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The Vacaville Police Department held “Shop With A Cop” on Sunday, helping youth in need connect with officers while filling their stockings this holiday season. Hosted by the Police Activities League, the event caps off a season of Christmas events put on by the department. “This year, we were able to serve 75 youth and their families just in time for the holidays!” a department social media post reads. “More importantly, we had the chance to share stories and smiles while searching for just the right gifts for family members and getting them all wrapped up!” A video posted with the post shows Santa Claus roaming the aisles of Target with police officers, PAL members and kids. Cops sipped Starbucks cups and checked off Christmas lists as attendees bounded through the store to fulfill their wishlists. The Grinch kicked a soccer ball in an aisle with one attendee, and outgoing chief of police Ian Schmutzler joyfully snipped a ribbon to open the event. The event serves students of VUSD schools and Vacaville residents aged 7-18, according to the city’s website. Families can apply to be a part of it through the department’s website. Items distributed included toys, sporting equipment, electronics, stuffed animals, clothes, makeup and more. A K-9 unit also roamed the aisles during the event, bringing smiles to officers and attendees alike. At the end, officers helped wrap the “This super-fun event would not be possible without endless hours of work by our fantastic PAL team members, or all the generous support from our sponsors,” the post reads. “Huge shout-out to our PAL team and sponsors who surely helped bring some very-needed holiday cheer to so many of our local families!”
The reigning Super Bowl champions saw their run of 15 straight wins ended by the Buffalo Bills last week, but got back to winning ways thanks to star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. After a late Chuba Hubbard touchdown and two-point conversion had made it 27-27, the Chiefs got the ball back with less than two minutes on the clock and a 33-yard run from Mahomes helped set up Spencer Shrader for a game-winning field goal. THE CHIEFS SURVIVE AGAIN. 🔥 Patrick Mahomes comes up CLUTCH with a 33-yard run late, before Spencer Shrader wins it as time expires! Get your #NFL action on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/POt57HQYig — ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) November 24, 2024 Mahomes finished the game with 269 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Noah Gray in the first half. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs scored two touchdowns as the Detroit Lions beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-6 to improve their record to 10-1, matching that of the Chiefs. David Montgomery also ran for a score before having to leave the game with a shoulder injury. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended a four-game losing streak with a 30-7 win over the New York Giants, who “mutually agreed” to terminate the contract of quarterback Daniel Jones earlier this week. Jones’ replacement Tommy DeVito was sacked four times while opposite number Baker Mayfield ran for a touchdown and completed 24 of 30 pass attempts for 294 yards. Rachaad White, Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker also ran for touchdowns in a one-sided contest. The Dallas Cowboys ended their five-game losing streak with a remarkable 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders, with 30 points scored in the final three minutes. KaVontae Turpin’s 99-yard kick-off return for a touchdown looked to have sealed victory for the Cowboys, only for the Commanders to respond with a field goal before getting the ball back with 33 seconds remaining. Wide receiver Terry McLaurin sprinted 86 yards through the Dallas defence for a touchdown, only for Austin Seibert to miss the extra point. 99 YARDS TO THE 🏡 @KaVontaeTurpin was gone!! 📺: #DALvsWAS on FOX📲: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/LvklCbYJ1e pic.twitter.com/4ckMWDEDPL — Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) November 24, 2024 The Commanders tried an onside kick and Juanyeh Thomas returned it 43 yards for a touchdown. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw four touchdown passes as the Miami Dolphins cruised to a 34-15 win over the New England Patriots, while the Tennessee Titans pulled off a surprise 32-27 victory at the Houston Texans. The Minnesota Vikings improved to 9-2 thanks to a 30-27 overtime win against the Chicago Bears, Parker Romo kicking the decisive field goal from 29 yards.
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Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Hawa Mahal MLA Balmukund Acharya was caught raiding a Muslim doctor’s chambers and harassing staff members in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. The raids were reportedly conducted on December 12 however, came to light on Saturday, December 14 when a video of the incident surfaced on social media. The video shows MLA Acharya confronting the Muslim staff and accusing them of being a “fake doctor”, despite the presence of a valid medical certificate displayed in the chamber. Bharatiya Janta Party’s Hawa Mahal MLA Balmukund Acharya from Rajasthan was caught raiding a Muslim doctor's chambers and harassing staff members. The raids were reportedly conducted on December 12 however, came to light on Saturday, December 14 when a video of the incident... pic.twitter.com/QuvBW9dh6w He speaks to an official on a phone call and says that the individuals are selling expired medicines. He demands a legal investigation into their practices. The BJP MLA makes derogatory remarks using slurs while expressing his “concern” over patient safety. He says, “Yai Julaa chap Bengali har jagha doctor bane bethe hai, patients to maar dale ge ” (These Bengalis have opened their medical shops everywhere here and they will kill patients). Balmukund Acharya has a history of controversial behaviour of targeting minorities, particularly, Muslims. Earlier in October, Acharya barged into the Shia Imambara wearing shoes and falsely claimed that the Imambara was a temple, demanding to know the whereabouts of idols. The incident occurred in Rajasthan’s Jaipur city and sparked communal tensions in the area. In this case, residents noted that Acharya has a history of making similar moves, attempting to lay claim to land by falsely declaring it as a temple site or other property. Human rights activists argue that such provocative actions reveal a troubling trend of a hostile environment fostered by certain far-right political leaders who seek to demonstrate their loyalty to party ideologies through aggressive and discriminatory tactics against minority groups.The target by the Federal Government to ramp up oil production to 3 million liters per day has been accompanied with different strategies, SUCCESS NWOGU writes Federal Government’s ambitious crude oil production target of 2.06 million barrels per day in the 2025 budget has once more underscored the need to adopt proactive and effective measures to ramp up Nigeria’s crude oil production. The budget’s crude oil target was less than the initial projection. The Minister of Defence, Dr. Mohammad Badaru Abubakar, speaking recently at 6 Division Nigerian Army Barracks in Port Harcourt, said FG had set a target to increase oil production per day to 2.3 million per day by mid-2025. He claimed that the current oil production had risen from one million barrels to 1.6 to 1.7 million barrels. Abubakar said: “I believe we are now at about 1.6 to 1.7 million barrels as against 1.4 million barrels that we were on. And I believe that by the end of the year, we will see ourselves around 1.9 to two million barrels. “And by the middle of next year (God’s willing) we will be producing about 2.3 million barrels. With the arrangement that I have seen in place, and with the efforts the Arm Forces are putting in the efforts of the Chief of Defence Staff and the service Chiefs and course with the encouragement from the President. “The oil production has to continue to increase and I assure you before the end of the year we will see a tremendous increase in the oil production in this country.” 3m barrels per day target The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) said that crude oil production output of three million barrels per day was achievable up from the current 1.7million. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, stated this in an address at a stakeholders engagement for journalists covering the National Assembly in Abuja. Soneye said the feat was attainable with support from all critical stakeholders. He said the political will towards the target was already provided by President Bola Tinubu with directives to relevant security agencies to stem the ugly tide of oil theft and pipeline vandalism, which, according to him, led to increase in daily oil production from 1.4 million to 1.7milliion barrels per day. Soneye said: “Three million barrels oil production per day is achievable in Nigeria if all the stakeholders work in synergy for that purpose from the security agencies both government and private owned, to oil companies and host communities. “With expected synergy from all the relevant stakeholders on war against oil theft and pipeline vandalism, the required enabling environment would be in place for optimal oil production to the volume of 2.5 to three million barrels per day.” He lamented that at a point, oil production dropped to 900,000 barrels per day in the country before the engagement of private security agencies and renewed efforts of the military. “At that time, we felt Nigeria was in trouble as far as oil theft was concerned but, the intensity of war against it, has allayed our fears,” he said. According to OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report for November, using direct communication, Nigeria crude oil production increased by 152,000 barrels per day from 1.333million barrels per day (mbpd) in October to 1.486mbpd in November. Nigeria’s average crude oil production in September fell by 27,000 barrels from 1.352mbpd in August to 1.324 million barrels per day in September, 2024 using direct communication. For August, Nigeria’s oil production increased by 30,000 barrels per day from 1.276million barrels per day in June to 1.307mbpd in July; 1.251mbpd in May; 1.281mbpd in April; 1.231mbpd in March; 1.322mbpd in February; 1.427mbpd in January, 2024 and 1.327mbpd in December, 2023. Production increase In efforts to boost crude production, Vice President Kashim Shettima recently commissioned a new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel by Oriental Energy Resources Limited. He represented President Bola Tinubu at the Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Sources said the vessel, named ENEM FPSO, with a storage capacity of one million barrels, would kick off with an initial production of 17,000 barrels per day before increasing its production capacity to 30,000 bpd. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, said the development aligned with the president’s efforts to revitalise the nation’s oil and gas sector. He added that the government aims to optimise production, reduce dependence on foreign imports and generate more revenue. According to him as Nigeria’s home-based refineries come alive, vessels like this would be instrumental in maximising the nation’s production capacity and driving economic growth. Shettima said: “This FPSO vessel is more than just a technological achievement; it is a symbol of Nigeria’s ambition and our readiness to meet global energy demands. Under President Tinubu’s leadership, we are witnessing the transformation of the oil and gas sector, which is central to our economic revitalisation efforts. “He stated that the vessel is a critical link in Nigeria’s ambition to optimise productivity, enabling the country to become a central hub for hydrocarbon demand, both domestically and globally.” He stated: “Over the decades, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi has stood as a model businessman and symbol of excellence in the oil and gas industry. So, it’s not surprising that his vision has transformed Oriental Energy Resources Limited into a global phenomenon. “This outcome testifies to what is possible when ambition is matched with perseverance and expertise. His journey reminds us that Nigeria is a land of opportunity, and with dedication, there is no limit to what we can achieve. “Just about two weeks ago, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was in Paris, where he oversaw the expansion of one of Nigeria’s indigenous banks into that sphere of the European financial market. That historic moment reflected our collective aspiration as a nation. “This FPSO vessel symbolises a future where Nigerian ingenuity meets global standards, and we will be here every step of the way to ensure its utility and success.” Executive Chairman, Oriental Energy Resources Limited, Muhammadu Indimi, said the facility was the first FPSO to be fully funded by a Nigerian indigenous company. He explained that the vessel named ENEM FPSO, has heralded an effort for an indigenous Nigerian oil and gas company to independently develop a marginal field, stressing that it is an important milestone for Nigeria and its indigenous oil and gas sector. “When operating at full capacity we expect the Okwok Oil Field to produce up to 30,000 barrels of oil a day, significantly enhancing Nigeria’s oil production and contributing to the government’s ambition to increase oil revenue to fund Nigeria’s development. “The Okwok field is just one step towards our long-term ambition to deliver 100,000 barrels of oil per day of production in Nigeria. We have a strong set of proven assets and a development pipeline that can deliver it,” he said. Oil theft Though Nigeria is one of Africa’s leading crude oil exporters, the large-scale oil theft has posed a major threat to national economy as it is estimated that oil theft costs Nigeria millions of dollars each month; and that about $23bn in oil revenue was lost in 2022. The Governor of River State, Siminalayi Fubara, recently donated 6 gun boats to the Nigerian Navy as one of the strategies to combat oil theft and economic sabotage. Sources said the gunboats will enhance waterway patrols and response times, especially near submerged oil export pipelines that are prone to attacks. The governor noted that oil theft is a big problem that needs all hands on deck to tackle it. He explained that the six gunboats donated by the River State government are meant to support the Nigerian Navy to ensure that the nefarious activities of oil thieves are drastically reduced. Fubara said: “We have set up local vigilantes to support the protection of oil facilities, acquired gunboats, and [are] protecting the ecosystem of the region. “We are doing our best to discourage any form of economic sabotage, which is why the country’s output has increased in recent months given our support and protection of pipelines.” “What we need is a total reorientation of the people to discourage them from stealing oil. It’s a bad situ – ation because you have children as young as 14 and 15 involved.” Illegal refineries NNPC Ltd maintained that the war against crude oil theft and oil pipelines vandalism has been on course, adding that the company and public and private security operatives have intensified efforts to rid the nation of oil thefts. In a post on its X it explained that between November 30 and December 6, it uncovered at least 34 illegal refineries and 17 illegal pipeline connections in one week across the Niger Delta region and that it recorded a total of 94 oil theft incidents in parts of Bayelsa, Rivers, and Abia States. It added that a massive illegal storage site was uncovered in Okrika 7 of River State where officials found crude oil stored in sacks ready for the black market and that illegal crude oil storages were also reportedly discovered in Igi 3, Ibudiya 1, Eborcha, and Ukua. It said: “In a series of coordinated operations, illegal pipelines were discovered and dismantled at key hotspots – Ogboingbiri, Ejehinkiri, Alabelema in Bayelsa state. “And Okrika 7 in Rivers state witnessed swift action as security forces uncovered an illicit setup used by perpetrators to exploit Nigeria’s resources. “Repairs were carried out promptly restoring the pipelines to full functionality and fortifying the nation’s hydrocarbon infrastructure.” It added: “The Crackdown didn’t stop there. Illegal refineries met their end in Ebocha, umuajuloke community, Okrika 7, and Kumkum in Rivers State, as well as Ukwa, Uzuaku, Oza West, Odogwa, Obuzor, Oandu in Abia State and Bizeni in Bayelsa state. The destruction of these sites serve as a Stern warning – no haven exists for crude oil theft in Nigeria. “The week’s incidents spanned key corridors – 39 in the central Corridor, 41 in the Eastern Corridor, four in the western Corridor, and 10 in deep blue water.” “This was achieved by the joint efforts of NNPCL command and control Centres, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, Maton Engineering Nigeria Limited, Oando PLC, New Guard Security and Consultancy Limited, and government security agencies.” Last Line: The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Mele Kyari, said the increased crude oil production was as a result of improved security measures and the support of joint venture partners. “We have reached a new peak in production that we haven’t seen in the last three years. This is related to the sustained efforts by the armed forces and other security agencies to protect our critical assets,” Kyari said in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
The amendments, gazetted on Friday as the BroadcastingServices Amendment Bill, will also compel social media broadcasterstransmitting national events to register with the Broadcasting Authority ofZimbabwe (BAZ). In addition, the amendments seek to prohibit insurancecompanies from selling motor vehicle insurance to individuals who do not holdvalid ZBC radio licenses, while subscription broadcasting service providerswill also be obligated to carry up to three channels from public broadcastersas part of the reforms. The proposed legislative changes aim to align theBroadcasting Services Act with the Constitution and the Public EntitiesCorporate Governance Act while supporting media diversity, enhancing localcontent production and fostering sectoral investment. Under the proposed law, foreign ownership in broadcastinglicenses will be capped at 40 percent, ensuring local majority ownership whileattracting foreign investment into the capital-intensive sector. The amendments, which are part of the Second Republic’songoing media reforms, are intended shift the role of BAZ from controlling toregulating and managing broadcasting service bands. The Bill’s memorandum highlights this strategic realignmentstating that: “The objective of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill, 2024,is principally to align the Broadcasting Services Act with the Constitution andalso with the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act. “Clause 3 amends section 2A of the principal Act to providethat the role of the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) is to regulateand manage the broadcasting service bands for sustenance rather than controlbroadcasting service bands.” “The intention is to move away from a perception that thelegislation is intended to stifle the freedoms guaranteed by section 61 of theConstitution and instead to focus on necessary regulation of the airwaves.” These changes are designed to dispel perceptions that theAct stifles freedom of expression, as guaranteed by Section 61 of theConstitution and to align with international standards, including the AfricanCharter on Broadcasting and the International Covenant on Civil and PoliticalRights. “Clause 21 amends the Sixth Schedule to the principal Actby deleting paragraph 2(2) and substituting it with a new section 2(2) whichprovide that a licensee with a sports channel shall broadcast 50 percent localcontent in view of the fact that sporting events are universal andinternational sports may bring commercial value to licensees,” reads thememorandum. “Amendments to paragraph 2(2) are to provide that a publicbroadcaster providing multiple channels shall broadcast 75 percent localcontent on all channels to ensure that they reflect the identity of thenation.” Sunday News
PARIS, Dec 24 — Beloved British animated couple Wallace and Gromit are returning to screens in their first feature-length film in 20 years for a typically mad-cap adventure that spotlights the dangers of technology in the wrong hands. Vengeance Most Fowl will air on the BBC on Christmas Day for the first time before being made available on the Netflix platform from January 3 worldwide. Inventor and director Nick Park has returned to the technology theme that he explored in his 1993 Oscar-winning hit The Wrong Trousers , but updated to take into account the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). The tale centres on tea and cheese-loving Wallace’s latest invention: an “intelligent” robotic gnome called Norbot, which helps around the house and garden, threatening to replace the ever-loyal Gromit, who takes pride in the daily tasks of life. “Wallace is completely deluded and obsessed, whereas Gromit represents the human touch,” Park told AFP in a pre-release interview. “He likes doing his gardening. It’s not about just seeing an end result, it’s the act of doing that is enjoyable. “I love the fact that we have technology. We have to just sometimes ask: is it always enhancing our lives and our relationships, or is it somehow diminishing them in some way?” ‘Real humans’ Park has shown loyalty to the idea of “doing” throughout his four-decade career and still insists on real-world modelling to create Wallace and Gromit instead of resorting to computerised imagery. At his Aardman Animations studio — makers of other hits including Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep — films are shot frame-by-frame, with clay models slowly moved and altered in a technique known as “stop motion” that dates back to the dawn of cinema. At their fastest rate, the 200-person production team for Vengeance Most Fowl produced two minutes of film per week. “Everything’s made by real human beings and that hopefully shines off the screen,” Park said. The limitations actually spur creativity, he insists, and are a core part of the franchise’s appeal. “With CGI (computer-generated imagery) I guess you are tempted to just use it to the full. You’ve got everything at your disposal,” he said. “Whereas I think if you don’t have that, you tend to be more creative with what little you’ve got.” The film sees the return of the villainous penguin Feathers McGraw from The Wrong Trousers , which won an Oscar for best short animated film. Feathers McGraw is blank-faced throughout, but his on-screen menace is always obvious — often to comical effect — while a full range of emotions are expressed, as ever, through the legendary eyebrows of Gromit. “Very small nuanced movements can say a lot,” Park said. One small change to listen out for in the new film is Wallace’s new voice after the death of English actor Peter Sallis, who had played him since his debut in 1989. Sallis has been replaced by Ben Whitehead, an English voice artist and actor who collaborated with Park on the last full-length Wallace and Gromit film, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit , released in 2005. — AFPDan Walters: How three Trump policy decrees could affect California agriculture
Escalating Tensions: Hezbollah and Israel Trade Strikes Amid Ceasefire EffortsWASHINGTON (AP) — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for “exactly what our movement will do” with another crack at the White House. As the blueprint for a hard-right turn in America became a liability during the 2024 campaign, Trump pulled an about-face . He denied knowing anything about the “ridiculous and abysmal” plans written in part by his first-term aides and allies. Now, after being elected the 47th president on Nov. 5, Trump is stocking his second administration with key players in the detailed effort he temporarily shunned. Most notably, Trump has tapped Russell Vought for an encore as director of the Office of Management and Budget; Tom Homan, his former immigration chief, as “border czar;” and immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy . Those moves have accelerated criticisms from Democrats who warn that Trump's election hands government reins to movement conservatives who spent years envisioning how to concentrate power in the West Wing and impose a starkly rightward shift across the U.S. government and society. Trump and his aides maintain that he won a mandate to overhaul Washington. But they maintain the specifics are his alone. “President Trump never had anything to do with Project 2025,” said Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in a statement. “All of President Trumps' Cabinet nominees and appointments are whole-heartedly committed to President Trump's agenda, not the agenda of outside groups.” Here is a look at what some of Trump's choices portend for his second presidency. The Office of Management and Budget director, a role Vought held under Trump previously and requires Senate confirmation, prepares a president's proposed budget and is generally responsible for implementing the administration's agenda across agencies. The job is influential but Vought made clear as author of a Project 2025 chapter on presidential authority that he wants the post to wield more direct power. “The Director must view his job as the best, most comprehensive approximation of the President’s mind,” Vought wrote. The OMB, he wrote, “is a President’s air-traffic control system” and should be “involved in all aspects of the White House policy process,” becoming “powerful enough to override implementing agencies’ bureaucracies.” Trump did not go into such details when naming Vought but implicitly endorsed aggressive action. Vought, the president-elect said, “knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State” — Trump’s catch-all for federal bureaucracy — and would help “restore fiscal sanity.” In June, speaking on former Trump aide Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast, Vought relished the potential tension: “We’re not going to save our country without a little confrontation.” The strategy of further concentrating federal authority in the presidency permeates Project 2025's and Trump's campaign proposals. Vought's vision is especially striking when paired with Trump's proposals to dramatically expand the president's control over federal workers and government purse strings — ideas intertwined with the president-elect tapping mega-billionaire Elon Musk and venture capitalist Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a “Department of Government Efficiency.” Trump in his first term sought to remake the federal civil service by reclassifying tens of thousands of federal civil service workers — who have job protection through changes in administration — as political appointees, making them easier to fire and replace with loyalists. Currently, only about 4,000 of the federal government's roughly 2 million workers are political appointees. President Joe Biden rescinded Trump's changes. Trump can now reinstate them. Meanwhile, Musk's and Ramaswamy's sweeping “efficiency” mandates from Trump could turn on an old, defunct constitutional theory that the president — not Congress — is the real gatekeeper of federal spending. In his “Agenda 47,” Trump endorsed so-called “impoundment,” which holds that when lawmakers pass appropriations bills, they simply set a spending ceiling, but not a floor. The president, the theory holds, can simply decide not to spend money on anything he deems unnecessary. Vought did not venture into impoundment in his Project 2025 chapter. But, he wrote, “The President should use every possible tool to propose and impose fiscal discipline on the federal government. Anything short of that would constitute abject failure.” Trump's choice immediately sparked backlash. “Russ Vought is a far-right ideologue who has tried to break the law to give President Trump unilateral authority he does not possess to override the spending decisions of Congress (and) who has and will again fight to give Trump the ability to summarily fire tens of thousands of civil servants,” said Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, a Democrat and outgoing Senate Appropriations chairwoman. Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico, leading Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, said Vought wants to “dismantle the expert federal workforce” to the detriment of Americans who depend on everything from veterans' health care to Social Security benefits. “Pain itself is the agenda,” they said. Trump’s protests about Project 2025 always glossed over overlaps in the two agendas . Both want to reimpose Trump-era immigration limits. Project 2025 includes a litany of detailed proposals for various U.S. immigration statutes, executive branch rules and agreements with other countries — reducing the number of refugees, work visa recipients and asylum seekers, for example. Miller is one of Trump's longest-serving advisers and architect of his immigration ideas, including his promise of the largest deportation force in U.S. history. As deputy policy chief, which is not subject to Senate confirmation, Miller would remain in Trump's West Wing inner circle. “America is for Americans and Americans only,” Miller said at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Oct. 27. “America First Legal,” Miller’s organization founded as an ideological counter to the American Civil Liberties Union, was listed as an advisory group to Project 2025 until Miller asked that the name be removed because of negative attention. Homan, a Project 2025 named contributor, was an acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director during Trump’s first presidency, playing a key role in what became known as Trump's “family separation policy.” Previewing Trump 2.0 earlier this year, Homan said: “No one’s off the table. If you’re here illegally, you better be looking over your shoulder.” John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead the CIA , was previously one of Trump's directors of national intelligence. He is a Project 2025 contributor. The document's chapter on U.S. intelligence was written by Dustin Carmack, Ratcliffe's chief of staff in the first Trump administration. Reflecting Ratcliffe's and Trump's approach, Carmack declared the intelligence establishment too cautious. Ratcliffe, like the chapter attributed to Carmack, is hawkish toward China. Throughout the Project 2025 document, Beijing is framed as a U.S. adversary that cannot be trusted. Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, wrote Project 2025's FCC chapter and is now Trump's pick to chair the panel. Carr wrote that the FCC chairman “is empowered with significant authority that is not shared” with other FCC members. He called for the FCC to address “threats to individual liberty posed by corporations that are abusing dominant positions in the market,” specifically “Big Tech and its attempts to drive diverse political viewpoints from the digital town square.” He called for more stringent transparency rules for social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube and “empower consumers to choose their own content filters and fact checkers, if any.” Carr and Ratcliffe would require Senate confirmation for their posts.CME Group: 5 Reasons Why I Am Bullish
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts remained in the NFL's concussion protocol on Monday, limiting his ability to practice this week for the Philadelphia Eagles and casting doubt on his availability for Sunday's game against Dallas. If Hurts can't play, the Eagles would turn to backup Kenny Pickett — who suffered a rib injury and couldn't protect a big lead in a 36-33 loss to Washington — with third-stringer Tanner McKee on deck. The Eagles (12-3) need to win one more game over the final two to clinch an NFC East title and one of the conference's top two seeds. Coach Nick Sirianni gave no additional health update on Hurts but did say the QB who led the Eagles to 10 straight wins before he was forced out with the head injury wouldn't need much time this week to get ready against the Cowboys, if he was cleared. “Jalen knows how to prepare,” Sirianni said. “He knows how to get himself ready. He's a true pro." The Eagles are 9 1/2-point favorites over the division rival Cowboys (7-8), per BetMGM Sportsbook. Sirianni said the Eagles would lean on the medical staff on a daily basis to know where Hurts — who threw two touchdown passes and ran for a pair of scores in the first meeting against Dallas in November — was in his recovery from the head injury. Hurts was ruled out early at Washington after his head slammed against the ground on one run and he was hit in the helmet by Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu at the end of another. “He's always done a good job of protecting himself both as a passer and a runner,” Sirianni said. “Any time you lose one of your best players, you wish they'd do something else or not take that hit." Hurts shook off a sluggish start over the first four games and has thrown 18 touchdowns against just five interceptions to turn the Eagles into Super Bowl contenders. “Every time there's a player out,” Sirianni said, “there's an adjustment to be made.” Saquon Barkley and the running game. Barkley was held to 41 yards after the first quarter but 150 yards is 150 yards and he still has a shot at NFL history. Barkley leads the NFL with 1,838 yards rushing and is 268 yards away from passing Eric Dickerson and his 2,105 yards for the Los Angeles Rams in 1984 for the season mark. Barkley is 162 yards shy of becoming the ninth player in NFL history with 2,000 yards rushing in a season. Backup QB. Pickett was 14 of 24 for 143 yards in relief, throwing a touchdown pass to A.J. Brown and an interception. Pickett played his first meaningful football in a year. The Eagles use McKee as the emergency QB, but the sixth-round pick in the 2023 draft could be in the mix if Hurts sat out against Dallas. Pickett is from New Jersey and said when he was acquired from Pittsburgh that he had “great memories” of going to games at Lincoln Financial Field with his dad and grandfather since he was 5. The chance to run out of the home team tunnel — which he could get Sunday if he's the starting QB — left him absolutely delighted. Pickett, a first-round pick out of Pitt in 2022, went 14-10 as a starter for the Steelers. “I was impressed by Pickett, honestly," Washington coach Dan Quinn said Monday. "I thought he threw the ball with good accuracy to the right spots. He’s a nice athlete (who can) move, so I can see why they would want him in that system. I thought he got outside and had good scramble ability. Wasn’t surprised they didn’t run the sneaks to go through that.” Zack Baun. The linebacker barely caused a ripple on the transactions wire in March but has been arguably the MVP of the defense. He forced a fumble in the third quarter that set up a score, one of five turnovers for the Eagles. He also had two tackles for losses. The No. 1 seed. The Eagles all but cost themselves a shot at the top spot in the NFC and a bye with the late-game collapse in Washington. The Eagles will clinch the division with a victory over the Cowboys or Giants and most likely will finish with the No. 2 seed. They are one game behind both the Detroit Lions (13-2) and the Minnesota Vikings (13-2) in the NFC standings. Eagles fans can still chant, “We're No. 1!” but it's a long shot. To clinch the No. 1 seed, the Eagles need to beat Dallas and the Giants. And the Lions need to lose their last two games against San Francisco (6-9) and Minnesota. And the Vikings needs to lose to Green Bay (10-4) and beat the Lions in Week 18. Should the status quo remain, the Eagles would host Washington in a playoff game. Beyond Hurts, edge rusher Josh Sweat left with an ankle injury and defensive tackle Jordan Davis limped off in the second quarter. ... Pickett said he had his ribs X-rayed and would undergo further testing. Sirianni had no update Monday on Pickett's condition. 1,000 — Brown became the first Eagles receiver to top 1,000 yards in three straight seasons since Mike Quick from 1983-85. The Eagles can clinch the division and a home playoff game with two lightweights left on the schedule, both at home. The Eagles play Dallas on Sunday in a game bumped to a 1 p.m. kickoff and end the season against the New York Giants. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl