Sometimes it’s the small tools, the seemingly mundane technology, that can make the big difference. That’s the lesson offered by police in , a rural area with about 26,000 residents. The sheriff’s department there recently deployed new AI-powered dashcams from , a relative newcomer to the government technology space. The cameras not only record crimes but monitor the driving of officers, both activities meant to increase the safety of the public and law enforcement. The use of these cameras comes as — a trend that promises to further shake up gov tech as AI advances and officials and constituents become more comfortable with software designed to think on its own. Hickman County shows that AI will have an impact on even small and relatively out-of-the-way places, and for public agencies with budgets that are “very limited” like the county sheriff’s department, to use the words of Lt. Michael Doddo. As he told , one of the main purposes of the new dashcams is making it much harder for suspects to lie after they are arrested, charged and brought into court. The high-quality pictures offered by the dashcams have resulted in some suspects taking plea deals instead of risking conviction by a jury. One example involves a car that “spun out” and someone from that vehicle tossing “a bag of dope out the window,” Doddo said. The suspect took a plea deal instead of going to trial thanks to the clarity of the video. Such videos — and the dashcams that capture them — are vital to future police work, he said, especially given changing expectations from the public. “Unfortunately, we live in a society where if you didn’t see it happen, it didn’t happen,” Doddo said. “Law enforcement’s word doesn’t mean anything anymore.” It’s not only smaller agencies that are deploying the latest dashcams in this shifting atmosphere. is one of the larger cities upgrading in-car cameras and associated technology, including cloud storage of data. As that happens, more police agencies are setting up what’s commonly called , and other parts of the justice system are using AI not to catch offenders but . The entire public safety industry, in fact, is buzzing with activity that also involves improvements to 911 systems — and making that part of the gov tech world attractive to companies that were outside of it. Motive, for instance, had been selling — and still does — driving safety and fleet management tools for construction, trucking, oil and gas and other industries before “putting our toe” in the public-sector business about two years ago, according to Devin Smith, group product manager for the company. It’s not only video evidence that matters, but driver safety — that goes for school buses and other forms of publicly supported transit that use the company’s products, too. Motive’s AI can detect eight to 15 different “behaviors” — perhaps a driver looking too long at a mobile phone — to keep tabs on safety. Drivers can be scored and coached on their unsafe behavior, with the dashcams also recording the details of accidents for later use in insurance claims and court cases. “It really brings forward a culture of safe driving,” he told , and not just potential “exoneration,” as was the traditional aim of older cameras. He said Motive developed its AI training “in-house” via the work of about 60 machine learning engineers.A Ukrainian serviceman holds a Stinger anti-aircraft missile as he attends a joint drills of armed forces, national guard and Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) near the border with Belarus, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Rivne region, Ukraine on Feb 11, 2023. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “The United States and more than 50 nations stand united to ensure Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself against Russian aggression." WASHINGTON - The United States will send Ukraine US$725 million (S$975 million) of missiles, ammunition, anti-personnel mines and other weapons, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Dec 2, as President Joe Biden's outgoing administration seeks to bolster Kyiv in its war with Russian invaders before leaving office in January. The assistance will include Stinger missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), drones and land mines, among other items, he said in a statement. Reuters reported last week that the Biden administration planned to provide the equipment, much of it anti-tank weapons, to ward off Russia’s attacking forces. Moscow’s troops have been capturing village after village in Ukraine’s east, part of a drive to seize the industrial Donbas region, while Russian airstrikes target a hobbled Ukrainian energy grid as winter sets in. “The United States and more than 50 nations stand united to ensure Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself against Russian aggression,” Mr Blinken’s statement said. The announcement marks a steep uptick in size from Mr Biden’s recent use of so-called Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which allows the US to draw from current weapons stocks to help allies in an emergency. Recent PDA announcements have typically ranged from US$125 million to US$250 million. Mr Biden has an estimated US$4 billion to US$5 billion in PDA already authorised by Congress that he is expected to use for Ukraine before Republican President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan 20. Waiting for Trump Trump is widely expected to change US strategy on Ukraine, after he criticised the scale of Mr Biden’s support for Kyiv and made winding down the war quickly a central campaign promise. Last week, he picked Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant-general who presented him with a plan to end the war, to serve as special envoy for the conflict. Mr Kellogg’s plan for ending the war, which began when Russia invaded Ukrainian sovereign territory, involves freezing the battle lines at their prevailing locations and forcing both Kyiv and Moscow to the negotiating table, Reuters reported in June. The tranche of weapons represents the first time in decades that the United States has exported land mines, the use of which is controversial because of the potential harm to civilians. Although more than 160 countries have signed a treaty banning their use, Kyiv has been asking for them since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in early 2022, and Russian forces have used them on the front lines. The land mines that would be sent to Ukraine are “non-persistent,” with a power system that lasts for just a short time, leaving the devices non-lethal. This means that - unlike older landmines - they would not threaten civilians indefinitely. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now
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Latest Champions of Gananoque announcedBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and ROB GILLIES NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s recent dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his visit to Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral were not just exercises in policy and diplomacy. They were also prime trolling opportunities for Trump. Related Articles National Politics | Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan National Politics | Biden says he was ‘stupid’ not to put his name on pandemic relief checks like Trump did National Politics | Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges National Politics | Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors National Politics | After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television Throughout his first term in the White House and during his campaign to return, Trump has spun out countless provocative, antagonizing and mocking statements. There were his belittling nicknames for political opponents, his impressions of other political figures and the plentiful memes he shared on social media. Now that’s he’s preparing to return to the Oval Office, Trump is back at it, and his trolling is attracting more attention — and eyerolls. On Sunday, Trump turned a photo of himself seated near a smiling first lady Jill Biden at the Notre Dame ceremony into a social media promo for his new perfume and cologne line, with the tag line, “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist!” The first lady’s office declined to comment. When Trudeau hastily flew to Florida to meet with Trump last month over the president-elect’s threat to impose a 25% tax on all Canadian products entering the U.S., the Republican tossed out the idea that Canada become the 51st U.S. state. The Canadians passed off the comment as a joke, but Trump has continued to play up the dig, including in a post Tuesday morning on his social media network referring to the prime minister as “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.” After decades as an entertainer and tabloid fixture, Trump has a flair for the provocative that is aimed at attracting attention and, in his most recent incarnation as a politician, mobilizing fans. He has long relished poking at his opponents, both to demean and minimize them and to delight supporters who share his irreverent comments and posts widely online and cheer for them in person. Trump, to the joy of his fans, first publicly needled Canada on his social media network a week ago when he posted an AI-generated image that showed him standing on a mountain with a Canadian flag next to him and the caption “Oh Canada!” After his latest post, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday: “It sounds like we’re living in a episode of South Park.” Trudeau said earlier this week that when it comes to Trump, “his approach will often be to challenge people, to destabilize a negotiating partner, to offer uncertainty and even sometimes a bit of chaos into the well established hallways of democracies and institutions and one of the most important things for us to do is not to freak out, not to panic.” Even Thanksgiving dinner isn’t a trolling-free zone for Trump’s adversaries. On Thanksgiving Day, Trump posted a movie clip from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” with President Joe Biden and other Democrats’ faces superimposed on the characters in a spoof of the turkey-carving scene. The video shows Trump appearing to explode out of the turkey in a swirl of purple sparks, with the former president stiffly dancing to one of his favorite songs, Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” In his most recent presidential campaign, Trump mocked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, refusing to call his GOP primary opponent by his real name and instead dubbing him “Ron DeSanctimonious.” He added, for good measure, in a post on his Truth Social network: “I will never call Ron DeSanctimonious ‘Meatball’ Ron, as the Fake News is insisting I will.” As he campaigned against Biden, Trump taunted him in online posts and with comments and impressions at his rallies, deriding the president over his intellect, his walk, his golf game and even his beach body. After Vice President Kamala Harris took over Biden’s spot as the Democratic nominee, Trump repeatedly suggested she never worked at McDonalds while in college. Trump, true to form, turned his mocking into a spectacle by appearing at a Pennsylvania McDonalds in October, when he manned the fries station and held an impromptu news conference from the restaurant drive-thru. Trump’s team thinks people should get a sense of humor. “President Trump is a master at messaging and he’s always relatable to the average person, whereas many media members take themselves too seriously and have no concept of anything else other than suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” said Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director. “President Trump will Make America Great Again and we are getting back to a sense of optimism after a tumultuous four years.” Though both the Biden and Harris campaigns created and shared memes and launched other stunts to respond to Trump’s taunts, so far America’s neighbors to the north are not taking the bait. “I don’t think we should necessarily look on Truth Social for public policy,” Miller said. Gerald Butts, a former top adviser to Trudeau and a close friend, said Trump brought up the 51st state line to Trudeau repeatedly during Trump’s first term in office. “Oh God,” Butts said Tuesday, “At least a half dozen times.” “This is who he is and what he does. He’s trying to destabilize everybody and make people anxious,” Butts said. “He’s trying to get people on the defensive and anxious and therefore willing to do things they wouldn’t otherwise entertain if they had their wits about them. I don’t know why anybody is surprised by it.” Gillies reported from Toronto. Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.Reports: Rangers G Igor Shesterkin agrees to record $92M deal
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NEW YORK , Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) resulting from allegations that Unisys may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. SO WHAT: If you purchased Unisys securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses. To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9648 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. 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There are also five women in the state Senate, a number that remained unchanged in this year’s election, bringing the total number of women in the Alaska Legislature to 26 out of 60, a new record for the state. The previous record of 23 was set in 2019. Nationally, around a third of legislative seats were held by women this year, according to researchers at Rutgers University. Nearly two-thirds of women legislators are Democrats. In Alaska, women serving in the Legislature are largely evenly split between the major political parties. Before this year’s election, only seven states had ever seen gender parity in one of their legislative chambers. They include Arizona, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon. California is set to join the list after this year’s election. Three of the women slated to serve in the Alaska House next year are Alaska Native — also a record. Two of them were elected for the first time: Robyn Burke of Utqiagvik , who is of Iñupiaq descent, and Nellie Jimmie of Toksook Bay, who is of Yup’ik descent. They join Rep. Maxine Dibert of Fairbanks, of Koyukon Athabascan descent, who was elected in 2022. The historic increase in representation of women came in Alaska even as voters did not reelect U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, the first woman and first Alaska Native person to represent the state in the U.S. House. Peltola was voted out in favor of Republican Nick Begich III. Women come to the Alaska Legislature from diverse professional backgrounds, but a disproportionate number of them will arrive with some experience in public education. Three of the newly elected lawmakers — Burke, Jubilee Underwood of Wasilla and Rebecca Schwanke of Glennallen — have served on their local school boards, helping oversee the North Slope Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Copper River school districts, respectively. The three bring different perspectives on public education. Burke said she is looking forward to working with a bipartisan caucus that is set to have a majority in the Alaska House this year, with a focus on increasing education funding and improving the retirement options for Alaska’s public employees, including teachers. Schwanke and Underwood, on the other hand, have indicated they will join the Republican minority caucus, which has shown an interest in conservative social causes such as barring the participation of transgender girls in girls’ school sports teams. The increase in the number of women serving in the Alaska Legislature comes as public education funding is set to be a key issue when lawmakers convene in January. Burke said she and the other newly elected women bring different policy perspectives to the topic of education, but their shared experience in serving on school boards reflects a commitment to their children’s education. “With so many parents and so many moms, I hope that there will be really good legislation that supports working families and children and education,” Burke said. ©2024 Anchorage Daily News. Visit at adn.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.The morning of Sept. 5, 1972, began like any other for producer Geoffrey Mason and his ABC Sports team in Munich: another day of capturing the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" at the Summer Olympic Games. But as dawn broke, the control room received word that something was terribly wrong. Details emerged. Members of the Palestinian militant group Black September had taken 11 Israeli athletes hostage, demanding the release of hundreds of prisoners held in their country's jails. Inside the cramped ABC control room, instead of covering athletic triumphs, members of the ABC Sports team suddenly found themselves reporting on a life-or-death crisis playing out in real time a few hundred meters away, as the world watched in horror. "At one point, the doors of the control room busted open and the German police came in, armed with machine guns, and told us to turn the camera off," Mason, now 84 and the only surviving member of the core ABC team, recalled on a recent afternoon over Zoom from his home in Naples, Florida. "That was a seminal moment because we realized what we were doing was having real impact." Hours later, the situation reached a tragic climax when a failed rescue attempt at a nearby airfield led to the deaths of all the hostages , along with five of the attackers and a West German police officer. Now, more than 50 years later, the gripping period thriller "September 5" (in limited release Dec. 13, nationwide Jan. 17) brings these tense moments — the first time a terrorist attack had ever been covered on live TV around the world — back to life. While earlier films like the Oscar-winning 1999 documentary "One Day in September" and Steven Spielberg's 2005 "Munich" have chronicled the events from a broader perspective, director Tim Fehlbaum confines the entire story to the claustrophobic control room, with John Magaro and Peter Sarsgaard heading up the ensemble cast as Mason and ABC Sports president Roone Arledge, respectively, as the ABC team grapples with unprecedented ethical dilemmas and technical hurdles under intense pressure. "I liked the challenge of telling the story just from that room with the cameras as the only eye to the outside world," says the Swiss-born Fehlbaum, who previously helmed the 2021 sci-fi thriller "Tides." "I would never compare myself with Hitchcock, but it's almost like 'Rear Window.' Ultimately, it became a movie about the power of images." "September 5," which has earned strong buzz since its back-to-back premieres at the Venice and Telluride film festivals, has only become more timely in the wake of last year's Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. But the film itself steers clear of overt politics, focusing instead on the media's role in covering real-time crises and shaping public perception. "That [Israeli-Palestinian] situation has been going on since 1948 and, you could argue, for thousands of years before that," says Magaro. "This is a story about the media and our responsibility as citizens in how we consume it. Is showing violence on TV helping us make better decisions as voters? I don't know the answer to that, but maybe the film can open up discussions with people who are in different camps." Amid escalating conflict in the Middle East and heightened political sensitivities, it remains to be seen how audiences will receive a film that revisits a tragedy that still haunts many today. (Families of the slain Israeli athletes reached a deal in 2022 for $28 million in compensation from the German government, which acknowledged its failures in handling the crisis.) Some might welcome the film's nuanced look at the responsibilities of the media, while others may find it difficult to separate its historical focus from the emotionally charged realities of the current moment. While "September 5" has assumed new, and not entirely welcome, resonance since Oct. 7, its meticulous production was years in the making. Fehlbaum, who co-wrote the script with Moritz Binder and Alex David, relied heavily on the insights and recollections of Mason, who played a crucial role as a consultant. "As we began to re-create the story, I would be reminded of things that I hadn't thought of in years," says Mason, who arranged for Fehlbaum and Magaro to spend time in a CBS control room for research. "At the time, there were so many things happening at once out of nowhere, we didn't really have time to think, 'I wonder how we're doing with this?' We knew the trust we had in each other and we knew how to cover events live. We were just doing what we were hired to do: Tell stories not about ice skates or about baseball bats but about human beings." Shooting in Munich near where the actual events took place, Fehlbaum, inspired by claustrophobic films like Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 submarine drama "Das Boot," sought to maintain an atmosphere of gritty verisimilitude on the set. "A lot of times in period movies, the clothes look pressed and everything is very clean," says Sarsgaard. "We were drenched in sweat the entire time. There was never enough sweat for Tim. The lived-in clothing, the ashtrays — it all creates a physical reality." In their dedication to authenticity, Fehlbaum and his production team sourced period-accurate equipment from old television stations and collectors, much of it still working, to re-create the analog control-room setup as faithfully as possible. Adding to the documentary-style realism, the film weaves in actual footage from the ABC broadcast that day, to which Mason helped secure the rights shortly before filming began. "I had always said to the producers, 'I'm not going to do the movie if you can't license the footage,'" Fehlbaum says. As "September 5" was in postproduction, the Oct. 7 attacks reignited the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, adding an unexpected relevance to the film. Though the events it depicts took place more than a half-century ago, Sarsgaard anticipates that some moviegoers will bring their own feelings about the current situation in the Middle East to the theater. "You can't control how people are going to react to things," he says. "I can't anticipate how the audience will feel about this tragic situation," Fehlbaum says. "On the other hand, the conflict was never solved. It has just tragically escalated again. But we chose to focus on the media's perspective, and the film is a reflection on how we consume these stories." For Mason, it took time to fully grasp the significance of what his team had accomplished that day. "Whether it was on a mountainside in Innsbruck or in a figure skating hall in Hungary, we knew how to tell stories about people, good and bad, and that's what we did — and as it turns out, we did it well," he says. "Since that day, I have been filled with an immense pride about how well we used the resources we had, under Arledge's guidance, and what positive impact it had on the level of coverage of live events, sports or news, in our industry." In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, after nearly 21 hours of nonstop, adrenaline-fueled broadcasting, Mason and his ABC colleague Don Ohlmeyer returned to the Sheraton Munich hotel, where they were staying in adjoining rooms. "We built ourselves a giant cocktail, sat on the side of the bed and cried like babies," Mason remembers. "It was the first time we were able to touch that emotion. We'd been too busy telling the story to feel it." ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit latimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC Copyright 2024 Tribune Content Agency. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
A Los Gatos partner for consulting and accounting giant PwC was drunk and speeding on Highway 85 at 130 mph just before his Tesla slammed into the back of a young San Jose man’s car, permanently injuring the 22-year-old chef, a new court filing in a lawsuit over the crash alleged. Crash victim John Cooper and the company in March, claiming Caba was so drunk he was “barely conscious” when he left San Francisco in June 2023 after a day and night of drinking at events sponsored by PwC. Caba could not be reached for comment. Messages left for his lawyer were not returned. PwC, accused in the lawsuit of negligence, did not respond to a request for comment. The company in a court filing last month said evidence produced in the case does not show that PwC paid for “drink after drink” for Caba. “Instead, it shows that PwC invited employees to two meal events the day before the incident which were catered by others and which included food and beverage selections available to all attendees,” the filing said. “There is nothing vile or despicable associated with offering alcoholic beverages at gatherings in any context, whether business or social.” An amended version of the lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court included claims based on data recorded by Caba’s Tesla Model S. And it added new allegations that Caba dangerously mixed a prescription diabetes drug with alcohol, and included purported new details about the celebratory events that led up to the 1 a.m. high-speed rear-ender. Caba, and other PwC partners, were participating in the company’s “Promotion Day,” an annual event that honors advancement in the company, the lawsuit said. “Promotion Day is known by PwC management and employees to be a day of heavy drinking, all day, at multiple locations,” the lawsuit claimed. The celebrations kicked off with a company-funded gathering at The GlassHouse party venue in downtown San Jose at 9 a.m., the lawsuit said. “The alcohol-fueled festivities at The GlassHouse commenced with ‘shot-o’clock’ wherein the partners would take shots of hard alcohol to start their day,” the lawsuit alleged. Caba and others then headed to Kohl Mansion in Burlingame, another event venue, where Caba availed himself of alcohol provided by PwC, the lawsuit claimed. By 4:30 p.m., the PwC participants had reached San Francisco, and got together just off Market Street at Hotel Zelos, where Caba continued to drink on his company’s dime, the lawsuit alleged. A PwC-funded dinner, and more drinking by Caba, took place at STK Steakhouse in San Francisco, near the Ferry Building, before the party moved on to the Hawthorn SF nightclub near Union Square, the lawsuit claimed. “Numerous bottles of hard alcohol, shots, cocktails, and bottles of champagne were made available to all attendees,” the lawsuit alleged. By the end of Promotion Day, Caba, by his own admission, had consumed at least 11 drinks, “including multiple shots of vodka, multiple cocktails, multiple glasses of wine, and multiple glasses of champagne,” the lawsuit claimed. Related Articles Caba, according to the lawsuit, had taken his diabetes drug Metformin that morning, and drank despite having been warned by the prescribing doctor of the dangers of mixing the medication with alcohol, and signing an agreement at the pharmacy that acknowledged he knew of that risk, the lawsuit alleged. On his way home, Caba was driving erratically, swerving between lanes, the lawsuit claimed. The Tesla’s recorded data showed it hitting 129.59 mph on Highway 85. Meanwhile, Cooper was driving home from his job in a Menlo Park restaurant. Caba came up on Cooper’s car as if it were “standing still,” the lawsuit alleged. “Caba’s Tesla alerted him to Mr. Cooper’s vehicle, but due to his level of intoxication and excessive speed ... Caba ignored the warning signs and plowed right into the rear of Mr. Cooper’s vehicle without applying the brakes,” the lawsuit claimed. Caba, in connection with the crash, pleaded no contest in January to driving while over the legal alcohol limit, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office said. In an August court filing, his lawyer wrote that he “operated a vehicle, allegedly with an excessive (blood-alcohol content), and fell asleep.” Cooper, who is seeking unspecified damages in the case, suffered severe back injuries that make his job very painful, said his lawyer Christopher Hendricks. “He is told that he will need lumbar spine surgery in the future,” Hendricks said.Shoppers are heading into the Black Friday weekend unsure how wide to open their wallets, retailers say, with many still feeling the squeeze of inflation and also worried that tariffs could make things even more expensive if they wait too long to buy. Black Friday marks the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, a make-or-break period for many retailers. Recent data suggests that consumer spending, the engine of the U.S. economy, remains relatively robust. But reports from retailers hint at diverging fortunes, as shoppers have grown pickier about what they buy and where they buy it. An executive at Target described consumers as shifting from “resilient” to “resourceful.” A leader at Walmart said shoppers “seek value to maximize their budgets.” These spending patterns are creating winners and losers in corporate America, perhaps most starkly illustrated by Walmart and Target. Last week, Walmart beat analysts’ estimates for sales and raised its forecast for the full year for the second time in three months. Its share price jumped higher, setting fresh records. A day later, Target — which features more discretionary categories like apparel and home décor — badly missed sales expectations, cut its forecast and saw the steepest drop in its stock for years. The picture that is forming shows sellers that are focused on discretionary or big-ticket purchases are coming under pressure as shoppers, including more affluent ones, spend more judiciously at places that offer deals and lower-cost items. The National Retail Federation projected U.S. holiday sales to grow as much as 3.5% this year, slower than in recent years but in line with averages before the pandemic. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is emerging as one of the winners before the holiday season. The company reported that its U.S. sales had increased 5% in its most recent quarter, comfortably surpassing Wall Street estimates. Higher-income households accounted for most of the retailer’s market share gains, the company said. Amazon’s e-commerce business in North America grew 9% in its most recent quarter, even as consumers shifted their spending to lower-cost products, contributing to a record-breaking quarter for the company. The tech giant is positioning itself to keep winning over shoppers looking for deals. This month, it unveiled Amazon Haul, a feature in its mobile app that replicates the shopping experience at rivals such as Temu, with a kaleidoscope of low-priced items: Christmas tree-themed iPhone cases are $2.99, and a four-pack of plastic headbands goes for $3.99. TJX, the owner of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, also beat analysts’ estimates for its most recent quarter and raised its full-year forecast. The rise in sales was driven by more customer visits, rather than shoppers’ spending more per visit, which John Joseph Klinger, TJX’s chief financial officer, told analysts was “a great indicator of the strength of our value proposition.” Strong results from Ross, a discount clothing retailer, reinforced the picture. Richard Dickson, the chief executive of Gap, said the chain was seeing “strong responses to our value proposition from higher-end consumers.” Costco and BJ’s both announced increases in their membership fees for the first time in years, a sign of confidence after reporting better-than-expected earnings. Then there is Target. Sales at its stores last quarter fell 1.9% from a year earlier, and the company cut its full-year profit forecast. Its shares tumbled more than 20% on the day it reported the results. Brian Cornell, Target’s chief executive, told investors that shoppers were “waiting to buy until last moment of need, focusing on deals and then stocking up when they find them.” Michael Baker, managing director at D.A. Davidson, a brokerage, wrote in a note to clients that Target’s difficulty navigating the changing economic conditions was “a function of a product positioning that is better suited to a more bullish spending environment.” Some big department chains with lots of middle-income customers have also missed the mark, losing ground to discounters and online sellers, among others, and disappointing investors with weak sales, murky outlooks and other issues. Macy’s, which is in the midst of a turnaround that includes closing 150 of its stores over the next three years, reported mixed results this week. They were overshadowed, however, by an accounting issue that forced the company to delay its full earnings report. Macy’s discovered that an employee had misstated and hidden up to $154 million in delivery expenses over the past few years. Kohl’s, which announced a new chief executive this week, reported a 9% drop in third-quarter sales. Its shares promptly plunged to their lowest level since 2020, and the retailer warned of a “highly competitive holiday season,” slashing its forecast for the rest of the year. Also struggling this season are home furnishings and home improvement retailers, like Lowe’s and Home Depot, as interest rates, which remain relatively high, depress demand for big-ticket items that require financing. Consumers “continue to face affordability challenges as both inflation and interest rates are putting pressures on their wallet,” Marvin Ellison, the chief executive of Lowe’s, told investors. Appliances and flooring are among the purchases that many people have put off, executives said. Still, “you have to distinguish between a company that’s struggling and an industry that’s struggling,” said Nikki Baird, vice president of strategy at Aptos, a technology company that works with retailers. “I think this is going to be a better holiday season than people expected, but it’s not evenly applied.” Some higher-end retailers appear to be doing well, like Williams-Sonoma, the kitchen supply and home furnishings chain, which tends to cater to more affluent households. Laura J. Alber, the company’s chief executive, told investors after a better-than-expected earnings report that “it’s really hard to know exactly what’s going on with the consumer,” but that shoppers were “probably a little bit better off than everybody thinks.” Other factors could lift spending in the crucial final weeks of the year. Americans might be “taking a big sigh of relief” after the presidential election lacked a contested result or the violence that some feared, said Joe Feldman, a retail analyst at Telsey Advisory Group. “The consumer has kind of moved forward, like, ‘All right, it’s time to have a good holiday season,’” Feldman said. Also the sweeping tariffs pledged by President-elect Donald Trump could encourage spending on higher-cost items, before the levies raise prices further. That could help the consumer electronics sector, which has seen mixed results as shoppers have cut back on discretionary spending, Baird said. Best Buy recently cut its full-year sales forecast, pointing to “softer-than-expected sales” in the past few months. If retail sales prove strong for the rest of the year, “it’s going to be a question of how much is this a shift in consumer behavior because they’re expecting tariffs,” Baird added, versus a sign of underlying economic strength. This article originally appeared in The New York Times . © 2024 The New York Times Company
Stephen Strosnider has been named executive director of the Carroll County Arts Council, after serving as interim executive director since June. Before that, the 35-year-old New Windsor resident was the organization’s assistant director of programs and communications since October 2022. “Even during that interim position, the board was very supportive in letting me make decisions and guide us,” Strosnider said. “Now, in the full-time executor directive position, I’m very excited to lay out some more long-term plans, to get us back to the roots of our mission, where we are looking for ways to serve every citizen in the community.” The executive director should be passionate about connecting people with the arts, competent at handling grants, knowledgeable about technology, and skilled at teamwork and management, Lynn Wheeler, of New Windsor, said in June, and Strosnider has each of those traits. Wheeler was Carroll County Arts Council board of directors’ president at the time. “I will bring a great energy to the building, to our efforts and to the community,” Strosnider said. “We’ve had executive directors who were fine artists and musicians, and now there’s a theater person, and I think my background in performing arts brings a lot of resilience. It brings a lot of event and logistics knowledge and experience. “I think that theater artists and performing arts practitioners have a great ability to pivot and to assess current situations, and make executive decisions that are for the best interest of the whole. In theater and in performing arts, it is collaborative, it is a community, and the goal of the end product is community-based.” Lynne Griffith, the art council’s previous executive director, left the organization after two-and-a-half years, according to a June 12 news release. Wheeler said the board of directors and Griffith, “mutually agreed that we were going to pursue another direction.” Strosnider and Wheeler agreed that Griffith would be remembered for ushering in an era of more diverse programming while leading the Arts Council, including the inception of . Strosnider said he was considered for the role as part of the arts council’s internal candidate search. Prior to joining the arts council, Strosnider worked as a technical director and theater facilities coordinator at McDaniel College, Glenelg Country School and Carroll Community College. Throughout his career in education, he has taught courses in stagecraft, acting, and civil engineering and architecture. He also brings experience in acting and directing. Strosnider grew up in Sykesville and Keymar, and discovered his love for the arts as a young actor at Francis Scott Key High School. The Carroll Countian earned a bachelor’s of fine arts in acting from Shenandoah University, which he said prepared him well for his career. “We were trained in stage management, we were trained in bookkeeping and finances, we were trained in backstage,” Stosnider said. “I was able to learn the ropes in every possible career, and not just in a superficial way, but it was extremely hands-on. Without a doubt, those four years were instrumental in my being able to pursue things.” As the assistant director, Strosnider helped use technology to improve operations. In his role as interim executive director, Stosnider said he learned a lot about the council and its storied history, as well as hiring new staff and introducing a plan to close the arts center most days in January. A part-time program assistant and a part-time administrative assistant have been added, Strosnider said. Within the next six months, the arts council plans to hire a full-time visual arts professional and a full-time operations professional. The arts center will also be closed most days in January, Strosnider said, so staff can get on the same page about responsibilities and goals. The center will remain open on Fridays in January, which coincides with the council’s documentary series, before opening full-tilt with a Feb. 1 concert. January is always the council’s slowest month, Stosnider added. “We can regroup,” Strosnider said, “and we can look at roles and responsibilities, which is a very exciting thing. The most productive companies are the folks that know exactly what they’re supposed to be doing, where they can grow, and where they can look for for more opportunities, so that’s something that we’re very excited about. The adage for a lot of organizations is, ‘You’re putting the plane together while it’s in the air,’ so we all looked at each other and went, ‘You know what? Let’s just land the plane. Is there any reason why we can’t?’ So, we’re going to do it.” The director said he aims to maintain and strengthen ties with Carroll County Public Schools, Common Ground on the Hill, Carroll County’s Chamber of Commerce, municipal governments in Carroll County and the Greater Baltimore Committee. The council partners with the school system to bring arts-related programing to schools or bring students to events. Partnering with Common Ground on the Hill helps the council attract more high-profile acts and artists. “We have partnerships to bring in the big names and the big entertainment,” Stosnider said, “but we also need to find those places to serve the culture and the heritage that we have right here at home. Having that nice balance is going to, I think, continue to solidify why the Arts Council is so important for the community.” The council has a symbiotic relationship with county tourism, Strosnider said, as improving the quality of life in Carroll will attract more residents, which will result in more funds for the arts council. Improving quality of life by enhancing access to the arts is always worthwhile, he added. Strosnider is participating in the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Carroll program this year. The arts council’s mission is supporting artistic education and expression, based in Westminster’s Carroll Arts Center, at 91 W. Main St., a historic building constructed as a movie theater in 1933. The nonprofit is known for hosting the popular annual and fundraising events, hosting performances at the arts center, and contributing thousands of dollars each year to support the arts in Carroll County. PEEPshow is the county’s . The arts council had a fiscal 2023 operating budget of more than $1 million and receives major funding from The Maryland State Arts Council, Carroll County Department of Recreation & Parks and the City of Westminster, according to Strosnider. In the coming years, the organization will celebrate the 90th anniversary of t , the 60th anniversary of the Carroll County Arts Council and the 30th anniversary of Westminster’s ownership of the arts center. “You don’t need to be a fine arts person to enjoy our galleries, and you don’t need to be a musical theater kid to come and enjoy a performance in the theater,” Strosnider said. “Our goal is to curate and provide multiple, numerous and a broad spectrum of arts opportunities so that people can come and see what they love, or come and learn to love something new. That’s where we’re going to move forward with the goal, to go back to celebrating the local talent that we have. “Carroll County is teeming with a vibrant and talented arts community, and I interpret our mission to be celebrating that. It’s our goal to celebrate our own.”How technology is aiding in archiving Carnatic music?Inside Coleen Rooney's £20m mansion with on-site football pitch, as star opens up on I'm A Celebrity
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(Reuters) – Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies and defense tech company Anduril Industries have partnered to use defense data for artificial intelligence training, the companies said on Friday. The partnership will leverage Palantir’s AI platform to structure, label and prepare defense data for training to deploy those models onto national security systems, while Anduril’s systems will aid in the retention and distribution of government defense data. Companies across sectors have increasingly shifted focus toward AI to automate their workflows. However, its application in defense is still nascent, as data needed to train models in the sector is sometimes sensitive. “U.S. companies are developing world-leading models but struggling to deploy them at scale with government partners for defense applications,” the companies said. The partnership comes days after Anduril announced a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI aimed at developing and deploying advanced AI solutions for national security missions. Founded in 2017, Anduril offers autonomous solutions across a wide range of defense operations and also has experience automating robotic systems in tactical areas. Palantir, one of the largest beneficiaries of the GenAI boom, has seen strong spending from governments and rising demand for its software services from businesses looking to adopt the technology. (Reporting by Utkarsh Shetti in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} 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() );After the resignation announcement from Bonneville County Coroner Rick Taylor, the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee will begin the process of interviewing candidates for coroner Tuesday night. The interviews will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office Annex, 3750 East Lincoln Road, in Ammon. Only precinct committee officers can question, nominate and vote during the meeting, but the public is invited to attend. "As precinct committee officers, it is part of our role to provide our county commissioners with three names of qualified applicants to fill the office of coroner. We're grateful to Coroner Rick Taylor, who served our county for more than a decade, and are prepared to fulfill our responsibilities to the voters of Bonneville County who placed their trust in us," BCRCC Chairman Michael Colson said. According to Idaho Code 59-906, the county central committee of the same political party shall fill any vacancies within county offices. Taylor's resignation goes into effect on Dec. 28.
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Despite a close 26-25 win over Minnesota — and the crazy rankings discourse that’s sure to follow it — Penn State is still in great standing in the Associated Press Top 25. The Nittany Lions came in at No. 4 in Sunday’s poll update, marking their third straight week at the spot and sixth inside the top five this season. With losses from Indiana, Alabama and Ole Miss inside last week’s top 10, the playoff picture moving forward has seen a major shakeup. The top 10 now goes as follows: Oregon, Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Tennessee, Miami, SMU and Indiana. The Big Ten took a slight dip with Ohio State’s blowout win over Indiana, but the conference is still poised to get three teams into the playoff. Illinois' miraculous late win over Rutgers — on a 40-yard touchdown with four seconds left — also helped boost Penn State’s resume. The Illini came in at No. 22 on Sunday. It will be interesting, too, to see if the CFP rankings update on Tuesday aligns with the AP Poll. If they do, Penn State would be the hypothetical No. 6 seed and would host Indiana at Beaver Stadium. To close the regular season, Penn State plays Maryland at home for Senior Day. The Terrapins have struggled this season, going 4-7 overall and 1-7 in Big Ten play. Saturday’s game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network . •Sign up for the PennLive’s Penn State newsletters, the daily Penn State Today and the subscriber-exclusive Penn State Insider ©2024 Advance Local Media LLC. Visit pennlive.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.DNA Confirms Identity of Suspected Killer in 1979 Cold CaseLouisiana Tech 85, S. Illinois 79, OT
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