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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jacob Hutson's 20 points helped Northern Iowa defeat Southern Illinois 78-67 on Sunday. Hutson shot 7 of 10 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line for the Panthers (8-5, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Tytan Anderson added 15 points while shooting 6 of 7 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line while he also had 10 rebounds. Max Weisbrod went 4 of 7 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points. Jarrett Hensley finished with 20 points and six rebounds for the Salukis (5-8, 0-2). Ali Abdou Dibba added 10 points for Southern Illinois. Drew Steffe had eight points. Northern Iowa took the lead with 1:02 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Hutson led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-34 at the break. Northern Iowa turned a 13-point second-half lead into a 27-point advantage with a 14-0 run to make it a 73-46 lead with 8:38 left in the half. Hutson scored 10 second-half points in the matchup. Both teams next play Wednesday. Northern Iowa hosts Belmont and Southern Illinois takes on Evansville at home. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
A few days ago, Scott Cooney , the paterfamilias of CleanTechnica , sent me a note via interoffice mail asking me if I had considered writing a story about Elon Musk and how his financial support of Donald Trump in the last election had boosted his own fortunes. At that moment, I didn’t have any active plans to do so, but in the past few days, a number of pertinent items have found their way into my inbox. They say there are three types of people in the world — those who make things happen, those who know what’s happening, and those who wonder what happened. Our goal is to keep our readers out of that third group. The spur that convinced me to delve into this topic was a recent article in Bloomberg that dealt with this very issue. It cited a report by CNBC that Musk’s net worth increased by $70 billion within five days of the most recent election. He reportedly spent $250 million of his own money to get Trump elected. That’s a huge profit. The question becomes, did Musk spend that money to help Trump or to help himself? The correct answer may be “both.” As Bloomberg points out, Musk is the owner of several large companies that have major contracts with the US government. Several of those companies also have regulatory issues with various government agencies — issues that could get swept under the rug by the next administration. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota warned recently that it is important for the public to know the motivations of wealthy people who work in any administration. “You have a number of very wealthy people going into the Trump administration,” she said on Bloomberg Television . “We need conflict rules enforced. We need to know the decisions they’re making are not for their own interests but for the interest of the American people.” As an unelected advisor to the next administration, Musk isn’t covered by the ethics rules that apply to federal employees. The Trump transition team has released an ethics plan prohibiting its members from working on “particular matters involving specific parties” that affect their financial interests. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is skeptical. She fired off a letter to Trump that specified her concerns recently. She alluded to the numerous contracts the US government has with SpaceX and Tesla, and said his companies have been subject to “at least 20 recent investigations or reviews” by federal regulatory agencies. She cited reports just in the last week of developments in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into Neuralink and Musk’s purchase of Twitter. In her letter, Senator Warren made reference to several connections between Musk-owned companies and the federal government. “In addition to their substantial dependence on government contracts and other forms of direct and indirect government support, SpaceX, Tesla, and Mr. Musk’s other companies have an ongoing interest in how the government does or does not enforce labor laws, workplace safety rules, environmental regulations, and other federal laws. Others explain that Mr. Musk’ “entanglements with federal regulators are ... numerous and adversarial.” His companies have been the subject of at least “20 recent investigations or reviews,” including those carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) , which has opened five investigations into Tesla; the Justice Department, which has sued SpaceX over its hiring practices; the Transportation Department, which has fined Neuralink, Mr. Musk’s brain implant company, for violating rules regarding the movement of hazardous materials; and the National Labor Relations Board, which SpaceX is attempting to “defang” through a series of lawsuits. Here are relevant parts or that letter. Her footnotes have been deleted here but can be found in the original text at the link above. “Mr. Musk’s substantial private interests present a massive conflict of interest with the role he has taken on as your ‘unofficial co-president.’ Currently, the American public has no way of knowing whether the advice that he is whispering to you in secret is good for the country — or merely good for his own bottom line. The evidence shows the benefits that have already accrued for Mr. Musk: in the five days after the election, Tesla’s stock surge alone increased Mr. Musk’s fortune by $70 billion as he ‘cashe[d] in on his investments’ he made in your campaign. “Two reports from this past week indicate the extent to which Mr. Musk may have clear conflicts of interest related to the advice he is giving as part of the transition team and as co-chair of DOGE. First, Mr. Musk, on December 13, released a Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) ‘settlement demand’ related to his purchase of Twitter, indicating that he was facing imminent charges related to potential securities fraud. Information released by Mr. Musk’s attorney also indicated that the SEC had reopened an investigation into another one of his companies, Neuralink. And that same day, press reports indicated that the Trump Transition team had recommended repealing a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reporting requirement that companies report crash data from automated vehicles – a change that ‘would particularly benefit Tesla.’ “As a key adviser to you and a high profile policymaker in his role as co-chair of the DOGE Committee, Mr. Musk appears to be playing an extraordinarily influential role in the transition, and it appears that he is poised to continue doing so after you assume office on January 20, 2025. He should be held to the ethics standards that you have established for your transition team and should provide clarity about his role and his activities in order to reassure the American public that he is working solely on their behalf and not using his role in the transition as an opportunity to fatten his own wallet.” Warren asked for a response to her letter by December 23. What she got was a statement from Trump transition team spokesperson Karoline Leavitt who dismissed the letter and mocked Warren as “Pocahontas,” a racist reference to Warren’s previous assertion of distant Native American heritage, Bloomberg reports. “Pocahontas can play political games and send toothless letters, but the Trump-Vance transition will continue to be held to the highest ethical and legal standards possible,” Leavitt said. The emphasis should be on the word “possible.” Every organization reflects the ethics of its leaders, so in this case that means old “Grab ’em by the pussy” Trump is setting the bar as low as possible. E. Jean Carroll could offer some insight into the man’s ethical standards or lack thereof. So, is Musk pushing his views because he thinks they are good for the country or because he thinks they are good for himself? In 1958, Sherman Adams, chief of staff to President Eisenhower, was dismissed from his position when it was learned he had accepted an expensive vicuna coat from a South American diplomat. That is what setting a high ethical bar looks like, not the transactional standards of Donald Trump who shamelessly seeks disparaging information from a foreign government to smear a political opponent. The man has no ethics and never has. We have this advice for Elon : “When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.” Musk may think he has this whole thing wired, but pride rides before a fall, my old Irish grandmother liked to say. He should be aware that there is only one sun in Donald Trump’s universe — himself — and anyone who attempts to compete with him is likely to suffer greatly. The same person who could help Musk substantially could just as easily decide to make life miserable for him. Be careful what you wish for, Elon. You just might get it. Featured image: Mashup by Carolyn Fortuna/CleanTechnica from “ Donald Trump Signs The Pledge ” by Michael Vadon, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 . + “ Elon Musk ” by Daniel Oberhaus (2018) , licensed under CC BY 2.0 . CleanTechnica's Comment Policy LinkedIn WhatsApp Facebook Bluesky Email RedditEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Snapping a franchise-record 10-game losing streak, winning for the first time at home this season and ending the Indianapolis Colts' slim playoff hopes Sunday didn't salvage the season for the New York Giants. The main positive in the 45-33 win that Drew Lock led with four touchdown passes and a late TD run was the Giants (3-13) got to walk off the field with smiles for the first time in months after a season of misery that will could lead to major changes. Another factor from the win: New York no longer has control of the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Giants coach Brian Daboll, who has had two straight losing seasons following a playoff berth in 2022 in his first year, said that he was happy the team got a chance to celebrate after losing eight straight at MetLife Stadium. “Those guys put a lot into it. They come out, they grind every day. They have good attitudes,” Daboll said. “It’s never easy when you when are losing. But I’m proud of the character and all the people in the building, and I’m mostly happy for them.” Lock, who threw two pick-6s in the loss to Atlanta a week ago, sandwiched touchdown passes of 31 and 59 yards to Malik Nabers around TD passes of 32 yards to Darius Slayton and 5 yards to Wan'Dale Robinson in leading the Giants (3-13) to their first win since beating Seattle on Oct. 6. “I've won a lot in my life,” Slayton said. "I wouldn’t say I ever forget the feeling of winning, but, you know, obviously it’s nice to get that feeling back today.” Ihmir Smith-Marsette had a 100-yard return on the second-half kickoff on a day the league's worst offense set a season high for points. Jonathan Taylor scored on runs of 3 and 26 yards for Indianapolis (7-9), while Joe Flacco, subbing for the injured Anthony Richardson, threw touchdown passes of 13 yards to Alec Pierce and 7 yards to Michael Pittman, the last bringing the Colts within 35-33 with 6:38 left in the fourth quarter. Lock, who finished 17 of 23 for 309 yards, clinched the game by leading a nine-play, 70-yard drive that he capped with a 5-yard run. “It’s kudos to him,” said Nabers, who now has 104 catches for 1,140 yards and six touchdowns. “He looked over the film, found some things that he could get better on and did all that through the week, and it showed how good he can be.” The 45 points were the most for New York since putting up 49 in a 52-49 loss to the Saints in 2015. It’s the Giants most in a win since a 45-14 rout against Washington in 2014 and most at home since a 52-27 win against the Saints in 2012. The No. 6 overall pick in the draft, Nabers finished with seven catches for a career-high 171 yards. “That’s why we drafted him, where we drafted him,” Daboll said. “I’ve been asked about it since training camp and I think the response has been, ‘He’s a pretty good football player.’” Flacco was 26 of 38 for 330 yards with two interceptions, the second by rookie Dru Phillips shortly after Lock's TD run. Taylor, who rushed for 218 yards in a win over Tennessee last week, finished with 125 yards on 32 carries. Pierce had six catches for 122 yards. The Colts came into the game needing to win their final two games and also get help to make the playoffs. “We had something to play for today and obviously we didn’t get it done," Flacco said. The Colts haven't made the playoffs since posting an 11-5 record in 2020. “It's hard to explain,” said Colts coach Shane Steichen, who led the team to a 9-8 record in his first season in 2023. “We had to play a complete game. We haven’t done it all year. We have to be on the same page, and to go out there like that is obviously not good enough.” Nabers and running back Tyrone Tracy become the third pair of rookies to have more than 1,000 yards from scrimmage in the same season. The previous duo was running back Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston of the Saints in 2006. Colts: Richardson was inactive with foot and back injuries sustained against Tennessee. Giants: DL Armon Watts (knee) was ruled out in the first half. Colts: Finish the regular season by hosting Jacksonville. Giants: At Philadelphia to face Saquon Barkley and the Eagles.
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