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Fluorescent Protein Labeling Market Set for Exceptional Growth from 2024 to 2032The best of Bangkok Noi district is presented during the 6th Siriraj@Bangkok Noi Festival, which kicks off today and runs daily from 7am to 7pm, until Friday, at Bimuksthan Park and many areas within the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Arun Amarin Road. The festival is organised under the theme "Chatchan Nai Yan Ni" (meaning the most vibrant in the community) by the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, with the aim to bring happiness to medical personnel and promote outstanding products of Bangkok Noi district. The event is divided into four themed zones. The "Happy Zone" at Bimuksthan Park presents daily concerts by famous artists including Getsunova, Scarlett, Bell Warisara, Ingrid The Voice and Pure The Voice. Expect to see music performances by students and medical students and a chorus directed by a professor emerita. Exhibited are a variety of community products, namely Baan Bu bronze bowls and stainless steel, Benjarong porcelain handicrafts, ceramic works, hand-painted hemp fabric, candied bael fruit, crispy fried rice flakes, herbal oil and Otop products. Fun games are available with prizes to take home. The "Fun Zone" presents a photo exhibition by medical students who portray the history, culture and livelihood of Bangkok Noi through various dimensions, at the lawn of the royal statue of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej. Over 100 local shops are offering their products and foods at the "Delicious Zone" which spans across four venues -- Prince of Chai Nat Memorial Building, Vibulluk Building, Administration Building, and 100th Year Somdech Phrasrinagarindra Building. Also, learn about waste sorting and management as well as wastewater treatment in an exhibition at the "Good Zone" located at the hall of 100th Year Somdech Phrasrinagarindra Building. Visitors are encouraged to dress in vibrant colours. There is no admission fee. Visit facebook.com/Bangkoknoifestival. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj HospitalIndian stock market shows resilience, growth potential amid cautiously optimistic outlook — expert advice - Mint
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After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizersISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, claims that most Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers are seeking arrest to avoid participation in the planned protest, ARY News reported. He claimed that PTI’s leadership does not want the release of their leader, Imran Khan, from prison. Tarar noted that reports from Punjab and Islamabad suggest that many PTI leaders, both senior and junior, are surrendering to the police. He highlighted this as an indication of the party’s internal divisions, particularly between Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI’s founder Imran Khan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Tarar emphasised that the PTI protest is only to secure an NRO-like concession for Khan’s release. He stated that the government cannot fulfil this demand, as it lies within the jurisdiction of the courts. He added that PTI should fight its case in the courts for Khan’s release, as he faces several charges. The minister criticised PTI’s history of causing chaos and anarchy, citing the 2014 sit-in where PTI workers set fire to the Parliament and injured several policemen. He made it clear that any attempts to disrupt the economic progress made in the last eight months would not be tolerated, pointing to the increase in remittances, reduced interest rates, and lower inflation. He warned that strict action would be taken if PTI protest attempted to derail the economy, adding that a high-level delegation from Belarus have arrived in Islamabad to invest in Pakistan’s economy. The President of Belarus will also be visiting in the coming days. Tarar assured that the government would not allow any challenge to the state’s authority and that police are fully deployed in Islamabad to prevent any unrest. He mentioned that while life in Islamabad remains normal, certain major roads were closed to maintain law and order. The minister blamed PTI for causing financial damage to traders and businesses by closing roads and attempting to disrupt foreign relations. He also reminded that PTI was behind the May 9 violence, which targeted sensitive installations and memorials of martyrs. Concluding, Tarar stated that the government’s responsibility is to ensure security in Islamabad, and any miscreants would be dealt with firmly. Read More: Musadik Malik accuses PTI leadership of ‘blocking’ founder’s release In a related news, Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr. Musadik Malik criticised PTI leaders, claiming they do not want the release of their founder, Imran Khan. The Petroleum Minister remarked, “PTI’s voters usually show up, but are the leaders hiding somewhere to rest at the KP House? They talk of bloodshed and fire, yet sleep in hotels at night.” Further adding, “They need to explain: what’s coming out of their speeches? Where are the PTI members who haven’t been arrested? They don’t want any discussion on the release of PTI’s founder.” Musadik Malik also questioned the political role of Bushra Bibi, stating, “If she was supposed to be apolitical, then how is she leading rallies? Now it’s clear that she’s no longer apolitical. What happened to your narrative of hereditary politics?” PML-N’s stalwart stated that there were always doubts about whether Bushra Bibi was behind the decisions made by PTI’s founder. “Now it makes sense where the cipher issue came from after waking up at night.” Lastly, he referred to a recent statement made by Bushra Bibi regarding a foreign country, which has led to embarrassment in the global community, particularly impacting Pakistan’s foreign policy. He remarked that many people now believe Bushra Bibi isn’t just entering politics—she’s the one controlling it.
Nearly 200 countries agreed to triple the amount of money available to help developing countries confront rapidly warming temperatures. But the deal reached at the close of the two-week COP29 summit in Azerbaijan resulted from fractious and at times openly hostile negotiations, producing an agreement that even its supporters may see as insufficient and disappointing. The process of global climate cooperation will lurch forward from here under the weight of heavier existential questions. Rich countries have pledged to provide at least $300 billion annually by 2035, through a wide variety of sources, including public finance as well as bilateral and multilateral deals. The agreement also calls on parties to work toward unleashing a total of $1.3 trillion a year, with most of it expected to come through private financing. Developed and developing countries entered the negotiations far apart on what was necessary yet realistic. At one point on Saturday, the talks even appeared to be on the brink of collapse, before the mood lifted late in the evening following numerous closed-door meetings. “It was hard fought” and the amount of financing “is at the boundary between what is politically achievable today in developed countries and what would make a difference in developing countries,” said Avinash Persaud, special adviser on climate change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank. Rich nations are grappling with a slew of fiscal and political constraints, including inflation, constrained budgets and rising populism. The election of Donald Trump and his threat to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Paris climate agreement also hung over the COP29 summit early on. Under a compromise to get a deal over the line, rich nations eventually agreed to commit $50 billion more than what a draft agreement on Friday called for. They had also made any agreement contingent on reaffirming last year’s COP28 outcome in Dubai that included a vow to transition away from fossil fuels. A separate text calls on parties to “contribute to the global efforts” toward that landmark agreement, without explicitly naming fossil fuels. The promised funding, however, falls short of the trillions of dollars poor and vulnerable nations say they need to climate-proof their economies. They also want more of that money to come in the form of grants and other affordable financial support, since market-based loans risk deepening their debt burdens. The deal’s adoption came over the objections of India, whose delegates had raised their hands in an attempt to intervene, and as the gavel fell, walked up to the stage in a failed bid to get attention. Leena Nandan, India’s secretary of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, called the deal inadequate. “The goal is too little, too distant,” she said, her speech punctuated frequently by applause and cheers. Still, for some the result will likely serve as proof the COP process is still the best approach for coordinating global action to meet the escalating challenges of climate change. “COP29 took place in tough circumstances but multilateralism is alive and more necessary than ever,” Laurence Tubiana, chief executive office of European Climate Foundation, an architect of the landmark Paris Agreement. The new agreement will help inform individual country commitments for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 as well as the next round of U.N. climate talks in Brazil. Many developing nations have emphasized the scale of available climate finance is directly tied to how quickly they can build emission-free energy and how ambitious they can be in setting carbon-reducing targets due in February.
NoneMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Moments after the Patriots took a 34-15 blowout on the chin Sunday at Miami, Drake Maye said the only direction his team can go is up. But as the Pats fight to climb back, Maye doesn’t want them to forget what it feels like at the bottom. “Like I’ve always said, I hate losing more than I really like to win. Losing sucks, and I think just — I told some guys, just remember this feeling,” the rookie quarterback said. “Remember this feeling of really getting our butts whooped today.” Maye finished 22-of-37 for 222 yards, one touchdown and an interception in defeat. He also got strip-sacked in the third quarter, a turnover that two plays later led to a Dolphins touchdown. With that score, Miami led 31-0 and dropped the Patriots into their largest deficit of the season. Maye finally got the Patriots on the board with a 38-yard touchdown heave on fourth-and-15 early in the fourth quarter. He scrambled away from pressure and eventually found tight end Austin Hooper wide open down the middle of the field. But later, after Christian Gonzalez’ scoop-and-score fumble return touchdown, Maye sealed the Patriots’ defeat with another pass under pressure that resulted in an interception. The rookie spoke post-game to the balance of trying to create offense for a struggling team, while also protecting the ball. “I think it’s hard. It’s hard to balance and try to make plays and keep drives alive,” Maye said. “Just trying to make something happen, give us a little light. It ended up happening. Gonzo put us back in the ball game and then (I) go down there and turn the ball back over. So (it’s) tough and frustrating. I know we have better football ahead of us, and this wasn’t our best product today.” Over seven career starts, Maye has simultaneously exceeded expectations, inspired hope for the Patriots’ future and occasionally set them back with seven interceptions and five fumbles. But he believes games like Sunday’s will eventually become more of an exception than the rule, as the Pats pushes through the pain of another blowout defeat. “We have a bright future and bright players in there,” Maye said, “that are going to make some plays for the Patriots.”
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North Texas 69, Houston 53Share Tweet Share Share Email The U.S. Department of Justice sought a second antitrust victory against Google on Monday, presenting its last defence that the firm unlawfully controlled online advertising technology. TakeAway Points: In an attempt to secure a second antitrust victory against Google, the U.S. Department of Justice presented its last defence on Monday, claiming that the firm unlawfully controlled online advertising technology. Google has argued prosecutors are bending U.S. antitrust law to force it to accommodate competitors’ services and that the case is focused on incidents from years past when Google was still building and improving its offerings Zoom had more profit and revenue than analysts had expected in the October quarter, and executives pushed up the company’s full-year forecast. US antitrust lawsuit against Google comes to an end The closing arguments in Alexandria, Virginia, cap a 15-day trial held in September where prosecutors sought to show Google monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and advertiser ad networks, and tried to dominate the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. “Google rigged the rules of the road,” said DOJ lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum, who asked the judge to hold Google accountable for anticompetitive conduct. Google has argued prosecutors are bending U.S. antitrust law to force it to accommodate competitors’ services, and that the case is focused on incidents from years past when Google was still building and improving its offerings. Publishers testified at trial that they could not switch away from Google, even when it rolled out features they disliked, since there was no other way to access the huge advertising demand within Google’s ad network. News Corp. in 2017 estimated losing at least $9 million in ad revenue that year if it had switched away, one witness said. If U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema finds that Google broke the law, she would consider prosecutors’ request to make Google at least sell off Google Ad Manager, a platform that includes the company’s publisher ad server and its ad exchange. Google offered to sell the ad exchange this year to end an EU antitrust investigation but European publishers rejected the proposal as insufficient, as reported in September. Analysts view the ad tech case as a smaller financial risk than the case where a judge ruled Google maintains an illegal monopoly in online search and where prosecutors have argued the company must be forced to sell its Chrome browser. Zoom surpasses expectations and calls for another quarter of single-digit growth Zoom shares were down 4% in extended trading on Monday after the video calling software maker announced strong fiscal third-quarter results and gave quarterly guidance that was just slightly above expectations. According to LSEG consensus, Earnings per share : $1.38 adjusted vs. $1.31 expected, while revenue: $1.18 billion vs. $1.16 billion expected Zoom’s revenue grew about 4% year over year in the quarter, which ended on Oct. 31, according to a statement . Zoom has increased revenue in the single digits for two and a half years, a sharp departure from 2020 and 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic led the business to triple in size. Net income, at $207.1 million, or 66 cents per share, was up from $141.2 million, or 45 cents per share, in the same quarter a year earlier. The company reported 192,400 enterprise customers in the quarter, up 800 customers from the previous quarter. With respect to guidance, Zoom called for $1.29 to $1.30 in fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share on $1.175 billion to $1.180 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting $1.29 per share and $1.17 billion in revenue. Expectations for next year Zoom bumped up its view for the 2025 fiscal year. It expects $5.41 to $5.43 in adjusted earnings per share, with $4.656 billion to $4.661 billion in revenue. The middle of the revenue range implies about 3% growth. LSEG’s consensus was $5.35 per share on revenue of $4.64 billion. In August, Zoom said it was looking for $5.29 to $5.32 per share and revenue between $4.63 billion and $4.64 billion. During the quarter, Zoom said in the first half of 2025 it will release a premium custom AI companion that could connect to corporate glossaries and services such as ServiceNow and Workday. Zoom also started offering single-use webinar options, with room for up to one million attendees. As of Monday’s close, Zoom stock was up about 24% this year, while the S&P 500 index had gained 25%. The company also said its corporate name is changing from Zoom Video Communications to Zoom Communications Inc. “This change reflects our evolution into an AI-first work platform for human connection and our vision for long-term growth,” Zoom’s founder and CEO Eric Yuan said on a conference call with analysts. Related Items: Antitrust trial , Google , Online Ad , zoom Share Tweet Share Share Email Recommended for you Apple And Google May Face Competition Investigation In UK DOJ Demands That Google Discontinue The Chrome Browser DuckDuckGo Calls Google For Additional Investigation Into Tech Rule Compliance CommentsRevolutionizing Buffets: How Technology is Transforming the All-You-Can-Eat Experience
The newly amended International Crimes (Tribunals) Act will allow for the prosecution of the army, navy, air force, police, Rapid Action Battalion, Border Guard Bangladesh and all intelligence agencies. A gazette was issued to this effect yesterday. "'Intelligence agency" means any "authority, force or entity, established by or under any law which is responsible for the collection, analysis and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security and public safety", specified the amendment. The amended law says, "The provisions of this article shall apply only to persons in a position effectively to exercise control over or to direct the political or military action of a State." The newly amended law also provides explicit instructions to protect accused and detained persons from torture and forcible detention, and orders all accused to be brought to the tribunal within 24 hours of arrest. The accused and detained will have legal rights to protection under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013. "Evidence obtained by means of a violation of internationally recognised human rights shall not be admissible." The law also mandates that the prosecution must disclose to the defence any evidence in its possession that portrays that an accused person may be innocent. The defence can present evidence or additional witnesses at any stage of the trial. The amended law also specified the scope of culpability for crimes against humanity. It detailed that those who can be tried include not only those who have ordered, solicited, incited or assisted in the commission of the crimes specified in the law, but also those who had knowledge that the crime was to be committed. The contribution must be "intentional", says the law. "However, a person who abandons the effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevents the completion of the crime shall not be liable to punishment under this Statute for the attempt to commit that crime if that person completely and voluntarily gave up the criminal purpose," added the law. The modified law stated that any commander, superior officer or leader who "fails to take necessary measures to prevent the commission of such crimes" or "consciously disregarded information which clearly indicated that the subordinates were committing or about to commit such crimes, is guilty of these crimes". A provision has been included in the law that will allow the tribunal to award monetary compensation to victims. The law also allows publication of court proceedings for transparency. The tribunal has been allowed to make the decision to record the hearings and broadcast audio-visual recordings as long as the safety, privacy and dignity of the participants are protected. "Representatives of United Nations bodies and agencies, as well as national or international human rights organisations, may attend public hearings, trials and other proceedings," said the law. The chief prosecutor of the tribunal will brief the press about the amended law today.Elon Musk Says Britain Is A 'Tyrannical Police State' In Latest Swipe At Keir StarmerRockefeller Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ( NYSE:ANF – Free Report ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 12,469 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,744,000. A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ANF. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the third quarter valued at approximately $73,048,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 146.3% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 863,100 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $153,494,000 after purchasing an additional 512,700 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 2,036.5% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 419,560 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $74,615,000 after purchasing an additional 399,922 shares in the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 283.0% in the second quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 303,896 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $54,045,000 after purchasing an additional 224,555 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 293.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 286,434 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $51,043,000 after purchasing an additional 213,684 shares in the last quarter. Insider Activity In other news, EVP Samir Desai sold 5,926 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.51, for a total value of $880,070.26. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,059 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,275,982.09. This trade represents a 21.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website . Also, Director Suzanne M. Coulter sold 2,870 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $459,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,024,800. This represents a 30.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last three months, insiders have sold 17,401 shares of company stock worth $2,631,741. Corporate insiders own 2.58% of the company’s stock. Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Up 0.9 % Abercrombie & Fitch ( NYSE:ANF – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 46.50% and a net margin of 11.16%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.83 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. will post 10.52 earnings per share for the current year. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades ANF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $170.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Raymond James started coverage on Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Friday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup upgraded Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.38. Get Our Latest Research Report on ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Profile ( Free Report ) Abercrombie & Fitch Co, through its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. The company offers an assortment of apparel, personal care products, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks brands. 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Biometric digital ID verification is an increasingly important aspect of digital (KYC) processes, and different initiatives in three Latin American countries – Brazil, Colombia and Puerto Rico – demonstrate how this can lead not only to improved security, but effective regulatory compliance and faster customer onboarding. As a result of pervasive fraud and other challenges facing Brazil’s interactive gaming (iGaming) industry, digital ID verification provider says it is offering a solution that combines security, regulatory compliance and user experience. The solution is able to complete the customer onboarding process in just half a minute through a method that is described as efficient and secure, GMB . The solution, it is said, will enable iGaming industry operators in Brazil to maintain strict security protocols for KYC while still upholding customer satisfaction, in line with recent sports betting regulations . Legitimuz’s system can cover the entire cycle of digital KYC with other features such as image enhancement, automated retry flow, real-time human assistance, incomplete verification recovery, digital document acceptance and previous document re-use. The biting identity verification challenges faced by businesses and organizations, couple with the obligation to comply with strict KYC and AML regulations in Colombia, has been explained in a by ID verification provider for the financial sector, . In the blog, which also details the country’s KYC and AML legal framework and identity and document verification realities, the firm notes that Colombian companies face serious problems with identity verification, with a 43.5% growth in digital fraud attempts. As a way out of this and given the country’s need to grow and consolidate its digital economy, the blog recommends that Colombia must use an advance technological approach, “integrating document verification, biometric facial recognition, and AML screening, adapting to the complex local regulatory reality.” It also mentions the need to comply with strict data protection regulations by deploying ID solutions that “balance security, accessibility, and regulatory compliance, using technologies such as artificial intelligence, biometrics, and multimodal document validation.” To help companies comply with KYC and AML processes, Didit says it is making available a “free, unlimited and forever identity verification service that allows companies to comply with KYC regulations in Colombia and lay the foundations for the prevention of money laundering.” The AI-powered system can complete ID verification through facial recognition, document verification, as well as optional AML screening. To streamline ID verification in Puerto Rico and transform how governance and service delivery happens, the country has been pursuing the implementation of a project labelled IDEAL Initiative. IDEAL stands for Electronic Online Access Identification System. Govtech that with the digital ID initiative which allows the download of government-issued certificates and documents from a single platform for identity verification, there’ll be more efficiency in government administration and access to public services will also be streamlined. Apart from its permission-based data access system and interoperability which will make information sharing easier, the IDEAL initiative is also expected to serve private sector purposes where individuals can share their information with bodies like banks for KYC and for checks like loan eligibility. The outlet notes that while the data sharing digital public infrastructure initiative in Puerto Rico will enhance service delivery, it is also seen as a major step forward for the country’s digital transformation agenda. Already, municipalities in the country are collaborating with one another to enable information and data sharing within the framework of IDEAL. The municipalities of Cataño and Ceiba were the first to integrate services on IDEAL. Meanwhile, there are already a dozen government institutions whose services are on the platform. | | | | | | | | | |
Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich all advanced to the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals with with two games to spare on Thursday. Late substitute Lina Hurtig scored the winner in Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Juventus in London. Khadija Shaw scored twice for City in a 2-1 win at Swedish club Hammarby. City stayed perfect in Group D with four victories and reached the last eight for the first time since 2021. Bayern Munich was held 1-1 at Vålerenga in Norway and still earned a quarterfinal berth after Juventus' loss. Arsenal, Bayern and City join Chelsea, Lyon and Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. Two-time defending champion Barcelona routed Austrian champion St. Pölten 4-1. The Catalan club trails City by three points in their group and is in a strong position to advance. Bayern tops Group C with 10 points, Arsenal has nine followed by Juventus (3) and Vålerenga (1). Man City responded to its first loss of the season, 2-0 at Chelsea in the Women's Super League on Saturday. Still without injured star Vivianne Miedema , Shaw took charge, proving her scoring instincts after half an hour. The forward scored from inside the penalty area with a deflected shot that flew over goalkeeper Anna Tamminen to frustrate more than 20,000 noisy fans at the Stockholm Arena in the Swedish capital. Ellen Wangerheim equalized soon after the interval from close range to rejuvenate the crowd but Shaw struck again to restore the lead just minutes later. This time, she delivered a powerful right-footed finish from the edge of the area. Bayern dominated possession but could not translate it into goals until the 75th minute. It had to rely on substitute Jovana Damnjanović, who gave the visitors a late lead after connecting on a pass from Giulia Gwinn. The Norwegians, who have retained their domestic title, equalized in the 88th on Elise Thorsnes' header following a corner. Pernille Harder, who found the back of the net five times for Bayern in the previous three games, could not do it again on Thursday and was substituted. Hurtig came on with 10 minutes remaining and made her presence immediately felt with several headers. She finally made the breakthrough with a minute remaining in regulation, tapping in from close range after Juventus’ poor clearance of a low cross by Stina Blackstenius. Hurtig won the Italian title with Juventus in 2021 and 2022 before joining the Gunners. Juventus seemed to learn a lesson from its 4-0 loss to Arsenal last week as its defense held firm till Hurtig’s arrival. In an 11-minute span in the first half, Francisca Nazareth netted twice and 18-year-old Vicky Lopez scored once to put Barcelona in control. Nazareth's double was followed by Lopez hitting the third with a shot high into the net for her first Champions League goal. Alexia Putellas made it 4-0 in the second half, finishing a fast attack that tore apart the defense in Vienna. It was her 200th goal for Barcelona and the 100th the club scored in the Champions League’s group stage. Valentina Mädl, an 18-year-old forward, netted a consolation goal for the hosts. Barcelona has scored 20 goals in its past three games and can still become the first club to win its group in all four years since the introduction of the format. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Home | ANC North West brushes off suggestions structures are dysfunctional The ANC in the North West says the party is functioning well despite many branches in the province not being in good standing. 60% of ANC branches in the North West are not in good standing. The terms of office of many Branch Executive Committees (BEC) have expired. The SABC has reliably learnt that in Bojanala, the party’s biggest region in the province, with a total of 153 branches, fewer than ten branches are in good standing. Interim structures are currently leading many branches. PEC member and Spokesperson Tumelo Maruping says plans were made to ensure functionality. “The guidelines that we have issued as the ANC Provincial Executive Committee was that branches that have lapsed since the last national conference must turn the BEC (Branch Executive Committees) into the BTT (Branch Task Team). Where the BEC does not exist, we then instructed them to establish a task team which will lead to a BBMG. The BBMG is where the BEC gets to nominate a BEC,” he says. Meanwhile, political analyst Thabang Motswaledi says the situation is worrying. “It clearly shows you about the kind of leadership that is in the party. The ANC still struggles to find resonance among the people. The (North West) is still one of the provinces that is still the stronghold of the African National Congress. So, therefore, this tells a story, to say the ANC needs to actually look in the mirror and at self,” says Motswaledi. SABC © 2024Lakers deal D'Angelo Russell to Nets, get Dorian Finney-Smith, Shake Milton
The DailyWire+ satirical documentary Am I Racist? broke records by making more than $12 million at the box office. It also landed a session in Deadline’s awards-season showcase Contenders Documentary . In the movie, director Justin Folk films Matt Walsh infiltrating leaders in diversity movements and causing a scene in disguise. Walsh interrupted a Saira Rao dinner lecture decrying white women by dropping stacks of plates. While Walsh and Folk disagree with the sentiments expressed by activists like Rao, they also spoke with regular Americans in Black and white communities. Walsh said the message is that Americans want to move on from discussing race. “I think for a lot of people, they feel like, ‘Let’s move on. Let’s not dwell on these things,’” Walsh said. “By the way, that was the message we heard in the film, not just from white people. We went down south to Louisiana — a Black community in Louisiana, New Orleans — and we heard the same thing. They said, ‘Look, I’m not focused on this racism thing. Let’s just live our lives.’” Folk agreed that people want to move on, adding that many they spoke with entertained discussions of race out of politeness. “I think people in general, whether it be white men or white women or anybody in between, even minorities, they’re polite,” Folk said. “They don’t want to be called haters. They don’t want to be called bigots. They don’t want to be called racist, and I think they’ve taken advantage of that and pushed an agenda and overstepped with that.” Asked whether they acknowledged that there has been structural racism in the past, they concurred there has been. Walsh said credit is also due for correcting those systems. RELATED: Contenders Documentary — Deadline’s Complete Coverage “We are a country that had slavery at one point,” Walsh said. “That’s a pretty good example. Now, although slavery existed as an institution all across the world for thousands of years, in this country it certainly was a racist institution. Nobody denies that. But, in modern America as it stands today, there are no laws or policies on the books that have the intention of disadvantaging Black people, people that we call, quote unquote, people of color. That doesn’t exist today, and I think you have to allow society to progress.” Walsh also pushed back on the notion that the legacies of racist policies, such as Black soldiers being excluded from the GI Bill, still have impacts on minorities. He suggested that one wouldn’t have to go back far to find oppression in anyone’s lineage. RELATED: The 2025 Oscars: Everything We Know So Far About The Nominations, Ceremony, Date & Host “If my Irish ancestors, for example, were not horrifically discriminated against in the early part of the 20th century, where would my life be today?” Walsh said. “At a certain point you have to decide either we are going to stay dwelling on the past and trying to cash in on things that didn’t even happen to us but happened to people 100 years ago. Or we’re going to just move on and say, ‘Now is today. It’s the present moment, and we now live in a situation in a country where we can take charge of our own lives.’” Folk agreed with the goal to move forward “and not repeat the same mistakes of the past, which were mistakes made because of race.” Check back Monday for the panel video.