phmacao ORLANDO, Fla. — At least four candidates will be on the ballot on April 1 in what is becoming a crowded race to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz in Congress. The vacancy was created after Trump tapped Waltz, R-St. Augustine Beach, to be his national security advisor. Waltz won a fourth term last month by about 30 percentage points over his Democratic opponent, making the GOP strong favorites in the seat that stretches from Daytona Beach to Mount Dora. Republican state Sen. Randy Fine, R-Melbourne, who qualified on Friday, was endorsed for the job by President-elect Donald Trump last month despite living about 75 miles south of Waltz’s district. Congress members aren’t required by law to live in the district they represent, and Waltz lived just outside District 6 when first elected. Fine was elected last month to the state Senate in his Brevard County district, after having served eight controversy-filled years in the Florida House. He became notorious for his social media spats and acerbic comments, including a proposed shutdown of the University of Central Florida. Qualifying for the special election ends Saturday. As of Friday, three other Republicans besides Fine had filed to run for the seat, Marion County School Board member Donald Browning, Joshua Vasquez of Ocala, and Ehsan Joarder of Hernando County, but none had yet qualified. If any or all of them do, a GOP primary will be held Jan. 28. On the Democratic side, St Johns County businessman Ges Selmont had qualified as of Friday. A Democratic primary would also be held on Jan. 28 if Democrat Purvi Bangdiwala of Daytona Beach also qualifies. Libertarian candidate Andrew Parrott of Ocala has also qualified and would appear on the April 1 ballot along with nonpartisan candidate Randall Terry, a Christian pastor and anti-abortion activist from Tennessee. Waltz has announced his resignation from Congress as of Jan. 20, when Trump takes office. With Waltz, former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., all resigning to take positions in the Trump White House, Republicans could have a congressional majority of as little as two votes over Democrats until the seats are filled. Gaetz was nominated by Trump as attorney general but has since pulled out of consideration. He said he will not return to Congress. A special election to succeed Gaetz is also set for April 1, with Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis the biggest name in an even more crowded race. Sixteen candidates qualified at the Friday deadline, including 10 Republicans, five independents or write-ins and a single Democrat, Gay Valimont. The GOP primary for that seat will be held on Jan. 28. ©2024 Orlando Sentinel. Visit at orlandosentinel.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.SYDNEY, Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (ACN 629 842 799) (“IREN”) today announced the closing of its offering of $440 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “notes”) in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Key details of the transaction Oversubscribed and upsized from $300 million to $400 million, plus $40 million greenshoe Net proceeds of approximately $425.4 million 3.25% coupon, 30% conversion premium Capped call transactions entered into in connection with the notes are generally expected to provide a hedge upon conversions up to an initial cap price of $25.86 per share, which represents a 100% premium (as compared to the 30% conversion premium under the notes) Citigroup Global Markets Inc and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as joint bookrunners Oversubscribed and upsized In response to strong investor demand, IREN upsized the initial offering size of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes to $400.0 million, and the initial purchasers fully exercised their option to purchase an additional $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. The notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture, dated as of December 6, 2024, between IREN and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. Use of proceeds The net proceeds from the offering are approximately $425.4 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and IREN’s estimated offering expenses. IREN intends to use the net proceeds as follows: $44.4 million to fund the cost of the capped call transactions (described below) $73.7 million to fund the cost of the prepaid forward transaction (described below) General corporate purposes and working capital Capped call transactions In connection with the pricing of the notes and the exercise by the initial purchasers of their option to purchase additional notes, IREN entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or their affiliates and certain other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the number of ordinary shares of IREN that initially underlie the notes. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $25.86 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the last reported sale price of IREN’s ordinary shares of $12.93 per share on December 3, 2024, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions. The capped call transactions are expected to generally reduce the potential dilution to IREN’s ordinary shares upon any conversion of the notes and/or offset any potential cash payments IREN is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, with such offset and/or reduction subject to a cap price. If, however, the market price per ordinary share of IREN, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions, there would nevertheless be dilution and/or there would not be an offset of such potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent that such market price exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions. The capped call transactions will be solely cash settled unless certain conditions are satisfied. Prepaid forward transactions In connection with the pricing of the notes, IREN also entered into a prepaid forward share purchase transaction (the “prepaid forward transaction”) with one of the initial purchasers of the notes or its affiliate (the “forward counterparty”), pursuant to which IREN purchased approximately $73.7 million of its ordinary shares (based on the last reported sale price of IREN’s ordinary shares on the pricing date), for settlement shortly after the maturity date of the notes, subject to any early settlement, in whole or in part, of the prepaid forward transaction. The prepaid forward transaction will be solely cash settled unless certain conditions are satisfied. The prepaid forward transaction is generally intended to facilitate privately negotiated derivative transactions, including swaps, between the forward counterparty or its affiliates and investors in the notes relating to IREN’s ordinary shares by which investors in the notes will establish short positions relating to IREN’s ordinary shares and otherwise hedge their investments in the notes. As a result, the prepaid forward transaction is expected to allow the investors to establish short positions that generally correspond to (but may be greater than) commercially reasonable initial hedges of their investment in the notes. In the event of such greater initial hedges, investors may offset such greater portion by purchasing IREN’s ordinary shares on or shortly after the day IREN prices the notes. No registration The notes were only offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the notes and any of IREN’s ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the notes or any of IREN’s ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the notes, nor will there be any sale of the notes or any such shares, in any state or other jurisdiction (including the United States and Australia) in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the completion of the offering and the expected amount and intended use of the net proceeds. Forward-looking statements represent IREN’s current expectations, beliefs, and projections regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown uncertainties, risks, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are outside IREN’s control and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions and risks relating to IREN’s business, including those described in periodic reports that IREN files from time to time with the SEC. IREN cannot provide any assurances regarding its ability to effectively apply the net proceeds after funding the cost of entering into the capped call transactions and financing the prepaid forward as described above. The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and IREN does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release for subsequent developments, except as may be required by law. For a further discussion of factors that could cause IREN’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in IREN’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024 and other risks described in documents filed by IREN from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About IREN IREN is a leading data center business powering the future of Bitcoin, AI and beyond utilizing 100% renewable energy. Bitcoin Mining: providing security to the Bitcoin network, expanding to 50 EH/s in H1 2025. Operations since 2019. AI Cloud Services: providing cloud compute to AI customers, 1,896 NVIDIA H100 & H200 GPUs. Operations since 2024. Next-Generation Data Centers: 460MW of operating data centers, expanding to 810MW in H1 2025. Specifically designed and purpose-built infrastructure for high-performance and power-dense computing applications. Technology: technology stack for performance optimization of AI Cloud Services and Bitcoin Mining operations. Development Portfolio: 2,310MW of grid-connected power secured across North America, >2,000 acre property portfolio and additional development pipeline. 100% Renewable Energy (from clean or renewable energy sources or through the purchase of RECs): targets sites with low-cost & underutilized renewable energy, and supports electrical grids and local communities. Contacts

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Lee County (Leesburg) Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust.SYDNEY, Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IREN Limited IREN (ACN 629 842 799) ("IREN") today announced the closing of its offering of $440 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the "notes") in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Key details of the transaction Oversubscribed and upsized from $300 million to $400 million, plus $40 million greenshoe Net proceeds of approximately $425.4 million 3.25% coupon, 30% conversion premium Capped call transactions entered into in connection with the notes are generally expected to provide a hedge upon conversions up to an initial cap price of $25.86 per share, which represents a 100% premium (as compared to the 30% conversion premium under the notes) Citigroup Global Markets Inc and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as joint bookrunners Oversubscribed and upsized In response to strong investor demand, IREN upsized the initial offering size of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes to $400.0 million, and the initial purchasers fully exercised their option to purchase an additional $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. The notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture, dated as of December 6, 2024, between IREN and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. Use of proceeds The net proceeds from the offering are approximately $425.4 million, after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and commissions and IREN's estimated offering expenses. IREN intends to use the net proceeds as follows: $44.4 million to fund the cost of the capped call transactions (described below) $73.7 million to fund the cost of the prepaid forward transaction (described below) General corporate purposes and working capital Capped call transactions In connection with the pricing of the notes and the exercise by the initial purchasers of their option to purchase additional notes, IREN entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or their affiliates and certain other financial institutions (the "option counterparties"). The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the number of ordinary shares of IREN that initially underlie the notes. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $25.86 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the last reported sale price of IREN's ordinary shares of $12.93 per share on December 3, 2024, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions. The capped call transactions are expected to generally reduce the potential dilution to IREN's ordinary shares upon any conversion of the notes and/or offset any potential cash payments IREN is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, with such offset and/or reduction subject to a cap price. If, however, the market price per ordinary share of IREN, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions, there would nevertheless be dilution and/or there would not be an offset of such potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent that such market price exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions. The capped call transactions will be solely cash settled unless certain conditions are satisfied. Prepaid forward transactions In connection with the pricing of the notes, IREN also entered into a prepaid forward share purchase transaction (the "prepaid forward transaction") with one of the initial purchasers of the notes or its affiliate (the "forward counterparty"), pursuant to which IREN purchased approximately $73.7 million of its ordinary shares (based on the last reported sale price of IREN's ordinary shares on the pricing date), for settlement shortly after the maturity date of the notes, subject to any early settlement, in whole or in part, of the prepaid forward transaction. The prepaid forward transaction will be solely cash settled unless certain conditions are satisfied. The prepaid forward transaction is generally intended to facilitate privately negotiated derivative transactions, including swaps, between the forward counterparty or its affiliates and investors in the notes relating to IREN's ordinary shares by which investors in the notes will establish short positions relating to IREN's ordinary shares and otherwise hedge their investments in the notes. As a result, the prepaid forward transaction is expected to allow the investors to establish short positions that generally correspond to (but may be greater than) commercially reasonable initial hedges of their investment in the notes. In the event of such greater initial hedges, investors may offset such greater portion by purchasing IREN's ordinary shares on or shortly after the day IREN prices the notes. No registration The notes were only offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the notes and any of IREN's ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the notes or any of IREN's ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the notes, nor will there be any sale of the notes or any such shares, in any state or other jurisdiction (including the United States and Australia) in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the completion of the offering and the expected amount and intended use of the net proceeds. Forward-looking statements represent IREN's current expectations, beliefs, and projections regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown uncertainties, risks, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are outside IREN's control and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions and risks relating to IREN's business, including those described in periodic reports that IREN files from time to time with the SEC. IREN cannot provide any assurances regarding its ability to effectively apply the net proceeds after funding the cost of entering into the capped call transactions and financing the prepaid forward as described above. The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and IREN does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release for subsequent developments, except as may be required by law. For a further discussion of factors that could cause IREN's future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in IREN's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024 and other risks described in documents filed by IREN from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About IREN IREN is a leading data center business powering the future of Bitcoin, AI and beyond utilizing 100% renewable energy. Bitcoin Mining: providing security to the Bitcoin network, expanding to 50 EH/s in H1 2025. Operations since 2019. AI Cloud Services: providing cloud compute to AI customers, 1,896 NVIDIA H100 & H200 GPUs. Operations since 2024. Next-Generation Data Centers : 460MW of operating data centers, expanding to 810MW in H1 2025. Specifically designed and purpose-built infrastructure for high-performance and power-dense computing applications. Technology : technology stack for performance optimization of AI Cloud Services and Bitcoin Mining operations. Development Portfolio: 2,310MW of grid-connected power secured across North America, >2,000 acre property portfolio and additional development pipeline. 100% Renewable Energy (from clean or renewable energy sources or through the purchase of RECs) : targets sites with low-cost & underutilized renewable energy, and supports electrical grids and local communities. 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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California was under a rare and brief tsunami warning alert Thursday that tested local emergency notification systems after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook part of the state. The National Weather Service canceled its alert after roughly an hour and before the tsunami was expected to arrive. In that hour, some cities and counties ordered evacuations while others relied on social media and text messages to inform people of the warning. Some people headed for higher ground, while others drove to the beach to get a better view. People took to social media to figure out why a warning was issued and then canceled so quickly, and how the NWS determines when to send alerts. Here are answers to more questions. What exactly is a tsunami? The word for tsunami comes from the Japanese characters for harbor and wave. It's a series of extremely long waves set in motion when energy from an earthquake causes the ocean floor to suddenly rise or fall, according to the National Weather Service . How common are they in California? Since 1800, California's shores have been struck by more than 150 tsunamis, most of them minor, according to the California Geological Survey. Phones buzzed Thursday when the National Weather Service issued its warning just minutes after the quake struck west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County. It read in part: “You are in danger. Get away from coastal waters. Move to high ground or inland now.” Why was there an alert if there wasn't a large tsunami? The National Weather Service Bay Area posted on the social platform X early Friday that the region doesn't get tsunami alerts often and “there are lot of questions, frustration, and even some anger” about Thursday's event. A warning alert is the most serious of four tsunami alerts, including a watch alert for a possible tsunami and an advisory alert telling people to stay out of the water and away from the shore. The last time California received a warning alert was 2011 when an earthquake in Japan caused about $100 million in damages along the California coast. Basically, a distant, offshore earthquake or other trigger event gives scientists more time to analyze data and confirm that a large tsunami was generated before sounding a warning. But Thursday’s earthquake was local and close to the coast, forcing a hasty high-level alert in order to give people the maximum time to prepare as tsunami waves can travel very fast, up to 500 mph (800 kph) in the deep ocean, the NWS wrote. “By the time we actually observe it, it may be too late, because it's right there in our back doors,” said Dalton Behringer, a meteorologist with NWS Bay Area, on Friday. Scientists used the time Thursday to monitor buoys and get more information on the earthquake itself, he said. They canceled the alert after seeing little sea-level change and determining the quake was a strike-slip type of temblor that shifts more horizontally and is less prone to cause tsunamis, he said. “These things happen so infrequently for us, I think it just caught a lot of people off-guard,” he said. How did Northern California respond? Authorities in Eureka, the biggest city in Humboldt County, sent texts and went door-to-door to order businesses in high-risk areas to evacuate, said City Manager Miles Slattery. He said only a small portion of the city was at risk, and Thursday's test run showed evacuees need to work on leaving by foot, rather than by car. In the San Francisco Bay Area, the commuter light-rail system known as BART stopped traffic in all directions through the underwater tunnel between San Francisco and Oakland, and the San Francisco Zoo’s visitors were evacuated. Responses varied as fire and police in Berkeley evacuated certain areas of the city while in San Francisco, officials sent alerts and messages on social media telling residents to stay away from water, beaches, harbors, marina docks, and piers. “Move at least one block inland,” said the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Emergency personnel in vehicles with public address systems also went to make sure no one was on beaches and other low-lying areas. But some critics said San Francisco should have sounded its loud emergency sirens, which have been off-line since 2019 for repairs. In San Mateo County, just south of San Francisco, officials considered but decided against sounding its tsunami warning sirens after receiving more comprehensive information from the NWS that any tsunami would affect coastlines north of the Golden Gate Bridge, said Michelle Durand, a spokesperson for the county. Fire and police cleared the beaches while emergency personnel gathered to monitor the situation, she said, which “prioritized both public safety and the prevention of unnecessary panic.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Red Bluff beats Foothill 21-10, will play for first section title in 25 years

Georgia police fire water cannons at pro-EU protestersMichigan shocks No. 2 Ohio State, 13-10, wins fourth straight in heated rivalryPolice in Georgia on Saturday fired water cannons to disperse pro-EU protesters rallying for a ninth consecutive day against the prime minister's decision to shelve talks on joining the European Union. The Caucasus nation has been engulfed in turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party declared that it had won a disputed October 26 election. The party's critics have accused it of creeping authoritarianism and of steering the country back towards Russia. Thousands of defiant pro-EU protesters in Georgia began to rally Friday eve after the prime minister claimed victory in a "battle" against the opposition. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets since the election to protest against alleged electoral fraud. Fresh rallies took place across the country after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced last week that Georgia would not hold talks on European Union membership until 2028. Police have fired tear gas and water cannon against pro-EU protests in Tbilisi and hundreds of arrests have been made, triggering outrage at home and mounting international condemnation. France, Germany and Poland condemned what they called the government's "disproportionate" use of force against protesters and opposition leaders in a joint statement Friday. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, riot police in full gear moved in with water cannons to disperse the rally outside the parliament building, making arrests as the crowd retreated a few metres (yards), an AFP reporter witnessed. Earlier on Friday evening, several thousand people blocked the street outside parliament, with some blowing whistles and others setting off firecrackers. The crowd was smaller than on previous nights and the mood quieter, but protesters rejected claims the movement was dying out. "People will continue the protest," said one demonstrator, 23-year-old Giorgi, wearing a Georgian flag and a back scarf pulled over his nose. "They're patient, I will be here for the rest of my life if it is necessary to save my country." Separate protests were held outside Georgia's Public Broadcaster -- accused of being a government propaganda tool -- as well as the education ministry and the country's tourism administration offices. Shalva Alaverdashvili, founder of the Georgian hotels' federation, told AFP that the "unexpected and unacceptable" suspension of EU accession talks has severely hit the country's tourism industry, which accounts for seven percent of the country's GDP. Thousands have also staged anti-government rallies in the second city of Batumi on the Black Sea coast. On Friday evening, a court in Tbilisi put a 19-year-old youth activist in pre-trial detention. Zviad Tsetskhladze had been arrested during the protests on charges of "organising, leading, and participating in group violence". Tsetskhladze told the judge: "Democracy in Georgia is no more. The rule of law has been crushed. "Our actions are a form of resistance, aimed at preserving the rule of law, defending democracy, and protecting the rights of every individual." Sign up to get our free daily email of the biggest stories! Earlier Friday Prime Minister Kobakhidze praised his security forces for "successfully neutralising the protesters' capacity for violence". "We have won an important battle against liberal fascism in our country," he told a news conference, using language reminiscent of how the Kremlin in Russia targets its political opponents. "But the fight is not over. Liberal fascism in Georgia must be defeated entirely," Kobakhidze said, repeating an earlier threat to "complete the process of neutralising the radical opposition". With both sides ruling out a compromise, there appeared to be no clear route out of the crisis. The leader of the opposition Lelo party, Mamuka Khazaradze, said the ruling party "no longer has the strength or resources to stand against the people." The government "has resorted to arresting young activists and political opponents out of fear of relentless public protests and growing civil disobedience by public servants," he told AFP. The interior ministry said police had detained three more individuals Friday for "participating in group violence", punishable by up to nine years' jail. Masked officers have raided several opposition party offices and arrested opposition leaders earlier this week, while around 300 people have been detained at rallies. On Friday Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition Akhali party, was sentenced to 12 days in prison. Alexandre Elisashvili, leader of the Strong Georgia opposition group, was remanded in custody for two months of pretrial detention. More trouble is expected after December 14, when Georgian Dream lawmakers elect a loyalist to succeed pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili. She has vowed not to step down until the parliamentary polls are re-run. Local media has also reported protests across the country, including in the cities of Batumi, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Rustavi and Telavi. Critics of Georgian Dream are enraged by what they call its betrayal of Tbilisi's bid for EU membership, enshrined in the constitution and supported by around 80 percent of the population. Several ambassadors, a deputy foreign minister, and other officials have resigned over the suspension of EU talks. Georgian Dream, in power for more than a decade, has advanced controversial legislation in recent years, targeting civil society and independent media and curbing LGBTQ rights. Brussels warned such policies were incompatible with EU membership, while domestic critics accuse the government of copying Russia's playbook. Georgia's own rights ombudsman has accused the police of "torture" against those arrested. ub-im/sbk

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The 59-year-old Malzahn is leaving UCF after four season where he led the program to a 28-24 record but back-to-back losing seasons.https://arab.news/7mnwp DOHA: Qatar’s prime minister said Saturday that momentum had returned to talks aimed at cementing a truce and hostage exchange deal in Gaza following the election of Donald Trump as US president. “We have sensed, after the election, that the momentum is coming back,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani told the Doha Forum for political dialogue. The Qatari prime minister explained that while there were “some differences” in the approach to an agreement by the outgoing and incoming US administrations, “we didn’t see or recognize any disagreement on the goal itself to end the war.” The Gulf emirate, along with the United States and Egypt, had been involved in months of unsuccessful negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release after 14 months of war. But in November, Doha announced it had put its mediation on hold, saying it would resume when Hamas and Israel showed “willingness and seriousness.” Sheikh Mohammed said there had been “a lot of encouragement from the incoming administration in order to achieve a deal, even before the president comes to the office,” adding this had affected the Qatari decision to get talks “back on track” over the last two weeks. “We hope to get things done as soon as possible. We hope that the willingness of the parties to engage in a good faith continues,” he said. The prime minister also brushed off the prospect of Qatar facing greater pressure over the status of its political bureau for Hamas, which the Gulf state has hosted since 2012 with the blessing of the United States. He called the office a “platform to convene between the different parties,” adding that Qatar was not “expected to enforce solutions” on the Palestinian militants. On Syria, Qatar’s prime minister said Syrian President Bashar Assad failed to engage with his people and address issues like the return of refugees during a period of calm in the country’s war. “Assad didn’t seize these opportunities to start engaging and restoring his relationship with his people, and we didn’t see any serious movement, whether it’s on the return of the refugees or on reconciling with his own people,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said at the Doha Forum for political dialogue. Qatar — which gave early support to the opposition after Assad’s government crushed a peaceful uprising in 2011, leading to the civil war — remains a fierce critic of the Syrian leader but is calling for a negotiated end to the fighting. Sheikh Mohammed said the world had been “surprised” by the speed of a recent rapid advance by Islamist-led militants in Syria and cautioned that the situation might become “more and more dangerous,” threatening a return to a more intense level of civil war. He added such an outcome would “damage and destroy what’s left, if there is not any sense of urgency to start putting (in place) a political framework for what’s happening over there... in order to find a political solution.”The U.S. is by far Superior Glove Work’s biggest market, with 70 per cent of the work and safety gloves it makes destined for south of the border. Carlos Osorio/The Globe and Mail Weeks before his return to the White House, Donald Trump is already sending shockwaves through the Canadian business community. The U.S. president-elect promised this week to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico over border security concerns – a plan that many executives and economists are skeptical will become reality. Even so, companies are preparing for a tumultuous four years under Mr. Trump , given the trade skirmishes that defined his first term in office. Small and mid-sized manufacturers are especially vulnerable to steep tariffs because many of them have become tightly integrated with the U.S. market over three decades of free trade. The Globe and Mail spoke with five executives about how they’re strategizing for Trump 2.0. Superior Glove has spent the past year building its first American manufacturing facility in North Carolina. Gloves produced in that facility can bypass any potential tariffs and sell directly into the U.S. market. Carlos Osorio/The Globe and Mail Superior Glove Works When Tony Geng first heard Mr. Trump’s tariff plan, the owner of Superior Glove Works Ltd. flashed back to 2017 and the early days of the first Trump administration. Back then, during the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement into what is now known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Americans wanted the removal of certain provisions related to textiles and apparel. “In the end, what was needed was kept in, but not before a whole lot of worrying and sleepless nights while those negotiations were going on,” Mr. Geng said in an interview. “This new announcement has a very similar taste to what happened back then and it brings back the same worries until it is settled.” Acton, Ont.-based Superior Glove has three production facilities in Canada – one at its headquarters and two in Newfoundland – that collectively employ about 450 people. The U.S. is by far the company’s biggest market, with 70 per cent of the work and safety gloves it makes destined for south of the border. “Being a Canadian company, we want to make as much as we possibly can in Canada, even if it costs us, say, 15- or 20-per-cent more to provide in Canada, but add a 25-per-cent tariff and it is going to become pretty hard to do anything in Canada,” Mr. Geng said. One key difference between 2017 and today is that Superior Glove has spent the past year building its first American manufacturing facility in North Carolina. Gloves produced in that facility, with operations set to begin in the spring of 2025, can bypass any potential tariffs and sell directly into the U.S. market. “We thought we should do something to mitigate the protectionist threat,” Mr. Geng said, “but when we started that plan, it was just out of the recognition that the U.S. is our biggest market so we really should have some manufacturing presence there.” However, the plan for the U.S. facility was to produce new products while existing products continued to come from Canada and two other plants Superior owns in Honduras. The North Carolina facility was never intended to replace any Canadian production and Mr. Geng said Superior Glove would not be able to shift enough production there to offset the impact of any potential tariffs. Acton, Ont.-based Superior Glove has three production facilities in Canada – one at its headquarters and two in Newfoundland – that collectively employ about 450 people. Carlos Osorio/The Globe and Mail “In hindsight I am extra glad we started this plan over a year ago so we aren’t totally behind the eight-ball, though it really does seem like the end result of this, if it were to happen, is to drive business to China rather than more business and manufacturing jobs to the States,” he said. China already produces the vast majority of the world’s gloves and Mr. Geng said producers there would be best positioned to absorb the cost of any tariffs because of their low cost of labour and materials. That would be an ironic outcome given China is the primary target of Mr. Trump’s tariff plans. Superior also buys most of its raw materials, such as cotton and polyester, from the U.S., but Mr. Geng said “if the gloves end up being made in China instead, the Chinese aren’t going to buy cotton from the States or polyester from the States. It would just be an even bigger net loss for the United States, so these tariffs just really don’t seem like a great plan.” -Jameson Berkow Kacee Vasudeva, owner of auto parts plant Ultra-Form Manufacturing Ltd., is negotiating a $2-million sale to a U.S. customer. Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail Ultra-Form Manufacturing From his low-slung factory in the northwest corner of Toronto, Kacee Vasudeva competes with auto-parts makers in Mexico, China and Europe. The Trump tariff would make this a lot harder. Mr. Vasudeva’s company, Ultra-Form Manufacturing, turns chunks of steel and aluminum into fittings and components used in a car’s fluid systems – brake, cooling and power train. Three-quarters of the products are shipped eight times a week to parts makers in the U.S. and Mexico, where they are added to other components and sold to car makers for final assembly. Even the goods he sends to Canadian companies wind up crossing North American borders one way or another and would be hit by Mr. Trump’s promised 25-per-cent tariff. Mr. Vasudeva, who employs 45 people – most of them highly skilled machinists – is negotiating a $2-million sale to a U.S. customer. He fears the deal will be lost if Mr. Trump imposes the levy. “If he puts it on, we may not be competitive. We may lose the U.S. customer,” Mr. Vasudeva said. Mr. Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports ignited fears of economic devastation in much of Canada, which depends on the U.S. for 75 per cent of its exports. Makers of auto parts and vehicles in Canada employ about 125,000 people and exported $102-billion of products in 2023. Most of this went to the U.S. while $1.9-billion in goods were sent to Mexico, another major supplier to the U.S. Three-quarters of Ultra-Form Manufacturing's products are shipped eight times a week to parts makers in the U.S. and Mexico. Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail Like other auto parts, the fittings turned out by Ultra-Form cross the U.S. and Mexican borders a few times before being becoming part of a finished vehicle. It’s this integrated nature of car-making that underpins the trade agreement upon which North America has relied for mostly tariff-free commerce. This interdependence has allowed companies in all three countries to invest in technology and compete for a piece of the massive U.S. market, which saw 15.5 million new vehicles sold in 2023. That’s why, for Mr. Vasudeva, the threat of a U.S. tariff is a betrayal. “We are like two brothers here,” he said. “We are not different. We pay the same wages. We have the same rules and laws. We have to be fair. Why we are being punished? If they have to punish [a trade partner], they should punish Mexico and China.” - Eric Atkins Arctic Snowplows Jim Estill is clear on what Canadian policymakers should do if the U.S. enacts steep tariffs: retaliate. Earlier this year, Mr. Estill acquired Arctic Snowplows, a London, Ont.-based manufacturer of heavy equipment for snow clearance, which has been in operation for 55 years. A “considerable amount” of their product is shipped to the U.S., he said, so any new duties would hurt their competitiveness in that market. If Mr. Trump followed through on the tariffs, Arctic Snowplows would refocus its sales efforts on Canada and not spend any marketing dollars in the U.S., Mr. Estill said. It’s possible the company could offset the loss of U.S. revenue with more business in Canada, he added. But this glass-half-full perspective hinges on whether Canada would respond to U.S. tariffs with its own, hampering the Canadian sales of Arctic’s American competitors. Mr. Estill has spoken with members of Parliament about taking this retaliatory approach, should the situation escalate. “None of this is good for consumers, because the lowest cost is the way it is right now,” he said. Mr. Estill is already familiar with the chaotic policy environment under Mr. Trump. He’s also the owner and CEO of Danby, which sells and manufactures appliances in Canada and the U.S. Under Mr. Trump’s watch, the U.S. brought in new tariffs on washing machines in 2018 to support the domestic industry. But like many of their competitors in the U.S. market, Danby imported their machines from overseas which meant they were subject to tariffs. Those added costs were passed on to consumers, Mr. Estill said. “If everybody has the same tax, then it’s kind of a level playing field, and nothing much changes except prices to consumers,” he said. Mr. Estill said the uncertain policy landscape makes it difficult for business owners to invest in their operations, which can ripple through the economy. “If I don’t put an addition on my plant, then the roofer doesn’t get paid, and then the roofer doesn’t go to the restaurant and spend their money, and then the waitress can’t go buy a bar fridge,” he said, referencing a Danby product. “That’s what the economy is, right?” -Matt Lundy AceTronic Industrial Controls Recessions, trade wars and a financial crisis – Kim Thiara has seen it all. Ms. Thiara is the owner of AceTronic Industrial Controls Inc., a 41-year-old Mississauga-based company that makes machinery and parts for manufacturers of plastic goods. Her customers make food packaging, car interiors and components, medical equipment and other products, most of which are exported to the U.S. AceTronic’s sales – and those of its customers – would be affected by Mr. Trump’s promise to tax Canadian and Mexican imports at 25 per cent. This would drive up costs to U.S. manufacturers and consumers and make Canadian goods less competitive with those from such low-wage regions as Asia. But ask Ms. Thiara about the prospect of the new tariff and she is sanguine. With fresh memories of Mr. Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, which were imposed during his first term, she expected another round of protectionism if he was elected. But she is optimistic the levy will not be as high as 25 per cent. “This isn’t our first storm. And this, too, shall pass,” Ms. Thiara said. “I think he’s just kind of saying that now, and just preparing us for what may be coming down the road.” She also doubts the U.S. will turn its back on a long-standing trade relationship in which the world’s largest economy benefits from a next-door partner that boasts rich resources and deep industrial knowledge. AceTronic brought back parts of its manufacturing processes from Asia during the pandemic, part of a trend known as “nearshoring” that allows it to better control its operations even if some costs rise. Her U.S. trading partners have also done this – one calls it “friendshoring” – and show they value a culturally similar neighbour who is a trusted supplier. “A lot of my customers this week were talking about the resources that Canada has to offer, the cobalt, the lithium, even hydro,” Ms. Thiara said. These resources include the southern Ontario automotive plastics sector in which AceTronic operates, she said. “Trump is a businessman at the end of the day,” she said, “and I can’t see him disregarding that resource.” -Eric Atkins Brink Group of Companies After 50 years in the softwood lumber business, this is one of the worst-case scenarios that John Brink has ever seen. “I’ve dealt with everything from recessions through inflation to duties and all that combined at times, but we survived it all. Now we’ve got a whole combination of all the above,” he said. Mr. Brink founded his lumber company in 1975 and now holds the title of CEO for the expanded Brink Group of Companies, which focuses on lumber, real estate, warehousing and media. The northern B.C.-based group employs around 400 people and exports more than 90 per cent of its product, mainly lumber, to the U.S. If Mr. Trump implements a 25-per-cent tariff on all imports from Canada, Mr. Brink said the impact to the industry would be devastating. Already, many Canadian softwood lumber companies are being forced to pay a 14.4-per-cent duty on imports to the U.S. and with this tariff, he expects many of them could be put out of business. “There’s no question about that,” he said. With additional tariffs, Mr. Brink predicts the cost of two-by-fours would soar, driving up U.S. home prices. While some industries have reacted to Mr. Trump’s tariff promise with skepticism, Mr. Brink said he’s not taking it lightly. “If it is a comment and a commitment that has been made by the president-elect and his name is Trump, we can take it seriously,” he said. However, he’s not worried about his own company’s survival. After 50 years in business, he said he has learned to keep a tight budget and an eye on the markets. But the inflation that would follow such a steep tariff, he said, is the most troubling part. “The customers will pay,” he said. -Pippa Norman

ph365 I’m A Celebrity’s Coleen Rooney reveals her surprising budget family holidays to Butlins despite living in £20m mansionNew Delhi: Scientists at the Bose Institute, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have studied archaea — a domain of ancient organisms — to find clues to survival strategies of microorganisms by adapting to harsh conditions with the help of their toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems. Archaea, which means “ancient things” in Greek, are one of the oldest forms of life on Earth and belong to a group called the third domain of life. Many archaea live in some of the harshest environments on Earth, which makes them ideal for studying how life can survive in tough conditions. The team, led by Dr Abhrajyoti Ghosh at the Department of Biological Sciences, explored how certain archaea toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems help these organisms cope with high temperatures. In the study, published in the journal mBio, Ghosh and his team studied a specific TA system in a heat-loving archaeon called Sulfolobus acidocaldarius to understand how it helps these organisms. They examined S. acidocaldarius, which lives in environments with hot volcanic pools like Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India and some other volcanic areas in the world, that can get as hot as 90 degrees Celsius. The detailed analysis of the VapBC4 TA system that helps survival in the high-temperature environment, shows its important role during heat stress. They found that the VapC4 toxin carries out several functions, such as stopping protein production, helping the organism form resilient cells, and influencing biofilm creation. When the cell faces heat stress, a stress-activated protease (which hasn’t been identified in archaea yet) may break down the VapB4 protein (which otherwise checks the VapC4 toxin’s activity). Once VapB4 is gone, the VapC4 toxin is released and can stop protein production. This block in protein production is part of a survival strategy that helps cells form “persister cells” during stress. These persister cells go into a resting state, conserving energy and avoiding making damaged proteins. This dormancy helps them survive tough conditions until the environment improves, the scientists said.

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As the climate changes, so too should our expectations of nature — and just how much it will put up with. Take so-called carbon sinks. This term refers to reservoirs, natural or otherwise, that absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit, helping to regulate the Earth’s temperature and keep the worst outcomes of climate change at bay. Forests and plants, soils and the ocean all do this vital yet underappreciated work. But they have their limit, and last year demonstrated that. In a typical year, forests and land absorb about 30 per cent of the carbon emissions we release. However, in 2023, the warmest year on record, land-based carbon sinks soaked up almost zero CO2 as a net category, according to from a team of international researchers that was recently highlighted by . The severity of droughts and wildfires experienced last year, particularly here in Canada, helps to explain the drop-off in carbon absorption: droughts diminish the land’s capacity for carbon uptake, while fires transform a forest from a CO2 sponge into a tail pipe. “The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models — and could rapidly accelerate global heating,” Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian’s biodiversity and environment reporter. The reaction to this research among climate watchers was swift. Many fretted over the prospect of an accelerated climate crisis. , noting that 2023 coincided with an extreme El Nino, which typically brings warmer and drier weather, increasing the likelihood of drought and fires. So, just how worried should we be? Ahead of COP29, which , the Star asked climate scientist Damon Matthews for his two cents. Matthews is a professor at Concordia University and the co-creator of the , a digital countdown that shows how much time is left before human-driven CO2 emissions push global temperatures past a 1.5 degrees C increase over pre-industrial levels, the threshold agreed upon in the 2015 Paris Climate Accords. , scientists predict even more extreme weather, pressures on agriculture and access to water, an increased risk of insect-borne disease and more. The clock currently says we’re six years away from crossing that red line if current trends continue. And there’s no sign they won’t. We should be much more worried that we haven’t decreased our emissions. Fundamentally, if we don’t decrease our emissions really fast none of the other pieces are going to matter. So fire is really important, and that’s one of the reasons we need to decrease our emissions, because there is a limit to the earth’s capacity to absorb the carbon we put into the atmosphere ... The biggest reason for concern is that we’re still cutting down the Amazon forests and in Canada, we’re still cutting down forests that otherwise would be absorbing carbon from the atmosphere. And to me, from a climate perspective, it’s a much bigger concern than the extent of forest fires in a particular year ... and that’s something we can control. There is a tendency to think of the boreal forest or Canada’s ecosystems as a contribution to climate mitigation. And I think (with) the immediate implication of increasing fire severity in Canada, that argument falls apart ... We’re not going to achieve our net zero target by 2050 by relying on Canada’s forests to absorb carbon ... In order to reach that target, we need to decarbonize the energy system. And if we don’t do that, whatever happens with the landmass is not even going to make a dent in our emissions. And so part of the upshot of this story, and also the wildfire trends over the last decade, is that it’s more and more the case that the net carbon balance of Canada’s land mass is not going to be helpful in achieving that net zero. And probably by the time we get to 2050, it may actually be a source of carbon rather than a sink. The short answer is no. We do have conservation targets in Canada. And there is a recognition that conserving forests is important, and (addressing) climate (change) is a part of that rationale. I think those targets are more related to biodiversity targets than climate targets probably. So, I don’t think there’s a lot of understanding that any kind of disturbance in the forest system is going to lead to less carbon in that system. And that the number one disturbance is actually human activity, not forest fires. Meeting the would be a good start. I think acknowledging and empowering Indigenous governance of land would be another really good step in the right direction. Recognizing that any industrial operation that occurs in a forested landscape is going to affect the carbon of that landscape, and that should be measured and reported and acknowledged. I mean the oil sands in Alberta is having a pretty negative effect on carbon sink capacity, totally aside from all of the oil being brought out. On balance, I haven’t seen any evidence that models are out to lunch in terms of how they’re representing land carbon uptake (which is) . And also land carbon uptake is only one piece of the climate picture in general. I think it’s a difficult question because there is a tendency for the news media to take a lot of individual scientific findings and say, ‘This is the thing that’s going to convince the world that we need to take climate change seriously.’ And partly because it’s so hard to get the world to take climate change seriously. And so I support that because we do need to take climate change seriously. At the same time, the fact that 2023 year was a bad year for land carbon uptake does not mean that the world is collapsing. Even if the world might be collapsing. It’s not because of that. That’s just the latest symptom. Absolutely. We should also be heeding warnings that the world’s coral reefs are at the verge of collapse because of warming ocean temperatures and that hurricanes are getting stronger and stronger over time because of warmer ocean temperatures. Even if you live in your little Canadian bubble and all you can talk about is hockey, you should be really concerned that we’re not gonna be able to skate outdoors in Canada within 20 years. It’s very expensive and very hard to do at any scale right now. Most people who talk about carbon removal see this as a multi-decadal process of building the capacity and the technologies. And at some point, later in the century, we might be able to compensate for those emissions that we are not able to get rid of through decarbonization. We would have to have an entirely parallel energy system devoted only to carbon removal to absorb all of our emissions. It’s the most simple and it’s generally the cheapest option. Certainly, the only certain solution ... We don’t really know how to prevent the land from emitting carbon very well ... But we do know that if we decommission all of the coal plants in Canada and replace them with solar and wind, that is going to decrease emissions. We know that. And so why not just do that instead of worrying about all the other stuff that’s a lot harder. It is sometimes, yeah.Report: Chargers expect WR Ladd McConkey, LB Khalil Mack to play vs. Ravens

Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country's skiing federation said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday at the Arosa resort in Switzerland. Hediger, 26, competed at the Beijing Games in the women’s snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event. Hediger achieved her first two World Cup podium finishes in the 2023-24 season. Her best result was a second place in St. Moritz in January. “We are shocked and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we offer our deepest condolences,” said Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser in a statement. “(She lost her life) tragically, brutally and far too soon.” AP sports: https://apnews.com/sportsMCSO: Human remains found near Piercy in 2012 identified as man missing since 1986

TORONTO, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fredonia Mining Inc. (“ Fredonia ” or the “ Company ”) (TSXV:FRED) announces that it has filed a technical report for its wholly-owned El Dorado Monserrat (“EDM”) Gold & Silver Project, Santa Cruz province, Argentina (the " Technical Report ") pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects" (" NI 43-101 "). The Technical Report supports the disclosure made by the Company in its November 11, 2024 news release announcing the Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate at El Dorado Monserrat Project, Argentina. The Technical Report is titled “Maiden Mineral Resources Estimate on the El Dorado Monserrat Property, Gold and Silver Project Santa Cruz Province, Argentina” with an effective date of November 8, 2024, and was prepared by Mr. Mario Alfaro Cortés, Qualified Person (QP) as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, Chilean Mining Commission; and Mr. Ganem Fernando, Qualified Person (QP) as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists. Estanislao Auriemma, CEO stated: “With the filing of the technical report and maiden mineral resource estimate for the North and South deposit, we are planning a new phase of diamond drilling to expand the high-grade gold and silver resources and then move the Project through a Pre- Feasibility study. As the maiden mineral resource estimate covers only a fraction of the Project, we believe we have established the baseline for significant shareholder value, and, with our now deeper understanding of the Project's geology, we plan to continue to significantly grow the size and quality of the mineral resource as we address the broader Project area that demonstrates mineralization, similar to the neighboring Cerro VanGuardia mine. The upcoming drill campaign is focused on demonstrating that higher grade mineralization exists at depth consistent with the results of our deeper drill holes we completed at Herradura Hill showing increasing grade.” Highlights significant potential for the Project; at a 0.40 g/t cut-off gold grade, the maiden mineral resource estimate totals: • In Pit Measured & Indicated Mineral Resource: 81.348 million tonnes grading 0.61 g/t gold and 18.76 g/t silver (0.86 g/t gold equivalent*6), containing an estimated 1.593 million ounces of gold and 49.067 million ounces of silver (2.248 million ounces of gold equivalent*6); plus limited Inferred Mineral Resource. • The estimate produces in- pit resources for the Northern Monserrat Sector and Southern Mineralized Corridor deposits, spaced just 5.0 km apart. • Mineralization remains open in all directions and below the base of drilling at both the North and South sectors, showing clear scope for further drilling to increase the size of this initial mineral resource estimate. • The resource estimate is based on 40,472.68 meters of drilling and 5,305.43 meters of trenches, intersecting the resource solids. These drillings are divided into 164 holes for a total of 27,504.22 meters for Northern Monserrat Sector and 55 holes for a total of 12,968.46 meters for Southern Mineralized Corridor (including only Herradura Hill target). Gold and silver grades for both sector, have been interpolated independently. MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE STATEMENT (1-6) (1) Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues. It is noted that no specific issues have been identified as yet. (2) The quantity and grade of reported Inferred mineral resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these Inferred mineral resources as an Indicated or Measured mineral resources and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an Indicated or Measured mineral resource category. (3) Mineral Resources were estimated utilizing S-Gems and Rec-Min software and conventional block modeling within 3D wireframes defined on a 0.40% gold cut-off, capped composites and inverse distance grade interpolation. (4) The mineral resources in this report were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council. (5) The 0.40% gold resource cut-off grade was derived from long term average Gold price of US$1,800/oz, 90.0% process recovery, 4.5% royalties, US$ 7.0/t process cost, US$ 5.0/t transportation & refining and US$ 4.0/t G&A cost. An optimized pit shell was utilized for resource reporting that utilized a US$ 2.0/t mining cost and 45 degree pit slopes. (6) Gold grade equivalent (Au Eq) is derived from gold metal price US$1,800/oz, and silver metal price US$24/oz. Au Eq assume Au and Ag recoveries of 90.0%. The limited metallurgical studies by Fredonia (selective Bottle rolls from Main Veins material) have indicated high (>90%) recovery of gold in oxide material. The Cerro Vanguardia mine to the east of EDM with similar mineralization reports recoveries in the high 90% for Au. Accordingly, the formula used for gold grade equivalent (Au Eq) is: Au Eq (g/t) = Au (g/t) + [Ag (g/t) x (24/1,800) x (0.9/0.9)] SUMMARY OF SENSITIVITY RESULTS FOR GOLD CUT-OFF GRADE Notes: the base case estimate presented above is subject to the same assumptions and qualifications described in Notes 1-6 of Table 1 above. Figure 1. Plan view of the north and south deposits (resource area in green) and their proximity in relation to the Cerro Vanguardia Mine. Figure 2. Plan view of the north and south deposit at El Dorado Monserrat. (Blue measured, green indicated, red inferred). Figure 3. Gold grade Shell with a view to the West. Long Section of the MRE at Northern Monserrat Sector. Figure 4. Gold grade Shell with a view to the west. Cross Section of the MRE at Southern Mineralized Corridor (included only Herradura Hill). Preparation of Mineral Resource Calculation The mineral resource estimate was prepared by independent QP Mario Alfaro Cortés of Chile, commissioned by Fredonia Mining, and is calculated for two deposits, North and South. The estimate was prepared according to NI 43-101 standards and the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves: Definitions and Guidelines (CIM 2014). Qualified Person Mr. Fernando Ganem, is a QP as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Ganem visited the property and has read and approved the technical contents of this release. GRANT OF COMPANY OPTIONS The Company also announces that it has granted stock options (the “ Options ”) to directors and officers of the Company in the amounts described in the table below. Each Option is exercisable to purchase one common share of the Company (a “ Common Share ”) at a price of $0.40 per Common Share, representing a significant premium to the market price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange, for a period five years from the grant date. The Options have been granted in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and have been granted to the directors and offices in lieu of accrued cash amounts payable for compensation for acting in those positions. The Company intends to pay cash compensation to officers and directors in the future in accordance with historical practices. About Fredonia Fredonia holds gold and silver license areas totaling approximately 18,300 ha. in the prolific Deseado Massif geological region in the Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, including the following principal areas: its flagship - the advanced El Dorado-Monserrat project (approx. 6,200 ha.) located close to AngloGold Ashanti’s 300,000 oz./yr Au-Ag Cerro Vanguardia mine, the El Aguila project (approx. 9,100 ha.), and the Petrificados project (approx. 3,000 ha). For further information: Please visit the Company’s website at www.fredoniamanagement.com or contact: Estanislao Auriemma, Chief Executive Officer, Direct +54 91 149 980 623, Email: estanislao.auriemma@gmail.com . Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation relating to the Company and the EDM project, including statements regarding the prospectivity of the EDM project for gold and silver mineralization, including the potential for metal recoveries from any mineral processing activity, the mineral resource estimate at the Project, the prospectivity for mineralization at the EDM Project similar to mineralization at the Cerro Vanguardia mine, and the Company’s future exploration plans. Words such as “might”, “will”, “should”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “expect”, “believe”, “estimate”, “forecast” and similar terminology are used to identify forward looking statements and forward-looking information. Such statements and information are based on assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis made by the Company considering its experience, current conditions and its expectations of future developments as well as other factors which it believes to be reasonable and relevant. Forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, the factors described in the Company’s filing statement dated June 22, 2021 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the heading “Risk Factors” that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and information and accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on such statements and information and the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements made herein, or comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of the Company or its securities, other than as required by law. Photos accompanying this announcement are available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6b7d0578-fad8-4174-ade5-7d45157b5454 https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/73969a7c-54ee-4833-bc60-ca7ffc4aead5 https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8857eefe-cf49-4125-a627-5eb21b737577 https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/19d9b257-4303-4706-897b-3b806d7d3ee4CALGARY, AB , Dec. 2, 2024 /CNW/ - Tourmaline Oil Corp. TOU (" Tourmaline " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common shares of C$0.35 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 31, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2024 . This quarterly cash dividend is designated as an "eligible dividend" for Canadian income tax purposes. Reader Advisories CURRENCY All amounts in this news release are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified. FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION This news release contains forward-looking information and statements (collectively, " forward-looking information ") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The use of any of the words "forecast", "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "objective", "ongoing", "on track", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "plans", "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking information concerning the future payment of dividends and the timing and amount thereof which assumes the availability of free cash flow to fund such dividends. The forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Tourmaline, including expectations and assumptions concerning the following: prevailing and future commodity prices and currency exchange and interest rates; applicable royalty rates and tax laws; future well production rates and reserve volumes; operating costs, the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals; the performance of existing and future wells; the success obtained in drilling new wells; anticipated timing and results of capital expenditures; the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities; the timing, location and extent of future drilling operations; the successful completion of acquisitions and dispositions and the benefits to be derived therefrom; the state of the economy and the exploration and production business; the availability and cost of financing, labour and services; ability to maintain its investment grade credit rating; and ability to market crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids successfully. Without limitation of the foregoing, future dividend payments, if any, and the level thereof is uncertain, as the Company's dividend policy and the funds available for the payment of dividends from time to time is dependent upon, among other things, free cash flow, financial requirements for the Company's operations and the execution of its growth strategy, fluctuations in working capital and the timing and amount of capital expenditures, debt service requirements and other factors beyond the Company's control. Further, the ability of Tourmaline to pay dividends is subject to applicable laws (including the satisfaction of the solvency test contained in applicable corporate legislation) and contractual restrictions contained in the instruments governing its indebtedness, including its credit facility. Although Tourmaline believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because Tourmaline can give no assurances that it will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking information addresses future events and conditions, by its very nature it involves inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to: the risks associated with the oil and gas industry in general such as operational risks in development, exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; supply chain disruptions; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to reserves, production, revenues, costs and expenses; health, safety and environmental risks; commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations; interest rate fluctuations; changes in rates of inflation; marketing and transportation; loss of markets; environmental risks; competition; incorrect assessment of the value of acquisitions; failure to complete or realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions or dispositions; stock market volatility; ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; uncertainties associated with counterparty credit risk; failure to obtain required regulatory and other approvals including drilling permits and the impact of not receiving such approvals on the Company's long-term planning; climate change risks; severe weather (including wildfires and drought); risks of wars or other hostilities or geopolitical events, civil insurrection and pandemics; risks relating to Indigenous land claims and duty to consult; data breaches and cyber attacks; risks relating to the use of artificial intelligence; changes in legislation, including but not limited to tax laws, royalties and environmental regulations (including greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements and other decarbonization or social policies and including uncertainty with respect to the interpretation of omnibus Bill C-59 and the related amendments to the Competition Act ( Canada )) and general economic and business conditions and markets. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other factors that could affect Tourmaline, or its operations or financial results, are included in the Company's most recently filed Management's Discussion and Analysis (See "Forward-Looking Statements" therein), Annual Information Form (See "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" therein) and other reports on file with applicable securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR+ website ( www.sedarplus.ca ) or Tourmaline's website ( www.tourmalineoil.com ). The forward-looking information contained in this news release is made as of the date hereof and Tourmaline undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless expressly required by applicable securities laws. ABOUT TOURMALINE OIL CORP. Tourmaline is Canada's largest and most active natural gas producer dedicated to producing the lowest-cost natural gas in North America . We are an investment grade exploration and production company providing strong and predictable operating and financial performance through the development of our three core areas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. With our existing large reserve base, decades-long drilling inventory, relentless focus on execution and cost management, and industry-leading environmental performance, we are excited to provide shareholders an excellent return on capital, and an attractive source of income through our base dividend and surplus free cash flow distribution strategies. SOURCE Tourmaline Oil Corp. View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2024/02/c8626.html © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

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NEW YORK , Dec. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX ) resulting from allegations that Quanterix may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. So What: If you purchased Quanterix securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses. What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=31441 call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. What is this about: On November 12, 2024 , after market hours, Quanterix filed a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC. In this current report, the Company announced that on " November 11, 2024 , the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, based on the recommendation of the Company's management and after discussion with the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP ("EY"), concluded that the Company's previously issued audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 , and its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarterly and year-to-date (as applicable) periods ended March 31, 2022 , June 30, 2022 , September 30, 2022 , March 31, 2023 , June 30, 2023 , September 30, 2023 , March 31, 2024 , and June 30, 2024 (collectively, the "Non-Reliance Periods"), should no longer be relied upon." On this news, Quanterix's stock price fell $2.77 per share, or 18.3%, to close at $12.40 per share on November 13, 2024 . 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The all-primary Series D financing, which closed last week, was led by a pair of existing backers, South Korea’s AFW Partners and Samsung Securities, and gave Tenstorrent a post-money valuation of $2.6 billion. The round consisted of over $593 million in equity and a convertible note from 2023 that became equity as part of this round. This fresh capital brings Tenstorrent’s total funding to date to nearly $1 billion. In an interview with BetaKit, Tenstorrent vice president of investor relations and corporate communications Bob Grim attributed the company’s successful financing to continually strong interest in AI and the vision and pedigree of CEO . The Series D announcement comes shortly after Tenstorrent from Canada to the US, moving its headquarters from Toronto to Santa Clara, Calif. Grim told BetaKit that the company went stateside for two main reasons. He noted that one of its larger investors wanted to increase its stake, but had a cap on how much it could own if Tenstorrent was based outside of the US. He also said moving to the US is “a very common step” ahead of an eventual initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange. Despite the move, Tenstorrent has not left Canada altogether: the company has retained its office in Toronto, where Grim said it employs 140 people today, up from 110 earlier this year. Grim emphasized that Canada remains a focus for Tenstorrent going forward, and said the firm has committed to continuing to grow its workforce in Canada as part of its latest round, which was supported by three new Canadian investors: Export Development Canada, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, and Georgian. “Canada is at the heart of everything we do ... That’s where our roots are, that’s where we design our AI hardware, and it’s going to remain important to us for the foreseeable future,” Grim said. Tenstorrent’s Series D round also saw participation from new investors, including US-based Bezos Expeditions and Corner Capital, South Korea’s LG Electronics, and XTX Markets and Baillie Gifford out of the United Kingdom, plus existing backers Fidelity Management & Research Company in the US, Taiwan’s Mesh, and South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group. Founded in 2016 in Toronto by former AMD executive Ljubisa Bajic (now of ), Tenstorrent builds and sells chips that can be used for AI training and inference. The company also licenses its AI and intellectual property (IP) to clients looking to own and customize their silicon. Grim said that Tenstorrent’s business model involves monetizing its tech “every step of the way,” noting that different clients consume its tech differently. 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A former nursing home employee has been convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor. In March 2023, while working at Friendship Home in Audubon, workers there reported the man sent cell-phone photos of himself masturbating and was taking videos of his co-workers. (Photo illustration by Iowa Capital Dispatch, with Friendship Home photo via Google Earth. Text-message photo is deliberately blurred.) A state-certified caregiver has been convicted of sexually exploiting a minor while employed by an Iowa nursing home. The defendant in the case, Martell Guider, is a 37-year-old male certified nursing assistant who has been accused of sexual impropriety at three Iowa nursing homes located in Audubon, Correctionville and Kalona. The most recent case, and the only one in which criminal charges were filed, involves Guider’s employment at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. According to police and prosecutors, officials at Pleasantview confronted Guider sometime in January 2024 after multiple employees raised concerns that he was being inappropriate with a 17-year-old minor who was present at the home but not a resident. Police allege that after his supervisors talked to him about the complaints, Guider shared an explicit photo of the minor with his employer. According to the police, Guider had threatened the minor to induce her to send him the photos via the social-messaging platform Snapchat. Police allege that when asked about the photos, Guider acknowledged he had saved them for his sexual gratification, saying, “I screenshot it because, it’s like, OK, yeah, it’s a woman, she sent you a naked picture, wanna look at it maybe later when we have time.” According to the police reports, Guider’s colleagues at Pleasantview also complained that he had been making unwanted advances toward female coworkers in the nursing home. He was then barred from the care facility, according to police. Guider was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor by causing the minor to engage in a sex act, sexual exploitation through the use of photographs, possession of material depicting a minor engaged in sex, and first-degree harassment. In October, a jury convicted Guider of sexual exploitation by causing the minor to engage in a sex act. He was acquitted of the remaining charges, and was sentenced to five years of probation. A 25-year prison sentence was suspended by the court. District Court Judge Michael Carpenter recently denied Guider’s motion for a new trial, stating, “A sexual photograph of a minor shared by text message or social media can find its way to the internet and live forever. A defendant who solicits a minor to create a pornographic image of herself is victimizing a vulnerable victim in a way that causes a special sort of harm.” Guider has since appealed his conviction to the Iowa Supreme Court. Prior to his arrest in the Pleasantview case, Guider was fired from two other Iowa nursing homes amid allegations of sexual impropriety. The first of those cases dates back to April 2023, when a female caregiver at Audubon’s Friendship Home filed a complaint with the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing about Guider’s behavior. The woman – who filed similar complaints with management at the home and with city police – alleged Guider had been making suggestive remarks to female coworkers, had sent them photos of himself masturbating, had recorded video of one worker as she provided care for a resident, and had invited some of his female colleagues out to his car where he kept a bottle of Seagram’s Crown Royal. Audubon police have acknowledged they fielded at least two complaints about Guider’s conduct at Friendship Home but didn’t pursue the matter. Audubon Police Chief Coby Gust said the complainants provided text messages and photos and expressed concern that the man’s behavior could spill over into his interactions with vulnerable residents. “It kind of just fell off the radar as far as anything being pursued,” Gust told the Iowa Capital Dispatch. According to the complainant in the Friendship Home case, officials at the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing rejected her complaint about Guider in April 2023, allegedly telling her the issues she raised were best addressed by management at the home since they involved worker-to-worker conduct that had no actual or potential impact on residents. The complainant provided the Iowa Capital Dispatch with screenshots of Guider’s alleged text messages, which include two photos of a man’s genitals and two photos of a man holding a bottle of Crown Royal inside a vehicle. Six months after the incident in Audubon, Guider was working at Correctionville Specialty Care when he was the target of a complaint that he had raped a resident of the home. State records show the alleged victim in that case told management an employee took her to his car in the facility’s parking lot, told her he was a musician, played some of his music to her, offered her a drink of Seagram’s Crown Royal from a bottle he kept in his car, and then forced her to have oral sex with him. According to state inspectors, the alleged rape victim, who is not cognitively impaired, also alleged the worker sent her a video of himself masturbating and provided a copy of the video. After the woman reported the alleged rape, officials at Correctionville Specialty Care evicted the woman from the facility and dropped her off at a homeless shelter, according to state inspectors. Guider was terminated from employment at the Correctionville home, but state inspectors say the facility’s parent company, Care Initiatives of West Des Moines, continued to provide work for him in other Iowa nursing homes that it operates. Court records show the alleged victim in the Correctionville case reported the alleged rape to Woodbury County deputies in November 2023 and provided them with a copy of the video Guider had allegedly sent her. The records show a search warrant for the contents of Guider’s phone wasn’t sought by deputies until June 2024 – seven months after the woman reported the alleged rape. The warrant application suggests Woodbury County deputies didn’t know where to locate Guider – although, in March 2024, he had been arrested and jailed in Washington and Poweshiek counties in the sexual exploitation case. It’s not known what information Woodbury County authorities were able to extract from Guider’s phone once they obtained it. No charges have been filed in either the Correctionville case or the Audubon case. State records show Guider was working for Pete Howe Sanitation in 2017, when he was fired for keeping a bottle of Crown Royal in his work vehicle. Several months later, in May 2018, he was certified as a nursing assistant and was cleared by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to work in Iowa nursing homes.In conclusion, Amazon's decision to launch a quick delivery service in India, with a commitment to delivering orders within 15 minutes, marks a significant milestone in the evolution of e-commerce in the country. As consumers increasingly prioritize convenience and speed in their online shopping experience, Amazon's initiative is poised to reshape the industry and elevate customer expectations. Stay tuned as Amazon prepares to redefine the future of online shopping with its swift and seamless delivery service.

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In conclusion, the absence of Xie Na from Chen Qiao'en's wedding showcased the intersection of personal and external factors that can influence decision-making and outcomes. By acknowledging the challenges she faced and embracing the lessons learned from the experience, Xie Na demonstrated her grace, integrity, and commitment to maintaining cherished relationships amidst unforeseen circumstances. As fans and well-wishers, we can only appreciate and support her resolve to overcome setbacks and continue to spread joy and positivity in her endeavors.

South Carolina is off to an uneven start, but that hasn't obscured the steady rise of Collin Murray-Boyles. The 6-foot-7 sophomore will be the player to watch when South Carolina (6-3) hosts South Carolina Upstate (4-8) Saturday afternoon in Columbia. Murray-Boyles leads the Gamecocks in points (16.2), rebounds (9.4), steals (1.2) and blocks (1.1) per game. As South Carolina struggled to a 75-68 victory over East Carolina on Saturday, Murray-Boyles carried the Gamecocks, making all 10 of his shots from the floor and finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds. "He's been working on pivoting towards the basket and getting on balance and then making a strong move through some contact," South Carolina coach Lamont Paris said. The Gamecocks have been highly dependent on Murray-Boyles. In the two games in which he has fouled out, South Carolina lost to Xavier and Indiana. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks are unbeaten in the six games in which he has collected at least eight rebounds. "He's still growing and it's exciting to see," Paris said. "He's got phenomenal natural touch." Also emerging lately have been Norfolk State transfer Jamarii Thomas, who had season highs of 22 points and seven assists against East Carolina, and Morris Ugusuk, who has hit 10 of 14 shots from 3-point range in the last three games. South Carolina Upstate has been sparked by a pair of guards who each have won multiple Big South freshman of the week awards. Carmelo Adkins had 31 points and 12 rebounds in wins last week over Division III Brevard and at Western Carolina, while Mister Dean leads the Spartans in points (15.7), rebounds (5.6) and steals (2.0) per game. "He sparks runs because he'll make a dynamic dunk," Spartans coach Marty Richter said of Dean. "He brings energy with how he scores the basketball, in a hurry. He can score in bunches." The Spartans enter on a high as the win over Western Carolina was Richter's first over a Division I team. South Carolina Upstate is 1-8 all-time against South Carolina. This year, the Spartans are winless in four games against power conference schools. In an 85-80 loss a month ago at Wake Forest, however, they led for much of the second half. --Field Level MediaDickey’s Barbecue Pit Kicks Off Game Day Packs with Double Rewards Pointsphmacao com 。

Christmas is approaching, so it’s time to get into the holiday spirit. Everyone has their own version of what this looks like, and for many gamers, this involves keeping the spooky season rolling after Halloween. There’s an interesting niche of Christmas horror games on Steam, giving players the best of both worlds. Here are 10 I reckon you should give a try this holiday season. Note that these aren’t just games set on Christmas. Instead, the holiday is the central theme in these games, just like Die Hard being set at Christmas doesn’t make it a “Christmas movie” (sorry). Tattletail The year is 1998, and you just got a Tattletail (which, for legal reasons, is not a Furby) for Christmas. It won’t shut up, and you must keep it happy by feeding it, grooming it, and letting it charge. If you don’t, it’ll make more noise, attracting the attention of the deadly Mama Tattletail. Tattletail ‘s end goal is to collect various gift eggs throughout the game without being killed in the dark by Mama Tattletail. It’s a simple concept but one that provides some suitably festive scares. Christmas Massacre Puppet Combo’s Christmas Massacre is a stylish stealth slasher game where you play as Larry, an individual who dresses up as Santa Claus and is told to kill indiscriminately by his Christmas Tree. Gruesome, gory murder is the only name of the game here, underlined by some cool PlayStation 1-style graphics. If you’re after a mindless Christmas horror game this year, then Christmas Massacre should be exactly what you want. September 7th Ignore the name – September 7th is a game about Christmas. When you receive a Christmas Elf as a holiday gift, strange occurrences begin in your home. This game falls into the walking simulator genre and is extremely short. But what it misses in length, it more than makes up for in its incredibly eerie atmosphere. Perfect for a short burst of holiday frights. Crimson Snow Crimson Snow is another Christmas walking simulator, this time focused on surviving a single night alongside your girlfriend. A terrifying intruder has interrupted the festivities, and your actions will determine whether you both will make it through. Crimson Snow has some striking visuals and makes great use of tension. It never really lets up in this regard and even has multiple endings for a solid amount of replayability. Irony Of Nightmare If an intense atmosphere is what you’re looking for, Irony of Nightmare is perfect. It’s just you, an uninvited guest, and a fight for survival. What sets Irony of Nightmare apart is its focus on puzzles, of which there are plenty to solve here if you’re going to make it out alive. Christmas Nightmare Christmas Nightmare is jump-scare central. And to be fair, it’s pretty effective at this throughout its approximate 1-hour playtime, even if it might get old for some. Here, you play as Connor, who just wants to relax over the holidays after a hard day at work. As usual, all is not as it seems, as the festive period turns into a fight for survival. Krampus Kills I’d recommend Krampus Kills just on the strength of the appearance of the titular antagonist. DangerousBob Studio did a fantastic job in making Krampus a menacing foe to meet in a dark festive home. This game is a change of pace from the others on this list in that it’s a high-octane shooter instead of a walking simulator. You’ll fight evil elves, snowmen, and of course, Krampus himself. The shooting is a little janky, but it’s part of the charm! Christmas Night Christmas Night is a collectathon and tense walking simulator about getting onto Santa’s nice list. His naughty list is a little more deadly than usual, so it’s something you want to avoid. There are some cool visuals and tense set pieces here. Pick it up for cheap for one of the best Christmas horror games on Steam. Evil Holiday Suspenseful but with a bit of Christmas corniness, Evil Holiday is an interesting festive title. It does a good job timing its jumpscares and has a solid atmosphere to boot. If you find it’s not for you, it doesn’t waste your time, as it’s quite a short experience. For Goodness Sake The text-heavy For Goodness Sake is a 20-minute horror experience that is free to play. Complete chores around the house while avoiding being taken by Krampus, like those before you. Several endings mean you can get a few playthroughs out of For Goodness Sake , making up for its short runtime.

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Arsenal climbed to second in the Premier League table with a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town on Friday night. It wasn't a straightforward victory by any means and the Gunners were made to work hard for the three points. It wasn't pretty, but they got the job done and several players stepped up. One player in particular who shone against the Tractor Boys and is rewarding Mikel Arteta for his recent trust in him is Myles Lewis-Skelly. The youngster made his third league start in a row for Arsenal against Ipswich and showed why he was being handed the opportunity, with a fine display. It was far from a classic but Arsenal finished off their 2024 home fixtures with three points Myles Lewis-Skelly Against Ipswich Throughout his time as a prospect, Lewis-Skelly was known more for his work as a midfielder, but he's earned an opportunity with Arsenal playing at left-back. He's adapted to the position very well. His performance against Ipswich was indicative of that as he did a superb job keeping Omari Hutchinson quiet. Throughout the game, he recorded two clearances, three tackles, won eight of his nine ground duels and finished with a pass success rate of 98%. He rarely put a foot wrong and justified Arteta's decision to start him at left-back over the more experienced Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiori. In terms of his SofaScore rating, only Jurrien Timber (8.0) earned a higher score than Lewis-Skelly (7.9). The performance caught the attention of Arsenal fans too and they were quick to jump on social media and share their excitement and appreciation for the youngster. The Emirates faithful couldn't hide their excitement about his potential. One fan simply posted: "Myles Lewis-Skelly. What a player." Another supporter was filled with superlatives for him and said: "Myles Lewis-Skelly is a perfect blend of bravery, doggedness and strength, and an incredibly smooth technician on top. Few players can protect the ball like him, and he confidently stamped his passing identity on the game. Every Arsenal player trusts him; 18 going on 28." A third fan claimed the youngster was seizing control of the left-back position and Calafiori had a lot of work to do to earn a spot in the starting lineup again, saying: "Myles Lewis-Skelly with this current tremendous performances in the defence will definitely cement his position in the Left-Back. Calafiori isn't ready." Arsenal have a very deep squad this season, but the 18-year-old is emerging as one of the club's most promising players. It takes some serious talent to keep the likes of Calafiori, who was one of the Gunners' marquee signings in the summer, out of the side. All statistics courtesy of SofaScore and accurate as of 27/12/2024

Manmohan Singh died on December 26, 2024, at the age of 92; he will be remembered as one of India’s greatest leaders. Not only was he the first Sikh to be Prime Minister, he was also the architect of sweeping economic reforms that transformed India into a global player. During his 10 years in office from 2004 to 2014, he had focused on policies designed to lift people out of poverty and boost the economy’s standing in the world. Liberalization under Singh exposed the world to India, and India to the world, enabling the country to fight for her place as a major economic player. Singh, who was soft-spoken and principled in his leadership, influenced economic growth beyond the realm of the economic. He used these welfare schemes — some of which bettered the lives of millions — to convey his commitment to social justice. Another key achievement of his government, which exists till today, is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) that assured the rural poor atleast 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household. Singh rose through the political ranks after assuming the post of Finance Minister in 1991, a period of massive economic turmoil for India. Devaluation of the rupee, reduction of import tariffs and foreign investment were the thrust of his initiatives, laying the foundation for the transformation of India’s economy. He was instrumental in India’s shift from a closed economy to a more open economy connected to the global markets. During his two terms in office as Prime Minister, Singh oversaw a number of landmark achievements, including a strong economy that had an average growth rate of approximately 9% each year between 2005 and 2008, in his first term. His style of leadership involved building consensus and working within coalition governments that had to accommodate many different political interests. Yet, Singh’s second term was plagued with several allegations of corruption and the scandals thus raised overshadowed few initial successes, and led to the Congress party defeat in the 2014 elections. Manmohan Singh’s global dealings also more than a little shape his legacy. He promoted peaceful and diplomatic ties — particularly with Pakistan and China. Under his leadership, there were efforts to engage Pakistan for possible commonality, but this was thwarted on many structural levels through incidents like the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Singh’s approach emphasized collaboration and cooperation over confrontation and this was reflected in his priority of ending conflicts through dialogues. One of the landmark achievements of his regime was the 2008 Indo-US nuclear deal, which changed India’s foreign policy posture, laying the foundation for civilian nuclear relations with America. Singh also helped establish BRICS — the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, held up the rising powers of the developing world where much of the economic growth in recent years has been taking place. As news broke about Manmohan Singh passing away, political leaders and citizens expressed their tributes. Describing Singh as one of the “greatest leaders” of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the former prime minister’s contribution to make a difference in people’s lives was “substantial”. Leaders spanning the political spectrum have praised Singh’s insight, humility, and dedication to the country, underscoring his national influence on Indian politics. In a nation that has changed significantly since he entered national politics in the 1990s, Singh’s legacy is both long-lasting and complex, not least due to the controversies that clamoured around the last years of his political life. His long-term vision of an India which is economically prosperous, but socially inclusive is going to guide many generations of leaders and policymakers who come after jego. Manmohan Singh passed away around the age of 91 and most people remember his prime ministerial role as a crucial period for India. Ultimately, Manmohan Singh moved the needle through both his policies and the collective psyche of a nation from which even at age 92 he has yet to be able to rest. As India looks back on his legacy, may his values of economic reform, honesty, and diplomacy be adopted by all those who take on the mantle that he successfully wore.

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A Chinese lab has created what appears to be one of the most powerful “open” AI models to date. The model, DeepSeek V3 , was developed by the AI firm DeepSeek, and was released on Wednesday under a permissive license that allows developers to download and modify it for most applications, including commercial ones. DeepSeek V3 can handle a range of text-based workloads and tasks, like coding, translating, and writing essays and emails from a descriptive prompt. According to DeepSeek’s internal benchmark testing, DeepSeek V3 outperforms both downloadable, “openly” available models and “closed” AI models that can only be accessed through an API. In a subset of coding competitions hosted on Codeforces, a platform for programming contests, DeepSeek outperforms models including Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B , OpenAI’s GPT-4o , and Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 72B. DeepSeek V3 also crushes the competition on Aider Polgyglot, a test designed to measure, among other things, whether a model can successfully write new code that integrates into existing code. DeepSeek-V3! 60 tokens/second (3x faster than V2!) API compatibility intact Fully open-source models & papers 671B MoE parameters 37B activated parameters Trained on 14.8T high-quality tokens Beats Llama 3.1 405b on almost every benchmark https://t.co/OiHu17hBSI pic.twitter.com/jVwJU07dqf — Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) December 26, 2024 DeepSeek claims that DeepSeek V3 was trained on a dataset of 14.8 trillion tokens. In data science, tokens are used to represent bits of raw data; 1 million tokens is equal to about 750,000 words. It’s not just the training set that’s massive. DeepSeek V3 is enormous in size: 685 billion parameters. (Parameters are the internal variables models used to make predictions or decisions.) That’s around 1.6 times the size of Llama 3.1 405B, which has 405 billion parameters. DeepSeek (Chinese AI co) making it look easy today with an open weights release of a frontier-grade LLM trained on a joke of a budget (2048 GPUs for 2 months, $6M). For reference, this level of capability is supposed to require clusters of closer to 16K GPUs, the ones being... https://t.co/EW7q2pQ94B Parameter count often (but not always) correlates with skill; models with more parameters tend to outperform models with fewer parameters. But large models also require beefier hardware in order to run. An unoptimized version of DeepSeek V3 would need a bank of high-end GPUs to answer questions at reasonable speeds. While it’s not the most practical model, DeepSeek V3 is an achievement in some respects. DeepSeek was able to train the model using a data center of Nvidia H800 GPUs in just around two months — GPUs that Chinese companies were recently restricted by the U.S. Commerce Department from procuring. The company also claims it only spent $5.5 million to train DeepSeek V3, a fraction of the development cost of models like OpenAI’s GPT-4. The downside is that the model’s political views are a bit filtered. Ask DeepSeek V3 about Tiananmen Square, for instance, and it won’t answer. DeepSeek, being a Chinese company, is subject to benchmarking by China’s internet regulator to ensure its models’ responses “embody core socialist values.” Many Chinese AI systems decline to respond to topics that might raise the ire of regulators, like speculation about the Xi Jinping regime. DeepSeek, which recently unveiled DeepSeek-R1, an answer to OpenAI’s o1 “reasoning” model , is a curious organization. It’s backed by High-Flyer Capital Management, a Chinese quantitative hedge fund that uses AI to inform its trading decisions. DeepSeek’s models have forced competitors like ByteDance, Baidu, and Alibaba to cut the usage prices for some of their models — and make others completely free. High-Flyer builds its own server clusters for model training, one of the most recent of which reportedly has 10,000 Nvidia A100 GPUs and cost 1 billion yen (~$138 million). Founded by Liang Wenfeng, a computer science graduate, High-Flyer aims to achieve “superintelligent” AI through its DeepSeek org. In an interview earlier this year, Liang described open sourcing as a “cultural act,” and characterized closed source AI like OpenAI’s a “temporary” moat. “Even OpenAI’s closed-source approach hasn’t stopped others from catching up,” he noted. Indeed.

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Back in 2008, Charlotte the sea turtle got hit by a boat, leaving him with spinal damage and a paralyzed set of back flippers. The tragic accident resulted in a funny-sounding but also still tragic medical problem. Bubble Butt Syndrome is a delightfully childish name for a rather sad condition. It’s when a turtle has air trapped in their shell after sustaining some kind of physical trauma. Charlotte, a green sea turtle who calls Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium his home, was left floating in awkward positions that had her butt sticking out the top of the surface of the water. Imagine one of the ways you get your food is by diving below the surface of the water, only you can’t because you have a flotation device around your waist keeping your lower half hovering around the surface. That was Charlotte’s life. Videos by VICE Charlotte’s veterinary team tried all sorts of ideas to get him swimming again. They tried adding weights to his body. When that didn’t work, they added a fabric sling that added a little bit more weight to his rear end. They got caught on a wall and torn off. Nothing was working until someone had the ingenious idea of bringing some modern 3D printing technology into the fold. Sea Turtle Swimming Thanks to 3D-printed Harness In collaboration with 3D printing companies Formlabs and Adia, along with New Balance Athletics, the team was able to design and print a lightweight, flexible, and adjustable harness that allows Charlotte to swim more naturally. When the harness was finally ready, they strapped it to Charlotte, who quickly took to the new weight and balance it provided. After years of struggling with Bubble Butt, Charlotte was finally swimming like a normal sea turtle again. In time, more weight will be added to the harness to increase its buoyancy. So far, the harness is working so well that Formlabs is working out how to scale the project so aquariums around can upload a scan of a turtle suffering from Bubble Butt and, using an online design tool, export a file that allows them to customize, print, and assemble a harness specifically for their own ailing sea turtles .US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent roughly 22 months in hospice care. The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy. He defeated President Gerald Ford in 1976 promising to restore trust in government but lost to Ronald Reagan four years later amid soaring inflation, gas station lines and the Iran hostage crisis. He and his wife Rosalynn then formed The Carter Center, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize while making himself the most internationally engaged of former presidents. The Carter Center said he died peacefully Sunday afternoon in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’ PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, James Earl Carter Jr., died Sunday at the age of 100. His life ended where it began, in Plains, Georgia. He left and returned to the tiny town many times as he climbed to the nation’s highest office and lost it after four tumultuous years. Carter spent the next 40 years setting new standards for what a former president can do. Carter wrote nearly a decade ago that he found all the phases of his life challenging but also successful and enjoyable. The Democrat's principled but pragmatic approach defied American political labels, especially the idea that one-term presidents are failures. The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter is dead at age 100 Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore trust in government when he assumed the presidency in 1977 and then built a reputation for tireless work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter was sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. He left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following his 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan. Jimmy Carter: A brief bio Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia. His death comes more than a year after the former president entered hospice care. He was 100 years old. Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Officials said all but two of the 181 people on board were killed Sunday in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. Footage of the crash aired by South Korean television channels showed the plane skidding across the airstrip at high speed, evidently with its landing gear still closed. Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms moving eastward Sunday are expected to continue producing gusty, damaging winds, hail and tornadoes through Sunday. That is according to National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira. So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama, Pereira said, but those reports remain unconfirmed until surveys of damage are completed. Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery. Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sunday and that he was recovering. Netanyahu’s office had said Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, would serve as acting prime minister during the procedure. Doctors ordered the operation after detecting an infection last week. Netanyahu is expected to remain hospitalized for several days. With so much at stake, Netanyahu’s health in wartime is a concern for both Israelis and the wider world. Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s de facto leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans on dissolving his Islamist group that led the country’s insurgency at an anticipated national dialogue summit for the country. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group leading the new authority in Syria, made the remarks in an interview Sunday. That's according to the Saudi television network Al-Arabiyya. It comes almost a month after a lightning insurgency led by HTS overthrew President Bashar Assad’s decades-long rule, ending the country’s uprising-turned civil war that started back in 2011. A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. The baby's father says the 20-day-old child was found with his head as “cold as ice” Sunday morning in their tent. The baby’s twin brother was moved to the intensive care unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Their father says the twins were born one month premature and spent just a day in hospital, which like other Gaza health centers has been overwhelmed and only partially functions. Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key elections BERLIN (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy. Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag, published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month he supported the Alternative for Germany, or AfD.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump's movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump's Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer's comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar." Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry's need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump's world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world's richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump's movement but his stance on the tech industry's hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry's need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent," he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Trump's own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump's businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country" and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country," he told the “All-In" podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump's budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

In this episode of , host Ashley Silver speaks with Cody Tyler, managing director at EXOS CYBER, about the critical cybersecurity challenges facing state and local governments. The discussion explores why government agencies are frequent targets for cyber criminals, the dual role of artificial intelligence in security, and the importance of workforce training to combat these evolving threats. Here are the top five takeaways from this episode: 1. Government agencies are prime targets for cyber criminals. Government agencies, Tyler explains, face increased cyber threats because of their critical role in maintaining essential services such as power and water, their access to sensitive data, and their reliance on outdated systems. These factors make them susceptible to ransomware, phishing and data theft, with artificial intelligence enabling more sophisticated attacks. 2. Multifactor authentication and user awareness training are essential. The conversation emphasizes that multifactor authentication can prevent most phishing attacks when paired with regular employee awareness training, including simulated phishing exercises. 3. Collaboration with cybersecurity firms is vital. Tyler reveals how partnerships between government agencies and cybersecurity firms strengthen defenses against evolving threats. These collaborations provide specialized expertise to assess vulnerabilities, implement safeguards such as multifactor authentication, and develop recovery plans to minimize damage. 4. Emerging technologies like AI offer opportunities and risks. While advanced AI can enhance cybersecurity by analyzing data and detecting threats, it also introduces new challenges, such as fully automated attacks and sophisticated phishing schemes. Tyler stresss the need for proactive and adaptive strategies to address these vulnerabilities. 5. Workforce training is key to overcoming cybersecurity challenges. Tyler underscores the importance of regular training and “defense in depth” strategies to address workforce gaps in cybersecurity. Initiatives such as workshops and phishing simulations, and layered security measures help employees adapt to emerging threats, particularly staff less familiar with modern technology.ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old . The Carter Center said the 39th president died Sunday afternoon, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023, lived most of their lives. The center said he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others. “To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility,” Biden said in a statement. “He showed that we are a great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.” Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington. A moderate Democrat, Carter ran for president in 1976 as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad grin, effusive Baptist faith and technocratic plans for efficient government. His promise to never deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter said. Carter’s victory over Republican Gerald Ford, whose fortunes fell after pardoning Nixon, came amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over race, women’s rights and America’s role in the world. His achievements included brokering Mideast peace by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David for 13 days in 1978. But his coalition splintered under double-digit inflation and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His negotiations ultimately brought all the hostages home alive, but in a final insult, Iran didn’t release them until the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, who had trounced him in the 1980 election. Humbled and back home in Georgia, Carter said his faith demanded that he keep doing whatever he could, for as long as he could, to try to make a difference. He and Rosalynn co-founded The Carter Center in 1982 and spent the next 40 years traveling the world as peacemakers, human rights advocates and champions of democracy and public health. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, Carter helped ease nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiate cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, the center had monitored at least 113 elections around the world. Carter was determined to eradicate guinea worm infections as one of many health initiatives. Swinging hammers into their 90s, the Carters built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The common observation that he was better as an ex-president rankled Carter. His allies were pleased that he lived long enough to see biographers and historians revisit his presidency and declare it more impactful than many understood at the time. Propelled in 1976 by voters in Iowa and then across the South, Carter ran a no-frills campaign. Americans were captivated by the earnest engineer, and while an election-year Playboy interview drew snickers when he said he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times,” voters tired of political cynicism found it endearing. The first family set an informal tone in the White House, carrying their own luggage, trying to silence the Marine Band’s traditional “Hail to the Chief" and enrolling daughter, Amy, in public schools. Carter was lampooned for wearing a cardigan and urging Americans to turn down their thermostats. But Carter set the stage for an economic revival and sharply reduced America's dependence on foreign oil by deregulating the energy industry along with airlines, trains and trucking. He established the departments of Energy and Education, appointed record numbers of women and nonwhites to federal posts, preserved millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness and pardoned most Vietnam draft evaders. Emphasizing human rights , he ended most support for military dictators and took on bribery by multinational corporations by signing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He persuaded the Senate to ratify the Panama Canal treaties and normalized relations with China, an outgrowth of Nixon’s outreach to Beijing. But crippling turns in foreign affairs took their toll. When OPEC hiked crude prices, making drivers line up for gasoline as inflation spiked to 11%, Carter tried to encourage Americans to overcome “a crisis of confidence.” Many voters lost confidence in Carter instead after the infamous address that media dubbed his “malaise" speech, even though he never used that word. After Carter reluctantly agreed to admit the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979. Negotiations to quickly free the hostages broke down, and then eight Americans died when a top-secret military rescue attempt failed. Carter also had to reverse course on the SALT II nuclear arms treaty after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Though historians would later credit Carter's diplomatic efforts for hastening the end of the Cold war, Republicans labeled his soft power weak. Reagan’s “make America great again” appeals resonated, and he beat Carter in all but six states. Born Oct. 1, 1924, James Earl Carter Jr. married fellow Plains native Rosalynn Smith in 1946, the year he graduated from the Naval Academy. He brought his young family back to Plains after his father died, abandoning his Navy career, and they soon turned their ambitions to politics . Carter reached the state Senate in 1962. After rural white and Black voters elected him governor in 1970, he drew national attention by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Carter published more than 30 books and remained influential as his center turned its democracy advocacy onto U.S. politics, monitoring an audit of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. After a 2015 cancer diagnosis, Carter said he felt “perfectly at ease with whatever comes.”By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, a top White House official said Friday. Biden administration officials said this month that at least eight telecommunications companies , as well as dozens of nations, had been affected by the Chinese hacking blitz known as Salt Typhoon. But Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, told reporters Friday that a ninth victim had been identified after the administration released guidance to companies about how to hunt for Chinese culprits in their networks. The update from Neuberger is the latest development in a massive hacking operation that has alarmed national security officials, exposed cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the private sector and laid bare China’s hacking sophistication. The hackers compromised the networks of telecommunications companies to obtain customer call records and gain access to the private communications of “a limited number of individuals.” Though the FBI has not publicly identified any of the victims, officials believe senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures are among those whose whose communications were accessed. Neuberger said officials did not yet have a precise sense how many Americans overall were affected by Salt Typhoon, in part because the Chinese were careful about their techniques, but a “large number” were in the Washington-Virginia area. Officials believe the goal of the hackers was to identify who owned the phones and, if they were “government targets of interest,” spy on their texts and phone calls, she said. The FBI said most of the people targeted by the hackers are “primarily involved in government or political activity.” Neuberger said the episode highlighted the need for required cybersecurity practices in the telecommunications industry, something the Federal Communications Commission is to take up at a meeting next month. “We know that voluntary cyber security practices are inadequate to protect against China, Russia and Iran hacking of our critical infrastructure,” she said. The Chinese government has denied responsibility for the hacking.phmacao app 。

From Our Special Correspondent Daijiworld Media Network Bengaluru, Dec 29: Leader of Opposition in Assembly and senior BJP leader R Ashoka has demanded the resignation of IT, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge over the suicide of a contractor due to monetary demands of his personal assistant and said Kharge junior is not the Nizam of Kalaburagi district nor are his associates Razakars. The senior BJP leader said Priyank Kharge, son of senior Congress leader and AICC president, must honourably quit and exhibit his morality instead of preaching it to others as he is directly responsible for the high-handedness of his close associate Raju Kapanur, who he dubbed as a goonda and possessor of illegal pistol. Ashoka, has in a press statement, wondered if the Constitution of Dr B R Ambedkar does not apply to Kharge family. “Let him resign and display his morality before preaching to others,” he said blaming Priyank Kharge for the suicide of contractor Sachin Panchal, who has in a death note directly blamed Kharge’s close aide Raju Kapanur for his suicide. The BJP leader reminded the ruling Congress party leaders that the party’s minister K S Eshwarappa’s resignation was demanded by them when the contractor Santhosh had left a suicide note blaming the minister’s aides for demanding 40% commission. “The death note left behind by contractor Sachin Panchal has accused Raju Kapanur for fraud and cheating as also threats to kill him,” Ashoka said and pointed out that the contractor had uploaded his death note in the social media before committing suicide. The BJP leaader alleged that the police of Gandhigunj station in Bidar had neglected to immediately act when the family members of contractor Sachin Panchal went to lodge a missing complaint. Ashoka alleged that Priyank Kharge’s close associate Raju Kapanur had taken Rs 15 lac from the contractor for awarding a contract and had even demanded Rs 1 crore as per the death note. There are complaints against six persons including former Kalaburagi corporator Ravi Kapanur, Nandakumr, Nagabhujanga and Goraknath, the BJP leader said.

Shares of iShares iBonds Mar 2023 Term Corporate ETF ( NYSEARCA:IBDD – Get Free Report ) were up 0.1% on Friday . The company traded as high as $26.59 and last traded at $26.59. Approximately 4,200 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 86% from the average daily volume of 30,028 shares. The stock had previously closed at $26.57. iShares iBonds Mar 2023 Term Corporate ETF Stock Performance The business has a fifty day moving average of $26.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.59. iShares iBonds Mar 2023 Term Corporate ETF Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) The iShares iBonds Mar 2023 Term Corporate ETF (IBDD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg 2023 Maturity Corporate index. The fund tracks a Bloomberg index composed of USD denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds maturing after March 31, 2022 and before April 1, 2023. IBDD was launched on Jul 9, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock. Recommended Stories Receive News & Ratings for iShares iBonds Mar 2023 Term Corporate ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares iBonds Mar 2023 Term Corporate ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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Silver One Resources Inc. ( OTCMKTS:SLVRF – Get Free Report ) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,500 shares, a decrease of 55.8% from the November 30th total of 26,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 218,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Silver One Resources Price Performance Shares of SLVRF stock opened at $0.12 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $0.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $0.19. Silver One Resources has a 1-year low of $0.10 and a 1-year high of $0.30. About Silver One Resources ( Get Free Report ) Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Silver One Resources Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Silver One Resources and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Online auction of confiscated booze features hard-to-find bottles of Kentucky bourbonsJake Paul and Conor McGregor are two of the biggest names in combat sports today, so it's only logical for fight fans to wonder what it would take to get them into the ring together. That possibility has already been floated by an ESPN boxing reporter , who last week cited unnamed sources suggesting a Paul-McGregor bout could take place next summer in India. After his much-publicized victory over Mike Tyson last month, Paul called out McGregor on social media, proposing they meet in an MMA bout . Meanwhile, McGregor has said he is delaying his return to the Octagon until after he takes part in an exhibition boxing match against Paul's brother Luke Paul . When does Jake Paul fight Conor McGregor? There is no set agreement or a date set yet for a potential fight between Jake Paul and Conor McGregor. ESPN reporter Salvador Rodriguez, citing unnamed sources, posted Dec. 23 on X that a bout is "on the table" for July, August or September 2025 in India. What has Jake Paul said about fighting Conor McGregor? Even before the ESPN report surfaced, Paul responded to apparent overtures from McGregor's camp about a bout. In a Dec. 17 post on X, Paul said McGregor and his team "have been desperately trying to get MVP (Bellator star Michael "Venom" Page) to negotiate a fight between us." But Paul said the only way he'd be willing to discuss the possibility would be if Dana White and the UFC are part of the negotiations. Jake Paul's last fight Paul, 27, won a unanimous decision last month over 58-year-old Mike Tyson in Arlington, Texas. The win improved Paul's career boxing record to 11-1. Conor McGregor's last fight McGregor, 36, has not had a UFC bout since suffering a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021. He has won only one MMA fight in eight years and has an 0-1 record as a boxer, losing to Floyd Mayweather by TKO in 2017.

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Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited "unanticipated complications" from the disease for cutting back on work a few years later. The financial services company Lazard, where Parsons was a longtime board member, confirmed his death. Parsons' friend Ronald Lauder told The New York Times that the cause of death was cancer. Parsons stepped down Dec. 3 from the boards of Lazard and Lauder's company, Estée Lauder, citing health reasons. He had been on Estée Lauder's board for 25 years. "Dick was an American original, a colossus bestriding the worlds of business, media, culture, philanthropy, and beyond," Ronald Lauder said in a statement on behalf of the Lauder family. David Zaslav, the CEO of Time Warner successor Warner Bros. Discovery, hailed Parsons as a "great mentor and friend" and a "tough and brilliant negotiator, always looking to create something where both sides win." "All who got a chance to work with him and know him saw that unusual combination of great leadership with integrity and kindness," Zaslav said, calling him "one of the great problem solvers this industry has ever seen." Parsons, a Brooklyn native who started college at 16, built a track record of steering big companies through tough times. He returned Citigroup to profitability after turmoil from the global financial crisis and helped restore Time Warner after its much-maligned acquisition by internet provider America Online. Parsons was named to the board of CBS in September 2018 but resigned a month later because of illness. Parsons said in a statement at the time that he was already dealing with multiple myeloma when he joined the board, but "unanticipated complications have created additional new challenges." He said his doctors advised him to cut back on his commitments to ensure recovery. "Dick's storied career embodied the finest traditions of American business leadership," Lazard said in a statement. The company, where Parsons was a board member from 2012 until this month, praised his "unmistakable intelligence and his irresistible warmth." "Dick was more than an iconic leader in Lazard's history — he was a testament to how wisdom, warmth, and unwavering judgment could shape not just companies, but people's lives," the company said. "His legacy lives on in the countless leaders he counseled, the institutions he renewed, and the doors he opened for others." Parsons was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager. Although he was with Time Warner through its difficulties with AOL, he earned respect for the company and rebuilt its relations with Wall Street. He streamlined Time Warner's structure, pared debt and sold Warner Music Group and a book publishing division. He also fended off a challenge from activist investor Carl Icahn in 2006 to break up the company and helped Time Warner reach settlements with investors and regulators over questionable accounting practices at AOL. Parsons joined Time Warner as president in 1995 after serving as chairman and chief executive of Dime Bancorp Inc., one of the largest U.S. thrift institutions. In 2001, after AOL used its fortunes as the leading provider of Internet access in the U.S. to buy Time Warner for $106 billion in stock, Parsons became co-chief operating officer with AOL executive Robert Pittman. In that role, he was in charge of the company's content businesses, including movie studios and recorded music. He became CEO in 2002 with the retirement of Gerald Levin, one of the key architects of that merger. Parsons was named Time Warner chairman the following year, replacing AOL founder Steve Case, who had also championed the combination. The newly formed company's Internet division quickly became a drag on Time Warner. The promised synergies between traditional and new media never materialized. AOL began seeing a reduction in subscribers in 2002 as Americans replaced dial-up connections with broadband from cable TV and phone companies. Parsons stepped down as CEO in 2007 and as chairman in 2008. A year later AOL split from Time Warner and began trading as a separate company, following years of struggles to reinvent itself as a business focused on advertising and content. Time Warner is now owned by AT&T Inc. A board member of Citigroup and its predecessor, Citibank, since 1996, Parsons was named chairman in 2009 at a time of turmoil for the financial institution. Citigroup had suffered five straight quarters of losses and received $45 billion in government aid. Its board had been criticized for allowing the bank to invest so heavily in the risky housing market. Citigroup returned to profit under Parsons, starting in 2010, and would not have a quarterly loss again until the fourth quarter of 2017. Parsons retired from that job in 2012. In 2014 he stepped in as interim CEO of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers until Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took over later that year. "Dick Parsons was a brilliant and transformational leader and a giant of the media industry who led with integrity and never shied away from a challenge," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. Parsons, a Republican, previously worked as a lawyer for Nelson Rockefeller, a former Republican governor of New York, and in Gerald Ford's White House. Those early stints gave him grounding in politics and negotiations. He also was an economic adviser on President Barack Obama's transition team. Parsons, whose love of jazz led to co-owning a Harlem jazz club, also served as Chairman of the Apollo Theater and the Jazz Foundation of America. And he held positions on the boards of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Parsons played basketball at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and received his law degree from Albany Law School in 1971. He is survived by his wife, Laura, and their family.

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The scenarios for the 49ers to make the playoffs are complicated and unrealistic . What I’m asking the 49ers to do in Sunday’s game with the Bears is simple and achievable: Show some pride. This might not be a team that can compete for the championship (or even make the tournament) but that doesn’t mean anyone should roll over. This isn’t the NBA, after all. No, in the NFL, there is still plenty to play for, even if the season’s original goals have gone up in smoke. Sunday is the perfect spot for San Francisco to get right. They’re facing a Chicago team with a rookie quarterback, a head coach in his first game, and the general stench of chaos around them. Don’t get me wrong, the Bears have many admirable qualities, and they can absolutely win Sunday’s game, which should be called the MiseraBowl . But surely the Niners — for all their faults and fumbles — aren’t as bad as these guys. Right? Say what you will about the Niners (I’ve said it all by now), but at least they’re not possibly starting former Seahawk special teamer Travis Homer at running back Sunday—no, they’ll have rookie Issac Guerendo in the backfield. And while Bears fans wondered if interim head coach Thomas Brown (who was promoted to offensive coordinator 17 days prior) would fulfill his new gig from the booth, the Niners haven’t dealt with coaching-from-the-booth issues for over a year. And instead of wondering if their quarterback is “the guy” to stake the franchise, like the Bears with rookie Caleb Williams, the Niners are trying to figure out how much to pay the quarterback on whom they’ll stake the franchise. That’s totally different! But, hey, the Niners will be at home on Sunday. That has to count for something. Ok, the margins between these two teams might be tighter than initially expected, but this Niners’ season still matters. If not the quixotic quest for the playoffs, then as a testament to quality for players and coaches and a momentum starter for the 2025 season. “Just flush the things that have happened. Don’t worry about what has happened in the past,” George Kittle said this week. “Flush it, try to be your best self, and just move forward because we still have a lot of great players on this team that can all make really special plays. And all it takes is a spark to get the boys going, and then after that, we’ll see what can happen.” This is the beauty of the NFL — every game has meaning, even if neither team should have any interest in actually playing the game. And for all the conversation around the Niners tanking for a good draft pick, wouldn’t it be better to pull it together and play — for the first time all season — some solid football final weeks, making the Seahawks and Cardinals — who need a playoff berth more than the Niners — sweat until the very end, and put a dent in the notion that this team’s stock is in a tailspin? This is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league, after all. Lesser teams have earned more reputation from less than what is being asked of the Niners. Draft picks? That can all be sorted out in the spring. And it’s not like the Niners need to position themselves for a quarterback at the top of the first round. (We saw how that worked out last time.) No, the Niners need both quality and quantity this upcoming offseason. They’ll need to build up both lines and their defense with young and cheap players. But this team isn’t tearing things down to the foundation—this isn’t a full-on rebuild. No, call it a restructuring. It’s one part a penance for trying to run back the same team that went to the Super Bowl in 2023, another, the natural autophagy of a football team. It’s a crucial offseason, no doubt, and wouldn’t it be better if the Niners entered it with a reason to believe they are still a team to beat in the NFC? The Niners built a stars-and-scrubs roster and were decimated by bad injuries to those stars. They played with fire and were burned. After a season as disappointing as this one, the Niners have to prove that their window of contention for that long-sought sixth Lombardi Trophy is still open. That this team isn’t done, even if this season is. Beating the Bears won’t reverse this campaign’s trend or give the Niners a leg up in 2025, but losing to Chicago certainly wouldn’t help the cause. Whatever lie the 49ers need to tell themselves to get up for this game needs to be said. The Niners’ best might not be all that great anymore, but it’s time for that best to show itself. Great players and teams are self-motivated, after all. Consider this the 2025 preseason, folks. What the Niners do on Sunday and in the final four games of the season will give us a great hint as to what we can expect next year.Article content Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. Recommended Videos Many of Trump’s picks are well outside the usual Washington, D.C./New York political, media and corporate nexus. But that is precisely the point — to insert reformers into a bloated, incompetent and weaponized government who are not part of it. Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, is already drawing severe criticism. His furious enemies cannot go after his resume, since he has spent a lifetime in private, congressional and executive billets, both in investigations and intelligence. Instead, they claim he is too vindictive and does not reflect the ethos of the FBI. But what will Patel not do as the new director? He will not serially lie under oath to federal investigators as did interim FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a current Patel critic. He will not forge an FBI court affidavit, as did convicted felon and agency lawyer Kevin Clinesmith. He will not claim amnesia 245 times under congressional oath to evade embarrassing admissions as did former director James Comey. He will not partner with a foreign national to collect dirt and subvert a presidential campaign as the FBI did with Christopher Steele in 2016. He will not use the FBI to draft social media to suppress news unfavourable to a presidential candidate on the eve of an election. He would not have suppressed FBI knowledge that Hunter Biden’s laptop was genuine — to allow the lie to spread that it was “Russian disinformation” on the eve of the 2020 election. He will not raid the home of an ex-president with SWAT teams, surveil Catholics, monitor parents at school board meetings or go after pro-life peaceful protesters. Decorated combat veteran Pete Hegseth is another controversial nominee for secretary of defence. What will Hegseth likely not do? Go AWOL without notifying the president of a serious medical procedure as did current Secretary Lloyd Austin? Install race and gender criteria for promotion and mandate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training? Insinuate falsely that cabals of white supremacists had infiltrated the military? Oversee the scramble from Kabul that saw $50 billion in U.S. military equipment abandoned to Taliban terrorists? Watch passively as a Chinese spy balloon traversed the continental United States for a week? Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. may earn the most Democratic hits, given his former liberal credentials. But what will RFK also not do as HHS secretary? Oversee his agencies circumventing U.S. law by transferring money to communist China to help it produce lethal gain-of-function viruses of the COVID-19 sort — in the manner of Dr. Fauci? Organize scientists to go after critics of mandatory masking and defame them? Give pharmaceutical companies near-lifetime exemptions from legal jeopardy for rushing into production mRNA vaccines not traditionally vetted and tested? Leave office to monetize his HHS expertise and thus make millions from the pharmaceutical companies? Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, former congressional representative and military veteran Tulsi Gabbard will soon be defamed in congressional hearings. But what has Gabbard not done? Joined “51 former intelligence authorities” to lie on the eve of the 2020 election that Hunter Biden’s laptop “had all the hallmarks” of a Russian information/disinformation operation” — to swing the election to incumbent Joe Biden? Lied under congressional oath like former DNI James Clapper, who claimed he only gave the “least untruthful answer” in congressional testimony? Encourage the FBI to monitor a presidential campaign in efforts to discredit it — like former CIA Director John Brennan, who lied not once but twice under oath? Fail to foresee the American meltdown in Kabul, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel or the Houthis’ takeover of the Red Sea? We are going to hear some outrageous things in the upcoming congressional confirmation hearings. However, one thing we will not hear about is the crimes, deceptions, and utter incompetence of prior and current government grandees. The current crew prompted the sick and tired American people to demand different people. Voters want novel approaches to reform a government they not only no longer trust but also now deeply fear.

phmacao login The Minnesota Timberwolves gave the Boston Celtics a run and had a chance to win it on the last possession but came up short in a 107-105 loss at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. Coming into Sunday’s game, no team in the NBA has made more threes per game than Boston (18.6), but only three other teams have averaged more than the Wolves (15.5). With Mike Conley still out due to a toe injury, the Timberwolves opted to start Donte DiVincenzo in his place and move Nickeil Alexander-Walker back to his usual bench role to match up better defensively against the Celtics. Unfortunately for Minnesota, Boston still shot 37.5% from deep and made 21 three while the Wolves shot 35.7% on threes and made 15. Follow us on Facebook Minnesota tried to make up that difference at the free throw line and did get there six times more than Boston. However, they made only four more attempts. The difference in made threes and free throws proved to be the difference in a two-point game. The Wolves dominated the paint, 44-30, and owned the glass, out-rebounded the Celtics by nine and making use of their size advantage down low. However, Boston tallied seven blocks to Minnesota’s one and strung together better shooting stretches. The Timberwolves kept it tight in the first half, leading by as much as six, even. However, things flipped in the second half as the Celtics came out of the break strong. Boston held a three-point lead at the half but, after the Wolves trimmed the deficit to one, a 14-0 Boston in a span of 3:23 early in the third quarter put the Celtics in control. The lead ballooned to 19 a short time later but the Wolves responded by upping their defense and getting to the line. That helped Minnesota cut it to an 11-point game by the end of the third and creep within two with two minutes to play in the fourth. However, with a chance to tie or take the lead, Anthony Edwards missed a three and Jaylen Brown connect from deep. The Wolves gave themselves another chance, trailing by two on the final possession, but a rushed, last-second three by Naz Reid just missed after the Celtics collapsed on Edwards. Brown and Jayson Tatum combined to score 55 for the Celtics on 18-of-39 shooting, including 12-of-22 from downtown. Edwards led the Wolves with 28 points and 6-of-11 shooting from three but was 9-of-21 overall. Julius Randle added 23 points and six rebounds and Rob Dillingham had a career-high 14 points in 16 minutes off the bench. Minnesota (8-8) will next host Houston on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup game. Eric Canha-Imagn Images

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NoneHugel aims to secure strong business coverage in the region via the strategic partnership The MENA aesthetic market is projected to witness strong growth in the next few years with UAE and Saudi Arabia taking the lead SEOUL, South Korea , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hugel Inc., a leading global medical aesthetics company, said on Friday it will spur expansion in the botulinum toxin market of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) via a strategic partnership with Dubai -headquartered aesthetic and medical distribution partner Medica Group. The two companies have recently entered into an agreement to bolster the distribution of Hugel's toxin Botulax in the key markets of the region. Hugel, which exports its own toxin to 64 markets including the US, Europe and China , the world's three largest toxin buyers, obtained sales approval for Botulax in the Middle East last year. Medica Group is a leading player in the region and has strong distribution networks through its head office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and branches in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon . The company distributes medical aesthetic products from about 30 global brands, proving their solid know-how in the field and strong execution capabilities in the MENA. The MENA is one of the fastest growing regions for medical aesthetics, driven by strong economic momentum, favorable demographic characteristics, increasing accessibility to social media as well as social and consumption transformation. Hugel's Executive Chairman, Suk Cha , commented on the partnership: "We are very pleased to enter into this strategic collaboration with Medica Group. The Middle East represents a key market for Hugel, with its rapidly growing demand for medical aesthetic treatments. We have chosen Medica Group as our distributor because they share our commitment to excellence and quality. Their proven expertise, extensive reach and deep understanding of the region make them the ideal partner to bring our Botulax product to this dynamic region. Botulax is recognized globally for its quality, and we are confident that, through this partnership, it will become a leading choice for medical professionals and patients in the Middle East and Africa ." Andre Daoud , CEO of Medica Group, highlighted the importance of this collaboration: "Our partnership with Hugel marks a key milestone for us as we continue to expand our portfolio and lead the aesthetics market with global solutions. The introduction of Botulax in the Middle East and Africa offers healthcare professionals access to a world-class botulinum toxin that is highly trusted for its quality, safety, and performance. This strategic partnership aligns with our mission to provide advanced, innovative products and services that meet the demands of the region's growing beauty and medical aesthetics market. Hugel's global expertise, combined with our deep local knowledge and network, will create tremendous value for our customers and their patients." About Hugel Established in 2001, Hugel is a leading global medical aesthetics company that manufactures injectables for skin rejuvenation such as botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid fillers and skin boosters as well as absorbable sutures and cosmetics products. The company is the only South Korean supplier to the world's three largest botulinum toxin markets, the US, China and Europe . It exports medical aesthetic products and devices to around 70 countries and operates eight global subsidiaries in the US, Australia , Canada , Taiwan , China , Hong Kong and Singapore . About Medica Group A leading partner in the field of aesthetic medicine, Medica Group continues to push the boundaries of beauty and wellbeing in the region. Being at the forefront of the industry, the group is renowned for its innovative approach, state-of-the-art solutions with a solid commitment to delivering outstanding results and setting new standards in aesthetics. A trusted partner for international aesthetic brands, Medica showcases a commitment to excellence and quality through the technologies of its product and services, and the collaboration of the aesthetic medicine community. Contact: Jihyun Kim , Manager of the PR Team, Hugel jihyun.kim@hugel-inc.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hugel-and-medica-join-forces-to-boost-botulinum-toxin-sales-in-middle-east-north-africa-302313729.html SOURCE Hugel

Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) at Atlanta (6-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Chargers by 1 1/2 Series record: Falcons lead 8-4. Against the spread: Chargers 7-3-1, Falcons 5-6. Last meeting: Chargers beat Falcons 20-17 on Nov. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. Last week: Ravens beat Chargers, 30-23; Falcons had bye week following 38-6 loss at Denver on Nov. 17. Chargers offense: overall (21), rush (13), pass (20), scoring (18). Chargers defense: overall (13), rush (10), pass (10), scoring (13). Falcons offense: overall (8), rush (14), pass (5), scoring (16). Falcons defense: overall (25), rush (19), pass (26), scoring (26). Turnover differential: Chargers plus-8, Falcons minus-3. RB Gus Edwards will move up as the lead back for Los Angeles after J.K Dobbins (knee) was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. Edwards was activated from IR earlier this month following an ankle injury and had nine carries for 11 yards with a touchdown in Monday night's 30-23 loss to Baltimore. WR Drake London has 61 catches, leaving him four away from becoming the first player in team history to have at least 65 receptions in each of his first three seasons. London has 710 receiving yards, leaving him 140 away from becoming the first player in team history with at least 850 in each of his first three seasons. Falcons RB Bijan Robinson vs. Chargers' run defense. Robinson was shut down by Denver, gaining only 35 yards on 12 carries, and the Atlanta offense couldn't recover. The Chargers rank 10th in the league against the run, so it will be a challenge for the Falcons to find a way to establish a ground game with Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. A solid running attack would create an opportunity for offensive coordinator Zac Robinson to establish the play-action passes for quarterback Kirk Cousins. Besides Dobbins, the Chargers also placed S Alohi Gilman (hamstring) on injured reserve. CB Cam Hart (ankle) and LB Denzel Perryman (groin) also have been ruled out. ... The Falcons needed the bye to give a long list of injured players an opportunity to heal. WR WR KhaDarel Hodge (neck) did not practice on Wednesday. WR Darnell Mooney (Achilles), CB Kevin King (concussion), DL Zach Harrison (knee, Achilles) and WR Casey Washington (concussion) were hurt in the 38-6 loss at Denver on Nov. 17 and were limited on Wednesday. CB Mike Hughes (neck), nickel back Dee Alford (hamstring), ILB Troy Andersen (knee), TE Charlie Woerner (concussion) and ILB JD Bertrand (concussion) also were limited on Wednesday after not playing against Denver. C Drew Dalman (ankle) could return. The Chargers have won the past three games in the series following six consecutive wins by the Falcons from 1991-2012. Los Angeles took a 33-30 overtime win in Atlanta in 2016 before the Chargers added 20-17 wins at home in 2020 and in Atlanta in 2022. The Falcons won the first meeting between the teams, 41-0 in San Diego in 1973. Each team has built its record on success against the soft NFC South. Atlanta is 4-1 against division rivals. Los Angeles is 2-0 against the NFC South this season. The Chargers have a four-game winning streak against the division. ... Atlanta is 0-2 against AFC West teams, following a 22-17 loss to Kansas City and the lopsided loss at Denver. The Falcons will complete their tour of the AFC West with a game at the Las Vegas Raiders on Dec. 16. ... The Falcons are the league's only first-place team with a negative points differential. Atlanta has been outscored 274-244. The loss of Dobbins, who has rushed for eight touchdowns, could put more pressure on QB Justin Hebert and the passing game. Herbert's favorite option has been WR Ladd McConkey, who has four TD receptions among his 49 catches for 698 yards. McConkey, the former University of Georgia standout who was drafted in the second round, could enjoy a productive return to the state against a Falcons defense that ranks only 26th against the pass. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

In a letter to the Prime Minister, shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick claimed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) had “no proper basis in international law”. They said the UK’s refusal to explicitly say whether or not the Israeli premier would be detained if he arrived in the country “opens the farcical spectre of your Government trying to sanction the arrest” of an ally to Britain. Criticising the ICC warrant, the shadow ministers said: “It is hard to escape the conclusion this is an activist decision, motivated by politics and not the law.” They argued the court was established to pursue cases in instances where countries do not have robust and independent judiciaries, which could not be said of Israel. “The UK Government’s response to the decision has been nonsensical,” they said. “On Friday, the Home Secretary refused to say whether Mr Netanyahu would be detained if he travelled to the UK. “This opens the farcical spectre of your Government trying to sanction the arrest on UK soil of the leader of an ally of the UK, while you continue a diplomatic charm offensive with the Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. “It falls to you to clarify the Government’s position – now. The Government must make clear that it does not support an arrest warrant being issued which has no proper basis in international law.” Downing Street on Friday indicated that Mr Netanyahu could face arrest if he entered the UK, refusing to comment on “hypotheticals” but saying Britain would always follow its “legal obligations”. The International Criminal Court Act 2001 states that a Secretary of State must, on receipt of a request for arrest from the ICC, “transmit the request and the documents accompanying it to an appropriate judicial officer”. Asked whether the UK would comply with requirements under the Act, Sir Keir’s spokesman said: “Yes, the Government would fulfil its obligations under the Act and indeed its legal obligations.” The ICC has issued a warrant for Mr Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. Number 10 previously said the domestic process linked to ICC arrest warrants has never been used to date by the UK because no-one wanted by the international court had visited the country. It added that Israel remained a “key partner across a range of areas”. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “It is important that we have a dialogue with Israel at all levels to reach the ceasefire that we all want to see, to bring an end to the violence, to protect civilians and ensure the release of hostages.” The ICC also issued a warrant for Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas’s armed wing, over the October 7 2023 attacks that triggered Israel’s offensive in Gaza. A domestic court process would be required before Mr Netanyahu faced arrest if he set foot in the UK. The ICC said there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant were responsible for “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts”. The court’s pre-trial chamber also found “reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population”. The impact of the warrants is likely to be limited since Israel and its major ally, the US, are not members of the ICC.

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If you've been following the currents of online culture over the past couple of weeks, there's a good chance you've heard about Bluesky with increasing frequency. The microblogging site, which was founded by a former Twitter CEO, has been skyrocketing in popularity since the presidential election earlier this month, in which Donald Trump won his second term in the White House. Some users of X (formerly known as Twitter), many of whom were already growing frustrated with the many changes made by its owner, Trump mega-donor Elon Musk, are finally jumping ship to Bluesky. Aside from being less politically fraught, Bluesky is fundamentally different from X/Twitter in a few key ways. Its decentralized structure means users have more freedom with their data, and it has several features that make it easier to find the kind of content you're looking for — or avoid the content you're not. But can this brash new upstart really unseat X as the de-facto microblogging site? To find out, we took Bluesky through its paces and spoke to experts. Bluesky was founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey , along with a number of people interested in decentralized technology — tech designed so that it isn't subject to the whims of a single company or its owner. The idea was that anyone could host their own instance of Bluesky, leaving the company responsible only for its own app and not for the platform as a whole. It may seem strange for the head of a company to work on a potential competitor, but Dorsey has a reputation as an iconoclast within Silicon Valley. In fact, further Twitter alumni got in on the ground floor of Bluesky, including Parag Agrawal, the CEO whose tenure stretched from Dorsey's exit to Elon Musk's arrival at the company. But when it came time to launch as its own company, Dorsey and Agrawal tapped Lantian "Jay" Graber, a promising young developer, as Bluesky's CEO. The decision to keep Bluesky independent of Twitter proved prophetic. When Elon Musk took over the latter company in late 2022, he promptly nullified a prior agreement that would have seen Twitter folded into the decentralized web of platforms using Bluesky's technology and fired the people working to incorporate that tech. However, as Twitter changed under its new owner and was eventually rebranded as X, Bluesky continued to develop in the background. After a beta period during which sign-ups were available via invite only, Bluesky opened its doors to the general public in early 2024. Since then, it has grown slowly, but the platform began to explode in mid-November 2024. On the surface, Bluesky may look like just another Twitter clone, but under the hood, it's a very different platform. Just as on Twitter, you can post, repost, quote, and like posts. The difference is that Bluesky is decentralized, meaning anyone can host their own data and take their account with them to another instance of the platform. By default, a new user will appear as @username.bsky.social, but if you don't like that, you can use your own domain. For example, SlashGear could theoretically rehost an account on its own domain, giving it a username like @username.slashgear.com. (At the time of this writing, SlashGear does not have a Bluesky account.) Another unique aspect of Bluesky is algorithmic choice. On Twitter, Threads, and many other social media sites, users are shown content based on a secretive algorithm closely guarded by the platform. On Twitter and Threads, you can choose between letting a proprietary algorithm decide what you see or sorting your timeline into pure chronological order. Bluesky, by contrast, lets you select between multiple open-source algorithms, giving users far more control over how their content gets sorted. This algorithmic control manifests most clearly in the Feeds feature, which lets users create and subscribe to custom timelines based on particular topics, sets of users, or other criteria. When creating a Feed, you can choose which algorithm you want to rank the posts and even select how much weight the algorithm will give to the recency of any given post. This feature helped Bluesky to take on a life of its own, with a community-curated DIY culture that feels both fresh and distinct from other Twitter-like competitors. Buzz around Bluesky spread quickly through tech and media circles at its initial launch, hitting a million app installs last year . Now, it's taken on new life since the 2024 presidential election. With X owner Elon Musk having thrown his weight behind President-elect Donald Trump, many X users who don't align with Musk's politics now see the platform as politically hostile. That feeling was egged on by the explosion of hate speech that coincided with Musk's loosened moderation on the site, some of which Musk himself has engaged with. SlashGear reached out to journalist and Internet culture expert Taylor Lorenz, who says of X, "It's a very intense political environment on the app, and Elon has removed user controls that used to protect people." The result has been a mass exodus of users, which has been Bluesky's gain. At the time of this writing, Bluesky is the number one app on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, where it has remained for several days. Bluesky is not the only alternative to X. Meta's Threads platform integrates seamlessly with Instagram and has already scored 175 million users as of July 2024. However, given that the point of leaving X was to escape from under the thumb of a tech billionaire, it's understandable that Threads, which is ultimately tied to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, would prove nearly as unpalatable for a large portion of expatriated X users. "Threads ended up going crazy with the content moderation," Lorenz said, "and now I think people are realizing that Bluesky is the best alternative. Bluesky offers a very comparable experience to kind of the original Twitter." While Bluesky is benefitting from the X exodus, whether the current spike in growth can continue as a long-term trend remains to be seen. Lorenz suggested that, due to Elon Musk's entrenchment in the incoming Trump administration, X will remain an important part of the media landscape. "I think political people are so incredibly addicted to Twitter," Lorenz says. "And now with Trump in office, Twitter is going to remain a politically relevant platform that keeps journalists on there because they're going to want to see what Elon says." Lorenz points out that X also remains the de-facto platform for Congresspeople and other public figures. However, she's not willing to write Bluesky off in that regard just yet. "If lawmakers and pundits and journalists all do go to Bluesky, then I think it could replicate what Twitter had," Lorenz says. Some public figures have already decamped to Bluesky from X, including journalists like New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and celebrities like "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill. According to award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders, who referred SlashGear to a public statement on the subject, her final straw was a reported proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on X. "I feel the need to make a clean break from Twitter at this point," she wrote. "After all of the proliferation of hate speech, and the random shutdowns of progressive accounts that challenge the owner's rigid orthodoxy, I was already wanting to make a break for it. But after the latest scandals involving CSAM, I really feel as though I have no choice." Whether or not Bluesky becomes the new Twitter, it's clearly promising what many people crave: a fresh start.

Romania's pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu was leading in the first round of presidential elections Sunday according to exit polls, with the far right not yet assured of a place in the second round, despite a breakthrough in support. With 25 percent of the vote according to two exit polls, Ciolacu appeared to be well ahead of far-right challengers looking to capitalise on this EU member's concerns about inflation and the war in neighbouring Ukraine. The same exit polls gave second place to centre-right former journalist turned small-town mayor Elena Lasconi at 18 percent, with two far-right candidates scoring 15 and 16 percent. In the absence of an outright winner in the first round -- scoring more than 50 percent -- the top two candidates go through to a second-round run-off in the poor NATO member on December 8. Ciolacu, a Social Democrat, is leading a field of 13 contenders in the race to take over from President Klaus Iohannis in the largely ceremonial post. He welcomed the exit polls putting him in the lead, but said all the votes would have to be counted before he knew who he would face in the second round. Lasconi too, was cautious. "The scores are very tight, it's not yet time to celebrate," said the 52-year-old politician. Far-right leader George Simion, 38, who some had forecast might take second place, is for the moment in fourth. Exit polls put him just behind the 62-year-old pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu. But Simion said Sunday evening: "We'll see the results of the ballot boxes at 11:00 pm (2100 GMT)." Ciolacu's party has shaped Romania's politics for more than three decades, and as he voted Sunday he promised stability and a "decent" standard of living. But political analyst Cristian Parvulescu told AFP: "The far right is by far the big winner of this election." Simion saw his popularity surge by tapping into voter anger over record inflation while promising more affordable housing. Looking for a new election breakthrough for European far-right parties, Simion warned of possible "fraud" and "foreign interference" when voting. But he added: "I am happy that we are giving Romanians hope and the prospect of a better future." The stakes are high for Romania, which has a 650-kilometre (400-mile) border with Ukraine and has become more important since Russia invaded its neighbour in 2022. The Black Sea nation now plays a "vital strategic role" for NATO -- as it is a base for more than 5,000 soldiers -- and the transit of Ukrainian grain, the New Strategy Center think tank said. Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election has further "complicated" Romania's choice, political analyst Cristian Pirvulescu told AFP. Known for his fiery speeches, Simion is a Trump fan who sometimes dons a red cap in appreciation of his idol. Simion opposes sending military aid to Ukraine, wants a "more patriotic Romania" and frequently lashes out against what he calls the "greedy corrupt bubble" running the European Union. Having campaigned hard to win over Romania's large diaspora working abroad, he said the country had only "minions and cowards as leaders". Pirvulescu predicted that if Simion reached the second round his AUR party would get a boost in the December parliamentary election. "Romanian democracy is in danger for the first time since the fall of communism in 1989," he said. "I'm really afraid we'll end up with Simion in the second round," 36-year-old IT worker Oana Diaconu told AFP, expressing concern about the far-right leader's unpredictable nature and attacks on the European Union. The campaign was marked by controversy and personal attacks, with Simion facing accusations of meeting with Russian spies -- a claim he has denied. Ciolacu has been criticised for his use of private jets. Some observers had tipped Lasconi, now mayor of the small town of Campulung and head of a centre-right opposition party, as a surprise package. Sunday's exit polls appeared to suggest they were right. During campaigning, she had said she wanted a future "where no one has to pack their suitcases and leave" the country and for "institutions that work". bur/js-jj/

Human intelligence and our collective wisdom are already becoming limiting factors in the rise of AI. Indeed, the only smart move at this point seems to be letting AIs design their own future hardware, right down to the microchip level. AI has already been unlocking new technological advancements and progress in challenging fields lately – from by a matter of years to . So when I attended the , a talk on how AI assists chip design caught my attention. Meeting the world's ever-increasing demand for computing capabilities is quite a task. The processors in your phone, your laptop, and your car are already infinitesimally tiny and quick enough to precisely execute billions of instructions per second. And yet, we want the latest gadgets to do more and run faster than last year's models, every year. What does that look like on a processor? Consider that we've gone from in 2001, to fitting 50 billion transistors on a chip the size of a fingernail in 2021. Although we're certainly standing on the shoulders of giants, today's chips are way more complex to design and manufacture than those from previous decades. We also need specialized chips now. For example, laptops and cloud servers have . There are also , that are essentially combinations of chiplets stacked together for increased performance. All these complex components require more precise designs than we can conjure up with conventional algorithms. And that's where AI comes in. AI speeds up and optimizes the gargantuan task of designing chips in several ways. For processor makers, AI-assisted design means they can create significantly better chips, with far fewer engineers than before and much quicker turnaround times. At the WCIT Conference, I spoke with Dr. Yervant Zorian, chief architect at Synopsys and president of Synopsys Armenia. It sparked my curiosity, sending me down a fascinating rabbit hole into the extraordinary technology that’ll power future generations of AI. I've tried to distill what I came across in numerous papers, talks, podcasts, and articles on the subject. But first, let's talk about EDA Chip design is made possible using a category of software, hardware, and services collectively known as Electronic Design Automation (EDA). These enable engineers to define the specifications of a chip and its functions, design it, plan its assembly, verify it’ll work correctly when manufactured, and take it to production. EDA tools offer power simulation tools, letting designers try different ideas virtually while optimizing for high processor performance, low power consumption and ideal heat dissipation. They also help once a chip has been prototyped, verifying performance and reliability so that the complex and expensive manufacturing process delivers as high a yield of functioning chips as possible. There are a bunch of companies that make EDA tools, including Autodesk, Keysight Technologies, Cadence Design Systems, and Synopsys. The last two are arguably the largest players in this space. For context, Synopsys’ tools are used by the likes of Tesla, Arm, AMD, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, and TSMC. How complex can chip design get? You’ve probably heard of Moore’s Law. It’s , made by Intel co-founder Dr. Gordon Moore back in 1965. He stated that semiconductor companies could double the number of discrete components on a square inch of silicon every 12 months. These days, we play pretty fast and loose with this so-called law. It’s currently reworded to say that we see processors double in computing power every 18-24 months. It was perhaps more straightforward to double the number of transistors in the 60s and 70s than it is today. That’s because, as you’ll recall, we currently fit several billion nanoscale transistors on a single tiny chip. These transistors are now so small that they’re starting to run into physical limits; electrons stop behaving themselves in these nanoscale designs, and start “tunneling” through barriers due to quantum effects, impacting the accuracy and efficiency of computations. So making them smaller is getting very, very difficult. What's so hard about chip design? As the demand for computing power increases, chips are getting larger and more complex to meet those needs. For example, making smaller chips, like upcoming and vertically stacked 3D integrated circuits, makes the design process more challenging and time-consuming. Larger chips also require more power. With advances in chip manufacturing technology come new . These rules refer to a set of geometric constraints that ensure chip manufacturability while accounting for limitations in fabrication processes. This means that chip designers need to constantly retrain and update their knowledge to stay ahead of the curve. The design process is long and labor-intensive. Designing a modern chip can take more than three years, and . As you'd expect, that can end up being awfully expensive, and there’s no room for error. 3 ways AI assists in chip design The chips you see today could not possibly be designed without AI somewhere in the mix. AI has been assisting in various parts of the chip design process for years now – since at least 2016, according to Synopsys. That's because of how complex our computing needs have gotten, along with our demands for efficiency and small form factors. All that comes down to fitting many more transistors onto chips than previous years, ensuring they don't get too hot, and that they function reliably when manufactured according to that design. AI has proven effective in solving such challenges quickly enough for manufacturers to bring their products to market on time. Synopsys offers chip manufacturers a suite of AI-driven EDA tools. These products cover virtually every facet of the chip design process, including complex tasks like defining system architecture, design implementation, verification, and manufacturing. They can also take on repetitive and time-consuming tasks like simulation, and perform them faster and with high accuracy. In 2021, we saw . And last year, Stelios Diamantidis, distinguished architect and head of Synopsys' Generative AI Center of Excellence, said, " " In chip design, is the foundation of the AI that assists designers in their work. Here, an AI model uses a trial-and-error learning process to make decisions in order to achieve the most optimal results in a given scenario. Currently, AI is especially good at helping with: Let’s take a prominent example to understand this better. In 2020, researchers at Google DeepMind presented a paper outlining how their . Built using reinforcement learning from previous designs, it slashed the time needed by human designers to create chip layouts from weeks, to just a few hours. Broadly speaking, AI models are “pre-trained” on basic chip design tasks like placing circuit components on a layout. Next, they’re made to connect these components together and understand the relationships between them. In the case of AlphaChip, it first trains on a variety of different chip blocks from previous generations before it can take on more complex chip layouts. It gets better and faster each time it completes a design. Following an addendum to that paper that came out in September, the team noted that since 2020. These are the chips that power many popular AI models from Google – including its ChatGPT rival, . You’re probably familiar with Generative AI (genAI) – which refers to artificial intelligence systems that can create new content (like text, images, code, or music) by learning patterns from existing data, such as ChatGPT and Midjourney. This tech has also begun playing a role in chip design. It’s currently in its early stages in the semiconductor industry. Synopsys’ genAI tech, for example, acts as a knowledge query system. It answers designers’ questions about EDA tools and their current project, and provides insights based on Synopsys’ library of resources. GenAI is particularly useful in chip design because it’s such a complex field. In , Synopsys’ VP of AI and ML Thomas Andersen described how a chatbot can quickly look through a lengthy list of specs spanning some 100 pages, and summarize it so it’s easy for a designer to approach. It can also extract important bits like verification constraints, and assist with code optimization. Over time, these tools will learn from user workflows and provide more prescriptive guidance and recommendations. Describing some with its clients, Andersen said: "We're seeing something like 30% to 50% productivity improvement. In fact, there's a quote that talks about junior engineers are now operating at the level of expert engineers. And that's exactly what we want. You put the power into everybody's hand. And responses are much faster, of course, than having to ask a person or looking up in some documentation and find an answer there." The next step is to develop and fine-tune agentic systems that can go beyond generating content and autonomously execute tasks. So, for example, let’s say a designer asks an EDA chatbot how to debug a certain issue. A genAI system would just describe a potential solution. An agentic system, on the other hand, would go off and get the job done; it’d actually run a test or simulation, identify the problem, correct the design to fix it, and run its own comprehensive test program before presenting it back to the designer. Where does that leave human chip designers? Dr. Zorian explains how fundamentally the experience of starting out as a chip designer has changed in recent years. “There's so much knowledge and assistance that is provided to you,” he tells me, “that there are a lot of things you don't need to do yourself. “So, you have to know how to delegate. You have to know what to delegate to genAI, and what to do yourself. So, what we do today is train our people to know how to delegate, and what to expect from genAI.” Zorian also emphasizes that when AI is available to take on repetitive tasks, creativity, problem solving and lateral big-picture thinking become the highest-value elements that humans can bring to the table. “As we're moving forward, we need new architectures,” he says, “or architecture-level innovation. We need new partitioning. Think about the processors in a car. How do you partition your chips in a car? We used to have 200 chips in a single vehicle several years ago. Then, we advanced to zonal architecture. Now, we're doing it all with just one chip. "These are big architectural decisions that genAI will not suggest. Big decisions like these are still going to be made by human experts.” Where do we go from here? I couldn’t help but wonder out loud about why we couldn’t just ask an AI system to simply design ‘better’ chips for us - conjure up designs that are more efficient, stay cooler, and deliver more performance than ever before. Dr. Zorian explains that the main limitation here is the availability of data. Each company that uses Synopsys’ generative AI tools only trains them on its own chip design and proprietary intellectual property. Intel can’t ask its AI bot how AMD solved a particular design problem, and vice versa. The tools available to each firm can reference open sourced material – but given the complexity of the problems in this field, that’s currently not enough to help a company design chips that are light years ahead of the competition. So how will AI impact chip design in the near future? Synopsys believes AI will continue to enhance engineering productivity, and help companies deal with the dual challenges of rising demand for powerful chips and a shortage of qualified engineers. AI will also help engineers explore design options more quickly and make better decisions, resulting in more efficient and effective chips. It can also make chip design more accessible to a wider range of engineers, democratizing this highly technical field by automating many of the more complex tasks. This could also have an effect at the company level, potentially allowing smaller firms to enter the playing field and design custom chips for specialized applications. The emergence of genAI in chip design is still in its early stages, primarily functioning as a design assistant. Going further, we're already using AI to design the chips that power it. These models are learning to improve upon previous processors, identifying ways to increase manufacturability and yield, and helping people make better decisions about how to refine their design processes. Given the pace of evolution of these models, it might not be long before end-to-end AI designs are possible. All us humans would need to do is set the target parameters, tell the AIs exactly what the manufacturing tools are capable of, and boom! New chips that outperform the last generation. Continuing down this path, these processes could form a key reinforcement loop in the asymptotic acceleration that shoots us into that wild idea of the singularity – where AI builds machines that are smarter than humans, and each new generation is able to improve itself faster than the last. It's equal parts frightening and fascinating to think about. 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NoneTrump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. ( BATS:CBOE – Free Report ) by 52.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,637 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,781 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Cboe Global Markets were worth $4,023,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in Cboe Global Markets by 18.4% during the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 35,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,026,000 after acquiring an additional 5,458 shares during the period. Americana Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 2,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $416,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,359,000. Burney Co. increased its position in Cboe Global Markets by 59.9% during the 2nd quarter. Burney Co. now owns 5,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $954,000 after purchasing an additional 2,102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 305.2% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 94,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,338,000 after buying an additional 71,097 shares during the period. 81.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Cboe Global Markets Stock Performance Shares of CBOE opened at $215.21 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $22.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 112.29 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business’s 50 day moving average is $208.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $194.85. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $103.82 and a 52-week high of $139.00. Cboe Global Markets announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Friday, August 16th that allows the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 2.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%. Cboe Global Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 98.97%. Insider Activity at Cboe Global Markets In other Cboe Global Markets news, COO Christopher A. Isaacson sold 6,000 shares of Cboe Global Markets stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.89, for a total value of $1,229,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 39,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,165,890.95. The trade was a 13.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link . Also, CFO Jill Griebenow sold 1,622 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.33, for a total transaction of $346,021.26. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 8,844 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,886,690.52. The trade was a 15.50 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . 0.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Cboe Global Markets from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $168.00 to $195.00 in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $197.00 to $198.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Cboe Global Markets from $239.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Cboe Global Markets from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, November 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $209.42. View Our Latest Research Report on Cboe Global Markets About Cboe Global Markets ( Free Report ) Cboe Global Markets, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an options exchange worldwide. It operates through six segments: Options, North American Equities, Europe and Asia Pacific, Futures, Global FX, and Digital. The Options segment trades in listed market indices. The North American Equities segment trades in listed U.S. Featured Articles Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CBOE? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Cboe Global Markets, Inc. ( BATS:CBOE – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Cboe Global Markets Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cboe Global Markets and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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Students work diligently to finish the semester’s projects and study for finals. People throughout the region decorate their homes and businesses for the season and search for the perfect gifts for loved ones as the holidays approach. East Tennessee State University is gearing up for the biggest day of the semester – Commencement – but offers plenty of additional activities for students and the community in the month of December! The following listing includes events that are open to the public and are free unless otherwise noted: Music ETSU BLUE Down Home Takeover December 2-6, 7 p.m. each evening – Down Home, 300 W. Main Street This five-night musical event showcases all the bands in ETSU’s Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies program, which includes not only bluegrass and old-time ensembles, but country, a cappella and Celtic groups, as well. Tickets are $15 at the door; ETSU students with ID receive a discount. Holiday Concert: ‘For Auld Lang Syne’ December 7, performances at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. – ETSU Foundation Grand Hall, Martin Center for the Arts Over 250 performers will take part in this beloved ETSU holiday tradition, including the ETSU Chorale, BucsWorth, East Tennessee Belles, Greyscale, Ascension, Percussion Ensemble and Faculty Brass Quintet, along with special guests Matthew Fisher, organ, and Joanna Seiber, harp. Tickets are $15-$25; free for ETSU students with ID. Theater/Cinema Bud Frank Cinema First Friday Screening: ‘Flow’ December 6, 7 p.m. – Bud Frank Theatre, Gilbreath Hall The Bud Frank Cinema’s First Friday Screening on Dec. 6 is “Flow,” a 2024 French film which opens for wide release the same day. “A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, ‘Flow’ follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood.” Bud Frank Cinema Film Screening: ‘Seven Samurai’ December 13, 7 p.m. – Bud Frank Theatre, Gilbreath Hall The Bud Frank Cinema and Tri-City Film Farm present a restoration of “Seven Samurai,” a 1954 film from Japan that tells the story of a 16 th -century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven samurai warriors to protect them from invading bandits. ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage’ December 17, 7 p.m. – ETSU Foundation Grand Hall, Martin Center for the Arts The timeless, award-winning animated television special by Charles M. Schulz comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation the whole family can enjoy. After the final bow, the audience is invited to join the Peanuts gang in singing traditional Christmas songs and carols. Tickets are $49.50-$139; limited seating is available. Fine Arts ‘FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art’ Continuing through December 6, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday – Reece Museum This annual exhibit, renowned for its exploration of contemporary social and political movements, features a diverse array of artworks addressing pressing global issues. ‘Stitch Together: The Social Seamstress in Southern Appalachia’ Continuing through January 10, 2025, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday – Reece Museum The Reece Museum hosts this exhibit exploring the social connections of seamstresses by showcasing the fashion and clothing of the museum’s permanent collection. Holiday Fun and More Ice Skating at ETSU Various hours, Thursdays-Sundays through December 21 – University Commons ETSU’s beloved synthetic ice skating rink is open for the holiday season. This year, in partnership with Brightspeed, the rink is free to ETSU students, faculty and staff with valid ID and open to the community with a $5 skate rental for all ages. Hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 5-9 p.m., Saturdays from noon-7 p.m., and Sundays from 2-7 p.m. Great Lecture Series December 6, 2 p.m. – East Tennessee Room, D.P. Culp Student Center The Great Lecture Series celebrates and showcases ETSU faculty who have recently been promoted to full professor, giving them an opportunity to share their work with the broader community. Attendees of this installment will hear from Drs. Brian Johnston, John Rankin and Megan Quinn. Jacob’s Nature Park: As We See It! December 7, 1-2:30 p.m. – Jacob’s Nature Park at Sinking Creek, 1919 Ocala Street This event for the community features five 15-minute presentations by ETSU students on park-specific topics, such as poisonous plants, mushroom coolness, pollinator trivia and more. Interactive activities, games, giveaways and hands-on learning opportunities for all ages are included. ETSU Fall Commencement December 14, 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. – Ballad Health Athletic Center (Mini-Dome) ETSU celebrates its fall 2024 graduating class in two ceremonies (10 a.m. – Quillen College of Medicine, College of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences; and 2:30 p.m. – Clemmer College of Education and Human Development, College of Business and Technology and College of Nursing). Complete information for graduating students, guests and faculty is available on the Commencement website, etsu.edu/commencement , where livestreaming will be offered for those not attending in person. ETSU Alumni Arctic Adventures: Frost and Fun Skate Night December 19, 5-8:30 p.m. – University Commons The ETSU Alumni Association presents an evening of Frost and Fun at the ETSU synthetic ice skating rink sponsored by Brightspeed. Participants can enjoy popcorn and hot cocoa inside the first-floor lobby of the D.P. Culp Student Center, as well as limited-edition T-shirts, a visit from Bucky, giveaways and holiday music. To learn more about these and other events happening at ETSU, visit the university’s online calendar at etsu.edu/calendar/default.php . For disability accommodations, contact Disability Services at (423) 439-8346.

As December approaches, Sony Group Corp. SONY has revealed the exciting lineup of games coming to its PS Plus subscription service . PlayStation is also celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of special events for players, as detailed in a blog post. The December offerings will be available from Dec. 3 to Jan. 6, and they include a mix of genre-defining titles, beloved classics, and fresh experiences for both new and long-time fans of the PlayStation ecosystem. See Also: Shuhei Yoshida To Leave PlayStation After 30 Years: ‘I’d Like To Stay In The Industry’; Xbox’s Phil Spencer Reacts December PS Plus Games: A Diverse Lineup PS Plus subscribers across all tiers—Essential, Extra, and Premium—can expect three standout titles to download in December: It Takes Two (PS4, PS5) : This award-winning cooperative adventure from Hazelight Studios has captivated players with its heartfelt story and innovative gameplay mechanics. Players will be tasked with navigating the emotional journey of two dolls brought to life, as they work together to overcome obstacles and save their relationship. Aliens: Dark Descent (PS4, PS5) : Set in the iconic Alien universe, this real-time tactical action game invites players to control a squad of Colonial Marines battling to survive the deadly xenomorphs. With a gripping narrative and intense combat, it’s a must-play for fans of the franchise. TemTem (PS5) : A Pokémon-inspired MMO adventure, TemTem offers an expansive world where players can capture, train, and battle unique creatures known as TemTem. The game continues to evolve, and its arrival on PS Plus gives players an easy entry point into this growing online community. Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 Trial For Premium Members In addition to the December games, PS Plus Premium members will get access to a new game trial for Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, starting Dec. 3. The trial will give players the chance to experience the high-octane, third-person shooter set in the Warhammer universe before deciding if they want to purchase the full game. PS2 Classics Make A Comeback For Premium subscribers, the classics catalogue will also expand with three iconic PS2 platformers: Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Free Online Multiplayer And Esports Tournament Sony is also offering a free online multiplayer weekend from Dec. 6-8 for both PS4 and PS5 users, meaning players won’t need a PS Plus subscription to enjoy online gaming during this period. Furthermore, PlayStation will host an esports tournament during the same weekend, featuring popular titles like EA Sports FC 25, NBA 2K25, Tekken 8, Mortal Kombat 1, Madden NFL 25, College Football 25, UFC 5, MLB The Show 24, and Guilty Gear Strive. Exclusive Offers And Sweepstakes In addition to the game releases, Sony is celebrating PlayStation's 30th anniversary with several special promotions: 30 months of PS Plus Premium : A sweepstakes will be held from Dec. 10-23, where 30 winners will each receive 30 months of PS Plus Premium. 30% off films on Sony Pictures Core : From Dec. 3-9, PlayStation users will be able to enjoy significant discounts on films available through Sony's streaming platform. Film credit on Sony Pictures Core : From Dec. 10 to Jan. 10, any purchase of a 12-month PS Plus membership will include a film credit for Sony Pictures Core. Don’t Miss Out On November’s Games As December’s games arrive, PlayStation subscribers should make sure to grab November's titles before they disappear. This month, players can still download: Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Ghostwire: Tokyo Death Note Killer Within These titles will no longer be available after Dec. 3, so act fast if you haven't already added them to your library. Now Read: Alibaba Vs. PDD: A Grim Showdown In Chinese E-Commerce Stocks Image courtesy: PlayStation. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Ingram Micro Holding Corp. ( NYSE:INGM – Get Free Report ) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $27.92. INGM has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Ingram Micro in a report on Monday, November 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price target for the company. Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage on shares of Ingram Micro in a research note on Monday, November 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $30.00 target price for the company. Northcoast Research initiated coverage on shares of Ingram Micro in a research note on Friday, November 8th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Ingram Micro in a research report on Monday, November 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $26.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on Ingram Micro in a research note on Monday, November 18th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on INGM Ingram Micro Price Performance Ingram Micro ( NYSE:INGM – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $11.76 billion during the quarter. As a group, analysts anticipate that Ingram Micro will post 2.79 earnings per share for the current year. About Ingram Micro ( Get Free Report Ingram Micro is a leading solutions provider by revenue for the global information technology (“IT”) ecosystem helping power the world’s leading technology brands. With our vast infrastructure and focus on client and endpoint solutions (formerly referred to as commercial & consumer, as described elsewhere in this prospectus), advanced solutions offerings and cloud-based solutions, we enable our business partners to scale and operate more efficiently in the markets they serve. 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To improve teacher workforce, report says Maine needs better pathwaysThe AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Zarigue Nutter scored 22 points and secured the victory with a jump shot with two seconds remaining as Georgia State defeated Tulsa 74-71 on Wednesday. Nutter shot 9 of 15 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Panthers (4-3). Cesare Edwards scored 18 points and added 16 rebounds. Nicholas McMullen had 13 points and shot 4 of 9 from the field and 5 for 8 from the line. The Golden Hurricane (4-4) were led in scoring by Keaston Willis, who finished with 18 points. Tulsa also got 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists from Dwon Odom. Tyshawn Archie had 12 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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The transformation of Sangpo Village began with a collective decision by the local artisans and entrepreneurs to embrace innovation and creativity in their product offerings. Instead of being confined to the production of snow boots, the villagers started exploring new designs, materials, and technologies to create a diverse range of footwear that appealed to a broader customer base. This shift in mindset marked the beginning of Sangpo Village's journey towards becoming a hub for contemporary and stylish footwear products.

As the Spring Festival approaches, moviegoers can look forward to a diverse selection of films that cater to a wide range of tastes and preferences. Whether you're in the mood for a heartwarming drama, a thrilling fantasy, a captivating mystery, or a light-hearted comedy, the upcoming Spring Festival box office has something for everyone. So mark your calendars, grab some popcorn, and get ready to immerse yourself in a world of cinematic wonders as these four films and more hit theaters during the festive season.To address the rising prevalence of hypertension and its associated risks, a comprehensive approach is needed. This includes promoting awareness of the importance of blood pressure monitoring, early detection of hypertension, and access to effective treatment options. Lifestyle modifications such as maintaining a healthy diet, engaging in regular physical activity, reducing salt intake, managing stress, and avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption are also key components of hypertension prevention and management.Olympio Metals confirms 1.2-kilometre-long gold-copper target at Dasserat in Cadillac Break, Québec

In conclusion, the partnership with Alibaba's Lingxi Interactive Entertainment presents both opportunities and challenges for the gaming business. While the access to additional resources and support is invaluable, the potential limitations in content innovation due to Alibaba's platform DNA and cultural emphasis need to be carefully navigated. Ultimately, the success of the gaming industry within the Alibaba ecosystem will depend on the ability to balance innovation, creativity, and cultural alignment effectively. Only time will tell how this delicate balance plays out in the dynamic landscape of the gaming world.Claro Enterprise Solutions Expands Technology Service Offerings to Accelerate Mergers and Acquisitions Integrations

One key advantage of dividend ETFs is the regular income they provide through dividend distributions. This can be particularly appealing to investors looking for a steady stream of income to supplement their overall investment returns. Additionally, dividend-paying stocks have historically shown resilience during market downturns, making dividend ETFs a potentially attractive option for investors seeking stability and downside protection.It remains to be seen how China's neighbors and the international community will react to the PLA's latest move and whether diplomatic efforts will be successful in defusing tensions and promoting dialogue. In the meantime, China's stance on defending its national sovereignty and security interests through these restrictions will continue to be closely monitored by all parties involved in the region.In recent years, Japan has made significant strides in boosting its GDP growth, with the country's economy showing resilience in the face of global challenges. As the Asian economic powerhouse continues to expand, the question on everyone's mind is whether an interest rate hike is on the horizon.Investors can contact the law firm at no cost to learn more about recovering their losses LOS ANGELES, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Coinbase Global, Inc. ("Coinbase" or the "Company") COIN investors of a class action representing investors that bought securities between April 14, 2021 and July 25, 2024 , inclusive (the "Class Period"). Coinbase investors have until November 12, 2024 to file a lead plaintiff motion. Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy , by phone 310-692-8883 or email : lesley@portnoylaw.com , to discuss their legal rights, or click here to join the case. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors' options for pursuing claims to recover their losses. On July 25, 2024, Reuters reported on a piece titled "Coinbase UK Unit Fined for Violating Financial Crime Regulations." The article noted that Coinbase's UK subsidiary, CB Payments Limited (CBPL), faced fines for failing to comply with a regulatory agreement aimed at strengthening its defenses against financial crime. Allegedly, CBPL provided services to 13,416 high-risk customers, contrary to a commitment made after an evaluation by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Funds deposited by these high-risk clients were reportedly used to facilitate multiple crypto transactions through other Coinbase entities, amounting to approximately $226 million. Following this news, Coinbase's stock price dropped by $13.52, falling from $245.04 on July 24, 2024, to close at $231.52 on July 25, 2024. The lawsuit claims that Coinbase made misleading statements and/or failed to disclose critical information, including: (1) In 2020, the FCA had determined that CBPL's efforts to prevent criminal activity on its platform were inadequate; (2) this led to an agreement with CBPL that imposed requirements to prevent high-risk customers from accessing its services; (3) CBPL subsequently violated this agreement, allowing 13,416 high-risk individuals to use its platform; and (4) as a result, the company faced undisclosed increased regulatory risks. Please visit our website to review more information and submit your transaction information. The Portnoy Law Firm represents investors in pursuing claims against caused by corporate wrongdoing. The Firm's founding partner has recovered over $5.5 billion for aggrieved investors. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes. Lesley F. Portnoy, Esq. Admitted CA and NY Bar lesley@portnoylaw.com 310-692-8883 www.portnoylaw.com Attorney Advertising © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

Following closely behind Liverpool in the OPTA ranking is Serie A giants Inter Milan, who have been enjoying a resurgence in recent seasons under the management of Antonio Conte. The Nerazzurri have assembled a talented squad featuring the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez, and Nicolo Barella, showcasing their attacking prowess and defensive solidity on the pitch. Inter Milan's strong performance in both the Serie A and UEFA Champions League has earned them a deserving spot among the top teams in the OPTA ranking.In conclusion, the incident involving Da Bing sheds light on the complexities of moral judgments and the challenges of reconciling conflicting values in a diverse and dynamic world. While his intentions may have been noble, his misstep serves as a cautionary tale of the importance of empathy, understanding, and self-awareness in navigating ethical dilemmas. Let us learn from his experience and strive to build a society where kindness, compassion, and integrity prevail.

The Chinese national team's remarkable performance doesn't stop there, as they also lead the world rankings in the men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles categories. This impressive feat highlights the depth of talent and excellence within the Chinese table tennis program, showcasing their unparalleled dominance in the sport.Adams: BART sets enrollment information sessionThe much-anticipated film "Botticelli, Florence, and the Medici Family" is set to hit the screens on December 13th, and pre-sale tickets are now available for eager fans of art, history, and Italian culture. This captivating documentary promises to take viewers on a mesmerizing journey through the life and works of the renowned Italian painter Sandro Botticelli, the vibrant city of Florence, and the influential Medici family.

Sier Education, in response to the controversy, has issued a statement reaffirming its commitment to providing high-quality education and ensuring the continuity of its programs. The institution has expressed its gratitude to Liu Yang for his contributions and wished him well in his future endeavors.As she stood in front of the mirror, a reflection of strength and resilience stared back at her. At 28 years old, Emma had come a long way from the vulnerable and neglected little girl she once was. Raised in a tumultuous household filled with emotional neglect and unfulfilled promises, she carried the burden of her childhood wounds into adulthood. But instead of succumbing to the pain, Emma made a conscious decision to embark on a journey of healing and self-discovery, determined to reclaim the lost innocence and joy of her youth.The US needs to explore expanding its visa options to bring in qualified workers in quantum research and industry to close a “significant” gap with China in the country’s pursuit of a technological edge, a senior American energy official has urged. Rima Oueid of the US Department of Energy on Monday estimated that half of the jobs in quantum computing “are not getting filled” in remarks at the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based think tank. Without disclosing specific figures, Oueid, who works in the DoE’s office of technology transitions, said the shortage ran into “the tens of thousands, so it’s significant”. Even as American universities offer quantum programmes, about half of all PhD students in the US hail from abroad, she added. And US immigration law can make it hard for those foreign nationals to stay. “There’s been conversations around whether we could expedite different types of visas that would allow ... students educated here to build these roles,” Oueid said. “That’s a big part of the problem.”

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Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a healthcare executive in New York City, apparently was living a charmed life: the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school and with degrees from one of the nation's top private universities. Friends at an exclusive co-living space at the edge of touristy Waikiki in Hawaii where the 26-year-old Mangione once lived widely considered him a “great guy,” and pictures on his social media accounts show a fit, smiling, handsome young man on beaches and at parties. Now, investigators in New York and Pennsylvania are working to piece together why Mangione may have diverged from this path to make the violent and radical decision to gun down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a brazen attack on a Manhattan street. The killing sparked widespread discussions about corporate greed, unfairness in the medical insurance industry and even inspired folk-hero sentiment toward his killer. But Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sharply refuted that perception after Mangione's arrest on Monday when a customer at a McDonald's restaurant in Pennsylvania spotted Mangione eating and noticed he resembled the shooting suspect in security-camera photos released by New York police. “In some dark corners, this killer is being hailed as a hero. Hear me on this, he is no hero,” Shapiro said. “The real hero in this story is the person who called 911 at McDonald’s this morning.” Mangione comes from a prominent Maryland family. His grandfather, Nick Mangione, who died in 2008, was a successful real estate developer. One of his best-known projects was Turf Valley Resort, a sprawling luxury retreat and conference center outside Baltimore that he purchased in 1978. The Mangione family also purchased Hayfields Country Club north of Baltimore in 1986. On Monday, Baltimore County police officers blocked off an entrance to the property, which public records link to Luigi Mangione’s parents. Reporters and photographers gathered outside the entrance. The father of 10 children, Nick Mangione prepared his five sons — including Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis Mangione — to help manage the family business, according to a 2003 Washington Post report. Nick Mangione had 37 grandchildren, including Luigi, according to the grandfather's obituary. Luigi Mangione’s grandparents donated to charities through the Mangione Family Foundation, according to a statement from Loyola University commemorating Nick Mangione’s wife’s death in 2023. They donated to various causes, including Catholic organizations, colleges and the arts. One of Luigi Mangione’s cousins is Republican Maryland state legislator Nino Mangione, a spokesman for the lawmaker’s office confirmed. “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” Mangione’s family said in a statement posted on social media by Nino Mangione. “We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.” Mangione, who was valedictorian of his elite Maryland prep school, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a university spokesman told The Associated Press. He learned to code in high school and helped start a club at Penn for people interested in gaming and game design, according to a 2018 story in Penn Today, a campus publication. His social media posts suggest he belonged to the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. They also show him taking part in a 2019 program at Stanford University, and in photos with family and friends at the Jersey Shore and in Hawaii, San Diego, Puerto Rico, and other destinations. The Gilman School, from which Mangione graduated in 2016, is one of Baltimore’s elite prep schools. The children of some of the city’s wealthiest and most prominent residents, including Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., have attended the school. Its alumni include sportswriter Frank Deford and former Arizona Gov. Fife Symington. In his valedictory speech, Luigi Mangione described his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things.” Mangione took a software programming internship after high school at Maryland-based video game studio Firaxis, where he fixed bugs on the hit strategy game Civilization 6, according to a LinkedIn profile. Firaxis' parent company, Take-Two Interactive, said it would not comment on former employees. He more recently worked at the car-buying website TrueCar, but has not worked there since 2023, the head of the Santa Monica, California-based company confirmed to the AP. From January to June 2022, Mangione lived at Surfbreak, a “co-living” space at the edge of touristy Waikiki in Honolulu. Like other residents of the shared penthouse catering to remote workers, Mangione underwent a background check, said Josiah Ryan, a spokesperson for owner and founder R.J. Martin. “Luigi was just widely considered to be a great guy. There were no complaints,” Ryan said. “There was no sign that might point to these alleged crimes they’re saying he committed.” At Surfbreak, Martin learned Mangione had severe back pain from childhood that interfered with many aspects of his life, including surfing, Ryan said. “He went surfing with R.J. once but it didn’t work out because of his back,” Ryan said, but noted that Mangione and Martin often went together to a rock-climbing gym. Mangione left Surfbreak to get surgery on the mainland, Ryan said, then later returned to Honolulu and rented an apartment. An image posted to a social media account linked to Mangione showed what appeared to be an X-ray of a metal rod and multiple screws inserted into someone's lower spine. Martin stopped hearing from Mangione six months to a year ago. An X account linked to Mangione includes recent posts about the negative impact of smartphones on children; healthy eating and exercise habits; psychological theories; and a quote from Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti about the dangers of becoming “well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Mangione likely was motivated by his anger at what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain for corporate greed, according to a law enforcement bulletin obtained by AP. He wrote that the U.S. has the most expensive healthcare system in the world and that the profits of major corporations continue to rise while “our life expectancy” does not, according to the bulletin, based on a review of the suspect’s handwritten notes and social media posts. He appeared to view the targeted killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO as a symbolic takedown, asserting in his note that he is the “first to face it with such brutal honesty,” the bulletin said. Mangione called “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski a “political revolutionary” and may have found inspiration from the man who carried out a series of bombings while railing against modern society and technology, the document said. Associated Press reporters Lea Skene in Baltimore; Jennifer Sinco Kelleher in Honolulu; Maryclaire Dale in Philadelphia; John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio; and Michael Kunzelman in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.