MARSHALL, Mo. — The Hastings College men's soccer team was on the other end Thursday of the shutouts it had recently been recording down the stretch of the season. The Broncos were the ones without a goal on the scoreboard in a 1-0 loss to Louisiana Christian in the first round of the NAIA men's soccer national tournament in Marshall, Missouri. Adrian Amoros Navarro's goal in the 54th minute stood for Louisiana Christian, which recorded its second-ever national tournament victory. Navarro was assisted by Lucas Lima. Hastings (11-8-2) lacked on the attack as a whole in its return trip to nationals after snapping a seven-year streak a season ago. The Broncos, who reached the tourney by winning the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament championship, were outshot 15-6 (5-1 on goal). HC didn't have its first try on net until there were 13 seconds left in the game. Louisiana Christian (15-4-3) entered the game 23rd in the NAIA with its 0.94 goals against average. HC was dominant in the physicality aspect, evident in the Broncos receiving 20 fouls and four yellow cards. Each team took five corners. Hastings keeper Pablo Arce-Salinas made four saves.Baijiayun Announces Up To $15 Million Convertible Promissory Notes And $50 Million Standby Equity Purchase AgreementSurf Air Mobility Inc. ( NYSE:SRFM – Get Free Report ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 777,900 shares, an increase of 59.5% from the November 30th total of 487,700 shares. Currently, 7.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 941,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Insider Transactions at Surf Air Mobility In other Surf Air Mobility news, major shareholder Palantir Technologies Inc. acquired 1,270,869 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $1.25 per share, with a total value of $1,588,586.25. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 2,730,166 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,412,707.50. This trade represents a 87.09 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink . Also, Director Sudhin Shahani bought 17,237 shares of Surf Air Mobility stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $3.43 per share, for a total transaction of $59,122.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 360,877 shares in the company, valued at $1,237,808.11. This represents a 5.02 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here . Corporate insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock. Institutional Trading of Surf Air Mobility A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Surf Air Mobility stock. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd bought a new position in shares of Surf Air Mobility Inc. ( NYSE:SRFM – Free Report ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 23,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,000. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd owned 0.18% of Surf Air Mobility as of its most recent SEC filing. 17.68% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In View Our Latest Analysis on SRFM Surf Air Mobility Price Performance Shares of SRFM opened at $5.61 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $2.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.27. Surf Air Mobility has a 1-year low of $0.90 and a 1-year high of $11.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.00 million, a PE ratio of -0.35 and a beta of 3.30. Surf Air Mobility Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Surf Air Mobility Inc operates as an electric aviation and air travel company in the United States. The company offers an air mobility platform with scheduled routes and on demand charter flights operated by third parties. Surf Air Mobility Inc is headquartered in Hawthorne, California. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Surf Air Mobility Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Surf Air Mobility and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Rethinking governmentROANOKE, Va., Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of RGC Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGCO), at its meeting on November 22, 2024, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2075 per share on the Company's common stock. The indicated annual dividend is $0.83 per share, a $0.03, or 3.8%, per share increase over the prior annual level. The Company has now increased the annual dividend 21 consecutive years. Paul Nester, CEO of RGC Resources, Inc., stated, "The Roanoke Gas utility continues to deliver solid operational and financial performance. Further, we are pleased that the MVP was completed in 2024 and now delivering affordable, reliable natural gas to Southwest Virginia. This dividend increase, our 21 st annual increase, reflects our commitment to deliver long-term shareholder value.” The dividend will be paid on February 1, 2025 to shareholders of record on January 17, 2025. This is the Company's 323 rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. RGC Resources, Inc. provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating subsidiaries including Roanoke Gas Company and RGC Midstream, L.L.C. The statements in this release that are not historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results and experience to differ materially from any expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements, regarding customer growth, infrastructure investment and margins. These risks and uncertainties include gas prices and supply, geopolitical considerations and regulatory and legal challenges and those set forth in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and Item 1-A in the Company's fiscal 2023 10-K. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no duty to update these statements should expectations change or actual results differ from current expectations except as required by applicable laws and regulations. Past performance is not necessarily a predictor of future results. VP, Treasurer and CFONEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change in political allegiances during a pair of interviews Friday that came as he has increasing warmed to President-elect Donald Trump. The comments from Adams, the top Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities, riled critics who have grown concerned over the mayor's increasing willingness to throw his support behind Trump and his hardline immigration policies. Adams, who faces federal corruption charges , was a registered Republican in the 1990s and early 2000s but has spent his political career as a Democrat. In a Friday morning interview with the local cable news station NY1, Adams was asked if he would consider a return to the GOP. The Democrat appeared to leave open the possibility of a switch. “The party that’s the most important for me is the American party,” he said. “I’m a part of the American party. I love this country. This is the home of the free, the land of the brave.” In another interview about a half-hour later on PIX11, Adams said he would run for reelection as a Democrat but still appeared to leave some wiggle room for his future. “So no matter what party I’m on or vote on, I’m going to push for the American values," he said. "And I think America has told us, stop the squabbling, leaders, and start leading us out of the crisis that we’re facing.” Adams won office on a centrist platform and has spent significant time as mayor quarreling with the progressive wing of his party. But his rhetoric has taken a noticeable rightward turn in the weeks since Trump's election victory, particularly on immigration, with Adams boosting the president-elect's platform and appearing enthusiastic about the incoming administration. Rather than restricting cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as he once promised, Adams recently expressed a willingness to roll back the city’s so-called sanctuary policies, and he plans to meet with Trump’s top border official over concerns about what the mayor said was the “rising illegal alien crime rate in New York City.” He has also praised those in Trump’s orbit, including Elon Musk, who has claimed falsely that Democrats are illegally “importing” migrants to garner votes. “This is a racehorse that wanted to run its right pace and we’ve been holding back that racehorse out of fear of being canceled,” Adams said of the country Tuesday. “And now you have a bunch of people who are not afraid of being canceled.” The shift comes as Adams is trying to fight off an indictment on federal corruption charges while governing the city and gearing up to run for a second term. Adams has pleaded not guilty in his criminal case, in which he has been accused of accepting free or discounted overseas trips and illegal campaign contributions from people looking to gain his influence, including people connected to Turkey or the Turkish government. Adams’ critics have seized on his recent comments about the Trump administration as a move toward self-preservation, accusing the mayor of cozying up to the next president in an effort to secure a pardon in his corruption case. “Eric Adams continues to sound more like he is auditioning for a job in right-wing media than running for reelection in a Democratic primary,” said Zohran Mamdani, a state assembly member who is challenging against Adams in the mayoral primary. “Eric Adams is in City Hall because Democratic voters sent him there. To serve his own narrow self-interests, he is clearly prepared to betray them.” Zellnor Myrie, a state senator who is also challenging Adams in the primary, said “at a time when the Republican Party has never been more out of line with New York values, we need a mayor who isn’t scared to call himself a Democrat.” “Instead of playing footsie with the next president, we need a mayor with the courage to stand up for our city,” Myrie wrote on X. Adams on Friday did distance himself from the Trump administration's potential plans to carry out mass deportations, saying, “You know, I’m not for mass deportation, but I’m not for mass saturation.” Still, the mayor's recent remarks are a major departure from his stance before he took office. In June of 2021, a few weeks before winning the Democratic mayoral primary, Adams spoke to a room full of immigrant New Yorkers about the challenges facing city residents who are in the country illegally. “Too many of our neighbors live in the shadows,” he said at the time, “scarred by the abusive rhetoric and tactics of the Trump era and fearing a denial of their rights.” Izaguirre reported from Albany.
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Importance of reporting crimes highlighted LAHORE : DIG (Operations) Muhammad Faisal Kamran Friday said reporting crimes is crucial to combat them. Conducting an open court session at Jamia Masjid Khizra, Samanabad, the DIG said the primary aim of interacting with citizens is to remove their fears and ensuring them that the police are available to address their concerns at their doorstep. SP Iqbal Town Bilal Ahmed, SDPO Muslim Town, and other officers attended the open court. The DIG listened to the citizens’ grievances and issued directives for their solution on the spot. He reiterated that Lahore Police is addressing social and communal issues of citizens at their doorsteps. He encouraged citizens to voice their concerns fearlessly during these sessions, saying his office is open to address grievances of victims. 1.32kg hashish recovered from drug peddler New Anarkali police Friday arrested a drug peddler. The police detained accused Shafiq alias Bata and recovered 1.32 kg hashish from his possession. Meanwhile, Quaid-i-Azam Industrial Estate police detained suspect identified as Shaharyar for making a false robbery call. The Dolphin Squad rounded up 168 criminals, including 59 individuals with prior criminal records, 47 habitual offenders, and 21 court absconders during the past 72 hours. The Dolphin Squad also detained accused Malik Shah in Shahdara area on charges of opening fire at Rizwan, Abbas, Ali, and Imran over a petty issue. Ghaziabad police arrested drug peddler Usman and recovered 12kg opium from him. Multan Park police rounded up suspects Shahbaz and Zaman and recovered 31 kg hashish from them. 13 die on road in 24 hours Around 13 people died and 1,518 others injured in 1,453 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. Around 622 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 896 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the Rescue medical teams. Missing boy reunited with family Liaqatabad police Friday reunited a 14-year-old boy with his family. David went missing from the old vegetable market four days back and his father registered a kidnapping case with Kot Lakhpat police. Reportedly, David left his home without informing anybody when his father scolded him over an issue.Blackout risk as severe heatwave sends mercury rising in eastern NSWDARLINGTON, Wis. -- A social media post referencing a potential school shooting in Lafayette County was found to not be a legitimate threat, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's office was notified at 12:49 a.m. Friday by Wisconsin Statewide Intelligence Center of the post, which was flagged due to the language used and determined to have been created within rural Lafayette County, according to a sheriff's department press release. Lafayette County Sheriff's Department and Darlington Police made contact with a juvenile who acknowledged creating the post, the release states. Authorities determined the juvenile did not present a legitimate threat, the release states. The unnamed child is a student at Darlington Community School District, the sheriff's department confirmed. This investigation will result in referral to Lafayette County Juvenile Intake and possible repercussions within the school system, the press release states.( MENAFN - The Peninsula) AFP Damascus: A senior official from Libya's UN-recognised government met Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday and discussed issues including diplomatic relations, energy and migration. "We expressed our full support for the Syrian authorities in the success of the important transitional phase," Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs Walid Ellafi told reporters after the meeting. "We emphasised the importance of coordination and cooperation... particularly on security and military issues," he said, while they also discussed cooperation "related to energy and trade" and "illegal immigration". Syrians fleeing civil war since 2011 and seeking a better life have often travelled to Libya in search of work or passage across the Mediterranean on flimsy boats towards Europe. Ellafi said they also discussed "the importance of raising diplomatic representation between the two countries". "Today the charge d'affaires attended the meeting with me and we are seeking a permanent ambassador," he added. Power in Libya is divided between the UN-recognised government based in the capital Tripoli and a rival administration in the east, backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar who also controls the south. Representatives of Haftar's rival administration in March 2020 opened a diplomatic mission in Damascus. Before that, Libya had not had any representation in Damascus since 2012, the year after the fall and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed uprising. It was not immediately clear whether the charge d'affaires had been appointed since Sharaa's Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions toppled president Bashar al-Assad on December 8 after a lightning offensive. Damascus's new authorities have received envoys from across the Middle East and beyond since taking control as countries look to establish contact with Sharaa's administration. MENAFN28122024000063011010ID1109037915 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
ATLANTA (AP) — Even the woeful NFC South, where no team has a winning record, can't hide the Atlanta Falcons' offensive shortcomings. Three straight setbacks, including an ugly 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, has left the Falcons 6-6 and feeling the pressure. Only a tiebreaker advantage over Tampa Bay has kept the Falcons atop the division. Now the Falcons must prepare to visit streaking Minnesota, which has won five straight . Veteran defensive tackle Grady Jarrett knows the Falcons must solve the flaws which have been exposed in the losing streak. “It’s now or never,” Jarrett said. “You have to flip the mindset fast.” Kirk Cousins threw four interceptions in the loss, matching his career high. Coach Raheem Morris said he didn't consider playing rookie Michael Penix Jr. against the Chargers and won't think about benching Cousins this week. Morris acknowledged the Falcons can't expect to win when turning the ball over four times. It was the latest example of Atlanta's offensive decline. In the three-game losing streak, Cousins has thrown six interceptions with no touchdowns. The Falcons were held under 20 points in each loss. If not for the rash of interceptions which has contributed to the scoring problems, more attention would be devoted to the surge of big plays on defense. The defense forced two fumbles and set a season high with five sacks, including two by Arnold Ebiketie. The Falcons ranked last in the league with only 10 sacks before finding success with their pass rush against Justin Herbert. Herbert was forced to hold the ball while looking for an open receiver, so some credit for the pass-rush success belongs to Atlanta's secondary. The Falcons gave up only two first downs in the second half and 187 yards for the game. Cousins, 36, was expected to be the reliable leader on offense after he signed a four-year, $180 million contract. The four interceptions were his most since 2014 with Washington. Cousins now will be in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons as he returns to Minnesota, his NFL home from 2018-23. Cousins has thrown 13 interceptions, one shy of his career high set in 2022. His passer rating of 90.8 is his lowest since his 86.4 mark as a part-time starter in 2014 with Washington. “Certainly when you haven’t played at the standard you want to a few weeks in a row, you know, you do want to change that, turn it around,” Cousins said. Running back Bijan Robinson had his busiest day of the season, perhaps in an attempt to take heat off Cousins. Robinson's 26 carries set a career high. He ran for 102 yards with a touchdown, his third 100-yard game of the season. He also was heavily involved as a receiver with six catches for 33 yards. With 135 yards from scrimmage, Robinson has eight games this season with more than 100 yards combined as a rusher and receiver, the second-most in the league. Tight end Kyle Pitts had no catches on only two targets. He has only six catches in the last four games after appearing to establish momentum for a big season with two seven-catch games in a span of three weeks in October. Morris noted the Falcons have “so many people that we've got to get the ball to” but noted he'd like to see Pitts more involved. Younghoe Koo's hip issues were such a concern that kicker Riley Patterson was signed to the practice squad on Friday and added to the active roster Saturday. Patterson was on the inactive list as Koo was good on two of three field goals, missing from 35 yards. Koo has made 21 of 29 attempts this season. He did not have more than five misses in any of his first five seasons with Atlanta. 70 — WR Drake London had nine receptions for 86 yards, giving him 70 catches for the season. London, a 2022 first-round draft pick, is the first player in team history with at least 65 receptions in each of his first three seasons. While Ray-Ray McCloud III led the team with a career-best 95 yards on four catches against the Chargers and Darnell Mooney has had some big games, London has been the most consistent receiver. The Falcons face a difficult test Sunday in their visit to Minnesota (10-2), which has five straight wins and is 5-1 at home. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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