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The Washington Commanders released 2023 first-rounder Emmanuel Forbes on Saturday, cutting ties with another high draft pick from the previous regime. All of previous coach Ron Rivera's first-rounders — including edge rusher Chase Young in 2020, linebacker Jamin Davis in ‘21 and wide receiver Jahan Dotson in '22 — are now gone. Forbes never showed progress to the new staff led by coach Dan Quinn and was a healthy scratch twice this season and did not play in two other games during which the 23-year-old was in uniform. It's unclear if Forbes' release means anything about the status of cornerback Marshon Lattimore , the Commanders' trade deadline pickup in early November who still has not played for them because of a hamstring injury. Lattimore was listed as doubtful for Washington's home game Sunday against Tennessee. The Commanders (7-5) also put running back Austin Ekeler on injured reserve because of a concussion . They elevated kicker Zane Gonzalez and defensive tackle Carl Davis from the practice squad in preparation for facing the Titans (3-8). Washington has lost three in a row to fall from first place in the NFC East to the conference’s final wild-card spot. The most recent loss, last weekend against division rival Dallas, came when Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game, which would have tied it with 21 seconds left. Seibert went on IR earlier in the week with a groin injury that Quinn said the kicker reported Monday. While injuries have piled up as the Commanders await their late bye week, the choice of Forbes has been second-guessed since the moment Rivera's front office chose the 166-pound Mississippi State defensive back with the 16th pick over Christian Gonzalez and others. Gonzalez was selected next, by New England, and has started 16 games for the Patriots. Forbes was benched last season by Rivera, who was in charge when Washington selected Davis ahead of offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw in '21 and traded down to take Dotson the following year instead of safety Kyle Hamilton or receiver Chris Olave. Forbes has two interceptions and 12 passes defensed in 20 games. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflMONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson was not available for Tuesday's game against the Utah Hockey Club due to a lower-body injury. The Canadiens announced his injury half an hour before puck drop. Jayden Struble took his place in the lineup as Montreal (7-11-2) faced Utah (8-10-3) for the first time. Matheson participated in the morning skate but missed practice on Monday. The 30-year-old from nearby Pointe-Claire, Que., leads all Montreal blueliners with 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 20 games as the lone defenceman on the team's top power-play unit. Struble has one goal and three assists in 15 games this season. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2024. The Canadian Press

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A journalist and a photographer were also reportedly hit by the spray as the rival teams fought Jason Mowry/Getty As one of college football's biggest rivalries brawled after a heated game, police deployed pepper spray, hitting players on both sides, plus other personnel on the field. On Saturday, Nov. 30, the Michigan Wolverines were celebrating a 13-10 away victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes (their fourth-consecutive win over the team) by planting their flag at Columbus' Ohio Stadium when an OSU player interfered — and a brawl erupted. In a post-game that Columbus radio station WBNS-FM shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), OSU’s Jack Sawyer could be heard saying, “They’re not f------ planting a flag on our f------ field again.” As the Wolverines attempted to do just that — plant a Michigan flag at midfield — the defensive end grabbed the flag and threw it on the ground, prompting a physical altercation to break out between the two teams, according to shared by sports journalist Brandon Marcello on X. A Michigan flag is planted in the center of The Shoe and things get even more heated between Ohio State and Michigan — FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) After a Michigan supporter picked up the flag, several OSU players tried to grab it, the footage shows. Related: As the on-field fight escalated, security officials and police officers attempted to break it up, with several cops using pepper spray, OSU Police confirmed in an on X after the game. “Following the game, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation,” the statement read. “During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray.” OSU Police also stated that they are the “lead agency” for games at Ohio Stadium, and said they “will continue to investigate" the incident. captured by Michigan fan blog UMGoBlue shows one cop tackling an OSU player to the ground and another using pepper spray. The officer appeared to point the blast at a group of players but, due to the wind on the field, some of the spray blew back in the opposite direction. FOX Related: Pepper spray reportedly hit not only players involved in the altercation, but others who were on the field as well, including the photographer who captured UMGoBlue's footage and a journalist. Following the fight, writer Pat Forde wrote on that he “got secondhand pepper sprayed,” and stated in a separate post that “a lot of people” from both teams were hit by the spray. Two Michigan players were seen squinting and rubbing their eyes after the on-field brawl, sideline shared by FOX College Football shows. Just got secondhand pepper sprayed. — Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) Addressing the fight and his players' behavior in a post-game press conference, OSU head coach Ryan Day said his team has too much pride to sit idly by as Michigan marks the territory. "I don't know all the details of it," Day said, according to . “I know that those guys were looking to put a flag on our field, and our guys weren't going to let that happen. I'll find out exactly what happened, but this is our field.” The coach added: “Certainly, we're embarrassed that we lost the game, but there's some prideful guys on this team that weren't going to let that happen.”

 

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winph 777 By JILL COLVIN and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday with former Rep. Matt Gaetz and spent the morning sitting in on meetings between Trump’s choice for attorney general and key Republicans, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The effort was for naught: Gaetz announced a day later that he was withdrawing his name amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations and the reality that he was unlikely to be confirmed. Thursday morning Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” host whom Trump has tapped to be the next secretary of defense. Hegseth also has faced allegations of sexual assault that he denies. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings in coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump’s picks. Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., center, and Vice President-elect JD Vance, left, walk out of a meeting with Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, departs the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, center speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, speaks with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, before testifying at a hearing, March 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives for a classified briefing on China, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill, Sept. 12, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance R-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The role of introducing nominees around Capitol Hill is an unusual one for a vice president-elect. Usually the job goes to a former senator who has close relationships on the Hill, or a more junior aide. But this time the role fits Vance, said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s first director of legislative affairs as well as chief of staff to Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence, who spent more than a decade in Congress and led the former president’s transition ahead of his first term. ”JD probably has a lot of current allies in the Senate and so it makes sense to have him utilized in that capacity,” Short said. Unlike the first Trump transition, which played out before cameras at Trump Tower in New York and at the president-elect’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, this one has largely happened behind closed doors in Palm Beach, Florida. There, a small group of officials and aides meet daily at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to run through possible contenders and interview job candidates. The group includes Elon Musk, the billionaire who has spent so much time at the club that Trump has joked he can’t get rid of him. Vance has been a constant presence, even as he’s kept a lower profile. The Ohio senator has spent much of the last two weeks in Palm Beach, according to people familiar with his plans, playing an active role in the transition, on which he serves as honorary chair. Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs, oriental rugs and intricate golden inlays. It’s a world away from the famously hardscrabble upbringing that Vance documented in the memoir that made him famous, “Hillbilly Elegy.” His young children have also joined him at Mar-a-Lago, at times. Vance was photographed in shorts and a polo shirt playing with his kids on the seawall of the property with a large palm frond, a U.S. Secret Service robotic security dog in the distance. On the rare days when he is not in Palm Beach, Vance has been joining the sessions remotely via Zoom. Though he has taken a break from TV interviews after months of constant appearances, Vance has been active in the meetings, which began immediately after the election and include interviews and as well as presentations on candidates’ pluses and minuses. Among those interviewed: Contenders to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray , as Vance wrote in a since-deleted social media post. Defending himself from criticism that he’d missed a Senate vote in which one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees was confirmed, Vance wrote that he was meeting at the time “with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director.” “I tend to think it’s more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49-46 rather than 49-45,” Vance added on X. “But that’s just me.” While Vance did not come in to the transition with a list of people he wanted to see in specific roles, he and his friend, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is also a member of the transition team, were eager to see former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. find roles in the administration. Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence , a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. And he chose Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services , a massive agency that oversees everything from drug and food safety to Medicare and Medicaid. Vance was also a big booster of Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who will serve as Trump’s “border czar.” In another sign of Vance’s influence, James Braid, a top aide to the senator, is expected to serve as Trump’s legislative affairs director. Allies say it’s too early to discuss what portfolio Vance might take on in the White House. While he gravitates to issues like trade, immigration and tech policy, Vance sees his role as doing whatever Trump needs. Vance was spotted days after the election giving his son’s Boy Scout troop a tour of the Capitol and was there the day of leadership elections. He returned in earnest this week, first with Gaetz — arguably Trump’s most divisive pick — and then Hegseth, who has was been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017, according to an investigative report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing. Vance hosted Hegseth in his Senate office as GOP senators, including those who sit on the Senate Armed Services Committee, filtered in to meet with the nominee for defense secretary. While a president’s nominees usually visit individual senators’ offices, meeting them on their own turf, the freshman senator — who is accompanied everywhere by a large Secret Service detail that makes moving around more unwieldy — instead brought Gaetz to a room in the Capitol on Wednesday and Hegseth to his office on Thursday. Senators came to them. Vance made it to votes Wednesday and Thursday, but missed others on Thursday afternoon. Vance is expected to continue to leverage his relationships in the Senate after Trump takes office. But many Republicans there have longer relationships with Trump himself. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said that Trump was often the first person to call him back when he was trying to reach high-level White House officials during Trump’s first term. “He has the most active Rolodex of just about anybody I’ve ever known,” Cramer said, adding that Vance would make a good addition. “They’ll divide names up by who has the most persuasion here,” Cramer said, but added, “Whoever his liaison is will not work as hard at it as he will.” Cramer was complimentary of the Ohio senator, saying he was “pleasant” and ” interesting” to be around. ′′He doesn’t have the long relationships,” he said. “But we all like people that have done what we’ve done. I mean, that’s sort of a natural kinship, just probably not as personally tied.” Under the Constitution, Vance will also have a role presiding over the Senate and breaking tie votes. But he’s not likely to be needed for that as often as was Kamala Harris, who broke a record number of ties for Democrats as vice president, since Republicans will have a bigger cushion in the chamber next year. Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.



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Global Star Acquisition Inc. (NASDAQ: GLST), a Delaware-based company, has recently encountered a challenging situation regarding its listing status on The Nasdaq Stock Market. On December 18, 2024, the company received a letter from Nasdaq’s listing qualifications department staff, indicating that it no longer meets the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C), which mandates listed securities to maintain a minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares (MVPHS) of $15,000,000. As a result of a review covering the last 30 consecutive business days prior to the letter’s date, Global Star Acquisition Inc. faces the risk of potential delisting. The company is required to maintain compliance with the MVPHS Requirement. To address this issue, the company intends to monitor the market value of its listed securities and explore available options to regain compliance with the Nasdaq rules. Despite the situation, the company asserts that this notification does not immediately impact the listing or trading of its common stock on Nasdaq. Global Star Acquisition Inc. is actively engaged in efforts to address the deficiency and regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing regulations. To comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which necessitates timely disclosure of deficiency notifications, the company is keeping stakeholders informed of developments in this matter. In consideration of forward-looking statements, Global Star Acquisition Inc. acknowledges the uncertainties inherent in such projections. The company remains committed to potential measures for regaining compliance, including monitoring its publicly held shares and exploring avenues for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market. However, it recognizes the risks and challenges involved and emphasizes the importance of staying updated on SEC filings and disclosures. Investors and stakeholders are advised to exercise caution and consider the potential impacts of such events on their investment decisions. The company is dedicated to transparency and will provide updates as necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and market expectations. This article was generated by an automated content engine and was reviewed by a human editor prior to publication. For additional information, read Global Star Acquisition’s 8K filing here . Global Star Acquisition Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Global Star Acquisition, Inc does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in McLean, Virginia. Featured StoriesMighty DPP invades once mighty MCP bedroomKirk Ferentz made sure to note the number one rule before offering his thoughts on Bill Belichick’s decision to return to coaching. “Rule number one for Bill is do not talk for other people,” Ferentz said. “Keep that in mind.” To Ferentz, the decision from the eight-time Super Bowl winner demonstrated a clear passion for the game. “It says he loves coaching,” Ferentz said. “I think that is pretty evident. The other logical thing, if you watch his press conference, he talked about his dad. His dad was a career college coach at the Naval Academy, most of his career. Coincidentally, (he spent) a couple years at UNC, which is interesting. ... His dad was an amazing person. You can see where Bill’s love of football came from because his dad was all about football all the time.” New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick waves to the crowd at Dean Smith Center during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) During his introductory press conference in Chapel Hill last week, Belichick cited his love for coaching as his reason for returning to the sideline at 72 years old, confirming Ferentz's suspicions. “When you love what you do, it is not work,” Belichick said. “I love what I do. I love coaching. I love the interactions with the players. I love building a team, working with assistants, game-planning, the game itself.” The all-time winningest head coach in Iowa’s history then jokingly offered his advice to his former boss from his time with the Cleveland Brown as Belichick joins the college ranks for the first time in his storied career. “Turn around and run like hell,” Ferentz said. Joking aside, Ferentz said he expects Belichick to find success with the Tar Heels despite his exclusively professional resume after starting as a special assistant with the Baltimore Colts in 1975. New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick walks on the court of Dean Smith Center during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) “Football is football — pro, college or high school,” Ferentz said. “If you are coaching, then you love coaching. I think it is not a surprise at all. I think it is probably a genius move at UNC.” “Nobody is more adept at handling change or crazy circumstances. ... He is ultra-successful for a lot of reasons. He can take whatever presents itself and he is going to figure out a way to work through it.” Ferentz specifically cited the Browns’ decision to cut quarterback Bernie Kosar midway through the 1993 season, and the relocation of the franchise to Baltimore in the middle of the 1995 season, as evidence of Belichick’s ability to adapt on the fly. “He does not need my advice,” Ferentz said. “He will do really well. I know he will have really good people around him, starting with Mike Lombardi. He will be ready to roll.” Ferentz highlighted Belichick’s “firsthand exposure” through his father, Steve Belichick, and his son Stephen Belichick’s role as defensive coordinator at Washington and his scouting experience as additional reasons to be confident in the future Hall of Fame coach. “He spent time up there with Steve,” Ferentz said. “He has gotten firsthand exposure live and in-person. He knows the college game from going around scouting, talking to college coaches frequently regarding prospects.” Like Ferentz’s inclination regarding his love for coaching, Belichick also affirmed Ferentz’s inclinations regarding his familiarity with the college game during his presser. “This really kind of a dream come true,” Belichick said. “I grew up in college football with my dad as a coach at Navy for 50 years. As a kid, all I knew was college football. So, it is great to come back home to Carolina and back in an environment that I really grew up in. “When you are little, you do not remember everything. I was too young to remember a lot of things from Carolina, but as I grew up, you hear the same stories over and over and over again. So one story I always heard was Billy’s first words were: Beat Duke.” Belichick also mentioned he saw a lot of parallels between the college and professional levels of college football. “There are certainly some differences, but there are some parallels,” Belichick said. “That is the reason for the general structure of (the staff) Michael (Lombardi) as a general manager, myself as a coach and working together collaboratively like we have done in a professional organization.” Belichick’s work is cut out for him. On Saturday, the Tar Heels fell to Connecticut 27-14 in the Fenway Bowl to finish the season 6-7 and 12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). North Carolina’s 2024 recruiting class also ranks fourth in the ACC despite bringing in more recruits (33) than any other team in the league. Nonetheless, Ferentz sees success ahead for Belichick and the Tar Heels. “Just make sure they are not on our schedule,” Ferentz said. “That would be a task there.” Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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NEW YORK — Police don't know who he is, where he is, or why he did it. As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer got underway for a fifth day Sunday, investigators reckoned with a tantalizing contradiction: They have troves of evidence, but the shooter remains an enigma. One conclusion they are confident of, however: It was a targeted attack , not a random one. They know he ambushed Thompson at 6:44 a.m. Wednesday as the executive arrived at the Hilton for his company’s annual investor conference, using a 9 mm pistol that resembled the guns farmers use to put down animals without causing a loud noise. They know ammunition found near Thompson’s body bore the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose,” mimicking a phrase used by insurance industry critics . The fact that the shooter knew UnitedHealthcare group was holding a conference at the hotel and what route Thompson might take to get there suggested that he could possibly be a disgruntled employee or client, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. Police divers were seen searching a pond in Central Park, where the killer fled after the shooting. Officers have been scouring the park for days for any possible clues and found his backpack there Friday. They didn’t immediately reveal what, if anything, it contained but said it would be tested and analyzed. On Sunday morning, police declined to comment on the contents of the backpack, or on the results of the search in the pond, saying no updates were planned. Investigators have urged patience, saying the process of logging evidence that stands up in court isn’t as quick as it looks like on TV . Hundreds of detectives are combing through video recordings and social media, vetting tips from the public and interviewing people who might have information, including Thompson’s family and coworkers and the shooter’s randomly assigned roommates at the Manhattan hostel where he stayed. Investigators caught a break when they came across security camera images of an unguarded moment at the hostel in which he briefly showed his face. Retracing the gunman’s steps using surveillance video, police say, it appears he left the city by bus soon after the shooting outside the New York Hilton Midtown. He was seen on video at an uptown bus station about 45 minutes later, Kenny said. With the high-profile search expanding across state lines, the FBI announced late Friday that it was offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, adding to a reward of up to $10,000 that the NYPD has offered. Police say they believe the suspect acted alone. Police distributed the images to news outlets and on social media but so far haven’t been able to ID him using facial recognition — possibly because of the angle of the images or limitations on how the NYPD is allowed to use that technology, Kenny said. Late Saturday, police released two additional photos of the suspected shooter that appeared to be from a camera mounted inside a taxi. The first shows him outside the vehicle and the second shows him looking through the partition between the back seat and the front of the cab. In both, his face is partially obscured by a blue, medical-style mask.Landmark lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse images and videos (CSAM) traded on Apple platforms CUPERTINO, Calif. , Dec. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple on behalf of thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse for knowingly allowing the storage of images and videos documenting their abuse on iCloud and the company's defectively designed products. The lawsuit alleges that Apple has known about this content for years, but has refused to act to detect or remove it, despite developing advanced technology to do so. The plaintiffs are being represented by Marsh Law Firm. Additionally, Heat Initiative is providing some support for this lawsuit as part of the organization's broader Ignite program , which provides legal and advocacy support for victims of child sexual abuse through referrals, research, and funding to empower them to use their voices and hold technology companies accountable. The images and videos of the plaintiffs' childhood sexual abuse, which have been stored thousands of times, would have been identified and removed had Apple implemented its 2021 "CSAM Detection" technology. However, Apple terminated the program after its announcement. Other leading technology providers have been proactively detecting and reporting illegal child sex abuse images and videos for more than a decade. Apple's belated efforts, and subsequent cancellation, leave it among the very few major platforms that do not engage in proactive detection and removal. The full complaint, as well as a fact sheet and other supporting materials, can be found HERE . "The knowledge that images of my abuse are still out there is a never-ending nightmare – Apple could have stopped this, but has chosen not to act," said Jane Doe , a plaintiff in the lawsuit. "Apple has the technology to stop this from continuing, yet they knowingly turn a blind eye. This isn't just about my story – it's about standing up for every survivor who deserves safety and dignity. Apple has a responsibility to protect us, and I'm here to demand that they fulfill it." "Today, thousands of brave survivors are coming forward to demand accountability from one of the most successful technology companies on the planet. Apple has not only rejected helping these victims, it has advertised the fact that it does not detect child sex abuse material on its platform or devices thereby exponentially increasing the ongoing harm caused to these victims," said Margaret E. Mabie , Partner at Marsh Law Firm, representing the plaintiffs. "Our clients have endured unimaginable abuse, and yet Apple's top executives continue to ignore their pleas, fully aware that this illegal contraband remains on their platform. By abandoning their state-of-the-art detection program without offering an alternative, Apple has chosen to prioritize its own corporate agenda over the lives and dignity of survivors. This lawsuit is a call for justice and a demand for Apple to finally take responsibility and protect these victims." "Apple wants people to think they are the 'responsible' tech company, and this lawsuit demonstrates clearly that, on this issue, they are not," said Sarah Gardner , Founder and CEO of the Heat Initiative, an organization dedicated to encouraging leading technology companies to combat child sex abuse on their platforms. "The plaintiffs and countless other survivors of child sexual abuse are forced to relive the worst moments imaginable because Apple refuses to implement common sense practices that are standard across the tech industry. They will argue that this is a privacy issue, but they are failing to acknowledge the privacy and basic humanity of the children being raped and sexually assaulted in the videos and images Apple stores on iCloud." In August 2021 , Apple announced it would implement a new "CSAM Detection" feature, which would have identified known child sexual abuse material in iCloud using NeuralHash, a type of hashing technology that Apple developed. However, after the program was announced, Apple executives reversed their decision and ultimately killed the implementation of the program . At the same time, in 2023, five major tech companies collectively reported more than 32 million pieces of child sexual abuse images and videos on their platforms– Apple reported only 267 . The lawsuit is seeking injunctive relief for Apple to implement basic child safety measures on behalf of the plaintiffs. The claim of negligence and failing to fulfill their duty of care resulting in harms to the plaintiffs stems from two main factors: Marsh Law Firm focuses its legal practice exclusively on representing survivors of sexual abuse and online exploitation. They are a survivor-focused, trauma-informed, and justice-oriented law firm that advocates for clients both in and out of the courtroom to secure justice and hold perpetrators and the institutions that enable abuse accountable. Heat Initiative is a collective effort of concerned child safety experts and advocates encouraging leading technology companies to combat child sexual abuse on their platforms. Heat Initiative sees a future where children's safety is at the forefront of any existing and future technological developments. 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Opposition fighters are closing in on Syria’s capital in a swiftly developing crisis that has taken much of the world by surprise. Syria’s army has abandoned key cities in the west and south with little resistance. Nervous residents in Damascus describe security forces on the streets. The state news agency has been forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad has left the country. Who are these ? If they enter Damascus after taking , what then? Here’s a look at the stunning reversal of fortune for Assad and his government in just the past 10 days, and what might lie ahead as Syria’s 13-year . The aim? Overthrow the government This is the first time that opposition forces have reached the outskirts of the Syrian capital since 2018, when the country’s troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. The approaching fighters are led by the most powerful insurgent group in Syria, , or HTS, along with an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army. Both have been entrenched in the northwest. They launched the shock offensive on Nov. 27 with gunmen capturing Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and the central city of Hama, the fourth largest. The HTS has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the United Nations. But the group said in recent years it cut ties with al-Qaida, and HTS has sought to remake itself in recent years by focusing on promoting civilian government in their territory as well as military action. HTS leader Abu told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday from Syria that the aim of the offensive is to overthrow Assad’s government. Possible rifts ahead The HTS and Syrian National Army have been allies at times and rivals at times, and their aims might diverge. The Turkish-backed militias also have an interest in creating a buffer zone near the Turkish border to keep away Kurdish militants at odds with Ankara. has been a main backer of the fighters seeking to overthrow Assad but more recently has urged reconciliation, and Turkish officials have strongly rejected claims of any involvement in the current offensive. Whether the HTS and the Syrian National Army will work together if they succeed in overthrowing Assad or turn on each other again is a major question. Others take advantage While the flash offensive against Syria’s government began in the north, armed opposition groups have also mobilized elsewhere. The southern areas of Sweida and Daraa have both been taken locally. Sweida is the heartland of Syria’s Druze religious minority and had been the site of regular anti-government protests even after Assad seemingly consolidated his control over the area. Daraa is a Sunni Muslim area that was widely seen as the cradle of the uprising against Assad’s rule that erupted in 2011. Daraa was recaptured by Syrian government troops in 2018, but rebels remained in some areas. In recent years, Daraa was in a state of uneasy quiet under a Russian-mediated ceasefire deal. And much of Syria’s east is controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led group backed by the United States that in the past has clashed with most other armed groups in the country. Syria’s government now controls just four of 14 provincial capitals. What’s next? Much depends on Assad’s next moves and his forces’ will to fight. A commander with the insurgents, Hassan Abdul-Ghani, posted on the Telegram messaging app that opposition forces have started carrying out the “final stage” of their offensive by encircling Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian troops have withdrawn from much of the two southern provinces and are sending reinforcements to Homs. If that city is captured, the link would be cut between Damascus, Assad’s seat of power, and the coastal region where he enjoys wide support. “Homs to the coastal cities will be a very huge red line politically and socially. Politically, if this line is crossed, then we are talking about the end of the entire Syria, the one that we knew in the past,” said a Damascus resident, Anas Joudeh. Assad appears to be as allies Russia and Iran are distracted by other conflicts and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah has been weakened by its war with Israel, now under a fragile ceasefire. The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, is calling for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition,” saying the situation is changing by the minute. He met with foreign ministers and senior diplomats from eight key countries including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Turkey and Iran on the sidelines of the Doha Summit. President-elect Donald Trump in his on the developments in Syria said the besieged Assad didn’t deserve U.S. support to stay in power. “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT,” Trump posted on social media.

 

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By Anna Helhoski, NerdWallet The battle to get here was certainly an uphill one, but people are generally feeling better about the economy and their finances than they once did. On top of that, the economy has been easing into an ideal, Goldilocks-like position — not running too hot or cooling too quickly. Throughout 2024, consumer sentiment data showed people were fairly positive about the economy and their own finances, even if there’s remaining frustration over elevated prices compared to four years ago. Looking ahead, households are feeling more optimistic about their personal finances in the next year, as the share of those expecting to be in a better financial situation a year from now hit its highest level since February 2020. Combine positive personal vibes with a strong economic picture and it looks like 2024 wasn’t so bad for consumers, after all. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t bumps in the road or potential roadblocks ahead. To cap off the year, NerdWallet writers reflect on the top trends in personal finance and the economy this year — and what they think might be ahead in 2025. Elizabeth Renter, NerdWallet’s economist What happened: In 2024, U.S. consumers have proven resilient following a period of high inflation and ongoing high interest rates. Wage growth has been strong, owing in part to rising productivity. This has driven robust spending throughout the year, which has kept the economy growing at a healthy pace. The labor market has remained steady, though cooler than 2023, and price growth continues to moderate towards the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goal. What’s ahead: Barring significant changes to economic policy and significant shocks, the U.S. economy is expected to grow at a moderate rate in the coming year. Inflation will continue to moderate and the labor market will remain relatively healthy, all due in part to continued slow and deliberate rate cuts from the Fed. However, there are risks to this path. Higher tariffs and tighter immigration policies are likely, but the extent of these changes are yet unclear. The potential policy scenarios are many, and the economic outcomes complex. Increased tariffs are generally inflationary, and stricter immigration policies could impact the labor supply and economic growth. Consumers and small business owners with their eyes to the new year should focus on the things within their control. Margarette Burnette, consumer banking and savings writer What happened: High-yield savings accounts and certificates of deposit offered elevated rates in 2024, rewarding savers with strong returns. Following the Federal Reserve rate cuts in the second half of the year, high-yield accounts had modest rate decreases, but they continued to outperform traditional savings accounts and CDs. What’s ahead: We’re watching for further Federal Reserve rate cuts, which could lead to more decreases in savings rates. Sara Rathner, credit cards writer What happened: Credit card debt levels hit record highs, with consumers turning to credit cards to pay for necessities. While the economy is doing well, many individuals have struggled to make ends meet, as incomes haven’t kept up with certain costs. What’s ahead: We may see some policy and regulation changes with the incoming administration that could affect folks when it comes to credit cards, debt and consumer protections. Ryan Brady, small business writer What happened : New businesses continued to blossom in 2024 as business applications remained well above pre-pandemic levels. Confidence in the future state of the U.S. economy also spiked after the presidential election, but that optimism was tempered by concerns over rising costs and labor quality. What’s ahead: All eyes are on the incoming administration as small-business owners brace for turbulence resulting from potential tariffs, tax policy changes and dismantled government regulations. We’re also watching the possibility of interest rate cuts in 2025 and small-business owners’ growing reliance on new technologies, such as AI. Holden Lewis, mortgages writer What happened: Home buyers struggled with elevated mortgage rates, rising house prices and a shortage of homes for sale. On top of that, a new rule required buyers to negotiate their agents’ commissions. What’s ahead: The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term interest rates, but mortgage rates might not necessarily fall by a similar amount. Buyers will probably have more properties to choose from, and the greater supply should keep prices from rising a lot. Interest rates on home equity loans and lines of credit should fall, making it less expensive to borrow to fix up homes — either to sell, or to make the home more comfortable and efficient. Sam Taube, investing writer What happened: The stock market had a great year. The S&P 500 is up more than 25% due to falling interest rates, fading recession fears, AI hype, and the possibility of lighter taxes and regulations under the new administration. Cryptocurrency also saw big gains in 2024; the price of Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 mark for the first time in December. What’s ahead: A lot depends on how fast the Fed reduces rates in 2025. Another key unknown is Trump’s second term. Regulatory rollbacks, such as those he has proposed for the banking industry, could juice stock prices — but they also could create systemic risks in the economy. His proposed tariffs could also hurt economic growth (and therefore stock prices). Finally, it remains to be seen whether trendy AI stocks, such as NVIDIA, can continue their momentum into next year. It’s the same story with crypto: How long will this bull market last? Caitlin Constantine, assistant assigning editor, insurance What happened: Many people saw their home and auto insurance premiums skyrocket in 2024. In some states, homeowners are finding it harder to even find policies in the first place. Meanwhile, life insurance rates have started to decrease post-pandemic. We also saw more insurers offering online-only policies that don’t require a medical exam. What’s ahead: Auto and home insurance costs will likely continue to rise, although auto premiums may not rise as dramatically as they have over the past few years. And if you’re in the market for life insurance, expect to see competitive life insurance quotes and more customizable policies. Eliza Haverstock, student loans writer What happened: Borrowers received historic student loan relief, but lawsuits derailed an income-driven repayment plan used by 8 million whose payments are indefinitely paused. Uncertainty will carry into 2025 as a result of the presidential administration change. What’s ahead: Trump has pledged to overhaul higher education and rein in student loan relief. The fate of the SAVE repayment plan, student loan forgiveness options, FAFSA processing and more remain in the balance. Meghan Coyle, assistant assigning editor, travel What happened: People are willing to pay more for big and small luxuries while traveling, and airlines and hotels are taking note. Many airlines raised checked bag fees early in 2024, credit card issuers and airlines invested in renovated airport lounges, and major hotel companies continued to add luxury properties and brands to their loyalty programs. What’s ahead: Southwest will say goodbye to its open seating policy and introduce new extra-legroom seats, a major departure for the airline. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will unveil a unified loyalty program in 2025. Spirit Airlines may attempt to merge with another airline again after its 2024 bankruptcy filing and two failed mergers under President Biden’s administration. Travelers will find that they’ll have to pay a premium to enjoy most of the upgrades airlines and hotels are making. Laura McMullen, assistant assigning editor, personal finance What happened: This year, dynamic pricing expanded beyond concerts and travel to online retailers and even fast-food restaurants. This practice of prices changing based on real-time supply and demand received plenty of backlash from consumers and prompted the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how companies use consumers’ data to set prices. What’s ahead: Beyond an expansion of dynamic pricing — perhaps with added oversight — expect subscription models to become more prevalent and demand for sustainable products to grow. Shannon Bradley, autos writer What happened: New-car prices held steady in 2024 but remained high after a few years of sharp increases — the average new car now sells for about $48,000, and for the first time ever the price gap between new and used cars surpassed $20,000 (average used-car prices are now slightly more than $25,000). Overall, the car market returned to being in the buyer’s favor, as new-car inventories reached pre-pandemic levels, manufacturer incentives began making a comeback and auto loan interest rates started to decline. What’s ahead: The future of the car market is uncertain and depends on policies implemented by the incoming administration. Questions surround the impact of possible tariffs on car prices, whether auto loan rates will continue to drop, and if federal tax credits will still be available for electric vehicle buyers. Jackie Veling, personal loans writer What happened: Buy now, pay later continued to be a popular payment choice for U.S. shoppers, even while facing headwinds, like an interpretive ruling from the CFPB (which determined BNPL should be regulated the same as credit cards) and Apple’s discontinuation of its popular Apple Pay Later product. Large players like Affirm, Klarna and Afterpay continued to offer interest-free, pay-in-four plans at most major retailers, along with long-term plans for larger purchases. What’s ahead: Though more regulation had been widely anticipated in 2025, the change in administration suggests the CFPB will play a less active role in regulating BNPL products. For this reason, and its continued strength in the market, BNPL will likely keep growing. Taryn Phaneuf, news writer What happened: Easing inflation was a bright spot in 2024. In June, the consumer price index fell below 3% for the first time in three years. Consumers saw prices level off or decline for many goods, including for groceries, gas and new and used vehicles. But prices haven’t fallen far enough or broadly enough to relieve the pinch many households feel. What’s ahead: The new and higher tariffs proposed by the Trump administration could reignite inflation on a wide range of goods. Taryn Phaneuf, news writer What happened: Rent prices remain high, but annual rent inflation slowed significantly compared to recent years, staying around 3.5% for much of 2024, according to Zillow, a real estate website that tracks rents. A wave of newly constructed rental units on the market seems to be helping ease competition among renters and forcing landlords to offer better incentives for signing a lease. What’s ahead: If it continues, a softening rental market could work in renters’ favor. But construction is one of several industries that could see a shortage of workers if the Trump administration follows through on its promise to deport undocumented immigrants. A shortage of workers would mean fewer houses and apartments could be built. Anna Helhoski, news writer What happened: After a contentious presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump declared victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. While on the campaign trail, Trump promised to lower inflation, cut taxes, enact tariffs, weaken the power of the Federal Reserve, deport undocumented immigrants and more. Many economists have said Trump’s proposals, if enacted, would likely be inflationary. In Congress, Republicans earned enough seats to control both houses. What’s ahead: It’s unclear which campaign promises Trump will fulfill on his own and with the support of the new Congress. He has promised a slew of “day one” actions that could lead to higher prices, including across-the-board tariffs and mass deportations. Most recently, Trump pledged to enact 20% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as an additional 10% tariff on China. He has also promised to extend or make permanent the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; many of its provisions expire by the end of 2025. Anna Helhoski, news writer What happened: Fiscal year 2023-2024’s funding saga finally came to an end in March, then six months later, the battle to fund the fiscal year 2024-2025 began. The Biden Administration waged its own war against junk fees . Antitrust enforcers pushed back against tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta; prevented the Kroger-Albertsons merger; nixed the Jet Blue-Spirit Airlines merger; and moved to ban noncompete agreements. The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as well as a challenge to abortion pill access. SCOTUS also overruled its landmark Chevron case, which means every federal regulatory agency’s power to set and enforce its own rules are now weaker. What’s ahead: The election’s red sweep means the GOP will control the executive and legislative branches of government. They’ll face the threat of at least one more potential government shutdown; a debt ceiling drama comeback; and the beginning of the debate over extending or making permanent provisions of the expiring 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. More From NerdWallet Anna Helhoski writes for NerdWallet. Email: anna@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @AnnaHelhoski. The article What Trended in Personal Finance in 2024? originally appeared on NerdWallet .

The Holly Jolly Holiday Market in Fredericton has been a favourite for artisans from across the Maritimes, but it's taking on extra importance this year. As the Canada Post strike continues, among those impacted are artisans who sell their wares on online shopping sites like Etsy. Many of them will converge on the market in Fredericton this weekend instead, with the hope of making back some of the business they've lost without the postal service. Kate Hunter, the market's organizer, said there are more than a hundred vendors planning to sell at this year's fourth annual event. "I was speaking with a vendor the other day, and she sells Christmas cards. So not only is she worried about, you know, people getting their Christmas cards in the mail, she's worried about people not buying Christmas cards to put in the mail," Hunter said. N.B. charities, small businesses worried about impact of postal strike While some sellers have taken to alternative carriers, shopping local is a great way to support the sellers, she said. "So we are really hoping that this weekend is big for people because the strike is affecting so many people, so much." About 55,000 postal workers walked off the job last week , shutting down Canada Post mail service across the country, after their union, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and the Crown corporation were unable to reach an agreement. The market will run Nov. 22 and 23 at the Currie Center at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. The market does a lot of social media advertising beforehand, Hunter said, and sellers are carrying a wide variety of items. "We have so much talent here and ... what you'll find different about this market is we have professional crafters, we have the Craft New Brunswick members, and we also have handmade sellers who have really made a go with their business and are just thriving." Hunter highlighted market members who create wooden cutting boards, quilts and ceramics as some that especially stand out. "So it's kind of something for everyone."PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Nov, 2024) , , visited Mahmood Markaz here on Saturday to extend invitation to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) for Parties Conference for 5, at the House regarding situation and rights of the province with . During the , he met with JUIF's Provincial General Secretary Maulana Ata-ul-Haq Darwish, Provincial Spokesman Maulana Abdul Jalil Jan, and other party officials. The discussions focused on the ongoing issues faced by , especially the merged tribal and southern districts, and the dire situation in Kurram. They also addressed concerns over the misuse of funds provided by the federal to the provincial authorities, which has exacerbated the province's difficulties. Governor Kundi emphasized the importance of political in the province, saying that cooperation among political parties is crucial for securing the province’s rights and addressing its challenges. The will be in on 1, and the All-Party Conference on 5 are expected to bring together political leaders to discuss and devise strategies for resolving these pressing issues. APP/ash/Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. ( NASDAQ:NBIX – Free Report ) by 34.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,798 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,997 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Neurocrine Biosciences were worth $1,360,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NBIX. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Neurocrine Biosciences by 1,370.7% during the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 541,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,507,000 after acquiring an additional 504,400 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Neurocrine Biosciences by 639.6% during the 3rd quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 420,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,479,000 after purchasing an additional 363,863 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Neurocrine Biosciences by 23.0% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,223,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,959,000 after purchasing an additional 228,444 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Neurocrine Biosciences by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,468,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,790,000 after purchasing an additional 216,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Neurocrine Biosciences by 40.3% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 710,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,828,000 after purchasing an additional 203,934 shares during the last quarter. 92.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Analyst Ratings Changes Several research firms have issued reports on NBIX. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Neurocrine Biosciences from $216.00 to $219.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Neurocrine Biosciences from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Neurocrine Biosciences from $157.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Neurocrine Biosciences from $180.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 9th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Neurocrine Biosciences from $150.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.91. Neurocrine Biosciences Stock Up 0.1 % NBIX opened at $126.75 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.98 and a beta of 0.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $119.26 and its 200-day moving average is $131.61. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. has a 52-week low of $110.95 and a 52-week high of $157.98. Neurocrine Biosciences Company Profile ( Free Report ) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc discovers, develops, and markets pharmaceuticals for neurological, neuroendocrine, and neuropsychiatric disorders in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include INGREZZA for tardive dyskinesia and chorea associated with Huntington’s disease; ALKINDI for adrenal insufficiency; Efmody capsules for classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Orilissa tablets for endometriosis; and Oriahnn capsules to treat uterine fibroids. 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Winnipeg Wintery weather warnings in effect for southern Manitoba Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued several snowfall, winter storm and freezing rain warnings for much of southern Manitoba. Snowplows expected to hit Winnipeg streets Sunday evening The weather outside is frightful, but the City of Winnipeg hopes to make roads slightly more delightful – and useable – with its snowplows. Minnedosa residents urged to reduce sewage usage due to winter storm People living in Minnedosa are being asked to reduce their sewage usage or risk a sewage backup in their homes and businesses. Calgary Calgary police stage checkstop on National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day Calgary police launched their first holiday checkstop Saturday night on Stoney Trail. Inglewood’s Blues Can announces closing date – and a new home The Blues Can has a new home. Kiwanis Club and Toys ‘R’ Us team up to give hundreds of kids Christmas gifts Northmount Kiwanis Club of Calgary invited 500 kids to Toys "R" Us for its annual Toy Project Sunday. Edmonton Baby found dead in south Edmonton parking lot: police Police are investigating the death of an infant in south Edmonton. Drivers face slippery road conditions east of Edmonton into Saskatchewan Freezing rain, snow and plummeting temperatures on Sunday in east-central Alberta are making road conditions slippery. 2 arrested in connection with Friday killing of 20-year-old security guard Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old security guard at a downtown apartment building on Friday. Regina Sask. RCMP arrest 1 suspect in White Bear First Nation killing, 1 still at large Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested one suspect in connection to the Dec. 3rd death of Talon Lonethunder on White Bear First Nation. The remaining suspect in the killing remains at large. 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RCMP arrest 1 suspect in White Bear First Nation killing, 1 still at large Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested one suspect in connection to the Dec. 3rd death of Talon Lonethunder on White Bear First Nation. The remaining suspect in the killing remains at large. Vancouver End of the Eras Tour, with Taylor Swift to take final bow in Vancouver Taylor Swift touched down on five continents during her Eras Tour, and now fans from around the world are awaiting its final curtain at BC Place in downtown Vancouver. Here’s when parking passes are required for Mount Seymour People visiting Mount Seymour Provincial Park during the peak winter season will need to book a parking spot in advance, starting on Dec. 12. Do you recognize these men? RCMP seek Metro Vancouver grandparent scam suspects Mounties in Metro Vancouver have released photos of two men alleged to have been involved in “numerous” so-called grandparent scams earlier this year, hoping the public can help identify them. Vancouver Island B.C. NDP provincial director hospitalized after 'serious medical emergency' The former B.C. NDP MLA for Chilliwack and newly appointed provincial director, Dan Coulter, is in hospital after suffering a “serious medical emergency,” according to the party. Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled A diehard Taylor Swift fan who lives in Prince George, B.C., says a flight cancellation forced her and a group of other Swifties to rent a car and make the near 800-kilometre journey to Vancouver to catch the last dates of the Eras Tour. Canada Post strike: Union 'extremely disappointed' in latest offer, negotiator says A negotiator for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says the latest offer from Canada Post to end the ongoing strike shows the carrier is moving in the "opposite direction." Kelowna Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas. Kelowna, B.C., to host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026 The Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets will host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026, the Canadian Hockey League said Wednesday. 545 vehicles impounded in 332 days: BC Highway Patrol pleads for drivers to slow down Mounties with the BC Highway Patrol in Kelowna say they've impounded more than 545 vehicles for excessive speed and aggressive driving so far this year. That works out to more than 1.6 per day. Stay Connected

 

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By Jennifer Forbes Vanguard Renewables Recent discussions in the community and in a Dec. 22 Reading Eagle article have raised questions about Vanguard Renewables and its compliance with regulations during our more than a decade-long history as Caernarvon Township officials consider a proposed Vanguard facility there. As a company committed to transparency, sustainability and ethical operations, I want to provide clarity and context regarding these matters. Since our founding in 2014, Vanguard Renewables has prioritized compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. While it is true that we have been cited for violations in the past, it’s important to note that these instances represent a small fraction of our overall operations, and they were self-reported to the regulatory agency as required by law. Most importantly, we consistently have taken corrective actions to address the concerns raised. For example: Exceedance of H2S Levels: The H2S rich biogas was not emitted into the atmosphere but was recorded in the headspace of the closed digester. Since the time of reporting, we have not exceeded limits. That is due to the implementation of a technical solution that includes an automated system that not only notifies the local operator but also our biological engineering team and our health, safety and environment team when H2S levels are nearing permit limits. The team will then take action and continue to collect additional samples to ensure permitted compliance. This same automated system is included in all current Vanguard Renewables systems and will be included on Kurtland Farms. Spilled Digestate: The spilled digestate incident was due to a frozen pipe that burst and was dealt with immediately. It took two hours to repair the pipe in below-freezing temperatures. Digestate is the liquid byproduct of the anaerobic digestion process that is used as an alternative to fertilizer on cropland. It is comprised of water, minerals (which are already found in the soil) and naturally occurring microorganisms. The spill noted had no ill effect on environmental habitats or property. Odor: Vanguard Renewables has never received an odor complaint. We believe that responsible business practices include learning from mistakes, improving processes and ensuring that similar issues do not recur. Over the years, we have invested in training programs, safety improvements, state-of-the-art technological automation safety systems and additional compliance officers to ensure ongoing adherence to regulatory standards and safety. The health and safety of the communities in which we operate, the environment, our farm partners and their herd, and our staff are paramount. Our dedication to safety, the community, sustainability and promoting regenerative agriculture processes remains unwavering, and we are proud of the trust our partners and the community have placed in us. We appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight and welcome any questions or concerns directly. To that end, we are hosting a community learning session and open house on Monday, Jan. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the French Creek Golf Club, located at 4500 Conestoga Road near Elverson. In addition, we have asked for a postponement of our scheduled Caernarvon Township zoning hearing from Jan. 7 to a date in February so that we can spend more time with the community to answer their questions and concerns. Thank you for allowing us to share our perspective and reaffirm our commitment to ethical and responsible operations. Forbes is vice president for marketing & strategic initiatives at Vanguard Renewables, which has proposed a facility to convert food waste and manure into renewable resources on a farm near Morgantown.Medical Properties Trust: Extreme Makeover, Why I'm Buying Aggressivelywinph99 login

Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball , the players’ association and the Braves paid tribute to Carty on social media on Sunday. No further details on Carty’s death were provided. “Carty was one of the first groundbreaking Latino stars in the major leagues, and he established himself as a hero to millions in his native Dominican Republic, his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris, and the city of Atlanta, where he was a beloved fan favourite,” the players’ association said in its statement . The Braves said Carty left an indelible mark on the organization. “While his on-field accomplishments will never be forgotten, his unforgettable smile and generous nature will be sorely missed,” the team said in its statement. Carty made his big league debut with the Braves in September 1963. He batted .330 with 22 homers and 88 RBIs in his first full season in 1964, finishing second to Dick Allen in voting for NL Rookie of the Year. The Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta after the 1965 season, and Carty got the franchise’s first hit in its new home on April 12, 1966, against Pittsburgh. Carty had his best year in 1970, batting .366 with 25 homers and a career-best 101 RBIs. He started the All-Star Game after he was elected as a write-in candidate, joining Willie Mays and Hank Aaron in the NL outfield. Carty batted .299 with 204 homers and 890 RBIs over 15 years in the majors, also playing for Cleveland, Toronto, Oakland, Texas and the Chicago Cubs. He retired after the 1979 season.

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Trump pledges 'hell to pay' if Israeli hostages are not released before his inaugurationLord of the Rings has always been one of the most beloved franchises ever created. However, 2024 has been an especially big year for Tolkien fans. We got The Rings of Power season 2, a new movie (The Hunt for Gollum) confirmed, and then there is the upcoming anime The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim coming out on December 13. So, what better way to celebrate a year of Middle-earth domination than with one of the best Cyber Monday book deals out right now as well? Amazon is currently selling the hardcover of The Lord of the Rings Illustrated for $40.37 (was $90) . If you are unfamiliar with this version of Tolkien's epic, The Lord of the Rings Illustrated includes thirty-two of Tolkien's own full-color illustrations and maps. There's also a sewn-in ribbon bookmark, pages from the Book of Mazarbul, two removable fold-out maps, and a gorgeous red edge on the pages. This must-have collector's item is now 55% off, significantly cheaper than its base $90.00 price tag. So, instead of watching all the Lord of the Rings movies in order again, it's the perfect time to pick up the novel that started it all. Should you buy The Lord of the Rings Illustrated? The big factor that you should consider if you are thinking about buying The Lord of the Rings Illustrated is if you are interested in owning Tolkien's literary work. And if you already own Tolkien's novels, is the inclusion of full color illustrations done by the man himself enough to entice you to add this edition to your collection. For myself (a self-proclaimed mega fan), it's an easy yes. However, it may be a tough sell if you're looking for a casual page turner or would prefer a movie marathon instead. For all the fans who are still interested in this deal, I also have to mention the fact that we'll likely be getting another edition in 2028. 2028 marks The Lord of the Rings 60th birthday, so I can't imagine there not being a new fancy edition to celebrate. While The Lord of the Rings Illustrated is gorgeous, there's also the possibility of it being overshadowed in a few years, so you may want to hold off if you are pressed for cash and want to have more options. However, saying all that, a 55% discount is a great bargain, and with all the upcoming Lord of the Rings hype heading our way, I imagine that there will be an increase in demand for books soon. You may want to pick up this edition while you can. For myself, the fact that so much love and appreciation for Tolkien has been put into The Lord of the Rings Illustrated makes it one of the best gifts this holiday season. From its cover to the drawings, it's a luxury item for book lovers for sure. But with it's new price tag of $40, this deal is good enough to even drag Gollum's attention from the One Ring this Cyber Monday deals period. For more deals, check out our guide on the best Cyber Monday gaming deals and the best Cyber Monday Lego deals right now.None

NoneElectric Heater Market Size, Latest Growth, Forecast By 2024 - 2032Article content Toronto Raptors management and head coach Darko Rajakovic felt pretty good about the team’s haul after last June’s draft, but you never really know for sure until the players take the court. It’s early days sure, with only about a quarter of this season completed, but the team has to be feeling even better now after seeing No. 19 selection Ja’Kobe Walter start to blossom with a bigger opportunity, No. 31 pick Jonathan Mogbo bringing a varied toolkit every night, No. 45 pick Jamal Shead providing dogged determination, aggressive defence and an ability to get to the basket. Finally, rookie Jamison Battle, who went undrafted but was quickly snapped up by the Raptors on a two-way contract, was expected to spend most of the year in Mississauga with Raptors 905. Instead, he’s only played one G League game so far and 20 NBA contests, shooting 41% on three-point shots in a floor-spacing role. For a franchise that was rightly hailed for a while as one of the best developmental organizations in the NBA, only to see the pipeline stall in recent years, the emergence of this class as viable NBA players so quickly is a needed win. Financially speaking, when you’re paying mega-money to franchise player Scottie Barnes and starters Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, plus sizeable amounts to other veterans, you need a bunch of productive players on more manageable rookie scale deals to make it all work. And competitively, the more serviceable players (and ideally ones who complement your top talent) you have, the better you’re going to be. Shead and Battle turned strong training camps and preseason games into longer looks and have had their moments, while Mogbo, asked to do more, has had stops and starts. Sometimes he blends in, but in plenty of games he’s wowed with his rebounding and passing ability (including in the two previous games against the Miami Heat, where Mogbo dominated the boards and also excelled as an outlet when Miami went into a zone). Though Toronto has been hit with a double whammy of tons of injuries and close losses, spirits have remained high, with little signs of frustration. Rajakovic and his staff have done a strong job in that regard and it’s helped that the rookies have brought positive energy. Mogbo credited the coaches, as well as veterans like Garrett Temple for creating the good vibes. “I feel like everyone takes care of each other here,” Mogbo told Postmedia after Sunday’s home win over Miami. Whether it’s the rookies supporting their peers, the coaches helping them get better, or the veterans getting in their ears, it’s all made the adjustment to the NBA a lot easier. “You have guys on the bench, all the vets, just giving great advice and tips. We have a great surrounding, so there’s not a time where we should be sped up or we shouldn’t know what to expect,” Mogbo said. When the losses were piling up, we sought out the sage Temple to see how the youngsters were doing. Keep in mind that Shead was the winningest player in Houston Cougars history and the others are used to winning most of the time as well. “I think they’ve handled it well,” Temple told Postmedia a couple of weeks ago when Toronto was mired in a tough losing skid. “I think, the atmosphere has been amazing. On a team that’s (struggling in the win-loss column) ... a lot of credit goes to Coach, and a lot of credit goes to the young guys, keeping things fresh, understanding when to be silly and have fun and when to lock in, and that’s difficult for a team with four rookies,” said Temple, who is in his 15th NBA season. “They haven’t gone through a stretch like this, probably before, definitely not recently, in their college career, so I think they’ve handled it really well, and it’s going to bode well for their growth,” he predicted. So far, Temple has been right. An injury to promising sophomore guard Gradey Dick has given Walter a chance to start recent games and he’s flashed intriguing potential at both ends of the floor. “It’s amazing for him to have this opportunity, he worked really hard during his rehab program (with Raptors 905),” Rajakovic said. “He took that very seriously, he was very professional about it, played really hard, played inside the system and that gave me enough confidence to throw him into the fire and see how he does.” Rajakovic said he’s liked that Walter is “not afraid” on offence. In the games against Miami he dropped his shoulder to gain a path for a bucket, scored on fadeaways and pull-ups and from beyond the arc. None of the rookies have looked afraid. All believe they belong and have acted like it from the start, even if none of them were as highly touted as some of the other players in their draft class. “People might say we’re not this or that, but I feel like we just got to play our roles,” Mogbo said. “I feel like we do a great job of doing that and going out there, playing hard ... That’s what we take pride in. The team gets along, the coaches get along, and that’s why we’re comfortable. You can’t get too comfortable, obviously, but I feel like we’re doing good. Everyone has a good head on their shoulders,” he said. Walter mentioned post-game that the game is starting to slow down a bit for him, making it easier to do the things that have gotten him to this level. Mogbo agreed. “The game is slowing down, you’ve just got to take your time with it. NBA is a high pace. Has its pace, different pace at different times,” he said. “Just being yourself, not trying to do too much. Just play hard. 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Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah has fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel, wounding seven people in one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months. Sunday's attacks in northern and central Israel came in response to deadly Israeli strikes in central Beirut on Saturday. Israel struck southern Beirut on Sunday. Meanwhile, negotiators press on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out war. And Lebanon's military says an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center in the southwest killed one soldier and wounded 18 others. Israel's military has expressed regret and said its operations are directed solely against the militants. Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — In the year since the war in Gaza broke out, Israel's government has been cracking down on dissent among its Palestinian citizens. Authorities have charged Palestinians with “supporting terrorism” because of posts online or for demonstrating against the war. Activists and rights watchdogs say Palestinians have also lost jobs, been suspended from schools and faced police interrogations. Palestinians make up about 20% of Israel's population. Many feel forced to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society. Others still find ways to dissent, but carefully. Israel's National Security Ministry counters that, “Freedom of speech is not the freedom to incite.” Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found, citing Emirati authorities. The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday said Zvi Kogan was killed, calling it a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.” It said: “The state of Israel will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death." Kogan went missing on Thursday, and there were suspicions he had been kidnapped. His disappearance comes as Iran has been threatening to retaliate against Israel after the two countries traded fire in October. Somalia says 24 people have died after 2 boats capsized in the Indian Ocean MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's government says 24 people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean. Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said 46 people were rescued. Most of the passengers were young Somalis, and their intended destination remains unclear. Many young Somalis embark every year on dangerous journeys in search of better opportunities abroad. A delegation led by the Somali ambassador to Ethiopia is scheduled to travel to Madagascar on Monday to investigate the incident and coordinate efforts to help survivors. The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Trump's promises on growth and inflation WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has big plans for the economy. He also has big debt problem that'll be a hurdle to delivering on those plan. Trump has bold ambitions on tax cuts, tariffs and other programs. But high interest rates and the price of repaying the federal government’s existing debt could limit what he’s able to do. The federal debt stands at roughly $36 trillion, and the spike in inflation after the pandemic has pushed up the government’s borrowing costs such that debt service next year will easily exceed spending on national security. Moscow offers debt forgiveness to new recruits and AP sees wreckage of a new Russian missile KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine. The measure, whose final version appeared on a government website Saturday, underscores Russia’s needs for military personnel in the nearly 3-year-old war, even as it fired last week a new intermediate-range ballistic missile. Russia has ramped up military recruitment by offering increasing financial incentives to those willing to fight in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Security Service on Sunday showed The Associated Press wreckage of the new intermediate-range ballistic missile that struck a factory in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday. Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters in the U.S. have warned of another round of winter weather that could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving. California is bracing for more snow and rain while still grappling with some flooding and small landslides from a previous storm. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for California's Sierra Nevada through Tuesday, with heavy snow expected at high elevations. Thousands remained without power in the Seattle area on Sunday after a “bomb cyclone” storm system hit the West Coast last week, killing two people. After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizers ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump's victory has dismayed many politically engaged Black women, and they're reassessing their enthusiasm for politics and organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote, and they had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Kamala Harris. AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. Pakistani police arrest thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of rally in the capital ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani security officer says police have arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of a rally in Islamabad to demand the ex-premier’s release from prison. Khan has been behind bars for more than a year. But he remains popular and his party says the cases against him are politically motivated. Police Sunday arrested more than 4,000 Khan supporters in eastern Punjab province, a Khan stronghold. They include five parliamentarians. Pakistan has sealed off the capital with shipping containers. It also suspended mobile and internet services “in areas with security concerns.” Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans are heading to the polls to choose their next president. In Sunday's election, the candidates of the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition are locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month’s vote. It's a hard-fought race between Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party’s candidate, and Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front, a coalition of leftist and center-left parties that governed for 15 years until the 2019 victory of center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou — overseeing the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and the sale of marijuana in the small South American nation.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield embarrassed the woeful Giants with his arm and legs, and if that wasn't enough, he rubbed it in by mimicking New York fan favorite Tommy DeVito's celebratory dance after scoring a touchdown. Mayfield catapulted into the end zone on a spectacular 10-yard scramble for one of Tampa Bay's four rushing TDs, and the Buccaneers beat the Giants and new starting quarterback DeVito 30-7 on Sunday, snapping a four-game losing streak and extending New York's skid to six. With both teams struggling and coming off byes, most of the focus leading up to the game was on the Giants' decisions this week to bench and then release quarterback Daniel Jones. The brash DeVito was given the starting job and asked to spark coach Brian Daboll's team, as he did last season. Instead, Mayfield provided the energy with his play and his trolling of DeVito. “Tribute to Tommy,” said a straight-faced Mayfield, who was 24 of 30 for 294 yards. “He’s a good dude, that’s why. Most of the times, I don’t know what I’m going to do. It’s spontaneous.” Mayfield was asked several times about the gesture and admitted he wanted to give Giants fans something they liked, adding he met DeVito at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas in February. “He had his chain blinged out, swag walking through the casino. It was awesome,” Mayfield said. “It was like a movie scene, honestly.” DeVito did nothing to help the NFL's lowest-scoring offense. He threw for 189 yards, mostly in the second half with New York well on its way to its sixth straight loss at home, where it is winless. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers dominated in every phase in a near-perfect performance that featured TD runs of 1 yard by Sean Tucker, 6 yards by Bucky Irving and 1 yard by Rachaad White. After recent losses to the Ravens, 49ers and Chiefs, Tampa Bay (5-6) moved within one game of idle Atlanta in the NFC South. “We’re hoping it builds confidence,” Mayfield said. “We have a belief that we are still sitting and controlling our own destiny.” Tampa Bay scored on five of its on first six possessions to open a 30-0 lead, and none was more exciting than Mayfield's TD run with 12 seconds left in the first half. On a second-and-goal from the 10, he avoided pressure and went for the end zone. He was hit by Cor'Dale Flott low and Dru Phillips high around the 2-yard line, and he was airborne when he crossed the goal line. The ball came loose when he hit the turf but he jumped up and flexed, DeVito-style, as the Bucs took a 23-0 lead. DeVito said players talked about the celebration in the locker room but he did not see it. Daboll was asked about the gesture and said Mayfield played well. He said the Giants' poor performance had nothing to do with Jones being released. “No excuse on that,” said Daboll, whose job is on the line despite making the playoffs in 2022. “We just didn’t do a good enough job.” “We played soft, and they beat the (expletive) out of us,” defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence added. Mayfield's favorite target Mike Evans returned to the lineup after missing three games with a hamstring injury and had five catches for 68 yards. Irving had 87 yards rushing and six catches for 64 yards. The Bucs held New York to three first downs and 45 yards in the first half, and they finished with 450 yards to the Giants' 245. DeVito had a 17-yard run in the fourth quarter to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Devin Singletary. The brash New Jersey native was sacked four times, including once in the fourth quarter, which forced him to go to the bench for one play. Buccaneers: LT Tristan Wirfs (knee) did not play and Justin Skule replaced him. ... Tampa Bay lost OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to an ankle injury in the second quarter and safety Jordan Whitehead to a pectoral injury in the fourth quarter. Giants: LT Jermaine Eluemunor (quad) and OLB Azeez Ojulari (toe) were hurt in the first quarter and did not return. Buccaneers: At Carolina next Sunday. Giants: At Dallas on Thanksgiving AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees star , is expecting his first child ! Judge and his wife Samantha Bracksieck shared the news of their pregnancy earlier this week. Yankees’ pitcher Domingo Germán makes history with a perfect game in Major League Baseball Neymar will have another baby! Bruna Biancardi is expecting second child with soccer star The news was shared by Page Six , with a source revealing that the couple is expecting a baby girl. Judge, 32, and Bracksieck, 31, are very private regarding their personal life, but the two have been together for years , first meeting when they were teenagers. The pair went to school at Linden High School in California and went to the same college, at Fresno State. They married in 2021 , at a wedding hosted in the Montage Kapalua Bay resort in Maui, Hawaii, with a ceremony attended by notorious guests like the Dominican baseball player Gary Sanchez, who also played for the Yankees. Judge revealed that in 2022 he was considering moving on to a different team, and that his wife helped him do what he wanted, which was to stay in New York and continue to play for the Yankees. “The conversations with New York really weren’t going anywhere. She was like, ‘Call Hal. Just call him up. Tell him how you’re feeling. Tell him what you think,'" he said in the podcast Casa de Klub. Judge ended up signing a $360 million deal and becoming the captain of his team. More details about Judge's career Judge has had an impressive career in baseball, winning the MLB All-Star award six times and was selected twice as the American League's MVP. He started playing with the Yankees in 2016, where he made a home and broke various records set by icons like Babe Ruth and Roger Maris, including most home runs in a season hit at home, most home runs in a single season, and more.

Ojulari leaves the lineup just as edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux returned from wrist surgery after missing five games.Who Is Nick Kyrgios’ Girlfriend? Costeen Hatzi’s Job & Relationship History By Netizens are curious to find out all about ‘ , and their relationship history. The Australian tennis star is no stranger to the spotlight, thanks to his illustrious career of over a decade. While his professional life is explored in Netflix’s docuseries, , fans have always wanted to get a glimpse into his personal life as well. Without further ado, here’s everything we know about who Nick Kyrgios’ girlfriend is, how they met, and more. Who is Nick Kyrgios dating? Hatzi is from Australia and she currently lives in Sydney with her boyfriend. As per her , she graduated in May 2021 from Australian Catholic University, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in psychological sciences. What is Costeen Hatzi’s job? Costeen Hatzi boasts an impressive with over 175k followers as of writing. Besides her social media presence, she also runs her own business. Hatzi launched her brand, Style Studio Dress Hire, in 2023. The company offers luxury dresses and clothing items for hire and rent. Speaking on , Hatzi explained her inspiration to create the brand and why renting expensive clothing works better. “Girls nowadays only wear a dress once, especially if you’re going to an event. It’s good. It works for everyone,” she stated. Nick Kyrgios and Costeen Hatzi’s relationship history Nick Kyrgios first met his girlfriend Costeen Hatzi in late 2021. As per his , the tennis icon discovered her profile online when he was looking to buy a mirror, and he spotted the perfect one being sold by Hatzi. The two then met up to complete the purchase and sparks flew instantly. Kyrgios and Hatzi soon began dating and the outlet even noted that it was love at first sight for her. After a few months of dating, she publicly announced their relationship via an made in January 2022. The pair have been inseparable ever since and Hatzi has been a constant pillar of strength for Kyrgios, both personally and personally. Costeen Hatzi is often spotted cheering Nick Kyrgios at his games and often posts on social media in support of him. Since they began dating, the pair has sparked engagement rumors more than once. (via ) While neither have confirmed these speculations, they have often expressed their desire for a future together. “I don’t know if marriage and kids are on the cards right now – I think maybe somewhere in the future it will happen, but right now I’m still really young and he’s got tennis to focus on. But it’s definitely something that we want in the future,” Hatzi recently told . The loving couple are about to complete three years of togetherness in December. Namrata is a SEO Content Writer for ComingSoon and an avid reader, with a profound love for movies and anime, especially the works of Hayao Miyazaki. She holds a masters in English literature and has been producing content for over two years. Share article

Champions League GlanceTJ Bamba led Oregon with 22 points and five assists in the Ducks' 78-68 victory over San Diego State on Wednesday in pool play of the Players Era Festival at Las Vegas. The Ducks (7-0) won both games in the "Power Group" and will play in the championship Saturday against the top team from the "Impact Group." San Diego State (3-2) will await its opponent for one of the secondary games Saturday. The matchups are based on seeding dependent on performance of the first two games. Bamba made 7 of 14 shots from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Keeshawn Barthelemy had 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and hit 3 of 4 from beyond the arc. Nate Bittle finished with 11 points and nine rebounds, Brandon Angel 12 points and six rebounds and Jackson Shelstad paired 12 points with four assists. BJ Davis led San Diego State with 18 points before fouling out. Nick Boyd finished with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Neither team led by more than four points until Oregon scored nine unanswered to take a 34-27 lead with 2:20 left in the first half. Barthelemy started the run with a jumper and finished it with a 3-pointer. Oregon outscored San Diego State 16-4 in the last 4:23 of the half to take a 41-31 lead into the break. Bamba and Barthelemy combined for 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting in the first half. Boyd led San Diego State with 13 points, making all three of his 3-point attempts and going 5-of-6 overall. A 7-2 run for Oregon increased its advantage to 48-35 with 17:36 remaining, but San Diego State cut the lead to 56-53 with 10:58 left following a 9-0 run. A Bamba 3-pointer closed an 8-2 stretch with 4:15 remaining to increase Oregon's lead to 73-63. San Diego State did not get closer than eight points the rest of the way. Davis fouled out with 31 seconds left and Oregon leading 77-68. --Field Level Media

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The Lagos State government has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to enhance its revenue generation capabilities in partnership with the Organised Private Sector (OPS), the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). This collaboration focuses on harnessing digitisation and e-governance to drive economic growth while safeguarding citizens’ data in compliance with the NDPC’s regulatory framework. The announcement came during the Eko Revenue Plus summit, a two-day event spearheaded by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Taxation and Revenue, Abdul-Kabir Opeyemi Ogungbo. The summit provided a platform for robust discussions between stakeholders, including top government officials, private sector representatives, and regulators, on leveraging technology to optimise revenue collection. National Commissioner and CEO of the NDPC, Vincent Olatunji, stressed the importance of aligning Lagos’ initiatives with the national data protection law recently signed by the President. He urged the state to adhere to the established framework rather than creating separate legislation. “And we at the Nigerian Data Protection Commission are here, and we have to support you, and by extension, the government of Nigeria. We are ready and more than happy to support Lagos State,” he assured. He highlighted the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect Nigerians’ online data and raise awareness about data privacy. Expressing his enthusiasm for Lagos’ progress, Olatunji added, “We hope to take this conversation forward.” The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, represented by a senior executive, lauded Lagos State for its advancements in infrastructure and e-governance. He pledged continued support from NITDA to bolster the state’s digitisation efforts, acknowledging the critical role of technology in driving economic development. Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Ayodele Subair, underscored the summit’s relevance, focusing on five vital sectors: property, the digital economy, the informal sector, energy, and the circular economy. These sectors, he explained, are pillars of Lagos’ economic vibrancy and serve as avenues for value creation, innovation, and strategic partnerships. “Through win-win public-private partnerships, it aims to unlock opportunities that will not only enhance revenue generation but also foster economic inclusivity, environmental sustainability, and social equity,” Subair stated. He stressed the transformative potential of collaboration between public institutions and private enterprises, adding, “The synergy between public institutions and private enterprises has the power to revolutionise how we harness resources, engage stakeholders, and create enduring value for the citizens of our great state.” Subair praised the summit organisers for bringing together policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, and stakeholders to devise actionable solutions, stating: “By fostering dialogue and innovation, we are collectively taking bold steps to reimagine the future of economic growth and revenue generation in Lagos State. Together, we will build a Lagos State that is not only self-sufficient but also a beacon of prosperity and innovation for others to emulate.” Highlighting the state’s technological investments, Subair noted that these advancements simplify compliance for residents. He pointed to the Lagos State Revenue Portal and the e-tax platform as examples of innovations that streamline tax administration. “With a lot of great work done by the Office of the Special Adviser on Taxation and Revenue, the Lagos State Revenue Portal has been created to settle all non-tax revenue, such as land administration fees, etc., as well as the e-tax platform—an end-to-end tax administration solution. This platform allows for registration, raising of assessments, payment of taxes, issuance of receipts, and generation of tax clearance certificates, all from the comfort of your homes,” he explained. He urged Lagos residents to fulfil their civic responsibilities by filing annual tax returns and paying their taxes, emphasizing, “This is the only way we can guarantee the development of Lagos into a true megacity through the provision of highly qualitative social services such as schools, hospitals, and first-class infrastructure.” Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, acknowledged the state’s substantial spending due to its growing population of over 30 million people. He highlighted the daily movement of livestock and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases as unique challenges requiring strategic planning. “Lagos is a stressful environment, and so people tend to have issues with non-communicable diseases. As a state, we need to prepare and prepare for the future,” Abayomi stated. He revealed that Lagos has a 30-year development plan anchored on infrastructure, public-private partnerships (PPP), medical diagnostics, digital platforms, alternative financing access, and human resources for health. “It is only through digitalisation that we can really move to the next stage of medical ingenuity and competition around the world,” he remarked. Abayomi also highlighted the state’s leadership in data protection compliance. “We have gone through personal data protection compliance. We were one of the first agencies to do that,” he said. The commissioner announced the establishment of the Lagos State University of Medicine and Health Sciences as a significant milestone in addressing the shortage of medical personnel. “The biggest thing happening at the moment in Lagos is the establishment of the standalone University of Medicine and Health Science. Because we have such a low shortage of medical personnel, we’re going to be training our doctors and nurses across our teaching hospitals, general hospitals, and our PhDs. We’re hoping to cluster them into sub-campuses across Lagos,” he explained. The collaboration between Lagos State and stakeholders such as OPS, NDPC, and NITDA demonstrates a commitment to leveraging technology and partnerships for sustainable revenue growth. Participants were unanimous in their view that by addressing key sectors and investing in digital platforms, Lagos is setting the pace for other states in Nigeria to emulate. This multi-faceted approach not only seeks to improve economic outcomes but also ensures inclusivity, sustainability, and innovation, laying the groundwork for a prosperous future.NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes. But finding the breath of Maria Callas was enough to bring things out of Jolie that she didn’t even know were in her. “All of us, we really don’t realize where things land in our body over a lifetime of different experiences and where we hold it to protect ourselves,” Jolie said in a recent interview. “We hold it in our stomachs. We hold it in our chest. We breathe from a different place when we’re nervous or we’re sad. “The first few weeks were the hardest because my body had to open and I had to breathe again,” she adds. “And that was a discovery of how much I wasn’t.” In Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” which Netflix released in theaters Wednesday before it begins streaming on Dec. 11, Jolie gives, if not the performance of her career, then certainly of her last decade. Beginning with 2010’s “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” Jolie has spent recent years directing films while prioritizing raising her six children. “So my choices for quite a few years were whatever was smart financially and short. I worked very little the last eight years,” says Jolie. “And I was kind of drained. I couldn’t for a while.” But her youngest kids are now 16. And for the first time in years, Jolie is back in the spotlight, in full movie-star mode. Her commanding performance in “Maria” seems assured of bringing Jolie her third Oscar nomination. (She won supporting actress in 2000 for “Girl, Interrupted.”) For an actress whose filmography might lack a signature movie, “Maria” may be Jolie's defining role. Jolie's oldest children, Maddox and Pax, worked on the set of the film. There, they saw a version of their mother they hadn't seen before. “They had certainly seen me sad in my life. But I don’t cry in front of my children like that,” Jolie says of the emotion Callas dredged up in her. “That was a moment in realizing they were going to be with me, side by side, in this process of really understanding the depth of some of the pain I carry.” Jolie, who met a reporter earlier this fall at the Carlyle Hotel, didn't speak in any detail of that pain. But it was hard not to sense some it had to do with her lengthy and ongoing divorce from Brad Pitt, with whom she had six children. Just prior to meeting, a judge allowed Pitt’s remaining claim against Jolie, over the French winery Château Miraval, to proceed. On Monday, a judge ruled that Pitt must disclose documents Jolie’s legal team have sought that they allege include “communications concerning abuse.” Pitt has denied ever being abusive. The result of the U.S. presidential election was also just days old, though Jolie — special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency from 2012 to 2022 – wasn’t inclined to talk politics. Asked about Donald Trump’s win , she responded, “Global storytelling is essential,” before adding: “That’s what I’m focusing on. Listening. Listening to the voices of people in my country and around the world.” Balancing such things — reports concerning her private life, questions that accompany someone of her fame — is a big reason why Jolie is so suited to the part of Callas. The film takes place during the American-born soprano’s final days. (She died of a heart attack at 53 in 1977.) Spending much of her time in her grand Paris apartment, Callas hasn’t sung publicly in years; she’s lost her voice. Imprisoned by the myth she’s created, Callas is redefining herself and her voice. An instructor tells her he wants to hear “Callas, not Maria." The movie, of course, is more concerned with Maria. It’s Larrain’s third portrait of 20th century female icon, following “Jackie” (with Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy) and “Spencer” (with Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana). As Callas, Jolie is wonderfully regal — a self-possessed diva who deliciously, in lines penned by screenwriter Steven Knight, spouts lines like: “I took liberties all my life and the world took liberties with me.” Asked if she identified with that line, Jolie answered, “Yeah, yeah.” Then she took a long pause. “I’m sure people will read a lot into this and there’s probably a lot I could say but don’t want to feed into,” Jolie eventually continues. “I know she was a public person because she loved her work. And I’m a public person because I love my work, not because I like being public. I think some people are more comfortable with a public life, and I’ve never been fully comfortable with it.” When Larraín first approached Jolie about the role, he screened “Spencer” for her. That film, like “Jackie” and “Maria,” eschews a biopic approach to instead intimately focus on a specific moment of crisis. Larraín was convinced Jolie was meant for the role. “I felt she could have that magnetism,” Larraín says. “The enigmatic diva that’s come to a point in her life where she has to take control of her life again. But the weight of her experience, of her music, of her singing, everything, is on her back. And she carries that. It’s someone who’s already loaded with a life that’s been intense.” “There’s a loneliness that we both share,” Jolie says. “That’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think people can be alone and lonely sometimes, and that can be part of who they are.” Larraín, the Chilean filmmaker, grew up in Santiago going to the opera, and he has long yearned to bring its full power and majesty to a movie. In Callas, he heard something that transfixed him. “I hear something near perfection, but at the same time, it’s something that’s about to be destroyed,” Larraín says. “So it’s as fragile and as strong as possible. It lives in both extremes. That’s why it’s so moving. I hear a voice that’s about to be broken, but it doesn’t.” In Callas’ less perfect moments singing in the film, Larraín fuses archival recordings of Callas with Jolie’s own voice. Some mix of the two runs throughout “Maria.” “Early in the process,” Jolie says, “I discovered that you can’t fake-sing opera.” Jolie has said she never sang before, not even karaoke. But the experience has left her with a newfound appreciation of opera and its healing properties. “I wonder if it’s something you lean into as you get older,” Jolie says. “Maybe your depth of pain is bigger, your depth of loss is bigger, and that sound in opera meets that, the enormity of it.” If Larraín’s approach to “Maria” is predicated on an unknowingness, he's inclined to say something similar about his star. “Because of media and social media, some people might think that they know a lot about Angelina,” he says. “Maria, I read nine biographies of her. I saw everything. I read every interview. I made this movie. But I don’t think I would be capable of telling you who she was us. So if there’s an element in common, it’s that. They carry an enormous amount of mystery. Even if you think that you know them, you don’t.” Whether “Maria” means more acting in the future for Jolie, she's not sure. “There's not a clear map,” she says. Besides, Jolie isn't quite ready to shake Callas. “When you play a real person, you feel at some point that they become your friend,” says Jolie. “Right now, it’s still a little personal. It’s funny, I’ll be at a premiere or I’ll walk into a room and someone will start blaring her music for fun, but I have this crazy internal sense memory of dropping to my knees and crying.”

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Whenever someone assures you that another person you’re both dealing with “understands” the “quid pro quo,” you’d be wise to run away as fast as you can and never look back. But that’s exactly how then-Ald. Daniel Solis assured then-House Speaker Michael Madigan in late June of 2017 that their mark — the developers of a West Loop apartment complex — would eventually be convinced to retain Madigan’s property tax appeals law firm. Solis chaired the powerful Zoning Committee, so the developers had to come through him, and Solis said they would understand the game: The developers hire Madigan’s law firm and their zoning changes would be approved. “I think they understand how this works,” Solis told Madigan. “The quid pro quo.” Solis admitted on the stand during Madigan’s corruption trial that what he said to Madigan was “dumb.” Madigan didn’t know that the federal government was recording all his conversations with Solis. So, what was dumb about what Solis said is that Madigan might’ve immediately cut all ties to Solis, and Solis’ federal handlers would’ve been furious that he let the target get away. Turns out, the real dummy was Madigan. Madigan didn’t walk away. Instead, he kept going back to Solis, only gently admonishing him weeks later by telling Solis not to say the quiet part out loud and instructing him in the polite way of conducting business. And then a few months later, while talking about another real estate deal, Solis asked whether the West Loop developers had signed on with Madigan’s firm. Madigan didn’t say, but appeared to give Solis the go-ahead to process their zoning request. “You were contemplating processing something,” Madigan said. “You should go ahead and process that.” Feds make their point The feds are also trying to prove that Madigan’s consigliere, longtime lobbyist and fellow defendant Mike McClain, wasn’t just freelancing without Madigan’s approval when it came to all the demands McClain was making of Commonwealth Edison. The trial so far has given the feds big wins on that point. Madigan and Solis were in discussions about the state transferring a Chinatown parking lot to the City of Chicago so that it could be developed into a hotel, and Madigan could get the property tax business. So, he told Solis to reach out to McClain. McClain would give the developer “some ideas about how to go about it.” A couple of months later, Solis again brought up the Chinatown parcel to Madigan. “Let me get back into it and, and, um, see if there’s some way to find somebody that can talk to IDOT. That, that’s where the decision’s going to be made,” Madigan said. “I’m trying to figure out a way to approach it,” Madigan later told Solis about the parcel. He appeared to be calculating how he could pass a bill to benefit his law firm without leaving any overt fingerprints. Madigan eventually told Solis that one of the Chinatown developers would soon be receiving a call from McClain. The effort to transfer the property extended into the spring of 2018 for several reasons, most importantly opposition from local legislators. In March of 2018, Madigan told Solis that maybe McClain should talk to the senator who was putting a brick on the land transfer, and then explained to Solis at length how this particular legislation could shorten the time it would take to transfer the property to the city. From there, jurors heard recordings about the intricacies of passing the bill, including who was blocking it. McClain is heard on a recording briefing Madigan about which legislators were opposing the bill and about how the then-secretary of transportation was “getting squeamish” about it. Also in March, Solis told Madigan that if Madigan could “take care of that [Chinatown] matter in May,” during the end of spring session, “I’m confident they’ll appreciate it and ... sign you up on after May.” Madigan didn’t run away then, either. But the bill eventually died and a possible payday was missed. On May 28, 2018, a few days before the scheduled end of spring session when there was still hope the bill would advance, McClain called a member of Madigan’s House staff to tell them about the property tax transfer bill, “that deals with a developer of [Madigan’s].” McClain told the staffer: “He wants to make sure he votes ‘present.’” In other words, if the feds didn’t have Madigan, McClain and Solis on numerous recordings, Madigan could’ve officially covered his rear by voting “present” on a bill that would’ve potentially padded his pockets and that he’d allegedly been actively pushing behind the scenes for months on end. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com. Send letters to letters@suntimes.com Get Opinions content delivered to your inbox. Sign up for our weekly newsletter here .High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on T-Mobile US TMUS , and it's important for retail traders to take note.\This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in TMUS often signals that someone has privileged information. Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for T-Mobile US. This is not a typical pattern. The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 45% bullish and 27% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $48,870, and 10 calls, totaling $1,051,318. What's The Price Target? Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $170.0 to $300.0 for T-Mobile US over the last 3 months. Volume & Open Interest Trends In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for T-Mobile US options trades today is 1006.56 with a total volume of 937.00. In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for T-Mobile US's big money trades within a strike price range of $170.0 to $300.0 over the last 30 days. T-Mobile US Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days Noteworthy Options Activity: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume TMUS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $53.9 $52.55 $52.64 $195.00 $263.3K 2.9K 50 TMUS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $39.0 $38.05 $38.05 $210.00 $190.2K 1.0K 88 TMUS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $28.5 $28.3 $28.5 $220.00 $114.0K 1.4K 81 TMUS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $37.95 $37.9 $37.95 $210.00 $113.8K 1.0K 32 TMUS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/20/24 $2.14 $1.85 $2.14 $252.50 $89.3K 75 476 About T-Mobile US Deutsche Telekom merged its T-Mobile USA unit with prepaid specialist MetroPCS in 2013, and that firm merged with Sprint in 2020, creating the second-largest wireless carrier in the us. T-Mobile now serves 77 million postpaid and 21 million prepaid phone customers, equal to around 30% of the us retail wireless market. The firm entered the fixed-wireless broadband market aggressively in 2021 and now serves more than 5 million residential and business customers. In addition, T-Mobile provides wholesale services to resellers. Following our analysis of the options activities associated with T-Mobile US, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance. Present Market Standing of T-Mobile US With a volume of 1,243,754, the price of TMUS is up 0.92% at $247.18. RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought. Next earnings are expected to be released in 57 days. What Analysts Are Saying About T-Mobile US 1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $239.0. Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move Benzinga Edge's Unusual Options board spots potential market movers before they happen. See what positions big money is taking on your favorite stocks. Click here for access .* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Morgan Stanley keeps a Overweight rating on T-Mobile US with a target price of $239. Trading options involves greater risks but also offers the potential for higher profits. 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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely. Opposition parties are pushing for a parliamentary vote on Yoon’s impeachment on Saturday, calling his short-lived martial law declaration an “unconstitutional, illegal rebellion or coup.” But they need support from some members of the president’s People Power Party to get the two-thirds majority required to pass the impeachment motion. The turmoil resulting from Yoon’s nighttime martial law decree has frozen South Korean politics and caused worry among neighbors, including fellow democracy Japan, and Seoul’s top ally, the United States, as one of the strongest democracies in Asia faces a political crisis that could unseat its leader. During a party meeting, PPP leader Han Dong-hun stressed the need to suspend Yoon’s presidential duties and power swiftly, saying he poses a “significant risk of extreme actions, like reattempting to impose martial law, which could potentially put the Republic of Korea and its citizens in great danger.” Han said he had received intelligence that Yoon had ordered the country’s defense counterintelligence commander to arrest and detain unspecified key politicians based on accusations of “anti-state activities” when martial law was in force. “It’s my judgment that an immediate suspension of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official duties is necessary to protect the Republic of Korea and its people,” Han said. Impeaching Yoon would require support from 200 of the National Assembly’s 300 members. The opposition parties that jointly brought the impeachment motion have 192 seats combined. PPP has 108 lawmakers. If Yoon is impeached, he would be suspended until the Constitutional Court rules on whether to remove him from office or restore his presidential power. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s No. 2 official, would take over presidential responsibilities. The Defense Ministry said it suspended the defense counterintelligence commander, Yeo In-hyung, who Han alleged had received orders from Yoon to detain the politicians. The ministry also suspended Lee Jin-woo, commander of the capital defense command, and Kwak Jong-geun, commander of the special warfare command, over their involvement in enforcing martial law. In a closed-door briefing to lawmakers, Hong Jang-won, first deputy director of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, said Yoon called after imposing martial law and ordered him to help the defense counterintelligence unit to detain key politicians. The targeted politicians included Han, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and National Assembly speaker Woo Won Shik, said Kim Byung-kee, one of the lawmakers who attended the meeting. Kim said Hong told lawmakers he ignored Yoon’s orders. The spy agency’s director, Cho Taeyong, questioned Hong’s account. Cho told reporters that such an order would have come to him, rather than Hong, and that he never received any orders from Yoon to detain politicians. Han earlier said he would work to defeat the impeachment motion even though he criticized Yoon’s martial law declaration as “unconstitutional.” Han said there was a need to “prevent damage to citizens and supporters caused by unprepared chaos.” Thousands of protesters have marched in the streets of Seoul since Wednesday, calling for Yoon to resign and be investigated. Thousands of autoworkers and other members of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, one of the country’s biggest umbrella labor groups, have started hourly strikes since Thursday to protest Yoon. The union said its members will start on indefinite strikes beginning on Dec. 11 if Yoon was still in office then. Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon Ho promised the ministry’s “active cooperation” with an investigation by prosecutors into the military’s role in Yoon’s martial law enforcement. He said military prosecutors will also be involved in the investigation. He denied media speculation that Yoon and his military confidantes might consider imposing martial law a second time. “Even if there’s a demand to enforce martial law, the Defense Ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff will absolutely not accept it,” Kim said. Kim became the acting defense minister after Yoon’s office on Thursday accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun, who has also been banned from traveling while he is investigated over the imposition of martial law. Opposition parties and Han allege that it was Kim Yong Hyun who recommended that Yoon declare martial law. During a parliamentary hearing on Thursday, Kim Seon Ho said Kim Yong Hyun also ordered troops to be deployed to the National Assembly after Yoon imposed martial law. Han leads a minority faction within the ruling party, and 18 lawmakers in his faction voted with opposition lawmakers to overturn Yoon’s martial law decree. Martial law ultimately lasted about six hours, after its quick overrule by the National Assembly forced Yoon’s Cabinet to lift it before daybreak Wednesday. The main liberal opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung said in a televised speech Friday that it was crucial to suspend Yoon as “quickly as possible.” Lee said Yoon’s martial law enforcement amounted to “rebellion and also a self-coup.” He said Yoon’s move caused serious damage to the country’s image and paralyzed foreign policy, pointing to criticism from the Biden administration and foreign leaders canceling their visits to South Korea. Yoon has made no immediate response to Han’s comments. He hasn’t made public appearances since he made a televised announcement that his martial law decree was lifted. Prosecutor General Shim Woo Jung told reporters the prosecution plans to investigate rebellion charges against Yoon following complaints filed by the opposition. While the president mostly has immunity from prosecution while in office, the protection does not extend to allegations of rebellion or treason. 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Jacksonville Defensive Coordinator Ryan Nielsen spoke to the media this week about what he’s seen from Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. On his evaluation of Texans QB C.J. Stroud’s recent play Ryan: I'm really impressed with this player. He's a very good quarterback and he's a competitor. I think that when you watch the tape, you can feel his energy with the offense and the way he can extend and get off, break tackles and then get out of the pocket. It's extremely impressive [the way he] throws the ball down the field. The guy makes every throw. He's got some really good targets. I can't say enough good things about how he sees the field and where he throws in the coverage. I mean, the arm talent, no question about it. This guy, he's going to be a premier quarterback in our league for a long time. There's no doubt about it. He's going to be one of the top guys, and he's there right now. They won a lot of football games with the guy and he's been there for a year and a half. I'll tell you this though, the way Mixon’s [Texans RB Joe Mixon] running the ball too, like it's that combination—we didn't play him last time. Now he's back and so that'll be another good test. Our guys will be up to it. He's a good back. We can't just focus on the past game and say, ‘Hey, they're not running the ball because.’ I tell you what now, a couple of runs, he breaks and he's gone. It'll be a good test, real good test. We'll be ready for it.”

 

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MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country's highest court confirmed ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections killed at least 21 people, including two police officers, authorities said Tuesday. Mozambique Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda told a news conference in Maputo late Tuesday that a wave of violence and looting was sparked by the court's announcement a day earlier. He said it was led by mostly youthful supporters of losing candidate Venancio Mondlane, who received 24% of the vote, second to Chapo, who got 65%. “From the preliminary survey, in the last 24 hours, 236 acts of violence were recorded throughout the national territory that resulted in 21 deaths, of which two members of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique also died," Ronda said. He said 13 civilians and 12 police were injured. Ronda said 25 vehicles were set on fire, including two police vehicles. He added that 11 police subunits and a penitentiary were attacked and vandalized and 86 inmates were freed. Tensions were high in the country ahead of the The Constitutional Council ruling on Monday and violent protests started immediately after the announcement was made. Footage circulating on various social media platforms showed protesters burning and looting shops in the capital Maputo and the city of Beira, where some city officials were reported to have fled the city. Mondlane has called for a “shutdown” starting Friday but violence in the country has already escalated and the situation remained tense in the capital on Tuesday night following a day of violence and looting by protesters. The country of 34 million people has been on edge since the Oct. 9 general elections . Mondlane’s supporters, mostly hundreds of thousands of young people, have since taken to the streets, and have been met by gunfire from security forces. This brings to more than 150 the number of people who have died from post-election violence since the initial results were announced by the country's electoral body.The UK government urged Britons to avoid political demonstrations in South Korea and said it was following the situation there after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law Tuesday. “That is a very fast-moving situation and, as you would expect, we are closely monitoring developments in South Korea,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s deputy spokesperson told reporters. “We would advise all British nationals to monitor the UK’s travel advice for updates and follow the advice of local authorities,” he added. READ ALSO: South Korean opposition leader handed suspended jail term On Tuesday, the foreign ministry updated its travel for South Korea, warning British nationals to “follow the advice of local authorities and avoid political demonstrations”. Catherine West, a junior foreign minister with responsibility for the Indo-Pacific, said Britain was “deeply concerned” by Tuesday’s events. “We call for a peaceful resolution to the situation, in accordance with the law and the constitution of the Republic of Korea,” she added. Yoon’s shock announcement was South Korea’s first declaration of martial law in more than 40 years. He said he was acting to protect the country from “threats” posed by North Korea and accused the opposition of being “anti-state forces”.winph99 com login

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by Ruth Surenthiraraj Recent events surrounding the ABBA tribute concert held in Colombo brought to light certain long-standing questions particularly to do with the arts and the idea of leisure. While I will not pretend that I can capture the spectrum of responses that were offered on the fact that some NPP politicians had attended the concert, I am intrigued by what I thought was a dominant critique. The politicians were viewed as being hypocrites because they came in on a promise of focusing on the most immediate needs of the people and were then seen at a concert, something non-essential to the jobs they were elected to do. This vein of critique is not really a new one to the arts, particularly to the performing and fine arts. Often, artists find themselves having to defend their creations because they are viewed as being non-essential. Indeed, anything that is remotely related to entertainment or leisure is often seen as being unnecessary and, therefore, easily dispensable. This is true regardless of whether you are studying or working. In fact, entertainment, leisure, or the space to create is often perceived as being directly and positively correlated to being able to afford either the time or the resources to enjoy it. In this sense, we seem to have ample historical evidence. Certain forms of either entertainment or leisure have been specifically linked to having access to a certain lifestyle. You are more likely to be able to enjoy painting or sport or music if you are more well-to-do or you are born into a certain class. And if we have stories of artists or sportspeople from lower income families, it is more often than not because they have struggled against the grain and perhaps even caught a lucky break. The problem with this view, however, is that it often leads to a faulty conclusion: we assume that leisure or alternative interests are only feasible when one has money to dispose of comfortably – or if you come from a certain class or can claim a particular social status. If you extended this argument to its rational conclusion, we are really suggesting that the poor or the working classes need not enjoy something that is not directly linked to the fulfilment of their basic needs. We often assume that if you are struggling to make it from day to day, then you can dispense with the idea that leisure or entertainment is necessary This assumption is a dangerous one because it ascribes more value to the life of the rich or the ‘well-born’ and feeds into the lie that leisure is not a vital part of enjoying life as a human being with dignity. This acknowledgement becomes even more important when we think of students today. While they are often encouraged to get involved in extracurricular activities because it will flesh out their CVs and get them through the door into better employment opportunities, the discussion does not often go beyond this point. I am not saying that extracurricular or leisure activities cannot make you a better employee. But does this mean that our entire lives are defined by the employment we have or hope to have? Does it also mean that we should cut out all ‘non-essential’ activities that do not directly benefit our careers? And what happens when we give students the impression that if anything does not directly benefit their future employability, then they should be spending less time and effort on it? I am myself guilty of this utilitarian approach. In one of my classes recently, I discovered that a fair number of students had not seemed to have done very much extracurricular work in school. I expressed my shock and horror and proceeded to tell them to try at least a few other activities in university. I then found myself having to justify why I would ask them to do such a thing and found myself blithely going on about how it will teach them skills of teamwork and handling difficult tasks or complex personalities. But when I thought back to that experience much later, I realized that I too had been guilty of reducing the inner or alternative lives of my students into something that was or was not capable of adding to their employability. When we treat employability as the only measurement by which we decide if an activity is valuable or not, we are inadvertently telling our students that other measurements, like enjoyment or beauty or satisfaction, are invalid ways of deciding if something can be important to us. Students should not be made to feel guilty about spending their time on activities that are not directly seen as gainful. Instead, they should be encouraged to see that a fully embraced life requires multiple ways of measuring experiences that we encounter. In fact, an individual who can coherently hold together these varying ways of valuing the world will be more easily able to embrace realities that are complex. But let’s get down to the brass tacks of why we should be encouraging students to do more activities that they enjoy instead of hyper-focusing everything they do on employability. When did we last do something we truly loved without thinking twice about whether it would be helpful to our careers? But this joy of indulging in something that brings you satisfaction is exactly what we might be taking away from our students. By increasingly pressurizing them to keep performing within a hypercompetitive world, we seem to be sapping the last of their individuality and sense of self. If they are not routinely taught that they can enjoy themselves outside of their study or work, we will be facilitating the advent of a generation that eventually lacks the capacity to enjoy life itself. In fact, it is even more difficult to remind our students that they are allowed to not excel at something in life. The greatest pitfall of the employability perspective on extracurricular activities is that students now feel that if they do something other than studies, they must do it perfectly or perform at the highest level in order to justify their continuing of that activity. Practice does make perfect – but have we ever considered also telling them that it’s ok to not be the best in everything they undertake? In fact, I think we must consciously begin to encourage students to do something they love even if they are bad at it, rather than hail students who might be average at something they are indifferent to. My point is that being indifferent (basically incapable of intense emotion) towards an activity is the worst way a learner could approach something – because this indifference strips you of any need to envision a better outcome or want something that is different. And I would argue that we need to actively encourage the ‘loves’ of our students – regardless of their success – if we are to combat this crippling and far more insidious indifference to life itself. A student who is capable of love towards an extracurricular or leisure activity can be enticed to love the curiosity of learning: a student who is indifferent may offer us no inroad to entice them at all. I also strongly believe that encouraging students to have lives that encompass spheres other than their education or potential employment will help them navigate the reality of loss and failure with more composure and resilience. We often end up mistaking the fact that interest in something should automatically lead to easy success at it.. Often, though, we are deeply unaware or consciously blinding ourselves to the reality of failure or defeat. While failure can have very far-reaching consequences in education or employment, should we not have an alternative way in which our students might be able to prepare themselves for failure as a normal part of life itself? Continuing to do something I am bad at simply because I love to keep trying is a wonderful way in which I can think of how to navigate disappointment and failure as normal experiences. To me, the discourses surrounding the ABBA event served as a reminder of how easily we seem to dismiss the vital nature of extracurricular or leisure activities. These ‘non-essentials’ often help us discover what truly brings us joy outside of our work or study. And it is good to be occasionally reminded that we need not feel guilty about creating the time or the space for enjoying other aspects of our lives. (Ruth is a teacher of English as a second language at a state university) Kuppi is a politics and pedagogy happening on the margins of the lecture hall that parodies, subverts, and simultaneously reaffirms social hierarchies.Miami (Ohio), Colorado State take adjustments into Arizona BowlBharat Forge Ltd. on Monday, December 9, announced the closure of its Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), through which it has raised a sum of ₹1,650 crore. Share Market View All Nifty Gainers View All Company Value Change %Change In an exchange filing on Monday, the company said that it has approved the issue and allotment of 1.25 crore equity shares of the company to 95 eligible institutional buyers. The issue price of the QIP has been fixed as ₹1,320 per share, which is nearly at par with the floor price. Domestic Mutual Funds such as ICICI Prudential, HDFC MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life, were some of the major participants in the QIP. Fund House % Of QIP Shares ICICI Prudential MF (Various Schemes) 11.82% HDFC MF (Two Schemes) 6.66% Aditya Birla Sun Life MF (Various Schemes) 9.39% Nippon India MF (Various Schemes) 10.60% SBI MF (Various Schemes) 11.81% Government Pension Fund Global 6.67% Mirae Asset MF (Various Schemes) 9.23% Post the issue of these shares, the total paid-up equity share capital of the company now stands at ₹95.61 crore, comprising of 47.88 crore equity shares of face value of ₹2 each. In an interaction with CNBC-TV18's Nigel D'Souza during the 20th India Business Leader Awards, Bharat Forge CMD Baba Kalyani said that a large part of the QIP proceeds will be used for expanding capacity. The company is also in the midst of an M&A plan which some part of the money will be used for, while the rest will be used to pare down the company's debt globally. "We are focussing on domestic companies first (when quizzed about the M&A target) because we see much higher growth opportunities in the Indian markets. No other market is growing at the pace as India is. So the growth is here. The opportunity is here," Kalyani said. Shares of Bharat Forge ended 0.6% higher on Monday at ₹1,362.5. The stock has risen 9% so far this year.

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. President William Ruto yesterday gave his strongest indication yet of strengthening his political union with opposition leader Raila Odinga, with significant implications for the country’s political landscape, as he wooed Nyanza with a package of goodies. For a man who has faced a series of political challenges in recent months, Ruto appears to have found both comfort and support in Raila’s camp, showering him with praise for helping steady his political ship. Addressing two rallies in Kisumu yesterday, the President painted an optimistic picture of an economy on the rise and urged Nyanza to back his administration. But beneath the surface of his speech were political undertones, including subtle barbs aimed at his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua. Raila’s allies, who accompanied Ruto, also expressed their backing for his leadership. “In the past, I helped Agwambo, and this time around, he has returned the favour. Is there any problem? Should we continue or not?” an upbeat President asked. Jubilant residents cheered him on, chanting ‘kumi’ (10) to show their support for a second term for the Kenya Kwanza leader. The President nodded with a smile and pledged to focus on development projects and national unity first. He reaffirmed his full support for Raila’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship, adding that Raila is currently campaigning across Africa to secure votes. Ruto then emphasised the need for unity, stating that his mission was to ensure the country remains united. While not directly naming Gachagua, Ruto appeared to launch an attack on him, stating that his government would have no association with those who seek to sow division among Kenyans or stir up tribalism. “Those who are only interested in dividing Kenyans along tribal lines and spreading hatred should go home. My government has no business with those who worship tribalism, hatred, and division. I assure you, under the love of God, we will unite this country into one,” he said. President William Ruto and Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o join tradtional dancers in a jig during the Fourth African Sub-sovereign governments network (AfSNET) Investment Conference . [PCS] He vowed to ensure that no region is sidelined in the country’s development. “Together with Raila, we agreed to build one government that will unite Kenya. We decided to avoid tribalism, disunity, and hatred among communities and people,” he added. His speech also underscored the reasons behind Gachagua’s political struggles, as Ruto claimed that they had both decided to send home those who wanted to take the country backward. Although he did not mention him by name, his choice of words depicted the fate that encountered one of Kenya’s shortest-serving deputy presidents, who was accused of pushing hate and division. Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletter “We agreed that all the corrupt people, including those who promote tribalism, will go home,” noted the President. At the height of Gachagua’s impeachment, Ruto’s allies accused him of perpetuating tribalism through his political rhetoric of political shares and exclusion in government. In his speech, the President pledged to continue with development projects that will unlock the region’s economic potential. He announced that his government will allocate Sh800 million in January to support fisheries development in counties bordering Lake Victoria. Similarly, in Kisumu, he said his administration is constructing 2,400 affordable housing units but is keen to build a total of 10,000 units. The President also said his administration had dedicated Sh1 billion for the construction of a fisheries and research centre in Kabonyo Kanyagwal. He also noted that his administration was pursuing a universal healthcare scheme that would allow all Kenyans to access treatment in health facilities to cater for everyone, including those who are unable to pay. “Under the new universal healthcare scheme, all citizens will have access to healthcare. For those who cannot afford it, the government will cover the costs,” he claimed. President William Ruto and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga when he arrived in Kisumu County to attend the Fourth African Sub-sovereign governments network (AfSNET) Investment Conference. [PCS] Leaders who accompanied Ruto praised his leadership and expressed their full support for his administration, vowing to defend it. ODM party chairperson Gladys Wanga, in particular, assured the President of their backing, saying: “We are with you. 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He was reacting to the sentiments by Mbadi, who said the national government would ensure that counties receive funding on time. The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary announced that the national government does not have any arrears to counties, and noted that they were fully going to support counties.Wall Street's main indexes all closed higher on Tuesday, with gains in megacap and growth stocks bolstering benchmarks in a truncated Christmas Eve session. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite scored four straight sessions of gains, with the S&P 500 taking its winning streak to three sessions, marking the first day of the seasonal Santa Claus rally. All the so-called Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks climbed on Tuesday, led by the 7.4 percent jump in Tesla shares. Elsewhere, chip manufacturers were also buoyant. Broadcom and Nvidia rose 3.2 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. 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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU leading scorer Frankie Collins will miss the rest of the season because of a broken bone in his left foot, the school said Friday. The 6-foot-2 senior guard, in his first season at TCU after spending the past two at Arizona State, is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday in Dallas. Collins leads the Horned Frogs (5-4) with 11.2 points and 4.4 assists per game. He also averages 4.4 rebounds per game. TCU said Collins broke his foot in the first half of its 83-74 loss to Vanderbilt last Sunday. He still played 35 minutes, finishing with six points and seven assists. Collins played 31 games as a freshman for Michigan's NCAA Sweet 16 team in 2021-22 before transferring to Arizona State. He started all 32 games last season for the Sun Devils, averaging 13.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He could potentially get another college season through a medical redshirt. Arizona State is in its first Big 12 season. It will host TCU on Feb. 15. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll

“You said you liked my tattoo”: Tiktoker ‘La Mana’ exposes chats with one of the ‘magpies’One Nation One Election: ‘It Should Not Be Similar To What Happened With Article 370 In 2019’ Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday spoke on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ and said it should not be similar to what happened with Article 370., Speaking to news agency, Abdullah said “It has not come before the Parliament yet. It will be debated in the House. The debate should be open; it should not be similar to what happened with Article 370 in 2019. it should be discussed openly. As far as the National Conference is concerned, we will sit and form an opinion on it and tell our MPS how to vote.” The Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet’s approval of the One Nation, One Election (ONOE) Bill has sparked controversy across India’s political spectrum. Described by the BJP as a revolutionary step towards streamlining governance and boosting development, the proposal has been fiercely opposed by Opposition parties, which argue it undermines federalism and concentrates power in the hands of the centre. The Bill aims to synchronise elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies and is expected to be tabled in the Parliament during the ongoing winter session. While the BJP and its allies are pushing the idea as a significant reform, the Congress and other regional parties, have branded it as “anti-democratic” and a threat to India’s diverse political fabric. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had already articulated his party’s strong disapproval in January 2024, describing the concept as “anti-democratic.” The party’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, accused the BJP of using the Bill to divert attention from critical issues. “There are many concerns among the INDIA bloc about the impact on the federal character of our country through this Bill,” Gogoi said, adding, “PM Modi has not walked the talk...he does Haryana and Maharashtra elections separately. He does Gujarat elections separately.” TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee minced no words, calling the legislation a “draconian” attack on democracy. “Bengal will NEVER bow to Delhi’s dictatorial whims,” she declared. Her colleague Kunal Ghosh echoed her sentiment, raising doubts about the practicality of the move. “Who will give the guarantee that after voting once, a government will last for its full term, i.e., 5 years?” Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin launched a scathing attack on the Bill, labelling it “impractical” and “anti-democratic.” He warned that it would erase regional voices and disrupt governance. “Let’s resist this attack on Indian Democracy with all our strength!” Stalin wrote on X.Dow Jones Insurance Giant Eyes Third Breakout After 40% Rally

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Amar'e Marshall scored 17 points as Albany beat Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 93-50 on Friday. Marshall also contributed five assists for the Great Danes (4-1). Byron Joshua added 13 points while going 4 of 4 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) while he also had five assists and five steals. Aaron Reddish shot 4 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 12 points. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez was led by David Maldonado, who posted 16 points. Jose Alicea scored 10 points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Stock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back loss

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Palvella Therapeutics Announces Closing of Merger with Pieris Pharmaceuticals and Concurrent Private Placement of $78.9 MillionPercentages: FG .226, FT .714. 3-Point Goals: 6-31, .194 (Grullon 3-10, Zuzic 2-6, Faloppa 1-1, Bukumirovic 0-1, Niang 0-1, Salaridze 0-1, Trnka 0-1, Williams 0-1, Guinyard 0-2, Hopkins 0-3, Cortijo 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 5. Blocked Shots: None. Turnovers: 13 (Cortijo 2, Faloppa 2, Grullon 2, Salaridze 2, Bukumirovic, Guinyard, Hopkins, Niang, Trnka). Steals: 7 (Salaridze 3, Faloppa, Grullon, Radakovic, Trnka). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .476, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 10-37, .270 (Lanier 4-13, Zeigler 3-10, Dubar 1-4, Gainey 1-4, Milicic 1-5, Mashack 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 9 (Okpara 4, Milicic 2, Phillips 2, Gainey). Turnovers: 11 (Gainey 2, Milicic 2, Okpara 2, Phillips 2, Zeigler 2, Boswell). Steals: 6 (Zeigler 2, Boswell, Mashack, Milicic, Phillips). Technical Fouls: None. .

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One of Colombia ’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. A short while later, Fabio Ochoa was again a free man. Ochoa arrived in Bogota on a deportation flight on Monday afternoon, wearing a modest grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag. After stepping out of the plane, Ochoa was met by immigration officials in bullet proof vests. There were no police on site to detain him. Immigration officials took his fingerprints and confirmed through a database that Ochoa is not wanted by Colombian authorities. The country's immigration agency said on the social media platform X that Ochoa was “freed so that he could join his family.” “I was framed,” Ochoa claimed as reporters at Bogota’s El Dorado Airport asked if he regretted his actions. The former cartel boss smiled as he hugged his daughter, whom he had not seen in seven years, and said he would go to Medellin to live with his family. “The nightmare is over” said Ochoa, 67. Ochoa and his older brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to U.S. authorities, to the point that in 1987 they were included in the Forbes Magazine’s list of billionaires. Living in Miami, Ochoa ran a distribution center for the cocaine cartel once headed by Pablo Escobar. Escobar died in a shootout with authorities in Medellin in 1993. Ochoa was first indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1986 killing of Barry Seal, an American pilot who flew cocaine flights for the Medellin cartel, but became an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration. Along with his two older brothers, Juan David and Jorge Luis, Ochoa turned himself in to Colombian authorities in the early 1990s under a deal in which they avoided being extradited to the U.S. The three brothers were released from prison in 1996, but Ochoa was arrested again three years later for drug trafficking and was extradited to the U.S. in 2001 in response to an indictment in Miami naming him and more than 40 people as part of a drug smuggling conspiracy. He was the only suspect in that group who opted to go to trial, resulting in his conviction and a 30-year sentence. The other defendants got much lighter prison terms because most of them cooperated with the government. Ochoa’s name has faded from popular memory as Mexican drug traffickers take center stage in the global drug trade. But the former member of the Medellin cartel was recently depicted in the Netflix series "Griselda," where he first fights the plucky businesswoman Griselda Blanco for control of Miami's cocaine market, and then makes an alliance with the drug trafficker, played by Sofia Vergara. Ochoa is also depicted in the Netflix series "Narcos," as the youngest son of an elite Medellin family that is into ranching and horse breeding and cuts a sharp contrast with Escobar, who came from more humble roots. Richard Gregorie, a retired assistant U.S. attorney who was on the prosecution team that convicted Ochoa, said authorities were never able to seize all of the Ochoa family’s illicit drug proceeds and he expects that the former mafia boss will have a welcome return home. “He won’t be retiring a poor man, that’s for sure,” Gregorie told The Associated Press earlier this month.

WASHINGTON – The federal government warned on Friday that U.S. citizens planning to visit Nicaragua should reconsider their plans for their own safety. Anyone who does visit the Central American nation should exercise increased caution due to the risk of crime, the U.S. State Department warned . The arbitrary enforcement of laws, the risk of wrongful detention, and limited healthcare availability should prompt travelers to rethink their plans. “In the past year, the government of Nicaragua has subjected U.S. citizens to arbitrary entry and exit bans, expulsions, arrests, revocations of Nicaraguan citizenship, and other actions,” the State Department said in its advisory. Among those targeted by the government are workers for non-governmental organizations, academics and students, business representatives, civil society leaders, religious and charity workers (including foreign missionaries), and journalists. “Since 2018, the Government of Nicaragua has closed more than 5,300 civil society organizations, including religious organizations,” the State Department advisory stated. “Nicaraguan security services have arrested U.S. citizens on false charges. This includes dual U.S.-Nicaraguan citizens. Those arrested can be denied fair and transparent treatment. “Convictions routinely occur in non-public trials without adequate defense or credible evidence,” the advisory states. “Nicaraguan authorities also arbitrarily enforce laws against U.S. citizen religious workers.” U.S. citizens arrested by Nicaraguan authorities may face detention for long periods without charges, particularly for politically motivated arrests and for property disputes, the U.S. government said. When cases do go to trial, the judicial processes often lacks transparency. Prison conditions can be harsh and life-threatening. The only private hospital in the country that is accredited and certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is in the capital of Managua. It has labs and radiology services available but has a very limited number of specialists for acute emergencies. Medical services outside Managua are limited, including for victims of crime. Poor infrastructure can limit the U.S. Embassy’s ability to provide emergency assistance to U.S. citizens, the advisory said. Travelers who do visit Nicaragua should be on guard for the risks of crime, including violent crimes such as sexual assault and armed robbery.

 

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A world-renowned Haida artist and avid supporter of the victims of war in Ukraine, is pitching his talents to a Victoria non-profit that provides life-changing prosthetics. Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is the only living Indigenous artist whose work is in the permanent collection of the Modern and Contemporary Art Department at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. His works are also in the collections of the British Museum, Denver Art Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Vancouver Art Gallery and Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Originally scheduled to have an art show at the TSEKH Art Gallery in Kyiv, Ukraine in the fall of 2021, Nicoll Yahgulanaas is instead using his art to raise funds and awareness for the war-torn country. One of the works that would have been displayed is called Kyiv Child, created after visiting Ukraine in 2019. “I made many friends on that trip, and now they are huddling in basements, holding their children close. They worry about food, water, and Putin's indiscriminate bombing of civilians,” Nicoll Yahgulanaas said in a statement. Yahgulanaas has raised $75,000 so far for Ukraine aid through Unicef and MSF, and the latest campaign targets $25,000 for the Victoria Hand Project. From a small lab at the University of Victoria, The Victoria Hand Project harnesses 3D printing technology to create life-altering prosthetics. The charity strives to empower individuals worldwide, particularly where accessing prosthetics is challenging. By offering affordable and sustainable solutions, they restore independence, hope, and dignity to those who have lost mobility due to limb loss. CEO Michael Peirone is grateful that the B.C. artist opted to share his talents with the Saanich-based project. Malaspina Printmakers in Vancouver is covering the costs to create the high-quality prints of Yahgulanaas’s work available for $700 . Other donors and supporters mean the funds are 100 per cent proceeds. Each print sale, $700, would essentially cover the costs associated with a prosthetic in Ukraine, Peirone told the Saanich News. “Unfortunately from what we’ve heard from partners on the ground working in Ukraine there is such a need for prosthetic care and the resources aren’t available,” he said. “The waitlists are growing, with people who have been waiting six months to a year after losing an arm defending their country. “Even if the war ended right this moment – and we wish it would – there’s still a great need for prosthetic care.” Three Victoria Hand Project team members travelled to Ukraine in June 2023 to train locals and set up two clinics for the organization’s usual in-country solution. “That helps with the long-term sustainability and decreases wait times. Also, we found it really fosters a sense of pride in the community,” Peirone said. The non-profit has made several in-person trips there, creating fast and affordable prosthetic limb production. The organization has already provided more than 110 prosthetics for Ukrainians. Prints can be found online at . It's one campaign among several underway at the Victoria Hand Project. A Giving Tuesday event (internationally recognized as Dec. 3) aims to raise $50,000 focused on providing prosthetic arms in Ukraine. An evening of Impact features a silent auction, compelling personal stories and food and beverages. Learn more about the initiative, purchase tickets or donate online at .New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire gunswinph99 com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway says any remorse over bypassing Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL draft is quickly dissipating with rookie Bo Nix's rapid rise, suggesting the Denver Broncos have finally found their next franchise quarterback. Elway said Nix, the sixth passer selected in April's draft, is an ideal fit in Denver with coach Sean Payton navigating his transition to the pros and Vance Joseph's defense serving as a pressure release valve for the former Oregon QB. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

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Expert highlights decades of cooperation and benefits from Beijing's development Darell Leiking (right), former Malaysian minister of international trade and industry, unveils Michael Yeoh's book, The Road Less Travelled: Footprints from An Unconventional Journey, during the Malaysia Economic and Strategic Outlook Forum in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 29, 2019. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Malaysia in October 2013, Michael Yeoh was one of three people selected by then-Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to join a meeting with Xi and the Chinese delegation. "The meeting with the top Chinese leader gave me more encouragement to collaborate more with China," said Yeoh, president of the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, a think tank in Kuala Lumpur. As an intellectual and social entrepreneur, Yeoh regularly meets world leaders and prominent figures on the global stage. His deep insight into various topics is rooted in more than 30 years of strategic analysis on economic and political issues. Yeoh was previously the co-founder and CEO of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute in Malaysia. He also serves on the general committee of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Yeoh has held several key positions, including as Malaysia's representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' High-Level Task Force on Connectivity, a member of the National Unity Consultative Council, and the Malaysia Competition Commission. He was also appointed to the advisory board of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission by the government. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia, the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific partnered in May with China Daily and the Malaysia-China Business Council to co-organize the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur. The forum brought together nearly 300 high-profile delegates from the political, business and academic sectors of the two countries. Speaking at the forum, Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing said the event was both timely and highly relevant to the future development of both countries. "It provides a great platform to exchange views on important issues concerning the two countries' future development," Ouyang said. Yeoh said he was satisfied with the forum's outcomes, emphasizing its value in reflecting on the past 50 years of collaboration and drawing lessons to guide future progress. As a fourth-generation Malaysian Chinese, Yeoh was born in 1952 in Kajang, a town in Selangor that has become a thriving area just 20 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur. With his family's roots in East China's Fujian province, Yeoh still speaks some of the area's Hokkien dialect, though he never had the opportunity to learn Mandarin. "I regret that I did not study Mandarin, so a few years ago I tried to study pinyin, but after a while I forgot it because I didn't have enough practice," Yeoh said. In 2009, Yeoh co-founded the World Chinese Economic Summit with Lee Kim Yew, founder of the Country Heights Holdings Berhad company and the first chairman of the Malaysia-China Business Council. Noting the pivotal role of the Chinese diaspora in the development of many Southeast Asian countries, Yeoh highlighted their global presence and contributions, saying it is important to provide them with a platform to exchange views and explore avenues for cooperation. Yeoh said overseas Chinese have made great contributions to China's economic modernization, echoing sentiments shared by Lee, who said, "Overseas Chinese businesses are a barometer for world economic development and changes." The World Chinese Economic Summit, initially held in Kuala Lumpur, has also taken place in cities such as Chongqing in Southwest China, Melbourne and London, among others worldwide. In recent years, it evolved into the Global Chinese Economic and Technology Summit to encourage global cooperation and technological partnerships in the new era. Last year, the summit was held in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province. Yeoh, visiting Shenzhen for the second time, said he was impressed by the city's remarkable transformation since his first visit 20 years ago. Shenzhen is one of the cities that best represents China's development, he said. As the pioneering city of China's reform and opening-up policy, Shenzhen has grown from a modest border town into a global innovation hub, often referred to as China's Silicon Valley. The city is home to leading technology giants such as Huawei, Tencent and BYD, along with more than 23,000 high-tech enterprises. " (Shenzhen) has grown so rapidly and it is the center of the new technological growth in China," Yeoh said. Yeoh first visited China in 1993 and he has since traveled to many cities across the country, consistently marveling at their rapid growth and development. "All the cities are very interesting, very inspiring and quite different (from one another), so I learned a lot by going to all these cities," he said. Since his first visit, Yeoh said China has been growing phenomenally over the past three decades with remarkable changes taking place. "China today and the China I first visited are totally different," Yeoh said. "I had the opportunity to visit many cities in China and I was impressed by the development of these places." Recalling a trip to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in Northwest China, Yeoh expressed admiration for the region's peaceful environment, which sharply contrasts with allegations of "forced labor" and "human rights abuses "often reported by Western media. "When you read about people worrying about security and all that, I don't think that is true," Yeoh said. "The Western media has come up with a lot of wrong images of Xinjiang ... it is a very nice place to visit." Regarding the Malaysia-China relationship, Yeoh said it has been strong and stable. Over the years, the two countries have not only fostered collaboration but also established a framework for candid discussions between leaders, enabling open exchanges of views, he said. Exchanges in tourism, education and business will continue to deepen, he added, with digital technology set to play a key role in advancing the bilateral relationship. Noting that China is now a global leader in technology, Yeoh said Malaysia can learn and benefit from China's technological prowess. "To think on a wider basis, we should look at the collaboration from outside, such as the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership), and how our two countries can identify specific opportunities ...(that extend beyond just) Malaysia and China," Yeoh said. The RCEP, which came into effect in 2022, is the world's biggest free trade agreement. Signed by ASEAN and five key trading partners, including China, it accounts for about 30 percent of global GDP and population. Belt and Road Initiative Yeoh said China's economic growth has benefited developing countries in Southeast Asia and the Global South, especially in infrastructure development through the Belt and Road Initiative. "I think Malaysia and China can do a lot more in terms of connectivity," he said, citing successful collaborations such as the East Coast Rail Link and the China-Malaysia "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project under the BRI. In recent years, Southeast Asian countries have faced pressure to choose between China and the United States amid rising tensions between the two powers. "The US, in some ways, would try to get more ASEAN (states) to support them", Yeoh said. "But in the case of Malaysia, we are very clear that we are independent and we do not take sides," he added. Malaysia seeks to work with all countries, he said, noting that China is Malaysia's most important trading partner. Yeoh also praised China's vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, calling it a very good common goal that fosters mutual trust and confidence. "It will help more people from Southeast Asia to develop stronger trust in China," he said.NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent pitchers Luis Gabriel Moreno and Alejandro Crisostomo were suspended for 80 games each by Major League Baseball on Friday following positive tests for performance-enhancing substances under the minor league drug program. Moreno tested positive for Nandrolone, and Crisostomo tested positive for Boldenone and Nandrolone, the commissioner’s office said. A 26-year-old right-hander, Moreno was released by the New York Mets’ Class A Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday. He was 5-1 with a 5.33 ERA in 12 relief appearances this season for Brooklyn after spending 2016-23 in the San Francisco Giants organization. Crisostomo, a 24-year-old right-hander, was released by Minnesota on Aug. 24 after going 0-1 with a 7.13 ERA this year with the Florida Complex League Twins. He signed with Boston in 2017, spent 2018 in the Dominican Summer League with the Red Sox, then signed with Minnesota and spent 2023 with the Twins DSL team. Nineteen players have been suspended this year for positive drug tests, including eight under the minor league program and nine under the new program for minor league players assigned outside the United States and Canada. Two players have been suspended this year under the major league drug program. Noelvi Marté , a 22-year-old infielder who is the Cincinnati Reds’ top prospect, missed the first 80 games following a positive test for boldenone. Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games on June 23 following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major league debut . AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

EMPOLI, Italy (AP) — Scotland international Che Adams scored from almost the halfway line as Torino ended a run of poor form to win at Empoli 1-0 in Serie A on Friday. Adams replaced Antonio Sanabria in the 64th minute and made his mark almost immediately. With 70 gone, he spotted the Empoli goalkeeper off his line and lobbed the ball over his head from inside the center circle. The goal ended his personal eight-game drought in spectacular fashion, and will ease pressure on coach Paolo Vanoli. The Turin club was unbeaten in its first five league games and topped the table for a time. But it has won only one of 10 games since, back in late October. Friday's win lifted Torino into 12th place, two places and three points behind Empoli. AP soccer:

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has sharply criticized a former Rivers State governor, Dr. Peter Odili, accusing him of self-interest. Wike also asked between himself and Odili, who has turned Rivers State into his personal estate? Speaking at a thanksgiving service organised by the factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, at the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Oro-Igwe/Eliogbolo Archdeaconry Church of the Holy Spirit, Eliozu Parish, Port Harcourt, on Sunday, Wike, through a statement by his media aide Lere Olayinka, lamented Odili’s alleged habit of prioritizing personal gain over statesmanship. Olayinka quoted Wike as saying that it was unfortunate that somebody who is supposed to be seen as an elder statesman and called a father can reduce himself to a sycophant and a trader. He asked; “Must you be a trader all the time? As governor for eight years, what else are you looking for?” The Minister said; “You know, I didn’t want to say anything. But somebody called me last night and told me what someone said on social media. I said until I read it myself. This morning, I read in the newspapers what our former governor, Sir Dr Peter Odili, said.“What did he say? He said that the present governor has been able to stop one man who wanted to convert Rivers State to his personal estate. Wike pointed to several appointments allegedly dominated by Odili’s family members and questioned his past contributions as governor. He said, “Between him and myself, who has turned Rivers State to his personal estate? His wife is a chairman of Governing Council, his daughter is a Commissioner, his other daughter is a Judge, and he is the general overseer. Who has now turned Rivers State to his private estate? I am sure if care is not taken, if there is a chance, he can even arrange a marriage for the governor. “It was his nephew, his late senior brother’s son that was recommended for Commissioner. He took the slot and gave it to his own daughter. Someone who didn’t remember to stand for the son of his late elder brother, is that an elder statesman? He added, “All of you here remember when I was governor, this same Odili praised me to high heaven. In fact, he said then that all past governors in Rivers State combined did not do better than me. “In 2007, after he left office, he couldn’t come near power in the State because Amaechi was the governor then. He was gone! “Like somebody said that God will use someone to lift up someone. When I came in as governor in 2015, I won’t use the word resurrected, but I brought him back to life. “All of us know about Pamo University. But for us, there wouldn’t have been anything called Pamo University. Rivers State was sponsoring 100 students per session and for every semester, each of the students was paying nothing less than N5m. Then, Rivers people were attacking me up and down. “I personally called Julius Berger to build a mansion for him to live. He was calling everyone to the house then, telling them, come and see what Wike has done for me. Wike has shown me love. He was taking them round the house. Related News You gave me encouragement, Fubara tells Rivers residents I have done more for Rivers, Wike slams Secondus, Omehia Firms award scholarships to 611 Rivers students “Now, because you have organised a Christmas Carol for the governor, I didn’t say you should not do your Christmas Carol. But why reduce yourself to such a laughing stock? People will still see it on television how he was telling the whole world then how God used me to bring him back to life politically. “Why not do your Christmas Carol, collect what you can collect and leave me alone? Wike also expressed disappointment in Odili’s recent comments praising the current Rivers State governor while undermining Wike’s achievements. “The governor that all of us made has not spent one year in office and the same Odili was already saying that the governor has beaten the records of all the past governors of Rivers State. “When I was there, he said I had surpassed the records of all the past governors, including himself. What can he even show that he did in his eight years as governor? But a governor has not spent one year, you are saying he has done more than all the past governors. “You spent eight years as governor and someone who hasn’t spent one year has surpassed your records, what manner of elder talk like that? Is that what an elder statesman should be known for? “When I was governor, my pictures were everywhere in his house. Sitting room, bedroom, kitchen, even in the toilet, my picture was everywhere. But today, all the pictures have been removed. Asking what can be learned from such an elder statesman, Wike said; “What can I learn from this kind of elder? What kind of advice can one get from him? This moment you are saying something, the next moment you are saying something else. “You see, if your children begin to ask you, is this not the same man you were praising before? What would you tell them?” On the state’s governorship issue, the Minister asked; “When I was plotting who will be governor after me, was he (Odili) there? Then, he was complaining about this governor, saying that he couldn’t stand before the public to talk. But today, he is organising Christmas Carol for the same governor he was against then. “He has forgotten all that he said in the past. I named this after you, I named that after your wife. What have I not done? “You said we should not be part of the government, we have left. We are managing, you have taken assembly money, they are not dying of hunger and they will not die of hunger. We are okay. I’m focusing on my job in Abuja and all this sycophancy won’t take him to the level I have attained. “This is a man who wanted to run for president then, he didn’t have the balls, he chickened out. Simply because Obasanjo said no, he would not contest, he ran away. Because of him, I never invited Obasanjo to Rivers State to commission projects. I felt it would humiliate him.” Click the link below to watch the video: https://x.com/MobilePunch/status/1873482169102028823?t=FkZAEo721HmMp1mbzeEjXg&s=19Charbone Hydrogen secures warrant proceeds, extends expiry dates, and grants stock options announced $371,150 from warrant exercises expiring in late 2024 and early 2025. The company is extending the expiry dates of 9.98M warrants to February 28, 2025, and lowering their exercise price from $0.20 to $0.125, with TSX approval. Charbone also granted 1.75M stock options to team members, priced at $0.15, exercisable from December 2024. Updates to its private placement include insider participation of 1.26M units by CFO Benoit Veilleux and Director Mena Beshay, with finders’ warrants exercisable at $0.05 for 12 months. New Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance on accelerated approval for drugs targeting “serious conditions” appears to be a positive move for rare diseases, analysts at Jefferies believe. The FDA earlier this month published the draft guidance on its policies and procedures for the accelerated approval (AA) pathway for drugs for serious conditions that fulfil an unmet medical need. The analysts wrote that it is notable that both the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have jointly published the guidance. They wrote, The 2024 FDA guidance on AA builds on prior guidance from 2014 but places more emphasis on a few important changes, Jefferies highlighted. The agency encourages early communication with sponsors, ideally as early as post-Phase 1, regarding the eligibility of drugs for AA. This signals a more collaborative approach from the FDA, the analysts believe. For rare diseases, the FDA has introduced the Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement Pilot Program, allowing sponsors to propose surrogate or intermediate endpoints, which highlights the agency’s willingness to work closely with developers in these areas. Additionally, the FDA is now more open to considering a broader range of evidence, such as preclinical animal models and epidemiological data, when evaluating drugs for AA. However, the guidance also notes that AA is not suitable for every serious disease, especially if there is insufficient evidence to support a surrogate endpoint or if confirmatory trials are “infeasible.” Furthermore, the FDA has the authority to withdraw AA status if post-marketing requirements are not fulfilled, such as failing to complete confirmatory trials or if the drug turns out to be unsafe or ineffective. The analysts wrote, “In our view, all indication areas theoretically stand to benefit, though we think the rare disease space seems like a prime beneficiary, and not just gene therapies for rare diseases either.” They pointed to several notable rare disease programs, including Dyne Therapeutics and . Dyne is pursuing accelerated approval pathways for treatments targeting Myotonic dystrophy type 1 and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), while Sarepta has already received accelerated approval for its gene therapy Elevidys for DMD and is looking to extend this approach to other diseases like Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. Analysts wrote, the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Charbone Hydrogen secures warrant proceeds, extends expiry dates, and grants stock options, AI platform accelerating approval procedures for hydrogen projects Hydrogen centre Hamburg developing a digital infrastructure for planning and approval The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing is working on an AI... Germany Scraps €350 Million in Subsidies for Hydrogen Projects (Bloomberg) — Germany abandoned plans to funnel €350 million ($368 million) into hydrogen projects, putting clean-fuel goals even further from reach. The... 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Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystick-controlled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse. A pop-up spinning wheel offers the chance to win a coupon. Rotating captions warn that a less than $2 camouflage print balaclava and a $1.23 skeleton hand back scratcher are “Almost sold out.” A flame symbol indicates a $9.69 plush cat print hoodie is selling fast. A timed-down selection of discounted items adds to the sense of urgency. Pages from the Shein website, left, and from the Temu site, right. Welcome to the new online world of impulse buying, a place of guilty pleasures where the selection is vast, every day is Cyber Monday, and an instant dopamine hit is always just a click away. By all accounts, we’re living in an accelerating age for consumerism, one that Temu, which is owned by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings, and Shein, its fierce rival , supercharged with social media savvy and an interminable assortment of cheap goods, most shipped directly from merchants in China based on real-time demand. The business models of the two platforms, coupled with avalanches of digital or influencer advertising, have enabled them to give Western retailers a run for their money this holiday shopping season. A Christmas tree ornament purchased on Temu. Software company Salesforce said it expects roughly one in five online purchases in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada to be made through four online marketplaces based or founded in Asia: Shein, Temu, TikTok Shop — the e-commerce arm of video-sharing platform TikTok — and AliExpress. Analysts with Salesforce said they are expected to pull in roughly $160 billion in global sales outside of China. Most of the sales will go to Temu and Shein, a privately held company which is thought to lead the worldwide fast fashion market in revenue. Lisa Xiaoli Neville, a nonprofit manager who lives in Los Angeles, is sold on Shein. The bedroom of her home is stocked with jeans, shoes, press-on nails and other items from the ultra-fast fashion retailer, all of which she amassed after getting on the platform to buy a $2 pair of earrings she saw in a Facebook ad. Neville, 46, estimates she spends at least $75 a month on products from Shein. A $2 eggshell opener, a portable apple peeler and an apple corer, both costing less than $5, are among the quirky, single-use kitchen tools taking up drawer space. She acknowledges she doesn’t need them because she “doesn’t even cook like that.” Plus, she’s allergic to apples. “I won’t eat apples. It will kill me,” Neville said, laughing. “But I still want the coring thing.” Shein, now based in Singapore, uses some of the same web design features as Temu’s, such as pop-up coupons and ads, to persuade shoppers to keep clicking, but it appears a bit more restrained in its approach. Shein primarily targets young women through partnerships with social media influencers. Searching the company's name on video platforms turns up creators promoting Shein's Black Friday sales event and displaying the dozens of of trendy clothes and accessories they got for comparatively little money. But the Shein-focused content also includes videos of TikTokers saying they're embarrassed to admit they shopped there and critics lashing out at fans for not taking into account the environmental harms or potential labor abuses associated with products that are churned out and shipped worldwide at a speedy pace. Neville has already picked out holiday gifts for family and friends from the site. Most of the products in her online cart cost under $10, including graphic T-shirts she intends to buy for her son and jeans and loafers for her daughter. All told, she plans to spend about $200 on gifts, significantly less than $500 she used to shell out at other stores in prior years. “The visuals just make you want to spend more money,” she said, referring to the clothes on Shein's site. “They're very cheap and everything is just so cute.” Unlike Shein, Temu's appeal cuts across age groups and gender. The platform is the world’s second most-visited online shopping site, software company Similarweb reported in September. Customers go there looking for practical items like doormats and silly products like a whiskey flask shaped like a vintage cellphone from the 1990s. Temu advertised Black Friday bargains for some items at upwards of 70% off the recommended retail price. Making a purchase can quickly result in receiving dozens of emails offering free giveaways. The caveat: customers have to buy more products. Despite their rise, Temu and Shein have proven particularly ripe for pushback. Last year, a coalition of unnamed brands and organizations launched a campaign to oppose Shein in Washington. U.S. lawmakers also have raised the possibility that Temu is allowing goods made with forced labor to enter the country. More recently, the Biden administration put forward rules that would crack down on a trade rule known as the de minimis exception, which has allowed a lot of cheap products to come into the U.S. duty-free. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to slap high tariffs on goods from China, a move that would likely raise prices across the retail world. Both Shein and Temu have set up warehouses in the U.S. to speed up delivery times and help them better compete with Amazon, which is trying to erode their price advantage through a new storefront that also ships products directly from China. 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