With Easter Sunday falling on April 20 next year, customers shared their confusion on social media after finding chocolate eggs and hot cross buns already for sale in shops including Morrisons, Tesco and Asda. One user, @Jingle1991, shared an image of Malteser Bunnies in Sainsbury’s on Christmas Eve and pointed out: “Jesus hasn’t even been born yet.” Meanwhile, Gary Evans from Margate shared a shot of Creme Eggs on display in Morrisons in Margate on Boxing Day. “I just think its crazy that everything is so superficial and meaninglessly commercial... (there’s) something quite frantic about it,” the 66-year-old told the PA news agency. Joseph Robinson found Easter confectionary including Cadbury Mini Eggs, and themed Kit-Kat and Kinder Surprise products at his local Morrisons in Stoke-on-Trent on Friday evening. “It’s funny, as they’ve not even managed to shift the Christmas chocolates off the shelves yet and they’re already stocking for Easter,” the 35-year-old admin support worker told PA. “I wish that Supermarkets weren’t so blatantly consumerist-driven and would actually allow customers and staff a time to decompress during the Christmas period.” Asked if he was tempted to make a purchase, Mr Robinson added: “As a vegan it holds no appeal to me!” Mike Chalmers, a devout Christian from Chippenham, Wiltshire, was slightly less critical after spotting a display entitled: “Celebrate this Easter with Cadbury.” “Christmas and Easter are the two centrepoints of the Christian good news story so it’s no bad thing to see the connections,” the 44-year-old said. “It’s about more than shapes of chocolate though!” Marketing consultant Andrew Wallis admitted he was surprised to see Easter eggs in the Co-op in Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire, but added it also illustrates “forward-thinking” from big businesses. “It made me reflect on how big brands are always thinking ahead and planning early,” the 54-year-old from the Isle of Man, who provides marketing advice to the fitness industry, told PA. “My message to retailers would be: while planning ahead is important, it’s also essential to be mindful of consumer sentiment. “Some might feel it’s too early for seasonal products like this but others might see it as a sign of forward-thinking. “Striking the right balance is key to keeping customers happy.”Arsenal make Mikel Arteta proud after smashing Sporting Lisbon
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Kuwait City: Noting that Kuwait wants to become a dynamic economy and India aims to be a developed country by 2047, PM Modi said on Saturday, December 21 that India has the skill, technology, innovation and manpower that ‘New’ Kuwait needs.” Addressing the community program ‘Hala Modi’ in Kuwait, PM Modi said the relationship that was built by culture and commerce is scaling new heights today. “People from North, West, East and South, who speak different languages are here- ‘lekin sab ke dil me ek hi goonj hai – Bharat Mata Ki Jai’...This is a special moment for me. After 43 years, more than four decades, an Indian Prime Minister has come to Kuwait. It takes four hours to reach Kuwait from India but it took four decades for the Prime Minister,” he said. “I have reached Kuwait just two and a half hours ago, since the time I have stepped here, I am feeling a different sense of belonging, a different warmth all around. You all have come from different states of India, but seeing all of you, it seems as if a mini-Hindustan has come in front of me,” he added. The Prime Minister said India and Kuwait will become partners in prosperity. “In the decades to come, we will become partners in our prosperity. Our goals aren’t different! The people of Kuwait are building New Kuwait. The people of Bharat are working to build India into a developed nation by 2047. Through trade and innovation, Kuwait wants to become a dynamic economy. India is focussing on innovation and strengthening its economy. Both goals support each other,” he said. “In the past, the relationship that was built by culture and commerce is scaling new heights today. Today, Kuwait is an important energy and trade partner of India. For the Kuwaiti companies too, India is a huge investment destination. His Highness Crown Prince of Kuwait, during our meeting in New York, said, ‘When you are in need, India is your destination.’ The citizens of India and Kuwait have always helped each other in times of distress,” he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kuwait to a warm welcome on Saturday. He is on a two-day visit to the Gulf nation. On his arrival, PM Modi was received by Kuwait’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Interior, Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, along with the country’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, and several other dignitaries. In his departure statement, PM Modi said he looks forward to his meetings with the Amir of Kuwait, the Crown Prince and the country’s Prime Minister. He said the meetings will provide an opportunity to chalk out a roadmap for a futuristic partnership for the benefit of the people of the two countries and the region. PM Modi said he eagerly looks forward to meeting the Indian diaspora in Kuwait who have immensely contributed to strengthening of bonds of friendship between the two nations. (With inputs from ANI)Julián Álvarez picking up the scoring pace with Atletico MadridAustralia's House of Representatives passes bill banning children younger than age 16 from social media
Warning: This article contains disturbing details of alleged animal abuse. People on social media are calling for a boycott of Butterball brand turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving after People for Ethical Treatment of Animals resurfaced an old video, causing confusion and disturbance. The video, posted to PETA’s Instagram account last week, highlighted disturbing allegations from an investigation at a Butterball plant that reportedly took place nearly 20 years ago. According to PETA’s website, the 2006 “undercover investigation” that allegedly took place at a Butterball slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas, found workers physically and sexually abusing live turkeys. However, Butterball said these allegations took place before the company became privatized and certified by American Humane. The resurfaced video zeroes in on the alleged sexual abuse of the live turkeys. The caption on the video states, “Do you know what happened to your Butterball turkey before they were killed?” However, PETA did not specify that the content was from 18 years ago. Still, a majority of the comments encourage people to boycott Butterball ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Videos of other people on social media discussing PETA’s post have sparked confusion that there is a recall associated with it, but there are currently no active recalls for Butterball turkeys. Scripps News reached out to Butterball and its spokesperson provided the following statement: "We are aware of a video from nearly 20 years ago, which is being re-shared across social media. This video is not current and was taken prior to Butterball becoming a private company and prior to our engagement and certification through American Humane. Animal care and well-being is central to who we are as a company, and we are committed to the ethical and responsible care of our flocks. Eleven years ago, Butterball was the first, and remains the only, turkey company to be American Humane certified. That means we have yearly audits conducted by a third party to ensure compliance with our 200+ science-based standards of best practice for care of turkeys, well exceeding industry best practices. We are proud of this designation that no other turkey company can claim and have a zero-tolerance policy for animal mistreatment."To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Buying Opportunity Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF EWW . Note the following: President-elect Trump is threatening to impose steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada using an executive order on his first day in office. Mexico's president is responding by claiming that migrant caravans are no longer arriving at the U.S. border. She is also offering cooperation to stem the flow of drugs to the U.S. If negotiations with Mexico do not go well, stocks in Mexico will be decimated. That will likely be an opportunity for long-term investors to back up the truck and buy stocks in Mexico. The reason is that there are simply not enough people in the U.S. to support economic growth and on-shoring of all of the manufacturing from China. The chart shows Mexico ETF EWW is oversold. However, EWW can become more oversold. Mexico ETF EWW can easily fall to the top support zone shown on the chart. In The Arora Report analysis, the back up the truck buying opportunity will tentatively occur if Mexico ETF EWW falls to the lower support zone shown on the chart. However, this is all data dependent. Investors should carefully follow the data points. Investors need to look ahead and be prepared if the opportunity in Mexico arises. Mexico has been continuously covered in The Arora Report’s ZYX Emerging for 17 years. As full disclosure, if there is a back up the truck buying opportunity, a signal will be made in The Arora Report’s Real Time Feed of ZYX Emerging. In a buy signal, the support zone is only one of many factors. The algorithms used by The Arora Report are highly complex and combine the best elements of macro analysis, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and quantitative analysis with an overlay of change. Identifying change early and being prepared to capture opportunity leads to big gains. Trump is also threatening Canada with steep tariffs. If Canadian stocks are decimated, there will be an opportunity to buy Canada ETF iShares MSCI Canada ETF EWC . Again, investors need to be prepared ahead of time to capture the opportunity if it arises. As full disclosure, a signal to buy Canadian stocks will be in The Arora Report’s ZYX Allocation. Yesterday evening, when the news broke of Trump's tariff plan, stock futures were first quickly sold. Then, the momo crowd stepped in and has been aggressively buying the dip. There are important developments in bitcoin. Please scroll down to the bitcoin section below. Magnificent Seven Money Flows In the early trade, money flows are positive in Apple Inc AAPL , Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN , Meta Platforms Inc META , NVIDIA Corp NVDA , and Tesla Inc TSLA . In the early trade, money flows are neutral in Alphabet Inc Class C GOOG and Microsoft Corp MSFT . In the early trade, money flows are positive in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 QQQ . Momo Crowd And Smart Money In Stocks Investors can gain an edge by knowing money flows in SPY and QQQ. Investors can get a bigger edge by knowing when smart money is buying stocks, gold, and oil. The most popular ETF for gold is SPDR Gold Trust GLD . The most popular ETF for silver is iShares Silver Trust SLV . The most popular ETF for oil is United States Oil ETF USO . Bitcoin At a time when almost everyone is bullish on Bitcoin BTC/USD and cryptos, money flows are at a record to short bitcoin. As an example, money flows in ProShares UltraShort Bitcoin ETF (ARCA : SBIT) were at a record $18.8M yesterday. Of course, money flows in short bets on bitcoin pale in comparison to money flows in long bets. Bitcoin whales took profits in the zone of $93,000 – $98,000, taking advantage of super excited retail investors. At a time when retail investors were converting their dollars into bitcoins, bitcoin whales were converting their bitcoins into dollars. Protection Band And What To Do Now It is important for investors to look ahead and not in the rearview mirror. The proprietary protection band from The Arora Report is very popular. The protection band puts all of the data, all of the indicators, all of the news, all of the crosscurrents, all of the models, and all of the analysis in an analytical framework that is easily actionable by investors. Consider continuing to hold good, very long term, existing positions. Based on individual risk preference, consider a protection band consisting of cash or Treasury bills or short-term tactical trades as well as short to medium term hedges and short term hedges. This is a good way to protect yourself and participate in the upside at the same time. You can determine your protection bands by adding cash to hedges. The high band of the protection is appropriate for those who are older or conservative. The low band of the protection is appropriate for those who are younger or aggressive. If you do not hedge, the total cash level should be more than stated above but significantly less than cash plus hedges. A protection band of 0% would be very bullish and would indicate full investment with 0% in cash. A protection band of 100% would be very bearish and would indicate a need for aggressive protection with cash and hedges or aggressive short selling. It is worth reminding that you cannot take advantage of new upcoming opportunities if you are not holding enough cash. When adjusting hedge levels, consider adjusting partial stop quantities for stock positions (non ETF); consider using wider stops on remaining quantities and also allowing more room for high beta stocks. High beta stocks are the ones that move more than the market. Traditional 60/40 Portfolio Probability based risk reward adjusted for inflation does not favor long duration strategic bond allocation at this time. Those who want to stick to traditional 60% allocation to stocks and 40% to bonds may consider focusing on only high quality bonds and bonds of five year duration or less. Those willing to bring sophistication to their investing may consider using bond ETFs as tactical positions and not strategic positions at this time. The Arora Report is known for its accurate calls. 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ClutchPoints is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way connected to any sportsbook. Gambling is not offered on this website in any form. Oklahoma looks to end their season on a high note as they face Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Oklahoma-Navy prediction and pick. Oklahoma-Navy Last Game – Matchup History Oklahoma comes into the game at 6-6 on the year. They opened the year 4-1, with the only loss being a 25-15 loss to Tennessee. Still, they would win just two of their next seven games. One of the wins was a 59-14 victory over Maine. The other win was a 24-3 upset of Alabama. Meanwhile, Navy was 9-3 on the year. They opened up the season 6-0, but the winning streak ended with a loss to Notre Dame. They would then fall to Rice before beating USF. After a loss to Tulane, Navy would finish the year with two more wins. First, it was a 34-20 win over East Carolina, before a 31-13 upset of Army. Overall Series: These two teams have faced just one time in history. That was in 1965 when Navy took a 10-0 win. Here are the Oklahoma-Navy College Football odds, courtesy of FanDuel. College Football Odds: Oklahoma-Navy Odds Oklahoma: -3.5 (-105) Moneyline: -162 Navy: +3.5 (-115) Moneyline: +134 Over: 43.5 (-110) Under: 43.5 (-110) How to Watch Oklahoma vs. Navy Time: 12:00 PM ET/ 9:00 AM PT TV: ESPN *Watch college football LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Why Oklahoma Could Cover The Spread/Win Oklahoma was 110th in points per game this year while sitting 127th in yards per game. They were 86th in the run and... Bryan LoganEASTENDERS favourite Shona McGarty has teased a soap comeback to save Bianca Jackson and Sonia Fowler from killer psycho Reiss. The actress, who has been a familiar face on the BBC soap since 2008 when her character arrived with step-mum Bianca, said she would return to celebrate the soap's 40th anniversary in February. Shona , 33, exited the soap in May 2024 as her character finally got her happy ending though, leaving Walford to start a new life with her baby Dolly and teen foster daughter Britney. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Shona said: "I left on the bus and not under it, so for that I'm really grateful. "I would absolutely go back to EastEnders - it's 16 years of creating a family, I grew up on that show. "I've got a really good relationship with EastEnders, the doors open but at the moment not yet." READ MORE ON EASTENDERS Ahead of the landmark 40th anniversary next year, Shona said: "I wouldn't say no to [going back for EastEnders' 40th anniversary], I definitely would because I would do anything to celebrate EastEnders. Along with thousands of BBC viewers, soap star Shona has demanded "justice" for Sonia. She told us: "I haven't had a lot of time, so I can't sit down and watch it all the time, but it comes up in different social media apps and I catchup that way. "I saw Reiss had murdered his wife with a pillow, when I left he was nice. Most read in News TV "It shows you how quick things can change in that show. "It's mad, poor Bianca, I feel as Whitney I should go and rescue her." Shona insisted: "Whitney would get her out." Whitney's character left love interest and boyfriend Zach Hudson in Walford when she departed. Despite not getting her happy ending with Zach, Shona said Whitney would want him to find happiness. "As a viewer I want Zach to find happiness, I can imagine Lauren and Zach getting together. I don't know what's going to happen," Shona said. Shona, who starred in popular theatre show 2.22 Ghost Story after her soap departure, has her hands full at the moment. She teased: "There are some plays coming up, there's also my music, I'm working really hard on my music. "I'm creating lots of really good album material, it's been really fun. "The acting is definitely going to stay there, but right now I'm working on my music and do the things I couldn't do when I was Whitney." When asked if she'd ever consider joining a rival soap, Shona said: "No, my loyalty is with EastEnders always." But that won't stop her from reaching for the stars in Hollywood, as she revealed her acting icon. "Angelina Jolie is my idol, if I ever met her, I think I'd die," she gushed. "My dream is to do something with her or to direct out there. Dream big or don't dream at all." The actress’ life has been something of a whirlwind since leaving EastEnders because, after confirming her engagement to Irish musician David Bracken . She has now revealed that she would swap the hustle and bustle of the city for a tranquil life in Ireland. "We've always got wedding plans, we know our colour schemes, but right now we're just focusing on being really happy and engaged," she said. "We're spending a lot of time in Ireland and the UK - just toying between the two. "I would to Ireland, it's just a different way of life. My family is Irish and it just kind of feels right." Big move Walking away from the BBC soap was a “really difficult” move, though, Shona admitted. Speaking about her exit exclusively to The Sun , she said: “It was a really difficult decision, because it’s all I’ve ever known. "I pretty much grew up on the Square, so I feel like I’m leaving home," Shona continued, adding, "But I had to put on my big girl pants and be quite brave, because life is so short. READ MORE SUN STORIES “You feel that more and more as you get older. There are other opportunities and areas of the industry I want to explore before I get too old! “All things come to an end and this is the new chapter of my life. I mean, 16 years is amazing. I’ve had a really good run and Whitney needs a break. She’s had a pretty tough paper round!” Over the years the likes of EastEnders , Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock... EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) - Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer . But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police. Emmerdale: Holly's drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) - In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale's first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose. Hollyoaks: Luke's rape (2000) - Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs - who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance. Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) - Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt , played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal
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