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Wisconsin 58, VCU 45Oakland is appealing an injunction issued last month by a federal judge in San Francisco that blocks it from invoking The City in its airport’s moniker. Last month, a federal magistrate issued an injunction barring Oakland International Airport from being known as San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. The Port of Oakland filed its appeal Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California , with officials saying in an accompanying release that “Bay Area travelers deserve adequate choices among airports in the same metro region that are allowed to compete on a level playing field.” Port officials said they expect the brief to be heard early next year and that once presented, the appeal will show that San Francisco airport officials did not present substantial factual or legal evidence to grant the injunction. The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners voted unanimously in May to rename Oakland International Airport, one month after port officials went public with their renaming plan. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a lawsuit over the San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport title, arguing that it infringes on San Francisco International Airport’s registered trademark. Chiu’s motion for a temporary injunction, which was filed in September and granted last month by U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson , requires Oakland to stop using, displaying or registering any materials featuring the new moniker. Airport and city officials said Oakland leaders have not responded to their attempts at collaborating on alternative names that do not infringe on San Francisco’s trademark. “Throughout this entire situation, we have tried to reason with the Port of Oakland and avoid litigation,” Jen Kwart, a spokesperson for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, told The Examiner on Friday morning. “Regrettably, for both San Francisco and Oakland, the Port of Oakland seems intent on spending even more public resources defending a name that confuses travelers and infringes on San Francisco’s trademark,” she said. Hixson’s ruling last month found two of San Francisco’s three claims regarding initial-interest confusion and point-of-sale confusion were without merit. The federal judge said it was unlikely online shoppers would book a ticket to the wrong airport as airlines and booking websites refer to both facilities by their International Air Transport Association abbreviations — OAK and SFO, respectively, in the case of Oakland and San Francisco’s airports. Hixson’s order was based on a concern that Oakland’s airport including San Francisco in its name could imply a partnership or an affiliation when one does not presently exist. Port officials said the new branding is meant to boost travelers’ geographical awareness of the airport promoting the ease and convenience it can offer to the region’s visitors. They said the move is part of a larger project that would construct a new terminal and add 16 new passenger gates. Oakland airport officials said they are also improving customers’ travel experience through new concessions and dining options. “This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt to stifle competition and travel choices for the Bay Area,” Port of Oakland Attorney Mary Richardson said in a statement. “San Francisco is trying to relegate OAK and Oakland to second-class citizens.” Though the disputed name includes San Francisco, Oakland International Airport retains OAK as its three-letter airport code and the “I Fly OAK” logo. “The Port has no interest in passing off OAK as SFO,” Richardson said. “OAK is distinctly and proudly Oakland.” Port of Oakland officials said last month that while new signs with the name were ordered, they had yet to be installed. The injunction barred Oakland officials from putting the signs up but didn’t require their return. The airport’s webpage and social-media accounts do not currently display the San Francisco Bay name, although there did seem to be some confusion in the days following the Nov. 12 decision. For instance, a reporter observed an advertising announcement during a Cal football game Nov. 16 — UC Berkeley’s athletic department counts Oakland International Airport as a sponsor — still referred to the airport as San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. Kwart said that Hixson’s November order was “sound and measured,” adding that Chiu’s office will “continue to protect San Francisco’s trademark from infringement.” The Examiner’s Marcus White contributed reporting to this story.Gettman kicks go-ahead FG as Villanova ends Delaware's FCS-era with a 38-28 win in finaleDIRTT Welcomes Holly Hess Groos to the Board of Directors
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I t seems an age ago, but the first speed bump that Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves hit in government was when seven Labour MPs voted against the King’s Speech, 17 days after the election. They wanted to lift the two-child limit on families receiving benefits, and were rewarded by being expelled – sorry, “suspended” – from the Parliamentary Labour Party. It was a brutal show of strength by the new prime minister, and a warning to Labour’s new MPs not to think of indulging themselves in the warm glow of voting with their consciences. When Starmer and Reeves said that they would have to take difficult decisions to rescue the public finances from the irresponsibility of the Conservatives, they meant it. Since then, Labour consciences have been tested further. Means-testing the winter fuel payment for pensioners has been hardest challenge for them so far. But the inheritance tax rise for farmers has also made a lot of new MPs for rural constituencies uneasy. There are Labour MPs for seats such as Hexham, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, and South West Norfolk – and many of them have little to lose if the party’s sweeping advance into places where agriculture matters is temporary. So the more that I hear Labour spinners insist that the “iron chancellor” is not for turning, the more I think a tactical retreat is likely. One Labour source told Huffington Post yesterday: “If we duck those tough decisions we will be doing precisely what the Conservatives did: party first, country second.” This is the kind of briefing designed to stop journalists and MPs from speculating about the kinds of compromise that might be being considered. It appears to raise the cost of a U-turn by making it more embarrassing to execute – but it doesn’t really. If Reeves does retreat, people will be more interested in the substance of the policy than in close textual analysis of all the times her people said she wouldn’t. For obvious reasons, then, I have no inside information on what Reeves is likely to do. I can only observe the pressures on her and what chancellors have done in the past in similar situations. I think she will give ground on family farms. There are only two pieces of information needed to reach this conclusion. One is that the inheritance tax changes are planned to take effect in April 2026 . That is a year and a half (or two Budgets) away. The other is that there is a watertight case against certain people buying farms as a way to avoid inheritance tax. It should be fairly straightforward, therefore, to exempt small farms that have been in the same family for generations, while still raising revenue from people buying up farmland for the tax advantages. (“Small” being a relative term for a farm that could be worth millions but which produces a low income.) The winter fuel payment is more difficult, but it is also more urgent. Reeves tries to suggest that the issue is closed: the legislation has been passed; the political pain has been borne; she cannot afford to throw away the reputation she has gained for sticking to a fiscally responsible decision. But there is more pain to come. The recent cold weather could be a warning. Some pensioners will die of cold , and the government will need a better line than encouraging the survivors to apply for pension credit. Again, most of Reeves’s case is strong. There is overwhelming support for taking the payment away from comfortably off pensioners who don’t need it. The problem is those pensioners on incomes as low as £12,000 a year who are not poor enough to qualify for means-tested benefits. It is, we are told, impossible to use HMRC systems to identify this cohort and deliver the winter fuel payment to them. But the Treasury’s pandemic response showed that things that were thought to be impossible turned out to be doable – and remarkably quickly. I don’t know how it will be done, but I am sure that Reeves has asked for a plan. Some scheme for a winter payment targeted at pensioners just above the pension credit level, and which preserves most of the savings from better-off pensioners, seems likely. Reeves, Starmer and anonymous Labour sources will continue to insist that it will not happen, until a few days before it does. The crudest reason for thinking that it will happen is that Reeves’s chances of ever succeeding Starmer as prime minister depend on it.
"Wicked" has made its gravity-defying leap from stage to screen, and fans are flying to the theaters. The film, the first of a of the hit Broadway musical, is expected to have the third-biggest U.S. box office film debut of the year, coming in behind “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2," . Online, fans are praising standout performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the vibrancy and cinematography of Jon M. Chu's direction and the surprising emotional weight of the story, which is inspired by the "i am not the same person i was 3 hours ago," an update to an previous post sharing that they were now watching "Wicked." Many praised specific actors. One X user called Erivo's version of Elphaba "Also the PIPES!!!!" they added, referencing Erivo's powerhouse vocals. Another complimented Ariana Grande's comedic timing as Glinda and her range in "No One Mourns The Wicked," the opening track that sees Glinda publicly celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, who viewers later learn was her closest friend. Jonathan Bailey, who plays Fiyero in the film, received no shortage of praise for his effusive chemistry on screen and "exquisite management of his charisma," as "The funniest non-spoilery thing about #Wicked is that it’s not just the girls who are swooning for Fiyero. EVERYONE at Shiz is into him, and you never question it because it feels 100% realistic," another "Jonathan Bailey needs to open a school of chemistry because more men need what he has. genuinely why did he have chemistry with every single person in wicked. what is he doing. how is this possible. someone stop him (don’t)," Many on social media shouted out specific musical moments, including the climactic finale of "Defying Gravity" and the rousing and emotional "Dancing Through Life" scene at the Ozdust Ballroom. "this entire defying gravity sequence is gonna stick with me for the rest of my life. a lifechanging movie experience," "this killed me," , captioning a GIF of Glinda wiping away one of Elphaba's tears as they danced together at the Ozdust. Several fans pointed out certain details of the release that made them hesitant to see it, including splitting the "Wicked" musical into two parts and Part One's lengthy runtime — clocking in at more than two hours, 40 minutes. But after seeing the film, some viewers said those reservations were no longer an issue. "I was the biggest skeptic of splitting Wicked into two films but it was FULLY WORTH IT. Easily one of, if not the best movie musicals of the 21st century. I need part 2, and I need a full theme park land," "That was the shortest 2 hours and 40 minutes of my life. I was spellbound," One X user said seeing the film made them understand , which sparked in the weeks leading up to the film's release Nov. 22. "u cant even laugh about ariana and cynthia being dramatic anymore after u watch bc u can genuinely tell wicked IS that serious for them... the love they have for the project really radiated like wow," Over on TikTok, many viewers posted videos spliced together with their reactions before and after watching "Wicked." The overwhelming theme? Tears. Lots and lots of tears. "Here's us before the 'Wicked' movie," at the Los Angeles premiere Nov. 9. The next clip, which is noted "After:," shows Olsen sobbing. ("Same," who originated the role of Glinda in the Broadway musical, notably commented.) “Not a single dry eye in theater,” reads the text on one TikTok that was re with the message, “absolutely EVERYONE cries during wicked. no matter the age nor the gender.” Still, some say they're planning to go through the emotional experience all over again. "saw #wicked tonight and already have plans to see it 3 more times," , accompanied by a viral GIF of Grande crying in an interview. (Universal Pictures and TODAY.com share a parent company, Comcast.) Maddie Ellis is a weekend editor at TODAY Digital.Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children's hospitalTrump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollarAvior Wealth Management LLC Has $100,000 Position in Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ:DOX)
(CNN) — Donald Trump has selected his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, to serve as the next US ambassador to France, the president-elect announced Saturday. Trump described Charles Kushner as a highly successful business leader, philanthropist and dealmaker, with deep experience in the real estate industry. “Charlie is the Founder & Chairman of Kushner Companies, one of the largest & most successful privately held Real Estate firms in the Nation. He was recognized as New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, & served as a Commissioner, & Chairman, of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, as well as on the Boards of our top institutions, including NYU,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Kushner was pardoned by Trump in 2020 after serving a prison sentence following a conviction on federal charges. This story is breaking and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire TM & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Orange County Bancorp, Inc. Increases Cash Dividend by $0.02 per Share