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jili bomb QINGDAO, China, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SOS Limited ("SOS" or the "Company") (NYSE: SOS ) today announced that on May 15, 2024, the Company filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Form 20-F”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). In compliance with the New York Stock Exchange rules, the Form 20-F is available on the Company’s website at http://www.sosyun.com/ . In addition, all shareholders of the Company may request, free of charge, a hard copy of the Company’s complete audited financial statements filed with the SEC. To request a hard copy of the Company’s audited financial statements, or for any other inquiry in respect of this press release, please contact the Investor Relations Department of the Company, whose contact information is as follows: ir@sosyun.com Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. SOS may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements about SOS’ beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements that involve factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and SOS does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law. About SOS Limited SOS is an emerging blockchain-based and big data-driven marketing solution provider. SOS is also engaged in blockchain and cryptocurrency operations, which currently include cryptocurrency mining and may expand into cryptocurrency security and insurance in the future. Since April 2021, we launched commodity trading via our subsidiary SOS International Trading Co. Ltd and Weigou International Trading Co Ltd. Major trading commodity includes mineral resin, soybean, wheat, sesame, liquid sulfur, petrol coke and latex etc. For more information, please visit: http://www.sosyun.com/ . Contact: Investor Relations ir@sosyun.com SOURCE - SOS Limited

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Porter shot 9 for 12 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Raiders (5-1). Essam Mostafa scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds. Kamari Lands shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points. The Bulls (3-3) were led in scoring by Jayden Reid, who finished with 18 points, four assists and three steals. Jamille Reynolds added 17 points and nine rebounds for South Florida. Kasen Jennings finished with 13 points. Middle Tennessee led 51-33 at halftime, with Porter racking up 14 points. Mostafa led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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NoneNews Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. King of cane, Ilija ‘Joe’ Uzelac, has been farewelled, with family and friends celebrating an extraordinary life of survival and escape. In 1952, Joe and two friends from his village hatched a plan that would change their lives forever. Armed with chocolates, a train ticket and the shoes on their feet the three man planned to traverse the 50km route out of communist Yugoslavia. Joe had tried to escape twice before but was caught and imprisoned but as rumours swirled secret police were watching him closely, he knew it was time to jump. Ilija (Joe) Uzelac was crowned world champion after cutting two tonnes of cane in just under 19 minutes. Granddaughter Tanja Uzelac said after a three day journey Ilija crossed a patch of no man’s land and was buoyed by the sound of the Italian language. “He just had little blocks of chocolate to keep his energy up...but he travelled from Serbia, (then Yugoslavia), to Italy by foot,” Ms Uzelac said. “The trio split up halfway through the journey, it was cold and raining... and every time a car would drive past he would have to hide behind bushes. “When he finally got to Italy he was waving down the police car but they wouldn’t stop... so he stepped out in front and made them take him to the refugee camp.” Mr Uzelac’s escape marked the end of two decades in Yugisolvia that had suffered harsh occupation during WWII and an oppressive communist regime that dominated much of post war Europe. Joe and his family felt the brunt of the political upheaval; at 7, Joe and his family were placed in a concentration camp where his brother died of starvation and at 16, Joe was tortured by police until his chest broke. for a crime he didn’t commit. Upon his escape Joe managed to reach Darwin where he worked in the Uranium mine known as Rum Jungle, before migrating to Innisfail to cut cane and Tobacco. Mr Uzelac’s daughter Maria Parsons said 1954 Darwin was unlike anything Joe had seen before. “They came in December and the doors of the plane opened.... there’s no airconditioning and it’s raining, steamy hot rain, they’d never felt that before,” Ms Parsons said. “You squeezed your hand through the air and it would be full of mosquitoes. “They thought they were in hell.” After his retirement, Mr Uzelac spent his free time playing lawn bowls, socialising and fishing the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef- despite not being able to swim. In Innisfail Mr Uzelac gained his fame, through back-breaking work he became an incredibly talented canecutter and one of the last to cut cane before modern technology. In 1972, he was crowned world champion when he cut two tonnes of cane by hand in 18 minutes and 56 seconds. But his career was put on hold after an accident almost killed him while he and a friend drained an inlet on their land with a digger. “Dad was meant to be having smoko and his friend said....I’ll have a practice and muck around on the hydraulics on the loader bucket. “His friend pulled the wrong lever and dropped it on top of him... so he was screaming, crying and thought I’ve killed him, I’ve killed him. Dad yelled out, get me out of here, you bastard.” Despite suffering extreme injuries Ms Parsons said her father just got on with the job. “He actually forced himself to walk and his right leg popped straight out sideways and he pushed it down.” “He got back on the machine and did three more hours work, finished off what he wanted to do, went home and then lay down.” “He couldn’t get back up for two weeks.” Mr Uzelac had broken his back but didn’t get treatment for eight years, instead opting to wear a steel reinforced girder to brace his back. Mr Uzelac is survived by his wife Margaret and his three daughters, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. In his later years Mr Uzelac worked as the groundsman at Gordonvale state school where he touched the lives of thousands through his sense of humour and kindness. Councillor Brett Moller first met Mr Uzelac 50 years ago as a student and said he touched the lives of everyone in that community “I remember him as a big man, tough as nails, a great sense of humour and a wide beaming smile,” Mr Moller said. “He touched the lives of many students who attended the school over that 25 year period and all will remember him with great affection as I do.” Mr Uzelac is survived by his wife Margaret and extensive family. Originally published as King of cane Ilja ‘Joe’ Uzelac farewelled in Far North Qld More related stories News Minister: End of CFMEU tax will save Cairns Hospital project State Health Minister Tim Nicholls has promised ending Labor’s “sweetheart deal” with the CFMEU will “save” the stalled Cairns Hospital expansion project. Read more News VOTE NOW: The moments that defined sport in North Qld We’ve picked the moments that set the trends, now it’s time to have your say. Which local sporting event in regional North Queensland is your favourite? 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Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two helpers for the Lightning, while Jake Guentzel scored on a power play late in the third period. Captain Quinn Hughes and Kiefer Sherwood found the back of the net for the Canucks. Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced and Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves for Vancouver. Lightning: Kucherov, who returned to the lineup Sunday after missing two games with a lower-body injury, added another potent piece to Tampa’s red-hot power play. The Lightning were 2 for 4 with the man advantage and scored a power-play goal for the sixth straight game. Canucks: Hughes took a stick to the face 55 seconds into the game, missed more than 11 minutes, then returned to open the scoring 16:08 into the first period. It was the 50th goal of the defenseman’s career and extended his points streak to seven games with three goals and 10 assists across the stretch. Tampa took the lead 6:29 into the second when Kucherov sliced a pass to Point at the bottom of the faceoff circle and the Lightning winger blasted it in past Lankinen for his 17th of the season. Kucherov put the visitors on the board just a minute and 49 seconds earlier. Point scored his league-leading 10th power-play goal of the season. He’s one away from becoming the third player to score 100 power-play goals for the Lightning. The Canucks continue a six-game homestand Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues. The Lightning visit the Oilers on Tuesday. AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHLOusted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally. The reports came hours after a stunning rebel advance swept into Damascus to cheers and ended the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. Thousands of Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire, joyful after a stifling, nearly 14-year civil war. But the swiftly moving events raised questions about the future of the country and the wider region. The rebels face the daunting task of healing bitter divisions in a country still split among armed factions. One rebel commander said “we will not deal with people the way the Assad family did." Analysis: Collapse of Syria's Assad is a blow to Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” supporting militant groups and proxies around the region is falling apart. Hamas has been batttered by Israel's campaign in Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli bombardment has crippled Iran’s most powerful ally, Hezbollah, even as Israel has launched successful airstrikes openly inside of Iran for the first time. And now Iran’s longtime stalwart ally and client in Syria, President Bashar Assad, is gone. Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad? BEIRUT (AP) — Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader who led the stunning insurgency that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image and that of his fighters. He renounced longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicts himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. The extent of that transformation from jihadi extremist to would-be state builder is now put to the test. The 42-year-old al-Golani is labeled a terrorist by the United States. He has not appeared publicly since Damascus fell early Sunday. But he and his insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, stand to be a major player in whatever comes next. Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and won't rule out revenge prosecutions WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he can’t guarantee his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers. And he's suggesting once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday. He also touched on monetary policy, immigration, abortion and health care, and U.S. involvement in Ukraine, Israel and elsewhere. Trump often mixed declarative statements with caveats, at one point cautioning “things do change.” A timeline of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the search for his killer NEW YORK (AP) — The search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer has stretched into a fifth day — and beyond New York City. Police say it appears the man left the city on a bus soon after Wednesday's shooting outside the New York Hilton Midtown. The suspect is seen on video at an uptown bus station about 45 minutes later. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Police believe that words found written on ammunition at the shooting scene, including “deny," “defend” and "depose,” suggest a motive driven by anger toward the healthcare company. The words mimic a phrase used by insurance industry critics. Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is pushing Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump describes it as part of his active efforts as president-elect to end the war despite being weeks from taking office. Trump also said he would be open to reducing military aid to Ukraine and pulling the United States out of NATO. Those are two threats that have alarmed Ukraine, NATO allies and many in the U.S. national security community. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says any deal would have to pave the way to a lasting peace. The Kremlin's spokesman says Moscow is open to talks with Ukraine. Gaza health officials say latest Israeli airstrikes kill at least 14 including children DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza have killed at least 14 people including children, while the bombing of a hospital in northern Gaza has wounded a half-dozen patients. Israel’s military continues its latest offensive against Hamas militants in northern Gaza, whose remaining Palestinians have been almost completely cut off from the rest of the territory amid a growing humanitarian crisis. One airstrike flattened a residential building in the urban Bureij refugee camp Sunday afternoon. That's according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the nearby city of Deir al-Balah, where the casualties were taken. South Korea's democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for democracies elsewhere? SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea's leader last week raised worries about budding authoritarianism around the world. In the end, though, democracy prevailed. President Yoon Suk Yeol announced that he was declaring martial law and giving his government sweeping powers to crack down on protesters, ban political parties and control the media. Members of the military blocked lawmakers from using the legislature's constitutional power to cancel the power grab. But the National Assembly within hours unanimously voted to do so. The stars will come out at the Kennedy Center for Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt and Sandoval WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests are gathering for the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration in Washington. This year’s recipients of the lifetime achievement award for artistic accomplishment are director Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt. In addition, the venerable Harlem theater The Apollo, which has launched generations of Black artists, is being recognized Sunday night. There will be personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists during the gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. College Football Playoff's first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1. The selection committee preferred the Mustangs, losers of a heartbreaker in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, who had a far less difficult schedule than Alabama of the SEC but one fewer loss. The inaugural 12-team bracket marks a new era for college football, though the Alabama-SMU debate made clear there is no perfect formula. The tournament starts Dec. 20-21 with four first-round games. It concludes Jan. 20 with the national title game in Atlanta.

Jamie Coggins told a court he played FIFA, went to see a girl and planned to go to a "little bistro for some food" following the shooting A murder suspect “got rid” of his phone the day after the fatal shooting because he had fears about drug sale messages, a court heard. Jamie Coggins, 28, is one of four men accused of the murder of Nyle Corrigan, who was fatally shot on Boode Croft in Stockbridge Village on November 12 2020. Three other men - Martin Wilson, 37, Connor Smith, 26, and Anthony Llewellyn, 25 - have gone on trial at Liverpool Crown Court alongside Coggins after being charged with his murder . The four men are also accused of conspiracy to possess a 9mm Glock self-loading pistol with intent to supply, while Smith’s parents - Melanie Smith, 47, and Mark Sharpe, 49 - are accused of assisting an offender. The crown’s case against the four men is that Wilson and Connor Smith were the gunmen who carried out the shooting but were supported by Coggins and Llewellyn “who were both fully signed up to the plan”. Lead prosecution counsel Richard Wright KC previously told the court: “Together, we say, those four men are all responsible for his murder.” Coggins was the first defendant to appear on the witness stand this morning, Friday, November 22 and answered questions from his legal counsel Nick Johnson KC. Coggins told the court that at the time of the shooting he was in Burger Town in Walton with co-defendant Llewellyn. Mr Johnson asked Coggins about his movements in the hours after the shooting. Asking him first why he was at Reliance House - a Liverpool city centre flat owned by alleged gunman Smith - at 7.36pm, Coggins claimed he was looking for Smith. When asked how he got into the flats without a key fob, Coggins said: “I was friendly with the concierge, he let me in. I walked up and knocked on Connor’s door to see if he was in.” The court heard he made phone calls to two men around 10 minutes later - Paul Birch and Neil Cook. When asked why he made the calls, Coggins said: “Well Mr Birch I don’t remember what that was about but Mr Cook I can remember. We were looking for Connor. He wasn’t answering his phone. He sometimes went drinking with Neil. I got his number off Anthony and phoned him.” The court heard later the same night Coggins dropped associate Joshua Donnelly at home before continuing on with Llewellyn. Mr Johnson asked where he went, with Coggins responding: “There’s only a few places I go,” before listing the houses of his mum, aunt and Llewellyn. Later the same night both Coggins and Llewellyn were back at Reliance House at around 11pm, the court heard. However, this time it was claimed they were in possession of a key fob which the latter used to let them in. Mr Johnson asked Coggins: "Did you or Mr Llewellyn get your hands on the fob?" Coggins, wearing jeans, a grey quarter zip top and sporting reddish hair on the witness stand , responded: “Anthony got his hands on the fob. Me and Anthony were in my aunt’s...when we went to go we saw a car and thought that was Connor’s pulled next to a grass verge.” He added: “The fob and the key were just there. “Sometime later Anthony has asked me to go to Connor’s flat to get his shoes and jacket...Anthony sometimes stays there and has a pair of shoes and a jacket. While we were there we played a game of FIFA and I had a few cigarettes.” During the opening of the case, the prosecution showed the jury CCTV footage of the two men outside Reliance House, with Llewellyn not wearing any footwear . The prosecution said: “A sensible inference we suggest would be that he had lent them to Smith who had discarded his own footwear after the shooting.” Coggins claims they stayed there for around 40 minutes before he dropped Llewellyn home. He then told the court he went “to get a weed from someone in Corner Brook”, before he made two phone calls to Delta Taxis. When asked where he was going, Coggins said: “I was phoning a taxi to go and see a girl I was seeing at the time.” And when Mr Johnson asked why he did not drive, Coggins said: “I had been smoking weed...I didn’t fancy the chances of getting pulled.” The court heard he took a taxi to Elizabeth Road in Huyton to the house of his second cousin, where the girl he was seeing was. Coggins told the court he then took a return taxi back to Barons Hey in the morning because “my car was there from the night before”. When asked what he was doing later that day, he said: “I think I was going to a little bistro to have some food.” The court heard at 1.33pm he called Llewellyn which was the last outgoing call on his phone. Mr Johnson asked if he got rid of his phone, to which Coggins responded: “I did yeah, because Anthony had phoned Nyle at 1.30pm (the previous day) and then he had been killed. “I’m thinking police might want to question Anthony and seize his phone. If they seize my phone I don’t want to incriminate myself as I don’t know what I sold. I’m just going to get rid of it in case it happens.” Mr Johnson asked “anything in your phone about Nyle,” with Coggins responding no. He added: “I have sold drugs in the past. I don’t know what I have sold, I have just got rid of it.” Earlier in proceedings, Coggins told the court that while he was friends with Llewellyn and Smith, he had only met Wilson “a couple of times in passing”. He added he had known the victim Mr Corrigan “for most of my life” and considered him a friend. When asked by Mr Johnson what he would do in his spare time, Coggins told the court: “Well I would phone my mates, Anthony and Connor, and go for food and then go to a friend’s or my house and have a beer.” He said they would spend time playing and talking about video games, adding he played “about eight to 12 hours a day” and had particular expertise at “FIFA and World of Warcraft”. On the day of the shooting there were calls between Coggins, Smith and Llewellyn, which Coggins said were social calls and could have “possibly been about video games” as the new FIFA game had recently come out. During the prosecution’s opening, Mr Wright told the jury that “the origins of the dispute lie with a man called Liam Cohen” . Mr Wright said Mr Cohen also lived on Little Moss Hey with his partner Kayleigh Donnelly and had previously been on good terms with Mr Corrigan but the relationship “had soured” because of an unpaid debt. The court heard the dispute culminated on November 9 when Mr Corrigan sent Ms Donnelly a message calling her a “cheeky c***”. Mr Wright said the “minor debt” escalated and an “irritated” Mr Cohen had “brought in” distant relative Wilson. The prosecution said a team of men later gathered around Wilson and went to Mr Corrigan’s house demanding to know where he was. Mr Wright told the court that the group said “Nyle was dead”, and when Ms Corrigan left to go to her granddad’s house they followed her in the car and shouted her brother “should not start something if he wasn’t going to finish it”. The court heard the following day two gunmen armed with a 9mm Glock handgun waited for Mr Corriga n, riding his electric bike, before they shot him once in the back. Mr Wright previously said: "Whilst two men carried out the physical act of stalking and shooting of Nyle Corrigan, we suggest that the shooters were part of a wider team, a team that was in place to assist them to both carry out the shooting, and then to try to get away with it.” Coggins, of The Spinney, Stockbridge Village; Llewellyn, formerly of Olivette Way, St Helens ; Smith of Midway Road in Huyton ; Wilson, of no fixed address, and Melanie Smith and Mark Sharpe, both also of Midway Road, deny the charges before them. The trial before Mr Justice Goose continues.

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Colorado adds record insurance coverage for Sanders and Hunter before Alamo BowlSAN DIEGO, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robbins LLP reminds investors of the class action filed on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Humacyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUMA) securities between May 10, 2024 and October 17, 2024. Humacyte and its consolidated subsidiaries develop and manufacture off-the-shelf, implantable, and bioengineered human tissues. For more information, submit a form , email attorney Aaron Dumas, Jr., or give us a call at (800) 350-6003. The Allegations: Robbins LLP is Investigating Allegations that Humacyte, Inc (HUMA) Misled Investors Regarding its Manufacturing Practices According to the complaint, Humacyte is currently engaged in engineering and manufacturing Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessel (“ATEV”), also known as “Human Acellular Vessel,” which is a lab-grown blood vessel implant that can act as a replacement for an injured or damaged blood vessel. On August 9, 2024, Humacyte issued a press release announcing that the FDA “will require additional time to complete its review of its Biologic License Application (BLA) for the acellular tissue engineered vessel (ATEV) in the vascular trauma indication.” The press release disclosed in part, that, “[d]uring the course of the BLA review, the FDA has conducted inspections of our manufacturing facilities and clinical sites and has actively engaged with us in multiple discussions regarding our BLA filing[.]” On this news, the Company’s stock price declined $1.29, or 16.4%, to close at $6.62 per share on August 12, 2024. The complaint further alleges that on October 17, 2024, the FDA released a Form 483 concerning Humacyte’s Durham, North Carolina facility, which revealed violations, including “no microbial quality assurance,” “no microbial testing,” and inadequate “quality oversight.” On this news, the Company’s stock price declined $0.95, or 16.35%, to close at $4.86 per share on October 17, 2024. Plaintiff alleges that during the class period, defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that the Company’s Durham, North Carolina facility failed to comply with good manufacturing practices, including quality assurance and microbial testing; (2) that the FDA’s review of the BLA would be delayed while Humacyte remediated these deficiencies; and (3) that, as a result, there was a substantial risk to FDA approval of ATEV for vascular trauma. What Now: You may be eligible to participate in the class action against Humacyte, Inc. Shareholders who want to serve as lead plaintiff for the class must submit their application to the court by January 17, 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. You do not have to participate in the case to be eligible for a recovery. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member. For more information, click here . All representation is on a contingency fee basis. Shareholders pay no fees or expenses. About Robbins LLP: Some law firms issuing releases about this matter do not actually litigate securities class actions; Robbins LLP does. A recognized leader in shareholder rights litigation, the attorneys and staff of Robbins LLP have been dedicated to helping shareholders recover losses, improve corporate governance structures, and hold company executives accountable for their wrongdoing since 2002. Since our inception, we have obtained over $1 billion for shareholders. To be notified if a class action against Humacyte, Inc. settles or to receive free alerts when corporate executives engage in wrongdoing, sign up for Stock Watch today. Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5aec8844-e33a-43a5-9df0-319cc31cc1d4

SAN ANTONIO — Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to complete their college careers in the Alamo Bowl rather than sit out and prepare for the NFL draft. Colorado would not disclose the amount of insurance coverage each received, citing privacy laws. Coach Deion Sanders and athletic director Rick George both said it was the largest in college football history. "We happen to have two players that are probably going to be the first two picks of the NFL draft," Sanders said Monday. "We all know who those two are and they have received, I think, the highest number of coverage that has ever been covered in college football. It far exceeds anyone that has ever played this game of college football." While college programs maintain insurance policies for their athletes in case of injury, Colorado increased disability coverage for its entire roster in the Alamo Bowl. Sanders, the coach of the No. 20 Buffaloes, ensured his QB son and two-way star Hunter received larger policies since both are expected to be among the top 10 selections in the upcoming NFL draft. People are also reading... "It was his idea we should get disability insurance for our athletes for this game to ensure that they played and if there was some kind of injury that they would be well taken care of," George said. "So, we worked together on that. We're excited about it. We think it's great that all our players are playing in the game. That's what all bowl games should be like." Colorado (9-3, No. 23 CFP) will face the 17th-ranked BYU Cougars (10-2, No. 17 CFP) in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday. While most teams are scrambling with starters opting out of bowl games this year to enter the transfer portal or NFL draft, the Buffaloes did not lose any player on their two-deep roster. "It's more than what I got (when he played at Kansas State)," Colorado linebackers coach Andre' Hart said. "They gave us a helmet and said pop this on your leg and get out there and play. For them to get that (increased insurance coverage), I just think it's beneficial. To talk about where the game is, where it's going and how leadership is taking care of the players, I thought that's excellent." Shedeur Sanders completed 337 of 454 passes for 3,926 yards and 35 touchdowns this season. Many scouting services have Sanders rated as the top quarterback in this year's draft. Hunter received the Heisman Trophy as a two-way standout at cornerback and wide receiver. He had 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns and as a cornerback had four interceptions, broke up 11 passes and limited the opposition to 22 receptions on 688 defensive snaps. "They've taken care of us, everybody," Colorado running back Micah Welch said. "It really means a lot to have every teammate up here. That's a big thing. What I like about Coach Prime, they're taking care of us." Get local news delivered to your inbox!NORAD's Santa Tracker 2024 is now live — Watch Santa's sleigh flyLOS ANGELES — Mina Kimes has a lot going on this week. Like so many other people this time of the year, the analyst for ESPN's "NFL Live" has been busy wrapping presents and preparing for the arrival of out-of-town guests for the holidays. In addition to those typical holiday activities, however, Kimes also has to break down film and attend a Christmas Eve rehearsal ahead of her one-off gig as a studio analyst for the Kansas City Chiefs-Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans games streaming live Christmas Day on Netflix . "Yeah it's been pretty crazy," Kimes said Monday during a phone interview. "I'm just excited. I usually just do a studio show during the week that I absolutely love, but there's a level of energy that comes with doing television right before kickoff and also during the game and after. ... Like, in real time, let's see how Joey Porter Jr. or George Pickens or any of the injured players look, and their availability and that kind of thing. "And that adds a different element to it that I'm really personally super excited about. But I just love talking ball on television and just to have the opportunity to do this in front of this many people is quite a Christmas gift." The last sporting event streamed live on Netflix was a massive success — an estimated 108 million live viewers in around 65 million households worldwide tuned in Nov. 15 to watch the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight — but also a huge headache for many consumers, who complained on social media about buffering issues and losing the feed altogether. Netflix told The Times on Monday that it learned from the struggles it faced during the Tyson-Paul live stream and has optimized its systems to better handle live events since then. Kimes is hopeful that all such issues have been resolved ahead of the two NFL games, both of which will be key to AFC playoff seedings and one of which (Ravens-Texans) will feature a halftime show by Beyoncé . "The technological aspect of this is above my pay grade, but everybody seems pretty confident about it," she said. "Obviously it's gonna be a bajillion eyeballs on these games, so my hope is that on our end when we're on everything's seamless, not just from a tech and streaming standpoint but from a production standpoint. And so far it seems like it will be, just a lot of experienced folks working on this." Netflix's first foray into NFL games will feature a slew of talent from various other platforms. Kimes will be on the Los Angeles studio show, along with anchor Kay Adams (FanDuel TV) and fellow analysts Manti Te'o (NFL Network), Robert Griffin III (formerly of ESPN) and Drew Brees (formerly of NBC Sports). A studio show from Pittsburgh will feature Laura Rutledge (ESPN) as anchor and Devin McCourty (NBC Sports) and Jason McCourty (CBS Sports and ESPN) as analysts. "It's kind of like a Pro Bowl of sorts," Kimes said. "That sounds self aggrandizing, but I guess I mean so far as I get to work with a lot of people who I don't usually get to work with, which is kind of cool. It's a lot of folks from a lot of different networks and that is also something that is kind of like unique about this." Here's more from Kimes' conversation with The Times. (The questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity) Q: How did this all come about for you? A: I can't remember when I first heard about the possibility – a few months ago or something? But whenever my agent told me about it I was really excited for a litany of reasons, one of which was just the opportunity to work on such massively significant games and obviously ones that are gonna have a lot of eyeballs. Really good games, too, by the way — which, I mean, good for Netflix but also great for me because it's a lot more fun to talk about games like the ones we're gonna be discussing on Christmas. Q: Was there any hesitation to do this during the holidays? I know you have a little one at home ... A: Well, here's the good news — he's 14 months old, so I can just tell him Christmas is the next day and he won't know the difference. I have family coming in actually today and even if I wasn't on the show they would be watching it. They're huge football fans. They would have Netflix on all day anyways, so I think they're almost as excited by the idea of just sitting all day and watching me, probably more so than if I was spending time with them because they see a lot of me in person. Q: So your studio show is going to be on all day, before, during and after both games? A: Yeah, that's why everybody's watching halftime, right? To watch our show. Like, 'Come on, enough Beyonce. One song, let's get back. I really gotta hear this analysis.' Q: This has been a busy month for you, after serving as a color commentator for " The Simpsons Funday Football " alternative broadcast of the Cincinnati Bengals-Dallas Cowboys game Dec. 9. How was that experience? A: It was awesome. It was an absolute dream. I'm a crazy "Simpsons" fan and I think we realized early on — me, Drew [Carter] and Dan [Orlovsky] — just to lean all the way into all the "Simpsons" jokes and references. It seems like fans of the show really enjoyed that. Q: You have made numerous appearances on ESPN's " Around the Horn ." What was your reaction to learning that the show will be coming to an end next year? A: That show has meant so much to my career. That's how I really got my start in television at ESPN. I don't think I'd be doing what I'm doing now if not for 'Around the Horn.' ... So it really kind of made me reflect on I guess the role that the show has played [in] my career. I'm gonna miss doing it a lot because I'm an NFL analyst now, but for me it was one of those platforms [where] you could talk about other sports and topics and I always really, really enjoyed it. It's a special show. Q: What are your predictions for the Christmas games? A: It's boring — I got both of the favorites winning, the Ravens and Chiefs. The Steelers' defensive injuries are very concerning. Q: What about a Beyonce prediction? Any special guests you think might join her? A: I think you might see a special guest from Houston. Don't know who that's gonna be, but I predict that whatever it is, people will wish it was twice as long instead of having to listen to me talk. ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit latimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson kept the overall lead in fan voting numbers revealed Monday for the NFL Pro Bowl Games with Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley a close second. Jackson topped vote-getters with 82,402 and Barkley was next, only 320 votes behind. Barkley was 4,079 votes back of Jackson in last week's first voting results. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

A bid by The Onion satirical news outlet to buy Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform Infowars returned Monday to a Texas courtroom, where a judge heard arguments on whether a bankruptcy auction was properly run as Jones alleges collusion and fraud. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston is looking into the November auction and how a trustee chose The Onion over the only other bidder — a company affiliated with Jones that offered twice as much money as The Onion. The judge said the hearing would last into Monday evening and pick up again on Tuesday afternoon. The sale of Infowars is part of Jones' personal bankruptcy case , which he filed in late 2022 after he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion in defamation lawsuits in Connecticut and Texas filed by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut. Jones repeatedly called the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six educators a hoax staged by actors and aimed at increasing gun control. Most of the proceeds from the sale of Infowars, as well as many of Jones' personal assets, will go to the Sandy Hook families to help satisfy judgments issued by juries and judges in state courts in Connecticut and Texas. Some proceeds will go to Jones' other creditors. The Onion, which wants to turn Infowars' website and social media accounts into parodies , offered $1.75 million for Infowars' assets in the auction, while First United American Companies — which runs a website in Jones’ name that sells nutritional supplements — bid $3.5 million. The Onion's bid also included a pledge by many of the Sandy Hook families to forgo some or all of the auction proceeds due to them to give other creditors a total of $100,000 more than they would receive under other bids. The trustee, Christopher Murray, chose The Onion, saying its proposal was better for creditors because they would receive more money. Joshua Wolfshohl, an attorney for Murray, told the judge Monday that no wrongdoing occurred during the auction. He called the complaints by Jones and First United American Companies unfounded. “The vast majority of their complaints are just fantastic, imagined conspiracy theories that have no basis in reality," he said. Jones' lawyer, Ben Broocks, questioned Murray's rationale for choosing The Onion and alleged that a recent deposition of the trustee showed improprieties. He also questioned the validity of The Onion's bid, saying it was technically valued at $7 million because of the incentive offered by the Sandy Hook families. An auction company executive involved in the sale testified most of the afternoon. In court filings, Jones and First United American Companies accused Murray, The Onion and the Sandy Hook families of illegally colluding on the bidding, committing fraud and violating the judge's rules for the auction. Murray, The Onion and the families deny the allegations. In his own court filing, Murray called the allegations “a disappointed bidder’s improper attempt to influence an otherwise fair and open auction process.” Up for sale at the auction were all the equipment and other assets in the Infowars studio in Austin, Texas, as well as its social media accounts, websites, video archive and product trademarks. Jones uses the studio to broadcast his far-right, conspiracy theory-filled shows on the Infowars website, his account on the social platform X and radio stations. Jones has set up another studio, websites and social media accounts in case The Onion wins approval to buy Infowars and kicks him out. Jones has said he could continue using the Infowars platforms if the auction winner is friendly to him. Jones is appealing the $1.5 billion in judgments citing free speech rights but has acknowledged that the school shooting happened . On Friday, a Connecticut appeals court reduced by $150 million the original $1.44 billion judgment against Jones in the lawsuit against him in that state, but upheld the rest of the award. Jones' lawyer said he will ask Connecticut's highest court to review the appellate ruling. Jones is also appealing a $50 million judgment in a similar Texas defamation lawsuit.