SafeSport Center changes targeted in new bill aimed at sex abuse in sportsPresident-elect Donald Trump is set to triumphantly return to the international stage Saturday when he attends the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris along with other world leaders. Trump will be joined at the highly anticipated event by such global bigs as French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and Britain’s Prince William. President Biden is not attending the ceremony, instead sending his wife Jill to represent the US. Zelensky officially plans to meet with Macron – a staunch ally of Ukraine in its war with Russia — during his visit, but “other meetings are also possible [for the Ukrainian leader], in particular with President-elect Donald Trump,” a Ukrainian source told AFP. Such a meeting would make the gathering for the cathedral’s reopening a de facto diplomatic summit in a period of extreme tension between NATO and Russia over the Ukraine war. The guest list for the famed cathedral’s re-opening ceremony — which will feature music from world-renowned musicians and the blessing of its grand organ — also will include the heads of state of Germany Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and Lithuania, Le Monde said. Prince William will be joined by other royals at the event including King Felipe VI of Spain and likely the king and queen of Belgium, reports said. All of the world leaders will have an opportunity to cozy up to Trump, the soon-to-be leader of the free world. Trump has called the cathedral “one of the great treasures of the world” and lamented the devastating fire that ravaged the historic landmark in 2019. The blaze is suspected of being caused by faulty electrical wiring or even a smoldering cigarette from a worker. He has praised Macron for leading its restoration effort, which was completed with astonishing speed thanks to the efforts of more than 2,000 workers including many craftsmen. “President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so,” the president-elect wrote on Truth Social. Macron was one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate Trump on his election victory, posting on X that he was “ready to work together as we did for four years. “With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity,” Macron wrote, addressing Trump. Macron’s office also called Trump on the phone soon after he clinched the election win. On Saturday, the pair will have a chance to meet face-to-face along with the hoards of other political leaders. “It will be a very special day for us all!” Trump wrote.
ARLINGTON, Va. , Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The AES Corporation AES approved an increase of 2% in the Company's quarterly common stock dividend, from $0.1725 per share to $0.17595 per share, beginning in the first quarter of 2025. The Company's first quarter 2025 common stock dividend of $0.17595 per share is payable on February 14, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 31 , 2025. Additional information regarding dividends paid by AES, including tax treatment, can be found on www.aes.com by selecting "Investors" then "Stock Information" and then "Dividend History." About AES The AES Corporation AES is a Fortune 500 global energy company accelerating the future of energy. Together with our many stakeholders, we're improving lives by delivering the greener, smarter energy solutions the world needs. Our diverse workforce is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, while partnering with our customers on their strategic energy transitions and continuing to meet their energy needs today. For more information, visit www.aes.com . Safe Harbor Disclosure This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to future earnings, growth and financial and operating performance. Forward-looking statements are not intended to be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES' current expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Forecasted financial information is based on certain material assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding accurate projections of future interest rates, commodity price and foreign currency pricing, continued normal levels of operating performance and electricity volume at our distribution companies and operational performance at our generation businesses consistent with historical levels, as well as the execution of PPAs, conversion of our backlog and growth investments at normalized investment levels, and rates of return consistent with prior experience. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are discussed in AES' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under Item 1A: "Risk Factors" and Item 7: "Management's Discussion & Analysis" in AES' 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Readers are encouraged to read AES' filings to learn more about the risk factors associated with AES' business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except where required by law. Any Stockholder who desires a copy of the Company's 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 26, 2024 with the SEC may obtain a copy (excluding the exhibits thereto) without charge by addressing a request to the Office of the Corporate Secretary, The AES Corporation, 4300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Exhibits also may be requested, but a charge equal to the reproduction cost thereof will be made. A copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K may be obtained by visiting the Company's website at www.aes.com . Website Disclosure AES uses its website, including its quarterly updates, as channels of distribution of Company information. The information AES posts through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor our website, in addition to following AES' press releases, quarterly SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. In addition, you may automatically receive e-mail alerts and other information about AES when you enroll your e-mail address by visiting the " Subscribe to Alerts " page of AES' Investors website. The contents of AES' website, including its quarterly updates, are not, however, incorporated by reference into this release. Investor Contact: Susan Harcourt 703-682-1204, susan.harcourt@aes.com Media Contact: Amy Ackerman 703-682-6399, amy.ackerman@aes.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aes-announces-2-increase-in-quarterly-dividend-302325157.html SOURCE The AES Corporation © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Police stn explosion mystery persistsHow to spot a loan shark: Crucial warning signs every borrower must know
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5 , the first to ride Boeing's new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight. They arrived at the International Space Station the next day, only after overcoming a cascade of thruster failures and helium leaks . NASA deemed the capsule too risky for a return flight, so it will be February before their long and trying mission comes to a close. While NASA managers bristle at calling them stuck or stranded, the two retired Navy captains shrug off the description of their plight. They insist they're fine and accepting of their fate. Wilmore views it as a detour of sorts: "We're just on a different path." NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo June 5 as they head to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on the Boeing Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. "I like everything about being up here," Williams told students Wednesday from an elementary school named for her in Needham, Massachusetts, her hometown. "Just living in space is super fun." Both astronauts lived up there before, so they quickly became full-fledged members of the crew, helping with science experiments and chores like fixing a broken toilet, vacuuming the air vents and watering the plants. Williams took over as station commander in September. "Mindset does go a long way," Wilmore said in response to a question from Nashville first graders in October. He's from Mount Juliet, Tennessee. "I don't look at these situations in life as being downers." Boeing flew its Starliner capsule home empty in September, and NASA moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight not due back until late February. Two other astronauts were bumped to make room and to keep to a six-month schedule for crew rotations. Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait June 13 inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Like other station crews, Wilmore and Williams trained for spacewalks and any unexpected situations that might arise. "When the crews go up, they know they could be there for up to a year," NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free said. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio found that out the hard way when the Russian Space Agency had to rush up a replacement capsule for him and two cosmonauts in 2023, pushing their six-month mission to just past a year. Boeing said this week that input from Wilmore and Williams was "invaluable" in the ongoing inquiry of what went wrong. The company said it is preparing for Starliner's next flight but declined to comment on when it might launch again. NASA also has high praise for the pair. "Whether it was luck or whether it was selection, they were great folks to have for this mission," NASA's chief health and medical officer, Dr. JD Polk, said during an interview with The Associated Press. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both Expedition 71 flight engineers, make pizza Sept. 9 aboard the International Space Station's galley located inside the Unity module. Items are attached to the galley using tape and Velcro to keep them from flying away in the microgravity environment. On top of everything else, Williams, 59, had to deal with "rumors," as she calls them, of serious weight loss. She insists her weight is the same as it was on launch day, which Polk confirms. During Wednesday's student chat, Williams said she didn't have much of an appetite when she first arrived in space. But now she's "super hungry" and eating three meals a day plus snacks, while logging the required two hours of daily exercise. Williams, a distance runner, uses the space station treadmill to support races in her home state. She competed in Cape Cod's 7-mile Falmouth Road Race in August. She ran the 2007 Boston Marathon up there as well. She has a New England Patriots shirt with her for game days, as well as a Red Sox spring training shirt. "Hopefully I'll be home before that happens — but you never know," she said in November. Husband Michael Williams, a retired federal marshal and former Navy aviator, is caring for their dogs back home in Houston. As for Wilmore, 61, he's missing his younger daughter's senior year in high school and his older daughter's theater productions in college. The astronauts in the video seemed to be in good spirits with one stating, “It’s gonna be delicious.” (Scripps News) "We can't deny that being unexpectedly separated, especially during the holidays when the entire family gets together, brings increased yearnings to share the time and events together," his wife, Deanna Wilmore, told the AP in a text this week. Her husband "has it worse than us" since he's confined to the space station and can only connect via video for short periods. "We are certainly looking forward to February!!" she wrote. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, gives a thumbs up as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Complex 40 for a mission to the International Space Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., (AP Photo/John Raoux) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) The Falcon 9's first stage booster returns to Landing Zone 1 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, talks to his family members as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov looks on after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) In this image from video provided by NASA, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, and astronaut Nick Hague travel inside a SpaceX capsule en route to the International Space Station after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (NASA via AP) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Get local news delivered to your inbox!Washington Commanders win in overtime to clinch play-off berth
In a classic example of choosing different horses for different courses at the polling booth, a number of voters across Maharashtra ’s Nanded district split their votes earlier this month, choosing the candidate of one party for a parliamentary bypoll and the nominee of an opposing party for the Assembly seat. As a result, the Congress ’s Ravindra Chavan became the MP for Nanded, even as the BJP-led Mahayuti cornered all six Assembly seats within the Lok Sabha constituency. ‘Smart choices’ Such divergence of voter preferences shows that people are “smart enough to choose different candidates” for different polls, Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam said on Friday (November 29, 2024), noting that a similar pattern of voting has been witnessed elsewhere as well. Answering a question on Nanded during a Facebook chat moderated by The Hindu ‘s Vinaya Deshpande on Friday (November 29, 2024), Mr. Chockalingam said he did not want to get into the “realm of conjecture” behind the pattern of voting. Split votes Congress MP Mr. Chavan is the son of former MP Vasantrao Chavan, whose death in August necessitated the byelection. He bagged the seat by defeating his nearest rival, Santukrao Hambarde of the BJP, by a narrow margin of 1,457 votes. Mr. Chavan polled 5,86,788 votes while Mr. Hambarde for 5,85,331 votes. As part of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Congress fielded its nominees in all six Assembly seats in Nanded, where they garnered a sum total of 4,27,465 votes, 1.59 lakh votes less than Mr. Chavan got in the parliamentary poll. From the ruling Mahayuti, the BJP candidates fielded candidates in four seats, and the Shiv Sena in the remaining two seats. Cumulatively, the Mahayuti candidates got 6,12,782 votes, or 27,451 more than the losing BJP candidate in the Lok Sabha bypoll. The significant number of votes garnered by smaller players — including the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, Prahar Janshakti Party, and the All India Majlis-E-Inquilab-E-Millat (AIMIM) — was among the factors behind the Congress’s loss in the Assembly election in the district. Same story in Tirupati The Nanded district’s Collector and Electoral Officer Abhijit Raut recalled that a similar situation had occurred six months ago during the general election, when Andhra Pradesh had held a simultaneous Assembly election. Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate Maddila Gurumoorthy won the Tirupati Lok Sabha seat, but the party lost all the seven Assembly seats falling under the parliamentary constituency to the Telugu Desam Party-BJP-Jana Sena Party combine. In the seven Assembly seats, the YSRCP had collectively netted 5,61,014 votes while the opposing coalition got 7,52, 542 votes. In the Lok Sabha poll, however, the YSRCP got 6,32,228 votes, beating the coalition candidate’s 6,17,659 votes. Published - November 30, 2024 09:15 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 / state politics / Bharatiya Janata Party / Indian National Congress / Election Commission of India / Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections 2024 / Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress PartyPresident of Israel's stern words to Albanese after synagogue attack By ZAK WHEELER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 22:00, 6 December 2024 | Updated: 22:00, 6 December 2024 e-mail Advertisement The President of Israel has told Australia's Prime Minister 'firm and strong' action is required after a Victorian synagogue was firebombed early Friday morning. President Isaac Herzog said he spoke with Anthony Albanese on Friday night and strongly condemned the 'horrific' attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne. Police are still hunting the two masked arsonists who allegedly broke in, poured accelerant and set the synagogue alight at around 4 am while worshippers were congregating for prayers. The fire gutted two of its three buildings and left two people with minor injuries. Mr Albanese said the joint Counter-Terrorism Task Force was looking into the blaze, which follows Australia splitting with the United States at a recent UN vote to demand the end of Israel's 'unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible'. President Herzog said these kinds of attacks were 'intolerable'. 'I spoke now with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and expressed my firm condemnation of the horrific arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue,' he wrote on X. 'Following the atrocities carried out by Hamas against Israel on and since October 7, 2023, there has been an intolerable wave of attacks on Jewish communities in Australia and around the world. 'I noted to the Prime Minister that this rise and the increasingly serious antisemitic attacks on the Jewish community required firm and strong action, and that this was a message that must be heard clearly from Australia's leaders.' President Herzog also thanked Mr Albanese and said he trusted local authorities to find those responsible for the attack. 'I thanked [Mr Albanese] for his ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism, and expressed my trust that the local law enforcement would do everything in their power to bring the perpetrators to justice,' President Herzog wrote. Other political and religious leaders have also joined in the unanimous condemnation of the synagogue, which was one of Melbourne's largest and had been built by Holocaust survivors, as security is beefed up around Jewish communities. The Jewish community has lived in fear for the past 14 months, Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Daniel Aghion said. 'This for us is just evidence of that fear,' he said. 'This is a tragic day for the Australian Jewish community.' Victorian senator James Paterson said police and the government needed to boost security to reassure worshippers. 'There will be other shuls and synagogues in the area tonight contemplating Friday night prayers and wondering whether they're safe to do so,' he said. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan confirmed police patrols would be increased from Friday into next week, as she pledged $100,000 towards rebuilding the synagogue. 'This is a place of worship that was built by Holocaust survivors who fled that most evil regime in Europe and chose Melbourne as their home,' she told reporters on Friday afternoon. 'An attack on a place of worship is an attack on all faiths.' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese echoed the premier's sentiment, saying 'to attack a synagogue is an act of anti-Semitism'. He confirmed he had spoken with the head of the Australian Federal Police about ensuring all resources requested were available for the Victoria Police investigation. Mr Albanese said in an earlier statement that he has 'zero tolerance for antisemitism' in Australia and that the AFP and the Commonwealth would be providing assistance in Victoria's investigation. Israel's ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon said the 'outrageous' attack served as a chilling reminder anti-Semitism was not a relic of the past. ''Never again' has become a hollow promise as the very evils it sought to prevent are happening once more,' he said. Religious organizations, including the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, decried the 'disturbing' incident and shared their sympathies with the Jewish community. 'There is absolutely no justification for such acts of aggression against any community, regardless of the circumstances,' President Rateb Jneid said. Human rights commissioners condemned the attack 'in the strongest possible terms'. 'We are deeply concerned that this destructive and violent act will cause fear and intimidation and exacerbate trauma for the Jewish community,' Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman said. Officers were told two men were inside the synagogue where the masked assailants poured liquid on the floor. Police believe the attack was targeted and renewed an appeal for information. Detective Inspector Chris Murray said police were not ruling out terrorism as a motive, as they search for the suspected arsonists. 'We are throwing everything at this,' he told reporters outside the synagogue on Friday. Founder of Yumi's dips, Yumi Friedman, was inside and described a 'big bang on the door with a sledgehammer', before he fled to call help. He returned to find the synagogue was fully alight. 'I touched the door, it was hot and I burnt my hand so I didn't go inside,' he told AAP. Fellow congregant Ruvi Herzogtold told AAP: 'It's devastating, right to the heart of the community, to go and to know that you're not safe.' Glen Eira is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in Victoria with 25,585 people, according to state government data. Want more stories like this from the Daily Mail? Visit our profile page and hit the follow button above for more of the news you need. Anthony Albanese Melbourne Share or comment on this article: President of Israel's stern words to Albanese after synagogue attack e-mail
Parker vs. Saraland LIVE STREAM (12/6/24) | How to watch Alabama state playoffs gameRookie quarterback Jayden Daniels rushed for 127 yards, throwing for another 227 and for three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown pass to Zach Ertz. The Commanders staged a dramatic comeback from a 10-point deficit at half-time, sending them to the play-offs for the first time in four years. PLAYOFF BOUND!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/djmqZv3kH6 — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 30, 2024 The win was enough to give the Los Angeles Rams the NFC West title as it ended the Seattle Seahawks hopes ahead of their meeting in the final week of the season. The Falcons need other results to go their way along with a win over the Carolina Panthers in their final game. Saquon Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season as the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title with a victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The 27-year-old achieved the feat with a 23-yard run during the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ crushing 41-7 success at Lincoln Financial Field. Barkley is 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams, ahead of next week’s regular season finale against the New York Giants. Single-season rushing record in reach. @saquon @Eagles pic.twitter.com/iSHyXeMLv1 — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 However, he could be rested for that game in order to protect him from injury ahead of the play-offs. The Minnesota Vikings scored their ninth consecutive win after hanging on to beat the Green Bay Packers 27-25. Sam Darnold threw touchdowns to Cam Akers, Jordan Addison and Jalen Nailer, pushing his total for the season to 35. The victory set up a final-week showdown with the Detroit Lions for both the division title and top seed in the NFC. The Miami Dolphins kept themselves in the play-off race with a 20-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. With Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out with a hip injury, replacement Tyler Huntly threw for 225 yards and a touchdown. he BAKED today 👨🍳 pic.twitter.com/eFX9fd1w5P — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 Miami will need to beat the New York Jets and hope the Denver Broncos lose to the Kansas City Chiefs to clinch the final AFC wildcard berth. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept alive their dreams of reaching the play-offs by overcoming the Carolina Panthers 48-14. Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield produced a dominant performance at Raymond James Stadium, registering five passing touchdowns to equal a Buccaneers franchise record. The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC conference number two seed for the post season with a 40-14 success over the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another. Buffalo finish the 2024 regular season undefeated at home, with eight wins from as many games. The Indianapolis Colts’ hopes of reaching the play-offs were ended by a 45-33 defeat to the Giants. FINAL: Drew Lock accounts for 5 TDs in the @Giants victory! #INDvsNYG pic.twitter.com/N8HJYth09F — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 Malik Nabers exploded for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Ihmir Smith-Marsette broke a 100-yard kick-off return to give the Giants their highest-scoring output under head coach Brian Daboll. Quarterback Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win. Elsewhere, Mac Jones threw two touchdowns to help the Jacksonville Jaguars defeat the Tennessee Titans 20-13, while the Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 25-10.Futurology A new study has unveiled a discovery beneath the Earth's surface: a vast reservoir of hydrogen that could potentially reshape the global energy landscape. Scientists estimate that approximately 6.2 trillion tons of hydrogen lie hidden in rocks and underground reservoirs, a quantity that dwarfs known oil reserves by a factor of 261. The research, led by Geoffrey Ellis, a petroleum geochemist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has been published in the journal Science Advances. It suggests that tapping into just a fraction of this hydrogen could have far-reaching implications for the world's energy future. "Just 2% of the hydrogen stocks found in the study, equivalent to 124 billion tons of gas, would supply all the hydrogen we need to get to net-zero [carbon] for a couple hundred years," Ellis told LiveScience. This amount of hydrogen contains roughly twice the energy stored in all known natural gas reserves on Earth. Hydrogen, a clean energy carrier, has diverse applications, ranging from fueling vehicles to powering industrial processes and generating electricity. As global efforts to combat climate change intensify, hydrogen is projected to play an increasingly significant role, potentially accounting for up to 30% of future energy supply in some sectors. The study's findings challenge long-held beliefs about hydrogen's behavior underground. "The paradigm throughout my entire career was that hydrogen's out there, it occurs, but it's a very small molecule, so it easily escapes through small pores and cracks and rocks," Ellis said. However, recent discoveries of substantial hydrogen caches in West Africa and an Albanian chromium mine have shifted this perspective. To estimate the global hydrogen reserves, Ellis and his colleague Sarah Gelman developed a model accounting for various factors, including hydrogen production rates underground, the amount likely trapped in reservoirs, and losses through processes such as atmospheric leakage. The model revealed a wide range of possible hydrogen quantities, from 1 billion to 10 trillion tons, with 6.2 trillion tons being the most probable estimate. While these figures are promising, Ellis cautions that much of this hydrogen may be inaccessible due to depth or offshore locations. Additionally, some reserves might be too small for economically viable extraction. Nevertheless, the sheer scale of the estimated reserves suggests that even with these limitations, there could be ample hydrogen available for exploitation. One of the key advantages of natural hydrogen over synthetically produced "green" or "blue" hydrogen is its ready availability. "We don't have to worry about storage, which is something that with the blue hydrogen or green hydrogen you do," Ellis said. "You want to make it when electricity is cheap and then you have to store it somewhere. With natural hydrogen, you could just open a valve and close it whenever you needed it." However, the exact locations of these hydrogen reserves remain unknown, presenting the next challenge for researchers. Ellis and his team are working on narrowing down the geological criteria necessary for underground hydrogen accumulation, with results for the U.S. expected early next year. While the potential of this discovery is enormous, some experts urge caution. Professor Bill McGuire from University College London told the BBC that extracting hydrogen on a scale large enough to impact emissions significantly would require "an enormous global initiative for which we simply don't have time." He also emphasized the need for extensive supporting infrastructure. McGuire questioned whether exploiting another finite resource is necessary, given the availability of renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
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Key Takeaways This week's tragic shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York has raised concern about the security of corporate leaders. CNN says , "UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing shows why companies spend millions to protect their top executives." A Forbes columnist predicts that "after the shooting... security personnel will be in demand." And, according to this Wall Street Journal report , his killing "prompted an immediate re-evaluation of longstanding security practices across corporate America," and "dozens" of security chiefs from large U.S. companies convened together on a call to discuss the situation. "The environment is explosive right now," a former Boston police commissioner who now (no surprise) consults with large companies on mitigating security risks told the Journal. "The threats are evolving and getting more violent." Okay, let's calm down, shall we? Related: Unsolved Murder of UnitedHeathcare Exec Causes Panicked Health Insurance Companies to Take Down Website Leadership Pages Of course, there's reason behind this concern. Corporate executives are not only more in the spotlight than ever before, but they are also not too hard to find. They attend public events, shareholder meetings and social functions all over the world. Often, companies make their schedules public or publish press releases noting where they'll be. Getting hold of their home addresses is a few steps online. Digging into their personal relationships takes minutes, thanks to LinkedIn, X and Facebook. If you're a corporate executive, you can easily be targeted by someone who, say, wants to right a wrong or impersonate a social justice warrior for 15 minutes of fame. But this is not a new thing, is it? Uber's former CEO, Travis Kalanick, was egged in Taiwan in 2017. Bill Gates was hit with a pie in the face during an overseas visit in 1998. Rubert Murdoch and the CEOs of Qantas Airlines and the now defunct Enron Corporation also got pie-ed. Frankly, lots of business leaders and celebrities have been "involuntarily" pied over the years. But the murder of a CEO is, obviously, much more serious. Thankfully, these situations have not only been few and far between but almost non-existent. An advertising executive was murdered in New Jersey in 1994, but that turned out to be the Unabomber's doing. A Microsoft executive was shot and killed in Florida in 2022, but the culprit turned out to be his ex-wife's husband. George Tiller, who owned a women's health clinic in Kansas, was murdered by an anti-abortion extremist at a church service (his clinic was the target of "multiple attacks" previously). I don't want to downplay or trivialize the gravity of what happened to Thompson. But I've searched Google and various chatbots like Perplexity and ChatGPT for examples of other CEOs who have met the same fate and come up short. There are currently 55,000 publicly held companies in the world, and the U.S. has more than six million employee-owned businesses alone. These companies are led not only by CEOs and business owners but by teams of senior executives who would all make enticing targets for the attention seeker. And yet, there are very, very few incidents like this. Senior executives seem more at risk of succumbing to a skiing accident or going down in a plane crash than some random person shooting them point blank on a busy New York City street. Which is why we should all calm down for a minute. The media loves to exploit the worst of our fears and anxieties to get clicks. So they write things like "security will be in demand" and "the environment is explosive." Posts like these from irresponsible "journalists" certainly do not help either. It's a great marketing moment for security firms. But should corporations be making knee-jerk decisions to all-of-the-sudden start spending significant sums for security over what seems to be an isolated incident? If your CEO is Mark Zuckerberg, a celebrity, I get it. But for all others? I'm not so sure. Related: Here's How Entrepreneurs Can Protect Their Company From Cyberattacks Why? Because people don't go around shooting other people. Our systems — while they don't catch everyone — are pretty good at isolating those with criminal histories or who need watching. Guns can be obtained both legally and illegally, but pulling off a shooting requires patience, skill and planning. Of course, people in public positions need to be careful in today's world. CEOs who get political or involved in social issues or support certain controversial causes are increasing their risk of assault from a tiny fraction of lunatics that oppose them. Executives who run firms that are involved in life and death matters, such as healthcare, also need to be careful. All leaders have to be aware of their surroundings. If they receive threats — as Thompson allegedly did — they must take them seriously. Those are the situations where added security measures are needed, be it provided by local police or through private firms. But as you can see from the numbers, these situations are few and far between. So, no one should be panicking. Corporations don't need to surround their CEOs with secret service-type agents in sunglasses. Some do, and they pay millions for the privilege. But for the vast majority of corporate executives, they can take heart that we haven't gotten to that point. And I don't think we will ever get to that point — at least not in the foreseeable future. Thompson's shooting was tragic. But it was a rare event. An anomaly. We should mourn for this man. But, with apologies to the security industry, we shouldn't be overreacting.Jimmy Carter, whose presidency was marked by a complicated relationship with Congress, dies at age 100
President of Israel's stern words to Albanese after synagogue attack By ZAK WHEELER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 22:00, 6 December 2024 | Updated: 22:00, 6 December 2024 e-mail Advertisement The President of Israel has told Australia's Prime Minister 'firm and strong' action is required after a Victorian synagogue was firebombed early Friday morning. President Isaac Herzog said he spoke with Anthony Albanese on Friday night and strongly condemned the 'horrific' attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne. Police are still hunting the two masked arsonists who allegedly broke in, poured accelerant and set the synagogue alight at around 4 am while worshippers were congregating for prayers. The fire gutted two of its three buildings and left two people with minor injuries. Mr Albanese said the joint Counter-Terrorism Task Force was looking into the blaze, which follows Australia splitting with the United States at a recent UN vote to demand the end of Israel's 'unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible'. President Herzog said these kinds of attacks were 'intolerable'. 'I spoke now with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and expressed my firm condemnation of the horrific arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue,' he wrote on X. 'Following the atrocities carried out by Hamas against Israel on and since October 7, 2023, there has been an intolerable wave of attacks on Jewish communities in Australia and around the world. 'I noted to the Prime Minister that this rise and the increasingly serious antisemitic attacks on the Jewish community required firm and strong action, and that this was a message that must be heard clearly from Australia's leaders.' President Herzog also thanked Mr Albanese and said he trusted local authorities to find those responsible for the attack. 'I thanked [Mr Albanese] for his ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism, and expressed my trust that the local law enforcement would do everything in their power to bring the perpetrators to justice,' President Herzog wrote. Other political and religious leaders have also joined in the unanimous condemnation of the synagogue, which was one of Melbourne's largest and had been built by Holocaust survivors, as security is beefed up around Jewish communities. The Jewish community has lived in fear for the past 14 months, Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Daniel Aghion said. 'This for us is just evidence of that fear,' he said. 'This is a tragic day for the Australian Jewish community.' Victorian senator James Paterson said police and the government needed to boost security to reassure worshippers. 'There will be other shuls and synagogues in the area tonight contemplating Friday night prayers and wondering whether they're safe to do so,' he said. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan confirmed police patrols would be increased from Friday into next week, as she pledged $100,000 towards rebuilding the synagogue. 'This is a place of worship that was built by Holocaust survivors who fled that most evil regime in Europe and chose Melbourne as their home,' she told reporters on Friday afternoon. 'An attack on a place of worship is an attack on all faiths.' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese echoed the premier's sentiment, saying 'to attack a synagogue is an act of anti-Semitism'. He confirmed he had spoken with the head of the Australian Federal Police about ensuring all resources requested were available for the Victoria Police investigation. Mr Albanese said in an earlier statement that he has 'zero tolerance for antisemitism' in Australia and that the AFP and the Commonwealth would be providing assistance in Victoria's investigation. Israel's ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon said the 'outrageous' attack served as a chilling reminder anti-Semitism was not a relic of the past. ''Never again' has become a hollow promise as the very evils it sought to prevent are happening once more,' he said. Religious organizations, including the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, decried the 'disturbing' incident and shared their sympathies with the Jewish community. 'There is absolutely no justification for such acts of aggression against any community, regardless of the circumstances,' President Rateb Jneid said. Human rights commissioners condemned the attack 'in the strongest possible terms'. 'We are deeply concerned that this destructive and violent act will cause fear and intimidation and exacerbate trauma for the Jewish community,' Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman said. Officers were told two men were inside the synagogue where the masked assailants poured liquid on the floor. Police believe the attack was targeted and renewed an appeal for information. Detective Inspector Chris Murray said police were not ruling out terrorism as a motive, as they search for the suspected arsonists. 'We are throwing everything at this,' he told reporters outside the synagogue on Friday. Founder of Yumi's dips, Yumi Friedman, was inside and described a 'big bang on the door with a sledgehammer', before he fled to call help. He returned to find the synagogue was fully alight. 'I touched the door, it was hot and I burnt my hand so I didn't go inside,' he told AAP. Fellow congregant Ruvi Herzogtold told AAP: 'It's devastating, right to the heart of the community, to go and to know that you're not safe.' Glen Eira is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in Victoria with 25,585 people, according to state government data. Want more stories like this from the Daily Mail? Visit our profile page and hit the follow button above for more of the news you need. Anthony Albanese Melbourne Share or comment on this article: President of Israel's stern words to Albanese after synagogue attack e-mailSmokers who quit for a week could save a day of their life, experts say
DETROIT — For most of a century, the Detroit Lions making the playoffs was a banner day. Suddenly, it has become old hat. After winning their last NFL championship in 1957, the Lions only played 13 playoff games in the next 75 seasons. They only won one of them — a 38-6 rout of the Dallas Cowboys in 1991. That all changed last season. The Lions beat the Rams, 24-23, on Jan. 14 and then defeated Tampa Bay, 31-23, a week later. They led the NFC championship game 24-7 at halftime, but the San Francisco 49ers rallied to win 34-31. This year, things have been even better. A week after a Thanksgiving win over the Chicago Bears, the Lions beat Green Bay, 34-31, to move to 12-1 and clinch a second straight postseason berth — the first time they’ve done that since going three years in a row from 1993-95. Coach Dan Campbell didn’t even notice his team had secured a playoff spot after beating the Packers. “I just found that out — I didn’t even realize,” he said after the game. “It’s good. It’s good, but it’s like, man, we’ve got four (games) left and we want to get in a different way. We want to go in on our terms and find a way to get this one seed. That’s the priority.” Campbell was so oblivious to locking up a spot that he didn’t even mention it to the team after the game — although they might have seen “Playoffs Clinched” plastered all over the scoreboards. “I wish I had told the team, but I had no idea,” he said. “Honestly, I think they know. They feel like I feel. We can do the old golf clap, but we know what we want to do.” Jared Goff, who followed Campbell into the interview room, agreed with his coach. “I just heard that,” he said. “It’s pretty cool, but it is certainly not what our ultimate goal is. We want to win this division, and we’ve still got some work to do.” What’s working At 12-1 and on an 11-game winning streak, it is hard to find something that isn’t working. The Lions offense, though, has been remarkable. They have scored at least 23 points in 10 straight games, including six games over 30, four over 40 and two over 50. They are leading the league in scoring at 32.1 points per game and are fourth in passing touchdowns (27) and rushing touchdowns (22). What needs help The Lions are second in the league in scoring defense (18.0 ppg), but injuries are starting to catch up to them. Jordan Love averaged 10.3 yards per attempt and 17.2 yards per completion Thursday — both season-worsts for Detroit’s defense — and the Packers were the first team this season to score 30 points against them. Stock up Seven Lions defenders registered a quarterback hit Thursday night. Linebacker Jack Campbell was a first-round pick in 2023 and has been a fixture on the Detroit defense, but the other six — Al-Quadin Muhammad, Myles Adams, Trevor Nowaske, Za’Darius Smith, Ezekiel Turner and Jonah Williams — have joined the team during the regular season to replace injured players. Stock down Rookie CB Terrion Arnold had a rough day, including yet another pass interference penalty in the end zone, this one wiping out a Lions interception. He hasn’t recorded an interception in his 12-game career and is averaging 0.6 passes defensed. Injuries The Lions were missing 11 defensive linemen and linebackers against the Packers, then lost key defensive tackle Alim McNeill to a head injury. Most of those players are on injured reserve, but it isn’t clear if McNeill, Levi Onwuzurike (hamstring), Josh Paschal (knee) or D.J. Reader (shoulder) will be available to face Buffalo on Dec. 15. Key number 18 — the number of Lions on injured reserve, more than any other team in the NFL. If anything can derail them between now and the Super Bowl, it is going to be running out of healthy players in places other than the defensive front seven. Next steps Get as much rest and healing as possible with a long week ahead.
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