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AP News Summary at 5:43 p.m. ESTJM Financial has a buy call on Reliance Industries with a target price of Rs 1,660. The current market price of Reliance Industries is Rs 1317.6. Reliance, incorporated in 1973, is a Large Cap company with a market cap of Rs 1790738.91 crore, operating in a Diversified sector. Reliance Industries' key products/revenue segments include Petrochemicals, Other Services, Oil & Gas, Others and Income from Retailing for the year ending 31-Mar-2024. Financials For the quarter ended 30-09-2024, the company has reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 2,36,411 crore, up .27% from last quarter's Total Income of Rs 2,35,767 crore and up .29% from last year's same quarter Total Income of Rs 2,35,727 crore. The company has reported net profit after tax of Rs 19101.00 crore in the latest quarter. Investment Rationale The recent weakness in Reliance Industry's share price (down ~15% in the last 2 months) seems primarily due to: a) 5-6% downgrade in consensus FY25 EBITDA estimate driven by weak O2C and Retail business earnings in 1HFY25; and b) limited clarity on Jio's listing timeline. Further, this was aided by accelerated stake sale by FIIs (down 112bps in Oct'24 and down 169bps during Jul-Oct'24 to 22.5% at end-Oct'24). Hence, at CMP, RIL is trading near our bear-case valuation of INR 1,230. JM Financial expects RIL's 3QFY25E EBITDA to be robust at Rs 434 billion (up 11% QoQ and 6.7% YoY) led by recovery in GRM, lagged impact of tariff hike and some recovery in Retail business growth driven by the festive season. 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Be that as it may, we believe RIL could still drive a robust 14-15% EPS CAGR over the next 3-5 years with Jio?s ARPU expected to rise at 11% CAGR over FY24-28 with ARPU being on a structural uptrend given the industry structure, future investment needs, and the need to avoid a duopoly market. Clarity on the potential timeline and valuation for Jio?s listing could be a possible near to medium term trigger. Promoter/FII Holdings Promoters held 50.24 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Sep-2024, while FIIs owned 21.3 per cent, DIIs 17.52 per cent. (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel )LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and served slightly chilled for special toasts. The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan's culinary traditions was enshrined on Wednesday by UNESCO on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity." At a meeting in Luque, Paraguay, members of UNESCO’s committee for safeguarding humanity's cultural heritage voted to recognize 45 cultural practices and products around the world, including Brazilian white cheese, Caribbean cassava bread and Palestinian olive oil soap. Unlike UNESCO’s World Heritage List, which includes sites considered important to humanity like the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Intangible Cultural Heritage designation names products and practices of different cultures that are deserving of recognition. A Japanese delegation welcomed the announcement in Luque. “Sake is considered a divine gift and is essential for social and cultural events in Japan,” Kano Takehiro, the Japanese ambassador to UNESCO, told The Associated Press. The basic ingredients of sake are few: rice, water, yeast and koji, a rice mold, which breaks down the starches into fermentable sugars like malting does in beer production. The whole two-monthlong process of steaming, stirring, fermenting and pressing can be grueling. The rice — which wields tremendous marketing power as part of Japan's broader cultural identity — is key to the alcoholic brew. For a product to be categorized Japanese sake, the rice must be Japanese. The UNESCO recognition, the delegation said, captured more than the craft knowledge of making high-quality sake. It also honored a tradition dating back some 1,000 years — sake makes a cameo in Japan’s famous 11th century novel, “The Tale of Genji,” as the drink of choice in the refined Heian court. Now, officials hope to restore sake's image as Japan's premier alcoholic drink even as the younger drinkers in the country switch to imported wine or domestic beer and whiskey. “It means a lot to Japan and to the Japanese,” Takehiro said of the UNESCO designation. "This will help to renew interest in traditional sake elaboration.” Also, Japanese breweries have expressed hope that the listing could give a little lift to the country's export economy as the popularity of sake booms around the world and in the United States amid heightened interest in Japanese cuisine. Sake exports, mostly to the U.S. and China, now rake in over $265 million a year, according to the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, a trade group. Japan's delegation appeared ready to celebrate on Wednesday — in classic Japanese style. After the announcement, Takehiro raised a cypress box full of sake to toast the alcoholic brew and cultural rite. The Associated Press
Georgian police said on Saturday they arrested dozens of people during a crackdown on pro-EU protesters who rallied Friday for a ninth consecutive day against the government decision to shelve talks on joining the bloc. Security forces fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the thousands of people who had gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi in the evening to demand fresh elections and a return to European integration. "Law enforcement detained 48 individuals for disobedience to lawful police orders and petty hooliganism," the interior ministry said in a statement. The Caucasus nation has been engulfed in turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party declared that it had won a disputed October 26 election. The government which critics accuse of creeping authoritarianism and of steering the country back towards Russia, last week said it would suspend talks to join the European Union, sparking a fresh wave of demonstrations. Authorities' heavy-handed response has triggered outrage at home and mounting international condemnation. Hundreds of arrests have been made. The country's rights ombudsman has accused the police of "torture" against those detained, with scores reporting mistreatment or showing visible injuries. Friday night's demonstration had been largely peaceful until riot police moved in to clear the area, AFP reporters saw. Scuffles ensued with police making arrests and protesters launching fireworks at security forces. The interior ministry said authorities dispersed the crowd after the "actions of some of the people at the protest took on a violent character," with some verbally abusing police officers and throwing stones at them. One policeman was injured by a firework, it added. Rights ombudsman Levan Ioseliani said police "had no legal grounds for the dispersal of a peaceful rally." After the crackdown, smaller groups of demonstrators marched through the streets of the capital and blocked traffic on a central road, with police chasing after them and snatching some protesters. As on several previous nights, the protest ended at dawn and is expected to resume on Saturday. With both sides ruling out a compromise, there appeared to be no clear route out of the crisis. The United States, France and Germany are among the Western countries to have denounced the crackdown on protests. But the government has refused to back down. Before Friday's rally, the prime minister had praised his security forces for "successfully neutralising the protesters' capacity for violence", after several opposition party offices were raided and opposition leaders arrested. "We have won an important battle against liberal fascism in our country," Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told a news conference, using language reminiscent of how the Kremlin in Russia targets its political opponents. Yet, demonstrators remained defiant and rejected Kobakhidze's characterisation of the protest movement. "The vast majority of people here are not affiliated with any parties," said Alexander Kavtaradze, 35, an academic who attended Friday's rally in Tbilisi. "We're here because we believe in the European democratic future of this country." Thousands have also staged anti-government rallies in the second city of Batumi on the Black Sea coast. "People are ready to fight for as long as it takes," said Adi, 37, a winemaker, protesting in the capital. Critics of Georgian Dream are enraged by what they call its betrayal of Tbilisi's bid for EU membership, enshrined in the constitution and supported by around 80 percent of the population. Several ambassadors, a deputy foreign minister and other officials have resigned over the suspension of EU talks. Georgian Dream, in power for more than a decade, has advanced controversial legislation in recent years, targeting civil society and independent media and curbing LGBTQ rights. Brussels warned such policies were incompatible with EU membership, while domestic critics accuse the government of copying Russia's playbook. im-ub/givPat King found guilty of mischief for role in ‘Freedom Convoy’Sir Elton John has lost sight in one eye, he says
None“Fortunately, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is now well understood by most players in the industry after a year of implementation, despite adding yet another layer of regulatory complexity to an already highly regulated business. But we see that significant obstacles still need to be overcome as we navigate the road ahead to efficient compliance,” says OceanScore Managing Director Albrecht Grell. Shipping companies are now anxiously awaiting a March 2025 deadline for verification of MRV reports submitted for the current year that will determine the volume of EU Allowances (EUAs), or carbon credits, to be surrendered next September. “This leaves the industry with nine more months of uncertainty. Many challenges remain and their true impact will only become clear when EUAs need to be surrendered,” Grell points out. System readiness and automation gaps In its end-of-year assessment, maritime data and technology firm OceanScore has diagnosed a range of technical and commercial issues still to be resolved to make progress, as it also looks ahead to 2025 and beyond. On the technical side, it highlights system readiness and automation gaps with a lack of harmonized data formats and standardized APIs, as well as odd errors in reporting systems, leading to inefficiencies that underscore the need for a coordinated approach and standardized practices across the industry. Data overcharging, voyage discrepancies and off-hire issue A contentious issue has been the attempt by some service providers to charge shipping companies twice for their data – once for the service itself and again for sharing it via APIs. “The industry has largely resisted this practice, curtailing most cases of double charging, but continued vigilance will be essential,” OceanScore states. Significant discrepancies between commercial voyage definitions and MRV reporting requirements have also created challenges, particularly for voyage charter agreements, that “hinder efficient compliance”. “These differences complicate commercial settlements, as event reporting systems often fail to align data accurately in verification statements,” according to the firm. Another issue is that technical off-hires need to be deducted when invoicing charterers for EUAs, as allowances incurred for off-hires remain the responsibility of the owner. Off-hires though are typically not verified, delaying negotiations and settlements. “Improved reporting frameworks could help resolve these inefficiencies and support more seamless compliance,” it states. Transparency in transactions On the commercial side, transparency has emerged as a significant concern in managing EUAs. Invoicing for EUAs has become a labour-intensive task, with diverse format requirements, varying request frequencies and interim statements complicating the process. OceanScore says many shipping companies struggle to track whether invoices have been accepted, EUAs delivered or payments made without a centralized system. This, it points out, has exposed the limitations of Excel in handling the complexities of emissions compliance, prompting an industry shift towards adoption of professional compliance management tools like OceanScore’s ETS Manager that is now being used by some 50 companies representing 1300 vessels. From January next year, this will be part of an integrated OceanScore platform rebranded as Compliance Manager covering solutions for both the EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime. OceanScore client Hammonia Reederei states: “As a high-quality third-party manager, transparency is at the core of how we work with our customers – no hidden charges, no hidden fees. Managing ETS exposure across multiple owners and charterers is a complex task, but OceanScore’s ETS Manager has made it efficient and straightforward. Their solution not only streamlines our processes but also helps us provide clear, transparent cost breakdowns around ETS compliance to our customers, reinforcing our commitment to trust and accountability.” Accountability and accounting Shipman clauses continue to be a source of friction, particularly for non-European owners reluctant to accept responsibility for EU ETS compliance, according to OceanScore. “Third-party managers thus often attempt to shift this responsibility onto owners, including the management of commercial processes, which has proven challenging. Managers, as the natural entities to handle compliance (given their MRV and FuelEU obligations), require appropriate compensation for the added workload and protection against counterparty risks to effectively manage EU ETS compliance,” the firm states. Opening Maritime Operator Holding Accounts (MOHAs) also remains a significant challenge for many companies. Those without MOHAs or Union Registry Trading Accounts face inefficiencies, such as being unable to receive EUAs from charterers or purchase EUAs when needed. Vessel-specific MOHAs often create additional inefficiencies. “Concerns about ‘contaminating’ an entire fleet due to non-compliance in one vessel have proven exaggerated, and the headache of managing these multiple accounts appears to outweigh the benefits,” OceanScore states. Limited access to MOHAs and Trading Accounts could have exposed companies to significant price risks in 2024. However, the relatively low volatility of EUA prices mitigated these risks, providing some stability for companies navigating the first year of compliance, according to OceanScore. ‘Need for robust solutions’ Looking ahead, Grell says “temporary solutions may suffice for now in tackling some of these challenges, but they are not sustainable long-term”, especially with implementation of FuelEU from next year that he believes will amplify pressure for automated data-driven systems to cope with the complexity. “The lessons from these challenges highlight the need for systematic, scalable solutions to manage emissions compliance effectively, ensuring long-term success under the EU ETS framework. The growing need for robust tools is clear. Transparency, efficiency and collaboration across stakeholders will be crucial to tackle the challenges ahead,” he concludes. Source: OceanScoreAshlon Jackson scores career-best 30 points to lead No. 13 Duke past No. 9 Kansas 73-62
Miss Loi Ooi Toh left Mr Lim (right) her life savings of close to $100,000 when she died. Next to them is Mr Lim's younger brother. SINGAPORE – A tech investor was shocked to find out that his majie , or nanny, left him her life savings of close to $100,000 when she died. To honour her, the 41-year-old, who wanted to be known only as Mr Lim, used the money to set up a charitable fund in her name with the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) in 2023. The Loi Ooi Toh Fund supports home care service for seniors, among other things. On honouring his late majie’s memory in this way, Mr Lim said: “It’s a statement that her life mattered. I hope, in a very small way, to honour her and the generations of majie who have made Singapore their home and given their lives in service. Rather than them fading into history, we can help to remember them.” Majie are women from China who worked as domestic servants or nannies in Singapore since the Republic’s pre-independence years. The last of these majie were said to have retired in the 1970s and 1980s. Mr Lim is one of the growing number of people who have started a donor-advised fund at the CFS, which is Singapore’s first community foundation, set up in 2008. There were 244 such funds by the end of September, up from 143 funds in the 2019 financial year, said CFS director of partnerships and engagement Theresa Cheong. Donor-advised funds allow wealthy donors to give to a range of charitable causes without incurring the significant expenses needed to start and run a standalone private foundation. At the CFS, a minimum of $200,000 is required to start a donor-advised fund, and the donor can name the fund and decide on the charitable causes to support. The CFS will handle the administration and management of the fund. To start the Loi Ooi Toh Fund, Mr Lim topped up more than $100,000 of his own money to the sum Miss Loi left, to meet the $200,000 sum required. He said his majie was originally from Guangdong, China, and she never married. “Toh Jie”, as his family called her, started working for his family when she was in her 60s and he was a pre-schooler. She lived in their house for four to five years until she retired. “She was like a surrogate grandmother to me,” said Mr Lim, who would only say that he had a “privileged upbringing” when asked about his family. She cared for him and his younger brother, while a Filipino maid did the housekeeping chores. His youngest brother was born after Miss Loi retired. Recalling how she was strict and “stoic”, Mr Lim said: “She was not a woman of many words, but she was always happy to see us.” Mr Lim said his family kept in touch with Miss Loi until her death about 10 years ago. She was in her 90s when she died. After retiring, she lived in a one-room HDB rental flat in Chinatown, which she kept “super spartan and super clean”, Mr Lim said. She was “fiercely independent” until she fell and broke her hip. She could not walk unassisted after that, and Mr Lim’s family paid for her nursing home stay for a few years until she died. “She spent her life in service to others,” he said. “To the end, she was always thinking about how she could do something for us.” Mr Lim said Miss Loi left the bulk of her life savings to him for his wedding, and the rest of her money went to her relatives in China. “I was shocked by the amount and that she left it to me. I was only the last of her charges. I was very touched.” He is not married, and said he would pay for his own wedding if he does tie the knot. As he did well at work during the Covid-19 pandemic “and I don’t really have any need for the cash”, Mr Lim used the money Miss Loi left him to start the charitable fund. Mr Lim said many social workers visited Miss Loi when she was living alone after retirement and so, he wanted to support social work education. The Loi Ooi Toh Fund supports financially disadvantaged social work undergraduates at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. It also funds the Yong-en Care Centre’s home care service, which supports seniors with limited mobility and chronic health conditions as they recover at home after being discharged from the hospital. Ms Cheong said the growing number of donor-advised funds at CFS reflects the growing awareness and shift towards strategic and impactful philanthropy. Many of the new donors give to education, healthcare and social welfare, she said, adding that there is a growing interest in sustainability causes. CFS disbursed $22.5 million in charitable grants in the 2023 financial year, up from $16.8 million the year before. The Dr Lim Boon Tiong Foundation was started in 2018 with a gift of $24 million – the largest sum given to start a donor-advised fund at the CFS – to support urological cancer research, palliative and elderly care. The late Dr Lim was a general practitioner who worked until he was 80 years old, and he often gave free medical treatment to those in need, Ms Cheong said. In 2023, the widow of the late Law Society president Adrian Tan started the Adrian Tan Memorial Fund as a “heartfelt tribute to her late husband and to support causes Adrian was passionate about”, Ms Cheong said. The Adrian Tan Memorial Fund focuses on facilitating access to legal services for marginalised communities through Pro Bono SG, and advocating for the welfare of migrant workers. Mr Tan died in July 2023 at the age of 57, after a legal career that spanned over 30 years. He is also known as the author of The Teenage Textbook and its sequel, The Teenage Workbook. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law , as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his presidential powers. The scrapping of the motion is expected to intensify protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the president’s impeachment. Yoon’s martial law declaration drew criticism from his own ruling conservative People Power Party, but the party is also determined to oppose Yoon’s impeachment apparently because it fears losing the presidency to liberals. After the motion fell through, members of the main liberal opposition Democratic Party rallied inside the National Assembly, chanting slogans calling for Yoon's impeachment or resignation. The party's floor leader, Park Chan-dae, said it will soon prepare for a new impeachment motion. Opposition parties could submit a new impeachment motion after a new parliamentary session opens next Wednesday. “We'll surely impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, who is the greatest risk to Republic of Korea,” party leader Lee Jae-myung said. “We'll surely bring back this country to normal before Christmas Day or year's end.” Many experts worry Yoon won’t be able to serve out his remaining 2 1/2 years in office. They say some PPP lawmakers could eventually join opposition parties’ efforts to impeach Yoon if public demands for it grow further. The ruling party risks "further public outrage and national confusion if they don’t find a formula fast for Yoon’s departure,” said Duyeon Kim, a senior analyst at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. PPP chair Han Dong-hun said his party will seek Yoon’s “orderly” early exit but didn’t say when he can resign. Protests against Yoon are swelling On Saturday, tens of thousands of people packed several blocks of roads leading to the National Assembly, waving banners, shouting slogans and dancing. Protesters also gathered in front of PPP’s headquarters near the Assembly, shouting for its lawmakers to vote to impeach Yoon. A smaller crowd of Yoon’s supporters, which still seemed to be in the thousands, rallied elsewhere in Seoul, calling the impeachment attempt unconstitutional. Impeaching Yoon required support from 200 of the National Assembly's 300 members. The Democratic Party and five other small opposition parties, which filed the motion, have 192 seats combined. But only three lawmakers from PPP participated in the vote. The motion was scrapped without ballot counting because the number of votes didn’t reach 200. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik called the result “very regrettable” and an embarrassing moment for the country’s democracy. If Yoon is impeached, his powers will be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office. If he is removed, an election to replace him must take place within 60 days. The president apologizes for turmoil Earlier Saturday, Yoon issued an apology over the martial law decree, saying he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promising not to make another attempt to impose it. He said would leave it to his party to chart a course through the country’s political turmoil, “including matters related to my term in office.” “The declaration of this martial law was made out of my desperation. But in the course of its implementation, it caused anxiety and inconveniences to the public. I feel very sorry over that and truly apologize to the people who must have been shocked a lot,” Yoon said. Since taking office in 2022, Yoon has struggled to push his agenda through an opposition-controlled parliament and grappled with low approval ratings amid scandals involving himself and his wife. In his martial law announcement on Tuesday night, Yoon called parliament a “den of criminals” bogging down state affairs and vowed to eliminate “shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces.” The declaration of martial law was the first of its kind in more than 40 years in South Korea. The turmoil has paralyzed South Korean politics and sparked alarm among key diplomatic partners like the U.S. and Japan. “Yoon’s credibility overseas has been undermined by declaring martial law, so he won’t be able to exercise leadership in his foreign policies especially when his days are numbered,” Kim, the analyst, said. “Its government bureaucracy will need to continue business as usual for existing alliance and foreign policy initiatives as best it can because there is a lot of important work to do globally.” Tuesday night saw special forces troops encircling the parliament building and army helicopters hovering over it, but the military withdrew after the National Assembly unanimously voted to overturn the decree, forcing Yoon to lift it before daybreak Wednesday. Eighteen lawmakers from the ruling party voted to reject Yoon’s martial law decree along with opposition lawmakers. PPP later decided to oppose Yoon's impeachment motion. Yoon’s speech fueled speculation that he and his party may push for a constitutional amendment to shorten his term, instead of accepting impeachment, as a way to ease public anger over the marital law and facilitate Yoon’s early exit from office. Lee told reporters that Yoon’s speech was “greatly disappointing” and that the only way forward is his immediate resignation or impeachment. His party called Yoon’s martial law “unconstitutional, illegal rebellion or coup.” Lawmakers on Saturday first voted on a bill appointing a special prosecutor to investigate stock price manipulation allegations surrounding Yoon’s wife. Yoon accused of ordering arrests of politicians On Friday, Han, who criticized Yoon’s martial law declaration, said he had received intelligence that during the brief period of martial law Yoon ordered the country’s defense counterintelligence commander to arrest unspecified key politicians based on accusations of “anti-state activities.” Hong Jang-won, first deputy director of South Korea’s spy agency, told lawmakers Friday that Yoon had ordered him to help the defense counterintelligence unit to detain key politicians including Han, Lee and Woo. The Defense Ministry said Friday it suspended three military commanders including the head of the defense counterintelligence unit over their involvement in enforcing martial law. Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon Ho has told parliament that Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun ordered the deployment of troops to the National Assembly. Opposition parties accused Kim of recommending to Yoon to enforce martial law. Kim Yong Hyun resigned Thursday, and prosecutors imposed an overseas travel ban on him. Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated PressBraves GM Alex Anthopoulos and the rest of the league’s executives are descending on Dallas for the Winter Meetings, which is expected to be quite eventful once the Juan Soto domino falls. Pitching and outfield markets will take shape soon after Soto’s free agent decision, with the Braves being impacted in more ways than one. Atlanta has obvious needs in the rotation and outfield. With Max Fried and Charlie Morton potentially leaving the club and Spencer Strider expected miss at least the first month of the season, the rotation has to be a focal point. The Braves also shouldn’t expect things to go as perfectly as they did last season with Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez, and Spencer Schwellenbach. Sale has a lengthy injury history, Lopez already had fatigue issues, and Schwellenbach has never thrown a full season’s worth of innings. Although all three were mostly healthy and productive in 2024, I wouldn’t just assume that will be the case in 2025. As far as the outfield, it might be easier to find free agent solutions compared to the rotation, but it’s in as bleak of a state. Michael Harris II is the only healthy starter returning, with Jarred Kelenic being relegated to a bench role last year and Ronald Acuna Jr. returning from ACL surgery. Suffice to say, Alex Anthopoulos has a lot to do this offseason, but don’t get it confused, Braves fans. This is still one of the best rosters in baseball as currently constructed, coming in ranked behind only the Dodgers in Bradford Doolittle’s stock watch ahead of the Winter Meetings. 2. Atlanta Braves Win average: 97.2 (Run it back: 96.3, 2nd) In the playoffs: 94.4% (Run it back: 93.0%) Champions: 17.9% (Run it back: 16.8%) To do: The Braves’ standing here reminds us where they stood in our assessments when 2024 began. Basically, it was an open question about whether Atlanta or the Dodgers would emerge as the dominant superteam. Injuries rendered that question moot, though in many ways it’s really impressive the Braves extended their postseason appearance streak to seven years despite everything that went wrong. Now the forecasts assume a Ronald Acuna Jr . return, a full season from Austin Riley and some positive regression from the likes of Matt Olson , Michael Harris II and Sean Murphy . But given the free agencies of Max Fried and Charlie Morton , the Braves very much need to be on the hunt for at least one frontline veteran starter. They are well positioned to land just such a player. Though the Braves clearly have a busy offseason ahead of them, the only reason the fan base thinks the sky is falling is because of the Dodgers’ spending spree and their high expectations. 95% of fan bases around the league would be thrilled if they had Atlanta’s roster. Perspective matters, though. The Braves aren’t just trying to win the NL East or clinch their eighth consecutive postseason berth. It’s still World Series or bust, despite three straight early playoff exits. This article first appeared on SportsTalkATL and was syndicated with permission.
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November 25, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by University of Kansas Even though Brown v. Board outlawed school segregation 70 years ago, American schools have remained segregated to a certain degree ever since. New research from the University of Kansas has found that school segregation is changing, especially in traditionally predominantly white suburban districts, but that racial isolation is increasing in urban districts. The study, conducted by analyzing 2020 and 2000 U.S. Census Bureau and school enrollment data with the help of geographical mapping technology, shows that suburban districts across the country are not as predominantly white as they were 20 years prior, but that students of color are seeing more racial isolation in urban schools. That doesn't mean school segregation is getting better or worse, according to study lead author Bryan Mann, associate professor of educational leadership & policy studies at KU, just that it is changing. "With this study, we used 2020 and 2000 census data and school enrollment data to see how things might have changed," Mann said. "One of the biggest findings is suburban districts, which are typically viewed as white flight districts, are clearly seeing more diversity. But students of color in urban districts are seeing more isolation." The findings can help guide research and policy intended to address inequities in American schools. "Typically, conversations about equity and equality focus on urban areas. I think it's important that we don't just consider inequality as an urban issue," Mann said. The study, co-written with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Daniah Hammouda, doctoral candidates in educational leadership & policy studies at KU, was published in the journal AERA Open . Mann said the study's purpose was to provide an updated look at how segregation and demographics in schools have changed in the first two decades of the 20th century. Following school desegregation required by Supreme Court decisions in 1954 and 1968, many white families moved to suburbs, a pattern known historically as white flight, that resisted forced school integration. Patterns of racial separation in schools have evolved ever since. To get an updated look, study authors compared census data showing the demographic makeup of communities as well as racial and ethnic data from schools across the country. That data was paired with a practice known as dasymetric interpolation, which uses GIS technology to compare patterns while holding current school district boundaries consistent during the 20-year period. "Dasymetric interpolation allows you to accurately split boundary changes and use the technique as a fine-tuned way to get populations weighted correctly," Mann said. Study findings showed that suburban districts that had majority white populations, or more than 90% of enrolled students who were white, dropped from 91.39% in 2000 to 80.26% in 2020. Majority white districts that showed 10% growth in students of color was found in 56.48% of suburban school districts. Discover the latest in science, tech, and space with over 100,000 subscribers who rely on Phys.org for daily insights. Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates on breakthroughs, innovations, and research that matter— daily or weekly . Conversely, urban districts with 90% or more students of color enrollment nearly doubled, increasing from 8.65% in 2000 to 16.71% in 2020. The study also examined residential demographics and found that residents in suburban communities diversified at slower rates than their schools. That could be due to several factors, Mann said, including older residents not having children in schools or, in the case of urban districts, white residents not enrolling their children in those schools, perhaps opting for private or other nearby schools. All data in the study was for elementary school districts. It did not include data for Tennessee, Alaska and Hawaii, as necessary data to make comparisons was not available in those states. With those factors considered, the changes in school demographics, with suburban districts becoming more diverse and urban districts becoming more racially isolated, occurred across the country. Mann, who studies school segregation , changing enrollment patterns and policy and built interactive maps for researchers and policymakers, said the study can be useful to anyone looking to understand the makeup of American schools and the necessary policies to ensure students from every type of district are receiving equitable educational opportunities. "There are different reasons in different states for changing demographics, but it is happening nearly everywhere," Mann said. "This can motivate more research that can break out the data into more detail. We know these patterns are happening for a lot of reasons, and I think examining them further will be the next big step in educational research." More information: Bryan Mann et al, Racial Change in Suburbia: America's Diversifying Elementary Districts and Their Effect on School Segregation, AERA Open (2024). DOI: 10.1177/23328584241290754 Provided by University of KansasCHEYENNE – Food is a basic necessity of life, and few places in Cheyenne understand this as much as St. Joseph's Food Pantry. Whether it be a single mom working two jobs or senior citizens raising their grandchildren, it can be a struggle sometimes to get food on the table for the whole family. Monday morning, from 9:30 to noon, St. Joseph's Food Pantry gave away more than 500 boxes full of food for Thanksgiving meals to local families. There was no financial requirement for pick-up; you only needed to be a resident of Laramie County. The pantry opened pre-registration for the Thanksgiving boxes late last month, and maxed out by Nov. 11, according to food pantry director Eva Estorga. She said this was the fastest they've ever "sold out." When the pantry initially began in the 1980s, it was relatively small, starting in the basement of the parish office of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Cheyenne. Over the course of many years, the demand for assistance required the pantry to move to a larger space, and then another one. They've been at their current location since 2016. The pantry currently provides an average of 700 to 800 clients a week with a week's worth of groceries. They serve their clients Monday through Thursday and have help from more than 80 volunteers. A majority of their produce, whether it be for Thanksgiving or any other day, is donated by local businesses, the community or food drives, but they also use any money donated to them to buy products themselves. The Thanksgiving box distribution day takes months of preparation. Estorga has to make sure they have enough food and boxes, is constantly seeking volunteers, and double-checks that all of the orders can be fulfilled when the day comes. Volunteers spend the beginning of November helping bring Thanksgiving food donations into the warehouse, and the day of the event is when they pack and hand out all the boxes. They usually need about 40 volunteers every year for it, and any extra ingredients they have will go to the boxes they hand out at Christmas time. The pantry has been doing the Thanksgiving box distribution for more than 15 years, and most of the food items have remained the same, but they try to get more each year. They give away boxed potato mixes, stuffing, turkey, canned yams and other Thanksgiving staples. Kathy Cunningham, a volunteer with the pantry who helps with check-ins, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "We've had families tell us that if we didn't put this on, they wouldn't have had a Thanksgiving." The way the pantry distributes its boxes is with a drive-through system, where volunteers help with unloading food deliveries, picking up donations, filling boxes, welcoming clients, managing volunteer teams and distributing food. Wyoming first lady Jennie Gordon also helped in the assembly line as a volunteer. Another volunteer, Denise Hawkins, who helps with St. Joseph's Food Pantry's website and social media, told the WTE, "I love volunteering, in general, but here it's more of a family, and it feels like I receive more than I give." The pantry will be closed until next Monday so volunteers can spend the holidays with their families. "We've been doing this for years, and it just wouldn't be possible without (the kindness) of the community," said Hawkins. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.
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'Nothing wrong' with felling huge trees in front of 'eyesore' warehouses and planting tiny replacements, council saysBEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31 while Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group. Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut as well as in the port city of Tyre. Military officials said they targeted areas known as Hezbollah strongholds. They issued evacuation orders for Beirut’s southern suburbs, and strikes landed across the city, including meters from a Lebanese police base and the city’s largest public park. The barrage came as officials indicated they were nearing agreement on a ceasefire, while Israeli Prime Minister ‘s Security Cabinet prepared to discuss an offer on the table. Airstrikes kill at least 31 Massive explosions lit up Lebanon’s skies with flashes of orange, sending towering plumes of smoke into the air as Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs Monday. The blasts damaged buildings and left shattered glass and debris scattered across nearby streets. No casualties were reported after many residents fled the targeted sites. Some of the strikes landed close to central Beirut and near Christian neighborhoods and other targets where Israel had issued evacuation warnings, including in Tyre and Nabatiyeh province. Israeli airstrikes also hit the northeast Baalbek-Hermel region without warning. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday that 26 people were killed in southern Lebanon, four in the eastern Baalbek-Hermel province and one in Choueifat, a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs that was not subjected to evacuation warnings on Monday. The deaths brought the total toll to 3,768 killed in Lebanon throughout 13 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah and nearly two months since Israel launched its ground invasion. Many of those killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah have been , and health officials said some of the recovered bodies were so severely damaged that DNA testing would be required to confirm their identities. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says the war has displaced 1.2 million people. Israeli ground forces invaded southern Lebanon in early October, meeting heavy resistance in a narrow strip of land along the border. The military had previously exchanged attacks across the border with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group that began firing rockets into Israel the day after the war in Gaza began last year. Lebanese politicians have decried the ongoing airstrikes and said they are impeding U.S.-led ceasefire negotiations. The country’s deputy parliament speaker accused Israel of ramping up its bombardment in order to pressure Lebanon to make concessions in indirect ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah. Elias Bousaab, an ally of the militant group, said Monday that the pressure has increased because “we are close to the hour that is decisive regarding reaching a ceasefire.” Hopes grow for a ceasefire Israeli officials voiced similar optimism Monday about prospects for a ceasefire. Mike Herzog, the country’s ambassador to Washington, earlier in the day told Israeli Army Radio that several points had yet to be finalized. Though any deal would require agreement from the government, Herzog said Israel and Hezbollah were “close to a deal.” “It can happen within days,” he said. Israeli officials have said the sides are close to an agreement that would include withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and a pullback of Hezbollah fighters from the Israeli border. But several sticking points remain. Two Israeli officials told The Associated Press that Netanyahu’s security Cabinet had scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, but they said it remained unclear whether the Cabinet would vote to approve the deal. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing internal deliberations. Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, told reporters Monday that he expected a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah to have stages and to be discussed by leaders Monday or Tuesday. Still, he warned, “it’s not going to happen overnight.” After previous hopes for a ceasefire were dashed, U.S. officials cautioned that negotiations were not yet complete and noted that there could be last-minute hitches that either delay or destroy an agreement. “Nothing is done until everything is done,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday. The proposal under discussion to end the fighting calls for an initial two-month ceasefire during which Israeli forces would withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah would end its armed presence along the southern border south of the Litani River. The withdrawals would be accompanied by an influx of thousands more Lebanese army troops, who have been in the war, to patrol the border area along with an existing . Western diplomats and Israeli officials said Israel is in Lebanon if it believes Hezbollah is violating the terms. The Lebanese government has said that such an arrangement would authorize violations of the country’s sovereignty. A ceasefire could mark a step toward ending the regionwide war that ballooned after Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, . The lack of a ceasefire has emerged as a political liability for Israeli leaders including Netanyahu, particularly while 60,000 Israelis in the country’s north after more than a year of cross-border violence. Hezbollah have reached as far south into Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers died fighting in the ground offensive in Lebanon. The Israeli military said about 250 projectiles were fired Sunday, with some intercepted. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the strongest of , is expected to significantly calm regional tensions that have led to fears of a direct, all-out war between Israel and Iran. It’s not clear how the ceasefire will affect the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Hezbollah had long insisted that it would not agree to a ceasefire until the war in Gaza ends, but it dropped that condition. A top Hamas official in Lebanon said the Palestinian militant group would support a ceasefire between its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and Israel, despite Hezbollah’s previous promises to stop the fighting in Lebanon only if the war in Gaza ends. “Any announcement of a ceasefire is welcome. Hezbollah has stood by our people and made significant sacrifices,” Osama Hamdan of Hamas’ political wing told the Lebanese broadcaster Al-Mayadeen, which is seen as politically allied with Hezbollah. While the ceasefire proposal is expected to be approved if Netanyahu brings it to a vote in his security Cabinet, one hard-line member, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, said he would oppose it. He said on X that a deal with Lebanon would be a “big mistake” and a “missed historic opportunity to eradicate Hezbollah.” If the ceasefire talks fail, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said, “it will mean more destruction and more and more animosity and more dehumanization and more hatred and more bitterness.” Speaking at a G7 meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, the last summit of its kind before U.S. President Joe Biden leaves office, Safadi said such a failure “will doom the future of the region to more conflict and more killing and more destruction.” ___ Federman reported from Jerusalem and Metz from Rabat, Morocco. Associated Press writers Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations, Nicole Winfield in Fiuggi, Italy, and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report. ___ Find more of AP’s war coverage at
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