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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said Thursday that he is "absolutely" confident that Ryan Day will be back as football coach in 2025. Calls to fire the sixth-year coach rose among Ohio State fans after the Buckeyes lost to Michigan for the fourth straight year. Bjork, in an interview on 97.1 The Fan, said Day is the man for the job, regardless of how the Buckeyes perform in the College Football Playoff. They host Tennessee in a first-round game Dec. 21. "Coach Day is awesome," said Bjork, who came from Texas A&M to replace the retiring Gene Smith last summer. "He's great to work with. He totally gets it. He loves being a Buckeye. So, we're going to support him at the highest level." The 13-10 loss to Michigan followed by an ugly melee between the teams put the coach in a precarious spot. He and his team were booed off the field by the home fans. Bjork ended up releasing a statement expressing his support for the coach. People are also reading... "The reason we had to say something after (the Michigan) game is, we're still breathing, we're still alive," Bjork said. "The season's not over. The book is not closed." Thanks to the playoff, Day has a chance to redeem himself with Ohio State's huge fanbase with a win against the Volunteers — and perhaps more in the 12-team tournament. Regardless of what happens, Day will be back next year, according to Bjork. "Coach Day and I just hit it off so well," Bjork said. "I've been really, really impressed. Every single time I talked to him, I learn something. He's innovative. He recruits at the highest level. He's got a great staff." Day wouldn't directly address his job status last weekend. "When you first come off those types of things, there's a lot of emotion," he said, referring to the Michigan loss. "And then as time goes on, you've got to get refocused because you know what you've done in the past does not affect what's going on moving forward. Everything is out in front of us." Failing to consistently beat Michigan is one of the few flaws in Day's coaching record. Hired as a member of coach Urban Meyer's staff in 2017, Day was the hand-picked successor when Meyer retired after the 2018 season. Compiling an overall 66-10 record, he is widely admired in the coaching community. "Great respect for what he's done in his coaching career, what he's done there at Ohio State and the success that they've had year-in and year-out," Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said. Day is in trouble now because losing The Game is considered an unforgiveable sin by Buckeyes fans. "What we have to do is this whole 'championship or bust' mentality, you want that as the goal, but it has to be about the process," Bjork said. "To me, we've got to maybe change some conversations a little bit. I think we need to maybe just approach things a little bit differently." Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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The political face of India has undergone great changes with the leadership of those who have guided this nation to its present stature. Among them, a giant of a man recently passed away, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, at the age of 92. His demise has affected many politicians and citizens alike. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi put this grief into words in a poignant post on X, where he described Singh as “a mentor and guide.” Table of Contents A Leader of Integrity Manmohan Singh and his role in Indian economy A Complex Legacy A Leader of Integrity In his tribute, Gandhi said Singh had distinguished qualities, with his leadership marked by wisdom and integrity. “He led India with a profound sense of humility and a thorough understanding of economics,” Gandhi recalled, pointing to the significance of Singh in the life of the nation. “I have lost a mentor. Millions will remember him with pride,” he declared, his words striking the hearts of many who felt that Singh had served the country for decades. Similarly, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rahul’s sister, praised Singh for the deep respect he commanded in the political arena. She said that he was a man of utmost honesty and that he stood tall in adversity, which reflected his character. This feeling of praise was expressed on social media platforms by people who were celebrating Singh’s legacy. Manmohan Singh and his role in Indian economy From humble beginnings, Dr. Manmohan Singh rose to become a towering figure in Indian politics and economy. His role as Union Finance Minister during the 1991 economic crisis made him a reluctant yet powerful architect of India’s economic reforms. Singh’s guidance ushered India into the world of global markets, completely changing the country’s economic scenario. He carried this transformation further when he entered the position of Prime Minister as the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won the elections of 2004—a career landmark for him. He relentlessly worked on bringing the Indian economy up, and he worked on upgrading millions of people. One of the first to pay tributes was Prime Minister Narendra Modi , who described Singh as “one of India’s most distinguished leaders.” Modi highlighted Singh’s background from humble beginnings to being a respected economist. He acknowledged that Singh had an immense impact on economic policies during his tenure in different official capacities, which forms a testament to his legacy in India’s development. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also condoled, saying Singh had been a very valuable contribution to the country and a very strong Finance Minister. These tributes speak to the broad appeal and respect that transcended party lines. A Complex Legacy Dr. Singh’s journey was not without challenges. Though he was admired for his integrity, his government was substantially criticized for allegations of corruption and inaction. But 2G spectrum and the Commonwealth Games scams marred the latter half of the tenure of his government; hence, some people regarded him as the “Accidental Prime Minister.” For his part, Singh claimed to believe that history was going to treat him differently, a feeling that defines the complexity of his times. Manmohan Singh’s life and accomplishments only reflect the gigantic figure of Indian politics that he formed. His commitment to reforming India’s economy as well as his dedication to the betterment of public welfare leaves an indelible mark on the country. That is evident by the spate of sorrow and homage paid after he breathed his last. True, it is but another way to say that the legend has come to pass away; yet its legacy will shape and form many more in the future. Also, see: Watch video: Lamborghini catches fire on Mumbai’s Coastal Road, questions raised on safety standardsAfter eight years as secretary of state and a disappointing third place in the Republican primary for governor, Jay Ashcroft says he’s finished with elective office. Ashcroft is the only statewide official elected in 2016 who still holds the same post that voters bestowed. In that time there have been two governors, two lieutenant governors, three state treasurers and three attorneys general. “I don’t have any intention to run for office again,” Ashcroft said in an interview with The Independent. “I somewhat jokingly, but also truthfully, say I’ve done my time. I think I should be paroled after eight years.” Before he leaves office Jan. 13, Ashcroft has one more public function to perform. On Jan. 8, he will call the Missouri House of Representatives to order and preside while the body elects temporary officers. His personal plans for the future, Ashcroft said, are not settled. Katie Ashcroft, his wife, will be chief of staff to incoming Lt. Gov. David Wasinger, so the family will remain in Jefferson City. “Hopefully I will find something else that I will be able to make a difference and increase opportunity for other people to live their life to the fullest,” Ashcroft said. “I’ve had serious discussions but nothing concrete.” Ashcroft’s entry card into Missouri politics was his last name. He’s the son of John Ashcroft, who was state auditor, attorney general, governor, U.S. Senator and U.S. attorney general. Unlike his father, who was 29 when he filed for political office the first time, Jay Ashcroft did not run for the first time until 2014, at age 41, in a losing bid for a state Senate seat. Trained in engineering and law, Ashcroft at an early age didn’t want to run for office. “When I was a little kid, I made the decision that I wasn’t going to go into politics,” he said in an interview with The Independent after announcing his candidacy for governor. “I said, ‘I’m never going to go into politics. I’m never going to be an attorney. I’m going to have a real job.’ Famous last words.” The most visible role of the secretary of state is overseeing Missouri elections. But the office also registers businesses; regulates the sale of investments; manages the State Archive and the State Library; and keeps state administrative rules organized and published. Ashcroft hasn’t hesitated to put an ideological stamp on the work of his office. But he said he’s tried to use the authority allowed in law, not assume he can do things because he favors the action. “As a public official, I need to live within the constraints of what I’m authorized to do by the Constitution and the statute, not what I can get away with,” he said. “I wanted to be able to look at myself in the mirror and say, I’m still ugly, but at least I did the right thing.” The courts haven’t always agreed with Ashcroft’s view of his authority. A federal judge in August rejected Ashcroft’s attempt to regulate investing when it blocked enforcement of rules that would have required brokers to obtain consent to include a “social objective” or other “nonfinancial objective” into their investment advice. U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough decided the rule intruded on federal securities regulations and blocked enforcement. Ashcroft did not appeal the decision but insisted he felt he was working within his authority. “We didn’t say you couldn’t invest in that or you had to invest in that,” Ashcroft said. “What we said was there has to be disclosure, and that you as a company to protect yourself from someone coming back five years later and saying, ‘hey, they never told me this.’” Libraries around the state grumbled, but did not challenge, a condition Ashcroft added to the rules for receiving state aid distributed by his office. The rules require written policies on what materials are “age-appropriate,” to keep non-appropriate materials and displays out of areas designated for minors and post whether events and presentations are suitable for some or all age groups. Parents must give permission for their children to borrow any material from the library, either in person by monitoring selections or by a blanket approval agreement tied to issuing the child a library card. The rule also allows parents to challenge the age designation of any item in the library. “We didn’t stop them from having anything,” Ashcroft said. “We just said, ‘look, if you’re gonna have it, you need to make sure that you’re responsive to the parents of your locality for how you provision those to children.’” The rules could be reversed by a future secretary. Ashcroft said he doesn’t believe the authority could be used to require libraries to give minors full access to all materials without parental notification. “I don’t think that the secretary would have the authority to say that a minor’s interest in what they read trumps the parents interest,” Ashcroft said. For the past two general elections, voters in Missouri have been required to present Missouri- or federally issued identification that includes their birthdate, photo and an expiration date. A Cole County judge recently upheld the law, a decision being appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court. Ashcroft has advocated for the requirement since his 2016 campaign. If the high court upholds the trial court ruling, it would be a final victory for a long-sought Republican initiative. Despite arguments that hundreds of thousands of Missourians would be prevented from voting because they lack the proper credentials, Ashcroft said the law has been a success. “People can whine and say whatever they want, but the facts are it worked just fine,” he said. Republicans have dominated the General Assembly for two decades, leading Missourians who support liberal policies to use the initiative process to pass Medicaid expansion and abortion rights and force a referendum on a right to work law. The secretary of state’s office receives proposed ballot measures and determines if they are ready for circulation. The office writes the ballot language voters see and checks signatures to decide whether petitioners have met the requirements for being on the ballot. On several occasions, the courts ruled Ashcroft had not performed those duties properly. A judge in 2018 rewrote Ashcroft’s ballot language for a referendum on right to work, and last year the Western District Court of Appeals declared his ballot language for an abortion initiative was “replete with politically partisan language.” Ashcroft got the same result when backers of the proposal, which was passed as Amendment 3 this year, challenged his fair ballot language. In that case, the judge determined Ashcroft’s description was improper because it “sows voter confusion about the effects of the measure.” And during an earlier attempt to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban, the courts ruled Ashcroft improperly decided the legislation was immune to a referendum effort because one provision had taken effect through an emergency clause. Ashcroft isn’t the only secretary of state to have ballot language revised by the courts. “What I strived to do was, I strived to follow the law,” Ashcroft said. He’s worked to streamline the signature-checking process for initiatives. By scanning all the pages instead of making physical copies, local election authorities can begin earlier and share the workload. Ashcroft’s replacement, state Sen. Denny Hoskins, wants to eliminate ballot counting by machine and replace it with hand counting. There is a role for hand-counting to double-check results, which is done in post-election audits, but Ashcroft did not endorse it as the primary count. And he doesn’t support efforts to move municipal elections like school board races from April to November. It would multiply the ballots each election authority must prepare because school district and municipal boundaries don’t always align with legislative district lines, he said. “What seems like a great idea on paper and works in 70 of the counties doesn’t work in all of them,” Ashcroft said. “And you’re going to create a big problem if you don’t take into account what they’re living with.” In every statewide election contested by John Aschcroft, Democrats won at least one office. Since Jay Ashcroft filed for office for the first time in 2014, Democrats have won a statewide office only once, in 2018. “The state is changing,” Ashcroft said. “I think there are a lot of people that 40 years ago were Democrats that are now Republicans.” He hasn’t, however, taken for granted that voters will continue that trend. Every year he has been in office, Ashcroft has visited every county at least once. “One, it was an act of service to the people of the state,” he said. “It was a reminder that I might have a title, but it was my responsibility to act for them. “Secondly, I think it sent the right message to them. I wanted the people of the state to know that I cared about their situation and I cared about what they were going through, because I hoped that would make them more likely to reach out to our office or to tell me so we could do something about it.” The difference between today and when his father was in office is that voters now associate local Democrats with policies pursued by the Democratic Party leadership in Washington. There are no more Democrats who oppose abortion and support expanding Second Amendment rights in the General Assembly, he noted. In 1976, the year his father was elected attorney general, voters put Democratic candidate Joe Teasdale in the governor’s office. “I’ve got a picture from when I was four or five years old, in front of the (Jefferson City) News-Tribune, where I was handing him a flower in commemoration of him being pro-life,” he said. His father’s legacy from those years has been an important asset, Ashcroft said. “There are times when it was extremely beneficial because of my name that I had because of him, and it was a good name, and a good name is to be treasured because of what he had done,” Ashcroft said. And I’m not sure it still stands for integrity after some of the campaign ads this past year, but I was thankful to have a good name.” The lessons his father taught him have guided his public life, Ashcroft said. “I’m thankful to have a father that taught me about public service,” he said. “I’m thankful that I had a father that did what he could to teach me to act with integrity, to tell the truth.”

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Tam Union District ethnic studies will be scrutinized As a Tamalpais High School alum (class of 1977), I recall something our social studies teacher, Mr. Philbrook, once said to our school: “You can gauge how the rest of the country will be in five years by looking at Tam High.” He said we were, “the meter for the rest of the country.” Now, after following recent discussions at the school board meetings (“Tam Union parents scrutinize ethnic studies plan,” Dec. 19), I look forward to watching Tam High (and the rest of the Tamalpais Union High School District) take the local lead in (hopefully) rolling back the ill-conceived ideas of ethnic studies classes (previously from elements of critical race theory and the DEI movement) that do far more harm than good. — Tim Amyx, Novato US should stop subsidizing the fossil-fuel industry Contrary to sentiments expressed in the recently published Another View commentary by Ryan M. Yonk (“Time to get real about renewables,” Dec. 16), the energy transition to clean renewable energy sources is well underway, especially here in California. I believe the main reason that only 17% of U.S. energy comes from sources that do not emit greenhouse gases today is that the fossil-fuel industry uses its vast wealth to slow this necessary transition. Not only do fossil-fuel companies get our money directly at the gas pump, they’re heavily subsidized with tax credits, sub-market federal royalties, and the like. More significantly, they bear little to no financial liability for selling products that damage our atmosphere. Who pays for that damage? We do, the ones whose home insurance has gone up or gone away, whose houses are destroyed by climate-driven wildfires, floods and hurricanes, whose health is degraded from smokestack and tailpipe emissions. The International Monetary Fund says that, in 2023, the world paid $7 trillion in direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies. The fossil fuel lobby’s opposition has made the situation urgent. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced that the Arctic has flipped from being a carbon sink to a carbon emitter. I expect that will only accelerate wildfires, droughts and flooding. Yes, there will be costs to develop 24/7, greenhouse-gas-free resources — just as there were costs to build today’s fossil-fuel system, and there are costs to run it now. Transitioning responsibly to greenhouse-gas-free energy is far cheaper than continuing reverse-Robin Hood subsidies that result in accelerating climate change. — Ray Welch, Marinwood Hard to see pedestrians at night this time of year I submit this letter as a public service announcement to everyone walking at dusk or after dark in Marin. It’s the darkest time of year — we just passed 2024’s shortest day and its earliest sunset. The early darkness makes it harder to see people walking. So, if you are walking — possibly in all dark clothing with a black dog — do not expect to be seen by passing or turning cars. Nobody wants to hit you or your dog (or your kid in a stroller, for that matter). Would it be so hard to wear something reflective? Or maybe use a flashlight? Thanks for reading. — AR Danielson, San Rafael Sausalito council should not declare a surplus I am responding to former Sausalito Mayor Ron Albert’s letter published Dec. 14 regarding the letter critical of Sausalito City Council spending that I had published in November. I think Albert misunderstood my point. As a former council member, I believe that, much like a homeowners association can’t transfer funds from its reserve account to the operating account (and then declare a budget surplus), a city shouldn’t be allowed to transfer funds from its designated reserve accounts to the general operating account and declare a budget surplus. That is why I called the members of the City Council ‘”wishful thinkers.” If the council doesn’t focus on fixing the infrastructure instead of costly special interest projects, I think Sausalito (with its $500,000 insurance deductible) is headed toward bankruptcy. Considering that it’s mostly the same people on the City Council as before the election, and that they are pushing the same projects, I am worried. I think Albert is misguided about the role of city staff in these actions. From my perspective, the City Council sets policies and the city manager carries them out. Responsibility lies at these levels. — Carolyn Ford, SausalitoTracing fentanyl’s path into the US starts at this port. It doesn’t end there.

ORRVILLE, Ohio , Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The J. M. Smucker Company (the "Company") (NYSE: SJM) today announced the pricing terms for its previously announced cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and collectively, the "Offers") to purchase up to $300 million aggregate purchase price, not including accrued and unpaid interest (the "Offer Cap"), of the Company's validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) notes set forth below (the "Notes") using a "waterfall" methodology under which the Company will accept the Notes in order of their respective acceptance priority levels noted in the table below (the "Acceptance Priority Levels"). The Offers are being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated December 3, 2024 (the "Offer to Purchase"), which sets forth a description of the terms of the Offers. As of 10:00 a.m. New York City time, on December 17, 2024 (the "Price Determination Time"), the Company expects to accept for purchase pursuant to the Offers the full amount of the 2.750% Senior Notes due 2041 (which have an Acceptance Priority Level of 1), the full amount of the 3.550% Senior Notes due 2050 (which have an Acceptance Priority Level of 2) and a portion of the 2.125% Senior Notes due 2032 (which have an Acceptance Priority Level of 3) validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Time (as defined below) on a prorated basis as described in the Offer to Purchase, using a proration factor of approximately 69.9%, so that the aggregate purchase price does not exceed the Offer Cap. The 4.375% Senior Notes due 2045 (which have an Acceptance Priority Level of 4) and the 5.900% Senior Notes due 2028 (which have an Acceptance Priority Level of 5) will not be accepted for purchase. The "Total Consideration" to be paid for the Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at or prior to 5:00 p.m. , New York City time, on December 16, 2024 (the "Early Tender Time") and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers, includes an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes so tendered and accepted for purchase (the "Early Tender Premium"), which will not constitute an additional or increased payment. In addition to the applicable Total Consideration, holders who validly tender and do not validly withdraw their Notes, and whose Notes are accepted for purchase in the Offers will also be paid any applicable accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, December 19, 2024 (the "Early Settlement Date"). The Total Consideration has been determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to a fixed spread for each of the Notes over the applicable yield to maturity of the applicable U.S. Treasury Security (the "Reference Treasury Security"), determined at the Price Determination Time as specified in the table below and on the cover page of the Offer to Purchase in the column entitled "Reference U.S. Treasury Security." The table below includes only the Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Time that the Company expects to accept for purchase pursuant to the Offers. Acceptance Priority Level (1) Title of Security CUSIP Number Outstanding Principal Amount Reference U.S. Treasury Security (2) Bloomberg Reference Page Reference Yield Fixed Spread (bps) Total Consideration (3) 1 2.750% Senior Notes due 2041 832696AV0 $300,000,000 4.625% UST due 11/15/2044 FIT 1 4.666 % +85 $700.18 2 3.550% Senior Notes due 2050 832696AT5 $300,000,000 4.250% UST due 8/15/2054 FIT 1 4.596 % +95 $730.52 3 2.125% Senior Notes due 2032 832696AU2 $500,000,000 4.250% UST due 11/15/2034 FIT 1 4.391 % +50 $833.04 The Company is offering to accept the maximum principal amount of validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) Notes in the Offer for which the aggregate purchase price, not including accrued and unpaid interest, does not exceed $300 million using a "waterfall" methodology under which the Company will accept the Notes in order of their respective Acceptance Priority Levels noted in the table above. The Total Consideration for Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to or at the Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase is calculated using the applicable fixed spread as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Early Tender Premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount is included in the Total Consideration for each series of Notes set forth above and does not constitute an additional or increased payment. Holders of Notes will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on Notes accepted for purchase up to, but excluding, the Early Settlement Date. Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. Includes the Early Tender Premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. All conditions of the Offers were deemed satisfied by the Company, or timely waived by the Company. Accordingly, the Company expects to accept for purchase, and pay for, $300 million aggregate purchase price of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) on the Early Settlement Date. Although the Offers are scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. , New York City time, on January 2, 2025, unless extended or terminated, because the aggregate purchase price of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to or at the Early Tender Time exceeded the Offer Cap, there will be no Final Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), and no Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time will be accepted for purchase. Notes tendered and not purchased on December 19, 2024 (the "Early Settlement Date") will be returned to holders promptly after the Early Settlement Date. This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Offers are being made solely pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are serving as Dealer Managers for the Offers (each, a "Dealer Manager" and together, the "Dealer Managers"). Questions regarding the Offers may be directed to Goldman Sachs at (800) 828-3182 (toll free) or (212) 357-­1452 (collect) or to J.P. Morgan at (866) 834-4666 (toll free) or (212) 834-3554 (collect). Requests for the Offer to Purchase or the documents incorporated by reference therein may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., which is acting as the Tender Agent and Information Agent for the Offers, at SJM@dfking.com or the following telephone numbers: banks and brokers at (212) 269-5550; all others toll free at (866) 620-2535. The J. M. Smucker Company Forward-Looking Statements This press release ("Release") includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. The forward-looking statements may include statements concerning our current expectations, estimates, assumptions and beliefs concerning future events, conditions, plans and strategies that are not historical fact. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "will," "plan," "strive" and similar phrases. Federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information. We are providing this cautionary statement in connection with the safe harbor provisions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, when evaluating the information presented in this Release, as such statements are by nature subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements and from our historical results and experience. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to successfully integrate Hostess Brands' operations and employees and to implement plans and achieve financial forecasts with respect to the Hostess Brands' business; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits, including synergies and cost savings, related to the Hostess Brands acquisition, including the possibility that the expected benefits will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; disruption from the acquisition of Hostess Brands by diverting the attention of our management and making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; the negative effects of the acquisition of Hostess Brands on the market price of our common shares; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses, and charges and the risk of litigation related to the acquisition of Hostess Brands; the effect of the acquisition of Hostess Brands on our business relationships, operating results, ability to hire and retain key talent, and business generally; disruptions or inefficiencies in our operations or supply chain, including any impact caused by product recalls, political instability, terrorism, geopolitical conflicts (including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas), extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, pandemics, work stoppages or labor shortages (including potential strikes along the U.S. East and Gulf coast ports and potential impacts related to the duration of a recent strike at our Buffalo, New York manufacturing facility), or other calamities; risks related to the availability of, and cost inflation in, supply chain inputs, including labor, raw materials, commodities, packaging, and transportation; the impact of food security concerns involving either our products or our competitors' products, including changes in consumer preference, consumer litigation, actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or other agencies, and product recalls; risks associated with derivative and purchasing strategies we employ to manage commodity pricing and interest rate risks; the availability of reliable transportation on acceptable terms; our ability to achieve cost savings related to our restructuring and cost management programs in the amounts and within the time frames currently anticipated; our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to continue operating under our capital deployment model, including capital expenditures, debt repayment to meet our deleveraging objectives, dividend payments, and share repurchases; a change in outlook or downgrade in our public credit ratings by a rating agency below investment grade; our ability to implement and realize the full benefit of price changes, and the impact of the timing of the price changes to profits and cash flow in a particular period; the success and cost of marketing and sales programs and strategies intended to promote growth in our business, including product innovation; general competitive activity in the market, including competitors' pricing practices and promotional spending levels; our ability to attract and retain key talent; the concentration of certain of our businesses with key customers and suppliers, including primary or single-source suppliers of certain key raw materials and finished goods, and our ability to manage and maintain key relationships; impairments in the carrying value of goodwill, other intangible assets, or other long-lived assets or changes in the useful lives of other intangible assets or other long-lived assets; the impact of new or changes to existing governmental laws and regulations and their application; the outcome of tax examinations, changes in tax laws, and other tax matters; a disruption, failure, or security breach of our or our suppliers' information technology systems, including, but not limited to, ransomware attacks; foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations; and risks related to other factors described under "Risk Factors" in other reports and statements we have filed with the SEC. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances. About The J. M. Smucker Company At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to make food people and pets love by offering a diverse family of brands available across North America . We are proud to lead in the coffee, peanut butter, fruit spreads, frozen handheld, sweet baked goods, dog snacks, and cat food categories by offering brands consumers trust for themselves and their families each day, including Folgers ® , Dunkin' ® , Café Bustelo ® , Jif ® , Uncrustables ® , Smucker's ® , Hostess ® , Milk-Bone ® , and Meow Mix ® . Through our unwavering commitment to producing quality products, operating responsibly and ethically, and delivering on our Purpose, we will continue to grow our business while making a positive impact on society. For more information, please visit jmsmucker.com . The J. M. Smucker Company is the owner of all trademarks referenced herein, except for Dunkin' ® , which is a trademark of DD IP Holder LLC. The Dunkin'® brand is licensed to The J. M. Smucker Company for packaged coffee products sold in retail channels, such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, e-commerce and drug stores, as well as in certain away from home channels. This information does not pertain to products for sale in Dunkin' ® restaurants. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-j-m-smucker-company-announces-pricing-for-cash-tender-offers-302334213.html SOURCE The J.M. Smucker Co.Chris Mubiru leads Northwestern State over North Alabama 71-58COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said Thursday that he is "absolutely" confident that Ryan Day will be back as football coach in 2025. Calls to fire the sixth-year coach rose among Ohio State fans after the Buckeyes lost to Michigan for the fourth straight year. Bjork, in an interview on 97.1 The Fan, said Day is the man for the job, regardless of how the Buckeyes perform in the College Football Playoff. They host Tennessee in a first-round game Dec. 21. "Coach Day is awesome," said Bjork, who came from Texas A&M to replace the retiring Gene Smith last summer. "He's great to work with. He totally gets it. He loves being a Buckeye. So, we're going to support him at the highest level." The 13-10 loss to Michigan followed by an ugly melee between the teams put the coach in a precarious spot. He and his team were booed off the field by the home fans. Bjork ended up releasing a statement expressing his support for the coach. "The reason we had to say something after (the Michigan) game is, we're still breathing, we're still alive," Bjork said. "The season's not over. The book is not closed." Thanks to the playoff, Day has a chance to redeem himself with Ohio State's huge fanbase with a win against the Volunteers — and perhaps more in the 12-team tournament. Regardless of what happens, Day will be back next year, according to Bjork. "Coach Day and I just hit it off so well," Bjork said. "I've been really, really impressed. Every single time I talked to him, I learn something. He's innovative. He recruits at the highest level. He's got a great staff." Day wouldn't directly address his job status last weekend. "When you first come off those types of things, there's a lot of emotion," he said, referring to the Michigan loss. "And then as time goes on, you've got to get refocused because you know what you've done in the past does not affect what's going on moving forward. Everything is out in front of us." Failing to consistently beat Michigan is one of the few flaws in Day's coaching record. Hired as a member of coach Urban Meyer's staff in 2017, Day was the hand-picked successor when Meyer retired after the 2018 season. Compiling an overall 66-10 record, he is widely admired in the coaching community. "Great respect for what he's done in his coaching career, what he's done there at Ohio State and the success that they've had year-in and year-out," Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said. Day is in trouble now because losing The Game is considered an unforgiveable sin by Buckeyes fans. "What we have to do is this whole 'championship or bust' mentality, you want that as the goal, but it has to be about the process," Bjork said. "To me, we've got to maybe change some conversations a little bit. I think we need to maybe just approach things a little bit differently." Get local news delivered to your inbox!

By Nidal al-Mughrabi for Reuters The Israeli military has issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb, setting off a new wave of displacement. Meanwhile, a Gaza hospital director was injured in an Israeli drone attack, Palestinian medics said. The new orders for the Shejaia suburb posted by the Israeli army spokesperson on X on Saturday night were blamed on Palestinian militants firing rockets from that heavily built-up district in the north of the Gaza Strip. "For your safety, you must evacuate immediately to the south," the military's post said. The rocket volley on Saturday was claimed by Hamas' armed wing, which said it had targeted an Israeli army base over the border. Footage circulated on social and Palestinian media, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed residents leaving Shejaia on donkey carts and rickshaws, with others, including children carrying backpacks, walking. Families living in the targeted areas began fleeing their homes after nightfall on Saturday and into Sunday's early hours, residents and Palestinian media said - the latest in multiple waves of displacement since the war began 13 months ago. In central Gaza, health officials said at least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the urban camps of Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij since Saturday night. Adding to the miseries of Gaza's 2.3 million people, most of whom have been repeatedly displaced, heavy winter rain flooded hundreds of tents across the enclave, spoiling food and sweeping away plastic and cloth sheeting that had protected them against the elements. "We ran in the middle of the night, the rainwater flooded the tent, the food is gone, the kids screamed and I am afraid they will get sick," Rami, 37, a Gaza City man displaced at a former soccer stadium, told Reuters via a messaging app. The Palestinian Civil Emergency Service said thousands of displaced people were impacted by the seasonal flooding and demanded new tents and caravans from aid donors to shield them. Hospital director wounded by gunfire In north Gaza, where Israeli forces have been operating against regrouping Hamas militants since early last month, health officials said an Israeli drone dropped bombs on Kamal Adwan Hospital, injuring its director Hussam Abu Safiya. "This will not stop us from completing our humanitarian mission and we will continue to do this job at any cost," Abu Safiya said in a video statement circulated by the health ministry on Sunday. "We are being targeted daily. They targeted me a while ago but this will not deter us...," he said from his hospital bed. Israeli forces say armed militants use civilian buildings including housing blocks, hospitals and schools for operational cover. Hamas denies this, accusing Israeli forces of indiscriminately targeting populated areas. Kamal Adwan is one of three hospitals in north Gaza that are barely operational as the health ministry said the Israeli forces have detained and expelled medical staff and prevented emergency medical, food and fuel supplies from reaching them. In the past few weeks, Israel said it had facilitated the delivery of medical and fuel supplies and the transfer of patients from north Gaza hospitals in collaboration with international agencies such as the World Health Organization. Residents in three embattled north Gaza towns - Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun - said Israeli forces had blown up hundreds of houses since renewing operations in an area that Israel said months ago had been cleared of militants. Palestinians say Israel appears determined to depopulate the area permanently to create a buffer zone along the northern edge of Gaza, an accusation Israel denies. Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed more than 44,000 people, uprooted nearly the entire population at least once, according to Gaza officials, while reducing wide swathes of the narrow coastal territory to rubble. The war erupted in response to a cross-border attack by Hamas-led militants on 7 October 2023 in which gunmen killed around 1200 people and took more than 250 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. - ReutersKolkata Knight Riders have bought back Vibhav Arora after investing INR 1.8 crore in the IPL mega auction. Having played for a total of 20 IPL matches, Vaibhav Arora has scalped a total of 19 wickets. Vaibhav Arora will be keen on shining with the defending champions, KKR. Vaibhav played a good role for KKR in the previous season as well. IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 1 Live Updates: Simarjeet Singh Goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.5 Crore. Vaibhav Arora is back at @KKRiders 🏠 He's acquired for INR 1.8 Crore 👌👌 #TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)A new design is coming to the iPhone 17 series, according to several leaks. And a new report doubles down on the idea that the cameras could be repositioned on the new phone. This would see them placed horizontally, in an arrangement not seen on an Apple device since the iPhone 8. But is it all true? Fellow Forbes Contributor Paul Monckton reported on the details of the leak here , but while the latest report comes from Digital Chat Station, a Weibo user with a decent track record for accurate reports, there is still room for doubt, I’d say. The report says that the camera arrangement on one or more iPhone 17 models will be different from the current range. Instead of the square-with-round-corners placement of three lenses on the Pro models or the two vertically-placed cameras of the 16 and 16 Plus, we are led to expect a horizontal row of cameras. As Paul points out, it would mean an iPhone looking strikingly like the Google Pixel series. This has one big advantage: when the phone is on the table and you tap on it, it doesn’t wobble. But there are plenty of concerns with this suggested new look. First, Apple changed the iPhone design with the iPhone 16, by placing the cameras vertically instead of the previous diagonal arrangement. Apple almost never ditches a design after just one year. Exceptions to this include the very first iPhone, but there are few after that. I’d be surprised if the iPhone 17 changed its styling from the 16, other than for color. Second, one of the main reasons for the iPhone 16 design change was to allow the regular iPhone to shoot spatial videos for the first time when the phone was held in landscape orientation. It seems strange that Apple would ditch this so quickly—though it could be overcome by software and lens changes, it’s true, if the image was cropped in a different way. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max also had a gentle redesign this year, though a more striking change may be on the horizon in 2025. Even so, adopting this horizontal arrangement seems far-fetched to me. And if, as the report says, multiple phones are expected to opt for a line of cameras in 2025, Apple may want to avoid running with the pack. The leaker’s track record makes the topic worthy of analysis, and such a change is not impossible, of course, but it will be useful to wait for more reports that corroborate this. Stay tuned.

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Ducks forward Trevor Zegras has surgery on torn knee meniscus, will be out for 6 weeksNEW DELHI: Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister who governed the South Asian country for two terms and liberalised its economy in an earlier stint as finance minister, died at the age of 92, on Thursday. Singh, an economist-turned-politician who also served as the governor of the central bank, was ailing and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Described as a “reluctant king” in his first stint as prime minister, the quietly spoken Manmohan Singh was arguably one of India’s most successful leaders. The first Sikh in office, Singh, 92, was being treated for age-related medical conditions and died after he was brought to hospital after a sudden loss of consciousness. He is credited with steering India to unprecedented economic growth and lifting hundreds of millions out of dire poverty. He went on to serve a rare second term. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji.” He applauded the economist-turned-politician’s body of work. Born into a poor family in a part of British-ruled India now in Pakistan, Singh studied by candlelight to win a place at Cambridge University before heading to Oxford, earning a doctorate with a thesis on the role of exports and free trade in India’s economy. He became a respected economist, then India’s central bank governor and a government advisor but had no apparent plans for a political career when he was suddenly tapped to become finance minister in 1991. During that tenure to 1996, Singh was the architect of reforms that saved India’s economy from a severe balance of payments crisis, and promoted deregulation and other measures that opened an insular country to the world. Read More: Pakistan to invite Manmohan Singh for Kartarpur corridor’s inauguration Famously quoting Victor Hugo in his maiden budget speech, he said: “No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come,” before adding: “The emergence of India as a major economic power in the world happens to be one such idea.” Singh’s ascension to prime minister in 2004 was even more unexpected. He was asked to take on the job by Sonia Gandhi, who led the centre-left Congress party to a surprise victory. Italian by birth, she feared her ancestry would be used by Hindu nationalist opponents to attack the government if she were to lead the country.

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