treasures ofaztec Astro Bot is the gift that keeps on giving with the latest Winter Wonder update drop. Discover all-new cameos and cosmetics in a delightfully festive world riddled with fast-paced challenges. You’ll find these latest characters in the form of presents, but there is a prerequisite you need to complete first. Here’s how to find all 15 present locations in Astro Bot Winter Wonder. How to play Astro Bot Winter Wonder update Before we delve into the present locations, it’s crucial to understand how to initiate this new update. To access the Winter Wonder planet, you need to complete the game . This typically takes around 11 hours , but it might take longer if you aim to collect all items. Once you’ve conquered the game, keep an eye out for a Santa-like character on the galaxy map – that’s your cue that the Winter Wonder planet is now accessible. Approach the character and continue to follow it closely. It will then lead you to the Winter Wonder planet, featuring 15 exclusive presents. Where to find all present in Astro Bot Winter Wonder In the Winter Wonder planet, various golden presents are scattered around. You’ll need to give them a few good punches to open them, either providing a VIP bot, outfit, or controller skin. Since there is a lot of content to discover, we’ll break down each present location in Astro Bot . The first present will be easiest to find, as it will be shown right at the start of your playthrough. After picking up the first present, approach the ability chest ahead to obtain the Time Stopper. Use it to stop the platforms from moving and hop on top to get across. Defeat the slime enemy, and stop time again to pull the wires on the present. Continue along the path of the second present, and you’ll see a glowing spot on the ground. Walk around it to remove the snow, displaying a circular robot on the ground. Use your beams from your jump to fill up the circle around it. Pick up the Monkey-D ability from the chest and utilize it to reach the following floor. Eventually, you’ll see a circular area that allows you to smash down the Monkey-D, unlocking the next present. Use the bar ahead of you from the third present to swing to the following platform. Then, utilize your spinning attack to cause the ground beneath you to crumble. Acquire the Octo-Balloon ability, and use the squid to launch yourself to the floating platforms near the large tree. Keep using the Octo-Ballon to get up higher places, and attach yourself to the present to open it. After you’ve obtained the fourth present, move forward towards the lighthouse and take a left near some lights. Use the clapper ability to turn on the four lights, illuminating the tree as a result. Slide through the red line, and you’ll eventually find a puzzle hidden in the walls. Use your jumping beam on the block with the most vibration to unlock another Astro Bot present. Continue down the red line (which takes you back to the start) until you reach the platform with the same Monkey-D ability you used earlier. Go to the left side of the map, where you’ll see a present lying on the ground. Unfortunately, a ship will grab it, so you must pick up one of the rocks and throw it to bring the vessel/present down. Make your way to the statue at the start and walk down to the lower floor nearby. Initiate your spinning attack and jump near the flowers, triggering a present location. Move further into the planet to discover a well to the right of the stairs. Jump down it and obtain the penguin ability. Utilize it to smash a wall underwater. Progress further to discover a present in the next room. You’ll find some shiny bells on the ground in the middle of the Winter Wonder map. Look around for a piece of wiring and pull it to unlock an Astro Bot present. When exploring the beginning of the Winter Wonder map, you can grab the elephant ability on the left side. Suck up some yellow substance (an animal will have one to give you a boost) and start using it to hop up the squishy tower. Start sucking the substance one by one until you reach the present at the bottom. You’ll see a batch of colorful bells to the right of the squishy tower. Jump to use your beam, and drop down it to claim the mouse skill. Shrink down in size and go forward into the other room. Return to normal size and pull the wiring of the glass bottle. Now, shrink down again and enter the bottle to acquire the gift next to the palm tree. After you’ve earned the eleventh present, you’ll be given the chicken power-up immediately after. Head to the lighthouse and go up the side of the building. Try to reach the windowsill, then jump and use the chicken to reach the top. Pull the handle to get the present out of the snow. Travel to the building with frog balloons to unlock an ability from the chest. Take advantage of the frog hands and swing across to the platforms nearby. Punch the cactus enemy to discover a slingshot. Launch yourself to the area ahead, then punch the box over there. Use the following chest to transform into a sponge and go into the body of water. Now, you can use it to spray water on the plants nearby, giving you a present when fully grown. Once you’ve obtained the thirteenth present, you can grab the Muteki ball form. Launch yourself from the volcano to reach a building. Use the ball form to reach the top of this structure and go down the vent. Roll yourself to the bottom to find one of the last Astro Bot presents. The last present unlocks after you’ve claimed all the ones shown above. Check out the large tree to get the final gift. All Winter Wonder present rewards in Astro Bot If you don’t mind finding out what’s inside each present in Astro Bot Winter Wonder, here’s what you can expect: After collecting all Astro Bot W inter Wonder rewards, you’ll earn the Unwrapped! trophy. Then, go to the finish line to complete the festive course.NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street closes out a rare bumpy week. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, and is on track for a loss for the week after three straight weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 81 points, or 0.2% to 43,833 as of 12:56 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq fell 0.3% and is hovering around its record. Broadcom surged 20.2% after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. The company also raised its dividend. The company's big gain helped cushion the market's broader fall. Pricey stock values for technology companies like Broadcom give the sector more weight in pushing the market higher or lower. Artificial intelligence technology has been a focal point for the technology sector and the overall stock market over the last year. Tech companies, and Wall Street, expect demand for AI to continue driving growth for semiconductor and other technology companies. Furniture and housewares company RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, surged 14.3% after raising its forecast for revenue growth for the year. Wall Street's rally stalled this week amid mixed economic reports and ahead of the Federal Reserve's last meeting of the year. The central bank will meet next week and is widely expected to cut interest rates for a third time since September. Expectations of a series of rate cuts has driven the S&P 500 to 57 all-time highs so far this year . The Fed has been lowering its benchmark interest rate following an aggressive rate hiking policy that was meant to tame inflation. It raised rates from near-zero in early 2022 to a two-decade high by the middle of 2023. Inflation eased under pressure from higher interest rates, nearly to the central bank's 2% target. The economy, including consumer spending and employment, held strong despite the squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. A slowing job market, though, has helped push a long-awaited reversal of the Fed's policy. Inflation rates have been warming up slightly over the last few months. A report on consumer prices this week showed an increase to 2.7% in November from 2.6% in October. The Fed's preferred measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures index, will be released next week. Wall Street expects it to show a 2.5% rise in November, up from 2.3% in October. The economy, though, remains solid heading into 2025 as consumers continue spending and employment remains healthy, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY. “Still, the outlook is clouded by unusually high uncertainty surrounding regulatory, immigration, trade and tax policy,” he said. Treasury yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.39% from 4.34% late Thursday. European markets slipped. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%. Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% month-on-month in October, following a 0.1% decline in September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Asian markets closed mostly lower.

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US stocks rally despite Trump tariff threat but European stocks fallMarqeta, Inc. Stockholder Alert: Robbins LLP Reminds Investors of the MQ Class Action LawsuitThe members of the National Association of Innovators and Rationalizers (ANIR) put their hands, intelligence and hearts into the recovery of the economy and the actions to restore normality in the areas affected by the meteorological phenomena. Its contribution exceeds 1.2 billion pesos this year. For Lidier Águila Machado, president of the organization in the country, «this figure represents the result of the calculation of the economic effect which is a financial expression of savings or profits, so I value more, among the contributions of the Aniristas, the multiple solutions to boost production, services, teaching, research, defense and social tasks». -However, in certain entities they are aware of so much effort and dividends, but they do not encourage the protagonists. «The fact that in some workplaces the authors of innovations are not remunerated according to the established legal norm is precisely a concern that requires a different view, even in companies with economic losses, not to criticize, but with the aim of persuading that it is possible to stimulate those who have contributed with their ingenuity to reduce the effects of such financial situation». -In addition to moral and material stimulation, in what other aspects will far-reaching changes and strategies be proposed during and after the current process of the III ANIR National Conference? «Together with the identification and subsequent recognition of the best talents between 2020 and 2024, which is done through our structures at the worksites, we intend to increase the participation of the innovators at the planning of the budget for science, technology and innovation. «It is also important to contribute to the efficiency of the units, the generalization of inventions, the use of the fund as a source of financing for innovation projects and the operation of the collective agreement. – How can the conference be successful in an extensive process leading up to its final sessions in October 2025? «We are now in the first stage, which has as its main activities the assets and meetings in the union sections, the study of the rules of the organization and the elections of the pre-candidates for delegates to the conferences. «The analysis will focus on the contributions in terms of integration, planning, generalization of results and stimulation, through an internal debate to evaluate the functioning of our association in a critical, transparent and proactive manner». That to innovate is to grow refers to the slogan of the great meeting of Cuban innovators, but its resounding success will depend on an effective linkage and support to ANIR by union leaders at all levels, employers and decision-makers. Licenciado en Comunicación Social. Economista y periodista. Escribe sobre asuntos económicos, agropecuarios, de la construcción y la cultura. Multipremiado en concursos de periodismo, festivales de la radio y otros eventos. Atesora las distinciones Félix Elmuza y Raúl Gomez García, los sellos Laureado y 50 aniversario del periódico Trabajadores, y la Moneda Conmemorativa 60 aniversario de la UPEC.ITV I'm A Celeb fans confused by comment they 'weren't meant to hear' at end of episode

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Plans to let first-home buyers purchase a property with a smaller deposit won't be a silver bullet, the housing minister concedes, with federal parliament set to pass the reforms. Login or signup to continue reading Labor's Help to Buy and Build to Rent schemes will become law after the Greens agreed to wave the proposals through parliament following months of debate. The Help to Buy scheme is a shared equity program that will allow 10,000 first-home buyers each year to purchase a house with a contribution from the government. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil welcomed the end of the political stalemate on the reforms, but said the laws wouldn't immediately fix problems in the sector. "This is not a silver bullet, and it was never meant to be," she told Nine's Today program on Tuesday. "The truth is we've had a generations-in-the-making housing crisis in our country that's been building for more than 30 years and it requires our government to do lots of things differently. "We're trying to build many more homes in our country. We're trying to get a better deal for renters. We're trying to get more Australians into home ownership. It's a big, complex program, and it's going to take some time." Greens Leader Adam Bandt denied the delay by his party in agreeing to the two housing bills had kept first-home buyers out of the market. "For over the last two months, we pushed them to to go further and do what's needed to really tackle the housing crisis. They've said no," he told ABC TV. "The question that people will ask is, with all of the government's legislation passed, why is it that it's the case that we still have a housing crisis in this country?" Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather said the party had agreed to pass the reforms in order to set sites on action for renters at the next election, which is due by May. He said the minor party had not capitulated by backing the housing reforms after months of heated debate. "There comes a point where you've pushed as far as you can, and you know, we really tried to get the government to act on soaring rents, on phasing our negative gearing," he told ABC radio. "I haven't lost hope, because I think we can go to the next election with those policies, and I think we can push Labor after that." It comes as opposition housing spokesman Michael Sukkar prepares to speak at the National Press Club on Tuesday. The opposition will argue banking regulation has made it harder for first-home buyers to secure a loan. The coalition has been angling to weaken "responsible lending" obligations imposed on banks after the global financial crisis that it believes are too cumbersome and create barriers for first-time buyers. "If there's one message I want Australians to take away from my remarks today, it's that the coalition will not accept a generation of Australians not having the same opportunities that previous generations have enjoyed for home ownership," Mr Sukkar will say. Australian Associated Press DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Get the latest property and development news here. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. WEEKLY Follow the Newcastle Knights in the NRL? Don't miss your weekly Knights update. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!

Manzo, which was voted the top restaurant in the town according to TripAdvisor, will open its doors again on Cockton Hill Road on Friday, December 6. The restaurant, which closed earlier this year, announced its reopening date on social media on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Manzo said: "We’re thrilled to announce the grand opening of Manzo on Friday, December 6, 2024. "We can’t wait to welcome you to our table. "Whether it’s a special occasion or just a love for great food, Manzo is the place to be." It will be open from 5 pm to 11 pm on its opening night, as well as on the following Saturday. It will then return to its normal opening hours of 5 pm to 10 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 5 pm to 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. It will be closed on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays. Most read Get the most out of your local news with The Northern Echo Subscribe now and enjoy access for the whole of 2025 for only £25 or enjoy your first six months for £6. Don’t miss out on our biggest sale of the year. The restaurant, which is currently rated as the top Bishop Auckland eatery on TripAdvisor, will also have a new menu, which it said would be "packed with bold new flavours, seasonal ingredients, and delicious surprises." It will also have a "curated selection of fine wines and craft cocktails." Manzo revealed earlier this year that it would be reopening in the former Bishops' Bistro, just up the road from its old premises and had its last day trading at its old location at The Station Hotel on August 31. However, it was forced to delay its reopening date due to issues with the building, which had been empty for several years. Following the announcement of the restaurant's reopening, several residents took to social media to share their excitement. Lisa Wharton said she was "looking forward to it," while Sharon Bowker wished Manzo "good luck" in its new home and Chanelle Bainbridge said she would "definitely be coming along at some point."

By 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 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 National Politics | What will happen to Social Security under Trump’s tax plan? 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.US stocks rally despite Trump tariff threat but European stocks fall

If every state had primaries like Washington's, with candidates of all parties competing against each other, would our politics be less extreme? What if every state had an independent commission to draw legislative and congressional districts? Would our legislatures, our Congress, be more representative? Or what if we elected our national representatives using ranked choice voting, which Seattle voters adopted for city primary elections a couple of years ago? Would our politics be less partisan? U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez thinks, or at least hopes, the answers to all these questions could be yes. Gluesenkamp Perez and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, want to establish a select committee of 14 members of Congress to look at ways to reform our electoral processes in the hopes of reducing political polarization. Gluesenkamp Perez and Golden, both moderate Democrats, are among the dwindling few U.S. House members who represent districts carried by the presidential candidate of the opposite party. "I think an increasing number of the American population is viewing Congress as more partisan, more dysfunctional, less productive, and they have less confidence in the body," Gluesenkamp Perez said in an interview. "I think 90% of us agree on 90% of the issues, and yet we see a legislative policy that does not match our shared interests." The Electoral Reform Select Committee Act would convene a committee of lawmakers to look for alternatives to the ways we currently elect members of Congress. Because it is a House resolution, it would only need to pass the House for the committee to be created. The legislation has support from more than 170 political scientists, who wrote in support that "changing how we elect our representatives can promote cooperation, temper polarization, and generate more consensus-building in policymaking." The political scientists, in their letter, wrote that America has a long history of electoral reforms, even if they have been more rare in recent years. The House continuously grew in size, as the country grew in size, until a 1929 law froze it at 435 members. The House also had multimember districts, in some states, until a 1967 law required that representatives be elected in single-member districts. Jake Grumbach, a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, called the move to examine electoral reforms a step in the right direction but also only a first step. Grumbach, who has written a book on the effect of partisanship on political institutions, said our electoral systems were designed for a different age, when partisanship was much less important than it is now. "A huge amount of research suggests that US political institutions have become less functional in the age of nationalized politics and polarization," he wrote in an email. "Voter and media attention, political fundraising, as well as activist and party activity, have all transformed over the last generation, but US political institutions remain built for an age of localized and regional politics in which partisanship doesn't matter as much." The reforms the committee would look at, Grumbach said, wouldn't necessarily favor either party but would make it easier for voters to influence their elected representatives. Party primaries, for instance, with Democrats competing against Democrats and only Democrats voting (and the opposite for Republicans) often result in the most extreme candidate making it through. General election voters are then left with an extreme candidate from either side without one that may match their preferences. Only a small percentage of the electorate votes in primaries, "so the table is really kind of set before most of us get there," Gluesenkamp Perez said. "And I think having open primaries can deliver a less partisan approach." Establishing a committee to look at possible changes would only be a first step. And it is extremely difficult to make some of the changes the committee would consider. But, Grumbach said, "they won't ever happen if people don't start talking about them." Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don't lose weight Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them. The 38-year-old information technology worker from New Mexico had a prescription. Jonel Aleccia, The Associated Press Nov 23, 2024 6:10 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILE - Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home, March 1, 2024, in Front Royal, Va. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File) Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them. The 38-year-old information technology worker from New Mexico had a prescription. Her pharmacy had the drugs in stock. And her health insurance covered all but $25 to $50 of the monthly cost. For Griffin, the hardest part of using the new drugs wasn’t access. It was finding out that the much-hyped medications didn’t really work for her. “I have been on Wegovy for a year and a half and have only lost 13 pounds,” said Griffin, who watches her diet, drinks plenty of water and exercises regularly. “I’ve done everything right with no success. It’s discouraging.” In clinical trials, most participants taking Wegovy or Mounjaro to treat obesity lost an average of 15% to 22% of their body weight — up to 50 pounds or more in many cases. But roughly 10% to 15% of patients in those trials were “nonresponders” who lost less than 5% of their body weight. Now that millions of people have used the drugs, several obesity experts told The Associated Press that perhaps 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not respond well to the medications. It's a little-known consequence of the obesity drug boom, according to doctors who caution eager patients not to expect one-size-fits-all results. “It's all about explaining that different people have different responses,” said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity expert at Massachusetts General Hospital The drugs are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists because they mimic a hormone in the body known as glucagon-like peptide 1. Genetics, hormones and variability in how the brain regulates energy can all influence weight — and a person's response to the drugs, Stanford said. Medical conditions such as sleep apnea can prevent weight loss, as can certain common medications, such as antidepressants, steroids and contraceptives. “This is a disease that stems from the brain,” said Stanford. “The dysfunction may not be the same” from patient to patient. Despite such cautions, patients are often upset when they start getting the weekly injections but the numbers on the scale barely budge. “It can be devastating,” said Dr. Katherine Saunders, an obesity expert at Weill Cornell Medicine and co-founder of the obesity treatment company FlyteHealth. “With such high expectations, there’s so much room for disappointment.” That was the case for Griffin, who has battled obesity since childhood and hoped to shed 70 pounds using Wegovy. The drug helped reduce her appetite and lowered her risk of diabetes, but she saw little change in weight. “It’s an emotional roller coaster,” she said. “You want it to work like it does for everybody else.” The medications are typically prescribed along with eating behavior and lifestyle changes. It’s usually clear within weeks whether someone will respond to the drugs, said Dr. Jody Dushay, an endocrine specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Weight loss typically begins right away and continues as the dosage increases. For some patients, that just doesn't happen. For others, side effects such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea force them to halt the medications, Dushay said. In such situations, patients who were counting on the new drugs to pare pounds may think they’re out of options. “I tell them: It's not game over,” Dushay said. Trying a different version of the new class of drugs may help. Griffin, who didn't respond well to Wegovy, has started using Zepbound, which targets an additional hormone pathway in the body. After three months of using the drug, she has lost 7 pounds. “I'm hoping it's slow and steady,” she said. Other people respond well to older drugs, the experts said. Changing diet, exercise, sleep and stress habits can also have profound effects. Figuring out what works typically requires a doctor trained to treat obesity, Saunders noted. “Obesity is such a complex disease that really needs to be treated very comprehensively,” she said. “If what we’re prescribing doesn’t work, we always have a backup plan.” ___ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Jonel Aleccia, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? 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Education has always been contentious — K-12 education, particularly so. Few locales of public life are more vulnerable to the imposition (and questioning) of values than are schools: the places where we send our children to be prepared for life as citizens. So, in times of civic distance and discord, it’s not surprising that education, too, has become a political battleground. And yet, as dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Education, I am hopeful. I see evidence that no matter the election outcome, American educators will continue to connect across differences to deliver better student outcomes, close opportunity gaps and strengthen our communities. Here is what gives me that confidence. Kat Locke-Jones, Maryland’s Teacher of the Year, is a case in point. Motivated by her brother’s death by suicide, this seventh-grade teacher has dedicated herself to supporting the mental health of her students, transforming her classroom into what she calls a “brave space.” At the start of each academic year, Locke-Jones shares her story with her students at Baltimore’s Hampstead Hill Academy, building a sense of family and trust within the classroom. She encourages them to write and share their own stories, helping them find the courage to be authentic and vulnerable while learning to navigate conflict. At Hampstead Hill, a public charter school, 39% of the students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and 18% are immigrants just learning English. Locke-Jones’ students have excelled in English language arts. While the English assessment pass rate for seventh graders was 29% in Baltimore City, and 47% statewide, 82% of Hampstead Hill students passed — and more than a quarter of her students scored at the advanced level. For the majority of American families, schools are important community anchors. It is no accident that a great many of them serve as voting sites. Schools are still among our most trusted public institutions and most valuable connectors. One of these is our Johns Hopkins neighborhood partner, Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School. Approximately one-third of Margaret Brent’s students speak English as a second language, and 85% are students of color. The school offers an innovative curriculum that embeds the visual and performing arts into strategies to help students retain academic content — especially those who are struggling with STEM subjects. When I visit the school each year for its arts celebration, parents reach out to tell me how grateful they are that Margaret Brent and its teachers use the arts to engage and develop their children in culturally relevant ways. One teacher said she counted nine different languages in her first-grade class alone. 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Now once again the electric vehicle (EV) company is going to do restructuring and this time about 500 employees may get a shock. Know when the restructuring was done before this and what happened under it and why is it going to happen once again? Ola Electric Layoff: Electric vehicle (EV) company Ola is going to have layoffs. Bhavish Aggarwal’s EV company is changing its business structure, which means it will be restructured once again, which may shock about 500 employees of different departments within the company. Moneycontrol has received this information from sources. According to sources, the company is adopting the path of layoffs to improve its margins in an attempt to achieve profitability. This is happening at a time when about seven months ago, Ola Electric’s company Ola Consumer prepared a restructuring plan under which at least 10 percent of the employees will be shocked. At the same time, Ola Cabs CEO Hemant Bakshi also left the company. Ola Electric has been restructured before This is not the first time that Ola Electric is changing its business structure. Earlier, before bringing the IPO, the company had done two restructurings. In September 2022, a team of new employees was announced to centralize the business. In July 2022, a massive reorganization plan was announced. Under this, three businesses of the company – used cars, cloud kitchen and grocery delivery were closed and about 1 thousand employees were laid off. The company did this so that it could focus on the EV business. After this layoff, it also planned to hire about 800 employees for the EV business. How is the health of Ola Electric Talking about the financial health of Ola Electric, its earnings jumped from Rs 896 crore to Rs 1,246 crore on an annual basis in the September 2024 quarter. It was supported by a 73.6 percent increase in delivery, which increased from 56,813 units to 98,619 units during this period. 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New Delhi: The internationalization of the unified payments interface (UPI) is progressing rapidly, as India emerges as a world leader in leveraging digital technologies for transformative change, according to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report. The UPI hit a milestone of 16.6 billion transactions in a month in October, with improvements in its capabilities like successful instant debit reversals at 86 per cent (77 per cent in the same month last year). “India’s UPI, an open-ended system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application of any participating bank, is propelling inter-bank peer-to-peer and person-to-merchant transactions seamlessly,” said RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra in the report. Also Read: Man, smashes Ola scooter after receiving Rs 90,000 bill for repairs According to Patra, innovations in the digital credit landscape such as Account Aggregators, OCEN, and financial services on ONDC have also contributed to productivity gains. As of March 2024, ONDC operates in over 720 cities, with orders at 49.72 million. The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) addresses the credit gap of MSMEs estimated at around Rs 52.2 trillion by connecting them with banks, and clients, with a reduction in funding costs up to 2.5 percentage points. “The value of invoices financed through TReDS have surged more than 23 times. As of October 2024, around 5,000 active FinTechs are involved in providing various financial and technical solutions to businesses, including MSMEs, helping businesses better manage their operations and improve supply chain finance,” wrote Patra. Around 40 per cent of the rural population and 78 per cent in the 20-30 years age group in the overall population use internet in India, with approximately one-third of households engaging in online purchases of consumables and services, one-fourth in buying of consumer durables, and nearly one-tenth in food purchases. The rising importance of embedded financing is reflected in its share in FinTech funding, which has grown from two per cent in 2020 to nine per cent in 2024, wrote Patra. Taking these developments into account, a summary measure of digitalisation for India has been constructed by using a dynamic factor model (DFM). “The index has been rising, reflecting the ongoing digital revolution. The spread of digitalisation has spurred research on assessing the effects of digitalisation on the economy and the transmission of monetary policy,” said Patra. India is uniquely positioned to unlock new growth avenues and optimise existing ones with its digital public infrastructure (DPI), a vibrant information technology (IT) sector and a burgeoning youth population, including one of the largest AI talent bases, noted the RBI Deputy Governor.None

Marcus Johnson and Bowling Green take down New Mexico State 61-60WWE wrestling legend Hulk Hogan discusses how the ‘Trump Dance’ is taking over the sports world and the country on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ Not even pro women's golf tournaments are safe from the Trump dance. Amid a phenomenon of American athletes using the dance to celebrate big moments during games since Trump's election win, English women's golf star Charley Hull brought the moves to The Annika, a premier event in the sport, this past week. On Thursday, Hull addressed the dance and her feelings about the president-elect, calling him "brilliant" and a "legend." "I love Trump. I think he’s brilliant," Hull said at the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon. "I like how he just says things, he doesn’t care what people think, and he’s straight to the point." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Hull went so far as to say that she would prefer it if Trump led her home country, the United Kingdom, instead of its current Prime Minister Keir Starmer. "I wish he was head of the U.K.," she added. "I just like him as a person. He’s a little better than our Prime Minister." Starmer assumed office this past July after the country's Labour Party won the majority in parliament. The Labour Party's victory ended 14 years of the Conservative Party's governance and was won with the smallest share of the electoral vote of any majority government since record-keeping of the popular vote began in 1830. TRUMP SUPPORT DOMINATES WEEKEND IN SPORTS AS ATHLETES PERFORM PRESIDENT-ELECT'S DANCE MOVES Charley Hull of Team Great Britain looks on during Day Three of the Women's Individual Stroke Play on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Golf National on August 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Starmer's term has already featured an early corruption scandal. He faced controversy in September after reports that he had failed to declare a gift of several thousand pounds worth of clothes to his wife by Labour Party donor Waheed Alli, Baron Alli. Thus, Trump has earned Hull's affection and respect over the current leader of her own country. Hull previously expressed interest in the Women’s Open Championship returning to Trump Turnberry in Scotland in the future. "I thought it was a great golf course, great fun," she said while preparing for the Scottish Open, via The Telegraph. "I love being out there, and the views are brilliant. "Like honestly, it’s one of the best golf courses in the world. It would be a shame to not be on there." Other pro golfers have voiced support for Trump, including Bryson Dechambeau and Dustin Johnson, who was at the president's election victory party and played a round with him on his course in Florida. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Charley Hull of England hits a tee shot on the seventh hole during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 23, 2024, in Sammamish, Washington. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) The Trump dance as a means of celebration has been a particularly controversial talking point in the NFL in recent weeks. San Francisco 49ers linebacker Nick Bosa, Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, Tennessee Titans wide receivers Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Detroit Lions defensive end Za’Darius Smith and linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez have all been seen doing the dance in games since Trump's victory. At UFC 309 , Trump was seated cageside as Jon Jones and Bo Nickal both showed support for him. Jones did the dance move after he knocked out Stipe Miocic. He handed the heavyweight belt to Trump afterward. Nickal talked with Trump about golfing after his victory. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A civil jury in Ireland ruled that Conor McGregor assaulted a woman in a penthouse after a night of partying in 2018 during a sexual encounter, but McGregor says the claims are false. The former UFC champion said, in a since-deleted post, that he would appeal the civil jury's decision, but he ranted on X earlier Saturday about his accuser's "lies." The accuser, Nikita Hand, also accused triathlete James Lawrence of assault on the same night that McGregor allegedly "brutally raped and battered" her. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Conor McGregor attends the "Road House" New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 19, 2024, in New York City. (Manoli Figetakis/WireImage) Despite the court ordering McGregor to pay over $250,000, it also found that Lawrence was innocent. "Justice was served for James Lawrence, yes! Deplorable what they done. Nikita hand, vicious liar! APPEAL!" McGregor posted on X Saturday morning in reposting a story from the Irish Independent. McGregor also wrote that Hand had "falsely accused a man of rape and lost." "Two men falsely accused. One vindicated, the other soon to be! Congrats James Lawrence on absolute exoneration!" McGregor wrote in another post . "Twice this heinous accusation was put to you and twice it was shown as FALSE! LIES! It is absolutely disgraceful what they put you through here. Disgraceful! I look forward to seeing you further vindicate yourself and lambast those responsible in court! We know what happened that night! Everyone present knows, yet it was ignored. Every single statement of persons present on the night was ignored. And they all disputed Nikita’s LIES!" Lawrence himself wrote in an Instagram Story post that Hand is "an absolute disgrace and a slap in the face to any girl that did ever go threw [sic] this for real." Conor McGregor leaves the court, as the court breaks for the jury's decision in the civil action case, P Ní Laimhin v McGregor & Anor, in High Court 24 at Chancery Place in Dublin. (David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images) CONOR MCGREGOR FOUND LIABLE OF ASSAULT IN IRELAND CIVIL COURT STEMMING FROM SEXUAL ENCOUNTER Hand said that McGregor had bruised her during sex, to a point where a paramedic testified that he had not seen someone with that intensity of bruising. She also claimed that McGregor had put her in a chokehold several times and later told her, "Now you know how I felt in the octagon where I tapped out three times." McGregor said that the two had had sex that had been athletic and vigorous but not rough. He said that "she never said, ‘No’ or stopped" and testified that everything she had said was a lie. McGregor previously was accused of sexually assaulting someone in a bathroom at an NBA Finals game in 2022, but he avoided charges. UFC fighter Conor McGregor after the undisputed super lightweight championship fight between Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP McGregor, who hasn't fought since 2021, was set to return to the ring at UFC 303, but his injury kept him away from the Octagon. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter .The Chiefs are signing free agent left tackle D.J. Humphries, according to multiple reports. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Chiefs are paying him up to $4.5 million for the rest of the season. Humphries is medically cleared to return to play after recovering from a torn ACL in Week 17 of last year. He visited the Giants in October, but they didn’t offer him a contract. Humphries, 30, spent his first nine seasons with the Cardinals after they made him a first-round draft pick. He has started all 98 of the games he has played in his career, including 15 last season. He made the Pro Bowl in 2021.

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13-year-old Indian cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the youngest cricketer ever to be drafted in the IPL overnight, after being auctioned off for $200,000 to the Rajasthan Royals. Watch every ball of Australia v India LIVE & ad-break free during play in 4K on Kayo | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. Born in 2011, Suryavanshi has already played five first-class games and a domestic T20 for his state Bihar — and is India’s youngest player at the level since 1986. A left-hander top-order batter, the prodigy is surprisingly already well-known in some Australian cricket circles; having made an eye-watering 58-ball hundred against Australia’s U19s earlier this year. Suryavanshi’s whirlwind knock at just 13 years and 187 days old made him the youngest player ever to score a century in youth cricket, smashing the previous record held by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto by over a year. His innings just fell short of the record for the fastest century in an U19 red-ball match, with Moeen Ali’s 56-ball ton against Sri Lanka in 2005 narrowly holding its title. Subsequently, it’s not a total surprise that franchises were interested in investing long-term with Suryavanshi, as a mini bidding war ensued for the youngster. Delhi Capitals and his eventual team the Royals bid upwards from his base price of 30 lakhs, with the latter eventually coming up trumps with a final bid of 1.1 crore (currently equating to $200,727 AUD). “He’s been to our high performance centre in Nagpur, he had trials there and really impressed our coaching set-up there,” Royals chief executive Jake Lush McCrum said after the auction ended. “He’s an incredible talent, and of course you’ve got to have the confidence so he can step up to the IPL level. “Lots of work will go into the coming months to continue to develop him, but hell of a talent and we’re really excited to have him as part of the franchise.” Suryavanshi will at the very least train alongside the likes of England star Jofra Archer and Sri Lankan duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana. The Royals also selected South African young gun Kwena Maphaka, 18, who played three T20I’s for the Proteas in late August against the West Indies.Short Interest in Western Acquisition Ventures Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVS) Decreases By 33.3%

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has unleashed a furious rant after announcing plans to appeal a court decision . Nikita Hand accused the star of in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. The 35-year-old hair colourist won her claim for damages in a civil case against McGregor, 36, on Friday afternoon. A jury of eight women and four men deliberated for six hours and 10 minutes before delivering their verdict, following a trial at the High Court in Dublin. and claimed he had consensual sex with her, released a statement yesterday saying he would challenge the decision. And now , blasting Ms Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, and celebrating the verdict in the case of his co-defendant, James Lawrence, 35, reports . The jury found James Lawrence did not assault Nikita Hand. McGregor posted: "Two men falsely accused. One vindicated, the other soon to be!" He added: "Congrats James Lawrence on absolute exoneration! Twice this heinous accusation was put to you and twice it was shown as FALSE! LIES! It is absolutely disgraceful what they put you through here. Disgraceful!" McGregor continued: "I look forward to seeing you further vindicate yourself and lambast those responsible in court! We know what happened that night! Everyone present knows, yet it was ignored. "Every single statement of persons present on the night was ignored. And they all disputed Nikita's LIES! However James they did believe you but just in certain parts for some strange reason. "And they apparently did not believe Danielle Kealy [Ms Hand's work colleague, who gave evidence in the trial] at all. Laughable! Also with the damages (60k and 188k, interesting choice of figures) it seems they didn't believe Nikita much either. Want to keep up with all of the latest sport news? Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star Off the Ball email newsletter! From darts, boxing and UFC, to snooker, F1 and golf, get it all in your email inbox. Simply , then provide your email address and that's it, job done. You'll receive an email with all of the top football stories. You can also sign up for our Daily Star Football email for all the latest transfer news and breaking stories, "How could they, her original story was she was gang raped by security and chased from the hotel on foot. Absolute nonsense. How these lies were accepted, I will never know. A court of feeling and opinion, brainwashed in to people via the main stream media. Not of fact!" McGregor continued: "The reporting in court a laughing stock to everyone present. As clear as day bias. This is not a court of hard evidence and truth. It is a kangaroo court of opinions and feelings. We are not done yet. Not by a long shot. No chance. On we fight! Justice and truth will prevail! Appeal! Appeal! Appeal! As well as other. Congrats James! Onwards and upwards!" The trial was a civil case after the Director of Public Prosecutions in Ireland decide not to charge McGregor with any criminal offence.Trump wants mass deportations. 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Swimmer Léon Marchand of France, who won four gold medals at the Paris Olympics, was second with 10 votes in balloting announced Monday. Golfer Scottie Scheffler, whose victories this year included the Masters and an Olympic gold medal, was third with nine. The AP Female Athlete of the Year will be announced Tuesday. Moving from the beleaguered Los Angeles Angels to the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award and first in the National League, led his new team to its eighth World Series championship and created Major League Baseball’s 50/50 club by hitting 54 home runs and stealing 59 bases. Ohtani signed a then-record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers in December 2023. Already a two-way superstar, he embellished his reputation even further despite not pitching all season while he rehabilitated from a second major right elbow surgery he had in September 2023. Ohtani went wild on offense, making every at-bat a must-see moment. The 6-foot-4 designated hitter batted a career-high .310 while easily surpassing his previous career highs in home runs and stolen bases. In September, he reached the previously unheard of 50/50 mark in a performance for the ages . Against the Miami Marlins in Florida, Ohtani went 6 for 6 with three homers, 10 RBIs, two stolen bases and 17 total bases. "It wouldn’t shock me if he went 60/60 and 20 wins a year from now,” Brad Ausmus, who managed the Angels in 2019 during Ohtani’s second season in Anaheim, said recently. “This guy is the greatest athlete to ever play the sport of baseball and there’s not a close second.” Ohtani said he knew the Dodgers' franchise record for most homers in a season was 49. His previous best was 46, set in 2021. "I kind of wanted to get over that bar,” he said. “I was pleasantly surprised I was able to pass that record.” Ohtani carried the Dodgers offensively during the regular season, and he stayed healthy until Game 2 of the World Series. He injured his left shoulder trying to steal second base against the New York Yankees and finished the Series playing hurt. He underwent surgery a few days after the Dodgers celebrated their championship in early November. "I don’t have full range of motion yet, but it feels a lot better,” he told the AP. “There’s no pain. There’s obviously still a little bit of tightness, but slowly but surely it’s getting better.” Ohtani recently received an updated rehab schedule, and he’s focused on the near-term. “It’s the small steps that I think are very important to get me to the ultimate goal, which is to just get back healthy,” he said. Ohtani is also throwing in the 70 mph range, which is typical for pitchers early in the offseason. "I’m going to continue to ramp up slowly,” he said. The Dodgers’ rotation for next season is in flux, and Ohtani is waiting to see how it shakes out. "We may go with a five-man rotation with a bullpen (game), which is what we did a lot during this season or we may have a six-man rotation,” he said. “But it’s all about balancing out when we can get rest and recuperate. We’ll see where that takes us along the playoff chase. I’ve got to obviously pace myself, but again that situation will guide us to how we get there.” The Dodgers open the 2025 season in Japan, where Ohtani is even more closely watched . "My personal goal is to be fully healthy by the time the opening games do start,” he said. “To be able to pitch and hit would be great, but the situation will kind of guide itself.” Each time Ohtani comes to the plate or steps on the mound, there’s great pressure and expectation for him to perform spectacular feats. "I just go out there and try to stay within myself,” he said. “I can only control what I can control and that’s where you trust your teammates. The guys behind me, you trust they’re going to make the plays for you. I don’t really try to overthink it.” Ohtani generated big bucks for the Dodgers off the field, too. Fans traveled from Japan in droves to see him play around the U.S. At Dodger Stadium, they paid extra for tours of baseball’s third-oldest venue narrated by Japanese-speaking guides and to be on the field during pre-game batting practice. A majority of the fans bought Ohtani-branded merchandise, especially his No. 17 jersey. Ohtani’s presence also helped the Dodgers land a bevy of new Japanese sponsors. Because Ohtani prefers to speak Japanese and use an interpreter with the media, he is shrouded in a bit of mystique. Asked before his first postgame series if he was nervous, he dropped a one-word answer in English: “Nope,” which drew laughter. Japanese-born Dodgers manager Dave Roberts observed Ohtani’s behind-the-scenes interactions with his teammates, coaches and staff, and came away impressed. "I really do believe that as good of a ballplayer as he is, he’s a much better person. He’s very kind, considerate, he cares,” Roberts told the AP. “I’m just proud of any fame or glory or award that he receives because he just does it in such a respectful and humble way.” Ohtani relishes his privacy and rarely shares details about himself off the field. That’s why his February announcement via Instagram that he had wed Mamiko Tanaka , a former basketball player, stunned his new teammates and the rest of the world. The following month, after the Dodgers arrived in South Korea to open the season, he was enveloped in scandal when his longtime interpreter and friend , Ippei Mizuhara, was fired by the Dodgers after being accused of using millions of dollars of Ohtani’s money to place bets with an illegal bookmaker. His new teammates rallied around Ohtani, who was found to have no part in the wrongdoing, and publicly it didn’t seem to affect him even if he was privately distressed by it. By June, the uproar had subsided. Mizuhara pleaded guilty to federal bank and tax fraud charges and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani. The public got a glimpse of Ohtani’s softer side in August, when his dog Decoy delivered a first pitch to his owner on their shared bobblehead night. The Nederlandse Kooikerhondje exchanged an endearing high-five with Ohtani at the plate. As a result, Decoy became a celebrity in his own right, with his breed (pronounced COY-ker-HUND-che) making the list of the most mispronounced words of 2024. He and Ohtani were mentioned during the telecast of last month’s National Dog Show, where the small Spaniel-type breed was among the competitors. "The number of the breed has kind of dwindled, so by him gaining a little bit of popularity hopefully that brings up the number of his breed,” Ohtani said. “I do feel like we were able to, in a small way, contribute to the popularity of the dog and I’m sure Decoy himself would be happy about that.” Ohtani will be looking to top himself next year while eyeing a repeat World Series title. "It’s almost like right now you can lock in the Most Valuable Player in the National League award because no one has that ability or talent,” Roberts said. "I’m just excited to see what ’25 has for Shohei Ohtani.” AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb

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The Cavaliers and new head coach Kenny Atkinson have been the story of the 2024-25 NBA season. Cleveland is getting it done on both ends of the court, and no team has a better record. We’re only a month into the season, so there’s plenty of time for things to change. As it stands now, the Eastern Conference is extremely top heavy, and the Cavs should continue racking up wins. The stars could be aligning for a deep postseason run, and I’m breaking down the Cavaliers’ NBA Championship odds. I’ll also review two more betting markets worth considering. Editor’s note: Click here to learn how to read betting odds and bet on sports . Cavaliers NBA Championship odds (+1300) BetMGM : +1200 bet365 : +1200 Caesars : +1100 Fanatics : +1200 FanDuel : +1200 DraftKings : +1300 Despite Cleveland’s unexpected start to the season, you still can get terrific value on the Cavaliers' NBA championship odds. DraftKings provides the best value, as a $100 wager returns $1,300. It’s no surprise to see the Celtics in the top spot of NBA championship odds markets. However, I’m slightly shocked to see some of the teams listed above the Cavaliers. BetMGM gives better odds to the Thunder (+500), Knicks (+850) and Mavericks (+1000). Cleveland’s 15-0 record was a franchise-best for consecutive wins to open a season. Only three other teams in NBA history have conquered that feat. Unfortunately, the hot streak ended earlier this week when the Cavs visited Boston and lost, 120-117. It was only the third time Cleveland gave up more than 115 points. Expectations were high for Atkinson when he inherited a roster that made the Eastern Conference semifinals. Still, nobody imagined things would go so well this early in the year. Atkinson’s up-tempo offensive philosophy has the Cavaliers scoring the most points per game in the NBA. Donovan Mitchell and Co. aren’t just taking more shots, either. Cleveland leads the league in field-goal percentage. The uptick in scoring isn’t forcing the Cavs to make sacrifices on defense. Cleveland ranks in the top half of the NBA in average points allowed, a sign of a well-balanced squad. The 2024-25 NBA season is still young, and more time is needed to sort out the Finals contenders and pretenders. But at +1200 odds or longer, the Cavaliers deserve consideration if you’re looking to place an NBA championship bet. Cavaliers Eastern Conference winner odds (+500) BetMGM : +500 bet365 : +500 Caesars : +425 Fanatics : +475 FanDuel : +500 DraftKings : +500 Only four teams have stood out in the East: the Cavaliers, Celtics, Magic and Knicks. Every other squad is below .500, and the foursome mentioned above has the star power to compete in the postseason. All roads to the NBA Finals lead through Boston, as the Celtics look poised to defend the Larry O’Brien Trophy. If it does come down to Cavs versus Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, let’s review how the teams matched up in their first meeting earlier this week. Cleveland’s high-flying offense was held to 40 points in the first half, and Boston led by 17 at the break. The Cavs’ deficit grew to 21 in the second half until Cleveland tallied 40 third-quarter points. The Cavaliers kept it close in the final 12 minutes, but the Celtics kept answering and never surrendered the lead. Mitchell led all scorers with 35 points, but Darius Garland had his worst game of the year. Garland hit 14.3% of his shots, went 0-for-6 from three and finished with eight points. It was his first game without a three-pointer. The Celtics’ bigger guards got the better of Garland, which is cause for concern in future meetings. In Cleveland’s defense, Max Strus, Isaac Okoro, Caris LeVert and Dean Wade were inactive. It’s easy to point to the Cavaliers’ lack of depth as a reason for the loss. I’m not putting much stock in an early-season defeat on the road, and the Cavaliers should be in the mix for the conference title because of the lack of quality teams in the East. Cavaliers win total and odds BetMGM : 56.5 (-110 to the over) bet365 : 56.5 (-105 to the over) Caesars : Not available Fanatics : Not available FanDuel : 56.5 (-110 to the over) DraftKings : Not available I may be beating a dead horse, but facing a weak Eastern Conference provides faith in the Cavaliers surpassing their win total. It would be notable to reach the totals listed above, as Cleveland has won 55+ games in only one season since 2010. The three worst teams in the East (Raptors, Wizards and 76ers) have yet to crack five wins, and 11 of the 15 squads are below .500. The Cavs are the only Central Division team with a winning record. Mitchell is the obvious star in Cleveland. The 28-year-old leads the team in scoring, three-pointers and steals, but it’s not a one-man show at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mitchell and Garland are a strong one-two punch. Garland is an efficient three-point shooter and excels at creating shots for his teammates. Evan Mobley’s scoring is up from his previous three seasons, and he’s benefitted greatly from Atkinson’s offensive scheme. Mobley and Jarrett Allen give the Cavs an offensive presence near the rim, making Cleveland a high-level scoring threat from multiple areas of the court. Mobley and Allen also provide excellent rim defense and rebounding. Starting the season 15-0 wasn’t a fluke, and there’s no reason why the Cavaliers’ winning ways can’t continue. 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His recent beef with Drake ended in a resounding victory, he was awarded a coveted performance slot at the Super Bowl halftime show, and, earlier this month, he was nominated for seven Grammys. Yet on his surprise-released LP GNX , Kendrick Lamar seems mad as hell. A closer look at the lyrics offer some clues to his reasoning: People he cares about are dying and getting locked up; others he looked up to are either disappointed by him or disappointing him. Also, he’s clearly still sour about the entire feud with Drake. Even when he slips into standard rapper braggadocio (private jets, etc.), it feels like his heart isn’t in it. GNX Kendrick feels like someone trying to convince himself that all of this is still worth it. Being lonely at the top, of course, is nothing new; Drake himself expertly — if a bit cynically — commodified the successful sadboi schtick. And while it’s possible Kendrick saw the success of “Not Like Us” and leaned into indignance for commercial purposes, it’s also unlikely. Kendrick has been called many things, but a cynic is not one of them. What follows are 11 moments on GNX that force us to consider: After all the wins, what is Kendrick Lamar still so bitter about? Yesterday, somebody whacked out my mural That energy’ll make you niggas move to Europe But it’s regular for me, yeah, that’s for sure The love and hate is definite without a cure” — “wacced out murals” From the first bar on the first track, Kendrick wants us to know that, despite near universal acclaim, he’s not immune to hatred — even in his hometown. The mural in question, on the exterior of a Compton restaurant, was vandalized earlier this year with an “OVO” tag, among other verbal detritus. Snoop posted “Taylor Made,” I prayed it was the edibles — “wacced out murals” This bar is the facepalm emoji in lyric form. During their recent beef, Drake released a song called “Taylor Made Freestyle” that used computer-simulated voices emulating Tupac and Snoop Dogg. Snoop posted the track to Instagram , which Kendrick is clearly still sore about, but chalked it up to Uncle Snoop’s love for weed. (Snoop clearly still finds all of this hilarious .) Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down” — “wacced out murals” Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me — “wacced out murals” After Kendrick was announced as the headliner of the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans, the typical praise chorus was far quieter. In its stead came (loud) doubts, with Birdman, Master P, Nicki Minaj, and others openly questioning the snub of hometown hero Lil Wayne. So while Kendrick will still get the benefits of the largest promotional vehicle in music, the fact that it comes at the cost of disappointing an artist he looks up to has clearly tarnished the experience. For his part, Wayne appears plagued by hurt feelings and short-term memory loss, wondering “ Man Wtf I Do ?!” just two months after admitting the snub “broke” him. Okay, fuck your hip-hop, I watched the party just die Niggas cackling about— while all of y’all is on trial Niggas thought that I was antisocial when I stayed inside of my house — “wacced out murals” It’s hard to tell which specific death or trial Kendrick is referring to here. What’s clear is that he’s hyperaware of the dangers that rappers face. Whether it’s prosecution by the government or violence from other gang members , Kendrick is fearful enough for his freedom and safety to simply stay inside. More money, more power, more freedom Everything Heaven allowed us, bitch I deserve it all — “man at the garden” Kendrick sounds like he’s trying to convince himself that he deserves his success and accolades. The doubt is coming from inside the house... How annoying, does it angers me to know the lames can speak On the origins of the game I breathe? That’s insane to me— “man at the garden” Certain levels of fame and fortune invite criticism from, well, everyone. Including “the lames.” It seems Kendrick has yet to accept this. I got this fire burnin’ in me from within Concentrated thoughts on who I used to be, I’m sheddin’ skin Every day, a new version of me, a third of me demented, cemented in pain Juggling opposing kinds of fame I don’t know how to make friends, I’m a lonely soul — “reincarnated” “Reincarnated” is a fascinating exercise in exploring the concept of reincarnation, imagining a spiritual connection to the ancestors. But before his trip through the past, he sets the emotional stage by reflecting on his painful growth as a remedy for his struggles with loneliness and self-doubt. He seeks not pity but salvation, searching for the fire to fuel his personal growth. It’s commendable, if a little sad. To all my young niggas, let me be the demonstration How to conduct differences with a healthy conversation If that’s your family, then handle it as such Don’t let the socials gas you up or let emotions be your crutch— “heart pt. 6” “Heart pt. 6” is a full-on nostalgia trip, with Kendrick reminiscing on a time when TDE was underground, Jay Rock was about to be the major label star, Ab-Soul was the genius lyricist, and Schoolboy Q wasn’t even rapping. But there’s a clear undertone of regret in how his relationship with TDE and Black Hippy dissolved, evidenced by this attempt at wise words directed at those who may follow in his footsteps. He’s achieved nearly everything someone in his position can achieve. But mans still misses making music with his best friends. Nigga feel like he entitled ’cause he knew me since a kid Bitch, I cut my granny off if she don’t see it how I see it, hm Got a big mouth but he lack big ideas — “tv off” Play that opp shit around me, I’ma tell you, “Turn it off” Heard what happened to your mans, not sorry for your loss — “peekaboo” True bitterness transcends even death. #RIPBOZO .

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New Study Finds Neurological Empathy Changes in Rare Dementia ConditionErnest Cole was one of the most impactful documenters of South African apartheid — and in Ernest Cole: Lost and Found , filmmaker Raoul Peck turns the lens back onto the photographer himself. Cole, the protagonist of Peck’s latest nonfiction film, broke the color barrier by picking up a camera at a time when photography was essentially a whites-only profession under South Africa’s racist regime. Born in 1940 in the Transvaal, Cole challenged the minority-rule government by creating a visceral visual record of the rigorously enforced racial separation policy of the repressive apartheid state. Now Peck has restored Cole to his proper place in the annals of photojournalism with his new documentary. Ernest Cole: Lost and Found is narrated by LaKeith Stanfield, who received a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for the 2021 Black Panther Party drama, Judas and the Black Messiah , and reads from a text composed by Peck that incorporates words Ernest Cole wrote with testimony from Cole’s family, friends and co-workers. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Peck has been making motion pictures since 1982, smoothly switching between nonfiction and fiction films. A versatile director, Peck helmed a 1991 documentary about Patrice Lumumba and then a 2000 feature about the same Congolese independence leader. His 2016 James Baldwin biopic, I Am Not Your Negro , was voiced by Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary. His 2017 feature, The Young Karl Marx , dramatized the early years of communism’s founder. Peck’s 2021 anti-colonial HBO miniseries, “Exterminate All the Brutes,” combined documentary and narrative styles. In this interview, Peck discusses why he decided to make a film about Ernest Cole, how the late photographer’s images exposed the reality of life in apartheid South Africa, the racism he encountered as an exile in America and why Cole’s work remains significant today. Ed Rampell: How did you encounter Ernest Cole’s photography and decide to make a documentary about him? Raoul Peck: I was approached by the family. They were in the process of recuperating all of the archives worldwide and reorganizing the estate. They have been trying for many years to make a documentary on Ernest Cole’s story and were never really successful. They tried two different producers. They asked me if I was willing to consider making a film about Ernest. At the time, I was very busy on finishing “Exterminate All the Brutes”; it was not possible. I continued the dialogue with them. I helped them bring the archive back to South Africa. Then, when I was ready to dig into it again, I thought the project had all the different layers I want in my films and it would be important for today’s generation, and also [those in] my own generation, who have gone through the same period in their political engagement. It’s a homage to all those who — whether in the field, or in exile — fought for the freedom of their countries. Ernest Cole was a Black South African photographer. What was his significance? Beyond his talent and the incredible pictures he left us, he was the first to penetrate the belly of the beast. Coming back with incredible images of apartheid. Because there was excessive censorship in South Africa. You couldn’t publish any photos you wanted to; you had to go through censorship. Newspapers, everything was censored. So, imagine a Black photographer — first of all, a Black photographer in itself was a rarity. They were able to publish some of their work within a certain constraint, or magazines, like Drum , which were authorized but still under censorship. Ernest Cole was the first one to have not only made those pictures, but he made sure they came out of South Africa and were published in the rest of the world. Why did Cole flee South Africa in 1966? What did he expect to find outside of it? You’re actually asking me why he left hell? [Laughs] That’s obvious. He realized that the pictures he was making had no future in South Africa. Many innocent pictures couldn’t get published, let alone the kind of destructive testimony he was photographing. He knew he had to go away. Exile is always a very tough decision for anybody. It’s about fleeing — fleeing to survive, to fight. Like everybody else, you think elsewhere is better than the hell you’re going through. But he discovered — I’m not sure he believed the propaganda at the time — that there was a “free world.” There was never a free world anywhere. When he came to the U.S., being 26, a young man at the beginning of his career, I’m sure he had plenty of illusions. But within a few months he already understood where he was. Cole smuggled his negatives out of South Africa. Combining his text and photographs, Cole’s House of Bondage was published in 1967 in the U.S. According to Aperture magazine: “ House of Bondage has been lauded as one of the most significant photobooks of the twentieth century, revealing the horrors of apartheid to the world for the first time.” Almost 60 years later, what is the book’s relevance today, especially given the results of the U.S. election? First of all, I’d say the book is still important for South Africa today. His analysis at the time, unfortunately, is still partly true. I think he’d turn in his grave to see how little progress happened in some parts of South Africa. In that sense, House of Bondage is still a very credible and impactful testimony. Concerning what’s happening here in the U.S. ... half of America is grieving and we’ll see how to reconnect. My position was, there should always be [something] better than the Republican and Democratic parties. Of course, the election’s outcome is not satisfying for anybody, especially for countries like mine, Haiti, and elsewhere. It’s going to be again an uphill battle and lots of damage throughout the world that will have consequences. The person that’s been elected has not made any secret about his plans. What are some of Cole’s most haunting images? It’s difficult to say. Sometimes, the most insignificant photos can have a great impact, depending on the context. That’s what I tried to do in my work — to put his photos into context, not only of his time but of today. It’s the combination of both that creates such an impact. What did Cole do in the U.S. and what happened to him in “the land of the free”? You’ll have to watch the movie. It’s much more eloquent than I could tell you. It’s the story that could ultimately finish in a dark place. But history is sometimes strange. The fact that he died basically the same week [as] the liberation of Nelson Mandela. It provides the film a sort of happy ending. You see that his life’s work was not without impact, that it did make sense. That his exile and suffering in exile had a purpose. In the U.S., Cole wrote “a reality dawned upon me.” Why did he say: “In South Africa, I expected to be arrested. In America, I expected to be killed”? That was exactly the reality he was confronted with. By the way, many other authors, including James Baldwin, had written about that. Going to the South, he felt like he was in a foreign country. And that the violence was perceptible at every step you take, every look you make. Anything can become violent within a second. Cole was probably very sensitive to that kind of situation. In terms of “happy endings,” your film takes a sudden turn with a trip to Stockholm. There’s a mystery in your film — how do you suspect 60,000 of his negatives wound up stored in Sweden and what happened to them? That’s the part I didn’t want to indulge too long in the film. Because, after all, it’s a film about Cole and told by Cole. As he said, he doesn’t care today who hid, who stole, who covered up anything that happened with his work. The essential thing is that his work is back home, in South Africa today. The family trust has, at last, been able to recuperate everything that had been abroad. I hope Swedish journalists will make an inquiry about that. Two in particular have written about how those negatives were discovered in a bank. Cole went to Sweden and was adopted by the Tiofoto collective of photographers, who made the first big exhibition of his work in Sweden. ... He didn’t have a stable place to stay [in the U.S.]. It’s pretty sure Cole brought the negatives with him to Sweden for safekeeping. Now, what happened afterward — Tiofoto ceased to exist. That’s where the inquiry should start. I don’t think the bank is the right place to put negatives in, so obviously somebody wanted to hide them. Or to provide security source to the bloodline, as to where they came from. Part of your documentary focuses on still images that Cole shot. But as its name implies, movement is essential to motion pictures, to movies. Can you describe your creative process in making Ernest Cole: Lost and Found ? It’s nothing unusual. Chris Marker was able to make a whole movie with 25 photos. It’s not the medium itself, it’s how you use it. It’s a combination not only of photos but also movement on those photos or within those photos. With the text, music, effects — it’s like a symphony you put together. The photos are just one element of the whole film. Spanning more than 40 years, your impressive oeuvre is wide-ranging, embracing fiction and nonfiction films. How does Ernest Cole: Lost and Found fit into your body of work? It’s hard to say; the future will say. I don’t look at the films I make as a career plan. They come in a very organic form. Mostly they are a response to the current time I’m living in, wherever I am: Africa, Europe or the U.S. I try to keep them accurate to the current situation of the world. Ernest Cole is a total parallel to some of the stuff we’re experiencing today. In the film we see the story of the South African boycott. How long it took. How politicians were looking for excuses not to boycott the apartheid regime. Because they were making deals with them, exploiting uranium, gold, diamonds. Because also it was a military stronghold for the Western world. Unfortunately, today we see the same kind of situation exists. Why sometimes the same people who talk very loudly about democracy observe massacres and borderline genocide, if not actual genocide, and still finding excuses. In that sense, the films I make are always reminders of what’s going on right now. What’s next for the prolific Raoul Peck? I’m not authorized to say but I’m working now. Can you tell me if it’s a documentary or a feature? It’s both. Ernest Cole: Lost and Found was theatrically released in New York on November 22 and in Los Angeles on November 29, with additional cities to follow. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

A Mind-Blowing Duo! How AI and Robotics are Shaping the FutureAfter weeks of renovation works the Mark's and Spencer store in West Bridgford has reopened with a brand new look. The store in Albert Road reopened on Thursday, November 28 more than a month after it closed on Saturday, October 19. The store had been expected to open on Wednesday, November 27, but an extra day was needed to make sure everything was up to scratch. Shoppers have been thrilled with the store's transformation, which includes a new market-style food hall. There is also a bakery with a range of fresh pastries and breads, including the retailer's popular Collections Sourdough, where each load is made through a 30-hour process. There are also takeaway hot drinks available, including barista-made coffee. The location also has a flower shop and wine shop, as well as a click and collect point for online orders. Store manager, Martin Kirkpatrick, officially declared the store as open and was joined by special guest Percy Pig for the ribbon cutting. Martin, who has been at M&S for 17 years, said: "We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome the West Bridgford community back to their newly transformed M&S store. From the stunning fresh bakery to our revamped flower and wine shops, every detail has been designed with our customers in mind, ensuring we deliver the quality and value they expect from M&S. "It’s been fantastic to see the excitement and energy on opening day, and we’re especially proud to offer a shopping experience that combines convenience, innovation, and the very best of M&S. We’re looking forward to welcome shoppers, both regular and new, to the new store.” The store has also reopened in time for customers to make the most of its festive offerings, with shoppers now able to stock up on the magical Christmas good line up, such as the build your own Charcuter-Tree and the recently launched Choc Marks bars.Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim hailed Arsenal as one of the best set-piece teams he has ever faced following the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal. The Gunners took two points out of Liverpool’s lead at the summit of the Premier League after Jurrien Timber and William Saliba struck in the second half – both from corners – to condemn Amorim to his first defeat as United boss. The hosts’ second-half strikes took their goals-from-corners tally to 22 since the start of last season – a statistic that is unmatched by any other team in the division. Asked if Arsenal are one of the best teams he has come up against on corners, Amorim replied: “If you follow the Premier League for a long time you can see that. “They are also big players and you see every occasion when (Gabriel) Martinelli and (Bukayo) Saka have one-on-ones, a lot of times they go outside and they cross, and they know that if the cross goes well, they can score, and if it is a corner they can score, too, so we have to be better on that. “You have seen in all Arsenal games that every team have had problems with that (corners). And the difference today was the set-pieces. “You see a goal and then the momentum changed, and it is really hard for us to take the full control of the game after that.” Timber leaned into Rasmus Hojlund at the front post before diverting Declan Rice’s set-piece into the back of Andre Onana’s net after 54 minutes to send Arsenal into the lead. Thomas Partey’s header from Saka’s corner then deflected in off Saliba’s shoulder with 17 minutes left. Arteta and the club’s set-piece guru Nicolas Jover embraced on the touchline as Amorim was left with his head in his hands. The Arsenal supporters cheered raucously every time they won a corner – landing 13 in all without reply. However, Arteta moved to play down the significance of Arsenal’s set-piece threat. “We need that, but we want to be very dangerous and very effective from every angle and every phase of play,” said Arteta. “Today we could have scored from open play like we did against West Ham and Sporting. Last year we scored the most goals in the history of this football club. Arsenal have won four consecutive Premier League matches against Man Utd for the first time ever! 💫 — Premier League (@premierleague) “Not because of only set-pieces, but because of a lot of things that we have. We want to create individual and magic moments, too.” Arsenal’s win against United – the first time they have recorded four victories in a row against the Red Devils in the league – was their fourth in succession since the international break. They will head to Fulham on Sunday bidding to keep the momentum going. Arteta continued: “The will to win is there. We try our best to do that. We won four in a row, but it doesn’t matter. We have to go to Fulham now, try to be better than them and try win the game. “It’s every three days that we play. It’s a crazy schedule. We’re going to need everybody and to mentally be very strong.”

Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. ( NASDAQ:MNMD – Get Free Report ) insider Dan Karlin sold 6,643 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.43, for a total transaction of $49,357.49. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 338,013 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,511,436.59. This represents a 1.93 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link . Mind Medicine (MindMed) Stock Down 10.4 % MNMD opened at $6.84 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $7.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 9.00 and a current ratio of 9.00. Mind Medicine has a fifty-two week low of $3.49 and a fifty-two week high of $12.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $501.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.03 and a beta of 2.58. Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mind Medicine (MindMed) A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MNMD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Mind Medicine (MindMed) by 8.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 36,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 2,797 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Mind Medicine (MindMed) in the 3rd quarter worth $91,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in Mind Medicine (MindMed) by 203.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 136,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $775,000 after acquiring an additional 91,271 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Mind Medicine (MindMed) by 10.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,677,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,548,000 after purchasing an additional 162,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Mind Medicine (MindMed) in the third quarter valued at about $337,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.91% of the company’s stock. Analysts Set New Price Targets Get Our Latest Report on Mind Medicine (MindMed) Mind Medicine (MindMed) Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops novel products to treat brain health disorders. The company’s lead product candidates include MM-120, which is in phase 2 for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and MM-402, a R-enantiomer of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, which is in phase I clinical trials for the treatment of core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Mind Medicine (MindMed) Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Mind Medicine (MindMed) and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Gorosito's 21 lead Ball State past Bellarmine 86-82

LPGA announces gender-eligibilty policy updateWASHINGTON (AP) — Marcus Dockery scored 27 points as Howard beat UNC Wilmington 88-83 on Saturday. Dockery added seven assists for the Bison (5-6). Blake Harper scored 18 points while shooting 5 for 11 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Joshua Strong had 18 points and shot 4 of 7 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line. The Seahawks (7-3) were led by Khamari McGriff, who recorded 34 points. Sean Moore added 13 points for UNC Wilmington. Harlan Obioha had 12 points. Howard used a 12-2 second-half run to erase a four-point deficit and take the lead at 82-76 with 2:14 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Harper scored 12 second-half points. Howard takes on Drexel at home on Tuesday, and UNC Wilmington hosts FGCU on Wednesday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

RICHMOND, Va. , Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) ("Universal" or the "Company"), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today announced that, as expected, on November 19, 2024 , it received a notice (the "NYSE Notice") from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") that the Company is not in compliance with Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual as a result of its failure to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the "Form 10-Q") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") prior to November 18, 2024 , the end of the extension period provided by Rule 12b -25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The NYSE Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on the NYSE. The NYSE Notice informed the Company that, under NYSE rules, the Company has six months from November 18, 2024 , to regain compliance with the NYSE listing standards by filing the Form 10-Q with the SEC. If the Company fails to file the Form 10-Q within the six-month period, the NYSE may grant, in its sole discretion, an extension of up to six additional months for the Company to regain compliance, depending on the specific circumstances. The NYSE Notice also noted that the NYSE may nevertheless, in its own discretion, commence delisting proceedings at any time during such period. As previously disclosed in the Company's Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25, filed on November 12, 2024 (the "Form 12b-25") with the SEC, the Company was unable to file the Form 10-Q on a timely basis due to an ongoing internal investigation. As a result of the additional time required to complete its internal investigation, the process of finalizing financial statements for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 could not be completed on a timely basis. The Company is committed to completing a deliberate, thorough investigation while diligently working to fulfill all reporting obligations and currently expects to file the Form 10-Q within the six-month period granted by the NYSE Notice; however, there can be no assurance that the Form 10-Q will be filed within such period. About Universal Corporation Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) is a global agricultural company with over 100 years of experience supplying products and innovative solutions to meet our customers' evolving needs and precise specifications. Through our diverse network of farmers and partners across more than 30 countries on five continents, we are a trusted provider of high-quality, traceable products. We leverage our extensive supply chain expertise, global reach, integrated processing capabilities, and commitment to sustainability to provide a range of products and services designed to drive efficiency and deliver value to our customers. For more information, visit www.universalcorp.com . CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION This release includes "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. Among other things, these statements include statements regarding expectations about the Company's filing of its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 . These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of words such as we "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "could," "should," "may," "plan," "will," "predict," "estimate," and similar expressions or words of similar import. These forward-looking statements are based upon management's current knowledge and assumptions about future events and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any anticipated results, prospects, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the uncertainty of the ultimate findings of the ongoing internal investigation, as well as the timing of its completion and costs and expenses arising out of the ongoing internal investigation process and its results; the impact of the ongoing internal investigation on us, our management and operations, including financial impact as well as any litigation or regulatory action that may arise from the ongoing internal investigation; the impact of the internal investigation on our conclusions regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures; our ability to regain compliance with NYSE listing requirements; success in pursuing strategic investments or acquisitions and integration of new businesses and the impact of these new businesses on future results; product purchased not meeting quality and quantity requirements; our reliance on a few large customers; our ability to maintain effective information technology systems and safeguard confidential information; anticipated levels of demand for and supply of our products and services; costs incurred in providing these products and services including increased transportation costs and delays attributed to global supply chain challenges; timing of shipments to customers; higher inflation rates; changes in market structure; government regulation and other stakeholder expectations; economic and political conditions in the countries in which we and our customers operate, including the ongoing impacts from international conflicts; product taxation; industry consolidation and evolution; changes in exchange rates and interest rates; impacts of regulation and litigation on its customers; industry-specific risks related to its plant-based ingredient businesses; exposure to certain regulatory and financial risks related to climate change; changes in estimates and assumptions underlying our critical accounting policies; the promulgation and adoption of new accounting standards, new government regulations and interpretation of existing standards and regulations; and general economic, political, market, and weather conditions. Actual results, therefore, could vary from those expected. Please also refer to such other factors as discussed in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of Universal's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 , and related disclosures in other filings which have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov . All risk factors and uncertainties described herein and therein should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements, and all of the forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein and therein. Universal cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as these statements speak only as of the date when made, and it undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made, except as required by law. 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Shares of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:VKTX – Get Free Report ) were up 2% on Thursday . The company traded as high as $54.73 and last traded at $54.51. Approximately 2,571,782 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 43% from the average daily volume of 4,522,554 shares. The stock had previously closed at $53.42. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Viking Therapeutics to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $138.00 price objective on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $102.00 target price on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a report on Tuesday. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $109.73. Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on VKTX Viking Therapeutics Stock Performance Viking Therapeutics ( NASDAQ:VKTX – Get Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The biotechnology company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.02. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.23) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Viking Therapeutics, Inc. will post -0.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insider Activity at Viking Therapeutics In related news, Director Lawson Macartney sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.67, for a total value of $137,340.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 47,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,293,756.55. The trade was a 4.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink . Also, Director J Matthew Singleton sold 10,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.50, for a total value of $715,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 9,500 shares in the company, valued at $660,250. This trade represents a 52.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold a total of 371,117 shares of company stock valued at $27,140,009 over the last quarter. 4.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Institutional Trading of Viking Therapeutics Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Viking Therapeutics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in Viking Therapeutics in the second quarter worth $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Viking Therapeutics by 124.6% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 438 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Viking Therapeutics in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Stone House Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Viking Therapeutics by 66.7% in the third quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 500 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 76.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. About Viking Therapeutics ( Get Free Report ) Viking Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. 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AILE Deadline: AILE Investors Have Opportunity to Lead iLearningEngines, Inc. Securities Fraud LawsuitAP News Summary at 2:48 p.m. ESTManchester United manager Ruben Amorim hailed Arsenal as one of the best set-piece teams he has ever faced following the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal. The Gunners took two points out of Liverpool’s lead at the summit of the Premier League after Jurrien Timber and William Saliba struck in the second half – both from corners – to condemn Amorim to his first defeat as United boss. The hosts’ second-half strikes took their goals-from-corners tally to 22 since the start of last season – a statistic that is unmatched by any other team in the division. Asked if Arsenal are one of the best teams he has come up against on corners, Amorim replied: “If you follow the Premier League for a long time you can see that. “They are also big players and you see every occasion when (Gabriel) Martinelli and (Bukayo) Saka have one-on-ones, a lot of times they go outside and they cross, and they know that if the cross goes well, they can score, and if it is a corner they can score, too, so we have to be better on that. “You have seen in all Arsenal games that every team have had problems with that (corners). And the difference today was the set-pieces. “You see a goal and then the momentum changed, and it is really hard for us to take the full control of the game after that.” Timber leaned into Rasmus Hojlund at the front post before diverting Declan Rice’s set-piece into the back of Andre Onana’s net after 54 minutes to send Arsenal into the lead. Thomas Partey’s header from Saka’s corner then deflected in off Saliba’s shoulder with 17 minutes left. Arteta and the club’s set-piece guru Nicolas Jover embraced on the touchline as Amorim was left with his head in his hands. The Arsenal supporters cheered raucously every time they won a corner – landing 13 in all without reply. However, Arteta moved to play down the significance of Arsenal’s set-piece threat. “We need that, but we want to be very dangerous and very effective from every angle and every phase of play,” said Arteta. “Today we could have scored from open play like we did against West Ham and Sporting. Last year we scored the most goals in the history of this football club. Arsenal have won four consecutive Premier League matches against Man Utd for the first time ever! 💫 pic.twitter.com/biv1kvsJEP — Premier League (@premierleague) December 4, 2024 “Not because of only set-pieces, but because of a lot of things that we have. We want to create individual and magic moments, too.” Arsenal’s win against United – the first time they have recorded four victories in a row against the Red Devils in the league – was their fourth in succession since the international break. They will head to Fulham on Sunday bidding to keep the momentum going. Arteta continued: “The will to win is there. We try our best to do that. We won four in a row, but it doesn’t matter. We have to go to Fulham now, try to be better than them and try win the game. “It’s every three days that we play. It’s a crazy schedule. We’re going to need everybody and to mentally be very strong.”

Herbert tosses 3 TD passes and Chargers secure a playoff spot with a 40-7 rout of PatriotsThe West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) has officially released the dates of the WBJEE 2025 exam. The entrance exam, which takes admission into engineering, technology, pharmacy, and architecture courses in various universities and colleges across West Bengal, will be conducted on April 27, 2025. The WBJEE 2025 schedule and information bulletin will be released on the official websites, wbjeeb.nic.in and wbjeeb.in. Aspiring candidates are advised to regularly check the Board’s websites for updates regarding the exams. According to the official notice, "The WBJEE-2025 for admission to engineering, technology, pharmacy, and architecture courses at various universities and colleges in West Bengal will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2025." Aspiring applicants are encouraged to visit the Board's website (www.wbjeeb.nic.in/www.wbjeeb.in) on a regular basis for more detailed information. The board will administer the OMR-based WBJEE 2025 Common Entrance Examination for undergraduate admission to engineering, technology, pharmacy, and architecture. This test is valid for the academic year 2025-26 at numerous universities, government institutions, and self-financing engineering and technology institutes throughout West Bengal. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Education and around the world.Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday said that the man seen in a viral video falling from a container during a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest in Islamabad is "completely fine." Speaking to the media, Tarar said that the man sustained minor injuries in the incident, as reported by Dawn. The viral video, shot during a protest at Islamabad's D-Chowk, shows men, dressed as security personnel with riot gear, pushing a man off a stack of three shipping containers. The PTI supporters were demanding the release of their leader and party chief, Imran Khan. The protests turned violent on November 26, and PTI supporters were met with intense tear gas shelling by security forces. According to Dawn, a photographer captured a picture showing a man hanging off the edge of a container while men in uniform stood above him. A video of the incident also went viral, sparking various claims on social media, with some posts alleging that the man had died. Pakistani police throw man from three-story-high stack of shipping containers while he is praying pic.twitter.com/vjaVXza4Vb — Bad Cops 🚨 (@CopsGoneWrong) November 27, 2024 Refuting these claims, Minister Tarar said, "Propaganda was spread that a person offering prayers was killed by being pushed down. He is a resident of Mandi Bahauddin and is completely fine. His video has emerged; he sustained an arm injury and has bandages." Tarar further claimed that the man was recording a TikTok video as part of a challenge with a friend and was not offering prayers at the time, as reported by Dawn. Earlier, Awami National Party (ANP) President Aimal Wali Khan called for a ban on political parties that incite violence, including PTI, Dawn reported. Speaking at a press conference alongside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi at the ANP central secretariat in Wali Bagh on Friday, Khan said that PTI has been working in an undemocratic and nonpolitical manner since its formation and it has always encouraged people to behave in a violent manner. He labelled PTI as "waste that should be disposed of" and said that the state had imposed PTI on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the past 12 years but such decisions did not give good results, as reported by Dawn report. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world

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Cowboys star G Zack Martin doubtful to play vs. CommandersBy JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was “stupid” not to put his own name on pandemic relief checks in 2021, noting that Donald Trump had done so in 2020 and likely got credit for helping people out through this simple, effective act of branding. Biden did the second-guessing as he delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution defending his economic record and challenging Trump to preserve Democratic policy ideas when he returns to the White House next month. Related Articles National Politics | Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan National Politics | Donald Trump is returning to the world stage. So is his trolling 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 As Biden focused on his legacy with his term ending, he suggested Trump should keep the Democrats’ momentum going and ignore the policies of his allies. The president laid out favorable recent economic data but acknowledged his rare public regret that he had not been more self-promotional in advertising the financial support provided by his administration as the country emerged from the pandemic. “I signed the American Rescue Plan, the most significant economic recovery package in our history, and also learned something from Donald Trump,” Biden said at the Washington-based think tank. “He signed checks for people for 7,400 bucks ... and I didn’t. Stupid.” The decision by the former reality TV star and real estate developer to add his name to the checks sent by the U.S. Treasury to millions of Americans struggling during the coronavirus marked the first time a president’s name appeared on any IRS payments. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris , who replaced him as the Democratic nominee , largely failed to convince the American public of the strength of the economy. The addition of 16 million jobs, funding for infrastructure, new factories and investments in renewable energy were not enough to overcome public exhaustion over inflation, which spiked in 2022 and left many households coping with elevated grocery, gasoline and housing costs. More than 6 in 10 voters in November’s election described the economy as “poor” or “not so good,” according to AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of the electorate. Trump won nearly 7 in 10 of the voters who felt the economy was in bad shape, paving the way for a second term as president after his 2020 loss to Biden. Biden used his speech to argue that Trump was inheriting a strong economy that is the envy of the world. The inflation rate fell without a recession that many economists had viewed as inevitable, while the unemployment rate is a healthy 4.2% and applications to start new businesses are at record levels. Biden called the numbers under his watch “a new set of benchmarks to measure against the next four years.” “President-elect Trump is receiving the strongest economy in modern history,” said Biden, who warned that Trump’s planned tax cuts could lead to massive deficits or deep spending cuts. He also said that Trump’s promise of broad tariffs on foreign imports would be a mistake, part of a broader push Tuesday by the administration to warn against Trump’s threatened action. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also issued a word of caution about them at a summit of The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council. “I think the imposition of broad based tariffs, at least of the type that have been discussed, almost all economists agree this would raise prices on American consumers,” she said. Biden was also critical of Trump allies who have pushed Project 2025 , a policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation that calls for a complete overhaul of the federal government. Trump has disavowed participation in it, though parts were written by his allies and overlap with his stated views on economics, immigration, education policy and civil rights. “I pray to God the president-elect throws away Project 2025,” Biden said. “I think it would be an economic disaster.” Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein in Washington contributed to this report.Farmers need a reality check on Trump’s tariff wartreasures of aztec slot 。

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The cryptocurrency market is a treasure trove of opportunities for those ready to invest in its game-changing projects. As 2024 approaches, keeping an eye on the best cryptos to watch is essential for any investor. Qubetics, a rising star with revolutionary ideas, leads alongside seasoned blockchain giants like Solana, Cardano, Avalanche, Polkadot, and Near Protocol. Here's why these six will dominate the crypto conversation in the coming year. 1. Qubetics: Transforming Blockchain with Innovation Qubetics is much more than a blockchain network; it’s an entire ecosystem addressing critical issues in Web3. One standout feature in its roadmap is the introduction of a decentralised VPN (dVPN). Unlike traditional VPNs that operate under centralised control, the Qubetics dVPN is powered by blockchain technology, ensuring complete decentralisation. This means: True Privacy : Your internet data and browsing activity are entirely shielded from centralised oversight or logging. Censorship Resistance : The decentralised, peer-to-peer network ensures access to an unrestricted internet. Enhanced Security : Built on blockchain transparency, the Qubetics dVPN offers unparalleled protection against data breaches and surveillance. By integrating dVPN technology, Qubetics is redefining how users experience internet freedom in a digital age with restrictions. Qubetics’ Presale Phase 9 offers investors the chance to get in at the ground level: Current Price : $0.023 per $TICS token. Raised Funds : Over $2.9 million so far. Next Phase : A 10% price increase is scheduled weekly, culminating in a 20% hike in the final phase. Post-Presale Target Price : $0.25, offering an ROI of 986.95%. For example, a $1,000 investment would yield approximately 43,478 $TICS tokens at this stage . If $TICS reaches $10, the value of this investment would skyrocket to $434,000 , a 43,000% ROI . If the price rises to $15, that same investment would be worth $652,000 , delivering a 65,000% ROI . Qubetics'the best cryptos to watch ,is a rare gem, offering technological innovation and unprecedented financial potential. 2. Solana: Speed and Efficiency in Blockchain Solana remains a trailblazer in blockchain performance, offering unmatched transaction speeds and ultra-low fees. Built for scale, Solana handles thousands of transactions per second, making it a favourite among developers building DeFi platforms, NFT marketplaces, and blockchain-based games. Solana's Proof of History (PoH) consensus mechanism sets it apart, which ensures seamless scalability without sacrificing decentralisation. As more projects migrate to Solana for its efficiency, it remains one of the best cryptos to invest in for long-term growth. 3. Cardano: Sustainability Meets Innovation Cardano has established itself as a pioneer in sustainability and academic rigour within the blockchain sector. Its layered architecture separates the settlement and computational layers, enhancing security and scalability. Cardano is a crypto to watch in 2024 because it focuses on delivering real-world solutions, particularly in developing nations. With initiatives like blockchain-based land registries and decentralised identity systems, Cardano is proving that cryptocurrency can drive global change. The project’s emphasis on peer-reviewed research and methodical upgrades ensures it remains a strong contender in the crypto space. 4. Avalanche: The Multi-Chain Ecosystem Avalanche is leading the charge in multi-chain interoperability. Known for its innovative consensus protocol, Avalanche delivers near-instant finality and high throughput, making it a go-to platform for DeFi projects and institutional-grade applications. Its support for multiple subnets allows enterprises and developers to create custom blockchains tailored to specific use cases. With its growing ecosystem and commitment to scalability, Avalanche is cementing its place as one of the top cryptos for developers and investors alike. 5. Polkadot: The King of Cross-Chain Communication Polkadot is a blockchain of blockchains designed to enable seamless communication and interoperability between different networks. Its unique parachain model allows for scalability and customisation, making it a hub for multi-chain innovation. With its ecosystem expanding through new parachains and upgrades, Polkadot continues to attract projects that benefit from its cross-chain capabilities. For those seeking a blockchain project with a solid foundation and room for exponential growth, Polkadot is a must-watch in 2024. 6. Near Protocol: Usability at its Core Near Protocol is gaining momentum due to its focus on developer- and user-friendly solutions. By prioritising simplicity, scalability, and affordability, Near is making blockchain technology accessible to a wider audience. Its Nightshade sharding technology ensures high throughput, while its low fees attract developers building high-volume applications. Near Protocol’s focus on Web3 and its expanding ecosystem make it one of the best cryptos for forward-thinking investors. Final Thoughts The crypto landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, and these six projects are at the forefront of innovation. For investors looking to maximise their gains in 2024, Qubetics stands out as the best cryptos to watch with its incredible ROI potential and groundbreaking dVPN technology. Meanwhile, established players like Solana, Cardano, Avalanche, Polkadot, and Near Protocol continue to shape the future of blockchain. The key to success in crypto is acting early, and these projects represent some of the best opportunities to capitalise on the next wave of blockchain breakthroughs. Don’t wait—2024 could be the year these cryptos transform your portfolio! 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These useful quotes can pertain to injury outlooks, player usage, overall offensive tendencies and philosophy, and more. The key is to know which quotes are actionable, and which ones are just fluff that can be ignored. The vast majority of these quotes will be sourced from the interviews that beat reporters conduct with players and coaches throughout the week. The Coachspeak Index (CSI) does a phenomenal job of listening to these interviews and picking out the key nuggets. In this article, we'll be taking a look at quotes (from CSI and other sources) and analyzing their fantasy impact. Some may be more serious than others, but it's all about getting a feel for coaches and players from information that may not show up in the box score. WEEK 14 FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST | Kickers Fantasy Football Coachspeak Highlights: What are coaches saying about Kirk Cousins, Jahmyr Gibbs, and more? John Harbaugh not ready to comment on Diontae Johnson #Ravens HC John Harbaugh on WR Diontae Johnson playing zero snaps on Sunday: "At this time, I'm going to have to wait. There are moving parts that we're going to have to figure out and explore and just see where we’re at.” pic.twitter.com/cnB07HRdDT After Rashod Bateman left in the middle of the game last week, most fans would have expected Diontae Johnson to finally get some legitimate playing time, especially considering the Ravens were playing from behind throughout the second half. Johnson did not log a single snap in this game. When asked to comment on Johnson's lack of playing time in Monday's press conference, John Harbaugh said, "At this time, I am going to have to wait." Key Fantasy Takeaway: It seemed that the Ravens traded for Johnson as an insurance policy in case one of their starters went down. Well, Bateman suffered an injury and Harbaugh can't even confirm if Johnson will get any playing time. Johnson will likely be a stone-cold zero in fantasy and this passing attack should flow through Mark Andrews and Zay Flowers. WEEK 14 WAIVER WIRE & FAAB RECOMMENDATIONS Kendre Miller finally escapes Dennis Allen's dog house Lots of praise for #Saints second-year RB Kendre Miller from head coach Darren Rizzi today. Clean slate, no doghouse. Team source told me "all gas, no brakes" when he makes his return to the field, which could be this weekend against the Giants and their No. 29 ranked rushing... It was no secret that former head coach Dennis Allen was anything but a fan of running back Kendre Miller. In one last spiteful act before being fired, Allen placed Miller on IR with an injury that reportedly did not require an IR stint. Well, Miller is now eligible to return to the field and interim head coach Darren Rizzi said it will be "all gas, no breaks" upon his return. Key Fantasy Takeaway: With the Saints' season already lost, it's possible that we see Miller operate in a bell cow in the final few weeks of the year. Alvin Kamara has borne the brunt of the offensive load throughout the season and he's well on his way to setting a career-high in carries. It wouldn't be a shock if the Saints coaching staff opts to let him rest up down the stretch. Miller is worth a stash in case this becomes a reality. Raheem Morris stands behind Kirk Cousins Raheem Morris says Kirk Cousins has the right mindset to bounce back from yesterday's game: "He's really accountable." He also continues to stand behind Cousins as the starter: "The guys carried us all year, and he's put us in this position." Kirk Cousins hasn't played particularly well in recent weeks and it all came to a head in Week 13 when he threw four picks in a 17-13 loss to the Chargers. Despite three consecutive losses, head coach Raheem Morris is standing behind his veteran quarterback and seemingly doesn't have second thoughts about moving forward with Cousins as the starter. Key Fantasy Takeaway: Cousins has largely been irrelevant in single-quarterback leagues this season, but he's responsible for supporting talents like Drake London and Bijan Robinson. Fantasy managers with either of these two on rosters should be rooting for Cousins to hold onto his job. Cousins has struggled recently, but having him under center is better than diving into the unknown with Michael Penix in the biggest games of the fantasy season. Dan Campbell comments on Jahmyr Gibbs' social media slip-up #Lions HC Dan Campbell on Jahmyr Gibbs’ social media post: “We may as well just put everything out there. I don’t really give a crap. I mean, if we’re gonna lose because of code words, then we’re not good enough anyway. So, I think we’ll just post the whole freakin’ playbook and... https://t.co/GVNwIdE2QW pic.twitter.com/mbtjBkdlLP Jahmyr Gibbs has been under fire recently for posting a video that had a list of the Lions' offensive "code words" in the background. Dan Campbell confirmed in an interview that this isn't an issue at all and that, "If we’re gonna lose because of code words, then we’re not good enough anyway." Key Fantasy Takeaway: Some people looked too closely into this issue and thought this may have a negative impact on Gibbs' playing time. Campbell put these concerns to rest in this interview and insinuated that it would be ridiculous to limit a player's role because of a social media post. Expect to see Sonic and Knuckles firing on all cylinders as the Lions look to lock up the No. 1 seed. Raheem Morris provides some clarity on Kyle Pitts' usage #Falcons HC Raheem Morris on Kyle Pitts only playing 40% of snaps today, and whether Morris is pleased with what they’re getting from Pitts: “We’ve got so many people that we’ve gotta get the ball to. Sometimes those days happen. I would like to see Kyle get more production. I... pic.twitter.com/DAKfDrq8ij Kyle Pitts played a season-low 38 percent of snaps last week and posted his second fantasy goose egg of the season. When asked about Pitts' limited role, head coach Raheem Morris essentially said that Pitts slipped through the cracks due to the numerous offensive weapons at the Falcons' disposal. Morris went on to say, "We'll figure things out as we go" regarding his future usage. Key Fantasy Takeaway: Pitts' athleticism and ability to create after the catch make him an incredibly appealing fantasy option. However, given his sporadic usage and troubling target-earning metrics, it's hard to rely on Pitts in lineups every week. Those who were planning to lean on Pitts during a playoff run should be evaluating replacements on the waiver wire.

ASML Investors Have Opportunity to Lead ASML Holding N.V. Securities Fraud LawsuitDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tyler McGhie had 27 points in UC San Diego's 72-67 win against La Salle on Thursday. McGhie also added seven rebounds for the Tritons (3-2). Nordin Kapic scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds. Hayden Gray had 14 points and shot 4 for 8 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line. The Explorers (4-1) were led by Corey McKeithan, who recorded 21 points. Jahlil White added 13 points and seven rebounds. The second half featured five lead changes and was tied five times before UC San Diego secured the victory. Kapic scored 13 second-half points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

, /PRNewswire/ -- Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of ordinary shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) between and , both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important lead plaintiff deadline. So what: If you purchased ASML Holding N.V. ordinary shares during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. What to do next: To join the ASML Holding N.V. class action, go to or call at 866-767-3653 or email for more information. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than , 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over for investors. In 2020, founding partner was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers. Details of the case: According to the lawsuit, during the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the issues being faced by suppliers, like ASML, in the semiconductor industry were much more severe than defendants had indicated to investors; (2) the pace of recovery of sales in the semiconductor industry was much slower than defendants had publicly acknowledged; (3) defendants had created the false impression that they possessed reliable information pertaining to customer demand and anticipated growth, while also downplaying risk from macroeconomic and industry fluctuations, as well as stronger regulations restricting the export of semiconductor technology, including the products that ASML sells; and (4) as a result, defendants' statements about ASML's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. To join the ASML Holding N.V. class action, go to or call toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email for information on the class action. No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: , on Twitter: or on Facebook: . Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Contact Information: The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE THE ROSEN LAW FIRM, P. A.

EDITOR'S NOTE: On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. No one wants to see any player take a vicious hit like the one that knocked Trevor Lawrence out of the game. It’s easy to agree on that point. Eliminating violent shots is the hard part. The NFL has instituted several rules to protect quarterbacks but football is a physical sport and players have to react instantly and make split-second decisions going at high speeds so injuries keep occurring. Lawrence was carted off the field in the first half of Jacksonville’s 23-20 loss to Houston on Sunday after Azeez Al-Shaair leveled the defenseless quarterback with a forearm to the facemask. The late hit put Lawrence in the fencing position — both fists clenched — and he stayed on the ground for several minutes, while a brawl ensued. Lawrence didn’t require hospitalization for his concussion but it’s unknown when he’ll return. “Thank you to everyone who has reached out/been praying for me,” Lawrence wrote on X. “I’m home and feeling better. Means a lot, thank you all.” Al-Shaair was ejected from the game and faces a fine and potential suspension after his latest unsportsmanlike penalty. The Texans' linebacker was flagged and later fined $11,255 for a late hit out of bounds on Titans running back Tony Pollard last week. He was fined earlier this year after he punched Bears running back Roschon Johnson on the sideline in Week 2. That occurred during a scuffle that started after his hard shot on quarterback Caleb Williams near the sideline that wasn’t flagged. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence slides in front of Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair during the first half of a game on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. Lawrence was injured on the play. Al-Shaair once got away with grabbing Tom Brady by the throat on a pass rush in a game between the 49ers and Buccaneers. Outraged Jaguars players called Al-Shaair’s hit “dirty” and Texans coach DeMeco Ryans made it known he didn’t condone it. “It’s not what we’re coaching,” Ryans said. “Want to be smart in everything we do and not hurt the team, get a penalty there. Have to be smarter when the quarterback is going down. Unfortunate play. Not representative of who Azeez is. He’s a smart player, really great leader for us. We felt his presence not being there. His loss really affected us on the defensive side. Just not what we’re coaching. Didn’t want to see the melee and all the aftermath. That’s not what we’re about. Not representative of us. I’ll talk to Azeez, address him personally, and we’ll move forward from it.” Fox Sports color analyst Daryl Johnston, a former fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, didn’t hold back his criticism, calling it a “cheap shot.” “It’s everything you’re not supposed to do,” Johnston said. “Everything. You’ll see this in slow motion and Azeez Al-Shaair does everything you’re trying to prevent in this situation. It’s reckless. It’s disrespectful. There’s an honor that you give to your opponent on the football field and you respect him. And there’s opportunities to be physical and give big hits and play this game in that manner. And there’s other times when there’s a respect that you grant to your opponent.” Some former NFL quarterbacks blasted Al-Shaair on social media. “There is no place in the game of football for dirty hits like this one,” Robert Griffin III wrote on X. Chase Daniel called it “one of the dirtiest hits” he’s ever seen on a quarterback. Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram, right, jumps on Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair after his late hit on quarterback Trevor Lawrence, bottom, during the first half of a game on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. Even defensive players struggled to defend Al-Shaair. “That was uncalled for,” Hall of Fame defensive lineman Michael Strahan said on Fox’s studio show while fellow Hall of Famer Howie Long agreed. But the play also sparked debate about the quarterback slide. Lawrence slid feet first, which signals that he’s giving himself up on the play. The NFL rulebook states: “A defender must pull up when a runner begins a feet-first slide.” But defensive players aren’t automatically penalized if they make contact with a sliding quarterback if they already committed and the contact is unavoidable. The rules state it’s a foul when “the defender makes forcible contact into the head or neck area of the runner with the helmet, shoulder, or forearm, or commits some other act that is unnecessary roughness.” Al-Shaair did that so he was penalized and will face other repercussions. Still, given the hard-hitting nature of the sport, it won’t be the last time this happens. When Caleb Williams took the field for the Chicago Bears' first regular season game against the Tennessee Titans, the anticipation for the rookie's debut game—possibly the most ever—was on full display. Despite a tough debut for the quarterback, the Bears secured a 24-17 win, a notable feat for the rookie. The victory made Williams the first #1 overall pick with a Week 1 win in over 20 years. Going forward this season, Williams is expected to eclipse C.J. Stroud's record-breaking 2023 rookie campaign with the Houston Texans. However, Stroud's success is an anomaly. Drafting a successful quarterback, especially one who is effective right away, is difficult. When teams have a high first-round draft pick, and they're coming off an unsuccessful few seasons, it's assumed that they will use their first pick on a quarterback . That player will assume the title of "the face of the franchise" and will get the central attention, win or lose. To see which quarterbacks have faced that challenge and triumphed, ATS.io compiled a ranking of the 10 best rookie quarterbacks since 1960 using data from StatHead . Rookies were defined as players who are in their first season of professional football and have not been on the roster of another professional team. Quarterbacks were ranked according to adjusted net yards per pass attempt, which quantifies efficient passing skill. Ties were broken using passer rating. Only rookie quarterbacks with at least 10 games played and 200 total passing attempts were considered. Since 1967, 130 quarterbacks have been drafted in the first round. Of those drafted, only 61 have won a playoff game as a starter, according to The Athletic, which used data from NFL Research . The biggest reason this success rate is not guaranteed is because there are differences between college and pro offensive systems. In the collegiate game, the ball is snapped at different points on the field, passing windows are wider, and defenders and linemen are not as quick, making the adjustment to the pro level more difficult. NFL scouts and general managers are gambling on what skills can be transferable and how long those adjustments might take, which is why some teams prefer redshirt quarterbacks to ease the transition. However, just because a team may not want to use their first-round pick on a quarterback, doesn't mean they can't find a diamond in the rough later in the draft. Think about Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, and Dak Prescott, all of which were not first-round picks, but have gone on to make a name for themselves in the NFL. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.44 - Passer rating: 91.2 - Season stats: 3,271 yards, 21 touchdowns, 6 interceptions Coming out of college, Gardner Minshew was not a highly sought-after quarterback for NFL teams. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2019 draft—a draft that was headlined by Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins, and Daniel Jones. Nonetheless, Minshew's rookie season with the Jacksonville Jaguars was filled with many accomplishments. He won Rookie of the Week seven times despite not winning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Minshew also had the highest passer rating of any rookie quarterback that started in 2019. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.77 - Passer rating: 93.7 - Season stats: 3,725 yards, 27 touchdowns, 14 interceptions Pressure was high for Baker Mayfield as the first overall pick in the 2018 draft. When he joined the Cleveland Browns, there was an expectation that once the team figured out the quarterback position, it could be playoff-ready. After trading for Jarvis Landry, a young wide receiver from the Miami Dolphins, in the offseason, the Browns were on their way. Mayfield's rookie season was filled with many firsts, and the Landry-Mayfield connection filled the stat sheet. Mayfield set the record for most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in 2019 with 27 surpassing prior marks from Payton Manning and Russell Wilson. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.84 - Passer rating: 98.3 - Season stats: 4,336 yards, 31 touchdowns, 10 interceptions Justin Herbert was the third quarterback selected in the 2020 NFL draft behind Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa. As the No. 6 overall pick, expectations were high, but there was also an assumption that it would be a few years before Herbert's development would take shape. Then, Chargers starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor was accidentally punctured in the lung by a team doctor administering a painkiller before the second game of the season, and it wasn't clear what Taylor's status would be moving forward. When Herbert was given the nod to start minutes before the game, fans didn't know what to expect. Herbert shocked viewers when he threw for over 300 yards and only one interception in that game. He continued his strong rookie showing throughout the season and went on to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.93 - Passer rating: 98.1 - Season stats: 2,621 yards, 17 touchdowns, 11 interceptions Ben Roethlisberger was the third quarterback selected in his draft class behind the likes of Eli Manning and Philip Rivers—though fans wouldn't have been able to tell. From the moment Roethlisberger was called up by the Pittsburgh Steelers to play in his first game—Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens—it was clear he had a special arm, gaining the nickname "Golden Arm." While the next several games were bumpy for Steelers fans, it was clear that Roethlisberger was the future of the franchise. The Steelers had a solid running game and its receiving core, led by Hines Ward, was one of the best in the league . Once Roethlisberger gained his footing a few games in, he was unstoppable. He led Pittsburgh to its best record ever: 15-1. He also started the season on an eight-game winning streak, becoming the first rookie to do so. Additionally, Roethlisberger became the first quarterback to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.01 - Passer rating: 87.7 - Season stats: 3,440 yards, 16 touchdowns, 11 interceptions As the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, there were high expectations on Matt Ryan's shoulders heading to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons were coming off back-to-back losing seasons and off-the-field legal troubles with its starting quarterback Michael Vick overshadowing the team's play. Ryan was expected to pick up the pieces. He did that immediately, leading the Falcons to an 11-5 record in his rookie season and becoming the clear favorite for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year halfway through the season, which he went on to win. The tag team of Ryan and running back Michael Turner was one of the best offensive forces in the sport that season. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.01 - Passer rating: 100 - Season stats: 3,118 yards, 26 touchdowns, 10 interceptions Russell Wilson was drafted in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Considering Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck headlined the NFL Draft that year, it was not believed that Wilson would be a starter come Week 1, but that quickly changed. Going into the 2012 NFL Draft, Tarvaris Jackson was the Seattle Seahawks' starting quarterback, and the team signed NFL veteran quarterback Matt Flynn as an insurance policy on the injury-prone Jackson . It was assumed in the short term that either Jackson or Flynn would lead the franchise. Once training camp arrived, however, the Seahawks' quarterback position was uncertain. Jackson was traded to the Buffalo Bills, and Flynn was underwhelming at camp, forcing Head Coach Pete Carroll to take a gamble on his rookie quarterback, Wilson, in Week 1. Carroll, nor Wilson, ever looked back. Wilson was one of the best passing quarterbacks that season. He led the Seahawks to an 11-5 record and went on to win NFL Rookie of the Year. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.39 - Passer rating: 96 - Season stats: 2,210 yards, 20 touchdowns, 6 interceptions When Dan Marino was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 1983, the NFL looked very different. Running the ball was the name of the game. The quarterback would either run the football himself at the line of scrimmage or hand it off to the running back, and the offensive linemen would claw and push the pile forward as the runner powered his legs. It was not a pretty sight. However, Marino took a different approach, throwing the ball with a unique quick release for that era. He led the Dolphins to a 9-1 record after replacing David Woodley midway through his rookie season, ending with a 12-4 record. He went on to win Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie to start a Pro Bowl. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.47 - Passer rating: 100.8 - Season stats: 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, 5 interceptions When C.J. Stroud was drafted No. 2 by the Houston Texans last year, there were a lot of questions, not about his ability, but about the organization that he would be playing for. The Texans were coming off of a 3-13-1 season in 2022, finishing with the worst record in the league, and a lot of volatility in its front office. The team fired its head coach and a top executive before the draft. Weeks later, the team hired former Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans as its next head coach. While Ryans is a defensive-minded coach, Stroud was seen as a key ingredient to the team's success since Ryans hired his coaching staff around the quarterback. Stroud led the NFL in yards and TD-to-interception ratio during his rookie season, which is an efficiency statistic considering he didn't get his first interception until his sixth regular-season game against the New Orleans Saints. While Stroud was a part of the league MVP conversation for most of the season, he didn't ultimately win the title. However, he was named 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, and his rookie season is seen as one of the best in NFL history. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.47 - Passer rating: 102.4 - Season stats: 3,200 yards, 20 touchdowns, 5 interceptions Leading into the 2012 draft, it wasn't a matter of whether Washington would pick a quarterback, it was a matter of who. After several seasons of mediocre quarterback play and losing seasons from the likes of Jason Campbell, Donovan McNabb, and Rex Grossman, it was time for a new face to lead the offense. At No. 2, Washington selected Robert Griffin III making him the second quarterback selected in the 2012 NFL draft behind Andrew Luck. Griffin started his rookie year campaign with one of the best performances football fans have ever seen. He completed 19 of his 26 pass attempts for 320 yards and 2 touchdowns, beating the New Orleans Saints. That game earned him the highest passer rating by a rookie ever, 158.3. He now shares that record with Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. Griffin III went on to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.86 - Passer rating: 104.9 - Season stats: 3,667 yards, 23 touchdowns, 4 interceptions Dak Prescott is statistically the best rookie quarterback ever, racking up the best passer rating as a rookie. After losing his first game, he led the Cowboys on an 11-game winning streak. That season, he led the team to its fourth-best season ever with a 13-3 record. Prescott was the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and became the first NFL quarterback to be drafted in the fourth round or later to start all 16 regular season games. Data reporting by Karim Noorani. Story editing by Shanna Kelly. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire. Photo selection by Clarese Moller. This story originally appeared on ATS.io and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!(Bloomberg) — Asian shares were poised for a tepid opening as traders await key US inflation data for clues on whether the Federal Reserve will cut or hold rates next week. Sydney stocks edged lower and futures for Tokyo’s benchmark were slightly down, while Hong Kong shares were set for a steady open. S&P 500 contracts were little changed on Wednesday following small moves in the US, where stocks fell and bond yields rose in the run-up to the consumer price index data. “Animal spirits take a breather ahead of CPI,” said Jose Torres at Interactive Brokers. “US stocks are stalling near all-time highs as investors await this year’s final CPI report, which is expected to reflect another increase in the annualized headline figure.” Wednesday’s CPI will offer Fed officials a final look at the pricing environment ahead of their next meeting. Any indication that progress has stalled could well undercut the chances of a rate cut. For now, swap trading projects an 80% chance of a quarter-point Fed reduction this month. The market is pricing in the smallest implied reaction to CPI since 2021, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists, who argue the readout will matter more this time. “A softer print can clear the path for a year-end rally, with the second half of December being the second strongest period of the year,” a team led by Ohsung Kwon said. “On the contrary, a firmer print can revamp volatility,” particularly after the post-election rally. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both slipped 0.3%. Treasury 10-year yields rose three basis points to 4.23%. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index added 0.1%. CPI figures on Wednesday are expected to show a fourth straight 0.3% increase in the consumer price index excluding food and fuel. The data will be the last major inflation data point before the Fed’s final policy meeting of the year. China is set to begin its annual economic work meeting on Wednesday to map out policies for next year, with traders emboldened by the strongest stimulus signals from its top leaders in years. President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that Beijing is fully confident in achieving its economic growth target this year. China may raise its budget deficit to the highest in three decades and make the deepest interest-rate cuts since 2015, according to economists. At least seven Chinese brokerages forecast that next year’s fiscal deficit target could reach 4% of gross domestic product, the widest since a major tax reform in 1994. Beijing has historically kept its budget deficit ratio at or below 3%. Meanwhile, the bid by Nippon Steel Corp. to buy United States Steel Corp. looks to be entering its endgame, with President Joe Biden to formally block the $14.1 billion sale on national security grounds once the deal is referred back to him later this month, people familiar with the matter said. Corporate Highlights: Key events this week: Some of the main moves in markets: Stocks Currencies Cryptocurrencies Bonds Commodities This story was produced with the assistance of Bloomberg Automation.

Microchip Technology lowers quarterly revenue forecast, shuts Arizona factoryMission will be the first RCMP detachment in B.C. to roll out the use of body-worn cameras, beginning the week of Nov. 25. It's the first of the six initial rollouts and will be followed by Ucluelet, Tofino (including Ahousaht), Prince George, Cranbrook and Kamloops, B.C. RCMP said during a news conference in Surrey Thursday (Nov. 21). In total in B.C., 3,000 officers in 144 detachments serving 150 municipalities will be using body-worn cameras. RCMP did not provide specific dates yet for the first six rollouts, but said a release would go out from each detachment to inform the public. B.C. RCMP commanding officer Dwayne McDonald said this represents the "largest and most ambitious rollout of body-worn cameras in the province." He said the body-worn cameras is "expected to promote transparency, to strengthen accountability and to enhance officer and public safety." "Basically how this works is that when one of our members responds to a call for service and begins to engage with a person, the camera is activated and you will see frontline officers wearing the cameras in front of their vests on a regular basis." RCMP is not the first to rollout body-worn cameras in B.C. The Delta Police Department, in the Lower Mainland, has been using the technology for more than two years. At a news conference in January 2024, the department anticipated it would have about 37 body-worn cameras in operation. More to come.

EDITOR'S NOTE: On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. No one wants to see any player take a vicious hit like the one that knocked Trevor Lawrence out of the game. It’s easy to agree on that point. Eliminating violent shots is the hard part. The NFL has instituted several rules to protect quarterbacks but football is a physical sport and players have to react instantly and make split-second decisions going at high speeds so injuries keep occurring. Lawrence was carted off the field in the first half of Jacksonville’s 23-20 loss to Houston on Sunday after Azeez Al-Shaair leveled the defenseless quarterback with a forearm to the facemask. The late hit put Lawrence in the fencing position — both fists clenched — and he stayed on the ground for several minutes, while a brawl ensued. Lawrence didn’t require hospitalization for his concussion but it’s unknown when he’ll return. “Thank you to everyone who has reached out/been praying for me,” Lawrence wrote on X. “I’m home and feeling better. Means a lot, thank you all.” Al-Shaair was ejected from the game and faces a fine and potential suspension after his latest unsportsmanlike penalty. The Texans' linebacker was flagged and later fined $11,255 for a late hit out of bounds on Titans running back Tony Pollard last week. He was fined earlier this year after he punched Bears running back Roschon Johnson on the sideline in Week 2. That occurred during a scuffle that started after his hard shot on quarterback Caleb Williams near the sideline that wasn’t flagged. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence slides in front of Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair during the first half of a game on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. Lawrence was injured on the play. Al-Shaair once got away with grabbing Tom Brady by the throat on a pass rush in a game between the 49ers and Buccaneers. Outraged Jaguars players called Al-Shaair’s hit “dirty” and Texans coach DeMeco Ryans made it known he didn’t condone it. “It’s not what we’re coaching,” Ryans said. “Want to be smart in everything we do and not hurt the team, get a penalty there. Have to be smarter when the quarterback is going down. Unfortunate play. Not representative of who Azeez is. He’s a smart player, really great leader for us. We felt his presence not being there. His loss really affected us on the defensive side. Just not what we’re coaching. Didn’t want to see the melee and all the aftermath. That’s not what we’re about. Not representative of us. I’ll talk to Azeez, address him personally, and we’ll move forward from it.” Fox Sports color analyst Daryl Johnston, a former fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, didn’t hold back his criticism, calling it a “cheap shot.” “It’s everything you’re not supposed to do,” Johnston said. “Everything. You’ll see this in slow motion and Azeez Al-Shaair does everything you’re trying to prevent in this situation. It’s reckless. It’s disrespectful. There’s an honor that you give to your opponent on the football field and you respect him. And there’s opportunities to be physical and give big hits and play this game in that manner. And there’s other times when there’s a respect that you grant to your opponent.” Some former NFL quarterbacks blasted Al-Shaair on social media. “There is no place in the game of football for dirty hits like this one,” Robert Griffin III wrote on X. Chase Daniel called it “one of the dirtiest hits” he’s ever seen on a quarterback. Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram, right, jumps on Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair after his late hit on quarterback Trevor Lawrence, bottom, during the first half of a game on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. Even defensive players struggled to defend Al-Shaair. “That was uncalled for,” Hall of Fame defensive lineman Michael Strahan said on Fox’s studio show while fellow Hall of Famer Howie Long agreed. But the play also sparked debate about the quarterback slide. Lawrence slid feet first, which signals that he’s giving himself up on the play. The NFL rulebook states: “A defender must pull up when a runner begins a feet-first slide.” But defensive players aren’t automatically penalized if they make contact with a sliding quarterback if they already committed and the contact is unavoidable. The rules state it’s a foul when “the defender makes forcible contact into the head or neck area of the runner with the helmet, shoulder, or forearm, or commits some other act that is unnecessary roughness.” Al-Shaair did that so he was penalized and will face other repercussions. Still, given the hard-hitting nature of the sport, it won’t be the last time this happens. When Caleb Williams took the field for the Chicago Bears' first regular season game against the Tennessee Titans, the anticipation for the rookie's debut game—possibly the most ever—was on full display. Despite a tough debut for the quarterback, the Bears secured a 24-17 win, a notable feat for the rookie. The victory made Williams the first #1 overall pick with a Week 1 win in over 20 years. Going forward this season, Williams is expected to eclipse C.J. Stroud's record-breaking 2023 rookie campaign with the Houston Texans. However, Stroud's success is an anomaly. Drafting a successful quarterback, especially one who is effective right away, is difficult. When teams have a high first-round draft pick, and they're coming off an unsuccessful few seasons, it's assumed that they will use their first pick on a quarterback . That player will assume the title of "the face of the franchise" and will get the central attention, win or lose. To see which quarterbacks have faced that challenge and triumphed, ATS.io compiled a ranking of the 10 best rookie quarterbacks since 1960 using data from StatHead . Rookies were defined as players who are in their first season of professional football and have not been on the roster of another professional team. Quarterbacks were ranked according to adjusted net yards per pass attempt, which quantifies efficient passing skill. Ties were broken using passer rating. Only rookie quarterbacks with at least 10 games played and 200 total passing attempts were considered. Since 1967, 130 quarterbacks have been drafted in the first round. Of those drafted, only 61 have won a playoff game as a starter, according to The Athletic, which used data from NFL Research . The biggest reason this success rate is not guaranteed is because there are differences between college and pro offensive systems. In the collegiate game, the ball is snapped at different points on the field, passing windows are wider, and defenders and linemen are not as quick, making the adjustment to the pro level more difficult. NFL scouts and general managers are gambling on what skills can be transferable and how long those adjustments might take, which is why some teams prefer redshirt quarterbacks to ease the transition. However, just because a team may not want to use their first-round pick on a quarterback, doesn't mean they can't find a diamond in the rough later in the draft. Think about Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, and Dak Prescott, all of which were not first-round picks, but have gone on to make a name for themselves in the NFL. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.44 - Passer rating: 91.2 - Season stats: 3,271 yards, 21 touchdowns, 6 interceptions Coming out of college, Gardner Minshew was not a highly sought-after quarterback for NFL teams. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2019 draft—a draft that was headlined by Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins, and Daniel Jones. Nonetheless, Minshew's rookie season with the Jacksonville Jaguars was filled with many accomplishments. He won Rookie of the Week seven times despite not winning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Minshew also had the highest passer rating of any rookie quarterback that started in 2019. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.77 - Passer rating: 93.7 - Season stats: 3,725 yards, 27 touchdowns, 14 interceptions Pressure was high for Baker Mayfield as the first overall pick in the 2018 draft. When he joined the Cleveland Browns, there was an expectation that once the team figured out the quarterback position, it could be playoff-ready. After trading for Jarvis Landry, a young wide receiver from the Miami Dolphins, in the offseason, the Browns were on their way. Mayfield's rookie season was filled with many firsts, and the Landry-Mayfield connection filled the stat sheet. Mayfield set the record for most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in 2019 with 27 surpassing prior marks from Payton Manning and Russell Wilson. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.84 - Passer rating: 98.3 - Season stats: 4,336 yards, 31 touchdowns, 10 interceptions Justin Herbert was the third quarterback selected in the 2020 NFL draft behind Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa. As the No. 6 overall pick, expectations were high, but there was also an assumption that it would be a few years before Herbert's development would take shape. Then, Chargers starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor was accidentally punctured in the lung by a team doctor administering a painkiller before the second game of the season, and it wasn't clear what Taylor's status would be moving forward. When Herbert was given the nod to start minutes before the game, fans didn't know what to expect. Herbert shocked viewers when he threw for over 300 yards and only one interception in that game. He continued his strong rookie showing throughout the season and went on to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 6.93 - Passer rating: 98.1 - Season stats: 2,621 yards, 17 touchdowns, 11 interceptions Ben Roethlisberger was the third quarterback selected in his draft class behind the likes of Eli Manning and Philip Rivers—though fans wouldn't have been able to tell. From the moment Roethlisberger was called up by the Pittsburgh Steelers to play in his first game—Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens—it was clear he had a special arm, gaining the nickname "Golden Arm." While the next several games were bumpy for Steelers fans, it was clear that Roethlisberger was the future of the franchise. The Steelers had a solid running game and its receiving core, led by Hines Ward, was one of the best in the league . Once Roethlisberger gained his footing a few games in, he was unstoppable. He led Pittsburgh to its best record ever: 15-1. He also started the season on an eight-game winning streak, becoming the first rookie to do so. Additionally, Roethlisberger became the first quarterback to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.01 - Passer rating: 87.7 - Season stats: 3,440 yards, 16 touchdowns, 11 interceptions As the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, there were high expectations on Matt Ryan's shoulders heading to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons were coming off back-to-back losing seasons and off-the-field legal troubles with its starting quarterback Michael Vick overshadowing the team's play. Ryan was expected to pick up the pieces. He did that immediately, leading the Falcons to an 11-5 record in his rookie season and becoming the clear favorite for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year halfway through the season, which he went on to win. The tag team of Ryan and running back Michael Turner was one of the best offensive forces in the sport that season. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.01 - Passer rating: 100 - Season stats: 3,118 yards, 26 touchdowns, 10 interceptions Russell Wilson was drafted in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Considering Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck headlined the NFL Draft that year, it was not believed that Wilson would be a starter come Week 1, but that quickly changed. Going into the 2012 NFL Draft, Tarvaris Jackson was the Seattle Seahawks' starting quarterback, and the team signed NFL veteran quarterback Matt Flynn as an insurance policy on the injury-prone Jackson . It was assumed in the short term that either Jackson or Flynn would lead the franchise. Once training camp arrived, however, the Seahawks' quarterback position was uncertain. Jackson was traded to the Buffalo Bills, and Flynn was underwhelming at camp, forcing Head Coach Pete Carroll to take a gamble on his rookie quarterback, Wilson, in Week 1. Carroll, nor Wilson, ever looked back. Wilson was one of the best passing quarterbacks that season. He led the Seahawks to an 11-5 record and went on to win NFL Rookie of the Year. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.39 - Passer rating: 96 - Season stats: 2,210 yards, 20 touchdowns, 6 interceptions When Dan Marino was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 1983, the NFL looked very different. Running the ball was the name of the game. The quarterback would either run the football himself at the line of scrimmage or hand it off to the running back, and the offensive linemen would claw and push the pile forward as the runner powered his legs. It was not a pretty sight. However, Marino took a different approach, throwing the ball with a unique quick release for that era. He led the Dolphins to a 9-1 record after replacing David Woodley midway through his rookie season, ending with a 12-4 record. He went on to win Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie to start a Pro Bowl. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.47 - Passer rating: 100.8 - Season stats: 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, 5 interceptions When C.J. Stroud was drafted No. 2 by the Houston Texans last year, there were a lot of questions, not about his ability, but about the organization that he would be playing for. The Texans were coming off of a 3-13-1 season in 2022, finishing with the worst record in the league, and a lot of volatility in its front office. The team fired its head coach and a top executive before the draft. Weeks later, the team hired former Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans as its next head coach. While Ryans is a defensive-minded coach, Stroud was seen as a key ingredient to the team's success since Ryans hired his coaching staff around the quarterback. Stroud led the NFL in yards and TD-to-interception ratio during his rookie season, which is an efficiency statistic considering he didn't get his first interception until his sixth regular-season game against the New Orleans Saints. While Stroud was a part of the league MVP conversation for most of the season, he didn't ultimately win the title. However, he was named 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, and his rookie season is seen as one of the best in NFL history. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.47 - Passer rating: 102.4 - Season stats: 3,200 yards, 20 touchdowns, 5 interceptions Leading into the 2012 draft, it wasn't a matter of whether Washington would pick a quarterback, it was a matter of who. After several seasons of mediocre quarterback play and losing seasons from the likes of Jason Campbell, Donovan McNabb, and Rex Grossman, it was time for a new face to lead the offense. At No. 2, Washington selected Robert Griffin III making him the second quarterback selected in the 2012 NFL draft behind Andrew Luck. Griffin started his rookie year campaign with one of the best performances football fans have ever seen. He completed 19 of his 26 pass attempts for 320 yards and 2 touchdowns, beating the New Orleans Saints. That game earned him the highest passer rating by a rookie ever, 158.3. He now shares that record with Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. Griffin III went on to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012. - Adjusted net yards per pass attempt: 7.86 - Passer rating: 104.9 - Season stats: 3,667 yards, 23 touchdowns, 4 interceptions Dak Prescott is statistically the best rookie quarterback ever, racking up the best passer rating as a rookie. After losing his first game, he led the Cowboys on an 11-game winning streak. That season, he led the team to its fourth-best season ever with a 13-3 record. Prescott was the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and became the first NFL quarterback to be drafted in the fourth round or later to start all 16 regular season games. Data reporting by Karim Noorani. Story editing by Shanna Kelly. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire. Photo selection by Clarese Moller. This story originally appeared on ATS.io and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. Get local news delivered to your inbox!As TCU expands its presence both in size and prominence, Victor Boschini, the chancellor of the university for more than two decades, will step away from his role as head of the university. Boschini, who was previously president of Illinois State University before coming to TCU in 2003, will become chancellor emeritus. “TCU is an incredible place and deserves an incredible leader to take us into the next years of student-centered growth, academic excellence and impact,” Boschini said Dec. 2 in a statement. The TCU Board of Trustees has tapped TCU President Daniel W. Pullin as Boschini’s successor. Pullin, who will begin the new role on June 1, 2025, is uniquely poised to build on TCU’s momentum, Boschini added. “He is an inspiring leader with a big vision, and his unbounded energy makes him a force of nature,” Boschini said. Under Boschini’s helm, the university grew its presence by moving up in the U.S. News & World Report national rankings, more than doubling the number of TCU students enrolled and ushering in a new era of athletic success that culminated in a national football championship berth in 2023. Last year, the university celebrated reaching its $1 billion fundraising goal as part of the “Lead On” campaign — the most significant investment in the university since its founding in 1873. TCU also marked a major milestone when it opened a new medical school campus on West Rosedale Street earlier this year. Get essential daily news for the Fort Worth area. Sign up for insightful, in-depth stories — completely free. But Boschini’s tenure also faced scrutiny, including a summer 2020 meeting where the TCU Faculty Senate considered a vote of no confidence in university leadership over the then-requirement to teach in-person classes, the reduction of employee benefits and the desire for the university to take a stronger stand on racial inequalities on campus. No formal vote was taken, and ultimately faculty had the option to teach remotely in fall 2020. The university launched its Race & Reconciliation Initiative , which has since explored TCU’s relationship with slavery, racism and the Confederacy. Less than a year after the debacle, Boschini said his relationship with faculty members has always been “really good.” Faculty were going through a crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic and needed someone to be mad at, he told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 2021. “One thing I’m very proud of; we didn’t release one freakin’ person from TCU,” he said. “Show me a company that didn’t do that around here.” Boschini also alluded to the emotional and physical toll of the job, which “got worse and worse and worse” during the pandemic. He lost sleep — and 15 pounds. At the time, Boschini said his plan was to retire in 2026. Pullin arrived at the university to become the dean of the Neeley School of Business in 2019. He was previously the dean of University of Oklahoma’s business school. Pullin, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Harvard Business School, became president of the university in 2023. Discussions about Boschini’s transition began in 2020, and Pullin’s hiring kicked off the succession plan, according to the university. “From the very first moment I stepped onto campus seven years ago, I thought, ‘This place is special,’” Pullin said in a university statement. “As dean of Neeley and now as president, I’ve said that same thing every day. I’ve been inspired by the thoughtful and intelligent students in my classes, by my generous and bright colleagues as we collaborate on projects large and small, and by our community coming together and collaborating on our shared vision for what comes next.” Boschini will still teach, raise money and work on enrollment at the university. In the coming months, Pullin will continue to work closely with Boschini to aid in a seamless transition. 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Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted its fifth straight gain and the Dow Jones notched another record high. The S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent. The benchmark index’s 1.7 per cent gain for the week erased most of its loss from last week. Wall Street has steadied after a volatile few weeks. Credit: AP The Dow rose 1 per cent as it nudged past its most recent high set last week, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2 per cent. The Australian sharemarket is set to climb, with futures pointing to a rise of 52 points, or 0.6 per cent. Markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, losing ground in the runup to elections in November, then surging following Donald Trump’s victory, before falling again. The S&P 500 has been steadily rising throughout this week to within close range of its record. It’s now within about 0.5 per cent of its all-time high set last week. “Overall, market behaviour has normalised following an intense few weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide, in a statement. Several retailers jumped after giving Wall Street encouraging financial updates. Gap soared 12.8 per cent after handily beating analysts’ third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, while raising its own revenue forecast for the year. Discount retailer Ross Stores rose 2.2 per cent after raising its earnings forecast for the year. EchoStar fell 2.8 per cent after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company’s Dish Network unit. Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index rose 1.8 per cent. A majority of stocks in the S&P 500 gained ground, but those gains were kept in check by slumps for several big technology companies. Nvidia fell 3.2 per cent. Its pricey valuation makes it among the heaviest influences on whether the broader market gains or loses ground. The company has grown into a nearly $US3.6 trillion ($5.5 trillion) behemoth because of demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Intuit, which makes TurboTax and other accounting software, fell 5.7 per cent. It gave investors a quarterly earnings forecast that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 0.7 per cent following a decision by the Supreme Court to allow a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against the company. It stems from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. All told, the S&P 500 rose 20.63 points to 5,969.34. The Dow climbed 426.16 points to 44,296.51, and the Nasdaq picked up 42.65 points to close at 2,406.67. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Crude oil prices rose. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.41 per cent from 4.42 per cent late Thursday. In the crypto market, bitcoin hovered around $US99,000, according to CoinDesk. It has more than doubled this year and first surpassed the $US99,000 level on Thursday. Retailers remained a big focus for investors this week amid close scrutiny on consumer spending habits headed into the holiday shopping season. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, reported a quarter of strong sales and gave investors an encouraging financial forecast. Target, though, reported weaker earnings than analysts’ expected and its forecast disappointed Wall Street. Consumer spending has fueled economic growth, despite a persistent squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. Inflation has been easing and the Federal Reserve has started trimming its benchmark interest rates. That is likely to help relieve pressure on consumers, but any major shift in spending could prompt the Fed to reassess its path ahead on interest rates. Also, any big reversals on the rate of inflation could curtail spending. Consumer sentiment remains strong, according to the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index. It revised its latest figure for November to 71.8 from an initial reading of 73 earlier this month, though economists expected a slight increase. It’s still up from 70.5 in October. The survey also showed that consumers’ inflation expectations for the year ahead fell slightly to 2.6 per cent, which is the lowest reading since December of 2020. Wall Street will get another update on how consumers feel when the business group The Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence survey on Tuesday. A key inflation update will come on Wednesday when the US releases its October personal consumption expenditures index. The PCE is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation and this will be the last PCE reading prior to the central bank’s meeting in December. AP The Market Recap newsletter is a wrap of the day’s trading. Get it each we e kday afternoon .

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN – VenHub, a disruptive AI and robotics company (“VenHub” or the “Company”), and (NASDAQ: TGAA) (“TGAA”), a NASDAQ-listed special purpose acquisition company, today announced they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement, dated as of December 2, 2024 (the “Business Combination Agreement”). The proposed business combination (the “Proposed Business Combination”) is expected to be completed (the “Closing”) in the second quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory and shareholder approvals. The combined company will operate as VenHub Global Holdings, Inc. following the Closing and is expected to list on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “VHUB”. As one of the leading providers of a 24/7 autonomous smart store, VenHub has introduced and developed a solution with the potential to transform how consumers interact with technology in retail environments. Powered by proprietary software and unique robotics arms technology, VenHub’s product offering can provide a seamless customer experience. Manufactured by a leader in the global robotics industry, the innovative robotic arms technology can differentiate VenHub from traditional retail solutions and well-positions the Company in the automated retail space. Additionally, VenHub’s cutting edge vision system adds precision and reliability to its product offering, and the efficiency and security of the Smart Stores are enabled by VenHub’s intellectual property portfolio. Founded in 2023, VenHub is addressing challenges facing traditional retail stores, including inefficient inventory management, limited hours, high labor costs, and security concerns. The Smart Stores are designed to utilize data-driven inventory management, a self-service delivery system, and advanced security protection, all of which reduce labor costs and collectively enhance sales and growth potential. Through these potential competitive advantages, VenHub has secured over 1,000 customer pre-orders across 48 states, with potential revenue of more than $300 million in pre-order value. This pre-order book demonstrates market confidence in VenHub’s smart store technology. VenHub’s growth strategy focuses on geographic and store format expansion to meet the growing demand for autonomous retail solutions, as well as product diversification to enhance VenHub’s market presence and operational efficiency. The Company’s CapEx-light business model has the potential to create value for stakeholders, and its diversified business model with potential for recurring revenue can allow VenHub to achieve its expansion plan. : “This is day one for VenHub on a larger stage,” Shahan Ohanessian, CEO of VenHub, remarked. “We’re at the starting line of what I believe will be a remarkable journey, turning our vision into reality and expanding our reach on a global scale. We’re not just joining the market; we’re aiming to pioneer a new frontier in smart retail that enhances how businesses and consumers connect.” : “We are excited to partner with Shahan and the VenHub team. VenHub’s efficient, capital-light business model, combined with strong near-term projected positive cash flow generation, positions the Company for sustainable growth. This approach enables strategic expansion into multiple geographic markets while leveraging internally generated cash flow and maintaining disciplined resource allocation.” The Proposed Business Combination implies a pro forma enterprise value of $715 million, which assumes an estimated equity value of $650 million, $26 million in new cash to the balance sheet (assuming 100% redemptions by TGAA public shareholders), and $0.6 million in existing cash. The Proposed Business Combination is expected to provide net cash to VenHub of up to $14 million to support VenHub’s continued geographic expansion and product diversification. Cash proceeds raised will consist of TGAA’s approximately $20.4 million cash in trust, net of redemptions. The cash in the TGAA trust account is anticipated to support the Company’s growth capital needs, including VenHub’s production, marketing and sales efforts. It is intended that 100% of existing VenHub stockholders will roll over their equity and, assuming no redemptions and full rollover, own approximately 89% of the pro forma equity of the combined company in connection with the transaction. The Proposed Business Combination has been approved by the boards of directors of both VenHub and TGAA and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025, subject to shareholder approvals and other customary closing conditions. For a summary of the material terms of the Proposed Business Combination, as well as a supplemental investor presentation, please see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed today by TGAA with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Additional information about the Proposed Business Combination will be described in TGAA’s proxy statement relating to the Proposed Business Combination, which it will file with the SEC. Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, is serving as the exclusive financial advisor, capital markets advisor and placement agent to VenHub. Smith Eilers PLLC is serving as legal counsel to VenHub. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is serving as legal counsel to TGAA. Travers Thorp Alberga is serving as legal counsel to TGAA with respect to Cayman Islands law. VenHub Global, Inc., f/k/a Autonomous Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is reshaping the retail industry with its groundbreaking autonomous and robotic-operated Smart Stores. Leveraging advanced AI and smart inventory management systems, VenHub offers a seamless shopping experience that operates 24/7. This approach not only increases revenue but also significantly reduces operational costs compared to traditional retail setups. VenHub’s modular design allows for quick installation and easy customization to meet a wide range of consumer needs. The company operates across three main retail formats: fixed Smart Stores for permanent locations, mobile Smart Stores for flexibility and broader accessibility, and innovative solutions that upgrade existing retail spaces and shopping centers into advanced Smart Shopping environments. With its forward-thinking strategy, VenHub is poised to transform the retail landscape, providing an efficient and accessible shopping experience that anticipates the future of commerce. TGAA Acquisition I Corp. is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Island exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. TGAA’s units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “TGAAU,” “TGAA,” and “TGAAW” respectively. This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. TGAA’s and VenHub’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, TGAA’s and VenHub’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the Proposed Business Combination, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Proposed Business Combination and the timing of the completion of the Proposed Business Combination. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside TGAA’s and VenHub’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against TGAA and VenHub following the announcement of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; (3) the inability to complete the Proposed Business Combination, including due to failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of TGAA or other conditions to closing in the Business Combination Agreement; (4) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement or could otherwise cause the Proposed Business Combination to fail to close; (5) the amount of redemption requests made by TGAA’s shareholders; (6) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of the post-business combination company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC following the Proposed Business Combination; (7) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Proposed Business Combination; (8) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees; (9) costs related to the Proposed Business Combination; (10) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (11) the possibility that VenHub or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (12) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement relating to the Proposed Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” which will be set forth in a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by TGAA and the Company and in TGAA’s other filings with the SEC. Some of these risks and uncertainties may be amplified by future events and there may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. TGAA cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. TGAA cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. TGAA does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based This press release relates to a proposed transaction between the Company and TGAA. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act. TGAA and the Company intend to file a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement/prospectus of TGAA. The proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all TGAA shareholders. TGAA also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of TGAA are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by TGAA through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by TGAA may be obtained free of charge from TGAA’s website at https://tgacquisition1.com/ or by written request to TGAA at: Target Global Acquisition I Corp., PO Box 10176, Governor’s Square 23, Lime Tree Bay Avenue, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands. TGAA and the Company and their respective directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from TGAA’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about TGAA’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of TGAA’s securities is set forth in TGAA’s filings with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the proposed transaction may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph. This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security of TGAA, VenHub or any of their respective affiliates. 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Week 13 has been a busy one on the NFL calendar, with three games on Thursday, one on Friday, and 11 on Sunday. Now, we settle in for one remaining game as Monday Night Football takes center stage. The Denver Broncos welcome the Cleveland Browns into the Mile High City for tonight’s game as they look to solidify their hold on the seventh seed in the AFC playoff picture . Denver enters the game at 7-5 on the season, holding the final wild card position in the conference. The Browns are 4-8, looking to turn around a rough season and potentially climb back into the race in the AFC. Who will win tonight’s game? Our contributors are here to bring you their predictions, along with a look at the current odds ahead of kickoff. Tonight’s game starts at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. There is no ManningCast tonight. What are the latest FanDuel sportsbook odds? The Broncos come in as heavy favorites for this game, sitting at -6.5 for the spread. They are -295 on the moneyline for the straight-up win while the Browns are +240 for the upset. The point total is 41.5. All odds are brought to us by FanDuel sportsbook . Who will win? Our contributors make their winners picks each week of the season. We mostly focus only on the straight-up winners. Some of the group, however, have also made picks against the spread and with the point total for each game. You can check out our picks, including the spread picks, in the widget below, provided to us by Tallysight . Here are our Monday picks for Week 13.NRMA Insurance launches its ‘Summer of Community Cricket’ campaign via Accenture Song

Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles make their second-to-last road trip of the regular season Sunday to face Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens. The NFC East-leading Eagles (9-2) have won seven in a row and play four of their final six games in Philadelphia, traveling only about 125 miles to visit the Ravens (8-4) this weekend and the Washington Commanders in Week 16. Sunday's game features the NFL's two leading rushers. Barkley (1,392 yards) and Henry (1,325) are far ahead of Green Bay's Josh Jacobs (944) in third place. Henry leads the league with 13 rushing touchdowns. Barkley (10) is tied for fourth and Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts (11) tied for second. The matchup also features two of the top candidates for Most Valuable Player honors entering Week 13 in Barkley and Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who won his second MVP award last season. Their competition includes quarterbacks Josh Allen of Buffalo and Jared Goff of Detroit, with Allen widely considered the favorite. "Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are phenomenal football players that help their team win football games, and Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley are phenomenal football players that help their team win football games," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. "Excited about the opportunity this week because it's our next one. It will be a really good opponent, really well coached, good players, good atmosphere that will be there. Excited about the opportunity this week. And we're going to have to be on it against a really good team." The showdown at M&T Bank Stadium also pits Baltimore's No. 1 offense (426.7 yards per game) and No. 2 scoring offense (30.3 points per game) against Philadelphia's No. 1 defense (274.6) and No. 6 scoring defense (18.1). The Eagles have held seven consecutive opponents to under 300 total yards, while the Ravens have gained at least 329 yards of offense in all 11 games. Philadelphia is coming off a 37-20 road win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night in which Barkley smashed the franchise record with 255 rushing yards. Baltimore also earned a prime-time win in Los Angeles, defeating the Chargers 30-23 in the "Harbaugh Bowl" on Monday night behind Jackson's three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing). Jackson said he's looking forward to the Barkley and Henry show. "I've known Saquon from high school. We were in the all-star game together and he jumped over somebody's head," Jackson recalled Wednesday. "So I've pretty much seen him before I even got to the league, college, anything. I've been knowing about Saquon, but Derrick Henry -- King Henry -- I'm with him every day and I'm seeing what he's capable of, so it's going to be a great matchup." Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith practiced Wednesday after sitting out Monday with a hamstring issue. Nose tackle Michael Pierce (calf) was designated to return from injured reserve. Tight end Charlie Kolar (broken arm) is out for several weeks and cornerback Arthur Maulet (calf) did not practice. The Eagles lost veteran defensive end Brandon Graham to a season-ending triceps injury Sunday. Wideout DeVonta Smith (hamstring) missed the win over the Rams and did not practice Wednesday. Neither did cornerbacks Darius Slay (concussion) or Kelee Ringo (calf). Philadelphia is 5-1 away from home this season -- 6-1 if you count their season-opening "home" victory against the Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Baltimore is 4-1 at home. The Ravens hold a 3-2-1 lead in the series with the Eagles. They haven't met since Baltimore's 30-28 win in Week 6 at Philadelphia in 2020. --Field Level Mediatreasures of aztec slot demo 。

The B.C. New Democratic and Green parties have reached an "agreement in principle" on a "co-operation and responsible government accord" that will see the smaller party support the government on confidence matters. The parties will also work together to achieve specific legislative goals in the coming session. In a statement Friday announcing the agreement, NDP Premier David Eby said the shared priorities are "strengthening health care, building affordable housing, creating livable communities and growing a strong sustainable economy." While the agreement announced Friday and published on the provincial government website is not the final accord between the two parties, it does note that the policies and budget commitments outlined in the agreement "are not subject to change." The final version of the accord will be executed in January, according to the agreement. The agreement lists 11 specific policy initiatives that the parties agree to pursue, under the headings "health care," "mental health care," "housing," "renters protection," "homelessness," "transit," "climate," "environment," "social and economic justice," "taxation," and "democratic and electoral reform." This last heading includes a commitment to create a special legislative all-party committee to recommend policies to be pursued in 2026 around the issues of democratic engagement and voter participation, "increasing political polarization," and improving "the representativeness of government." "The committee will review and consider preferred methods of proportional representation as part of its deliberations," the agreement reads. Other key commitments in the agreement include a pledge from the government to complete a review of its CleanBC program in 2025, one year earlier than scheduled, and to support the growth of the "Community Health Centre" model for primary care facilities in the province. According to the document, the Green Party agrees to support the government on "all confidence votes," as well as "agreed-upon motions and government bills." "We are two distinct parties with two distinct identities, and we won't always agree," Eby said in his statement. "We also have many shared values. The agreement lays out specific areas of action we will work together to achieve. This agreement will strengthen the stability of government and help deliver on the priorities of British Columbians. We will continue to work with all MLAs who want to make the legislature work for people." The October provincial election left the NDP with 47 seats, the slimmest possible majority in B.C.'s 93-seat legislature. Working with the Greens, who won two seats, will give the New Democrats more breathing room when attempting to pass legislation and survive confidence votes. The NDP and B.C. Greens last formally worked together during former premier John Horgan's first term, when he and former Green leader Andrew Weaver reached a confidence and supply agreement allowing the two parties to unseat Christy Clark's B.C. Liberals after the 2017 election. The agreement lasted until 2020, when Horgan called a snap election and was re-elected to a majority government.China probes Nvidia for 'violating' anti-monopoly law

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EXCLUSIVE: One of Japan ‘s leading talent agencies is betting big on short-form drama. Yoshimoto Kogyo , which reps some of the nation’s biggest comedians and actors, has joined with Fany Corporation on a new vertical short drama app titled Fany D – kicking off with 15 projects and targeting 50 per year. Audiences can watch an initial set of one-to-three minute drama series for free but have to pay if they want to watch more. The app’s creators will seek to turn some projects into webtoons and longer TV dramas. Yoshimoto has tied with Fany Corp , NTT Docomo Studio, and Live Inc. and Minto Inc on the short projects. Yoshimoto talent including Hoshida Hidetoshi, Cocorico Tanaka Naoki, Robert Yamamoto Hiroshi, Fruit Punch Murakami Takeshi, Hyokkorihan, Nelsons Wada Manju, Kawaretei Iwakura and Soitsu Doitsu Ichikawa Sashimi appear in the initial works. Projects include the likes of Stolen Life: The Other Me, Immoral – the Real Identity of Popular Model is the Devil and Apparently I’m having an Affair... about an amnesia sufferer who can’t work out if he’s cheated on his wife. Fany D comes four years after Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-form bet Quibi shut down. The well-trailed platform made a range of short-form dramas and unscripted shows with talent like Idris Elba, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lopez but failed to catch on, partly due to the unfortunate timing of launching as an on-the-go streamer at the start of the pandemic when the world ceased being able to travel. Four years on, Fany also said it is developing an AI technology that will allow it to create new original shorts inspired by comedians and localize them overseas. The move could create an additional revenue stream for one of Japan’s oldest talent agencies. Yoshimoto CEO Akihiko Okamoto praised the “vertically integrated” nature of the Fany D app, allowing Yoshimoto talent the opportunity to star in short projects and for the agency to develop IP further down the line. Okamoto recently spoke alongside Amazon international originals boss James Farrell at MIPCOM about LOL: Last One Laughing, the hit Amazon format that originated with Yoshimoto titled Documental . LOL: Last One Laughing is now in 20 territories including the UK, Ireland, South Africa and Australia, hosted around the world by the likes of Trevor Noah, Rebel Wilson and Graham Norton. Okamoto told us talks with U.S. buyers are ongoing. Yoshimoto is also behind slapstick gameshow comedy Freeze, a recent Deadline Global Breakout .

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aztec treasure free slot game Lisa Simpson once said during an episode of “The Simpsons:” What could be more exciting than the savage ballet that is pro football? On Monday night, the entire Simpsons universe gets to experience it in a way not many could have imagined. The prime-time matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys will also take place at Springfield’s Atoms Stadium as part of “The Simpsons Funday Football” alternate broadcast. The altcast will be streamed on ESPN+, Disney+, and NFL+ (on mobile devices). ESPN and ABC have the main broadcast, while ESPN2 will carry the final “ManningCast” of the regular season. The replay will be available on Disney+ for 30 days. Globally, more than 145 countries will have access to either live or on replay. “We’re such huge football fans, and the Simpsons audience and the football audience, I feel, are like the same audience of just American families and football. And the Simpsons are so much a part of the DNA of the American family and culture that for us to, like, mush them together in this crazy video game, it’s so fun,” said Matt Selman, executive producer of “The Simpsons.” While the game is the focal point, the alternate broadcast, in some ways, will resemble a three-hour episode of “The Simpsons.” It starts with Homer eating too many hot dogs and having a dream while watching football. Homer joins the Cowboys in the dream while Bart teams up with the Bengals. Lisa and Marge will be sideline reporters. “That’s the beginning of the story, and the story continues through the entire game until Homer wakes up from his dream at the end of the game. It is like a complete story, and the NFL game will happen in between. It’s just going to be an amazing presentation with tons of surprises,” said Michael “Spike” Szykowny, ESPN’s VP of edit and animation. This is the second year ESPN has done an alternate broadcast for an NFL game. It used the characters from “Toy Story” for last year’s Sunday morning game from London between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars. “The Simpsons” has featured many sports-themed episodes during its 35 seasons. Even though “Homer at the Bat” remains the consensus favorite sports episode for many Simpsons fans, there have been football ones such as “Bart Star” and “Lisa The Greek.” There also was a Super Bowl-themed one after Fox’s broadcast of Super Bowl 33 between Denver and Atlanta in 1999. Even though “The Simpsons” remains a staple on Fox’s prime-time schedule, it is part of the Disney family after their acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019. All 35 seasons are on Disney+. The show’s creators have worked with ESPN and the NFL to make sure the look and sound is definitely Simpsonsesque. The theme song is a mash-up of “The Simpsons” opening and “Monday Night Football’s” iconic “Heavy Action.” There have also been pre-recorded skits and bits to use during the broadcast featuring Simpson’s legendary voices Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, and Yeardley Smith. The telecast will be entirely animated, with the players’ movements in sync with what is happening in real-time on the field. That is done through player-tracking data enabled by the NFL’s Next Gen Stats system and Sony’s Beyond Sports Technology. While Next Gen Stats tracks where players are on the field with a tracking chip in the shoulder pads, there is skeletal data tracking and limb tracking data — which uses 29 points per player — to get closer to the player’s movements. The other data tracking will allow Beyond Sports and Disney to add special characters to the game. For example, there might be a play where Lisa catches the ball and goes 30 yards instead of Cincinnati’s Tee Higgins. “Lisa is much smaller than the rest of the players. So, in real life, the ball would go over her head, but now, with data processing, we can take the ball and make it go exactly into her hands. So for the viewer, it still looks believable, and it all makes sense,” said Beyond Sports co-founder Nicolaas Westerhof. The other major challenge is making “The Simpsons” two-dimensional cartoon characters into 3-D simulations. Szykowny and his team worked to make that a reality over the past couple of months. “That’s a big leap of faith for them to say, hey, we trust you to make our characters 3-D and work with it. Our ESPN creative studio team has done a wonderful job,” Szykowny said. Lisa, Krusty, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph will be with Bart and the Bengals; while Carl, Barney, Lenny and Moe join up with with Homer and the Cowboys. The broadcast will also feature ESPN personalities Stephen A. Smith, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. ESPN’s Drew Carter, Mina Kimes and Dan Orlovsky will call the game from Bristol, Connecticut, and also be animated. They will wear Meta Quest Pro headsets to experience the game from Springfield using VR technology. For Kimes, being part of the broadcast and being an animated Simpsons character is a dream come true. She is a massive fan of the show and has a framed photo of Lisa Simpson — who she said is a personal hero and icon — as part of her backdrop when she makes appearances on ESPN NFL shows from her home in Los Angeles. “I didn’t have any input, and I didn’t see anything beforehand, so I wasn’t sure if it would look like me, but it kind of does, which is very funny,” said Kimes, who drew Simpsons characters when she was a kid. “To see the actual staff turn me into one was a dream.” Even though the Bengals (4-8) and Cowboys (5-7) have struggled this season, Selman thinks both teams have personalities that appeal to “The Simpsons” universe. “We were just so lucky also that the Cowboys are sort of like a Homer Simpson-type team, American team, and Mike McCarthy might be a Homer-type guy, one might imagine,” he said. ”And then you have Joe Burrow on the other side who is a cool young, spiky-haired, blonde bad boy -- he’s like Bart. And that fits our character archetypes so perfectly. “If Homer is mad at Bart and has a hot dog dream while watching ’Monday Night Football’, and then it’s basically McCarthy versus Burrow, Homer versus Bart, and that’s the simple father versus son strangling — Homer strangling Bart dynamic that has been part of the show for 35 years. I don’t know if that would have worked as well if it was like Titans versus Jacksonville. We would have found something. We would have made it work.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law , as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his presidential powers. The scrapping of the motion is expected to intensify protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the president’s impeachment. Yoon’s martial law declaration drew criticism from his own ruling conservative People Power Party, but the party is also determined to oppose Yoon’s impeachment apparently because it fears losing the presidency to liberals. After the motion fell through, members of the main liberal opposition Democratic Party rallied inside the National Assembly, chanting slogans calling for Yoon's impeachment or resignation. The party's floor leader, Park Chan-dae, said it will soon prepare for a new impeachment motion. Opposition parties could submit a new impeachment motion after a new parliamentary session opens next Wednesday. “We'll surely impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, who is the greatest risk to Republic of Korea,” party leader Lee Jae-myung said. “We'll surely bring back this country to normal before Christmas Day or year's end.” Many experts worry Yoon won’t be able to serve out his remaining 2 1⁄2 years in office. They say some PPP lawmakers could eventually join opposition parties’ efforts to impeach Yoon if public demands for it grow further. The ruling party risks "further public outrage and national confusion if they don’t find a formula fast for Yoon’s departure,” said Duyeon Kim, a senior analyst at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. PPP chair Han Dong-hun said his party will seek Yoon’s “orderly” early exit but didn’t say when he can resign. On Saturday, tens of thousands of people packed several blocks of roads leading to the National Assembly, waving banners, shouting slogans and dancing. Protesters also gathered in front of PPP’s headquarters near the Assembly, shouting for its lawmakers to vote to impeach Yoon. A smaller crowd of Yoon’s supporters, which still seemed to be in the thousands, rallied elsewhere in Seoul, calling the impeachment attempt unconstitutional. Impeaching Yoon required support from 200 of the National Assembly's 300 members. The Democratic Party and five other small opposition parties, which filed the motion, have 192 seats combined. But only three lawmakers from PPP participated in the vote. The motion was scrapped without ballot counting because the number of votes didn’t reach 200. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik called the result “very regrettable” and an embarrassing moment for the country’s democracy. If Yoon is impeached, his powers will be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office. If he is removed, an election to replace him must take place within 60 days. Earlier Saturday, Yoon issued an apology over the martial law decree, saying he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promising not to make another attempt to impose it. He said would leave it to his party to chart a course through the country’s political turmoil, “including matters related to my term in office.” “The declaration of this martial law was made out of my desperation. But in the course of its implementation, it caused anxiety and inconveniences to the public. I feel very sorry over that and truly apologize to the people who must have been shocked a lot,” Yoon said. Since taking office in 2022, Yoon has struggled to push his agenda through an opposition-controlled parliament and grappled with low approval ratings amid scandals involving himself and his wife. In his martial law announcement on Tuesday night, Yoon called parliament a “den of criminals” bogging down state affairs and vowed to eliminate “shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces.” The declaration of martial law was the first of its kind in more than 40 years in South Korea. The turmoil has paralyzed South Korean politics and sparked alarm among key diplomatic partners like the U.S. and Japan. “Yoon’s credibility overseas has been undermined by declaring martial law, so he won’t be able to exercise leadership in his foreign policies especially when his days are numbered,” Kim, the analyst, said. “Its government bureaucracy will need to continue business as usual for existing alliance and foreign policy initiatives as best it can because there is a lot of important work to do globally.” Tuesday night saw special forces troops encircling the parliament building and army helicopters hovering over it, but the military withdrew after the National Assembly unanimously voted to overturn the decree, forcing Yoon to lift it before daybreak Wednesday. Eighteen lawmakers from the ruling party voted to reject Yoon’s martial law decree along with opposition lawmakers. PPP later decided to oppose Yoon's impeachment motion. Yoon’s speech fueled speculation that he and his party may push for a constitutional amendment to shorten his term, instead of accepting impeachment, as a way to ease public anger over the marital law and facilitate Yoon’s early exit from office. Lee told reporters that Yoon’s speech was “greatly disappointing” and that the only way forward is his immediate resignation or impeachment. His party called Yoon’s martial law “unconstitutional, illegal rebellion or coup.” Lawmakers on Saturday first voted on a bill appointing a special prosecutor to investigate stock price manipulation allegations surrounding Yoon’s wife. On Friday, Han, who criticized Yoon’s martial law declaration, said he had received intelligence that during the brief period of martial law Yoon ordered the country’s defense counterintelligence commander to arrest unspecified key politicians based on accusations of “anti-state activities.” Hong Jang-won, first deputy director of South Korea’s spy agency, told lawmakers Friday that Yoon had ordered him to help the defense counterintelligence unit to detain key politicians including Han, Lee and Woo. The Defense Ministry said Friday it suspended three military commanders including the head of the defense counterintelligence unit over their involvement in enforcing martial law. Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon Ho has told parliament that Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun ordered the deployment of troops to the National Assembly. Opposition parties accused Kim of recommending to Yoon to enforce martial law. 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Trinity Metro teams with Lyft for $2.3M revamped Fort Worth bike share programAlthough dollar stores have changed a lot over the years (the biggest change being that everything inside is no longer a dollar), shopping and retail experts say there are still hidden deals that can help ease the financial burden of your holiday shopping essentials and non-essentials. At the same time, just because the word "dollar" is in the name of a store doesn't mean that other big-box retailers like Walmart won't be able to rival (and even beat!) their prices. That's why if you're looking for ways to save this holiday season, it's best to plan out a detailed list of what you're in the market for and do a little research based on which stores have the cheapest items. That way, you won't be caught off-guard with any extra expenses and can make just one trip to a dollar store and another trip to a big-box store like Walmart to pick up all of your essentials. In any case, here are a few things that dollar stores are currently in the lead for for most affordable options. 1. Seasonal decor According to Joanna Clark-Simpson, head of consumer research and consumer expert at PissedConsumer , seasonal decor is one of the things dollar stores continue to excel at. And, as the leader of a review-based website where customers can air their wins and grievances, she sees this as an ongoing win for dollar stores across the board. However, she says, "Shoppers should [still] check price tags carefully, inspect items and plan their purchases." Cheap decor can be dented, broken or flawed, so give it a good once over before putting it in your cart. Things like tabletop Christmas trees are $1.25 at Dollar Tree, where a similar item retails for nearly $3 at Walmart. Fun room add-on items like Christmas-themed soap dispensers are a win from Dollar Tree at $1.25 and an easy way to add a fun pop of color to an often forgotten room like the bathroom. You will, however, have to fill up the dispensers with your own hand soap (which, honestly, sounds like a good idea, because there could be additional fillers added to dollar store soaps). Garland is another find you should head to the dollar store for. But Clark-Simpson recommends staying away from twinkle lights, as electronics and anything power or battery-operated tends to fall short at dollar stores. 2. Stocking stuffers Clark-Simpson says stocking stuffers like socks — even fun, printed socks — can always be found at the dollar store and make great, affordable gift add-ons. You can pick up golf and motorcycle-printed socks for just $1.25 per pair at Dollar Tree and a five-pack of socks for $5 , meaning you've hacked the system and can pay $1 per unit again instead of $1.25. However, if you're in the market for a larger pack of socks to break apart and gift separately, Walmart will be your best bet. You can find a 20-pack of girls socks there on sale for $5 . 3. Baking essentials According to Clark-Simpson, perishable food items should be avoided at dollar stores since customers find expiration dates to be tricky, but shelf-stable items like sugar or cookie mixes will always be a score at dollar stores — even if it's just by a little. A one-pound box of sugar at Dollar Tree is $1.25, and the same box will run you just under $2 at Walmart. If you want to save both time and money, pick up cookie mixes at the Dollar Tree, which will save you about $2 per pack vs big-box stores. 4. Kids' entertainment The kids are home from school during the holidays, which means it's time to find cheap, creative ways to entertain them. Dollar stores offer easy and affordable holiday craft painting kits and DIY ornaments that you can paint from home. 5. Disposable glassware Just like it's a good idea to keep a storage container full of Christmas decor that you can easily stow away when you're not using it, it's a great idea to have a case of cheap glassware that you don't care about your guests breaking. Dollar Tree is a great place to pick up reusable glassware that's just $1.25 per unit , so you don't have to purchase and re-purchase plastic cups each year. These glasses will last through the years and won't cause strife if one of your guests has too much eggnog and accidentally knocks it off the table. Don't forget your coupons Did you know even dollar stores offer coupons and discounts? According to writer, author, and nationally recognized consumer finance and budgeting expert Andrea Woroch, most dollar store shoppers have no idea that they can save even more at the stores. "Dollar stores like Dollar General have their own apps to help you navigate sales, save more through coupons and in-store deals and earn rewards," says Woroch. "For example, the My Dg app offers cash-back opportunities on a variety of products that you may need to buy anyway and you can apply rewards towards future purchases." And, she says, shoppers can take advantage of websites like Coupon Cabin that have deals to Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and more. Even your receipts can hold some money-saving power, as you can actually scan photos of your dollar store receipts to earn rewards. "Take pictures of your receipts using a free rewards apps like www.Fetch.com to earn points for free gift cards to a variety off stores like Amazon, Target and Walmart to offset future purchase needs," says Woroch. RELATED CONTENT ​17 Deal Sites and Tools for Finding Online Shopping Bargains Family Holiday Meal Deals from Walmart, Target, Kroger 25 Best After-Christmas Sales