CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 25th-ranked North Carolina wrestling program (2-1) welcomes Greensboro (5 PM) and No. 16 Illinois (7 PM) to Carmichael Arena, for a Monday night doubleheader. Match Information - Greensboro Date/Time: Monday, November 25 - 5 PM Location: Carmichael Arena - Chapel Hill, N.C. Watch: ACCNX Tickets Match Information - Illinois Date/Time: Monday, November 25 - 7 PM Location: Carmichael Arena - Chapel Hill, N.C. Watch: ACCNX Tickets Student Promotions • Monday's match is a Carolina Fever match, with all UNC students receiving three fever points. • The first 200 students in attendance will receive free Carolina sunglasses. • All students in attendance will be entered into a raffle for free tickets to an upcoming men's basketball game, and the end of season tuition giveaway. All-Time With Greensboro and Illinois • Monday matchup between the Pride and Tar Heels is the second-straight season the two programs have met. • Last season, Carolina defeated Greensboro 48-3 in Chapel Hill, as part of the Carolina Duals. • Carolina and Illinois meet for the seventh time, the first in Chapel Hill since 2008-09. • Last season in Champaign, the Tar Heels fell to the Fighting Illini, 20-13. Familiar Faces On The Sidelines • Monday's opponents feature familiar faces to the Tar Heel program, Greensboro head coach Justin Harty and Illinois assistant coach Austin O'Connor. • Harty, fourth all-time in program wins (119), was a four-time All-America and four-time ACC Champion heavyweight for the Tar Heels from 1993-97. • O'Connor, in his second season as an assistant at Illinois, was the program's second wrestler to win multiple National Championships (2021, 2023), and the 10th wrestler in UNC history with three-or-more ACC Championships. Probable Lineups - No. 25 North Carolina vs. Greensboro 125: Marco Tocci vs. CJ Watson 133: Derek Guanajuato vs. Ivan Benitez 141: Luke Simcox vs. Josh Wilson 149: Cullen Kane vs. Quadir Medley 157: Joey Showalter vs. Nick Menjivar 165: Omaury Alvarez vs. Ethan Kring 174: Cade Tenold vs. Dean Grier II 184: No. 22 Gavin Kane vs. Luke Gregory 197: Aidan Schlett vs. Isaiah Manning 285: Aydin Guttridge or Nolan Neves vs. Jacob Barlow Probable Lineups - No. 25 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Illinois 125: No. 25 Spencer Moore vs. No. 20 Ramazan Attasauov or Caelan Riley 133: No. 15 Ethan Oakley vs. No. 2 Lucas Byrd 141: Jayden Scott vs. No. 15 Danny Pucino 149: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil vs. No. 10 Kannon Webster 157: No. 27 Sonny Santiago vs. No. 20 Jason Kraisser 165: Nicholas Fea vs. No. 24 Braeden Scoles 174: Nolan O'Boyle vs. No. 16 Danny Braunagel 184: No. 22 Gavin Kane vs. No. 9 Edmond Ruth 197: Cade Lautt vs. No. 10 Zac Braunagel 285: Aydin Guttridge or Nolan Neves vs. No. 10 Luke LuffmanTo friends and advisors, President Joe Biden regularly compared his presidency to Franklin D. Roosevelt's. Both men took office during a global economic crisis and soaring national unemployment. Both passed major spending bills to put money in people's pockets and literally rebuild the country. Both faced down fascist threats. And like FDR, Biden wanted his presidential legacy to be that of a transformative figure, lifting America out of the depths of COVID-19 and Trumpism toward a new era of prosperity. Instead, Biden's presidency will be remembered, to the extent it is at all, as a bump in the road of the Trump Era. One-term presidents generally don't crack many top 10 lists of most influential political leaders. George H.W. Bush 's four years is largely forgettable sandwiched in between the far more societally transformative Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton years. Biden could face an even worse fate, because by the time Trump leaves office in 2029, he will have been the dominant focal point of American political life for over 12 years. Even when Trump wasn't in office, he monopolized our attention. With the fallout after Jan. 6, the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate, his multiple criminal investigations, his civil fraud and sexual assault trials, his 34 felony convictions, and his eventual return to the campaign stage as the unified leader of a MAGA-fied Republican Party , Trump's notoriety often drowned out anything Biden did from the Oval Office. Ironically, by losing the election in 2020, and being forced to serve nonconsecutive terms, the Trump Era has an extended shelf life beyond even the most influential two-term presidents. In comparison, Biden will be all but forgotten. It didn't have to be this way. Biden won the 2020 Democratic nomination on a promise to return the country to normalcy, decency, even boringness. His bland, folksy, middle-of-the-road approach was exactly what we needed at a time when a deadly pandemic ripped through the world while Trump mused about injecting bleach to disinfect our veins. And given grave concerns over Biden's age, democratic voters demanded and Biden all but promised to serve as a one-term standard bearer, a transitional figure to, in his own words, serve " as a bridge, not as anything else. There's an entire generation of [Democratic] leaders" who are "the future of this country ." Given the historic public health crisis and presidential chaos of 2020, punctuated by the Jan. 6 attempt to violently overthrow an election, Biden's steady hand as a transitional figure to wipe away COVID-19 and Trump would itself have been transformative. History might have viewed him as among the most consequential one-term presidents as a result. This very well could have been Biden's legacy. Had he kept his implied promise not to seek reelection, a true robust democratic primary could have played out among a dozen or more promising candidates. The number of possible nominees from governor's mansions, the Senate chambers, and within the Biden administration would have ensured a rough and tumble primary season. But that's a good thing. Democrats succeed when candidates have time to introduce themselves to the country, refine their arguments in debates, and respond to voters during the primary season. Barack Obama and Biden himself were beneficiaries of such primaries. When Democrats coronate a standard bearer, as with Hillary Clinton in 2016, or Kamala Harris in 2024, they remain more distant from the pulse of voters they need to win over. Perhaps it wouldn't have mattered. Incumbent parties in inflationary economies tend not to fare well. But a democratic nominee not named Biden or Harris could have more deftly avoided the incumbent label and perhaps better exploited Trump's continued historic unfavorability ratings. As it stands, Biden's stubborn insistence on seeking a second term to solidify his FDR-like legacy in the face of dreadful internal polling numbers, and refusal to step aside until the eleventh hour, all but doomed his party's chances in 2024 and doomed all of us to four years of unrestrained Trump. And as a result, he likely doomed his legacy as well. Shawn Fields is a law professor at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. Professor Fields joined the California Western School of Law faculty in 2023 as an associate professor of law, where he teaches civil procedure, criminal procedure, criminal law, and a research seminar on police practices and reform. The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Sells 13,559 Shares of Antero Midstream Co. (NYSE:AM)
Black Caps fans must wait for a first glimpse of one young star but there will be no shortage of unseen talent lighting up Bay Oval tonight. While skipper Mitchell Santner has confirmed the uncapped Bevon Jacobs will only watch the first T20 against Sri Lanka, another three young prospects are set for home debuts when the three-match series begins at Bay Oval. With wider stakes essentially absent in Mount Maunganui, most interest will lay in the hosts’ latest attempts to freshen their stocks, a gradual process that has already reaped success for a once-ageing team. Enter Tim Robinson, Mitch Hay and Zak Foulkes, a trio who have previously worn the black cap only offshore . They join surprise IPL pick Jacobs as the sole members of a 13-man squad born since the millennium, each bringing 30 games of domestic experience and great hopes of contributing at the international level for years to come.Yet another stowaway managed to board a major airline’s plane – renewing serious questions and concerns about airport safety during the busiest travel season of the year. This time, a stowaway tried to hitch a ride on Delta Air Lines Flight 487 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Christmas Eve. The unticketed passenger was discovered while the plane was still taxiing out for takeoff to Honolulu, Delta Air Lines told CNN. The Transportation Security Administration and the Port of Seattle confirmed the incident to CNN. The incident came less than a month after another stowaway boarded a Delta airplane Thanksgiving week. That unticketed passenger made it all the way from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paris before she was eventually arrested . People are also reading... Delta Air Lines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. And on Christmas Eve, a body was found in a wheel well of a United Airlines plane shortly after it traveled from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and landed in Maui. Hiding in a plane’s wheel well is the most common method used by stowaways , the Federal Aviation Administration said. Stowaways often get crushed when the landing gear retracts, and oxygen levels plummet as a plane reaches higher altitudes. In the Seattle incident, the stowaway went through a TSA security checkpoint the evening before the flight but wasn’t holding a boarding pass, an airport spokesperson told CNN. The next day, the person “gained access to the loading bridge without a scanned ticket at the gate,” airport media relations manager Perry Cooper said. Once the person was discovered, the Airbus A321neo returned to the gate to remove the unticketed passenger, Delta said. Port of Seattle police officers were dispatched to gate B1 at the airport around 1:05 p.m. for “a report of a suspicious circumstance” on the Delta flight. The person “ran out” of the aircraft before officers arrived, Cooper told CNN Friday. “The aircraft returned to the terminal and the subject departed the aircraft,” the Port of Seattle said. “With the help of video surveillance, POSPD were able to locate the subject in a terminal restroom. The subject was arrested for criminal trespass.” The unticketed passenger didn’t have any prohibited items, the TSA told CNN. “The aircraft was swept by K9 as well as all areas in the terminal accessed by the subject,” the Port of Seattle said. “The aircraft was deplaned and all passengers were escorted by TSA to return to the security checkpoint for rescreening.” CNN has reached out to the Port of Seattle for additional comment. Delta said the flight was delayed by two hours and 15 minutes. After the rescreening, it continued to Honolulu at 3 p.m. “As there are no matters more important than safety and security, Delta people followed procedures to have an unticketed passenger removed from the flight and then apprehended,” the Atlanta-based airline said in a statement. “We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travels and thank them for their patience and cooperation.” TSA said it “takes any incidents that occur at any of our checkpoints nationwide seriously. TSA will independently review the circumstances of this incident at our travel document checker station at Seattle/Tacoma International.” United, Apple rolling out new way to track lost luggage with AirTags How the person got through airport security is a question many want answered. There are a number of factors at play, according to former commercial airline pilot and aviation analyst, John Nance. “There are multiple causes that come into this, and they probably involve not only a bit of lackadaisical inattention,” Nance told CNN affiliate KING . “It may be training, it may be compliance, but it’s probably all of that.” It’s “embarrassing” for this situation to happen twice to the same airline and TSA, according to former Department of Homeland Security official Keith Jeffries, who was federal security director when he left the DHS in 2022. In his 20 years working with DHS and the TSA, Jeffries said he’s seen these situations multiple times. “It has happened before. It will happen again until they continue to strengthen that vulnerability,” Jeffries said. “The fact that it happened to the same airline, of course, couldn’t be more embarrassing, especially back-to-back, and during the holiday season, when there’s an extra alertness associated with the large holiday season,” Jeffries added. During the holidays, Jeffries explained, there’s typically more staffing at the airports being “extra vigilant.” TSA, airlines and airports have even more people present to ensure things like this don’t fall through the cracks, making these cases “even more concerning,” he said. If there is a “silver lining,” Jeffries said, it’s that Delta did catch the stowaway during the taxi, and they didn’t make it to Hawaii. The stowaway also didn’t have prohibited items when scanned through TSA, which is another plus, he said. “Everybody’s going to have to work together; TSA and the airlines on how they can strengthen both of those vulnerabilities, and in some cases, even work with the airport,” he said. Congress will likely scrutinize these incidents, Nance added. “But there will be no one paying more attention than the airlines themselves,” he said. ___ CNN’s Holly Yan, Pete Muntean, Amanda Musa and Nicole Chavez contributed to this report. 4 tips to help you experience exceptional cruise dining | PennyWise podcast PHOTOS: The top images of 2024 Elise Mertens, of Belgium, serves against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, on March 11, 2024, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. 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MT. STERLING, Ohio , Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WillowWood, a global leader in prosthetic solutions, is proud to announce its receipt of the prestigious Gold Anthem Award Honor in the Product and Innovation category for its 2024 rebrand. The award recognizes the transformative collaboration with DD.NYC that has redefined WillowWood's visual identity, emphasizing its mission to improve mobility, push the forefront of the prosthetic industry, and enhance the quality of life for individuals worldwide. The Anthem Awards is the largest and most comprehensive social impact award, recognizing work across five areas of impact including Awareness, Fundraising, Community Engagement, Product, Innovation & Service, and Team & Internal Initiatives, for seven causes: Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Education Art & Culture, Health, Human & Civil Rights, Humanitarian Action & Services, Responsible Technology, and Sustainability Climate & Environment. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards are defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their own communities. With over 2,300 submissions from 44 countries around the world, 10,000+ reviews from jurors, and over 33,000 supporters in the Anthem Community Voice, the 4th Annual Anthem Award Winners were announced on November 19, 2024 . WillowWood's rebrand stood out among this global competition, showcasing an unwavering commitment to empowering prosthetic users through advanced technology and compassionate care. "This recognition is a testament to the heart and soul of WillowWood's mission and DD.NYC's commitment to reimagining brands in a way that stays true to that heart and soul," said Mahesh Mansukhani , CEO of WillowWood. "Our partnership with Digital Design NYC allowed us to craft a brand identity that not only honors our legacy but also propels us into the future. The rebrand reflects our promise to provide innovative prosthetic solutions that enhance mobility and transform lives." The creative process was a seamless collaboration between WillowWood and DD.NYC. Together, the teams developed a rebrand strategy that blends contemporary design elements with an innovation-centered focus. Key features include a revitalized logo, a cohesive color palette inspired by movement and vitality, and a redesigned website offering an intuitive user experience for clinicians and prosthetic users alike. "From the outset, we sought to encapsulate the essence of WillowWood's dedication to improving lives through innovation," said Anjelika Kour , Creative Director at DD.NYC. "The resulting rebrand is both striking and meaningful, capturing the spirit of mobility and resilience that defines WillowWood." The Gold Anthem Award underscores the significant impact of WillowWood's reimagined brand, resonating with both the prosthetics community and broader audiences. As a leader in the industry, WillowWood continues to champion inclusivity, innovation, and hope. To explore the award-winning rebrand and learn more about WillowWood's mission and products, visit willowwood.com . To learn more about the many industry-changing projects and services of DD.NYC, visit dd.nyc . About WillowWood: Based in Mount Sterling, Ohio , WillowWood Global is an industry leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of prosthetic products, including liners, feet, vacuum systems and components. Recognized for its products' superior innovation, quality, and patient outcomes, WillowWood's portfolio includes the Alpha ® family of liners, including the first myoelectric Alpha ® Control Liner, the META ® family of feet, the LimbLogic ® vacuum system, and now the XtremityTT ® socket system. For over 117 years, WillowWood's prosthetic products have helped individuals with limb loss find comfort and functionality, remain active and live life to the fullest. About DD.NYC: DD.NYC® is an award-winning Manhattan -based creative agency specializing in branding, web design, packaging, and video storytelling. Since its founding in 2015, the agency has been recognized for its innovative approach and adaptability across industries, with a strong focus on the medical and healthcare sectors. About The Anthem Awards: Launched in 2021 by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honors the purpose & mission-driven work of people, companies and organizations worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, we're defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their own communities. The Anthem Awards honors work across seven core causes: Diversity; Equity & Inclusion; Education; Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate. This season's partners include Ms. Magazine, The Female Quotient, Sustainable Brands, NationSwell, and TheFutureParty. The Awards were founded in partnership with the Ad Council, Born This Way Foundation, Feeding America, Glaad, Mozilla, NAACP, NRDC, WWF, and XQ. About The Webby Awards: Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times , The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites and Mobile Sites; Video; Advertising; Media & PR; Apps & Software; Social; Podcasts; Games and AI, Metaverse & Virtual. Established in 1996, The Webby Awards received nearly 13,000 entries from all 50 states and over 70 countries worldwide this year. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include WP Engine, LinkedIn, Meltwater, NAACP, KPMG, Wall Street Journal, Vox Media, Deadline, AdAge, TechCrunch, The Hollywood Reporter, The Hustle, Morning Brew, Passionfruit, Embedded, Link in Bio, Creator Economy NYC, Creator Spotlight, AIGA, Vote Save America, and The Publish Press. Media contact: Marketing@willowwood.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/willowwood-rebrand-by-ddnyc-wins-gold-anthem-award-for-product-and-innovation-in-2024-rebrand-302337766.html SOURCE WillowWood GlobalLONDON — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor "brutally raped and battered" her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying left her heavily bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. McGregor testified that he never forced the woman to do anything against her will and said she fabricated the allegations after the two had consensual sex. His lawyer had called Hand a gold digger. The fighter, once the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship but now past his prime, shook his head as the jury of eight women and four men found him liable for assault after deliberating about six hours in the High Court in Dublin. He was mobbed by cameras as he left court but did not comment. He later said on the social platform X that he would appeal the verdict and the "modest award." Hand's voice cracked and her hands trembled as she read a statement outside the courthouse, saying she would never forget what happened to her but would now be able to move on with her life. She thanked her family, partner, friends, jurors, the judge and all the supporters that had reached out to her online, but particularly her daughter. "She has given me so much strength and courage over the last six years throughout this nightmare to keep on pushing forward for justice," she said. "I want to show (her) and every other girl and boy that you can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is, and justice will be served." The Associated Press generally does not name alleged victims of sexual violence unless they come forward publicly, as Hand has done. Under Irish law, she did not have the anonymity she would have been granted in a criminal proceeding and was named publicly throughout the trial. Her lawyer told jurors that McGregor was angry about a fight he had lost in Las Vegas two months earlier and took it out on his client. "He's not a man, he's a coward," attorney John Gordon said in his closing speech. "A devious coward and you should treat him for what he is." Gordon said his client never pretended to be a saint and was only looking to have fun when she sent McGregor a message through Instagram after attending a Christmas party. He said Hand knew McGregor socially and that they had grown up in the same area. She said he picked her and a friend up in a car and shared cocaine with them, which McGregor admitted in court, on the way to the Beacon Hotel. Hand said she told McGregor she didn't want to have sex with him and that she was menstruating. She said she told him "no" as he started kissing her but he eventually pinned her to a bed and she couldn't move. McGregor put her in a chokehold and later told her, "now you know how I felt in the octagon where I tapped out three times," referring to a UFC match when he had to admit defeat, she said. Hand had to take several breaks in emotional testimony over three days. She said McGregor threatened to kill her during the encounter and she feared she would never see her young daughter again. Eventually, he let go of her. "I remember saying I was sorry, as I felt that I did something wrong and I wanted to reassure him that I wouldn't tell anyone so he wouldn't hurt me again," she testified. She said she then let him do what he wanted and he had sex with her. A paramedic who examined Hand the next day testified that she had never before seen someone with that intensity of bruising. A doctor told jurors Hand had multiple injuries. Hand said the trauma of the attack had left her unable to work as a hairdresser, she fell behind on her mortgage and had to move out of her house. Police investigated the woman's complaint but prosecutors declined to bring charges, saying there was insufficient evidence and a conviction was unlikely. McGregor, in his post on X, said he was disappointed jurors didn't see all the evidence prosecutors had reviewed. He testified that the two had athletic and vigorous sex, but that it was not rough. He said "she never said 'no' or stopped" and testified that everything she said was a lie. "It is a full blown lie among many lies," he said when asked about the chokehold allegation. "How anyone could believe that me, as a prideful person, would highlight my shortcomings." McGregor's lawyer told jurors they had to set aside their animus toward the fighter. "You may have an active dislike of him, some of you may even loathe him – there is no point pretending that the situation might be otherwise," attorney Remy Farrell said. "I'm not asking you to invite him to Sunday brunch." The defense said the woman never told investigators McGregor threatened her life. They also showed surveillance video in court that they said appeared to show the woman kiss McGregor's arm and hug him after they left the hotel room. Farrell said she looked "happy, happy, happy." McGregor said he was "beyond petrified" when first questioned by police and read them a prepared statement. On the advice of his lawyer, he refused to answer more than 100 follow-up questions. The jury ruled against Hand in a case she brought against one of McGregor's friends, James Lawrence, whom she accused of having sex with her in the hotel without consent. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Team building in orbit Space Pharma, an Israeli-founded company that develops microgravity laboratories for space-based research, has secured a substantial grant from the Horizon Europe program’s accelerator, part of the European Union, to produce cancer drugs in space. The company, registered in Switzerland with a development center in Israel, has received a grant of over 2 million euros to advance its production system. 4 View gallery Space Pharma’s laboratories are compact devices, smaller than a shoebox. One of Space Pharma’s experimental systems undergoing final checks before its delivery for launch into space ( Photo: Space Pharma ) Additionally, the European Innovation Council (EIC) accelerator has committed to purchasing shares worth 7.5 million euros, contingent on Space Pharma raising an equal amount from investors. If successful, the company stands to secure a total funding of 15 million euros. Space Pharma aims to produce two types of monoclonal antibodies—identical copies of a single antibody. One targets several types of tumors, while the other is specifically designed to treat skin cancer. Partnering with a major pharmaceutical company, Space Pharma launches these antibodies aboard its microgravity labs to crystallize them into three-dimensional structures that cannot be achieved under Earth’s gravity. “These crystals allow for administration of smaller doses of the drug, which are released gradually into the bloodstream, enabling subcutaneous injections instead of IV infusions and eliminating the need for hospital visits,” said Yossi Yamin, founder and CEO of Space Pharma Israel, in an interview with the Davidson Institute website. “The crystals are very stable and do not require refrigeration or freezing, and are prepared as a liquid suspension before injection. All of this reduces manufacturing, storage, and transportation costs.” The company has already conducted preliminary tests to produce a small quantity of crystalline antibodies in a lab launched to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this year. Several hundred milligrams of antibody crystals were sent for quality, cleanliness and stability evaluations. In the coming months, the company plans another experiment aboard the ISS, targeting to crystallize twice the previous yield. The substance will be tested on lab animals, assessed for human toxicity, and then move into clinical trials led by a pharmaceutical partner. “We hope to receive FDA approval for the crystalline antibody formulation within approximately three years,” Yamin said. “Simultaneously, we are developing laboratory modules that will allow us to produce large quantities of crystals, yielding 8–12 kilograms of material per month during a space mission. That amount can translate into hundreds of thousands of doses, sold to consumers at over 100 euros per dose. We have recommendations from about twenty large pharma companies that have pledged to purchase the drugs once we can manufacture them.” The company’s laboratories are small devices, smaller than a shoebox. They are equipped with miniaturized instruments customized for each experiment, ranging from spectrometers for monitoring the chemical composition, to microscopes that capture images of the processes, to sophisticated fluid pumping and mixing systems adapted to microgravity conditions. Fully computerized, the labs are remotely operated and monitored from Earth, while utilizing the ISS or another spacecraft for power and communication infrastructure. The company is also advancing three additional projects in collaboration with major European pharmaceutical companies. One project involves creating three-dimensional tissues in microgravity for a company specializing in controlled-release drug implants. Another focuses on three-dimensional imaging of prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which are caused by misfolded proteins in the brain. The third leverages the company’s expertise in miniaturization to enable rapid diagnosis of biopsies taken from patients in the operating room, enabling near real-time determination of whether a tumor is cancerous. Space Pharma’s valuation is currently nearing $100 million, and the company is in the process of raising an additional $20 million. “Space Pharma has a strong R&D foundation and extensive experience in space projects that pave the way toward commercializing more R&D and drug manufacturing in space. This is a very reliable starting point,” noted the evaluators who approved the European grant. “[...] The approach Space Pharma offers leverages the advantages of space-based research and manufacturing in an accessible, automated, scalable and cost-efficient manner.” The new life of the Mars helicopter At the beginning of this year, NASA decommissioned Ingenuity , the first Mars helicopter, after one of its rotor blades was damaged. This pioneering aircraft, which worked alongside the Perseverance rover, far exceeded expectations, completing 72 flights over the Martian surface—well beyond its original goal of just five flights. In doing so, Ingenuity not only provided proof of concept for such flights in Mars' thin atmosphere but also demonstrated how these flights could be integrated into a broader mission. 4 View gallery Mars chopper Ingenuity ( Photo: NASA ) However, about a year after its flights ended, its operators announced that Ingenuity’s mission is far from finished. It will continue to function as a sort of “weather station,” gathering daily environmental data, including a daily photograph of its surroundings. With sufficient memory to store data for up to twenty Earth years, according to the operators’ estimates, it is set to serve this new role for the long term. This decision to repurpose Ingenuity came after the completion of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding its final crash landing, which damaged the blade. While the team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) could not determine the exact cause of the accident, they concluded that, aside from the damaged rotor blade, all other helicopter components, including its sensors, are intact and still operational. Get the Ynetnews app on your smartphone: Google Play : https://bit.ly/4eJ37pE | Apple App Store : https://bit.ly/3ZL7iNv “We are very proud to report that, even after the hard landing in flight, 72 avionics battery sensors have all been functional, and she [Ingenuity] still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts, recording telemetry, taking images every single sol and storing them on board,” said Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity’s project manager at JPL, during a presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which took place last week. The only downside to this plan is that the grounded helicopter will have no effective means of transmitting most of the data it collects. The Perseverance rover—currently about three kilometers away—is already at the edge of the Ingenuity’s limited communication range. Ingenuity’s tiny radio transmitter was designed to operate efficiently over just a few hundred meters. “I think it's a good bet that, within the next month, we'll lose contact forever,” said Tzanetos, “or until we come back in 20 years with astronauts, or until we turn back for sample return.” At the same conference, JPL personnel also presented a preliminary design for the next-generation Mars helicopter, building on Ingenuity’s success. The future helicopter, which has no set mission timeline yet, will be larger than its predecessor and equipped with six rotors. It will be capable of carrying a payload of several kilograms, including scientific instruments capable of collecting valuable data during flight. Cracks in the shield After announcing earlier this month that the first crewed flight around the Moon will be delayed until 2026, and the crewed lunar landing until 2027, NASA reported this week that it has finally identified the cause of the extensive damage discovered in the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during the Artemis 1 mission nearly two years ago. 4 View gallery The Orion spacecraft’s heat shield from the Artemis 1 mission, shown after its removal for examination at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ( Photo: NASA ) The Orion spacecraft, designed to carry astronauts to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, was launched on an uncrewed flight around the Moon. After a mission lasting over three weeks, Orion returned safely to Earth. However, engineers inspecting the spacecraft post-flight discovered large cracks in its heat shield. Initially, NASA’s teams could not pinpoint the cause of the extensive damage, which was one of the factors contributing to the program’s crewed missions. Orion’s ablative heat shield is designed to protect the spacecraft during atmospheric reentry. As the shield heats up, its outer layer disintegrates, and the detached particles carry away much of the heat generated by atmospheric friction during reentry—reaching temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius. This system, combined with additional insulation layers, prevents the spacecraft from overheating during its descent. For the Artemis 1 mission, NASA employed a "skip" reentry method: the spacecraft entered the atmosphere at an angle that allowed lift to carry it back upward, toward space. Only upon the second re-entry did the spacecraft remain within the atmosphere. This method leverages atmospheric friction to slow the spacecraft but imposes greater demands on the heat shield. A thorough investigation revealed that the cracks were caused by superheated gases trapped within the shield. Under normal circumstances, such gases escape through natural vents in the shield’s resin material. However, in certain areas, the shield lacked these natural escape points. As the gases expanded due to the extreme heat, they eventually forced their way out, causing the cracks. “Our early Artemis flights are a test campaign, and the Artemis I test flight gave us an opportunity to check out our systems in the deep space environment before adding crew on future missions,” said NASA deputy associate administrator Amit Kshatriya. “The heat shield investigation helped ensure we fully understand the cause and nature of the issue, as well as the risk we are asking our crews to take when they venture to the Moon.” Satellites against the wind The powerful solar storms of the past year could have caused far more extensive damage, as they forced numerous satellites off their orbits. William Parker, a PhD candidate at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), presented these findings at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. 4 View gallery The aurora caused by heightened solar activity, as seen from the International Space Station ( Photo: NASA ) Parker analyzed satellite movement data and explained that after intense solar storms—such as the one in May— the particle density in low Earth orbit (LEO) increased by roughly tenfold. This resulted in significantly greater atmospheric drag, which affects satellite orbits, slowing them down, and pulling them closer to Earth. According to Parker, following that storm, nearly 5,000 satellites had to perform orbit-raising maneuvers in a single day to correct their trajectories and return to their intended orbit - compared to an average of about 300 satellites performing similar adjustment maneuvers on an ordinary day. Almost all of these were Starlink satellites, part of SpaceX’s vast communications network. “This is half of all active satellites deciding to maneuver at one time. This makes it the largest mass migration in history.” An even larger “migration” occurred after another powerful solar storm in October, following the launch of several hundred additional Starlink satellites between May and October. This mass migration following solar storms significantly increases the risk of collisions between satellites. The danger is further compounded by satellite navigation errors caused by the storms. “As a result of this low skill in our forecasts, SpaceX saw 20 kilometers of position error in their one-day computations” of the orbits of Starlink satellites, Parker explained. “If we’re uncertain where our spacecraft are by 20 kilometers, then you can throw collision avoidance out the window.” When many satellites are performing orbit correction maneuvers simultaneously—while some are uncertain of their exact positions—“then we have no idea when a collision is going to happen. We lose that capability for days at a time.” Parker warned at the conference that many satellite operators are unaware of the severity of this risk. “Lots of operators continued to maneuver as if nothing was wrong, but all of those maneuvers were pointless because they didn’t represent reality,” he explained. This situation, Parker emphasized, highlights the urgent need to improve space weather forecasting and better understand the impacts of solar storms. “This is critical infrastructure to all of our space operations moving forward, and it will only become more important as time goes on.” >
Offering patients an injection is more effective than the current care of steroid tablets and cuts the need for further treatment by 30%, according to a study. Benralizumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets specific white blood cells, called eosinophils, to reduce lung inflammation. It is currently used as a repeat treatment for severe asthma at a low dose, but a new clinical trial has found that a higher single dose can be very effective if injected at the time of a flare-up. The findings, published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine, included 158 people who needed medical attention in A&E for their asthma or COPD attack (COPD is a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties). Patients were given a quick blood test to see what type of attack they were having, with those suffering an “eosinophilic exacerbation” involving eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) being suitable for treatment. Around 50% of asthma attacks are eosinophilic exacerbations, as are 30% of COPD ones, according to the scientists. The clinical trial, led by King’s College London and carried out at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, saw patients randomly split into three groups. One group received the benralizumab injection and dummy tablets, another received standard care (prednisolone steroids 30mg daily for five days) and a dummy injection, and the third group received both the benralizumab injection and steroids. After 28 days, respiratory symptoms of cough, wheeze, breathlessness and sputum were found to be better in people on benralizumab. And after 90 days, there were four times fewer people in the benralizumab group who failed treatment compared with those receiving steroids. Treatment with the benralizumab injection also took longer to fail, meaning fewer visits to a GP or hospital for patients, researchers said. Furthermore, people also reported a better quality of life on the new regime. Scientists at King’s said steroids can have severe side-effects such as increasing the risk of diabetes and osteoporosis, meaning switching to benralizumab could provide huge benefits. Lead investigator Professor Mona Bafadhel, from King’s, said: “This could be a game-changer for people with asthma and COPD. “Treatment for asthma and COPD exacerbations have not changed in 50 years, despite causing 3.8 million deaths worldwide a year combined. “Benralizumab is a safe and effective drug already used to manage severe asthma. “We’ve used the drug in a different way – at the point of an exacerbation – to show that it’s more effective than steroid tablets, which is the only treatment currently available.” Researchers said benralizumab could also potentially be administered safely at home or in a GP practice, as well as in A&E. First author Dr Sanjay Ramakrishnan, clinical senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia, said: “Our study shows massive promise for asthma and COPD treatment. “COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide but treatment for the condition is stuck in the 20th century. “We need to provide these patients with life-saving options before their time runs out.” Dr Samantha Walker, director of research and innovation at Asthma and Lung UK, welcomed the findings but said: “It’s appalling that this is the first new treatment for those suffering from asthma and COPD attacks in 50 years, indicating how desperately underfunded lung health research is.” AstraZeneca provided the drug for the study and funded the research, but had no input into trial design, delivery, analysis or interpretation.
TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) (NYSE: RCI) today announced it has received clearance from the Competition Bureau to proceed with the acquisition of Bell’s 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Rogers and Bell received a “no-action letter” on December 12, 2024, from the Bureau, indicating that the Commissioner of Competition does not intend to challenge Rogers acquisition of Bell’s interest in MLSE. The deal is subject to league approvals and approval from the CRTC. “This reflects an important step in securing approvals and expanding our ownership of MLSE, one of the most prestigious sports and entertainment organizations in the world,” said Tony Staffieri, President and CEO, Rogers. “As Canada’s leading communications and entertainment company, live sports and entertainment are a critical part of our core business strategy.” In September, Rogers announced a deal to acquire Bell’s stake in MLSE for C$4.7 billion to become majority owner of MLSE. Rogers is Canada’s leading communications and entertainment company and its shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For more information, please visit or . Media Relations 1-844-226-1338 Investor Relations 1-844-801-4792
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California Sees Surge in People Moving There, but It's Not All Great NewsOlympics in India a 'dream' facing many hurdlesTemple University has unveiled plans for a huge new home for its arts and media programs, and the project is set to kick off in the spring. The new joint facility for Temple's Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts will be located on the west side of North Broad Street — across from the entrance to Polett Walk — and is expected to be open by the start of the fall 2027 semester. MORE: Rowan University's fossil museum, with life-sized dinosaur depictions, is set to open in March The 199,000-square-foot building will include teaching spaces for Klein College; the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts; and the Boyer College of Music and Dance. According to Temple, many of its arts and media programs are limited by the 55-year-old Annenberg Hall/Tomlinson Theater building complex they now reside in. The new facility will offer modernized resources including multiple theaters, a media center housing Temple student news and advertising organizations, a podcast studio, animation lab, costume shops, rehearsal spaces and a virtual reality lab. Temple's new joint facility for Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts will have virtual reality labs, a podcast studio and rehearsal spaces. Temple officials predict the new building will become a community hub by providing opportunities for gathering, learning and entertainment for residents of the surrounding North Philadelphia community. For example, kids from surrounding neighborhoods will have opportunities to learn to use the facility's technology and equipment to record music or podcasts. "This is a pathbreaking project for both Temple and North Philadelphia," Temple president John Fry said in a release . "This new, state-of-the-art facility will provide resources and opportunities that will prepare a more agile and adaptable workforce of future journalists, communicators and performing artists. It is also an opportunity for us to further our engagement with our North Philadelphia neighbors." A new facility at Temple University will include multiple theaters, like the rendering above shows. The project recently completed both the legislative and land use approval process, Fry said. Temple leaders also met with community organizations, and said they were met with support for the project. Temple had previously proposed using the site to build a 35,000-seat football stadium, a project the university tabled after facing opposition from the surrounding community in North Philadelphia. Temple officials told the Philadelphia Business Journal that the football team will continue to play at Lincoln Financial Field through 2029. Follow Franki & PhillyVoice on Twitter: @wordsbyfranki | @thePhillyVoice Like us on Facebook: PhillyVoice Have a news tip ? Let us know.
Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probeInvestors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Telephone and Data TDS . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with TDS, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen. Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Telephone and Data. This isn't normal. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 62% bullish and 37%, bearish. Out of all of the options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $256,782, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $50,250. What's The Price Target? Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $20.0 to $30.0 for Telephone and Data over the recent three months. Insights into Volume & Open Interest Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Telephone and Data's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Telephone and Data's whale activity within a strike price range from $20.0 to $30.0 in the last 30 days. Telephone and Data Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days Significant Options Trades Detected: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume TDS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $18.0 $16.7 $16.75 $20.00 $50.2K 2.4K 30 TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.8 $3.7 $3.7 $30.00 $46.6K 7.5K 1.1K TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.7 $3.6 $3.6 $30.00 $46.4K 7.5K 503 TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.7 $3.6 $3.6 $30.00 $42.4K 7.5K 491 TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.7 $3.6 $3.6 $30.00 $41.0K 7.5K 59 About Telephone and Data Telephone and Data Systems Inc is a diversified telecommunications operator that provides mobile, telephone, and broadband services. The company's segments include UScellular and TDS Telecom. It generates maximum revenue from the UScellular segment. In light of the recent options history for Telephone and Data, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance. Telephone and Data's Current Market Status With a volume of 392,478, the price of TDS is down -0.37% at $34.65. 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All rights reserved.CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A Ukrainian girls’ hockey team is in Canada for a few days of peace and hockey in an arena that doesn’t have a missile-sized hole in its roof. After 56 hours of travel to Calgary, including a 24-hour bus ride from Dnipro to Warsaw, Poland, that required army escort for a portion of it, the Ukrainian Wings will join Wickfest, Hayley Wickenheiser’s annual girls’ hockey festival, on Thursday. The squad of players aged 11 to 13 was drawn from eight different cities in Ukraine, where sport facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Russia started its invasion in February 2022. “They all have a personal story of something awful happening,” said Wickenheiser. “We give them a week of peace and joy here, and I hope they can carry that with them. “We know full well they’re going back to difficult circumstances. It’s tough that way.” Nine players are from Kharkiv, where pictures show a large hole in the roof of the Saltovskiy Led arena where the girls’ team WHC Panthers once skated. “It was our home ice arena, and we played all our national team championships in this ice arena,” said Kateryna Seredenko, who oversees the Panthers program and is the Wings general manager. Ukraine’s Olympic Committee posted photos and wrote in a Facebook post Sept. 1 that Kharkiv’s Sport Palace, which was home to multiple hockey teams, was also destroyed in an attack on the city. Seredenko says the Wings’ arduous journey to Calgary was worth it because it gives the girls hope. “It’s not a good situation in Ukraine, but when they come here, they can believe that everything will be good, everything will be fine, of course we will win soon and we must play hockey. We can’t stop because we love these girls and we will do everything for them,” she said. “So many girls on this Ukrainian team are future players of the national team.” Wickenheiser, a Hockey Hall of Famer , is the assistant general manager of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs and a doctor who works emergency room shifts in the Toronto area. The six-time Olympian and four-time gold medalist organized her first Wickfest after the 2010 Winter Games. She’s had teams from India, Mexico and the Czech Republic attend over the last decade and a half, but never a team that ran the Ukrainians’ gauntlet of logistics. The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health took on the task of arranging visas and paying for the team’s travel. “We care about women and children’s health. Sport is such a symbol. When you see a group of girls coming off the ice all sweaty and having worked hard on the ice, it’s a symbol of a healthy girl,” said chief executive officer Julia Anderson. “That’s a healthy kid that’s able to participate in sport. We really believe if we can get girls there, whether they’re in an active war zone, or here in Canada, those girls will change the world.” The Wings aren’t the first Ukrainians to seek a hockey haven in Canada since the war began. An under-25 men’s team played four games against university squads in early 2023 to prepare for that year’s world university games. Ukrainian teams have also twice played in the Quebec City International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. “It’s the first time in Ukrainian history where a girls’ team is coming to Canada to a very good tournament,” Seredenko said. “They can see how they can play in their future. And they can see how it is to play hockey in Canada.” AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to serving as a state legislator for over 30 years died Friday. He was 93. The South Carolina Democratic Party announced Patterson's death saying he “left an indelible mark on our state. Senator Patterson commanded everyone’s attention with his wit and wisdom.” The statement did not list a cause of death. Patterson was born in 1931 in Darlington County and raised by his grandmothers. They recalled his hardheaded spirit early, recommending he not take jobs as a golf caddy or shoe shiner because he was likely to mouth off to white people in segregated 1940s South Carolina and get in trouble. Instead, Patterson served in the military and then got his teaching degree through the GI Bill at Allen University. While in college, he cleaned offices at the segregated capitol where he and other Black people couldn't be unless they were working. "When I was a janitor, Black people couldn’t go in the Statehouse," Patterson said in a 2004 interview with the University of South Carolina. “And then one day I came back down here as a member of the House and then in '84, I came back sitting in the Senate as a senator. Now that’s a hell of a long way to come.” Patterson spent 30 years in education and was elected to the South Carolina House in 1974 and the Senate 10 years later after U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn urged him to run for the upper chamber seat. In a statement, Clyburn called Patterson “a trusted leader, a tireless champion for civil rights, and a treasured friend. He was a person of strength, determination, wisdom, and a long proponent of removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse dome .” Patterson was also the first Black person to serve on the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees since Reconstruction. Patterson was a key member of both the House and Senate, He served on the budget committees in both chambers and was a major voice in support of civil rights, public education and helping poor people. He adamantly demanded the Confederate flag be removed from atop the Statehouse dome and inside the House and Senate chambers long before they were taken down in 2000. The lifelong Democrat said the final years of his political career were the toughest after Republicans took over state government. His seniority no longer mattered and he felt many newer Republicans were religious hypocrites who claimed to help others but only cared for people just like themselves. A few years before he retired from the Statehouse, Patterson said it was important to respect elders and supervisors, but not be afraid to speak up if bothered or something was on one's mind. “That’s just my hallmark ever since I was a little child. It will get you in trouble now, but you can sleep well at night. And learn to treat everybody as human beings with respect,” Patterson said in the interview with the university's Champions of Civil and Human Rights in South Carolina program. “You can sleep real good at night. Right now, I’m 73 years old and sleep like a log when I go to bed because I know I’ve done no wrong to my fellow man,” Patterson said.