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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was senseless and insulted the families of their victims. Biden said converting their punishments to life imprisonment was consistent with the moratorium imposed on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. “Joe Biden just commuted the Death Sentence on 37 of the worst killers in our Country,” he wrote on his social media site. “When you hear the acts of each, you won’t believe that he did this. Makes no sense. Relatives and friends are further devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!” Presidents historically have no involvement in dictating or recommending the punishments that federal prosecutors seek for defendants in criminal cases, though Trump has long sought more direct control over the Justice Department's operations. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions he may take and said they would be in cases of “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.” He highlighted the cases of two men who were on federal death row for slaying a woman and a girl, had admitted to killing more and had their sentences commuted by Biden. On the campaign trail, Trump often called for expanding the federal death penalty — including for those who kill police officers, those convicted of drug and human trafficking, and migrants who kill U.S. citizens. “Trump has been fairly consistent in wanting to sort of say that he thinks the death penalty is an important tool and he wants to use it,” said Douglas Berman, an expert on sentencing at Ohio State University’s law school. “But whether practically any of that can happen, either under existing law or other laws, is a heavy lift.” Berman said Trump’s statement at this point seems to be just a response to Biden’s commutation. “I’m inclined to think it’s still in sort of more the rhetoric phase. Just, ‘don’t worry. The new sheriff is coming. I like the death penalty,’” he said. Most Americans have historically supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to decades of annual polling by Gallup, but support has declined over the past few decades. About half of Americans were in favor in an October poll, while roughly 7 in 10 Americans backed capital punishment for murderers in 2007. Before Biden's commutation, there were 40 federal death row inmates compared with more than 2,000 who have been sentenced to death by states. Story continues below video “The reality is all of these crimes are typically handled by the states,” Berman said. A question is whether the Trump administration would try to take over some state murder cases, such as those related to drug trafficking or smuggling. He could also attempt to take cases from states that have abolished the death penalty. Berman said Trump's statement, along with some recent actions by states, may present an effort to get the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that considers the death penalty disproportionate punishment for rape. “That would literally take decades to unfold. It’s not something that is going to happen overnight,” Berman said. Before one of Trump's rallies on Aug. 20, his prepared remarks released to the media said he would announce he would ask for the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers. But Trump never delivered the line. One of the men Trump highlighted on Tuesday was ex-Marine Jorge Avila Torrez, who was sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia and later pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old girl in a suburban Chicago park several years before. The other man, Thomas Steven Sanders, was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and slaying of a 12-year-old girl in Louisiana, days after shooting the girl's mother in a wildlife park in Arizona. Court records show he admitted to both killings. Some families of victims expressed anger with Biden's decision, but the president had faced pressure from advocacy groups urging him to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates. The ACLU and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were some of the groups that applauded the decision. Biden left three federal inmates to face execution. They are Dylann Roof, who carried out the 2015 racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina; 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 , the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S history. _______ Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price and Eric Tucker contributed to this report.Fans will have one more chance to watch Cam Ward orchestrate the nation's No. 1 offense when No. 13 Miami plays No. 18 Iowa State in Saturday's Pop-Tarts Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Ward, the fourth-place finisher for this year's Heisman Trophy and a likely top-10 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, confirmed earlier this month that he will play. He told Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders in a viral video that "you're going to see the best thing that ever happened in the Pop-Tart(s) Bowl. ... Them 'Canes baby." Of the teams that didn't make the College Football Playoff, Miami and Iowa State are the highest-ranked programs playing each other. It is their first meeting. "The intensity will be high. Both teams really want this," Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. "And the competition and the caliber of athlete and player on the field is going to be awesome. "So, it means a lot to (us). And I'm sure it means a lot to Iowa State as well." Said Cyclones coach Matt Campbell: "It's certainly a great opportunity for Iowa State football. And we have great respect for everything they stand for." The Hurricanes boast a high-powered offense that ranked No. 1 in the nation in points (44.2) and total yards (538.3) per game in the regular season. Ward, a transfer from Washington State, set multiple single-season school records, throwing for 4,123 yards and 36 touchdowns while completing 67.4 percent of his attempts and tossing seven interceptions. Ward's top receiver, All-American Xavier Restrepo, hasn't said whether he will play in the bowl game, while running back Damien Martinez, a fellow senior also expected to be drafted, has announced that he will. The 'Canes enter with a 10-2 record -- only the second time in 20 years they recorded double-digit wins in the regular season -- but lost two of their final three games, at Georgia Tech and at Syracuse, and consequently a spot in the Atlantic Coast Championship Game. That largely was due to their defense, which surrendered 42 points in the final three quarters against the Orange and 271 rushing yards to the Yellow Jackets. Iowa State (10-3), which doesn't have any reported opt-outs, won 10 games for the first time in school history, reaching the Big 12 Championship, where it lost to Arizona State 45-19. Its other losses were a one-point home defeat to Texas Tech and a 45-36 setback at Kansas. "Obviously, I think you're in unchartered territory for Iowa State football," Campbell said of winning 10 games. "Anytime you've got a chance to put an exclamation point on some of those things, it's powerful." Campbell said the senior class is "maybe one of the most special groups we've coached here," adding, "to send them out the right way would be great for Iowa State football." Rocco Becht has completed 59.3 percent of his passes for 3,235 yards and 22 touchdowns with nine interceptions. Wide receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel are the first duo in school history, and the only pair nationally this season, with 1,000 yards each. Carson Hansen and Abu Sama III each rushed for more than 500 yards. Iowa State's defense allowed only 21.5 points per game -- the Cyclones are 6-0 when giving up fewer than 20 -- and is highlighted by defensive tackles J.R. Singleton and Domonique Orange, as well as defensive backs Beau Freyler and Malik Verden, the team's top two tacklers. The Cyclones intercepted 14 passes and recovered eight fumbles. "They're really explosive on offense," Cristobal said. "And they've always played great defense. ... Very disciplined, very hard-nosed, very tough and very physical." --Field Level Media
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DALLAS , Dec. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: NREF) (the "Company") today announced a dividend for its 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: NREF PRA) of $0.53125 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 27, 2025 , to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 15, 2025 . About NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., is a publicly traded REIT, with its common stock and Series A Preferred Stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NREF" and "NREF PRA," respectively, primarily focused on originating, structuring and investing in first-lien mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, convertible notes, multifamily properties and common equity investments, as well as multifamily and single-family rental commercial mortgage-backed securities securitizations, promissory notes and mortgage-backed securities. More information about the Company is available at nref.nexpoint.com . CONTACTS Investor Relations Kristen Griffith IR@nexpoint.com Media Relations Prosek Partners for NexPoint pro-nexpoint@prosek.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nexpoint-real-estate-finance-inc-announces-series-a-preferred-stock-dividend-302339003.html SOURCE NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.How co-writing a book threatened the Carters’ marriage
Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Owens & Minor, Inc. ( NYSE:OMI – Free Report ) by 102.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 45,655 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,055 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Owens & Minor worth $716,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in OMI. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Owens & Minor by 290.1% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,561 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its stake in Owens & Minor by 76.6% in the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 3,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,356 shares during the period. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Owens & Minor in the second quarter worth about $43,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Owens & Minor by 176.8% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,780 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Owens & Minor by 100.6% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 3,044 shares during the period. 98.04% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Buying and Selling In related news, CFO Jonathan A. Leon sold 5,282 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.82, for a total value of $62,433.24. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 130,822 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,546,316.04. This represents a 3.88 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link . 3.59% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. Owens & Minor Stock Performance Owens & Minor ( NYSE:OMI – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.01. Owens & Minor had a negative net margin of 0.46% and a positive return on equity of 14.60%. The firm had revenue of $2.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.68 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Owens & Minor, Inc. will post 1.49 EPS for the current fiscal year. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth OMI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Owens & Minor from $21.00 to $18.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Owens & Minor from $18.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Owens & Minor from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Owens & Minor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Owens & Minor from $22.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.50. Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on OMI Owens & Minor Company Profile ( Free Report ) Owens & Minor, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a healthcare solutions company worldwide. It operates through Products & Healthcare Services and Patient Direct segments. The Products & Healthcare Services segment offers a portfolio of products and services to healthcare providers and manufacturers. Featured Stories Five stocks we like better than Owens & Minor What is a Dividend King? 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The decentralized platform that allows a developer to create and deploy their smart contracts has become something of a hotspot for building a DApp . As traction is being built with blockchain, many developers are eager to build their first DApp on Ethereum . However, there seems to be a stumbling block, and it's the reason many newcomers find it unapproachable. This article breaks down the essential steps for you to navigate and guides you through the creation of your first DApp on Ethereum. A DApp is a software that runs on a blockchain instead of a central server. The concept of DApps revolves around decentralization; no single authority controls the app's data or processes. Ethereum is a blockchain technology that allows DApps to facilitate the execution of smart contracts – a type of contract with the terms of the agreement directly written into lines of code. Ethereum is so popular for the creation of DApps due to its flexibility, extensive developer tools, and huge number of users. With its smart contracts, developers are free to create a range of decentralized applications that might involve anything from DeFi apps to games and marketplaces and much more. Any DApp is all about the smart contract, that self-executing contracts are programmed in code running on a chain in the blockchain world, namely Ethereum. Solidity is by far the most-used language for Ethereum smart contract development. When setting up a DApp, define the functionality in your smart contract . Popular use cases include financial transactions and token transfers. Smart contract definitions and logic dictate interactions of a user with DApp as they are used in a rule. For instance, when you are developing a DApp to track ownership of a digital asset, your smart contract will define how ownership is transferred, validated, and recorded on the blockchain. Once the smart contract is written, it has to be deployed on the Ethereum blockchain. But, though you can deploy on the Ethereum main net, you should first attempt to deploy your smart contract on a test network - either Rinkeby or Goerli. Test networks mimic the main net and make for a risk-free location where you can test out your smart contract without spending Ether. Deployment entails compiling the contract, preparing migration scripts, and then uploading the contract to the network using a tool like Truffle. Once deployed, your smart contract will have a unique address on the Ethereum blockchain, which is important for interacting with it from the front end of your DApp. The frontend of a DApp is where users interact with the application. This can be developed using traditional web development technologies, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript . However, DApps require specific integration with the Ethereum blockchain, often through Web3.js or ethers.js. Web3.js is a front-end library that allows one to access the Ethereum blockchain and send any transactions or queries from one’s smart contract. It then communicates to the Ethereum Network through MetaMask, which allows the connection of the application to the blockchain by acting like a middleman between your browser and the blockchain. Once the smart contract is deployed and the front end is built, it’s time to test your DApp. Testing is an essential step to ensure that the smart contract and front end are working together correctly. Developers should also test the user experience, ensuring that transactions can be signed seamlessly through MetaMask and that interactions with the blockchain are smooth and intuitive. With a successful test, the last step is deploying your DApp to the Ethereum mainnet. This does require a little Ether (ETH), which is needed to cover gas fees - necessary to execute transactions in the Ethereum network. Testing on the mainnet will often be expensive, but using a testnet gives one a free space to experiment within the live blockchain. Once your DApp goes live, users will interact with it through MetaMask wallets, and you start gaining a user base while also improving functionality and scaling up the application. Building a DApp is exciting and very fulfilling on Ethereum, but all these things require very serious preparation and knowledge about tools and frameworks. The development environment, smart contract writing, deploying to test networks, and integrating a frontend with Web3.js enable developers to create secure, scalable, and user-friendly decentralized applications. The potential for innovation in the world of DApps is virtually limitless, and it will continue to grow in the Ethereum ecosystem. With these basic steps in mind, you're now ready to start building your very own decentralized applications on Ethereum.
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NoneRaise a glass: USC's JuJu Watkins grabs hoops mantle with Gatorade, Nike dealsThrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in Hayward Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:HAYW – Free Report ) by 6.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 111,499 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,264 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Hayward were worth $1,710,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of HAYW. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Hayward by 0.6% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,123,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,591,000 after acquiring an additional 32,514 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Hayward by 13.6% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,671,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,465,000 after purchasing an additional 558,227 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Hayward by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,267,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,489,000 after purchasing an additional 469,124 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Hayward by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 2,041,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,152,000 after buying an additional 43,222 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Hayward by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,775,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,837,000 after buying an additional 11,358 shares during the period. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several analysts have recently weighed in on HAYW shares. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Hayward from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Hayward from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Hayward from $15.50 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Hayward from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.80. Hayward Stock Performance Shares of HAYW stock opened at $16.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.44, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.19. Hayward Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $11.55 and a one year high of $16.87. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.36. Hayward ( NYSE:HAYW – Get Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. Hayward had a return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 9.47%. The company had revenue of $227.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $222.88 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.08 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Hayward Holdings, Inc. will post 0.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insider Buying and Selling In other Hayward news, CEO Kevin Holleran sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.96, for a total value of $1,596,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 522,799 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,343,872.04. This trade represents a 16.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link . Also, CFO Eifion Jones sold 75,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.11, for a total transaction of $1,208,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 258,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,170,927.33. This trade represents a 22.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold a total of 217,857 shares of company stock worth $3,416,677 over the last quarter. 3.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders. About Hayward ( Free Report ) Hayward Holdings, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of pool equipment and associated automation systems in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers pool equipment, including pumps, filters, robotics, suction and pressure cleaners, gas heaters and heat pumps, water features and landscape lighting, water sanitizers, salt chlorine generators, safety equipment, and in-floor automated cleaning systems, as well as LED illumination solutions. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding HAYW? 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