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circus davao (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 16 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 8 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Vermont vs. Marshall, Championship NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ABC — Chicago at Minnesota 8:30 p.m. ESPN — Atlanta at Las Vegas NHL HOCKEY 8:30 p.m. NHLN — Florida at Edmonton SOCCER (MEN’S) 3 p.m. USA — Premier League: West Ham United at AFC Bournemouth SOCCER (WOMEN’S) Noon FS2 — Final Draw For The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by TV listings provided by .Trump acolyte and self-proclaimed “proud Islamophobe” Laura Loomer is threatening to tell MAGA to “stay home” during the next midterm elections amid an escalating feud with “tech bros” Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy over Silicon Valley’s reliance on foreign-born workers. Loomer has engaged in a multi-day social media tirade over President-elect Donald Trump ’s recent appointment of Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as a senior policy adviser for AI, prompting the loyal MAGA supporter to rage about Krishnan’s support of H-1B visas for Indian immigrants. With the Trump administration promising an immediate crackdown on immigration, Loomer has launched a series of attacks on Indians described as “racist” following Krishnan’s appointment, which she called “deeply disturbing.” Describing workers from India as “third-world invaders,” Loomer also took issue with Musk and Ramaswamy defending the tech industry importing “super talented engineers” from overseas. “The average IQ in India is 76,” Loomer tweeted at one point, along with several other posts disparaging Indians and their home country. Loomer, who previously sparked backlash for making bigoted remarks about Kamala Harris’s Indian heritage, has found support among what some have described as “OG MAGA” in her civil war against Trump-supporting tech entrepreneurs. In particular, she has received quite a bit of backing from “groypers,” the followers of notorious white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Meanwhile, Loomer has directed much of her ire directly at Musk, labeling him a “stage 5 clinger” and questioning whether the DOGE government efficiency advisory committee he co-chairs with Ramaswamy would “cut spending” or just redirect funds “toward the pet projects of tech billionaires.” Musk, for his part, has dismissed Loomer as a “troll” who should be ignored. In response, Loomer has suggested that the X (formerly Twitter) owner and “first buddy” would soon find himself on the outs with Trump. While Loomer has been raging about Krishnan’s appointment all week, the criticism from her and other MAGA activists ramped up after his previous suggestion that Musk look at removing the caps on green cards for skilled immigrants resurfaced online. According to Loomer, Krishnan and other tech entrepreneurs want foreign students to “come to the US and take jobs that should be given to American STEM students.” After an Indian immigrant called her opposition to high-skilled immigration “fundamentally anti-American,” Loomer’s commentary became more bigoted and offensive. “Our country was built by white Europeans, actually. Not third world invaders from India,” she tweeted on Christmas Eve. “You know, it was white Europeans who created the American Dream, and we didn’t create it so that it could be exploited by pro open border techies like you. PS: why are people in India still sh*tting in the water they bathe and drink from?” David Sacks, the incoming AI and crypto czar, pushed back on Loomer’s complaints that Krishnan and other Trump-backing Silicon Valley execs were “career leftists,” adding that “supporting a limited number of highly skilled immigrants is still a prevalent view on the right.” Loomer reacted by falsely accusing Krishnan of donating to Harris’s campaign. (It was a different person with the same name .) While Ramaswamy cited 1990s sitcoms as a key reason why there aren’t enough qualified American-born engineers, claiming that was why the tech industry needed more workers from India, Musk sounded off that the “number of people who are super talented engineers AND super motivated in the USA is far too low.” Reacting to a right-wing activist saying it was “wild” that MAGA was “turning against” him and DOGE, Musk stated : “Loomer is trolling for attention. Ignore.” While simultaneously firing off about Musk, Loomer was also incensed that Krishnan appeared to have a friendly relationship with Democratic congressman Ro Khanna. “Should MAGA stay home in 2026? I want @TeamTrump to let us know who is a priority,” she posted . “The MAGA base or an anti-Trump Democrat congressman who gets donations from tech bros and voted to impeach Trump? I just want to know what to tell voters in 2026 when they ask me if they should vote.” As for the world’s richest man, Loomer accused Musk of being “compromised” by the Chinese government and that Trump needs to push him out of his inner circle. “The elephant in the room is that @elonmusk, who is not MAGA and never has been, is a total f*cking drag on the Trump transition,” Loomer tweeted on Thursday. “He’s a stage 5 clinger who over stayed his welcome at Mar a Lago in an effort to become Trump’s side piece and be the point man for all of his accomplices in big Tech to slither in to Mar a Lago.”

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Rajkot: Amreli police busted a racket to defame BJP MLA Kaushik Vekariya after a complaint was lodged with Amreli city police station by Kishor Kanpariya, who is the president of Amreli Taluka Panchayat. He stated that his fake letterhead was created and circulated with a defamatory message about Vekariya. The police arrested Manish Vaghasiya and Ashok Mangroliya, both BJP workers, and Mangroliya is also a sarpanch of Jasvantgadh village. The police also arrested their aide Jeetu Khatra and Payal Goti, a computer operator, on Saturday. The police took all the accused for reconstruction of crime scene at Vaghasiya's office on Sunday in Amreli town. Talking to media persons, Sanjay Kharat, superintendent of police Amreli, said, "These four people committed this crime in connivance with each other. In a very short period of time, the district police arrested the accused with the help of technical analysis and human intelligence. We are investigating where this fake letterhead was created, who provided the guidance, and who else is involved in this." According to the FIR, a letter went viral on social media in which serious allegations were made. This letter was made using a fake letter pad of the Amreli Taluka Panchayat president and went viral. The letter was addressed to the state BJP office, in which it was written that "Vekariya was doing the administration of taluka panchayat and I have to sign the papers as per the instruction of Vekariya." The letter also allegedly stated that "Vekariya is promoting Congress people and BJP workers are upset with him and nobody is able to speak against him." The letter also alleged a nexus between the MLA and police. As this letter circulated Kanpariya told police that completely false allegations have been made to tarnish the reputation of the local MLA by misusing my fake letter pad and forging signatures.The police registered the offence under various sections of BNS and the Information Technology Act. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss the yearly horoscope 2025 and Chinese horoscope 2025 for Rat , Ox , Tiger , Rabbit , Dragon , Snake , Horse , Goat , Monkey , Rooster , Dog , and Pig zodiac signs. Spread love this holiday season with these New Year wishes and messages .Mark Clark Extension project likely dead after state declines to offer lifelineIlona Maher goes from 'Dancing With the Stars' to playing rugby in the U.K.

BOSTON (AP) — Forty years ago, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie rolled to his right and threw a pass that has become one of college football’s most iconic moments. With Boston College trailing defending champion Miami, Flutie threw the Hail Mary and found receiver Gerard Phalen , who made the grab while falling into the end zone behind a pair of defenders for a game-winning 48-yard TD. Flutie and many of his 1984 teammates were honored on the field during BC’s 41-21 victory over North Carolina before the second quarter on Saturday afternoon, the anniversary of the Eagles’ Miracle in Miami. “There’s no way its been 40 years,” Flutie told The Associated Press on the sideline a few minutes before he walked out with some of his former teammates to be recognized after a video of The Play was shown on the scoreboards. It’s a moment and highlight that’s not only played throughout decades of BC students and fans, but around the college football world. “What is really so humbling is that the kids 40 years later are wearing 22 jerseys, still,” Flutie said of his old number. “That amazes me.” That game was played on national TV the Friday after Thanksgiving. The ironic thing is it was originally scheduled for earlier in the season before CBS paid Rutgers to move its game against Miami, thus setting up the BC-Miami post-holiday matchup. “It shows you how random some things are, that the game was moved,” Flutie said. “The game got moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving, which was the most watched game of the year. We both end up being nationally ranked and up there. All those things lent to how big the game itself was, and made the pass and the catch that much more relevant and remembered because so many people were watching.” There’s a statue of Flutie winding up to make The Pass outside the north gates at Alumni Stadium. Fans and visitors can often be seen taking photos there. “In casual conversation, it comes up every day,” Flutie said, when asked how many times people bring it up. “It brings a smile to my face every time we talk about it.” A week after the game-ending Flutie pass, the Eagles beat Holy Cross and before he flew off to New York to accept the Heisman. They went on to win the 49th Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. “Forty years seem almost like incomprehensible,” said Phalen, also standing on the sideline a few minutes after the game started. “I always say to Doug: ‘Thank God for social media. It’s kept it alive for us.”’ Earlier this week, current BC coach Bill O’Brien, 55, was asked if he remembered where he was 40 years ago. “We were eating Thanksgiving leftovers in my family room,” he said. “My mom was saying a Rosary in the kitchen because she didn’t like Miami and wanted BC to win. My dad, my brother and I were watching the game. “It was unbelievable,” he said. “Everybody remembers where they were for the Hail Mary, Flutie pass.” 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-footballHave you ever heard of the term Digital Detox and its impact? In today’s world, we humans spend a lot of time with various digital screens. This term emerged from our inability to break free from the rapidly changing landscape of cultural communication. So, in this article, I will share with you what I understand about Digital Detox. 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Elon Musk accused of censorship as H1B migrant controversy deepens By LAURA PARNABY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 15:05 EST, 29 December 2024 | Updated: 15:19 EST, 29 December 2024 e-mail View comments Elon Musk has been accused of censorship after his X social media platform allegedly removed premium features from accounts which criticized his stance in the fierce ongoing debate about immigration visas. Several prominent conservative accounts have complained this week about having their blue verification badge revoked, cutting them off from features including the ability to monetize their content. One account, called ConservativeOG, claimed more than 50 users had been affected by the apparent censorship by Musk, who prides himself on promoting free speech. It comes after the South Africa-born Tesla boss and incoming White House official voiced support for H-1B visas, which allow highly-skilled foreigners to work in the US for six years, rather than prioritizing American employees. Musk this week even threatened to 'go to war' with MAGA republicans after he defended the visas, and Donald Trump shocked faithful followers by siding with the SpaceX founder on the hot-button topic. Now, Musk appears to have stepped it up a notch by revoking privileges from X users who disagreed with his views, according to several prominent conservative accounts. 'With Elon's shift on H-1B visas, we now would like answers for losing our gold checkmark. Cooler heads must prevail to restore badges for our 50+ affiliates. Right or wrong, this platform claims to champion free speech—so let's see it in action,' ConservativeOG wrote on X. 'We pay 1K a month for a "free speech platform," we want that!' Elon Musk has been accused of censorship after his X social media platform allegedly removed premium features from accounts which criticized his stance in the fierce ongoing debate about immigration visas Trump with hard right influencer Laura Loomer Conservative pundit Laura Loomer also weighed in. 'Why are X users who pay for @premium having their posts listed as "probable spam" on my posts @elonmusk? This is censorship. I understand you don't like me, but this is nothing but retaliatory censorship?' she wrote on X. The accounts were still active on Sunday. Some conservatives said the move was a betrayal of Musk's pledges to make X a free speech haven when he bought the app, which was then called Twitter, in 2022. Musk, who immigrated to the US from South Africa and became a citizen in 2002, did not respond to requests for comment, but he posted about the X algorithm on Thursday night. 'Just a reminder that the algorithm is trying to maximize unregretted user-seconds,' Musk wrote. 'If far more credible, verified subscriber accounts (not bots) mute/block your account compared to those who like your posts, your reach will decline significantly.' But the post sparked further accusations that Musk has been shadow-banning his conservative critics by sabotaging their engagement with other users. Preston Parra, 23, the influencer who runs the ConservativeOG account, accused Musk of staging a 'political takedown' in retaliation for publicly disagreeing with his views on visas and immigration 'If anyone thinks for one minute the REAL backbone of the right wing and MAGA is gonna stand idly by while these big tech gillionaire Silicon Valley dweebs who didn't get bullied enough in high school, steal our country, they're mistaken,' Parra told NBC News in a text message. Parra said he believes Musk to be a 'Trojan horse' in the Trump camp. Several accounts have also referred to Musk as 'the monarch', suggesting he has absolute control over the website. Musk this week even threatened to 'go to war' with MAGA republicans after he defended the visas, and Donald Trump shocked faithful followers by siding with the SpaceX founder on the hot-button topic Musk, who immigrated to the US from South Africa and became a citizen in 2002, did not respond to requests for comment, but he posted about the X algorithm on Thursday night On Saturday, the president-elect praised the use of visas to bring skilled foreign workers to the U.S. 'I ́ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That ́s why we have them,' Trump told the New York Post . In fact, Trump has in the past criticized the H-1B visas, calling them 'very bad' and 'unfair' for U.S. workers. During his first term as president, Trump unveiled a 'Hire American' policy that directed changes to the program to try to ensure the visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants. Despite his criticism of them and attempts to curb their use, he has also used the visas at his businesses in the past, something he acknowledged in his interview Saturday. 'I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I ́ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It ́s a great program,' Trump told the newspaper. He did not appear to address questions about whether he would pursue any changes to the number or use of the visas once he takes office Jan. 20. On Saturday, the president-elect praised the use of visas to bring skilled foreign workers to the U.S Trump's hardline immigration policies, focused mostly on immigrants who are in the country illegally , were a cornerstone of his presidential campaign and a priority issue for his supporters. But in recent days, his coalition has split in a public debate largely taking place online about the tech industry's hiring of foreign workers. Hard-right members of Trump's movement have accused Musk and others in Trump's new flank of tech-world supporters of pushing policies at odds with Trump's 'America First' vision. Software engineers and others in the tech industry have used H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers and say they are a critical tool for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated. Share or comment on this article: Elon Musk accused of censorship as H1B migrant controversy deepens e-mail Add comment

In a worrying report presented in the Odisha Assembly , Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena revealed that road accidents in the state have claimed the lives of around 15 people per day. In the past three years, road mishaps have taken 16,287 lives and left 30,453 injured. The alarming statistics underscore the urgent need for better road safety measures, with recent incidents in Bhadrak and Soro having added further casualties, including one death and multiple injuries from bus and auto accidents. Jena blamed many of these incidents on rash driving and also pointed out a glaring absence of enforcement against violators of traffic rules. He observed that though fines have been levied over the years, enforcement has often been woefully inadequate, thus leading to public apathy towards safety measures. The government has decided to launch an Intelligent Enforcement Management System (IEMS) that would seek to bring modern technology into the fold to enhance road safety. It would track traffic rule violations, penalize, and make sure to send notices to the owners of the vehicle. Experts claim that the move by the government is mere paper talk, as, at the grassroots level, little seems to be done. "There is no comprehensive driver training program. It needs to be institutionalised," says Subrat Nanda, a road safety expert. As road traffic accidents continue to escalate, the state government is under increasing pressure to take decisive action to protect its citizens and reduce the alarming death toll on its roads.

FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund ( NYSEARCA:HYGV – Get Free Report ) shares dropped 0.2% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $40.62 and last traded at $40.64. Approximately 133,800 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 27% from the average daily volume of 183,198 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.72. FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund Trading Down 0.2 % The stock has a fifty day moving average of $41.12 and a 200 day moving average of $41.00. Institutional Trading of FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Essex Savings Bank bought a new position in FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund during the third quarter valued at $207,000. Clear Point Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund by 15.8% during the 2nd quarter. Clear Point Advisors Inc. now owns 15,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,000 after buying an additional 2,086 shares during the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP grew its stake in shares of FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 43,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,805,000 after acquiring an additional 1,930 shares during the period. First United Bank & Trust increased its holdings in FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 62,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,609,000 after acquiring an additional 5,157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN increased its holdings in FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter. Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN now owns 113,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,719,000 after acquiring an additional 38,387 shares during the last quarter. FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund Company Profile The FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund (HYGV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a proprietary fundamental-weighted index of USD-denominated high-yield corporate bonds selected based on value, credit, and liquidity. HYGV was launched on Jul 17, 2018 and is managed by FlexShares. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Energy to be focus of India-Russia ties as economic trajectory determines future partners—Jaishankar

British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store’s video camera system for around $5,000 more. He’s not selling luxury brands or expensive jewels. Chaput sells cheese, and at Christmas, cheese is a hot commodity. He is the co-owner of specialty cheese store les amis du Fromage, with two locations in Vancouver. While cheeselifting is rare in their Kitsilano store, the outlet in East Vancouver is hit in waves, with nothing happening for a month, then three of four people trying to steal their inventory within a week. “Sometimes, you miss it. Sometimes, you catch it. The way shoplifters behave ... they tend to gravitate toward expensive things,” said Chaput. Expensive cheese is on shoplifters’ Christmas list, he said. “They tend to do the classic examples of staying away from customer service and trying to go to a different part of the store so they can be left alone to steal.” Chaput isn’t alone. Police say food-related crimes on are the rise in Canada and as prices climb for items such as cheese and butter, they become lucrative on the black market for organized crime groups, not to mention theft for local resale. Sylvain Charlebois, the director of Dalhousie University’s Agri-food Analytics Lab, said a black market tends to emerge as soon as food prices surge. “Organized crime will steal anything (if) they know they can sell it and so, they probably would have known who their clients are before even stealing anything at all, and that’s how a black market is organized,” said Charlebois. He said he believes there are two categories of people shoplifting — those who do so out of desperation because they can’t afford the food, or organized criminals, profiting from sales on the black market. Mounties in North Vancouver made cheesy headlines when they ran into a man with a cart of stolen cheese in the middle of the night in September. The cheese, valued at $12,800, was from a nearby Whole Foods Store. While the cheese was recovered, it had to be disposed of because it hadn’t been refrigerated. Const. Mansoor Sahak, with the North Vancouver RCMP, said officers believe cheese is targeted because it’s “profitable to resell.” “If they are drug addicts, they will commit further crimes with that or feed their drug habits. It’s a vicious cycle,” said Sahak. Sahak said meat is also a top target for grocery thieves, with store losses sometimes in the thousands. “So, we’re not surprised that this happened,” said Sahak. Police in Ontario have been chasing down slippery shoplifters going after butter. Scott Tracey, a spokesman with Guelph Police Service, said there have been eight or nine butter thefts over the last year, including one theft last December worth $1,000. In October, two men walked into a local grocer and filled their carts with cases of butter valued at $936, and four days later a Guelph grocer lost four cases valued at $958. Tracey said he has looked at online marketplaces and found listings by people selling 20 or 30 pounds of butter at a time. “Clearly, somebody didn’t accidentally buy 30 extra pounds of butter. So, they must have come from somewhere,” said Tracey, I think at this point it appears to be the black market is where it's headed He said the thefts seem to be organized, with two or three people working together in each case. Police in Brantford, Ont., are also investigating the theft of about $1,200 worth of butter from a store on Nov. 4. Charlebois said retailers could invest in prevention technologies like electronic tags, but putting them on butter or cheese is rare. He said up until recently grocery store theft has been a “taboo subject for many years.” Stores didn’t want to talk about thefts because they didn’t want to alarm people but now they feel they need to build awareness about what is “becoming a huge problem,” said Charlebois. Chaput, the cheese store owner, said he had been running the East Vancouver store for 15 years while managing the store in Kitsilano for 30 years, and he loves his customers. “It’s really one of the best parts of our businesses, seeing familiar faces and making new customers. It’s why we come to work, really. Partly it’s the cheese, and partly it’s the people,” said Chaput. He said his strategy to combat would-be thieves is to give them extra customer service to make it harder for them to steal. He admits, however, that the shoplifting causes him stress. “It’s challenging. You’re busy trying to run your business day to day and take care of customers and take care of employees. Having to deal with criminals, just kind of scratches away. It can be a bit exhausting,” said Chaput. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .

( MENAFN - UkrinForm) In the de-occupied Kherson region, 80% of settlements are provided with power supply services. The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Despite the challenging security situation, continuous enemy strikes, 80% of settlements (i.e. 180 settlements) are now connected to the power grid,” Prokudin told. As for centralized heating services, they are now available in the city of Kherson. According to Prokudin, 32 out of 35 boilers are running and providing heating services for 920 houses (out of 975), 96% of social facilities, and 100% of hospitals. With regard to other settlements, regional authorities are trying to provide them with heating resources. “Currently, 33,000 families have obtained firewood, pellets or funds to purchase heating resources, and the work continues,” Prokudin noted. In his words, mandatory evacuation was announced in 50 settlements across the Kherson region. In most of them, there are no families with children but lonely elderly people who refuse to move out. A reminder that Ukraine's Armed Forces liberated the right-bank Kherson region, including the city of Kherson, from Russian occupiers in spring 2022. MENAFN26122024000193011044ID1109033760 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.