The Washington Commanders released 2023 first-rounder Emmanuel Forbes on Saturday, cutting ties with another high draft pick from the previous regime. All of previous coach Ron Rivera's first-rounders — including edge rusher Chase Young in 2020, linebacker Jamin Davis in ‘21 and wide receiver Jahan Dotson in '22 — are now gone. Forbes never showed progress to the new staff led by coach Dan Quinn and was a healthy scratch twice this season and did not play in two other games during which the 23-year-old was in uniform. It's unclear if Forbes' release means anything about the status of cornerback Marshon Lattimore , the Commanders' trade deadline pickup in early November who still has not played for them because of a hamstring injury. Lattimore was listed as doubtful for Washington's home game Sunday against Tennessee. The Commanders (7-5) also put running back Austin Ekeler on injured reserve because of a concussion . They elevated kicker Zane Gonzalez and defensive tackle Carl Davis from the practice squad in preparation for facing the Titans (3-8). Washington has lost three in a row to fall from first place in the NFC East to the conference’s final wild-card spot. The most recent loss, last weekend against division rival Dallas, came when Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game, which would have tied it with 21 seconds left. Seibert went on IR earlier in the week with a groin injury that Quinn said the kicker reported Monday. While injuries have piled up as the Commanders await their late bye week, the choice of Forbes has been second-guessed since the moment Rivera's front office chose the 166-pound Mississippi State defensive back with the 16th pick over Christian Gonzalez and others. Gonzalez was selected next, by New England, and has started 16 games for the Patriots. Forbes was benched last season by Rivera, who was in charge when Washington selected Davis ahead of offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw in '21 and traded down to take Dotson the following year instead of safety Kyle Hamilton or receiver Chris Olave. Forbes has two interceptions and 12 passes defensed in 20 games. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Stephen Whyno, The Associated PressQuest Partners LLC raised its stake in Shake Shack Inc. ( NYSE:SHAK – Free Report ) by 76.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 752 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 325 shares during the quarter. Quest Partners LLC’s holdings in Shake Shack were worth $78,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHAK. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Shake Shack by 61,625.0% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 2,465 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Shake Shack by 7.0% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 20,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,358 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Shake Shack in the 1st quarter valued at $653,000. Quent Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 2,469.1% in the 2nd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 2,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Shake Shack by 24.7% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.07% of the company’s stock. Shake Shack Trading Up 0.9 % Shares of NYSE:SHAK opened at $133.55 on Friday. Shake Shack Inc. has a one year low of $59.94 and a one year high of $134.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.67 billion, a PE ratio of 785.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $115.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $102.14. Insider Buying and Selling at Shake Shack In other Shake Shack news, Director Daniel Harris Meyer sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.08, for a total value of $1,100,800.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 460,337 shares in the company, valued at $50,673,896.96. This represents a 2.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link . Also, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 321 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.93, for a total value of $33,361.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 36,180 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,760,187.40. The trade was a 0.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold a total of 63,433 shares of company stock worth $7,654,856 over the last quarter. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth SHAK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $102.00 target price (down from $105.00) on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Shake Shack in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Shake Shack from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 19th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut shares of Shake Shack from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $121.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, August 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.94. View Our Latest Report on Shake Shack Shake Shack Company Profile ( Free Report ) Shake Shack Inc owns, operates, and licenses Shake Shack restaurants (Shacks) in the United States and internationally. Its Shacks offers hamburgers, chicken, hot dogs, crinkle cut fries, shakes, frozen custard, beer, wine, and other products. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Read More Five stocks we like better than Shake Shack What is the Nasdaq? 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Public policy is ideally decided through reasoned discussions, not threats of violence. The spate of reported threats in recent days — first against some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and other appointees and then against Democratic lawmakers — takes the country further in the wrong direction. The nation’s investigative agencies should boost their efforts to track down threats to the point at which those considering making threats will have good reason to fear they will be caught. Everyone else should speak out against the corrosive effects of anonymous intimidation. On Thanksgiving, at least five Connecticut Democratic lawmakers said they were targeted with bomb threats while celebrating with their families at home. A day earlier, several of Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees were similarly targeted with bomb threats or swatting, according to Trump’s transition team. Swatting is making a hoax 911 call to get a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team or other police units to show up in force at a victim’s home believing that a serious crime is taking place. Although no one was hurt, these incidents are not just an annoyance. In the past, police officers have been injured on their way to a scene. Innocent targets of swatting have had minor heart attacks. The costs of unnecessary mobilizations are a strain on the public purse. Swatting can also turn fatal if police misinterpret an innocent target’s response. It’s also possible responses to future legitimate emergencies could be slowed while responders ponder whether the threat they receive is legitimate. Being swatted can be a terrifying experience. Earlier this year, former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., described two 2011 swatting incidents at his Washington, D.C., apartment, which police later told him appeared to be a case of mistaken identity. “The shock and the potential danger posed to me and my neighbors in the building during the police operation was substantial,” Kinzinger wrote on CNN.com. Intimidation of lawmakers Moreover, the threats can shape lawmakers’ actions and votes. After the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., said some House Republicans told him they wouldn’t vote to impeach Trump because they were frightened by threats they had received. That’s no way to run a government. How many other people have been muzzled by fear? Bomb threats and swatting are not necessarily simple crimes to solve. Using technology, perps can make it appear bogus calls to 911 are coming from those who turn out to be actual swatting victims. Such threats have been going on for some time. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was swatted Dec. 29 after issuing an opinion that Trump was ineligible to run in her state because of his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. In March, a SWAT team forced Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to come out of his home with his hands up. Among those targeted this year and last year were Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, according to the Associated Press, and two judges handling cases involving Trump. And it’s not just lawmakers who are threatened. A bomb threat in Springfield, Ohio — following verbal attacks on Haitian immigrants in that city — sent parents scurrying in September to pick up their children from two elementary schools. Last year, some libraries in Illinois closed temporarily because of bomb threats made during heightened debate over which books should be on library shelves. People making anonymous threats of violence are like reckless motorists who dangerously weave at high speeds through lanes of traffic. If they think they can get away with it, they will keep doing it, perhaps leading to horrific crashes. Law enforcement should ensure people phoning in bomb threats or bogus 911 calls are caught as quickly as possible, and the courts should make certain perps pay a penalty commensurate with the damage done and enough to deter such behavior in the future. Send letters to letters@suntimes.com More about the Sun-Times Editorial Board at chicago.suntimes.com/about/editorial-board The Sun-Times welcomes letters to the editor and op-eds. See our guidelines . Get Opinions content delivered to your inbox. Sign up for our weekly newsletter here .
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gregory F. Treverton , USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) In all the arguments over whether President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence is fit for the job, it’s easy to lose sight of why it matters. It matters a lot. To speak of telling truth to power seems terribly old-fashioned these days, but as a veteran of White House intelligence operations , I know that is the essence of the job. The director of national intelligence is the president’s principal adviser on intelligence , though the CIA director has remained somewhat co-equal in that role. The director of national intelligence is responsible for both the President’s Daily Brief , where the most crucial and sophisticated intelligence is presented, and for the work of the National Intelligence Council . Most of the President’s Daily Brief items are still done by the CIA, but the director of national intelligence or their deputy briefs the president , daily in most administrations but one or two times a week in the first Trump administration . The issues in those briefings lean toward the immediate and tactical: What is the situation on the ground in the Ukraine war? If action X is taken, how will Russian President Vladimir Putin respond? But intelligence strives to push presidents and their colleagues to think more strategically: What are the implications of hypersonic missiles? What is the trajectory of the relationship between Russia and China? What are China’s geostrategic objectives, and what is the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in that vision? 9/11 led to intelligence changes The current director of national intelligence is Avril Haines , who is my friend and former colleague from when she was the deputy national security adviser in charge of the National Security Council policy committees and I was chair of the National Intelligence Council , providing the intelligence support to those committees. As director of national intelligence, Haines sits atop the 17 agencies that make up what is called the U.S. intelligence community . She does not run those agencies. Nor does she have full control of their budgets. Rather, the director of national intelligence coordinates them, which sometimes seems like the proverbial herding of cats. She assembles a combined budget for intelligence, but many of the big agencies, such as the National Security Agency, which makes and breaks codes and intercepts signals of interest , belong to the Pentagon. The creation of the director of national intelligence position was a direct result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The report of the 9/11 Commission was vividly damning about the failures of communication between agencies in the run-up to 9/11. In meetings in New York that summer, CIA and FBI officers were literally unsure what they could tell each other: The former wondered whether the FBI people were really cleared to hear this, while the latter feared that talking might blow a case they were working on. That lack of coordination played a role in letting the plotters slip through intelligence, often in plain sight. The result of the commission’s work was the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 , which created the director of national intelligence position. Before that, the director of central intelligence wore two hats, as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and loose coordinator of the broader intelligence community. Hardly surprisingly, directors of central intelligence spent most of their time running the CIA, for that was the source of their troops – and their troubles when they arose. A score of blue-ribbon panels over 50 years had recommended breaking the director of central intelligence’s conflict of interest – coordinating agencies and their budgets while running one of them – and creating a director of national intelligence position. James Clapper, the director of national intelligence for whom I worked as chair of the National Intelligence Council, constantly emphasized “integration.” Across agencies, integration mostly means talking to each other and sharing information. This works against the natural tendency to scoop your colleagues. Across disciplines, integration means better aligning what information intelligence agencies collect with what analysts need. How integration works If presidents want to know what the CIA thinks about a particular issue, they can simply ask. Usually, though, the question is what does the intelligence community think, and then the question goes to the National Intelligence Council , the director of national intelligence’s interagency group for intelligence analysis. The National Intelligence Council is organized like the State Department, with officers for regions and functions. Once a question has been presented, the relevant national intelligence officer will convene his or her council colleagues from the other agencies. They will argue about the answer to the question, a process sweetly called “coordination,” then agree on the answer. If need be, the process can be done in a few hours. Major strategic analyses – national intelligence estimates – like one done in 2022 on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic out to 2026 , may take months. In all cases, though, the analysis carefully records where there are differences of view in the intelligence community. In my last year chairing the National Intelligence Council, of the 700 or so analyses we did, about 400 were responses to questions – called “taskings” in governmentese – from the national security adviser or one of the deputies. National intelligence officers are national experts from inside or outside federal government, and their deputies – the heart and soul of the NIC – are all assigned from intelligence agencies. The largest number come from the CIA, but I worked with a cyber analyst from the Secret Service and a wonderful analyst from the New York Police Department. Resolutely nonpolitical stance What was striking then and has struck me both times I’ve had the privilege of running a U.S. intelligence agency is the dedication of the officers. They work for the nation, not for a political party or ideology. As chair of the NIC, I had no idea of the politics of my people, save for the several closest to me. For them, telling truth to power is not a slogan. It is what they do. They are always worried about “politicizing” – producing an assessment to suit a policymaker’s preference or, worse, being pressured to do so. The president’s daily briefers , for instance, give up a year of their lives to come to work at 4 a.m., learn their briefs and then fan out across Washington to brief senior officials. They like being “on the team” of the person they brief, but they become uncomfortable if the conversation turns political. The director of national intelligence sets the tone for that resolutely nonpolitical stance and polices it through principles articulated in the agency’s analytic integrity and standards . As chair of the NIC, for instance, I’d receive regular assessments of both the quality of our analyses and whether we risked becoming “politicized.” For their part, do politicians and agency leaders like it when their pet projects are assessed by intelligence as unwise or infeasible? Of course not. I’ve been on that side of the intelligence-policy divide as well. But the United States is much the better for it. This story is part of a series of profiles of Cabinet and high-level administration positions. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/how-a-director-of-national-intelligence-helps-a-president-stay-on-top-of-threats-from-around-the-world-245138 . Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more.Reuters says it has seen the proposals the Trump transition team is recommending for the transportation sector, and they include taking the portions of the Inflation Reduction Act that deal with electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure, ripping them out by the roots, and throwing them in the trash. In addition, the transition team is recommending sweeping changes to strengthen measures that will blocking cars, components, and battery materials from China. The recommendations, which have not been previously reported, come as the US electric vehicle transition stalls and China’s heavily subsidized EV industry continues to surge in part because of its superior battery supply chain. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to ease regulations on gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles and roll back what he called Biden’s EV mandate. It was never a mandate at all, but the truth and MAGAlomaniacs have a fraught relationship that allows them to say anything they want and their so-called base will lap it up like a cat with sweet cream. Being incurious and willing to accept every lie and distortion you hear is a hallmark of the Red Hat squadron. The transition team also recommends imposing tariffs on all battery materials sourced from anywhere outside the United States and then negotiating individual exemptions with allies, the document shows. Taken together, Reuters says, the recommendations are a stark departure from Biden administration policy, which sought to balance encouraging a domestic battery supply chain, separate from China, with a rapid EV transition. The transition team plan would take the money now flowing into building charging stations and making EVs affordable and redirecting it into national defense priorities, including securing supplies and materials needed to manufacture batteries from sources that have not been tainted with the stain of Chinese technology. It’s the old “yellow peril” trope updated for the 21st century. The Trump transition team has been assigned the task of crafting a strategy for swift implementation of new automotive policies. The team also calls for eliminating the Biden administration’s $7500 tax credit for consumer EV purchases. If implemented, the changes could substantially impact the production and sale of electric cars in the US at a time when many legacy automakers, including General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, have committed more than $100 billion to the EV revolution. Hyundai and Kia have also introduced a wide range of electric cars to the US market. Cutting government EV support could also hurt sales of Tesla, the dominant seller of electric cars in the US, but Elon Musk — who spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars helping to elect Trump — has said that losing subsidies would hurt rivals more than Tesla. Apparently the great and powerful Musk has forgotten that he was once the champion for electric cars and is happy to see his rivals — and the environment — suffer if it means more billions in his pocket. The transition team calls for clawing back whatever funds remain from Biden’s $7.5 billion plan to build charging stations and shifting the money to battery minerals processing and the “national defense supply chain and critical infrastructure.” While batteries, minerals, and other EV components are “critical to defense production,” electric vehicles “and charging stations are not,” the document says. The Defense Department — which will soon be headed by Ron DeSantis, who knows as much about running the military as most people know about nuclear fusion — in recent years has highlighted US strategic vulnerabilities because of China’s dominance of the mining and refining of critical minerals, including graphite and lithium needed for batteries and rare earth metals used in both EV motors and military aircraft. A 2021 government report said the US military faces “escalating power requirements” for weapons and communication equipment, among other technologies. “Assured sources of critical minerals and materials” are “critical to U.S. national security,” the report found. Trump transition team spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said voters gave Trump a mandate to deliver on campaign promises, including stopping government attacks on gasoline-powered cars. “When he takes office, President Trump will support the auto industry, allowing space for both gas powered cars and electric vehicles,” Leavitt said in a statement. Automakers globally have been shifting toward electric vehicles in part to comply with stricter government limits on climate-damaging tailpipe pollution. But the transition team recommendations would allow automakers to produce more gasoline vehicles by rolling back emissions and fuel economy standards championed by the Biden administration. The transition team proposes shifting those regulations back to 2019 levels, which would allow an average of about 25% more emissions per vehicle mile than the current 2025 limits, and the average fuel economy to be about 15% lower. That is wonderful news for the oil companies that paid big bucks to get Trump elected, but not for people with lungs, as the fine particulates created when gasoline and diesel are burned can cross directly into the bloodstream, causing untold health issues, especially for young children and older Americans. Naturally, the proposal also recommends blocking California from setting its own more restrictive vehicle emissions standards, which more than a dozen other states have adopted. Trump barred California from setting tougher requirements during his first term, a policy that Biden reversed. California has asked the Environmental Protection Agency for another waiver to incorporate a stronger set of requirements beginning in 2026. Those requirements would eventually lead to all vehicles sold in California to be electric, plug-in hybrids, or hydrogen -powered by 2035. The current EPA has not yet approved California’s request, but this week the US Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by several Red States to force their worldview on the citizens of California. Nothing says “states rights” like barring another state from exercising its best judgement about what is best for its citizens. Many of the transition team proposals appear aimed at encouraging domestic battery production, primarily for defense-related interests, Reuters says. Others appear aimed at protecting automakers, even those producing EVs, in the United States. The proposals include: Instituting tariffs on “EV supply chain” imports including batteries, critical minerals, and charging components. The proposal viewed by Reuters said the administration should use Section 232 tariffs, which target national security threats, to limit imports of such products. Waiving environmental reviews to speed up “federally funded EV infrastructure projects,” including battery recycling and production, charging stations, and critical mineral manufacturing. Expanding export restrictions on EV battery technology to adversarial nations. Providing support for exports of U.S.-made EV batteries through the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Using tariffs as a “negotiating tool” to open foreign markets to U.S. auto exports, including EVs. Eliminating requirements that federal agencies purchase EVs. A Biden policy requires all federal acquisitions of cars and smaller trucks to be zero-emission vehicles by the end of 2027. Ending DOD programs aimed at purchasing or developing electric military vehicles. In addition, the Trumpies intend to cancel the contract the US Postal Service signed with Oshkosh Defense to manufacture battery-electric postal vehicles . Can’t have postal workers enjoying better health or postal patrons benefiting from lower operating costs when there are oil companies to protect, now can we? They bought and paid for this new government and expect to reap their just rewards. You might think most Americans would be upset about rules that will allow new cars to get worse fuel economy. People lose their minds if the price of gas goes up a nickel, but apparently they don’t care a flying fig leaf if they have to buy more gas to keep their chariots running. Logic and common sense have no role to play in the deliberations of the incoming administration or its supporters. CleanTechnica's Comment Policy LinkedIn WhatsApp Facebook Bluesky Email RedditA voting machine firm suing Fox News now wants to probe Murdoch family trust fight
Rugby Australia's relief after injury update on $5million cross-code recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could play against Ireland Initial fears the centre, 21, had broken his wrist Signed $5million contract in 2023 to defect from NRL By ANDREW PRENTICE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and NCA NEWSWIRE Published: 23:01, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 23:01, 25 November 2024 e-mail View comments Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could feature in the Wallabies team to play Ireland in the final match of the UK tour this weekend after he was cleared of a broken wrist. Suaalii, 21, who signed the most lucrative contract in Australian rugby history , was left wounded after handing out a big hit on Scottish captain Sione Tuipulotu, the Melbourne born former junior Wallaby who was inspirational in his team's 27-13 win that halted Australia's two-game winning streak. Amid serious concerns about Suaalii's wrist, after he walked from the field in Edinburgh , coach Joe Schmidt tried to downplay fears of a more serious injury and subsequent tests delivered the relieving news. 'After making a tackle Joseph Suaalii lost function and had severe pain in his right arm and was substituted,' a statement from the Wallabies camp read. 'Since full time and after travelling with the team to Ireland, his function is returning, and pain is subsiding. 'He was medically reviewed post-game and there is no evidence of a fracture and will be monitored throughout the week.' The loss of Suaalii in the opening half in Edinburgh proved pivotal in the loss which ended the Wallabies chance of winning the grand slam for the first time since 1984. In more positive news, lock Jeremy Williams also travelled with the side and is recovering from illness which ruled him out of the loss to Scotland. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could feature in the Wallabies team to play Ireland in the final match of the UK tour this weekend after he was cleared of a broken wrist The 21-year-old was injured in Australia's disappointing last start defeat against Scotland at Murrayfield Suaalii has impressed for the Wallabies on the Spring Tour after defecting from the NRL Meanwhile, coach Joe Schmidt is anticipating a response versus the Irish after his team missed 34 tackles and conceded 14 penalties at Murrayfield. ' I felt they still delivered a very good performance against a very good team,' he said. 'And I always said from the start, there's going to be days where it doesn't go as well as you'd like. 'They're not excuses, they're just reasons for why we were a little bit out of kilter. 'Hopefully, people can still see there's some quality starting to be built through an Australian side that's actually starting to show a bit of depth, albeit with some pretty inexperienced players.' Schmidt was also Ireland's head coach between 2013 and 2019. Kick-off in Dublin is 2:10am AEDT on Sunday, December 1. Edinburgh Melbourne Share or comment on this article: Rugby Australia's relief after injury update on $5million cross-code recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii e-mail Add comment
Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Urban Edge Properties ( NYSE:UE – Free Report ) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,710 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $101,000. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Urban Edge Properties in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Urban Edge Properties by 25.9% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,740 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Urban Edge Properties by 91.6% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,755 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,317 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Urban Edge Properties by 36.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 4,612 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Urban Edge Properties by 875.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 7,947 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 7,132 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company’s stock. Insider Buying and Selling at Urban Edge Properties In other Urban Edge Properties news, CFO Mark Langer sold 93,962 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.57, for a total transaction of $2,214,684.34. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 35,816 shares in the company, valued at approximately $844,183.12. The trade was a 72.40 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website . 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Urban Edge Properties Stock Down 1.3 % Urban Edge Properties ( NYSE:UE – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $112.26 million during the quarter. Urban Edge Properties had a net margin of 59.23% and a return on equity of 20.89%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Urban Edge Properties will post 1.32 EPS for the current fiscal year. Urban Edge Properties Dividend Announcement The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.96%. Urban Edge Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.49%. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Urban Edge Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Urban Edge Properties from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Get Our Latest Stock Report on UE About Urban Edge Properties ( Free Report ) Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, primarily in the Washington, DC to Boston corridor. Urban Edge owns 76 properties totaling 17.1 million square feet of gross leasable area. 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Malzahn resigned from the Knights and has accepted an offensive coordinator job under FSU’s Mike Norvell in Tallahassee, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel . “Sources: UCF head coach Gus Malzahn is resigning to become the new offensive coordinator at Florida State, sources told ESPN. His UCF tenure will end after four years at 28-24. Malzahn will be FSU’s primary play caller, a role held by Mike Norvell. So this marks a distinct shift for Norvell, who has shaken up his staff in the wake of a 2-9 season that concludes tonight against Florida. The move comes in the wake of two uneven seasons for Malzahn at UCF, as they went 6-7 last year and struggled this season in going 4-8,” Thamel tweeted. Malzahn’s resignation comes a day after UCF lost to Utah in Week 14 to move to 4-8 in 2024. While Malzahn wasn’t likely to be fired just yet, the 59-year-old may just be traumatized after being let go, perhaps prematurely, by Auburn. The Orlando Sentinel’s Mike Bianchi relayed that Malzahn was likely going to be on the hot seat throughout the 2024 season but still expected him to return . “Unless there is a sudden change of heart from Malzahn himself or UCF’s administration, I’m assuming the coach will get one more season to fix a broken program that is moving in the wrong direction,” Bianchi wrote. “UCF lost eight of its last nine games this season and has a 5-13 conference record in two seasons since joining the Big 12, The Gus Bus is obviously stuck in reverse, and the question is can Malzahn get it into gear and move it forward in 2025? “Athletic Director Terry Mohajir has publicly supported him, but such endorsements often come with a quick expiration date. If UCF doesn’t show significant improvement next year, Mohajir will have no choice but to make a change. The financial stakes – in the form of booster donations, NIL contributions and ticket sales – are too high to keep losing.” Things change quickly in college football. Malzahn knows that, and he found himself a lower-pressure job with a more decorated program.
Nicole Scherzinger passionately kisses co-star Tom Francis in steamy moment during their Sunset Boulevard performance after 'working with intimacy coach for sex scenes' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By NIOMI HARRIS FOR MAILONLINE Published: 15:45, 30 November 2024 | Updated: 15:49, 30 November 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Nicole Scherzinger is seen passionately kissing co-star Tom Francis during a steamy scene from their Sunset Boulevard performance at St James' Theater, New York. The Pussycat Dolls singer, 46, who portrays fading star Norma Desmond in the Broadway musical locked lips with actor Tom, 25, in his role as screenwriter Joe Gillis in a steamy scene from the show. Ahead of treading the boards, Nicole - who is engaged to rugby ace Thom Evans - reportedly worked with an intimacy coach to help her with her sex scenes with her co-star amid the musical's run in the West End. And it's clear the hard work paid off as Nicole and Tom oozed chemistry in exclusive snaps from their award-winning performance, after the latest revival of the show headed to Broadway in October. Dressed in a black slip dress with a white bandage on her hand, Nicole appeared fully immersed in her role as she gazed at Tom, who donned a black suit with a white T-shirt. The musical tells the story of silent-film star Norma, who dreams of making her comeback and enlists the help of a struggling screenwriter. Nicole Scherzinger is seen passionately kissing co-star Tom Francis during a steamy scene from their Sunset Boulevard performance at St James' Theater, New York The Pussycat Dolls singer, 46, who portrays fading star Norma Desmond in the Broadway musical locked lips with actor Tom, 25, in his role as screenwriter Joe Gillis in a steamy scene from the show It's based on the 1950 film of the same name and first opened on London's West End in 1993 starring Patti Lupone as Norma Desmond, with Glenn Close starring in the Broadway run in 1994. Close also returned for the West End revival in 2016 and the Broadway revival in 2017, though Scherzinger, 46, starred in the 2023 West End revival. She took home the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and following a successful preview run - taking in $1 million in the first week - the show opened in earnest in October at the St. James Theatre. Nicole has received numerous standing ovations throughout her Broadway debut so far, including one, according to People , that lasted a whopping six minutes. Last year, it was reported that theatre bosses hired award-winning movement director Ingrid Mackinnon to help prepare Nicole for her intimate scenes with her co-star Tom, according to The Sun . An insider on the show told the publication: 'Intimacy coordinators are mandatory now because actors need to feel safe with their co-stars. 'In the past, people were taken advantage of, with actors crossing boundaries on stage. Ahead of treading the boards, Nicole reportedly worked with an intimacy coach to help her with her sex scenes with her co-star [pictured with Nicole] amid the musical's run in the West End Despite her passion with Tom onstage, Nicole is currently loved up with fiancé Thom Evans, with the couple getting engaged in June 2023 Read More Nicole Scherzinger receives whopping 6-minute standing ovation for her Broadway performance 'A coach helps to ensure no lines are blurred which helps stamp out sexual harassment in the entertainment industry.' Despite her acclaimed performances, Nicole was recently booed at the end of one of her acclaimed Broadway performances after her support for Donald Trump was revealed. The New York City audience let their feelings known as the 46-year-old leading lady bowed to the crowd after her turn as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard earlier this month. While most in the venue were cheering, a few audible boos also rang out, days after Nicole's MAGA leanings became public knowledge. Scherzinger - who has had a history of puzzling political takes - was slammed over two posts. She complimented Russell Brand on a MAGA-inspired Christian hat, and liked a post by Robert F Kennedy Jr hailing the Trump administration. She broke her silence over the furor on Friday , taking to her Instagram story in a word salad apology. Despite her acclaimed performances, Nicole was recently booed at the end of one of her acclaimed Broadway performances after her support for Donald Trump was revealed Nicole recently admitted that despite her success in theatre, she had initially felt 'discarded' by the industry following her pop career It did nothing to quell the anger of progressives furious at Scherzinger for having different beliefs to them, with some MAGA fans also irritated at her apparent flip-flop. Nicole recently admitted that despite her success in theatre, she had initially felt 'discarded' by the industry following her pop career. She told People: 'I'm [46] years old. I've never been more strong — physically, mentally, emotionally. I'm in my prime. There is no better time for me to create work that is meaningful in this world. 'That's the tragedy: is that you're in the best place in your life. You're so full, you have so much to give, and people have discarded you, and dismissed you and said 'Your time's up...'' Nicole then insisted that it has been her 'lifelong dream' to make it to The Great White Way, which comes after appearances in shows like Cats and Rent since her pop heyday. New York Nicole Scherzinger Share or comment on this article: Nicole Scherzinger passionately kisses co-star Tom Francis in steamy moment during their Sunset Boulevard performance after 'working with intimacy coach for sex scenes' e-mail Add commentThrivent Financial for Lutherans Cuts Stock Position in Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR)Sinn Fein was accused of “ignoring” the role 3,000 Troubles deaths had in damaging community relations in Northern Ireland in a memo sent to a direct rule minister in 2003. Declassified files show the note to former MP John Spellar also said the republican party had ignored the “visceral component of sectarianism” in responding to a new government good relations strategy. Mr Spellar, then a Northern Ireland Office minister, had launched a consultation on the “A Shared Future” document, an attempt to address community divisions, segregation and sectarianism in the region at a time when the devolved powersharing institutions were suspended. Former NIO Minister John Spellar had launched a consultation on a new good relations strategy for NI in 2003 (Matthew Fearn/PA) Mr Stewart told Mr Spellar that Ms de Brun’s letter had been critical of the document and was clearly intended to “mark your card”. He said among a number of points raised by de Brun was that “the promotion of equality is the key to improving community relations”. His memo adds: “Sinn Fein is clearly seeking to position or align the issue of community relations within its equality and human rights agenda. “This general Sinn Fein position has resulted in a simplistic analysis of community relations, which is flawed in its description of the causes and necessary policy response. “However, Sinn Fein ignores the many other factors, not least the violent conflict that resulted in over 3,000 deaths. “Sinn Fein also portrays poor community relations (for nationalists) as being a purely rational response to the political situation. “This ignores the more visceral component of sectarianism, which is all too prevalent in both communities.” Mr Stewart continues: “To suggest, as Sinn Fein does, that the promotion of equality should be the key component of good relations policy is to ignore the key message in A Shared Future, that indirect approaches alone are insufficient to deal with sectarianism and the abnormal relationship between sections of the Northern Ireland community.” The official recommended the minister invite representatives of Sinn Fein to a meeting to discuss the policy. Stormont’s powersharing Executive and Assembly was suspended in 2003 (Liam McBurney/PA) The note says: “Morrow said he had no problem with sharing the future and suggested that the first step to that would be an election to decide who spoke for whom – though he was quick to say he didn’t want politics to dominate the meeting.” It adds: “Weir said that the biggest step towards improving community relations would be the creation of a political environment that had the broad support of both unionism and nationalism, and the GFA (Good Friday Agreement) could not create that environment.”
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — On a damp Wednesday night with temperatures dipping into the 30s, fans in sparsely filled stands bundled up to watch Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 37-30 on gray turf. The lopsided game was not particularly notable, but it was played on one of the nights the Mid-American Conference has made its own: A weeknight. “A lot of the general public thinks we play all of our games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, not just some of them in November,” MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a telephone interview this week. “What it has done is help take what was a pretty darned good regional conference and has given it a national brand and made it a national conference.” When the conference has played football games on ESPN or ESPN2 over the last two seasons, the linear television audience has been 10 times larger than when conference schools meet on Saturdays and get lost in the shuffle when viewers have many more choices. The most-watched MAC game over the last two years was earlier this month on a Wednesday night when Northern Illinois won at Western Michigan and there were 441,600 viewers, a total that doesn’t include streaming that isn’t captured by Nielsen company. During the same span, the linear TV audience has been no larger than 46,100 to watch two MAC teams play on Saturdays. “Having the whole nation watching on Tuesday and Wednesday night is a huge deal for the MAC,” Eastern Michigan tight end Jere Getzinger said. “Everybody wants to watch football so if you put it on TV on a Tuesday or Wednesday, people are going to watch.” ESPN has carried midweek MAC football games since the start of the century. ESPN and the conference signed a 13-year extension a decade ago that extends their relationship through at least the 2026-27 season. The conference has made the most of the opportunities, using MACtion as a tag on social media for more than a decade and it has become a catchy marketing term for the Group of Five football programs that usually operate under the radar in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and New York. Attendance does tend to go down with weeknight games, keeping some students out of stadiums because they have class or homework and leading to adults staying away home because they have to work the next morning. “The tradeoff is the national exposure,” Buffalo coach Pete Lembo said. “You know November nights midweek the average fan is going to park on the couch, have a bowl of chips and salsa out in front, and watch the game from there." When the Bulls beat Ball State 51-48 in an overtime thriller on a Tuesday night earlier this month, the announced attendance was 12,708 and that appeared to be generous. There were many empty seats after halftime. “You watch the games on TV, the stadiums all look like this,” Buffalo fan Jeff Wojcicki said. “They are not packed, but it’s the only game on, and you know where to find it.” Sleep and practice schedules take a hit as well, creating another wave of challenges for students to attend class and coaches to prepare without the usual rhythm of preparing all week to play on Saturday. “Last week when we played at Ohio in Athens, we had a 4-four bus ride home and got home at about 3:30 a.m.,” Eastern Michigan center Broderick Roman said. “We still had to go to class and that was tough, but it's part of what you commit to as an athlete.” That happens a lot in November when the MAC shifts its unique schedule. During the first two weeks of the month, the conference had 10 games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays exclusively. This week, there were five games on Tuesday and Wednesday while only one was left in the traditional Saturday slot with Ball State hosting Bowling Green. Next week, Toledo plays at Akron and Kent State visits Buffalo on Tuesday night before the MAC schedule wraps up with games next Friday and Saturday to determine which teams will meet in the conference title game on Dec. 7 in Detroit. In all, MAC teams will end up playing about 75% of their games on a Saturday and the rest on November weeknights. When the Eagles wrapped up practice earlier this week, two days before they played the Bulls, tight end Jere Getzinger provided some insight into the effects of the scheduling quirk. “It's Monday, but for us it's like a Thursday,” he said. Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler said he frankly has a hard time remembering what day it is when the schedule shift hits in November. “The entire week gets turned upside down,” Loeffler said. “It’s wild, but it’s great for the league because there’s two days a week this time of year that people around the country will watch MAC games.” AP freelance writer Jonah Bronstein contributed to this report. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballWhat does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?By Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has its quarterback for next season, and the Seminoles are counting on this college journeyman working out better than their previous one. Former Boston College standout Thomas Castellanos officially signed with FSU on Friday. The 5-foot-9 Georgia native started 20 games for the Eagles over the last two seasons, throwing for 3,614 yards and 33 touchdowns. He also ran for 1,307 yards and 15 scores. But he was injured and then benched in a game in early November. Five days later, he announced plans to enter the transfer portal and was not with the team for its final three regular-season games. The Eagles went 2-1 without him. Castellanos replaces DJ Uiagalelei, another two-time transfer who played just five games in 2024 before missing most of the season with a hand injury. The Seminoles (2-10) also started Brock Glenn and freshman Luke Kromenhoek, a former top recruit who reportedly is entering the transfer portal. None of those QBs proved effective as FSU ranked 132nd in total offense out of 134 teams. “Thomas Castellanos is one of the most dynamic playmakers in college football,” Seminoles coach Mike Norvell said . “He will be a great addition with his ability on the field, and he will be a tremendous complement to our roster as we bring this program back to the Florida State standard.” Castellanos spent his freshman season at UCF, where current FSU offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was the head coach. That relationship surely helped get Castellanos to Tallahassee. Get the latest Boston sports news Receive updates on your favorite Boston teams, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. Be civil. Be kind.
Ryan Clark tears up in emotional tribute to 'superhuman' Randy Moss amid major health scare READ MORE: Tom Brady's heartfelt message to Randy Moss amid health scare By LEOCCIANO CALLAO Published: 20:30, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 20:58, 13 December 2024 e-mail 11 shares View comments ESPN's Ryan Clark had watery eyes as he extended his thoughts to Randy Moss and his family amid the legendary wide receiver's health scare. Earlier in December, Moss rallied fans in prayer on social media after revealing he had been 'battling something internally'. The remarks came as he explained why he wore sunglasses during Sunday NFL Countdown. Viewers also noticed Moss' eyes appearing yellow during an airing of the program, leading to him making a public statement without revealing what he is dealing with. Speaking on The Pivot podcast, Clark paid a heartfelt tribute to his fellow football analyst and revealed that he had reached out to Moss following the news. 'My prayers are with them. I reached out to Randy... I mean, just to check in,' Clark said. 'Not so he replies or to be in his business. 'But I would hope if I'm going through something, that I have at least made public that I'm going through something, that people who cared about me would reach out to say they care,' he added. Randy Moss is a hero to many. He was a tall, lean, ultimately talented, speed receiver from Rand, West Virginia with Super Human skill! He was no bigger hero to anyone than his son Thaddeus & his family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as he takes time to get his health... pic.twitter.com/ZU4sJfvvW0 — Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) December 13, 2024 Ryan Clark paid a heartfelt tribute to Randy Moss following news of his ongoing health scare Read More ESPN analysts pay emotional tribute to Randy Moss at start of NFL Countdown 'Would reach out to say that 'I heard your call for prayers and as a prayer warrior myself, I'm joining you in reaching out to God for help.'' Clark then cited how much he looked up to his father and the strength he found in him, despite not being 'superhuman' like Moss. 'I can only think about my dad,' Clark shared. 'I remember being a little kid and I was about to fight this kid down the street. His dad was outside egging me on, teasing me. Because my mom was down there and she didn't want me to fight. ' 'And I remember saying 'You wouldn't say that to my dad.' I remember being so brave because my pops would whip him,' he continued. 'I didn't know if he could but he was my dad. And my dad wasn't one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.' 'I couldn't imagine having Randy Moss as my dad and believing that he is superhuman, and being blessed with all of these traits that mere mortals aren't blessed with... then having to be faced with his mortality. That would be very hard for me.' Clark also addressed how Larry Fitzgerald Sr. and Brett Favre disclosed Moss' supposed condition. 'Whether I knew what was wrong with him or we knew what's wrong with him or not, I would be so protective of him, I would want that to be his to disclose,' Clark said. In a video posted on Instagram, Moss said: 'Throughout the week of the holidays, your boy has been battling something internal. Last week, fans were concerned for Moss as they saw his eyes appearing yellow on TV Moss was wearing sunglasses on NFL Countdown due to an 'internal' health issue 'I just ask for all the prayer warriors to put their blessings on me and my family in these hard times. 'People were asking about my eyes last week. If you see these on in Sunday NFL Countdown (puts on glasses) Adam Schefter calls them the Michigan turnover glasses that they sent from Ohio last night. 'Your boy is going to get through it. I got a great team of doctors, and I got a great family around me. On December 6, ESPN announced that Moss stepped away from his duties with the network to deal with his condition. 'So many times, we were just taught to go through everything and be strong and be tough,' Clark said. 'But we can't beat it all. And time waits on no man. And Father Time is undefeated.' 'From my family to my Pivot family, Randy, we love you. You are, to many of us, superhuman and a superhero - I know for your family, for sure. Our prayers are definitely with y'all.' Across his career, Moss led the NFL in receiving touchdowns five times - including in 2007 when he set the all-time record for touchdown catches in a season. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame in 2018, and was named to the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team and the NFL's 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. Share or comment on this article: Ryan Clark tears up in emotional tribute to 'superhuman' Randy Moss amid major health scare e-mail 11 shares Add commentQatar tribune Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council (QRDI) has announced the results of the 16th edition of the Undergraduate Research Experience Programme (UREP) competition, hosted at University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST). This annual competition aims to inspire undergraduate students to advance their research skills and academic careers under the guidance of faculty mentors. The participation involved in this year’s UREP was diverse, with students from five academic institutions in Qatar, including: Qatar University, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar and Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar. Additionally, the projects covered a vast majority of subjects ranging from Environment and Energy, Social Arts and Humanities, Biomedical & Health, and Information and Communication Technology. A panel of 14 judges evaluated the poster presentations, in addition to three judges for the oral presentations. Projects were assessed based on their significance, research outcomes, student learning experience, and presentation quality. The awards are divided into two categories: the poster presentation category and the oral presentation category. This year, Kareem Fanous, Yazan Kaddorah, Aimen Javed, and their mentors Dr Isra Marei, Dr Hong Ding, and Prof Christopher Triggle from Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar secured first place in the oral presentation category with their project titled Interaction between Platelets and Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Role in Diabetes-Induced Atherogenesis. In second place, Diala Bushnaq, Raghad Aljindi, Reema Al Emadi, Sara Mohsen, Raghd Al-Shamari, Malek Chabbouh, and their mentors Dr Shona Pedersen and Dr Muhammad Chowdhury from Qatar University were awarded for their project eMindReader: A Deep Learning-Based Decoding System for Recognizing Inner Speech in Complete Locked-In Syndrome Patients. Third place went to Nadine Elkholy, Haya Al-Rewaily, Shouq Al-Musleh, and their mentors Prof Othmane Bouhali and Maya Abi Akl from Texas A&M University at Qatar for their project on Crystals Study: Positron Emission Tomography Simulations for Pediatric Applications. Additionally, the poster presentations witnessed high competition, where 45 teams presented their research outcomes. Marwa Elshazly, Sondus Jawad, Ayesha Ahmed, and their mentor Prof Kazeem Yusuff from Qatar University took first place with their project, Community Pharmacists’ Readiness to Assume the Role of Deprescribing Inappropriate Medications for Older Adults in Qatar. Second place was shared by two teams: Aya Alabdulrazzak, Noof Al-Khal, Safa Alzneika, Sara Fetais, Tala Ismail, and Salwa Almaraghi, along with their mentors Dr Michial Nomiks and Dr Halema Alfarsi from Qatar University, who were awarded for their project, Molecular Analysis of BRCT Mutations of BRCA1 Protein Associated with Elevated Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer; and Noor Elgergawy, Sruthi Kadampotupadeth, Mo Hamed Kurdi, Rohail Butt, Maheen Tariq, and Farah Khattab, with their mentors Azad Asgraf, Dr Amith Khandakar, and Prof Michael Phillips, who presented their project, Application of Artificial Intelligence and Lifecycle Assessment in Converting Organic Waste to Compost. In third place were two additional teams: Hessa Al-Thani, Abdulla Babikr, Murtaza Gundru, Haya Haji, and Wala Abdelhalim, with their mentors Dr Mohammed Al-Hashimi and Dr Konstantinos Kakosimos from Texas A&M University at Qatar, for their project, Self-Healing and Stretchable Next-Generation Nature-Inspired Conjugated Organic Polymers for Electronic Skin; and Ala Alardah, Amal Mahgoub, Asma Abd, Hadir Ibrahim, Noora Aboumattar, and Marwa Alani, along with their mentors Dr Noora Al-Qahtani and Dr Ahmed Bahgat Radwan from Qatar University, for their project, Smart Super Hydrophobic Antifouling Coatings for Seawater Systems. The competition also recognised the winners of the Best Representative Image of an Outcome (BRIO), which celebrates visual communication of scientific concepts and research in Qatar through art. The competition this year received 46 images and amassed more than 1,700 votes from the public and Qatar’s scientific and academic communities. The top three BRIO contest winners were Dr Abbirami Sathappan, Dr Muftah El-Naas and Dr Noor Ali Al-Maslamani. UREP was launched in 2006, and since then it has awarded over 5,400 undergraduate students from eight universities across Qatar for their contributions to 1,450 projects during the past UREP cycles including this one. Exceptionally, 1,240 UREP projects have been completed in the past 18 years, emphasizing the programme’s enduring impact. UREP showcases QRDI Council’s consistent efforts in enhancing Qatar’s RDI ecosystem and achieving Qatar’s national vision 2030, which seeks to establish Qatar as a hub for talent in cutting-edge innovation, research and development, focusing on sustainable energy, healthcare, and technology. One of the main elements of Qatar’s RDI ecosystem is scientific research. The number of research initiatives and results being produced in Qatar is steadily rising. In order to secure the strong durability of Qatar’s RDI ecosystem, competitions like the UREP seek to inspire and assist bright young minds in realizing their critical role as catalysts for advancing innovation and scientific research in Qatar. The hands-on research programme also helped to create talent for the national research infrastructure and increase faculty-student collaboration to generate pertinent research for the creation of creative solutions to national problems. Copy 24/11/2024 10Wall Street saw a downturn on Friday as soaring government bond yields dampened investor sentiments, despite Broadcom's optimistic AI-driven revenue forecast that energized technology stocks. Broadcom's shares surged nearly 20%, marking its market capitalization breach of $1 trillion for the first time. Mixed reactions were observed in chip stocks; Broadcom's competitor Marvell Technology rose by 9.4%, while Nvidia's shares fell by 2.5%. Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year bond yield rose to a three-week high, impacting investor strategies. Regardless, technology stocks' ascent pushed the Nasdaq above 20,000 for the first time, supported by an in-line inflation report fanning expectations of a 25 basis-point interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting. (With inputs from agencies.)
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