakers in McKinley’s home state of Ohio. Trump suggested in 2016 that he might undo Obama’s action, but he dropped that notion after Alaska’s senators objected. He raised it again during a rally in Phoenix on Sunday. “McKinley was a very good, maybe a great president,” Trump said Sunday. “They took his name off Mount McKinley, right? That’s what they do to people.” Once again, Trump’s suggestion drew quick opposition within Alaska. “Uh. Nope. It’s Denali,” Democratic state Sen. Scott Kawasaki posted on the social platform X Sunday night. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski , who for years pushed for legislation to change the name to Denali, conveyed a similar sentiment in a post of her own. “There is only one name worthy of North America’s tallest mountain: Denali — the Great One,” Murkowski wrote on X. Various tribes of Athabascan people have lived in the shadow of the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain for thousands of years. McKinley, a Republican native of Ohio who served as the 25th president, was assassinated early in his second term in 1901 in Buffalo, New York. Alaska and Ohio have been at odds over the name since at least the 1970s. Alaska had a standing request to change the name since 1975, when the legislature passed a resolution and then-Gov. Jay Hammond appealed to the federal government. Known for its majestic views, the mountain is dotted with glaciers and covered at the top with snow year-round, with powerful winds that make it difficult for the adventurous few who seek to climb it. Rush reported from Portland, Oregon. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Most Popular Virginia Beach Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident; recovered alive Virginia Beach Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident; recovered alive Police identify Hampton man found dead at Great Dismal Swamp Police identify Hampton man found dead at Great Dismal Swamp Williamsburg regional sports complex gets new name Williamsburg regional sports complex gets new name Hampton considers accessory dwelling units as solution to housing shortage Hampton considers accessory dwelling units as solution to housing shortage 45 years ago, a Virginia Beach woman was killed. 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ENTRUSTED with our readers’ deep secrets, the Dear Deidre team really have a unique insight into what dilemmas the nation is grappling with. Of course, there are some constants — cheating, differing sex drives, low self-esteem and loneliness. Advertisement 3 Sally Land reveals the nation’s most common dilemmas of 2024 But some issues loom larger in certain years as new problems come to the fore. As 2024 nears an end, we take a look at what exactly our readers have been writing in about. Every year, we help thousands of people by answering every single dilemma with a personalised answer, and we’ve kept a record of the issues we’ve tackled. Relationship issues consistently come out on top, with 23 per cent of the emails Dear Deidre receives focused on romantic problems. Advertisement READ MORE DEAR DEIDRE HERE TO HELP Is Something Playing On Your Mind? Our expert-led Dear Deidre team can help HERE TO HELP Do YOU have a dilemma? Dear Deidre can help - confidentially & for free Sex came a close second, with 19 per cent of readers writing in with a sexual dilemma. Interestingly, half of every single relationship message addressed cheating. Sometimes, the unfaithful party would be writing in, otherwise a suspicious or heartbroken partner worried about their relationship. Among the emails about cheating on partners, home surveillance and doorbell cameras featured more prominently, with some partners forgetting to turn off cameras before inviting flings to come back to their homes. 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Mortified after ex saw me having sex on security cam (Letter from November 14) 3 My ex saw me having sex with a one-night stand after helping me install a security camera system Credit: getty DEAR DEIDRE: MY ex saw me having sex with a one-night stand using the camera security system he’d installed as a favour to me. Advertisement I was completely unaware that he was watching this, until he turned up the next morning and got very upset with me. Originally, I was grateful for his help setting up the system, but now I feel really uncomfortable. He said he’d received an alert on his phone and checked it by chance, but I can’t help worrying he’s keeping an eye on me. He insists he hasn’t been watching and that was a one-off, but the whole experience has really unsettled me. Advertisement I’m 36, my ex is 39, and we were together for eight years before we broke up five months ago. Our split was both mutually agreed, and amicable, and we decided to remain friends. We still met up and sometimes even had sex, but as we didn’t discuss what this meant I thought we were simply friends with benefits. I really appreciated still having him in my life. Advertisement When I was moving house, he offered to help, knowing how useless I am at DIY. He helped put up shelves, and installed security cameras which he set up online so I could view them through an app. I knew he had access to it all while he set it up but assumed he’d log out. So when I brought a man home, I didn’t think twice. Advertisement Now I feel mortified. He says he didn’t mean to breach my privacy, but I feel so conflicted. DEIDRE SAYS: Watching you have sex with another man was a huge breach of your privacy, and you shouldn’t take it lightly. Advertisement As a priority, please ensure that you are the only one with access to your security system. Make sure you’re the primary account holder and change your password so that he doesn’t have access. It’s completely understandable that this experience has made you question the sort of person he is. Unless you decide you can trust him completely, you would be wise to stay away. Advertisement At the very least, it’s clear that the lines are blurred between you and your ex and some boundaries need to be re-established. As for your relationship with him, you need to decide if there’s any hope of a future together. If you decide there’s not, it would be best to step away so you can both move on. My support pack Moving On will help. Advertisement Left freezing since losing fuel payment (Letter from December 18) 3 I’m forced to choose between putting my heating on or buying food Credit: getty DEAR DEIDRE : SINCE the Government cut my Winter Fuel Payment, I’ve been struggling to afford my bills. Now I’m forced to choose between putting my heating on or buying food, and the stress is making me unwell. I’m a 76-year-old pensioner, and live alone. Advertisement Until this year, I was receiving £200 payments to cover the cost of my heating bills, and I heavily relied on it. So when the Government announced the change, I went into a complete panic. My pension is already low as it is, so without the extra payments I knew it was going to be a hard couple of months. When I contacted the council for help, they told me that, while I was eligible to apply, I had missed the deadline so now I’d have to go without. Advertisement Ever since, my life has been an absolute nightmare. Now I wake up every morning to a freezing house – and no matter what I do, I can’t keep warm. The constant dread is getting me down, and I’m now struggling to cope. DEIDRE SAYS: Advertisement I can only imagine how distressing this must be for you. While the qualifying week for this year’s Fuel Payment has now passed, you may still be eligible if you successfully apply for Pension Credit by December 21. Read more on the Scottish Sun GHOST TOWN Former Scots shopping hotspot 'decaying' as multimillion pound revamp ‘failing’ VAX HORROR Striken Scots 'gaslit' by health bosses after complications from Covid vaccine Please note that you only have two days to do this, so please take action today. You may also be eligible for a £150 Warm Home Discount. You can find out more about this on the government website ( gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme ). Advertisement Letters that flooded our mailbox TOP TOPICS: Relationships 23% Sex 19% Family 8% Parenting 7% Friendships 4% Workplace issues 5% Mental health 11% Health 5% Addictions 8% Bereavement 5% Sexuality 4% Other 1% SEX WOES Sex drive 43% Fetishes 16% Threesomes 12% Erection problems 11% Fantasies 7% Climaxing 4% Menopause 3% Other 4% LOVE Cheating 49% Domestic abuse 12% Addictive love 10% Broken heart 14% Online romance 6% Age gaps 5% Other 4% ADDICTION Alcohol 42% Porn 22% Drugs 13% Smoking 8% Vaping 5% Gambling 9% Shopping and spending 1%“Sri Lanka needs better branding”: HCLTech Global Head of EdTech Srimathi ShivashankarThe walls are finally closing in on Donald Trump. The relentless politically-motivated criminal cases and two assassinations didn't take him out, but Keith Olbermann finally found the thing that'll bring down the Trump administration: a typo. No, really: Great. They've elected an idiot as "president" of the United States: pic.twitter.com/C73owItOgO Olbermann is also mad Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth didn't play Trump's editor. Shockingly, Hegseth Hegseth didn't correct Trump Trump. It'll be a Disaster Disaster https://t.co/UeTTfaTMpl Is that the best you've got, Keith? Really? You have terminal TDS! Cry moreeee! His is the most severe case of TDS we've ever seen. Oh man a proofreading error. Those walls are truly closing in on Trump now They sure are. Is this you? Don't tell me you're capable of idiocy! Comes as a shock. pic.twitter.com/76OwaNXnli Totally not a shock. BREAKING: Keith Olbermann is so smart, he can spot typos. The world wonders and waits for the next marvel of insight. Laughed out loud at this. Incredible evidence to support your claim. Surely everyone will see what you’ve been saying all along now! He's really onto something here. Keith, you can either be condescending or you can be stupid, but it is very unbecoming to be both. You seem to have accomplished that. It's what he does best. You got em Keith. Mission accomplished. https://t.co/73MOU5CvfV pic.twitter.com/KYHDVR8xkQ +1000 for the cute kitten gif. I want to be the first to thank you and all your former progressive colleagues ( code for #Marxists ) on @MSNBC @KeithOlbermann for all you help in making sure that @realDonaldTrump got elected a 2nd time ! The #RNC may be contracting you and your colleagues again in 2028 ! https://t.co/Us4TeQyKSW They had a huge hand in electing Trump twice, and they don't realize it. Meanwhile, after being fired from everywhere, genius Keith Olbermann continues waking up to rant on twitter all day everyday. https://t.co/qAFh5WbveQ pic.twitter.com/0D0ltuSOAB He really, really needs a hobby.

The launch of O-Train service will be delayed for more than four hours on Sunday, Dec. 1, as OC Transpo continues preparation for the launch of O-Train service in Ottawa's east end. OC Transpo general manager Renee Amilcar says the O-Train will be closed from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 1, to allow for testing of the Stage 2 software integration. "This temporary closure is required to perform testing of the Train Control System along with high-speed data radio, camera, and passenger information systems," Amilcar said. "Testing the integration of Stage 2 software with the existing O-Train system is a key step in preparing for the extension of O-Train Line 1 to Trim Station in 2025." The Line 1 extension will see the O-Train run between Blair Station and Trim Station. The Confederation Line normally opens at 8 a.m. on Sundays. 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The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter is Dead at age 100JK Rowling slams Nicola Sturgeon's 'ego' over Scotland's gender self-ID rowREDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEER), a leading life sciences company commercializing a disruptive new platform for proteomics, today announced it ranked No. 57 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 TM, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 30th year. Seer grew 2,440% during this period. Seer’s President and CFO, David Horn, credits increased adoption of Seer’s Proteograph Product Suite, as well as new discoveries made by its customers across neurodegenerative disease, cancer, and metabolic disease, with the company’s 2,440% revenue growth. "This has been an exciting year for Seer, from the launch of our technology access center in Europe, to seeing our Proteograph platform used by astronauts on the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission, to the recent announcement of our co-marketing and sales agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific,” Horn said. “We’re proud to see continuing validation of our work providing customers and the broader scientific community with the power to enable deep proteomic insights at a scale and price point that hasn’t been possible before." Seer previously ranked No. 5 as a Technology Fast 500 award winner for 2023. Overall, 2024 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 201% to 153,625% over the three-year time frame, with an average growth rate of 1,981% and median growth rate of 460%. About the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500: Now in its 30th year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2020 to 2023. In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least US$50,000, and current-year operating revenues of at least US$5 million. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America. About Seer: Seer is a life sciences company developing transformative products that open a new gateway to the proteome. Seer’s Proteograph Product Suite is an integrated solution that includes proprietary engineered nanoparticles, consumables, automation instrumentation and software to perform deep, unbiased proteomic analysis at scale in a matter of hours. Seer designed the Proteograph workflow to be efficient and easy to use, leveraging widely adopted laboratory instrumentation to provide a decentralized solution that can be incorporated by nearly any lab. Seer’s Proteograph Product Suite is for research use only and is not intended for diagnostic procedures. For more information, please visit www.seer.bio . Media Contact: Patrick Schmidt pr@seer.bio Investor Contact: Carrie Mendivil investor@seer.bio About Deloitte: Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services to many of the world’s most admired brands, including nearly 90% of the Fortune 500® and more than 8,500 U.S.-based private companies. At Deloitte, we strive to live our purpose of making an impact that matters by creating trust and confidence in a more equitable society. We leverage our unique blend of business acumen, command of technology, and strategic technology alliances to advise our clients across industries as they build their future . Deloitte is proud to be part of the largest global professional services network serving our clients in the markets that are most important to them. Bringing more than 175 years of service, our network of member firms spans more than 150 countries and territories. Learn how Deloitte’s approximately 460,000 people worldwide connect for impact at www.deloitte.com . Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) does not provide services to clients. In the United States, Deloitte refers to one or more of the US member firms of DTTL, their related entities that operate using the “Deloitte” name in the United States and their respective affiliates. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president. Trump’s return to the White House raises prospects for high-profile diplomacy with North Korea. During his first term, Trump met Kim three times for talks on the North's nuclear program. Many experts however say a quick resumption of Kim-Trump summitry is unlikely as Trump would first focus on conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. North Korea's support for Russia's war against Ukraine also poses a challenge to efforts to revive diplomacy, experts say. During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party that ended Friday, Kim called the U.S. “the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.” Kim said that the U.S.-South Korea-Japan security partnership is expanding into “a nuclear military bloc for aggression." “This reality clearly shows to which direction we should advance and what we should do and how,” Kim said, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. It said Kim's speech “clarified the strategy for the toughest anti-U.S. counteraction to be launched aggressively” by North Korea for its long-term national interests and security. KCNA didn't elaborate on the anti-U.S. strategy. But it said Kim set forth tasks to bolster military capability through defense technology advancements and stressed the need to improve the mental toughness of North Korean soldiers. The previous meetings between Trump and Kim had not only put an end to their exchanges of fiery rhetoric and threats of destruction, but they developed personal connections. Trump once famously said he and Kim “fell in love.” But their talks eventually collapsed in 2019, as they wrangled over U.S.-led sanctions on the North. North Korea has since sharply increased the pace of its weapons testing activities to build more reliable nuclear missiles targeting the U.S. and its allies. The U.S. and South Korea have responded by expanding their military bilateral drills and also trilateral ones involving Japan, drawing strong rebukes from the North, which views such U.S.-led exercises as invasion rehearsals. Further complicating efforts to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons in return for economic and political benefits is its deepening military cooperation with Russia. According to U.S., Ukrainian and South Korean assessments, North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops and conventional weapons systems to support Moscow's war against Ukraine. There are concerns that Russia could give North Korea advanced weapons technology in return, including help to build more powerful nuclear missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that 3,000 North Korean troops have been killed and wounded in the fighting in Russia's Kursk region. It was the first significant estimate by Ukraine of North Korean casualties since the North Korean troop deployment to Russia began in October. Russia and China, locked in separate disputes with the U.S., have repeatedly blocked U.S.-led pushes to levy more U.N. sanctions on North Korea despite its repeated missile tests in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Last month, Kim said that his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington’s “unchangeable” hostility toward his country and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external threats.Prosecutors defend effort to retry Ex-Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry in false statements case

U2 bass player Adam Clayton was among those celebrating Irish legends The Blades at the weekend. The sharp-suited trio were honoured with an event in their home suburb of Ringsend hosted by Ringsend and District Historical Society, which marked their first gig at the local CYMS Hall in 1977. As well as local acts performing Blades tunes, the night ended with original members Paul Cleary, Pat Larkin, Joe Donnelly, Johnny Burke and Liam Fagan unveiling a plaque marking The Blades ' debut show. Adam Clayton also popped up on screen, sending best wishes and remembering a series of legendary double headliners The Blades and U2 played at the Baggot Inn together. Adam said: "I have very good memories of 1978 and 1979 when we played together. "You (The Blades) had your vision of how a band could sound - coming from the south of the city and we (U2) had our idea of how a band should sound, coming from the northern suburbs. "I think you guys (The Blades) were further ahead of us. You realised it had to be fun and joyful and up for it. You had this pop-soul sound. "I think it's fantastic, you're being celebrated after all these years". Blades singer Paul Cleary paid tribute to U2 for inviting The Blades to play with them at those historic Baggot Inn gigs. Paul said: "U2 paid for all the A&R men and journalists to come over and The Blades benefitted from the press. "I think U2 wanted us playing because with them because we were professional and it would make them up their game. "Contrary to legend, we never blew U2 off stage. They were the best band in Dublin back then." The sold-out event in Ringsend was curated by acclaimed Ringsend poet Thomas Gregg, who also performed his verse. Also remembered at the event was Paul Cleat's brother 'Lar' Cleary who passed away in Japan in 2018. The group became local heroes with Irish hits including Hot For You, Ghost Of A Chance, The Bride Wore White and Revelations of Heartbreak. In the late seventies, The Blades played a 6-week residency with U2 in the Baggott Inn with the bands swapping headline slots every week as both bands attempted to take their careers to the next level. The Blades play The Academy on Friday, December 13.Andrew Callahan: It’s time to forget about Jerod Mayo getting fired

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All eyes will be on the player-availability report when the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Golden State Warriors on Friday at Inglewood, Calif. While the Clippers are moving closer to the season debut of Kawhi Leonard, the Warriors are pondering a day of rest for Stephen Curry on the first night of a back-to-back that includes a game at home against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. Leonard has yet to play this season because of a chronic knee issue, but he did return to contact practices before the Clippers departed for a three-game road trip last week. Head coach Tyronn Lue said Leonard needed to participate in full practices before the team would consider the star's return. The Clippers have won three of their last four games to represent another high point in an up-and-down season. One of their most impressive victories occurred Monday, 114-110 on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies. Norman Powell continues to look comfortable in a leading-scorer role with 29 points, while going 4 of 8 from 3-point range. James Harden had 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in his do-everything point-guard role. Ivica Zubac controlled the inside with 20 points and 19 rebounds and added four steals. "Everybody's involved," Lue said. "It's not coaches and players. We're all on the same team and that's how we treat each other. It's not this side and that side. We're all together. We win together, we lose together, we make mistakes together. That's who we are." Staying a collective unit has helped the Clippers to excel on defense and that came to the forefront by holding the Grizzlies to 20 points in the fourth quarter. Memphis was well under its NBA-best 122.7 points per game. "To hold them to 110 on their home floor says a lot about what we're doing defensively," Lue said. Curry nearly pulled off an unlikely comeback for the Warriors on Christmas Day when he scored eight points in the final 25.7 seconds and made a pair of 3-pointers in the final 12.9 seconds. But Golden State could not overcome a 109-100 deficit with 1:30 to play despite Curry tying the game on a 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left. Curry scored 38 points in what head coach Steve Kerr said was a "hard" 36 minutes. Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points with 12 rebounds. Before the game, Curry conducted a players-initiated meeting that stressed the urgency needed in the upcoming portion of the schedule. Even in defeat, the message seemed to be received, with Curry leading by example. "We're right in that window where we can still regain some momentum for the next however many weeks before the (All-Star) break," Curry said. "Or else we're in a situation where we're chasing down the stretch and nobody wants to be there." While Golden State did put forth a winning effort Wednesday, the reality is that the team has dropped five of its last six games. "We had a great vibe early in the season and we're going through it right now, but I love our guys," Kerr said. "High-character guys. They care." --Field Level MediaImpacted by an increase in soap prices and unseasonal rainfall slowing down sales of the home insecticides (HI) segment, Godrej Consumer Products expects a "flattish" underlying volume growth and a mid-single-digit sales growth in the domestic market in the December quarter. Both segments jointly contribute to two-thirds of GCPL's standalone revenue -- mainly income from operations from the domestic market. However, the rest of the portfolio is demonstrating good performance and is expected to deliver double-digit underlying volume growth, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) said in an update on business conditions and quarterly performance to the exchanges. "The demand conditions in India have been subdued for the past few months which is evident in the FMCG market growth," it said. A surge in palm oil and derivatives prices to the extent of a year-on-year increase of 20-30 per cent has impacted the soaps category, representing one-third of GCPL's standalone business revenue. "To partly offset the cost increases we have taken price increases, reduced grammage of key packs and reduced various trade schemes," said the Godrej Industries Group FMCG arm. 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It anticipates normalisation happening on the volume growth side following price stabilisation after the next few months only as per the historical patterns. Moreover, delayed winters in the north and cyclones in south India have slowed down sales in the HI segment, which also contributes one-third to GCPL's standalone business. "This has impacted HI category growths in the current quarter," it said. Under the HI category, GCPL operates in the home hygiene segment with mosquito repellent brands such as Good Knight and HIT. "However, given the significant contribution of soaps and HI to the overall business mix, the standalone business is expected to report around flattish underlying volume growth and around mid-single digit sales growth in this quarter," it said. According to GCPL, these are "exceptional situations in standalone business" that the management believes are transitionary and not structural. "Hence the management remains focused on navigating these near-term challenges while maintaining strategic investments for long-term growth as these negative trends are likely to persist for a few months," it added. GCPL's international businesses continue to do well on their relevant strategic objectives, it added. Indonesia, which is the second largest market for GCPL after India, it expects to deliver a "continued superior performance with mid-single digit volume growth and high single-digit sales growth". While its GAUM (Godrej Africa, USA, and Middle East) organic business is expected to see volume decline due to a reduction in trade stocks and portfolio simplification, as per its earlier guidance. "The effects of these actions would be largely completed in Q3 FY25. However, we continue to do well on our profitability journey, and this is likely to be the fourth consecutive quarter of healthy EBITDA margins for GAUM," it said. 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LONDON (AP) — West Ham forward Michail Antonio was taken to hospital after being involved in a road traffic incident on Saturday. West Ham added the 34-year-old player was in a stable condition. “Michail is conscious and communicating and is currently under close supervision at a central London hospital," the Premier League club said in a statement. “At this difficult time, we kindly ask everyone to respect the privacy of Michail and his family. “The club will make no further comment this evening, but will issue a further update in due course.” Unverified images of a heavily damaged Ferrari in the Essex area were shared on social media on Saturday. It was not known if it was the car involved in the accident. Antonio signed for West Ham in 2015 and has made more than 300 appearances. West Ham doesn't have a league game until Monday. James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

The PTI is not going to engage in negotiations with the government for an indefinite period. It has set January 31 of the next year as the cut-off date for the process. "The PTI is giving the government until the end of January to conclude the dialogue aimed at reducing political tensions. The party's negotiation team will formally inform the government committee about this deadline at our meeting on January 2," said Sahibzada Hamid Raza on Thursday. Raza, the spokesperson of the PTI's negotiation team, was speaking to the media after meeting with party founder Imran Khan at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail along with Omar Ayub and Asad Qaiser. According to Raza, Imran is ready to forgive all the "atrocities" committed by authorities. However, he has not withdrawn his call for the overseas Pakistanis not to send remittances to the country The SIC chief, who is not officially a PTI member, reiterated the party's demands for formation of judicial commissions to investigate the incidents of May 9, 2023 and November 26, 2024 and for the release of all political prisoners, including PTI founder Imran Khan. "We categorically reject responsibility for the events of May 9," Raza said, demanding a judicial inquiry led by senior judges of the Supreme Court to establish accountability. On May 9, 2023, violent protests erupted across the country when paramilitary Rangers arrested Imran Khan from the premises of the Islamabad High Court in connection with a corruption case. He alleged that on November 26 authorities fired live rounds at PTI supporters staging a protest march in Islamabad, resulting in 13 deaths, 64 gunshot injuries, and 150 to 200 missing persons. "This was an assault on the people and democracy," Raza asserted, calling for a transparent inquiry into the violence. He held government authorities responsible for ordering the alleged use of force against peaceful demonstrators. Elaborating on the party's second demand, he said the PTI wants release of all its workers and leaders including Imran Khan. He, however, clarified that the release of Imran should not be part of a deal but a judicial process. "Imran Khan was acquitted by courts but the government formed new cases," he said. Raza decried the systematic victimization of the PTI, likening it to the treatment of political parties during the 1971 crisis. He alleged that PTI members had been subjected to torture and that their civil and human rights had been "suspended." Despite the persecution, Raza said, Imran Khan is willing to forgive the violence directed at him and urged the resolution of political grievances through constructive dialogue. He claimed that PTI-backed candidates who emerged victorious in the February 8 polls faced obstacles in joining political parties registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan. To circumvent these challenges, Imran Khan aligned PTI-backed candidates with the SIC, which remains a key ally of PTI. He said Imran Khan expressed his confidence in all lawmakers including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. The former prime minister also condemned airstrike inside Afghanistan, stating that Pakistan should resolve all issues with the neighboring country through dialogue. COMMENTS Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see ourLeBron James is going to have to make room for the NFL. Wednesday’s doubleheader on set records as the most-streamed NFL games in U.S. history, with numbers nearly five times more than the . The Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans averaged 24.3 million while Kansas City’s 29-10 win at Pittsburgh averaged 24.1 according to early viewer figures released by Nielsen on Thursday. Nielsen also said there were 65 million U.S. viewers who tuned in for at least one minute of one of the two games. The five-game slate averaged about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and its platforms, according to the league and Nielsen. “I love the NFL,” James said in his televised postgame interview Wednesday night. “But Christmas is our day.” While the Christmas lineup has its best viewer numbers in five years, the NFL has made Christmas one of its tentpole events during the regular season, joining Kickoff Weekend and Thanksgiving. “The numbers speak for themselves and LeBron can have his own view, and I’m sure more people will look at that because of this,” said Hans Schroeder, the executive vice president of NFL Media. “But, you know, we’re focused on the NFL and we’re thrilled with the results this year with the Christmas on and we’re excited to continue to build that over the next couple of years.” Both NFL games surpassed the previous mark of 23 million for last season’s AFC wild-card game between the Miami Dolphins and Chiefs on Peacock. Viewership for Ravens-Texans peaked with the Beyoncé Bowl. The 20-minute halftime performance averaged over 27 million viewers. The viewer figures include the audience on , mobile viewership on NFL+ and those who tuned in on CBS stations in Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Baltimore and Houston. Global ratings and final U.S. numbers are expected to be available on Tuesday. The NFL’s Christmas numbers decreased from last season, but not at the rate that usually happens when something goes from broadcast to streaming. Last year’s three games averaged 28.68 million viewers. The early afternoon contest between the Las Vegas Raiders and Chiefs led the way, averaging 29.48 million on CBS. Once global and first-party data is released, both Christmas games should surpass 30 million. The lineup saw an 84% rise over 2023. One reason for the increase is that all five games were on ABC, compared to two last year. The Los Angeles Lakers’ 115-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors — a game pitting Olympic teammates LeBron James and Stephen Curry — averaged 7.76 million viewers and peaked with about 8.32 million viewers toward the end of the contest, the league said. Those numbers represent the most-watched regular season game in five years. The said all five Christmas games on its schedule - San Antonio at New York in Victor Wembanyama’s holiday debut, Minnesota at Dallas, Philadelphia at Boston, Denver at Phoenix and Lakers-Warriors — saw year-over-year viewership increases. Wednesday’s numbers pushed viewership for the season across ESPN platforms to up 4% over last season. The league also saw more than 500 million video views on its social media platforms Wednesday, a new record. For the , those are all good signs amid cries that viewership is hurting. “Ratings are down a bit at beginning of the season. But cable television viewership is down double digits so far this year versus last year,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said earlier this month. “You know, we’re almost at the inflection point where people are watching more programing on streaming than they are on traditional television. And it’s a reason why for our new television deals, which we enter into next year, every game is going to be available on a streaming service.” Part of that new package of television deals that the is entering into next season also increases the number of regular season games broadcast on television from 15 to 75. Copyright © 2024 The Washington Times, LLC.

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By Burnett Munthali Kafukufuku watsopano wofalitsidwa pa 6 December ndi gulu la Afrobarometer wawonetsa kuti Malawi akuyenda mochita kuzemba ndipo akulowera kolakwika. Zotsatira za kafukufukuyu zikuwonetsa kusakhutira kwa anthu ndi kayendetsedwe ka boma komanso kuwunika komwe kwatsimikiza kuti chipani cha Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chili ndi mwayi waukulu wopambana pa chisankho cha 2025. Malinga ndi kafukufuku, ambiri mwa anthu omwe anafunsidwa akuwonetsa kukhumudwa ndi momwe zinthu zilili mdzikolo. Zinthu ngati kuchuluka kwa mtengo wa moyo, kusowa kwa ntchito, ndi umbanda wazachuma (corruption) zalengezedwa ngati zinthu zomwe zikulepheretsa chitukuko cha dziko lino. Mmodzi mwa akatswiri omwe atchulidwa m’nkhaniyo akuti: “Ngati zinthu sizisintha posachedwa, Malawi akuyenda mosalekeza ku chigwembe cha chuma ndi ndale zosakhazikika.” Zotsatira za kafukufukuyu zikuwonetsa kuti chipani cha DPP, chomwe chili m’mpando wotsutsa, chikuyembekezera kuchita bwino pa chisankho cha 2025. Afrobarometer yati kuchuluka kwa zovuta zomwe boma likukumana nazo pansi pa utsogoleri wa Tonse Alliance ndi chimodzi mwazifukwa zomwe anthu ambiri akuonera mwayi wa chipani cha DPP kuti achite bwino. Chipani cha DPP chalandiridwa ndi anthu ambiri ngati njira yothandizira kuti zinthu zibwerere m’malo, ngakhale akatswiri ena akuchenjeza kuti chipani chili chilinso ndi mbiri ya mavuto omwe angakhudze mwayi wake. Malinga ndi Afrobarometer, zotsatira za kafukufuku zimanena za malingaliro a anthu pa nthawi yomwe kafukufuku wachitikira, zomwe sizitanthauza kuti zotsatira zake ndi zomveka pa nthawi yonse. Komabe, zotsatira izi zikupereka chithunzithunzi cha momwe chisankho chikhoza kuyendera ngati zinthu sizisintha. Kafukufukuyu akuwonjezanso kufunikira kwa atsogoleri a dziko lino kuganizira kwambiri za zomwe zikukhudza anthu tsiku ndi tsiku, monga kuchepetsa mtengo wa moyo, kulimbikitsa ntchito, ndi kuthana ndi umbanda wa zachuma. Zotsatira za kafukufuku wa Afrobarometer zimapereka chenjezo lalikulu kwa atsogoleri a boma ndi m’mbali zonse za ndale mdziko muno. Ngakhale anthu ena akhoza kuona mwayi mwa chipani cha DPP, zambiri mwa zomwe zikufunikira ndi kusintha kwa kayendetsedwe ka zinthu kuti dziko liziwonanso tsogolo labwino. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed .David Stratton, 85 years old and going strong ish – is one of Australia’s two most iconic movie reviewers, along with Margaret Pomeranz. I spoke to him on Thursday. Fitz : Mr Stratton, thank you for playing. As you know, the rules are you have to come up with 10 superb films that are lost and lesser-known masterpieces – with the only rider being that you can’t pick films that your great on-air partner, Margaret Pomeranz, picked a fortnight ago . Your time starts ... shortly. Before we get to that though, how did you get into films in the first place? David Stratton, now 85, pictured in Wentworth Falls: “I had a friend in Sydney, and he was saying, ‘You should come as a ten pound Pom, and I can sponsor you’. And so I did.” Credit: Rhett Wyman DS : Growing up in England during the war, my parents were both otherwise occupied and my grandmother took me to all sorts of films three or four times a week. I loved the way the cinemas smelt, the moment when the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the film began. I was just captivated by it all. And that thrill has stayed with me ever since ... Fitz : Was there a particular film back then you were just transfixed by, that stays with you? DS : There were the Bob Hope comedies, and Mickey Rooney in a series of films about Andy Hardy. And we saw some very unsuitable films. Jane Russell in The Outlaw was, I think, very unsuitable. Interestingly enough, many years later, I was actually invited to a brunch with Jane Russell in San Francisco. Fitz : Was she every bit as unsuitable as you had hoped? DS : [ Laughs. ] She was lovely. And I told her I had fallen in love with her watching The Outlaw at the age of six. Fitz : If you care, I see your Jane Russell, and raise you Jane Fonda. She was most unsuitable for me to see in a famous poster on my brother’s wall when I too was six, and I was thrilled to meet her when she was 75 and get to tell her how wonderfully unsuitable I had found her. A fabulous woman and even more impressive in person. But ... moving on. I read that you came to Australia as a 10-pound Pom? Stratton with long-time colleague and fellow movie reviewer Margaret Pomeranz. Credit: Jacky Ghossein DS : Yes, but I had no intention of staying. My family had a long-established grocery company started in the UK in the early 1800s and my father wanted me to take the business over, as he had taken it over from his father and so on. It was one of those nepotistic things, and I thought I’d never be able to do anything else. I mean, I loved films, but I thought I’d have to be a grocer, but when it came to the crunch I said, “Hang on, I’m going to take two years off before I really come into the company.” I had a friend in Sydney, and he was saying, “You should come as a 10-pound Pom, and I can sponsor you.” And so I did, but during the two-year mandatory stay in Australia, I became involved with the Sydney Film Festival, one thing led to another, and I took over as the festival director. Fitz : And you got into a little trouble with ASIO, as it turned out? DS : Yes, because of censorship. I was used to seeing films in the UK that were basically not censored, at least if they were shown at a film society or a festival, but in Australia, they definitely were. But I thought, “Well, I’m not going to stay so what does it matter?” And because I was travelling to lots of Eastern Bloc cities to gather films – including Moscow, Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Sofia, Bucharest and so on – it turns out ASIO started a file on me. Fitz : Clearly, you were a danger to shipping. ASIO must have said, “This is a guy to watch, this might be Australia’s answer to Kim Philby, an Englishman in a sleeper cell, in touch with the Soviets and he’s about to turn on us all!” DS : Well, of course, I didn’t have any of the secrets that Philby did, and all I could tell the Soviets was about Australian films or the lack thereof at the time, but, yes, that must have been their view. Honestly, though, I think it was the same in England at the time, and MI5, like ASIO, was suspicious of people in the arts. Fitz : And you weren’t even in your most dangerous and influential position of all yet, hosting The Movie Show with Margaret Pomeranz and able to steer the entire Australian population to some of your filthy commie flicks under the guise of them being good to watch! Sophie Lowe in Rachel Ward’s Beautiful Kate. ‘A great film’, according to Stratton. DS : [ Laughs. ] Fitz : So, let’s get to your list of top 10 lost masterpieces ... DS : OK, let me just go to my computer – first, I have got to get there, though. These days I use a walking frame. My eyesight’s gone. My mobility’s gone, my hearing’s gone. Actually, I’m in a bit of a wreck. Fitz : But you sound great? DS : Yeah, hopefully that will continue, but who knows? Last Friday night I was able to go into Sydney to receive a lovely award as Cinema Pioneer of the Year, and I was able to get up to the podium and make a speech, which I didn’t think I’d be able to do a couple of weeks beforehand. But there we are ... Anyway, the first one on my list is an Australian film, Blessed , (Australia, 2009). Directed by Ana Kokkinos, this poignantly beautiful film is divided into two parts – Children and Mothers. It’s about mothers who are alienated from their children for one reason or another. It has Frances O’Connor, Miranda Otto and Deborra-Lee Furness playing three of the mothers, and they are wonderful. The whole thing is very touching, beautifully active, beautifully written, and beautifully directed. Fitz : Locked in at No.1! Next? DS : No.2 is Taking Off (US, 1971). Also about parents and their kids, this bittersweet comedy was the first film made in America by Milos Forman. Flower power, marijuana and free love have resulted in many teenagers “taking off”, leaving their bewildered parents completely at a loss to know what their kids are up to, and are completely alienated from their kids. The film centres around an audition and there are songs from Carly Simon, Kathy Bates and Ike and Tina Turner. Judy Garland and Tom Drake in Meet Me in St Louis in which Garland sings Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Fitz : Hang on, the great Kathy Bates, the fabulous Oscar-winning actress sings, on the same platform as Carly Simon, and Ike and Tina Turner? DS : Yes. A song about horses. Fitz : Wow. I never knew she could sing. What’s next? DS : No.3 is Advise and Consent (US, 1962). Recently, the Herald ran a piece on the best films about US politics , but amazingly they omitted this one. Otto Preminger’s drama centres on the attempt of an ailing, Joe Biden-like president ... Fitz : Standing up against evil! DS : ... if you will, wanting to nominate as secretary of state a left-wing academic played by Henry Fonda, and the determination of a right-wing Southern Democratic senator – Charles Laughton, magnificent in his last screen role – to block the nomination because he thinks that the Henry Fonda character would sell us out to the communists. It’s a dirty game, a wonderful political thriller and an edge-of-your-seat movie. Fitz : ASIO and I will watch that with deep interest to see if your slip is showing. DS : [ laughs ] Next is Night of the Hunter (US, 1955) , also with Charles Laughton, who was not only a great actor. With this, the one film he directed, he proved to also be a master behind the camera. Robert Mitchum plays a serial killer in the Depression who poses as a preacher. Shelley Winters is a rich widow who falls for his charms, and silent star Lillian Gish plays a kindly woman who fosters and protects children. Hard to believe that the film was once banned in Australia on the grounds of blasphemy. Fitz : And quite right, too! DS : [ laughs ] Beautiful Kate (Australia, 2009) is next, an Australian film directed by Rachel Ward – the first film she ever directed – and all about the lasting effect on a rural family of tragic events that happened years ago. Ben Mendelsohn gives an effortlessly fine performance as a son who returns home to his father’s outback property after hearing that he (Bryan Brown, never better) is gravely ill. The visit brings back memories of a past summer, and the alluring presence of the prodigal’s sister, Kate (Sophie Lowe). A great cast including Rachel Griffiths and Maeve Dermody. Fitz : If I can just stop you there, David. You’re a man of great authority, and you say it’s a great film, and we know they’re all great actors, so we can take you at your word. But how is it that a film like that, with such a brilliant cast, is not better known and widely celebrated? GS : Well [ spoiler alert ], it’s actually about incest between brother and sister and ... Fitz : Oh! I speak on behalf of the readership when I say, ewwwwwwww . GS : That was mentioned in a review by your colleague, Garry Maddox. The audience just dropped away, which I can understand, but it’s still a great film. Fitz : I love Garry Maddox, and I’m with him. I still say, ewwwwwwww . DS : And so to No.6, The President’s Analyst , (US, 1967). Political comedies are fairly rare, and this very clever one performed so poorly at the box office back in the day that it’s little surprise that it didn’t start a genre. James Coburn plays a Washington psychiatrist who dabbles in hypnosis. One of his patients is the president himself. What if, under hypnosis, the commander-in-chief reveals state secrets? Both the CIA and the Russian KGB are interested in the president’s analyst. A Lion Returns writer-director Serhat Caradee (left) pictured with actors Maha Wilson (right) and Danny Elacci (centre) in 2020. Credit: Rhett Wyman Fitz : Again, ASIO and I will watch. DS : A Lion Returns (Australia, 2019). Turkish-born writer-director Serhat Caradee’s riveting film deals with a different kind of family reunion. In a suburb of an Australian capital city, a family whose members have migrated from the Middle East congregates. The reason for the gathering is that the elderly matriarch is very ill, but everyone is startled when one of the old lady’s sons, who has been away in an unknown location, unexpectedly returns too. Has he been radicalised by IS? One of the rare Australian films that’s really political. It’s gripping, beautifully made, and with a cast that nobody’s ever heard of because they’re all Arab-Australian. Fitz : Great. Does your list have a great Christmas film? It’s that time of year David. DS : Meet Me In St Louis (US, 1944) isn’t really a Christmas film because this story of a St Louis family spans an entire 12 months. But I adore the scene in which a ravishing Judy Garland sings the immortal H ave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas to her younger sister (Margaret O’Brien). When I was taken to see the film in 1945 at the age of six, I wept during this scene. I still weep every time I revisit this glorious Vincente Minnelli movie, and that’s probably once a year. Fitz : OK, go on ... DS : The Meyerowitz Stories (US, 2017) had a brief cinema release before streaming on Netflix. It’s the delicious story of a dysfunctional family reuniting when the patriarch, an artist played by Dustin Hoffman in one of his best performances, is about to receive an honour. Emma Thompson plays the artist’s wife and Ben Stiller is one of his two starkly different sons who lives in LA and is a success. The other is struggling, lives in New York and is played by Adam Sandler. Fitz : I am guessing Adam Sandler dreams of making excellent movies, only to make execrable schlock? DS : He’s good. They’re all very good. Witty, smart and original, this is a family movie like no other. Anyway, next up is Supernova (UK, 2020), an immensely moving drama in which Sam, played by Colin Firth, and Tusker, played by Stanley Tucci, portray a gay couple who’ve lived together happily for a very long time. But Tusker is in the advanced stages of dementia, and Sam, a concert pianist, decides to take his partner on a final road trip to say goodbye to family and friends. This is a 10-handkerchief weepie, but a wonderfully acted story of a couple facing a challenging future. Superbly directed by Harry Macqueen. Fitz : Which brings us back to you and Margaret Pomeranz, starting out, all those years ago and often challenging each other. Over all those years of doing the show, is there a stand-out moment when you vehemently disagreed? DS : Too many to remember, but the first one was The Castle (Australia, 1997) because it was the first film made by a team that worked in television, and it looked to me like a telemovie, whereas I’m very much into the visual side of cinema. And I also found the humour a little bit patronising. But I obviously completely misunderstood it, as I have watched it a few times since, and I now think it’s very funny. Fitz : To which I would say, and I know I am joined by ASIO in these remarks, “Welcome to Australia, Agent Stratton! It took you a long time to come in from out of the cold, but it’s great to have you. Put your bags down, your work here is done.” And good luck with your new book, Australia at the Movies, The Ultimate Guide to Modern Australian Cinema.Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly assaulted woman in 1991, moments before stampede that killed nine

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Top 10 Best Organic Food Companies in India 2025 | Embracing Healthy LivingO n Tuesday a letter will land on the desk of every cabinet minister from Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, announcing the start of the public spending review, which will decide precisely how the government spends taxpayers’ money for the next two years. It will demand three things: first, that ministers spend money on things the public actually cares about to demonstrate they are on the side of voters. Second, that they tackle waste. Every department will be told they need to find 5 per cent savings from waste and inefficiencies. Third, that they reform public services to make them more productive and get better value for money for the taxpayer. “We cannot keep paying more for poor performance,” Jones writes. This is the next step in Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to focus on the priorities of his government after he unveiled his six “milestones” last week, giving concrete targets that he aims to hit before the next election. But the exercise is about more than just improving the way government functions — it is ground zero in a battle to convince already sceptical voters that Labour is any more capable of improving their lives than the Tories were.Last week, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson named state Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, as secretary of the Department of Children, Youth and Families. Senn will be the department’s second head since its creation in 2017. The department’s current leader, Ross Hunter, has faced calls to resign from DCYF employees and some of Senn’s colleagues in the Legislature over his handling of child welfare and juvenile rehabilitation issues. DCYF also licenses early learning facilities and distributes public funds to providers who care for and educate thousands of children through state-supported child care and preschool programs. Senn has represented the 41st legislative district since 2013 and has served as chair of the House’s policy committee on early learning and human services since 2019. She helped write the Fair Start for Kids Act, a 2021 policy requiring the state to expand access to early learning and child care programs for more Washington kids. In a statement, Ferguson called Senn “a well-respected, innovative leader on issues related to supporting Washington children and families.” The Seattle Times spoke to Senn over the phone Friday about her new job and her future work on early childhood education and child care. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. You’re moving from the Legislature — where you’re creating early learning policy and finding money for it — to lead a state agency, where you’ll put that policy into action. How does that change the work you can do to advance early learning? We have a unique opportunity right now, with a tough budget situation, and no anticipated additional dollars from the federal government, and so I think the biggest impact can be implementing things better and improving systems and improving communications to get the word out about the benefits we already have. It’s kind of a time to focus on that, to focus on making our great programs (into) fabulous programs. You mentioned the budget situation. Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee has proposed raising provider pay while delaying some planned expansions to child care and preschool programs in Fair Start for Kids. What’s your take on his proposal? Whenever we have plans for growth, if we don’t have a strong foundation, then we’re building efforts on a wobbly start. And so I think the investments in the workforce and in subsidy rates (are) critical. So I’m really happy to see him focus the dollars that he does have in his budget on solidifying and strengthening the base. Would I have liked to see increases in eligibility? Absolutely. But we know this is a starting point, (the) first salvo in the budget discussion, and hopefully, we can make some more investments. But there’s (a) budget reality, and I operate in reality. I’ve noticed that money seems to underlie many of our early learning system’s challenges. Many providers deal with low pay. Many families are struggling to pay child care bills. Will your new job title mean you have less power to influence how legislators fund early learning? As part of Gov.-elect Ferguson’s cabinet, I look forward to bringing forward decision packages on the best places to invest in child care and child welfare and juvenile justice and influencing the executive branch goals in their budget development ... Whether I’m in the Legislature or as DCYF Secretary, I will work to continue to really talk about the “why” of the importance of early learning and hope that that carries weight in the decision-making. Tell me your pitch. What’s the why? We need kids to be ready for kindergarten, we need to make sure that parents can go to work and we need to have a strong place where kids can start developing into the next generation of workforce, with all the social-emotional learning and executive function skills that the modern economy needs. What have been your takeaways from any conversations you’ve had about early learning with incoming Gov. Bob Ferguson? He, as you know, traveled and went to all 39 counties, I think almost all of them twice. And he often talks about how child care and housing were consistently the two biggest topics that came up. And that’s heartening and disheartening at the same time. Again, I know because I’ve worked on this issue for so long that child care is so important. But it has often been overlooked by business people and by other issues, but it can’t be ignored anymore. And I’m thrilled that the governor-elect has chosen child care as one of his key issues. And I look forward to working on that with him and helping him develop his road map for how to positively impact early learning. I want to fast-forward to three months from now. What do you want to accomplish as DCYF director on early learning issues in that time? Has Ferguson laid out any short-term goals for you in this role? He has asked me, as part of his transition team, to come up with recommendations for the first 100 days of his administration around child care. And we’ve had three community meetings about that and should have a document ready for him in early January. What lessons have you learned from that community outreach? When the Working Families Tax Credit was started, they had a $10 million marketing budget. When Working Connections Child Care and the Fair Start for Kids Act were expanded, we had a zero-dollar marketing budget. So part of the goal is to get the word out about Working Connections Child Care through trusted channels ... That’s a key piece of it. What we know is that when child care providers are trying to open a child care, or remodel or restart, depending on your local jurisdiction ... there are differences in codes and policies and charges that aren’t always necessary. And so pulling communities together ... to see if we can’t streamline and figure out what is really necessary, and certainly what barriers might be holding the key, essential business of child care from being developed in that community. As a legislator, you co-founded a caucus of parents. When and why did you create that group? When I started in the Legislature, I was one of very few moms with kids in elementary school, and it was clear that that lived experience ... wasn’t necessarily being reflected in the policies that people were bringing forward because people work on policies that impact their lives and that they are personally connected to. And so I wanted to work on equal pay and child care and social-emotional learning and access to diapers and parental leave. And those were issues that I and my friends and my communities really saw as important. Over time, we elected more moms and young parents, and there became a critical mass of people and wanted to bring those voices together to highlight and elevate those needs ... Maternity coverage, access to doulas, access to diapers, child care, any of those issues that really impacted moms and young families.

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Applied Optoelectronics Announces Proposed Private Exchange Offer for 2026 Notes and Concurrent Registered Direct OfferingNEW YORK (AP) — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter . His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations and a children’s story. His memoir “An Hour Before Daylight” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2002, while his 2006 best-seller “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” stirred a fierce debate by likening Israel’s policies in the West Bank to the brutal South African system of racial segregation. And just before his 100th birthday, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation honored him with a lifetime achievement award for how he wielded “the power of the written word to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” In one recent work, “A Full Life,” Carter observed that he “enjoyed writing” and that his books “provided a much-needed source of income.” But some projects were easier than others. “Everything to Gain,” a 1987 collaboration with his wife, Rosalynn, turned into the “worst threat we ever experienced in our marriage,” an intractable standoff for the facilitator of the Camp David accords and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. According to Carter, Rosalynn was a meticulous author who considered “the resulting sentences as though they have come down from Mount Sinai, carved into stone.” Their memories differed on various events and they fell into “constant arguments.” They were ready to abandon the book and return the advance, until their editor persuaded them to simply divide any disputed passages between them. “In the book, each of these paragraphs is identified by a ‘J’ or an ‘R,’ and our marriage survived,” he wrote. Here is a partial list of books by Carter: “Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President” “The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East” (With Rosalynn Carter) “Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life” “An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections” “Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age” “Always a Reckoning, and Other Poems” (With daughter Amy Carter) “The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer” “Living Faith” “The Virtues of Aging” “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood” “Christmas in Plains: Memories” “The Hornet’s Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War” “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis” “Faith & Freedom: The Christian Challenge for the World” “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” “A Remarkable Mother” “Beyond the White House” “We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work” “White House Diary” “NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter” “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power” “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”Published 5:42 pm Sunday, December 29, 2024 By Chris Lewis “The Story of Jimmy Carter is the Story of the South” by Jason Berggren David Potter once wrote that “historians need not justify the South in order to understand it, but that effective historical treatment is impossible without understanding, and that understanding can never be attained by denouncing southern society for being what its past has made it, as all societies are.” The same could be said about Jimmy Carter. His presidential views and actions need not be justified to understand him, but effective historical and political treatment of his presidency is impossible without understanding the southern burden he carried and was placed upon him by others. Carter was a “New South” governor and president, but there was a lot of the “Old South” in him as well. Rather than divesting himself, he made “no effort,” wrote novelist Reynolds Price, “to conceal his origins in and indebtedness to that tragic land, people, and knowledge called South .” When he spoke on the campaign trail in 1976, Time magazine went so far as to claim that “the hoofbeats of a defeated army,” the Confederate army, could be heard “in the cadences of Jimmy Carter.” Although it was his conviction that the South cannot live in the past, he did believe that southerners must not forget the past, showing due honor to the region’s heroes and the region as a place, as he had to his father and to Plains. Perhaps, Ronald Reagan summarized Carter’s life and the meaning of his presidency best. At the 1986 dedication ceremony of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum, which is built on “a wooded hillside near downtown Atlanta from which [Union] General William Tecumseh Sherman watched the burning of the city in the Civil War,” Reagan publicly acknowledged and highlighted Carter’s peculiar presidential burden. On the one hand, Reagan noted a region’s pride in Carter for winning the presidency and a region’s comeuppance from segregation and poverty on the other. Reagan explained, too, that the life and career of Jimmy Carter “is a powerful story of family and region.” Like the reborn region he was from, Carter’s life was a compelling combination of and testament to “the best regional traditions of pride and hospitality” and “a new sense of openness and opportunity.” In short, Reagan said, “the story of Jimmy Carter is the story of the South,” and that this dedication of his presidential library may be viewed not merely as a celebration of a favorite son, but “as a celebration of the South.” In a sense, Reagan spoke of the library as if it was a monument to Carter’s and a region’s burden. One Atlanta journalist at the time, at least, did not miss the ultimate significance of Carter’s presidency and his place in the region’s history. While “it is hard to imagine,” Frederick Allen of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution surmised, “anyone suggesting that the Kennedy Library tells a story of New England, or that the Ford Library somehow explains the psyche of the Midwesterner,” “it is precisely the unique stake that southerners held the presidency of Carter that makes him...such a wellspring of ambivalent emotions.” Whether fair or not, Carter carried “a region’s pride on one shoulder and its inferiority complex on the other.” “These,” Allen concluded, “were Carter’s burdens in the White House and, like leaden epaulets, he has worn them ever since.” Regardless of how his presidency is ultimately judged by history, the incredible fact that a “Jimmy Who?” from a small town in a small black-belt county in southwest Georgia became president at all was an immense, perhaps unprecedented, political achievement in itself. Carter’s win in 1976, remarked one presidential scholar, was “a practical political miracle,” and “he has to be given credit for that.” But even more impressively and importantly in the broader scope of American political history, and the history of the American South, was “the Carter effect” on the presidency. Unlike with John Kennedy, where not a single Roman Catholic would succeed him for the next sixty years until Joe Biden was elected in 2020, Carter’s impact was immediate. As he made it safe for future candidates to proudly proclaim being “born-again” evangelicals, Carter burst the doors to the presidency wide open for other candidates from the South to run, and to run in both major parties. By 1992, all three major presidential candidates, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot, were from the South, two were born there and one had moved there. In the 1990s, Democrats twice won with Clinton-Gore, a “double bubba,” all-South, all Baptist ticket. Carter believed that the bitterness of the Civil War had lasted too long and that his election was perhaps the final, yet necessary, step in the reconciliation process between North and South. With his election, he thought that most northerners at long last were ready to accept southerners as their fellow and equal countrymen, and that most southerners were at long last ready to join the mainstream, modernize, and send presidents to govern in Washington, rather than just a message to Washington. In the decades ahead, it did happen. All in all, he seemed pleased with his life’s work. At the unveiling of his statue on the grounds of Georgia State Capitol in 1994, Carter said, “I have had an opportunity as a Georgian, as a southerner, to do things that have made my life full.” For more stories about Jimmy Carter please go to www.americustimesrecorder.com/category/jimmy-carter/

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang will don his iconic leather jacket and head to Las Vegas in January for his annual CES 2025 keynote, where we'll be introduced to the next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, and oh-so-much more. We can expect a bunch of next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series "Blackwell" gaming GPUs to be unveiled, with the new ultra-enthusiast flagship GeForce RTX 5090 and its huge 32GB of ultra-fast GDDR7 memory, the RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 graphics card being unveiled at CES 2025. But, the company will surely have a bunch of new things to talk about when it comes to ray tracing, DLSS (hopefully DLSS 4 with the new RTX 50 series GPUs), self-driving cars and EV technology, AI, AI, AI, and so much more.We should also see NVIDIA and MediaTek show off their new Arm-based AI PC processor , which will launch in 2H 2025. Gamers have been patiently waiting for NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, with GPU shipments in Q3 2024 dropping as gamers are waiting for Blackwell-based graphics cards to hit the market. The company issued a press release, teasing that NVIDIA is a driving force behind breakthroughs in AI and accelerated computing, technologies transforming industries ranging from healthcare, to automotive and entertainment. Across the globe, NVIDIA's innovations enable advanced chatbots, robots, software-defined vehicles, sprawling virtual worlds, hyper-synchronized factory floors and much more.UN Resolution 1701 is at the heart of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal. What is it?Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Sells 6,788 Shares of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KD)

haha777 one Lebawit Lily Girma | (TNS) Bloomberg News When winter rolls around, travelers predictably turn their attention to beaches. And this year, it’s the destination that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” that’s experiencing outsize demand from Americans planning a warm island vacation. Talk about trashing stereotypes. Related Articles Travel | Would you pay $700 a night to sleep under the stars at this Colorado resort? Travel | Thailand’s starring role in ‘The White Lotus’ is about to pay off Travel | 5 under-the-radar travel destinations the UN says you should visit Travel | Gift ideas for people planning their next trip Travel | Lights and decor, réveillon meals make Christmastime special in New Orleans Puerto Rico has recovered overseas visitors (excluding those from Canada and Mexico) faster than any U.S. state or territory — a staggering 85% increase over its 2019 overseas inbound visitor levels as of 2023, according to an October study from the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office. There are now more daily flights from the U.S. West Coast, and hotel bookings are 6% higher so far in this last quarter of 2024 year-over-year. It’s a trifecta of tourism growth: more visitors, but also longer stays and a higher spend that reached a record $9.8 billion in 2023, boosting small businesses as well as major brands. “We don’t have a slow season in Puerto Rico anymore,” says Brad Dean, chief executive officer at Discover Puerto Rico. Even if they’re not booking, people are dreaming about “La Isla.” By tracking flight searches for trips between November 2024 and February 2025, a measure of “inspirational” demand, tourism intelligence company Mabrian Technologies reports Puerto Rico is up 9% compared with the same period last year and leads Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Bahamas in the Caribbean proper. Only Costa Rica ranked higher in the wider region. Dean attributes Puerto Rico’s ongoing tourism growth to a strategic effort to reposition the island’s brand as more than a sun-and-sea destination, starting back in 2018. That led to the Live Boricua campaign, which began in 2022 and leaned heavily on culture, history and cuisine and was, Dean says, “a pretty bold departure” in the way Puerto Rico was showcased to travelers. He adds that at least $2 billion in tourism spend is linked to this campaign. “We (also) haven’t shied away from actively embracing the LGBTQ+ community, and that has opened up Puerto Rico to audiences that may not have considered the Caribbean before,” Dean says. Hotels are preparing to meet this growing demand: A number of established boutique properties are undergoing upgrades valued between $4 million and more than $50 million, including Hotel El Convento; La Concha, which will join the Marriott Autograph Collection; Condado Vanderbilt Hotel; and the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar. That’s in addition to ultra-chic options that are coming online in 2025, including the adults-only Alma San Juan, with rooms overlooking Plaza Colón in the heart of Old San Juan, and the five-star Veranó boutique hotel in San Juan’s trendy Santurce neighborhood. The beachfront Ritz-Carlton San Juan in Isla Verde will also be reopening seven years after Hurricane Maria decimated the island. The travel industry’s success is helping boost employment on the island, to the tune of 101,000 leisure and hospitality jobs as of September 2024, a 26% increase over pre-pandemic levels, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Efforts to promote Puerto Rico’s provinces beyond the San Juan metro area — such as surfing hub Rincón on the west coast, historical Ponce on the south coast and Orocovis for nature and coffee haciendas in the central mountains —have spread the demand to small businesses previously ignored by the travel industry. Take Sheila Osorio, who leads workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican bomba music and dance at Taller Nzambi, in the town of Loíza, 15 miles east of San Juan; or Wanda Otero, founder of cheese-producing company Vaca Negra in Hatillo, an hour’s drive west of Old San Juan, where you can join a cheese-making workshop and indulge in artisanal cheese tastings. “The list of businesses involved in tourism has gone from 650 in 2018 to 6,100, many of which are artists and artisans,” Dean says. While New Yorkers and Miami residents have always been the largest visitor demographic, Dean says more mainland Americans now realize that going to Puerto Rico means passport-free travel to enjoy beaches, as well as opportunities to dine in Michelin-rated restaurants, hike the only rainforest in the U.S. and kayak in a bioluminescent bay. Visitors from Chicago and Dallas, for example, have increased by approximately 40% from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, compared with the same period in 2022-2023, and more travelers are expected from Denver now that United Airlines Holdings Inc. has kicked off its first nonstop service to San Juan, beginning on Oct. 29. Previously, beach destinations that were easy to reach on direct flights from Denver included Mexico, Belize and California, but now Puerto Rico joins that list with a 5.5-hour nonstop route that cuts more than two hours from the next-best option. Given United Airlines’ hub in San Francisco, it could mean more travelers from the Golden State in the near future, too. In December, U.S. airlines will have 3,000 more seats per day to the territory compared with the same period last year, for a total of 84,731 — surpassing even Mexico and the Dominican Republic in air capacity, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the island’s primary gateway, is projecting a record volume of 13 million passengers by year’s end — far surpassing the 9.4 million it saw in 2019. As for Hinchcliffe’s “floating island of garbage” line, Dean says it was “a terribly insensitive attempt at humor” that transformed outrage into a marketing silver lining, with an outpouring of positive public sentiment and content on Puerto Rico all over social media. Success, as that old chestnut goes, may be the best revenge. “It was probably the most efficient influencer campaign we’ve ever had,” Dean says, “a groundswell of visitors who posted their photos and videos and said, ‘This is the Puerto Rico that I know.’” ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

DALLAS , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) today announced that its board of directors approved the purchase of up to an additional $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock under its existing share repurchase program, effective immediately. This repurchase program follows the substantial completion of purchases of common stock under the inaugural $250 million repurchase authorization from August 2023 . With this additional repurchase authorization, the Company anticipates executing a $250 million accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") program that will commence in the fourth quarter of 2024. "We believe our asset-lite, highly-franchised model enables industry-leading shareholder returns," commented Alex Kaleida , Chief Financial Officer. "Since becoming a public company in 2015, we have returned more than $1 billion of capital to shareholders. Our share repurchase program is another example of the long-term value creation enabled by our category of one operating model." Repurchases under the program may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and accelerated share repurchase agreements, with the amount and timing of repurchases to be determined at Wingstop's discretion, depending on market and business conditions, prevailing stock prices, and contractual limitations, among other factors. Open market repurchases will be structured to occur in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. This program does not obligate Wingstop to acquire any particular amount of common stock, or at any specific time or intervals and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at Wingstop's discretion. Wingstop expects to fund repurchases with existing cash and cash equivalents, including the proceeds from its recently completed $500 million financing transaction which closed on December 3, 2024 . About Wingstop Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, TX , Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) operates and franchises more than 2,450 locations worldwide. The Wing Experts are dedicated to Serving the World Flavor through an unparalleled guest experience and a best-in-class technology platform, all while offering classic and boneless wings, tenders, and chicken sandwiches, cooked to order and hand sauced-and-tossed in fans' choice of 12 bold, distinctive flavors. Wingstop's menu also features signature sides including fresh-cut, seasoned fries and freshly-made ranch and bleu cheese dips. In fiscal year 2023, Wingstop's system-wide sales increased 27.1% to approximately $3.5 billion , marking the 20th consecutive year of same store sales growth. With a vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, Wingstop's system is comprised of corporate-owned restaurants and independent franchisees, or brand partners, who account for approximately 98% of Wingstop's total restaurant count of 2,458 as of September 28, 2024 . A key to this business success and consumer fandom stems from The Wingstop Way, which includes a core value system of being Authentic, Entrepreneurial, Service-minded, and Fun. The Wingstop Way extends to the brand's environmental, social and governance platform as Wingstop seeks to provide value to all guests. In 2023, Wingstop earned its "Best Places to Work" certification. The Company landed on Entrepreneur Magazine's "Fastest-Growing Franchises" list and ranked #16 on "Franchise 500." Wingstop was listed on Technomic's "Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report," QSR Magazine's "2023 QSR 50" and Franchise Time's "40 Smartest-Growing Franchises." For more information, visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstop.com/own-a-wingstop and follow @Wingstop on X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Learn more about Wingstop's involvement in its local communities at www.wingstopcharities.org . Unless specifically noted otherwise, references to our website addresses, the website addresses of third parties or other references to online content in this press release do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on such website and should not be considered part of this release. Forward-looking Statements This news release includes statements of our expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. 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These forward-looking statements are made based on expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties, risks, and factors relating to our operations and business environments, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Please refer to the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which can be found at the SEC's website www.sec.gov . The discussion of these risks is specifically incorporated by reference into this news release. When considering forward-looking statements in this news release or that we make in other reports or statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in this news release and future reports we file with the SEC. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and we cannot predict when they may arise or how they may affect us. Any forward-looking statement in this news release speaks only as of the date on which it was made. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Media Contact Maddie Lupori Media@wingstop.com Investor Contact Kristen Thomas IR@wingstop.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wingstop-announces-additional-500-million-share-repurchase-authorization-302324306.html SOURCE Wingstop Restaurants Inc.A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday. The formalization of the treaty comes as the United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. Experts say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is keen to acquire advanced technology from Moscow and battle experience for his troops in return. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the strategic partnership deal during the Kremlin chief's visit to Pyongyang. It obligates both states to provide military assistance "without delay" in the case of an attack on the other, and to jointly oppose Western sanctions. It came into effect from Wednesday, when the ratification documents were exchanged in Moscow by the countries' vice foreign ministers Kim Jong Gyu and Andrei Rudenko, KCNA reported. Lawmakers in Moscow last month voted unanimously for the deal and it was later signed by Putin. Pyongyang said it was ratified by a decree from Kim. The treaty will serve "as a strong driving force accelerating the establishment of an independent and just multi-polarized world order without domination, subjugation and hegemony," KCNA said. Analysts have suggested Pyongyang could be using Ukraine as a means of realigning its foreign policy. By sending soldiers, North Korea is positioning itself within the Russian war economy as a supplier of weapons, military support and labour — potentially even bypassing traditional ally, neighbour and main trading partner China, they say. North Korea and Russia have strengthened their military ties since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Both countries are under rafts of UN sanctions -- the former for its nuclear weapons programme and the latter for the Ukraine conflict. Kim said last week during a visit to Pyongyang by Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov that his government, army and people would "invariably support the policy of the Russian Federation to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity". Putin hailed the deal in June as a "breakthrough document". bur-sst/bjtLebawit Lily Girma | (TNS) Bloomberg News When winter rolls around, travelers predictably turn their attention to beaches. And this year, it’s the destination that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” that’s experiencing outsize demand from Americans planning a warm island vacation. Talk about trashing stereotypes. Related Articles Travel | Would you pay $700 a night to sleep under the stars at this Colorado resort? Travel | Thailand’s starring role in ‘The White Lotus’ is about to pay off Travel | 5 under-the-radar travel destinations the UN says you should visit Travel | Gift ideas for people planning their next trip Travel | Lights and decor, réveillon meals make Christmastime special in New Orleans Puerto Rico has recovered overseas visitors (excluding those from Canada and Mexico) faster than any U.S. state or territory — a staggering 85% increase over its 2019 overseas inbound visitor levels as of 2023, according to an October study from the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office. There are now more daily flights from the U.S. West Coast, and hotel bookings are 6% higher so far in this last quarter of 2024 year-over-year. It’s a trifecta of tourism growth: more visitors, but also longer stays and a higher spend that reached a record $9.8 billion in 2023, boosting small businesses as well as major brands. “We don’t have a slow season in Puerto Rico anymore,” says Brad Dean, chief executive officer at Discover Puerto Rico. Even if they’re not booking, people are dreaming about “La Isla.” By tracking flight searches for trips between November 2024 and February 2025, a measure of “inspirational” demand, tourism intelligence company Mabrian Technologies reports Puerto Rico is up 9% compared with the same period last year and leads Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Bahamas in the Caribbean proper. Only Costa Rica ranked higher in the wider region. Dean attributes Puerto Rico’s ongoing tourism growth to a strategic effort to reposition the island’s brand as more than a sun-and-sea destination, starting back in 2018. That led to the Live Boricua campaign, which began in 2022 and leaned heavily on culture, history and cuisine and was, Dean says, “a pretty bold departure” in the way Puerto Rico was showcased to travelers. He adds that at least $2 billion in tourism spend is linked to this campaign. “We (also) haven’t shied away from actively embracing the LGBTQ+ community, and that has opened up Puerto Rico to audiences that may not have considered the Caribbean before,” Dean says. Hotels are preparing to meet this growing demand: A number of established boutique properties are undergoing upgrades valued between $4 million and more than $50 million, including Hotel El Convento; La Concha, which will join the Marriott Autograph Collection; Condado Vanderbilt Hotel; and the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar. That’s in addition to ultra-chic options that are coming online in 2025, including the adults-only Alma San Juan, with rooms overlooking Plaza Colón in the heart of Old San Juan, and the five-star Veranó boutique hotel in San Juan’s trendy Santurce neighborhood. The beachfront Ritz-Carlton San Juan in Isla Verde will also be reopening seven years after Hurricane Maria decimated the island. The travel industry’s success is helping boost employment on the island, to the tune of 101,000 leisure and hospitality jobs as of September 2024, a 26% increase over pre-pandemic levels, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Efforts to promote Puerto Rico’s provinces beyond the San Juan metro area — such as surfing hub Rincón on the west coast, historical Ponce on the south coast and Orocovis for nature and coffee haciendas in the central mountains —have spread the demand to small businesses previously ignored by the travel industry. Take Sheila Osorio, who leads workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican bomba music and dance at Taller Nzambi, in the town of Loíza, 15 miles east of San Juan; or Wanda Otero, founder of cheese-producing company Vaca Negra in Hatillo, an hour’s drive west of Old San Juan, where you can join a cheese-making workshop and indulge in artisanal cheese tastings. “The list of businesses involved in tourism has gone from 650 in 2018 to 6,100, many of which are artists and artisans,” Dean says. While New Yorkers and Miami residents have always been the largest visitor demographic, Dean says more mainland Americans now realize that going to Puerto Rico means passport-free travel to enjoy beaches, as well as opportunities to dine in Michelin-rated restaurants, hike the only rainforest in the U.S. and kayak in a bioluminescent bay. Visitors from Chicago and Dallas, for example, have increased by approximately 40% from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, compared with the same period in 2022-2023, and more travelers are expected from Denver now that United Airlines Holdings Inc. has kicked off its first nonstop service to San Juan, beginning on Oct. 29. Previously, beach destinations that were easy to reach on direct flights from Denver included Mexico, Belize and California, but now Puerto Rico joins that list with a 5.5-hour nonstop route that cuts more than two hours from the next-best option. Given United Airlines’ hub in San Francisco, it could mean more travelers from the Golden State in the near future, too. In December, U.S. airlines will have 3,000 more seats per day to the territory compared with the same period last year, for a total of 84,731 — surpassing even Mexico and the Dominican Republic in air capacity, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the island’s primary gateway, is projecting a record volume of 13 million passengers by year’s end — far surpassing the 9.4 million it saw in 2019. As for Hinchcliffe’s “floating island of garbage” line, Dean says it was “a terribly insensitive attempt at humor” that transformed outrage into a marketing silver lining, with an outpouring of positive public sentiment and content on Puerto Rico all over social media. Success, as that old chestnut goes, may be the best revenge. “It was probably the most efficient influencer campaign we’ve ever had,” Dean says, “a groundswell of visitors who posted their photos and videos and said, ‘This is the Puerto Rico that I know.’” ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday. The formalization of the treaty comes as the United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. Experts say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is keen to acquire advanced technology from Moscow and battle experience for his troops in return. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the strategic partnership deal during the Kremlin chief's visit to Pyongyang. It obligates both states to provide military assistance "without delay" in the case of an attack on the other, and to jointly oppose Western sanctions. It came into effect from Wednesday, when the ratification documents were exchanged in Moscow by the countries' vice foreign ministers Kim Jong Gyu and Andrei Rudenko, KCNA reported. Lawmakers in Moscow last month voted unanimously for the deal and it was later signed by Putin. Pyongyang said it was ratified by a decree from Kim. The treaty will serve "as a strong driving force accelerating the establishment of an independent and just multi-polarized world order without domination, subjugation and hegemony," KCNA said. Analysts have suggested Pyongyang could be using Ukraine as a means of realigning its foreign policy. By sending soldiers, North Korea is positioning itself within the Russian war economy as a supplier of weapons, military support and labour — potentially even bypassing traditional ally, neighbour and main trading partner China, they say. North Korea and Russia have strengthened their military ties since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Both countries are under rafts of UN sanctions -- the former for its nuclear weapons programme and the latter for the Ukraine conflict. Kim said last week during a visit to Pyongyang by Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov that his government, army and people would "invariably support the policy of the Russian Federation to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity". Putin hailed the deal in June as a "breakthrough document". bur-sst/bjtNone

Dec 10 (Reuters) - GameStop (GME.N) , opens new tab reported a third-quarter profit on Tuesday as the videogame retailer ramps up its cost-saving efforts, including shutting stores and selling higher-margin goods. CEO Ryan Cohen told investors in June the company would operate with "a smaller network and more value-added" items as a part of its attempt to boost sales and profitability. This helped GameStop report a net income of $17.4 million in the third quarter, compared with a net loss of $3.1 million a year ago. Its shares were up more than 2% in extended trading. The company has been grappling with a slower turnaround of its main business as it struggles to ramp up sales of videogame hardware and collectibles, while facing stiff competition from online retail giants such as Amazon.com (AMZN.O) , opens new tab and eBay (EBAY.O) , opens new tab . It is also burdened by an uncertain macroeconomic environment, as consumers cut back on discretionary spending owing to stubborn inflation and a slow recovery in the gaming market. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said he does not see any signs the company's "core business is salvageable". "There is no turnaround, just stock sales to willingly foolish investors," Pachter said. Its shares have rallied more than 50% this year after stock influencer Keith Gill, also known as "Roaring Kitty", reemerged earlier in 2024, sparking excitement among his followers. The company has taken advantage of the jump in its stock price by raising around $3 billion earlier this year through share sales. Gill was a key figure in the meme-stock frenzy of 2021, in which GameStop stock surged 1,600% at one point in January that year, crushing hedge funds that had bet against the videogame retailer. GameStop's third-quarter revenue fell 20% to $860 million, compared with $1.08 billion a year ago. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third quarter were $4.58 billion, compared with $4.19 billion in the preceding three-month period. Sign up here. Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab

Clubs from across the football pyramid are “alarmed” by the lack of consultation on legislation which could “fundamentally affect the future of English football”, West Ham vice-chairwoman Karren Brady has said. The Apprentice star also argued that a lack of clarity from the Government on the ownership test is causing “significant uncertainty” for potential investors. This came as the House of Lords continued its scrutiny of the Football Governance Bill, which seeks to establish an independent regulator for the top five tiers of the men’s game. In the upper chamber, Baroness Brady said: “We are creating legislation which will profoundly affect 160 quite unique institutions, from Premier League clubs through to the National League community clubs, but it is important for everyone to understand that the consultation with these affected businesses by the current Government has been remarkably limited, almost unbelievably so. “Just seven Premier League clubs, I was one of them, was granted a brief half-hour meeting with the Secretary of State over the summer. “And following this cursory engagement, significant decisions were made that could fundamentally affect the future of English football, most notably with the inclusion of parachute payments within the backstop mechanism. “This is particularly concerning given that fundamental issues still remained unresolved, we still lack any clarity on Uefa’s position on state interference, for example, this clearly creates profound uncertainty for clubs competing in or aspiring to European competition, as well as our national teams.” “We don’t know what the ownership test will look like, this causes significant uncertainty for potential investors as to whether they are able to own a club,” she added. Lady Brady continued: “I have spoken to many of my colleagues across all of the football pyramid, we are all alarmed about and puzzled by the lack of discussion on the Bill with ministers. “Would the minister agree that we all want to get the detail of this Bill right? And can she see any downsides to providing meaningful opportunities to hear from all clubs across the football pyramid affected by the legislation?” Prior to this, Tory shadow sports minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay had tabled an amendment which he said would allow clubs to “make their views known on this legislation” by including specific competitions on the face of the Bill. Labour frontbencher Baroness Twycross told the upper chamber: “I don’t think the leagues are confused either on which leagues this legislation will apply to.” She added: “This power is both reasonable and the result of evidence-based consultation with all key stakeholders in the industry. “This power ensures that the competitions in scope can be amended in a timely manner and ensures the scope of the regime remains relevant.” The peer later said: “Over the past three years there have been countless opportunities for all affected and interested parties to make representations.” Lady Brady also raised concerns about the financial distribution backstop, which she said is “clearly designed as a mechanism to gain direct access to, and apportionate Premier League revenue, and no-one else’s”. “I might add the backstop will allow the IFR (Independent Football Regulator) to do this even if it was against the Premier League clubs’ will, or even without the clubs’ agreement, even if it was to have a detrimental effect on the clubs and the overall competition it removes revenue from,” she added. The backstop would allow the new IFR to intervene in the distribution of Premier League broadcast revenue down the leagues as a last resort. It could be triggered by the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) or National League to mediate the fair financial distribution of this revenue if they are not able to come to an agreement. Conservative peers later raised concerns over the cost implications to clubs of establishing the regulator, although they faced claims of “filibustering” – wasting time by making overlong speeches in a bid to delay progress. Watching opposition benches blatantly filibustering to destroy the Football Governance Bill is nothing short of sporting vandalism.Football is broken. Clubs are struggling. Now those seats have been lost, do they no longer care about likes of Reading or Southend? @FairGameUK — Niall Couper (@NiallCouper) December 4, 2024 Labour peer Lord Watson of Invergowrie questioned why Lord Parkinson was showing “confected outrage” at the Bill when the former culture minister would have been defending a similar proposal had the Tories remained in power. Lord Parkinson, in his reply, said: “We want to see this regulator established, we want to see it doing its work and doing so effectively, but we also see before us a Bill that is different because of the election that was called and the result that happened, and we’re interrogating particularly closely the changes that the Government have made to the Bill – of which there are many. “And we have more concerns on these benches than we did before the election from my colleagues behind me about the way we do it.” The Tory peer pointed to Labour frontbenchers fulfilling their duties to “properly scrutinise” then-government legislation when they were on the opposition benches. Lady Twycross, in an intervention, said: “While I agree that (Lord Parkinson) is correct that I would scrutinise legislation when I was sitting on those (opposition) benches, I have never sought to filibuster a Bill to which my party had committed, which my party had laid before Parliament, and intended to filibuster it to the point of getting us stuck in treacle.” Lord Parkinson replied: “That is not what we’re doing.” Niall Couper, chief executive of the campaign group Fair Game, wrote on social media site X: “Watching opposition benches blatantly filibustering to destroy the Football Governance Bill is nothing short of sporting vandalism.”Breaking into new market like PHChristian Women's Club luncheon offers fellowship, inspiration and Christmas goodies

Ameriprise Financial Inc. stock rises Friday, still underperforms marketDonald Trump has unveiled William Joseph McGinley as the first official hire for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) , an advisory body designed to overhaul federal spending and regulations. McGinley will serve as counsel for the initiative, which is being spearheaded by high-profile figures including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Although the name suggests otherwise, DOGE is not an official government department. Instead, it functions as a presidential advisory body tasked with recommending significant cuts to government spending and bureaucracy. Trump's latest move signals his administration's intent to streamline federal operations as a key agenda point for his presidency. Announcing McGinley's appointment on Truth Social, Trump described him as pivotal to the programme's mission. "Bill will play a crucial role in liberating our economy from burdensome regulations, excess spending, and government waste," Trump stated. McGinley, a seasoned political lawyer, previously served as counsel for the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He was also considered for the role of White House counsel under Trump, a position that ultimately went to David Warrington. As DOGE's counsel, McGinley will advise the Office of Management and Budget on streamlining federal bureaucracy. The brainchild of Musk and Ramaswamy, DOGE aims not only to slash spending but also to restore what they describe as "democratic control" over the United States government. Writing in a recent opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal , the duo argued that unelected civil servants within government agencies wield disproportionate power, creating an "existential threat" to democratic governance. Musk and Ramaswamy estimate DOGE could identify up to $2 trillion (£1.6 trillion) in savings, equivalent to roughly one-third of annual federal spending. Their vision includes presenting lists of regulatory changes directly to Trump, enabling him to pause enforcement through executive action and begin the process of rescission. "This is not merely about saving money; it's about dismantling the entrenched bureaucracy that undermines the republic," they wrote. Elon Musk, known for his ambitious ventures, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to recruit volunteers for DOGE. Warning that the work will be "tedious" and without financial compensation, Musk has described the initiative as a labour of love for "small-government crusaders." Musk himself has pledged to forgo any salary for his involvement in DOGE. The advisory body is designed to be temporary, with a planned expiration date of 4 July 2026, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. While DOGE has garnered strong backing from small-government Republicans, it has also received tentative support from the populist left, particularly for its potential to address excessive defence spending. According to reports , Bernie Sanders praised Musk's scrutiny of Pentagon expenditures, highlighting the Department of Defence's failure to pass seven consecutive audits and its inability to account for billions in spending. Similarly, progressive commentator Cenk Uygur voiced his approval in an interview, stating, "If Elon and Trump manage to cut the Pentagon's budget or address conflicts of interest among military generals, it would be a victory for reforms the left has sought for decades." Despite its lofty goals, DOGE faces significant hurdles. Critics argue that dismantling entrenched bureaucratic structures is easier said than done, while opponents from the political left and right remain sceptical of the programme's viability and intent. Additionally, Musk's insistence on volunteer labour has raised questions about whether DOGE can attract enough qualified personnel to achieve its ambitious goals.The are unrivaled in their consistency. Zoom out and one will find three coaches over the last five decades, zoom in and one sees that head coach Mike Tomlin has now gone 18 seasons without nine regular-season losses. Tomlin has taken the mantle of elite Steelers coaches and admirably carried the torch. Pittsburgh has remained competitive because of him and is in better position to win a playoff game than any year since quarterback Ben Roethlisberger retired. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.

As science continues its evolution, discoveries and technologies can act like a master key that open doors leading to novel advancements. Artificial intelligence is one such key, making innovations possible by solving complex problems, automating tasks and enabling research that would have been impossible, or very time-consuming, without it. Mohammad Hosseini But do we want to do research on all topics, and shall we try the AI master key on every door? To explore this question, let’s consider the use of AI by genomics experts as an example. In recent years, genomics experts have added unbelievable depth to what we know about the world and ourselves. For example, genetics researchers have revealed facts about when certain animals and plants were domesticated. In another example, researchers used DNA from 30,000-year-old permafrost to create fertile samples of a plant called narrow-leafed campion. People are also reading... Beatrice house suffers severe damage from Christmas fire Is John Dutton real? Meet the powerful rancher seemingly inspiring the 'Yellowstone' legend Former Beatrice man sentenced for sex assault of runaway At the courthouse, Dec. 21, 2024 Beatrice church starts construction on fellowship hall Beatrice man pleads guilty to receiving child sex abuse images Gage County supervisors vote down FOP contract offer Downtown Beatrice festive for the holidays What’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024? Main Street welcomes new director Gage County says board had authority to deny permit for broadband provider Nebraska volleyball libero Lexi Rodriguez signs with LOVB's Omaha team Matt Rhule and Nebraska football plan Pinstripe Bowl practice in Central Park As Brenda Lee turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple ‘Turn this program around': Jacory Barney thinking big after starring as Nebraska freshman Importantly, genetic engineering has facilitated extraordinary advances in the treatment of complicated conditions, such as sickle-cell anemia. Thanks to AI, we are witnessing a dramatic increase in the pace and scalability of genomic exploration. But given the risks and possible consequences of AI use in science, should we rush headlong into using AI in all kinds of projects? One relevant example is research on Neanderthals, our closest relatives, who lived about 40,000 years ago. Neanderthals have been studied for several years now through genetic investigation of their fossils and their DNA. Genetic engineering can potentially use ancient DNA and genome editing methods to re-create a Neanderthal or aspects of a Neanderthal’s genetics and physiology. To do this, scientists could start by figuring out the DNA sequence of a Neanderthal by comparing it with the DNA of modern humans, because they are closely related. Then, scientists could use the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR to swap out parts of human DNA with Neanderthal DNA. This process would require a lot of trial and error and might not succeed soon. But based on what we know about genetics, if something is possible, AI can help make it happen faster, cheaper and with less effort. Scientists are excited about these developments because they could facilitate new discoveries and open up many research opportunities in genetic research. With or without AI, research on Neanderthals will proceed. But the extraordinary power of AI could give the final push to these discoveries and facilitate this kind of resurrection. At that point, the scientific community must develop norms and guidelines about how to treat these resurrected beings with dispositions very similar to humans. We would need to carefully consider their rights and well-being almost in the same way as when humans are involved and not as research subjects or artifacts of scientific curiosity. These ethical issues are discussed in more detail in a new paper published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence. A more holistic question to consider is: Should we prioritize the use of resource-intensive AI, researchers’ time and public funds to resurrect extinct beings? Or should we invest these resources into conserving species that are critically endangered today to prevent biodiversity from more degradation? Hosseini is an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He wrote this for The Chicago Tribune . Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup